Hey guys its Keno. Hope you are enjoying the story so far. I might be moving a little fast here with how things are happening with the characters, but don't worry im working on it. Anyways, enjoy chapter 4!
Burning Rose Chapter 4:
It has been about two weeks since Keno ask Amy to be his girlfriend. The two of them have been taking things rather slow. They've been on a couple of small dates and usually can be seen holding hands when they are around each other. On this day, Keno and Amy were walking through Station Square together. Amy walked on Keno's left side with her arms wrapped around his.
Keno smiles at Amy. "You just love clinging to my arm don't you Ames?" Amy giggles as they walk around a corner. "I can't help it. I just like being close to you." Keno chuckles as he looks forward to see Sonic and Sally approaching them. Once the two couples are face to face, Sonic notices Amy latched on to Keno's arm. Sally speaks up instead of Sonic who looks like he can't get his thoughts together. "So, are the two of you official now Keno?" Keno nods as he smiles and Amy blushes a lot. "Yeah, we started dating two weeks ago. We've been taking things slow." Sally smiles at the two of them. "Well congratulations you two." Sally then elbows Sonic in his side making him snap back to reality. "H-huh? Oh yeah congrats guys."
Keno smiles as he looks at the two of them. "Thanks guys. We'll see you later. We need to meet up with Silver and Blaze." Amy smiles a bit as well. "See ya" Keno walks with Amy past Sonic and Sally as they continue down the street. Sally looks at Sonic a little concerned. "Sonic are you ok? You don't seem like yourself." Sonic sighs as he looks at Sally. "I don't know Sally… I just still feel bad for what I did to her. I don't even know if she will forgive me." Sally kisses Sonic on his cheek as she smiles. "Don't worry Sonic. I'm sure everything will be ok in the end." Sonic nods and smiles a bit as the two of them start walking.
Keno and Amy soon meet up with Silver and Blaze who were waiting for them outside of the ice rink. Keno looks at the building and then back to Silver and Blaze. "Why the ice rink?" Blaze smiled a bit. "Well, the next winter Olympics are going to be here before you know it. Maybe you could come with us this time." Keno looked a little surprised. "Me? I don't know guys. I thought you already had all of the people you needed to compete?" Silver places a hand on Keno's shoulder. "Lucky for you, both teams are adding one extra competitor. So, you should talk to Sonic about letting you join." Keno was a bit nervous. I mean Silver and Sonic have told him plenty about the Olympics but he never thought he would be able to hold up with them in the games. "Well. What event are you two planning to train me for anyway?" Blaze smirked a little bit. "Couples figure skating."
Keno's face went from deep brown to red as he looked at them. "Me and my big mouth…." Amy giggles. "Come on Keno you know how to skate anyway. I can help you with figure skating if you want." He sighs as the four of them start walking into the building. "Fine... Whatever... Let's just get started already." The two couples get their skates before finally stepping onto the ice. Silver chuckles a little as he looks at Keno who has his hands in the pockets of his hoodie. "You could also try for speed skating too." Keno smirks as he turns to Silver. "How about taking me on then. That sounds more up my alley."
Silver and Keno moved over to the speed skating track and took their places at the starting line. "Remember Keno, no super speed or powers at the Olympics. While everyone may have their own little boost during events. It's very limited as to what you can do." Keno nods as the two of them get into the starting position. Amy smiled as she watched them with Blaze. "On your marks! Get set! Go!" Keno and Silver took off from the starting line with Silver taking an early lead down the first straightaway. However, Keno soon gained the upper hand as he sped by Silver on the first curve and managed to maintain his lead before crossing the finish line with a small burst of speed. "You mean a boost like that? Or was I moving too fast for you Silver." Silver scoffs as he crosses his arms. "Beginners luck wolf boy. I went easy on you." Blake skates over to Silver and the points to the time board. "Silver he just beat your fastest time. Which puts him on the second space spot for the leaderboard. Right under Shadow and Sonic who are tied for First." Silver looked at the leader board shocked as Keno chuckled to himself.
Amy giggled as she skated over to Keno and kissed his cheek. "Good job Keno. I didn't know you were so good at skating." Keno smiles at Amy. "Sonic asked me to race against him a few times before the Olympics in Sochii. After that I started practicing on my own." Blaze elbows Silver in his side to bring him back to reality. "Well there one other Event I think you need to do. You can do this one with Amy too." Keno looks at Blaze curiously and then Silver smirks a bit. Blaze looks at Keno as she stands next to Silver. "Figure skating in pairs" Keno's eyes widen as he looks at Blaze and then Blushes as he looks over at Amy. "Oh boy…." Amy looks at Keno. "What's the matter Keno?" He composes himself and sighs. "I haven't figured skated with someone since Lily was around…." The three of them looked shocked and the Amy hugs him. "Do you want to try Keno? Please?" Keno look at Amy's pleading eyes and then sighs. "Alright I'll do it. I can't say no to you" Amy giggles excitedly. Silver nods to Blaze and then looks at the Keno and Amy. "Blaze and I will go first."
The two Couples move over to the other rink as Silver and Blaze begin going through a basic routine. Keno watches in amazement. "Wow, those two have really been practicing." Amy watches them as well. "Yeah I know. What are we going to do? You did say it's been a while." Keno looks to Amy and smirks confidently. "Ames. I might be a bit rusty but we can always improvise. Let's show them what we can do." Silver and Blaze step off the ice and head over to them. Blaze wipes off her forehead. "Alright you two, it's your turn now." Keno pulls Amy out onto the ice to the center of the rink as the two get into a starting pose before beginning a completely improvised routine. Blaze and Silver watch in shock as the two glide across the ice together gracefully.
Keno tosses Amy into the air just before the two are about to end their routine. The two spin together and then separate before coming together. Their final pose consists of the two with their backs facing each other. Amy is sitting On Keno's tail with one of her legs crossed over the other and her hand up in the air. Keno has an arm crossed over in front of his chest and the two smile brightly before bowing and stepping off of the ice and going over to Silver and Blaze. Keno smiles and holds Amy's hand. "It wasn't the best but what did you two think." Silver looks at Keno in shock. "Honestly I'm amazed Keno. That finale you two came up with at last minute was perfect." Blaze nods in agreement before the two couples begin to leave the skating rink. "Honestly, you two are taking home the gold for sure. You should definitely join us Keno." "I'll think about it. Right now, I've got a lovely little hedgehog to take to dinner" Amy blushes and smiles as she hugs Keno's arm and the two of them walk away.
Silver and Blaze smile at each other as they watch the two of them walk off. "I think those two are going to be just fine Blaze." "I agree Silver. Keno seems just as happy with Amy as he was with Lily. I'm proud of him" As Keno and Amy turns the corner he stops and pulls Amy close to him. "Hey Ames guess what." Amy blushes as she looks up at him. "What is it Keno?" He smiles looking into her eyes before softly kissing her lips. "Thank you. For being by my side." Amy blushes even more as she smiles. "I should be saying that to you silly." Amy hugs him before they continue walking down the street.