As the sun began to rise, it shined on Amy’s face.  Amy woke up from the added heat on her face.  When she became more conscious, she realized something was clutching on to her, just as she was clutching onto it.  It appeared to be something blue…something blue she thought.  What’s blue?  She thought hard about it for a minute.  Wait a second…Sonic is blue…so it would only make sense that I would fall asleep on him…so that must mean…I must be clutching onto Sonic! She thought.  As she opened her eyes, she felt a warm…breathing on her face.  Wait, breathing? She thought.  As she fully opened her eyes, she realized her face was about an inch or two away from Sonic’s.  He had a strong hold on her, so it wasn’t easy getting away from his grasp.  Amy was blushing furiously as she tried to escape from his clutch.  At least I can move my face she thought when she noticed she could move her face away from his.  Now, I don’t want to wake him, so… what else could I do?  She noticed that he loosened his grip on her left hand, so she wriggled it out of his grasp.
She then looked up and noticed a feather on the grass close to her head.  She reached up and grabbed it.  Maybe I can tickle his nose with it she thought when she had it in her hand.  I hope this works she thought as she started to tickle his nose with it.
Then, he reached up and scratched his nose with his right hand (this did not release Amy.)  Amy rolled over (so that she was farther away from him.)  Then she reached over and tickled his right hand, so that his other hand would reach over and scratch it, releasing Amy from his grip.
As she sat up, the hedgehog beside her began to stir.  Without the added heat next to him, he finally woke up.  As Sonic sat up, Amy burst out laughing.
“What?” Sonic asked with a confused look on his face.
“There are feathers all over your head,” she said as she moved behind him.  When she began to take the feathers out, she heard chirping.  She noticed Sonic’s quills were moving.
“What the…?” she said as she picked through his quills.
“What?  What’s going on?” Sonic asked her.
“You appear to have something in your quills,” she answered him as she continued her search.  “Aha, I found it.”
“What was it?”
“It was a baby bird,” Amy said as she laid the bird on her lap.  “It probably got in there when it allegedly fell from it’s nest, probably thinking that your quills was it’s nest.”
“Weird.  Well where do you think it’s mom is?”
“She might have flown off and her baby tried to find her, but fell out of the nest while doing so and couldn’t find it’s way back up into the tree, so it saw your quills and decided to sleep in them for the night.  That’s why there are so many feathers everywhere.”
“Can’t argue with that,” Sonic answered.  “So, what do we do with it?”
“We could take care of it until it’s mother returns.”
“Alright.  I guess so.”
“How about I’ll take it home and you can go buy her the feed?”
“Alright,” Sonic said as they began walking to Amy’s house.



When got to Amy’s house, Sonic kissed her on the nose and ran off to the pet store.
“Mister Romance,” Amy chuckled as she opened her door and set the bird down in a small bed.
After she closed her door, Amy went to her downstairs closet to look for a birdcage she had a while back.  Then she went to her phone to call Sonic.  She dialed the number and waited a few minutes before Sonic answered.
“Hello?”
“Hey Sonic, it’s Amy.  I already had a birdcage, so you don’t need to buy one.  The things I need you to buy are some pretend grass to put in the cage and the feed.”
“Anything else?”
Yeah.  It’s on the maybe list, though.  If you want to wait, though, I could buy it some other time-”
“No, I can buy it if you want.  What is it?”
“Maybe a small tree or a swing so she can enjoy herself in her cage.  Oh, and she’ll need a water tank and food bowl.”
“Cool.  Ok, I’ll buy them and be home in a flash.”
“Alright.”
“Bye, Amy.”
“Bye, Sonic.”
After hanging up, Amy went to make breakfast after putting the bird in the cage.  After a few minutes, the doorbell rang.
“Who is it?” Amy called as she dried off her hands and walked to the door.
“Special delivery,” said the deliveryman when she opened the door.
“Thank you.”
“Please sign here,” he said as he handed her a clipboard.
After signing the clipboard, Amy went back into the house as the deliveryman waved her goodbye and walked away.
I didn’t order anything, did I? she wondered as she walked to her office.
She went into her office and grabbed a pair of scissors from her desk.  She cut the tape off her small package and pulled the cardboard flaps back.  She took out the small box and began to open it up.  She gasped, for inside the box was the most beautiful necklace she had ever seen.  A beautiful oval-shaped jewel of blue and green was cradled in a silvery representation of vines growing around it.  The jewel and cradle hung from a long, silvery chain.
Sonic she thought as she hung the necklace from her throat.
She heard the doorbell ring again as she walked back into the kitchen.  Amy went to the door, opened it, and there stood Sonic loaded down with bags filled with pet store items.
“Hey, Sonic.  Let me help you with those.”
As Amy reached forward to grab a few bags, her necklace swung forward.  Sonic saw it in the corner if his eye and instinctively looked up.  And there it was, the gorgeous thing hanging from her neck.
“I see you got the gift I sent you.”
“Yeah.  When did you find the time to send it?”
“I sent it before yesterday,” Sonic explained.  “That way you got it after I asked you to be my girlfriend.”
“Cool.  I’ve fixed breakfast already.  You go ahead and eat.  I’ll set up Camille’s cage.”
“Who’s Camille?”
“The bird.  You like it?”
“Yeah.  Cool,” Sonic said as he walked to he kitchen.
Amy first opened the cage and put the fake grass in the bottom.  Then, she filled the water tank (with water, of course) and hung on the inside of the cage, put the bird feed in the food bowl and placed it in the cage.  Lastly, she took the swing and hung it off the top of the cage.
“Alright, Camille.  Enjoy your home,” Amy said as she walked into the kitchen to join Sonic for breakfast.



“So, do you want to go for a walk around the neighborhood?” Sonic asked Amy as she finished putting the dishes away.
“Sure.”
“Alright, let’s go now.”
Sonic ran over to the front door while Amy followed.  As they walked out of the house, the sun shined brightly in their eyes.
“Hold up Sonic,” Amy said, preparing to back inside, “Let me just go get my sunglasses.”
“Alright,” Sonic said as he ran to his house to get his sunglasses.  He was, of course, gone only a few seconds before rushing back, just as Amy was exiting her house.
They began walking. They passed Rouge’s house and stopped.  Rouge was exiting the house with someone.  Sonic thought it would be Knuckles, for Knuckles had told him yesterday he would ask Rouge out.  But instead of exiting the house with Knuckles, Rouge was with someone they had never met before.
This person had black quills sticking up.  Almost like Shadow’s, only the stripes on top of the quills were yellow.  His sleeveless vest and jeans matched and he wore low cut boots.  He looked like a rocker dude.
“Hey guys,” Rouge said as she walked up to them with this new person.
“Rouge, where’s Knuckles?” Sonic asked.
“What do you mean?”
“Knuckles told me he was going to ask you out.”
“Well, he never did,” Rouge told him, “Must have gotten cold feet or something because I haven’t seen him since that pool party last week.”
“Ok.  Come on, Amy.  Let’s head over to Knuckles place.”
“How come?” Amy asked.
“I have to talk to him,” Sonic answered.
They continued walking a few blocks before turning the corner and reaching Knuckles house.  
Sonic and Amy walked up to the front door and knocked once then rang the doorbell.
“Who is it?” Knuckles asked from inside.
“It’s Sonic.  I would like to talk to you.”
“Come on in,” Knuckles said after opening the door.  His face was grim.  He wore a towel around his waist and was wet.  His eyes were bloodshot and he appeared to have been crying.
“What are you guys doing here?” he asked.  His voice sounded hoarse.
“I came over to ask you a few questions,” Sonic said, looking him up and down.  “Are you alright?”
“Truthfully, no,” Knuckles answered.
“What’s wrong?” Amy asked.
“Let’s sit down first,” he said, leading them into the living room.  “Would you guys like anything to eat or drink?”
“No thanks,” Sonic said.
Water, maybe,” Amy said.
As Knuckles went to get Amy a cup of water, Amy and Sonic sat down on the couch.
“Thank you,” Amy said as Knuckles came backing and handed her a cup of water and sat down in the large rocking chair.
“You’re welcome.”
“So, what’s been going on, Knux ol’ pal?” Sonic asked.
“ You remember how yesterday I said would go and ask Rouge out?”
“Yeah,” Sonic replied.
“Well, I ran over to her house.  I looked in her windows.  She didn’t appear to be in there, mostly because she wasn’t.  I waited around for a few hours before she came home.  It was nighttime.  When I saw her coming up the sidewalk across the street, I thought my moment to tell her how I feel was had finally come.  Boy, was I wrong.  She was running from someone and when I saw who, I got up and thought he would harm her.  But then I saw her stop and he wrapped his arms around her.  Then she turned around and kissed him on the lips.  I was so heartbroken I jumped off her porch and ran home.”
“Wow.  So why are you looking like you got no sleep?” Sonic asked.
“Well, last night, when I got home, I was crying so much.  I didn’t even eat.  I went straight upstairs and cried myself to sleep.  When I woke up this morning I thought it was all a nightmare.  So I got up out of bed, looked out my window, and there they were.  Just walking past my house holding hands.  I was so mad, thinking that should be me, you know what I mean?”
Sonic nodded.
Knuckles continued.  “Then they just stopped and started makin’out like they knew I was looking at them and just wanted to piss me off.  So I went to take a shower.  Brought my CD player and sang really loud to get my thoughts out of my head.  When I finished my shower, I went to get my iPod and just kept listening to my songs and singing to them.  Then, I just couldn’t hold it in anymore and lied face down on my bed crying like I don’t know what.  That’s why I sound so hoarse today.”
“Oh, Knuckles.  I feel so bad for you,” Amy said as she got up and went over to give him a big bear hug.
“Thanks Amy,” Knuckles said as she pulled away and went to sit back down next to Sonic,  “You just made day a little more cheerful.”
“You’re welcome.”
“Man, that sucks.  I’m so sorry Knuckles,” Sonic said.
“No need to apologize, it’s not your fault,” Knuckles replied.
Amy whispered in Sonic’s ear for a moment.  Sonic nodded her head as if agreeing to something.
“Knuckles how would you like to join us for a movie tonight at my house?” Amy asked after a moment or so of whispering.
“Sure.  What time?” Knuckles answered.
“8:00.”
“Cool.  I’ll be there.”
“We’ll be going, now,” Sonic said as he and Amy got up off the couch.
“Ok, see you tonight,” Knuckles answered.
As Sonic and Amy left Knuckles’s house, they saw Rouge and her boyfriend making out at the corner while a couple of cars passed by.
“They must really be into each other,” Sonic noted as they walked down the stairs that lead up to the porch.
“I hope Knuckles can’t see this,” Amy said as she turned around to make sure Knuckles wasn’t watching.
As they walked toward the kissing couple, Rouge noticed them and broke away from the kiss, and ran over to them.
“Hey guys (again), I never introduced you to my boyfriend,” she said as she made a motion to come over.
“This is Denis.  He’s from England,” Rouge said proudly.  “Denis, this is Sonic the Hedgehog and Amy Rose.”
“Nice to meet the famous Sonic Hedgehog,” Denis said.  “And it was wonderful to meet this pretty young lady.”
He reached out and picked up Amy’s hand and kissed.  Amy looked up at Sonic.  He had a look of discomfort, but didn’t say anything.
“Well, it was nice to meet you too, Denis,” Sonic said, emphasizing Denis’s name.
As Rouge and Denis walked away, Sonic spoke after a few seconds.
“What a jerk,” he said aloud.  “I can’t believe Rouge would make out with someone like him.”
Sonic looked down to see Amy with a disgruntled look on her face.  She was looking down at the ground as she scraped it with her boot.
“Amy, are you alright?” Sonic asked.
“Yeah-h-h…no,” she answered, still looking at her feet.
“Alright, let’s go to the lake.  You wanna go swimming?” Sonic said, trying to keep her mind off of what just happened.
“Sure,” Amy replied.
Sonic put his arm around her to guide her to her house.