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4 – Bonding

Sonic admired himself in the mirror with a look of confidence. He knew he would age well but he didn't expect he'd get even more handsome than he already was. He grinned, flexing his now more defined muscles in the cloudy mirror of his bathroom.

What a total stud he was.

He had also gotten a bit taller, he noted.

He let out a breath. He still couldn't believe his little brother had surpassed him in height. Now that was one of the least expected things to happen in the far future.

"Oh, Sonikku!" Amy's sing-song voice rang from downstairs, making him jump as he held his towel around his waist so it wouldn't fall. "Breakfast is ready!"

He took it back.

Having a pregnant Amy claiming to be his wife was the most shocking thing that had occurred in the last twenty eight hours. It still felt surreal but he was going to be a father. He wasn't sure how to grasp that fact. That image had never crossed his mind before. He never imagined he be a father one day and with Amy nonetheless.

He had to find out how to bring things back to normal.

He had no clue as to how but for now he was going to let things flow as they were to see how much more had exactly changed. Plus he couldn't be running off as much. Although he found this whole thing to be a mistake, he understood that he couldn't just run away from Amy while she was pregnant.

That was just too low.

Sonic let out a frustrated sigh as he dried his body down and placed on fresh pair of socks and his shoes. They weren't his iconic ones. No. These ones were similar in color and style but had a more modern look to it. It seemed that Tails had developed them over the years to make it more comfortable for him to run without having them ware out.

His eyes soon moved around the house as he made his way downstairs and got used to the parts of it. They had came back this early morning because Tails had to go to some convention. Sonic wasn't too happy about that because he didn't plan that he'd be left alone with Amy for long periods of time.

Then again, he guessed that there was always a first for something.

They were living together so he couldn't just leave.

Sonic took in a breath as he entered the kitchen with much hesitance, glancing around the room until they landed on a pink hedgehog in a maternity red wrap dress and black block heel sandals besides the sink. She looked more mature and quite stylish. He was surprised she could even be wearing any sort of heels while pregnant.

A smile formed on her lips when she noticed him.

"Sit down and I'll give you your plate momentarily." She said, smiling more brightly as she attempted to attach a pan on a pot rack in her tippy toes. "I was just putting yesterday's dishes away." She turned away from him, straining to hook it up when she felt a body behind her.

"Here, let me help you." Sonic offered, grabbing the pan from behind her and hanging it for her.

He didn't want to have her hurt herself or the baby accidentally.

A large part of him suddenly felt more protective over her and wanting to assist her any way necessary. Perhaps it was his primal instincts to protect his mate. Sonic cringed just considering and pushed that thought away. It probably was just him being a gentleman and his drive to do good.

Meanwhile, Amy blinked at him in surprise but smiled up at him as he suddenly blushed realizing how he was still bowering over her and quickly turned away and sat at the dinner table, shaking his head.

A part of her wanted to giggle at his sudden shyness but then she remembered yesterday's ordeal and a sad frown appeared in her face as she began adding a few ingredients to Sonic's plate. "Do you still not remember anything?" Amy asked worriedly, glancing at him.

"I do," he lied, flashing her an uneasy smile as he rubbed his head. "Sorry about yesterday. I wasn't in my right senses."

She watched him for a second but nodded with a smile as she served him his breakfast. "I'm glad. I was really worried." She admitted.

Sonic gulped.

He doubted anyone would believe him if he said he still didn't remember anything. He was only glad that pink hedgehog didn't ask him anything else further. He was sure that she would of but she now looked indifferent as she filled him a glass of lemon juice.

He had to admit.

Amy wasn't a mother yet but she was already giving off a mother vibe around her. This was the first time to that he ever revived breakfast in such a way too. The big belly added much to it but she still looked quite lovely. It was already fairly big so it made him wonder just how soon she was expected to give birth.

Again Sonic gulped.

"How many weeks until the baby is due?" Sonic asked, glancing back down at his plate of delicious food.

"Cutie, they said not till two months." Amy giggled, sitting across from him with a bright smile. "Remember?"

"Right." He swallowed, taking a bite of his food with much surprise.

It was delicious!

He never expected that waffles could be this yummy!

"Gosh, Ames!" He grinned, winking at her. "This is great!"

Amy seemed genuinely surprised but quite happy at the confession as she gave him a nod, taking a bite of her own. "I'm glad you like them, my love. It's your favorite breakfast after all. Waffles with blueberry compote and lemon ricotta cream. Since you were feeling sick yesterday then I figured that maybe if I made my handsome this then he'd remember something. Did it work?"

Sonic blushed. He wasn't used to the pet names nor did he think he'd get such an answer. Even so, he nodded, lying once more with a bashful smile.

"That makes me so happy!" Amy confessed, her eyes showing care.

Sonic blushed, looking down.

He wasn't used to being looked that way by her before.

It somehow felt different.

Amy watched him with a curious look in her eye at his reaction as she ate her food silently. Ever since yesterday something about him felt different. She just wasn't sure what exactly it could be. All she knew was that something about his gaze seemed more… pure.

Gentle even. Perhaps a bit more innocent?

It almost reminded her of his boyish days when they were younger.

A sad smile inches to appear on her lips as she remenicensed the dear memories. He was somehow similar to then. Everything he did was similar to those times.

A lot had changed since then.

"Everything okay, Ames?" Sonic suddenly asked, bringing her back to the current time.

"Of course." She shook her head with a smile. "You haven't called me that in years. I never realized how much I missed it."

Sonic's lips twisted in a slight frown as he considered it. He had always called the pink hedgehog that so he was surprised that this version of himself no longer called her by that name. He wondered what other aspects of himself had changed. He never considered that his iconic attributes would of altered as well.

"I'm going to my pregnancy class today so I'll be back in the evening." Amy announced, finishing her lemonade and taking their now empty plates to wash them. "I should be heading out soon though, darling. I don't want to be late for the bus. I've gotten slower with this little guy in here."

"You don't want me to take you?" Sonic suddenly sprang up, helping her dry the dishes with his eyes full of concern.

More surprise followed her as she blinked at him. "Oh, well, it's fine! You don't have to worry about me. I can get there on my own."

"Are you sure?" He wondered, surprised she had denied his help.

"I'm sure." She giggled, heading towards the front and picking up her purse. "I'll be off then, my love. Bye!"

He couldn't believe it. She usually felt ecstatic at the thought of just being with him a few minutes and always jumped to the occasion. Now she simply looked casual. Not at all dazed like before.

She looked more independent.

More self assured and stable.

A little part of him felt sad that she wasn't all excited.

Amy didn't seem to notice as she stepped out their home and began to slowly make her way down the front steps of their home. It was only five but having the bump of her belly made her struggle at seeing her footsteps as she tripled slightly only to feel strong arms wrap around her.

"Be careful!" Sonic said, holding her by the shoulders from behind as he looked down at her concerned.

Amy blushed, slightly taken aback that he suddenly appeared.

"Right." She said with a smile as she leaned on him for support.

He wasn't usually this concerned or jumpy at every movement she made. The look in his eyes now made her feel funny. It was filled with concern and gentle care that she wasn't used to seeing in a long time.

It made her happy.

"I'll go with you." He suddenly insisted, making her ears stand up.

Amy's eyes widened in surprise "You don't have to. Really."

"I'm your… husband." He said slowly, almost tasting out the word in his mouth as he helped her to the last step with much concentration. His cheeks were slightly flushed. "I need to be sure that you and the baby are safe."

The pink hedgehog was silent for a moment as she watched him intently. She couldn't make words form for a second as she tried to grasp what he had just said. "Alright." Amy finally said breathlessly, a smile tugging at the corners of her lips as she took out her cellphone. "I'm just going to make a quick call, okay?"

"Yeah, okay." Sonic nodded.

Amy bit her lip as if contemplating something and then finally tip toed and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek, making him freeze in shock. He wasn't expecting that from her at all. It was so random.

Sonic blushed, feeling shy suddenly as he tried to cover his pink cheeks with a hand,

"I'll be out in a few." Amy smiled, biting back a smirk at his cute reaction as he nodded, avoiding eye-contact. "You should run in and get a jacket. It's going to get cold."

"Yeah, I'll do that." Sonic said quickly, his nerves going haywire as he zoomed back inside as Amy made her phone call.

He actually never really got cold but he suddenly felt overcome with sudden shyness. He felt like slapping himself. He had to get himself under control and stop acting like some hormonal preteen. He was a grown man who had never blushed by Amy's advances before and he refused to let that suddenly happen now.

He cursed himself, taking out a random black jacket from his closet and zipping back to the pink hedgehog who was bidding a farewell against her phone.

"All done!" She pulled him by the arm. "Let's get going, sweetie!"

He nodded, feeling slightly nervous as he picked her up and, with her guidance, got them to their destination in a matter of mere seconds as they now stood outside a large building. It resembled a clinic. Sonic hated clinics and he felt uneasiness overwhelm him as the pink hedgehog tugged him inside.

Maybe this wasn't a good idea after all.

"Mister Hedgehog," A betta agaped in shock as the pair of hedgehogs entered the building. "Surprise to see you here."

"Excuse me?" Sonic blinked, scratching his cheek unsurely at the stranger. Was it really that weird?

"Oh, forgive me. We've never met. I'm Coral." The betta introduced with a large smile as she held her hand out to him. "The instructor for the class."

Sonic paused.

They had really never met?

He stole a glance at Amy who offered him a smile and felt something in his belly tug at his heart strings. Amy had said on the way here that she had started her classes some months ago. Surely this was a new instructor. It wasn't possible that this really could be the first time he ever came to one with her. He never imagined himself attending one nor did he want to but if his… wife was attending one then he could never bring himself to let her go alone.

Just what kind of a husband was he…?

"Mister Hedgehog?" The gleeful voice rang in his ears, causing him to jump and turn to the betta with an embarrassed smile.

"Sorry. I zoomed out for a second." He shook her hand with a grin. "Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog."

"It's an honor to have you here, Mister Hedgehog and congratulations!" Coral nodded brightly, nodding over to a hallway. "Please follow me the both of you."

Sonic couldn't help like he was in a foreign place as he followed the betta closely behind Amy who looked like she knew her way around the building fairly well. To be honest though, his eyes were fixated on her every movement. He was afraid she'd somehow stumble and fought the urge to pull her close.

"Alright, my lovely couples!" Coral began as they entered a room filled with about ten expecting couples sitting on yoga mats. "We have someone new coming in so please say 'hi.'"

As the couples turned to them, Sonic felt like a deer caught in headlights as they all stared at him wide eyed. It made him feel like some freak show. He had the sudden urge to run away.

"Oh, chaos sake!" One polar bear suddenly gasped. "You're Sonic the Hedgehog!"

Now he really felt out of place.

"Hey, everyone!" He said with a thumbs up out of habit and grinned.

"My husband is your biggest fan." Smiled a black pregnant cat as she tugged at what appeared to be her skunk husband looking wide eyed in wonderment.

"Me too!" Some other guy called out.

Then came all the other fans I'm the room as the couples began to crowd the blue hedgehog. He lived his fans but being in an already uncomfortable environment made him feel like running. He almost considering it too if it wasn't for Amy saving him as she grabbed his hand.

"I know you all must be excited but please treat Sonic like any other." She said, stepping in front of him with a friendly smirk.

"Ah, well we'll try for you, hunny!" Someone said as they all nodded at the same time and made their way to their respected mats.

The cobalt headshot felt relief fill him. Not that was easy. It seemed like Amy had quite an influence on them. Then he found himself blushing again when she tugged him to a mat of their own. Sonic was surprised that the pink hedgehog hadn't tried to lean back against him like all the other couples on the room and felt rather relieved but also a bit disgruntled.

He couldn't find himself to admit to that as the class met on (especially since he hadn't realized his content with her still holding his hand).

Sonic expected himself to sit through hours of endless boredom but instead he found himself learning the important aspects of women in their third trimester that he had never known before. For one, many women find breathing difficult and notice they have to go to the bathroom even more often. This is because the baby is getting bigger and it is putting more pressure on their organs.

"Don't worry, your baby is fine and these problems will lessen once you give birth." Coral assured, making Sonic relax.

Coral went on to say that as a woman nears her due date, her cervix becomes thinner and softer. It's a normal, natural process that helps the birth canal to open during the birthing process.

"Your doctor will check your progress with a vaginal exam as you near your due date. Get excited — the final countdown has begun!"

Sonic wondered if the future him knew all this information.

He wasn't sure but what he was sure of was one thing:

Women were really amazing.

This thought swallowed him up as he glanced at the pink hedgehog sitting beside him. It was crazy to think that his crazy fan girl was creating life and hand a mini version of themselves within her belly. He subconsciously gripped her hand, making her turn to him with a smile and he looked away bashfully, releasing her once he realized they were still holding hands.

How embarrassing.

"Now on the topic of breastfeeding," Coral stated, switching slides. "Breastfeeding lowers the risk of ear infections, diarrhea, and stomach problems. Also be aware that before your milk comes in, in the first few days after birth, your breasts make a thick, sticky, yellowish fluid. This liquid has the calcium, potassium, proteins, minerals, and antibodies your baby needs."

Sonic was facinated.

"So with this in mind, remember that the milk is for the babies not you men." Coral teased, turning to the blue hedgehog. "Right, Sonic?"

"Y-yeah." Sonic stumbled over his words as everyone laughed at him. Was she really hinting at what he thought she was? No. He was probably just thinking bad.

"Alright so don't try to steal any!" Coral winked. "It's all for the baby!"

Nope.

She was clearly making a dirty joke.

Sonic's face turned as red as a tomato as he found himself trying to cover his cheeks. This was so inappropriate. Why did he have to be the center of the teasing? What kind of a guy did they think he was? Was it because he looked too into the topic?

This was so embarrassing.

At the sound of Amy giggling and the sight of her wide smile, Sonic couldn't help but smile back. His cheeks were still slightly flushed but he had calmed down. If that made her giggle then they could tease him all they wanted.

"Now let's start a little daddy boot camp." Coral announced happily, tugging a box towards the front.

"Daddy what?" Sonic asked with a raised hand.

"Daddy boot camp!" Coral excitedly slapped her hand together. "All the soon to be daddies, with the help of the soon to be mommies, will practice changing a diaper with this dummy here." She explained as she took out a fake baby doll from a nearby box.

"Is this really necessary?" Sonic wondered hesitantly as the betta began passing one to very couple. He thought the dolls were creepy and unnecessary. "I mean how hard can it be?

That was Sonic's mutual thought before he had began struggling to put on the super correctly on the doll but after the fifteenth time in a row, he considered himself the expert of super changing.

"See that wasn't too hard." He grinned, hands on his his proudly.

"It's backwards." Amy giggled.

Sonic paused, glancing at the diper. "I knew that." He chuckled, trying to play of his mistake.

"Sure you did." Amy bumped him with her hips playfully. "Plus you forgot the baby powder."

"Right." Sonic replied hurriedly, getting the baby powder and squeezing the bottle onto the now diaperless doll only for the powder to splash over his whole face.

Amy couldn't contain it any longer as she erupted into laughter at Sonic's mistake holding the bottle undies down and covering his face in white. "Oh, gosh!" She giggled, grabbing onto the table for support.

"You think that's funny?" Sonic smirked, squeezing the bottle of baby powder in her face and making her face turn white as well.

Amy blinked and shot him a smirk of her own as she squeezed another own on his face, shocking him as he now was completely white and looking at her dumbfounded. That only caused her to laugh even more. Sonic shot her a determined look.

"Now this is war." He said mischievously, wiping the powder off his face and opening the cap completely only to puff some over her attire.

Amy smirked, "Oh. Now it's on!"

In seconds they found themselves chasing each other around the changing table playfully with Sonic running slowly for her sake as they continued their little game. Their whole area was already covered in powder by now. They were making a mess but they didn't care as the continued to throw baby powder at each other.

They were having so much fun.

"Come on you too!" One of the pregnant ladies laughed.

"Yeah, little kids." Joked a polar bear with his wife. "Stop wasting baby powder!"

The pair of hedgehogs gave each other knowing looks as they tried not to giggle. They were right. They were acting like teenagers, which he was certain he still was, and they couldn't care less. Then the realization came to him. Just how old was Amy now?

Tails was already nineteen which meant that Amy had to be twenty three by now. He glanced over at her and looked over her body as she helped him change the dummy. He had noticed that she looked a whole lot mature from last time but she had really grown into a beautiful woman.

He found himself smiling in admiration.

"What is it?" Amy giggled, noticing him looking and rubbing her hands on her face. "Powder still in my face?"

"A bit," Sonic said with a chuckle as the pink hedgehog attempted to clean herself when his ears flicked towards a couple whispering amongst each other from across him.

"I wanna ask…" The male mumbled, glancing at Sonic.

"Shush! Don't be rude!" What appeared to be his wife said.

The male looked away, annoyed, but gave a sigh. "It's strange though!" He whispered before his wife mumbled something else and shut him up.

Sonic felt like asking what they were talking about but some part of him was somewhat oddly scared to do that so he looked down instead. There were so many questions he wished he knew the answers to. He only wished he'd find answers soon.

"Hunny, you still have some powder on your face too!" Amy's voice said, forcing him to look over at her as she placed her hands delicately on his cheeks and brushed powder off of them with gleaming eyes.

Sonic blushed but oddly enough didn't find the urge to pull away and found himself solely focused on the pretty pink hedgehog for another moment. He actually found himself leaning into her touch and missing it once she pulled away and went back to getting a new pamper. He was surprised to want to touch her too.

"You have some too." He lied, flicking her nose playfully. "Got it."

"Ouch, you bully!" Amy giggled, smacking his shoulder playfully as the others threw smiling glancing

"You two are so cute together!" Another couple stated.

"You should of brought him along a lot earlier, Amy!" Said another.

Sonic wondered why she hadn't and glanced at her face and frowned. He swore he saw a flicker of sadness cross her face but she simplify nodded and giggled out loud, saying, "Sorry about that! My hubbys just really busy. I was lucky enough to be able to finally get a free day with him." She mumbled on with a smile.

He wasn't busy.

He didn't know why she had just lied but it made his stomach turn but before he could question her Coral wrapped an arm around his and Amy's arm and gave them playful looks. "As much as I love to see such a lovely couple having fun, let's try to focus on changing pampers. How far have you progressed, Mister Hedgehog?" She asked.

Sonic sweat dropped. "Ah, about that…" he mumbled on and the rest of the class time was filled with the couples teaching Sonic change a dipper, learning new parental tips, and learning children lullabies.

It wasn't all that bad.

He was surprised to see how much he had actually enjoyed himself as they all said their farewells and he exited the classroom alongside his… wife and smiled at her.

"This was actually a lot of fun." Sonic admitted as the pair walked out the building happily as the sun began to already set.

"It was one of the best days of my life!" Amy giggled, skipping in front of him joyously, emitting that same youthfulness form their teenage years. "I'm so happy you came along!"

Seeing her this happy made him feel really happy himself.

Even so, he couldn't help but wonder one thing.

"Ames…" Sonic called out from behind her.

Amy twirled around, her quills flowing beautifully against her wind. "Hm?" She wondered, a big smile on her face.

Sonic was momentary struck by her beauty shining against the sunset and gulped, cheeks tinted pink. "Am I a good husband?" He asked, watching her intently.

There was a silence

She smiled. "Of course, my love." Emotion flooding her eyes.

He couldn't remember a time that Amy had ever lied but after seeing the sadness in her eyes, Sonic was certain she had now.

Sorry for not updating in a while guys! Ive been going through a lot lately (still am) and I couldn't find myself getting inspired to write but this story will not be abandoned so dont worry about that :) i will try to update sooner this time. Let me know what you guys think about this chapter!