Chapter Two

Mobotropolis

"Hurry up Tails!" Knuckles yelled as he ran through the gate into the palace grounds. Trying to pick up speed Tails' tails began to spin and lift him into the air and through the gate. Once he was next to Knuckles he planted his feet back on the ground and ran inside the palace and waved to the guards.

Inside the palace the ceiling was made of pure gold and a diamond chandelier hung over the entrance. In front of them was a mass stair case leading up to three different levels of the palace. They headed up the stairs to the third floor where Sonic's room was. But when they walked up to the already opened door they say the room was vacant. So if Sonic wasn't in his room he could only be in one other place he could be; in the throne room with his parents.

"Race you," Knuckles said as he hopped onto the rail and slid down to the second lever with Tails flying close behind. Once they reached the first floor they ran down the hall and saw two hedgehogs outside the throne room looking in through a small crack. "What's going on your majesty?" Tails asked. The male of the two hedgehogs turned to them and put his finger over his mouth and said, "Shhh," before turning back to the door.

Slowly they walked towards the door and peered in to see a blue hedgehog in royal robes with a brown chipmunk in a beautiful blue dress. Knuckles noticed the two hedgehogs next to him smiling at them but Knuckles could tell by the bored expression on the blue hedgehog's face that he was not happy to be there.

"What's going on in there?" Tails asked. The woman next to him smiled and turned to him. "Sonic's meeting Princess Sally from the Acorn Kingdom. "We're hoping to get an arranged marriage set up with her father. But Sonic said he wanted to meet her first."

Inside Sonic tried his best to be polite to Sally but he couldn't keep the bored and tired expression off his face. All Sally really talked about was how her servants were too slow and how she got satin bed sheets instead of silk. All Sonic could think was how can anyone be snobbier? Faking a smile Sonic tried to listen to what else she had to say. "…and then he tried to touch my ass and expected me to be okay with it before buying me jewelry, the nerve."

"God please kill me now, save me, just do something." Sonic begged as Sally kept talking. Suddenly his prayers seemed to have been answered when a tall squirrel walked in wearing a crown and a blue silk jacket. Behind him Sonic noticed his parents, Knuckles and Tails standing behind the squirrel. "We have to head home Sally it's a long journey." Sally nodded with a smile and turned back to Sonic. She stood up slowly as she grinned at Sonic and gave him a 'sexy' wink before running up to her father and left behind him.

They all stood in the door way watching as Sally and her father left. As soon as they were gone they turned to Sonic with curious looks. They didn't even need to say anything, Sonic knew what they wanted to ask. He looked at them with a bit of a glare and crossed his arms over his chest. "It's not going to happen, not in a million years."

Sonic's mother felt tears threatening her eyes as she felt her heart shatter at what Sonic said. She wanted more than anything for Sonic to get married and give her grandchildren. "Sonic she seems fine. She's pretty and confident…"

"And inconsiderate, snobby, spoiled, and bitchy, need I go on?" Sonic said. His parents tried to speak but he knew what they would say, 'Sonic you're almost 21, you need to find a wife.' But he didn't want to hear it. He shoved passed them and headed toward his room as they watched him from behind with a frustrated look. Sonic's father turned to Knuckles and Tails with a pleading look on his face. "Can you guys try and talk to him. You're his best friends' maybe he'll listen to you."

"Sure thing your highness we'll try our best, c'mon Tails." And with that Knuckles and Tails bolted down the hall to catch up to Sonic. Finally when they got to the third floor they saw Sonic walking towards his room through the hall that looked over the court yard pond and garden. "Sonic!" Knuckles yelled.

Still walking Sonic kept his head forward and said, "I know what you're going to say guys and I'm not going to do it, you're not going to change my mind." After he said that Knuckles and Tails had caught up with him and walked with him to his room.

"That's not what we're going to do, well, that's what your parents think we're doing." Sonic let out a small laugh and stopped to look at his old friend. He should have known Knuckles and Tails wouldn't pressure him into anything like his parents do. "I can understand why you wouldn't want her. I wasn't even there the whole time and I even got sick of her." Tails and Sonic burst out laughing looking back on all the things Sally said. "But I am a little curious about one thing. What would you want in a bride. I mean most princesses I've met are just like Sally."

Sonic sighed knowing he was right but Sonic did know what he wanted in a woman. He looked into the pond below and swore he could see the vision of his dream woman in it. He smiled to himself as he explained. "I want a girl who's kind and considerate and doesn't want just objects from a store. I want someone who doesn't care about money but family, and a girl who will do anything if it means making her dreams come true. And I wouldn't mind someone beautiful."

Tails smiled at his friends day dreaming but Knuckles felt sorry for him knowing that he would probably never meet a princess like that. "Sonic, you realize the chance of you finding a princess like that is one in a million." Sonic nodded knowing he was right but smiled to himself again. He figured it was better to have a dream and try as hard as he could to get it than to just take the next best thing without a fight.

"It's better than excepting something I don't want." He said before walking off to his room. Tails tried to follow him but Knuckles held him back knowing that Sonic wanted to be left alone. "C'mon," he whispered, "We should get to sleep, it's late." Tails wanted to argue but deciding against it knowing Knuckles was probably right and followed him towards their rooms.

Back with Sonic he had just gotten to his room and leaned against the door looking around the large space. A king sized bed lay between two large windows and a big crystal chandelier hung above the middle of the room. On the other side he had a book shelf, a stand for his swords, and a gold carved desk to work at if needed. And guess what, he hated it. He was sick of the same thing every day. He was tired of waking up and having the same routine, wake up, eat breakfast, meet with upper classmen; and be nice to all of them. And anyone who knew Sonic knew that if he wasn't forced to hide his opinion he would let his voice be heard. And he hated having all these nice things that meant nothing to him.

The only part of the room he did like was the balcony. Every night he would walk out onto the balcony and would watch the moon and stars, much like tonight. He slowly took off his jacket and shirt and walked onto the balcony and let the cold air hit his bare chest, a chest women would give anything to see. Looking up at the moon he sat himself on the ledge of the balcony and smiled up at the moon, the one thing that isn't the same every day of his life. Slowly Sonic moved his gaze to the horizon right past the palace wall. He swore he could feel something pulling him, calling his name and telling him to leave his old life.

Unknown to Sonic Amy was doing the exact same thing. She looked out over her balcony, too excited to sleep. She smiled at the stars that sparkled in the reflection of her eyes. She too felt as if something was calling her and she wanted more than anything to know what it was.

As the two stared in the others direction, not even knowing it, they said at the exact same time, "I know there's something out there waiting for me." And with that they both slowly moved back inside and said good bye to the night before turning in for the night.

Author's Note

I know it's shorter than the last one but I'll tell you right now that there are going to be much longer, I promise. I love you guys and I already got a really good comment and I hope I can get more so comment because the more you comment the faster I might put up chapters. I love you guys, I told you I will be working my ass off and I am and I hope I can finish this story without too much trouble and maybe start another one. So I'll see you guys later and, like I said, the chapters will be longer I promise. BYE-BYE!