A million thoughts streamed through Amy's head as Sonic kissed her. Part of her wanted to return it, all her dreams of kissing Sonic suddenly thrown upon her as a reality.
And yet, a more dominant part of her longed to push him away, knowing that the kiss was wrong on so many levels. She could tell something was bothering him, and he was craving comfort.
This part won her over, but she settled for a softer approach or an almost rejection. Gently, she pulled her lips away and planted her hands firmly against his shoulders, preventing him from moving in again.
"What's wrong Sonic? You're never like this," she questioned, her voice barely above a whisper.
Sonic tried to explain so hard – really tried. But the words refused to form. He started to move forward again, hoping to distract her from her seeking, but it only caused pressure to be put against his shoulders. He winced at the shot of pain he received from it.
Amy's hands shot away as if scalded, and she forced his eyes onto hers.
"I'm sorry," he muttered, before he was gone in a flash of blue.
A confused Amy sat in her position on the sofa for a moment longer, before packing her and Rouge's belongings. They had a long flight ahead.
Rouge returned to the hotel an hour later to find their stuff packed on the bed.
"Thanks Amy, you didn't have to," she said to the pink hedgehog. There was no reply, only an expressionless face. "He found you didn't he?"
That was when the tears started. Amy could not stop them from pouring down her cheeks, staining here usually bubbly face with nothing but heartache.
The bat pulled her in for a friendly embrace, murmuring comforting words to her, even though they were pointless.
Rouge had purposely not come back when she did because she knew Sonic would find Amy. However, she had expected Amy to fall into his arms and just be back to her normal cheery self, not to go back into that catatonic state she was in before.
"He wouldn't leave... God he wouldn't leave..."
"Who wouldn't? Amy what did he do to you?" Rouge asked urgently. However, she did not let Amy answer. "Did he hurt you? He did, didn't he? Did he hit you? My God, come on, let's get back – we'll keep you safe – don't you worry Amy."
Defeated, Amy let Rouge come to her won conclusions, and taker her back to Tails' workshop.
The blue hedgehog sat alone on the rooftop, watching the white bat take his love away. He thought he would never lose her, that she would always love him, especially now that he had tried to show her he felt the same. But the betrayal in her eyes, and the anger she showed toward him told him that she was not ready for him, and that she probably never would be.
In a way, he did not blame her. He was glad she was mad – if she just jumped straight into his arms he would have been worried that she was ill. But he never expected her to ask where he had been. That was something he could not say.
Because if he told, he knew that Raif would come after her... he knew that Raif would get her.
So Sonic sat alone on the rooftop, watching Rouge take Amy away. And one again, he mused at how foolish he had been to think she would still care after five years.
But it would not stop him trying to win her back.
A pure white hedgehog lounged in his plush leather chair, a book hanging from one hand. He was staring at the pages with a bored expression upon his face, his crystal eyes showing no interest whatsoever.
So, he pulled out a pen and some paper, tossing the book casually aside, and began to write.
Dear Amy...
Sorry about the lack of updates, but I've been really busy with the SATS in May, and my interents been broken, adn on top of all of that I've had writer's block. Sorry! But I've almost finished teh next chapter too...
Thanks to my wonderful beta Isilthrar!