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Waiting, Waiting And Waiting

Amy delicately dabbed the tears from her eyes with a tissue before turning her attention to packing a few of her things in the backpack. No matter how many times she attempted to dry her eyes, the tears still kept on coming. Too many times this had happened. Too many times. She needed to break the cycle now, or she knew she never would.

This is the right thing to do, she repeated in her head over and over. Because it was. Even if her heart was begging to stay. To wait a little longer. The rational side of her brain begged to differ. The pain was just something she was going to have to bury and deal with. After all, she should be used to it by now, right?

Amy sighed to herself as she realise that no amount of months or years made the pain any easier. Unrequited love had to be one of the most physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually painful things anyone could go through. The longing to just wrap her arms around him. Press her lips against his and for him to return all her gestures of affection. The yearning was unbearable. Clawing at her chest, mutating like a disease inside her, growing worse every time she saw his face, his eyes, his smile. It wasn't healthy for her anymore.

This is the right thing to do.

This had to be…the fiftieth or something time that Sonic had missed something that they had planned. To be honest, Amy had lost count after the tenth time. Each time though, it stabbed at her heart, mutilating it to the point that there was nothing left. Except her heart no longer belonged to her. For as long as she could remember now, it had belonged to Sonic. There was just nothing in return to fill the gap. No offering of his love in return for hers. No exchange. He was exploiting her and he didn't even realise, nor did she truly blame him. It wasn't his fault that she had fallen for him; the heart was dumb.

No matter how many times she wanted to scream at him for leading her on, giving her hope and making her think that maybe, just maybe, she had a chance. Sonic officially had her wrapped around his finger; she would practically do anything for him.

But he didn't want that.

Today made her realise that she was perhaps just wasting her time. Maybe Sonic would never be hers. The thought made it feel like her insides were being torn out, leaving an empty shell behind. Amy gasped out loud at the feeling. Her breathing became laboured as the thought of what she was doing fully registered. But she couldn't spend the rest of her life here waiting. Waiting, waiting and waiting was all she ever felt like she did. Yet he never looked at her twice. Clearly he wasn't interested.

The fact that she was crying like a stupid, small child on her bedroom floor right now made her realise how immature she was. Was that why Sonic didn't want much to do with her? Was she too childish? Too ugly? Too weird? That was the thing. Amy didn't know. She felt lost, like she didn't know herself at all. It had all been about him. Maybe that was what she was doing wrong.

It had to change.

So she had decided to leave. Slip quietly out, unnoticed and go travelling for a while. Try and find herself; soul search and explore. On her adventures with Sonic, she'd never really stopped to admire the world around her, always distracted by the goal of stopping Eggman. She'd never stopped to take in the detail. The world was big, ready and waiting. Maybe it would give Sonic a much needed break as well, now he wouldn't have to be constantly worried about her chasing him and getting in the middle of things with him and Eggman.

More convinced than ever, Amy sniffed, wiping away the last of her tears and zipping up her bag. She turned to gaze at herself in her wall length mirror. She was a mess. Her eyes red, bloodshot and dull with sorrow. Her quills were sticking up slightly from continuously and stressfully running her fingers through them. She patted them down slightly, some of them stubbornly refusing to stay put until she eventually sighed, leaving them alone and straightening her red dress. She nodded at her reflection. When she returned, she would be a different person. Someone worthy both to others and to herself.

Amy turned away from her reflecting, biding herself a silent goodbye and picked up her backpack, swinging it over her shoulder and made her way downstairs, pausing briefly to leave a quick note for her friends. She locked her front door behind her, not looking back as she made her way down the street. Where she would go first, she had no idea. The world was her oyster now. The thought sent a thrilling chill down her spine. Was this how Sonic felt every morning when he awoke? The possibility of a new exciting adventure? No! She wasn't going to let him cloud her thoughts. This trip was about her.

"Amy!"

No. No no no no.

Why did fate love to torment her like this? She couldn't do it. Please, no! She couldn't look him in the eye and say goodbye. That was the whole point of her quietly slipping away. It felt like someone was reaching into her chest and squeezing her heart as hard as they could. If only the ground could swallow her up right now.

She froze in her tracks as she heard him running towards her from behind, zooming past to stand in front of her.

"Hey Amy, what's with the bag? Going hiking?" He asked, smiling down at her.

Amy couldn't look him in the eyes. "Yeah, something like that."

"Cool." He replied, oblivious. "Is anyone else going with you?"

"No, just me."

"Oh? Need some company? Because I can get the others and we could all go together?"

"No!" Amy shouted before suddenly regaining her composure, finally raising her eyes to meet his. His face was full of shock and confusion at her behaviour. Nothing new. She often had that effect on him she'd realised. He must think that she was such a freak.

She took a deep breath, ready to explain what she was doing.

"Did you forget something this morning?" She asked, biting her lip to fight back the tears.

Sonic thought for a moment before his eyes suddenly widened and he took a step back, looking like a child who had been caught doing something bad.

"Oh! A-Amy, I'm so sorry. You see I – "

Amy cut him off. "No, it doesn't matter."

His eyes widened even more. She knew that she'd normally be yelling at him right now, crying irrationally and pulling her hammer out. Chasing him as normal. But not this time.

"It's ok Sonic, I don't blame you. In fact, I realise now." She fidgeted uncomfortably as she spoke. Sonic's eyes looked her up and down in confusion.

"Realise what?" The pitch of his voice raised slightly in alarm.

Amy's breath shook slightly before she spoke. "I can't do this anymore." Her voice cracked with emotion.

"What?"

"This. Waiting, waiting and waiting for something to happen. I need to stop kidding myself. I have to grow up. So I've decided that I'm going to take off on my own for a while. Try and find myself." She explained as the urge to break down and cry became more unbearable. She wanted to change her mind, to scream at him that she didn't mean it. She stopped herself though. She willed herself to remain strong and stick by her decision. Otherwise nothing would change. It would happen again next week. And the next week. And the week after that. They'd be in this very spot arguing about why he never showed up. How he would lead her on. The cycle had to be broken. The cycle of waiting, waiting and waiting for him.

She lowered her head as Sonic remained frozen in shock, walking around him to continue on her way. However she was suddenly stopped in her tracks by Sonic's firm grip on her hand.

"W-where will you go?" He demanded almost desperately, his eyes still wide.

Amy sighed. "I don't know. I'm just going to travel. Move from place to place."

"But, it's dangerous out there!"

Amy smiled at his concern and returned the tight grip he had on her hand. Intertwining her fingers with his as the electricity of his touch sent electric shock after electric shock through her body. The effect he had on her was something she knew she would never get used to. The fact that he was touching her right now, even something as simple as holding her hand was enough to make her want to pass out with joy and bliss.

"I can look after myself." She reassured him, but he didn't look convinced. "This is something that I really have to do. Please."

"You'll be coming back, right?" He practically begged.

"Of course." She answered. "And who knows, we might meet along the way."

"Cream and the others will be devastated." He sighed. "But if this is truly what you want?"

Amy nodded firmly. Sonic's grip on her hand loosened slightly as his ears flattened against his head and he stared down at the ground sadly. Amy brought his hand up to her lips, placing a tender kiss on the back of his hand before releasing it and angling her body to leave.

"I'll see you soon." She whispered and Sonic glumly nodded, not saying a word. His hand was still outstretched slightly and Amy resisted the urge to reach back and grab hold of it again and this time never let it go. This is the right thing to do.

She began walking back down the street, unable to shake the feeling of Sonic's eyes burning into her back as she did so. He was like a black hole to her. Pulling her back in with his unshakable gravity. Except this time she was escaping. The pull was wearing her out and now she needed a break to find herself. She didn't know how things would be when she returned, but she would worry about that when the time came. Right now she needed to focus on the present. No matter how hard she felt Sonic's unconscious pull on her for her to return.

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