Normal POV

The Wind kingdom's ballroom was decorated beautifully with tokens to honour each kingdom. The sky was black for the Night kingdom. Lanterns burned for the Fire kingdom. Trees were painted on murals on the walls for the Forest kingdom. There were water features in the gardens to honour the Water kingdom. There were sculptures made from earth and stone for the Earth kingdom. There were balls of electricity floating around the top of the ballroom being carried by the wind they were for the Lightning and Wind kingdoms.

The party was in full swing as Sonic,clad in a black tux, waited by the refreshments for his date.

"Prince Shadow of the Night kingdom" A servant announced as the black hedgehog walked down the grand steps and into the ballroom.

"Hey Sonic" A voice said behind him.

He turned around and was met with a red echidna in a grey tux.

"Hey Knux hows it going?" Sonic greeted.

"Good but have you seen Rouge I mean she is on the Wind counsel right?" Knuckles asked while looking around for the tan bat.

"Aww does Knuckie have a thing for Lady Rouge?" Sonic asked playfully earning himself a thwack upside the head.

"No there was just a scratch on the Master Emerald and I wanted to know if it was her" He defended.

"Sure" Sonic snickered.

"Shut up!" Knuckles yelled.

"Alright".

"Hmph is faker being a fool again?" A dark voice asked.

The quarreling pair turned to see Shadow walking up to them. He wore a black overcoat with a pale blue waistcoat.

"Shadow" they greeted before they turned back to arguing.

"Well you have something for Amy so HA" Knuckles sneered.

"Well duh man" Shadow laughed.

"Whatever guys it's not like you got forced to marry Rouge or Maria" Sonic explained while smirking as his friends stopped laughing.

"What about me or Maria?" A sultry seductive voice purred.

The three boys quickly turned to face a tan bat dressed in a strapless dark purple dress that reached the floor. It had a sweetheart neckline that exposed a bit of cleavage enough to look nice but not enough to expose too much.

"Oh h-hey Rouge" Knuckles smiled sheepishly.

"Hey Knuckie, So what were you guys saying about Maria and I" Rouge purred.

"Nothing" Knuckles said quickly.

"Knucklehead over here wants to dance with you" Shadow said plainly, not missing the look of panic in the guardians violet eyes.

Aqua eyes widened "O-oh really well in that case come on Knuckie" She grabbed his hand and led him onto the dance floor and as she placed his hands on her waist she made sure to point out his red muzzle.

"Funny as hell" Sonic muttered to Shadow as they both snickered but it was cut short as a voice announced "King Zeus of the Lightning kingdom and Lady Maria of the Forest Kingdom".

"Well time to see your future wife" Shadow laughed as Sonic paled as they walked toward the steps.

"Grow some balls" Shadow sighed as he walked towards the foot of the steps where he met Lady Maria, of the Forest Kingdom. She wore a spaghetti strap baby blue dress that stopped at her knees and her quills was up in a bun with a few curls escaping that framed her face and her light green gem encrusted tiara was perched on her head.

As she walked towards him he gently grabbed her arm and entwined it with his own as he led her over to the Wind Prince.

"What a pleasure to see you again young prince" Maria greeted as she bowed.

Sonic laughed "The pleasure is all mine Lady Maria but I must ask is Amy not coming tonight?".

Now it was Maria's turn to laugh "Oh no she is, in fact she is now coming".

"Oh thank you I will leave you two to spend some time together" Sonic said laughing but he pulled a poker face when Shadow glared at him.

"Ok bye your highness" Maria chirped as she practically dragged the Night Prince to dance with her.

Sonic turned around and looked towards the top of the steps. He tilted his head, Maria said she would be here but he couldn't see her. He had half a mind to go up there when he saw Amy get pushed out into view by a pair of lilac arms. Zelainia.

Amy stumbled, before she turned round and was about to give Zelainia a piece of her mind but she caught sonic's eye and she froze.

His eyes widened. She wore a long red dress that hugged her curves nicely but it was still flowy at the skirt. It shimmered in the light as she started to walk down the steps. Her quills were long and loose as they fell down her back in waves, bouncing with each step she took down the stairs.

Once she got to the bottom of the stairs he took her hand and raised it to his lips "You look beautiful Princess" he murmured as he pressed his lips to her small hand.

"You don't look too bad yourself" She muttered as her face was stained cherry red.

"Well I try" Sonic quipped cockily as he offered her his arm which she quickly linked with her own.

Sonic then lead her outside of the ballroom and onto the giant balcony.

"What are we here for?" Amy asked as she averted her gaze from the moon when a cloud covered it.

"Well I just figured that since neither of us like big crowds it would be best for us to stay out here for a while" He replied. Amy was caught off guard at his thoughtfulness.

"Oh thank you" She replied sheepishly.

"No problem Oh and while I remember" Sonic said as he reached into his jacket's inner pocket and brought out a small box "Here" He handed it to her.

"What is it?" Amy asked as she held the box.

"Open it and find out" Sonic smirked.

Amy looked at the box and opened it and the contents made her gasp. It was a sterling silver bracelet that was engraved with thoned branches and roses sprouted and bloomed at random places..

"I got Tails to make this for you after I saw the carvings on your door at you palace" Sonic explained gently as she stared at the gift in amazement. At home her bedroom door was engraved with twisting and turning thorny vines with roses blooming. She thought it wasn't such a big deal and no one noticed it but.

"Oh Sonic thank you" She said as she wrapped her arms around his chest and she laid her head on his shoulder "I love it".

Sonic chuckled as he wrapped his own arms around her waist and brought her closer "No problem Ames".

He let go and took the necklace from the box "Here let me put it on" He offered.

Amy gently handed him the necklace and watched as he gently closed the clasp so the bracelet stayed on her wrist..

"Thank you it's beautiful" Amy said as she ran her thumb along it.

"You've said that before and like I said no problem" Sonic replied chuckling.

Amy smiled gently as Sonic and her walked toward the edge of the balcony and they both leaned on the edge, before her emerald eyes traveled away from her necklace and towards the lake beneath the balcony where a lake was, just as the cloud that blocked the moon blew away revealing it in all it's luminescent glory.

Her eyes widened as she saw the reflection of the full moon on the waters surface. Her pupils shrank as she felt a tingling sensation in the tips of her fingers which quickly spread throughout her body. Her senses dulled and her vision started to fade to white and she could have sworn she saw a silhouette of a female hedgehog walking towards her calling out her name.

Sonic's POV

"Thank you It's beautiful" She told me as she reached for the necklace.

I laughed slightly before I answered "You've said that before and like I said no problem".

She smiled at me gently and I quickly turned away and walked towards the edge of the balcony so she wouldn't see me blush.

Secretly I did like her as in like like her and I'm sure she used to have mutual feelings. Emphasis on USED, Sure we had a thing when we were kids but after I came back from the five year war, I was only there for a couple of months my parents wanted me to learn important skills that I could use once I become king, and I saved her life from a spy who invaded her castle to assassinate her uncle, Zelainia's Father, and then kidnap her she well...became distant with me.

The truth is I really care about her and I'm not that upset about our arranged marriage.

"So...I'm glad you like it" I asked her as she stared at the lake. It really was beautiful but I prefered the wind passing through my quills. It was such a rush and it was so gentle but the best thing was that it was so destructive and dangerous when it wants to be.

She didn't answer so I looked at her and I didn't expect to see this.

Her eyes had widened but her pupils were barely noticeable showing off that all too noticeable emerald colour, She had her hands on the balcony but they were shaking and so was the rest of her body. I jumped out of my fur when her eyes suddenly rolled back into her head and she fell backwards.

I rushed to catch her in my arms as I started to shake her.

"Amy come on Amy wake up"

Normal POV

Sonic continued to shake her as she slowly came back to a conscious state.

"S-Sonic?" Amy whispered as she opened her eyes.

"Oh chaos Amy" Sonic said as he drew her into his chest.

She went willingly and dug her face into his chest to hide the moon from her view.

"What happened Amy?" Sonic asked.

"I don't know" She whispered as she shook against him.

"You sure?" He pressed. He felt her nod her head against his chest.

"Can we go back inside?" Amy asked as she pulled away, desperate to get away from the moon.

"Sure let's go" He said as he took her hand and walked her inside while she took one last fearful glimpse of the moon.