Sonic was within a few feet of Amy's house when he suddenly changed his mind and ran past it. Sonic had a plan. Nina was confused again, she hated not knowing what was going on, "Sonic, where are we going?" Sonic kept running, "I have an idea."

Meanwhile…

"Where is it?" Amy dumped everything out of her bag. "I know I had it before I left for Tails' house." Then Amy's mind flashed back to Sonic knocking her over, items from her backpack sprawled all over the floor. "I must have left it at Tails' house!" Amy buried her face into her palms, "Well, this is just perfect. How am I supposed to get it back? I can't just go in and start looking, can I?"

Amy was about to forget the bottle of pills until tomorrow when images of Sonic screaming at her flashed in her mind. She could see the irritation in his face as he struggled to free himself from her grasp.

Amy remembered being captured by missile wrist, she remembered the time when Sonic couldn't stop running, the time when they were on the space colony Arc and Sonic almost died in that capsule. Amy burst into tears, she felt as if her heart held the weight of one thousand worlds. Amy blew into a tissue then tossed it aside. She wiped away the rest of her tears and ran out the door towards Tails house. "I have to get those pills back! It's the only way to get Sonic out of my head…for good."

Amy had been running for a few minutes before she stopped to catch her breath. Normally, Amy was a decent runner, but right now her legs were stiff and heavy. She staggered along the sidewalk, desperately trying to focus her eyes. Amy's vision blurred every couple of seconds, and she shook her head frantically trying to make it stop, trying to stop the pain and sorrow. What Amy didn't realize was she that these were symptoms of withdrawal. It was at a point where her body felt it could not function without this chemical. Amy was like a car running out of fuel, like a candle that has almost gone out.

Amy leaned against the wall next to Tails' front door. She couldn't hear anything and she was getting impatient. Her head began to ache slightly. Amy grabbed the doorknob and was surprised when it opened fairly easily. It was pitch black when Amy stepped into the living room. She searched around, feeling the walls for a switch when all of a sudden the lights seemed to flash on all by themselves. Amy shrieked when she felt a small tap on her shoulder. "Amy!" shouted Sonic. Amy put her palm to her chest taking deep breaths, "Ssooonic, you scared me." Sonic put a hand on her shoulder, "Not as much as you're scaring me."

The awkward silence was unbearable. "I was just looking for my cough medicine, I think I left it here," Amy tried to lie, but by Sonic's look she knew he wasn't buying it.

"You mean these?" Sonic replied shaking the bottle of pills in front of her. Amy didn't say anything; she just stared at Sonic's hand still shaking the bottle like a pair of maracas. Sonic cleared his throat to speak, "Look Amy, I know what these pills are for. You don't have to lie anymore." Amy looked around the room and noticed two other figures in the back of the room near the fireplace. Nina came closer and so did Poppy Seed (If you don't know who he is I mentioned him in chapter one). Amy stepped back, shaking her head. She didn't know what to do, Sonic held the evidence right there. It was no use lying anymore.

Amy fell to her knees in sobs. Sonic ran up to her, the shame building a fire in his chest. Sonic wrapped his arms around Amy and embraced her warmly. "Amy…I'm just, worried about you. You won't talk to me anymore...I feel like I'm losing you." Amy opened her eyes and looked at Sonic confused. She said between sniffles, "I just thought, if I take these…sniff…I could stop loving you, I thought that's what you wanted." Amy hid her face in Sonic's shoulder. Sonic didn't know what to say in response. The guilty flames raged in Sonic's chest, Sonic whispered, "Amy…"

Sonic motioned Amy's chin upward with his hand. He noticed she felt feverishly warm. "Amy, you have to stop taking these. They're killing you." Sonic held Amy tighter. Nina walked up to them, "He's right Amy I should never have sold you those pills…looks like we were both duped." Again, Amy shook her head in disbelief. Poppy Seed finally spoke up, "You need help Amy, and going through withdrawal yourself would be miserable. My wife's clinic is a great one, I highly recommend it."

Amy stood up, legs trembling, "I can't." Sonic stood up too, "You can Amy. I'll be there with you…please." Again Amy whispered, "I can't." Sonic went to hug her again, but Amy backed farther. Sonic was now begging her, "Amy please, I don't wanna lose you. Please, do it for me."

There was no escaping, there was no way Amy would outrun Sonic if she even tried. She fell onto him, but gently, wrapping her arms around Sonic's neck. "I'm scared," she whispered. Sonic rubbed her back moving his hand in a circular motion, "It's gonna be okay." Once more Amy hid her face in Sonic's shoulder, uncontrollably sobbing. Sonic stood there with Amy forwhat seemed like hours before she was calm enough to sit on the couch and talk to him. Nina and Poppy shared looks of both empathy and sympathy. Tomorrow they would contact the clinic, but for now Sonic remained there with Amy, massaging her back ever so gently.