Writer's Message – For any reader who may or may not be confused on this story. The italic font style means flash-forward tense (future tense). So anything that "IS" in italic font is not in the present time of the story. Just in case it got slightly confusing.

Chapter Two - The Right Person

"Living is such a terrible mistake, why would think anyone would want to you to stay and live on. With your way of life, I suggest you do yourself a favour and put an end to it now. While you still have control over it"

(Amy's POV)

"Cream, would you pass me the butter?" I asked nicely, as I added the flour to the bowl.
"Of course, here you go Amy" said the rabbit as she passed me the tub of butter. This was mine and Cream's baking day, it was such a nice hobby to do in the week, it was also one of the things that made me stop chasing Sonic. Maybe because I never had time anymore to fuss over the blue blur. Besides I prefer baking.

We mixed the ingredients and placed them in the trays before shoving them in the hot oven. Yummy vanilla cakes dressed in white icing. We always made 9 cakes, and gave them out to everyone, just because we could and we were nice like that.

"Amy, me and Cheese will be back later, to decorate them" the rabbit said, as she grabbed her jacket. "I'll see you very soon" to this I smiled and nodded. Cream was one of my best friends, she was always so polite and gentle, and nothing made her angry or made her raise her voice, unlike me. We were such an odd pair, best friends but completely different to each other. Maybe that was the reason we were so good together. She was my calming strategy; she was always the one to calm me down when I was angry. That's why I love her so.

While Cream was out, this gave me time to spend on my own, whether it was reading the latest magazine or simply watching some plain TV. I was easy-going, nothing bothered me much anymore.

(Sonic's POV)

I didn't know where to go, where I would be safe from these haunting memories. I had eventually rubbed my tears away and thought the best place to go would be one of the girl's houses. Cream and her mother Vanilla, lived a little further away from where I was, so perhaps, Amy's was the right choice to go. So I made my way there, walking slowly as I could.

As I came up to her pathway, I noticed she was inside, due to the light coming from the TV screen. She must have been watching the telly, to keep her busy.

Opening her gate, I watched as everything suddenly became blurry once more. Like I had a bit too much to drink. A red mist staggered over my eyes, making me find it hard to see, before looking straight at the door once more.

I stumbled over the garden, and instead of knocking on the door, I slammed it right open, before moving my way inside. It was like I couldn't control it, like something was happening to me.

"Honey, I'm home!" I shouted, flopping onto the sofa. There was no reply. "Honey! I'm home!" I shouted again. This time I was completely unaware of what I was doing. "GET DOWN HERE NOW!" I roared, screaming up at her. This made Amy peek out from the top of the stairs. She looked frightened and feared by me.

"I-I'm coming…what would you like for tea?" she asked, shakily as she made her way down the stairs. This is when I got a clear view of her, and was shocked to see her face. Her face was white, like she was dead and she had one closed black eye, on her right side, which looked like she had been beaten up or harmed. I wanted to say 'who did that to you' but I think I already guessed it. Her dress was ripped and torn showing parts of her skin on show, as well as the long cuts on her legs. What did I do to her? She looked so upset, I'm surprised, she hasn't tried to kill herself or run away.

"Get me anything! And stop standing there…you're fat body is blocking the TV!" I snapped. I growled at myself. How could I say that, she was a twig, it looked like she had barely eaten for herself in over a month.

"Yes…ok" was all she said, before she walked away into the kitchen. While she was preparing my food, I randomly stood up, and made my way in there, just to see what she was doing. She was cooking, over the cooker, heating up sausages to make chilly-dogs.

"What are you making?" I asked her, a bit more politely this time.

"Chilly-dogs…are they ok for you?" she had to double check, I could see in her eyes, she was unsure if I would flip out on her or not.

"That's fine"

There was silence and I made my way in more, closer to her. I felt like she wanted to talk to me, about something.

"Anything wrong?" I wondered, feeling her tension.

"Well…I do have something to say…it's quite important" she said softly, hoping I would listen to her. now she had turned to face me. "I've been to the doctors, about that sickness I had" she paused, looking deep into my eyes. "And they said…I'm pr" she paused again, as my toplip began to lift up. "Pregnant"

"Pregnant?" I repeated. So that explained Amelia, when the Master Emerald showed me.

"Yes, but if you don't want it, I'll get rid of it…for you" she muttered under her breath. I could tell that wasn't what she wanted to do and that she was only saying that so I was slightly kinder to her.

"Why do you want to get rid of it? Is it because of me?" my tone had become a bit sharper; I wasn't understanding her situation properly. "IS IT?" I shouted. Now I was urging myself to stay calm. I didn't want to hurt Amy, but my physical body was saying otherwise. Before I knew it, I had grabbed her by the quills and threw her to the floor.

"Sonic, please…I just didn't think you wanted it" she cried, struggling on the floor. "Please" she begged. By now, I kneeled down beside her, and looked deadly into her eyes. I knew what I was going to do, and I couldn't bare it. I couldn't watch it, I couldn't hear it. I had lifted up her dress, and started my punishment for her. I could tell by the screams and cries she didn't want it. Not from me, she deserves so much better.

"Sonic, please…AHHH"

Now I had felt sick and wrong. It was like these future memories were haunting me. As I zoned back into the present, I was stood back at the gate, where I had been previously, like nothing had ever happened.

Maybe this was all a nightmare, maybe I was having these strange imaginations because something bad was going to happen. It could be a sign.

"Sonic? Is that you?" said a familiar voice, at the door. I turned my head from the gate to the pink hedgehog who was smiling sweetly back at me. "It's not like you to come and visit me" she stated, leaning back against her door.

Now I didn't know whether it was a good idea to be visiting Amy, she looked so shocked but happy I had come to greet her. But with these imaginations, I didn't know whether it would happen. With this, I glared at her, edging further into her garden and to the door, where she stood.

"Are you ok? You look like you've seen a ghost" the female asked, moving aside for me to enter her home. "Sonic, are you alright?" I ignored her at first, more interested in how everything was arranged, like the layout of the furniture. Luckily, it wasn't the same. "Would you like a drink? Cup of tea? Orange juice?" Amy continued to list the drinks she had in her fridge, before turning back to me. "Anything?" she wondered.

"Yeah, I'll have a orange juice please Ames" I said slowly.

"One orange juice coming right up" she said, making her way into the kitchen. This made me follow her, before stopping in front of the kitchen floor and staring down at it with horror. "Umm…something interest you on my floor?" she asked, holding the glass in her hand. I shook my head, glancing back at her.

"No, just admiring the clean surface" I lied.

"Oh, thank you. I cleaned it this morning" she smiled widely, taking a glimpse below her. "I wasn't sure on whether I should use strawberry delight or cherry bomb floor cleaner, so I used both" she looked back up at me with a wider smile, showing her white teeth.

"Well then" I started. I brushed my quills back and grinned at her before taking the glass from her hand. "I really think I should be going…"

"What? But you just got here" she whined, gripping to my arm. "At least stay until Cream comes back, it's nice to have company" she admitted to me. At this point, her eyes began to twinkle at me, shining brighter in my view.

"Hmm…I don't know" I said calmly.

"Oh please Sonic, it's not every day I get to hang out with you" she muttered, holding my wrist. "I just enjoy company" now it sounded like she was begging me, begging me to stay.

"Fine, but until Cream comes back" I told her. We made our way back into the lounge, with my glass of orange juice in my hand and sat down on her brown loveseat. Amy sat next to me, further to the edge, to give me more room. "So…" I mumbled, breaking the silence.

"So…" Amy repeated, twiddling with her gloves. "Have you seen Eggman lately?" she asked, nervously looking up at me.

"Not since a month ago, when he attacked the city. No" I replied, keeping my cool. She awed at me, before looking back down at her hands that were now sat in her lap. There was silence again and this time, I stared at her, studying her.

I could tell she was nervous, but most girls were when they sat next to me. Her green eyes flickered, back and forth from her hands to the TV, before taking a quick glimpse at me from the corner of her eye. To this I smiled at her, sipping my drink and placing it on the coffee table in front of us.

"Did you know it's my birthday soon?" she admitted, blushing pink in her cheeks. At this I was surprised, did that mean she was going to be 17? Or 18? I knew it was one of them. Now I felt bad, how could I forget Amy's birthday and her age. "I'm going to be 18 Sonic" she said, pushing her hands through the tight gap between her knees. She was becoming shy.

"Oh, the big one, eight. You're making me feel old now Ames" I sniggered at her, but she rolled her eyes, blushing deeper.

"Yeah, well…I'm not sure what I want for my birthday" she whispered. A party maybe? I thought that was what everyone wanted for their birthday? Maybe I was wrong. "I just want to go out there…and experience things now. Do you know what I mean?" now she was looking directly into my eyes.

"Experience things? Like…" I urged her to explain in more detail, as I was quite unsure myself.

"You know, I'm going to be 18…" she shyly moved away from me, sighing deeply. "Rouge said she is going to take me out, so I can explore and try new things" now I had clocked on, after hearing Rouge's name, I now knew what she was talking about.

"Amy you don't need to rush yourself" I told her. "Just let it come to you when you're ready" at this point, I wished I hadn't of said anything, as I felt something. The thought of Amy, with someone else, doing that sort of stuff, made my heart pounce. I felt slightly sick, like I had competition.

"You really think so?"

"Um…well yeah" now I was hesitant, scratching the back of my head nervously, I smiled at her. "I think you should do it your way, not anyone else's" I told her.

"Well, I suppose you do have a point" she mumbled under her breath.

"Yeah, I think you should wait for the right person before you try anything" I said, feeling slightly protective all of a sudden. At this she shrugged her shoulders.

"If you say so, but what if I don't find that person? I need to go out to meet him" she stated. This was true. How else would she find her knight in shining armour? Growling to myself, I shrugged my shoulders at her.

"They will find you?" I said, slightly unsure. She nodded.

"Right…hey Sonic?" she piped up. Hearing my name, made me jump at her. She wanted to ask me something, I could feel it. "What's it like?" this made my ears drop.

What's it like? Well what was it like? In fact I wouldn't know. I never really got to that stage. Yes, I didn't know what it was like because I haven't done it. But I couldn't let her think that. Gosh no. I am not that sort of person to just accept every little thing given to me. Sure, I've had loads of people offer it to me, but I turned it down. Maybe…I was waiting for the right person too?

"Sonic?" this caught my attention, as I snapped my head back to face her.

"Oh…well…um, I can't just tell you…It needs to be a surprise" I said, sitting back in the chair. She eyed me, confused. "You know, everyone is different"

"But…does it hurt?" she mumbled under her breath. "I'm just scared it will hurt"

This made me look at her softly and sweetly. She was frightened. The thought of anyone hurting her would make me angry besides I would try to prevent her from doing anything like that. Like a brother to a sister. I wouldn't want her getting ditched afterwards or left to suffer. This resorted back to my imagination. Her screams echoed in my ears, the thought of me, hurting her in that way. It was disgusting. A sweet innocent young lady like herself, she needed comfort, protection, love.

Now that I think about it, that imagination would never happen in really life. I don't like Amy in that way. I wouldn't love her like that. Or care for her more like a lover than a friend. Would I?

"As long as you find someone who is willing to look after you and protect you, I highly doubt they will try to hurt you" I said softly. To this, she nodded. Her eyes twinkled at me, full of hope and great expectations. She deserved the best, that's what I thought. She needed someone who would look after her. And knowing that she was completely off her crush for me, I knew it I would not be part of her future.

'What are you saying Sonic? You don't want her?' a voice inside me whispered. 'All this time, you have never wanted to be with Miss Rose?' it said, slightly angered at me. I tried to ignore it, watching Amy's expression on her face.

Before I knew it, she jumped onto me, hugging me warmly.

"Thank you Sonic, you're a really good friend" she mumbled. 'Yeah, friend' my mind repeated. 'Just a friend'. I tried to ignore it, before wrapping my arms around her, and pulling her in tighter.

"You're welcome Amy"