As a reward for getting through the doomed Silvaze love story, this chapter will have a small Sonavatar pseudolemon.

CHAPTER 12

Silver hanged himself. As if Blaze's murder wasn't bad enough. It came as a major shock to everyone in the former Resistance. Silver never seemed like someone who would commit suicide. Had he missed Blaze so much that he desired to join her? Silver was someone that usually hid his emotions. Had that calm atmosphere that he projected been merely a facade for someone much more troubled? Unfortunately, they'd never know now because Silver was dead.

Even more intriguing was the note he left. It wasn't your typical suicide note. No apologies. No goodbyes. Just one cry to a lost loved one...or at least that's what it seemed at first. The more Avery looked at it, the more she realized that it wasn't solely a statement to Blaze, but a statement to all of his friends as well. Silver had summed up his motives for suicide and his mental state prior to his death in three simple words. Avery also noticed that the handwriting on the note had a rushed quality to it, as though Silver wanted to die as soon as possible. Was he worried about someone walking in on him stringing up the rope over the rafter?

Only a few days after Blaze's funeral and Silver's suicide, another funeral was held at the former Resistance base. Everybody was completely demoralized after Silver's funeral. Any work on rebuilding had slowed to a near halt. G.U.N. was left in a complete mess after the war, but any help at rebuilding it from Rouge was now almost gone. Shadow now seemed even more moodier than usual, if such a thing were even possible. Amy lost all of the light in her. Team Chaotix stopped showing up at the base altogether. Tails seemed to have lost all interest in some gadgets that he had been working on. Knuckles apparently did nothing but sit around and gaze into the existential abyss. The new favorite activity of Sonic and Avery was something that the latter used to do in her apartment: stay at home and watch TV.

Infinite did it. He had broken the Resistance. All it took was one little murder. One horrific murder that drove another ally to a horrific suicide and everyone lost all of their morale. Infinite didn't need any supernatural powers to do this. Their close friendship was a strength, yes, but it could also be used to harm them greatly.

Avery and Sonic sat on the couch and watched TV again. They had already seen this episode, but they didn't care. Sonic had recently come back home from consoling Tails after a nightmare he had. The kid had been having a lot of them lately. They mostly revolved around Blaze's murder and Silver's suicide. It was becoming a rather routine thing for Sonic.

Avery had other things on her mind besides the dual loss of Blaze and Silver. Her stomach was starting to swell to accommodate the jackal-dog in her womb. She had bought some pregnancy shirts not too long ago. It won't be long before Avery would have to start wearing those.

Avery also worried about Sonic. They didn't have time to discuss their kiss since they were too caught up in those two deaths. Does Sonic love me as much as I love him? There was so much on her mind and she wanted that stuff gone. Avery finally built up the courage to break routine.

"Sonic? What about Infinite?" She asked.

"What about him?" Sonic replied dully, his eyes still glued to the TV.

"You said he has the Sol Emeralds." Avery hesitated then continued. "Do you have something planned for that?"

"I'll think of something in a little bit." Sonic said in a rather casual tone.

"You've been saying that for five days now." Avery raised her voice.

Sonic sighed. "I know...I know I have..."

"Is this the way it's gonna be from now on?" Avery asked. "Staring at the TV and waiting to die?" Sonic didn't know how to respond to that.

"There's got to be something we can do!" Avery continued. "We can't go on like this! Not only does Infinite have those emeralds, I have a baby coming that will grow up without a father for obvious reasons."

"Buddy..." Sonic mumbled.

"You know something Sonic? I hate seeing you like this." Avery confessed. "Not only does it hurt to see the fastest thing alive bound to a couch, you're starting to remind me of me." Sonic turned his attention away from the TV and looked at Avery.

"I don't want to go back to being a paranoid shut-in. I-I want things to be normal again. I want Infinite to be gone. I wish I wasn't pregnant with his baby, but it's too late for that now." Avery took a deep breath. "I want Blaze and Silver back, but I know that's not possible. I just wish we were all happy again. We can't undo those things...but we can at least put an end to them." Sonic grabbed the remote and turned off the TV.

"But how? How do we end it? We still don't know where Infinite has been living!" Sonic replied.

"True. How could we have been missing him this whole time?" Avery mumbled. "God, if G.U.N. weren't totally screwed up from the war, we'd be getting their help."

"Partner...is there something else you'd like to talk about? Something not related to Infinite?" Sonic gazed up at her with a knowing look. Avery gulped. He knew. He knew what she wanted to talk about. It's okay. I can confess what I think to him. Sonic is someone I can trust.

"When I-I kissed y-you that other night." Avery began to slightly tremble then continued. "Well, I-I think I love you Sonic." With that, Sonic stood up and walked up to Avery.

"Partner..."

"Call me Avery." Avery said.

"Avery..." Sonic corrected himself.

"I care about you in the same way you care about me...I think that's love." Avery said shyly. Infinite deliberately blurred the line between pleasure and humiliation. She had begun to associate affection from someone else with something to be ashamed of. Avery looked back up to Sonic.

"Do you love me back?" She asked. Sonic did answer Avery, but not with words. He walked up and kissed her gently. This wasn't the same as the unsubtle sexual kisses of Infinite. This was a loving kiss that was devoid of anything carnal. Sonic eventually broke the kiss.

"Uh...why didn't you use your tongue?" Avery asked. Sonic burst out laughing.

"Ha ha! What!?"

"Infinite always uses his tongue...and I was kinda surprised that you didn't." Avery nervously admitted.

Sonic raised an eyebrow. "So...you want me to kiss you like how Infinite kisses you?"

"No! No!" Avery blurted out. "It's just that I haven't been kissed like that ever..."

"Do you want me to continue?" Sonic asked. Avery was also stunned by this. He wasn't being forceful about it like Infinite. She wouldn't be below Sonic like with Infinite. They would be equals. Avery was curious about a relationship that didn't involve her being a submissive bitch and wanted to try it.

"I guess so." Avery answered.

"Is the bedroom okay with you?" Sonic asked again. Avery was once again, shocked. What!? No biting? No ripping my clothes off? No dragging me upstairs by my hair, throwing me on the bed and violently screwing me? Those are what Infinite would have done in this situation...

"Yes. Yes it is." Avery said. She wanted to know. She wanted to know what it would be like with a partner who actually did care about her. Avery followed Sonic upstairs into his bedroom. The hedgehog flopped down and Avery nervously sat down beside him. Sonic leaned over to her.

"Listen Par-...err...Avery. Just follow my lead. If there's something that you don't want to do, I'll stop." Today was full of surprises for Avery. She never even thought she would be in this new type of relationship. A relationship that doesn't involve her being little more than a living sex doll for a male. That's how Infinite treated her. Sonic was different. He saw her as a person rather than prey.

With that, Sonic leaned over and kissed Avery again. Again, it was very gentle and subdued, something Avery wasn't used to. Sonic was going to take this slowly. Avery mimicked what Sonic did. She liked what she was doing with Sonic, but she had one concern. A part of her DID want Sonic to kiss her like how Infinite does it. That part of Avery had a desire to be dominated, to be submissive to someone stronger than her. Is there anyway that she could possibly fulfill that desire without all of the emotional baggage that would come from doing that with Infinite? Avery decided to worry about that later, because Sonic was starting to wrap his arms around her waist.

She did the same by wrapping her arms around Sonic to let him know that it was okay to do this. Avery mirrored what Sonic was doing. She kissed him back, but more aggressively. Sonic seemed a little shocked but went along with it. Avery briefly worried if it was okay for her to be a little domineering. After all, she was the submissive one during all three of her trysts with Infinite and this would be a nice change of pace. Is this okay? ...Maybe Sonic doesn't mind it.

Avery then crawled onto Sonic's lap facing him. Once again, Sonic was a little surprised, but went along with it. Avery began to roughly kiss Sonic, who wrapped his arms around Avery and went with the kiss. Avery then began to run her hands along Sonic's sides while wrapping her legs around his waist. She was curious and wanted to know more about Sonic's body. Not just his exterior, but his insides too.

Avery began to lick at Sonic's mouth, begging for entrance. Sonic accepted and opened up. Their tongues explored each other's mouths. Tasting every nook and cranny. Avery unconsciously began grinding her crotch on Sonic's body, making the hedgehog moan. Sonic took his lips off of Avery's.

"Avery..." He moaned.

"Do you want me to stop?" Avery asked.

"No. Continue." Sonic panted. "It's incredible." Avery did as Sonic asked and resumed her grinding. The friction between their bodies was intense and pleasing, but not enough for Avery. The dog wanted clitoral stimulation. Avery also noticed that Sonic now had an erection. It wasn't like the canine penis that she was used to. Unlike Infinite's cock, the dick of Sonic did not have a pointed end, but was rather rounded. There was also no visible sheath that it popped out of. There was also nothing resembling a knot, so Sonic could leave Avery's vagina just after he ejaculated rather than waiting a few minutes like with Infinite. Sonic's dick was slightly smaller and thinner that Infinite's, but still of pretty decent size.

Avery began to remove her pants. She needed her clitoris to be rubbed directly. With that, Sonic gasped in shock.

"Uh, Avery. I don't think I'm ready for that yet." He said nervously. Avery was slightly disappointed, but she didn't want to upset Sonic by forcing him into something he didn't want. She learned a lot of things from Infinite, but coercing someone into sex wasn't one of them. However, she did have one minor question.

"Can I at least...finish that off?" Avery pointed at his erection.

"No. It's fine. Let's take it slow." Sonic replied and lay down to sleep.

"Thank you for that, Sonic." Avery said softly. Sonic looked up at her and grinned a friendly warm grin.

"You're welcome. Love you Avery." Avery cuddled up beside Sonic and went to sleep too. She had finally had a good day after all of the recent events. She was still curious about this relationship with Sonic. It was something brand new to Avery and she liked it.

I called this a "pseudolemon" because Sonic and the Avatar aren't fucking...yet. Oh and one other thing. Just because Sonic and the Avatar are now an item doesn't mean that Infinite won't show up to fool around with her anymore.