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Anywho... I wanted to name this chapter "Every SonAmy Fan's Worst Nightmare" because honestly, as a HUGE SonAmy fan, I can't think of anything worse than Sonic falling for a girl other than Amy. (A close second would be Amy moving on to Shadow...)

So what do I do? Write about it. And write... why it won't work and why I do disagree with Sonic being with anyone else. No one else but Amy suits him. So it's like I'm disproving why you should pair Sonic with anyone else. But in order to do that, I had to sneak into "enemy territory" to work it from the inside. So you're going to have to stomach some Sonic & another girl for a bit... but trust me, I'll make it worth your while.

But anyway, I'm sure half of you aren't even reading these notes because you're anxious about the girl's identity, so I won't keep you any longer...

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Chapter 2: Against All Odds

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As Sonic watched the pink hedgehog flee from his sight, he felt his heart twinge. Was that guilt? More than likely. But what could he do? He had to let Amy know the truth, so she wouldn't keep obsessing over him now that he had a girlfriend.

Ah. Yes. A girlfriend.

A giddy, involuntary laugh escaped him as Sonic turned back to her, his heart bubbling with an uncontainable joy as he studied her face. Man, she was so pretty, so graceful, so strong... she was the perfect girl, he knew. And she was all his.

He didn't think this lovey, mushy stuff would ever happen to him. He'd always ran from it. He didn't think it was possible to feel this much, about anyone. But he did; every time she even crossed his mind, Sonic just had to smile. The thought of her was enough to brighten his day. He saw everything like he'd seen it for the first time; it was all fresh and new and wonderful, now that he had fallen deeply in love with this girl. He was just so happy to be with her. And she was just so... different to him.

Girls like her didn't come around very often. Heck, Sonic had never met anyone like her before: gorgeous, graceful, and feminine - yet she could handle herself in a fight, easily. Why, she'd almost beaten him when they'd first fought.

Yes.. they originally had fought. An unusual nostalgic smile came over Sonic's face. That seemed like so long ago, when they'd first met, and she had been so distant, so cold, so unwilling to let anyone help her. Sonic had seen a hint of himself in her, that independent spirit that was so akin to his own soul. But she had been a stranger from another world, and had always been alone. She was a mystery; an adventure in and of herself.

Sonic had spent a whole day or so tracking her down when she first came into their world (he was impressed; there weren't that many people that could evade him), and then after getting blown into her world just a week or so ago, had worked with her in bringing down Eggman Nega. Another plus to their relationship was that he didn't have to worry about Eggman ever capturing or hurting her. The girl had already proven herself against the doctor.

Yes, they had worked together. She was an equal. She was the only girl that could attempt to keep up with him, who could transform and fight by his side, who was just mysterious and beautiful and intelligent enough to keep him captivated.

Blaze.

Oh, just her name could send tingles down Sonic's spine and a grin to overtake his face. She made him so happy, so giddy, so... full of unbounded energy. Sonic had never felt like this around a girl before. Ever. Sure, Amy gave him weird feelings, but that was just fear, Sonic was sure.

Sonic hadn't the slightest clue how he and Tails had found their way back to Blaze's world, but he was glad that they had. And he hadn't wanted to go back home; their adventures together fighting pirates had sprouted some strange, intense feelings in his heart. They'd come on fast and furious, but that was just the way Sonic did things. Quickly and without thought.

So, quite without warning, Sonic had found himself completely head over heels for Blaze the Cat, to the point where she was all he thought about and pursued.

Feeling unusually bold, he'd asked her out, and she'd accepted, of course. Why wouldn't she? Sonic loved her, he'd done so much for her already, and besides, who wouldn't love him? It wasn't like he was incredibly good-looking, funny, or a huge hero or anything. Sonic practically had girls dripping from him, begging to be his.

Sonic had made his choice: the gorgeous lavender cat, a princess and guardian of the Sol Emeralds. And he couldn't be happier.

But now, they were together in Blaze's own world (had to thank his genius of a little brother for building the portal), at a get-together thrown so the rest of Sonic's teammates could meet her. His new girlfriend.

"Sonic?"

Her lovely voice broke his thoughts, and he immediately turned to study her shiny golden eyes. "Yeah Blaze?"

She squeezed his hand, but shifted uncomfortably, turning in the direction of the ladies' room. "Was that...?"

"Oh, her," Sonic rolled his eyes, but gave Blaze a tender smile. "That's Amy, she's my stalker..." Blaze frowned a little at this. "Er... I shouldn't say that, she's a friend... sorta... but anyway, don't worry about her, she'll get over me eventually, I hope. Lemme know if she ever bothers you."

"We've met before, back on your world," Blaze said simply, an amused smile coming on her ivory white muzzle. "She accused me of being after you."

Sonic blushed at this, but wasn't surprised that Amy would think that. Sonic smiled. "Well, she wasn't too far off, huh?" he said, tilting his head and smirking in his typical cocky fashion.

Blaze turned away. "At the time I wasn't, Sonic. I was still alone. But that was before you showed me... how to love. I was lost without you."

Sonic pulled the cat closer to him, his arms wrapping around her waist, their faces oh so close. "I'm glad I found you, too, Blaze..." he said tenderly before smirking once again. "But I'm just a real knockout, huh?"

Blaze blinked, not sure what to say... not sure what she was feeling. It was a usual situation for the cat. She was still discovering the intricacies of the heart; having been raised as the stoic guardian of the Sol Emeralds, and taught to never feel and be withdrawn... she'd always pushed others away. But that was before Sonic had come into her life, and showed her about friendship and... love. Romance. New concepts, all of it. She was still learning.

As she looked deeply into his glittering green eyes, Blaze found herself searching her heart. What was she feeling about this hedgehog? Even though she didn't know, Blaze had accepted him. Was that a wise choice? Looking back, Blaze wasn't so sure...

As the cobalt hedgehog pulled her closer and closer, Blaze felt a sudden bout of discomfort. She wasn't used to being this close to everyone, and she could feel every eye in the room on her. Sonic himself had always been the center of attention... but Blaze hated the limelight.

She turned away from his approaching face, missing Sonic's hurt reaction to her rejection of a possible kiss.

"Sonic... they're all looking at us... why don't..." she muttered uncomfortably, wiggling in his firm grip.

"Oh..." he said rather dumbly, and blushed deeper as he surveyed the crowd.

He hadn't thought of anyone wanting an explanation of why he'd decided to be with Blaze. He chuckled. All of his friends knew that he was erratic and unpredictable, right? So why were they all gaping at him like he'd grown another tail?

"Yeah, 'spose we better," he said and reluctantly let go of Blaze, though his hand naturally intertwined with hers. His smile had grown a little crooked, but his heart was still warm as Sonic started leading Blaze around the room, making his rounds to each of his friends.

"Well, she'll be apples, ain't that just ripper!" A certain hyperactive raccoon squealed in delight as she ran over to the new couple.

Blaze froze in fear as Marine approached, her flames appearing in defense almost involuntarily.

Sonic gasped in pain as an intense burning sensation stung his hand, and he immediately pulled away from his girlfriend. "Ah-ow!"

Marine continued gushing, but Blaze doused her flames and ignored the girl, horrified at what she'd just done.

"I'm sorry," she said immediately, wincing as Sonic looked at his singed gloved hand in horror.

Something registered in his mind, and the red flags shot up their masts to complement the alarm bells going off in his head. Dude... you forgot... she's a walking fireplace... not exactly someone you wanna get close to, if you catch my drift...

Sonic blushed at the dirty thoughts but shook his head and dropped his hand, letting his perma grin reappear. It doesn't matter... I've fallen for this girl... and I'm not going to let it get in the way.

"Hey, don't worry about it," he reassured, ignoring the burning pain. He let his hand intertwine with hers again and winked.

Blaze kept her expression level as she studied his handsome face, still feeling very uneasy about this whole thing. And as others came and congratulated them, the cat let Sonic do all the talking, a role he seemed to relish. Showing her off to all his friends... all she did was smile and nod, and kept holding onto Sonic's hand. Why was he acting so... flustered? In the short time she'd known Sonic, Blaze had come to think of him as fairly cool headed and mellow... certainly not the way he was acting now.

Did he really, really care for her that much? What did that feel like, anyway? Blaze had no idea, but she did know that she certainly was not feeling anything close to what would make her blush and laugh as much as he was at the moment. He kept glancing back at her, grinning and winking... the more Blaze's discomfort grew. The whole thing just felt... off.

How did I get in this situation?

Sonic led her back over to a certain two-tailed fox, who was gaping.

"Sonic?" Tails repeated, still in a daze. "You and Blaze, really?"

"Yep, heh heh," Sonic used his free hand to grab one of his quills. "Aren't we the most awesome couple ever?"

Tails just blinked. He hadn't seen this one coming. Not even close. He'd never thought that the hedgehog would pair up, at all, let alone with Blaze, whom they'd known for... less than a month. He'd always thought Amy would one day get him...

"Oh c'mon, you guys are acting like this is... wrong or something."

Tails sighed, and couldn't stop his eyes from darting over to where Amy had ran, knowing that this was going to cause a ton of heartache on Amy's behalf. And he was going to be doing part of the mop-up. "Look, Sonic... I'm happy for you two. Have... fun, okay?" he said and forced a smile before walking off.

Now it was Sonic's turn to frown. Well jeez, thanks lil bro... good to know you have my back... why does everyone and my brother seem against this? What's wrong with Blaze?

Nothing that I can see, Sonic thought as he glanced back at her, his heart skipping at her beauty. Ah well, blazing my own trail, doin' my own thing... I'm used to it. Us against the world, Blaze.

After Blaze was quite sure they'd gone through the whole line of guests twice, she leaned in closer to her boyfriend and muttered, "Do we have to stay here?"

"Here, at the party?" He confirmed, realizing that Blaze had never been one for social events.

"Yes. Why don't we go somewhere el-"

"You got it," Sonic interrupted and then, laughing cockily, scooped Blaze into his arms and took off at the speed of sound, out of the party without warning.

Blaze almost shrieked in surprise as the suddenness hit her, and she felt overwhelmingly dizzy at the blur of colors rushing around her. It took every ounce of willpower she had not to summon her flames, for she knew that if she created them now, with how close Sonic was to her, she would possibly burn his whole body, and then he would drop her, which would hurt like nobody's business. Sonic was close to her, she realized. His arms were gripping her body tightly. Once again, she'd never been this close to anyone before... and it felt uncomfortable.

Before the cat could even protest, Sonic had come to a very sudden halt, and it took Blaze a full 10 seconds to gain her bearings. He had brought her to the very center of the island they were on, a meadow full of flowers. It figured... Sonic had never been a big fan of water. And this was as far from H2O as one could get on a world full of islands.

"I can run, too, Sonic," Blaze said, almost indignantly, brushing off her shirt when he set her on her feet.

"Yeah, too slow," Sonic teased with a wink.

"Hmph," Blaze huffed, suddenly unamused at his attitude.

"Hey, I was just kiddin'... can't you take a joke?" He tilted his head, but when she didn't answer, he continued. "Gotta lighten up some... You know, Blaze, you really should smile more often. You look much more pretty that way."

Again, Blaze hadn't the slightest clue how to respond to that. Should she thank him? Was he just saying that? Was this how couples were supposed to act? "Thank you."

"You deserve it, Blaze. So... ya might be wonderin' why I brought you here, huh?... This is where I first realized that I loved you."

A much more romantic girl would've eaten the whole thing up, squealed and told Sonic how much she loved the gesture... but Blaze was not a natural romantic. She could only frown a little, but before she could turn away awkwardly from shyness, she realized that Sonic had moved in front of her, his hands now curving around her waist. Blaze blinked at his suddenness, surprised as his face drew closer and closer to her own.

He was going to kiss her, now? Right now? Panic flooded her system, but she couldn't get away. Did she really want to?

Finally, their lips met, and both the hedgehog and cat shared their first kiss. Sonic felt his whole being melt at her lips molding against his, and couldn't resist pulling her even closer against him. His entire body was tingling with all the pleasure he had ever felt until now. He was quite sure that he was floating on some cloud right now, in pure bliss. He was kissing Blaze... oh, what more could he want?

As his lips brushed against her, Blaze found her eyes had opened and she studied Sonic's eyelids. He obviously was enjoying it, throwing his whole passion into it, kissing her deeply. But as Blaze searched her own heart, she found... nothing. There were no pleasurable emotions stirring in the organ. Blaze simply felt nothing but the physical flesh of his lips caressing hers.

Oh, but was she just thinking too much? Should she feel something? Was this how a kiss worked? Should she just... submit somehow? Blaze was about to close her eyes and try to enjoy the kiss when Sonic opened his.

"What's wrong?" he whispered against her mouth, feeling her hesitancy.

His gaze was so tender and loving, his green eyes soft... but Blaze felt so... awkward. So... odd. "Sorry..." she apologized. "I'm just not used to this..."

Sonic gnawed at his lip, slightly annoyed. Why was she being so difficult? Did she not want to kiss him? "Hey, we can learn, right?" he said eagerly, wanting to try.

"...right..." Blaze agreed, and forced her eyes shut when Sonic kissed her again.

She tried to relax and enjoy being held by Sonic, but all Blaze felt was... tense and awkward. After a few more minutes of uncomfortable kissing, Sonic finally pulled away, though he had fully enjoyed the actions. He'd never felt so good in his life. The new couple lay down on the soft grass bathed in the inky blackness of night, studying the stars. Finally feeling more comfortable, Blaze told Sonic about the constellations of her world, and pointed them out to him. Sonic had a blast, just getting to cuddle with his new girlfriend.

After a time they both agreed it was time to head in for the night, but Blaze insisted that she return to the royal palace alone.

"Alright, then. Good night, Blaze," Sonic said, giving her one more kiss before releasing her. Maybe this hadn't been perfect... but for once in his life, Sonic the Hedgehog was willing to wait. 'Cause Blaze was worth it, to him.

"Good night, Sonic," Blaze said, but as she headed home, couldn't help but feel troubled.

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Oh c'mon, you all knew it was Blaze. :P By the way, this is set after Sonic Rush Adventure the game, but everyone is a year or two older.

I know parts were a bit painful to read, but don't be hating, I have a plan and a reason. This is a SonAmy story... but I'm taking a detour.

Sonic, being Sonic, is rushing into things. He quickly developed an intense infatuation for Blaze, and as usual, rushed into a relationship without thinking. And Blaze accepted because she's not all too familiar with relationships, romantic or friendship. Being a solitary guardian all her life, she's just now becoming social, and doesn't get what these feelings are all about. And I know they seem... awkward around each other, and like they don't fit... that was the point. That will be important later.

My thought process on choosing Sonic's girl, for those who care:

Well... I couldn't do Cream, since she's half his age. Cosmo is too young, Sonic wouldn't do that to his lil bro, and she's, well, dead. I don't know the Archie characters... at all, so no Sally or Mina or any of them. Same with Tiara. Eilse is a human, and I don't do beastiality. Tikal, Wave, Shade? There really wasn't enough appeal or drama with them.

Rouge? Honestly, I don't mind SonicxRouge, in certain circumstances, it's oddly appealing. In fact, in my original, original plan, she was the one. But... when I took the two of them dating to the logical conclusion... Rouge didn't fit the role I had in mind for the girl... as you'll see in later chapters. If you reread chapter one, you'll notice that "she" said nothing when Amy started dissing both her and Sonic. Do you really think ROUGE wouldn't rub it in Amy's face with her comebacks?

Which left Blaze. She fit the role like a glove; almost too well. Besides, I like Blaze. I did sorta like that couple before SonAmy took over my life. :P I have a lot more to say about Sonaze, but I'll leave that to the writing itself.

Sorry for all the notes... ^^' Next chapter soon...