Chapter 3.
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No Flames.
A week later.
Station Square.
Day Time.
When Amy got her remaining test results, she was happy.
Of course, they were all negative. Amy hadn't expected anything else.
As soon as Amy received them, she contacted Shadow and Sonic who really sounded relieved.
"Now we can all sign Maurice's contract and getting started with our baby." Sonic said on speaker.
Amy tensed.
Of course, Sonic was right, that had been the whole point of it all, to make a baby together, but until now the whole concept had been rather abstract to Amy.
Shadow laughed shyly. "Well, we won't start immediately, Sonic, that's for sure, there are some things we have to figure out first, like how we want to do it... Amy, we leave it up to you to choose between insemination or the natural way." he said.
Amy took a deep breath. Of course, Amy had done some research.
If Amy chose insemination, it would mean that the 2 donors would ejaculate their sperm into a container, the sperm then being either injected into her vagina, close to her cervix, or it would be put onto a so-called insemination cap (something looking like a diaphragm) which then would also be placed inside of her and ensured that the sperm had more time to find its way into her womb, without gravity taking its toll.
If Amy chose the natural way, on the other hand, it would mean that she would have to have sex with the 2 donors, as simple as that. Until now, Amy hadn't made up her mind about it.
"Thank you, I'll let you know about my decision as soon as I make it." Amy said, firmly pressing the receiver against her left ear. Shadow and Sonic all fell silent for a moment. Then, one of the 2 hedgehog brothers, through the phone Amy couldn't make out which one, cleared his throat.
"So shall we meet before Christmas then? To finally sign the contract? I know that mama wants to be present and since Maurice is our certifying notary, he needs to be too. That means we have to find a date that suits us all." Shadow asked, who made this proposition.
Sonic seemed to have a better idea. "Or we could do it at Christmas? Mom and Chuck are always cooking this impressive Christmas dinner together, on Christmas Eve, inviting the whole family and close friends. We will be there and Maurice will be there and you could come, too, Amy!" he asked.
Amy hesitated.
Shadow noticed. "Maybe she already has other plans, Sonic." he said.
Of course Amy had. Amy had always spent Christmas Eve with her father and Scourge of course, before her mother had left, they had spent Christmas together as a family, this year would be no exception.
"Do you? Have other plans, I mean?" Sonic asked.
Amy sighed. "Well, actually yes. But maybe I can postpone my plans, if you like?" she asked.
Of course Amy could. Amy could meet her father and brother on Christmas Day.
"No, please don't do that. We can ask mom to cook dinner for family and friends on Christmas Day. This way, you could come as well without cancelling your original plans." Sonic said.
Amy was contemplating Sonic's proposal. "Well, thank you, but I don't want to be a bother. I think I can manage with Christmas Eve." she said.
A part of Amy felt bad for leaving her father and brother alone together. Since their mother moved away, Amy's father liked his wine a little bit too much. And now, after his ultimate break-up with Jet, Scourge was also in a very fragile state, meaning he would turn to a wine bottle for comfort, too but they were grown-up men, perfectly able to take responsibility for their actions. Amy couldn't always be there to keep an eye on them.
And so, they agreed to meet on Christmas Eve at Shadow's and Sonic's family home to sign the contract.
Of course, Scourge was disappointed that she wouldn't spend the evening with him and their father, but understood. Derek on the other hand didn't take it that well and sounded rather offended.
"Go out, have fun, family isn't that important nowadays, is it?" Derek questioned.
Of course, Amy hadn't told her father that she would spend Christmas Eve with the potential fathers of her unborn or rather unconceived child and their family. Amy just told Derek that she was invited by some new friends. Nevertheless, Derek would get over it.
...
A few days later.
New Mobotroplis.
Day Time.
So, on Christmas Eve Amy stood in front of the the Hedgehog's door. Since Shadow and Sonic hinted at Amy being able to spend the night again at their place of course, only in the guestroom, they didn't imply anything else, she packed a knapsack with all the things she would need for the night and the next morning as well as her negative test results and 2 bottles of wine, a dry red wine and a medium-dry white wine.
Then taking a deep breath, Amy rang the bell. It didn't take long until a slightly tall young white hedgehog male with gold eyes and in his usual outfit opened the door with his right hand. "Who are you?" he asked quite gruffly, looking confused.
Amy opened her mouth to introduce herself until Sonic appeared behind him, wrapping his right arm around his neck.
"Silver, be nice, that's Amy, the mother of my children!" Sonic said.
Amy blushed while Silver frowned at her. Clearly, Sonic was already drunk. Thankfully, Shadow showed up right on time.
"Amy, great you are here. Mom and Chuck will be very happy!" Shadow said.
Shadow gestured for Amy to come inside, taking her bag with the bottles and test results from her with both hands, instructing Sonic to put her red coat on the coat rack.
Silver was still frowning at Amy. "She's a pink hedgehog and very light colors!" he said.
Amy didn't understand what Silver meant by that, but Sonic laughed and Shadow rolled his eyes.
"Of course she's a light pink hedgehog. Why wouldn't she? You have light colors." Shadow said.
Silver turned towards Shadow. "Your mother is a light colored hedgehog, as had almost all of your previous lovers." he said.
Amy felt uncomfortable.
Shadow cleared his throat. "So, Amy, this is our little cousin, Silver. He recently turned 23 years old and just has had a drop too much, please excuse his behavior." he said.
Amy smiled. "It's okay. It's Christmas." she said.
What Amy wanted to convey with that, she didn't know. Shadow took her left arm with his right arm and led her into the living room, closely followed by Sonic and Silver.
"Hey, everyone." Shadow said. "This is our dear friend, Amy." he said.
The other hedgehogs and some different animals in the room stopped their conversations, looking into their direction, smiling or raising their glasses at them then they resumed their conversations.
"So, Amy, what would you like to drink?" Shadow asked.
Amy would spend the night here, which meant she didn't have to drive tonight, so she could choose something alcoholic. "Um, a semi-dry rosé wine, please?" she asked.
Shadow smiled smugly. "Of course, Vector brought a couple of bottles as soon as he found out that you would be here for Christmas!" he said and winked at Amy before he disappeared into the crowd.
Amy felt lost for a moment, noticing some of the others staring at her curiously but when she looked into their direction, they pretended to look at something else. It was rather exhausting.
"Hey, I'm so glad you are here!" Sonic said, embracing Amy with both arms.
Since Amy didn't know what kind of behavior was appropriate concerning their situation, she reciprocated the embrace.
"And I'm glad that I'm here!" Amy said.
Silver snorted.
Amy had completely forgotten about Silver's presence until now.
"Oh, baby cousin, come on! Only because you can't find love, it doesn't mean no one else can!" Sonic said and leaned into Amy's left ear. "His girlfriend of three years dumped him in August, since then he is insufferable." he whispered.
Suddenly, Amy felt sorry for the young white hedgehog man, completely ignoring Sonic's comment about finding love.
"That's a shame, the thing with your girlfriend, I mean. My brother and his boyfriend of over ten years split up a couple of weeks ago. So, I understand if you are unhappy." Amy said.
Silver looked curiously at Amy. "Your brother is gay, then?" he asked.
The question surprised Amy.
"Yes." Amy asked.
Silver glared at Sonic. "Did you set her up to this?" he asked.
Sonic laughed. "No, Silver, I swear, I had no idea! Although, remembering their childhood pictures, he is rather cute." he said.
Winking at his cousin, Sonic leaned into Amy's left ear again. "Cousin Silver is bi, you know."
Fortunately, Shadow arrived with Amy's drink with his right hand, handing her the glass.
"Mom asks for you!" Shadow said, quietly.
Amy sighed, having the drink in her left hand and she wasn't used to that much family.
When Amy walked into the kitchen, she was greeted by an over-enthusiastic Aleena.
"My sweet girl, there you are, finally. See, Breezie? This is her, my daughter-in-law-to-be!" Aleena said.
Amy froze while Aleena embraced her. "Please, play along!" she said, whispering.
And Amy just did that, although she didn't know which brother she was supposed to be betrothed to.
This Breezie woman, who had long green quills and purple eyes, scrutinized her. "So, you are going to marry him?" she asked.
Although Amy didn't know who him was. "Yes, of course!" she said.
Breezie narrowed her eyes. "No plans to live in sin, like my dear cousin, then?" she asked.
Amy could hear Chuck squeak in the background and Aleena growl next to Breezie.
Amy tried to look as innocently as possible. "No, of course not." she said.
Breezie looked at Amy a couple of moments then she nodded. "Good, good, at least there are some decent people left in this world!" she said then she stormed out of the kitchen.
Both Aleena and Chuck released a breath.
"Thank you so much, Amy. This woman has been bothering us with her moral standards for years!" Aleena said.
Chuck sighed. "She refuses to understand my relationship with Aleena and Charles. So, unfortunately, we had to bring you and your made-up engagement to one of Aleena's sons into the picture." he said.
Amy nodded. "But this engagement, who is it to?" she asked.
Aleena and Chuck looked at each other, then laughed.
"She never asked! Technically it could be to both. Wouldn't that be shocking to Mrs. Celeste-Hedgehog?" Aleena asked.
Chuck doubled over with laughter. "I think this idea would kill her, Aleena!" he said.
Amy tried to relax, to find this situation as humorous as the other 2 but for some reason, she couldn't.
"Anyway, to be on the safe side, don't use any names, just say he or him and we." Aleena said to Amy.
Amy nodded as she could manage that.
Later, when they all sat down for dinner, carefully looking at the place cards, Amy found herself sitting between Shadow and Sonic as Shadow was on her left side and Sonic on her right side, sending a questioning gaze towards Aleena wasn't helpful at all. The older hedgehog woman just winked at Amy then she applied herself to the task of cutting the turkey with her right hand.
Amy remembered the last time she had a roasted turkey for Christmas as she was 17 years old then, their last Christmas as a family. Amy's mother had always been a great cook, even proved to be that today, when Amy came to visit. Since then, it was only Amy, her father, and her older twin brother and they usually ordered Chinese take-out, sharing 2 or 3 bottles of wine.
Amy came back to the present when she was nudged by Shadow on her left shoulder and looked at him.
"Another glass?" Shadow asked, holding the rosé wine bottle in front of Amy with both hands.
Amy nodded. "Why not?" she thought.
If Amy were with Derek and Scourge right now, she would also drink wine.
...
2 hours later.
Anyway, the dinner seemed to last for hours, first course (consisting of dressing), main course (the turkey, of course, mashed potatoes, peas, and carrots), dessert (homemade cherry pie with vanilla ice cream and graham cracker crumbs).
Afterwards, some of the guests already said their goodbyes. Fortunately, this Breezie woman was among them. Amy, on the other hand, found herself in a quiet corner of the living room, together with Aleena, Shadow, and Sonic and a pale green hedgehog with crimson red eyes, and in his usual outfit.
"So, finally, let's talk business then. I'm Maurice, Maurice the Hedgehog, at your service." the pale green hedgehog said.
Amy smiled politely. "I'm Amy Rose." she said.
"I know, young lady, I know. The boys already told me about you." Maurice said.
Maurice knowing smile unsettled Amy for some reason.
"Amy, my sons told me that you got the remaining test results, which were all negative. Do you have them with you?" Maurice asked.
Amy nodded, handing the envelope over with her left hand.
Aleena took it with her right hand and didn't even open it. "I will put it into your folder." she said promising and her trust touched Amy.
"So, Miss Rose, you got a copy of the contract, concerning the rights and obligations of Shadow and Sonic the Hedgehog as fathers and you as the mother of your potential child. Did you read it carefully?" Maurice asked.
Amy nodded. "Yes, of course." she said.
Maurice smiled at Amy. "Good, good. And do you agree with the conditions of the contract?" he asked.
Amy nodded again.
Sonic rolled his eyes. "Oh, come on, Maurice, let's just sign the damn thing!" he said.
Amy had to suppress a laugh.
Shadow hissed. "Sonic!" he said.
Maurice looked at Amy scrutinizing. "Young lady?" he asked.
Amy cleared her throat. "Yes, of course I agree with them. That's why I'm here, to sign the contract." she said.
Maurice nodded to himself. "Perfect, perfect, ladies first, I would say!" he said then handed the original contract over to Amy with his right hand.
Amy held it with her left hand and briefly examined it, just to be sure. The conditions were the same as in the one Amy received then she put her signature on it with her left hand, before handing it back to Maurice. The old pale green hedgehog man smiled happily at Amy, then he gave the contract to the 2 hedgehog brothers.
Shadow was the next one to sign it, then Sonic did with their right hands. Afterwards, Maurice took back the document with his right hand.
"Alright, that's settled then. You 3 are about to become parents, sooner or later." Maurice said.
Shadow, Sonic, and Amy shyly looked at each other then smiled.
"Finally!" Sonic said.
Suddenly, Amy remembered her manners. "Oh, Aleena, I totally forgot! I brought 2 bottles of wine as a hospitality gift!" she said then she took out the 2 bottles of her knapsack with both hands, handing them over to Shadow's and Sonic's mother.
Aleena smiled genuinely at Amy. "Thank you very much, Amy. You are a good girl. That's why I'm glad my sons chose you!" she said.
Amy was at a loss for words.
...
6 days later.
New Mobotroplis.
Hedgehog House.
Day Time.
In the afternoon, it started snowing. It was the first snow of this year.
At a quarter past four Amy parked her car in front of the the Hedgehog residence.
Scourge, sitting in the passenger seat, sighed. "Tell me, please, why did you insist on dragging me out here?" he asked.
Amy rolled her eyes. "Because we are invited, both of us. And since you didn't have any other plans..." she said.
Scourge pouted. "Well, how do you know? Did you ask me? No, you just assumed." he asked.
Amy had to admit that Scourge was right to some extent as she didn't ask him what his plans for new Year's Eve were before she included him in hers.
At Christmas, Shadow and Sonic invited Amy to their New Year's Eve party and she requested if she could bring her older twin brother along, even before she knew if he was available, just guessing. Amy would never forget the conspirationally gaze Sonic shared with his older brother.
"Yeah, sure!" Sonic said.
Actually, Scourge never told Amy if he had other plans, only complaining that she forced him to attend some backwood party.
"But I thought you liked them! You said they were perfect to become the fathers of my child!" Amy said, trying to counter Scourge's negative attitude.
Scourge shrugged. "Well, I talked about genetics, not about becoming friends!" he said.
Nevertheless, here Scourge was now, next to Amy on the right side, in the middle of nowhere, standing in front of the Hedgehog's door. It reminded Amy a good deal of her visit on Christmas Eve. A part of Amy almost expected Silver opening the door again.
But it wasn't the white hedgehog who welcomed them in. It was a rather softly-spoken, well-mannered young brown hedgehog male. "Good afternoon. I'm Little John. I assume you were invited by Shadow and Sonic?" the brown hedgehog male asked.
Amy smiled and nodded. "Yes, we were. I'm Amy, and this is my brother, Scourge." she said.
Little John's dark blue eyes widened for a moment. "Oh, you are Amy! Come on in, then. Shadow and Sonic will be happy to see you!" he said.
Scourge frowned at Amy, but remained silent.
Little John led Scourge and Amy into the corridor, showed them where they could hang up their black leather jacket and red coat then led them over into the living room.
"Hey, everyone, I brought some new guests. I think we are complete now, aren't we?" Little John asked.
Amy let her gaze sweep over the room.
Of course Amy recognized Shadow and Sonic, sitting side by side on Aleena comfortable big brown corduroy couch. Next to them, in an armchair of the same color and materiel, sat Silver, holding a glass of whiskey in his hands. On the floor, between couch and armchair, were sitting a very young dark blue hedgehog male with light blue eyes and a hedgehog female, approximately about Silver's and Sonic's age, with honey-colored quills. There was some similarity between them and Amy's initial thought was that they were surely siblings.
Upon seeing Amy, Sonic jumped up from the couch, crossing the room, embracing her with both arms.
"It's so good to see you again!" Sonic said, whispering into Amy's left ear.
Amy blushed. "Thanks, I'm glad you invited us!" she said.
Sonic took the hint. "Oh, of course, it's great that you could make it, too, um, Anita? Is that right?" he asked turned towards Amy's twin brother shaking his right hand with right hand enthusiastically.
Scourge's smile rather looked like a grimace.
Shadow seemed to notice their discomfort, because he intervened. "Sonic, come on, don't attack them like that. They've just arrived and didn't have a drink yet, unlike us!" he said then he raised his glass of beer with his right hand in order to make a point.
This seemed to be some insider joke because the others started laughing. Scourge and Amy shared a rather helpless expression, until a lavender cat girl stood up and walked over to them.
"Oh, just ignore them. The guys have already opened a barrel of beer around noon and can't be held responsible for anything they say or do. I'm Blaze the Cat, by the way, and I'm glad I'm no longer the only girl here." the lavender cat said then she extended her right hand towards Amy, who shook it with her left hand. "Nice to meet you!" she said.
Amy found out that Blaze was 22 and the atomic tangerine male cat was her younger brother, only 19 years old. They were the kids of another friend (and business ally) of the Hedgehog family. Little John, on the other hand, was like Silver, some kind of cousin to them. If Amy understood them correctly, their grandfathers had been cousins, or something like that.
It turned out that Amy and Blaze, despite the 2 year age difference, got along very well. As did, after some initial difficulties, Scourge and Silver as they were talking animatedly and exclusively with each other, laughing, flirting, drinking. Since neither Amy nor Scourge had to drive, Shadow and Sonic had generously extended their offer of spending the night at their place to Scourge as well, they both indulged in the semi-dry rosé wine from Vector's Stardust, actually, that was also the name of the establishment he ran, Vector's Stardust as they had to pass the time until midnight somehow then after seriously considering playing some paranormal games, they settled for some good old Karaoke. They were all drunk at this point, so Karaoke was more fun, of course and it led to some interesting results, like Scourge interpretating a classical rock ballad which happened to be their parents' song, as Amy explained to Sonic.
Sonic simply looked at Amy. "It must mean a great deal to him to sing it, then." he said.
Amy just nodded. A failed love story. Like so many others. Amy could feel tears burning in her eyes and she could see them glistening in her older twin brother's but she could also see that Silver looked intently at Scourge, a longing expression on his masculine and handsome face and when it was his turn to interpret a song, he chose something about love and heartache. Amy noticed with bated breath that Silver sung every verse as if he meant it, directed at her brother.
"Could it be that Silver was really attracted to Scourge? Even falling for him?" Amy thought.
Of course, Amy would be happy for her older twin brother, he deserved someone at his side but Silver was very young, a year younger than herself, even a couple of months younger, to be more precisely. But sure, this Silver was a rather decent guy as far as Amy could tell.
As soon as the song stopped, the white hedgehog male looked at Amy's older twin brother with an inquiring expression. Amy could see that Scourge was deeply touched, but he seemed to hesitate for a moment, frowning, breathing hard, but then he obviously made up his mind, heading straight towards the taller, the green hedgehog, embracing him, kissing him on the lips. The other guests, including Amy, cheered, Sonic being the most enthusiastic among them.
"It seems that those 2 idiots really found each other." Shadow said, whispering into Amy's left ear.
"Yeah, it would seem so." Amy said.
Of course, Amy was happy for Scourge but on the other hand she was concerned that her older twin brother might get hurt again. The whole ordeal with Jet had been awful as he was her older twin brother's first and only boyfriend and then to learn that he was unfaithful, he even infected him with gonorrhea because Scourge was 'not enough', 'very naive', and 'too complicated'.
But it wasn't only Scourge and Silver who had to sing a song. Shadow and Sonic were the next ones, singing together, of course. Amy felt deeply touched as she saw the intimate interaction between the 2 hedgehog brothers and it was a love song they chose, about unrequited love, and Amy felt her stomach doing somersaults whenever they looked into her direction. It was at this point of the night, when she finally made up her mind. Amy wouldn't go for insemination, no, she would choose the natural way.
Shadow and Sonic looked very attractive, handsome, and muscular, one with black and red quills with crimson red eyes and one had cobalt blue quills with emerald green eyes. In order to get pregnant, Amy wanted to have sex with Shadow and Sonic, she was sure about that but she was also sure that she didn't want to already try in January. Amy needed some time to prepare her body and mind, time to get to know Shadow and Sonic better. February seemed to be perfect for Amy.
Later, Amy would inform the 2 hedgehog brothers about her plans, maybe directly after midnight. It would be a good time.
...
1 month later.
Station Square.
Scourge and Amy's House.
Amy was nervous as her ovulation test was clearly positive, which meant she should have sex within the next 24 to 36 hours and she would have sex tonight. On Valentine's Day. With 2 men, brothers, nonetheless.
Of course, Amy wasn't a virgin but she wasn't that experienced either. The number of Amy's previous lovers could be counted on the fingers of one hand, without even needing all fingers for that. So Amy was no stranger to vanilla sex, rough sex and oral sex but never in her life did she have sex with 2 men at the same time and now she was about to have exactly that, for the first time. It felt naughty to Amy. Naughty and arousing.
While getting ready for the big event, taking a shower and washing her quills, Amy suddenly remembered the last time she had been intimate with a man, also on Valentine's day. It was 3 years ago and it hadn't been a good experience, at least not for Amy.
...
Flashback.
3 years ago.
Amy had somehow liked the guy Mephiles then, of course she had, otherwise she wouldn't have gone home with him for a drink, but she wasn't really attracted to him. Amy had known Mephiles for quite a while, they frequented the same gym, but she had never really talked to him. Until that day, there had been some kind of Valentine's Day event for singles at their gym, and Mephiles and Amy ended up sitting next to each other, talking, laughing. Mephiles admitted he had noticed Amy already several weeks ago, being interested in her, wanting to get to know her better and now he had finally the chance, although he said that he wasn't looking for anything serious.
Amy felt flattered, despite Mephiles not really being her type, too big, too bulky, too brutish, too macho but accepting his invitation to his place for a drink or 2 didn't mean that she would have to marry him. Amy was young and independent and after 2 failed attempts or rather 3, but 2 of them were with the same guy at romantic relationships, she was ready to try something casual.
Amy never got the drink Mephiles promised her, though.
Mephiles and Amy had barely closed the front door to his flat behind them when he started kissing her rather aggressively, completely surprising her with this move. Never had somebody kissed Amy like that and she wasn't sure if she liked it.
In retrospect, Amy knew she should have stopped Mephiles then and there, should have fled his apartment but when she could feel his arousal, his desire for her, she thought that maybe it wouldn't be that bad. After all, it would be just sex, nothing more, nothing less.
Therefore Amy let Mephiles touch her like he wanted, let him kiss her some more, with too much tongue and teeth and very sloppy, his hands roaming greedily over her body, undressing her roughly while he was dragging her towards the bedroom. Since Amy knew what was expected of her, she went through the motions, telling herself that maybe she would enjoy it, Mephiles was somehow attractive after all at least to some women who liked those kind of guys. Never before has Amy had casual sex, and if it wasn't to her liking, well, she wouldn't have to repeat the experience and it would surely make Mephiles happy.
Amy was wrong. Not about the part of making Mephiles happy, no, certainly not about that, but for Amy it was really, really bad.
Mephiles hadn't been gentle with Amy at all, quite the contrary, not caring for her or her pleasure in the slightest, just using her body for his own satisfaction, even hurting her that was when she started protesting, struggling against him, but he ignored her, overpowered her. It had been so different from Amy's previous experiences with her ex-boyfriends.
At least Mephiles had cared enough to use a condom.
Later, when Amy was lying there in the dark, next to Mephiles, he already fast asleep, she felt so bad, used, dirty and sore even bleeding, that she could taste bile rising in her throat, feeling sick. Amy jumped out of the bed and ran to the bathroom to vomit. Afterwards Amy got quickly and quietly dressed, leaving Mephiles flat, going home, never wanting to see him again in her life and she had never again entered that gym.
When Amy arrived in her and Scourge's apartment, she collapsed against the closed door, crying and sobbing shamelessly. Luckily, Scourge was at Jet's place, so she had the apartment to herself. It wouldn't have been good if Scourge saw Amy in this disheveled and desperate state. When Amy couldn't cry anymore, she got up, threw her clothes into the laundry basket, took a shower, scrubbing her skin raw, brushing her teeth violently. Amy wanted to get rid of Mephiles's smell on her body, of his taste in her mouth.
Afterwards Amy wrapped herself in a fluffy pink bathrobe as it was a Christmas present from her father, Scourge got the same one in blue, it was supposed to be some kind of joke, considering them being twins, but the bathrobes were rather comfortable, so they really wore them, poured herself a huge glass of Gin with both hands and sat down on the couch in the living room, looking into space, drinking. When the glass was empty, Amy poured herself another drink with shaking hands. After Amy finished that glass as well, she turned off the lights and went to sleep on the couch. That was where Scourge found Amy the next morning. Scourge wondered, of course, but Amy didn't tell him anything. Amy knew that her older twin brother would kill this Mephiles if he knew what he had done to his sister.
Amy told her friends, Tikal the Echidna and Cream the Rabbit, though, one Sunday afternoon some weeks later, while they were drinking sweet red wine, eating homemade chocolate cookies (Cream's special recipe), talking about their jobs, their lives, relationships, sex. It wasn't easy for Amy to admit what had occurred with Mephiles but she needed to talk about it with someone.
"Did he force you?" Tikal asked, her brows drawn together.
Amy thought about it for a moment, then shook her head, shrugging. "No, not at the beginning at least, I just let it happen, I should have stopped him then, but I didn't. I was so stupid!" she said then she felt tears burning in her eyes, but forbid herself to cry; she had cried enough about that.
Tikal took her right hand in a supportive, consoling gesture. "Did you ever say no?" she asked.
Amy took a deep breath. "When it hurt, I did, I even asked him to stop, really pleaded with him, but he ignored me, when I tried to push him away, fought against him, he backhanded me, grabbed my wrists in one hand and held me down, covered my mouth with the other, so that he wouldn't have to hear my cries of protest. He was so big, so much stronger, I tried to break free, but I couldn't!" she said then she involuntarily sobbed.
Cream, the psychologist, regarded her thoughtfully. "Well, you know, in some countries it is even considered rape when the girl feels bad or mistreated afterwards and when you say that you asked him to stop because it hurt and his only reaction was to hit and restrain you, to continue... You should have gone to the police or a clinic, so that they at least could collect the evidence from your body." she said.
Amy let her words sink in, then she shook her head again. "No, I couldn't. What evidence? That I had rather rough sex? I couldn't prove anything! I went home with him voluntarily. People at the gym saw us talking, flirting, leaving together..." she asked.
Tikal shook her head as well. "Cream is right. Although it's not always easy to prove a sexual assault, every woman should go to the police, no matter what. Maybe you were not his first victim and surely you will not be his last! Monsters like him should be stopped! Of course, he can always claim that it was consensual, but if there is the accusation of sexual abuse, the police will have to act." she said.
It never crossed Amy's mind that Mephiles could have done it to anyone else. Amy didn't think that any other girl would have been as stupid as her.
"You said no, Amy, that's the point. It doesn't matter when you say it, even in the middle of a sexual act you have the right to change your mind. And every decent guy has to accept it, no matter how horny he is. Otherwise it's rape!" Cream said angrily, although Amy knew that the anger wasn't directed at her.
Tikal nodded.
Amy understood that they were right, both of them, Tikal and Cream were either happily married, in Cream's case or engaged to be married like Tikal. Tikal and Cream would know about decent guys. But a part of Amy refused to regard what had happened to her as rape.
Amy told them so. "I don't want to be considered a victim. Hell, I practiced kickboxing, even at that damn gym! I should have been able to fight him!" she said.
Cream smiled at Amy, stroking her hair with her left hand. "You are not a victim, you are a survivor. A survivor of rape!" she said.
But Amy shook her head. "No, I just want to view it as a bad experience and forget it!" she said.
Flashback Ends.
...
And Amy did. Amy totally forgot about it. Until now. Because now Amy would have sex with 2 men she liked, but wasn't in love with of course not, she had never been in love before, not even with her boyfriends, why should she be now, 2 men she considered friends, but who were almost strangers. Amy was nervous about how Shadow and Sonic would treat her in bed. Maybe Amy should have opted for insemination, but this procedure didn't appeal to her at all. Not only because it was so clinical and messy, especially when using the insemination cap, according to some forum entries Amy had read previously, but also because she was a hedgehog female of flesh and blood and she couldn't deny the fact that she was attracted to Shadow and Sonic. Really attracted. In spite of Amy's bad experience with that vile Mephiles.
Nevertheless Amy was afraid to make another mistake.
So, it was with shaking hands that Amy put on her new underwear, a dark pink semi-sheer bra with a lacy floral design and a matching lace slip in dark orange, she had only bought for this occasion, blow-dried and styled her quills, nothing too fancy, just her usual quills down style, she wore almost everyday then she got dressed, black leggings, a dark grey knitted dress with a black leather belt and black high-heel boots.
After putting her make-up on, not too much, just foundation, black mascara and eyeliner and some lip gloss, Amy checked her appearance one more time in the mirror, taking a deep breath.
Now Amy just had to wait for them to arrive.
Shadow and Sonic were right on time, both of them dressed nicely, Sonic wearing dark blue jeans and a white, freshly ironed button-down shirt under his black pea coat, Amy wondered if it had been Aleena or Chuck who had done the ironing for him, Shadow in black jeans and a dark red jumper under his black sheepskin jacket, carrying a brown holdall, certainly with the things they would need for the night and the next morning, and a wine bottle with both hands. Shadow and Sonic beamed at Amy.
"Hey, come on in you two." Amy said, enthusiastically.
"Thank you, you look great." Shadow said, handing the bottle over to Amy, who grabbed it with her left hand.
"I remember you rather liked Vector's rosé wine." Shadow said, hugging Amy with both arms.
"We remembered. And you look gorgeous." Sonic said, correcting his older brother, hugging Amy with both arms as well, even kissing her right cheek.
"Oh, thank you, that's very nice of you, but if this evening is successful, I won't be able to drink the wine for several months or even longer." Amy said.
The 2 hedgehog brothers looked at each other for a moment then blushed.
"Oh. I told you it was a bad idea to bring alcohol, Shads, it looks like we want her to get drunk in order to... you know." Sonic said.
Shadow rolled his eyes. "Actually, both of us were not sure what to bring tonight. We have never been before in this situation." he said.
Amy smiled reassuringly at Shadow and Sonic. "Neither have I. But we will figure it out together!" she said.
That broke the ice, all 3 of them laughing.
Amy led Shadow and Sonic over to the couch. "What would you 2 like to drink?" she asked.
"Water, please." Shadow said.
Sonic looked rather uncertain. "Um, do you have some beer?" he asked.
Amy nodded.
Since Scourge fell in love with Silver on New Year's Eve, there were always 2 or 3 bottles of beer in the refrigerator. Amy fixed Shadow and Sonic's drinks, bringing them over to the couch with both hands.
Shadow and Sonic were curiously looking around, saying their thank yous, when Amy handed them their drinks. Amy herself drank some apple juice. Although, considering the situation, Amy could do with a drink, she hadn't drunk any alcohol since New Year's Eve in order to cleanse her body and prepare it for the potential pregnancy.
"So, this is where you live with your brother." Sonic said.
Amy nodded. "Yeah, we bought this apartment together right after I signed my contract at the grammar school. Of course, our father helped us out with the money, but we are paying him back." she said.
Sonic nodded, taking another sip from his beer with his right hand. "Must be great to have your own place, though. Shadow and I, we really love our family, we do, but sometimes it's rather exhausting because you can't help but feel a little bit controlled." he said.
Amy smiled. "No offense, but knowing your family, I understand. Although I can assure you it's only because they care. Not everybody has that, especially when grown up." she said.
Amy thought about her own mother, living far away, being more like an older friend or a sister, not a mother and her father, well, their relationship was rather chilly because she looked a lot like her mother and her father liked to behave like a spoiled brat, never forgiving his wife for leaving like that, not accepting that she had moved on, leading an independent life, away from her husband and children.
For some time from left to right, Shadow, Amy, and Sonic sat there in silence, sipping their drinks.
Finally, it was Sonic who reminded them of the 2 hedgehog brothers' purpose of being here.
"So, how and when shall we start?" Sonic asked.
Amy shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. Do you want me to get undressed now? Or do you want to undress me?" she asked.
Shadow smiled reassuringly at Amy. "Well, you opted for the natural way. Let's do this as natural as possible, then." he said then he pulled Amy close with both hands, kissing her lightly on the lips, looking into her eyes as if asking her permission and when she nodded, he kissed her again, deeper, using his tongue.
It didn't feel awkward to Amy at all as she and Shadow closed their eyes.
As soon as Shadow and Amy opened their eyes and broke the kiss, panting, Sonic carefully took her face between his hands, kissing her in earnest, tenderly, and hungrily at the same time. It drove Amy almost crazy, craving for more.
"Wow, that's promising, can't wait to make love to you." Sonic said, whispering afterwards, smiling.
Amy drew her eyebrows together, lowering her gaze, biting her lip.
It was Shadow who put his right hand on Amy's left arm, catching her attention.
"Hey, are you okay? Is it too much for you? We can stop if you want to. We can do this later... or another time." Shadow asked.
Amy shook her head, taking a deep breath. "No, you 2 are amazing. And I want to... you know, with both of you. It's just been a while for me and the last guy I was with..." she said, laughed nervously, looking intently from Shadow to Sonic. "Well, let's say, he wasn't gentle at all."
The 2 hedgehog brothers glanced at each other, understanding dawning on their faces. For a brief moment, Amy panicked.
"They know what happened to you, view you as damaged goods, they don't want you anymore." Amy thought.
"We're sorry you had to experience something like that. But before him, the sex was usually good?" Sonic asked.
Amy felt herself blushing. "Yes." she said.
Sonic and Shadow looked relieved.
"Well, then you know what it should be like, and I promise, we won't do anything you don't want to do, okay? Just let us know if something doesn't feel good, or if you like it differently, or even if you want us to stop altogether, all right?" Shadow asked.
Amy nodded.
Shadow sounded so sincere, Amy trusted him and Sonic. It would be different this time.
Now it was Amy who took the initiative, first kissing Sonic then Shadow, dragging them up with her. "Let's take this to the bedroom, okay?" she asked.
The 2 hedgehog brothers looked fascinated, nodding and following Amy's lead as she took their hands, heading for her room.
As soon as the door closed behind them, Amy lost any doubt, all her restraint, alternately kissing Shadow then to Sonic letting them undress her, undressing them in turn, touching, feeling. To Amy, it was bliss then finally, she, Shadow, and Sonic all settled down on her mattress, naked and knowing what would happen next.
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Amy enjoyed the feeling of 2 pair of hands roaming freely over her body while the 3 of them were kneeling on her bed.
Amy could feel Shadow pressing against her back, his right hand cupping her right breast, his right thumb rubbing over her right nipple, while his left hand wandered downwards, over her belly, lower and lower until it came to rest on her womanhood. Shadow's left fingers parted Amy's pussy, finding and stimulating her clit, brushing over her entrance, pushing in, preparing her. Shadow certainly knew what he was doing.
Sonic was pressing against Amy's front, simply holding her around the waist with both hands, kissing the moans from her lips while her arms were tightly wrapped around his neck, her fingers playing with his cobalt blue spiky quills. It felt good to be sandwiched between Shadow and Sonic like this.
Then Shadow nuzzled the side of Amy's throat. "I'd like to take you from behind. Is that okay with you?" he asked, whispering.
Amy hesitated as she had never been taken like this before but there was a first time for everything. "Y-Yes." she said.
Shadow pressed a kiss to Amy throat. "Great." he said then he let his hands wander over Amy's body again, to her shoulders, down her arms, finally grabbing her wrists. "Just support yourself on Sonic."
Shadow placed Amy's hands on Sonic's shoulders. Sonic turned his head, pressing a kiss to the back of her left hand then her right hand, tightening his grip on her waist with both hands.
Shadow was shifting behind Amy, grabbing and tilting her hips into position with his right hand while she could feel his cock pressing against her backside, sliding down until it was resting against her wet pussy, the fingers of his left hand parting her womanhood again, holding her open then he started pushing in.
Amy experienced a burning sensation as her pussy was stretched by Shadow's thick cock and panicked. Memories of Amy's last time with Mephiles invaded her mind. Amy gasped and tensed, clenching her inner muscles shut, preventing Shadow from going further.
Shadow stopped immediately. "Relax, I don't want to hurt you." he said.
Amy nodded and took a few deep breaths, telling herself that it was okay, that she really wanted it this time, that Shadow would treat her well.
Shadow's left hand started massaging Amy's clit again, while Sonic pressed tender kisses to her face, stroking her thighs. The ministrations helped Amy to relax, unclenching her inner muscles.
Shadow slowly pushed all the way in, groaning deeply, admitting. "You feel so good, so very tight!" he said as he gave Amy some time to adjust then started moving.
Despite Amy's initial discomfort and fear, it felt wonderful.
Amy's hands pressed into Sonic's shoulders as Shadow went faster and faster, gripping her hips tightly, his head resting against hers, breathing hard. Amy could hear herself moaning, louder and louder, until her whole body went hard as she reached her peak, crying out in ecstasy, her inner muscles convulsing around him.
Then Shadow followed Amy over the edge, biting her neck while spilling inside her. To Amy it felt strange as Shadow's hot seed flooded her pussy she never had sex without a condom before but in order to create a child it was necessary.
Shadow loosened his grip on Amy's hips, slipping out of her, breathing hard, then collapsing on the bed.
"You look stunningly beautiful when you cum." Sonic said whispering, pulling her close, kissing her passionately. Sonic sat down on the bed, cross legged, still holding and kissing Amy while pulling her onto his lap.
Amy could feel Sonic's cock pressing against her pussy then he was lowering her down, slowly guiding himself inside. Although Sonic was as well endowed as Shadow, she didn't feel any pain this time, maybe because she was still stretched from Shadow's cock, her pussy well slicked by his seed and her own juices. Yet Amy was overly sensitive after her orgasm, hinting at her being sore tomorrow.
Sonic and Amy both moaned when he was buried deep within her.
Then Amy started moving her hips while wrapping her arms tightly around him. Sonic buried his face between Amy's left shoulder and her neck, grabbing her hips, supporting her movements with both hands. It didn't take long for Sonic to find his release.
"Amy!" Sonic said, yelling.
By now Amy was already used to the feeling of seed flooding her pussy, even welcoming the sensation.
Afterwards, Amy just held Sonic with both hands stroking his back kissing his quills, still sitting in his lap feeling him inside her.
"I'm totally in love with you, Amy." Sonic said, whispering.
Amy flinched. Sonic wasn't supposed to say something like that.
"No, Sonic, no!" Amy said, lifting herself from Sonic's lap with both hands, letting him slip out of her with a squishing sound, breaking skin contact, putting some distance between them.
Sonic looked devastated. "But this is how I feel for you. I'm not afraid to admit it. It wasn't planned, it just happened." he said.
Amy shook her head, backing away from Sonic, until she felt a strong pair of arms grabbing her from behind.
"Shadow." Amy said.
"Hey, careful! Do you want to fall off the bed?" Shadow asked.
Shadow was right. Only a couple of inches separated Amy from the edge.
Furiously, Amy turned around in Shadow's arms.
"Did you know that?" Amy asked.
Shadow looked uncomfortable. "Well, he told me, of course, I'm his brother. And... I think I'm in love with you too." he said.
Amy pushed Shadow away from her, climbing off the bed and here she stood in her room, naked and confused, looking crossly at the 2 hedgehog brothers on her bed, while their seed trickled out of her, mixed with her own juices, down the insides of her thighs, leaving a sticky feeling then she buried her face in her hands and started crying.
In an instant, from left to right, Shadow and Sonic were beside Amy, taking her into their arms, comforting her.
"It's okay, Amy, we don't mind that you don't feel the same for us, we can cope. We are men!" Sonic said, whispering into Amy's right ear, kissing her temple while Shadow rubbed her back with his right hand. "As I already said when we first met, we don't expect anything from you, except from being the mother of our child."
But if Amy was honest with herself, she didn't really know how she felt about Shadow and Sonic anymore. Yes, Amy liked Shadow and Sonic. A lot. Otherwise it would have been difficult for Amy to have sex with Shadow and Sonic and then the sex tonight, it had been mind-blowing, the best sex in her whole life so far but was she really in love with them, as in a romantic way? Like Shadow and Sonic claimed to be with Amy? And if Amy was, wouldn't that ruin everything, considering her track record concerning romantic relationships?
"It's not that, it is because it makes everything more complicated." Amy said some time later, still sobbing, but wiping away her tears already with both hands, finally calming down.
"Maybe. Maybe not. Who knows?" Sonic questioned.
"I think it would be more complicated if we didn't care for you at all, if you were just like a breeding machine for us." Shadow said while leading Amy over to her bed, helping her to climb inside, joining her.
Sonic let go of Amy for a moment so that he could walk around her bed, lying down on her other side. Again, Amy was sandwiched between Shadow and Sonic, but this time, Shadow was pressed to her front, facing her, while Sonic spooned up behind her, both of them wrapping their arms around her. Amy felt safe, safe and loved. And now, while Amy was lying in her bed, she noticed how exhausted she was, emotionally and physically.
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Tomorrow.
Morning.
When Amy woke up the next morning, Shadow and Sonic were still holding her.
Of course, at some point during the night, each of them had gone to the bathroom to clean up, but immediately seeking the closeness, the skin contact, afterwards. Somehow, Amy's legs got entangled with Shadow's, her fingers entwined with Sonic's. Happily, Amy smiled to herself, although she really was sore, which was nothing unusual, doing it twice after living celibate for 3 years.
Then Amy noticed she wasn't the only one being awake.
"Hey, Beautiful, you alright?" Shadow asked.
Amy's smile widened. "Yeah, and you?" she asked.
Shadow looked fondly at Amy. "Never been better!" he said then leaned down to press a kiss to her forehead then going for a real kiss.
The kiss soon became heated, Shadow's fingers running through Amy's quills, his erection pressing against her stomach.
Amy knew they would couple again.
Thus, Amy rolled onto her back, barely registering that Sonic had woken up as well. Propped up on his right elbow, Sonic was looking at them with longing and passion in his eyes. Amy spread her legs and Shadow settled between them, positioning his cock at her entrance, supporting his weight on his hands, looking deep into her eyes, questioningly. Amy knew Shadow asked for her permission.
Amy nodded.
And then Shadow slowly and carefully pushed inside, stretching Amy, filling her.
It felt as good as it did last night. Amy's hands wandered over Shadow's back, down to his buttocks, kneading his flesh, urging him on but she could feel that he was restraining himself, maybe afraid to hurt her.
"It's okay, Shadow, sometimes I like it rough, just let go." Amy said, whispering.
Shadow didn't need to be told twice, thrusting in harder, deeper, increasing in speed, until Amy was no longer only moaning but screaming out her lust, shocking herself with that, her body covered in sweat. When Amy started rhythmically clenching around Shadow on purpose, she knew from experience that it drove guys crazy, he found his release, spilling his seeds inside her, prompting her own orgasm.
Afterwards Shadow collapsed on top of Amy, kissing her, catching his breath. When Shadow finally got off, Sonic took his place, caressing and kissing every inch of Amy's skin with both hands, worshipping her, her breasts, her belly, her thighs, between her thighs, alternately licking up her pussy and sucking at her clit, dipping his tongue into her entrance and teasing her sensitive nub with it. Amy moaned deeply in her throat, arching her back, her hands buried in his hair then she climaxed.
"S-Sonic!" Amy said, moaning.
While Amy was still shuddering with the aftershocks of her orgasm, Sonic crawled up her body, settling between her legs, guiding his cock inside her with his right hand then entwining their fingers and placing their hands next to her head, looking into her eyes.
"I'd like to make slowly love to you." Sonic said, whispering and did just that, with a lot of kisses and gentle caresses, until they reached their peak together.
By now, it was clear to Amy that this was no longer only about becoming pregnant, she was falling for them and somehow this thought didn't frighten her at all anymore.
Later, after they had recovered from their activities, Shadow, Sonic, and Amy decided that they needed to clean up again and to change the bed sheets.
"Go, have a shower, Sonic and I will take care of your bed." Shadow said to Amy.
Amy nodded.
"Where do you keep your bed linen?" Shadow asked.
Amy showed Shadow and Sonic and they didn't need to put on any clothes because Scourge wasn't home, having spent the night with Silver.
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10 minutes later.
When Amy came out of the bathroom, now smelling of body wash and shampoo, not of sweat and sex like before, wrapped in a big, baby blue, fluffy towel, she was happy to see that Shadow and Sonic, meanwhile in their boxers, stayed true to their word, they had even found a matching blanket to the bedclothes, though the blanket actually belonged to Scourge but she didn't tell them.
"Wow, you 2 are awesome. Not only in bed!" Amy said.
Both Shadow and Sonic stared unbelievingly at Amy, then looked at each other, before turning back towards her.
"Well, thank you! I think we couldn't have been any good without the right inspiration, like you." Shadow said.
Amy blushed as she had never been someone who really needed sex. Of course, Amy had been curious when she was younger, and of course she knew that sex was an integral part of almost every romantic relationship between adults, but she could live without it, had lived without it the last couple of years, sometimes even wondering if she was actually asexual.
Until Amy met Shadow and Sonic. After last night and this morning, Amy was convinced that she definitely liked sex, at least sex with Shadow and Sonic.
"So, you being here means the bathroom is free, right?" Sonic asked.
Amy rolled her eyes. "Of course no one else is here except from us." she said.
Sonic smiled impishly. "Great, then it's my turn to shower now!" he said then he stormed out of the room.
Shadow sighed.
"Or in other words: Shadow, go make breakfast! Honestly, I'm still waiting for the day when I can use the bathroom first." Amy said, giggling while starting to brush out her long pink quills, inspecting her reflection in the mirror of her antique vanity.
There was a love bite visible on the left side of Amy's neck, though she didn't remember who left it and when and dark circles beneath her eyes, hinting at her lack of sleep, but otherwise she found that she looked more relaxed, even glowing from the inside.
"It would appear sharing a bathroom with him is more difficult for you than sharing a girlfriend." Amy said.
Noticing what she just said, Amy froze waiting for his reaction.
Shadow studied Amy's reflection. "Do you want to be that? Our girlfriend?" he asked.
Amy closed her eyes for a moment, taking a deep breath then she nodded. "Yes." she said, quietly.
Shadow walked crossed the room to take Amy into his arms, kissing her deeply. "That's wonderful, Amy, really. Sonic will be very happy." he said.
Shadow kissed Amy again then he took the hairbrush from her left hand with his right hand, gesturing towards her hair.
"May I?" Shadow asked.
Amy nodded again and then Shadow started brushing her quills, being astonishingly gentle. It felt rather intimate, letting someone else brush Amy's quills. Except from Amy's parents, her brother and admittingly her friend Cream when she was younger, of course, no one else had ever done that.
Then, Sonic came back, a white towel wrapped around his hips, his quills dropping wet and spiky.
"Hey, just a question, does your brother share you peach shampoo and coconut body wash? Because I couldn't find anything else..." Sonic asked.
Amy bit her lip in order to avoid laughing. "Of course not, Scourge has his own, more neutral smelling stuff. But since he spent the night at Silver's, I'm afraid he took it with him, just in case." she said, looking apologetically at Sonic.
Sonic looked confused. "Why would he do that? Does he think that Silver doesn't have anything to shower or what?" he asked.
Amy, still amused, shook her head. "No, it's just the way he is. He doesn't like to use other people's products because they might not be good for his fur and skin type or on his quills." she said.
Sonic rolled his eyes. "Well, great, now I have to explain to people why I smell like a girl, only because your brother is paranoid. If this would have been an all girls' household I would have brought our stuff, but Shadow assured me that we could certainly use your brother's things." he said.
Amy smiled sweetly and gestured for Sonic to come over to her, which he did.
Amy took Sonic into her arms and kissed his lips. "I think you smell good like that." she said then after another kiss. "Of course, you can always tell people that you smell like a girl because you spend the night at your girlfriend's place."
Sonic needed a moment to understand Amy properly. "Does that mean what I think it means? That you are my no our girlfriend?" he asked.
Amy nodded, looking up into Sonic's big emerald green eyes.
"Yes!" Sonic said, lifting Amy up with both arms, spinning her around then he kissed her passionately.
But before the kiss could lead to more, Amy broke it then turned to Shadow.
"Of course, Scourge always has 1 or 2 bottles of shampoo and body wash in store, again, just in case. It could always be sold out when he needs it. I'll put it in the shower for you." Amy said.
Shadow nodded. "Thank you, that's very nice. Now, I at least won't smell like peach and coconut!" he said.
Sonic huffed. "Great, next time I let him shower first. Would have served him right if he had to use your products." he said.
Amy simply smiled, took Sonic's face into her hands, kissed him tenderly. "Maybe next time. Now let's get dressed and start breakfast, after I hand your brother my brother's spare products, of course!" she said.
Sonic rolled his eyes.
End of Chapter 3.
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