Here we go! The sequel you've all been waiting for!
I highly suggest you read "How to Love" and "I'd Come for You" before you read this.
I'm excited to be back on board, are you?
ENJOY =)
Life:
A distinctive characteristic of a living organism from dead organisms or non-living things, as specifically distinguished by the capacity to grow, metabolize, respond, adapt, and reproduce
Life:
Living things and their activity
Life:
Existence and consciousness, purpose, a soul or an afterlife
Life:
Love
Love:
Undefined
"Are you pregnant?"
She grabbed for him but it seemed like he kept moving farther and farther away.
The more she reached forward, the farther he went.
She started running towards him but he moved away quicker than she could run.
"SONIC! DON'T GO!"
"Amy, I need to go right now."
"SONIC! I'M BEGGING YOU! PLEASE DON'T GO! I NEED YOU! YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME!"
She sprinted as fast as her feet would carry her.
She finally seemed close enough. He was finally within he reach.
But suddenly he stepped off of a cliff, and just when she thought she got a hold of his shirt, he vanished out of thin air.
Amy woke up screaming so loud that it woke Blaze out of her sleep.
She hopped out of her bed in a panic and went rushing into the room.
"Amy wake up!"
Blaze shook her friend, who was violently convulsing and screaming. This had gone on for the whole week, every night on cue.
This particular night was actually more intense than the others.
So Blaze shook Amy harder, almost frightened for her friend's safety.
Fortunately, Amy finally opened her eyes with a loud gasp. Tears fell down her face.
Blaze squeezed her friend in a tight embrace. She felt relief. What would she have done if Amy didn't wake up.
"Amy, later on in the morning we're going to take a walk ok?"
"Why?"
Her voice was raspy and almost non existent.
"You need to get out of the house; get some sun and fresh air."
"I don't want to."
Blaze knew how to pick her battles and this was one that she would not entertain. She knew arguing with Amy right at the moment would be useless and get nothing accomplished.
"Ok. Just go back to sleep ok?"
It looked like Amy had no trouble laying back down on the bed and dosing off.
Content, Blaze drowsily walked out the bedroom door and retreated to the guest room where she slept all week.
Apparently she had woken up Silver.
He was sitting up in the bed. It seemed like he was waiting patiently for her.
"Another nightmare?", he asked.
"Yeah. I think we need to get her some assistance or talk to someone, seriously. She scared me this time. She was shaking, physically convulsing."
Blaze had slowly climbed into the bed where Silver was. He, in turn, reflexively inched closer to her.
"How about you and Cream take her to her doctor's appointment and then address the problem confidentially to see what they can do? Maybe the behavior is normal for the circumstances."
"It may be normal Silver but how long is it gonna last?"
"It's going to last as long as Sonic-"
"Don't even say that name. Don't piss me off."
Blaze exhaled heavily.
Honestly, she was disappointed in so many ways.
She was disappointed that her best friend had so easily given in. She was disappointed that her best friend was careless in her decision. She was definitely disappointed in Sonic. He was even more careless than her. He knew better. That was what made her so incredibly angry at him. How dare he walk out on her?
"Have you talked to him at all about this?", she asked.
"No. I didn't think it was my place…besides, I have the feeling he won't answer me."
"IS HE SERIOUSLY GOING TO LEAVE AND NOT DEAL WITH THIS WHILE AMY HAS TO? ARE THEY NOT GOING TO MAKE A DECISION TOGETHER?"
"That's not for us to say Blaze."
"IT'S NOT? WATCH ME WHILE I DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!"
"I just don't think you should get involved. Look at what happened already and now it seems like Amy's freaking traumatized."
"Like I said, it was better that we knew his reaction sooner than later."
"I really hope you're right about that because this isn't looking too bright at all."
Blaze sighed heavily and Silver, sensing her distress, pulled her into his arms.
"You're doing the best you can and you're a great friend Blaze. You're doing what you think is best for her but just don't interfere anymore ok?"
"I'll consider it but I can't promise you that."
It had been a week since everything had happened.
For that whole week, Amy cried all day, slept at night, and shouted out in nightmares. She didn't eat; she only got up to use the bathroom and she took a shower every other day.
Blaze would try to converse with her but it was no use. Sometimes she would even yell, sending Blaze away from her. Even Silver had attempted to talk to her but she only reacted worse with him.
Blaze had decided to tell Cream about the news within the week. Once again she was making decisions that she thought would be the best for Amy. Cream had to know and Blaze deeply needed her assistance. Dealing with Amy's behavior was not easy.
Cream came over and spent the night. She, too, tried to help and soothe Amy but to no avail.
Amy was hurting and both Cream and Blaze could feel it. It aroused anger inside. That anger was directed towards the one who had caused it all.
If only his reaction was different...
They had agreed to set up an appointment with her doctor, knowing that she was not only depriving herself of proper nourishment but also because they feared for her well-being.
They had also agreed to confront Sonic somehow and they would enlist the help of their boyfriends for that. But that would be the last thing on the agenda.
"Amy? Get up beautiful, we're going to your house to get some more clothes!"
Amy stirred in her sleep and tossed her body around, turning away from Blaze.
"Amy come on, get up."
Blaze raked her fingers through Amy's knotty quills.
"That hurts you know.", Amy finally spoke.
"If you didn't go to bed with wet quills it wouldn't get so knotty."
Amy didn't reply nor did she stop Blaze form untangling her quills.
"When I'm done here, I'd like you to get up and get yourself together."
"Why do I have to go?", Amy whined.
"Because I don't have the key to your house and I don't know what clothes you want to bring."
"Just take my keys and pick anything."
"No, you're coming and that's final."
Amy fiercely turned back around to face Blaze.
"Looks don't faze me sweetie! NOW GET UP!"
"NO!"
"Amy you're acting like a child."
"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND BLAZE!"
"THEN PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND! I WANT TO HELP YOU!"
"YOU CAN'T HELP ME!"
"I CAN TRY!"
"LEAVE ME ALONE!"
"I'm not going to do that."
"I SAID LEAVE ME ALONE! JUST GO LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IN MY LIFE!"
"EVERYONE ISN'T SONIC AMY!"
Blaze's last statement had visibly stunned the pink hedgehog.
No one had mentioned the name to her all week in fear of what would become of it.
Blaze, in the heat of the argument, yelled out exactly what everyone had been feeling.
The result? Catastrophe!
"EVERYONE ISN'T SONIC BLAZE? YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS IS LIKE! YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LIVE LIKE THIS! THIS IS NOT WHAT I WANTED AT ALL!
HE ISN'T EVEN MY BOYFRIEND! HE LEFT ME WHEN HE PROMISED ME HE WOULDN'T!"
Amy choked on her words; her crying becoming unbearable but she continued to let it all out.
"HE SAID HE WOULDN'T BLAZE! HE WALKED RIGHT OUT THE DOOR! I TEXTED HIM AND I CALLED HIM ALL THIS TIME AND HE WON'T EVEN ANSWER!"
Blaze painfully watched on. It was simply heartbreaking. The whole situation was heartbreaking.
"WHY WON'T HE ANSWER? WHY IS HE DOING THIS TO ME! WHAT IS MY FAMILY GOING TO THINK? I'M A DISAPPOINTMENT! I'M A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT BLAZE! MY DREAM IS RUINED NOW! I'M NOT GOING TO BE THE DOCTOR I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE! I'LL BE A FUCKING WAITRESS ALL MY LIFE!"
Amy was now crying hysterically, finding it hard to breath. Blaze was immediately by her side consoling her so she could at least calm down.
Suddenly, Silver appeared at the door looking at the scene. Blaze looked up at him signaling to him to start the car. He nodded in understanding and went back down the stairs.
"Hey, come with me.", Blaze said softly
"Where? Where are we going?"
"Somewhere good."
Blaze pulled Amy up and led her to the shower. As soon as Amy stepped in, Blaze stepped out and held it closed so Amy couldn't come out. She stayed by the bathroom door, listening for the shower to start and when it finally did after about three minutes, she went downstairs.
She found Silver eating a piece of toast on the couch.
"Got her to shower?", he asked.
"Barely."
Blaze plopped herself on the couch with Silver
"Cream called, she said she was on her way over here."
"Good, I guess."
"You guess? What's up with that?", Silver asked.
"Don't you mean 'What's down'?"
"Using my joke? I AM FLATTERED!"
"I tried…"
Silver started to laugh but noticed Blaze wasn't laughing with him.
"Babe seriously, what happened?"
"She's so crushed Silver. I can't even imagine what it's like. I really don't know how to help her."
Silver pulled Blaze into his arms.
"We can only be there for her. We can't take the pain away."
"WE can't, but I know who can."
"Blaze, I don't think that's going to happen."
"ARE WE JUST GOING TO LET THIS CONTINUE SILVER?"
"What can we really do? Sit him down and force him to take responsibility? We all know how Sonic is Blaze."
Blaze sighed loudly and hung her head lowly in her hands.
"Just…do you think he'll come around?"
"Knowing him and how he's been…it's possible but at this point I don't even know what he's thinking."
"Hey Amy! How are you feeling?"
"Fine."
"Would you wanna go shopping later?"
"No."
"Get some lunch?"
"No."
"Go on a roller coaster?"
"No."
"Go home?"
"N-…HEY!"
For the first time in the whole week Cream had witnessed Amy smile and even slightly laugh.
"Gotcha good huh?"
Blaze smiled in the driver's seat, content with the fact that Amy finally showed some sign of happiness. Maybe all hope wasn't lost.
Suddenly, the car stopped outside of a building that looked all too familiar to Amy.
"Why are we here?"
"You have an appointment of course!"
"You didn't tell me that."
"If I told you that, you weren't ever going to come."
Sensing an argument on its way, Cream intervened.
"It's only a checkup Amy. There's some things that not only you need to know but what the doctor needs to know."
Amy only sighed in frustration, got out the car, and slammed the door behind her. Then she stormed inside of the building by herself.
"You could have sworn she was still sixteen years old."
"Exactly what I was saying this morning."
"Hello Miss Rose!"
Amy kept a scowl on her face, obviously angered by being there
"How have you been feeling?"
"Bad."
"Physically? Or-"
"Everything."
There was a brief, awkward moment of silence.
"I hope you have been at least drinking plenty of water."
"I don't do anything."
"I appreciate your honesty Miss Rose."
Amy looked down.
She didn't know how, but this doctor made her feel like shit yet she didn't say anything offensive.
"Have you made a decision about the baby?", the doctor asked.
"W-What do you mean?"
"Are you going to proceed with the birth or abort?"
Amy looked down again.
Why was this doctor so abrupt?
But now that she mentioned it, Amy really didn't have a clue.
She hadn't really thought about it.
All this time she was preoccupied with herself and what SHE was feeling.
Not even once had she thought about her potential child.
She was so absorbed in her own pain that she failed to realize that there was someone else besides her, depending on her and only her.
Instantly, the tears started falling.
She didn't know what to do.
She couldn't make a decision right away.
Was this something she could live with?
Could she provide?
This was something she had yet to think through...and it hurt.
"Have you gotten a second opinion?", Doctor Whall softly asked.
Amy didn't respond.
"You don't have to decide today but I would suggest you make a decision as soon as possible. I will be left to assume that you will carry through with this if you don't call me within the next week. In that case, I have to set up some procedures for you. Do you have an obstetrician that you are personally interested in?"
"No."
"Would you like to be referred to my clinic?", the doctor smiled.
Amy looked up in surprise.
"YOUR clinic? What is this then?"
"Well I work here too but I also own a clinic not too far away from here and double as the lead obstetrician for specific patients."
"Ok. So you can refer me then. I have no other options."
"You can have other options if you wish."
"It doesn't matter to me right now."
"Alright then, I'll be right back to perform a checkup on you while I file some paperwork for you to be admitted."
When Doctor Whall walked out of the room, she went over to Blaze and Cream who were sitting in the waiting area.
"Well girls, I really appreciate your concern for your friend. She will certainly be alright in time. She needs to drink a lot of water and start on a nutritious diet as soon as possible. And about her behavior, it's common amongst pregnant women. Their hormones are going crazy so it's not that she needs help, she just needs guidance, protection, and love which I will try to work on when she comes to visit for checkups in the future. Thanks again girls!"
"What did she say Amy?"
"Everything's alright."
"Well that's good to hear."
"What Cream means is, what did she say about the baby in particular?", Blaze asked looking through the car's rear-view mirror.
"She gave me a choice."
"Have you made that decision?", Blaze insisted.
"Leave me alone Blaze. Please, just leave me alone"
For the rest of the car ride there were odd periods of silence aside from when Blaze and Cream would converse with each other while Amy just stared outside of the backseat window.
Once they all arrived at Blaze's house, they all noticed that Silver wasn't home. Amy still walked glumly up the stairs, and locked the door behind her.
Cream sighed, following her while Blaze dialed up Silver in the kitchen.
"Hello?"
"Yeah my sugar dumpling?"
"Cut it out! Where did you go? Usually you would text me or something if you left."
"Well…I just went to get some tacos."
"Tacos? Really?"
"I was hungry and craving it. Also I didn't want to rush you …you know with Amy and all."
"Mhmm and you're not done getting those tacos?"
"I just left."
"Alright then."
"MUAH!"
"What?"
"MUAH! You have to do it back now!"
"Are you serious…"
"Yes…MUAH!"
"Muah…"
Silver could practically see Blaze's (-_-) face.
"Be back soon babe bye!"
Blaze hung up and then went up the stairs to check on Amy and Cream.
What she found was Cream, who was outside of the locked door trying to talk to Amy.
"AMY IT'S NOT HEALTHY TO STAY IN THERE FOREVER! YOU NEED TO-"
Cream was stopped by the vibration of her cell phone.
Tails- srry gonna be running a little late picking u up
Cream- y?
Cream quit trying with Amy for the moment and went down the stairs with Blaze on the couch.
"When she gets like this you just need to leave her alone.", Blaze said.
"But it's not healthy. We were JUST at the doctor.", Cream sighed.
Cream's phone vibrated again.
Tails- car tire popped
Cream- awww no!
Tails- it'll be fixed in no time! Seeya in a bit, I love you!
Cream- I love you too =)
"So?", Blaze asked.
"The car tire popped."
"Aww I hope Tails is ok!"
"He is. I guess he's probably fixing it up himself which shouldn't take long at all."
"If you say so, you're his wife after all!"
"WIFE?", Cream blushed.
"Yes! Don't act like you guys aren't going to get married in a few years.", Blaze winked
Amy- Sonic, I went to the doctor and I need to make a decision as soon as possible. This is so hard for me and I really can't do this alone. I have a week to decide and I'd really like to decide with you.
5 minutes later she didn't get a response
Amy- Sonic, please I'm begging you to just answer me. This hurts so much. Please answer me.
10 minutes later
"This is the one and only Sonic the Hedgehog , babes leave a message after the beep, dudes…why didn't you just text me?"
BEEP!
"S-Sonic…I-It's Amy...I-I really need you...I-I mean I need t-to talk to you *sniff*. It's important s-so please call me back. It can't wait…y-you need to-"
"Message has been saved!"
20 minutes later
Amy- Can I come over?
Shadow-my home is your home, remember you said that once?
Amy- I'll be there in an hr
From the time Amy locked the bedroom door she pulled out her cell phone and sat up straight with it in her hands.
She deliberated over and over to the point where she would put the phone away from her and then go to pick it up again.
One particular moment, she gained the courage to text the one person who had caused her all of her grief.
She spent about 10 minutes crying in contemplation before she even sent the text.
When she got no response, she went into a state of desperation.
She had just spent about half an hour mustering up the will the text and let her feelings out. She refused to not get an answer.
She immediately texted him again.
Her eyes were puffy although they had remained that way the whole week. Her pillows were soaked and her sheets were wrinkled all over the bed and on the floor.
Amy waited for a long time, hoping and praying that Sonic would answer her. She had become hysterical, throwing her phone on the floor and throwing her pillows off the bed.
She realized that she had one last thing to try before she would give up so she stumbled over to her phone on the floor and picked it up. She tried to collect herself and catch her breath from crying so hard before dialing his number.
Her heart pumped with vigor as each ring sounded. However, deep down as she expected, Sonic didn't pick up but when she heard his voice message she decided the last thing she could do was leave one.
"Amy where are you going?", Cream asked.
"Somewhere."
"You can't just say somewhere and expect us to allow it!"
"Don't worry about it, I'll be safe. I'll text you guys."
"BUT AMY-"
Amy had already walked out the door and shut it.
"Let it go Cream.", Blaze said.
"But Blaze, suppose something happens to her?"
"Well that'll be on her. I don't mean to sound harsh at all but Amy is grown and she has to know what she's doing."
"She's a bit depressed right now don't you think? She's not thinking clearly!"
"Yes, but she can still decide whether she wants to tell us where she's going or not."
Cream sighed heavily and lazily sat back in the couch.
"...So Tails is more than a little late. It's getting dark already."
"So is Silver."
"Hey Am-. Oh God, what happened?"
Amy stood humbly at the door with tears running down her puffy, red eyes. Her quills were a mess and her skin looked clammy to the touch.
"C-can I stay here for a little while?", she softly asked.
"Sure, come in…please."