𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒆, 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒄!

      This night was a little dark and sad. There was sadness and thoughtfulness in my soul. All this together looked more like depression. The pink hedgehog was lying in her bed under a red blanket and could not sleep. She looked almost emotionlessly at the empty ceiling with her eyes open and thought about something for a very long time. She had been thinking this way since the very morning, starting from yesterday... Although no. The day before yesterday, considering that it was now four o’clock in the morning, and outside the window it was still night. Although the hedgehog herself did not care about this and she still did not need to sleep. Even the body, which logically would begin to require sleep, did not hint at sleep. So she lay there and looked at the ceiling, thinking and thinking. What was she thinking about? What worries her so much? Maybe she found out that she had few days left to live and was about to die young, from some kind of disease or tumor? Maybe she was just so sad, worried about someone? Either Sonic or Cream. Or maybe she was tormented by doubts about whether she had done everything right throughout her life and only now she was thinking about it? The third option is most likely. Rose rubbed her eyes lightly with her hands and tilted her head, looking at the clock for a change to see what time it was. Four hours and three minutes. She even wondered if this was a lot or a little? And that’s it, how did it happen that she started to feel depressed? While she was thinking for a long time and could not sleep, by coincidence the sounds of explosions and shooting were heard on the street. When Amy heard these sounds, she jumped out of bed. Looking out the window, she saw small beams of explosions and a couple of blue flashes among the trees. Surely Eggman was up to something evil again, so even Sonic woke up before the appointed time and went to fight him. In other respects, as always. Fearing what would happen there, the hedgehog immediately ran out of the house without really changing her clothes. She ran out straight in pink pajamas and barefoot. This, at least for her, will be better than lying at home alone, continuing to feel sad and bored, almost dying from boredom and insomnia. And at this time Sonic himself dealt with Eggman’s robots. The scientist himself was not there. Only the badniks attacked and that’s it. In general, it seemed to be a trifle, but the hedgehog immediately dared to attack and dealt with them. It was not difficult. Having broken each robot, he pulls out all the ordinary animals that fed these robots with energy, at the expense of his own. — Run, rejoice! He won't dare catch you anymore. — he calmly said to everyone, and in his thoughts he thought: — “Well, Eggman, wait a minute! When the morning comes, I will immediately attack you and you will know how to attack in the middle of the night and not let me get enough sleep.” Amy arrived too late. She just tripped over a thick branch of a tree root sticking out outside and fell. Fortunately, she did not hurt herself or get dirty, since she ran along a path of soft sand. Sonic noticed her and became a little worried. — Amy! — he said and ran up, helping her to her feet. — Are you hurt? — It's okay, Sonic. Is it true! Where's Eggman? — He is not here. He just sent the bad guys to cut down the forest in the middle of the night and they woke me up with their noise. It’s good that I heard them and came running on time. — the hedgehog explained, and the hedgehog even wondered why she herself didn’t hear them from her house, since she didn’t sleep all night? After all, then she will clearly hear the sounds of explosions and battle. — What are you doing here? And why aren't you sleeping? — A? I, this... — she didn’t know how to explain this to him. — Let's better do without this cliché with “I’m here for this!” or “I’m here!”? Okay? Explain everything as it is? Wasn't it because of me that you came running here? — Sonic said. Amy nodded silently at first, and then added out loud: — I was just scared. — For me? — the hedgehog asked smiling and almost laughed. — Fi! You know perfectly well how tough I am and that nothing terrible or deadly will happen to me. Okay, I guess I'll go! The hedgehog turned around and was about to leave when Amy shouted: — Wait! Sonic froze and turned his questioning gaze towards her. — What? Something happened? — Yes. I just... I know you're busy, but try to give me at least five minutes! Sonic rolled his eyes, ready to almost scream with anger, but hiding it under a stupid smile, he calmly said: — Okay, Amy, but only five minutes. and then I leave! Amy nodded in agreement and began to twirl her index fingers, holding her hands near her chest. She began to think about where to start a conversation with him, and most importantly, how to explain to him what she was thinking about. And will he accept her like this? — Well it... — If you’re talking about dates or invitations again, I don’t know yet. — Sonic just spoke, interrupting her, to which Amy angrily said through clenched teeth: — No, that’s not it!... You first listen to me, and only then interrupt! — Sorry! — the hedgehog apologized and began to listen to her carefully. Amy again tried to collect her thoughts in the same way. She was also a little nervous, which, by the way, Sonic himself noticed. It was as if she wanted to tell him something very important, but she just couldn’t bring herself to say this most important thing. However, he did not rush or interrupt her, but patiently waited for her to concentrate and finally speak to him. Hedgehog finally gathers his thoughts and sighs heavily: — Okay, Sonic. Listen! Understand? I... I want to apologize to you... — Apologize? — not understanding anything, the hedgehog's eyes bulged. — But... For what? — It's all about me, Sonic. I wanted to talk to you about this, but I couldn’t gather my thoughts. Even Tails has hinted at this to me more than once. Apparently I shouldn’t have listened to him then, because he was right... I only thought about this a couple of days ago... And it’s a shame that I thought about it so late. After all, before I never understood why you avoided me every time, ran away and even were late or completely refused to come to me when I invited you somewhere. As well as on the same dates, as you correctly noted. You remember how I fell in love with you at first sight, when you, back there on that planet, saved me from Metal Sonic? Sonic nodded silently, although he still didn’t understand anything, and Amy continued the conversation: — I probably behaved like a stupid fanatic who was chasing you and giving you no rest. Or maybe I was just a stupid girl in an adult’s body back then and didn’t realize that I was playing too much at being a naive princess, dreaming of her handsome prince, and who didn’t understand that she was endangering herself, all her loved ones, those around her, and those around her. who she loves. Perhaps you were silent about it, afraid that you would allegedly break my heart and hurt my feelings. Although I probably would have understood everything myself and accepted everything as it would have been if you had immediately told me the truth about what you really think about me. You consider me only a friend and not much else, right? The right thought slowly begins to dawn on Sonic and he nods in response. — And I didn’t sleep for a couple of nights, still thinking about how I could explain all this to you. I was just afraid that you wouldn't accept me like that. Or you will break off our friendship at this moment, having learned that I only now and too late realized everything myself. But I will understand everything perfectly, even if you are angry with me. You have every right to hate me and be angry, Sonic. Although deep down in my soul I still love you and I can’t help but stop pining for you every time I see you... But now I’m trying to control myself so as not to even pounce on you and hug you, since You don't like this. But I personally don't care. I like you the way you are, Sonic. — continuing the story, Amy began to struggle to hold back her tears and it seemed as if she was about to cry. However, she held on as best she could. — You are my hero, friend, prince, even more. Of course, all this doesn’t mean anything to you, but I personally don’t care. It will be difficult for me to accept all this, but there are plenty of other hedgehogs in the world like you. I am aware of all my past mistakes and I am very sorry that I did not realize all this much earlier. At least until I was twelve. That’s why I’m telling you... I’m sorry!... I’m sorry that I pestered you with my love and didn’t give you not only peace, but even to run where you wanted, thinking only about yourself. After all, you are a free person who must decide for herself how she wants to live. I was a real fool and selfish. I probably won’t have enough times to apologize to you for all this. But still forgive me! I just now decided to tell you about this. After she finally spoke out about everything she wanted, all her inner dreams, of course, collapsed, like a collapsing construction set. At the same time, she never cried and tried to be calm. After wiping the tears from her eyes and simply catching her breath so as not to cry out of emotion, she turns her back to the hedgehog and leaves for her home. Sonic stood still, was silent and thought about what was said. Unexpectedly even for himself, he smiled and ran up to the hedgehog, hugging her from behind. Rose's eyes widened and she didn't understand who was hugging her from behind. When she turned her gaze to Sonic, she was a little surprised. This is really strange. The super-fast hedgehog, who always ran away from her and didn’t like it when she climbed up to hug and kiss him, suddenly hugs her. After the hug, he looks at her and says: — I'm glad that it all finally dawned on you! With these words, he, also unexpectedly for Amy herself, briefly kisses her on the lips. The hedgehog immediately gets a blush on her cheeks, and she herself stands still like a statue. Afterwards, Sonic slowly goes to his room. Notice! He doesn’t run away, he just walks away so slowly that Amy has time to look at him before he leaves her field of vision. As he leaves, he turns his gaze to her for one brief moment and waves goodbye. Rose also raises her right hand with difficulty and waves goodbye. Then she also turns around and continues on her way home. On the way, she touches her lips with the fingers of her right hand and looks at the palm itself, as if she was trying to check the mark left by the kiss, which in fact was not visible. Thinking about this, looking somewhere ahead, Amy suddenly smiles and her soul becomes light. It was as if she had let go of all her severe emotional traumas with the scales and began to live from scratch. And so, already thinking about what had happened to her that night, she returned home, went back to bed, covered herself with a blanket and made herself more comfortable. While she was now thinking about it, she did not notice how she herself fell asleep. Closing her eyes, she also keeps a smile on her face and falls asleep, thinking through her sleep: — "Thank you, Sonic."