cutegirlmayra
I had a daydream about Sonic subtly falling for Amy and I-
Prompt:
A loud concert is playing in the middle of a reconstruction project that has just quit for the day. The Forces have been working on rebuilding the destruction Eggman's takeover had caused, but Sonic and the gang thought it only right to award a night for the volunteers who have been helping since the start.
It was a night of fun and loud music, and even Sonic starred as lead guitarist for the occasion. Many came to see, and sitting on a raised wall, the other side half destroyed but being rebuilt again, was Amy Rose.
She was simply just laughing with a few friends she had made, but would constantly look over to see Sonic playing.
At first, he didn't care to notice. But as the night and activities continued, he would look over when the beat wasn't specifically on the guitar at the moment, and see her talking with them.
Every now and then, his eyes would linger just a second longer, looking at how her smile never changed and how she really did seem to be enjoying herself.
When she looked over to him, an excitement spread across her face and her shoulders hunched up, waving enthusiastically to him but trying to keep it subtle as best she could.
It would make him smile too, before returning to looking down at where his fingers were strumming.
The rift was coming, and suddenly there was a burst of energy from Sonic, because when he looked back over to her, her attention was on some dudes that had just wandered over with beverages. One slipped and Amy laughed, dodging the spilling liquid before turning her gaze back to the stage.
Sonic raced to the center and started dancing, going wild and making himself the center of attention for all to see and enjoy.
"What's he doing?" a girl in the crowd called out, amazed but loving this new energy that was sparked in him.
He raced around on the ground, still playing hard before arching his back and jumping up to slam a string that made the crowd go ballistic.
When the song finally ended, he actually found it funny that he exerted himself there, and looked back to Amy while he held his victory pose.
With the crowd going wild around him, it wasn't shocking to see Amy on her feet, clapping excitedly and blushing as she cried out, "Go, Sonic!"
He smiled and closed his eyes, turning back to the screaming crowd.
He just liked having her praise again, he supposed.
He didn't think much into it, until he came over to her later, getting up on the raised wall with a mound of earth behind it, connecting it to the once grassy park.
"Hey, there. Amy!" Sonic sat beside her, lifting a knee up and looking over the crowd.
"Sonic!" She placed her cup to the side and covered her face slightly with her fists, "You were amazing! Hehe~ I haven't seen you play like that in a long time!"
"Yeah… I went a little crazy on that last bit, didn't I?" He rubbed under his nose but looked up as though a tad bit embarrassed. "I haven't really had a chance to talk to ya since the whole 'saving the world' thing again." he rolled his eyes and let them rest to her, placing his wrist down on his raised knee and facing her a little more.
"Now that mention it…" She scooted closer, but Sonic just looked a bit awkward about it, looking away as though knowing this would happen, eyes drooping before smiling back to her as she continued. "I have missed that, actually." She gave him another beautiful smile and he was happy to see she hadn't changed too much.
"Well, that's just the calls we have to make in life." He looked back over the party, another band having jumped on to start some energy back in the crowd again. "I had my heart set on fighting Infinite… the things he said made him powerful didn't sit well with me… I had to show him he wasn't as strong as he thought he was." Sonic took on a moment of reflection, something scarcely seen in the young hedgehog. "In the end, I really did prove my point." he winked to her, "Friends and free choice, heart and the strength of one's convictions… the will of mind and peace of the soul… I think those things really upset him because he didn't understand'em. Makes you kinda pity the guy." Sonic shook his head, but in Amy's eyes, he looked amazingly handsome and noble.
She suddenly burst out into another giggle, catching him off guard as he looked back to her.
"That's why I love you so much, Sonic The Hedgehog!"
For the first time… in a long time… Sonic felt those words come anew.
Amy's face turned tender, still full of life and admiration for him, as her words filled him with pride and another feeling he couldn't quite place… but it was pleasant and made him feel good about himself.
"You're always following your heart, wherever it takes you! You don't hold back anything and always strive to do what you feel is right. And you're usually always right! I hope that some of that…" She looked away and down, pondering out loud now as she placed a hand to her heart. "Rubbed off on me after all these years."
Her sudden kindness and wonder for him made him pause in another moment of astonishment. Throughout his life, he had forgotten how unexpected Amy could be sometimes.
Sure, she could be predictable. But every time he thought that she would do something to completely take him aback and gawk a moment in awe. She was interesting, mysterious at times, but that always kept him guessing, and he kinda liked the gentle thrill it gave him.
There was always something he could be curious of when it came to Amy…
She could never be boring, and she never made him feel boring either.
He made a small 'o' with his mouth as his eyes went a bit wider at her response, but then he chuckled to himself, catching her attention as she looked back up at him with the same expression.
"What?"
"Heh-heh… I was just about to say the same thing to you." He smiled gently back to her, and the look of affection in his eyes caught her heart into a swirl of ecstasy.
It had also been a long,… long time since he had said anything like that to her.
In a girlish glee, she kicked her legs up and cutely covered her face, flailing a moment before falling backwards.
"Ah!" Sonic saw her fall and quickly reached back for her, "Amy!…gahh…" he saw that the pile of dirt had caught her faster, and looked a bit sheepish at her wiggling around in the dirt with an open, exclaiming mouth that just shrieked of flattered joy.
Her legs kicked up by the side of the wall next to him, making him turn and shake his head, facing her half-way again. "Really? All I did was compliment ya, Amy…" it was a light tease, and she peeked through the crack in her fingers towards him.
"I know~ but it was from your heart. And as you said before, that's what really counts!"
He found himself reflecting on her words when-
He shook his quills and jumped off the wall to her, it was more like a hop with the shallow distance, but he offered her his hand. "Calm down, Amy. I wasn't trying to start any-WOAH!"
She laughed and tugged on his offered arm, jumping up as he pulled to retrieve some balance of stable ground again.
"Don't say that! I won't like it as much if you do…" she swayed her body sweetly and held both hands to his own.
Hunched over, he looked at the ground and then his hand, then her face, and then slowly rose up.
"If you take advantage of a girl's heart… that wouldn't really be very charming… would it?" she let go of his hand after holding it for a minute, then advanced towards him, boldly. She kept her chin down and placed her hands behind her back before rolling her head up and tilting her elbow slightly to catch it's ending curve.
"…Heh." he had moved away in a moment of shyness, but suddenly turned his head, gaining a second wind, and decided to really let his heart carry him wherever it felt was right.
"You know, Amy… I wouldn't always push forward so steadfastly if I were you." He teased, suddenly straightening out his back, puffing his chest out as a figure of speech, and walked with certainty towards her.
The sudden confidence emanating from him took her back and she forfeited her 'high ground' with a blush of retreat.
"Because you never know when I might just-" he took a powerful step forward, but it was calculated and slow, causing Amy to falter slightly in her flirty stance. "Take a bold step forward too." he smiled, and the sudden intimacy with the gap between them closed slightly by Sonic's initiation, caused Amy to falter again and hold her hands to the side of her reddened face.
"Eep..!" she squeaked, which absolutely made Sonic shake his head his puzzlement.
"…W-what?"
He burst out laughing, "You're too much, Amy! Haha!"
She squealed in happiness again, covering her face and moving away, shaking her body. "Y-you caught me off guard!"
He peeked back at her through squinted eyes, arms crooked in his snickering laughter at her withdrawal from the situation, finding her humorous reaction rather cute.
He was called back to the party, and looking off after the voice, Sonic smiled and was ready to return to normal day-to-day adventuring again.
But Amy pouted and pushed her arms straight down to her sides. "Ohhhh, why do they always do that?"
"Do what..? Amy…" he looked over his shoulder, his eyes drooping as he admired her silly charms.
"You haven't noticed?" she looked slightly disappointed towards him, losing her moment of frustration. "They pull you away anytime we're together. It's like the universe doesn't want us socializing. Hmph." she whined slightly, but it didn't bother Sonic.
He snickered again, "Well, not everyone can have this precious 'one-on-one' time with me." Sonic joked, grinning widely behind her. "Maybe there's a universe out there that could always spare five more minutes."
"Minutes would be wonderful." Amy touched the side of her cheek, falling into it as though desperately lovesick. "It took you away for so long last time… can't I will five more minutes into existence?"
With that, Sonic felt something stir in his heart.
Without so much as a second thought, only a snarky comeback in his smirk, he sped around and zoomed up to Amy.
"And what would you will to happen…? in five minutes..? Amy…?"
The air stood still. It was as though Amy's spoken wish had suddenly been granted by hers truly.
She felt frozen in time as the party dissipated as background noise. Their eyes locked on each other's, and a feeling of warmth and peace escalated in those precious moments.
"I'd…" she stopped herself, seeing him slightly pull up and away from their close interaction.
She was losing him… she had to think fast!
She hadn't noticed… but his hand had stopped momentarily, it had began moving to reach for her, but paused to let her answer him first.
"…For you to want to stay with me."
Another long pause, before-
"And will for another five minutes…"