Disclaimer: Sonic & Co. (c) by SEGA. Scourge (c) by Archie Comics.

Slave of Love – Chapter 14 (Part 1)

Amy's POV

To say I was shocked would be the understatement of the century, but how would you say it then? Aghast? Appalled? Dismayed? Guilty?….wait…that didn't fit.
But I felt guilty. He looked horrible: dirty fur, torn clothes….but the worst
…were his eyes…
They were full of sadness…shock and….was that hurt?
'Of course, duh! He loves you, what would you expect? Should he be happy that you're sleeping with another guy?' – No. He wouldn't be, 'ca-wait, you said he didn't love me! Why are you suddenly telling me he does? – 'Cause, he does.' – But why.. – 'didn't I say it earlier? Because you were convinced that he didn't, and now you know that he does.'
Now I felt worse than before. I betrayed the one who loved me, 'cause I was so angry that he cheated on me. But he didn't. I only jumped to the false conclusion, because of what I saw. I didn't even let him explain. I just told him to leave.
No, not told him. I yelled at him and hit him with my hammer. Hard.
He most likely won't forgive me for that. Ever.
I looked up at Scourge, who was still hovering over me. He had an evil smirk on his face as he turned to face me, only to be greeted by a fierce slap in the face. His hand flew up to cool his cheek as he stared down at me, shock written all over his face.
"What was that for?" he yelled. "For being such an asshole!" I yelled back. He winced at the volume as his ears folded back. "Geez, you're gonna make me deaf." he complained. "So? I don't care!" I replied as I shoved him down from me and got up. However, I didn't come very far, as I was stopped. I turned my head to glare at Scourge who was laying on the floor, gripping onto my ankle. "Where do you think you're going, huh?" he snarled. "Let. Go." I only told him. "Not before you apologize!" he shouted. That was enough to let my last string snap. "I SHOULD BE SORRY? THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE DONE! YOU BROKE ME AND SONIC UP WITH YOUR STUPID LIES! NOW I'VE GOT TO FIX ALL THIS CRAP! AND YOU TELL ME TO FUCKING APOLOGIZE? THE NERVE OF YOU!" I hollered as loud as I could. He finally let go of my ankle to shield his ears, which was my opportunity to go. And I did…after I kicked him in the balls, of course. What? Can't a girl get her revenge?
Anyways, I used the chance to get out of the mansion and went to search for Sonic, hoping that nothing happened to him while I wasted my precious time 'talking' to Scourge.

Sonic's POV

I struggled to stay above the surface, but the water pulled me down, no matter how much I kicked it away. I coughed as the river tried to fill my lungs with its freezing water. Out of the corner of my eye I spotted a crag. I put out my hand and grabbed onto it. I sighed with relief and was about to grab onto it with both hands to pull myself up as it slipped away under my grasp. My eyes widened as I was pulled down again, this time by a stronger force. I emerged, but it got more difficult the further the water pulled me. I coughed again, as I heard something loud behind me. Panicking, I turned around. My heart almost stopped as I spotted the waterfall, which I was directly heading to.
I flailed around, trying to get a hold of something, as I heard a faint voice. Puzzled, I turned my head.
On a cliff beside me…
….stood Amy.

Amy's POV

I was running. Again.
But this time, I wasn't running away from Sonic. I was running towards him. Tears stung my eyes, making my vision blurry, but I didn't care. I had to get to him. Fast. Before..
…something happened.
I followed his tracks as far as possible, till I came to a high cliff. I stopped running immediately and tripped, almost fell down into the river, but luckily, I could get a hold of myself before something like that happened. As I regained my balance, I took a look around, hoping to spot the place where the tracks continued, but, as I turned my head from side to side, I started to realize…

….that they ended here…

My heart started to hammer against my chest as I scanned the river for him, hoping that he didn't fall off the cliff. But my hopes were shattered as soon as I spotted blue spikes, floating down the river. No, it couldn't be!
I ran down along the riverside, my eyes glued to the blue spikes, till I got to a cliff. I crouched down, stretching out my hand. Sonic's head emerged from the river as he coughed up water. I reached for him, calling his name. At first he didn't seem to hear me, but then he turned around to face me. I reached further, trying to grab his hand. We were only a few inches apart.
I leaned forward, my finger tips brushing against his. They were as cold as ice.
I tried once more, this time actually getting a hold of his hand. A smile appeared on my lips as I pulled him towards me. He put his foot on one of the rocks as he slowly but surely climbed up. He was almost there…only one more step!
He was about to set his foot on the platform I stood on, as the rock beneath his other one gave way. I stumbled and fell forward. Sonic was only hanging on to my hand now. I tried to pull him up, but…I was too weak. Tears started to build up in my eyes as I heard a cracking sound behind me. As I looked over my shoulder, my eyes widened. The platform was about to break away too!
I turned back to try and pull Sonic up once more, but….he was gone!
I looked downstream and spotted him. The river was pulling him further away from me, and it was speeding up. The tears started to flow down my cheeks freely as I collapsed on the platform in shock. He only smiled, mouthing a quiet 'Goodbye' to me before disappearing in the floods.