(A/N) phew! finally wrote the next chapter :) as always, THANK YOU to everyone who reviewed this. all of your reviews put a smile on my face. allright so i'm trying to finish the first day of school already for the story, since i've been on it for 3 chapters in a row but i promise that the next chapter will be alot better :3

*:: Beauty ::*

Amy waved good-bye to Sonic as she headed to meet Cream at her locker. He hesitantly waved back while a goofy, crooked smile appeared across his face, revealing his adorable dimples.

She smiled to herself as she thought about Sonic. He was the sweetest person she had ever met. He was shy, yet forward. He was really smart, but was clueless when it came to anything when it came to girls (although he didn't want to admit that). Amy was grateful she stuck with Sonic in English class, because she was getting to know a great person.

She frowned at Rouge and Shadow's behavior, though. It was only her first day at this high school and she already hated someone. Shadow got on Amy's nerves on every level. Everything about him seemed to repel her away, no matter how hard he tried to 'impress' her. Rouge surprised her as well. When Cream had introduced her this morning to her, she seemed like a nice girl. She never imagined her sneering at Sonic like that. She just didn't understand why everyone disliked Sonic! He was the coolest guy ever!

She saw Cream leaning against her locker. She smiled at her as she saw her approaching.

"Hey! So, how do you like S.S High so far?" asked Cream as she moved aside so that Amy could get into her locker.

Amy shrugged her shoulders. "It's pretty cool' she said. She tossed her books inside of her locker and retrieved her sandwich. "But I have a little question for you, Cream"

"Yeah?"

"Why do Shadow and Rouge hate Sonic so much?" she asked curiously. Cream gave her a 'are you serious right now?' look.

"You haven't figured out why" said Cream.

Amy shook her head and they began walking towards the cafeteria. "The only thing I've figured out is that Sonic is a really nice guy"

"Sonic is known as the nerd in this school" explained Cream.

Amy whipped her head around to face Cream. "No! He can't be nerdy. He's awesome!"

"You actually talked to him?" asked Cream with amazement

"Why wouldn't I? If you ask me, you all are being way too judgmental. You honestly have no idea what he's like and you all think he's a nerd" said Amy, a little angry. Amy hated when people judged others. She believed that everyone should be treated equally, hence the reason she got along with everyone.

"It's just the way things are. You'll always have the nerds, just like you'll always have the popular kids. Its high school!" said Cream.

No matter what Cream said to Amy, she still didn't like it. In fact, she actually thought Sonic was pretty cute. She didn't want to get too deep into those thoughts though.

They both entered the cafeteria and made their way to a table where most of Cream's friends sat. Blaze, Cosmo, Mina, Sally, and Rouge all talked amongst themselves while Amy and Cream approached. Rouge and Blaze turned their attention to Amy with guilty looks on their faces.

"I'm so sorry, Amy!" exclaimed Rouge as she jumped out of her seat and threw herself at her.

"Me too!" yelled Blaze as she did the same thing Rouge did.

Amy's cheeks puffed out as the two girls crushed her. "Guys…" she struggled for words.

"Sorry" said Blaze and Rouge simultaneously. Amy fixed her shirt and ran her fingers through her pink quills.

"We're so sorry about how we acted in English class…" started Rouge. Blaze nodded.

"It's just that nobody really talks with Sonic, so it was surprising" continued Blaze.

Amy folded her arms across her chest and tapped her foot slightly. "Well, I accept your apology but I'm not the only one who needs to hear this" told Amy while examining her nails.

Blaze and Rouge looked at each other in confusion. "Who else needs to hear this?" asked Blaze.

Amy raised an eyebrow. "Duh, you have to apologize to Sonic. He's the one who really deserves an apology, you know" she said.

Rouge's eyes widened and she opened her mouth to say something but Blaze quickly covered her mouth with her hand. Rouge glared at her.

"We'll go say sorry to him. Right, Rouge?" Blaze muttered through clenched teeth. Rouge rolled her eyes and nodded. Blaze smiled at Amy and tugged Rouge along to go find Sonic.

Amy took a seat next to Mina and Cream. Mina turned to her with a big smile. "Amy, we need more people like you in the world" she said as she pretended to wipe away a tear. Amy rolled her eyes.

"You guys shouldn't treat him so badly" said Amy and took a bite of her sandwich.

"Maybe we wouldn't have to if he wasn't such a teacher's pet" said Sally while picking at her salad.

Amy was about to say something else, but a dark figure interrupted her. "Hello, ladies" said a husky voice from the end of the table. All of the girls turned their attention towards Shadow.

"Hey, Shadow" said everyone, but Amy. She groaned as she continued to eat. She didn't want her appetite to be ruined by this foul hedgehog.

"No need to be so cold Amy" said Shadow. He brought a hand to his heart and faked a pained expression.

"Believe me, Shadow, this is the warmest I'll ever be around you" said Amy, narrowing her eyes at him. Sally choked on her salad.

"Look, if you want to be friends with that four-eyed freak, go for it. But I'm telling you Amy, you'll have the most fun with me" he said and winked.

Amy let out a long, frustrated sigh. He just didn't seem to get the message and it seemed like he didn't want to either. So, Amy decided to play along with his little game for a bit, just to be a tease.

Amy formed a seductive smirk that made Shadow's eyes go wide. All of the girls looked at Amy. "You're absolutely right, Shadow" she said.

"R-Really?" stuttered Shadow, looking like a love-sick puppy. But that quickly changed as he regained his cool. "I mean, that's right! Hell yeah, all the girls think I'm a good time"

Amy bit her lip hard, trying to suppress the laughter. "Why don't I go to your place after school? Text me your address and I'll be there" said Amy as she winked.

Amy saw his tongue stick out slightly and she let out a small giggle. "S-Sure! Whatever you want, babe. I'll show you that I'm better then that dork" he said confidently as he leaned to the side, trying to look like a bad boy.

"It's a date then. Don't forget" said Amy as she twirled her quills with her fingers.

"I'm looking forward to it" said Shadow and winked. He walked away with a satisfied smirk on his face.

All of the girls glared at Amy. After a long and awkward pause, Amy spoke up.

"I'm not actually going to his house, you guys!" said Amy as she frowned at all of them.

"Why not?" said Sally, quickly. She jerked forward as Cream kicked her from under the table. Sally glared at Cream.

Mina let out a breath of relief. "Wow, you're a really good actress Amy! For a second, I thought you were totally serious!"

Amy shrugged her shoulders. "He needs to learn that there are girls he can't get. I'm just giving him a little reality check here" she explained.

Cream turned to Amy and smiled. "We really need girls like you in the school" she said. The other girls all smiled and nodded their heads in agreement.

Just then, Rouge and Blaze walked to towards the table and took a seat. Amy looked at them with a raised eyebrow.

"Well?" she asked, exchanging her glance between the both of them.

"We couldn't find him" told Rouge, fiddling with her nails. Blaze nodded.

They looked sincere, so Amy didn't press further on the subject.

"Amy?" said Rouge suddenly. Amy looked up at her, finishing her sandwich.

"I'd be careful with Shadow" said Rouge in a concerned tone.

Amy frowned. "Why?"

All the girls exchanged glances. They all seemed to be recalling on memories of some sort. Amy shifted uncomfortably in her seat.

"He's just…not someone you should mess with. That's all" said Mina, breaking the silence.

Amy looked at everyone. This made her curious but a part of her didn't want to know right now. Shadow did look like a complete moron, but definitely not dangerous. Hopefully, she would be proven wrong.

... * …

Amy put some books inside of her purple handbag and put it over her shoulder. She closed her locker and gently pushed passed the crowds that swarmed the halls. Back at her last school, she didn't have to deal with so many people at the end of the day. She used to go to a private school and there were few students in the school. She missed that.

Amy felt someone tug her arm and she turned to see Cream.

"Wanna walk home together?" asked Cream.

Amy nodded and they both pushed pass everyone. The finally made it out the doors and they started walking. They both talked about how the rest of their days went, until Cream had to get something off of her mind.

"Amy, I saw you talking to Tails this morning" started Cream, her cheeks turning slightly pink. "How do you guys know each other?"

"Tails and I have been friends since we were little kids. Why?" asked Amy, out of curiosity.

Cream tried to hide a smile but it was no use. "Just…wondering"

Amy smirked. "Let me guess. You like him"

"No!" exclaimed Cream, her face turning a bright red. She was a horrible liar.

Amy laughed, but her attention immediately turned to two people walking on the opposite side of the street. It was Sonic and Tails.

Amy smiled and Cream followed her gaze. "Oh god, Amy please don't-"

"Sonic! Tails!" waved Amy. They both turned their heads and looked at her. Tails smiled brightly while Sonic timidly waved back.

"Come on, let's walk with them" insisted Amy. She grabbed her friends arm and tugged her to the other side of the street.

"I hate you…" muttered Cream, but not enough for Amy to hear.

"Hey, Tails. Hi, Sonic!" greeted Amy happily. Both Tails and Sonic nodded at her.

Tails and Cream stood there, staring at each other. Sonic and Amy exchanged glances and started to laugh. They both walked away from them, feeling embarrassed by just watching them.

"So, how's your semester?" asked Amy, trying to make conversation. Sonic shrugged his shoulders.

"Pretty easy. What about yours?" he asked politely.

"It's alright, I guess" she answered.

All of the sudden, they both heard a ringtone. Sonic looked at Amy and she quickly realized that it was her phone. She took it out of her bag and checked the text message that she received. It was from Shadow, who sent her the directions to his house. Amy laughed. Sonic stood there, wondering if he should ask what was so funny.

"Today at lunch, I told Shadow that I'd go over to his house after school" explained Amy. Sonic felt jealousy and hatred bubble in the pit of his stomach.

"So you're going to his place?" asked Sonic while trying to hide his anger. It was harder than he thought.

Amy stopped walking and stared at him.

"Well, I'm going to warn you Amy, he's trouble. He's a rude, dirty, disgusting, wannabe-" he was cut off by Amy, who put her finger on his lips.

Sonic cheeks immediately flared as he looked down at her finger with wide eyes. His gaze slowly moved up to hers.

"I'm not going to his place, silly" she said with a smile. She removed her finger from his mouth but was secretly fascinated by the sudden urge to kiss him. She smiled and continued to walk, leaving the poor hedgehog locked in place.

She turned around, realizing that she was walking alone. She giggled as she looked at his flustered expression. "Are you going to go home, or are you going to stay there all day?" she teased.

Sonic shook his head and looked behind him. He was already at his house. "I live here" he said and pointed to his house with his unsteady hand.

Amy walked back to where he stood. "I'll see you tomorrow, I guess?" asked Amy.

"You're amazing…" wondered Sonic out loud. He clamped his hand over his mouth, wanting to take that back so badly.

Amy cocked her head to the side, confused.

"I-I-I-I'm sorry! I honestly didn't mean that. Well, I did but it sounded weird. I'm so sorry if that was creepy. Honestly I'm not like this" he rambled on and on as he staggered backwards to his house. His back hit the door.

"U-Umm…it's alright" she said, trying hard not to laugh too much. His reactions were just so funny.

After a while of looking at each other he finally spoke.

"Bye" he blurted and quickly entered his house.

Amy stood there, trying to process everything. "Bye…?" she laughed as she proceeded to walk to her house.

He definitely was not a nerd in her eyes.

*:: Nerd ::*

Sonic leaned his back against the door, trying to catch his breath. His mother poked her head from the kitchen and looked at her son with a worried look.

"Everything okay, Sonic?" she asked him as she slowly made her way toward him.

Sonic had a loopy smile plastered on his face. "Yeah. I'm fine…more than fine" he replied.

His mom placed a hand on his forehead. "Are you sure?"

Just then, Manic stepped into the living room and looked at his brother. "What's up with you?" he asked with some concern.

Sonic sighed dreamily. "It's just…I met this girl today" he started.

Manic burst out laughing while his mother shot him a glare. "You? Talked to a girl?" he choked out as he dropped to his knees.

"Manic!" yelled his mother. She turned to Sonic, who didn't seem to be affected by Manic at all. She smiled. "Well, I'm glad. Just don't let this affect your grades" she said.

Sonic walked to his room, but felt like he could fly instead. Was this how everyone acted when they were in love? This was so new to him, but it felt so nice.

He plopped down onto his bed and held his pillow close to him, closing his eyes. Amy was beyond amazing. She was absolutely perfect. She was everything a guy looked for in a girl and it just made her the more desirable. And the best thing was that Sonic was friends with her.

Sonic opened his eyes and saw that his computer was on. He growled under his breath. "Manic…"

He got up and took a seat in the chair in front of it. He saw that he had a new email, so he decided to check it. He thought he had the usual junk mail, but to his surprise, it wasn't. He saw that he received a message from an unknown sender. He didn't know if it was a virus but he opened it anyways. His eyes widened when he read it.

sToP tAlKiNg To AmY. YoU'lL rUiN hEr RePuTaTiOn. LeT hEr eNjOy HeR lIfE cUz YoU'lL rUiN iT. yOu'Re A lOsEr. NeVeR fOrGet ThAt.

aNoNyMoUs X

Sonic sat there, frozen. The words hit him like a blow to the stomach. He looked at the screen, trying to figure out the sender but it was completely anonymous.

He kept reading the email over and over again. It just kept sinking in more and more and it hurt. He sighed sadly and turned off the computer.

"It's true…I'll ruin her reputation and I don't want her to end up like me" he thought out loud to himself. He sat up straight and clenched his fists. "Sonic, you need to forget about Amy all together! It's the best thing for her" he said confidently to himself.

Just then, an image of Amy smiling happily appeared in his mind.

"This is going to be hard" he said weakly.

oh no! who's this mysterious sender? and can sonic really avoid amy without hurting her feelings? most importantly, can HE even avoid her? stay tuned for the next chapter ~