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Silver threw Amy a bottle of water as she sat in the sofa of their dressing room. Blaze looked over to him and gave a large smile. He smiled back just as pleasant. The mauve haired cat like woman walked over and threw her arms around his shoulders. "You did a fantastic job, Silver."

He blushed slightly. "Uhm, not as good as you though Blaze…and Amy! She was just amazing, wasn't she?" He pointed to Amy who could only smile at the compliment. She sipped her bottle of water and pointed right back to Silver in an even more dramatic fashion.

"But what you did was way more amazing!" The two broke out into laughter at their behavior. "Can you guys believe it? We just debuted for Station Square." Amy got up from her seat walked over to Silver and Blaze. "We're not just some underground band anymore, guys. People know who we are." She put her hand on her chest. "And if they didn't before, they do now. The Chaos Roses are gonna be huge!"

"We're already huge." Blaze said smugly. "It's just fantastic. We really did it." Silver patted Blaze's hands and she released her hold on him. There was a brief knock on the door, and Rouge entered the room. Her lips were tainted with red lip stain and her eyelids heavy with scarlet eye shadow. Rouge's short cut white hair was combed back and she was dressed in tight clothing. Silver found himself blushing to the woman who was barely covering her skin – wearing a tight black mini skirt and a light black blazer, with only her bra underneath.

"Congratulations." She said with a smile. Amy walked over to the older woman and grabbed her hands.

"Rouge thank you so much!"

"I do promotion for a living. This was a piece of cake." She looked over to Silver and Blaze. "You two had pretty good chemistry on stage. That was intense. Especially you, boy." She winked at Silver who was still blushing red. Blaze and Amy laughed at the lanky male. "Your limo is waiting outside." She told them.

"You mean our bus?" Silver said quickly. "No limos. We don't wanna look too flashy to our earlier fans." Silver looked at Rouge and twisted his mouth into a frown.

Rouge scratched the side of her head. She wasn't pleased that they still wanted to carry on in secrecy. "Right your bus. Okay…" The woman pulled her cell phone from her clutch bag and dialed a number quickly as to make other arrangements. Amy pulled on Silver's sleeve and he stared at her.

"I wanted to ride in the limo." Her mouth formed a little puppy like pout and Blaze giggled. Silver sighed deeply and shook his head. "Ah…it's no use."

Sonic walked into his dark apartment and threw his keys on the coffee table. He sulked into the sofa. He couldn't believe something like that was true. Amy was really doing it. Doing what he said she couldn't.

Tails walked into the kitchen. He saw his roommate sulking on the sofa. Turning on the kitchen light, he opened the cabinets and took out some cereal. He pulled out a bowl, and went into the fridge. As he turned around to the counter Sonic stood in front of him with a grim look on his face.

"Ahhh!" Tails screamed and near dropped the half – gallon of milk. "Don't do that, you scared me!" The blue eye boy held his chest and Sonic stepped back.

"Sorry. I uh – "He looked away and Tails made his way to the counter. He poured himself a bowl of cereal and proceeded to the sofa. Sonic followed and sat beside him. "So, how was your day?" Sonic asked. Tails chewed on his crunchy cereal. There were no words until the younger man finished his bowl of cereal and slurped the milk down to the last drop. Tails put the empty bowl on the coffee table. He turned to his friend. He stared at him.

"I saw Amy on television. It's funny, because that's where Cream and I walked by earlier, on the way home. I just never thought – I mean who did think – it's just – how was your day?" Tails said almost mechanically. He tried to change the subject quickly, realizing he was rambling.

"I saw…uh… I saw the broadcast. It's uhm – its wow, you know?"

"Makes you feel sorta crappy, huh? I mean, oh the irony –"Tails began. Sonic glared at him from the corner of his eye. The younger man paused and took a deep breath. "Sorry. I seem to keep doing that…" He trailed off.

"Sure." Sonic said with some indifference.

"Not to mention she looks good. Like really good. Hot. I mean –"

"You're not helping." Sonic arose from the sofa and headed into his room. Tails watched him walk down the darken hallway and frowned.

"Sorry!"

When in poorly his furnished room, Sonic threw himself onto his bed. He stared into the broken ceiling fan over head. It was such a strange feeling. He couldn't put his finger on it. He lay on his side and closed his eyes. He tried to remember him and Amy during the good times. He had much difficulty as he could only remember the bad.

The sun shone brightly in the suburbs of Station Square. Children played in the street of the cul-de-sac and few locals stood outside their fences socializing. A car pulled up outside a fair sized house in the cul-de-sac's center. Amy stepped out the cab with large sunglasses on her face.

Vanilla vacuumed the rug of her well furnished living when she heard the doorbell ring. "Cream!" She called over the loud sound of the machine. "Cream!" She shouted. Vanilla turned off the vacuum and pulled her messy honey brown hair into a ponytail. She walked towards the front door and nearly tripped over Cheese, the family's dog. The bell rang a second and third time. "I'm coming!" She shouted and opened the front door.

"Hey. It's been a while." Amy said with a smile.

"Oh Amy!" Vanilla hugged the girl and brought her into the house quickly. "Take a seat anywhere. Oh, how are you?" She spoke excited and quickly. She hurried and put away the vacuum cleaner. Amy giggled a bit and picked Cheese off the floor. The little Yorkie barked and licked the girl's face.

"It's okay Vanilla, no need to tidy up." She told the woman.

"Oh dear, if I just finished cleaning…"

"No. It's fine. It's really wonderful to see you. Where's Cream?" Amy asked. She placed Cheese on the sofa and walked towards the staircase.

"Cream is upstairs. She's got summer school, so she's doing her homework. I'll call her."

"No need. I'll go to her." Amy walked up the flight of stairs. Her long hair danced across her back as she carefully walked down the hall, turning her head to look at all the pictures of everyone in their youth – Cream, Tails. Few were of her and Sonic. She reached Creams room and saw the girl sitting at her desk.

Cream bobbed her head to her mp3 player. She scribbled hearts all over her binder, writing in the name of Tails and herself. Amy quietly stepped in and sat down Cream's bed. She watched her long enough, wondering when she would notice her. After a while the girl turned off her mp3 player and got up from her desk. She turned around and looked at the pink haired woman seated on her bed. A smile formed on her lips and she made her way to the bed. Cream sat down beside Amy and leaned her head on her shoulder.

"It's been such a long time." Cream said.

"I know. You've grown so pretty." Amy told her.

"Well they say love changes a girl." Cream closed her eyes. She squeezed Amy's hand. "Though he may not feel the same way."

"Who's the lucky guy?" Amy squeezed back.

"You know him, all too well." Cream got up from the bed and walked over to her desk. She picked up her binder and showed the cover to Amy.

"I've missed a lot, huh?" Amy said to the girl, crossing her legs. She took the binder from Cream and traced the heart shapes with her finger. "I use to do the same thing."

"Did you?" Cream asked and took seat on the bed once more. Amy nodded and Cream looked at her serious and beautiful face. She studied her hair and eyes. Amy's lashes were long and thick. Her lips were painted a melon pink, and her cheeks stained a similar powdery color. Cream marveled at the beauty of her friend. She wondered if she would be so very beautiful some day.

"Oh yes," Amy said with a small smile. "all the time. I wrote Sonic's name all over my notebooks, and wrote him love letters I'd never send. When I finally told him…well. It was he who told me first…"

Amy ran down the hallway and bumped into the Shadow, who carried many books in his hand. "Watch it, girl." He said as he helped her off the floor. Shadow sighed deeply and bent down to pick up the books and papers that fell from the collision. Amy quickly bent down and began to help him pick up his things.

"I'm so sorry Shadow," She handed him several sheets of paper "have you seen Sonic anywhere?"

Shadow looked up at the girl's green eyes. He noticed how red her face was and found himself staring far too long. He looked away. Amy bit her lip. She assumed she made him uncomfortable. "No, I haven't seen him." Shadow quickly grabbed his things and proceeded to walk down the hall of the dormitory.

Amy ran after him and grabbed his arm. "Please tell me. Please? You know where he is. You always know."

Shadow faced Amy with slight discontent on his face. He knew she was right. It seemed to bother him that she was. He sighed. "Come on." He walked down the hall and she followed. They made it to his dorm and Sonic lay in Shadow's bed. He stared at the ceiling fan. Amy walked over and sat down next to him. Shadow placed his books on his desk. He leaned against it and crossed his arms.

"You don't answer any of my calls." Sonic said. "Why were you avoiding me?"

"I didn't know what I'd say to you." She answered. She reached for his hand and squeezed it. "I was nervous."

"Study aboard. For a whole year? I don't know if I'm okay with that." He pulled his hand from hers, then sat up and faced her. "Then you leave some stupid note on my door. Now the whole floor knows! Come on, Ames!"

"I'm sorry. I really am. I just wasn't sure of what I'd say –"

"Say you love me." Sonic hugged Amy. Shadow stared at the two. He turned his face. "I mean, just say it."Amy blushed furiously. Her arms circled around Sonic's waist and he kissed her temple. "Say you love me, Ames. I – I've always loved you." He looked into her eyes and Amy blushed from ear to ear. Shadow cleared his throat and the two young lovers looked over to him.

"Can you just make this like, less awkward for me? Please?" He said simply. Amy released Sonic and walked out the room. Sonic followed and Shadow closed the door behind them.

The two stood outside Shadow's dorm staring lovingly into another's eyes. Sonic held Amy's hands. She smiled as their fingers intertwined. He pressed his forehead to hers and she mumbled incoherent words.

"Friends can be lovers too, you know?" Sonic said to her.

"I know…" She trailed off.

"Amy -"

"I love you." She said.