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Chapter 15: Innocence
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Letting out a cry of frustration, Amy tossed and turned in her bed. Pulling the blue covers over her head, she shut her eyes tightly, trying to fall into a deep sleep. Amy tried to think about her friends and happy things like puppies, but she knew that something else was on her mind. Shadows seeped into her thoughts, getting rid of her happy thoughts. Amy threw her covers off and sat up with wide eyes. Rubbing her emerald eyes, she looked around the room and found that she unable to see anything. The entire room was dark, covered in shadows. Amy felt her heart pounding even though she tried to tell herself she was being silly. Reaching for her covers, Amy cuddled into them and squeezed her eyes shut again.
A loud clang broke the silence, waking up the young hedgehog. Looking around, the tiny, pink hedgehog yawned before rubbing circles into her eyes. Throwing her covers to the side, she hopped out of bed and crept to the door. Pushing it open slightly, Amy's curious green eyes searched the hallway for the object that had made the loud clang. She could hear voices coming from downstairs.
Smiling, Amy knew it was her parents. Perhaps, they had a surprise for her, she thought to herself. Walking downstairs, Amy crept to the entrance of the kitchen. Poking her head into the entry, Amy found her eyes widening.
Her father was kissing someone who wasn't her mother.
Amy found herself frozen in place as she watched her Dad, the red hedgehog, pull his lips away from the pretty blue echidna. Amy noticed that her father wasn't wearing a shirt. And neither was the echidna. Amy pulled herself away from the scene and pushed herself against the living room wall, pressing a fist in the entrance of her mouth to cover her scream. Her father was cheating on her mother.
Feeling light headed, Amy slid down the wall until she was sitting down. She hugged her knees towards her chest and then rested her head on top of her knee caps. Breathing quietly, Amy shut her eyes, trying to get rid of what she had just previously seen, but found herself unable to.
What was she going to do now that she knew a terrible secret?
Should she tell her mother? Or will that just break their entire family?
Decisions. Decisions.
Amy opened her eyes, pressing the fist deeper into her mouth as she heard the squeals of delight coming from the kitchen. Her emerald eyes brimmed with tears as she took her fist out of her mouth. Her lip quivered as she began to realize that her father had betrayed her and her family. Pressing her fists into her sides, Amy closed her eyes as her entire body stiffened. Opening her green eyes, she unclenched her fists and her shoulders slumped.
Not caring if she was loud, Amy ran back up the stairs and tucked herself tightly into bed. Maybe she could forget it all.
But Amy knew she could never forget.
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She heard the door slam, followed by her mother's sobs. Opening her door, the ten year old hedgehog walked downstairs to see her father holding a few suitcases. Amy stood by the kitchen's entrance and watched her Dad grab the suitcases and walk out the door. Amy followed him in pursuit.
"Daddy, where are you going? Another business trip?" Amy asked, trying to keep the panic out of her voice.
He turned to look at her softly before setting down his suitcase. Walking over to her, he held her tightly, tears brimmed in his eyes. Amy felt herself struggling out of his hug. Once he put her down, she looked at him with betrayal.
"You're leaving us for the echidna, aren't you?"
His eyes widened and his mouth hung slightly. Regaining his composure, he squatted down so that his green eyes could be directly across from hers. Amy looked at him with her fists clenched and a scowl plastered on her face.
"It's complicated."
"No, it's not! You don't love me, Daddy." Amy yelled at him, tears falling from her eyes. She pointed her index finger into his chest as she started crying.
He pulled her into his chest with no resistance from the pink hedgehog. "Honey, I'll always love you...you know that. I've just..."
Amy cried even harder. "You don't love Mommy?" She felt him stiffen.
"No, I love your mother, Amy. I just..."
Amy let out a cry of frustration as she kicked and hit her father repeatedly so that he would let her go. Taking a few steps backwards, she looked at him with fury and pure anger. Crossing her arms over her chest, Amy tried to control her tears and her shaking body, but found she couldn't.
"You're a liar and jerk! And I hate you. I hope you never come back!" Amy yelled angrily, before running back into the house.
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Amy watched her mother answer the door before her mother fell to the floor sobbing. Amy saw that the scary man was holding her Dad's necklace.
"Mommy, where's Daddy?" Amy asked, her voice quivering slightly.
"I'm sorry miss," The man said as he handed Amy the necklace. Amy looked down at it, feeling nervous and confused. What was happening?
"Mommy, where's Daddy!" She demanded to know. Her mother just looked at her and sobbed harder.
Realization hit her like a ton of bricks.
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Her eyes opened wildly as Amy sat up, breathing heavily. She wiped the tears from her eyes before pushing her covers away. Holding her knees close to her chest, she rocked forward and then back just like she had when she was a little girl.
Her Dad had fought and died in the war against Robnik. The last thing Amy had said to him was that she hated him. At the time, it was true and partially still true. He had turned his back on them, their family. Her father had turned his back on her. Amy had never felt so alone as she watched her father pull out of the driveway, never to be seen again.
Her mother had been a mess, which was disastrous because Amy was so young. Amy had to take responsibility and start working alongside of her mother because they had so very little money. When she was 13, Amy's life turned around as her friends started to help her...right up until her life went all wrong.
The troops had knocked on the door and told them that her father was dead. Amy was so taken back that she didn't know how to react. She had hated her Dad for leaving them, but he was still her Dad. As much as Amy would like to hate her Dad, she knew she loved him. Amy only loved a few people in her life and having one of them taken away from her...from this world...was devastating.
And getting evicted from their house during this tough time made life even harder, if possible. Amy had to say goodbye to her friends, her boyfriend, and her entire past to start anew.
And if this whole thing at Chuck's didn't work out, then Amy was going to have to do it again.
Pushing herself out of her bed, Amy crept over to her door and opened it. Peering out into the hallway, she made sure that no one was there before walking through the gigantic, but eery hallway. Counting the number of doors, she stopped until she was five doors to the right of hers and pushed it open slightly.
Squinting, Amy tried to see through the darkness to make sure she was in the right room. Tip toeing to the bed, she brushed her hand against the figure sleeping. Feeling the familiar rough quills, Amy sighed with happiness. She crawled onto the bed and laid down next to the sleeping figure. Trying not to wake him up, Amy looked at the blue hedgehog with adoration.
"Ames, I know you're there."
Amy felt taken back by the comment as she sat up to make sure he wasn't sleep talking. When the figure sat up and pulled her into his chest, Amy knew he was awake. Exhaling, Amy wrapped herself closer into his arms as he kissed her forehead. Sonic rested his head in the crook of her neck, breathing in her scent.
"Didn't mean to wake you up," Amy said softly as Sonic started playing with her hair.
"You didn't. I couldn't sleep. And I'm guessing you couldn't either."
Amy nodded slightly. "I've been thinking about my Dad." Sonic nodded with understanding. Amy had told him her entire story revolving her Dad.
Amy pulled away from Sonic and sat across from him so she could stare into his visible green eyes. "You never told me about your parents."
Amy felt Sonic stiffen. "They died in an accident."
Her eyes softened as she reached for his hand. Amy kissed his knuckles lightly. "I'm sorry."
He pulled her in closer. "No, it's okay. I loved my parents. They were...pretty cool from what I remember. I was young when they died so it hasn't been as hard for me as it has for Manic and Sonia, you know? I didn't really remember having them as parents as much as Sonia and Manic acting like my parents. I wish I had been older though, so I could have known my parents and done things with them like have embarrassing family dinners or have my Dad teach me how to play football."
Amy smiled softly as she ran a hand through his quills. "Tell me more."
"About my parents?"
"Anything."
Sonic chuckled softly as he played with her pink quills. "You could be a little more specific."
Amy pondered this thought. "Alright, tell me about your favorite childhood memory."
"Favorite? Okay...I remember this one time when I was four years old and my parents took me to Nascar race. And usually, boys remember their first baseball game or football or something like that because it was the beginning of a passion...but I always like the Nascar races. I remember my Dad and I would time on his stopwatch how long it takes for the the car in first place to finish the lap they were on. And I remember watching the cars race around the tracks and being fascinated at how fast the cars would go. I always wished I could go as far as the Nascar cars and that's when I decided I would work really hard at it. Being faster than anything alive." Sonic recounted.
Amy whistled lightly. "Well, you certainly are the fastest thing around."
Sonic nodded once. "That's one of only memories of my parents, but it's one of the best." His voice felt distant.
"Mine was when I turned 7 and I had this huge, pink birthday cake," Amy said with a tiny laugh. "And I remember looking around the table and seeing my parents looking down at me with this big smiles...I felt happy. I closed my eyes before blowing out the candle, making my wish..." Amy drifted off.
He ran his hand across her cheek before moving his finger over her lips with a sigh. "What did you wish for?"
Amy looked at her lap. "It doesn't matter...it didn't come true." Her voice cracked slightly as she felt the emptiness seep into her body, making her feel alone and fragile.
Sonic pulled her in closer, squeezing her tightly before letting her go gently. His hand cupped her face as he pressed his lips against hers. Amy deepened their kiss by pressing harder against his soft lips. His tongue slipped into her mouth, making her moan slightly. Sonic bit down on Amy's upper lip lightly before doing the same with her bottom lip. To increase the pleasure, Sonic hands shifted from her back and moved towards her stomach. His hands slipped underneath her tank top before rubbing circles into her skin. As his hands moved upwards, Amy felt her common sense slipping as she let the pleasure control her.
Feeling his hands move higher and higher, realization hit Amy. Her eyes fluttered open and her eyes widened as her hands pressed against Sonic's chest. She pulled away panting, backing up from Sonic. Sonic looked at her with guilt before reaching for her hand and kissing her knuckles one by one.
"Jesus, I'm sorry Ames," He apologized. Amy heard herself laugh before she jumped into Sonic's arms knocking them sideways onto the bed. She pressed her lips gently against his before pulling away.
"Don't be. It's my fault."
Sonic moved a strand of her pink hair away from Amy's face. "Ames, I would never pressure you into doing anything."
"I know. I'm sorry that I'm not...you know..." Amy's voice drifted off as her cheeks turned red. She tried to hide her face from Sonic's view, hoping he couldn't see that she was blushing madly.
Sonic tilted her chin so that she was facing him. Adjusting himself, Sonic propped himself up on one elbow. "Don't be sorry, Ames. I love you and I'll wait for you."
Amy smiled at him, running a hand through his quills. She then turned to face the other way, cuddling into his chest. His arms wrapped around her stomach as he placed his head next to hers. He took in her scent and exhaled in relaxation. Bending his mouth down to her ear, he whispered, "Living together should be interesting."
Amy felt a grin tug at the corner of her lips. "It'll be a marvelous experience Mr. Hedgehog," She teased with a click of her tongue.
"Amy?"
"Yeah?"
"I love you," He whispered in her ear. Amy felt herself shiver with delight.
"As do I, hedgehog."
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Her emerald eyes fluttered open as she adjusted to the light. Rubbing circles into her eyes, she tried to get up from the bed, but found herself unable to move. Looking down, she saw Sonic's arms wrapped around her waist. Smiling, Amy twisted her body around to look at her sleeping boyfriend. Biting her lip, she kissed his nose lightly. Inhaling and exhaling loudly, Sonic opened his eyes and looked at Amy with amusement.
"Morning champ," Amy teased.
"What time is it beautiful?"
"Time for school."
Sonic let a groan escape his lips as he pulled Amy closer into his body. Amy giggled as her hands pressed lightly against Sonic's chest, releasing her from his grip. She climbed out of bed and placed her hands on her hips. Sonic sat up and grinned at his girlfriend.
"Meet you downstairs in ten?" Sonic nodded, laying back down on his bed with a grin.
Amy exited her boyfriend's room and crept back to her room, careful not to make any noises and gain attraction. Walking into it, she gazed around her "room" in amazement. She had never stayed in a room bigger than her tiny room at her house. And this room, was ten times the size of that. It was bigger than her kitchen and living room combined! Amy walked over to her vanity and pulled open the drawers. Reaching for the red wool sweater she had made two years ago, Amy threw it on the bed before grabbing her black jeans that Mina had bought her. Amy then put on her gray UGG boots that Cream had politely given her.
Although Amy didn't enjoy being the charity case, she couldn't bring herself to decline all of these nice things her friends were giving to her because Amy wanted to have nice things just like everyone else. Looking out the window, she watched the snow flakes fall slowly to the ground and wished Christmas vacation would arrive soon. She couldn't wait to spend Christmas vacation with her Mom and Sonic.
Checking herself out in the mirror, Amy brushed her pink quills down so that they looked long and straight. She then put black mascara on her eyes and covered her lips in clear gloss. Pressing her lips together, she puckered them and then released. Satisfied with herself, Amy walked out of the room with her backpack and walked down the winding steps.
Walking into the kitchen, she saw only Sonic sitting at the table, digging into a bowl of cereal. Smirking, Amy sat down next to him and poured herself cereal. "This is kind of weird..."
Sonic raised an eyebrow. "Me eating cereal? I guess that's a strange thought-"
Amy interrupted him with a shake of her head. "No," She said with amusement. "That I'm eating breakfast in my boyfriend's family's house. It was really nice of Chuck to let us stay here."
An awkward silence came over them. Amy looked over at Sonic and noticed that he was scary calm. She pondered what she had said to make him upset, but found that nothing was wrong with what she had said. Finishing her cereal, Amy walked over to the kitchen and washed the dish. Putting it in the dishwater, Amy then walked over to Sonic with her arms crossed.
"It's not weird? I take it back..."
Sonic looked up at her and and shook his head. "It's cool Amy. I'll explain later." Sonic tossed his cereal bowl across the table, spilling the milk and wet cereal all over. Reaching for his backpack, he threw it over his shoulder before grabbing Amy's hand and walking out the door.
"Sonic! You just left a mess in your uncle's kitchen!" Amy gasped.
Sonic just shook his head. "Like I said...I'll explain later." Amy let Sonic lead her into Chuck's garage where Amy gaped at all of the cars Chuck owned. He owned about five shiny and expensive cars.
"Oh...wow." Amy felt herself say.
"C'mon. We're taking the Porsche," Sonic said leading her over to the silver sports car.
"Are you sure?" She asked Sonic nervously, shifting from one foot to another.
Sonic grinned mischievously. "Yeah, Uncle Chuckie won't mind." Amy couldn't help but feel his words were said bitterly.
Hopping into the car, Amy closed her eyes and listened to the wheels as they sharply pulled out of the driveway and drove onto the street. Opening her eyes, Amy put her seat belt on and turned the radio on. Searching for a channel, Amy looked at Sonic from out of the corner of her eye. She noticed that he was acting scary calm again. Amy stopped fiddling with the stations so that she could reach over and grab Sonic's hand. He looked over at her in surprise which she returned with a shy smile. He squeezed her hand once as a smile took over his face.
"Why so smiley Sonic?" Amy teased him.
Sonic's smile widened. "Nothing important."
"If you say so," Amy retorted, staring out the window.
"Amy?"
"Mhmm..." Amy murmured in reply.
"Let's go out tonight. You name it."
Amy looked at Sonic in surprise. "I get to pick?" She asked mockingly.
Sonic grinned. "Don't be surprised. I'm a gentleman."
Amy laughed. "Okay, Sonic. How about we go...ice skating?"
Sonic shrugged. "Random, but alright." As he pulled into the school parking lot, Amy squeezed his hand with a smile.
"Pick me up at 7?"
"I'll be waiting right outside your door," Sonic replied, which made Amy laugh. Turning off the engine, Sonic unbuckled himself and then ran over to open Amy's door.
"Milady," Sonic pretended to tip his invisible hat as he offered his hand to Amy. Amy grabbed his hand and got out of the car. Shutting the door behind her, Sonic pressed her up against the car. Amy grinded her pelvis into Sonic's as she wrapped her arms around his neck. He grinned at her as she smiled coyly at him. Pushing back pieces of her pink hair, Sonic's thumb caressed her cheek. Amy pressed her lips against Sonic's gently before he pressed his lips harder against hers. She pulled a few inches away from Sonic, breathing heavily. Amy smiled at Sonic who was looking at her with adoration as she realized she was close enough to hear his heart beating. Pulling away completely, Amy reached for her backpack that was resting at the top of the car.
"C'mon tiger. We're going to be late," Amy said with amusement as she grabbed Sonic's hand and led him into the school building. On her way in, Amy waved to her friends who were standing at Mina's locker while Sonic high fived a couple of his buddies. Amy approached her locker and opened it with ease. Sonic leaned against her locker with a grin.
"Remind you of something?"
Amy laughed. "Yeah, the first time you hit on me. It was pretty lame."
"Lame enough to catch your attention?" Sonic asked her coyly, raising an eyebrow.
Amy smirked with a nod. "Don't let it go to your head, hedgehog."
Throwing her books messily into her locker, Amy grabbed her history book before shutting it. Handing her books to Sonic, Amy then intwined her fingers with Sonic as they lazily walked down the hallway for their first class. When they came to the end of the hallway where their classes were located, Sonic and Amy stopped walking. Sonic pulled Amy closer to him before kissing her forehead, near her hairline. Handing Amy her books, Sonic saluted her as he walked into his math class.
Amy felt herself smiling widely, as she entered the classroom right across from Sonic's. Spotting Tikal in the back row, she practically skipped over to her and sat down next to her.
Tikal smirked at her as she sat down. "Why Miss. Rose, I believe you're in love," Tikal said with a fake southern accent.
Amy grinned. "I reckon I am."
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Sonic strode into the cafeteria with his cocky swagger. His buddies, Shadow and Knuckles, walked beside him. Grabbing a sandwich and a soda, Sonic looked around the room for the familiar mop of pink hair. He couldn't stop thinking about how perfect she fit into his body last night or how her green eyes danced when she smiled or how her lips felt against his-
"Earth to Sonic!" Knuckles waved a hand in Sonic's face before punching his shoulder.
"Christ Knuckles!" Sonic snapped at his friend.
"Dude's looking for his girlfriend," Shadow said with a smirk. "He's whipped."
Sonic smacked him in the shoulder. "And you're not?"
"Ew burn!" Silver yelled, high fiving Sonic. Shadow just rolled his eyes as he started walking towards their usual but empty table. Sonic and the others followed him in pursuit.
"Guess what I did yesterday?" Knuckles dared them, with a cocky smirk plastered on his face.
"What?" Silver asked, stuffing his mouth full of chips.
"Hooked up with Rouge," Knuckles said, gesturing for them to high five him. Shadow and Silver reached over and slapped his hands while Sonic rolled his eyes.
"Yah, Knucky's not a virgin anymore," Silver teased him, flinging a chip in his face. "Now it's just you, Shadow."
Knuckles and Silver snickered while Sonic just patted Shadow on the back. "Dude's waiting for the right time."
Silver's eyes widened. "Sonic, man...you okay there?"
Sonic raised his eyebrow before taking a gulp of his drink. "Never better." His buddies exchanged a look with one another.
"Dude, like three weeks ago you were making fun of Shadow," Knuckles pointed out which Shadow agreed with.
Sonic shrugged while Shadow grinned. "Told you, he's whipped. Amy's got him on a leash." The boys laughed while Sonic just replied with a sarcastic, "Funny."
"Where is she anyway?" Knuckles asked as he bit into his sandwich. Sonic just shrugged.
"Probably gossiping with Mina and the chicks," Shadow replied knowingly.
Sonic wondered where Amy could be. Her class ended three minutes ago and he knew this because he checked her class room, finding it completely empty. Sonic pushed away the though that something could be wrong with Amy. She was probably just messing around with her girlfriends.
"Hey Sonic."
Sonic turned around expecting to see his pink haired friend, but found he was mistaken. His emerald eyes widened as he took in the girl before him. Behind him, he heard Knuckles spit out the soda from his mouth.
Taking a shaky breath, Sonic asked, "Fiona?"
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Amy walked out of the bathroom door and headed straight for her locker. Opening it, she placed all of her books in it when she realized she was missing her chemistry book. Panicked, Amy took all of her books out of her locker and her locker crate. Sighing, she decided this would be a good time to rearrange her messy locker. Reaching for the chemistry textbook that had been hidden behind the locker crate, she threw it on the floor. Placing her locker crate back into her locker, she started to rearrange her books.
Humming to herself, Amy willed herself to put away her books quicker so she could meet Sonic for lunch. She had counted the amount of minutes whenever she was away from him. Amy was in love and was enjoying every second of it. She wanted every second of her day to be spent with him. Smiling to herself, she realized that when she went home, Sonic and her would have the place to themselves all week because Chuck was traveling with her mother.
"Amy?"
Amy jumped away from her locker, surprised by the voice that spoke from behind her. Looking at the culprit, her smile turned into a scowl. Grabbing the rest of the books from the floor, she placed them into her locker. Adjusting her mirror, she tried not to give the green hawk standing behind her a death glare.
"Amy, listen to me. It was wrong of me to act the way I did and I'm sorry...truly."
"Bull," Amy replied, not buying a word that Jet said. She knew from Sonic that Jet was bad news.
"Listen, Amy," He said, turning her around so that she would face him. Angrily, Amy pushed him away before shutting her locker. "If you won't even listen to my apology, at least know this. Sonic isn't who you think he is and I know that you don't believe me now...but you will...later. That I promise," Jet tried to persuade Amy. Amy stopped walking and turned to face Jet.
"No, you listen Jet. I love Sonic and nothing you say is ever going to change my mind. You're a terrible person, you know that?" Amy snapped before turning on her heel and making her way towards the cafeteria.
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"What the hell are you doing here?" He asked her in astonishment as he narrowed his eyes angrily.
The sexy foxy was standing before him in a long blue sleeved shirt with a v neck. Her blue jeans were tight, accentuating her butt. Her black heels tapped against the floor impatiently as she walked to the other side of the table, swinging her hips. Twirling her dark hair in her fingers, she sat across from Sonic, ignoring the stares from his friends.
"Now, that's not a nice way to treat an old friend, Blue," She lectured him, smiling slightly.
Tails hurriedly jogged over to where Fiona was sitting before throwing his lunch tray next to her. He looked down at the table before meeting Sonic's eyes. "Sorry." Cowardly, his gaze landed on the table again.
"Tails, don't be too hard on yourself,"Fiona assured Tails, patting him on the back before turning to Sonic, "I told him not to tell anyone I was back in town,"
Smiling coyly, the fox asked, "Happy to see me?" Sonic watched her twirl her dark locks with her fingers. Unable to say anything, Sonic just watched her.
"Sorry I took so long," A voice rung out from behind Sonic. Sonic detached his attention from Fiona and turned it to Amy who sat down next to him. Squeezing his hand and kissing his cheek, Amy smiled at him. Her smile faded when she realized Sonic looked upset. Gazing into his eyes, she silently questioned him.
"What's wro-
"Ames, this is Fiona." He gestured to the girl sitting across from him. Looking at Amy curiously, Fiona offered a dazzling smile and a wave. Amy looked back and forth from Fiona to Sonic. Amy felt herself paling as her fists clenched underneath the table.
They were in for a surprise.
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So it wasn't as long as the last chapter, but I did work really hard on this and I hope it was FLUFFYYYYYYY enough for y'all.
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