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Chapter 15 – Give 'em hell
(...Amy's P.O.V...)
The air was biting at my bare skin.
"Look, if you're cold, wear my jacket," Shadow offered, tugging off his leather jacket and handing it to me. I sent him a thankful grin before slipping into the warm leather. It even smelt of Shadow – clean, fresh and crisp.
Silver plopped down beside me, shooting a sly glance at Blaze. She didn't seem to notice. I patted his arm sympathetically as his eyes clouded over in sadness.
The race was taking place on the track – outside. To my surprise, there were stands next to the track where you could sit down (on the freezing cold metal benches) and watch the runners – so I only had to fight the cold; not the wobbly feeling you get in your legs when you've been standing up for a while.
Out of the gang, Silver, me, Shadow and Cream were at the top. Meanwhile, Cosmo, Blaze, Rouge, Knuckles and Tails were sitting on the row below us. I'm surprised that they all managed to tear themselves away from their studies to see Sonic's race. It was nice to know he had a lot of support.
A lot of support.
I kept back a grumble when I heard several girls scream Sonic's name and hold up a banner. Most likely, they're his fan girls. Was I jealous? Ha! Heck no!
I was hugely jealous.
My eyes fell onto the track. Sonic was in the second lane, grinning to himself as he saw the fan girls. I pouted vaguely – only strengthening my anger when Shadow looked at me and chuckled. Shadow the hedgehog never laughs. And he decides that then would be the best time to laugh at me. Thanks.
However, my pout was replaced with a happy blush when Sonic blew a kiss in my direction. I ignored the burning sensation on my cheeks as the coach raised the starter gun. I'd never liked starter guns. I always thought that they were loaded when I was a kid – and I felt that they were trying to trick me into being scared because they filled it with blanks.
I snapped out of my old memories as I saw the runners crouch on the starting line. I giggled at Shadow as he stared with intent – I think he was secretly rooting for Sonic. I only recognised that cocky hawk from earlier...what was his name...Jay? Jack? Jet. Yeah. That's it. Jet the hawk.
He was so going to lose.
(...Mystery P.O.V...)
He was so going to lose.
Sonic the hedgehog was going to lose.
"So, what do we do?" My friend asked me, shaking her long purple hair around her head.
I wore a confident smirk, "We sit back and watch the show,"
"Not bad plan, if I do say so myself," Scourge grinned, placing his arm around my shoulders. I snuggled into his body – not entirely hating the feeling.
The only thing I didn't like was the fact that Scourge came up with this plan.
"What do we do when he loses? Ya know, do we y'all march up to him or what?" My other friend asked me. Okay, admittedly, I referred to them as friends – but they annoyed me. They weren't friends. They were colleges who were going to help me get revenge. This was a business transaction – and nothing more. They were far too stupid and petty to actually be as evil as I am.
But I guess they're okay for colleges.
My eyebrows rose as I stared at Sonic's idiotic group of friends. I hadn't learnt much about them. I knew who they were – but I had focused more on Sonic than the rest of them. The red echidna and the white bat...who, according to Scourge, were getting cosy with each other. The green girl and the yellow fox who hid feelings for each other. The small rabbit who was harmless and young. The silver hedgehog and purple cat who were dating (however, the distance between the two of them suggested otherwise). The black hedgehog who fancied his closest friend. And, of course, the pink hedgehog who was dating Sonic.
They were all going down.
Sonic the hedgehog would regret ever meeting me.
(...Sonic's P.O.V...)
I could feel the adrenaline flooding through my veins – and the race hadn't even started yet. I struggled to keep a cocky grin off my face as I turned to the guy next to me.
"So, you ready to settle this argument?" I yelled to Jet. His eyes glinted as he smirked at me.
"You bet! You're going down, hedgehog!" He cackled, kneeling on the ground.
I did the same, as I directed my attention onto the track, "We'll see about that..."
"On your marks!"
My muscles strained.
"Get set!"
Concentrate, Sonic...
BANG!
(...Amy's P.O.V...)
BANG!
My head snapped up as soon as I heard the starting gun. Sonic sped out in front, as expected, and sped round the corner. He seemed to be a little bit unsteady – maybe he was nervous. Maybe he didn't want to humiliate the other racers.
I never got to find out.
It all happened so quickly. One moment, Sonic was racing round the track – with shouts and cheers being yelled from the stands. Tails and Knuckles were cheering the loudest. Silver was smiling and watching with great intent; Blaze was watching with an observant eye; Cosmo, Rouge and Cream were all yelling encouragement whilst Shadow was waiting to see who would win.
In a split second, Sonic suddenly slipped from his running position and slid across the grass before crashing into the metal stands which we were sitting on. I gasped as the stand shifted slightly – which showed me how much force had thrown Sonic into the stand. I leapt up and raced down to the ground to check if he was okay, with the rest of the gang hot on my heels.
However, as I raced down to him, I couldn't help but develop a nagging doubt in the back of my mind.
For Sonic to crash into the stand with that much force, he must have slipped. The wet grass and his sheer speed would have created a powerful crash.
But it hadn't been raining.
(...Mystery P.O.V...)
"You know, Scourge," I grinned, devilishly, as I placed the bottle of cooking oil in my black backpack, "It is a complete shame that I spilt oil all over Sonic's track. Accident, of course,"
"I know, babe," He returned the evil smirk, "It's also unfortunate that I managed to grease up blue boy's shoes with grease. I don't know how I managed it,"
"Do you think he's okay?" The yellow mongoose next to me inquired, looking worried. Urgh. I can't believe she still had feelings for that blue rodent. She's so stupid.
"Hopefully not," The rabbit to my right shared my views – at least she was determined to get revenge like I was.
"Should I go and introduce myself?" I whispered into Scourge's ear, wondering why I was consulting him before doing anything. I didn't need his consent. It just made me feel better to know that I had an ally in this dangerous game. A good-looking ally.
"Nah, babe," He purred, "Leave it until they've taken blue boy to the infirmary. Then...give 'em hell,"
I sat back and made a small satisfied noise. Not bad advice.
I was definitely going to give them hell.
(...Sonic's P.O.V...)
"Amy," I grinned, "I'm fine. Trust me! It was just a scrape!"
"Just a scrape!" Her beautiful jade eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, "Sonikku, you slammed into a metal stand and you've partially broken your rib! Don't ever do that to me again! I was so worried!"
I smiled at the panic in her voice. I didn't like hearing her being worried – it just made me feel loved to know that she cared about me, "I'll be fine. It was only partially broken. The doctor said it would take 5 weeks to heal. Piece of cake,"
"You're an idiot, faker," Shadow commented from the corner of the room, darkly. I stuck my tongue out at him, arrogantly.
"Are you sure it doesn't hurt?" Tails asked, "You'd say if it was hurting, wouldn't you?"
Jeez, I thought, they're worse than my mother and siblings! "I'm fine, guys! Nothing hurts, Tails. I'll be walking in a week and I'll just be a bit fragile until the end of the 5 weeks! No big!"
"Big blue, you've just started a P.E degree. A broken rib was the worst thing you could have possibly done! You'll miss five weeks of learning!" Rouge looked up from her nails, looking genuinely worried.
I chuckled, but stopped myself when pain shimmered up my ribs, "Didn't know you cared so much about studying, Rouge,"
"Ha ha," Knuckles laughed, dryly, "Just concentrate on getting better, Sonic. Leave to jokes to the funny people,"
"We'll be back soon," Cream promised, leaving me a couple of books on the side of the table, "You might want to read in the meantime,"
"Great," I forced a smile, even though I hated reading and was not going to pick up that book in the week that I had to stay here. Still, it's the thought that counts, "Thanks, Cream,"
The gang filed out of the room, muttering their goodbyes. Silver left me his iPod (which I was grateful for. Even if he did have a weird taste in music) and Shadow punched my arm before telling me to 'Get up and get on with it'. I think that's his way of saying 'get well soon'. Amy gave me a quick kiss on the cheek before telling me that she'd be back in a couple of days – since she had a massive report due in. I offered to help, even though I knew nothing about art and she replied that she would take me up on my offer when I was walking.
Damn. This wound was stopping me from spending time with Ames. On the bright side, at least I was allowed to relax for a week.
On the not-so-bright side, I had to face Jet and his bragging ego. They'd denounced the race –but I knew that Jet would be itching to race again.
That'd be something to look forward to.
(...Amy's P.O.V...)
I was really worried about Sonic. He needed to be more careful and a bit more serious. But, it was his carefree attitude which I loved about him – so I decided to not weigh him down with criticisms.
After we'd all filed out of Sonic's room, we all shot nervous glances at each other. Despite Shadow's cold stare and Knuckles' stern expression – I knew that everyone was vaguely worried about Sonic. Tails looked pretty shaken up after having his heart broken and then seeing his best friend in pain. It was understandable.
To be fair, Sonic had been fairly calm about the whole situation. His left side of his torso was black and purple with bruises and he would hiss if he tried to move – but he still kept a crooked smile and a happy demeanour as the nurses moved him to the infirmary. Sonic's coach had asked him if he was okay; also continuing to tell him that he was unbelievably careless and should pay more attention when he was running. With all the coach's mood swings, I would have said he was PMSing – if it wasn't for the fact that he was male. But, I could tell that the coach was worried about Sonic, as were we all.
My thoughts were running through my mind as I headed down the hallway with the others. I wasn't really looking where I was going and I vaguely heard Rouge cry my name before I slammed into somebody and slumped to the floor.
"Hey! Watch where you're going, bitc-" The snarky female voice faded away as I looked up at her. There before me was a confident red fox with piercing blue eyes. She was dressed in all black – black top, black gloves, black jeans, black shoes – and she looked as surprised as I did.
"Excuse me?!" I snapped, clambering to my feet and glaring at the fact she was about to call me a 'bitch'. Who does that?! She doesn't even know me!? And I certainly don't know her.
She shot me a sickly sweet smile, "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know it was you,"
"You...know me?" I frowned, turning around and raising an eyebrow at the gang. Shadow said nothing; Cream and Cosmo shrugged; Rouge also glared at the fox; Silver gave me a look which read 'she's-crazy' ; Blaze shot sly glances at Silver; Knuckles frowned and Tails made a small sound which vaguely sounded like a sob. His blue eyes began to fill with tears and I could see that he was biting his lip with great force. I was about to ask him what was wrong and hug him –but maybe he didn't want to draw attention to the fact that he was about to burst into tears.
"Yes," The fox stated, drawing my attention away from Tails for a brief second, "I know you. You're Amy Rose. Sonic the hedgehog's girlfriend,"
I'm not sure if I'm happy that lots of people know me or annoyed at the fact that everyone seems to know me because I'm Sonic's girlfriend, "Yeah...and I'd like to say that I know you, but I don't, so do you mind filling in the details for me? I'd be very grateful,"
She snickered, quietly, making me a take an immediate dislike to her, "Details? But of course. My name...is Fiona Fox,"