Me: Phew...two down, one to go...or maybe even two?
Knuckles: Huh?
Me: Well, I've got a week off, so I wanted to write at least 3 to 4 chapters for 'Slave of Love' and I almost reached my goal. Only one more chapter to go^^
Knuckles: Good for ya...
Me: So, now for the disclaimer...
Knuckles: I wanna!
Me: Sonic & Co. belong to SEGA and Sonic Team. Scourge belongs to Archie Comics.
Knuckles: *glares at me*
Me: What?
Knuckles: Why do you always have to do that?
Me: ?
Slave of Love – Chapter 10
Author's POV
Knock. Knock.
Mr. de la Rose looked up from his paperwork as the door opened.
"Ah, Neris! I hope you have some good news for me!" he greeted the cat. She shook her head. "I'm sorry, Master, but it seems that Sonic is gonna be a tough case. However, that doesn't mean I'm gonna quit. I'll just need more time." Neris replied. "That's alright. You're dismissed, Neris!" he responded. "Thank you, Master." she said before exiting the room.
Mr. de la Rose stood up from his chair and walked over to the window, looking down at the fields.
"I just hope you succeed before it's too late." he whispered.
Amys POV
I was sitting on my bed, already bored out of my mind.
Sonic had brought me back just a few minutes ago, but he said he was going to come back after his work was done.
I sighed and stood up, going to my desk and picking up some sheets of paper and a few pencils. Sitting down, I started to draw.
I loved drawing. I mean, there are so many things you can draw and you could let your imanigation run free. You weren't tied down by anything and-
My thoughts were interrupted by an knocking sound. "Come in!" I said. The door opened a tiny bit as a small fox peeked in. "Tails?" I asked. He nodded. I smiled, but then my lips turned upside-down as I noticed the look in his eyes. "What's wrong?" I asked. "I'm sorry, but I've got some bad news for you. There are rumors that Sonic has been cheating on you." he told me. I was taken aback for a moment, but then, I shook my head. "They're only rumors. They don't have to be true." I replied. "I thought so too, at first. But then I saw him kissing that catgirl with my own eyes." he responded. "What?" I shouted, shocked. He winced from the loud sound, looking down. "I'm sorry, Amy." he said before leaving the room.
I stared down at the ground.
'He's lying. Sonic would never even dare to think about cheating on me.'
-Do you really think so?-
I jumped, turning around. "Who's there?" I asked.
-It's me- the voice replied.
"And you are?" I questioned.
-Your mind, duh-
'So I can talk to you in my thoughts?'
A smacking sound was heard, kind of when you slap yourself in the face.
-Stupid question…-
'Anyways, what do you mean by `Do you really think so?`
-I mean, are you sure, that he wouldn't do this?-
'Of course! He loves me!'
-Did he ever tell you this in the face?-
That shut me up. I mean, sure, we spend lots of time together and kissed and hugged and so on, but…
…he didn't tell me that he loved me…
Tails' POV
I closed the door behind me, feeling guilty.
I shouldn't have lied to her. She is one of my best friends! And Sonic is my friend, too.
Or maybe 'was' would fit better. 'Cause if they find out what I did, they won't be my friends anymore. "Argh, I'm such a-." I was silenced by a hand on my mouth. "-Genius!" a familiar voice finished as they let go of me. I turned around as I watched Scourge emerging from the shadows. "Well done, Tails. Your lover shall live." he said. "But I-" he cut me off again. "You did the right thing. Cream will live, Amy and me will marry. And nothing is going to stop us!" he told me. I sighed. I didn't want to break Sonic and Amy apart. Sonic made her really happy, but I also couldn't bear the thought of something happening to Cream. She was too young to die, and it would tear my heart apart if she had to suffer only because I refused to obly. But, still…I regretted lying to Amy…
Amy's POV
After pondering if he really loved me, I decided to confront Sonic about the matter.
I needed to establish clarity. I needed to know if there was something serious between us or if it was just a fling. So I got up and made my way to the fields.
As I was halfway through the maze of corn, I heard voices.
I cast some of the plants aside to look what was happening.
What I saw, confirmed my suspiciouns.
-A few minutes earlier-
Sonic's POV
I was on my way back to work after dropping Amy off at her room, when I heard foot steps approaching me. I turned to see the yellow cat that had been trying to rape me a few hours ago. She was wearing a housemaid's outfit now, but it was still waaayyy too short.
I was about to turn back around and go on as she threw herself at me.
Not being able to withstand the force of her hug, I fell down with her being on top of me. "What do you want?" I snapped. She turned her head to me and I froze all of a sudden.
Big, fat crocodile tears were streaming down her face as she pressed herself against me and bawled in my chest. I softened as I watched her cry. 'Okay, maybe our first encounter didn't go well, but it can't hurt to give her a second chance, now can it?' I thought as I patted her on the back, trying to comfort her.
It worked as the tears stopped after a few minutes. "All better?" I asked her. She glanced at me and nodded. "I'm sorry…" she mumbled. "It's okay. I don't bear grudges." I replied. She smiled at me and nearly choked me with one of her hugs. "Thank you!" she cried happily. "No *gasp* prob! But, I…can't…breathe!" I responded, desperately trying to get oxygen into my lungs.
She let go of me, scratching her neck and grinning sheepishly. "I'm sorry." she apologized. "It's alright." I replied, a smile tugging at the corners of my mouth as I stood up. She didn't respond at first. I raised an eyebrow and snapped my fingers in front of her face.
"Huh?" she asked. "Sorry, but you weren't responding me at first and-" she cut me off throwing her arms around my neck, pressing her lips against mine.
I was completely paralyzed. My heart screamed at me to push her away, but my mind was fogged. At first, everything was in slow-motion. I could feel myself loosing my footing, falling to the ground with her on top of me once again.
Then, I was brutally wrenched to reality as a cry was heard.
I turned my head, just in time to see Amy running away from me. I put out my hand in an hopeless attempt to stop her, to tell her that this wasn't what it looked like, but something was pinning me down. I turned my head to see that the cat girl was sitting on my back now, smiling down at me evilly while I growled at her.
"Now, where were we?"
Me: Now, I gotta finish some work...see ya later^^