SonAmy: Part 1 - Chap. 30: Vision

Sonic and Amy froze, as they stared into each other's eyes.  They weren't frozen in fear, or in worry, but rather, surprise.  Amy didn't expect Sonic to be sitting in the seat across from her, mainly because her thoughts kept dwelling on the idea of Shadow being there.  Even though Sonic suspected something was up, when he looked at Amy, his impulses didn't tell him to runaway or anything.  He remained calm, collect and content, even though his heart rate, much like hers, was through the roof.

"Sonic?" she asked, as she gazed into his jade green eyes.  It felt as if time itself had stopped, and all that was there was the blue hedgehog she was parallel to.  Slowly, a smile began to form and the blood began to rush to her cheeks.

"Amy," said Sonic, as he sat back in his seat even more than the seat would allow.  He quickly peered at Cream and Tails through his peripheral vision, noticing the happy and hopeful expressions they both had.

Then, all his thoughts were interrupted, when he heard a soft whimpering sound.  He glanced back at Amy and saw she was crying tears of joy and breathing rapidly, hyperventilating.  He sighed and tried to stay calm, even though he really wanted to leave.

Just remain calm, hedgehog, his thoughts prompted, Just be polite and stay where you are.  May as well just do this and be happy about it.

"Oh, Sonic, I'm so glad to see you!" Amy said, finally, wiping her tears with the back of her hand, "It's been so long since we last ran into each other!"

Sonic cleared his throat and said, softly, "It's only been a month, Ames.  Besides, we were bound to run into each other sooner or later."

"Better sooner than later, if you ask me," she said, still hyperventilating.  He smiled weakly at her, as he scratched the back of his head.

He wanted to say something to her, start a simple and basic conversation with her.  However, he found himself at a loss for words.  He tried to speak, shifting his weight around a little bit and clearing his throat several times, but nothing seemed to work.  This was truly a first for him.

As his mind continued fishing around for the right words to say, he looked into his peripheral vision again and saw Cream, whispering something to the waitress.  His suspicions were aroused at this, but, even though he tried his best, no words could come out.

Finally, for lack of anything else better to say, he looked at Amy and asked, "So, Ames, what have you been up to lately?"

She giggled, as she covered her face with her hands, trying to hide her blushing cheeks.  Then, she began telling him about all the things she had experienced in the past month.  She talked about all the things she'd done, the places she went to; she even talked about her diary, mysteriously disappearing from her room.

As she began talking about how her bedroom had torn itself apart when she wasn't there, Sonic found himself listening to her every word, another first for him.  He didn't really make eye contact with her, but he listened to the sound of her voice.  He felt something inside, as she kept talking about herself.  He didn't know what it was, nor did know why it was there, but he felt something, something interesting.  Although the feeling was very uncomfortable, there was a part of him that actually enjoyed it.  His heart still raced, but it didn't bother him much.

What is this feeling? he thought to himself, Why have I never experienced this all the other times Amy and I were together?

"Oh, listen to me babbling!" said Amy, bringing Sonic back to the present, "What have you been up to lately?  I bet you've been on some exciting adventures in the past month!"

Again, Sonic found himself at a loss for words.  He tried again to say something, but he still found it difficult to say anything.  He cleared his throat and scratched the back of his head.  When he glanced at Amy, he noticed she gave him a hopeful look.

Finally, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "Nothing much."

Taken by surprise, Amy sat back in her seat and began fondling her back quills.

What's the matter, hedgehog? his thoughts asked, Cat got your tongue?

Sonic ignored his thoughts and rolled his eyes.  Then, when he looked towards the rest of the diner, he saw the waitress that Cream was whispering to return.  Only this time, she had with her an ice cream fudge sundae with whipped cream on top, one that was big enough for two and two spoons.  Sonic blushed, as the waitress set the sundae down in between himself and Amy.  Then, she placed the spoons in front of Sonic and winked at him.

"Sonic?" Amy asked, the redness returning to her face, "Did you do this for me?  For us?"

Before Sonic could answer, the waitress replied, "He sure did.  He planned it since the moment he walked in.  It's quite romantic, if I do say so myself."

Sonic froze, unable to move a single muscle in his body.  He wanted to do something, run, scream, anything, but his body wouldn't allow it.

Looks like someone's having a little difficulty, his thoughts said, Well then, allow me to show you how it's done…

Then, Sonic clutched his head and squeezed his eyes shut, looking like he had a headache of some kind.  He remained like that for a few seconds before his eyes reopened.

Then, without any warning, he found himself moving, without his mind even telling him to do so.  He was acting on impulses at this point, reacting in a way that he should be acting.  However, his mind wasn't telling him to do so.  In short, his heart had taken control and was showing him what he should be doing.

Sonic picked up the two spoons and handed one to Amy.  She stared at him, quite surprised he was reacting this way.  She took the spoon and stared into his eyes and smiled.  Sonic stared into her emerald green eyes for the first time since he got there, and when he did, he began to notice something.

He looked into her eyes and he saw something he hadn't seen before.  He began to see the true beauty that was Amy Rose.  He saw the love in her eyes, the happiness in her smile, the beauty in her face, the romance that he tried desperately to avoid all those years he had been running away from her.  He saw a vision of love, a sight he had never noticed before.

Why have I not noticed this about Amy before? he thought, What is this feeling I have whenever I look into her eyes? Whatever this feeling is, truth be told, I actually like it.

"Thank you, Sonic," she whispered, as she batted her eyelashes at him, "You don't know how much this really means to me."

This caused Sonic to blush and smile.  "You're welcome," he said, returning the smile to her.

They began to eat the sundae, slowly, but surely.  As they did, they kept looking back at one another, smiling and giggling as they did so.  Amy had become the happiest girl in the whole universe.  She was so happy that Sonic, the one person who'd she always tried to get to notice her, actually set up a time and place where they can meet, together and with no danger afoot.  Sonic, on the other hand, was still trying to figure out what the feeling was.  As he did so, he couldn't help but think that what he was doing was great, even though it was involuntary.

After a few minutes went by, Tails said, "I have to use the restroom.  I'll be right back you guys."

Sonic mumbled something that sounded like, "Take your time," and gazed back into Amy's eyes, the feeling he enjoyed so much flooding his insides like a soothing current.

"Sonic," Amy whispered, "Out of all the things that has happened to me this past month, I'd have to say this was the best out of all of them."

"Me too, Ames," he said, as he placed his hand on hers, which was resting on the table.

Again, acting involuntarily, he picked up her hand and brought it over to him.  Then, he smiled and winked at her, kissing the top of her hand.

Amy's heart stopped as she watched his lips gently brush over her hand.  She was frozen in the moment, and she wasn't willing to let it go for anything.

Then, out of nowhere, she saw Sonic beginning to lean in, his eyes slightly closing as he did so.  She began to follow suit, slightly pushing the sundae out of their way.

Cream watched in awe, as Sonic and Amy began to lean into each other in what appeared to be a kiss.  They moved slowly, eyes closed and lips slightly puckered out.  Cream held her breath, as they were just inches away from each other.

I knew this would work! Cream thought, as the grin on her face grew even wider, I just knew it!

And just when they were about to connect their lips for the first time ever, the sound of someone calling Amy's name froze them in a heart beat.