Fierce

Chapter 6: Stubborn

"Did you guys see that?" Amy gloated happily as the initial shock of Eggman's departure had passed. Offering her a small smile, Sonic couldn't help but worry a bit; the doctor didn't often make threats that he didn't adhere to.

"I am getting stronger, Sonic!" Amy smiled as she danced around in a small circle. "Maybe one day I could even be as good as you!"

"Well now, let's not get carried away," Sonic replied with a brief chuckle. The excited grin on the girl's face was too much for him. Even after being threatened by Eggman, she still managed to remain as bubbly and carefree as ever.

Maybe too carefree.

'No, no,' Sonic shook the dark thoughts out of his head. Something about Amy being on the front lines bothered him, and it was getting to his head. Part of him wanted to continue training her because of all of the fun they had together, yet another part of his head was itching to just stop right now and prevent Amy from her goal.

"Earth to Sonic! Hello?" Amy snapped as she noticed the blue hedgehog getting lost in his thoughts. The proud look on her face had not faltered even a bit as she now turned to Tails, who had silently been following the two.

"I just can't believe that I had the courage to do that! I saved you guys!" Amy's triumphant look only increased in intensity as she continued on, rambling about her success. Tails offered her a smile and listened to her with an intrigued expression. He always had appreciated how optimistic Amy could be at all times: it had never failed to cheer him up, even after a crisis.

"You were really cool, Amy!" Tails replied, pretending to not notice the blue hero's scowl. The fact that Amy had mentioned saving him, as if he were powerless to do so, clearly got the better of Sonic.

"Hey," Sonic spat out, slightly annoyed and interrupting the exchange. Never one to be captured without getting himself out of a situation, Sonic's hurt pride was incredibly visible all over his face. The pink hedgehog snapped her body towards him without hesitation, her face now showing slightly more concern as well as guilt. She worried that she had perhaps said too much.

"It's not like you did anything that great...don't get too cocky." Hypocrite the hedgehog crossed his arms as Amy stopped in her tracks, mouth agape in disbelief at the pouting hero. Whatever concern she had felt before was now vanished and replaced instead with annoyance as well as anger. Tails, on the other hand, had to stifle a laugh.

Sonic the Hedgehog was jealous, to the point where he called someone else cocky.

"Mister, I'll have you know that I'm quite proud of what I did today." Amy raised her hands to her hips and glared straight into Sonic's eyes, now sparkling with an intensity Amy had never aroused from him. There was jealousy in them, annoyance towards the pink hedgehog, and something else...

Concern?

"Well missy, what do you think would happen if Eggman did have a plan, huh?"

Getting closer into her face, Sonic dared to antagonize the now pink ball of fury even farther. His guilt only fueled the strong feelings he was preparing himself to release, and instead of stopping him from saying what he knew would hurt the girl, it only irritated him to an even farther point. Sonic's misunderstanding of his own feelings never was one of his strong points; he had always known he cared for each and every one of his friends, yet when he felt something even the slightest bit different, he reacted to it instantly. It was as if he was a baby, not yet accustomed to living amongst others.

"I'd kick his butt, that's what!" Amy followed Sonic's example and pushed her own face into his,

yelling at him just the same. Tails, meanwhile, stood watching the two fight, not quite worried about the outcome, but more of interested to see where this would take them. It was no secret that people tend to admit things when caught up in the heat of a moment.

"You?!" Sonic scoffed, now backing away from the fuming girl. "I doubt you could even hold back one fleet of Egg Pawns," he continued, now smirking angrily at Amy.

"Well at least I would be able to stand my ground against a water gun!"

"At least I have saved your pink butt more times than I can count!"

"At least I was never afraid to face my feelings head on!"

Clearly the argument had turned into something else entirely; they were now simply expressing each and every thing about the other that bothered them. It continued as the poor fox watched, distraught and unsure of what he should say, if anything.

"You know what Sonic?" Amy finally ended the shouting back and forth, suddenly settling down and staring him straight in the face, "I think you're just scared that maybe, just maybe, I could end up being the hero sometimes." Amy turned to the side, now smiling wryly.

"I think- no, I know that you can't for a second handle being saved by a girl." Her words stung him like acid, but before he could so much as get a word in, she continued: "I never thought I was better than you, Sonic. I was only proud of what I had done, but clearly, you just can't see it that way...you only want to hog all of the glory for yourself."

"So that's what you think."

His voice startled her, and Sonic's expression was like none Amy had ever witnessed on him before. There was frustration in the gaze that he refused to let Amy break.

"You think, you, of all people, the girl who has been saved by me multiple times, the girl who has always been one of my closest friends-"

"Sonic," Tails breathed out, beginning to feel concern for both of the hedgehogs. Looking into his eyes, Sonic knew he should've stopped; but Amy had said things that he just couldn't let go.

"You think I don't care about any of you guys?"

To her surprise though, the anger seemed to fade from him, and instead was replaced with disappointment. He was clearly bothered that she, someone who claimed to be so deeply infatuated with him, thought so little of him. But his voice was so firm, so resolute and convinced of his side, that she could feel pangs of guilt in her heart.

Amy knew that Sonic cared for her, as well as the rest of their friends; so why had she said what she did?

"I just-" she began, but was sharply cut off.

"You just what?"

The quiet in his words actually managed to scare her more than when he had been angry. Even still, she continued to speak.

"I just hated...how you never seemed to notice me or anything...and I thought you'd be a little more proud of me."

Not one to ever understand when Amy went on her emotional rants like this one, Sonic was dumbfounded; he never knew how to reply when she showed him this side of herself. It was like she was an entirely different person, but Sonic could never tell if he liked it or not.

He should've known that she meant these words as an apology to him then, but being the stubborn hedgehog he was, as well as one who lacked understanding, Sonic instead began to grow angry at his own confusion. Nothing could convince him that he shouldn't have been angry at her after that.

"I always notice you. You're always shoving yourself in my face!"

"That's because you run from me if I don't!"

Shocked, Tails backed away. Neither him or Amy had expected Sonic to suddenly start the argument back up.

"Maybe because you can't get a hint!" Sonic slowly edged closer to her, once more beginning to get in her face and argue.

"Well maybe you need to stop forgetting that I have feelings if you care about me as much as you say you do!"

Tails watched as the faces, reddened with anger, drew closer to each other as if spitting right into the other's eye. Never had he seen them truly fight like this; sure, Amy had grown angry sometimes or Sonic had made her cry childish tears, but this was a much more mature fight, where they each had something to prove.

"Oh yeah?!"

"Yes!"

"Then why did I decide to help you so much with your fighting skills?" Finally having made a valid point, Sonic smirked as he could see up close from how heated the argument had gotten, the annoyed look on her face. She clearly did not know how to respond.

"Then how about you stop teaching me, if you don't care about anything I do to help anyway!" She continued to bark into Sonic's defiant gaze

"That's fine by-" He had taken the final step, pushing his face even further into hers to show his anger.

But instead, he found himself in a very firm lip-lock with the same girl he should have been fighting with.

Ooooooo!

I promise more action is on the way...in the meantime:

Alright I'd like to make some things clear:

One is that I'm sorry for all the long author's notes, if that makes the story feel more juvenile. But for me, I like to feel connected with the people I write for. It makes me able to personally relate to everyone.

Second, this is currently the story I will probably update the most. The order for now is:

1) Fierce

2) The Girl with the Light in Her Eyes

3) Ten Years to You

No, I will not neglect the other two, but for Fierce, I know exactly where I'm going and it's easier to write, TGLHE has been abused for too long and I also finally know where I'm going with it, and Ten Years to You is a bit unclear, so I'd like to figure it out before I really update too much.

Thanks for reading as always, you guys are the best! Please review and keep reading! I love you all!

As a side note, I'm currently working on a book that (is definitely a work in progress) but will most likely come out next year on Google Books as well as iBooks...keep that in mind ;)