Amy was sitting in her house the next day, thinking about what had happened last night.
"You were with me, so my day couldn't be ruined.."
She wondered, did he mean that as a friend? Or did she mean something more…
She believed by his actions that he loved her, but she couldn't believe it. He was a robot. They can't love…can they? They can feel loyalty, but love?
Amy tried to picture herself and Metal in love. She could see it, but she didn't like the picture of the others reactions. She knew the others would be quiet shocked, and she herself was a bit surprised, when she realized she had feelings for him… He had treated her with more kindness and attention than anyone she knew. Sure, he didn't have much of a personality, but he was still trying to figure out how to act around others.
She tried to push the thought out of her mind, and she decided to visit Metal again today, she wanted to make sure he was okay after last night.
Suddenly, there was a knock on her door. Thinking it was Metal Sonic, she rushed to the door, and without looking, she hugged a bewildered hedgehog.
"Thanks for coming to get me Metal!" said Amy happily.
"Umm…"
Amy realized that she felt not metal, not the cloth of the robe, but…skin…she was hugging Sonic…
Amy leaped off of him with a shriek. "EEEEK!!"
Sonic recoiled at the shriek, but recovered. "Ames…I just wanted to talk about something…"
Amy thought it couldn't hurt, so she let him in, and listened to what he had to say.
"Well, Amy…I just wanted to talk about your relationship with Metal…"
"And?" said Amy with a curious look.
"It's…well…unbelievable." Said Sonic hesitantly.
"How so?" frowned Amy.
"Well…it's just…Metal is a robot…he is plotting something…he was created this way…he will never change Amy…and I know that something will go wrong…" said Sonic.
Amy got mad. "Well, maybe I think that you are plotting something, because I find it unbelievable that you would talk to me so nicely after attacking us yesterday. And, for the record, you never change, but he does. He has changed Sonic, I am giving him a second chance, and…he has treated me better than anyone I ever knew!"
"But…that is a cover up for his real plan Amy." Said Sonic.
"After the way he acted last night, I know that is not true. It wasn't a cover up. Now please…get out…I need some time alone." Said Amy closing her eyes.
"But Ames…" started Sonic.
"GET OUT!!" yelled Amy, and Sonic ran out of the house.
"Well, that didn't go so well." Said Sonic with a frown. A moment later, Tails popped out of a nearby bush with a worried look on his face.
"It didn't go so well, huh?" said Tails.
"You said it." Said Sonic with a sigh. "I just don't get it Tails!"
"What's not to get?" said Tails with a frown. "Why are you so stuck on the fact that Metal has changed?"
Sonic sighed. "I…I just don't believe it. I know he desperately wants to beat me, and I know that he has that programming stuck in his head. I know it will override any friendship he might have with us. And she is talking about him having feelings! That's absurd! He is a robot! Robots don't have feelings! They only follow their programming, and I am pretty positive that Eggman did not put a be nice to Amy chip in his head.
"True, but…I wonder…did Eggman give him the ability to have feelings in order to make him as close as possible to being the same as you, in order to defeat you?" wondered Tails.
"I don't know pal…but I guess since Amy is against me on this subject, I'll just wait for something to happen." Said Sonic. "Let's go get some chili dogs!" he said, with a grin, and he ran off with Tails.
Meanwhile…
Metal Sonic was worried. He hadn't seen Amy yet today, and he felt that he had made her feel awkward when he said that. He threw off his disguise, and flew to Amy's house as fast as he could.
When he got there, he stopped for a moment, with his hand on the doorknob. What if Sonic came, and Amy fell for him again? What if…
Metal shook his head, and thought just open the blasted door. When he opened it, he heard crying.
Amy heard the door open. Thinking it was Sonic, she yelled. "GO AWAY!! I TOLD YOU TO LEAVE ME ALONE!!"
Metal froze. He wasn't expecting that. He felt a great pain inside of him. Maybe when he was running away from her, she had said that to him…he felt so full of internal pain…he walked inside, wrote a note on a nearby pad of paper, and left.
Amy heard the door close, and decided to get up. It wasn't until noon that she found the note.
"Oh no! That was…METAL I YELLED AT?" she said in panic.
Dear Amy,
I am sorry about what I said, and I realize that I was foolish to believe that I could ever fit in with living beings. I am going to go back to my forest home to think. I did not mean to offend you by what I said, and I realize that I blew it. You were crying when I came in…you must hate me for saying what I said, and running…I was just so embarrassed…I'm sorry. If you want to find me…you know where I am. In three days I will have made my decision…and I will not be there. If there is a misunderstanding, please come to reassure me that these thoughts are wrong. I hope they are, but I fear that is not the case.
Metal Sonic.
"Oh no! He must feel terrible now! And it's all my fault!" said Amy. She ran all the way to Metal's house without stopping.
Metal sat in a tree staring at the sky. He felt terrible. He didn't know why, but…he felt…so horribly. He felt a strange feeling when she had kissed him, and when he said whenever she was around, everything went fine. He ran his identification system again, but it failed to identify the feeling.
"I must've said it too soon…or she didn't like what I said for some reason." Said Metal sadly.
Suddenly, Metal heard someone. He sat there silently, and made no noise.
It was Amy. She was running toward his house with sadness in her eyes. She opened the door, but no one was inside. She searched the whole area, but she didn't look the one place Metal was. Up.
"He must've left early." Cried Amy. "And it's all my fault! I was talking to Sonic who came earlier, not Metal!"
Metal's eyes widened. He had misunderstood! He jumped down silently and hugged her from behind.
"It was a misunderstanding!" said Metal with happiness. "I can't believe it! I thought I had lost a friend…" he said.
Amy stopped crying and said. "You were here the whole time?"
Metal let go of her and nodded. "Yes, I told you I would be here in the note, didn't I?"
Amy hugged him and said. "Next time I act like that, try to talk to me before you make an assumption."
Metal had that weird feeling again. He felt as if they were meant to be together.
"Amy…I can't explain this feeling I get when I'm around you…my sensors can't identify it, I don't understand it, I get all nervous, and I worry a lot, about numerous things, and I…really…care….about you." Said Metal. "I would like to ask…do you know what this feeling is?"
Amy smiled. "Silly! It's love!"
Metal broke the embrace, and put a hand to his head. "Of course! How could he be so blind? But, did she love him back? Didn't she still love Sonic? Or was that over now? Should he ask her?"
Metal was pondering these things, and Amy said to him, "Don't ever think that I hate you, because…I love you too."
Metal was shocked, but that was soon replaced by immeasurable amounts of joy. She actually loved him back! "AMY!!" yelled Metal as he hugged her again, and that day, they both kissed each other.
"Amy…I want to be more than just friends. I found this file in my data banks, and it's identified as when two people like each other more than friends, they become boyfriend/girlfriend. So…would you like that to be so?" said Metal in a low voice.
Amy smiled. "Of course Metal. I would love that."
Metal was so happy, he felt as if he would explode. He flew around, all over the place really fast just to show how happy he was.
Amy giggled. "Now, let's tell the others about this."
Metal stopped. "The others? As in the whole gang?"
"Yeah! It's only fair that they know!" said Amy.
"Alright, but won't they attack on sight?" said Metal.
"No, I got a plan." Grinned Amy. "Now, put on your disguise, and we'll make invitations to go to my house, you will deliver them, wearing the costume, and when they get there, I will surprise them, by making the announcement!"
Metal laughed. "The looks on their faces will be hilarious!"
Amy laughed too. "I know, they will never see it coming!"
So, the next day, Metal delivered all the invitations, and they all came to Amy's house to see the big surprise.
"So, what do you think the surprise is, Shadow?" said Sonic.
"I don't care." Said Shadow. "I only came because I was bored, and had nothing else to do."
"What do you think it is, Cheese?" asked Cream.
"Chao chao chao!" said Cheese holding out his arms.
"Umm…Cream? What is Cheese saying?" asked Knuckles.
Cream giggled. "I don't know."
"I think Cheese said something big." Remarked Tails.
Amy walked out of the house. "Okay, thank you everyone for coming to see the big surprise!"
"What is it Amy?" said Tails.
"Is it really big?" asked Cream.
"Is it a new hammer?" asked Sonic.
"Is it a chaos emerald?" asked Shadow.
"Is it a surprise?" said Knuckles.
Everyone looked at Knuckles.
"What?" said Knuckles.
"Anyway, I'll show you it in just a second." Said Amy, opening the door.
"Alright, Metal come on out." Said Amy whispering.
Metal nodded and stepped out of the house…
Yeah, I know it's shorter than the others, but I got stuck for a moment, and I decided to leave you all in suspense. Yeah, I know I'm a bad person, but hey, I have to think up what will happen next, right? I'm sorry if this chapter kinda sucked. I think I kinda made Metal seem unlike himself this chapter. But, eh…the next one will be better, that is a guarantee. And thank you all very much for the reviews, and I hope you enjoyed this one! Oh, and just to let you know…this story is far from over…