I have finally updated, hooray! I have excuses for my slowness: exams, pokemon ranger, borrowing a wii from my friend, and writers block. But it is finally here. I've started writing a new story aswell, but I don't know if I will upload it. I have doubts whether it is good or not. Anyway, on with the chapter!
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A genuine smile appeared on Amy's face, but it was more of relief then happiness.
" We will leave at about six, maybe," she considered, and again Shadow stared at her. She was acting weirdly; she really hated to get up early. Why was she in such a hurry? He needed to know, he hated having things kept from him.
" Ames, how about we leave out slightly later? Saves you having to drag yourself out of bed at five or something. Its okay for me, but you girls have to be up earlier, doing makeup or whatever you do," the ebony hedgehog asked his girlfriend who giggled lightly.
" No. I am fine with it. We need to be out of town early and towards the Emerald," she replied, and Shadow frowned. He still had no more information from her. However, if he quizzed her too much Amy was sure to realise he knew something was not quite right. He wanted to get her when her guard was down.
" Sure, what will I need to pack?" Shadow gave in.
A long yawn escaped Sonic's lips as he slowly awoke from his nap. Stretching out like a cat, he finally drew up enough strength to get out of his bed. The azure hedgehog made his way downstairs, when he spotted a folded piece of paper lying on the doormat. Intrigued, he shot down the stairs in a matter of seconds, and scooped up the paper from the floor. His hands shaking, Sonic slowly unfolded the paper, eyes shut tight. He wanted to be prepared for whatever was written.
Suddenly opening his eyes, the world's famous hedgehog stared at the note. Sonic found neatly joined writing in a perfect line on the page, each 'I' dotted with a flower. He did not need to have seen the signature at the bottom of the page to tell whose handwriting it was.
"Amy," he whispered softly as he scanned quickly over what his friend had wrote him, becoming more and more confused as the note went on. Eventually Sonic shook his head and folded the note back up.
" I do not understand hardly any of this…but Tails will be able to," he thought to himself as he sprinted out his front door and out to the yellow fox's home.
Minutes later Sonic was knocking frantically on his best friend's front door, desperate for him to answer. Not only was the cerulean hedgehog puzzled by the note Amy left him, he was also slightly worried. It was unlike the pink hedgehog to do anything like that, but the note sounded serious.
Finally the workshop door opened, and Sonic was greeted by Tails, who had a warm smile on his face.
" Oh hey Sonic, I haven't seen ya in a while!" the yellow fox exclaimed, " I was just about to cook tea, want something?"
Sonic shook his head and followed Tails into the workshop.
" No," he stated firmly, " I need you to check this out," Sonic handed his friend Amy's note as they both sat down on the sofa. Tails frowned as he opened it up, and started to read it aloud.
" My dearest Sonic, there is so many things you won't understand in this letter, and about me. Tails might be able to inform you slightly about what it all means, but not fully. Don't ask him until a few days after you receive this however, for my own happiness," he started, " I am going away on a journey. Basically, that's it. However, I will never see you again. This is one journey I will never return from. I would explain, but it's too complicated. But there is one thing I can say. I love you Sonic. I maybe with Shadow, and I love him way more than you could ever realise, but that does not stop me loving you. I know we would never work, especially with the strong connection, I now have with Shadow, but I wanted you to know that before I go. Goodbye Sonic."
As soon as the yellow fox finished reading, Sonic leapt off the sofa flapping his arms madly.
" What does it mean?" he exclaimed loudly, " what does it mean by goodbye?"
Tails' eyes widened as he reread the note in his head, trying to take in every word. Then suddenly it clicked.
" She isn't…" Tails whispered slowly shaking his head, " no…she can't be."
The blue hedgehog stopped moving and stared at his friend.
" What Tails? What can't she be doing?" he demanded.
The yellow fox looked at Sonic sadly, and shook his head.
" You won't know until you sit down, I don't want you to run around and break something," he replied, and Sonic reluctantly agreed and sat down besides his friend.
" Okay Sonic, I don't like this, she is being stupid, but she is going to kill herself," Tails explained slowly.
Sonic's eyes widened, and he started to shake his head frantically.
" No…" he whispered, snatching the note from Tails' hand and re reading it, but when he saw what was written it made sense. Amy was to commit suicide. Dropping the note onto the floor, Sonic bowed his head and rested his hands on his knees, moaning softly. Tails stared at his depressed friend sadly, and placed his hand on his shoulder. Sonic looked up for a moment at the contact, but then continued to stare at the floor.
" Why is she doing this anyway?" The azure hedgehog cried, " Was it because of me, no, I have not done anything. It's Shadow; it must be that damn faker. If he has been abusing poor Amy or anything, I am gonna kill him!"
Tails sighed. He knew the truth about why Amy was to do this to herself, and it was not Shadow's fault. He had to explain to Sonic the pink hedgehog's reasons.
" Sonic, I know why Amy is going to kill herself," the yellow fox spoke causing Sonic to jump off the sofa immediately.
" Spill!" he demanded, pointing an angry finger towards Tails.
The two tailed fox nodded and patted the space next to him on the sofa to gesture to his friend to sit down. When Sonic was seated, the young fox began to explain what the pink hedgehog wanted to do. The blue hedgehog listened intently and hung on to every word his best friend uttered. When Tails ha finished Sonic just stared at him in disbelief. He could not believe what his friend was informing him. Amy Rose, cheerful Amy Rose, was to throw her life away in order to bring back a girl who has been long dead, all for her boyfriend that loved her more than anything on the planet.
" Tails… are you sure?" Sonic asked shakily, " Amy really wants to do that for Maria?" Tails nodded, and the blue hedgehog sighed. " I just do not get it, I still don't understand why she wants to do this," he admitted sadly resting his chin on his hands, " I mean she is only fourteen. She has talents, she could do something good with her life," Sonic continued, " be with someone good."
Tails heard that last comment, and sat up straight.
" What do you mean by that?" He asked Sonic teasingly, which caused the blue hedgehog to glare.
" Nothing," he replied testily, " but is there a way to stop Amy from killing herself?"
Tails thought for a moment, staring up into the sky, before nodding slowly.
" Maybe," he told his friend, " we could try to talk her out of it but I doubt it will do much good."
Sonic's face lit up for a split second at the news and sprang off the sofa, pulling Tails up with him.
" No time to loose then!" Sonic cried as he sprinted out the door at record speed, Tails following as closely as he could behind.
Amy walked to a fairly large wardrobe in the corner of the bedroom, and brushed the thick layer of dust from the handles as she pulled the doors open. The pink hedgehog was surprised to see the inside of the wardrobe was practically empty apart from a long black coat, and a navy scarf.
" Er…where are all your clothes Shad?" she asked, and Shadow let out a quick laugh.
" Ames, when have you ever seen me wear clothes?" He asked, and his girlfriend smiled while she continued to raid her lover's room for anything they might need for the journey tomorrow. She had already packed all her clothes and essentials around her home nights ago, prepared for when she was to leave.
Suddenly the high pitched sound of the doorbell rang throughout the room, and Shadow groaned.
" I only ever get two visitors, and you are here, so that must be that damn faker," the ebony hedgehog moaned, " Ames, you don't mind answering it do you?"
Amy shook her head and ran down the stars that led to the front door. Sure enough, when the young hedgehog swung the door open she was met with the figure of Sonic the Hedgehog, a worried look on his face.
" Amy, we need to talk," he stated firmly and Amy nodded, holding the door open wide open for him. The pink hedgehog watched as her friend marched through the door, then gasped as she saw who followed him in. Tails. Amy's heart started to beat faster as she realised what he wanted to talk about. Sonic had ignored the part of her note that stated that he was not to see Tails about it until a few days later when it would be too late to stop her. Swallowing, Amy closed the door gently and joined the guests in the living room.
When the fourteen year old walked into the room, she found that Sonic and Tails were already seated, both of them wearing a frown on their face.
" Sit down please Amy," Sonic requested, pointing to a comfortable armchair opposite the sofa that he was sitting on, and Amy reluctantly obeyed, folding her arms and avoiding all eye contact.
" Amy, is it true that you are going to kill yourself to resurrect Maria?" Sonic asked gently.
The pink hedgehog thought for a moment before slowly nodding her head, still staring at her feet, that she suddenly found extremely interesting. At Amy's reply, Sonic accidentally let out a small gasp, knowing that his worst fears were realised. Now, more determined then ever before, he was ready to save the pink hedgehog, only this time from herself.
" Ames, I do not understand," Sonic told her softly, choosing his words carefully, " why do you want to do this to yourself? Wouldn't Shadow be even more upset if you were dead?"
Amy shook her head violently at that last comment. She knew what she was planning to do was right. Shadow still grieved the loss of the twelve-year-old girl, and it was what he wanted most in the world. It was only right to give her lover what he wanted, needed, in life, and to her it felt right. She could not explain it, but it felt right that Shadow had the girl he wanted most in the world, even if it was not her. At this thought, Amy felt her emerald eyes fill with fresh tears, not yet ready to fall.
Watching Amy, Sonic felt even more confused then he was before. Why was she shaking her head? It was obvious that Shadow would be heartbroken if she carried out her plans. Yes, he would have Maria, but he did not love her the same way he loves Amy.
" Ames, sweetie, I know Shadow loves you very much," The blue hedgehog attempted to persuade Amy, " He would be devastated If you died. He loves you."
Again, the pink hedgehog shook her head. Yes, Amy knew Shadow loved her, but he would not be devastated. Maybe for a little while he might be upset, but then the pleasure of having Maria back with him would take away his sadness. More tears formed in Amy's eyes, now desperate to fall but the young hedgehog was determined to keep them back.
Sonic sighed. It seemed as though Amy had shut herself out from the truth, and could only see what she wanted to see, or maybe in this case, what she did not want to see. Talking Amy out of killing herself was proving to be a harder challenge then first thought. The well known hero thought he would just need to walk up to Amy, tell her that what she was doing was wrong, and bam. But it did not seem to be working quite like that.
Running out of hope, Sonic left the sofa and walked slowly towards Amy who still refused to lift her head.
" Amy," he whispered, placing a hand on her cheek, " look at me."
Slowly, the pink hedgehog lifted her head but stared straight past Sonic to the wall opposite her. She just could not look at him, or Tails. Amy could not bear to look at the expressions on their faces; the look of worry and disappointment mixed with anger in their eyes.
Sonic noticed this and looked at her sadly. Amy could not seem to realise that many people around her would miss her if she died; Cream, Tails, Knuckles, Rouge in her own way, Shadow, and him. Sonic loved Amy, but she just did not know it, no one did. Then suddenly it clicked, a way to talk Amy out of killing herself.
" Ames, sweetie, look me in the eyes please," Sonic pleaded, stroking the young females cheek softly, " I have something to tell you.
Shadow closed the zip on his old, black rucksack that he thought he would never use, and dumped on the floor next to his bed. Sighing, the tired hedgehog jumped onto his bed and sat on the warm sheets. It seemed to be awfully quiet downstairs, which must be an achievement for that loud, annoying blue hedgehog he had in his house. Something did not seem to be right to Shadow, something was happening downstairs and he needed to find out what, especially if it had anything to do with why Amy was acting weirdly.
The ebony hedgehog left his bed, and crept out of his bedroom door, trying to make as little noise as possible. Shadow tip-toed down his corridor, and down a few of the stairs until he found a good view of his lounge where he could see what was happening. The ebony hedgehog did not want to walk in and interrupt the conversation, if he did that they would shut up and he would not find out anything. Shadow wanted to know the full story.
To his horror, what the ebony hedgehog saw was Amy sitting down in his armchair, with Sonic kneeling in front of her, a worried expression on his face. However, what angered Shadow was that Amy was crying, streams of tears poured from her eyes, and dripped onto her dress.
' If that damn faker has made Amy cry then I am gonna kill him later!' Shadow thought to himself, continuing to watch the events downstairs.
" Sonic, is what you said true?" Amy managed to ask in between sobs, and the blue hedgehog nodded.
" Yes, Amy I love you with all my heart," Sonic replied.
Shadow gasped, and resisted running downstairs and punching the faker. He could not believe what he was hearing, Sonic just said to Amy that he loved her, his Amy. Gritting his teeth, Shadow crept a little closer to the lounge, he could not afford to miss a word.
" I'm so sorry Sonic, but I can't love you back, " Amy whispered, wiping the tears from her eyes, " I love Shadow."
After saying those words, the pink hedgehog began to cry harder, but Shadow breathed a sigh of relief. Amy did love him, and was not going to leave him for Sonic. At least that was a good thing.
Hearing Amy's reply, Sonic stood up straight and shook his head.
" Ames, I know, but your missing my point, " the blue hedgehog sighed running his hands through his quills, " we would both miss you if you killed yourself."
" Oh my god," Shadow whispered inaudibly, his heart racing, " she is going to kill herself!"
Unable to resist, the ebony hedgehog stormed into the lounge making everyone jump, and ran up to Amy.
" What is this about killing yourself?" he asked sternly, grabbing hold of his girlfriend's hand tightly, " tell me now."
I hope you enjoyed the chapter, the next one will be up...er...when I have thought what happens next!