Purest Of Hearts: Chapter 4
Chapter 4: A Shadow On The Wall
Sorry I took so long with this chapter. I've been busy with school and also I've been a little bit lazy! Forgive me! I'll try and use my free time to work on this story, I promise. Oh! And I'm also working on a poem ^^ It's called "Lovin' You, My True Blue Hero" Which I will be posting up soon. But for now just enjoy what I have so far!
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Amy turned the key inside the lock until she heard an insignificant "click" sound and turned the knob on the glossy wooden door. Her two close friends, Sonic and Tails, sauntered in as she held the door open and then closed it shut. Tails stood in the small hallway that led into the kitchen and living room and observed the pastel paintings as well as how beautifully decorated her apartment was.
"Wow, Amy, nice place you got here!" Tails said as he continued to examine his surroundings.
Sonic looked at the bright pink walls and sighed, "Yeah, besides all the pink! "
"Hey! I can't help it if my favorite color happens to be the color of me!" Amy said cheerfully as her mind immediately leaped to the thought of her beloved chao, Chalulu.
"Chalulu! I'm home!" She yelled in her usual light-hearted voice.
Amy waited a few minutes to see if her little friend would show up.
Chalulu didn't come.
"Hm, maybe she didn't hear me…" Amy thought.
"Chalulu! Chalulu…"
Tails studied the uneasy expression on Amy's usually blissful face and tried to come up with an excuse for Chalulu's supposibly strange absence, "Maybe…she's sleeping? Or hiding? That's what my chao in the Chao Garden do when I show up!"
A wide grin formed on the blue hedgehog's face, "Probably because you scare them'"
Tails sighed and rolled his bright blue eyes, ignoring his companion's teasing and concentrated more on Amy's current state.
Amy's eyes swelled up with tears and her voice went a bit coarse, "No…she normally always greets me at the doorway. Something's wrong." The worried look on Amy's face remained as she gave another shout for her little chao," Chalulu! Chalulu! C'mere girl!"
There was still no sign of Chalulu.
"Let's look around for her. Like Tails said, maybe she got tired and took a nap or she could be just playing games with you." Sonic said in comforting voice. He walked over to Amy and put his hand on her shoulder gently and smiled. Sonic knew that Amy was really sensitive, so he tried his best to comfort her.
God, even when he just touches her it feels like her heart was going to jump from out of her chest. The pink hedgehog's cheek turned red slightly as she looked into his emerald green eyes and returned a weak smile, "Ok, Sonikku."
Amy, Sonic, and Tails walked into the kitchen and began their search for Chalulu. The pink hedgehog and little fox both set their bags of pastries on the lustrous wooden table. Tails couldn't resists but take one more donut from out of his bag and took a generous bite.
Sonic eyed Tails while sweat dropping, " You know, Tails, eating all those sweets is gonna turn you into Eggman one day! I mean, look at how huge he is now." He said while on his knees and hands on the tiled floor looking under the table not noticing that Amy was also under the table on the other side, "I don't think I can handle a partner who resembles the size of that egghead."
Tails chewed the last bits of his donut and rummaged around through some of the lower cabinets. He wasn't really sure if what Sonic said was a compliment or insult but he was really intrigued by his blue companion's concern, "Since when did you worry about my health?"
Sonic chuckled, "Ever since you ate 3 boxes of Twinkies a couple of weeks ago."
Tails waved his arms around rapidly and blushed slightly embarrassed," Hey! Those were really good!" You should've tried some!"
"I would've if a certain fox hadn't ate em' all." Sonic said obviously declaring Tails the root of the problem in this conversation.
"We'll you eat lot more than I do y'know…"Tails teased.
The cobalt hedgehog laughed, "We'll I'm a big man! I need lot's of food!"
Suddenly, Sonic felt something soft brush up against his shoulder and turned his head. He blinked a couple of times as he identified who it was. Amy grinned mischievously and rested her head on his shoulder. A sweat drop appeared over the blue hedgehog's head as she did this.
Tails smirked at the sight of the two hedgehogs under the table after he was finished searching through the cabinets, "Sheesh, get a room you two!" An idea came to the young kitsune's mind, "In fact, I'll just go look in another room while you two get all romantic!"
"That's the last damn straw, Tails!" Sonic said a bit ticked off and got to his feet from under the table but accidentally bumped his head, hard, and yelped.
Tails laughed and fell on the floor rolling. His sides began to ache and soon, as it seemed the little fox's laughter were contagious; Amy joined in, laughing a bit. Sonic reached for a nearby broom, while stilling holding his hand over the bump on his head, and charged at Tails. The little fox quickly got on his feet and ran around the kitchen with the cobalt hedgehog in hot pursuit.
Amy arose from under the table carefully, unlike Sonic, still laughing. But suddenly she stopped and her pink ears perked up to a faint whimper from the living room. As she slowly walked into the living room her bright green eyes lowered their gaze onto her favorite vase…along with her once lovely flowers now scattered among the soft red carpet in pieces.
The pink female's ears limped slightly and bit her bottom lip, pouting, and whispered, "Oh, Chalulu…is this why you are hiding from me?" She bent down, balancing on her toes, and gently picked up a single rose petal in her fingertips, "I hope she doesn't think I'll hate her…"
Amy stood up straight and examined the room further thinking that Chalulu might be close by. Her eyes widened as she caught sight of a bloodstain on her pink wall along with a slightly large crack. There was more blood on the carpet that trailed behind the sofa. Amy froze right on the spot, too scared to even dare look behind that couch. She tightened her fist and took a deep breath and proceeded to walk closer to the trail of blood. It took all the courage she had left as she looked behind the dark red couch.
Chalulu was lying on her light blue stomach with a deep wound in her side and head. Her body rose up and down vaguely as very faint breaths escaped her mouth. Amy fell to her knees besides her and couldn't hold back her tears anymore.
She cried silently and held Chalulu is her arms not caring if she got blood on her. Thinking fast, she quickly went to get her first aid kit on top of a shelf.
Sonic had finally caught his two-tailed buddy in a really tight headlock after giving up the idea of beating him with a broom. He had totally forgot that he could've just used his super speed to catch Tails, but it soon came back to his mind after a while, "Do you know what time it iiiis?" He smirked.
Tails squirmed around trying to get loose of Sonic's tight grip, "No! Don't say it-"
Sonic took his free hand, bunched up his fist and rubbed it hard against the young fox's head causing his fur to stick up, "NOOGIE TIME!"
"AH! Dear God, save me!" Tails yelled while accepting his fate, "I'm sorry! Let me go!"
All of a sudden, Sonic stopped and looked toward the entrance to the living room. His cobalt ears twitched slightly as he heard sobs and sniffles and assumed it was Amy. Tails could feel Sonic's grip around his neck steadily loosen as he hastily made his way into the next room, a serious expression on his face, without saying a single word. Tails tilted his head a little perplexed for a few moments but decided to follow his blue hero since his senses and instincts were far more acute. Tails really didn't hear anything.
When Tails entered the quiet living room, he saw a pink hedgehog sitting on the crimson sofa holding a light blue bundle in her arms wrapped in bandages. She was silently crying, teardrops streaking down her cheeks. A first aid kit was placed beside her as a blue hedgehog sat on the other side wrapping more bandages around the chao's injury firmly to cease the bleeding.
At the moment, Tails had to adjust to what he was seeing before him because from the way Sonic and Amy were sitting, they could almost be recognized as a couple.
"I think she's gonna be fine…" Sonic said as he put the finishing touches with the bandages. He shot a look up at Amy and wiped her remaining tears away, gently, with a Kleenex and whispered comforting words to her, saying that everything was going to be ok. Amy felt a little bit more relaxed as he did this and soon stopped crying.
Tails pulled up a chair and placed it nest to the two hedgehogs and sat down but he couldn't help but hide a smile because no matter how many times Sonic would deny it, Tails could always tell that Sonic had strong feelings for Amy Rose, even though he tries to hide it so much. But he decided to keep the thought to himself after being the victim of what happened back in the kitchen. His cerulean eyes observed the injured Chalulu, "Hm, I don't think the wounds was deep enough to cause any severe tribulations." He looked over to Amy, "Just make sure you replace the bandages with some clean ones and sanitized the wounds daily, ok?"
Amy nodded and giggled while steadily rocking her chao in her arms, "Wow, Tails, you sound just like a doctor."
Sonic looked over at her and raised an eyebrow, "Sound like a doctor? With a brain the size as his, he COULD be a doctor."
Tails blushed, "Wow, I really thought of myself as a pilot and inventor, not a doctor. " He snickers, "And uh…with the brain the size of Sonic's you'd think-"
"Put a sock in it Tails." Sonic interrupted. He knew where the fox was getting at and he hated it when Tails does that. He might not be the brightest hedgehog out there but he never likes to be considered stupid.
"Sorry! Sorry!" Tails apologized while sweat dropping.
Sonic lightly shoved him on the shoulder and grinned, "Hey, it's ok. I know you didn't mean it."
"Good…Well I'll be in the kitchen, ok?" The little fox looked over to the bloodstained carpet, "I'm gonna look for something that could get that stain out…"He rose from the wooden chair and started to make his way into the kitchen.
"Aw, Tails, you don't have to clean it for me…I'll do it…" Amy said gently. It was her apartment and it didn't seem right to let a guest clean up her apartment.
Tails stopped half way in his steps and glanced over to his rosy friend, "No, it's ok Amy! What are friends for? Besides, you seem to have your hands full there…" The two-tailed fox said while looking over at the small bundle in her arms.
A weak smile appeared on the pink female's face, "Thanks Tails, the cleaning liquids and scrub are in the top cabinet on the left, right next to the broom closet…"
"Alright! Thanks!" And with that said, Tails continued to walk into the kitchen.
The blue hedgehog rose from the couch, his strong arms folded behind his spiky head, and walked over to the crime scene. His emerald green eyes scanned the area spattered in blood and the fracture in the vivid pink wall. The sight of the blood was suddenly became too much to bare as Sonic quickly looked away, gritting his teeth in anger, "Who could've done such a horrible think? And how did they get into your apartment, Amy, if your door was locked?"
Amy stood from the couch and rested Chalulu's head onto one of the miniature, comfy pink pillows from the sofa. She walked over to a shelf and pulled down a small, purple blanket with adorable designs of crescents and stars scattered on it and spreaded it neatly over Chalulu's body. Amy then sat next to her injured chao and looked over at Sonic with a look of pure trepidation and sadness while attempting to hold back more threatening tears, "I don't know, Sonikku. Either way it's all my fault…I should- (sniff) shouldn't have ever (sniff, sniff) left Chalulu alone…I'm so stupid…" Amy slammed her fists on her knees and lowered her head, allowing her pink bangs to fall in front of her lovely, young face. She closed her eyes and sighed sadly.
A strong yet slender arm wrapped itself around Amy and rested its hand on her shoulder then pulled her close into a gentle hug. Amy glanced up a bit shocked and saw that it was Sonic. He had a comforting and warm look in his eyes with a diminutive smile on his carefree face. Amy buried her face in Sonic's shoulder cried silently. In response, the blue hedgehog put his other arm around her and gently patted her back.
"Shh, its OK Amy…let it all out…"
Sonic hated seeing Amy so gloomy when she was always so energetic and high-spirited. And right now, what Amy needed the most out of him was comfort and support. It wasn't a time to shove her off or tease her. Lately, even though he might not notice it, his true feelings for have been showing more and more each day and every time he thinks about her.
Even if at times he dislikes showing his mushy side.
"Stupid, stupid, stupid…how could I have left her alone?" Amy said in a muffled voice since her face was buried in the cobalt hero's strong shoulder.
"Amy…don't say that about yourself." He moved her back a little from his shoulder and wiped her tears away gently, "Hey! Didn't I say no more tears for today? " A gentle smile, "C'mon, there was no way you could've known this would occur. Things happen, and it's nobody's fault. And I know you feel guilty, but you locked your door obviously so nobody could get in and harm…uhh…"He scratched his head and rubbed the bottom of his chin, thinking,"
"Chan?
"Cha-cha?"
Sonic snapped his fingers, " I remember now! Her name is…is…uhh…something …"
Amy blinked twice and tilted her head a bit, " Your not even close, silly…"
"Damn…" Sonic laughed, " We'll can you refresh my memory a little?"
Amy mentally laughed because she always found it so cute when Sonic was forgetful. She looked up at him with bright green eyes that was still a bit red and puffy from crying and offered him a tiny smile, "Silly, My chao's name is Chalulu. I told you before! Hehe!"
The cobalt hedgehog smiled sheepishly, " Oops. My bad!" He laughed, " I tend to forget things."
Amy joined in his laughter and smiled tenderly, "Oh Sonikku!" A thought suddenly came to her as she observed the blood on her gloves and the darker spots of red on her favorite crimson dress, "I'm gonna change into some clean clothes, ok?" She said softly.
Sonic nodded while standing up from the sofa, "Alright, but when you get done, Tails and I are gonna head to the workshop." He paused in though for a moment and an idea lit up in his head, "Hey…Amy?"
Amy stopped halfway in her steps, glancing back at the blue hero over her shoulder, "Yes, Sonikku?"
You…uh… want to come with us?" Sonic faced the opposite way of the pink hedgehog so that she couldn't see that his cheeks were slightly red, while his arms were folded behind his navy blue spiky head, " After what's just happened with your chao and all…"He trailed off a bit and didn't finish his sentence. He thought that she probably understood where he was getting at. He would be really worried if he left Amy here in her apartment, alone. Plus, they still weren't entirely sure what exactly assaulted Chalulu. It really made hi feel a bit uneasy inside.
Amy stared at him with slightly widened green eyes; partially surprised that Sonic had actually asked her to come along with him and Tails. She clasped her gloved hands together and spun around like an overly happy schoolgirl, " Oh! I'd love to!" She squealed.
A sweat drop appeared over Sonic's head and he twitched a bit as he grinned sheepishly, "Maybe I should rethink this…" Sonic thought as he turned around to look at Amy, then another thought hit him, he smiled "Nah, maybe not…besides, she seems really happy…"
"Oh, Thank you Sonic!" She quickly ran over to him and gave him a tight hug. She released him after a few moments and walked briskly in to her pink room. The blue hedgehog just stood there while his eyes were still gazing in the direction where Amy once was. An odd half smile formed on his face as he leaned his back against the wall and looked over to the chao wrapped in bandages on the dark crimson sofa. Slowly, he walked over to the couch and sat next to Chalulu carefully, then picked her up, and rested the chao on his lap while his arm supported her head.
Sonic and Amy was unaware that a certain two-tailed fox had been listening to every word of their little chat while finishing putting away the cleaning equipment after cleaning the bloodstained area. He knew he should've told Sonic to help out but the conversation between the blue hero and cheerful pink hedgehog was beginning to get interesting. It almost seemed like they had forgotten Tails was there.
Suddenly, something zipped across the window outside, penetrating the dim sunlight that shone through the open crimson curtains for a few brief seconds. The kitsune's sky blue eyes gazed at the window with suspicion as he gradually paced toward it. Carefully, he moved the curtains back with his gloved hand and peeked outside scanning the area.
There weren't really lots of people outside, just a few here and there strolling along the sidewalk or entering and exiting from stores. The busy traffic had died down since it was getting pretty late. Even though the sun was still out, a thin blanket of a light shade of gray clouds covered the infinite sky, so Tails assumed that it was about to rain sometime today. Just as he was examining the weather, he felt as if he was being watched, spied on. He looked around, scanning his deep sky blue eyes around the area outside. Suddenly, he jumped backed a little shocked and fixed his eyes on a strange man out across the street. The eccentric, tall man was just staring back at the young fox with purple eyes full of pure evil, his head slightly tilted to the left as if his neck wasn't strong enough to support it.
"Um…S-Sonic…?" Tails said nervously. His two fluffy tails, which were once wagging swiftly, were now frozen in movement from being a bit frightened.
The blue hero looked over his shoulder towards the young fox's direction, "What's up Tails?" He stood up, cradling the little Nights chao in his arms, and walked over into strolled over to the window his little friend was staring out from. The dim light that shone from the window left a soft glow on the two heroes along with the ting light blue creature. A pair of emerald green eyes examined the outside surrounds as he slightly leaned forward from behind Tails. In a few brief seconds, Sonic wore the same expression that his tow-tailed buddy was wearing except slightly different.
The man outside on the sidewalk did nothing more than just stare back at the two up in the window. Interesting enough, the few people who ere doing their evening jog and families who were enjoying themselves to the toy stores and such didn't seem to notice this eerie and creepy figure.
To the innocent civilians, it was almost like…he wasn't even there. It was like he was invisible, nonexistent or maybe even a lonely ghost who was stuck in between the two worlds of the living and dead. But if that was true…
How could it be that Sonic and Tails could see him and not anybody else? This was just too freaky.
Suddenly, Tails saw a faint glow coming from his orange and white backpack. He carefully bent down, unzipped his bag, and began to rummage through all the tools and things he had. He finally found the source that was producing the glow when he took out the bizarre emerald he found earlier this morning.
Suddenly, a frightened expression settled on the eerie figure's face as he took a few steps back into a nearby brick wall. In a few brief seconds, he had pressed into the wall and became nothing more than a mere silhouette. It was as if someone had lost their shadow and left it to dwell the busy streets and dark alleys of Station Square. But he wasn't alone. A few more shadows had appeared on the same wall and soon disappeared around the corner of the nest street address.
Sonic looked down at Tails and the emerald he held in his gloved hands, "…What the hell just happened? That was the most freakiest thing I've ever seen in my life…" He gently touched the emerald in Tails' hand with his fingertip, "And what is that? Where did you find that? It almost looks like one of the Chaos Emeralds."
Tails' cerulean eyes examined the lavender and sea foam colored stone intently, " I'm…I'm not sure myself but…I think this thing just saved our lives somehow…"His eyes met Sonic's, "We need to get to my workshop in the Mystic Ruins…NOW."
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Chapter 4: A Shadow On The Wall
Sorry I took so long with this chapter. I've been busy with school and also I've been a little bit lazy! Forgive me! I'll try and use my free time to work on this story, I promise. Oh! And I'm also working on a poem ^^ It's called "Lovin' You, My True Blue Hero" Which I will be posting up soon. But for now just enjoy what I have so far!
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Amy turned the key inside the lock until she heard an insignificant "click" sound and turned the knob on the glossy wooden door. Her two close friends, Sonic and Tails, sauntered in as she held the door open and then closed it shut. Tails stood in the small hallway that led into the kitchen and living room and observed the pastel paintings as well as how beautifully decorated her apartment was.
"Wow, Amy, nice place you got here!" Tails said as he continued to examine his surroundings.
Sonic looked at the bright pink walls and sighed, "Yeah, besides all the pink! "
"Hey! I can't help it if my favorite color happens to be the color of me!" Amy said cheerfully as her mind immediately leaped to the thought of her beloved chao, Chalulu.
"Chalulu! I'm home!" She yelled in her usual light-hearted voice.
Amy waited a few minutes to see if her little friend would show up.
Chalulu didn't come.
"Hm, maybe she didn't hear me…" Amy thought.
"Chalulu! Chalulu…"
Tails studied the uneasy expression on Amy's usually blissful face and tried to come up with an excuse for Chalulu's supposibly strange absence, "Maybe…she's sleeping? Or hiding? That's what my chao in the Chao Garden do when I show up!"
A wide grin formed on the blue hedgehog's face, "Probably because you scare them'"
Tails sighed and rolled his bright blue eyes, ignoring his companion's teasing and concentrated more on Amy's current state.
Amy's eyes swelled up with tears and her voice went a bit coarse, "No…she normally always greets me at the doorway. Something's wrong." The worried look on Amy's face remained as she gave another shout for her little chao," Chalulu! Chalulu! C'mere girl!"
There was still no sign of Chalulu.
"Let's look around for her. Like Tails said, maybe she got tired and took a nap or she could be just playing games with you." Sonic said in comforting voice. He walked over to Amy and put his hand on her shoulder gently and smiled. Sonic knew that Amy was really sensitive, so he tried his best to comfort her.
God, even when he just touches her it feels like her heart was going to jump from out of her chest. The pink hedgehog's cheek turned red slightly as she looked into his emerald green eyes and returned a weak smile, "Ok, Sonikku."
Amy, Sonic, and Tails walked into the kitchen and began their search for Chalulu. The pink hedgehog and little fox both set their bags of pastries on the lustrous wooden table. Tails couldn't resists but take one more donut from out of his bag and took a generous bite.
Sonic eyed Tails while sweat dropping, " You know, Tails, eating all those sweets is gonna turn you into Eggman one day! I mean, look at how huge he is now." He said while on his knees and hands on the tiled floor looking under the table not noticing that Amy was also under the table on the other side, "I don't think I can handle a partner who resembles the size of that egghead."
Tails chewed the last bits of his donut and rummaged around through some of the lower cabinets. He wasn't really sure if what Sonic said was a compliment or insult but he was really intrigued by his blue companion's concern, "Since when did you worry about my health?"
Sonic chuckled, "Ever since you ate 3 boxes of Twinkies a couple of weeks ago."
Tails waved his arms around rapidly and blushed slightly embarrassed," Hey! Those were really good!" You should've tried some!"
"I would've if a certain fox hadn't ate em' all." Sonic said obviously declaring Tails the root of the problem in this conversation.
"We'll you eat lot more than I do y'know…"Tails teased.
The cobalt hedgehog laughed, "We'll I'm a big man! I need lot's of food!"
Suddenly, Sonic felt something soft brush up against his shoulder and turned his head. He blinked a couple of times as he identified who it was. Amy grinned mischievously and rested her head on his shoulder. A sweat drop appeared over the blue hedgehog's head as she did this.
Tails smirked at the sight of the two hedgehogs under the table after he was finished searching through the cabinets, "Sheesh, get a room you two!" An idea came to the young kitsune's mind, "In fact, I'll just go look in another room while you two get all romantic!"
"That's the last damn straw, Tails!" Sonic said a bit ticked off and got to his feet from under the table but accidentally bumped his head, hard, and yelped.
Tails laughed and fell on the floor rolling. His sides began to ache and soon, as it seemed the little fox's laughter were contagious; Amy joined in, laughing a bit. Sonic reached for a nearby broom, while stilling holding his hand over the bump on his head, and charged at Tails. The little fox quickly got on his feet and ran around the kitchen with the cobalt hedgehog in hot pursuit.
Amy arose from under the table carefully, unlike Sonic, still laughing. But suddenly she stopped and her pink ears perked up to a faint whimper from the living room. As she slowly walked into the living room her bright green eyes lowered their gaze onto her favorite vase…along with her once lovely flowers now scattered among the soft red carpet in pieces.
The pink female's ears limped slightly and bit her bottom lip, pouting, and whispered, "Oh, Chalulu…is this why you are hiding from me?" She bent down, balancing on her toes, and gently picked up a single rose petal in her fingertips, "I hope she doesn't think I'll hate her…"
Amy stood up straight and examined the room further thinking that Chalulu might be close by. Her eyes widened as she caught sight of a bloodstain on her pink wall along with a slightly large crack. There was more blood on the carpet that trailed behind the sofa. Amy froze right on the spot, too scared to even dare look behind that couch. She tightened her fist and took a deep breath and proceeded to walk closer to the trail of blood. It took all the courage she had left as she looked behind the dark red couch.
Chalulu was lying on her light blue stomach with a deep wound in her side and head. Her body rose up and down vaguely as very faint breaths escaped her mouth. Amy fell to her knees besides her and couldn't hold back her tears anymore.
She cried silently and held Chalulu is her arms not caring if she got blood on her. Thinking fast, she quickly went to get her first aid kit on top of a shelf.
Sonic had finally caught his two-tailed buddy in a really tight headlock after giving up the idea of beating him with a broom. He had totally forgot that he could've just used his super speed to catch Tails, but it soon came back to his mind after a while, "Do you know what time it iiiis?" He smirked.
Tails squirmed around trying to get loose of Sonic's tight grip, "No! Don't say it-"
Sonic took his free hand, bunched up his fist and rubbed it hard against the young fox's head causing his fur to stick up, "NOOGIE TIME!"
"AH! Dear God, save me!" Tails yelled while accepting his fate, "I'm sorry! Let me go!"
All of a sudden, Sonic stopped and looked toward the entrance to the living room. His cobalt ears twitched slightly as he heard sobs and sniffles and assumed it was Amy. Tails could feel Sonic's grip around his neck steadily loosen as he hastily made his way into the next room, a serious expression on his face, without saying a single word. Tails tilted his head a little perplexed for a few moments but decided to follow his blue hero since his senses and instincts were far more acute. Tails really didn't hear anything.
When Tails entered the quiet living room, he saw a pink hedgehog sitting on the crimson sofa holding a light blue bundle in her arms wrapped in bandages. She was silently crying, teardrops streaking down her cheeks. A first aid kit was placed beside her as a blue hedgehog sat on the other side wrapping more bandages around the chao's injury firmly to cease the bleeding.
At the moment, Tails had to adjust to what he was seeing before him because from the way Sonic and Amy were sitting, they could almost be recognized as a couple.
"I think she's gonna be fine…" Sonic said as he put the finishing touches with the bandages. He shot a look up at Amy and wiped her remaining tears away, gently, with a Kleenex and whispered comforting words to her, saying that everything was going to be ok. Amy felt a little bit more relaxed as he did this and soon stopped crying.
Tails pulled up a chair and placed it nest to the two hedgehogs and sat down but he couldn't help but hide a smile because no matter how many times Sonic would deny it, Tails could always tell that Sonic had strong feelings for Amy Rose, even though he tries to hide it so much. But he decided to keep the thought to himself after being the victim of what happened back in the kitchen. His cerulean eyes observed the injured Chalulu, "Hm, I don't think the wounds was deep enough to cause any severe tribulations." He looked over to Amy, "Just make sure you replace the bandages with some clean ones and sanitized the wounds daily, ok?"
Amy nodded and giggled while steadily rocking her chao in her arms, "Wow, Tails, you sound just like a doctor."
Sonic looked over at her and raised an eyebrow, "Sound like a doctor? With a brain the size as his, he COULD be a doctor."
Tails blushed, "Wow, I really thought of myself as a pilot and inventor, not a doctor. " He snickers, "And uh…with the brain the size of Sonic's you'd think-"
"Put a sock in it Tails." Sonic interrupted. He knew where the fox was getting at and he hated it when Tails does that. He might not be the brightest hedgehog out there but he never likes to be considered stupid.
"Sorry! Sorry!" Tails apologized while sweat dropping.
Sonic lightly shoved him on the shoulder and grinned, "Hey, it's ok. I know you didn't mean it."
"Good…Well I'll be in the kitchen, ok?" The little fox looked over to the bloodstained carpet, "I'm gonna look for something that could get that stain out…"He rose from the wooden chair and started to make his way into the kitchen.
"Aw, Tails, you don't have to clean it for me…I'll do it…" Amy said gently. It was her apartment and it didn't seem right to let a guest clean up her apartment.
Tails stopped half way in his steps and glanced over to his rosy friend, "No, it's ok Amy! What are friends for? Besides, you seem to have your hands full there…" The two-tailed fox said while looking over at the small bundle in her arms.
A weak smile appeared on the pink female's face, "Thanks Tails, the cleaning liquids and scrub are in the top cabinet on the left, right next to the broom closet…"
"Alright! Thanks!" And with that said, Tails continued to walk into the kitchen.
The blue hedgehog rose from the couch, his strong arms folded behind his spiky head, and walked over to the crime scene. His emerald green eyes scanned the area spattered in blood and the fracture in the vivid pink wall. The sight of the blood was suddenly became too much to bare as Sonic quickly looked away, gritting his teeth in anger, "Who could've done such a horrible think? And how did they get into your apartment, Amy, if your door was locked?"
Amy stood from the couch and rested Chalulu's head onto one of the miniature, comfy pink pillows from the sofa. She walked over to a shelf and pulled down a small, purple blanket with adorable designs of crescents and stars scattered on it and spreaded it neatly over Chalulu's body. Amy then sat next to her injured chao and looked over at Sonic with a look of pure trepidation and sadness while attempting to hold back more threatening tears, "I don't know, Sonikku. Either way it's all my fault…I should- (sniff) shouldn't have ever (sniff, sniff) left Chalulu alone…I'm so stupid…" Amy slammed her fists on her knees and lowered her head, allowing her pink bangs to fall in front of her lovely, young face. She closed her eyes and sighed sadly.
A strong yet slender arm wrapped itself around Amy and rested its hand on her shoulder then pulled her close into a gentle hug. Amy glanced up a bit shocked and saw that it was Sonic. He had a comforting and warm look in his eyes with a diminutive smile on his carefree face. Amy buried her face in Sonic's shoulder cried silently. In response, the blue hedgehog put his other arm around her and gently patted her back.
"Shh, its OK Amy…let it all out…"
Sonic hated seeing Amy so gloomy when she was always so energetic and high-spirited. And right now, what Amy needed the most out of him was comfort and support. It wasn't a time to shove her off or tease her. Lately, even though he might not notice it, his true feelings for have been showing more and more each day and every time he thinks about her.
Even if at times he dislikes showing his mushy side.
"Stupid, stupid, stupid…how could I have left her alone?" Amy said in a muffled voice since her face was buried in the cobalt hero's strong shoulder.
"Amy…don't say that about yourself." He moved her back a little from his shoulder and wiped her tears away gently, "Hey! Didn't I say no more tears for today? " A gentle smile, "C'mon, there was no way you could've known this would occur. Things happen, and it's nobody's fault. And I know you feel guilty, but you locked your door obviously so nobody could get in and harm…uhh…"He scratched his head and rubbed the bottom of his chin, thinking,"
"Chan?
"Cha-cha?"
Sonic snapped his fingers, " I remember now! Her name is…is…uhh…something …"
Amy blinked twice and tilted her head a bit, " Your not even close, silly…"
"Damn…" Sonic laughed, " We'll can you refresh my memory a little?"
Amy mentally laughed because she always found it so cute when Sonic was forgetful. She looked up at him with bright green eyes that was still a bit red and puffy from crying and offered him a tiny smile, "Silly, My chao's name is Chalulu. I told you before! Hehe!"
The cobalt hedgehog smiled sheepishly, " Oops. My bad!" He laughed, " I tend to forget things."
Amy joined in his laughter and smiled tenderly, "Oh Sonikku!" A thought suddenly came to her as she observed the blood on her gloves and the darker spots of red on her favorite crimson dress, "I'm gonna change into some clean clothes, ok?" She said softly.
Sonic nodded while standing up from the sofa, "Alright, but when you get done, Tails and I are gonna head to the workshop." He paused in though for a moment and an idea lit up in his head, "Hey…Amy?"
Amy stopped halfway in her steps, glancing back at the blue hero over her shoulder, "Yes, Sonikku?"
You…uh… want to come with us?" Sonic faced the opposite way of the pink hedgehog so that she couldn't see that his cheeks were slightly red, while his arms were folded behind his navy blue spiky head, " After what's just happened with your chao and all…"He trailed off a bit and didn't finish his sentence. He thought that she probably understood where he was getting at. He would be really worried if he left Amy here in her apartment, alone. Plus, they still weren't entirely sure what exactly assaulted Chalulu. It really made hi feel a bit uneasy inside.
Amy stared at him with slightly widened green eyes; partially surprised that Sonic had actually asked her to come along with him and Tails. She clasped her gloved hands together and spun around like an overly happy schoolgirl, " Oh! I'd love to!" She squealed.
A sweat drop appeared over Sonic's head and he twitched a bit as he grinned sheepishly, "Maybe I should rethink this…" Sonic thought as he turned around to look at Amy, then another thought hit him, he smiled "Nah, maybe not…besides, she seems really happy…"
"Oh, Thank you Sonic!" She quickly ran over to him and gave him a tight hug. She released him after a few moments and walked briskly in to her pink room. The blue hedgehog just stood there while his eyes were still gazing in the direction where Amy once was. An odd half smile formed on his face as he leaned his back against the wall and looked over to the chao wrapped in bandages on the dark crimson sofa. Slowly, he walked over to the couch and sat next to Chalulu carefully, then picked her up, and rested the chao on his lap while his arm supported her head.
Sonic and Amy was unaware that a certain two-tailed fox had been listening to every word of their little chat while finishing putting away the cleaning equipment after cleaning the bloodstained area. He knew he should've told Sonic to help out but the conversation between the blue hero and cheerful pink hedgehog was beginning to get interesting. It almost seemed like they had forgotten Tails was there.
Suddenly, something zipped across the window outside, penetrating the dim sunlight that shone through the open crimson curtains for a few brief seconds. The kitsune's sky blue eyes gazed at the window with suspicion as he gradually paced toward it. Carefully, he moved the curtains back with his gloved hand and peeked outside scanning the area.
There weren't really lots of people outside, just a few here and there strolling along the sidewalk or entering and exiting from stores. The busy traffic had died down since it was getting pretty late. Even though the sun was still out, a thin blanket of a light shade of gray clouds covered the infinite sky, so Tails assumed that it was about to rain sometime today. Just as he was examining the weather, he felt as if he was being watched, spied on. He looked around, scanning his deep sky blue eyes around the area outside. Suddenly, he jumped backed a little shocked and fixed his eyes on a strange man out across the street. The eccentric, tall man was just staring back at the young fox with purple eyes full of pure evil, his head slightly tilted to the left as if his neck wasn't strong enough to support it.
"Um…S-Sonic…?" Tails said nervously. His two fluffy tails, which were once wagging swiftly, were now frozen in movement from being a bit frightened.
The blue hero looked over his shoulder towards the young fox's direction, "What's up Tails?" He stood up, cradling the little Nights chao in his arms, and walked over into strolled over to the window his little friend was staring out from. The dim light that shone from the window left a soft glow on the two heroes along with the ting light blue creature. A pair of emerald green eyes examined the outside surrounds as he slightly leaned forward from behind Tails. In a few brief seconds, Sonic wore the same expression that his tow-tailed buddy was wearing except slightly different.
The man outside on the sidewalk did nothing more than just stare back at the two up in the window. Interesting enough, the few people who ere doing their evening jog and families who were enjoying themselves to the toy stores and such didn't seem to notice this eerie and creepy figure.
To the innocent civilians, it was almost like…he wasn't even there. It was like he was invisible, nonexistent or maybe even a lonely ghost who was stuck in between the two worlds of the living and dead. But if that was true…
How could it be that Sonic and Tails could see him and not anybody else? This was just too freaky.
Suddenly, Tails saw a faint glow coming from his orange and white backpack. He carefully bent down, unzipped his bag, and began to rummage through all the tools and things he had. He finally found the source that was producing the glow when he took out the bizarre emerald he found earlier this morning.
Suddenly, a frightened expression settled on the eerie figure's face as he took a few steps back into a nearby brick wall. In a few brief seconds, he had pressed into the wall and became nothing more than a mere silhouette. It was as if someone had lost their shadow and left it to dwell the busy streets and dark alleys of Station Square. But he wasn't alone. A few more shadows had appeared on the same wall and soon disappeared around the corner of the nest street address.
Sonic looked down at Tails and the emerald he held in his gloved hands, "…What the hell just happened? That was the most freakiest thing I've ever seen in my life…" He gently touched the emerald in Tails' hand with his fingertip, "And what is that? Where did you find that? It almost looks like one of the Chaos Emeralds."
Tails' cerulean eyes examined the lavender and sea foam colored stone intently, " I'm…I'm not sure myself but…I think this thing just saved our lives somehow…"His eyes met Sonic's, "We need to get to my workshop in the Mystic Ruins…NOW."
Everyone: ABOUT TIME YOU UPDATED THIS STORY!!!
::anime fall:: I know, I know! I'm sorry! Sheesh! Give me a break XP!
So, what do you guys think of the story so far? Is it good? Scary? Romantic? Exciting? Please review this chapter; I spent a lot of time on this one for some reason even though it's not as long as the others. ^^;
It might be awhile before I get Chapter 5 up, so be patient with me, please! Domo arigato…^^;