Do I need to say once again that I don't own anyone?
It was early morning when Knuckles finally finished his 'project'.
Amy was still fast as sleep.
He pushed the large wooden object into the cave.
Amy was harshly awoken by the loud scraping noise.
"Knuckles, what the..?" she opened her eyes. "Why did you…?"
"You said it was not… come-for-table… so I brought a…"
"A table?" she burst into a fit of giggles.
How cute.
"Am I wrong..?" he examined the round table he had made. "Is this a chair?"
"No, no… you're right, that is a table… and it's very sweet of you…" she giggled again. "But that's not comfortable."
"Oh..?"
"Comfortable means comfort."
"Oh… you should have said… but… I don't know how to make a fort…"
"No, no! It means cosy, warm, snugly…"
He blinked.
"Anyone who's ever smiled in their life must have had comfort!"
"Smile?"
Amy raised an eye ridge. "You know? Smile?" she smiled broadly.
He tried to imitate.
He ended up looking more miserable than he did already.
Amy shook her head, with a chuckle.
"You're lifting your gums and pushing them to the back of your mouth…" she said, giggling. "You need to lift your mouth."
"Uh…" before he could really say anything, Amy gently pressed her fingers on his muzzle and lifted the corners of his mouth.
He blushed.
"That's a smile."
"O… oh…" he stuttered, shaking his head, trying to get rid of the heat in his cheeks.
"Tails, you're MAD! You could have got KILLED!"
"I… I'm sorry Sonic; I was just trying to…"
"I know what you were trying to do! And that was very stupid!"
Tails' ears flattened.
He had expected some credit for what he did.
"Very stupid…" Sonic started. "But very brave…"
Tails looked up. "Really?"
"Yeah… but I still have to punish you."
Tails' eyes widened.
P… Punish?
What was Sonic going to do to him?
He shivered.
He felt pressure on his head.
Sonic was going to…
No!
Not that!
"NUDGIE!" Sonic yelled, digging his knuckles into his head, ruffling his fur.
It was followed by Tails' resistant screams and laughs.
Three years passed.
They went pretty quickly, mind you.
Amy stretched and walked out of the cave, to find Knuckles pacing from side to side.
She was used to this.
It greeted her every morning.
But this morning was going to be different.
Oh, yes.
Today was the day her plan was going into action.
Today was the day true warmth would embrace her.
Of course, she liked Knuckles.
He was a nice guy…
But she still loved Sonic.
She smiled wryly as she approached the echidna, who stopped pacing and looked at her.
And he managed to push a small smile.
He was a lot better at smiling than he was three years ago.
She made him practise.
She wished he wasn't smiling, though.
Because she knew what she was about to do to him would make him frown…
Possible make him never smile again.
The thought scared her.
But…
She dug into her pocket, pulling out a golden necklace, with a heart on the edge…
Well… half of a heart.
She swallowed hard.
"Knu…Knuckles…?"
He looked at her.
The eyes.
She clenched her eyes shut, took a deep breath…
"Knuckles… we've been together for three years now… and…"
"And…?"
She stood on her tiptoes and put the necklace on him.
"What…?" he started.
"It's a necklace… a special necklace…"
"Special…?"
"It's the sign that I…" she took a deep breath. "I love you…"
"Oh, you love m… WHAT!" His entire muzzle turned a tomato red.
He looked as if he were about to burst.
Amy found herself blushing a little herself.
"A…Amy?"
"Yes…?"
"What's love?"
"What?"
"What's love…? I… I don't understand…"
"You don't know what love is…?" Amy's eyes widened.
He had to make her feel ten times worse, didn't he!
She put on a fake smile, and twirled her index finger around one of his dreadlocks.
"Don't worry, I promise you, I'll show you what love is."
He blushed even more.
And he smiled.
"Thank you…"
Amy almost felt like crying.
He was happier now than he had ever been before…
Because of her…
And…
She was going to take it all away from him…
She sighed sadly, and put another necklace, with the other half of the heart around her neck.
"I promise I will… but we'll need to go to the mainland…"
Knuckles frowned.
This could get tricky.
He wasn't allowed off of the island.
But he never told her about his duty…
He couldn't…
"Uh…"
"Please?"
"Oh… ok…" he said nervously.
"Ok, today's the day…" Sonic let out a deep sigh.
Today was the day he was going to get Amy back to the mainland, and apologise.
He'd try to hang out with her…
Maybe she wasn't as bad as he thought.
Maybe she had even matured since her time on that island…
"You ready Tails..?" he looked up at his 'little brother', who was sitting in the pilot seat of the Tornado, which had been repainted blue.
Their new friend, a five year old rabbit, Cream, and her one year old Chao, Cheese stood by the plane, smiling, as always.
"Good luck in finding your wife, Mr. Sonic," Cream said sweetly, Cheese showing his agreement with a nod and a soft coo.
"Uh… she's not my wife Cream, just a friend." Sonic said, brushing his hand nervously through his quills. "Tails… remember to tell her to meet me at the park… you know which one…"
There was a nod from Tails, but Cream was the one to speak, answering the part Sonic had directed at her.
"Oh… ok. Good luck in finding her, take care Mr. Tails!" She waved at the plane took off.
Cheese cooed in her arms.
"I can't wait to meet Miss Amy, can you, Cheese?"
"Chao!" Cheese clapped.
"Wow… how convenient!" Amy said happily, grabbing Knuckles' wrist and dragging him over to the Tornado. "Hi Tails!"
"Hi Amy, hi… umm…"
"His name's Knuckles, Tails."
"Oh! Hi Knuckles."
"Hi," was the simple reply.
Amy looked at Knuckles, telling him to go in first in her silent ways.
He understood this, and got in.
Amy sat on his lap.
"Ok, let's go!" she said happily.
They were soon back on the mainland.
Tails and Amy hopped out, Knuckles following.
"Oh yeah, Amy, Sonic told me to tell you to meet him in the park… you know the one…"
"Twinkle Park!"
"Yeah."
Amy's eyes brightened.
That was the romantic one!
She didn't even have to show Knuckles off to get Sonic to apologise and love her!
Wait…
She turned back.
Tails had run off.
She wished he hadn't.
She was alone with… him…
She swallowed hard.
She couldn't believe what she was about to do.
She walked over to him, and took the necklace from his neck.
"I'm sorry… Knuckles…"
"Amy…? What's going on…? I don't understand…"
"I'M SORRY!" she screamed.
A large red and yellow hammer appeared in her hands and she swung it for all she was worth.
She struck his stomach.
He made a choking noise.
The words he spoke struck her heart.
It was quiet; it was only because of her sensitive ears she heard it at all.
"W… Why…? I… thought you loved me…"
Then he slipped into unconsciousness.
She stared at him for a few seconds, tears streaming from her eyes.
"I'm sorry…" she said for the final time, before running off, leaving Knuckles exposed to the elements.
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