disclaimer: Sorry if this chapter is a bit.. Not flowing. I tried my best, but I am having lots of ideas at once (Yay, mania) and can't really concentrate on one thing at a time :D Please review or favourite... Would love feedback!
OTAKUDBZ, Thank you for your reviews :D:D I feel bad for Amy too. But she will be okay... Maybe...
"Morning, Shads," Sonic said, yawning. "Are you all good?"
"Yes. I am. Sonic, about last night..."
"Don't worry about it, bro. Amy's safe and she stayed with me last night."
Shadow went silent.
"And no, we didn't sleep together."
"Okay." Shadow sighed. "We have to go back to work tomorrow, remember."
"Yeah I know." Sonic chuckled. "Won't that be fun. See you then, man."
**The next day, Monday**
Sonic walked inside the studio and saw all his friends, including Amy and Sally. He smiled warmly at all of them. Sally and Shadow returned the smile, but Amy looked away awkwardly. Rouge laughed and Knuckles winked.
Sonic sighed with annoyance. Two steps forward, two steps back.
In scene
"Errr, Amy, just chill!" Sonic erupted nervously as Amy squeezed him happily.
"I missed you, Sonic!"
etc etc...
Off scene.
"I missed you too, Amy." Sonic said, and grabbed her, pulling her outside. Amy was not fast enough to break free. Sonic kissed her, hard, and grabbed her waist. "Are you okay? you didn't tell me if you got back safe yesterday, and... I thought you hated me."
Amy sighed. "No, Sonic. I don't hate you. Thanks for looking after me... I'm kind of just embarrassed... More than anything."
Sonic pushed her hair back and asked, "Why?"
"Because I am scared I said or did something i normally wouldn't."
"Amy, you didn't. I kept a close watch on you and so did Shadow. You didn't do anything silly, you didnt say anything silly. You were totally fine."
Amy nodded and turned away.
"You don't seem too surprised that I kissed you." Sonic said, curious.
Amy looked at him and said, "To be honest, I expected worse considering how I remembered nothing."
She walked back inside, leaving Sonic clueless. Then he remembered what Sally had said, and immediately felt guilty.
All he had been able to think about for the last 24 hours was her, with him - he didn't even think about the protective advice. He felt like a total idiot... He walked back inside and found Shadow, and started to chat to him.
"Hey, Shadow. Can I talk to you? I need your help."
Shadow's heart raced but he pushed away his false hope and followed Sonic to the area where their bags were kept (disclaimer:basically, a staff room, if you will).
"I need someone to keep an eye on me and how I treat Amy. If I remember correctly, you should know why." Sonic had shame in his eyes.
Shadow was surprised, raising his eyebrows and smirking. "Really? You don't trust yourself around her?"
"No, I don't. Half of me wants to protect her and fuck up the guy who did this to her so many years ago, but, the other half just wants me to spend all day with her, kissing her, and you know... Everything else."
Shadow's heart sank. Those were the last words he needed to hear from Sonic's mouth. But, at least he could acknowledge his mistakes and ask for help, right? And he'd chosen him, Shadow, to be his - guidance. Shadow was flattered and reacted, hugging him.
Of course Shadow would help... Sonic was in the exact same position that Shadow was.
"Of course I'll help you. Now, look." shadow put his hands up grabbing Sonic's full attention. "It's normal for you to feel that way, both things. I mean, you have a crush on the girl. It's not surprising you want to do all kinds of things to her, but also protect her from the people that want to do the same things. It may seem like a huge contradiction, but it's not, Sonic. I understand what you're going through, man."
Sonic smiled and mouthed, thank you, waiting for Shadow to continue.
"It's not going to be easy to control yourself, but it's do-able. What you have to say to yourself, is: this isn't me."
Shadow waited for Sonics reaction, but it was clear Sonic wasn't following.
"What I mean by that is, you need to pick up on your overriding thoughts. The things that are not you, the things that are just... Your sex drive. I know you have the power to control yourself, it's just weird for you to have to do it, because every other chick would run straight into your arms at the slightest sign of consent."
Sonic laughed. "I'm glad you get it."
Shadow frowned. I don't, you fool. I've just watched you do this for years. He ignored his frustration and continued. "I don't want to be some kind of babysitter, watching your every move, shaking my head in disproval. You can do it yourself, believe me. You just need to walk the middle path, you just need to find an in between, and when you do that, I'm sure everything will fall into place. Hell, maybe you'll get what you want on both sides."
Sonic blinked. "Really? You really believe that?"
Shadow sighed. "I do."
Sonic smiled, hugging him, and went back out into the main area to get ready for the next scene.
I just wish it would happen already.
Of course, Shadow was referring to himself...
When the day had finished, Sonic had done his best to avoid Amy altogether. Even though avoiding Amy wasn't what Shadow had advised him to do, he really had no idea how to go about it otherwise. He would smile at Amy if she looked at him, but other than that, he wouldn't communicate with her.
Sally grabbed Amy and took her out, to the local cafe. As she left the studio, she glared at Sonic darkly. Clearly she didn't know what had happened that night.
Outside
Sally and Amy walked slowly. "Forget him, Amy. I told you he was just like everyone else."
"No, he isn't, Sal. He cares about me. He looked after me, he kept me safe. No one else has done that, especially around other guys. And before you say it's a lie, Shadow and Knuckles told me today too. Sonic wouldn't do such a thing."
"Amy, he may not be Scourge, but he sure as fuck is a man. And they all want the same thing. Whether he shows it or not!"
Amy went silent, not ready to reveal about Sonic kissing her earlier, pushing himself onto her desparately.
"What is it," Sally asked nervously. "Holy shit, has it already happened?!"
"No!"
Amy began to cry. "Don't say his name. Not Sonic, the... other one. Don't say it. Ever. Don't ever talk about it or I swear to god we won't be friends anymore."
Sally turned empathic. "Amy, I didn't mean to upset you. I care about you so much. I can't watch you go down the same path! I know its hard but your feelings need to be assessed one day. Maybe not today, but one day! And until you start looking at your past, you won't be ready to do something like date Sonic."
"Date?!" Amy was shocked. Is that what he wanted? "He only wants to be my friend. He'd never date someone like me. Look at me."
"Amy..." Sally held her hand, and came closer to Amy. "I... Anyone would be lucky to have you."
"Thanks, Sally. I love you." Amy sighed. "Sonic didn't take advantage of me, and he never would. You're right, he is a guy, but he actually doesn't seem that interested. I mean today he hardly talked to me."
Sally dropped Amy's hands. "Good." Sally was pleased by this. "He isn't as stupid as I thought."
Amy wasn't paying attention, and started to keep rambling about Sonic. "Why? Why didn't he talk to me... after he kissed me... I thought... I don't..."
Amy was deep in thought:
Why did Sonic look after me, then let me walk out? Why did he kiss me so hungrily, then ignore me the whole day? Did he regret it? Did he not even want me? What did I do wrong? Did he find someone else? He only started giving me silent treatment after he went off with Shadow... It doesn't make sense... Is Sonic... gay?
"Amy, let's go to this event tonight. Blaze and Silver will be there, we can just veg out and play video games or watch disney movies."
"Yay!" Amy was immediately snapped out of her daze. "Let's do it."
"Sonic, what the hell man?" Knuckles grabbed Sonic about to punch him. "Why did you blow off Amy? She was finally happy and ready to be mates with you. You came really far and then you just totally ignored her for most of today!"
"Wow Sonic, you're really not as good with the ladies as I thought." Rouge smiled. "Shame."
Sonic looked to Shadow for advice, but Shadow didn't react. He just closed his eyes and sighed. "If you do what I say, Sonic, it'll work. Don't be afraid."
Sonic left and went home, ready to drown his sorrows. Back at the studio,
"Passing on the advice, huh?" Rouge smirked as she asked Shadow.
"Yeah, I did. And look how that's turning out. He doesn't want a bar of me."
"Well, he DID say he'd sooner sleep with you than Amy." Knuckles reminded him.
Shadow laughed. "That's because ... that's none of your business. I'm going after him. He's probably not loving life right now, and it's my job to bring him back up."
Rouge and Knuckles became tense. They both looked around to check no one was around. Knuckles began first, before Rouge could.
"Fucking hell, Shadow. You just don't get it, do you? You're walking yourself right into being in the 'friendzone' forever!" Rouge looked to Knuckles curiously. "Oh, it's some Earth lingo. Heard a producer mention it in regard to Amy's role earlier. Made me chuckle... Anyway! Shadow! Sonic likes Amy because she's hard to read, hard to get. She ain't there for him when he's sad. She ain't throwing parties to get his attention and she ain't dropping everything to be with him! You and Sonic are great friends, but you got to ask yourself man, where do you really wanna be?"
Shadow glared at Knuckles and ignored him, dashing after Sonic.
DISCLAIMER
Questions I am asking myself/you might consider...
1. Does Sally looooove Amy? Like, Loooooove? Hmmmm.
2. We have a name for Amy's ... abuser... will he reappear? Will Sonic find out who he is? WILL AMY EVER EVEN TELL SONIC THE TRUTH?!
3. Will we ever know what happened with Amy and Scourge... And... will it happen again with Sonic?
4. How will Amy react to Sonic's hostility? Does she have feelings for him...? Maybe she'll go down the same path as before... (Yes, I am insiinuating that perhaps Amy's assault wasn't just a physical one, but a mental one too. Maybe Scourge did something similar to what Sonic is doing... And MAYBE... Amy is attracted to that kind of relationship... Because that's how the abuse cycle works... I definitely know...)
THATS ALL FOLKS XXXXXX
OH FUCK JUST REALISED MY BREAKING TECHNIQUE HASNT BEEN WORKING SO ILL HAVE TO EDIT EVERY CHAPTER WITH *** FOR SCENE CHANGES IM SORRY
