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Chapter 3

As An Adult

Well she came home today,

With a ring,

On her hand.

Just glowin' and tellin' us,

All they had planned.

The front door opened, and then shut quietly, and Sonic looked up from the TV to see Samantha walking past, a look of pure joy written on her face. Sonic thought nothing of it, however, for she often came in like this after being with her boyfriend, Luke. But, something seemed different about her this time, and Sonic watched as she headed straight to her mother, who was reading a book. Without a moment's hesitation, Samantha stuck out her right hand, simply glowing as she whispered,

"He's proposed."

Amy blinked, looking first at the ring upon Samantha's hand, then at her daughter, and then back at the ring again. The book dropped from her hand onto the floor, and she slowly got up, her eyes wide. Then, before Samantha could stop her, she was sobbing and hugging her daughter tightly, saying,

"Oh Samantha, I'm so happy for you! So truly happy! I knew he'd propose to you, I just knew you two would go together-Didn't I say that Sonic, didn't I?! Oh Samantha…" She hugged her daughter tighter yet, and Samantha laughed and cried along with her mother.

Sonic got out of his seat, ignoring the TV, and with a swift motion was also hugging Samantha, who hugged back.

"We have so many plans already, Mom and Dad. The wedding, we want it in about six months, no later, we couldn't bear that. We'll have it in the exact church you two got married in- well actually yours was outdoors, but right by that church, and you went back in it after you were pronounced husband and wife-"

Samantha said this all very fast, she was so excited.

"What's going on?" Rose asked, as she walked into the room, a look of bewilderment on her face.

"I'm getting married, that's what!" Samantha cried, as she ran over to her sister, and hugged her tightly.

Rose squealed with delight, and the two were soon bouncing up and down as they held each other.

"What's all the commotion?" Kyler asked, as she walked into the room followed closely by her six year old son, Sean. They were spending the week with Sonic and Amy.

"Getting married, I'm getting married!!" Samantha cried for yet the third time, and, much like Rose, Kyler began jumping up and down and squealing.

All Amy and Sonic could do, was laugh along with our girls, give hugs, and keep back any tears until later. They had all known that Luke would propose sooner or later, the two had been together for two years through thick and thin.

It was hours later, when Kyler and Sean, and Rose were in their own rooms. Amy and Samantha were still talking about the upcoming wedding, and Sonic was sitting along with them, but his mind wasn't with their conversation. It was on what would happen now that everyone but Rose had someone in their life. It made him want to cry out, and he knew for a fact that Amy felt the same; they had been married for over 25 years, they knew one another almost better then possible.

And yet, Samantha, at the age twenty-two, could read Sonic's mind much like Amy could.

"Dad?"

"Hmm?" Sonic asked, his attention brought again to the real world.

She says,

"Dad, the wedding's still,

Six months away.

But I need to practice,

My dancing.

Oh please.

Daddy please?"

"Dad, the wedding's still six months away." She stood up, and walked over towards her father. "But I need to practice my dancing." At the corner of Sonic's eye, he saw a tear being released from Amy's eyes as she smiled at Samantha and Sonic. "Oh please. Daddy, please?"

So I will dance,

With Cinderella.

While she is here,

In my arms.
Cuz I know,

Something the prince,

Never knew.

Oh, I will dance,

With Cinderella.
I don't want to miss,

Even one song.
Cuz all too soon,

The clock will strike midnight,
And she'll,

be gone.

Without another word, Sonic got up, and started dancing with his daughter. How had such a small little girl, turned into such a beautiful, young lady, and only within twenty-two short years? How had she done it? And so fast? How could this be his little girl from years and years ago that he used to dance with, just to hear her giggle, to see her smile?

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,

I will dance with Cinderella.
I don't wanna miss,

Even one song.

(Even one song)
Cuz all too soon,

the clock will strike midnight.
And she'll,

Be,

Gone.

And, the two danced like that, father and daughter, for a long time. Amy watched teary eyed, and Samantha said at the end,

"Thank you, Dad, for always dancing with me, since I was a little girl."

"Hey, that's my job," Sonic said back, smiling.

Samantha stopped dancing, hugged her father and mother, and then with a quick goodnight skipped off to bed, her steps light and carefree the whole way.

This time, no words were spoken between the hedgehog couple. They knew what both were thinking, and instead, Sonic put his arm around Amy, and comforted her until the last tears had fallen. Their little girl had now grown up, it was time for them to let go and watch her fly, as they had done with all of their other children except for Rose.

With a smile, Sonic looked down at Amy, kissed her lightly on the forehead, and the two also headed off to bed, hand and hand.