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“But aren’t you Amy Rose? The chick who’s ALWAYS after Sonic?”
I do my best to ignore the way he emphasizes that word. For once, I’m glad that Sonic and Sally weren't here and in earshot to listen to that. The man automatically tenses up when he realizes what he said and gets nervous. The two guys behind him were raising their eyebrows, almost like they were waiting to see how I’d react. To be completely honest, I despise it when people base me solely off that. It’s like they completely forget that I’m a freedom fighter and contribute to the team. However, I can understand where he’s coming from. I’m not sure if I hate that even more. But what I do know was that lashing out in anger wasn’t going to do anything and I REFUSED to give them that satisfaction.
In a calm tone, I answered him, “ That’s not important. Sonic and Sally have done more for you and this city than anyone else. They should get to have ONE NIGHT of peace and quiet!” I gradually started to raise my voice.
Suddenly the man who asked me that question’s face shifts to a sinister look. “ AWWW looks like she doesn’t get the man of her dreams.” he mocks in a song-like manner. “Serves her right. She always acts like a freaking psycho anyway” His goons start laughing along with him.
Like an arrow, that insult struck me to my very core. I look down at the ground. That was just uncalled for. For as long as I can remember, people always reminded me of my past, but I always just pushed it away and attempted to ignore it. I closed my eyes and took big deep breaths, pushing down the tears that were threatening to come up. I know that I tend to go overboard with showing affection, but it’s just how I show my love and appreciation for not only Sonic, but my friends as well. Even though most of the time, they just look uncomfortable. It took every ounce of strength I had to not just smash them right then and there with my hammer.
“calm down amy… Calm down Amy….CALM DOWN AMY!!” I mentally chant to myself repeatedly. You don’t owe them anything. Don’t let them see that they get to you. I look back up at them,suddenly gaining a backbone. My face contorted in annoyance. “ I’m not explaining anything to you gentlemen, though you guys are far from that. Don’t you have anything better to do with your night than to cause problems? My relationship with Sonic is NONE of your business” I boldly state. They just look at me in shock then it morphs into disgust and they finally walk away. “...not even worth our time anyway” I catch one of them muttering.
Once they finally get out of my line of sight, I close my eyes and take another deep breath. I did what I wasmeant to do: Stop those jerks from ruining Sonic and Sally’s date, so there was a victory in that. But as I was walking out of the city into the forest, I couldn’t stop thinking about what that jerk said. I’ve had the longest crush on Sonic ever since he saved me on Little Planet. I thought that if I got stronger, then I could be by his side and earn his respect, but I feel like that happened to some degree.
Every time I hug him or try to let him know how much I care about him, he either shies away or leaves me in the dust like that one time we were in Chris’s world. I remember having to WALK all the way back and since I didn’t have a jacket, it was FREEZING. I cried the whole walk home. But even despite all that, I still gave him a chance and pursued him. Then I also reminisced about the time I wanted to join the Freedom Fighters, but Sally would always tell me“You’re not ready for this Amy”, “This is too dangerous for you Amy” “You’re too young Amy”etc,etc. Tails was YOUNGER than me, and he STILL managed to join the team. It really pissed me off, but I digress now. So, I would train even harder at this serene place in the forest when all the freedom fighters are asleep. But even still, it’s NOT ENOUGH. I know that I’ve come a long way from that and she treats me like an equal now, (we're even best friends) but suddenly a wave of jealousy consumes me. Why her? What does SHE have that I DON’T? “Well she is a princess and is loved by her people and team unlike YOU” the darkest part of my consciousness whispers to me. I shudder and shake my head, acting like it will remove that thought. “How could I think that?! Sally is my best friend! I want her to be happy and she deserves nothing but the best” I say to myself. It’s not like anyone was around to listen anyway.
I managed to finally reach my secret spot. There’s a calm looking waterfall that never fails to mesmerize me along with big boulders supporting it. Beautiful flowers that are glowing radiant due to the moonlight and fireflies landing on top of them. Lush green grass being swayed by the gentle breeze. I sit at my usual spot and look up at the moon. “Sonic and Sally must be having the time of their lives right now” I say out loud. I think about all the times they were together at HQ.How Sonic genuinely smiles at her, gets flustered, even going as far as to give her flowers. All these things that I’ve been DREAMING of him to do for me.
“He’s happy with her…that’s what I’ve always wanted for him”, I repeat to myself with a smile on my face. “ I know Sally will treat him right…who am I to get in the way of that?” I feel something wet land on my traditional red dress. Then another. And another. It took me a minute to realize that I was crying. At this point, my tears were flowing like a river and I couldn't bring myself to stop. My heart just feels very heavy and as much as I want to deny it, I can never escape it.