Chapter 2: Newfound love and Differences.

(Silver is the good guy here and he speaks French, Sonic is bad and his accent changes from Italian to British due to him changing later on.)

The trio was shocked to see their former enemy now turned 'good'. Knuckles then said, "N-no way! It's not possible, I thought the king-"

Sonic cuts him off and sneers, "What executed me? Ha, all lies. That motherfucker tried to get me killed by sending an assassin after me, due to my failure of capturing you, sweet Amy Rose."

Amy then protested, "I can't believe it. Why would Scourge go this far?"

Sally and the others were in total shock when Amy said his full name without the title 'king' before his name, according to Scourge's order.

"Y-y-y-you s-said h-his r-r-real n-name, w-without h-h-his title."

Amy sighs and says, "Well, you'll think I'm making it up, but I-I'm the queen of Italia, or used to be."

"Were you betrothed to him?" Riccio asked in curiosity. "Yes, I was. I did not want to marry him so before my wedding day, I grabbed my armor, my throwing ring and left the palace with my friends. I didn't say goodbye to my very special friend, for his safety."

Sally walks to her and asks, "Why did you do it? Besides the dislike towards your marriage."

"Well, I just want more freedom and follow my dreams and help those under the tyrant's rule."

"Xena, you are one true warrior. As long as you are fighting evil, I will help you in any way I can. I will have your back." Pecora replied.

"Thank you so much, Pecora, you have no idea what it means." She nods and then calls the rest of her group over where she stood.

"This is Fiona, her name; Volpe."

Fiona shakes her hand and walks over to Silver and stands next to her. "This is Bunnie, her name; Rosamarino."

Bunnie shakes Amy's hand and follows Fiona. "This is Tails, his name; Kit."

He shakes her hand and kisses it. "An honor to meet the Regina of Italia."

Amy smiles and meets the last one, Blaze. "This is Blaze, her name is Felina."

(Name Defs: Volpe means Fox. Rosamarino means Rosemary. Kit obviously means Kit. And Felina means female cat."

She shakes hands and stood next to her comrades. "Tomorrow, we go on a mission. So prepare." Everyone nodded in agreement and the girls except Amy, Sally, and Julie-Su left. They all sat on the floor and relaxed. Amy picked a corner and sat there with her legs crossed and looks at her chakram. Then Riccio comes by and decides to sit next to her and tries to make conversation. He hands her a cup of Grappa and begins to make a move.

"Hey there, hotness."

As Amy hears those words, she thinks to herself,

Is this guy hitting on me? Does he not know who I am or who he is dealing with? I am the princess of Roma. I can knock him out in a snap, but he seems cute, so I will leave him alone.

"Um, hey there." She replied as she sipped the Grappa.

"So what's a pretty girl like you, doing a place like this?"

"For your information, Riccio, I am 15 going on 16. So obviously, I'm not a little girl."

"Also, aren't you kind of young to get married?"

"No, I was to marry at fourteen, when Scourge was 19."

"Wow, a five year difference. Well I'm 22, just saying since you told me your age."

"Fair enough." She replied as she drank more grappa.

"Have you ever been outside of Italia? Like Greece, the Capri Islands, Germania, or Spain?"

"I wish, but I can't leave Italia or Roma for that matter for anything. I love my city and always will, even though Silver rules all of Italia. I will remain here until the day I die."

"Wow…that's deep. I would do the same for Francia. I admire your love for your country. "

"Really?" She asked as she blushed.

"Yes, I understand. I love my home in Francia, but I had to run away, for my safety and Pecora took me in. I was sad when I left Francia, and came here. But here in Roma, it is wonderful, too." He replied as he got up and began to walk away.

"R-riccio, wait. Before you leave, here's something for your troubles." She spoke as she walks towards him. She tip toes up and kisses the rebel.

"Wow…um…I don't know what to say."

"Say nothing, besides, your cute."

"Ok, angelface."

"Um, don't call me angel face, ok?"

"Sure, Mon Ami. I'll see you in a few minutes, ok?"

"OK, see you later." She replied as the rebel left out the door. As he left, Sonic came in and slammed the door. She looks over and sees him with a skeptical look on his face.

"You really are a slut, aren't you?" Sonic sneered.

"What are you taking about, fat head?"

"Oh, you know what I mean. You and Riccio, at first you guys talk and now you two get some lip-locking action."

"A friendly kiss, so what?"

"The man's a Romeo; he does stuff like this all the time."

"I don't believe you one bit."

"You've probably forgotten about Shadow, too."

Amy gasps and has a small memory about her dream. She gets very sad and angry, so she slaps the blue hedgehog hard.

"How dare you!" She cries and runs to the roof of the warehouse. When she got up there, she went straight to crying. Julie-Su enters the room and asks angrily, "Sonic, what did you do?"

"I only asked her why she was kissing Riccio, if she's engaged to Scourge. Besides, the man is probably looking for teen sex."

"You idiot! If Amy tells me the total opposite, you are history!"

Sonic just stands behind her with absolutely no interests and scoffs, "She's just a little prostitute. I bet she is all over Shadow as well. She left me for him anyway."

"Fuck you, as if you even cared. She never loved Scourge, or you for that matter and Shadow is her best friend."

"Why don't you just have sex with Knuckles, huh?"

"Go fuck yourself and get a life. I have one thank you very much. You on the other hand are in need of one."

"Bitch" Sonic whispered and he leaves. She climbs up the roof, where she sees Amy and Silver having a small talk.

"He's so cruel to me…I'll never understand it."

"Eh, he's probably just mad. He likes Pecora, but she is engaged to another and she tends to ignore love."

"But it doesn't say why he's still cruel to me."

"He's probably jealous of you. You're beautiful and I'd go insane too if someone else had you, he's in denial I guess."

"M-maybe your right" she replied, "Besides, all he cares about is himself and his needs."

"What an idiot. Well I better go to sleep, you should too, I wouldn't want to interfere with your beauty sleep."

"You're funny, thanks."

"Eh, no problem."

As Silver left down the ladder, he then has an idea to show Amy his feelings and to assure his curiosity. He walks behind her, grabs her waist and carries her down. Julie-Su decides to leave them alone and goes to a room where Knuckles was already asleep.

"Silver, what are you doing?"

"The name is Riccio to you and I'm just taking you back down. "

Amy was confused and said, "Well, um, thank you. You're sweet, really."

"No problem, principessa."

(Italian for Princess)

"OK, making sure." She replied. "Oh, I'm sure, angel face."

Amy sees what he's doing and she pulls his quills and seductively says, "Don't call me angel face."

"Oh, I won't." he replied playfully as they look at one another. Then they close in on and begin to kiss in deep romance. After their lip-lock, they pull away from one another.

"Why?" She whispered.

"Xena, I am in love with you. You're so beautiful and when I saw you at the door, I fell in love with you."

"But Ricci- "She was cut off when the rebel puts his finger in front of her muzzle.

"You don't believe in love at first sight?"

"Sadly, I don't."

"Believe me, after this, you will." He replied in sincerity as he catches her off guard. He pulls her in and kisses her with sweet passion. Amy was confused for a moment but was in shock to know someone actually loves her for who she was.

"I love you." He moaned as they kissed deeply through the night, and began to get intimate. Before they began, Amy snapped back to reality.

"Riccio, no, I can't."

"Why?" He asked as he held her hands and looks at her.

"I want you to know I love you back, but I think we're a bit too early for this."

The lime colored hedgehog agreed and got up from their position.

"Petite Fluer, your right, I apologize for pressuring you. It's just, well, your beautiful." He replied with a small scent of his French accent.

"Really, I don't think of that as true."

"But you are. Don't ever say something that your not. And if this is Sonic's doing, he's damn wrong. He's just in envy of you."

"Why would you say that?"

"Because, he told me stories of you and him in a relationship."

Amy remembers and then sadly replies, "It's the truth. It happened back when we were young, but back then we didn't know our differences, like now. When I turned 12, I realized our places in Society. I was a future ruler, he was just the executioner's child and a knight."

Silver's ears went down and asked, "Does this go the same now?"

"NO, I'm no longer a ruler. I am now a rebel on the run, and we are in the same social class, so it wouldn't matter. My life as a princess was a nightmare yet there's some small amount of fun."

Silver and Amy sit on the ground and asks, "Care to tell? After all, I want to know you better, my princess."

She nods and begins, "My life was no fairy tale. I may be the queen of Italia, but it doesn't mean a thing when in actuality, I don't have a say in these things because I'm a girl. Men have voices, not women. I have to learn many rules and ways my family followed. I was taught useless etiquette, royal life and how to have the perfect family. Basically, I was taught that I was born to give birth, raise my family, listen to what my husband says, and the end."

"That's something, Mon Cherie. But as a princess, you need to know this stuff. Why am I saying this, well this is what I think. I know nothing of royalty."

"OK, well let's change the subject. Why did you leave Francia?"

He sighs and begins, "Well, I left for a better chance at freedom."

"But I hear Francia is beautiful."

"It is, my love."

"After leaving Francia, and entering Italia, what did you do?"

"Well, I visited a fortune teller, who said whatever revenge I wanted, it will become a reality, I will meet my true love and have a son. She also told me about an unexpected issue, that the king will rule with an iron fist. I was to assassinate him, it was my dream to kill someone of Royalty. I'm sorry if I'd hurt you in anyway."

"It's alright. But will you protect me from his evil ways?" She asked, already knowing the answer.

"Yes, I will." Silver replied with a wicked smile. She gets up, kneels in front of him, and kisses him softly. As she kissed him, he smirked and pins her down. The Grappa got to them, but they realized what they were doing. As they kissed on, Silver begins to pull down the straps of her dress and kisses down her neck. As they went on, they didn't realize that a certain blue hedgehog was watching their moment of intimacy from a distance. He had enough.

"XENA, RICCIO! What in the name of God are you doing? You, sir, are engaged to Volpe while you, dear princess are engaged to Scourge!"

Silver replies coldly, "I don't love her and you Sonic need to mind you tongue. Stop being a no-life and just have sex with Pecora."

"I will when I know that she isn't making love with you."

Amy then says, "Sonic, you are nobody to tell me who I can or cannot see or be with."

Sonic sneered, "I always knew you were a filthy whore."

Silver had enough of Sonic's attitude since Amy came. He deathly replies, "Shut your bloody tongue."

"Oh, so now you're involved, you French rat?"

"Go fuck yourself."

He states sternly, "This is between me and the girl."

"Now it involves me."

"Why should you care, your engaged to Volpe."

"I was forced into a love I didn't want and she's a filthy rat who gives her body to anyone who needs it."

"Ha, please, save it, you French fucker."

"Watch your mouth, Italian fucker."

Sonic was mad, his pride in Italia was offended by a Frenchmen. "OK, that's it. VIVA ITALIA!"

"VIVA FRANCIA!"

The two began to throw blows at one another. Amy was scared and shouted, crying, "Please, stop it! Sonic, please, leave me alone, leave me be."

He sneers again, "Amy, your engaged to Scourge and I am to make sure you stick to your promise."

"Well, then I heavily apologize, you are nobody to control me."

"Watch your mouth, insolent female." He snaps. Then he pulls her quills and forces her to look at him in the eye as she yelps in pain.

"You like that, don't you, you little dick sucking bitch, huh, you like it?"

"No, let go of me."

He lets go and Silver goes to her aid.

"That's right, go join that stupid frenchy."

"Be quiet, Sonic."

"Bloody Christ, Amy, shut your bloody mouth."

"No, Sonic! You're neither my husband nor my father."

"Amy Rose, you will pay."

Silver shouts out, "It's your who will pay, you sex addicted freak."

"Oh, so it's me, who's the addict? Amy, you're going to make a mistake. He just wants a piece of you."

Silver replies, "I would never take advantage of her that way. I love her too much to do such a thing."

Amy goes over to him, and hugs him. She then says, "Sonic, you can't tell me who I can or cannot be with. I will say it loud and clear, I LOVE HIM."

Sonic then shouts, "Amy, your only 15! He's almost seven years older than you are, he's just looking for sex."

Silver was angry and wanted to fight him off. With fists in the air and bearing teeth, they were ready for round two. Amy was angry with Sonic, but she had to settle the score between them once and for all.

She begins to cry and says, "Sonic, Silver, stop it, please. Sonic, what do you want from me?"

"There's nothing I want from you." He sneers in coldness.

"Anything, Sonic, please don't hurt him, please." She begged, crying. Silver wasn't happy to see her crying. Then Sonic had something in mind that Amy cannot refuse and that could make his day.

"I think there is something you can do, after all, Amy Rose."

"Name it." Amy replied, hoping it isn't the worst. He walks over to her, caresses her cheek with one finger and hisses softly in her ear,

"Pleasure, sweet, innocent pleasure."

She shivers and sighs in sadness and replied, "Fine, Sonic. Just please don't hurt him, or I'll return to Scourge and accuse you of rape."

"You wouldn't dare."

Amy sasses back, "Like you, he wants me for his pleasure, and oh, I'll give it to him."

"Bitch" he replied. She rolls her eyes and followed the blue hedgehog into a room upstairs of the warehouse. After entering, Sonic locks the door. The platinum hedgehog was suspicious, so he hid near the room, with his dagger on hand.