I personally like this chapter it's got a big peace of climax in it and plenty of emotion.
Chapter 9: My Secret
Amy stared at herself in the mirror she was wearing some tight black shorts a red mid-drift and a pair of black and red stripped tennis shoes. She was dressed like Cream and Rouge so that they looked a like. She had thought about the Bands name in her spare time and they had all agreed that they should call themselves 'Black Ultimates'. It was a combination of the Ultimates and Shadow's band the Black Flames.
She sat down on the edge of her bed. She was so nervous but unaware of the things that were about to happen. Amy heard Rouge calling her from down stares she was getting up to go when her cell phone went off. She picked up and answered it. "Hello."
"Hey Ames." The voice on the other end made Amy freeze.
She put her hand over the mouth of the phone. "Hey Rouge I'm not quit ready I'll meet you guys at the park!"
"How are you gonna get their in time?" Rouge questioned.
"I'll cut across the back field behind the house."
"Okay see ya there." Rouge picked up a pair of car keys and walked out the door with Cream.
"Ames I need to see you today." The voice made Amy's body quiver.
"No please not today I can't." She didn't have time for this.
"Look I told you I'd give you money and when you needed it as long as you do as I say." "If you don't come you know you're going to lose everything."
"No don't."
"But I will I'll tell all you're little friends what you do in your spare time I'll make sure they never want to look at you again."
"Okay you win…"
"I'll see you in the felid behind your house that's where you were headed weren't you?"
"Yes." Amy dropped the phone to the floor as she heard the dial tone come to life. She slowly walked down the stairs and out the door.
She was out in the middle of the large field it was a place that held a lot of happy memories but it held just as many dad ones. She looked around at the few trees that seasoned the field. That's when she saw him standing in the shade of a tree waiting for her.
"Ames I thought you'd never get here."
Amy approached him slowly. "Tucker please." Amy really didn't want this not today not ever.
"Come on." He turned her around as his arms slithered around her. "You know you want it." He pulled her down to the ground so they were sitting and she was in his lap. Amy tried her best to keep from screaming. Tucker ran his hand down her leg. "Calm down you know I won't hurt you." She closed her eyes tightly as he kissed her neck harshly.
At The Park
"Hey Rouge have you seen Amy?" Shadow questioned as he and the other guys set up the instruments.
"She said she'd be here, but we're on in five." Rouge was worried to Amy would never flake on them like this not when I matter so much.
Shadow was suddenly struck with a cold chill to his nerves. There was some deep down instinct that told him Amy needed him. "Rouge where did you say Amy was coming from?"
"She said she cut across that big field in the back to get here why?"
"I've gotta go." Shadow began to take off.
"Wait with you and Amy gone who's gonna sing?" Rouge questioned rapidly.
"Get Knuckles to sing he knows some good ones." Shadow yelled as he took off in a flash of black light.
Rouge stood there her mouth hanging open. Knuckles had just appeared from behind stage. "Hey Rouge what's wrong?"
She looked at him and tossed a mic she was holding to him. He caught with ease but looked her confused. "You better pick a song quick cause we're going on now."
"What?" Knuckles went wide eyed.
"Shadow just ran off and Amy's missing your going to have to sing." "Cream and I will handle things backstage you three have to hold this together for us until Amy and Shadow get back." She gave him hug and a kiss. "You can do this I know you can."
Knuckles just nodded and walked out onto the stage he walked past Tails and Sonic and told each of them to play 'Still here'. He took his new spot at the mic. Then he looked down at his base guitar then back to the others as they started to play.
I am a question to the world
not an answer to the Earth
or moment that's held in your arms
and what do you think you'd ever say
I won't listen anyway
you don't know me
Rouge watched Knuckles singing from backstage she couldn't believe how beautiful his voice was and how well he could sing. She could see she was only falling deeper in love with him.
and I'll never be what you want me to be
and what do you think you'd understand
I'm boy no I'm man you can't take me and
throw me away
and how can you learn what's never shown
yea you stand here on your own they don't know me
cause I'm not here
and I want a moment to be real
wanna touch things I don't feel
wanna hold on and feel I belong
and how can the world want me to change
they're the ones that stay the same
they don't know me cause I'm not here
I see the things they never see
all you wanted I could be
now you know me and I'm not afraid
and I wanna tell you who I am
can you help me be a man
they can't break me as long as I know who I am
and I want a moment to be real
wanna touch things I don't feel
wanna hold on and feel I belong
and how can the world want me to change
they're the ones that stay the same
they can't see me but I'm still here
they tell me who do be
cause I'm not what they see
the world is just sleeping while I keep on dreaming for me
and their words are just whispers and lies that I'll never believe
Shadow was running with all his might to reach the field his heart was screaming and pounding with every beat game the word 'faster' 'faster'. He reached the field and looked around franticly. That's when he saw them his best friend Amy and some jerk harassing her with out any regret in his eyes at all. The male was brown and resemble Sonic a great deal, his stomach was black instead of peach, the fingers in his gray gloves had been cut, and he had on a pair of raggedy black jeans. Shadow could see tears running down Amy's face as the hedgehog continued to feel her up.
"Stop it!" Shadow yelled as he ran and punched the other male so hard that he flew about five feet away from Amy. "Leave her alone!" Shadow was on him in a second beating the snot out of the guy. Finally he grabbed him by his throat with one hand. "If you ever touch her again…I'll kill you." Shadow gave a death glare before dropping the coward. It didn't take him to seconds before Tucker had gotten up and ran off. Shadow approached Amy and sat down beside her.
She was still sitting under the tree her shirt had a few rips and it was hanging off her shoulder somewhat, she was looking down at the ground tears falling fast as she looked up at Shadow. She had held out her hand in it was two hundred dollars. "Take it."
"No."
"Shadow it was part of or agreement." Amy shoved it toward him
Shadow shoved it back. "Amy no."
The two were shoving the money back in forth until Shadow pushed it her and then put his hands on her face caressing it gently. "You don't have to pay us anymore."
"But…" Amy sat there waiting for Shadow to say something. Then to Amy's surprise he didn't say a thing he enlaced her in his arms and held her tight. She looked up at him her eyes still glisten with tears. "Thank you."
Amy got up off the ground with Shadow. "Come on I'll take you home." Shadow put his hand on her shoulder.
"No Shadow I want to go to the concert." Amy told him.
"Amy you're in no condition."
"Shadow I can sing any time, any where, about any thing trust me I can do this." Amy took his hand and started to walk toward the park. "Come on you're suppose to be their too, and if you're not singing then who is?"
"Don't worry Knuckles covered for me." Shadow reassured her.
"Wow I didn't know Knuckles could sing."
"Yea he's pretty good actually but he's not much for the singing he likes playing base better."
The two hurried along to the festival and they made it just as Knuckles and the others were finishing up the second or third song. Rouge saw the two behind stage and quickly snuck back to see them. "Well it's about time the two of you showed up what's going on where were you Amy?" Rouge demanded.
"I'm sorry but I've got something I wanna sing now. Put this in Tails CD player and just tell the others to pretend to play it okay." Amy walked past her and onto the stage.
Rouge looked at Shadow who shrugged his shoulders. She snuck back out on stage and gave the disk to Tails and told the others what to do.
Amy took her place at the lead mike. The people watched her as she began to sing with the music that was now playing. She searched though the crowds of people and she wasn't surprised at all when she saw him standing the mists of them all. One thought ran through her mind as she sang. 'This one's for you Tucker.'
I will not make the same mistake that you did
I will not let myself cause my heart so much msery
I will not break the way you did, you fell so hard
I've learned the hard way to never let it get that far
because of you I never stray to far from the sidewalk
because of you I learned to play on the safe side so
I don't get hurt because of you I find it hard to trust
Not only me but everyone around me
because of you I am afraid
I lose my way my way and it's not too long before you point it out
I can not cry because I know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake a smile, a laugh, every day of my life
My heat can't possibly break when it wasn't even whole to start with
I watched you die I heard you cry every night in your sleep
I was so young you should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else you just saw your pain
And now I cry in the middle of the night for the same damn thing
Because of you because of you because of you I am afraid
Because of you I never stray to far from the sidewalk
Because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Amy was glaring at Tucker from the stage as she sang watching his every movement. Tucker was wearing a somewhat angered expression realizing how true her song was and couldn't believe she would sing about what he had done to her; it was so strange to him.
Because of you I try my hardest just to forget everything
Because of you I don't know how to let anyone else in
Because of you I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
Because of you I am afraid
Because of you