I'm glad to be back. I've made this out of hard work. I'm lately been more interested in this story in particular because I'm finally getting near the climax or I think it was rising action. Eh, I'll figure it out :)

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Chapter 17 :Those Mixed Emotions

It had been four weeks since Sonic and Amy began training. Long hours out in the sun and it was all worth it. Around the first week Sonic and Amy learned the basic stuff, fighting, climbing, and sensing. They both trained together until around the time Sonic passed his test and moved on with the big guys.
Amy wasn't all the good with fighting and all that technic. She kept her practice with Lady Rosie, still needed practice.

Sonic was much quicker than before. He learned to use his power with style. His knowledge grew and his attitude was more decisive. He had the ability of Jackie Chan or Bruce Lee, a quickster for dodging moves and thinking. He quickly arose with the rest of the crowd while she stayed lonely at the bottom. Sonic had always been at top of the student food chain. He fitted in with any crowd.

Amy's power, meanwhile, was a little harder to control. She could tell past present and future, but it took time, since she couldn't concentrate. Not when Sonic was laughing across the field from her with his new buddy pals and all.

Sonic and Amy didn't talk the way they did before when they had just begun to get along. She never thought—she never dreamed for the two even being friends, spending the afternoons out in the village's stores or out in the river, field, just the two of them having a great time. Sonic was separated away from her by the second week. They didn't sleep in the same room anymore. Sonic had his own room upstairs the Celphiz. She kept the room she had been sleeping in. The room was lonely without Sonic and for the first time in her life she wished he was right below her to keep her company.

The saddest part about this was that when she tried to visit Sonic, Lady Rosie would not let her. She explained that she couldn't be near him as much like before. It only caused her to get even more upset, but she'd get to see him soon since the villagers were taking Sonic and Amy to Yubala's layer in just two days. For now she had to train.

The rain was strong outside, like pebbles falling down and hitting you hard on the head. Amy was sitting down on the wet grass from the field. She was on the highlands on a steep hill. She sat crisscross, her eyes closed and her hands on her laps. The air was cold and all she had been wearing was a sweater… now wet. She was drenched with water, but that didn't bother her.

Amy was silently listening to her surroundings. Being quiet and sensing danger was something she couldn't master but she practiced every day every morning. Sadly this morning she had a meeting with Lady Rosie and the head honchos of the villages and many others who had come so she was making up for it now.

She remembered the way they sat in the sides of a large rectangular table. There she saw Sonic for the first time in weeks she felt. He sat across from her just down a few chairs. Sonic had a glance to see Amy himself too, but all he did when he was her was look at her like if he didn't know her. Throughout the meeting he was serious, mature and talked like an adult; all the things Sonic wasn't capable of doing. She hadn't talked at all. She felt so small there. They had planned out the trip to Yubala's. They had to find the magical rose which contained both of their curses. One of the mayors from another land had asked her if she agreed with this. She never liked the idea of agreeing with anything here in the first place, but she had to do what she was told. She agreed.

Thinking about this morning got Amy distracted and unable to concentrate. She opened her eyes and sighed, cold fog coming out from her mouth. She watched the grass as the rain hit it and the water droplets feel to the ground's soil. She was never going to survive this.

She remembered the fortune teller card she flipped that day when she had arrived. The skeleton and the blood on her fingers, the way it popped out. Amy shuttered, the cold getting to her now. She hated this. She stood up and looked around. The fog from the clouds covered the town's village and she couldn't see the mobians below.

"Well, well, well,"
Amy flinched and turned around. A tall bull dog stood firmly in front of her. He was smirking and wet. Yuck, wet dog smell, she thought. He walked up to her. "Are you lost little lady?" His voice was scaring her and she backed away. She shook her head and nervously grinned. "Actually, I was just training." She replied.

"Training, ey," He jumped into his fighting position and his fists lifted up. "I like the sound of that,"
Amy shook her head and started down the hill saying, "I finished though, so I'll be going now," The dog rushed in front of her and grinned. "C'mon, you aren't afraid of me, are you?" He huskily taunted her.

"No, but—" She was cut half short when he grabbed her arms tightly and lifted them up. "AH,"

"Your aren't trying," He mockingly said. Amy tried yanking her hand away but he was holding her tightly. What did this guy even want anyway?
"Stop! Let me go," She snarled while pulling at her arm.

"What a shame it feels to lose," He sneered. Amy stopped pulling now knowing that she wouldn't get out from his grip. Her eyes traveled up to his dark scary brown eyes. She glared at him angrily. "You wouldn't dare hurt me. You'll be in a whole lot of trouble!"

He pulled her closer to his face, his smelly breath breathing on her face. She held air in hoping she wouldn't breathe it any more. He grinned showing his yellow teeth and said, "They will never know,"

"You're deranged!" Her voice cried out, her eyes coming up into two circles. The dog laughed and lifted her off the ground, switching his hand down to her neck and lifted her off the ground. Thunder and lightning then stuck in giving small shadows just below them. She caught a glimpse of her dangling feet and his hand choking her neck. She felt a large amount of pressure rise up her throat but it stopped where the dog held her neck tightly. Her hands automatically rose to pull his hands away but no avail. She didn't know what to think. Maybe that she was going to die, but all she had in mind was one thing: The safety of the mobians.

A fast blue streak dashed across Amy's eyes. She was in shock when it suddenly appeared in back of the dog and punched him out of the way. Amy was released and fell to the floor on a crouch. She gasped for air and then began coughing. Hands grabbed her shoulder and helped her up. Her eyes were full of relief seeing Sonic. He wasn't in his happy smiley state, the way she was used to seeing him but worried for her well-being at the moment. "Ames," He whispered.

Amy smiled up at him. The rain drops from the rain weren't allowing her to see him clearly so she blinked a few times and turned around. The bull dog was up and glaring at them both. He was breathing hard by the way air spit out from his nose along with the water dropping down his face.

"I don't know what Lady Rosie see's in you too," He said, his voice threating. Sonic got Amy to her feet, but didn't take his eyes off of him. "But you two cannot be the Legendry heroes. You're a bunch of weak, stupid kids."

Sonic grinned. "Huh, you know, you shouldn't play with fire or else you'll get burn," He slyly said.

"Fire's my middle name,"

"Alright then," Sonic huffed and pushed Amy roughly behind him. She gasped but was let to be pulled. "Prove it,"

The bull dog jumped up and angrily yelled as he approached him. Sonic jumped to the side and rolled on the ground coming up on his knees and smirked. "Not bad," Sonic got up and then dashed over to the dog that was getting up after pushing the ground and leave a large hole. Sonic punched the dog on his cheek and the dog groaned falling backwards of the impact. Sonic gracefully landed on his feet and turned to see Amy, but she wasn't where he last saw her.

Her whirled around trying to find her but the fog and heavy rain wouldn't allow him to see anything well. "Amy!" He cried out.

A punch made contact with his stomach and Sonic was forced to the ground. The bull dog got up shakily but was evilly grinning. "You're dead, hedgehog." The bull dog pulled his foot back sending it flying to his stomach again. Sonic let out a groan and held his stomach tightly. The bull dog laughed to his amusement. "Ha-ha, I love my job. Yubala's going to love this." He cheerfully cheered, but a smack on the head cut his moment off. The bull dog's body stiffened and fell forward on to the wet grass. His body fell with a smack on the ground and Amy stood in back of him with a long stick. Amy's eyes were narrowed and she was panting. She was in a fighting position with the stick in front of her, tilted on to its side.

Sonic was still on the floor holding his stomach and looking up at Amy. He offered her a weak smirk saying, "You've gotten better."

Yubala was sitting on the throne quietly, her eyes closed and just listing to the dark scary thunder storm happening outside. Her castle was dark with barely any light but the torches hang on the walls. Black human shadows were guarding the place with their weapons in hand. Yubala's typical kind of day.

"Your majesty," A voice called her name. Yubala's eyes opened showing her pitch black eyes. A skeleton was in front of her with a noblemen's suit and a serious look. "Seth's new potion worked like a charm. You may want to go look." He announced.

Yubala pushed herself off the chair and rose up from the Black throne chair. "I will head at once," She said, but someone else then spoke before she could even take her next step.

"You won't need to," She turned and her eyes widened at what she was seeing. A small, burgundy colored, brown-eyed flying animal was in front of her smiling. He has a white tuft on the top of his head, same for his tail and a green bauble on his neck.

"Seth," She whispered, but then smiled and happily repeated, "Seth," She nodded her head, mentioning for him to come over. He did so and flapped his little translucent turquoise wings. He sat next to her shoulder and she giggled. "You came out better than I expected."

"You think so?" He looked down at himself and then at her.

"Of course," She loudly cheered. "They'll never see it coming." She evilly muttered to him.

The door sprung open and in came Sonic and Amy, drench and panting. Sonic closed the door and pushed his back against it. Amy walked across the room to a wall and leaned on it. Sonic let out an exhausted sigh and walked to her side.

"You okay?"

It was weird hearing the sound of his voice again. It sounded different from the last time she had heard it. He sounded more mature and serious in some terms. It wasn't even Sonic anymore. She cursed Gemnissent.

"Yea," She barely managed to breathe out.

He leaned against the wall along side with her. "Good," was all he could say. He had to admit it felt weird seeing her again, even being with her felt hanging out with a family member you never got to really meet. He didn't like the feeling but it so happened they were both here, side by side in her room.

"So, How's it been," Sonic asked.

"Good," She replied with a nod. She lied.

"Oh,"

A moment of silence. It was killing Amy inside. She needed a topic, something to talk about after all that, but yet they had nothing to say. She pushed herself off the wall and turned to him. "Why were you following me?" She asked finally.

"Following you?" He echoed in confusion his brows furrowing.

"Yea, how did you manage to find me?" She asked, suddenly feeling curious herself.

"I didn't manage at all. I wasn't looking for you. I just happened to have been around." He explained to her, calmly.

Amy backed away and then turned around walking to her closet. She opened it and cracked at surprise smile. "Wow," She looked at him. "I can't tell you how happy I am to see you again." She said with a few chuckles. Sonic cracked a smile too and moved to her while shaking his head lightly.

Amy took out a pair of pants out and a pink T-shirt. She closed the closet and turned to Sonic. "I've missed being with you." She admitted finally.

Sonic was caught off guard but his expression didn't change. He remained with the smile. Although, there was something in his eyes Amy saw wasn't right. Some type of pain and regret. He didn't say anything back so Amy nervously looked down and awkwardly said, "I uhh have to change now,"

"Yea, I'll uh I'll leave now," He said hopelessly. He turned and walked to the door. Amy sadly looked down and walked to her bed. Sonic turned his head slowly talking a peek at her for the last time. It pained him to watch her after what his trainer had told him when Lady Rosie said he'd pass his test.

Sonic looked up. Amy was trying to use a bow. She was far off in the hills while he was with his training mates down below. He smiled seeing her concentrated with Rosie telling her what to do. She looked strong and fit.

"Sonic!" His head whipped back to his trainer. The Rhino walked up to him and pulled him out from the circle. "We need to talk" He looked back up at his students. "Keep practicing students." The animals did as told and went back to doing what they were doing. The Rhino took Sonic a bit farther from the group. "What is it?" Sonic asked.

"I know that look and I don't like it." He began.

"What look?" Sonic asked, not knowing what he was talking about. "This look I have now?"

"The look you give that girl, Sadie was it?" He said rubbing long bread on his chin.

"Amy," Sonic said sounding irritable. "And I don't give her any look of what you're thinking of." The Rhino shook his head. "I know teenagers, Sonic. You kids have a very…uncontrollable mind."

"That's enough. What are you getting to because from what it sounds to me you're saying I like Amy." He said, his voice defensive.

"Do you?" His voice was harsh and cold. Sonic didn't back away but glared at him. That question was insulting but it got him to think. "No," He muttered.

"She's your companion but not your lover. Never your lover." He spoke wisely.

"Okay, this is getting gross." Sonic said disgusted and his eyes looking away.
"Good, because you two can't be together anymore than what you have been on this journey." He explained. Those words boiled inside Sonic and his rage grew. He turned to him and exclaimed, "What!? Amy's my friend! She and I are only friends. There is no damn reason to why I can't be with her."

The rhino shook his head in disappointment. "You're friendship with her is growing. I was told you two were no more close than to a dog and cat would be." He looked up at the pink hedgehog. She was bending down grabbing the arrow that fell of her bow. "The curse is now to a growing point where you two are to kiss and open the gates to Polkka."

Sonic shook his head. "No, we won't do that. We're protecting Gemnissent not trying to kill it." He said in defense his tone calmer.

"I understand young hedgehog, but the curse grows stronger on every minute you two are together. You two will not be able to be together the way you use too. You will not head out with her to Yubala's castle alone. You will be taking in a special transportation." He explained softly looking back at Sonic. He was now staring at Amy. She was so tired but still kept trying to work that bow of hers. Sonic could just not be friends with her anymore. She was something close to him from his past. Even though they're past wasn't exactly a walk in the park, he'd gotten to take a liking towards her.

"Your point?" He said without meaning to.

"You can't be with Amy. Even looking at her brings out feelings to the curse. You two are no more than a curse yourselves. All I ask is to stay away from her. For the sake of the people, for the sake of Gemnissent." He pleaded and even Sonic noted. He stared up at Amy and sighed.

Sonic closed the door and was gone. Amy frowned painfully. She felt stupid for saying that. Of Course Sonic didn't care. He was still the same when it came for her to pour out to him what she felt. She sighed, but at least it was worth seeing him again.

Sad, isn't it? He wants to stay Amy's friend, but with all the pressure giving it's hard. I feel for him. Amy doesn't understand yet because she hasn't been told so. I hope you guys like it (to whoever reads this) It comes out of heart.

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