Author's Note~ Well, I haven't done this before, so let me do it now. XD

Disclaimer I do not own Sonic or any other related character. They are property of SEGA and Sonic Team.

I do own Lightning the Hedgehog, however.

Any other character belongs to their rightful owners.

(Just to note, Lightning and Aqua are Sonic's twin sisters. Lightning is the oldest of the triplet and the Aqua is the youngest. XD)

Chapter 4 -

"Amy!" Cream exclaimed. "You're awake!"

"Chao!" Cheese added excitedly.

"Amy," Sonic said, walking over to her. "I thought the doc said you had to stay here to recover."

"I feel just fine, thank you, and the doctor said that since I'm in such good condition as of right now, I may go home," Amy answered. She squinted at him curiously. "And... you are?..."

Sonic blinked, then smiled. "Ha. She's fine, guys. Same sense of humor." Terrible, he thought. "We were all worried about you, Amy."

"Uh... Thank you for your concern, but..." Amy shook her head. "Do I know you?"

Sonic stared. "Amy, are you okay? That truck might have hit you harder than I thought."

"What truck?" she asked, stepping away from him, frowning. "I don't know you're talking about."

"Amy, it's us," Tails said. "Tails, Cream, and Sonic." He gestured at each of them. "Don't you remember us?"

Amy shook her head, a frightened look in her green eyes. "I... don't think so. Should I?"

"We're your friends," Cream protested. She looked down sadly. "I'm your best friend."

"Chao..." said Cheese.

"Uhh... I think I remember you," Amy said, frowning harder thoughtfully. "You're the polite little rabbit who likes picking flowers."

"Yeah!" Cream agreed, her eyes lighting up excitedly.

"And you're the young fox who likes making machines," Amy said, nodding at Tails.

"Yup," said Tails with a smile.

"And you're... you're..." Amy's voice began to trail off when she looked at Sonic.

Sonic gazed back hopefully. "Yes?"

"You're..." Amy struggled. She sighed. "... Sorry, I can't seem to recall you..."

"I'm Sonic."

"Don't you remember, Amy, Sonic is the one you love," Cream explained. "Remember all those times you chased around him trying to get his attention?"

Amy shook her head. She looked apologetically at Sonic and shrugged. "I'm awful sorry... But I can't remember you... uh... Tonic."

"That's Sonic." Sonic felt his heart sinking. He shook the disappointment off and tried to assure himself she would regain her memory after a while. "It's all right. I'm sure your memory will probably come back on its own later. You should, uh..." He swallowed. "You should get some rest. Cream, take her home."

"Right, Sonic." Cream took Amy's hand. "Come on, Amy, let's go! I'll help you remember everything, and then things can go back to the way they were."

Sonic watched them leave, a little crestfallen. Amy hadn't remembered him. He guessed the truck must have not done any bodily damage to her... Only that she had lost her memory.

Tails, who must have sensed Sonic's disappointment, went over to stand beside the blue hedgehog. "Don't worry, Sonic, Amy will probably remember after a while. With Cream helping her, she has to remember!"

"Yeah..." Sonic began to walk off. "I sure hope so."

Several hours passed until the morning had transformed into a sunny afternoon. Tails, hoping to lift Sonic's spirits, had suggested several activities they could do which normally would get Sonic going, but right then it didn't seem like anything could cheer him up. Tails knew it was about Amy. He had a feeling Sonic thought about Amy more than he let on, because he'd never seen Sonic so disappointed.

That afternoon, they had retreated to Tails' workshop. Tails had been silent for most of the time, eyeing Sonic, who was trudging beside him with a dark expression on his face, and trying with all his might to think of some way to cheer his pal up.

"Hey, Sonic," Tails said suddenly as they approached the workshop. "Race you!" He started to dart off for the workshop, but he slowed down when he realized Sonic wasn't following. Tails felt frustrated. Sonic didn't even feel like running! Now he knew Sonic was feeling pretty low.

Sad to see his best friend looking so depressed, Tails slowed down to match Sonic's pace and walked alongside the literally-blue hedgehog. "Come on, Sonic. You can hang around my workshop until you feel a little better."

"Yeah..." Sonic mumbled.

Tails sighed and put an arm around Sonic's shoulder as they walked inside the workshop. He stopped just after stepping in through the door and watched Sonic collapse on the couch. When Sonic was sad, somehow it made him sad, too.

"Sonic!"

Tails glanced up as a blue hedgehog girl and a yellow hedgehog girl rushed into the room. The blue hedgehog girl headed straight to Sonic's side.

"Sonic, are you okay?" Aqua, Sonic's younger twin sister, demanded. "We heard about Amy getting hit. Is she all right?"

"Give 'im some space, Sis!" Lightning, the older of the triplet, pulled Aqua back. "Can't ya see he's plumb tuckered out from all that hullabaloo!"

"Relax, you guys," Tails said, knowing Sonic wouldn't have any energy to explain. "Amy's fine. The truck didn't do any bodily damage, but the hit must have made her lose her memory."

Aqua and Lightning gasped. "Well, gee whiz! Is she all right? Does she remember anybody?" Lightning exclaimed.

"She can remember a little about Cream and me, but she can't remember Sonic," Tails said.

"Ohhhhh." Sonic moaned on the couch.

Aqua blinked. "Shoot. What's eatin' him?"

"He's a little worried about Amy." Tails pulled Aqua and Lightning closer and lowered his voice so Sonic wouldn't be able to hear. "To be honest, I think he thinks the whole thing is his fault."

"I heard that, and it was my fault!" Sonic sat up straight, his expression a juxtaposition of anger and grief.

"Oh, Sonic, don't take it so hard-" Lightning began.

"No, it's my fault," Sonic said. "If I hadn't made her run out like that, she wouldn't have ran into the road and gotten hit-"

"Huh?" Tails spoke up. "You made her run out?"

Sonic fell silent for a moment. For a long time, he didn't respond. He lowered his gaze and refused to look at any of them.

"What happened, Sonic?" Aqua asked gently.

"... It was my fault," muttered Sonic finally. "She came in that night, soaking wet, and wanted to know whether or not I liked her." He closed his eyes. "How was I supposed to answer that? How was I supposed to know it would happen this way if I gave the answer that I did?"

"She asked you if you liked her?" Lightning echoed, a little surprised. "You told her you did, didn't you?" She chuckled when Sonic raised his eyebrow at her. "You can't lie, Son. You have to tell her the truth some time or other."

Sonic growled frustratedly. "I know!... I mean. No, it's not- ugh."

"Try to stay calm, Sonic," Aqua said. "What did you tell her?"

"I told her I wasn't ready. She asked me if I liked her. I told her I liked all my friends. She asked if we'd ever be anything else besides just friends for the rest of our lives." Sonic voice's trailed off.

"And...?" Lightning prodded.

"I... I blanked out. I didn't know how I could get it out," Sonic sighed. "There are so many ways I could tell her about the way I feel for her."

"But you only have one chance," Tails pointed out. "You know what people say. You have to tell someone about the way you feel about them, because there may come a day when you lose the chance forever."

"It's already too late," Sonic mumbled. "She doesn't even remember me."

Aqua touched Sonic's arm lightly. "It's never too late to tell the truth, Sonic." She offered an assuring smile. "I wouldn't worry too much. Amy will remember soon enough!"

"Yeah, there's no way she can forget with us helping her along!" Lightning added, flashing a broad smile. "She'll be back to chasing you around and tackle-hugging ya before you know it!"

Sonic felt a little better. He smiled slightly and gratefully back at his three friends. "Thanks, you guys."

Aqua nodded, and Lightning winked. "Anytime, Son."

Sonic sat still for a moment as Lightning and Aqua followed Tails into the kitchen, looking for something to eat. He waited until they had left the room and then glanced out the window quietly.

I can't let this happen, he told himself determinedly. If it's the last thing I do, I have to help Amy get her memory back.

Well, how was that? Sorry Lightning and Aqua sound a little ambiguous. Aqua really belongs to a friend of mine... but anyway, you can check out Lightning's bio on my profile page. But for now, peace out! ;)