Forever & Always

Chapter Four

"Hi, Sonic!" I stepped aside, opening the door a few more inches so Sonic could come in the house. "What're you doing here so late?"

"We need to leave. Now." He took my hand, and started dragging me out of the house.

"Wait, wait, wait!" I pulled my hand out of his, "go where, and why?"

"You know too much. I knew this would happen! Shadow's after me. He's after us!"

I shook my head, "Shadow wouldn't hurt me. He wouldn't hurt you, either. He knows better."

"No, Amy, he doesn't. Look, I know you want to believe he is something special, and he loves you, but he's not and he doesn't. I've been trapped with Eggman and him for ten years. I know his plans. Even though you don't believe me, you're going to have to trust me. I escaped while I was left completely alone. I had been planing my escape for ages. I finally had my chance, and it worked. Now he needs to get me back in that damn cell he made. He'll be after you, too. You know everything!"

"Sonic, I -"

Sonic suddenly put his hand over my mouth, silencing me. He looked behind him, at the dark, empty road. Out of no where, he picked me up and started running.

"Sonic!" I yelled, "put me down!"

"I can't do that until I know he's off our tail and your safe," he whispered.

"Sonic, are you okay? No one is chasing us. Shadow isn't after us. Wether he did or didn't hold you prisoner, he wouldn't hurt me, which means he won't hurt you."

Sonic sighed, shaking his head. "I know you don't want to believe it, Amy, but he would. Just... I don't want to argue about it right now. You can hit me for dragging you out here to keep you safe in the morning."

I couldn't help but let out a small laugh. "I'm not going to hit you, Sonic." I paused, "not if you take me somewhere nice."

"Nice? How does hanging from a tree with hungry bears below you sound?"

"Sonic!" I playfully punched his shoulder, "how would you like it?"

"Bears? Ha! I can easily fight off a few little bears. As for you... how strong have you gotten in the past ten years?" a small smile appeared on his lips.

"What're you thinking, Sonic?"

"I'm thinking we should have a little fight."

I laughed, "you want to fight me? Sonic, I don't want to accidentally break every bone in your body!"

"Ever beaten Knuckles?"

"The question isn't 'have I ever,' it's 'when haven't I?'"

Sonic laughed, "Alright," he set me down, and stood in a fighting position, with his fists in front of his face, and his legs crouched. "Let's see what you got. I'll go easy on you, Amy Rose."

"Easy? Sonic the hedgehog going easy? Please. Make it fun for me. Challenge me." I summoned my Piko Piko hammer, and crouched my legs as well, mimicking Sonic's pose.

"Hit me with your best shot, Rose," he taunted.

I jumped towards him, targeting him with my hammer, almost guaranteed not to miss.

Of course, my guarantee was a complete fail. Sonic had moved out of the way with his super speed. "That all you got, Rose?" he chuckled.

"You're so cheating, hedgehog! Stop running and face me like a real man!"

"Alright, no speed. I'll still win," he winked.

"Come at me, hedgehog."

Sonic ran towards me at a normal speed, ready to attack. I quickly swung my Piko Piko hammer, attempting to knock him to the ground. Instead, he grabbed my hammer. We began a tug-a-war over the hammer.

"Come on, Rose," he smirked, "you must be strong enough to get your hammer back."

I pulled the hammer with all the strength I had. Sonic then let go of the hammer, causing me to fly backwards.

He quickly caught me, holding me in his arms. "I win," he chuckled.

"That wasn't fair," I muttered.

"Well, maybe I can make up for it?" he began leaning in closer and closer to me.

"Maybe," I repeated, just a second before our lips met.

I was frozen, I didn't know wether to kiss him back or pull away. I was afraid. I was cheating on my fiancé with the man I've loved all my life, which... felt amazing. I felt tingly all over.

I kissed him back, standing up straight. I wrapped my arms around his neck as he wrapped his around my waist, pulling me closer.

After a minute, we pulled apart for air. He caressed my cheek, causing me to slightly flush. I felt my heart pounding violently in my chest, it felt like it was going to pop out and run away.

After enough of the air, we began leaning in again. Being a little too eager, I jumped up to meet his lips faster, but instead we hit noses.

I felt my face up, as I blushed. "I'm sorry!" I said, slightly giggling.

"It's alright," he chuckled, and leaned in again.

I smiled, leaning in a lot slower this time. Our lips met again, and I felt like I was on fire, but in a good way.

"What the hell is going on here?" a raging voice suddenly yelled.

I gasped, as I saw Shadow.

Sonic slowly turned around to face Shadow, letting out a low growl.

In the next second, I was in Sonic's arms, and he was running.

"Sonic," I choked out. I was scared, because Shadow had caught me kissing Sonic, and what Sonic had said might be true. "Were you..."

"I'm sorry," he whispered. "I shouldn't have stopped."

"Don't blame yourself. It's fine," I clung closer to Sonic's chest. The closer I was to him, the safer I felt.

"No. He's close. I'm sorry, Amy."

A/N: hehe, next chapter will be very... juicy [;

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