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Chapter Four
Sonic was waiting outside the hospital for Amy. She came rushing out thought the doors, and he could see that she was upset.
"Sonic," she said, sobbing as she rushed over to him.
He embraced her as she cried into his shoulder.
"Everything will be fine," he whispered into her ear.
She looked into his eyes, and he placed alight kiss on her lips.
"What's wrong anyway," he asked.
"Tails told me why he did what he did," she said, "and it all makes sense. I just can't believe I didn't see it. I can't believe that none of us saw it."
"Let's head back to my place," he said, "Everyone's waiting."
She nodded, "Okay."
As they walked down the road, she glanced back towards the second story window to see the orange-yellow fox staring at the sky.
Amy, Sonic, Knuckles and Cream were sitting in Sonic's living room in silence. Chris went back to his own dimension for the night, but not before stating that he'd be back first thing in the morning. Amy decided that she would wait to tell them about the reason for Tails' pain until they were all there.
"Nothing else is going to happen tonight," said Sonic, "So everyone might as well go home and rest. It's been a long day."
Knuckles and Cream nodded, and they walked out the door in the directions of their respective houses. Amy stayed. She turned to Sonic and said, "I don't want to be alone tonight."
He nodded. He led her to his bed room and said, "You can sleep here. I'll sleep out on the couch."
She shook her head and wrapped her arms around him as tears rolled down her face.
"Amy," he said, "What happened in that hospital room? What did he say?"
"He said that he feels responsible for Cosmo's death," she said, "but not just that. When I told him that I understood, he said that the only way I could ever understand is if you died by my hand. When I thought about losing you…"
A fresh trail of tears flowed from her eyes. He embraced her again and said, "You have nothing to worry about. I'm not going anywhere anytime soon."
He kissed her gently. She looked into his eyes.
"Sonic…," she said.
"Shhh," he said as he hugged her close. They stood in each other's embrace.
"I'm tired," she said after a few minutes. They walked into his room and lay in bed, never once leaving each other's' arms.
Sonic laid there watching the girl who had followed him since she was a child as she fell asleep. He rolled onto his back and began to think. His mind went back to what Tails told her. He thought about that question of who meant the most to him in the universe. He glanced over at the sleeping pink hedgehog. He ran his hand through her soft quills.
"I do understand," he said to himself while still looking at Amy, "I don't know what I'd do if anything happened to you."
He kissed her on the forehead.
"And I promise that with every fiber of my being, I will always be by your side to protect you."
He closed his eyes as the fatigue brought on by the day's events finally overcame him.
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