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I got tons saying DON'T LET THEM END THIS WAY. Who said this was the end?
I still have tons of chapters up my sleeve. I'm estimating about 8 to 10...
SO don't worry, this is not the end.
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Chapter 21: Shattered
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It was official.
Sonic had broken up with her.
Amy looked up at the ceiling from her sleeping position in her bed. It was so white...so dull and plain so...
She squeezed her eyes shut, too tired to start crying again. Amy had spent the entire night crying...again and when she wasn't crying, she was staring emptily at the ceiling like she was now. Weakly, Amy sat up from her bed and stood up. She reached for the brush and walked over towards the mirror. Amy ran the hairbrush down her messy pink quills.
The pink hedgehog looked terrible. Her eyes were bloodshot and she had huge, purple bags under her eyes. Her cheeks were stiff and bright red from the tears that had fallen the previous night. Her hands were clammy and her entire body felt numb. She felt numb on the inside.
"Amy!"
Amy ignored her mother's call and continued to look at herself. She pressed her index finger against her reflection. Her finger traced her reflection softly, leaving prints in the mirror. Amy shut her eyes and clenched her fists together. Her hands shook as Amy pressed her hands against the reflection. She opened her eyes to see green eyes staring back at her. Angrily, she threw her brush at the mirror and shattered a piece of the mirror.
Stepping back, Amy placed her hands on her knees and panted loudly. She felt her throat starting to close and tears welling in her eyes.
Get ahold of yourself.
Amy looked back at her reflection to see the mirror had shattered in half. She looked at her reflection in wonderment. Pressing her finger to the shattered glass, she shuddered as her finger glided across it. The pink hedgehog stared back at her with a haunted expression.
Her reflection was recognizable.
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"Sonic, man, you coming to the party tonight?" Knuckles asked.
Sonic shrugged. "Yeah about that...I don't think I'm coming tonight." Silver exchanged a look with Knuckles. Knuckles rolled with his eyes and shook his head with disbelief.
He threw his arm over Sonic's shoulder and said, "Dude, you're single! It's time to get over her and party it up with some chicks."
Sonic removed Knuckle's arm and wearily said, "It's at Rouge's house. Amy's going to be there."
Silver shook his head. "Nah, man. I heard from Tikal that she has a shift tonight so she's not coming."
Knuckles grinned. "There ya go man! It's a sign from God" He mockingly pointed upwards and said, "You have to come to this party. It's going to be hot."
Sonic sighed. "You guys aren't going to stop bugging me until I say yes, right?"
"Pretty much," they chorused at the same time.
Sonic rolled his eyes. "Fine, I'll come."
Knuckles catcalled as he slapped hands with Silver. Knuckles muttered a goodbye as he ran into his math class. Silver pulled open the door to their chemistry class and nodded towards the entrance. "You coming, Sonic?"
Sonic shook his head. "Nah, I'm gonna ditch." Silver raised his eyebrow, but didn't say anything as he walked in.
Sonic stiffened when he saw a familiar mop of pink hair. Before he changed his mind, he walked towards the exit and sped away from the school.
He needed air.
Without even thinking about it, Sonic found himself in front of Manic and Sonia's apartment. He walked into the building and took the elevator up to the fourth floor. Knocking twice on the wooden door, Sonic's right foot tapped in anticipation. The door squeaked open and Sonic found himself looking into the dark pink eyes that belonged to his sister. Tears welled into her eyes when she saw Sonic. The door swung open and with a cry, Sonia squeezed Sonic tightly.
"Sonia...Sonia, I can't breathe," Sonic repeated, trying to pull himself away from her python grip. Sonia chuckled as she pulled away from Sonic. Running a hand through his blue quills, Sonia smiled at him and opened the door so he could come in.
Manic smiled at Sonic from the couch. He stood up and hugged his brother. "Hey, man. How's living with the devil?" Sonic knew it was a joke, but he couldn't stop himself from scowling. Manic's smile faded.
"I don't even want to talk about it. I want to talk about why the hell I'm there," Sonic demanded as he plopped his butt on the couch. He rubbed his eyes and waited for his siblings to say something.
Manic and Sonia exchanged a look. They both joined Sonic on the couch. Manic sighed before saying, "Chuck came by...maybe two weeks ago...and demanded you to come to his house. He has custody of you and said he would press legal charges if you didn't come to him..."
Sonic shook his head with a bitter smile. "Knew something was up."
Sonia wiped a forming tear in her eye. She crouched in front of Sonic and placed her hands on his lap. "Don't you worry though, Sonic. Manic and I have already taken the case to court and we'll get your emancipation. I promise."
Sonic's frown disappeared. "You went to court...for me?"
Manic nodded. "Course, we would, Sonic. We're your siblings. I'll be damned if I let Chuck win again."
Sonic stared off into space. His brother and sister were going to court...for him. No one had ever done anything so...nice for him before, especially not Manic and Sonia. He loved them because they were blood related and nice people, but they had never done anything so...caring towards him before.
"Uh thanks guys. I don't really know what else to say," Sonic said wearily. He rubbed his eyes again and popped his knuckles. Sonia looked at him, worry etched in her face.
"Is there something wrong, Sonic?"
"Cause you look like shit."
Sonic turned to Manic and shot him a dirty look. "Gee thanks?" Sonic shook his head with a dark chuckle when he heard himself say, 'gee thanks.' What was he? 5 years old?
"Manic's right, Sonic. You look like a train just hit you. What's wrong?" Sonia's motherly lectured him.
Sonic sighed and ran a hand through his quills. "I broke up with Amy last night."
Sonia's eyes became wide as she exchanged yet another glance with Manic. "Why?"
"Long story...and I'm way too tired to begin. Let's just say...I'm disappointed in her."
"But Sonic...you can work through that. We know you can! Amy makes you happy," Sonia encouraged him.
The blue hedgehog shook his head and stood up. He yanked the front door open and stood in the doorway with his back to his brother and sister. "I also love her so much that it kills me."
The door slammed after him.
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Tails poked his head out of the classroom door. He was checking to see if the coast was clear. Everyone had gone to lunch, but he still wanted to make sure he didn't get caught. Shutting the classroom door lightly, he locked it behind him.
"Would you sit down already, ninja? Jesus, the coast was clear two minutes ago when you checked."
"Ha Ha," Tails said dryly to his pretty cousin. He sat down on top of one of the desks, waiting for her to speak. Fiona ran a hand through her dark hair and her blue eyes sparkled as she distantly looked out the windows. Standing up from the desk, she walked over to the classroom windows and placed a hand on the window.
With a sigh, Fiona said, "I don't know what to do anymore, Tails."
Tails's blue eyes widened incredulously. His cousin, the badass and incredibly gorgeous Fiona, was giving up? Tails tapped his fingers against the desk and waited in silence to be instructed by his older cousin. He waited about three minutes before Fiona pulled away from the window. Her eyes were watery and her bottom lip quivered.
She cuddled herself into her arms. "He doesn't love me anymore. No matter how hard I've tried to be his friend...it doesn't work. No matter how hard I try to be Amy's friend...it doesn't work. No matter how hard I try to get rid of Amy...it doesn't work. Nothing does because I'm just an unwanted memory in one of his stupid scrapbooks."
She drew her knees in and hugged them with her arms. Tails had never seen her look so...defeated and alone. "Maybe this is for the best, Fiona. I mean...Sonic's in love with Amy." Tails swore he heard the door jingle.
Fiona chuckled bitterly. "It appears as though the love birds are going through a rough patch thanks to you, my dear." Tails raised one eyebrow in confusion, but saw that Fiona was staring right past him. Tails turned around and saw Mina standing in the doorway. She was scowling and looking into Fiona's eyes.
"I can't believe I helped you. All I've done is caused problems for them and I hurt one of my closest friends. I hope you're happy."
Fiona smirked, regaining some of her confidence. "Me? Oh, please. This was all you. What did I do? Manipulate you into thinking Amy would agree and you would all be merry and dandy? Sure, I did that, but I wasn't the one who carried out the plan."
Mina nodded angrily. "I may have helped them break up, but at least I feel guilty. And at least, I'm going to do something about it." Mina smiled to herself before exiting the classroom.
"Tatta now!" Fiona called after her.
"Aren't you worried?" Tails asked her with widened eyes.
"Please...you think I should be worried about...Mina?" Fiona gave him an eye roll.
"She could come back...and..."
"And what, Tails?" She barked. "It's not like Mina could take Sonic away from me. I don't have him remember? Yet..." She grinned devilishly.
Tails stood up from the desk. "I know that look. What are you thinking about, Fiona?" He asked uneasily.
She winked at him mischievously. "Rouge is having a party tonight...isn't she?"
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Amy scrubbed the counter of the smoothie bar, wishing she had worked at a coffee shop instead. Normally, she would enjoy the sweet smells of the fruit, but today it seemed too...too nice and pretty...too lovey dovey which she was not in the mood for.
Amy threw the wet, smoothie filled towel into the sink to clean up later. She walked over to the cash register and asked the customer for her order.
"One strawberry, banana coming up," She tried to say cheerfully, but it came out sarcastically. Forcing a smile on her face, Amy walked over to the blenders and prepared the smoothie. She couldn't help but compare the destroyed fruit in the blender to her own crappy life.
She sighed as she poured the smoothie into a plastic container and handed it to the customer. All Amy wanted to do was go home and cry on her bed. Or maybe just skip the crying and go straight to sleeping. She hadn't slept well in two days.
"Need some help?"
The voice startled her, causing Amy to jump a few inches in the air. She turned around and saw Jet the Hawk leaning on the counter. She shot him a death glare. "In case you forgot, you were fired."
Amy felt taken back by her sharp tone of voice. Jet simply chuckled and threw his hands in front of his chest. "Easy there. Only trying to help."
Amy glanced at him wearily. "What do you want, Jet?"
He shrugged. "Just some company. Your company to be specific."
On any normal day, Amy would have told him to go to hell. But today? She was done working in five minutes and she had nothing else to do but sulk at home. Maybe spending time with Jet wouldn't be so bad.
"One condition."
"I'm all ears, Pinkie."
"Do not touch me unless I, for some crazy reason, consent." Amy went into the back room and put her apron and hat there. She ran a hand through her hair and gazed at herself in the mirror. She was wearing a white sweater and dark skinny jeans. Her clothes didn't look horrible for a break up...her face on the other hand...
She shook her head as she walked out of the back room. Amy propped herself on the counter and looked at Jet. "So...do we have a deal?"
Jet grinned. "You bet." He offered his hand to Amy who grabbed it without hesitating.
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Sonic walked into the party with Silver and Tikal. Immediately, the stench of alcohol and the loud pounding music gave him a headache. He saw people grinding it up on the dance floor and saw tons of people playing strip poker. Exactly how he remembered it, but he didn't get the same sense of enjoyment. He had only been at this party for a minute and he already wanted to go home.
It wasn't the same without her.
As much as it killed him to admit it, he didn't want to party it up with booze and girls because of Amy. He loved her...of course he did. You can't fall out of love in just one day...not that Sonic wanted to. He didn't know what he wanted. Part of him just wanted to see Amy again and kiss her until their lips were sore...but it still hurt thinking about what she did.
Damn feelings. Things were so much easier back when he could have fun with a girl with no strings attached.
Sonic nodded to Silver who whisked Tikal onto the dance floor. The blue hedgehog walked through the crowd, high fiving some guys from the football team as he passed them. He saw Shadow sitting at the bar so he sat down next to him. Shadow passed him a beer which Sonic opened with ease.
Taking a swig of it, Sonic asked, "Where's Mina?"
Shadow shrugged. "I asked her to come, but she really didn't want to. It's weird...especially since this is Rouge's house."
"Have you tried talking to her about it?"
Shadow nodded. "She freaked when I tried. I don't know what's been up with her lately. She's been...distant. I figure I'll give her space...and she can come talk to me when she wants to."
Sonic nodded. "Mondo cool of you." The blue hedgehog chugged down the rest of the beer.
"And you, man? How have you been?"
Sonic ordered another beer. He rubbed his eyes for the millionth time that day. "Tired...it's been hard...really hard...especially cause she lives with me now. I...I miss her, but I'm also really mad at her."
"Talk to her about it."
"I broke up with her yesterday...space is good right?"
Shadow choked on his beer. "You broke up with her?"
Sonic shrugged. "I was angry...I had every right to...I just...shit, I don't know anything anymore." He took a large swig of his beer.
"You'll figure it out, man," Shadow handed Sonic another beer. "For now, we've got booze. Enjoy it." Shadow slapped his back. Sonic smiled weakly in return as he opened his third beer.
Sonic turned around when he felt a tap on his shoulder. His eyes stared deep into two pair of blue ones. Fiona ran a hand through her hair and shot Sonic a timid smile. "Can we talk?"
Sonic knew Shadow was glaring at him, but he didn't have anything else better to do. He nodded and stood up from his seat. Fiona gestured for him to follow her which he did willingly.
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"Where are we going, Jet?"
Amy looked out the car window, watching the snowflakes fall from the dark, looming clouds. She sighed and turned to look at Jet whose eyes were on the road. She noticed that he was smirking though.
"It's a secret."
Amy crossed her hands over her chest. "What are you? 5? Be serious. Where are we going?"
Jet keep one hand on the wheel while his other raised a finger to his lips. "Have some imagination, Pinkie."
The pink hedgehog turned back towards the window with a huff. "This better be the eighth wonder of the world, Jet."
Jet chuckled. "Did anyone ever tell you you're hard to please?"
"Funny," Amy said dryly as Jet pulled into a parking lot. "Now will you tell me where we are?"
Jet didn't say anything as he got out of the car. He shut his door and walked over to Amy's. "You coming out?" He tapped on the window glass, gesturing for her to come.
With a sigh, Amy got out of the car and followed Jet up to the building. She squinted and read the title. "We're at a hospital? You brought me to a hospital?"
Jet only shook his head with amusement. He lightly pushed her into the entrance before walking up to the front desk. He politely said hello to the nurse who seemed to acknowledge him warmly to Amy's surprise. He looked over at her. "Coming, Pinkie?"
Now she was curious.
She walked with Jet through the halls until he stopped at a glass door. He opened it with ease and held the door open for her. Amy nodded at him with appreciation and walked in. There were about ten beds in the room and in each bed was a child. She caught the eye of a tiny female echidna. The purple echidna smiled at her. Amy smiled weakly in response trying not to stare at the left side of the echidna's face. It was red, completely burned and tattered.
Amy looked up at Jet. "Are we..." She felt so shaken up that she couldn't even finish her sentence.
"Hey kids! We've come bearing gifts and I brought you Amy, the greatest story teller in the entire world."
The kids instantly smiled and crowded around Jet who handed them each a present from his backpack. With glassy eyes, Amy couldn't help but smile at Jet as he gave out the presents. She never thought he was so...sweet and thoughtful.
"Now gather around kids. Amy's about to tell you a story."
Normally, Amy would be embarrassed, but she felt at peace. "Arg kiddies! Gather around and I'll tell ye a story about a princess that sailed the seven seas," She said in her pirate voice. They giggled in response and waited for her to start her story.
Amy looked over at the amused Jet with a smile. She mouthed the words 'thank you' before starting her story. "Now, it all starts when the princess..."
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Fiona sat on the couch next to Sonic with a smile. She offered Sonic the drink that was in her hand. Sonic took the drink and gulped it down. The strong alcohol stung, but it did make Sonic feel lighter than before.
"Whadya want to talk about?" He asked her.
Fiona blew out a sigh as she adjusted her position on the couch. She suddenly smiled and with excitement said, "Remember that one time when you took me bowling?"
Sonic instantly grinned. "Yeah and you bowled across 2 lanes." He chuckled from the fond memory.
Fiona laughed heartily. "And you had to explain to the huge group of tough guys why my bowling ball ruined their perfect strike."
Sonic's smile faded. "Yeah, not so much fun." His smile returned when he saw Fiona laugh. She looked pretty when she laughed...
Sonic grabbed another drink from the serving platter on the table and downed it. Dizzily, Sonic said, "What about that time we got snowed in at your place with not heat? Jesus, that was cold."
Fiona nodded. "And we had to get all of those blankets to keep us warm."
Sonic snickered. "And you tried to start a fire with sticks in the fire place." Fiona gasped mockingly before playfully punching the laughing Sonic's arm. She couldn't help but laugh too.
"Those were good times..." Fiona's voice trailed off and her smile faded.
"Yup," Sonic said in agreement, starting to feel light headed.
Fiona sighed. "Do you think we can ever be friends again?"
Sonic pondered this thought for a moment. Fiona did seem sorry for the situation with Jet...and she explained it truthfully to him. She never meant to break his heart...she was only trying to help him, right? So why couldn't they be friends? They could relive the old days minus the kissing and the hand holding...
He looked over at her, gazing into her shiny blue eyes. They were as blue as the water in the Caribbean Sea. It contrasted against her dark, reddish brown hair that cascaded down in waves. Her hair was gathered on one of her shoulders, leaving the other exposed. Sonic stared at it, wondering how it would feel to kiss it...
His eyes looked back up, eyeing her scarlet lips. They were delicately carved...made for someone to...
"Sonic?"
He grinned at her sloppily, slowing feeling his conscience slip away. Sonic pressed himself against her and placed his mouth on hers for a lustful kiss. Fiona wrapped her arms around Sonic's neck and deepened the kiss. Sonic's hand roamed down to her butt, earning a whimper from Fiona. She wrapped her hands into his quills and tugged on them roughly. Sonic growled before flicking his tongue into her mouth.
Click. The two were too busy making out to notice that a flash went off, capturing their lustful moment.
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"Thanks for the ride home...and for taking me there," Amy said as Jet walked her up the driveway to Chuck's house.
Jet nodded. "You're welcome."
When they reached the door, Amy turned towards him and couldn't help but hug him. She pulled away with a timid smile. "I take back everything nasty I've ever thought about you, Jet. You're a really sweet guy and I'm sorry for being mean all this time."
Jet rubbed his neck. "You weren't mean per say..."
Amy swatted his shoulder playfully before sitting down on the steps. She put her face into her hands and sighed.
Jet sat down next to her. "Sonic?" Amy bit her lip and looked down at her feet. Jet already knew the answer to that question. She played with her thumbs, hoping Jet would just leave.
"You deserve better."
Amy looked up at him with her eyebrows furrowed. "Me? Ha, you're a comedian," she said bitterly.
Jet placed his hands on hers. "I'm serious, Pinkie. You deserve someone who will treat you right and not break up with you the minute trouble arrives."
"I caused that trouble. It's all my fault..." Amy's uneven voice trailed off. "I'm hurt and I'm upset and I...I just..." She blew out a breath and bit her lip to keep a sob from escaping. "I just want things to be normal again, but I don't know how to do that."
"Let me help you."
Amy turned to look at Jet. He looked so sincere...so sweet. Jet was smiling at her softly, his eyes pouring into hers. She had never seen him so at peace before...she wanted to be at peace like him.
Amy found herself leaning in towards Jet until her soft lips met his. She felt...nothing.
A rush of emptiness.
Bitterness.
She pressed her lips harder into Jet's. A tear ran down her face and her lip quivered, but she didn't stop kissing Jet. Amy tasted her own salty tears in her mouth, but she didn't stop kissing him.
Because she needed a distraction.
Because she needed it to keep her from crying.
Because her heart was shattered.
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