¦| Chapter Two |¦
This confused Sonic even more. The doctors had spoken of his condition heading towards the best. It would be simpler for them to lie to him. He had just moved his eyes, Jules and Aleena didn't need to have gotten their hopes high, and if they believed that, his improvement was so great they could have tried something new.
But the doctor told Sonic's parents that he was already better than before, which left them rushing to the hospital, believing the false truth.
"So his movement is a sign?" Jules asked.
"You need to know the truth. I know it's not something major, but, it is a good sign." Dr. Quack said hopefully, it came out more excitedly, as if he were a child with a new toy "If he moves the slightest more, he might start moving like normal."
"And you are sure of that?" Jules asked, but he seemed unconvinced.
"Certainly." His lips twitched with a strange smile. "I am a doctor."
"Well, I don't want to disagree on that." Jules said with a chuckle as he squeezed his sons leg.
"Why isn't this just a miracle?" Aleena asked with might. She opened her arms and ran to hug her son.
"Yeah, a miracle..." Jules said patting her back, smiling at her.
"Yes," she nodded. Aleena then stood and slapped Jules across the face. "And here you were trying to convince me to pull the plug on our son!"
"There had been no improvement before," Jules said. "He was practically dead."
"How could you..." Aleena floundered for the right words. "How could you even... Say...such things, and try and convinceme?"
"I hate seeing him suffer," Jules said. "That is why I suggested it, and I regret it dreadfully."
"Still your own son." Aleena said and anger boiled up.
"Enough, you both need to calm down." Dr. Quack said reasuringly.
Their marriage had fallen to pieces, with both blaming each other for the accident. Loosing faith and trust.
Aleena sight and fixed her quills feeling rather embarrassed having Dr. Quack see your burst of anger. "Yes, Dr. Quack you are correct."
Sonic wished he could move his eyes now. He hated to see them fight, it was no ones fault but his own. His mind began to winter to that nurse in training. Amy Rose. Something about her was alluring.
Sonic wasn't sure when exactly he found girls Fasinating. Seems his brother was right, though girls never visited him except for his mom and Cream, the daughter of Vanilla, when she was brought along.
That girl Amy was something special though. Her lively attitude gave him inspiration to want to keep on going.
"Oh, Sonic my boy." Dr. Quack began. "What you need now is someone to help stretch your bones."
"Stretch his bones Aleena asked worriedly.
"Yes, perhaps a chiropractor..." Dr. Quack said in thought.
Dr. Quack grabbed his clipboard and wrote down information. He smiled at Aleena and Jules and shook their hands. "Well I must get going to attend other patients. I'll have my secretary sign you off and tell you everything else, good bye now."
With that he was out the door leaving awkward mood in the room. Jules cleared his throat and walked to the door. "Well, I need to get back to work...Good bye Sonic...and...Aleena."
Once he was gone Aleena opened her purse and sat next to Sonic and taking out a book and smiling adoringly at her son. "Look Sonic, I brought your favorite book." Her smile faded getting no response and she sight bitterly and opened the book. "There was once a..."
Sonic felt sadden by his mothers attitude. He wished he could hug her and make her feel reasured. He wondered though, what might Amy Rose be doing, and if he would even see her again.
Well I want to live my life
The Ramonas song could be heard being played throughout the café that was filled with young people. The place was breath taking and full of life, there was waiters attending all tables, showing their big smiles.
The slurping of the soda could be heard as Shadow set it onto the black table. "Really guys, don't you think that was weird?" asked Amy Rose with her arms crossed as she leaned against her boyfriend as he wrapped his arm around her.
"I don't know, Amy." the fox known as Tails said frigidity as he ate his hamburger. "I'm sure things like that that happen."
Amy huffed and looked down at her plate and took a bit out of her pizza. "Whatever."
"I think Amy's right, that was really weird." Silver commented as he ate his pizza. "Especially since he was looking at her."
"Aha!" Amy said after gulping down her food and leaning over the table and giving Silver a high five. "Finally somebody who agrees."
Rouge raised her eyebrow at Amy with a mischievous grin placed on her face. "Wow, pinkie. Getting kind of excited over a boy you just met." she retorted.
"Ooh, watch out, Shadow." Knuckles said with a chuckle. "Don't want your girlfriend falling for another man."
Shadow huffed and glared at the echidna until his face was turned and his lips were met with his girlfriends. After the quick peck Amy smiled and pulled away and taped Shadow's nose as she said; "Don't worry, I'm all yours."
Shadow smiled and pulled his girlfriend into another liplock.
Silver quintet his nose and threw his napkin at the couple. "Can't the kissing and maybe more wait for after eating." he said with a teasing laugh and smile.
Shadow pulled away and drank from his soda with his arm over Amy's shoulder. "Yeah, there's no way I'm losing my girl to a vegetable." they all laughed except for one.
Amy didn't find that funny. She actually thought of it rude and mean, it made her sad, no, it made her angry. She took Shadow's arm off of her and frowned at him. "How can you call him that, its not like it's his fault."
Everyone stared at the pink hedgehog who wore a glare and pout on her face. If looks could kill, Shadow would be dead.
"I was joking, babe." Shadow said in his deep rough voice as he stared at her confused. "What's up with you and that stranger?" he asked.
Amy was silent and taken aback, she didn't know what's up with her, she didn't know why she was getting defensive. She looked over at Silver who stared at her curiously then at Tails and the others and they all had the same expression. She couldn't answer, all she knew was she had to see him again, she had to see if he was alright.
"Oh, look at the time," Amy said looking at the clock that was high on the wall, "6:21 already, I have to go home before my uncle gets me in trouble." with that she stood and began to walk away.
"I'll take you." Shadow said getting up from his seat.
"No, no, you promised to take Tails, I'll be fine, bye everyone!" Amy said hurriedly and pecked her boyfriend on the cheek and left her money to pay her food and waved goodbye to all of them and left bumping into the waiters and other teenagers.
"What's up with her?" Silver asked with a tilted head. "She's acting strange."
Rouge shrugged, "She's a strange girl."
They all looked at each other and nodded in agreement and continued chatting, except Shadow, he stared at the exit deep in thought, he was going to find out what was going on with her, he'll have to asked later. He sight and took a sip of his soda realizing it was empty and raised his hand. "Waiter, refill!"
Outside Amy had gotten into her gray Mercedes car just as it had began to rain. 'Great thing I left when I did, I hate driving in the rain.' she thought to herself as she started her car and drove out of the parking and headed home.
When she arrived home she walked to the front door after looking her car and covering her head from the rain with her hands. She took out her keys and walked in and slammed the door closed. "I'm home!" she announced and looked around the house. "Rob'O, you home?" she asked aloud getting no reply.
She fixed her hair and threw her keys on the table in the kitchen. She put her hands on her hips and sight. "Guess he's still not off work..." she said to herself and walked upstairs to her room.
Amy walked into her room which had green painted walls. She threw herself on the bed and looked up at her mirror she had on her ceiling. Green. The walls reminded her of Sonic's eyes.
"Sonic..." she whispered to herself liking the name. It was very unique to her. She remembered when she walked in his room how he looked so fragile so weak, so dead. And when she actually met eyes with him, she felt as if she knew him. Or when he turned to her, as if pleading her to pay attention to him.
A grumble interrupted her thoughts. She placed her hand on her stomach with a frown and laughed. "Fuck, I'm such a fatass."
With that she stood and changed into her pajamas which consisted in a pink tank top and white shorts along with pink slippers.
Opening the freezer, Amy reached for some vanilla and chocolate ice cream. She smiled and closes the fridge only to see a figure standing there sticking their tounge out. She shricked then frowned and punched the man on the shoulder letting out a laugh.
"Haha, very funny, Rob O'." She said placing her hand on her chest. "You almost gave me a heart attack, idiot!"
Rob O' continued to laugh until he sat on the counter and relaxed with a smile at her. "Sorry, but your face was absolutely hilarious!"
"How come your eating?" He gave her a curious smile and shook his head. "Didn't you just come back from eating?"
"Yeah."
"What's wrong?" Rob O' asked sincerely.
"Why do you think something's wrong?" Amy asked remembered how her friends seemed to notice too. The difference here was she was acting strange before, now no more.
"You eat when your stressed." Rob O' answered swinging his legs.
Amy laughed, he knew her so well, she got two plates from the cabinets.
"Why don't we continue this conversation over some ice cream and a movie?"
"I can't say no to that."
Soon both sat in the living room laughing over the stupidity of the movie.
"So, you gonna tell me now?" he asked turning to Amy and fixing his orange snuggie.
"Yeah, its just today," she began fixing her own red blue snuggie, "something happened..."
"I'm all ears." Rob O' said smiling and flicking his ears.
Amy giggled and told him what happened a long with how she felt.
"I think I know the answer to your problem."
"Really?" Amy turned to face him.
"Yeah, this is my diagnosis-."
"Diagnosis?" Amy asked chuckling. "What are you, a doctor now?"
"Do you mind letting me finish?" Rob O' asked, shushing her. "You said his gaze was lifeless."
Amy nodded slightly confused. "Yeah...where are you getting at?"
"You hate that gaze of him so you want to bring him back to life."
Amy was silent thinking over what he had said. It was true, she hated his sad gaze, she did want to bring him back to life.
She smiled and hugged Rob O' tight. "Thanks for the words, you really helped!"
Amy stood and ran up stairs to her room thinking over an idea that had crossed her mind leaving Rob O' the mess they made down stairs.
As usual, Sonic lay on his bed. He had his eyes focused on the door looking out for any sign of Amy Rose. It had already been a week and he was loosing hope.
"She loved the baby doll!" Vanilla said, Ing extremely happy.
"She said it herself,"she said, downplaying the event. Sonic was happy for her but he could care less.
He watched as she rambled about her life like always.
"She's almost a teenager." Vanilla said worriedly. "Next year she'll be in high school."
High school...Sonic couldn't believe he was thinking this but he wished he could attend it. Like any normal being.
"Hopefully she'll make good friends with the students that came here the other day." Vanilla added getting his attention. "Though I can't help but wonder if it was just a coincidence that you turned towards that girl."
She looked Sonic over and shook her head. "How silly of me to think such a thing." she said to herself sadly.
Sonic mentally frowned, he really wanted to show them he could hear. How could they have not gotten the hint from the 'miracle' he had recently.
This was bullshit to him, Sonic the Hedgehog could understand, yes he would go into unconsiousness at times but he was mentally stable.
"People in comas can't hear." Vanilla said perplexed and checked her watch. "The chiropractor should be here by now."
As if in cue he walked in after knocking an letting himself in. "Hello!" he greeted with a smile walking over to the two.
"Hello, you must be the chiropractor!" Vanilla chimmed shaking his hand. "Nice to meet you, my name is Vanilla."
The man shook her hand kindly. "Nice to meet you too, my name is Vector." he said as he turned to Sonic. "An you must be Sonic!"
The way he had said it as if he were a child really bothered Sonic but he brushed it off seeing he had no way of pointing that out. The crocodile suddenly took a hold of Sonic's leg. "Well now lets begin."
The whole time was one of the most painful moments of Sonic's life. Vector would bend Sonic's legs slowly along with his arms. His joints were not used to movement that he had realized how he had forgotten how it felt to move.
Vector was gentle but that didn't stop the pain. Sonic wished he would just flex his joints quick to get things over with but he had no say. Vector probably thought Sonic could not feel anything, completely oblivious to his pain.
Sonic tried to distract himself by focusing his attention on Vanilla but she was no help. The whole time she stood crouched next to Vector making painful faces as if she knew what Sonic was feeling.
After what seemed two hours, the session was finally over, with Vector getting ready to leave. As Vanilla led Vector to the door laughing at a joke he had made it was clearly obvious to Sonic that they were flirting.
This made him feel awkward and space out so he didn't have to witness their moment. Thinking of high school, he could imagen what it would be like, him walking in knowing lots of the students.
Maybe even playing for the football team since he always enjoyed it as a kid and on the stadium cheering him on, his family, his friends, and Amy Rose.
Just then his thoughts were interrupted by Vanilla's happy sight. "My, wasn't he a charmer?" she asked no one in practicular.
'Wait to ruin my thoughts' Sonic thought bitterly and inwardly sight hopelessly. Its not like any of that would even happen, he was paralyzed. He should just sleep and let his dreams wande-
"Vanilla!" came a sing song voice that Sonic knew from before.
"She came...!" Sonic asked mentally shocked.
She had her hair the same except that now she had some over her shoulders. She wore purple lipstick this time but her eye make up was the same. She wore a black waist high leather skirt that came down to her tights. A white shaped top which was tucked in her skirt with a purple cardigan that had black designs on it. Her legs also were covered by black tights with her black heel boots on.
What caught Sonic's attention was the purple hedgehog she was holding in her arms and the colorful gallons in her hands.
"Amy, dear." Vanilla began as she walked over to Amy giving her a hug, "What brings you here, and with all this stuff?" she asked motioning to the things Amy held.
"Their for, Sonic." Amy said cheerfully walking over to his bed and tying the gallons to the bed. "Hope you don't mind."
Vanilla seemed uneasy as she watched Amy. "Not at all, dear." infant she found it useless to bring Sonic these things since he was in a coma.
"Hey. Sonic." Amy greeted sweetly as she set the bear on his bed. "I brought this for you, her name is... Hm I'll let you name it after you get better."
Vanilla smiled warmly at the sight until beeping got to her ears. "Oh, will you look qt that, I'm needed with another patient. You're welcome to stay, dear, as of visiting hours."
Vanilla waved goodbye as Amy waved bye as well until the rabbit was out the door and gone leaving the two hedgehogs alone.
Amy turned her attention back to Sonic and smiled as she sat on a chair next to his bed and watched him closely. Sonic felt flattered she came and very happy but he still didn't understand why she did on her free time to see him.
"I know you can hear me, and I'm here on a mission to save you."
Sonic stared at her amazed and confused by what she had meant as she stared back at his eyes as if searching for something. She smiled and laid her face on his stomach with her arms folded under her head. "I'm right, huh?" She asked but it didn't seem like a question.
She pulled away and bit her lip as if contemplating something internal in her brain. She learned closer to his face, he could feel his heart beating faster as she did so, she machine that showed his heart beat proved it.
Amy took noticed and smiled pulling away. "I knew it!" she proclaimed and laughed nervously and turned her back to him as she searched in her bra and took out her phone.
She turned back to Sonic shyly, hoping she had not noticed, she looked down at her cell phone tapping and sliding her finger on the screen as she searched for something.
"Found it!" Amy said out loud and smiled up at Sonic who had curiosity in his eyes which Amy seemed able to read, something no one else was able to do, she waved her hand at it and puffed air out. "Be patient."
She placed her phone onto the bed, next to Sonic's hand, took a hold of his which made Sonic blush.
Amy didn't seem to noticed as se was focused on what she was doing. She placed his index finger over her phone which showed a black screen with a bright yellow circle at the center.
"Now," Amy began staring up at Sonic shyly, "Think of something, but, it has to be an easy one word!"
Sonic stared at Amy for a moment seeing her anxious expression.
"Pretty." said a robotic voice.
Amy's eyes widen with happiness as she jumped with joy in her seat which made Sonic want to laugh. "It works!" she called out happily throwing her fist into the air with victory.
In truth, it did work. 'Why didn't the hospital have this?' Sonic thought annoyed until he noticed Amy had stopped her jumping and had her head hanging down.
Sonic got worried by this until she raised her head and turned to him with a blushing face. She shyly pointed at herself and stared at him. "You think I'm pretty?"
"Yes." said the robotic voice.
Amy didn't need to hear the robotic voice to know the answer. Sonic's eyes told her all, she looked back down shyly and played with her hair. "Thank you, you're not bad yourself."
"How."
Amy looked at her phone and then back at Sonic with a sad smile. "I'm guessing no has showed you since you came."
She took her phone back gently setting his hand down. She tapped and slid her finger like before and stood from her chair and got closer to Sonic and places the phone in front of them.
On the screen Sonic could see Amy and himself. He felt shocked, she was right, he was half bad if only he fixed himself.
His quills were long and messy with a tube down his throat for him to breath. He had seen his body had hit puberty since he had manly features now which made him wonder how her would sound like speaking.
"See." Amy said leaning her head closer and laying it next to his. "Your hot!" she said playfully. "Selfie!"
With that she taped her phone taking a shot of both of them. Amy smiling cheerfully and Sonic showing something he hadn't in a while, happiness was visable on his eyes.