"Ok." Sonic said as he looked over his right arm. "Hopefully, I didn't lose too much blood."

"Sonic." A voice called from behind him. When Sonic turned, he saw Blaze standing there and quickly turned back around. "Sonic."

"Oh! Now I exist." Sonic said as he stood up.

"Huh?"

"Don't give me that."

"What's your problem?" Blaze demanded.

"Like you don't know."

"I don't, so answer me."

"Why don't you go to Shadow? I'm pretty sure he wants you around."

"What does Shadow have to do with this!?" Blaze asked with her voice rising.

"Everything!" Sonic yelled.

"What!?"

"I see you two together, having fun, being happy, and yet you never pay me any damn attention!"

"What are you talking about!?"

"Ever since we got out here, the only person who you didn't give a damn about was me! The forest, the battles with Robotnik's robots, even my fight with Shadow, the only person you cared about was him!"

"You're mad because you want attention? What are you, four!?"

"You know what, if you didn't want to be with me anymore, you should have just said so!" Sonic shouted leaving Blaze in complete and udder shock.

"W-what?" Blaze asked in disbelief.

"You heard me." Sonic said as he turned away. "If Shadow makes you that happy… then… why lead me on huh?" Sonic asked slowly as if he were choking on his words. "If you love the guy that much…"

"Sonic…" Blaze whispered in disbelief thinking… no, believing this moment was some sort of dream. "Sonic… why… how could you even think that?"

"I thought the same thing… but I guess… I was proven wrong." Hearing this caused Blaze to stare at Sonic almost as if he weren't really standing there in front of her. Then Blaze began to chuckle causing Sonic to whip his head around. "What's so funny?"

"You. You're such a fucking retard!" Blaze said between laughs leaving Sonic in udder confusion. "After everything the two of us been through together, I never thought Shadow would be our breaking point."

"Yeah, me neither."

Then Blaze instantly stiffened. "Sonic… Sonic, Sonic, Sonic… there's something you need to understand. Do you know how close you are to Amy and Sally?" Sonic just stared at her. "Don't you ever think that it makes me feel uncomfortable for those two to be so close to your heart? Every time you're with them, I feel as if I'm slowly losing you." Sonic's eyes begin to widen. "And yet… there was always that one small part of me… that one voice deep down inside that says, 'You won't lose him. He loves you.' That one small… insignificant little voice was enough to allow me to believe that no matter what… we were going to be happy." Blaze said as a small smile began to form on her face as she placed her hand on her flame shaped ruby necklace. "Shadow… he's is one of my closest friends… he is one of the few people who can relate to me. He gives me the confidence I need to believe in myself."

Hearing this, Sonic turned his head slightly, "So… I've gone down a rank…?"

"No Sonic, Shadow has given me the confidence I needed. And if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be where I am today… standing with the person I love." Sonic quickly turned to Blaze, "If it wasn't for him… right now, I would still be admiring you from afar. I owe him everything because he gave me the ability to reach for the happiness I deserve. But Shadow can't compare to you Sonic, my one, only true love. Shadow may have given me the confidence I needed to open my heart to you, but you show me every single day what true strength really is. Every day, I see you wake up with that bright smile on your face, ready to start each and every day as if it were your last. You always put others, even people you don't know before yourself. And no matter what problems you face, you always face them head on with a grin and confidence that no other person in the entire world could even compare to. Just being so close to gives me courage and strength that I never had before in my life. I can't… I won't let you leave me Sonic… because if you did… I would be able to breathe… to live… without you… I love you Sonic… no one else… and nothing will ever change that." Blaze finished with a smile and tears rolling down her cheeks.

Hearing this, Sonic stood there, very still, and then tears began to fall down his face as well. "Blaze… I… I'm so sorry. Just the thought of losing you… I could help myself… I just… I'm so… so sorry." Sonic said as he stared into her eyes.

"It's ok Sonic, its ok." Then Blaze's right hand balled into a fist and she punched Sonic in his left temple causing him to fall over on his right arm. When Sonic looked up to Blaze, she stood towering over him. "That was for even thinking I would ever leave you!" Then Blaze crouched down in front of him. "And this is so you never think that ever, ever again." Then Blaze's lips slowly met Sonic's in a simple, yet graceful embrace. As the moment continued, Sonic began to lead on his arm causing him to wince and end the passionate moment. "What's wrong Sonic?" Blaze asked worryingly.

"It's my arm." Sonic grunted then once he brought his arm to his face, he saw that the tape was soaked with blood. "Damnit. My cut reopened."

"Why didn't you ask Knuckles to heal it for you?"

"Uh… I didn't really think of that." Sonic said with an embarrassing grin.

Blaze just sighed with a smile, "You are something else."

Sonic couldn't help but grin, "Yeah I know."

"Come on, let's go and find Knuckles."

"Sure." Then the two rose to their feet and headed back to the campsite. Though the two reached the campsite, Sonic and Blaze found it to be vacant. "Hmm I wonder where they went." Sonic asked as he and Blaze looked around. But as they were searching, Blaze found a note that was left behind.

"Dear Blaze and Sonic, went off to scan the area, be back in a few, Tails." Blaze read out loud. "I guess that explain it."

"Wait, lemmie see that." Sonic said with Blaze handing the note over to him, "Yep, that's his hand writing alright." Sonic said as he placed the note down and began to walk around.

"Where are you going?"

"You know, around."

"No you're not, not with that arm."

"I'm fine." Sonic waved.

"Look, you want my attention so now you got it." Blaze said as she walked over to Sonic.
"Well what am I going to do? Knuckles ain't here."

Blaze thought for a moment then she held out her hands and the Sol Emeralds appeared in a flash, "Maybe… I could heal you with the Sol Emeralds?"

"Worth a shot right?"

"But will it work? You've used Chaos energy for so long, you might have a bad reaction to it."

"Well we won't know until we try, right?" Sonic asked with his trademark grin.

Blaze looked at Sonic and smiled as she began a solemn chant, "Collectors of powers, I can upon thee, unification of Power, Flight, Speed, Life, Control, Spirit, and Immortality, please heed my call, I beg of thee, heal my husband." Then the Sol Emeralds began to float and spin around Sonic causing both to glow with a bright light. Then once the light faded, Sonic look over his body and with a smile, he tore off his bandage reviling a perfectly healed arm.

"Yeah! It work!" Sonic grinned then stopped and stared at Blaze.

"What's wrong?"

"My mouth."

"Your mouth?" She asked in confusion.

"You just punched me and you forgot? Wow!" Sonic said with a laugh. "My jaw is bleeding because of you."

A smirk slowly began to form on her face as she stood up, "Fine then, I got the perfect remedy for that." She said as she walked over to Sonic with steam coming from her mouth. Sonic knowing what Blaze was thinking began to walk to her and the two began another passionate moment. As they kissed, Blaze unexpectingly pushed Sonic to the ground and though he was surprised, he didn't complain. Then Blaze crawled on top of Sonic as if he was her prey then the two began kissing and slowly taking each other's clothes off.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." A voice called from out of nowhere and Sonic and Blaze instantly jumped away from each other and franticly scanned the area around them. Soon the two looked up a small cliff to see Rudolph sitting on the edge staring out into the evening sky. "If you try to do that out here, Robotnik could catch you off guard or your friends could catch you."

Sonic and Blaze stared up at Rudolph who didn't flinch, "Were you going to watch us!?" Blaze demanded.

Rudolph glared at the two, "I am NOT a pervert! And besides, if I wanted to, would I have stopped you?" Rudolph asked as he turned back to the sky. Then in the distant Sonic and Blaze could see their friends walking towards the campsite.

"Sonic!" Tails called as he ran to Sonic.

"Hey bro!" Sonic called with a grin as Tails reached him.

"You feeling any better?"

"Yeah." Sonic grinned as he hugged Blaze then he turned to Shadow and slowly walked to him. Both Sonic and Shadow stood there staring at each other before Sonic sighed and mumbled something under his breath.

"What?" Shadow asked in confusion.

"I'm sorry." Sonic barely whispered

A grin appeared on Shadow's face, "I didn't catch that."

"I'm sorry, ok!?" Sonic yelled somewhat. "Happy now!?"
Shadow pulled out a voice recorded and his grin widened, "Yeah." Then he walked past Sonic leaving him there.

"I hate him sometimes." Sonic grunted.

"So…" Blaze began as she walked in front of Sonic. "You're not going to get upset if I relax with Shadow?"

Sonic looked at Blaze then sighed, "Naw, go ahead and have fun." Then Blaze suddenly kissed Sonic nearly tipping him over. Once she released the two stood there smiling at one another. "Aren't you gonna go?" Sonic asked.

"No, I thought I should stay with you tonight."

"It's ok, besides, I'm gonna go and talk with him." Sonic said as he looked up to Rudolph.

"Please don't start another fight, Sonic." Blaze scolded.

"Relax. I'll be back." Then Blaze left to the campsite as Sonic ran around the back over to the cliff.