It seems that many people are having trouble figuring out who Aurum is. I will say that he is not a result of Sonic's imagination, and that he is stuck in Sonic's mind like Amy. Also, there will be parts of the story that may not make sense, mainly about what is known of Sonic's past at this point (and Scorge). If you haven't read Death by Roses, I suggest you do so, for I know it will be mentioned a few times (but not too much, 'kay?). Anyway, here ya' go!

For the last few hours, Aurum had been showing Amy the various places in Sonic's mind, though a lot of it was still undiscovered. In the blackness Amy had originally come in, Aurum was able to point out little portals that lead to different parts. Of course, there were rules in almost every place, to make sure that they didn't mess up Sonic.

"If we wanted to, we could kill Sonic from many of these places," Aurum said. "Of coure, that would be a bad idea, for we would also die along with him." "Don't worry," Amy said, "I would never want to kill Sonic. Then I couldn't marry him!" This resulted in an odd look from Aurum.

"How long exactly have you been chasing Sonic?" he asked.

"About three years," Amy replied. "Though he's never went on a date with me or anything. But I know he loves me. Otherwise, he would never have saved me!"

"...Right," The gold hedgehog began to walk away from Amy, hoping she wouldn't act like this the whole time she was here. Personally, Aurum was hoping she would get out sooner than later. Even if it meant...

"No, I can't think that," he muttered to himself. "I'll just have to make sure she doesn't do anything drastic."

"Hey Aurum," Amy turned to Aurum, pointing at a portal nearby. "Where does that lead to?"

"Restricted Area," Aurum replid simply, stopping to gaze at the hole. That was basically what it looked like, a bit of color swirling around a large hole. Sort of like a black hole, except it wasn't black.

"Why is it restricted?" Amy asked. "Is it another undiscovered area?"

"While a large part of anyone's mind is blocked off for unknown purposes, we do know what that one does." Aurum resumed walking, this time in the opposite direction, away from Amy and the portal.

"But what does it do?" The pink hedgehog began walking towards it, until Aurum grabbed her arm.

"Sonic has restricted that part," Aurum said, pulling her away. "So be a good little girl and don't go in there."

"I won't, if you just tell me what it is!" Amy tried to pull away, but was kept firmly in place. Even if he wasn't Super Sonic, Aurum was still quite strong.

"Sonic's memory," Amy whipped her head around at the tone of Aurum's voice. It was sounding aggitated, but also a little...depressed?

"I remember Sonic telling me he doesn't look to the past much," Amy said.

"That's why it's restricted. Not only does he dislike looking back on his past, he hates it when others want to know about it. Ever noticed how he never told you where he's from, how he started fighting Eggman, and stuff like that?"

"Well, I learned about the Eggman part on my own," Amy mumbled, "but yeah, he doesn't talk about his past much."

"It's because he doesn't like to think about it. If people know about it, then they'll mention it, and he therefore has to think about it. I personlly think he shouldn't be so uptight about it, but..."

"I heard that." Amy looked around as she heard Sonic's voice. When he didn't have the mini-hologram of himself there, his voice seemed to come from everywhere. It was like he was talking through a microphone, and there were speakers all around. This would probably take some getting-used-to.

"Oh, you were actually paying attention?" Aurum said sarcastically. "I'm suprised. I was just explaining it to her."

"You don't need to explain everything," Sonic retorted. His voice softened up bit. "So Amy, how ya' holding up in there?"

"I'm doing okay," Amy said, lifting her head up as if she was expecting to see Sonic up there. "Aurum has been showing me around."

"I figured that already," Sonic said, with a tone of annoyance that soon passed. "Anyway, don't let him drive you crazy like him, alright?"

"Hey, anyone would go crazy after five years stuck in your skull," Aurum said.

"Five years?" Amy asked, bewildered. "How could you stand being inside someone for five years?"

"He can't," Sonic said. "He get's out every once-in-a-while."

"Or as you put it, Super Sonic get's out," Aurum said. "Everyone just calls me that, because someone never explained to them about me."

"They never asked," Sonic exclaimed smugly. "I just wonder about what will happen with two of you in there."

"What do you mean?" Amy asked.

"Well, Aurum only gets out when I have all the chaos emeralds," Sonic explained. "but with you there too, I don't know how it's going to work."

"Maybe our bodies are fused when we get out," Aurum muttered.

"NOOOOOOOO!" Amy yelled, hurting everyone's ears. "I WILL NOT BE PART BOY!"

"Yeah, that would be a problem," Sonic mumbled.

"No, duh, Sonic," Aurum said. "Just think of what the others would think. Yep, your cover will be blown for sure. Hey, maybe your little buddy, Tails, can get us out."

"No way," Sonic said. "I am not letting anyone know about this. I can get you guys out on my own, no sweat."

"Aren't you supposed to be searching for a chaos emerald Sonic?" Amy asked.

"...oh yeah," Sonic said, "I forgot. You guys distracted me."
"Whatever, little brother," Aurum said.

"Little...brother?" Amy stared at Aurum, who just noticed what he said.

"Erm, I've been stuck here so long, I've gotten to know Sonic like a brother. So, uh...I call him brother sometimes."

"Right," Snic said quickly. "Gotta' go look for that emereld know, bye!" It was obvious Sonic was gone now. And even though Aurum was being quiet, Amy knew that something was up. But how would she figure that out? Amy could only think of one thing: she would have to try the memory portal.

So confusing! Haha. Anyway, I'll try to update soon, but I got a case of writer's block. DIE EVIL SCUM! Ahem, uh...never mind I said that...