Chili with Aroma of a Hedgehog

Chapter 3: Something I've Never Felt Before

Warning: This chapter is full of mush so be prepared

Warning: Like Rouge, Sally Acorn is also a character I admire, but I am making her another antagonist for a reason so BE PATIENT and don't flame until you read the whole thing!

One Week Later

"Manic... Manic get up!" Sonia exclaimed as she barged into her brother's room and opened the curtains.

Manic groaned and squinted his eyes with the bright light and put the cover over his head.

"Why are you up so early Sonia it's 5 in the morning!"

"Um hello, I'm suffering through a crisis!"

Manic removed the covers and sat up, "What kind of crisis?"

"Knuckles is coming Manic! He took a plane over here when I specifically told him not to! What am I going to do if Dad so happens to find out I live with him?"

Manic widened his eyes in realization.

"What do you want me to do?"

"I need you to come with me to pick him up from the airport c'mon!" Sonia said as she dragged him out of his bed.

"Tell Sonic to go, I'm sleepy," Manic groaned.

"Sonic is on parole today with Tails to keep an eye on the pickers C'MON!" she said as she grabbed him by the legs and dropped him on the floor.

"Alright alright I'm up!" Manic said as he reached for his shoes.

"The water is here!" the wolf stated as he prepared the jugs for all the pickers.

Amy and the pickers walked up to the truck with their water bottles ready.

"Nice and fresh like I asked you right Slash?" Amadeus asked.

"Mhmm, just like you asked," the wolf said as he looked over towards Amy.

"She's a pretty one ain't she?" Amadeus asked.

"Yup..." he said. Looks more like a snack to me though...

Amy walked up to the jug and filled up her water bottle.

"Thirsty?" asked the wolf.

"Yeah, what's it to you?"

"No nothin' just asking, but I know a way to..." the wolf then whispered in her ear, "Quench that thirst..."

"Oh really?" she whispered back. "Cause so do I..."

Amy then kneeled him and push him to the floor, spilling half of the jug of water on his face.

Her actions led to laughter from the pickers, especially her mother.

"There's a reason why they call her Rosy the Rascal my brotha," Amadeus said in between laughs.

Amy walked away with pride as Slash glared at her with anger.

You're going to pay for this toots.

Station Square

"Yes yes girl I'm telling you this wedding is going to be spectacular! You HAVE to be my maid of honor!" Rouge exclaimed as she spoke on the phone with her best friend.

"I'd be delighted Rouge! But tell me, how did you manage to finally convince Shadow to marry you?" Sally Acorn said as she stepped out of her pool and put a towel around her body.

"Well I guess he just realized how much he truly loved me and boom! Engagement!"

"I'm so happy for you Rouge!" Sally exclaimed, truly proud of her best friend.

"I have to go now, Shadow agreed to call me around this time, I can imagine how much he misses me right now" Rouge said as she and Sally shared their goodbyes.

Somewhere in England Shadow was making out with yet another bimbo, forgetting his promise to call Rouge.

Yep, life for Rouge was going great.

Green Hill Airport

"Where is he?" Sonia asked herself.

"Don't worry Sonia we'll find him!" Manic said as he caught a red echidna sitting in a chair at a distance. "There he is!" Manic exclaimed as they both walked toward him.

"Knuckles!" Sonia said as Knuckles looked up and walked toward her, plasting a kiss on her lips.

"Manic! It's so good to see you!" Knuckles exclaimed as he and Manic did a handshake.

"You ready to go?" asked Sonia.

"Ready as I'll ever be! C'mon!" he said as the three of them headed back toward The Hedgehog Home.

Knuckles was, surprisingly for Sonia, liked within the family.

Elena admired the fact that he was an expert in agricultural spices, especially paprika.

He spent his college career studying the history of ancient spices and how they were used to different Mobians' benefit.

"He pretty much knows anything that has to do with ancient," Sonia would comment, which the family found fascinating.

"And where do you live Knuckles," asked Jules.

"Actually, Sonia and I..."

"HEY WILL YOU LOOK AT THAT!" Manic interrupted.

"Yeah looks like Sonic is here!" Sonia said as she pointed toward the doorway.

Sonic walked in and froze when he saw Knuckles sitting on the table.

"Knuckles the Echidna!? Is that my best friend I see?!"

"Sonic the Hedgehog! It indeed is!"

Both boys did a secret handshake and patted each other on the back.

"Jules, your mother and I are going to go to the patio, our show is on right now," Bernadette told Jules as he nodded and helped his mother stand and leave.

"Two plus two is... four, yes I was right!" Amy said as she wrote in her workbook.

"Ugh Rosyyyy."

"What's wrong mom?"

"My television show is on right now! And I want to know if Tyson ends up breaking out of jail or not!" Angela whined as Amy rolled her eyes and turned to look at her.

"I know a way we can see the show," Amy said as Angela confusingly looked at her.

"Amy Rose are you crazy!?" Angela scolded as Amy dragged her toward The Hedgehog Home patio.

"Bernadette and Mrs. The Hedgehog are watching the same show you want to watch, all we have to do is stand behind this bush and watch from here. They won't even know we're here," Amy said as her mother crossed her arms and glared at her.

"I don't know Ros... *gasp* they caught Tyson!" Angela whispered as she kneeled behind the bush.

"Yeah I'll ask her, I'll be back," Sonic said from inside as he walked toward the patio.

He stopped in his tracks when he noticed Rosy the Rascal was it? And another pink hedgehog who appeared to be her mom sitting behind the bush.

"What are you doing here?" whispered Sonic, causing Amy to jump and tip over a flower pot.

Bernadette and Elena turned, "Who's there?" Elena asked.

"Uh... it's just me Grandma, looks like a flower pot was misplaced. I'll take care of it." Sonic said as Amy widened her eyes.

Is he covering for us?

Sonic bent down and whispered, "Leave before Grandma catches you, I don't want her to be bothered at this time."

Amy nodded as she and her mom stood and began departing.

"No, let Rosemary take care of that. Is there something you wanted to tell us?" Elena asked as she noticed two spots of pink run back to their cottage.

"Who are they and why were they here?"

"Granny you know how it is. This show is real popular right now and they just wanted to watch, no harm intended," Sonic said as he shrugged.

"What did you want to tell us Sonic?" Bernadette asked.

"Oh, Dad told me to ask you when you were coming back."

"We'll go once the show is over," Bernadette responded as Sonic nodded and headed back into the house.

Throughout the whole race back to the cottage Angela was scolding Amy for the embarrassment they had undergone.

"Yes yes I know mom!" Amy said as she closed the door and her mom sat on the bed and crossed her arms at her.

"We are not doing that again Rosy!" Angela said, followed by a knock on the door.

Amy widened her eyes as her mother gasped.

"See! Now they're going to fire us! Ohhh I knew it was a bad idea from the start!" Angela exclaimed as Amy looked through a little creak on the wooden door.

"It's Sonic!"

"Elena probably sent him here to fire us! I don't want to hear it!" Angela covered her ears as Amy opened the door, showing a smiling Sonic carrying an old TV.

"Sir I know what we did was wrong but I promise we didn't mean to harm anyone and don't you think that firing us just for that is a little too cruel?"

"It is cruel which is why I'm not gonna fire you," Sonic said as he walked in.

"I actually came here to give you this TV," Sonic said as Angela removed her hands from her ears and gawked.

"For us?" Angela asked as Sonic smiled.

"Yeah, we're not using it so I thought you two could put this bad boy to use. Where do I put it?" Sonic asked as Angela stood up and cleared a spot between both twin beds.

"We appreciate the gesture but we can't accept it, it's your property..." Amy said as Angela's ears drooped.

Who is the mother here? Honestly! Amy thought to herself.

"If I keep it, it's gonna rust in the attic, why waste a perfectly good TV?" Sonic said as Angela nodded in agreement while pointing at Sonic.

Amy sighed, "Fine. But it's coming out of my salary!" Amy said as Angela cheered and turned on the TV.

Sonic smiled, "It's a deal."

"Oh where are my manners? Would you like something to drink while you're here?" Amy asked.

"As lovely as that sounds I can't accept your offer, my family is probably wondering where I am."

Amy smiled as she led Sonic out.

"What is your mother's name?"

"Angela"

"Ms. Angela," Sonic said as Angela didn't respond since she was intently listening to the discussion Tyson was having with the police officers.

Sonic chuckled, "Tell your mother I said goodnight." Sonic said as he walked out the door.

"Goodnight on both our parts and thank you," Amy said as Sonic nodded and departed.

When Amy closed the door, she sighed.

This her mother did notice and turned around.

"Where did Sonic go!?"

"He left mom, and he said goodnight."

"That child was raised right, he's an angel. Jules and Bernadette did a great job," Angela stated.

"He's very generous!"

"Just like his grandfather..." Angela said as she turned back around to watch her show.

Little did the two know that Sonic heard it all, and with a smile at the compliment Angela gave him about his grandfather, he walked back to the house.

The sun had just come up when it was once again time for the pickers to complete their work of the day.

It was a hot day, and Amadeus had asked Slash to once again bring many jugs of water.

Sonic and Tails were once again on parole as they watched the pickers do their work.

"So what are your plans for this afternoon Tails?"

"My father and I actually offered to give Knuckles a tour of the town since he's never been here, wanna come with?"

"I'll see if I have time," Sonic smiled as Tails nodded.

Tails always respected Sonic, Sonia, Manic, and their parents because they always spoke to their servants like equals.

Tails is a peasant compared to Sonic yet Sonic still talks to him like they're best bros.

Manic was always willing to crack a joke whenever engaging with the Prowers and the pickers.

Bernadette and Jules never made them feel like slaves but rather like assistants.

Sonia had her flaws but she never looked down upon them.

Unfortunately Tails couldn't say the same about Shadow's side of the family, they were as vain as the evil queen herself.

Yes he loved working for The Hedgehogs.

"Tell me about Rosy the Rascal," Sonic asked as he noticed a spot of pink in the middle of the field.

Tails chuckled, "What do you want to know?"

"You know things like work ethic, personality, etc."

"Well some guys call her the unreachable because no guy up to my knowledge has been able to swoon her. Mostly because all the guys she's encountered only want her for one thing... you know what I'm talking about right?"

Sonic nodded, some guys are just pigs.

"Her work ethic is fantastic! Her and her mother are the best chili pickers we got, they picked the highest number last season!" Tails exclaimed as Sonic nodded, impressed.

"Despite her feistiness, she really is a kind hearted girl. She loves her mom and one day wants to raise enough money to go back to school and get ahead," Tails said as Sonic's smile faded.

It was as if his heart was chopped in half, he adored learning and just the thought of not having the opportunity to get an education tore him to bits.

But he began to warm up to the girl, she really was something.

"Tails, you take the day off, I'll take it from here," Sonic said as Tails turned to him, his mouth forming an 'o.'

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I want to do some observing, it's something my grandfather always did and it could be fun."

Tails nodded, understanding that Sonic wanted to be alone, and headed towards the house.

"You are what!?" Sonia asked as Knuckles put on his coat.

"Tails and Amadeus are going to take me to tour the town," Knuckles said.

"But you're supposed to be packing! We go back to England tomorrow night!"

"I'll pack later don't worry," Knuckles said as he kissed Sonia on the nose and headed out.

Sonia shook her head at him as Manic rolled his eyes.

"I ain't sayin she a drama queen," he muttered, followed by receiving a pillow in the face by Sonia.

Slash was back with the jugs of water, and as he was distributing them Angela came running towards Amy.

"Amy! Someone stole our TV! It's not there anymore!"

"Who could've done that?"

"I don't know but I feel so ashamed, what are we gonna tell Sonic?"

Amy shook her head as she noticed her blanket placed upon what appeared to be a cube on Slash's truck.

"That's my blanket..." Amy said as she removed it and gawked at the TV.

"That little..." Amy said as she walked up toward Slash and slapped him across the face.

"What the hell is your problem!?" Amy asked angrily as the wolf laughed.

"I said you were going to pay for this toots."

"Give it back!"

"Give what back? This?" Slash said as he grabbed the TV and threw it on the floor, breaking the glass part. "There you go!" Slash said as he began cackling.

Amy looked down at the TV and back at Slash and the more she looked back and forth, the more enraged she felt.

She then grabbed him and threw him onto the ground.

Sonic noticed a group of pickers piling around what appeared to be a commotion, and rode his horse towards the scene.

Amy slapped the man cold.

"Yeah you show him what your momma taught you Rosy!" Angela chanted.

Amy was stopped from her actions when she felt two hands wrap around her waist and lift her up.

"Let me go!" she said as she tried to escape from the hand's clutches, but she stopped, when she was turned and realized she was staring into a pair of emerald eyes.

Slash immediately got up and rubbed the blood off his nose.

"What's going on here!?" Sonic yelled as the pickers backed up.

"She's crazy!" Slash yelled while pointing at Amy.

"I'M CRAZY?" she screamed as she tried to escape Sonic's grip. "You were the jerk that started it!"

"It's true Mr. Sonic, that crook stole the TV you gave us and look what he did to it," Angela said as she pointed to the broken TV.

"Wait... that was yours sir?" Slash asked.

"OF COURSE IT WAS YOU LITTLE SON OF A CRIMINAL!" Amy yelled as Sonic held a tighter grip.

"Someone get this girl some water please!" Sonic commanded.

"I don't want water! What I want is a shot of tequila!" Amy said as Sonic gawked at her, once again impressed.

"Rosy! Not during work hours! You don't say those things in front of your boss!" Angela scolded.

"No no it's okay," Sonic said as he looked at Amy. "Do you really want that?" he asked as he loosened his grip, noticing that Amy was calmer.

"Well yeah..." Amy said as Sonic smiled.

"Let's go then," Sonic said as it was now Amy's turn to be surprised.

"Are you serious?" Amy asked as Sonic nodded.

"Well alright then! My treat though!" Amy said as she walked in front of Sonic.

"Deal," he said as he followed her, leaving the pickers to be tended by Amadeus.

"So let me get this straight, right now you are schooling in London to get a degree right?" Amy asked as they both sat in the bar.

Sonic nodded, "Yeah, you know where that is right?"

"Far away?" Amy asked.

"Well yeah, it's on the other side of the planet."

Sonic and Amy had spent a whole hour talking in the bar about their lives and what they dedicate themselves in.

"Okay wait my brain is all jumbles right now. London is the capital of France?"

"No no, London is the capital of England. Paris is the capital of France." Sonic corrected.

"Ohhhh, you see I'm not stupid I promise, I just never finished schooling. But I'm a quick learner and things get pasted onto my mind quickly," Amy said sheepishly.

"I never assumed you were stupid nor do I think you're stupid," Sonic said as he ordered two more shots of tequila.

"Tell me about yourself though, should I be worried for your sudden inclinations of picking fights with the pickers?"

"No I swear that that's not a normal thing! It's just that my mom raised me to never let myself be pushed around by anybody, and today you became a witness of that."

"It's understandable considering that you have to work with men, tell me, have any of them made any inappropriate comments towards you?"

"Besides that bastard Slash, not really, but if they do, I'm ready for 'em," Amy said as she held up two of her fists, causing Sonic to chuckle.

Sonic looked into her eyes and found himself drawn to them, they were so full of life...

And the way her long pink quills reach to her mid-back, it made her eyes pop more...

Ugh... what was he thinking?

Little did he know that Amy had similar thoughts, she felt so comfortable around Sonic despite the fact that he was her boss' son.

"Check please," Sonic said as he pulled out his wallet.

"No I said it was my trea... well... actually yeah because I forgot my wallet at home," Amy said, causing Sonic to laugh.

Amy smiled, gosh she loved his laugh.

"But that's coming out of my salary too! This and the TV!"

"I already told you it's not necessary," Sonic said as he put 3 rings into the checkbook along with a tip.

"No! If there's something you need to know about Rosy the Rascal it's that I don't like being in dept with anyone, it's coming out of my salary, period."

"Well then as Jules the Hedgehog's son I'll have to cancel out that wish. Let's do this, one day, when we want to go out for a drink or I'm in need, you pitch one in for me. How does that sound?"

Amy smiled, one because she liked that proposition and two because Sonic actually wanted to spend time with her again.

"Now that's how I like it! Deal!" she said as they both shook hands.

Knuckles almost choked on his drink as Amadeus cracked another joke of the things Sonic would do as a child.

All three were at a bar, and Knuckles was having the time of his life. He loved Green Hill Zone.

"He put his shoes in the oven! I can't believe it!" Knuckles laughed.

"Yes actually it was Shadow who tricked him into doing it, it rained pretty hard that day and Sonic was outside so his shoes got wet. Shadow told him that they'd dry faster if he put them in the oven."

"Oh boy! I knew Shadow was scandalous but I never would've thought Sonic would actually fall for something like that," Knuckles said.

"Unfortunately Sonic is pretty naive when it comes to Shadow. Shadow is older so Sonic sees him as an older brother figure, which is both good and bad at the same time," Tails responded.

"Yeah I noticed, Shadow is actually trying to hook Sonic up with a girl back in England," Knuckles said as Tails and Amadeus looked at one another.

"Has it worked?"

"Nope."

Both Tails and Amadeus let out a deep breath.

"Why do you two look so relieved?"

"I don't know but I've always imagined Sonic finding love in a healthier format," Tails explained.

"Well I hope he finds it soon, because Shadow will stop at nothing for the family fortune and I don't know about you guys but I feel like the fortune would be better in Sonic's hands," Amadeus pointed out, receiving a nod from the fox and the echidna.

It was dark outside when Sonic and Amy got back to The Grounds.

Sonic put his hands up as he caught up to the chili plants.

"I win!"

"You cheated!" Amy said as she caught up to him and panted.

"How did I cheat?"

"Not everyone can be born with mutant running skills," Amy objected as she put her hands on her knees.

"Nah you're just a sore loser!"

"Am not!"

"Are too! You should have never challenged the fastest thing alive," Sonic said as he wiggled a finger in her face.

"Maybe not but I can beat you on a thumb war!"

"You're on!"

They both held hands, their blushes being unnoticeable in the dark and prepared their thumbs.

As the game started, Amy snaked her finger away from him and once he froze his finger she went for it and crushed his thumb.

"Owwww!" Sonic moaned as he rubbed his finger and covered his face with his hands.

"I'm so sorry, oh my goodness does it hurt!?" Amy exclaimed as she leaned into his face.

"Boo!" Sonic said as Amy jumped and she tripped.

Sonic was fast though and he caught her just before she could fall.

Amy opened her eyes and realized she was staring right into emerald ones.

It all happened so fast.

The way he looked at her.

The way she looked at him.

They leaned in...

Sonic has kissed a few girls before, courtesy of Shadow, but this one felt different.

It felt as if his whole body was electrified.

Amy didn't feel any different.

She felt as if she was going to throw up with all the butterflies in her stomach.

The moment didn't last as they split up; Amy widened her eyes when realizing what had just happened and ran away.

"Amy wait!" Sonic yelled as he chased after her and landed right in front of her.

Damn his mutant gatrillion miles per hour speed! Amy thought to herself as she froze.

"Was this your plan the whole time?" she asked. "To take advantage of me?"

"No! I swear it wasn't like that at all, that is not something I do on a normal basis I promise!"

"Then what was it?!" she asked as she glared at him.

"I don't know... but... no one has ever made me feel that way before," Sonic said as he rubbed the back of his head.

Amy stared at him with half lidded eyes, "Yeah I've heard that one before SO many times!"

Sonic face palmed, "I know that it sounds cheesy but I... I just can't put it into words okay! Besides... you kissed me back!"

It was now Amy's turn to feel embarrassed.

"Now YOU tell me what THAT was!" Sonic said as he tapped his foot.

"Well umm... like you said... it's something that can't be put into words..."

"Did you like it?" Sonic asked, catching Amy off guard.

"What?"

"Did you like it?"

Amy blushed deeply as Sonic smiled, noticing this.

"My mom must be waiting! Thank you for the trip sir, I enjoyed the company!" Amy said as she ran back to her cottage.

Sonic's eyes followed her as he smiled.

She liked it!

This was really long!

Yes yes I am aware that things between them escalated quickly but that's how it is in the soap opera AND let me tell you, their story IS NOT over and there's so much pain and misfortune coming their way! *evil laugh*

Next Time on Chili with Aroma of a Hedgehog...

"Wait what..." Amy asked as she backed away from the cat.

"Didn't you know? This place is a prostitution business, our clients arrive tonight."

Amy widened her eyes as she ran away from the dressing room.

She HAD to escape.

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