Okay guys I have to apologize for such a large delay on The Wind Returns to the Rose but with the lemon I had to write and 2 different essays I had to write in school I have been busy. However now I am hoping I can write much quicker since I have more time to do so now. Anyways on with the story!
The sun's bright rays shot through Amy's guest bedroom as it rose over the distant mountains which result in a rich fiery orange sunrise that was a marvel to see. Inside the bed, Sonic grunted at the sun as its rays barraged his eyelids until he had no choice but to open his tired eyes and yawn. The blue hedgehog then sat up and scratched his a small itchy spot on his back until the irritation was gone. He then rolled out of the twin sized bed and yawned again as he made his way to the door.
Once Sonic made it down stairs he was greeted with a bright smile from Amy as she was sitting in her kitchen with the small dinning table holding a hot cup of coffee that was obviously for her.
"Good morning," Amy greeted Sonic as he smiled back at her.
"Good morning," Sonic answered as he sat down at the table and gazed into Amy's warm light emerald eyes. Sonic then chuckled a bit as he remembered the last time he had woken up to find Amy waiting for him.
"What?" Amy snorted in confusion at Sonic's chuckling.
"Nothin," Sonic tried to state but Amy caught on to his lie.
"I know it isn't nothing," Amy answered. "Now tell me, what are you laughing about?."
"I just remembered the last time I woke up to find you in my house a couple of years ago," Sonic replied as Amy's pink color went a bit pale at Sonic's statement and then her memory kicked up the image of what he was talking about.
"Oh yeah," Amy answered as she realized that it was during the shameful time when Amy was a complete fan girl over Sonic. When she was little she would wait outside of his house until the wee hours of the morning when he would get up for his morning run and she would be the first one to greet him.
"So," Sonic slurred as Amy stopped thinking about her past and brought her attention back onto her former true love that was sitting in front of her. "I was wondering if I could stay here awhile. At least until I can get back on my feet."
"I would be happy if you stayed," Amy quickly answered as she had already thought about the possibility of Sonic staying with her until he was ready to move on.
"Thanks Amy," Sonic replied as he smiled gratefully and Amy smiled back.
The two hedgehogs remained silent now as they didn't know what to say to each other. Each of them are scared that if they say anything that is on their minds the other will take it the wrong way.
Finally Sonic decides to not ask the thought that is buzzing in his head right now but instead to ask about something else that he needs to know.
"Hey Amy?" Sonic stated as she finishes her coffee and sets her mug back on the table again.
"Yes," she replies as she is very thankful that Sonic spoke before she was going to.
"I was wondering," Sonic trailed on as his eyes kept a firm connection with Amy's gaze. "What is the history of this kingdom?"
Amy blinked a few times in disbelief that Sonic even cared about history. He never was one to care about the past and especially one of a new place. So to hear him ask her for the history of Wyvern Kingdom was definitely something she would never expect from him.
"Well," Amy nervously started to answered as she scratched the back of her head. " I am not exactly the expert of this kingdom since I have only lived here for the last ten years so you will have to excuse my bad knowledge of history that is not somewhat present here. But I guess I can tell you what I know for certain. About twenty years ago Wyvern Kingdom was known as the Wasteland of Death by just about everyone. During the time the kingdom was being ruled by an evil hedgehog couple which were called Raviel the Abyss Tyrant and Urita the Illusion Queen. They were a twisted bunch of tyrants that were cruel and poisoned with evil beyond belief."
"Sounds like Egghead," Sonic chuckled and Amy glared at him before shaking her head.
"No they were much worse than Eggman," Amy answered in a hopeless tone. "Unlike Eggman, these tyrants made the people fear them by slaughtering anyone who would challenge them. Thousands of people died for the smallest of things that they may have done wrong in the tyrants presence and they had no where to go for Raviel had sealed off the borders from anyone coming in or out of the kingdom. It was literally hell on earth for everyone here."
Sonic remained silent as he realized that there were people far worse than Eggman in the world. Cold blooded killers had ruled this land and it wasn't exactly something he could see anyone else telling him except for Amy.
"Then when people heard rumors of Raviel adopting a child since it was not possible for either the queen or king to have children people became terrified that their next king might be just as evil as his step parents. Yet the child never did become like his guardians."
"So what was his name?" Sonic asked.
"His name is Barret," Amy answered as she wiggled her nose a bit because it started to feel itchy but she refused to scratch it. "Anyways not many people knew but Raviel had found Barret after finding what he believed to be the last of the Dragonmancer clan."
"What the heck is that?" Sonic asked as his eyebrows rose hoping to find out but to his disappointment Amy shook her head.
"I have no idea but I read it in the paper that they are a pretty powerful clan that has lived in secret for thousands of years. Unfortunately not many people know anything about them except for a select few. Anyways Raviel hunted down Barret's real parents at about the time he was born and killed his Dragonmancer mother while imprisoning his father for 16 years. After that rumors say that Raviel casted a spell on Barret to give him false memories as he hoped that Barret would follow in his footsteps. However Barret never did agree with his father and finally when he was 16 Raviel imprisoned him for his opposition. Then Barret meet Flora.
"Who?" Sonic asked as blinked rapidly when a bit of dust landed on his eye.
"Flora," Amy quickly answered as she smiled at Sonic. "She is the current queen of the kingdom. She is a very kind hearted and beautiful hedgehog who has some amazing healing powers as well as powers to control plants. She is known as the Queen of Roses by the people here."
"Sounds like a great girl," Sonic mumbled as he thought about Sally for a moment before shaking her out of his head to not cry over her right now.
"Yeah," Amy replied as she sighed before continuing her story. "Anyways, Flora fell in love with Barret when they were both in captivity as he fell in love with her as well. Then according to rumors Flora helped Barret remember what really happened in his life and they ultimately escaped a few months later from captivity. Soon afterwards Barret saved his father from his imprisonment and he gathered the people to rebel against Raviel which ended in him killing Raviel. After that the people made Barret king and he asked Flora to be his queen which she accepted."
"Is that it?" Sonic asked as Amy finally stopped speaking and he registered everything she told him.
"Sorry but that is all I know," Amy answered as her ears flopped back in shame. "I live outside of the main capital of the kingdom so I only get my news from old newspapers and some hear say."
"So how long have you lived here?" Sonic asked as he leaned forward.
"Five years now," Amy answered as she sighed at the painful memories of her past started flooding in her mind.
"So how did you get this place," Sonic stated as he looked around at the run down house.
"It was the only place I could have afforded when I got here," Amy answered as she waved off her memories and focused on answering Sonic's questions. "It was in really bad shape but I was able to somewhat restore it during my stay here."
"I can see," Sonic smiled as he examined the kitchen to see that all wood rotting was gone and replace with fresh new wood as well as all the rust stains had been cleaned.
"I really want to get out of here though," Amy stated as Sonic turned his attention back to her. "I hate being thirty minutes from the nearest town and the winters here are just brutal."
"So why don't you move?" Sonic asked though Amy let out a low growl at Sonic's stupid questions and then answered by rubbing her middle and index fingers with her thumb.
"Oh," Sonic replied as he realized what Amy was getting at. "So what is your job?"
"I work at a local restaurant bar," Amy muttered in a depressing tone. "The job's okay but I have to work there late and I get sexually harassed by the clients who get drunk on a regular basis."
Sonic frowned at Amy's answer. Frankly he always imagined Amy to be a teacher or a nurse maybe but never a waiter at a local bar. It seemed so out of character for her.
"But I have been saving up my tips so maybe in another six months I will have enough money to get out of this dump and move into the city so I can find a good nursing job."
"Well I can help you there," Sonic stated with confidence as Amy eyed Sonic with a "what the heck are you talking about?" look.
"I can always pick up a job in the town so I can get some cash and give you a portion of my paycheck as rent," Sonic offered as Amy blinked repeatedly at Sonic in disbelief that he would do such a thing for her. "After all you are helping me get back on my feet so I should do the same, right?"
"That would be very helpful, Sonic," Amy answered as she felt an immense joy fill her body. Maybe Sonic really is the key to her happiness. Just not in the way she ever thought he would be.
"So what time do you leave for work?" Sonic asked as he scratched the back of his left ear.
"I go to work late," Amy replied. "About 7:30 p.m. I will leave for work and I'll get back at about 2:00 a.m."
"Wow," Sonic answered as he was shocked that Amy had so little sleep and still looked as healthy as ever. "But wait you were here yesterday."
"Yeah I was on vacation to fix up the house," Amy said as she looked around her again to make sure she finished cleaning up the kitchen.
"Well I guess it's lucky you weren't at work or else I might be dead right now," Sonic stated as Amy smiled back and nodded back her answer.
"Yeah or maybe it was fate," a voice in Amy's head told her as she quickly shook her head to get the idea and fantasies that were starting to form back in her head.
Sorry this chapter might seem a bit bland and it took me so long to write it but things will pick up soon. Anyways this chapter was more of a filler than anything but I am happy to say the next chapter I have planned will be a lot better. =D
I just hope I don't get side tracked again with school and playing Call of Duty too much. XD
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