Right in front of the pink lady was the one hedgehog who she'd come to believe in and trust, the one who she went through the happiest of days and the joys of their short lived yet never forgotten childhood. The one comrade who, with a harmless platonic friendship always growing between them, shared their first kiss of chastity-well, they were just so little, it seemed like yesterday.

The one little page who dreamed of being a part of the Flora Jade Knights - and it came true. The only person who was with her, through the young comforts of Lady Spring, the exhilarating ride of Sultana Summer, the welcoming breezes of Dame Autumn, and the harsh, malevolent cold of Baroness Winter. This person, heaving with upset sighs and staring with treacherous repudiation stabbing her poor heart, was Sir Sonic the Hedgehog.

An unnerving silence was penetrating the atmosphere; Amy's wrist wound pained her terribly beyond grace. The only thing numbing that pain was Sonic's hostile emerald eyes, his pitch black pupils reading 'traitor' - which was a more excruciating feeling to her heart than a simple wound that can heal in a matter of days on the flesh. A Benedict Arnold he thinks of me, huh? He doesn't understand how I feel about Shadow- he'll never understand!

"Sonic", Amy uttered meekly, afraid of how he'll respond after her say, "how-how much…did you see…back in the woods? You didn't see everything…did you?"

The azure hedgehog, wide eyed yet still scowling, looked down at the floor slowly. Already having chosen his fateful response, he closed his eyes and said softly yet roughly, "Yes."

"But…why? Why would you…" he continued.

"Sonic, before you say anything else-"

"No, I have a LOT to say, Amy Rose! What is it; do you think this is a game? We're talking about a tyrant, a 17 YEAR OLD TYRANT, and you have the nerve, the nerve to trust him with your fullest state of potential. He's the whole country's sworn enemy, and his very image strikes terror and spite in our own people's souls. Not only that, he threatens your very position as competition. You know, your father would never allow this to happen - you know that."

His booming voice echoed throughout her room, shaking the objects and the poor princess. She knew she did wrong, but what gave Sonic the right to patronize her like that, like a little girl? Who the hell is the sovereign here?

"I appreciate it if you are concerned for me" Amy said with growing wrath, "but, unlike you, I have a desire-a desire to be heard, to be drowned in someone else's benevolence, no, intoxicated in another's concern and love. Here, there are a lot of unnecessary laws, expectations, discipline, and too much overprotection.

"Sonic, you lived around me damn too much to remember that behind this stupid tiara, hidden by my personage of perfect royalty, I'm a person too. That means I have emotions, I can't have these resistant shackles on my shins and wrists, when it comes to the lethal, but exciting journey such as love. Nobody in the world can fight an overwhelming temptation like that!"

"Still," Sonic shot back, "it's no excuse as to how you can kiss something as repulsive as that!"

"I'm in love! What other excuse can I give you?" Amy fired back.

Amy was engulfed in two main emotions in rotating formation: affliction and indignation. She was afraid that he might tell, and the whole thing would go in jeopardy.

Sonic just couldn't understand how she can betray his trust. She promised him that she wouldn't get involved with the prince, and yet here she is locking lips with Lucifer's son himself!

He once thought pure of her, that she had an innocent spirit about her that can never be washed away. What a sweet, gentle leader the heavens sent for us, he thought 4 years ago, as he watched Amy play with her dolls on the castle grounds. He smiled fondly as her smile grew in delight. She will surely be an extraordinary queen for us…and beautiful too. He blushes as he thought this.

Princess Amy Rose will never fail us. And I'll believe that till the day I die!

Standing before him is now just an illusion. A silly, ill-perceived dream thought up in his imagination. He grew more double-crossed as he stared deep into her frightened eyes. Sonic realized that his trust was toyed around, and the once innocent little being from God's love is now the victim of Satan's cruel temptation. And he has to be her protector for life; he can't deal with her wandering into dangerous ground when she knows she is. That's just…just plain stupid! Stupid and naïve!

"Silly Amy, you don't even know his true nature…" Sonic sneered.

"Yes I do! Don't tell me what I know and don't know-"

"I mean his true nature at HEART!"

Tears were on the verge of lining her eyes, what with all the frustration and misunderstandings.

"I know Shadow, trust me! I know he can be a little reserved and cruel, but if you get to know him a bit better, he can be a great friend. Sonic, he loves me. He adores me. And the least, if not the most, I can do to make him feel better about the world is to make him smile and love him back. Hey, opposites attract in the world - it's not like the first time it's ever happen."

Sonic couldn't believe it.

"But Amy, he's our enemy! I'm sure this is just an infatuation that you have, it'll probably pass-" Sonic tried to convince.

"How DARE you say that I'm a hopeless fool in love! What emotion I have is real! And you will break my heart if you ever take that away from me!" Amy shrieked angrily.

"Oh, in love? With the devil's spawn? His family tried to kill your family 8 years ago! That doesn't sound like love to me."

"You know, he's a hedgehog too! He has emotions running amok in him. He's just a bit insecure as to how to deal with situations and how to love. With that, he can start with me."

Sonic just couldn't take it anymore. He turned around, and started towards the hall where the entrance was, determined to free his friend off this evil man's spell. Amy sped after him, fearing the worst possible thing he was about to do.

"Sonic! Wait a minute! Where are you going? What are you going to do?" Amy said frantically.

The blue hedgehog suddenly clutched below his waist and drew out his new sword, gleaming in the chandelier's light. Amy's eyes widened, confirming her second worst outcome was to happen.

"Let me go Amy- let go, Your Highness! I have to do what's right."

"No- you can't kill him! First of all, I'll never forgive you! Second of all, he'll kill you and I'll never forgive myself." Amy pleaded now, with her heart's fullest extent.

At first, Sonic resisted her attempts to stop him. But, gradually, that feeling in his heart came again as he looked her in the eyes, and relaxed his shoulders and expression in surrender. Amy sighed in relief. She stopped the reckless hedgehog before chaos broke loose.

"Thank you. I promise everything will work out in the future." Amy said.

In the future, she says…

The foolish knight didn't stop there. He gained the brave, impulsive nerve to say this response:

"I'm sorry Amy, but I don't know if I'll ever see you in my eyes as a destined Messiah to our country…not if you're going to become Lucifer's main harlot."

Salty liquid welled up eyes. Her mind went very numb, and her heart was stricken hard like a pendulum rammed into it. Now her wrist cut doesn't even come to her attention because…

WHACK!

Flinching a bit, Sonic looked back angrily at the storming princess leaving him, hurt and taken aback. Along with that, he was slowly rubbing that scarlet, stinging handprint she implanted on him just seconds ago.

Why, Sonic? Why couldn't you understand how I feel about Shadow? Why anybody can't understand me, she thought, eyes acting as clouds spilling raindrops all over the place. And, if you listened very carefully not with your ears, but with your heart also, the tears cried also.