As I said in the first chapter: this is intended to be more of a comedy than straight up porn... But I think this is as close as I can get to writing porn for this franchise without it actually being straight up porn... Prepare for comedic impact as I sink deeper and deeper into this fandom that I was afraid of years ago...
(EDIT: 12/22/17: If you're reading this, you might notice some fixed typos and nice additions to the chapter thanks in part to mass-editing. Enjoy the fic.)
Sonic walked back to Tail's workshop hoping to find bandages for his nose and maybe a machine that'd pick every individual splinter out of his fur and quills. About to open the door and walk inside, he immediately froze when he heard Amy's voice inside which caused his crooked nose to straighten up...
He wanted to both go inside to pick her up and run off with her into the sunset and hide behind a huge bush to avoid her. Though he couldn't tell what would be a better move As much as he wanted to stroke her quills and pinch her ears he also wanted to get himself back to normal and stop thinking about that pink pile of fur and floof...
Instead he stuck his ear to the door to try overhearing the conversation...
"So what do you need that many nails for?" He could hear Tails asking... "And do you even have any experience using power tools?"
"I'm just doing some renovations around the house... And OF COURSE I have experience using power tools Tails. My weapon of choice is a hammer – it's a super powerful too in and outside of combat!" Amy sounded so cheerful and just hearing her talk about her hammer made Sonic turn into a puddle of mush.
"Um... So you just need nails, right?"
"Just nails are alright, preferably the long kind."
"What sort of renovations are these again?"
"OH, just making room for some urchins is all. I guess you can say lately I've taken up the hobby of building furniture in addition to interior decorating."
It was hearing the term 'urchins' that made Sonic turn completely red and back away from the door. On the one hand he wondered why she didn't just call them 'hoglets*' which was a more commonly used term... On the other, this explained all of his his weird behavior and thoughts about the pink member of his species still inside and treating Tails like a full-service hardware store.
He breathed in, breathed out, loosened his neck scarf slightly and walked back to the door to attempt to knock... And then it occurred to him that females should be impressed... Of course combat abilities were impressive on their own but Amy was too used to seeing that. In fact she was an active combatant herself... She already knew how awesome he was when it came to battling...
But before he could think of another plan the door opened and Amy was standing in the doorway with a smile on her face. "Oh... Um... Hi..." She sounded surprised to see him.
"Hey... Um... I totally wasn't just waiting outside to talk to you at all. Um... You busy right now?" Sonic asked without fully comprehending what he was saying because all he could think about was floof.
"Just waiting on Tails to get a few things for me. I've been busy at home lately and why spend money on nails when I can just borrow em from a friend?" She seemed so cool and casual about it, like it wasn't a big deal. He wondered how much she actually thought about it. She seemed like she was anticipating it herself but at the same time she was way too relaxed...
Meanwhile he was losing his mind trying to keep his quills on his back and his head on his shoulders, she was playing home designer and being just as cute and perky as ever...
"So what are you doing out here?" She asked.
"Um... Well..." He hesitated. Hesitating wasn't cool. "Actually, you wanna go anywhere? I'm not up to anything at the moment and Egghead looks like he's been on vacation so we have loads of free time."
"Tempting, but renovating has taken a lot of time out of my schedule..."
"Well, everyone needs a break once in a while. You're not tired from working so hard?"
She smiled even bigger and cuter. "I guess I have built some extra muscle working around the house so much." She flexed in a girly way that just made her seem even more adorable. He almost wanted Eggman to show up just so she could show off her combat skills. But you know, of course he wanted Eggman to stay as far away as possible because how else could he get Amy all alone?
"So, you wanna do anything or go anywhere? I mean, I'm up for anything. I'd even be up for going to that farmer's market with you to go textile shopping if you want."
Meanwhile Tails – still inside and looking for those long nails Amy requested – heard Sonic mention he'd willingly go shopping with Amy and panicked... This wasn't like Sonic at all. Sonic was like his brother. In another continuity, one could say they were brothers (well, adopted of course)... But regardless of continuity, the only thing Sonic went on was adventures. And none of his adventures EVER included going shopping!
Finding a bucket of nails he went outside where the two hedgehogs were casually chatting a reasonable distance apart. "Um... Everything okay here?"
Amy looked back at the young fox. "Everything's fine. Those the nails for my project?"
"Um, yeah. Hopefully you could use them. Just give it back when you're done." Tails said in a somewhat nervous tone he didn't intend to use. Something was just off but he couldn't tell what. He handed her the bucket of nails.
"Thank you Tails, it's very sweet of you to help me out." She hugged him, lifting him up off the ground which was a little out of her character, though not in a way that was necessarily bad or alarming – unlike Sonic willingly agreeing he'd be up for a day of shopping.
And said blue hedgehog was not very pleased to see Amy showering the fox with so much affection for something so simple as letting her borrow some tools. But just before he could get mad and intervene she put Tails down.
"So Amy, you up for getting Meh Burger and taking a walk maybe?" Sonic asked, feeling like he was being ignored all for a bucket of nails and a fox that could never understand the complexities of mating season. "Or, you know, maybe we can head to your place?"
"Meh Burger sounds fine I guess." Amy answered in a chipper tone. "Thanks again for the nails. See you later maybe?"
Tails was still trying to comprehend what he was seeing but before he could tell Amy a simple 'yeah, see you later and just remember to return the nails when you're done', Sonic cut him off.
"You sure you gave Amy everything she needs?" He asked in a protective tone.
"Well yeah, all she said she needed was nails for some project or whatever..." Tails nervously responded. "Why are you getting mad at me about it?"
"Just making sure all is right..." Sonic had that blood thirsty look he had that one time that mech suit brainwashed him into becoming evil. "I need my girl to be happy..."
"Your 'girl'? Sonic, what are you even talking about?"
"You'll understand if you ever meet another fox, dog, cat or a bunny or whatever... It's complicated... Just make sure you don't get on my bad side..." And just as soon as he became an overprotective alpha-hog he went back to Amy and reverted to a pile of mush, confusing Tails even further.
They walked off...
And as soon as they were out of sight Tails quickly locked the door and yelled into his communicator.
"I DON'T FEEL SAFE! I DON'T WANNA BE ALONE!"
Knuckles responded immediately.
"Hey, everything alright? Look, don't panic. Just breathe and keep on pushing!"
As much as Tails wanted to facepalm at the echidna's stupidity he just responded. "Look, can you and Sticks just come to my workshop? I don't feel safe... I think something's wrong with Sonic..."
"Huh..." Knuckles paused. "He did see me to get punched in the face earlier. He was acting a little out of character but then again, he also had more spikes than usual!"
"I DON'T CARE! Just... Someone come over and take care of me!" Tails turned off his communicator and immediately looked for something to hug out of fear, finding nothing and deciding to hug his tails while building a fort out of sheets of metal in a corner until help arrived.
Chapter end.
Animal trivia for chapter 3:
We see a little more aggression from Sonic in this chapter, this time towards Tails (which is ironic because a fox could eat a hedgehog in reality...). Personally I sort of view Sonic and Tails as brothers in a way so expect Tails to get some extra cute treatment from me... And he's so floofy too...
Another interesting fact: Male hedgehogs are aggressive about mating but females actually aren't... Sometimes they'll just get bored and walk away even if males are fighting for her affections right in front of her. So if you're wondering why Amy has been somewhat of a ditz, way too relaxed while Sonic is losing his mind or if she seems like she's avoiding being with Sonic at all, it's based on actual female hedgehog behavior. In fact in terms of actual hedgehog mating habits, females can actually go a whole mating season without conceiving once because they may not even be particularly interested in mating. But more about those facts as the fanfic progresses...
MATING SEASON: Sonic desperately tries to get laid and Amy is just like "meh" (so far...)
Specific terms:
Hoglet: The more commonly used term to refer to a baby hedgehog is 'hoglet'. I have seen other people call them 'urchins' but hoglet is the more common name for them. If you wanna get cute about it: if you consider Classic Sonic to be a baby version of Sonic, he'd technically be Sonic the Hoglet...
Next chapter: Sonamy shenanigans, some slight Knuckles and Sticks shipping (not sure if I ship, they just look nice together based on design), and Tails losing his mind...
Poor floofy...