¦| Chapter Four |¦

The classroom was much the same as the rest of the school. A large whiteboard plastered in the end, with black letters written all over it.

A large window on one side of the room, and another across the pond in the other class. The other class being visible, taking their lessons. The scribbling the pencils being heared as students took notes.

When the teacher turned to look at us from the screen, she observed our actions. Her brown eyes narrow with suspicion at the sight of Silver who sat behind me, but she brushed it off and turned her attention back to the screen.

I couldn't blame her, Silver was paying no attention. He had his head leaning on his palm, looking interested, but he had the same look of dreamland on his face. A trick lots of students had learned over the years to make it seem they were paying attention.

I sight and looked at my blank sheet of paper. It was hard for me to focus too, and I wasn't sure why. The majority of the day I felt this feeling, and when I couldn't shake it out of my skull, I had forgotten something. I felt a tap on my desk making me turn to the source.

"Psh!" Nicole called in a whisper and smiled at me, and her eyes turned in wonder when she looked at my sheet of paper. "Do you know the answer to number eight?"

"No, sorry." I said slouching my back on my seat. "Too be honest, she lost me after the quarrel scene where Brutus attacks Cassius."

"I understand, Shakespeare's way of writing is rather hard to understand." Nicole continued glaring down at her book and gestured to the page.

Unfortunately, I lied, I knew the whole play. Right now, I just wasn't at state of mind.

"Yeah, it's...difficult," I fumbled up an excuse.

"Yeah," she said in a low whisper, and her expression showed signs of frustration. "I don't even remember when English started getting so hard."

That was actually the truth, my nerves had my stomach too racked to even think about focusing.

I stared up at the teacher ignoring my insistence about what I was forgetting. "And that class is why Brutus killed Ceaser." she explained.

I studied my eyes back to my page, highlighting the analogy, but stopped midway of the sentence staring at my blue ink.

"Maybe," a male squirrel shrugged as if he hadn't decided yet. "Brutus though Ceaser was getting too powerful, like, a king."

"Very good, Ray!"

I ignored the classes conversation, muting it, and began taping my highlighter.

What was blue?

CRACK

Assuming I did not just throw my highlighter in the air and had slammed my hands onto my desk, I didn't know how I had actually forgotten. Or how distracted I had been for the past days, I fought the urge to stand and run out the classroom.

I found it horrible. My gaze dropping to the floor in guilt, how could I forget about him so easily, but I hadn't realized so many days had passed.

"Miss. Rose," the teacher asked me firmly. "Now that I believe." He leaned in towards me. "There are rules on throwing objects in class."

"What?" I snapped until I became aware I had hit the board. "It was a mistake, my highlighter slipped out of my hand." I replied, sounding oddly serious.

"Not sure if I should believe that." Ms. Beary said, arms crossed over one another.

I pushed myself up until I was sitting straight. And looked at her with pleading eyes, "I promise, it'll never happen again."

Ms. Beary seemed skeptical, she sight and narrowed her eyes at me, raised her finger at me and said, "This will be your last warning, do it again and detention for you, Miss Rose, and a call home."

I nodded quickly holding in my breath until Ms. Beary turned away from me I let it out. I noticed from the corner of my eye that everyone was staring and awkwardly smiled.

With my luck class went by fast and it was soon when the bell rang that I threw my writing materials into my PU rucksack and threw it over my back and quickly grabbed my black notebook and ran out of there.

Just as I entered the hallway of the school that was painted with the school colors of Blood Red and Las Vegas gold. I ignored the huge crowds of kids and the leadership students who were setting up the Halloween decorations all around.

I smiled finally being free from the attention I had set on me in English class.

A yank at my arm stopped me next to the stairs and I was faced with golden eyes I knew too well.

"Hey, take it easy." Silver said reassuringly as he put a hand on my shoulder.

It took a lot more effort than it normally required, and I smiled at him when I leaned against the wall behind me.

"Oh, hey, Silver. What's up?" I asked grinning.

"Are you feeling alright?" He asked fixing his backpack over his shoulder.

"Just peachy." I had to lie through my gritted teeth because I hated others worrying over me. Based on our childhood past, I knew he wasn't falling for it, but I didn't want to worry him.

"Then please explain to me what happened in class?" Silver asked arching an eyebrow. "And please don't tell me it's nothing."

"It's complicated," I replied not being able to face him and watching as other people walked up and down the stairs to their next class.

"And I'm here to listen," Silver said.

"Fine, you really want to know?" I asked him knowing very well he wasn't going to stop bugging me.

"Yes." Silver nodded his head. "Unless if it's about your Kool-Aid. Keep that to yourself."

"No, you, idiot!" I said punching his shoulder playfully earning a laugh from him. "Not that."

"Then tell me." Silver said hurriedly while jumping. "I want to know."

I giggled as I set my hands on his shoulders for him to stop the jumping which he did. "Okay, okay, I will!"

My smile disappeared, my ears flattened on my head, I gave a sad sight and hugged myself.

"Remember Sonic?" I asked.

He tilted his head unsure and placed his hand on his forehead deep in thought until her snapped his fingers. "Oh, you mean the vegetable guy?"

My frown deepened but I decided not to let it affect me too much, "Yeah, him."

"What about him?" Silver asked with a confused expression.

"I started visiting him everyday after school for about a month," I noticed Silvers disturbed expression, "Hear me out though, he can hear, even though everyone else says otherwise, he can."

Silver smiled warmly at me and laughed and waved his hand at me. "Oh, I knew that since the day he we met him."

"Really?" I asked shocked. He was the only one who believes me. It made me happy.

"Oh, yeah." Silver said grinning. "But what's the problem with that?"

My smile faded and I looked down guilty. "Well, the thing is, I stopped and feel really guilty about it and don't know how to make it up after I promised I would go the next day, he must be really worried..."

I looked back up at Silver and saw him deep in thought and wondered what he was thinking.

"Isn't there a Halloween fest today downtown?" He suddenly asked.

"What?" I snapped finding it rude he changed the subject on me.

Silver put his hands up defensively and chuckled, "Now you hear me out, I was thinking, why don't we sneak him out and go so he can watch?"

That was an amazing idea. I couldn't help but hug Silver, "Really, you'll help me?" I asked earning a 'Yup.'

"Yeah, but..." Silver began and looked around the empty building. "We should discuss this after school since we're already missing class and I don't want detention."

"Right." I said just noticing and running upstairs not before turning to Silver and waving Goodbye. "Text me after school!"

"Sure will, pretty bitch!" He called out walking away into another hallway.

"Asshole." I mumbled with a laugh and dashing up the stairs to Math.

"Go, Shadow!"

I could see my boyfriend smile at me from the football field and wave. I always enjoyed watching his football practices from the stand lines.

Sending him a kiss I blew, I sat next to Sally on the bleachers, she always came with me. That was for obvious reasons, the girl was boy crazy, she liked checking out the other players.

Sally sight as she rested her head on her palm. "I wish I could be like you guys." she admitted making me laugh.

She always said that, "Don't worry, Sally. You'll find the right guy someday."

I saw her pout uneasy. "Maybe, all the nice guys are taken."

Nice guys...I bet Sonic was a nice guy. He seemed like he would be the sweet type. And I'm sure Sally would like him.

He was an attractive guy, all he needed was a haircut, his bangs hid his face a lot.

Maybe if he was here in a healthy state he would be playing football with Shadow. Though something about Sonic made me feel weird inside, not in a sexual way, it's just I couldn't wait to see him.

I enjoyed his presence a lot...

"Fantasizing about you and your boyfriend?" I heard Sally ask with a laugh as she covered her mouth.

"You're crazy." I told Sally feeling slightly embarrassed. "What makes you think that?"

Sally smiled at me mischievously and pointed around my face, "Oh, maybe how you were blushing red a moment ago."

I touched my cheek, had I really?

I stared over to Shadow who was running through the other players and shoving them away. I wasn't blushing over the fact Sally made that comment.

I looked down at my hands feeling my face heat up, I was blushing over Sonic, was it possible that...?

I mentally slapped myself for thinking such a thing and smiled. I couldn't be falling for a guy who couldn't make any commutation with me.

No, that was a lie, he could just by his gaze.

On the other hand, I shouldn't even be thinking of other guys unless they were celebrities like Justin Beaver or some shit. I had a boyfriend.

An amazing, sweet, hot boyfriend.

I gazed at Shadow adoringly, he was the man of my dreams, the one I would marry. We had made an oath actually last summer when I went camping with him and his family at Mount Jones.

He gave me a promise ring after we told stories and ate marshmallows near the fireplace his parents had made.

I gazed at my hand to see my diamond ring and couldn't help but smile.

Looking back up at my boyfriend I couldn't help but check him out.

Shadow ran, catching the football, and running to make a win for his practice team

He had amazing muscles and biceps that were just perfect. Many girls considered him the hottest guy in school which was awesome for me seeing I was the one who owned his heart.

My thoughts were interrupted by buzzing and I looked around confused.

"It's your phone." I heared Sally say as she seemed dazed over the football players.

I smiled and reaches down to my rucksack and unlocked my phone to see I had a text message sent to me.

Silver: Still on for sneaking out your lover? ;P

Lover?!

Amy: Firstly, he's not my lover, just a friend! And secondly, yes I am. :)

Silver: Yeah, yeah, I was kidding but like where are you?

Amy: Football field.

Silver: What are you doing over there? Get your ass over here in the parking lot! :D

I smiled and put my phone away into my bag and threw it over my should and stood up fixing my navy knee-length skirt and white sowed sweater.

I hoped off the bleachers trying not to trip over my blue platform boots until I landed down.

"Where are you going?" Sally asked standing from the bleachers and looking over at me for an answer.

"A place!" I called out and swirled around and ran out the football field heading to the the parking lot. "See you tomorrow!"

"Amy!" I could hear Sally whine but I ignore it.

I hadn't even noticed that Shadow had turned after hearing Sally call out my name and watch me leave without me saying bye. I never left without saying goodbye before, correction, I never ditched Shadow before, ever.

He had been too distracted by me as he ran with the football that he hadn't noticed Knuckles run at him at full force, tackling him to the ground.

"Argh!" Shadow screamed out in pain after a snap was heared.

"Shadow!" Sally screamed out worriedly as she ran down the bleachers in her combat boots to Shadows aid.

Knuckles removed his helmet and teeth protectors and looked down at Shadow as the rest of the football players ran over along with the couch, "Fuck, you alright, Shadow?"

Sally put her arm under Shadows' as she helped him stand and glared at Knuckles. "What do you think, you jackass!" she said angrily. "Don't just stand there help me!"

"I'm fine." Shadow said as he bit his lip.

"Sure you are." Knuckles said putting his arm under Shadow's too. "Sorry, man. Lets get you to the nurses office."

"Where the roses really necessary?" Silver asked annoyed as he carried the bouquet of pink roses in his hand.

Amy had thought of a wonderful plan to buy some for Sonic as they passed by a flower shop on the car ride over to the hospital.

She waved him aside smiled wide, "Of coarse, besides, aren't they just beautiful?"

Silver rolled his eyes but smiled. He frowned once they passed the waiting room where many sick children sat in watched over by their mothers and lonely older people.

"Gosh, this place seems so...depressing." Silver said sadly.

"Well, what do you expect?" Amy said sarcastically as they made their way into an elevator, heading to Sonic's floor. "It's a hospital for god's sake."

"Still," Silver began as he looked at the numbers in the elevator increase as they got higher, "the only reason I even wanted to become a doctor was to help people and make them happy."

Amy looked at him from the corner of her eye sadly, she knew the rest of the story, just as she was about to speak the elevator door opened and the one person they were hoping not to see stood there.

"Amy, Silver, what brings you both here late this evening?" Vanilla asked with a tilted head.

The two teens turned to each other nervously when Silver slapped his hand onto his cheek and made a pained expression. "Vanilla!" Silver began at the edge of fake tears, "My jaw, it's been hurting for days now, and I don't know what to do! Please help me."

Vanilla covered her mouth worriedly and ran to Silver examining his jaw. "Tell me where exactly does it hurt?" she asked.

As Vanilla touched Silver's cheek he began screaming. "What are you doing? That hurts!" he screamed in agony.

"Oh dear!" Vanilla exclaimed and rushed down the hallway. "Don't worry, Silver, I'll go find you a doctor!" she called out and was gone.

"Nice job, Sylvester." Amy said putting her hand around Silver who huffed.

"Don't ever call me by my full name, Amelia." Silver said at Amy who rolled her eyes and started walking to Sonic's room with her arms behind her back.

"Please, it's just Amy, I hate when people assume it's short for Amelia or spell it A-y-m-e-e ." she said as Silver followed laughing behind.

"Whatever."

Amy stopped in front of Sonic's door hesitant until she got an encouraging smile from Silver. She returned the smile and took a deep breath as she turned the nob around.

I heard a jiggling sound from the door which interrupted my gaze from the changing pictures on the screen at the end of my bed that Amy had bought me so I wouldn't get bored.

Speaking of the devil.

There she stood at the door looking at me shyly. I searched her body for any sign of cuts of bruises yet found none, leaving my suspicions of her getting hurt out my skull. She just didn't have time for me.

I couldn't help but feel slightly bitter towards her for leaving me, she knew well I was all alone, she was my only comfort.

God, I let my emotions get the best of me. All that was important was that she was here, that she had come back, and was there for me. If my body would let me I would be smiling right now.

"Hello, Sonic." She said walking over to me with a forced smile. I watched as her smile turned into a sad frown which made me wonder what was wrong.

She suddenly wrapped her arms around me tightly burying her face in my neck, it felt nice, inside that is since I couldn't feel her touch.

"I'm sorry, so very sorry that I didn't come for days." She began.

So that's why she was sad.

She pulled away slightly and looked at me in the eyes, she placed her hand on my cheek caressing my face.

"I promise, I'll never do it again." she said sadly. I hated seeing her this way, I didnt like seeing people sad and I especially didn't like to watch the girl I cared so much like this either. I figured she noticed because she smiled tenderly and leaned in and kissed my cheek. She pulled away and whispered in my ear sweet word.

"I missed you."

I stared into her eyes and knew she meant it. If only I could hug her, I wanted to make her smile and laugh, I wanted to make her happy and change her world like she had done for me.

An lame cough ruined the mood and at the door I saw that hedgehog that had came with the other nursing students when I first laid eyes on Amy.

I felt a tang of jealousy run through my veins when he smiled at Amy.

"Sorry for killing you and your lovers moment, but, we got to go." He said.

Lover huh? This guy didn't seem to bad after all.

What caught my attention was the wheelchair he rolled in at the side of my bed.

I looked at Amy confused and noticed her blushing by his comment and trying to hide it. "Yeah, let's go before Vanilla comes."

I hadn't realized when exactly Silver had began lifting me off the bed and onto the wheelchair until Amy was out of my view.

Where they taking me out?

Author's Commentary:

So here it is, chapter 4!

I would like to thank all of you who have reviewed my story since it really makes my day. :) I am hoping by maybe tomorrow to have finished chapter 5 and update soon to those who are enjoying my story.

Picture Silver's voice as Jesse Rutherford's from 'The Neighborhood' and please I highly encourage more reviews!