Forever & Always
Chapter Two
Well it was ten years, now. I stopped writing and talking about him. I put everything related to him away, out of sight. I even got myself a boyfriend. We're actually engaged, getting married in two days.
Sonic really wasn't returning. I knew that; it was obvious. It might as well be written in stone.
I've tried waiting for him, but it sucks the life out of me. I need to be happy, and get on with life. I have to move on. I don't want to die having spent my entire life being miserable because a guy ran away. Besides, I was just a kid when I knew him, I'm older now. I barely even remember him. I have to think, hard, about memories with him. They're so old... He's been gone for so long... He never even left a note, or anything. He left nothing to keep my hope alive.
-x-x-x-
"Amy, sweetheart, is everything alright? You seem... Upset. Have you been taking your pills?" Shadow said, standing in my doorway.
I let out a slow, inaudible sigh. Shadow put me on these special pills. I took them for a week, but stopped. They made me feel weird; happy. Too happy, it was sort of scary. I didn't even think about Sonic, that was even more weird. There wasn't anything wrong with me, but Shadow insisted I take them. "Twice a day, everyday," I smiled.
"Good," he smiled, too, sitting next to me.
How was I supposed to have, what was supposed to be, the happiest day of my life in two days, when it was the anniversary of the worst day of my life, today?
I should be our partying. It's my last few days of being Amy Rose. In just two days, I will be Amy Robotnik. Shadow Robotnik's wife...
I always thought I would one day be Sonic's wife. We were just beginning to get close... Then he disappeared.
I felt a year escape my eye, slip down me cheek and fall to the floor.
"Amy, are you... crying?" Shadow asked, with such worry in his voice.
"I can't believe I'm getting married, in just two days," I covered quickly.
His arms were suddenly around me, and I was sitting on his lap. "Isn't it amazing?"
I nodded, "yeah, it's... wow."
-x-x-x-
Time was ticking by, nothing changed, except tomorrow I was getting married, and the groom wasn't Sonic. I sighed, staring at my wedding dress.
Cream helped me pick it out. Actually, she picked it out while I sat drinking a martini, watching her.
It was gorgeous, I couldn't lie about that. It was the whitest thing I had ever seen, and it was strapless! All the better. The detailed embroidery at the top was so beautiful. A ribbon was tied around the dress, with a flower sitting on it, just slightly off the left. I never imagined something so plain and simple could be so breathtaking. The way the bottom part of the dress flowed and widened in with was so remarkable. I had always secretly loved empire gowns, but this was different. There was just something about it. This dress was the most stunning I had ever seen.
"It looks nice," Shadow said.
I gasped, not realizing he was there. I quickly threw my dress behind my bed so he couldn't see. "What are you doing?" I growled, "don't you know you're not supposed to see my dress?"
"What's it matter?" he sat down on my bed.
I sighed, rolling my eyes. "Never mind then." Sonic wouldn't be an ass about it. He knows the rules.
-x-x-x-
Well, today was the day. I was at the church in my wedding dress, just behind the doors, about to walk down the aisle.
The only problem is Cream, my flower girl, isn't here yet!
I sighed.
"She'll be here Amy, don't worry. She knows how important here role is," Rouge said, rubbing my shoulder, trying to comfort me.
I looked at her, smiling. "Thank you, Rouge. For everything. Ever since Sonic left I've been such a mess, and you and Cream have stuck by me through it all without even thinking about leaving me, or anything. Now I'm getting married and you're still here by my side." I felt my eyes getting all teary. "I've never properly thanked you, so, thank you. I don't know what or where I'd be without you. It means a lot." I hugged her.
"Oh, Amy, you're going to ruin our makeup!" she hugged me back. "Amy, you know I'll always be here for you no matter what."
"Thank you," I repeated, letting her go.
"I'm so sorry I'm late," Cream ran in, panting.
"Why are you late?" I asked, trying my absolute best to not spun mad.
"I... I... Um... I can't tell you."
I looked at Rouge, who shrugged.
I sighed, "well, alright. Let's get this show on the road, then."
The doors opened and Cream began walking down the aisle, throwing pink flower petals everywhere.
"Oh my gosh, where's Knuckles?" I looked around, panicked.
"Relax, I'm here," Knuckles walked up to me, holding his arm out.
I heard Rouge chuckle before walking down the aisle behind Cream.
I sighed in relief, linking arms with Knuckles.
"Calm down, Amy. Everything's fine."
"Something will go wrong, Knuckles. I know it," I whispered as we began down the aisle.
"How do you know?" he whispered back.
"Because it's just my luck. Nothing ever goes right, or even lasts. Just as Sonic and I were getting close, he disappears. That's my luck. Today's my wedding. I can't wait until I see what goes wrong."
"Maybe something good will happen.."
"Like what?" I almost let out a loud sarcastic laughed, but stopped myself with a cough.
"I... I don't know. Trust me, though. Not everything is bad. Everything happens for a reason, you just have to find the reason before you decide what the reason may be."
I looked at him. "What are you talking about?"
He kissed my cheek, letting me go. "Remember that, alright?" he gave y hand over to the awaiting Shadow, giving him a look.
I smiled at the both of them, walking up with Shadow as Knuckles took his seat.
The pastor was saying a bunch of things, but I was a little zoned out in my own world.
What did Knuckles mean? It sounded like he was giving me a warning. What did he know that I didn't? I looked over at Shadow. He looked back at me, smiling.
I smiled back, and looked at the pastor, listening.
"If anyone has a reason for these two not to wed, speak now or forever hold your peace," he said.
The room went completely silent.
"I've got one."