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My Future

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She couldn't think straight.

Her conflicting emotions were overwhelming her, giving her a huge headache. All she could process was that Sonic had pinned her up to a tree and kissed her. She was shocked that he had done that, but also angry that he still hadn't said those three words she wanted to hear.

But she was also melting under his touch.

He pressed her not roughly, but firmly against the tree. His right hand caressed her side up and down. His other hand rested on her lower back, tracing circles into her back that sent shivers shooting up her body. His lips attacked hers fiercely, making Amy feel like she was on fire.

Pushing aside her conflicting emotions, she placed her hand on the side of the face and returned his fiery kiss. Pulling away from Sonic, she jumped up and wrapped her legs around him before pressing her lips against his. She entangled her fingers in his quills, pulling on them lightly. Opening her mouth, she allowed Sonic's tongue to slip in. As their tongues battled for dominance, Sonic's hand trailed up and down her thigh as the other hand rested against the tree to balance them.

He pulled away slowly, kissing her lips twice before completely detaching himself from her. Trying to regain composure, the panting Sonic sat down next to the tree trunk. Amy followed his lead and sat down next to him, resting her head on his shoulder. Their heavy painting slowed until it came to a complete stop. Amy closed her eyes and breathed, taking in the smell of spring. She opened her eyes to see Sonic had stood up and was walking away.

"Wait," She called out hurriedly, standing up. She brushed the dirt off of her outfit before jogging after him.

Amy touched Sonic's shoulder and stopped him from walking. He turned around to look at her blankly. The pink hedgehog crossed her arms and said, "Aren't we going to talk about this?"

"What is there to talk about?"

Amy's brows furrowed. "Does your tongue in my mouth ring a bell?" She asked sarcastically.

Sonic's countenance grew serious, conveying that he wasn't amused by her response. "Amy…"

She cut him off instantly, "Don't Amy me. You just kissed me."

"And?"

"Stop doing that."

"Doing what?" He asked her lazily.

"Acting like you don't care about what just happened, like you don't care about me."

Without hesitating, Sonic said with deep intensity and sincerity, "You know that's not true."

Amy's cheeks flushed with anger. "I don't, anymore, Sonic! What am I supposed to think when you hook up with Sally the day after you broke up with me? Why can't you just tell me how you feel about me?"

Silence.

Her expression softened. "Talk to me. Please?"

Sonic shook his head. "Amy, I…I don't know what to say right now."

In a blink of an eye, he disappeared out of sight. Amy shivered from the sudden unsettled chill she felt. Murmuring to herself, she said, "The truth would be nice."

X

Amy heard a knock at the door. She put down the pink nail polish she was applying to Cream's nails. Cream grinned at her sheepishly, gesturing to her wet nails. Amy nodded with a small smile. She stood up from the couch and opened the door. A wind blasted her in the face and the freezing cold, rainy atmosphere caressed her cheeks. She shivered, wrapping her arms around herself to keep warm. Amy looked up to see who was at the door.

It was Mina.

Amy noted that her eyes were bright red and puffy. Mina's cheeks were tear strained and her lips were swollen. The mongoose shook with silent sobs, looking at Amy with regret and deep sadness. Amy's hardened expression softened. She looked at Mina before opening the door wider, gesturing for her to come in. Mina muttered a shaky thank you as she walked inside. Amy shut the door behind her and led Mina over to the couches. Cream said hello to Mina, before mumbling an excuse about making a sandwich. The rabbit stood up from the couch and exited the room, leaving Mina and Amy in silence.

Unable to stand the silence any longer, Amy said with a sigh, "Mina, why are you here?"

Mina looked up at her guiltily. "Amy…I'm so sorry for what I did. It was none of my business and I came in between your boyfriend and you. I thought I was looking out for you, but I was being a jerk who couldn't let go of the fact that Sonic dumped my ass and…not yours. I'm the reason why you and Sonic aren't together anymore and why he's with that bitch, Fiona."

Amy couldn't help but wearily laugh at the last part. She looked over at Mina, who was crying softly, with affection. She opened her arms wide and tackled Mina with a hug.

The pink hedgehog pulled away and looked at Mina with her own guilt. "It wasn't your fault, Mina. You just pushed along what was supposed to happen anyway. I let Fiona get to me and turn me into someone I wasn't, someone who hurt Sonic. I…I wasn't going to show him that side of me and you did, which is better because he deserves the truth. I just wish I had worked out my problems before we both got hurt," Amy said wistfully.

"Still, I shouldn't have done what I did. Will you…will you forgive me?"

"Only if you forgive me," Amy said cheesily. They hugged it out and grinned at each other widely.

Mina's grin faded. "There's one more thing you should know…" Her voice trailed off.

Amy's eyebrows furrowed. "What is it?"

Mina shook her head with distaste. "You're not going to like this, but…Fiona's been behind this whole thing. She planned for this to happen…for Sonic and you to break up so she could steal him from you. She had this elaborate plan and everything. She was the one who convinced me to…to do what I did, but manipulated me into thinking it would help you," Mina admitted.

Amy's chest tightened, making it hard to breathe. She was speechless and shocked, but a part of her knew she shouldn't be surprise.

Fiona was behind it all.

"And there's one more thing…" Mina's voice trailed off. "It's about Tails…"

X

"Open up, little buddy."

The door creaked up, revealing Tails in the doorway. His confused expression disappeared when he saw Sonic standing in the door. Grinning, Sonic high fived Tails and pushed past him, entering Tail's house.

"Hey man. What's up?" Tails asked his best friend, shutting the door behind him. He joined Sonic on the beanbags that were sitting in front of the TV. Sonic picked up the video controller and hit play, launching into a game of Call of Duty. Tails grabbed the other controller and joined him.

"A lot lately. I dunno what to do, Tails. I think I'm…I think I'm still in love with Amy."

Tails side glanced at Sonic wearily. "What about Fiona?"

"Right. There's her too. I know she likes me, but I only like her as a friend. She's not really the issue at hand."

Tails bit his lip nervously. "Sonic, she loves you too. You shouldn't just brush her off."

Sonic nodded. "You're right. I have to break up with her. It's only fair. But then what do I do about Amy? I'm not angry about what she did anymore. I mean I've made tons of mistakes and she's forgiven me for them…and loved me through them."

"What about Fiona, Sonic?"

Sonic paused the game and set his controller down. He turned to look at Tails in surprise. "What about her, Tails?"

"You're just going to dump her?"

Sonic examined Tails carefully. "Why so interested in Fiona, Tails?"

"She's my cousin and I…I don't want her to get hurt?" Tails suggested, making his statement a question.

Sonic shook his head and laughed. "Bullshit, buddy. You hate your cousin." His amusement vanished when he noticed Tail's guilty countenance. "Stop lying to me. What's going on?"

Tails shook his head and gave a tiny, fake laugh. "Nothing, Sonic. I'll go grab us beers."

Sonic raised one eyebrow, but said nothing. He was suspicious that Tails was hiding something, but if Tails didn't want to bring it up, that was the fox's problem. Sonic reached for the controller and unpaused the game. Tails walked into the kitchen and wiped the sweat that was trickling down his forehead. Tails had to change the subject from Sonic's love problems to something else so he wouldn't reveal more than he already had.

He opened his refrigerator and pulled out two beers, silently thanking God that his parents were away for the weekend. When he turned around, his surprise almost made him drop his beers. Fiona was standing at the side door, motioning for Tails to let her in. He set down the beers and went to open the side door. Fiona walked past him and popped open a beer.

"Now's really not a good time, Fiona," Tails whispered, motioning for her to leave.

Fiona ignored him and took a swig of the beer. "I did everything possible to make him want me like I want him. And it still wasn't good enough," She slurred.

Tails closed the door and approached his cousin with annoyance. "Fiona, are you drunk?" He tried to keep his voice down so that Sonic couldn't hear them over the loud video game.

"What's it to you, couz?" Fiona snapped with a scowl. Tails took in her appearance. She looked like shit. Her usual shiny scarlet hair was knotted into tangles. Her eyes were bloodshot and puffy, like she had been crying and drinking. Even Fiona's trademark dazzling smile was replaced by a disheartened scowl. She was even wearing sweatpants for crying out loud.

"Give me that," Tails said, reaching for the beer. She shook her head and moved away from him.

"You don't get it, Tails. I did everything right," She wailed, taking a swig of the beer.

"We caused Amy and Sonic to break up by provoking Amy and getting Mina involved. You took that damn picture of us and sent it to Amy! I even pretended to be Sonic's fucking shoulder to cry on. And sure, we hooked up a bunch of times, but he was never really into it. I could tell. His mind was still on Amy. Even after he had broken up with her, he still wanted her. After everything she did, he wanted her and he didn't want me. Sonic couldn't forgive me, but he could forgive that bitch."

"Fiona…" Tails' voice trailed off when he noticed that there was no noise coming from the TV. His eyes widened when he saw Sonic standing in the doorway of the kitchen. The blue hedgehog wore a scowl and narrowed eyes that pierced through Tails.

"I always knew Fiona was a bitch, but you, Tails? I expected more out of you."

Sonic shook his head with bitter disbelief. He then walked out the side door and slammed it shut.

X

With her eyes closed, Amy walked along the gravel path, taking in the fresh air. It had been a tough last couple of weeks and to be honest, she was sick of it all. Amy wanted to be free of the drama and the hurt. But she also knew what she wanted most in the world.

Amy opened her eyes and approached the white gate. She pushed it opened, and took in the smell of the roses. The pink hedgehog admired the babbling broke that cut the growing green grass in half. She smiled softly, knowing that this is the perfect place to escape to.

Amy stopped in her tracks when she noticed a blue figure lying on top of a white blanket, looking up at the sky. She smiled softly and walked towards him, enjoying the sound that her feet made when she stepped on the wet grass. When she reached the white blanket where Sonic was laying, she laid down next to him, looking up at the cloud filled sky.

"I can see why you want to be out here. It's a gorgeous day," Amy attempted to make conversation.

Sonic exhaled shakily. "Ames…"

She ignored this and said excitedly, "See that cloud right there. It looks like a duck." Amy laughed at her observation.

He side glanced at her with a soft smile. The breeze blew steadily, ruffling her pink quills in the wind. "Amy?"

She turned to look at him with affection. "Yes?"

"I'm sorry…for everything that has happened between us."

Her smile fell. His eyes widened when he realized what he just said and he tried to cover up his tracks, "I mean just the break up stuff and Fiona." He sighed and picked at a patch of grass before tossing the strands in the air for the wind to claim.

He shook his head with a smile. "Let me try again. I'm sorry for what happened recently, but I'm not sorry for meeting you, for…falling in love with you."

Amy looked at him with deep intensity. "I'm not sorry either."

He nodded. "And I've been thinking about what you've been saying this whole time. And you were right. I acted like a jerk, hooking up with Fiona like that and then getting mad at you for going out with some guy. And you were right when you said I was afraid to admit I was in love with you because I didn't want…I didn't want to hurt you anymore. It was my fault and…"

She cut him off with a sweet and innocent kiss. Amy pulled away first and reached for Sonic's hand. She squeezed it once and kissed Sonic's nose. Amy then kissed both of his cheeks and his forehead.

She leaned over Sonic's face and pressed her lips softly against his. Amy murmured against his lips, "I love you, Sonic the hedgehog."

Sonic sat up and pulled Amy into his arms tightly, making his mind up that he would never let her go. He kissed the top of her head and attached his lips to her right ear. "I love you, Amy Rose." He squeezed her hand affectionately.

Closing her eyes, she smiled at his declaration and allowed him to hold her protectively. She turned around and straddled his lap. She pressed her lips to his firmly, holding him carefully as if he could break in a second. All of the passion and the fire that she had been missing returned in that one kiss.

She pulled away and looked at him lovingly. "Sonic?"

"Yeah, Ames?" She smiled when he looked at her with undying adoration and affection, as if she was the most precious person to him in the world.

Her cheeks flushed slightly as she shakily asked, "Will you make love to me?"

He smiled at her and kissed her lips softly. She entangled her hands into his quills, allowing him to set her down softly on the white blanket. His hands slipped underneath her shirt, sliding its way up. He pulled away from her lips and looked down at her for her assent.

"Are you sure this is what you want?"

Amy nodded with a bright, dazzling smile that took Sonic's breath away. "More than I've wanted anything before."

She brought his head down and captured his lips in a sweet, seductive kiss. His hands lingered everywhere, touching lightly and gently.

It was the first time she had ever felt completely alive.

X

Amy grabbed her purse and ran out of the door. Grinning, she saw Sonic standing next to the convertible, waiting for her arrival. She padded down the steps and threw herself into Sonic's arms.

"Good morning to you too," Sonic said with a chuckle. He went around the other side and opened Amy's door. She curtsied and hopped into the passenger seat with a laugh. He shook his head with amusement and closed the door after her. Sonic then hopped into the front seat and pulled out of Cream's driveway.

"Where are we off to first?" Amy asked him, enjoying the wind at her back.

"If I told you, it wouldn't be a surprise."

Mockingly, Amy pouted and crossed her arms over her chest. "Surprises are so…cliché, Hedgehog."

Sonic side glanced at her. "And you love them anyway."

She playfully punched his shoulder and Sonic grinned in return. He pulled over to his apartment complex building and parked the car.

"We're at your apartment?" Amy asked with confusion.

"That would be correct," Sonic said as he opened her car door3. "Mademoiselle?" He said in a cheesy French accent, offering his hand.

Amy took his hand and allowed him to kiss it. He squeezed her hand once and she returned the gesture. Smiling at each other, they walked into the darkened building.

"Uh, Sonic. Tell me if I'm wrong, but uh…we're covered in darkness," Amy said, squinting her eyes to adjust to the darkness.

"I'll fix that, Miss Rose," Sonic said with amusement. He flicked the light and to Amy's surprise, she found all of her friends standing in the lobby of Sonic's apartment building.

"Surprise! Happy birthday!"

Amy laughed heartily and turned to look at Sonic. "You planned this?"

He shrugged. "Guilty as charged."

She bumped his shoulder warmly and kissed his lips deeply. "Thank you," She murmured against his mouth.

"I'll do it more often if you kiss me like that," He said flirtatiously, with a grin. "Happy birthday, Ames."

She laughed and thanked everyone for this wonderful surprise. Amy walked over to the giant pink cake in the center of the room and started passing out plates, unable to contain her desire for chocolate. As she passed around pieces of cake, she thought about all that had happened to her this year.

Her mother and her received the new start they always wanted, even if it didn't seem so glamorous at first. She met friends, friends that would be by her side for hopefully, the rest of her life. And last but not least in any sense, she met Sonic and fell deeply in love with him.

She looked over at him and found that he was staring at her with deep adoration and love. When she first met him, he had a cold exterior because he didn't want to let other people in after his heart had been ripped out at such a young age. Sonic tossed girls to the side from left to right and this should have been enough to make Amy stay away from him, but it wasn't. She was curious as to why he was the way he was around other people and why he was sweet and funny around her only. He was a player, but he had reformed when he fell in love with her. And that was what mattered. The past, his womanizing ways, were over. Now, he was the most precious thing to her in the entire world and she was the same to him.

They couldn't worry about the past anymore because it was over now. The future was to be embraced. And Amy hoped, no she knew that her future would be with Sonic, the person she loved the most in the entire world.

"Whatcha thinking about, Ames?"

She looked up at him shyly, taking his hand into hers. "You're my future, Sonic."

"And you're mine."

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