Sonic watched from afar, scrutinizing Amy's house with his emerald eyes. He took in every detail, every movement she made. He knew who was with her and when, when she would be alone, and when that monster posing as her doctor was there.

He would go see her when she was asleep – the only time that she was alone, and just sit with her. He sometimes would hold her hand, but all the while, bloody thoughts ran through his head.

Every time he saw Raif waltzing into her house like he owned it, anger would flare inside of him, and he would want nothing more than to wrap his hands around his throat and -

No. He cannot think like that. Not with Amy under the impression he is a kind doctor. The others would think him mad, and not let him anywhere near Amy. Not that they were now, of course, but they would up their security, even stay with her overnight.

But he could not help the fact, and he would not deny, that the only thing he wanted more than his Amy, was Raif dead by his hand.

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Amy sighed as she stood from her bed and pulled her nightgown on. She had overslept, thoughts of a certain hedgehog running through her mind.

She was surprised at herself, for it was not Sonic she was thinking of, but Raif. She never thought she could feel anything for anyone after Sonic's betrayal, but Raif had been so sweet and kind and -

No. She cannot think like that. Not when she still loved Sonic. She knew he sat with her some nights – she would pretend to be asleep while he would whisper to her. Sometimes she wondered if he even knew he was talking.

Some of the things he said scared her... muttering about a murder. Sometimes he would say Raif had murdered someone, that he was not safe for her to be around, but she could not believe that.

Amy wrapped a dressing gown around herself and slipped into her slippers, before padding into her kitchen. She boiled the kettle and made herself a cup of hot herbal tea, courtesy of Raif. Her 'flu somehow still had not gone, and her "friends" had insisted that Raif keep coming on a regular basis in case it was something bad.

There was a knock at her door, and, clutching her tea in her hands, Amy opened it to reveal Raif. As she inhaled the sweet aroma of her hot beverage, she could not help but realise Raif's handsome features. It was almost as if she had never looked at him before.

"Come in," she said, moving aside for him with a smile.

"Thanks. I see you're drinking the tea I gave you?" he winked at her with a smile greater than hers, and entered.

"Yeah – it's really nice. Thanks,"

Nice? thought Amy, is that all you came up with?

Raif smiled at her and opened up his bag. He pulled out a Dahlia. "This was on your doorstep. I don't know who it's from or if you were expecting it or not."

Amy took the flower from him with a frown firmly in place. Why would someone send her a warning? She looked up, prepared to tell Raif that he had best go, that she had a lot to do today, but her words caught in her throat.

Raif's lips were inches from her own.

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Sonic clenched his fists in anger as he watched Raif stalk up to Amy, and place his face close to hers. He knew his plan, he had used it before. He knew what were in the herbs. But if Amy was not going to listen to his warning then he would just have to -

"No," he scolded himself out loud. "I have to go careful. They still don't trust me. But I can't say I blame them."

Sorry about the shortness, and the gap inbetween, but it's almost SATS time - next week, and I'm working toward my flute exam, I have a dance show in June and we haven't even finished the routine yet, and I'm on a new fitness plan. Add buggered up internet onto that and you've got no time to update. Sorry again! Please don't kill me!

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