BalletGirl537: Hello all! Sorry it's been so long! But I've finally got another chapter up. And this one is probably the eeriest one yet! I find it much creepier if you listen to the songs "Dreams are Dangerous" and "Ghost Children" from the Coraline soundtrack while reading this chapter! I hope you enjoy! :D
Amy stirred in her soft slumber. She snuggled deep into her pillow, the feathers inside it conforming to her head shape. There was a disturbance in her sleep though; she woke up to a dark, quiet room. There was still an upsetting feeling in her chamber, and so she sat up and turned to her door. Even though she was awake, she still could not see through the darkness, but she knew something or someone was there. The pink girl sighed and rubbed her eyes.
"Who is that?" She said softly in her half-asleep state. Upon putting her hands down from her eyes, they focused on a small silhouette. From all the way across the room, the figure highly resembled the one of Tails.
"Tails? Is that you?" Amy questioned as she squinted her eyes to see farther. But the figure was silent, just stood there. Groggily, Amy pulled herself from her bed and stood up facing the door where the figure stood.
"What's going on?" She questioned again. But still, the figure was completely silent. Her hands clutched the silk nightgown that hung from her shoulders. Finally, her eyes adjusted to the level of darkness and the features of the small boy across the room clarified. The shadow across the room was still, obviously not Tails, for the normal Tails' two tails were constantly moving. Like a dropped feather- never quite touching the ground. And what was weirder, was that there was only one tail.
"Tails?" Amy called a little louder. She'd had enough of this eerie meeting, and so she moved her hand quickly to the small lamp on her bedside table. Her fingers fumbled for what felt like hours before they finally found the switch under the lampshade. The light flicked on, making the darkness fade away. After her eyes adjusted once more to the lighting, her eyes fell upon an empty doorframe. The hedgehog girl grew confused, the fur on her back immediately rising. Only one person could leave from her sight so quickly, and he was fast asleep outside somewhere. Plus, she would have recognized his figure in a heartbeat. Amy took a deep breath and let her shoulders relax. Pink feet padded to the window by her bed. She gazed out at what the moonlight had lit up that night. She saw a bushy tree and a grassy plain that went on for miles. The stars in the sky twinkled brightly with the moon that brushed some of the eeriness of night away with its silvery light.
"I hope Sonic's okay." Amy thought out loud. If he was still outside like he was earlier, she hoped that he hadn't run off. Especially with the weird ailment he had and the secrets that were recently uncovered. The pink one sighed again, trying her best to calm herself down and shake the bad vibes. Just then, she felt a cold breeze on her shoulder. The door had been open, she realized, so she whirled around to seal off the wind. The last thing she saw was two dark eyes, staring right into her soul.
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A tall tree swayed its leaves in the chilly breeze all through the night. The slight swaying lulled the one who rested on the largest branch. This resting one was Sonic, after the exhausting day, he escaped the house of Amy to get some fresh air. And the restless feeling led him to where he felt most comfortable- the tall, swaying tree. The blue hedgehog snoozed ever so lightly; the chill of the wind made the air more fresh and crisp, enough to calm him down. The trunk of the old tree creaked when a large gust of wind made it bend. Such a sound woke the sleeping hedgehog from his slumber. He shook his head to rid of the sleep; he looked down from the tree and saw how high he was, the moon cast a blurred shadow of the large tree as it swayed ever so slightly. The night was quiet, it seemed like all of the turmoil and uneasiness could finally be forgotten. A red light caught his eye, and he looked over. From his high up perch, it appeared to be two figures walking with a red flashlight. The two figures walked down the little dirt trail that extended from Amy's house to the nearest town. But something wasn't right, if Amy and Tails were leaving in the middle of the night…why would they be leaving in the middle of the night in the first place? Sonic looked over to Amy's house, the door was wide open.
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Tails heard a pair or two of feet padding down the hallway. One set of feet obviously didn't have any courtesy to be quiet.
Oh no, not again.
Tails thought to himself. He was already out of his bed, moving toward his door. He wasn't going to let another mystery go unsolved. Or let another person leave from his house with a red light. Tails shot out his hand toward the door, but hesitated. There could be something dangerous out there, something that he couldn't handle.
"I'll take the risk." Tails answered his own thoughts quietly. He flung the door open, and, just like the last time, someone had turned the corner with a red light. Tails followed suit quickly, but kept his distance out of caution. He reached the front door, which was cracked open. Cracked open just enough for a small boy like himself to fit through. The fox flung the door open. He froze in shock, a figure, just like his own, standing with his back toward him. A taller figure was ahead of it; Tails shifted to the side to get a better look.
"Amy?" Tails whispered under his breath. The figure turned around, revealing the same face that haunted his dreams for weeks and weeks on end.
"You're next." It croaked in a young voice. Straight after, its body, along with the unidentified one in front of it, melted into the ground- a blob of shadow slinking its way to the horizon. Tails felt alone just then, the house was quiet, the grasslands outside were quiet. Hopefully Sonic was still in the tree out there. But still, ultimately, Tails felt alone.