[Grand View Apartments; Saturday, May 11 – 8:45 am]

Amy didn't get the best sleep last night after what she has witnessed. Whenever she feels like she's about to fall asleep, she ends up waking up ten minutes later. It had gotten to the point where she went into the bathroom cabinet and found her sleeping pills. She has been avoiding them for years because she didn't want to get addicted to them …

like someone that was really close to her.

And as much as she hated it, she really needed to get some sleep, so she can figure out how to pay her rent before she gets put out. She took two pills with a glass of water and was out like a light. Still didn't make the sleep any better, but she fell asleep, nonetheless.

Now she was in the kitchen, cooking eggs and bacon while looking up in the newspaper and on the internet for a job so she can pay for her place. She will take full-time, part-time, maybe even a temporary position. "Okay, lets see what we got here. Librarian…'must have at least two experience'. Shit. Janitor, ew, but it's still a job…"

'Must have knowledge of sanitary regulations along with recommendations and two years' experience.'

"..that I cannot get. Fuck." Amy put her elbows on the table and rubbed her temples a bit. "Why does job searching have to be so hard. Everyone wants you to have something." She got up from the table to go put her plate in the sink and went upstairs to take a shower for her long day.

[Downtown, 43rd Street; Saturday, May 11 – 11:30 am]

The clothing store wasn't hiring.

The grocery store wasn't hiring.

The mall wasn't hiring.

It seems like either no one was hiring, or she was too underqualified to even apply for the job in general. Nothing was going her way thus far, so she decided to head to her favorite coffee shop, Sweet Nectar, and just relax for a bit.

'I love coming here. The atmosphere is peaceful. The workers are nice. The drinks and food are delicious. It's heaven on Earth.'

Just as Amy walked up to the counter, the cashier turned around to reveal a bright orange kitsune wearing a plain black t-shirt, a dark brown apron, and a dark brown hat. The kitsune smiled at his favorite customer and very good friend. "Hey Amy. How's it going?" Amy smiled warmly back at him. "Hey Tails. Nothing much is going on. Just having some trouble with rent lately. Need a place to relax and clear my mind for a bit."

Tails nodded his head in agreement with the pink hedgehog. "I know that all too well. Whenever it gets super busy here, I immediately go straight to my apartment as soon as my shift is over and enjoy the silence." Tails explained adding his own dramatization like falling asleep on the counter. Amy chuckled at his antics. This was also another reason why she loved coming here. The kitsune stood up with a bright white smile and shiny ocean blue eyes. "Alright. What would like you have today?" "Oh…Can I have my usual?" Tails nodded his head, already prepared. "Medium Caffè Mocha with chocolate drizzle, marshmallows, whip cream, and…no cinnamon?" "You always get it right. I don't know why you keep making it a question towards the end." He just shrugged his shoulders with a smug grin on his face. "Someday, you might want something different. You never know but, we'll get it out to you as soon as it's done." He rung it up the order in the cash register and gave his friend the receipt before going to make the drink.

Amy went and sat at a small round table in the corner a few feet away from the register before she started to get on her phone. Suddenly, she heard the bell for the door ring, signaling that someone has came into the establishment. Being the curious hedgehog she is, Amy looked up before her eyes began to pop out of her head and her heart began to pick up speed. 'Oh my goodness. That blue hedgehog…is here.' Indeed Sonic came in the shop and smiled at the two tailed kitsune before the Tails ran from behind the register and gave him a hug. Seeing this action caused Amy to think and questioning if Tails knows what the older one is doing.

'Tails, do you know who he is? Who he REALLY is?! I don't trust that hedgehog.' "AMY ROSE!" Her thoughts were interrupted by one of the workers calling her name for her Caffè Mocha. She got up from her table and retrieved her mocha before sitting back down. However, after a few seconds, a hedgehog shadow began to loom over her and her isolated table. She slowly looked up from her phone to see the blue hedgehog. But somehow, he looked … different. His eyes became soft and … almost welcoming as he continued to look at her.

"Sorry to bother but, is it okay if I sit here with you considering all the other tables, chairs, and sofas are all taken up?" As she looked around briefly, she noticed, just like she said, all the tables, chairs, and sofas were completely filled up and it is just her luck, that there was an open chair right at the table she was currently sitting at. "Um…yea sure." He grinned at her before slightly nodding his head and sitting down in the chair across from her. Not wanting to have an awkward silence at the table, the blue hedgehog asked her a question that would, hopefully, turned into a small conversation for the time being. "Do you come to this place often?" Amy had to do a double take from that unexpected question from the hedge sitting across form her. "Oh, um, sometimes. It's relaxing here so…it's a good place for me to get away from everything."

"Even your home?" A small smirk appearing across his face. "Yeah, even home. All the bills and stuff get to me and to keep me from losing my sanity, I come here." He did a small nod, signaling that he was satisfied wit her answer. "How about you then? Come here often?" Amy said as she sipped her coffee. He shrugged a bit before he answered her. "Not as much as I would like. I get busy very easily and I never have time to myself. So, when I do, I usually come down here and relax." This question was burning inside her, so she had to ask. "I noticed earlier that you were hugging Tails up there. Do you two know each other?" He smiled at his coffee then looked at Amy. "He's my little brother. Well, adopted little brother."

'LITTLE BROTHER?!' Amy almost choked on mocha at the table. "Really? How did you guys meet each other then?" "Well…I remember finding him in the alley covered up with cardboard to keep him warm. So, I decided to help him and later, I found out that his parents abandoned him since he was…two, if I remembered correctly." Hearing all this stuff about Tails shocked Amy. He didn't know that someone so caring and happy could go through son much turmoil as a child. "As long as I knew Tails, I never would've imagined something like that happened to him." "As soon as I found out I could adopt him, I went and signed those papers without hesitation. We started to already build a connection before, but when he told me about his parents, I knew that I couldn't leave him that way. Now, he's happy and we've been inseparable ever since."

'Maybe this hedgehog is more than meets the eye.'

He stood up and threw his cup, that was once full of coffee, in the trash not too far from them before walking back to push his chair under the table. "Well, it was nice talking to you Ms…?" "Amy Rose. But, please, just call me Amy." That small charming smile came to his face. He stuck his hand out toward her for a handshake. "It was nice talking to you, Amy." "Nice talking to you too, - " "Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog." As soon as he was about to walk away, Amy stopped him. "Hey, Sonic?" He turned around with curiosity gleaming in his eyes. "Is it okay if I can get your number so we can talk more?" "Of course." Using a napkin from the table and a pen from the counter, Sonic wrote down his phone number and Amy did the same thing.

"Have a good day, Sonic." Amy smiled.

"You as well, Amy." Sonic winked at her then turned around and left.