011. Tip

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Amy ushered her way past the crowds of people. Her friends invited her out to a party on a Friday night. She was hesitant at first, her studies always becoming a priority over anything but they managed to pull her out of her apartment saying she 'needed to let loose for a while'. She was enjoying it, taking a sip of her cocktail at the bar stand until her date with the guy her friends set her up with ditched her for another person. Surprisingly, she wasn't so upset. Amy tried her best to make a conversation with him but he didn't seem interested in her at all.

She would've left a long time ago... if some other guy hadn't been trying to hit her up.

She politely declined giving him her number, seeing how drunk he looked but he still wouldn't budge. He followed her around the party as she frantically tried to go to an area where he wouldn't find her. Her final destination was to the female bathroom where she got out her phone to get an Uber ride home.

The guy followed her and had been waiting outside the bathroom, his words slurring, "Come ooon, babe! Once dance together and then we can have some fun later."

Amy grimaced, not wanting to know what type of fun he meant.

So when her Uber texted her that they had arrived, she quickly rushed out of the bathroom without a second glance.

She made it outside and spotted the familiar black car that was shown on the app. The pink hedgehog took one step but the grey fox that didn't want to leave her alone grabbed her arm.

A sinister smile came up to his lips. "Running away, huh?"

Amy only glared at him and slapped his hand down. "Don't touch me."

"So you're a feisty one," his arms slithered around her waist, "I like that in a female."

"I said don't touch me!" Amy pushed him away and stomped on his foot with her heel.

He snapped a glare at her and pushed out his hands. "You bi-"

"Babe!"

Amy jumped, turning her head around as she saw a handsome blue hedgehog walking up to her and then stood between the both of them. Dumbfounded, she continued to stare at him until he spoke again.

"You were taking a while so I thought something happened," he said and then looked at her, suddenly pinning his gaze onto her own. It was then she realised that he was her ride home. He must've witnessed all the commotion and was telling her to play along. "You okay?"

"Y-Yeah..." Amy felt her cheeks growing hot as she nodded awkwardly, "I am."

He smiled at her and then set his eyes over to the drunken fox. "Hey man, I would really appreciate it if you remember to lay off next time."

The fox seemed to have registered what was going on and quickly grew embarrassed. "R-Right... sorry."

Once he scurried off back inside the party, the stranger paid his attention back to her. "Sorry for making you do that. I saw he wouldn't take no for an answer from you and wanted to help out."

She blinked at him, her face becoming warmer when she found herself ogling. "No... it's all right. Th-Thank you."

He shot her a dazzling grin. "Come on, let's get you home. You must be freezing!"

Once they got into his car, Amy looked down at her phone to see his profile before casting a sheepish gaze his way. "Sonic...?"

He took his eyes off the road for a second and greeted her kindly. "Hi Amy, it's nice to meet you."

"You too..." He was very forward... and very cute. She eyed at his ratings and they were all five stars. Though, a lot of them probably weren't just because of his good service. He must've been a favourite amongst most females... not that she could blame them at all. "Thank you again," Amy smiled at him, "If you hadn't been there, I would've probably given him a broken nose."

Sonic snorted out a laugh. "You really did stick up for yourself though so I wouldn't be surprised if you did."

Amy gnawed her teeth against the corner of her lip as she stifled out a laugh as well. "I wouldn't give someone like him the upper hand!"

"Why was he even following you, anyway?"

She shrugged and leaned back against her seat with a sigh. "You know the typical asking for my number type of thing. I'd blame it on the alcohol but he was really persistent."

The blue hedgehog hummed, his eyes on the road. "So I'm guessing that really wasn't your ideal Friday night out?"

"I don't even know why I bothered," Amy shook her head, "I should've known weirdos like him would be there. Plus, I don't think my date could stand another boring second with me."

"You got ditched?"

"Pretty much."

Sonic blew out a whistle underneath his breath. "That's low. Sorry about the break up."

She flinched and shot him a flustered look. "H-He wasn't my boyfriend! It was supposed to be a blind date...!"

He stopped at the red light and blinked over to her at the sudden outburst. Amy stiffened when their eyes locked and she wanted to slap her hand over her mouth for how loud she sounded. But a second later, she noticed the small bemusement that held in his look before a chuckle past his lips. She sat there, confused... and a little embarrassed that she was already opening up about her single life to him.

That's your chance gone down the drain, Amy. He probably thinks you're crazy...

No! What am I thinking? He's literally a stranger... a really cute stranger.

She internally groaned and looked away until she heard him speaking again.

"I see..." Sonic continued on driving, an unknown twitch coming up to his lips, "Well... even so, it's a shame he left such a beautiful woman out in the open like that."

Amy held in her breath... heart pounding against her chest as if her lungs were about rip out of her body any second from now.

Did... Did he just...?

The blue hedgehog noticed her reaction and seemed satisfied, casually shrugging. "His loss though."

The rest of the ride back home was quiet and for once, Amy was happy that it was. Her thoughts were completely bottled up and she just didn't know what to think.

Oh my god. She must look like a complete idiot right now.

She'd take a few glimpses at Sonic and sometimes he'd catch her doing so, eyeing her at the corner of his eye. She would quickly look away, but not after hearing his stifling chuckles at her behaviour.

Sonic pulled over next to her apartment complex and Amy eagerly unbuckled her seat belt. "Thank you," she said and fished for some cash inside her purse. "L-Let me just tip you."

"No need."

Amy shot her head up at him. "Huh?"

"You have my number, right?" Sonic plastered his intoxicating grin against his lips as he leaned in closer to her, "Tip me by having dinner with me tomorrow night."

"W-What?!" A squeak escaped from her mouth and she frantically leaned back, her face heating up, "Are you serious?"

"One hundred percent," he smiled and swept his gaze up and down at her with interest, "That's if you're free, of course."

Her studies could wait. Her studies could definitely wait! "Y-Yes, I am!" Amy cringed at how desperate she sounded and cleared her throat, "I'm free..."

He stared at her closely before laughing, pulling away. "Great, I'll pick you up at seven," Sonic gave her a wink, "Black looks good on you but I'm sure red will look even better, Ames."

He was complimenting her dress. Amy looked down at it and then back up at him with a bashful smile. "N-Noted, thank you."

She was about to get out of the car until she felt him take hold of her hand. Sonic kissed it along her finger tips, his eyes never leaving hers. "Just so you know, I don't ditch my plans."

Amy couldn't help but break out another smile. "You really do know how to charm a woman, don't you?"

Smirking, Sonic said confidently, "It's what I do best."