Here. Next chapter. Read. Mmm, tacos. I'm gonna go eat some tacos.


Sonic woke up, the depression of the letter back in his brain. He looked to the dresser, at his picture of Ames, at the drawer... He took out the torn-up pieces, and read it again.

Dear Friend,

I'm really happy that you agreed to this, Ames!

I still can't believe we can really pull this off behind Sonic's back!

All I know for sure is that there's gonna be one happy hedgehog tomorrow night!

Sonic pouted and returned the letter to his dresser. There was no way the letter could mean anything else... Amy... was leaving him... he couldn't believe it... she seemed so happy and nice with him...Sonic found himself crying. Then voice broke through the window, and started criticizing him again.

Pull yourself together, dude! You're Sonic T. Hedgehog! You're da man!

"No I'm not." Sonic said, still pouting.

You're a hero! Besides, you don't need her! You're a lean, green, fighting machine, except for the green part, and besides, what does a little pink hedgehog know?

"What does a little blue hedgehog know?" Sonic asked, still miserable. The voice gave him a reassuring pat on the shoulder.

Come on, dude, don't start blubbering on me. That would just be too much. Listen, you have to go down there, and tell Amy you know what's going on! Besides, what's she ever done for you?

"Everything! SHE SAVED MY LIFE! DON'T YOU REMEMBER LOTED?"

Dude; hush with the 'she saved me' thing! That story isn't fully updated yet! ...Darn you, Zoz! ...Well, okay, besides saving your life, w-

"Loving me."

Who needs love? Beside-

"Taking care of me that one day I was sick."

...Anyone could do that, how about-

"Unknowingly making my life worth living." Sonic pouted. The voice scratched the back of its head.

Okay, Okay, I get the picture. Well, even if Amy's done a few favors for you, that doesn't mean-

"The problem's with me!" Sonic moaned. He hung his head and curled into a defensive ball. "I was so mean during the last few scenes of LOTED"

DUDE, STOP IT YOU'RE GIVING AWAY THAT STORY'S PLOT!

"Sorry." Said Sonic. 'I... I don't want her to leave... but the letter says tomorrow night, which is actually tonight because tonight is yesterday's tomorrow night and tomorrow is the day after today's day afters yesterday and today is tomorrow's yesterday." He said, thoroughly confusing himself. "So... she's leaving tonight..." he moaned. "Oh, what am I gong to do?" The voice paced back and forth for a moment then got an idea.

Hey, you've got one whole day to win her back! Said the voice, looking rather excited.

"Really? ...I-I don't know... I can't make one day make up for my entire life." Sonic said.

Smack that timid and unconfident attitude out of your smelly brain! You art teh Sonic! You're an expert at speed! If you can run across the country in half and hour, surely you can win a girl back in a day!

"For your information, I can't get rid of the timid attitude. It's who I am." Said Sonic the voice looked confused. "Look, everyone has two parts to him or her, Komodo said so. Komodo has two parts; one fun loving and insane; the other quiet and knowledgeable. Zoz has two; happy-happy and angry, angry gothic you die now... I have brave/confident and timid/tearful. Remember When I beat Eggman for the first time? That was brave and confident. Remember when I was clinging to Amy and blubbering like a baby? That's the timid and weak part.

Well then how come I don't have two personalities?

"Cause you're just a figment of my imagination!"

Oh. Good point.

"But thanks for your advice. You're a good friend."

You're welcome. Oops, gotta go. Samus is having a mid-life crisis. See ya later, Sonic, and tell me how winning her back went!

"I'll be sure to!" Said Sonic, waving to voice as he jumped out the window and flew away with wings of cabbage leaves.

Sonic took a deep breath and turned around. He felt much better. He thought about Amy... She was his girl! She had done more for him than anyone! She loved him, and he loved her too! And no silver-haired villain was gonna take her away from him!

Sonic raced down to the breakfast table, seeing everyone sitting around and enjoying their pancakes, eating neatly and making polite discussion. AS IF! Sonic raced down to the breakfast table, Seeing Rouge and Shadow fighting over the blueberry jam, Zozy and Fliara fighting over a piece of toast, and Knux trying to guard his hash browns from the greedy eyes of Tails and Cream. Meanwhile Cheese took a swig of Komodo's apple juice while she wasn't looking; (I love apple juice for breakfast!) Cream politely asked for the butter from Alexi, who was picking away at a pancake, and then Alexi threw the butter at her. Amy was sitting over at the corner of the breakfast table, saving a spot for Sonic. She smiled and waved up at him. Sonic waved back. He ran down, and sat himself next to Amy, surprised when she gave him a kiss on the cheek. He returned it with a quick, mildly embarrassed smile, and returned to eating. He took a waffle from the pile and started putting syrup on it. Amy stared at him, apparently waiting for some sort of response. Sonic looked up at her, his mouth full of waffles.

"Do you know what day it is?" She asked, affectionately drawing a finger up his neck. Sonic panicked! Eep! Oh no! He was going to freeze up again! He could feel it, creeping up on him. He swallowed the waffles while he still could, and managed to stammer-

"N- n -no, no, I- I don't Amy." He said.

What are you doing?

(Voice? is that you?) Sonic asked.

OF COURSE IT IS! DARN YOU, SONIC! Yeah, great way to win her back, forgetting some special event... great, now she's going to be mad... Why oh why can't you think well?

(I-I can't help it! I- I'm freezing up!) Sonic panicked.

What? What do you mean?

(Whenever Amy touches me like that, I freeze up!)

Huh? She just fondled your neck a little. What's to panic about?

(I don't know! It just happens!)

"Really? ...Wow." Said Amy. At fist he though she could hear him and the voice talking, but then he realized she was talking about the forgotten special event. "Why did you forget?" She asked, although, not sounding angry in the least bit.

"Probably chewing on a gristly thought at night." Said Komodo, in one of her knowledgeable moods. "I do it all the time."

"Yeah, yeah I was." Choked Sonic weakly. He wished he could get a hold of himself! Words just popped out of his mouth!

"What were you thinking about?"

"You." He said to Amy. Everyone stopped eating to stare at him. He, still panicky and jumpy, couldn't control himself.

"Wow..." Amy said, an amazed, adoring look on her face. "Then again, that's my Sonic! Selfish isn't in his vocabulary!"

Sonic, confused out of his frozen up, hedgehog brain, could do nothing but sit there as Amy hugged him. He stood there, unable to move, when suddenly, he snapped back into reality.

"I- I'm still tired... I-I-I'-I'm going back to bed... for a minute." Sonic said. Amy smiled.

"Whatever you want, Sonic!" Amy said happily. Sonic sighed and ran up the stairs. He zoomed through the hall, and walked through the door, shutting it quickly but quietly behind him. He then instantly went into a victory pose, and walked to the torn up piece of the letter.

"HA! IN YOUR FACE!" He shouted, then doing a little victory dance. Amy had been very happy, she had hugged him, and actually was proud of him for forgetting a special occasion. Sonic didn't know what the heck was going on but he didn't care! (That's Sonic: 1 Sephiroth: 0!) He thought to himself.

(Amy's point of view.)

"I can't believe he forgot his own birthday!" Laughed Knux hysterically. "And with all the trouble you guys are going through-"

"Quiet, Knux, you'll spoil the surprise!" Scolded Cream

"Yeah, people in Japan are trying to sleep Knux. Keep it down!" Said Zoz. Amy sighed.

"Still, that's really weird, forgetting your own birthday... I wonder if he's feeling okay?"

(Sonic)

Sonic was still doing his victory dance.

(Amy)

"Hey, forget that, what you need is to get him out of the house!" Said Rouge

"Yeah, we're not exactly gonna be able to bake a cake for his 'surprise' birthday if he's standing right there." Knuckles commented.

"I can gag him with a sock and float him down a river!" Exclaimed Fliara. All glared.

"By the way, Tails, did you get the package?" Asked Amy.

"Sure, I'll go get it!" Tails said. "Although I still don't understand why I had to order it... it's embarrassing!"

"Come on, Tails, it's the only way Sonic wouldn't get suspicious- he probably thinks it's a plane part or something." Rouge said. Cream agreed

"Oh, okay..." Tails complained. Rouge ruffled his ears.

"That's a good freak." Rouge said. Amy and Tails then went to get the package.

"It isn't a plane part?" Asked Knuckles. 'Why wasn't I told it wasn't a plane part?"

"Cause you're cruel and unjust, and you'd make fun of Tails for what it really was."

"What is it?" Knuckles asked.

Sonic was still doing his victory dance, when he heard Amy and Tails coming up the stairs. He immediately stopped, and cracked the door open, spying from his room. Amy and Tails went inside Tails' room. Amy came out holding a package, the same one that Tails had gotten from the mail. Suspicious, he opened the door a little more to see Amy take the package and go into her room. Sonic then closed his door. He wondered what the package was. He leaned against the wall, thinking.

(Amy's point of view)

Amy carefully unpacked the package and took out the dress inside. It was folded neatly. Amy put it on, finding it was sleeveless and roomy, mostly white in color, some yellowish trim, and it was made of a material with a... what's the word... Oh, forget it. Gosh, I hate dresses. Anywho, Amy then walked out the door, and down the stairs. Sonic, then hearing Tails and Amy leave, decided to eavesdrop.

Amy twirled around in front of her friends.

"It's great!" Said Cream. Knux was too busy laughing.

"IT'S A DRESS! TAILS ORDERED A DRESS!" Knuckles laughed, rolling around on the floor. Amy moaned.

"Do you think Sonic will like it?" She asked.

"Sonic's going to wear the dress?" Asked Fliara, confused. Knuckles burst out laughing again.

"No, no, Fliara, that's not what I meant at all!" Amy said. (At this point, Sonic started to eaves drop)

(Sonic's point of view.)

Sonic walked to the base of the stairs, listening intently to the conversation just in the kitchen...

"You think he'll like it, though...?"

"I'm sure he'll love it, Amy! You're worrying too much." Said Rouge. Sonic carefully snuck through the entryway and spied into the kitchen. Amy was wearing a very nice dress. He wondered what the occasion was.

"But there's still the problem of Sonic being here!" Said Amy. Everyone nodded.

(Oh no!) Sonic thought.

"You have to get Sonic out of the house before Sephiroth gets here!" Rouge said.

"How am I going to do that?" Amy asked. Tails thought.

"There's the fair. Sonic kind of likes fairs. Maybe you could convince him to go."

"No way, we can't trust that nosy little rodent to stay away! Someone has to go with him, to make sure he doesn't come back until Sephiroth finishes!" Said Rouge

Sonic felt terrible. He didn't know exactly what they were talking about, but... even his friends were in on it? And they didn't tell him? Sonic was heartbroken. They were all lying? They could act so normal and happy and still be lying? He found himself getting all teary-eyed again. He ran to his room before the real tears came, making sure not to make a sound.

"I'll go with him!" Said Amy happily. "I really want to spend some time with Sonic, and on his birthday, well, I owe it to him."

"Sonic never liked having you around before." Said Knux. "What makes you think he'll let you tag along now?"

"Sonic likes me, Knux, he really does. I can tell." Amy said. Knux shrugged

"Fine, but don't be surprised when he runs off on you."

"He won't." Said Amy. But, then again, she wasn't entirely sure... She walked upstairs to go ask Sonic, when she heard crying as she neared his room...

(Sonic's point of view.)

Sonic lay stomach down on his bed, crying into his pillow. How could Amy be so nice to him and still be lying! It-it wasn't fair! It wasn't fair at all! It hurt! Every time she smiled, laughed, anything, and yet knew she was lying to him... how could she be happy? He cried harder, when he heard a knock on his door. He didn't bother.

"Sonic? Sonic, are you okay?" Amy asked. Sonic didn't respond. Amy quietly opened the door. Once she saw Sonic crying, she gave out a heartfelt cry and ran to his side. "Sonic... baby, what's wrong?" She asked, stroking his quills. Sonic knew he should tell her he knew, but... he just couldn't. He looked over at her with tear-glossed eyes. Amy smiled piteously at him "there, there; it'll be okay... Sonic..." Amy sighed, and sat on the bed, resting Sonic's head in her lap. "What's wrong, ...come on, you can tell me." She said. Sonic looked up at her. Amy sighed. He looked so adorable! She gave him a hug. "It's okay, Sonic, we can talk about it later." She said, giving him a kiss on the forehead. Sonic couldn't help but enjoy all the affection. Sonic sighed shakily, as he and Amy lay like that for a few moments. Amy then stroked Sonic's spines again, to get his attention. "Hey, maybe, to get your mind off it, we could go to the fair!" She said. Sonic looked up at her, confused. Amy smiled. "Come on, Sonic! It'll be fun! It'll get your mind off whatever's bugging you." She said. Sonic couldn't help smiling a little

(Yippee! She's going to be with me the whole time that Sephiroth is here! She doesn't like him! YAY!) Sonic thought to himself, snuggling into Amy. Amy smiled.

"So... will you come?" Amy asked. Sonic nodded.

"Of course I will, Amy." Sonic stammered. (YES!) Sonic thought. (Sonic: 2 Sephiroth: 0)


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Awwww!

I for one hate this bushy-wait, no, mushy junk but I'm surprisingly good at it so here ya go.