I don't know anything about soccer, so please excuse me if the scene where there was a soccer match wasn't quite satisfying and had many flaws. I just made it sound more like the real one, and I didn't add any of the other soccer-related things just to be safe.
Please forgive me and please read.
Chapter 7: Soccer and apologies
Sonic may feel guilty, Amy wasn't at all, and instead she was angrier than she had never been with anyone. Her walks turn into stomps, her concentration turned into resentment, her fists are always clenched and her eyes were always burning in fury.
Everyone that she come across were frightened at her sudden change of attitude, whenever she walks in between them they clear the space not, wanting to get involve in whatever made her so furious.
"Whoa, what's wrong with her," a male goat asked noticing Amy rose in a bad mood.
"The usual, do you really need to ask?" a female sheep answered.
But then when Sonic began his mischievousness again, she completely ignored him. When he teased and insulted her like he always does, she paid no attention to him, or when he removed her seat when she was about to sit causing her to sit on the cold floor instead. She heard laughter, she was greatly upset about it, but she let it slip. She was tired to waste anymore of her voice trying to tell him to leave her alone. He had done it hundreds of times and it didn't do any good to both of them, thy kept the same old arguing routine for years now. She decided to act as if he didn't exist and carry on with her life which is, from now on, didn't know anyone by the name of Sonic.
The bad part of it is that she always had the urges of frowning, it's as if her lips wouldn't allow her to smile, not even the slightest. But when people try to approach her, she forces one and manages to, but then quickly disappears just as it showed. It was something she didn't understand why, but she thought perhaps it is because she feels a little guilt of what she has done.
Eventually Sonic gave up himself, he doesn't bother her anymore. When she catches his gaze he hastily looks away as if he has no face to show her. That was quite surprising, but at least she didn't have to worry about any more annoyances from now on.
When they were again, asked to carry water bottles to the soccer field and give to the players, she saw him being unfocused unlike he normally is. He saw him got hit by the ball twice, and looked very depressed. But she shook it off her head, now he knows what it actually feels like when you get hit by a ball, like what he always does to her, and it feels like to have problems, he is always a happy-go-lucky guy who never worries about anything. At least this would teach him a lesson or two about life and its uncertainties.
The day of soccer match...
It was the day of the match between the EMHS and Wesley High. Thousands of people appeared at the Sports Complex stadium near EMHS compound where the game was held to witness the performances of the players who prepared for the event.
The bleachers circling the stadium were full of people, either students or visitors, screaming, and cheering for the team wanted to support. As both teams representing different schools came into the field the cheers got louder, as if there was a competition among them to which one has the loudest cheer.
The EMHS wore blue uniforms while the Wesley's wore green.
And not a moment too soon, both groups shook hands then the coin was tossed and the game official whistled and the game started. The coin landed on heads which was claimed by the Wesley's, so they first had the ball.
On the first half, the game was in favour of the Wesley's with the score of 4 and the EMHS, 2. The EMHS aren't seemed to be at their best today. What they have shown today was disappointing to some of their supporters and school mates.
Or most notably, Sonic was the disappointment.
He isn't putting up the performances everyone quite expected; instead he displayed an incompetent and unprofessional person out there. Every time the ball passes to him, he immediately loses it without even going near the goal and he hasn't scored a goal yet. He wasn't only the team captain but also considered as the number one striker of the team. It took everyone by surprise that he was appeared to lack skills.
Time out, each team went to their corners for a drink and time to regain their energy. Seconds later after drinking a bottle of water, their coach ordered them to pile up to have a talk with them.
"What are you boy's doing? We're being murdered out there!" their coach asked them with desperation.
"We're doing our best coach," one of the team players who was a brown dog, said.
"Yes I know. But you have to make your best even better. Guys, if we don't win this there goes our chance of stealing the title from them as undefeated! We have to win; the whole school is counting on you boys."
They all nodded.
Meanwhile...
Amy ran inside the stadium. She stopped for a while and searches the bleachers for her best friends, Rouge and Cream. She saw them not too long after. She waved at them and they waved back at her. They were on the seventh bleacher on the right corner of the stadium where all the EMHS supporters are all sitting. The yelling was extremely loud; Amy almost couldn't hear her own breathing. She made her way to them, politely saying "excuse me" when she needed to pass through and then she made it.
"Hi girls, sorry I'm late. Boss had to substitute me for Maea because she wasn't feeling well and couldn't make it," Amy said to them.
"Well it's good you could make it," Rouge said happy to see her friend.
"Here Amy we saved you a seat," the gentle Cream said welcomingly pointing to a space on her side.
Amy saw that beside Cream, there was a guy sitting next to her space, and she suddenly felt a small chill on her spine.
"Uhm, Cream, can I sit in the middle instead?" she requested.
Cream then just remembered an important secret when she realized what Amy meant. "Oh, sorry Amy I forgot. Here." She moved aside and allowed her to sit.
"So have you been cheering too?" Amy asked sitting on her pace provided.
"Immensely, and I don't think it's working," Rouge answered placing her left leg on her right.
"Huh?"
"Our team seemed to be losing to the other team," Cream said.
"Losing? Our players are one of the best. Some even say that based on performances on passed matches ours and the Wesley's are in rival in skills," Amy said.
"Yeah, well tell that to Sonic," Rouge said placing her hand on her cheek in a lazy manner.
"Sonic, what did he do?"
"It's not what he did; it's what his doing,"
"Why, what is he doing?"
"He's being clumsy lately. He's goofing off, loses the ball easily without even giving the enemy a hard time getting it. Heck, it's as if he's giving it to them willingly. He's not what he shows everyone during practice and now everyone thinks that Sonic was been replaced by an identical blue hedgehog phony who doesn't know how to play soccer," Rouge explained.
Incompetent, goofing off, loses the ball easily, doesn't know how to play soccer? It doesn't sound like Sonic at all! What could have caused him to behave this way? If she knew Sonic it's for his boastfulness, always wanting to show off to everyone, prove to all that he is the best and always aiming for victory. Did she have something to do with it?
Come to think of it he has been avoiding her, and he looked sad about it and worse is that maybe he was feeling guilty and she wasn't the slightest for him. She wasn't feeling guilty at all, instead she wished for the blue hedgehog to be punished in an unimaginable way.
Did she really become a cold and heartless person because of her anger towards him? Well he may be annoying, and he may hurt her very often and his mischievousness always made her want to kill him sometimes. But that doesn't mean she should punish him because of the way he is.
Anyway since when did she ever care about what he called her? She doesn't seem to mind it before though he used mg and gom-d back then. And she was already used to his tricks for as long as she can remember, perhaps that afternoon might have burst all of the emotions that kept hidden all those years.
Even so it wasn't right to put him through such struggles if ever he had some or are going on right now. If memory serves right, she was feeling empty without the 'hey pinky' and 'cut it out' routine in her day.
Maybe Sonic wasn't as bad as he seem to be. But how would she put what she meant in words, a simple 'I'm sorry' wouldn't be enough for the blue hedgehog, she was certain. But I guess she just have to wait for the right time and trust her instincts.
Returning to the players at rest...
Their coach had just finished discussing a new strategy for his players to use in the next half.
"Alright, this is it. We have to score more goals if we ever want to win, so I need you to focus on the game, think how much we've train for this and win for the team. So go EMHS?"
"Go EMHS!" all the team players shouted in unison.
"Now go out there." As everyone headed to the field Sonic was stopped by his coach.
"Sonic, a word with you please,"
Sonic gulped he already knew what he was going to say. Shaking a little he turned around and walked back to his coach.
"Yes coach?" he said, almost in a whisper.
"Sonic, you told me you won't let anything distract you today? Sonic if you keep this up, I'll have you be substituted,"
"No! Coach please no, I'll do better this time promise,"
"You already said that,"
"I know, but for real this time,"
His coach sighed, "Okay, but don't say I didn't warn you." He gestured for him to proceed to the field, and the blue hedgehog ran.
Unfortunately, Sonic didn't keep his promises twice. As the second half took place, he was just as clumsy as he was on the first half of the game. Again the score were 2 and 1 in favour of the Wesley's. Time was running out, and they need to catch up or it's farewell to the trophy.
Sonic just received the ball from Tails and was about to head for the goal net of the enemy but he immediately lost it when a Wesley player stole it from him and he accidentally tripped.
A lot of people booed, he could hear them and he felt ashamed. He tilted his head to look at the people sitting on the bleachers disappointment of his display of lack of capabilities, and the first person he saw was the least he wanted to. Amy, looking at him and he couldn't bear it. He stood up again and saw their goal keeper toss the ball over. He chased it and a Wesley player caught it before he could. He tried to steal it from him, but the enemy kept rolling the ball side to side back and forth, confusing him. And he still remembered the pink hedgehog's way of looking at him earlier, disappointment, disgust, or maybe hate.
Once again Sonic fell on the ground on his stomach. Everyone gasped. He tried to stand up, and he saw his coach stare at him, and then his eyes travelled to a lion holding placards who is about to call a substitution.
No! It can't be happening...
Amy couldn't hold it any longer. This was just unacceptable. Sonic couldn't possibly allow himself be humiliated in front of the entire stadium full of spectators. If no one's going to knock some sense into him then she will.
Amy abruptly stood up, startling Cream and Rouge.
"SONIC WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU DOING!" Amy shouted so loudly it caught everyone in the stadium's attention and them, in turn gone silent.
"Amy, calm down," Cream said when she saw the entire crowd stare at her.
Amy ignored her and went on.
"CANT YOU SEE WERE LOSING AND YOU'RE JUST LYING AROUND? I THOUGHT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THE BEST THERE EVER WAS! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?"
Sonic stared at her dumbfounded.
"WHY DON'T YOU STOP BEING SUCH AN IDIOT AND PROVE YOURSELF TO EVERYONE! YOU BETTER WIN THIS SONIC, OR ELSE!"
Amy sat down panting. She did what she could although it left such a shocking effect on everyone in the stadium including the players themselves who stopped playing to gawk at her just as audience did.
"Wow," was all Rouge could say for her bravery to dare testify. Cream just stared at her wide-eyed and speechless.
Amy turns to her friends and said breathlessly: "What?"
Never have Sonic been so happy to hear her voice. After a while of not being able to hear it, it was like music to his ears. More like a cure, the blue hedgehog all of a sudden felt his body gaining strength and confidence. He felt like such a heavy load was removed and he felt light. He felt ready for anything, he felt ready to get back at the game. He felt ready to win.
Sonic dashed to the one who has the ball and easily got it, he headed to the enemies net avoiding every enemy that attempted to steal the ball from his. He easily got passed them and saw an opening, he kicked the ball and it went straight to the enemies net and...
GOAL!
Everyone cheered. Sonic was back. Over and over the EMHS team captain and striker scored goals leaving no chance for the Wesley's to score their own. And by the end of the day, the EMHS patriots won the tournament.
All the supporters of the EMHS came down from the bleachers and congratulated them. They even picked up each player and tossed them in the sky while cheering.
"So how was the game Amy?" Felise asked holding a tray.
Amy shrugged, "well, we won."
The staffs were wearing a different outfit today. Instead of a maid's, they were wearing a school uniform for the restaurants theme for cloths.
It was the closing hour, and all the EMBERDAWN staffs were cleaning the restaurant. Amy was sweeping, while Maea and Felise were polishing the tables. Ostres, Cortney and Helena were at the kitchen fixing the place up and Eura was in the counter counting the profits for the day.
"That's great!" Maea said who had been feeling well.
Amy nodded continuing sweeping the floor.
"Wow, they really had advanced huh?" Maea said polishing the table.
"Yup, were glad we managed to reach that high,"
"By, we, you mean the soccer team?" Felise said.
Amy chuckled as an answer then she remembered something she must do. But is this the right time? Maybe not, but the sooner the better. She excused herself from the others and went inside the manager's office. When she came in she saw a twenty-five year old looking poodle sitting by her office desk, writing.
She approached her.
"Um, ma'am can I use the phone for a few minutes?" she asked politely.
"Amy, I told you can call me Ember and of course you can over there please," she said pointing at the table where a classy white telephone was.
"Thank you,"
Amy hesitated for a few moments. She thought that maybe it was a bad idea, that it would make things worse. She thought that, should it really be her to make the move? She wasn't even the one who initiated the problem. But either she or he, one of them should put a stop to it.
She picked up the phone and dialled the numbers: 288-8907
Sonic came home, not with his family, but to the abode his parents let him live in which was closer at school. He dropped his bag at the couch in the living room, and went to his room. He collapsed at his bed, burying his face on the soft mattress.
His team were out celebrating. He didn't come even when Knuckles and Tails tried to convince him but he still said no. They might probably at the beach or some club; he was too tired so he decided to just go home.
Well he certainly was relieved, now that his problem with Amy was solved...sort of. But, she sounded angry when she told him off earlier in the game, when he wasn't himself.
Maybe nothing changed, she's still angry at him. And that will be the last he'll ever hear her talk to him again...
His telephone downstairs rang. It took him a while before he went down to address it.
He picked up the phone.
"Hello?" he said weakly.
"Hi, Sonic it's me...it's... Amy,"
Sonic's eyes snapped wide open when he heard the word, AMY.
"Pinky? What made you call this time at night?" Sonic did his best not to sound excited.
"Well...it's about uhhh..."
Sonic was grinding every time he heard her voice. Deep inside him he was completely happy and somehow thanked the distance between so that she won't see it.
"I wanted to say I'm sorry!" She said hastily.
"Sorry?"
"Well...yes. I'm sorry. About a few days ago,it was uncalled for to yell at you like that and losing my temper, saying those things that might have offended you. I don't know what came over me. So I wanted to apologize."
Sonic's smile almost reached his ears. He wasn't happy, he was overjoyed. But he didn't expect her to be the one to make the first move and apologize. Well, she's Amy and he wasn't surprised at all why.
Sonic was silent throughout the time Amy was talking and she wondered if he was there or listening at all.
"Sonic, are you still there?"
Sonic snapped himself from his fantasy and returned to the real world, "Uh, yeah, still here, how did you get my number?."
"You irrelevantly added it to our students profile at school."
"Oh,"
"..So..?"
"Sure I forgive you. Just make sure it doesn't happen again, okay gom-d," Sonic smirked.
"What's sudden change of name-calling? And,"
"And what?"
"Isn't there anything else you want to tell me?"
"Yo también lo siento,"
"What?"
Sonic yawned, "see you tomorrow pinky, bye," Sonic dropped the line.
With Amy in the restaurant...
"Hello, hello Sonic?"
Amy groaned and laid the phone back. She thanked Ember and returned to the others who are still cleaning.
Back with Sonic.
Sonic stormed to his room and jump into his bed and shouted "whooo!" and landed on his back. He sighed in relief and showed a smile in his face. He stared to the ceiling.
"Everything is back to normal."
Then he fell asleep.
Before anything I wanted to thank Romantic Person, hot pinkk 123, SonamyFan1234567, bludgeonlover2, Zodiacbirdy, TrinityTheHedgehpg and PinkblurAy, for reading my story.
Especially you Romantic person, thanks, I'm flattered you always praise my work. And to the others as well, thank you very much. I'm sorry it took me until this time to say it.
This was probably the longest chapter I've written so far. Please forgive me for all the errors. I didn't include the other characters yet, because I have other plans for them.
BTW:
The type of animals the Eberdawn staffs are:
Maea—Golden-lion marmoset/ brown eyes
Felise—semi-albino European dormouse/ orange eyes
Ostres—orange cat/ green eyes
Eura—Sheep/ indigo eyes
Cortney—blue koala/ violet eyes
Helena —Artic hare/ dark yellow eyes
Ember (the manager) —Poodle/ blue eyes
I'll mention EMHS soccer team next chapter.