Chili with Aroma of a Hedgehog

Chapter 23: Christmas Drama

Hey guys! We're almost halfway done!

DISCLAIMER: As I've stated 500 million times, HAVE PATIENCE WITH THE WAY I'M PORTRAYING SALLY! This chapter is not going to work in her favor, and I don't wanna hear any bashing cause I ain't tolerating it. As a matter of fact, this chapter is going to be a chapter where we find out more about Sally. There's a reason why she is the way that she is. PATIENCE PEOPLE! I love Sally too, and I know I'm being cruel with her, PERO WAIT! Just wait! xD

Months Later (December 24th)

"I still can't believe you were so careless," Silver said as he crossed his arms.

Shadow rolled his eyes, "Will you stop talking about that, it happened months ago!"

"A man died Shadow! Your father was THIS close to finding out about the Irregular Exports!" Silver said as he squeezed his thumb and finger together for emphasis. "At least you cut ties with the Chun-Nan clients."

"Actually I didn't. Publicly I did, but I still work with them behind the scenes for the Irregular Exports."

"You have no morals Shadow," Silver said as he shook his head.

"Like I've said a million times Silver, who needs morals when you got riches."

"Wave, you're next!" Sonic exclaimed as he motioned for her.

The Corporation was having a Christmas Office Party and everyone had brought their Secret Santa gifts.

Sonic wore a Christmas hat while everyone else also wore Christmas outfits.

Amy wore a red Santa dress.

Wave, who was wearing an elf outfit walked toward Sonic, "I got Cream!"

Cream, who wore a Christmas sweater approached Wave as Wave gave her a little outfit for her chao Cheese.

"Oh thank you Wave! I love it!" she exclaimed as they exchanged a hug.

"Who got Wave?" Sonic asked as Eggman raised his hand and gave Wave her gift.

"Thank you!" she exclaimed as Sonic smiled.

"Who got Eggman?"

"I did!" Blaze exclaimed as she gave Eggman an Eggnog machine.

"Yes!" Eggman exclaimed as he thanked Blaze.

"Who got Blaze?"

Amy stepped in and gave Blaze her gift.

Sonic sucked in his breath nervously, he had gotten Amy for his Secret Santa and he wished that she liked his gift, she was the last one.

When everyone cheered for Blaze and Sonic turned to get his gift, Amy's phone rang and she excused herself to go answer it.

Sonic turned to hand Amy her gift only to realize that she was gone, nobody noticed his distress as they were all chatting away.

"Blaze, where's Amy?"

Blaze motioned with her fingers that she was on her phone and Sonic nodded, heading towards Amy's office.

"But where are we going?" Amy asked as she giggled.

"My home place, Spagonia! C'mon Amy, you need this vacation!"

"I don't know Espio..."

"No buts! You are going and your mom is coming with us!"

"Well, okay!"

Amy suddenly heard her mom cheer in the background, causing her to giggle.

"Your mom is excited, we'll be leaving tomorrow!"

As Amy agreed and hung up, Sonic walked into the room with a gift in his hand.

Amy smiled as he approached her, "You left before I could give you your gift."

"You were my Secret Santa?" Amy asked as she took the gift, revealing a beautiful crystal rose. "Oh my gosh! This is so beautiful! Thank you!" Amy exclaimed as she hugged Sonic.

Sonic chuckled as he hugged her back, "Glad you like it. I had something to tell you."

"What is it?" Amy asked as she stood in front of him.

"Today I'm meeting up with Vector to talk about my divorce," he said as he stole a cookie from Amy's desk and ate it.

"Sonic I feel really bad... Sally really likes you."

Sonic shook his head, "No she doesn't, I've never given her a reason to love me. I don't even know why she agreed to marry me under the conditions I had set for her. The end of our... whatever that was... is coming and I just wanted to let you know."

"Sonic this doesn't feel right, she already suspects something is going on between us. I can imagine what your family is going to say when you come to me after you get a divorce from her."

Sonic shook his head in dismissal, "I don't care about what they have to say."

"But I do Sonic! Their approval matters to me."

Sonic sighed, "They'll eventually accept you Amy. Trust me."

Suddenly the two hedgehogs heard the door knock.

"Come in," Sonic said as Vector opened the door.

"Oh! I'll come later if you want!"

"No, it's okay, let's go to my office. I'll see you later Amy," Sonic said as he and Vector left the room.

Green Hill Zone Hospital

Knuckles stared at Tikal in sadness.

The girl had been in coma for months and there was no sign of her waking up, but she was alive, and that was all that mattered.

Suddenly Tikal stirred and opened her eyes slowly.

"Tikal!?" Knuckles exclaimed as he called the doctor.

The doctor ran in and noticed that Tikal was recovered from her coma.

"Where am I..." Tikal weakly asked.

"You're in the hospital Tikal, how are you feeling?" the doctor asked as Tikal put a hand to her head.

"My head hurts..."

"Tikal I'm so glad you're okay!" Knuckles exclaimed as Tikal turned to him in confusion and slight fear.

Knuckles glanced at her in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"H-How do you know my name? WHO ARE YOU!?" she yelled in fear as Knuckles felt his heart drop to the ground.

Station Square

Manic put up the last of the Christmas decorations as Elvis finished preparing the pastries.

"This Christmas Party is going to totally rock!" Manic exclaimed as he walked up to Elvis. "What did you make anyway?"

"It's a Perez Porcupine family recipe!" Elvis exclaimed as he took a batch of chocolate chip cookies out of the oven.

"Elvis... those are chocolate chip cookies."

"And?"

"How could they be a family recipe? They're chocolate chip cookies!" Manic said as he looked at the recipe. "You got this recipe from a cookbook you bought at the super market!"

"Yeah but they were made by me!" Elvis argued as he crossed his arms.

Manic face palmed as Sonia walked into the kitchen.

"Mmmm something smells good!" Sonia exclaimed.

"I call them Chocolate Chip a la Carte, a Perez Porcupine delicacy!" Elvis exclaimed as he handed a cookie to Sonia.

"It's not a Perez Porcupine delicacy!" Manic argued. "It's not even original!"

Sonia took a bite and smiled widely, "This is good! The best chocolate chip cookie I've ever had!"

Elvis turned to Manic victoriously as Manic glanced at Sonia in confusion and ate one for himself.

"Woah..." Manic whispered.

"DIDN'T I TELL YOU!" Elvis exclaimed as Manic pouted.

"Are you all done with the preparations?" Elena asked as she stepped into the kitchen.

"Grandma!" Elvis exclaimed as he grabbed a cookie and gave it to her. "Take this and tell me how it tastes!"

"Don't call me Grandma, and I don't want to!"

"It's good Grandma!" Sonia exclaimed. "Taste it!"

Elena sighed in defeat and took the cookie and tasted it, only to widen her eyes, impressed at the taste. "Very chewy... who was the chef?"

"Elvis was," Manic said as he pointed at his boyfriend, only to have Elena's smile fade, realizing that she had finished the cookie.

"Aw c'mon Grandma! You know you liked it!" Elvis exclaimed teasingly.

Elena huffed and left the room as Elvis turned to Manic.

"I think I'm starting to win her over!"

"You'll get there Elvis," Manic said as he laughed. "Tonight is going to be crazy, I heard Silver is bringing his girlfriend."

"We finally get to meet her," Sonia added. "I just hope Sonic and Sally come. They haven't been in good terms lately, she still thinks there's something going on between him and Amy."

"Oh please, everybody knows he only has eyes for Rosy the Rascal," Manic responded as his smile faded and looked at Elvis.

Elvis nodded and left the room, leaving Manic and Sonia alone.

"The real question is, how are YOU and Sonic doing?" Manic asked as he approached Sonia and put a hand on her shoulder.

Sonia sighed, "We haven't really spoken lately. We only talk when we need something from each other."

"Sonia this isn't okay, he's your brother."

"A brother that keeps making careless decisions. What's next? He asks Sally for a divorce?"

"You want a divorce?" Vector asked as Sonic nodded.

"What are my chances?" Sonic asked as Vector sighed.

"That depends, how many times have you two been intimate?"

"Zero, we've never done it," Sonic responded quickly.

Vector blinked and smiled, "Oh! Well then in that case this is going to be a piece of cake!"

"How so?"

"If a couple hasn't had intercourse within the course of three months, their marriage becomes terminated. Technically, you two aren't necessarily bound together anymore."

"How much money is Sally going to get from me?" Sonic asked.

"She won't get anything, your marriage isn't legit. Maybe if you two had a child... then maybe she would have gotten a little something, but since that's not the case," Vector said as he took a document out of his briefcase.

Sonic nodded in understanding as Vector placed the document on his desk.

"Sign here and I'll take care of the rest, it's a divorce contract."

Sonic nodded and signed.

"Okay, now I want you to talk to Sally about this and tell me when you want me to go so that she can put her own signature.

Sonic nodded nervously, this wasn't going to be easy.

"What an imbecile..." Bartleby said as he and Sally conversed on the couch.

Sally and Bartleby became close over the months and now they were both updated on the kind of lives they lived.

"I don't know what I'm doing wrong. He just simply isn't attracted to me."

"He's blind. I think you're beautiful," Bartleby said as he kissed her hand. "So what do you two have planned for this Christmas Eve."

"I'm planning to have a dinner with my parents, I don't if he's planning to go to his family's Christmas party."

"You two aren't going to spend it together?"

"We haven't even bothered talking about it."

"You are a queen Sally, you must be treated as such."

"Yeah? Well I'm not, I can smell the divorce documents from all the way over here..."

"You think he would dare!?"

"Unfortunately... I do..."

That Night

"How does this look?" Espio exclaimed as he motioned at his soufflé.

"It smells great!" Angela said as she took a whiff. "Can we taste?"

"Not now mom, it needs to cool off," Amy said as she giggled, only to hear the door knock.

"I'll get it!" Amy exclaimed as she opened the door.

"HO HO HO! MERRY CHRISTMAS!" Sonic yelled as he walked in. "I have a gift for Ms. Angela Rose!"

"For me?" Angela asked as she walked up to Sonic, causing Espio to raise an eyebrow.

Sonic smiled and gave her a bouquet of flowers, which she gladly took.

"Thank you!" Angela exclaimed as Amy smiled and gave Sonic a box, "This is for you..."

"You got me a gift?" Sonic asked as he took it and opened it. "Running shoes! Oh thank you Amy!"

Amy smiled as Espio approached them, "Good evening, Sonic right?"

Sonic narrowed his eyes and turned to Amy, only to turn back to Espio, "What are you doing here?"

"Mr. Caviaronte is spending Christmas with us," Angela said as Sonic glared at Espio.

"Hmph, well Merry Christmas," Sonic said as he dragged Amy out of the room.

"What's your deal!?" she asked as Sonic crossed his arms.

"I come here to tell you that my divorce with Sally is going to go smooth because we've never had intimacy and what do I see? You and your boyfriend!"

"For the last time Sonic. HE'S NOT MY BOYFRIEND!"

Sonic sighed and shook his head, "Look I have to get going, my family is waiting."

Amy opened her mouth to say something but stopped when Sonic had left the room.

"Grandma, I want you to open your gift now!" Elvis exclaimed as he handed a wrapped gift to Elena.

The entire family with the exception of Sonic, Sally, Silver and his girlfriend were already there and they all glanced in amusement at Elvis.

Elena hesitantly opened it and Charles looked over her shoulder, it was a beautiful painting of herself.

"That's a wonderful portrait of my mother Elvis," Charles complimented.

"Thank you," Elena thanked as Elvis smiled.

"Let me see," Shadow said as he looked at the portrait. "Hey, you're pretty good kid."

"Thanks."

"Where's Silver?" Cocoa asked as she heard a knock on the door.

"Right there," Manic said as he chuckled and opened the door, only to reveal Silver, holding the hand of a very bashful looking Blaze.

Rouge widened her eyes as Blaze walked into the room.

"WHAT IS SHE DOING HERE!?" Rouge said as she stood up, causing Blaze to cringe.

"This is my girlfriend," Silver said confidently.

"HOW DARE YOU! DO YOU KNOW WHAT SHE DID!?" Rouge questioned as Silver nodded.

"I do, but Blaze isn't who you think she is!"

"Mrs. The Hedgehog," Rouge said as she turned to Elena. "If SHE doesn't go, I'LL go!"

"Don't worry, we were just leaving," Silver said as he and Blaze left the room.

"I told you Silver," Blaze whispered to Silver as they headed toward their car.

"They'll have to accept you one day Blaze..."

As Silver left, Sonic arrived and knocked on the door.

"I'll get it!" Sonia exclaimed as she walked toward the door.

As Sonia opened the door, her smile faded as she noticed that Sonic was the one on the other side.

"Hi Sonic..." she quietly said.

"Hey Sonia... can I come in?"

She let him in and Manic automatically gave him a handshake while Elvis greeted too.

"Where's Sally?" Elena asked.

Sonic shrugged, "I thought she was here already."

"Shadow," Rouge said as she pulled him to the side.

"Yes?"

"I promise this is going to be the last Christmas without him."

"Him? Who's him?"

"Our baby."

Shadow smiled and kissed Rouge as the two went to go greet Sonic.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE NOT COMING! UGHHH!" Sally threw her phone to the floor and sat on the couch.

Her parents had left her alone, again.

- Flashback (5 years ago) -

Sally came out of her Art History class in awe, she knew that was what she was going to end up majoring in.

"One more year Sally girl, and we're out of here," Bunnie said as she and Sally walked through their high school hallways.

"I can't believe we graduate in a few months!" Sally exclaimed.

"Right! Okay, well I have to go, I promised to meet Fiona."

"Why are you still friends with her?"

"Why not?" Sally asked as she clung her books to her chest.

"I don't know Sal, I feel like she's bad news."

Sally shook her head, "I think she's just misunderstood, I'll see you later."

- SKIP -

"Are you sure about this?" Sally asked nervously as Fiona nodded.

"Of course! You want to help your dad win money for the outlet right?"

"Well... I do want him to stop gambling..."

"Then why are you hesitating?"

Sally shifted uncomfortably, "I don't know... Monkey Khan wouldn't approve of this."

"Your boyfriend doesn't have to know."

"But I tell him everything!"

Fiona groaned, "Look, do you want to help your dad? Yes or no?"

"Are you doing it too?"

"Of course Sal! I want to help my dad stop gambling too!"

"But isn't this kind of a crime..."

"Not if you give consent, c'mon Sally! What's the worst that can happen?"

Sally hesitated and shut her eyes in thought, "Okay... I'll do it."

- SKIP -

"NO!" Sally yelled as the male grabbed her and dragged her onto the bed. "FIONA!"

"Will you shut up and just do what he says!?" Fiona yelled from behind the door.

"YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO DO THIS TOO!"

Fiona scoffed and leaned on the door, "Honey, I am in on this. I coordinate it, it's called prostitution. I'm going to win tons of bank with you."

"But he's YOUR FATHER!"

"Actually he's just some guy who's a friend of your dad's, pays well. SO YOU BETTER DO IT!"

"WHAT IF I SAY NO!?"

"Then I'll send your interview video to Monkey Khan, I'm sure it'd be a joy for him!"

Sally cried as she felt hands creep behind her.

With a scream, her night quickly became into a nightmare.

- SKIP -

"Monkey Khan please I can explain!" Sally begged as she ran up to him.

"There is NOTHING to explain! I thought you were different! I was always some joke to you huh? I was always that poor peasant who had no chances with someone like you huh? I knew being with someone wealthy was too good to be true."

"I didn't WANT to do it! Fiona forced me PLEASE!"

Monkey Khan shook his head as he left the building, and Sally's life, forever.

Sally turned and noticed the entire school shaking their heads at her.

She covered her face with her hands and ran away.

"Wait Sally, don't leave yet, I want to thank you!" Fiona said as she waved a stack of money in her face. "With this, I can start a prostitution business in France! Want some money? Shopping would do you good," she laughed as Sally narrowed her eyes.

"I don't want your disgusting money!" Sally spit as she left the school.

Bunnie had completely turned her back on her.

Monkey Khan started sleeping with other girls out of spite.

But her parents...

"I'm disappointed in you Sally!" Maximillian exclaimed as Sally cried.

"It wasn't my fau..."

"SILENCE! From now on you have to be under our supervision, you can only marry a man of good wealth. I mean look at that Monkey Khan character prancing around and doing his indignant deeds. The nerve, the disgrace!" her father exclaimed as he headed toward the door.

"Where are you going?" Alicia asked.

"To gamble, hopefully that distracts me from this embarrassment."

Alicia turned to Sally in anger, "Look what you did! Now your father gambles more than before! We're going to let this slide, but if you commit something disgusting and indignant again, FORGET THAT WE EVER BECAME YOUR PARENTS!" Alicia exclaimed as she headed toward her room.

Sally watched her leave and collapsed onto the floor, hatred slowly filing her heart.

She hated friendships.

She hated social norms.

She HATED men.

But most of all, she hated herself.

"I will never let someone else take advantage of me again."

- End Flashback -

Sally wiped the tears from her cheeks.

Overtime she had forgotten to love, to care.

To her, loving a man depended on how rich he was.

She had gotten her Art History degree, that was where she had met Rouge, but that didn't make her feel better.

She then thought back to Tails, sure, it wasn't right for her to do that to him.

But it wasn't fair. Why did SHE have to be the only one who suffered? Other Mobians should understand the pain she had to endure five years ago, even someone as harmless as Tails.

Besides, peasants were hardly people, Monkey Khan made sure he proved that.

She stopped respecting her body after that incident, what was there to respect? Her purity was gone, she had nothing to give.

She suddenly heard the door knock.

She opened the door, noticing that Bartleby was on the other side.

"Ma cherie... what's wrong?" he asked as he wiped her tears.

"Nothing..."

"Where's your husband? It's Christmas Eve non?"

"I don't know. And I frankly don't care."

Bartleby smiled, "Well, I don't have company either, mind if I join?"

Sally sighed and let him in, it was better than being alone.

"It is a shame that someone as gorgeous as yourself is alone on a day like this."

"Well, my life stinks," Sally said as she drank her wine. "Want some?" she asked as she served him a cup.

"Why, of course!" he said as he received it.

Both were silent as they drank their wine and sat next to each other, constantly stealing brief glances.

"What the hell, get over here," she said as she kissed him, which he gladly returned.

"You're finally going to ask Sally for a divorce?" Manic asked in a hushed tone as he and Sonic stood in the kitchen.

Sonic nodded, "It's time."

"May I ask why the sudden rush?" Manic asked as Sonic looked around and smiled.

"I found Rosy..."

"WHAT!? NO WAY!"

"Shhhhhh!" Sonic hushed as Manic covered his mouth.

"Where did you find her?"

"You know the famous Amy Rose everyone has been talking about?"

"Yeah... wait... YOU MEAN?"

Sonic nodded in approval as Manic jumped for joy, "I knew there was a reason why I liked her so much!"

"Don't tell anyone!" Sonic warned as Manic crossed his heart.

"Can I tell Elvis?" Manic asked as Sonic face palmed.

"Fine, you can tell Elvis but THAT'S IT! I don't want our family to find out. Look, I have to get going, I'll see you later little bro, Merry Christmas!"

"Later Sonic!" Manic said as he gave Manic a fist pump.

"Sonic wait..." Sonia said as she walked in.

Sonic turned and lightly smiled. "What's up?"

"I'll leave you two alone, I'm going to check up on Elvis," Manic mentioned as he left the kitchen.

Sonia slowly approached Sonic and rubbed her arms slowly, "I'm sorry... for what I told you. You're trying your best and I sounded ungrateful," she said as her eyes filled with tears.

Sonic smiled, "And I'm sorry for kinda giving you the cold shoulder... I forgive you," he said as he extended his arms, which Sonia gladly took.

"But please Sonia, you need to understand that Sally and I aren't happy with each other and if we divorce... well..."

"I understand," she said as Sonic smiled and hugged her even tighter.

"Merry Christmas lil sis..."

"Merry Christmas Sonic..."

After their make out session, Bartleby had left and Sally sat on the couch, waiting for Sonic to come back so that she can give him a piece of her mind for abandoning him.

"There you are," she said as she felt him walk in.

"Sally, I thought you were going to spend it with your parents."

"YOU THOUGHT WRONG! You didn't even call to see how I was doing!" Sally yelled.

"Sal I don't want to argue with you, not tonight... I actually need to talk to you..."

"Now what? You want to get a divorce?" she asked jokingly as Sonic stayed silent.

She widened her eyes and threw her wine glass on the floor, "IT WAS HER WASN'T IT! AMY ROSE IS THE REASON YOU'RE DOING THIS!"

"Have you been drinking?" Sonic asked as he looked at the broken wine glass.

"DON'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT!"

"Look, we'll talk about this tomorrow. You're clearly not in conditions to talk," Sonic said as he began walking towards their room.

"FINE! GO THEN! What more could I expect from you? And here I thought you didn't contact me because you were buying me a Christmas present," she sadly said as she followed him.

Sonic sighed, "I'm sorry Sally, really, for everything. But, you and I both know you're not happy with me. The best thing for both of us would be to get separated..."

"THEN GET THE HELL OUT!" she yelled as she threw a pillow at him. "LEAVE THIS HOUSE! LET'S GET SEPARATED! I WANT YOU TO LEAVE THIS HOUSE AT THE CRACK OF DAWN TOMORROW!"

Sonic narrowed his eyes in agitation, why did he have to leave? It was HIS house.

"FINE!" he yelled as he grabbed his pillows and his blanket and was on the verge of going to sleep in the living room until he turned. "Look Sally, I'm sorry about this... really..."

And with that, he left.

Sally sat on the bed and let the tears roll down her face, "Thank you for this Christmas Present Sonic..."

She then narrowed her eyes.

"Damn you... Amy Rose..." Sally told herself as she stared at the spot where Sonic had once stood.

"I hate you... I hate you more than I hate ROSY THE RASCAL! I HATE YOU AMY ROSE!" she screamed as she stood up and grabbed her pillows, angry with the incoming divorce. "I HATE YOU!" she said as she threw the pillows. "I HATE YOU! I HATE YOUUUUUU!"

Ouch.

So what did you guys think? Review!

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

"Do you know where he went?" Rouge asked as Shadow put his ear to the phone.

"Of course I don't," Sally said bitterly.

"I'm pretty sure those two are together. Charles went to Amy's apartment and they told him she went on a trip with Sonic."

Sally widened her eyes.

"Your husband left you to go with someone else Sally. Can you imagine what they could be doing right now?"

"NO!" Sally yelled as she threw the phone to the ground and collapsed on the bed, suddenly punching the sheets and screaming "NO!" over and over.