Midnight Matters
The moon was starting to rise over Station Square. A lone hedgehog kept to the shadows in the park, awaiting his transformation. He did not want anyone to witness it. Sonic clutched at his chest and groaned, falling to his knees. It was happening...his werehog form was appearing. His fur began to thicken and lengthen, growing a darker shade. Fangs protruded from his gaping jaws, and claws burst through his gloves. His arms and chest bulkened, muscles starting to be defined underneath the thick fur. When the transformation was over, Sonic waited a few moments before getting up-only to collide with another.
"Oof!" The girl dropped the bags she was carrying and fell on her rump.
Sonic blinked, stunned.
It was Amy.
Amy began to pick up her things. "I'm so sorry, sir. I was daydreaming; I wasn't watching where I was going."
"Er...It's all right," Sonic replied, his voice much deeper and more gruff. He offered a hand to help her up.
Amy gratefully took it and stood. She looked at Sonic curiously. "Have I met you somewhere?" She asked.
"I don't think so," Sonic lied after a moment's hesitation.
"Oh, okay!" Amy's smile brightened, and she shook Sonic's hand vigorously. "I'm Amy Rose, Sonic's girlfriend. He may have mentioned me once or twice."
Sonic rolled his eyes. "I didn't notice."
"Oh, ok." Amy looked a bit disappointed before perking up with another smile. "What's your name?"
"Um..." Sonic's mind raced, and he blurted out the first name he could think of. "Drew."
"Drew?" Amy giggled. "Nice name."
That's so strange. She doesn't seem scared of me at all. Does she even notice these fangs? Sonic wondered. He looked at Amy curiously. He had never seen this side of her before. He could use this 'Drew' to his advantage...being able to see what Amy was like when 'Sonic' wasn't around.
Not because he liked her, of course! No way(he told himself). She was a good friend, nothing more. Sonic was just curious.
Sonic snapped out of his thoughts to see Amy looking at him expectantly. "Sorry, what was that?"
Amy smiled amd rolled her eyes. "I asked if you wanted to walk with me. You didn't look like you had anything better to do."
"Oh. Um, sure." 'Drew' shrugged.
"Yay!" Amy smiled and took Sonic's hand. "I can introduce you to Sonic and some other of my friends, if-"
"No!"
Amy looked confused.
Sonic cringed. Tails knew about the Werehog form; Sonic couldn't risk him blowing Drew's cover.
"E-Er...I don't, um, get along with others too well."
"You're getting along with me fine."
"Well, that's only because you're so nice," 'Drew' smirked, throwing in a bit of flirting.
"Aw," Amy giggled, blushing. "Thank you."
Sonic held back a sigh of relief. "But I can walk you home, if you want. It's the least I can do for walking into you."
"All right, that's fine." Amy smiled kindly. "Let's go."
As they walked, Drew cleared his throat. "So, tell me more about Sonic."
Amy's eyes glazed over. "Oh, Sonic is the greatest: He's so heroic, and he never hesitates to put his needs before others'. He's sacrificed himself to save the world more than once, but he's always managed to make it through."
Sonic smiled to himself.
"But..."
His ears perked.
"He's always away...when he's not saving the world he's looking for trouble. He's always out running around, and he never has any time for me. And whenever he promises to go out on a date with me, he completely forgets! I get so embarassed, sitting there with a table for two all alone..." she sighed.
Drew glanced at Amy. "...and you're still his boyfriend? Why do you like him?"
"Because..." Amy gave a brave smile. "Sonic's a free spirit. He can't be confined by a girlfriend; that's against his nature. I just forget that all the times I see him. I just get so exited, and...besides, I know he likes me. He may deny it, but I can see it in his eyes." She sighed, looking at her feet. Then she glanced at Drew. "Why do you care?"
"N-No reason!" Drew's head snapoed back to in front of him, eyes wide.
Amy giggled, nudging his side. "Don't you dare try to date me. I'm already taken."
Drew laughed. "Don't worry."
Amy's gaze turned back to the road in front of her.
Arriving at Amy's house, the pink hedgehog turned to Drew. "Thank you for walking me home."
Drew smiled. "It was no problem." Then he frowned. "I just don't get one thing. Why were you shopping so late?"
"I..." Amy sniffled. "I had another date with Sonic...and he never showed up," Amy choked up, looking away. "I didn't want to look weird, so I went shopping."
Sonic's ears slid back. He had completely forgotten. Again. Guilt flooded his chest. "Oh. I'm...I'm sorry."
"It's all right..." Amy sniffed, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand. "I'll just see him tomorrow about it."
Sonic felt awful. All he had seen on this matter was the end of Amy's hammer and her anger. He had never seen her so sad. She had been just hiding it...by pretending to be angry.
"Goodbye, Drew." Amy began to walk to her house.
"Amy, wait!" Sonic raced over.
Amy looked up, surprised.
"Amy, I'm...I'm Sonic."
"What?!" Amy's eyes widened, and tears spilled over her cheeks.
Sonic was shocked. He looked that bad? "I-I know it's a lot to take in, but-"
"Chaos, no!" Amy choked out. "Why would you do this to me? Pretend to be someone else then ask me about yourself? Are you so selfish that you want me to tell you over and over again how 'great' you are?" She tore herself from Sonic's grasp, glaring at him.
Sonic's eyes widened. This wasn't going how he had planned at all. "What?! No! No, I-"
"Well, now I see how wrong I was," she growled. "You're selfish, and you only claim the title as hero for your own personal glory! I should have seen it before..." She turned away, placing her hand on the door handle.
"Amy, wait!" Sonic yelped, putting a hand on her shoulder. "Just let me explain!"
Amy glowered at him. "Hurry, before my patience runs out. And don't lie to me, or else you won't be able to speak again."
Sonic flinched. "Amy, this isn't a disguise. This happens every night. It's a really long story. But the only reason I pretended to be anyone else was because you only show me one part of you-the crazy, fangirling, obsessive part. I wanted to see what you were like when I wasn't around. And about the date, I'm so sorry. I would have come, I really would, but I was too busy worrying about the transformation to think about much else. Besides, how would you like this to come to one of your dates?" Sonic motioned to himself. "Still handsome, granted, but some might be a bit frightened." He searched Amy's face for any sign of forgiveness. "You forgive me, right, Ames?"
Amy looked into his eyes. "Yes, Sonic...I understand. And...I forgive you."
Sonic sighed in relief, allowing himself to smile. "Also, why aren't you scared? Most everyone else is, of this-" Sonic motioned to himself. "- and these-" He poked a sharp tooth.
"Well, I was a bit frightened before," Amy admitted. "But I'm not afraid now...because it's you." She smiled, then gave Sonic a hug.
Sonic gently hugged her back, careful not to do it too tight. And even gave her a bit of a nuzzle. Just a tiny one. But it was big enough to make Amy blush.
"I love you, Sonic," she said finally. "And it's okay if you don't say it back. I can wait...for the right time."
Sonic chuckled, looking at her. "Thanks. Because it's kind of hard to talk when I do this." He then pressed his lips into Amy's, kissing her.
