Okay, so I wanted to get this written before I head off to France tomorrow (currently packing ;D) but don't worry people, I'll be back by Saturday! ;D So, I'm afraid there won't be any updates in the next week. Sorry! :/ But it may give me some cool ideas for this story.
That, and I really need a vacation ;D
Okay, so, breaking news...OMIGOSH, DID YOU GUYS SEE THE SECOND HOBBIT TRAILER! :D I WAS SQUEALING ALL THE WAY THROUGH MY MATHS CLASS! Legolas is finally in this one! :D And, it's coming out in December! I can't wait! :D
Oh, and the 'Yellow' trailer for Rwby came out a couple of weeks ago. I was going to mention it but it slipped out my mind. That looks epic too :D
P.S. Just as a heads up, if you ever want to know what the heck I'm talking about because you haven't seen any of these things, feel free to PM me and ask! ;D
Right, now that's outta the way, INFINTE thanks to: Savvy0417, Steve993, Guest, Guest, MetalDragon, waveandcipher, ToxicWolf1132, Eli Swafford, EraganShan, Catlover1275, Guest, greekolmpyus, saomnyic, Guest, Guest! Wow! A lot of reviews for that chapter! :D Thank you! It means the world to me! :D
The High School Hero – Yep! The mean girl is out for the kill! :D Hmmm...I would tell you if there is an Amy and Fiona fight coming up...but you'll have to use your psychic powers to see! :D And I know...I really should watch Eurovision. And good luck with all your results, FFN BF! :D I'm sure you'll do awesome in science! ^_^
Waveandcipher – Ouch! I've never had anything like a broken rib :/ But I can't imagine that it is good. I bet that was horribly painful. :/ And Mina and Bunnie aren't evil in the real thing...but I needed some minions for Fiona and they were good candidates (you'll see why later in the story)
Eli Swafford – Yep! :D And all you really need to know is that she dated Sonic for a while before converting to the evil side and started dating Scourge. Oh, and there's a bit with Tails but I'll put that in the story :D And thanks! :D Lara Croft is incredibly awesome!
EraganShan – Why thank you! :D It must have taken you a while to read both of them! :) And there will be developments in Knuckles' and Rouge's relationship ;D
Catlover1275 – Here's the update for ya ;D And PMSing is basically being on your period (if you're a girl, which I have no idea if you are ;D)
Greekolmpyus – Thank you very much! :D And nope, I'm British! :D But I wish I was Japanese!
saomnyic – Aw, thank you! :D I'll take your comment into consideration and I'll try to work harder on the conflicts :D And I'm sure your story is good :D I'll check it out when I get the chance and will leave a review for you. And no worries :D Yep, I'm British! (everyone seems to want to know that..no idea why ;D)
One final thing, I was wondering if you guys would like me to make a facebook page? This way, I could let you know what I'm working on and what I've got planned for future stories. It's just an idea, but I thought it might be a good idea because some of you have been asking when I'm going to update.
If I create one, I'll let you know and post the link on my profile.
Now that's out of the way, let's get on with the show! Enjoy! :D xX
Chapter 16 – Why should I trust you?
(...Amy's P.O.V...)
"Fiona..." I raised an eyebrow, repeating her name slowly, "...Fox?"
"Yuh huh. I'm surprised that you haven't heard of me," She snickered, placing an elegant hand on her hip.
I was starting to feel deeply uncomfortable. I hated meeting new people and I wasn't sure if I liked how this girl was so sure of herself. It made me feel like I was going to lose my voice. Everything I said seemed to come out wrong, "O-oh. No...s-sorry. I haven't. Why would I have heard of you?"
"Let's just say..." She licked her lips, almost seductively. Then I realised, she wasn't doing it at me. She was directing it at Shadow and Silver, "...I'm unforgettable,"
Suddenly, Tails made a sobbing sound and pushed past the rest of us, before racing down the corridor and out of sight. Fiona pursed her lips and watched him leave but didn't say anything. Cosmo made a faint cry of his name and Cream stormed after him. I could sense Cosmo's longing to run to him – but she didn't.
"What's wrong with...him," Fiona snarled. I didn't like the way she said 'him' at all.
"I dunno. But he was okay before you came along," Knuckles growled, obviously not liking her either, as he cracked his knuckles, toughly.
She didn't look intimidated, "Are you trying to say that he's crying because of me?"
"No! Not at all..." I reassured. I hated rows and I didn't want Knuckles to start fighting this girl.
Rouge stood beside Knuckles, taking his side, "So what if we are?"
Fiona grimaced at Rouge, blatantly, "Listen, I don't really have time for chit chat...Rita, was it?"
"Rouge," She corrected, angrily.
"Whatever. I need to talk to Amy. About Sonic,"
I raised my eyebrow, wondering what she was getting at, "What about Sonic?"
"Oh you know," She smirked, tossing her hair to one side and placing her hand on her flat, bare stomach, "Just things. You see, he might not have mentioned me, but we have some history,"
"L-like what?"
"I'm his ex,"
(...Sonic's P.O.V...)
Things had been quiet lately. Not much had happened. The nurse had come in a couple of times and rewrapped my bandages. The skin by my ribs was all purple and black – showing that I wasn't going to be back to normal for a while. It hurt to move – but I was okay as long as I didn't move too much.
I laid my head back on the pillow and stared out of the open window, whilst the nurse left the room. Sunlight was sparkling on my arm as it reflected into the room. A cool breeze was blowing in my quills and I could hear the birds chirping outside.
I didn't mind this. Sure, I missed the gang a bit but it was nice to be by myself. I love hanging out with all of them, especially Amy and Tails, but I still like to have moments where I can just be myself.
My gaze fell onto Cream's book and Silver's iPod. I was feeling a little bored. Usually, if I wanted moments to myself, I would go running. I didn't really know any different. I'd never done anything but run for the whole of my life.
That was how I'd met Shadow.
(...FLASHBACK...)
My smirk seemed to be staying with me, even though I was late. Later than I had ever been to a lesson. The teacher was going to kill me. And it was Mr Hamilton.
I'm so dead.
The English door was in sight and raced down the corridor to reach it. A couple of girls shot me flirty glances as I whipped past them and I winked back. However, I could hear Mr Hamilton shouting as I skidded to a halt in front of the door. Great. He was in a good mood, as usual.
I gulped as I placed my hand on the door handle and stepped into the class. All eyes were directed on me and I wore a feeble grin as Mr Hamilton turned to me. An unusual black and red hedgehog was frowning at me, whilst keeping a firm grip on his black rucksack.
"Ah, hello Mr Hedgehog," Mr Hamilton growled, obviously not happy about my tardiness, "So nice of you to join us. I take it that your lunch break was so amazing that you lost track of time?"
"Yeah," I mumbled, shuffling in my shoes, "Something like that,"
Not really. I'd spent the whole lunch time with Tails and Knuckles, hanging out. That was fun. Except for the part when Sally came along with her crew and started flirting. That was just awkward. She knows I'm not interested in dating...
"Really?" Mr Hamilton wasn't amused, "I find that hard to believe. However, since you love the school and my lessons SO MUCH – I have decided that you can show this student around for the rest of the week. Have fun, Sonic. I'm sure you and Shadow will get on like a house on fire,"
Great, I thought. Trust Mr Hamilton to stick me with the new loser. I bet I won't even remember him in 6 months time. He's not my friend. I'm just his tour-buddy.
(...)
I sighed, dejectedly, as Shadow still didn't strike up any conversation. Usually, people talked to me first. I was the cool, calm and collected Sonic the hedgehog. But this guy...he didn't seem to care that we were sitting in silence. Admittedly, Mr Hamilton had told us to 'shut up and get on with the work' but if you were sneaky, like me, you could find a way to make conversation, easily.
"So, where do you come from?" I muttered, clutching my pen and jabbing it into Shadow's arm to get his attention. He glared at me before replying.
"Not from round here," He mumbled, staring at his paper. He'd already finished his essay. Oh, super. He was a geek. He'd get on with Tails. No offence to the little guy – but he was a little bit geeky.
"Yeah, I gathered," I rolled my eyes, "But, where exactly?"
"Just...around,"
"Right,"
"Hmph,"
This was going to be a long week.
(...)
"And here is the school's field,"
The next day, I'd taken Shadow around the whole school, whilst trying to ask him questions. The only things that I had found out about him were that he was fostered, didn't have any siblings, was the same age as me and liked art.
He blinked at the empty field, "Why isn't there anyone here?"
I shrugged, dismissively, "I dunno. The girls are usually inside, you know, library, toilets, canteen. The boys are either in the computer room, canteen or football pitch. You know what they're like,"
"But you're not?"
I glanced at him. That was the first time he'd started a conversation. For the past hour, it had been me asking him questions and him giving me one-word answers.
"Nah," I jerked my thumb into my chest, "I'm different. I love to run. That's why I come here and practice. I'm the fastest thing alive, according to some people,"
He laughed, loudly. Which was a rare sight to behold, "I'm sorry, Sonic, but you're wrong. I am the ultimate life form. I could beat you in a race, easily,"
I snickered. Ultimate Life form? That was weird. But I never turned down a challenge, "Wanna bet? How about a race? To that tree and back,"
"You're on," He grinned, bending his legs and waiting for me to give the signal.
I crouched down too, "Ready? Set? Go!"
For some reason, I was running a lot faster than I usually did. I knew he wasn't going to beat me, but I really wanted to crush his cocky attitude. I was the faster hedgehog. I was going to win.
In a couple of seconds, I was back on the tennis court – where we had started. I smirked as I looked around to see his wheezing figure; I was shocked to find that he was standing right next to me, looking as confused as I did.
"What?" He frowned, cocking his head to one side, "But I'm the only one with super speed!"
"Ha!" I folded my arms, grinning, "You call that super speed? There's no way I drew with you! Let's race again! I'm gonna show you what real speed looks like!"
He chuckled, "You're on, faker!"
"Three, two, one, go!"
(...End of flashback...)
I snickered, half-heartedly to myself. It had been a weird meeting – and a weird friendship. We'd spent three months, racing each other every week, to see who was the fastest. After that time, we'd come to accept that we were as fast as each other. But I don't think either of us lost the belief that we could win.
My muscles relaxed and I let out a contented sigh as I sat back and let the silence flow through me. However, my calm manner was awoken by a quick knock on the door.
"Come in," I called, curiously watching as the door slowly opened. My jaw clenched as I saw the person standing in the door way.
"Get out," I growled, as she lowered her head and shot me a sad expression.
"Sonic...please, listen. I don't want it to be like this..."
"I said get out," I wasn't going to listen to what she said. I didn't care. She'd tried to ruin my friend's lives. She'd tried to ruin my life, unintentionally. She'd tried to ruin my girlfriend's life.
She clenched her fists, before closing the door. She hadn't left. She was still standing in the room, despite my obvious angry attitude, "Not until you listen to what I say,"
I couldn't really do anything, so, I watched in fury as she sauntered over to the guest's chair and sat down. She wasn't wearing a dress or skirt today – simple, dark blue trousers with blue boots. Her usual top which showed her chest was gone; replaced by a light, aqua shirt. She looked different. Younger. Nicer.
I didn't say anything. She stared back at me, hopefully. I think she wanted me to start the conversation. I wasn't going to.
"So..." Her hands were clasped and resting on her knees, "...how did you become hospitalized?"
"You should know," I muttered, "You probably know all about it,"
A rosy blush formed on her muzzle, "W-well...I've heard things. There are rumours...b-but I wasn't there,"
Her blue eyes met my emerald orbs, "I slipped in the race. Slammed into the side of a metal pole,"
She looked worried, "Are you going to be okay?"
"Why would you care?" I scoffed, shifting my body so that I was as far away from her as I could be.
"I do care, Sonic," She sniffed, almost in tears at my attitude. I felt a small pang of guilt, "You're my friend. I worry about you,"
"Sally..." I didn't know whether to be furious at the fact she was trying to pretend things were okay or happy that she seemed genuinely sorry. I've seen Sally lie before – but she's never sounded this sincere.
Sally pushed a stray red hair behind her ear, "I'm not trying to pretend that everything can go back to the way it was. But I don't want things to end like they did at Mobius high. I know...I was stupid. I've never regretted my actions as much as I do now. I was a bitch to Amy and your friends. And I hurt you,"
Slightly wincing, I sat up on my bed to face her properly, "Look, we weren't perfect either. You don't need to torment yourself over it. But I think we should go different ways, Sal. It's so different for the both of us now. I have Amy and my friends. You have your friends. Things would be awkward. I know Amy would forgive you too...but the rest of the gang might not be so accepting..."
"I know," She stood up and took a step closer to me, swiping a tear from her watery eyes, "I'm not looking to force myself into your group. I just want to apologise to you guys. But, I want you to know that I did it because I love you! A-and...I still do..."
"Sally, you can't say things like that now. It's...you just can't. I have a girlfriend. Please...you need to forget me. Find yourself a guy. Just forget me. I'm sorry, Sal. I love Amy,"
Tears were streaming down her cheeks now. She didn't make an attempt to hide them, "I know y-you do. B-but...p-please...don't tell m-me that you didn't f-feel something w-w-when we f-first met?"
"Sal...stop it,"
"Please! I n-need to know! I...I...c-can't let go until I k-know,"
How could I answer this? Maybe, a long, long time ago, maybe there was something there. A small spark. But it was nothing compared to when I met Amy.
But how could I tell Sally that? After everything we've been through, I couldn't just push her away. Rouge would be shaking me if she was here right now, but I couldn't just trample all over Sally's heart. Like Sal said, we were friends. She was one of my closest friends when I arrived at Mobius High. She was one of the few people who accepted me. And, Sally didn't do it for ill intent – not really. Was it a crime to love someone that much?
"Look," I reached out and touched her arm, comfortingly, "You were one of my best friends, Sal. And...maybe, there was a romantic connection between us. A long time ago. But that changed because...you know why. And then I met Amy. I want to be with her, Sally. I'm sorry,"
The words seemed to sink in and she nodded, slowly, "I...g-get it. I just...w-why do you like her so much?"
A frown found its way onto my face. After everything I'd just said, why was she asking this?
"Why are you...?"
"I just want to know. It breaks my heart to see how much you care for her, but...I guess I'm happy that you've found someone. I've never seen someone so happy in another person's company. Makes me jealous," Sally laughed, softly, as she waited for my reply.
"I'm...not sure if that would be a good idea," I chose my words carefully. Sally seemed to have changed (even if I was still cautious) and I didn't want to ruin things again with her. The truth was – I had missed her as a friend. So I didn't want to upset her by going on about why I loved Amy.
And besides, for all I knew, she could be in league with Fiona. I didn't think that Sally would go that far – but it was a possibility. They did remember each other; they'd spoken not long ago. The last thing I would want would be for Fiona to know secrets about me.
Her face fell, "W-why?"
"Sal, please. Let's not talk about it. If you really want to be friends, if you really mean it, don't go on about it. It will only make things awkward,"
"You don't trust me, do you?" She could see through my calm demeanour. She had always managed to. She always knew what I was really thinking, "It's okay. I understand. I wouldn't trust myself either. Probably. But, I really want you to believe me. Because it is the truth,"
"Hang on, I never said..."
"It's alright. I'm going to prove to you that I'm back to how I was. Like when we first met. I promise, Sonic. Things are going to be okay again,"
And she was gone, quickly closing the door behind her. I stretched out my hand and tried to create words to call her back – but none came out. I was left, in the room, feeling confused and worried.
I didn't hate Sally. At all. And I don't think Amy does, either. But the rest of the gang...they never really got over it. Rouge, Knuckles, Shadow and Blaze were all annoyed that there had never been a clear victory. Silver, Tails, Cosmo and Cream were all indecisive about their opinions. But they would gasp at the thought of me trying to befriend them with Sally.
But I had bigger things to worry about.
What was Sally going to do?
What was Fiona planning?
And was Amy going to find out the truth?
A/C - So, is Sally really back to how she was? And what is she planning to do to show Sonic that she's changed? And what's happening with Fiona? Will Tails admit why he's upset? Will I manage to survive 5 days in France? Find out next time! ;D
P.S. As we continue through the story, I'll probably do some more flashbacks about how the gang met each other ;)