Chapter 9 (Part 1) Double Rainbows
Amy
Amy's eyes slowly opened, her back immediately creasing up like a paper bag. She blinked a couple of times, her eyes getting used to the sunlight.
"Ow," Amy said to herself, not knowing there was someone else in her room.
Yeah...sorry about that Amy. On the bright side, I did save you from certain death," The pink hedgehog hadn't even noticed her crush was standing in the corner of her room. Amy groaned, rolling of her bed. She slowly got up to find Sonic quietly laughing at her.
"Sorry Sonic, I just didn't expect you to be standing in my room like a stalker!" Amy snapped, grouchy from just waking up.
Sonic smiled to himself, "You can hardly call me a stalker..."
Amy, suddenly, leapt out of her bed and grabbed Sonic in a tight hug. Sonic struggled against her, but nowhere near as forcefully as he usually was.
"Oh Sonic! I remember! You saved me! And you called me pretty!" Amy paused for a second, still trying to remember, "And Shadow...something about Shadow..." Amy gasped, walking backwards, "Shadow said he loved me. Oh no! Shadow!"
Sonic didn't say anything. He didn't need to.
Amy put her hand over her mouth, "What am I gonna do? Oh Sonic, what should I do?"
Sonic rushed up to Amy and put his arms around her waist, stopping her from tripping up over the end of her bed. The affection startled Amy, but she didn't say anything. This was a dream come true.
"Amy...Shadow left last night. He's travelled east. He said it would be easier for me and you," Sonic explained.
"Oh. I guess...I guess he's right. But I don't get it. How would Shadow, by leaving, help you?" Amy felt sad, confused and happy all at the same time. It wasn't a great combination.
Sonic unwrapped his arms around Amy and started to turn red. Amy wondered if it was something she had said.
"Oh damn. I haven't told you yet. Ermmm...it just would," Sonic gabbled, his words coming out quicker than his brain could manage. Everything about Sonic seemed to be fast.
"Oh, okay. I get it..." Amy replied, not getting it, "Listen Sonic, I better get dressed. I'm meant to be meeting Cream somewhere today," Amy started to shoo Sonic out of her bedroom. He obediently followed her demands.
"Sure! Sure!" Sonic stood in the hall, closing the door behind him. Amy sighed, opening her wardrobe and looking at her vast amount of clothes. The door suddenly flew open, with Sonic on the other side.
"However," Sonic continued, completely unaware of the fact he had frightened the life out of Amy, "You aren't meeting up with Cream today. You're coming with me,"
"No, sorry Sonic. I promised her. That's wha-"Amy was interrupted when Sonic put his finger on her lips.
"Wrong! I cleared it with Cream. You're coming with me today," Sonic winked, closing the door as he walked out. Amy breathed out heavily. Talk about a change of heart! Sonic was acting even weirder than yesterday!
Amy shrugged, simply thinking that Sonic was trying to be nice to her because of Shadow. However, there were a few mysteries that all lead back to Sonic. Maybe she should consult Team Chaotix. Amy knew that once Sonic had plans, he wouldn't change them. So Amy was going to have to ring them while Sonic was downstairs. The pink hedgehog tip-toed over to her pink mobile phone, as if Sonic could tell she was going to call them just because she was moving. Amy dialled the number, her hand shaking a little.
"Team Chaotix detective agency?" Espio, the ninja chameleon who was a detective along with Vector and Charmy, had picked up the phone. Over all, Amy thought that Espio was the nicest of all of them: Charmy was cute but annoying and Vector was helpful but brash and stupid. Although, Espio had his faults. He was quiet and clever, but he could be arrogant and
"Hey Espio. It's Amy," Amy rolled her eyes as Espio didn't reply. He obviously didn't want to be social, because he was being professional. Then again, Espio wasn't a very social person.
"Ummmm...okay. Listen, it's to do with Sonic," Amy continued.
"Amy, we're detectives. Not match makers," Espio told her, sounding like a recording. Amy clenched her fists.
"Wait Espio. I'm getting to that. Sonic's acting weird. But...he's hiding something from me. Something to do with a box. Any idea what it is?" Amy heard a thump from the end of Espio's line, as if he had fallen off his chair. Groaning a little, Espio whispered something which was just loud enough for Amy to hear (if she pushed her ear right into the phone).
"Damn it! Sonic is gonna kill me! Vector! Where is that stupid crocodile when you need him? Charmy! Get your annoying butt over here!" Espio called, still whispering.
"E'yup? What's up Espio?" Charmy said, his voice at the normal volume compared to Espio's light whisper. Espio came back on the phone,
"Sorry Amy. Things are a little...erm...busy in the office at the moment. However, Charmy would love to tell you all about rainbows!" Espio's voice trailed off as he handed the phone over to Charmy.
"All right! Espio, you're not all bad! Okay, so, did you know that Lepricorn's guard the end of the rainbow? That's why no-one reaches the end, cause the lepricorns will fart on you!" Charmy buzzed.
"Right...okay Char-"
"And, did you know that unicorns cause double rainbows when they fly?! Did you know that?! DOUBLE RAINBOWS!" Charmy started to squeal into the phone, his high pitched voice deafening Amy.
"Yeah...whatever Charmy. Tell Espio he is so dead, and bye!" Amy put down the phone as quickly as she could, with Charmy still banging on about double rainbows. God knows how the other two cope with him, Amy thought. But this had raised her suspicions. Before Amy was passed over to Charmy, Espio had made the comment: Sonic is gonna kill me! So, whatever Sonic was up to, he had told Espio about it. This meant that Espio the chameleon was lying too.
Was there no one she could trust?!
Amy quickly changed into another of her many dresses. This one was her usual pink-but-plain dress which she adored. If Sonic was going to lie to her, then she wasn't going to try and impress him. If he liked her in the other dress, then he was going to have to stop lying. All he had to do was tell her what was in that box. That was what had started all this. The box. The box of doom.
Amy giggled to herself. Even she thought it sounded silly.
Cautiously walking down the stairs, Amy looked around the room for Sonic. He was in the living room, asleep on the sofa, with a little bit of drool coming out of his mouth. He still looked cute, Amy thought to herself. Quietly, she tiptoed over to the toaster: her kitchen was mixed with the living room. At one end, was her TV, her sofa and the rest of her stuff. At the other end were her kitchen work-surfaces, her oven, her microwave and everything else. Including the toaster.
Placing the bread into the slots of the toaster, Amy sat on the kitchen work top. Knowing Sonic inside and out, Amy tried to mentally scan through all the places her could be taking her too. And the reasons why. But none of them matched up. With Sonic acting like this, who knew what he would do next?
The toast made an almighty clang as it was thrown from the toaster, and onto the plate. Another one of the things Amy needed to fix. It frightened the life out of Amy, but it scared Sonic even more.
Awoken from the sound of the toaster, Sonic leapt off the sofa, obviously thinking it was Eggman. However, in his haste, Sonic tripped over his sneakers and landed flat on the floor. Amy couldn't do anything but laugh as Sonic slowly got up.
"Ow," He muttered, rubbing his quills. He jumped slightly when he saw Amy, "Jeesh! Don't do that, Ames! You tryna kill me?!"
"Here's hoping," Amy giggled.
Rolling his eyes, Sonic buttered the toast when he entered the kitchen area. He did it calmly and carefully, not even using his speed to help him. When the toast was coated in a thick layer of creamy butter, Sonic passed the breakfast `to Amy, twirling as he moved from one side of the kitchen to the other. Amy had never seen him so happy, so she bit into the bread, chewing contently. The speed demon beamed at her when Amy nodded at him, gratefully. It was like he had never buttered toast before. Then again, Sonic was more into fast food.
"Okay, Ames. Since you're up, I'll tell you my plans. How does a date at the beach sound? And then a...surprise...later on?" Sonic folded his arms, bashfully, "Without giving too much away, I need to go home first and prepare stuff before we head off. I'll pick you up at...6:30," Sonic started to head to the door, but stopped when he saw Amy's mouth drop open, "What? Did I say something? What did I do wrong?"
"Sonic...you didn't do anything wrong. You've done everything right! You said...a date?" Amy questioned.
Sonic blushed, but he smiled cutely, "Well...I...yeah. Yeah, I did, didn't I? Is that...a good thing?"
Running at him, Amy grabbed him in a huge hug. And for the first time ever, Sonic hugged her back, "Of course it is! Oh Sonic! I can't wait!" Amy's heart felt sad when Sonic pulled away from her. She wanted to be in his arms forever.
"Phew! That's good! Remember, 6:30, I'll be here. Gotta speed, G!" Waving as he ran, Sonic left Amy in her kitchen, taking her heart with him.
As soon as Sonic had left, Amy dashed to the phone. The first number she dialled was Cream's, because this was far from unimportant.
