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A/N: I know I haven't updated in forever but I got overwhelmed with a lot of things so here's a chapter I finally ended up finishing!

7 – Affections Arise

"Chaos, that's cold!" Amy shivered as the gel was applied onto her belly and Sonic watched intently at his first sight of the pink hedgehog's bare belly as the ultrasound technician glided the transducer probe across her abdomen.

As a soon to be father, Sonic was transfixed by the idea. To actually be standing in a clinic and seeing the visible roundness of his pink partners stomach was enough to make everything feel all that more real. Oddly enough, a sense of nervous jitters and a warmth in his heart filled his body.

"I really hope everything is okay with the baby…" Amy gripped the white sheet beneath her and took in a deep breath. "It's already been a month since my last checkup."

"I'm sure he or she will be fine." Sonic reassured her, placing his hand over hers affectionately with a small smile. "Just look at who his mother is and you'll know he'll be tough."

Amy's eyelashes blinked slowly at the sweet gesture and a wholesome smile pursed her lips as she gripped his hand back. Ever since last night, Sonic's attitude had a drastic change. He seemed to show her more lovely gestures and affection that she had long since forgotten had ever even existed between them.

The pink hedgehog felt like the past fourteen hours had been like a dream. He was behaving like she had always wished he would be during these moments yet felt was so intangible but here he was: behaving like the perfect husband. He had been doing nothing but surprising her like how he had done this morning when he insisted he go with her to her doctor's appointment.

"Here you can see its head and body," explained the ultrasound technician as he pointed at the monitor to his right where a black live image appeared with white fetal figure. "Those right there are its hands and feet."

Sonic watched in pure amazement at the small figure would twitch its hands slightly and feet.

"Your baby looks to be in perfect health and even seems to wiggling a lot in there."

"Oh, gosh!" Amy gasped with a big smile. "Our baby looks so much bigger now, Sonikku."

"Our baby…" Sonic mumbled breathlessly as he looked at the monitor. He couldn't believe something so tiny was living inside Amy's belly and that he had helped create it. Something about it almost felt magical that Sonic could almost cry.

The little figure began twitching its legs and moving more so that it made the blue blur grin. "He's running in there!" Sonic said excitedly as the little legs would twitch from time to time.

The ultrasound technician laughed. "It sure looks like it." He said in a agreement.

"Like father like son." Sonic grinned.

"Or daughter." Amy added with a smile, gripping his hand.

Sonic smiled back, cheeks pink but nodded. "Or daughter."

"Would you like to know the gender?" Asked the ultrasound technician with a raised brow.

"No, not yet." Amy said with a shake of her head. "I want it to be a surprise."

Regardless of gender, Sonic was mesmerized. He and Amy had created a life and there was a tiny person inside her and it made him feel warm inside. "My baby's is growing inside of here..." Sonic said breathlessly as he placed his hands on the pink hedgehog's belly, which had now been cleaned by the doctor, who had finished the appointment and excused themselves.

Sonic blushed once he realized he had touched the pink hedgehog's belly without permission. It was purely accidental and innocent but his body had reacted so naturally. It was as if his body was used to the presence of her own.

Amy smiled cutely but nodded. "Ours, you mean." She said.

He smiled. "Of course."

"Maybe we can even buy the baby matching shoes." She gripped his arm as they walked out of the clinic after waving goodbye to the receptionist. "That way he or she can match with their daddy."

The pink hedgehog seemed to only intensify the blush on his face as she leaned into his body, placing his arm between her breasts, something that he was not aware she had even grown.

He doubted she had done it on purpose but he wished she would be a bit more aware of her actions. Yet again, it didn't really seem to matter at this point since they were well… married.

"Tonight we can even start painting and decorating the baby room together… if you'd like to that is." She said with an excited grin.

"Of course, Ames." Sonic agreed, feeling his body heat up nervously when she suddenly twirled to face him head on, confusing the blue hedgehog until he saw her next actions.

She leaned in forward, causing Sonic to close his eyes in anticipation for a kiss that never came. When he opened them questionably, his gaze was met with a smirking pink hedgehog who caressed his cheek and lower lip slowly, slightly teasingly.

"We should start making our way to Knuckles and Rouge's place." She said, turning around to walk, and Sonic swore her hips were moving side to side more, with her tail waving slightly and an innocent smile on her face.

Sonic felt his cheeks flush in embarrassment. What was he expecting? Even more, why did he close his eyes and why did he feel excited for it? It was almost like he wanted to feel the touch of her lips against his once more. He still couldn't believe they had actually kissed let alone how her whole demeanor had changed since the event. The pink hedgehog seemed to grow some new confidence that put him on edge and cower to her subconsciously.

Although he had been entirely for it when they went out, a part of him still felt oddly strange about the whole ordeal. Somehow his body was confusing his emotions in a way he couldn't comprehend. These small fragments of his past were enough to warm his heart to the point of accepting this momentary connection to the pink beauty.

Something about that terrified him.

It looked like the tables had turned.

He felt like he was subconsciously chasing after her wether he intended to or not. It was like his body yearned for her to touch him. The strange making him wonder how his emotions could be so easily swayed over a single night, even he had always found her amazing, and wondered what could cause such a change.

Even so, his attention right now was in becoming the best husband he could be for now. He had to make Amy smile like he never did before and support her. Hopefully, he'd learn a few new things along the way. And so, with a determined smile, he quickly swept her of her feet before she could say anything and they were off and arrived to their destination within seconds.

"Lets try to refrain from doing that, my love." Amy stared a bit sternly after Sonic set her down carefully. "It's not good for the baby to be traveling that fast."

"Really?" Sonic jumped in surprise. "I had no idea."

"Well now you know." Amy said with a smile as she tapped his nose, making him blush again. "You'll get plenty of chances after the baby is born. You did see the baby's legs going crazy after all. I'm sure he or she will be just like daddy."

Sonic swallowed.

Daddy.

The cobalt hedgehog never been called that before but something about it felt erotic even though it wasn't said in that type of way. Sonic turned away as Amy knocked on the front door. He felt like such a pervert for actually liking behind called that by her.

"Coming!" Two cute voices said in usion.

"Aunty Amy! Uncle Sonic!" The two little girls greeted with giggles and happy jumps.

They were quite adorable. Who would of known that the knucklehead would be able to have such cute girls, was something that crossed Sonic's mind. "Hey, you little rascals!" Sonic greeted with open arms as he took the two little girls into his arms and swung them around playfully.

Amy giggled at the sight. "You two look beautiful." She said and kissed both little girls on their foreheads, making Sonic oddly a bit jealous that he hadn't received one, and looking around the home. "Where's everyone?"

"Daddy's out back with everyone." Topaz stated.

"Momma should be in the kitchen." Diamond inquired.

"Follow us!" They said in usion once more as they ran towards the back of the home. "We'll take you!"

In an instant, the cobalt hedgehog took Amy by the arm. "Watch your step, Ames." Sonic said, carefully assisting the pink hedgehog in walking.

"I'll be okay, sweetie." Amy giggled, pushing him out the door once they got to the back rather quickly. "Go hangout with the guys."

"Ah… okay." He said slowly.

Sonic appeared almost like a pouty child as his brows wrinkles with unease at her words and almost unwillingly, and painfully, seemed to detach himself away from the pink hedgehog and make his way to the backyard with the two little girls pulling him along.

Amy giggled as she watched Sonic be pulled along and she only wondered how he would look along his own child. Now that was a sight she could not wait to see. It made her smile goofy and blush, causing butterflies in her belly.

"Looks like you and the Blue boy are getting along." A familiar voice cooed behind her as the pink hedgehog jumped in surprise.

"Gosh, Rouge!" Amy glared. "You scared me."

Rouge stood by the kitchen doorway with a look of interest as she raised a brow at the display as she ate a cupcake. Striking her the most: the big happy smile on the pink hedgehog. Now that was something she had not seen in a very long time.

"Help me put the frosting?" Rouge asked, walking back into the kitchen.

"Sure!" Amy answered, following her.

"So what's got Blue boy acting all… cheesy?"

"I don't know… he's just been acting different suddenly." Amy admitted bashful, cheeks stained pink which made Rouge smile herself. "He took me out on a date last night and it was just so wonderful… we even kissed!"

"Wow, you sound like a school girl which is pretty sad considering that you're married." Rouge laughed, handing the pink hedgehog a cupcake and the frosting.

Amy's ears flopped. "I know but it had been a long time since we did anything as a couple but kissing him and going on a date was almost like the first time. He seemed so… gentle. It was almost like he was seeing me in a new light and the way he looked at me made me feel all jittery inside." She smiled with a blush.

Rouge licked some on the frosting she got on her finger with a smirk. "How about you give him a little reward?" She offered.

Amy blushed. "A reward?"

Rouge gave her a knowing look.

"You know what I mean. Give him a reward for being a good boy." She winked. "Sounds like it's something you'd love too."

Amy blushed. "I don't know about that, Rouge..."

"What's with the sudden shyness? You've both have clearly already had some fun before." Rouge pointed at her belly. "You have the evidence to prove it right there."

"I know that but it's really rare when we do it." Amy said, embarrassed. "Plus having this belly doesn't really make me feel attractive."

"You've been married for three years and you're a beautiful woman especially with a belly." Rouge said, smacking the hedgehog on her forehead with one of her kid's toys. "All you're lacking is some confidence. Have you ever tried buying something sexy for him?"

"Y-y-you mean…" Amy gulped, lowering her voice. "Lingerie…?"

"Duh! Have you really never surprised him with some at this point?" Rouge asked, giving her a look of shock.

"Well um Sonic is really impatient," Amy began with really red cheeks as she looked down shyly and fumbled with her pink dress. "I tried wearing some cute panties for him once and he didn't even notice." A sad glow overcame her but she pushed it away with a smile. "He's never really paid much attention to what I wore and just went straight to the point."

"This time it's your turn," Rouge held her friend's shoulders and gave her a hard stare. "Teach him who's in control. You know how easy men can come begging at our knees with some simple seduction. Make him beg for you."

"I don't know…"

"Come on," Rouge bumped her hip. "Take advantage of how sensitive your body must be right now. Trust me. I had killer orgasms when I was pregnant and I'm sure you will too."

"Oh, right. Orgasms…" Amy blushed, glancing up at Rouge shyly as she decorated a cupcake. "What… what do those… feel like?"

The bat stopped her movements. "You've never finished?" Rouge gasped out loudly.

Amy quickly covered the bats lip's with her palm as her cheeks flushed red. "Keep it down!" She warned, hoping no one had heard her speak.

Rouge could care less as she quickly moved her friend's hand away and held it tightly with a serious look on her face. "Tomorrow I'm taking you with me to do a little shopping."

Nerves quickly overwhelmed her with tiny bit of hope and excitement as she glanced out the kitchen window and towards the blue hedgehog who now sat surrounded by Knuckles and the friends. She wondered what he would think if he knew.

Sonic's mind was momentarily occupied as the guys around him chatted him up and he showed off the recent news of the doctor's visit. "The baby is as healthy as can be." He smiled excitedly. "It was so amazing actually seeing the little thing through the monitor."

"You're so whipped." Giggled Charmy, who surprisingly looked the same as before, with the exception of a slightly deeper voice and more defined arms.

"Oh, come on." Sonic scoffed. "I'm not whipped at all."

They all gave him knowing looks.

Sonic continue, "Don't you guys ever get a mind blowing feeling of how crazy it is that two people can create life together?"

"Can't relate." Charmy said.

Sonic chuckled. "Of course you can't."

"We get it. You're excited to be a dad. Never thought I'd see the day." Vector chuckled. "Want to go out with us later to celebrate, daddy O'?" Vector offered with a large grin as he ate some of the plentiful dishes on the table with eagerness.

"I wanna go!" Tails pleaded, who had been quiet the whole time, solely focused on the cellphone in his hands.

Knuckles snapped. "You can't."

"You're not even legal yet." Sonic added.

Tails rolled his eyes. "Like that ever stopped you."

"Well Im still mad that you betrayed me." Sonic said, half still upset.

Tails raised a brow. "Betrayed you?" He asked.

"You drugged me."

"Well how couldn't I if you were acting like a madman." Tails shrugged, nonchalantly. "Plus, I was asking Vector, not you."

Sonic pursed his lips in surprised. This was the first time that his kid brother had been talked back to him in such a way. He pondered if it was due to puberty but the cold tone in the fox's voice made Sonic feel like it was something more. It almost felt like there was a wall between them.

"You're lame." Tails scoffed, standing up and storming inside with a tight frown.

"What the hell is wrong with him?" Sonic snapped, heavily annoyed with the fox at this point but trying not to rot his good mood.

"Puberty probably." Vector said with a chuckle.

Even though Sonic got the feeling it was much deeper than that but he accepted that answer anyway. His mind was too conflicted as it was to think more about the situation he was in. Right now he could only handle his current dilemma of Amy and move to the next after that plus he didn't want to spoil such a happy day or make a scene at the twins party.

He would talk to Tails later.

"So that's a yes?" Asked Vector, bringing Sonic our of his thoughts.

"Can't do." Sonic said as he gazed at the pink hedgehog giggling with Rouge though the kitchen window longingly. "I promised Amy that I would help her get the baby room ready."

"Yup, you're whipped." Vector laughed.

Sonic rolled his eyes and before he could say otherwise, female giggles made his ears flicker. "Amy, can you please give Sonic permission to go out with us?" Vector called out to Amy who emerged from within the house, holding snacks, with Rouge by her side.

"I don't need permission!" Sonic glared at Charmy, his demeanor of glancing at Amy proving otherwise.

Amy smiled, setting the snacks on the table in front of them. "You guys should go have fun. It has been a while after all. Go for it!" She gleamed, taking her seat beside Sonic.

He turned to her with his ears folded slightly and a frown. "But… what about getting the baby room ready?" Sonic asked. He really wanted to change things and turn himself into the perfect husband. His… wife and baby came first before anything else.

Amy smiled sweetly at Sonic's actions and kissed him quickly on the lips. It was only for a second but it was enough to make Sonic freeze up and turn crimson red. His eyes were wide in surprise but Amy felt an overwhelming power compel her when she saw his eyes flicker back to her lips.

Maybe what Rouge said wasn't a bad idea.

Sonic had been showing a rather cute side she had thought died long ago. It was stable but she somehow felt like a big animal cornering her weak prey. She enjoyed seeing him blush and coy whenever she touched him even in the slightest: it was adorable and she wanted to see him even more flustered.

She giggled at the thought, flicking his nose again. "Yeah, you should have some fun. We could do that anytime. We still have time until our bundle of joy is born."

Her words made him smile. A bundle of joy. Their bundle of joy. Sonic felt like his fatherly instincts had suddenly emerged and made his belly feel odd. Without realizing, his face gleamed with affection as he subconsciously ran his fingers through her quills. The lovey doves exchange didn't go unnoticed.

"Now I see why Blue Boy doesn't want to go out and have fun with the boys." Rouge laughed, taking a sip of red wine and sitting on the armrest of Knuckles' chair. "He wants to stay home and have fun with his wifey instead."

"No, that's not—!" Sonic felt his body heat up.

"Like you and Knuckles aren't the same, Rouge." Amy laughed, suddenly grabbing onto Sonic's arm and hugging it with pink cheeks of her own.

Sonic couldn't believe they all shared dirty jokes so openly now. Especially Amy! She didn't deny nor reject the idea and it made Sonic feel warm. She was supposed to be one of the purest ones here.

Then again, Sonic didn't know what his future self would do with Amy. Or rather, he clearly did since she was pregnant, but the topic he had wanted to avoid from the beginning seemed almost like taboo. Even though Amy was of age in this timeline, he was mentally younger and inexperienced with such things.

It felt weird for him to actually think about those things.

Sure. He had to admit that he and Sally did fool around here and there but it never passed second base and even then things could get awkward. They'd totter around, accidentally hit each other, and freak out out of embarrassment and stop halfway through. Given that he was mentally eighteen, he had to admit that it was pretty pathetic he was still a virgin when he and Sally had been in a serious marriage for years.

Something just always felt wrong… oh, right: it was because she was destined to marry that stupid monkey.

Sonic felt his anger boil again as he began to recall the night he had first heard everything. The betrayal and angst welled up within him. He needed to learn more about what happened with that but judging by how he was married to Amy in this life, he didn't think it was pretty.

It was becoming a hard possibility that Sonic had married Amy out of revenge. Their marriage wasn't lovely, he could never imagine him proposing to the pink hedgehog, and his future self didn't seem to even want to try and make it work. Everything was a travesty. Sonic wouldn't be surprised he would make such a rash decision considering he had made a huge one right before he traveled to the future.

He had to get a hold of himself and grow up.

Sonic grimaced at the memories.

"Sonic?" Amy's lovely voice warmed him.

He turned to her confused expression and looked at where she nodded towards. "Huh?" Sonic looked at Vector, who chugged a beer, and smirked.

"We'll pick you up tonight, man!" The crocodile said.

The cobalt hedgehog had zoomed out of the conversation and wasn't sure what they were talking about at first until he recalled their invitation. It seemed too late to back out now. Then again, even if he tried, they'd probably tease him about having...that type of fun… with… with Amy, his… wife.

Sonic decided it would be best to keep his mouth shut and go along with them so he did just that. They spend the rest of the time at the twins party chatting, playing games, and blowing out candles. It was a lot more fun to have kids around, Sonic noted. They brought so much joy as the twins warmed up the place.

By the time the young couple returned home, Sonic was beat and

"Just… don't keep me waiting up too long. I don't like falling asleep on my own. The house feels too empty without you."

Sonic felt like kissing her lips but he didn't have the guts to do it and the very idea of initiating any more intimate contact like the passionate kiss they shared when they danced felt strange and intangible. It was uncanny and Sonic wasn't too sure if he liked it, let alone if it was acceptable.

He had to play things safe.

Careful.

"I won't be out too late." Sonic reassured her, flicking her nose in retaliation from every time she did the same to him with a proud smirk when he saw her face twist into an adorable recoil. "Don't miss me too much!" He winked.

"We'll try." Amy replied sweetly, blushing like a school girl as she began to rub her face against the tip of his finger that still hovered over her nose until his lips alm opened and she leaned into his touch with her eyes shut.

Now it was Sonic's turn to blush as she opened her eyes and met his gaze with a nod goodbye. The two gazed at one another affectionately a second too long before Sonic lowered his gaze and hand to her belly and rubbed it lovingly muttering something about taking care of momma then turned and sped out of the house.

The pink hedgehog released a breath she didn't realize she had been holding onto and held onto her tummy with a happy smile. "I can't wait for you to fall in love with daddy too." She giggled, admiring a portrait on the wall of her and Sonic in their early years: Amy's arms hugging him tight, Tails trying to get her off, Knuckles laughing, and a squeezed Sonic grinning.

Things had changed so much...

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