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Sonic- 18 years
Amy- 16 years
Tails- 13 years
Knuckles- 20 years
Shadow- 19 years
Cream- 9 years
Rouge- 22 years
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Chapter 4: Delays and Moving On
Seven days had passed after the incident in front of that fast food restaurant. No one had heard from either Sonic or Amy, nor had they seen them. Everyone had thought that Sonic was being stubborn and that Amy had decided to distract herself with what she did best in any situation ... shopping. Everyone knew that shopping took her mind off of things that made her depressed. But still all this avoidance had gone long enough and everyone had enough. Shadow, Knuckles and even Rouge thought it was about time for an intervention. Tails didn't really want to have any part of it, but Rouge with her sly feminine ways dragged him into the entire scheme.
All that Tails wanted to do was tinker with his machines and nothing more. It was more relaxing for him to work on his machines when it came to moments like this. It was his version of running or shopping. Cream would come by and try to cheer him up, though she tried her hardest, she was no Amy. He was still mad at Sonic, but that didn't even compare to how he was more concerned about Amy. He hadn't seen her about the city in days. If Sonic didn't give a rat's ass about her, that doesn't mean that he should too! She was the sunshine in everyone's life. Without her, the world itself just seemed cold and dark, almost lifeless.
Shadow and Knuckles had seen Amy about two days before, but each one never approached her. They were in a rush to catch a movie that was starting in five minutes and didn't want to stop for anything. Both had thought she was busy from the way she was carrying bags of items around town. They had thought she was shopping to get her mind off things, but the bags she was carrying her things in were kind of old with many creases in it. Nothing like a bag you'd get from a store after buying something. But they shook it off as nothing and went on their way.
Rouge had stopped by her apartment during that same day and knocked on the door but had not gotten a response. She was concerned about the pink hedgehog and thought that she should check up on her. Rouge knew it was late for her to be shopping since all the shops would be closed at that hour, so she decided to walk outside the apartment and fly up to Amy's balcony. She tapped on the glass door and still did not get a response. She then tried to take a peak inside the apartment, but to no avail. The entire place was dark, and the blinds made it impossible to make anything out. She could have sworn that she didn't see any sign of furniture inside. Rouge like the others just shrugged this off, and came up with the valid reason that the blinds were in the way. Before she vaulted off the balcony and into the night sky she noticed a ripped piece of a photograph that danced around the floor of the balcony and picked it up. She looked at it and noticed it was a picture of Sonic that had been ripped from what seemed to have been a group photo. Rouge stuffed the wayward piece into her bosom and flew off.
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Sonic let out a heavy sighed each time he stopped in front of Amy's apartment. He wanted to apologize to her, just so that everyone wouldn't be sore with him anymore. During that entire seven days, Sonic never went to apologize to her. It was as if something was holding him back. He just couldn't see how this was his fault. She wanted an answer and he gave it to her. It was straight forward, plain and simple to anyone. Why couldn't anyone understand that? She got her answer, so why was everyone mad at him? Why did he feel like crud? Why did he feel he lost something important to him?
He had always made fun of her. He had always told her off. So why was this any different then before? All this thinking made his head hurt as he looked toward Amy's window. He never saw it dark through that window before. It always gave off an inviting look at night, no matter at what hour it was at night. It just seemed very strange not to see it lit up, that Sonic took a deep breathe and swallowed his pride and actually walked up the stairs leading up to Amy's apartment. Like Rouge, he too knocked on the door but unlike Rouge, he called to her. "Amy, open up! We need to talk! Come on, let me in already! Amy!?" Sonic continued to bang on the door calling to her. He was expecting her to leap from whatever she was doing and rip the hinges off the door just to see him. He gave another good swift knock on the door, still he got no answer. He became concerned almost worried about the thorn in his side.
Sonic made his hand into a fist and gently tapped it on the door in lighting fast motion. The vibration from this action caused the lock to jimmy open the door a crack. He stopped the fast tapping, and then he slowly opened the door. This would be his first time entering her apartment, so he didn't know what to expect but he felt he had some kind of idea. It was dark inside the place from what he could see as he walked over the threshold. There was no moonlight shinning into the place. The blinds had done their job perfectly. He felt the wall in search of light switch. After what seemed like a lifetime, Sonic felt a light switch and flipped it on. He wasn't prepared to what he would see. He didn't know what to feel, he couldn't believe this was actually happening. She was gone. All her stuff was gone. There was no furniture or paintings on the wall. He checked the bedroom and found nothing inside. The bathroom was also cleared out of the usual things people would keep inside. It was as if no one had ever lived there at all.
Amy had granted his wish. She had followed through. Her apartment was like she never existed in life. Now she would never bother, irritate, disgust, or annoy the blue hero again. It was a dream too good to be true. She was finally out of his life, and he couldn't be any happier or was he? For once in his, Sonic felt as if everything was going to be alright. He backtracked to the front door of the apartment and took one last look at the emptiness of the place. He let out a sigh of happiness as he shut off the lights and closed the door behind him for what seemed like the last time.
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About five days before, Amy had visited a local second hand store. She wanted to leave as soon as possible and knew that moving her furniture would a hassle and very costly. She also wanted to get rid of any memory of Station Square and Sonic that she owned. So she decided to sell her furniture to a second hand store, her clothes she gave away to charity. If she had advertised a moving sale, then everyone would know causing her to lose her nerve. So she went on living in Station Square for the remainder of her final days as if nothing was out of the ordinary. She kept her usual appearances on the street, so that people wouldn't get too suspicious. Amy was a bit concerned when she went into the second hand store or to a religious thrift store. It was kind of out of the ordinary for her to even be there. Everyone had known her to buy the latest fashions, or the newest products. People would get wise if they saw her in these places. Oddly enough, it seemed no body gave a damn what she did. This sort of made her feel empty inside. Had she truly made a 360 when she decided to pretended to be a fan girl to get Sonic's attention? She looked into mirror inside the thrift store. She didn't even recognize her real self in the mirror anymore. Amy was no longer the original girl she was before Sonic. She barely knew who or what she was now. Was she this fan girl or a regular girl? Amy was now starting to believe that she was this so called fan girl. This was making her a little nauseous. She felt so confused that she ran out of that store crying. She couldn't stand staying another second in Station Square, knowing the fact that Sonic was still around. It hurt too much knowing that he could be anywhere in the city, even if it meant that the next second he could walking around the corner or from outside a store. The pain in her chest was great, but not as much as the hate she now developed for him. Could anyone forgive another person in a situation that she was in a few days ago? She knew she surely could never forgive him. He had hurt her so many times, that her heart was beyond repair
If he had thought that she would forgive him for what he said to her, he was dead wrong. Amy knew that this time there would be no apologies from that blue hedgehog. To even think he would, would be a waste of time and energy on her part. She gave him her heart in her hand, and all he did was throw it on the ground and spit on it. She was truly a loser. A loser for ever believing he could ever love her back.
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On the seventh day Rouge, Tails, Knuckles, and Shadow had arranged to meet Sonic at a local diner for lunch. The quad had already ordered by the time Sonic had arrived. Sonic grabbed a chair and placed it by his friend's booth. They all turned their heads and gave him a cold glare. The hedgehog never had seen such expressions on his friend's faces. Shadow was the first one to open his mouth. It was calm sounding, even though his face told otherwise. He starred right into Sonic's emerald green eyes "How can you be so heartless? Sure, she can be bothersome, but she really likes you and she's our friend. I know that I don't have much experience with friendships, but what I have learned from watching is that you Sonic have no idea what pain you cause to someone close to you, even if you don't consider them as close."
The whole table remained silent for a few moments before Tails had the courage to speak up. "Sonic, I know that you mean well, but sometimes the things you do have a domino effect. Look at what's happening now. Everyone is being effected, even you." What they said sort of hit Sonic a bit in the gut. He never thought that his actions would affect everyone. "I'm sorry... I'm sorry if I had hurt you guys, but she had asked for the truth. She wanted it and I gave it to her. I probably would have made it worse if I lied to her. Is that what you guys wanted me to do?" There was silence again at that booth. It was kind of eerie to be sitting in a busy place like with people talking and music going in the background to have one place in the entire establishment dead silent.
Sonic got up from his chair and walked out the door. He didn't saw goodbye, he didn't say anything at all. He just got up put his chair back where he got it, and went out the door. Sonic didn't know where he was going, but it had better be someplace far away from his friends. Some place where he could gather his thoughts. He wasn't mad at his friends for what they said to him. They just helped open up his mind.
He kicked a stone as he walked down the sidewalk towards the park. Maybe he was jerk to Amy that day. He should have put his words into a somewhat nicer way. Something that would get his point across, yet wouldn't cause anyone pain. He thought about going to see her at her apartment and make amends. That's the least he could do. But why was it so hard for him to see her and apologize. He wanted to... he so wanted to, but something seemed to be blocking him.
During that same moment a young female hedgehog was seen making her way onto a bus out of town. She carried only a small back pack and nothing more. She walked down the aisle of the bus to a seat by the window. She took a deep breath and held it for a bit before letting it out again. This would be the last time she would see Station Square again. She starred long and hard out the window as the driver started the bus' engine. For the first time in her life, Amy didn't know what would be happening next. As long she was gone and away from the pain everything she felt would be better. Once Station Square could no longer be seen in the distance, Amy turned her head forward for a new and hopeful future. Goodbye Sonic and good riddance was all that went through her mind.
Sonic- 18 years
Amy- 16 years
Tails- 13 years
Knuckles- 20 years
Shadow- 19 years
Cream- 9 years
Rouge- 22 years
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Chapter 4: Delays and Moving On
Seven days had passed after the incident in front of that fast food restaurant. No one had heard from either Sonic or Amy, nor had they seen them. Everyone had thought that Sonic was being stubborn and that Amy had decided to distract herself with what she did best in any situation ... shopping. Everyone knew that shopping took her mind off of things that made her depressed. But still all this avoidance had gone long enough and everyone had enough. Shadow, Knuckles and even Rouge thought it was about time for an intervention. Tails didn't really want to have any part of it, but Rouge with her sly feminine ways dragged him into the entire scheme.
All that Tails wanted to do was tinker with his machines and nothing more. It was more relaxing for him to work on his machines when it came to moments like this. It was his version of running or shopping. Cream would come by and try to cheer him up, though she tried her hardest, she was no Amy. He was still mad at Sonic, but that didn't even compare to how he was more concerned about Amy. He hadn't seen her about the city in days. If Sonic didn't give a rat's ass about her, that doesn't mean that he should too! She was the sunshine in everyone's life. Without her, the world itself just seemed cold and dark, almost lifeless.
Shadow and Knuckles had seen Amy about two days before, but each one never approached her. They were in a rush to catch a movie that was starting in five minutes and didn't want to stop for anything. Both had thought she was busy from the way she was carrying bags of items around town. They had thought she was shopping to get her mind off things, but the bags she was carrying her things in were kind of old with many creases in it. Nothing like a bag you'd get from a store after buying something. But they shook it off as nothing and went on their way.
Rouge had stopped by her apartment during that same day and knocked on the door but had not gotten a response. She was concerned about the pink hedgehog and thought that she should check up on her. Rouge knew it was late for her to be shopping since all the shops would be closed at that hour, so she decided to walk outside the apartment and fly up to Amy's balcony. She tapped on the glass door and still did not get a response. She then tried to take a peak inside the apartment, but to no avail. The entire place was dark, and the blinds made it impossible to make anything out. She could have sworn that she didn't see any sign of furniture inside. Rouge like the others just shrugged this off, and came up with the valid reason that the blinds were in the way. Before she vaulted off the balcony and into the night sky she noticed a ripped piece of a photograph that danced around the floor of the balcony and picked it up. She looked at it and noticed it was a picture of Sonic that had been ripped from what seemed to have been a group photo. Rouge stuffed the wayward piece into her bosom and flew off.
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Sonic let out a heavy sighed each time he stopped in front of Amy's apartment. He wanted to apologize to her, just so that everyone wouldn't be sore with him anymore. During that entire seven days, Sonic never went to apologize to her. It was as if something was holding him back. He just couldn't see how this was his fault. She wanted an answer and he gave it to her. It was straight forward, plain and simple to anyone. Why couldn't anyone understand that? She got her answer, so why was everyone mad at him? Why did he feel like crud? Why did he feel he lost something important to him?
He had always made fun of her. He had always told her off. So why was this any different then before? All this thinking made his head hurt as he looked toward Amy's window. He never saw it dark through that window before. It always gave off an inviting look at night, no matter at what hour it was at night. It just seemed very strange not to see it lit up, that Sonic took a deep breathe and swallowed his pride and actually walked up the stairs leading up to Amy's apartment. Like Rouge, he too knocked on the door but unlike Rouge, he called to her. "Amy, open up! We need to talk! Come on, let me in already! Amy!?" Sonic continued to bang on the door calling to her. He was expecting her to leap from whatever she was doing and rip the hinges off the door just to see him. He gave another good swift knock on the door, still he got no answer. He became concerned almost worried about the thorn in his side.
Sonic made his hand into a fist and gently tapped it on the door in lighting fast motion. The vibration from this action caused the lock to jimmy open the door a crack. He stopped the fast tapping, and then he slowly opened the door. This would be his first time entering her apartment, so he didn't know what to expect but he felt he had some kind of idea. It was dark inside the place from what he could see as he walked over the threshold. There was no moonlight shinning into the place. The blinds had done their job perfectly. He felt the wall in search of light switch. After what seemed like a lifetime, Sonic felt a light switch and flipped it on. He wasn't prepared to what he would see. He didn't know what to feel, he couldn't believe this was actually happening. She was gone. All her stuff was gone. There was no furniture or paintings on the wall. He checked the bedroom and found nothing inside. The bathroom was also cleared out of the usual things people would keep inside. It was as if no one had ever lived there at all.
Amy had granted his wish. She had followed through. Her apartment was like she never existed in life. Now she would never bother, irritate, disgust, or annoy the blue hero again. It was a dream too good to be true. She was finally out of his life, and he couldn't be any happier or was he? For once in his, Sonic felt as if everything was going to be alright. He backtracked to the front door of the apartment and took one last look at the emptiness of the place. He let out a sigh of happiness as he shut off the lights and closed the door behind him for what seemed like the last time.
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About five days before, Amy had visited a local second hand store. She wanted to leave as soon as possible and knew that moving her furniture would a hassle and very costly. She also wanted to get rid of any memory of Station Square and Sonic that she owned. So she decided to sell her furniture to a second hand store, her clothes she gave away to charity. If she had advertised a moving sale, then everyone would know causing her to lose her nerve. So she went on living in Station Square for the remainder of her final days as if nothing was out of the ordinary. She kept her usual appearances on the street, so that people wouldn't get too suspicious. Amy was a bit concerned when she went into the second hand store or to a religious thrift store. It was kind of out of the ordinary for her to even be there. Everyone had known her to buy the latest fashions, or the newest products. People would get wise if they saw her in these places. Oddly enough, it seemed no body gave a damn what she did. This sort of made her feel empty inside. Had she truly made a 360 when she decided to pretended to be a fan girl to get Sonic's attention? She looked into mirror inside the thrift store. She didn't even recognize her real self in the mirror anymore. Amy was no longer the original girl she was before Sonic. She barely knew who or what she was now. Was she this fan girl or a regular girl? Amy was now starting to believe that she was this so called fan girl. This was making her a little nauseous. She felt so confused that she ran out of that store crying. She couldn't stand staying another second in Station Square, knowing the fact that Sonic was still around. It hurt too much knowing that he could be anywhere in the city, even if it meant that the next second he could walking around the corner or from outside a store. The pain in her chest was great, but not as much as the hate she now developed for him. Could anyone forgive another person in a situation that she was in a few days ago? She knew she surely could never forgive him. He had hurt her so many times, that her heart was beyond repair
If he had thought that she would forgive him for what he said to her, he was dead wrong. Amy knew that this time there would be no apologies from that blue hedgehog. To even think he would, would be a waste of time and energy on her part. She gave him her heart in her hand, and all he did was throw it on the ground and spit on it. She was truly a loser. A loser for ever believing he could ever love her back.
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On the seventh day Rouge, Tails, Knuckles, and Shadow had arranged to meet Sonic at a local diner for lunch. The quad had already ordered by the time Sonic had arrived. Sonic grabbed a chair and placed it by his friend's booth. They all turned their heads and gave him a cold glare. The hedgehog never had seen such expressions on his friend's faces. Shadow was the first one to open his mouth. It was calm sounding, even though his face told otherwise. He starred right into Sonic's emerald green eyes "How can you be so heartless? Sure, she can be bothersome, but she really likes you and she's our friend. I know that I don't have much experience with friendships, but what I have learned from watching is that you Sonic have no idea what pain you cause to someone close to you, even if you don't consider them as close."
The whole table remained silent for a few moments before Tails had the courage to speak up. "Sonic, I know that you mean well, but sometimes the things you do have a domino effect. Look at what's happening now. Everyone is being effected, even you." What they said sort of hit Sonic a bit in the gut. He never thought that his actions would affect everyone. "I'm sorry... I'm sorry if I had hurt you guys, but she had asked for the truth. She wanted it and I gave it to her. I probably would have made it worse if I lied to her. Is that what you guys wanted me to do?" There was silence again at that booth. It was kind of eerie to be sitting in a busy place like with people talking and music going in the background to have one place in the entire establishment dead silent.
Sonic got up from his chair and walked out the door. He didn't saw goodbye, he didn't say anything at all. He just got up put his chair back where he got it, and went out the door. Sonic didn't know where he was going, but it had better be someplace far away from his friends. Some place where he could gather his thoughts. He wasn't mad at his friends for what they said to him. They just helped open up his mind.
He kicked a stone as he walked down the sidewalk towards the park. Maybe he was jerk to Amy that day. He should have put his words into a somewhat nicer way. Something that would get his point across, yet wouldn't cause anyone pain. He thought about going to see her at her apartment and make amends. That's the least he could do. But why was it so hard for him to see her and apologize. He wanted to... he so wanted to, but something seemed to be blocking him.
During that same moment a young female hedgehog was seen making her way onto a bus out of town. She carried only a small back pack and nothing more. She walked down the aisle of the bus to a seat by the window. She took a deep breath and held it for a bit before letting it out again. This would be the last time she would see Station Square again. She starred long and hard out the window as the driver started the bus' engine. For the first time in her life, Amy didn't know what would be happening next. As long she was gone and away from the pain everything she felt would be better. Once Station Square could no longer be seen in the distance, Amy turned her head forward for a new and hopeful future. Goodbye Sonic and good riddance was all that went through her mind.