This story has been rattling around in my brain for quite some time now, and finally I decided to stop it from just collecting proverbial dust in my hard drive and post it. I hope you enjoy the first installment of this little mini-series. Just something that needs to be said first though...this story is based on MODERN continuity, this is NOT a Sonic Boom based story...ANYWAY, on with the show! I own nothing except the story.
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"Sonic! SOOOONIC!"

Sonic sighed as he heard the shrill voice of the young pink hedgehog ringing in his ears once again. Per the norm, Amy was looking to once again convince him to go on a date with her. "Why won't she understand?" Sonic came to a stop and turned around to face her, and she soon came up to him, panting in exhaustion.

"Gosh Sonic, I really wish you'd slow down every once in a while."

Sonic winced at the thought of himself slowing down, he lived for speed after all, he wasn't the fastest thing alive for no reason. "What is it Amy?"

"Well..." Amy started wringing her hands, "I was just wondering if...maybe you'd like to...hang out for a bit at Twinkle Park, you know, for fun."

Sonic was slightly impressed by the fact that Amy hadn't flat out asked him to marry her or go out on a romantic date like she normally did, but still, he couldn't bring himself to do it. "Amy, thing is...I got stuff to do." Seeing her downtrodden expression he tried to quickly add an explanation, "And besides, you wouldn't be able to keep up with me anyway..." She still looked sad, "Don't take it personally or anything Amy, it's not you, no one can keep up with me."

"You let Tails tag along with you." Amy spat, her sadness now converted into rage.

Sonic backed up a few steps with his hands up in a placating gesture, "Whoa, that's because he has a plane! And even then he loses me sometimes."

"So that's it then? You're so fast that I can never be with you?"

"You make it sound so...bad." Sonic rubbed the back of his neck in guilt.

Amy sighed hopelessly and turned to leave, "Seeya Sonic."

Sonic watched the girl leave with her heart broken once again. "Aww man." Sonic shook his head despondently, debating with himself whether or not he should make it up to her. "She'll get over it probably, after all, she always does." He zoomed off again towards Tails workshop in the Mystic Ruins, trying to convince himself the whole way that he'd done the right thing. "She'd never be able to keep up with me...like I said...no one can."

Meanwhile, Amy had reached her home and was now on the phone, pouring her heart out to her best friend Cream. "And so he basically told me I was just too slow to be with him! I never thought that that would be the problem!" Amy whined into her pink phone, "What am I gonna do Cream?"

Cream for her part, always did her best to comfort her friend, but being only six years old, her ability to give advice was average at best. "I don't know Amy...but you're smart, I'm sure you'll figure something out!"

Amy sat up on her bed, "It doesn't have anything to do with brains Cream...and it doesn't have anything to do with body either." Amy started grumbling bitterly, "I could probably look like Rouge and be smarter than Tails and still not qualify!"

Cream shook her head sadly, "I wish I could do something to help Amy, but I don't know what to do."

Amy sighed, "It's ok Cream, just having you to listen to me rant is enough for me, I appreciate it."

"You're welcome...so are you gonna be ok?" the little rabbit asked sympathetically.

"I guess..." Amy flopped back onto her bed, running her fingers through her short pink quills, "I mean...there's gotta be more to life than Sonic...right?"

"Um...I don't know...is there more to life than Mr. Sonic?" Cream knew that Amy spent most of her time thinking about the blue hedgehog, so she honestly wasn't sure what Amy's answer would be.

Amy thought for a few moments, before hanging her head and sighing in defeat. "I guess...but...it's really hard when you have to ignore your heart's one true desire..." Amy dabbed at her eyes a bit with the back of her hand, wiping away the tears that were beginning to build up. "I'll talk to you later Cream, thanks for listening to me...again."

"You're welcome Amy." the young girl replied sympathetically. "Don't worry, everything will be ok."

"Maybe. Bye." Amy hung up the phone and turned over so she was on her belly, squeezing the pillow on her bed tightly in her arms. She then began to quietly weep, and eventually she fell into a dreamless sleep thanks to the exhaustion caused by her angst.
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A/N: Just so you guys know, this is NOT where it ends. This SO isn't my style of story...or it wouldn't be if I decided to end it here, oh no, there's still more to come. It should be only five chapters tops, and it won't be particularly long (as long as it doesn't take on a life of its own). If you liked what you read, please review and let me know what you thought. I want to know what you guys think. See you guys next time.