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Chapter 23: Scream
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"Has the court come to a conclusion?"
Sonic's heart raced as he waited for the verdict. He felt someone squeeze his hand, which hadn't happened in a long time. Sonic looked to his left and saw Sonia smiling at him, with confidence. Sonic nodded towards her before squeezing her hand back. The blue hedgehog looked past his sister and found himself staring into the cold steely eyes of his uncle Chuck. Chuck had a grimace on his face and his eyes held Sonic's glare coldly. After a few seconds, Sonic broke away from their staring contest. He heard the head member of the jury clear her throat and watched her stand up.
"We have decided that Sonic Xavier Hedgehog will live with his siblings for now on."
Sonic felt a grin creep onto his face and his eyes glinted with excitement. He listened to Sonia's relieved sighs and Manic's whoops of excitement. He high fived his brother with a cat call before hugging his sister tightly. She pulled away and wiped her watery eyes. Sonic looked over at Chuck with triumph and a cocky smile. Chuck was shooting him a death glare. Sonic walked towards Chuck until he was right in front of him.
"Guess I won't be under your roof anymore old man," Sonic said darkly.
Chuck sneered at Sonic before whispering so Sonic could only hear, "You may be laughing now, but you won't be later. That I promise you." And with that, Chuck walked out of the courtroom. Sonic watched his uncle with uncertainty. He knew that whenever Chuck made a promise, he kept it…and that was what worried him. He had to be on the lookout for any Chuck drama.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a blur of pink walk out of the court. He felt his breath hitch as his feet carried him out of the room. Ignoring Manic and Sonia's calls after him, he sped out of the courtroom, but nothing could prepare him for what he saw next.
Amy was hugging Uncle Chuck.
Sonic looked at the scene in bewilderment before anger boiled over. The blue hedgehog saw Uncle Chuck smirk at him sinisterly from over Amy's shoulder. He hugged her tighter, making Sonic's fury build. Chuck finally pulled away from Amy and muttered a polite thank you. Chuck left Amy's side and walked out of the building with his normal, arrogant swagger. Sonic glared at Amy who was smiling softly at him now.
"Hi, So-
"What the hell was that?"
Amy's eyebrows furrowed as her smile left her face. "What are you talking about?"
Unable to contain his anger, Sonic walked over towards her and exasperatedly pointed at the spot where Chuck was last scene. "What were you doing talking to him?"
"Chuck?"
"Who else?" Sonic snapped bitterly. Amy felt taken back by his voice.
"I was just telling him I was sorry. It's not a big deal," Amy said stubbornly, throwing her hands into her pockets.
Sonic's eyes widened. "Not a big deal? He's Satan, Amy. I thought I made that clear."
"He's been nothing but nice to my mom and I. I have no reason to think he's evil like you say," She said as she blew her bangs to the side. "And would you calm down, Sonic? You're acting like I sold your siblings into slavery." Amy gave an eye roll before walking towards the exit. Sonic stepped into line with her and walked out the door.
He blew out a sigh before stepping in front of her. "You're right…I was overreacting. I just really…really don't like that guy…which means I don't like you hanging out with him."
Amy offered him a small smile. "I appreciate that, but I'm a big girl and I can handle myself." She reached for his hands and gave them a squeeze, which he returned without hesitation. They stood like that for what seemed like an eternity until the very person both hedgehogs didn't want to see ruined it.
A red convertible pulled up to the curb and honked loudly, bringing Sonic and Amy out of their trance. Fiona rolled down the window and yelled, "Blue, let's bounce."
They both pulled their hands away simultaneously, as if they had been burned. Amy's cheeks flushed while Sonic ran a hand through his dark blue quills. The blue hedgehog mustered, "It's good to be hanging out with you again…"
Amy listened to Sonic's voice trail off as her downcast eyes stared intently at her feet. She realized she hadn't said anything for a while, which made her cheeks turn an even brighter red than they were before.
"I uh..uh…me too," She said sheepishly, running a hand through her pink quills. Another angry honk sounded.
"Well uh…I better get going. I'll…I'll see you around, Ames."
Amy's eyes shot up at the sound of her old nickname. She missed the way her name rolled off of his tongue…especially since she hadn't heard it often lately. "Yeah, I'll see you…around."
Sonic nodded at her with a smile on his face. "Do me a favor? Tell Sonia I'll be home by nine."
"Will do."
He shot her a smile before he sped down the steps and hopped into Fiona's car. Amy watched as Fiona's lips intercepted his as soon as he sat in the car. Amy looked away from the car and stared down the street instead. She held her breath until the car started its engine and left the parking lot with a screech. Amy blew out her breath and let go of the tight clutch she had on her black bag. Figuring out how to walk again, Amy practically ran down the steps and past her car.
She needed air.
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Sonic tapped his fingers against the wooden table as he listened to the jazz music playing. He squinted and looked around the room at the dark blurs of people. There was too much laughter and chattering going around. Even the sounds of coffee machines were bothering him. His head was pounding from the loud music and the dimmed lights.
Why was he here again?
He looked up to see Fiona sauntering towards him, holding a tray that consisted of two coffees. Sonic blew out a sigh and forced a smile when Fiona handed him his coffee. He muttered thanks and wearily watched her sit down. She smirked at him and raised on eyebrow.
"What are you thinking about, Blue?"
He knew what she wanted to hear, but he couldn't help but blurt out, "Why are we here?"
She looked taken back for a second, before she flashed him a smile. "Your rain check, remember?"
Sonic nodded. "Right, sorry…" His voice trailed off as he looked away from Fiona. He turned to see a pair of brown eyes watching him. Sonic looked at Cream in surprise, wondering what she was doing here. He held up his hand and gave a tiny wave. Cream stared back at him intently. Sonic knew she wasn't happy about how things ended between Amy and him.
You aren't happy about it either.
Sonic shook his head and turned around to look at Fiona again. She started talking about this hot new club that opened up in the city that they should check out. Sonic simply nodded and pressed his hands against his coffee. It was extremely hot, but the burn didn't affect him. He felt numb.
Sonic kept thinking about Cream's blank stare. Was she trying to tell him something? Maybe, that she hated him and didn't want to see him? Maybe she was showing her sign of disapproval for going out with Fiona? He didn't know why Cream staring at him bothered him so much. Sonic wanted to know what Cream was thinking. He jerked to the right to find Cream. Unable to find her, he turned to his left and saw the back of the rabbit exiting the coffee shop.
Feeling disappointed, Sonic turned around to face Fiona again. She looked extremely irritated with him. The blue hedgehog shot her a sheepish grin and innocently said, "Sorry. You were saying?"
Fiona shot him a death glare before shutting her eyes in annoyance and crossing her arms over her chest. "I'm sorry I'm boring you." Sonic looked at her sympathetically, but she couldn't see it because her eyes were closed. "I'm sorry, really…it's just…a lot has happened lately."
Her eyes opened abruptly as she eyed him wearily. She blew out a sigh and uncrossed her arms. Her hands reached for Sonic's. "I know…I should be more understanding."
Sonic smiled weakly at her, before removing his hands from her touch. "So um…I should be going. I have to move my shit to my old apartment again."
Fiona's eyebrows shot up. "Leave? But we just got here!"
Sonic stood up and grabbed his coffee. "I know, but Sonia will be pissed if I don't get home soon. I'll make it up to you." He started walking towards the exit, but he suddenly stopped in his tracks and turned around. Sonic walked back towards the incredulous Fiona and kissed her lips shortly. Shooting her a tiny smile, he sped out of the shop.
Fiona frowned, raking her nails into the wooden table. "Yeah, you've been saying that a lot lately."
"Trouble in paradise?"
"Shut the hell up, Jet!" Fiona snapped, her anger boiling over. She took a sip of her coffee and felt the liquid burn her tongue. She set her coffee down and pushed a scarlet strand behind her ear.
Jet chuckled and sat down. "Easy there, gorgeous."
Fiona ignored his comment and said, "I don't get it! Sonic's not like this…he's normally incredibly sexy and fun and…" Her voice trailed off. She looked down at her hands and noticed they were shaking. Fiona crossed her arms over her chest again so that Jet wouldn't notice her shaking hands.
"So…maybe he's not into you like he was before."
Fiona's face showed traces of hurt, but it disappeared in a flash, almost as if it hadn't been there at all. "He is…he has to be."
Jet shrugged. "Whatever. You have Sonic and I get Amy…it's a win/win situation for both of us."
Fiona snorted. "Please, like Amy would ever go out with you. News flash. She and Sonic just broke up."
Jet grinned. "News flash. Sonic is dating you."
She winced at the harshness of Jet's words before her defense system rushed in to help. "Sonic is over her." Fiona tried to sound convincing, but it came out as a question. She couldn't help but think she was trying to convince herself more than Jet.
Jet grinned slyly. "You know…you and I could try again. What do you say?"
Fiona shot him a look of disgust. "Yeah because that worked so well the first time. You're the reason why Sonic moved onto Amy."
Jet said cockily, "It takes two to tango, sweetheart."
"You made me do it. I wouldn't have if you didn't have that dirt on Sonic's…"
Jet shushed her. "No need to get so worked up, babe. We can talk some other time if you're busy sulking." He stood up from the table.
Fiona looked at him wearily. "Where are you off to in a hurry?"
"I've got a date with the Rose herself."
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Amy bundled into her coat and left the hospital. She had been making daily stops to visit the children ever since Jet took her that fateful day. She was thankful that Jet introduced her to these kids. It had only been a week, but she felt so attached to the children already. Amy smiled as she got into her car, thinking about what the kids called her.
Princess Amy.
She let out a tiny laugh as she sat into her car. Of course, she knew she wasn't a real princess, but why spoil the children's fun? Bringing her out of her cheerful mood, her phone beeped. She reached for her phone that was in the cup holder. Opening it swiftly, Amy checked her voicemail and found seven messages from Jet. She bit her lip as she dialed his number.
She hadn't talked to Jet since the day he kissed her. After the kiss, she had left abruptly and responded to Jet's cutesy text messages with one-worded messages. Amy didn't feel like talking to him, but she felt like she owe it to him. The pink hedgehog only liked Jet as a friend when he liked her as a girlfriend. They both knew that Amy was still hung up on Sonic.
Even though Sonic has a girlfriend already, Amy thought to herself, bitterly.
"Pinkie?"
Amy tried her best not to wince as she pressed the phone harder against her cheek. "Hi." She tilted her head so that her phone would rest on her shoulder. Amy started up the engine and backed out of her parking space before driving away with a screech.
"Yeah so…what happened to movies at 7?"
Amy's eyes widened as she mentally scolded herself for forgetting their date. "Jet, I'm so sorry…I completely forgot." She didn't want to go on a date with him, but she also felt bad for skipping out on it. Jet was a nice guy and deserved someone who liked him.
Without even thinking about it, Amy blurted out, "Jet, I don't think it's working out."
"What? Our movie plans? Yeah, I know. I'm the only one here," he joked.
This made Amy feel worse. He really liked her. She sighed before saying, "No, I mean…us. We're not working out."
Silence.
"Jet? I'm sorry, but I think we should be friends. I know that…I know you really like me, but I'm not…I'm not ready to start dating yet."
Silence.
"Jet?" Amy cried out with panic. "Jet, please answer me. I'm so sorry…"
Amy heard him curse on the other line. "Pinkie…why? Just tell me why you don't like me. I've done everything right, haven't I?" She felt taken back by the ire in his voice.
The pink hedgehog pulled into Chuck's garage and jumped out of the car. She locked it and pressed herself against it. Switching her phone to her other ear, Amy said softly, "You haven't done anything wrong."
"So what it's not me, it's you? Don't give me that bullshit."
His bitterness made Amy snap in just mere seconds. "You know what, Jet? I don't need this! I've had a shitty couple of weeks and I just need some space."
"Boo who. Cry me a river," He said bitterly.
And just like that, all of her self-control was gone.
"You know what Jet? Screw you! You want a reason why I'm breaking it off? Fine. I'm still in love with Sonic and last time I checked, you're not him!" She screamed into the phone before slamming it shut.
Throwing her phone into her bag, she walked out of the garage and into the house. She slammed the door shut on the way in. Amy threw her bag on the kitchen counter before sitting on one of the bar stools in front of the counter.
"We need to stop meeting like this."
Amy felt all of her breath leave her body when she looked up to see Chuck sitting at the dinner table with a book. She flushed with embarrassment, hoping Sonic's uncle hadn't heard her screaming outside. She pulled her hair back into a ponytail and sighed.
Uncle Chuck stood up from the table, stiffly. He walked over to where Amy was sitting and stood behind her. She turned around to look at him and saw that his arms were raised so that she could hug him. Without hesitating, Amy threw herself into Chuck's arms and squeezed him tight. Tears formed in the corner of her eyes. She pulled away from his embrace and wiped her watery eyes.
She laughed shortly. "I'm always crying. You must think I'm a total baby." Uncle Chuck put his arm around her and shook his head.
"No, Amy. You're the strongest woman I know." The pink hedgehog detected affection in his voice, but it came off disturbing…
She shook her head for thinking such a ridiculous thought. There was no reason that to think Chuck was a bad guy. He was sweet and caring. He listened to her problems and took the time to give her advice. Her mother was almost never around because she was always working so Chuck had played a parental role. He was like a father figure to her.
He's Satan, Amy
The pink hedgehog shook her head, clearing it of all the bad thoughts she had about him. She followed into the living room and sat on the couch. Amy watched carefully as Chuck sat down next to her.
"Want to talk about your problems?"
Amy shook her head. "Not tonight." With a faint smile, she added, "Do you want to talk about something. My mother perhaps?" It was no secret that Chuck was seeing her mother. Amy wondered if their relationship would ever take off and become serious. She scolded herself for getting too far ahead of time.
"My dear, you look beautiful tonight."
Amy looked at him in surprise. "Thank you, but that's it. Nothing else important? Nothing…about my mom?"
"She's working," He said coldly.
Okay, so not the response she was looking for. Maybe something had happened between her mom and Chuck. Had she been so focused on her own problems that she hadn't stopped to figure out what's between her mom and Chuck? Maybe they got into a nasty fight…or broke things off.
"Let's not talk about your mom, right now." He said quietly as his hand grazed down her arm and reached for her hand. Amy looked over at it in confusion. She tore her hand away from Chuck's grasp.
"Okay…what do you want to talk about?" Amy asked nervously. She didn't like the way he was looking at her, like she was an object he wanted to possess.
"Let's not talk at all."
Before Amy could even process what was happening, Chuck's body slammed on top of hers and his cold lips crashed down on hers. Amy's eyes widened as she struggled underneath him, trying to break free. She bit his lip, making him pull away from his forceful kiss. She looked at him with fear and surprise. "What are you doing?" She cried out.
"What you and I both want."
His hand crept underneath her shirt and starting slithering its way up her stomach. Amy tried her best to shove away his hand and get him off of her, but it was no use. He may have been old, but he was still strong.
There was only one thing she could do.
Scream.
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Sonic pulled into the driveway and left his car on. He would only be in his uncle's house for five minutes tops. He just had to get the rest of his crap into his car and then he would never have to deal with his uncle anymore. He sighed, leaving a frosty mark in the dark night sky. Throwing his hands into his pockets, he walked through the snow-covered yard towards the front door when something stopped him dead in his tracks.
A scream pierced the night sky.
Her scream.
Jumping straight into action, Sonic ran towards the front door and tried to force his way into the house, but found it locked. He swore loudly before running around the house. Sonic opened the back door with ease and sped into the kitchen. The house was completely dark, except for the unnatural glow of the fire crackling in the living room.
He yelled unevenly, "Amy!" He swore he heard a muffled help coming from the living room. Sonic sped into the living room and found his uncle on top of his girl. His eyes narrowed and a scowl crept on his face.
"Get your fucking hands off my girl!" Sonic growled before throwing his uncle off of Amy. Chuck landed in a fetal position on the ground. Sonic looked at Amy who had tears running down her cheeks. His heart ripped when he saw that she was shaking.
Sonic started towards her. "Ames…"
He couldn't finish his sentence because his uncle jumped him. Amy reached for her phone as Sonic struggled against his uncle. His uncle was laughing bitterly at him and his eyes were dark.
"I'm actually glad to see you, Sonic. You can watch me play around with your girl."
Sonic snapped.
Fury blazed inside of him and he screamed out in rage. Sonic threw a punch at Chuck, knocking his uncle off of his feet. The blue hedgehog jumped Chuck and threw punches at his uncle with a cry of fury. He kept punching and punching even though Chuck had lost consciousness several punches ago. Tears prickled at the corner of Sonic's eyes as he kept punching. A hand touched his shoulder lightly. He turned his head and raised his fists.
Amy looked at him knowingly.
Sonic's furious countenance slowly faded. He unclenched his shaking fists down and allowed Amy to help him stand up. Before he could say anything, Amy threw herself into Sonic's arms, her sobs finally coming out. Sonic wrapped his arms around Amy and rubbed her back soothingly. They stood like that for several minutes in silence, listening to the familiar sound of sirens.
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Guess Fiona isn't as bad as you all thought.
She's many bad things for sure…but she's not a cheater. She truly cares about our blue hero.
So what did Jet have on her?
Amy and Sonic know each other better than anyone else.
It makes me tear up when they go through tough times together
The next chapter is going to be delicious. Tons of jealousy games. Our girl Amy steps it up! You go girl!
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