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BTW if you spot random '?' buried in the text, it's the way the document uploads. I try to track them all down but sorry if I miss any.

Also, have to say this now, don't take how I portray these characters personally. This is how I interpret they COULD act, not how they will. Sonic is a self centered dick at times, and though he never intends to hurt anyone, he does. Put that mentality up against his 110mph brain (and in this case, male hormones) and for me, you get this Sonic. ","writing":"\t“My Grandma does the same job, only she goes to talk to badgers instead of hedgehogs. I got 'the sex talk' a couple of years ago.”\n\n\t“I...suppose that explains it. Sticks, is this what you were trying to talk about, that night we went camping?”\n\n\tShe nodded, “I try to make it my business to understand the basic genetics of most creatures, that way I know when alien hybrids are trying to imitate us. Badgers are very anti-social creatures, so we can start popping out cubs a lot younger...gives us more chance to preserve the species.”\n\n\tAmy raised her eyebrows, “You've been in heat already?”\n\n\t“Oh yea, lots of times. I don't get horny though I just get angry. The first few times I happened I holed myself up in a hideout I built in the forest. I claw a few trees to pieces, stand under the waterfall to cool myself off, and sleep a lot. I've got used to these mood swings now though, you won't find me acting crazy.”\n\n\tAmy scrunched up her face to force herself from making a joke. She had come straight to Sticks burrow after her visit from the midwife. Her brain hadn't taken the time to process what she had been told properly yet.\n\n\t“Did you tell Mary about Sonic?”\n\n\tSticks looked a little forlorn before she spoke, “It's not that I think Sonic intends you any harm, you've been on plenty dates where he has been the perfect gentleman...”\n\n\t“Or he wasn't interested,” Amy sighed quietly.\n\n\t“I thought you said he had made a move or two but stopped when you asked him to? And you said that one time you got hot and heavy you could feel his....”\n\n\t“Doesn't mean it was because he likes me though. He's a guy, pretty sure a lamp post could give him a..you know. Maybe it's part of this whole pheromones business too, rather than it be specifically me.”\n\n\tSticks growled. She had seen Amy be the most confident young women you could hope to give a motivational speech, and in the same day lose every ounce of belief in herself. Sonic was so cautious about letting anyone knows what he was feeling he would make Amy feel bad about herself without realizing he was doing it!\n\n\tSticks grabbed Amy's hand and dragged her in front of a mirror, after clearing piles of junk out of the way. She pulled her dress tight around the pink hedgehogs body.\n\n\t“Not interested, in this? Look at this rack! And this butt! I've seen Tails and Knuckles look at you in ways they haven't before. Face it, you're hot, what red blooded male hedgehog could resist?”\n\n\tAmy gave her friend a dubious look over shoulder before looking again in the mirror. Her quills were slightly longer than they had been when she was younger, and she liked the way she could flick them around. Her bust wasn't huge, but was shapelier than last year perhaps. She kept herself fit and her thighs had taken a muscular roundness. In her weaker moments, she may have walked by a few of the guys in the village with more of a sway in her hips just to see them react. \n\n\t“I'm a little scared of what's about to happen to me Sticks,” she admitted, “I don't want anything to happen either of us regret. I mean...I want to...but I want to know it's me calling the shots and not my body. I don't know...what to trust.”\n\n\tThe blush that played across the pink hedgehogs muzzle was out of admittance of her failings. Sticks considered this revelation before coming up with the simplest solution, “Then stay in my hideout. It might not be up to your standards of hygiene but it is remote, and has that waterfall for all your aqua needs. Except panning for gold, I bled it dry already.”\n\n*****\n\n\tKnuckles was snoring loudly when Tails sat himself down next to him. The beach was deserted and all that remained from Amy's Birthday the week before was the odd piece of confetti buried in the sand. As it was a coming of age Birthday the whole village had descended on the shore to wish her well. The girls especially had fussed about her, putting flowers in her quills and whispering things in her ear. Tails had no idea what was being said but Amy had spent most of her time blushing. Even he had to admit it made her look very cute, even if she nothing but an older sister to him. Knuckles had been a little more crass and had whistled at her a few times, but he meant no harm by it. Amy didn't seem to take offence to it, but Sticks had flipped him off. He suspected jealousy, he he also suspected Sticks bit the head off anyone who tried to kiss her.\n\n\tSonic on the other hand had been virtually unreadable that night. Usually Sonic felt the need to put on a show when that many people were together, but he had remained subdued. Tails had spoken to him a couple of times and though Sonic had replied with a quip or two, there hadn't been the same snarky tone in his voice. He had avoided Amy at almost all costs and though Tails has teased her in the past, it made him sad to see the disappointment in her face. As far as he was aware Sonic hadn't seen her at all since then.\n\n\tThough he was still a few years off understanding love completely, he was pretty sure Sonic loved Amy. For years Sonic had acted liked Amy should be besotted with him, and for years Amy had seemed besotted with him. When it looked like Amy wasn't romantically interested in him, Sonic had acted out in a childish fashion by either putting her down or intentionally trying to make her jealous. They had flirted, and they had dated, but even then Tails was never able to draw Sonics real feelings out of him.\n\n\tSuddenly Knuckles stirred and grumbled, “Twenty-three...”\n\n\tTails turned to him, “Twenty-three what?”\n\n\tThere was a blue flash, a wave of sand, and finally the sound of Sonic speeding by. Tails brushed the sand from his fur and stood to attention.\n\n\t“What's going on? Are we under attack? Is Sonic in mid battle?”\n\n\tKnuckles hadn't even opened his eyes, let alone brush the sand of himself, but he still replied, “I don't think so. He just keeps going round the island like that. I think I counted twenty-three times but I can only go up to twelve, so I started counting from one again and added them together.”\n\n\t“How can you not count beyond twelve but you can add together?”\n\n\t“Magnets.”\n\n\tTails took in a breath but decided against heading down this particular rabbit hole any further.\n\n\t“Did he say why he's doing it? Usually if he's breaking a record he has me time it, or I make something to speed him along or...”\n\n\t“Nope, Forest just keeps on running,” Knuckles jumped in, as another roar of blue hedgehog shot by and covered them in sand again. “I'm seeing how deep he can bury me, ha.”\n\n\tTails rolled his eyes and shook his head lightly. They were a weird bunch.\n\n*****\n\n\tSonic was certain there was an orange outline next to the red one this time, but he didn't even consider slowing down, let alone stopping. He had to run and he had to keep on running and he wasn't sure why but nothing in the world was going to stop him. \n\n\tHe hadn't been himself of late, but he was a man of actions, not words, and he couldn't even vocalise in his own head what was going on. Since Amy's Birthday he had felt the need to be doing... something with himself. Had he ever worn pants, there would be ants in them. He had put every effort to not bolting from the party, just as he had put every effort in to not throwing her over his shoulder and running away with her. He knew exactly what he would have done with her in just a few minute alone. \n\n\tSecretly he had been dreaming of the day she turned sixteen for the past few years, ever since he turned sixteen himself. Once he had reached the peak of sexual maturity it had been harder to keep her off his mind. It wasn't for lack of other women, he had ventured to the bigger cities to seek out the odd night of female company. But no matter how willing said company was, his thoughts and fantasies would drift back to his sugarplum. How sweet would she actually be? Just to be all his for the taking, so full of innocence and inexperience. He hadn't been with another hedgehog, that just didn't seem right. Something in his head was calling back to a time when something would be different if he bed his own kind. It was more, permanent, he couldn't just walk away.\n\n\tHis urges had gone in to overdrive and now he found himself antsy pretty much 24/7, and it had to be because of Amy. Eggman battles just wouldn't suffice so he had done the only thing he could think to do; run. At top speed through the forest and the village he had to concentrate on his surroundings and for a few hours it had worked. Right until he had bumped in to her.\n\n\tShe came so suddenly in to view he had screeched to a halt to avoid clashing with her. When the dust cleared he found he was so close they were virtually nose to nose. Though not one part of his body was touching hers he felt a bolt of lightning shoot through him. His breath caught in his throat as every nerve in his body was suddenly alight and...greedy. In the early morning mist she glowed like a newly flowered cherry blossom, ready to be plucked. This girl had doe eyed innocence down to a fine art, and her delicate little mouth looked so enticing with her lips parted just ever so slightly. Her eyelids were all at once heavy and a flush of red crossed her muzzle.\n\n\tShe let out a sound, a whimper of sorts, that whooshed out of her body in a quick but deep breath. From his own throat came a low, deep growl that he was barely aware he made. It wasn't an intentional noise, he wasn't even sure what it was for, but it seemed to have an effect on Amy as she moved away from him. It was only a small movement but at this his whole body made a move to grab her. His quick actions came in to play, and before he lay a hand on her he made a run for it. There was a lustful beast inside him that was roaring in his ears. His thoughts were bombarded with images of throwing Amy to the ground and really establishing her as his. No part of her body left untouched, nothing kept out of his reach. He was horrified by his arousal; at how lacking in consideration it was, at how for a brief moment she was not Amy Rose so much as she was a female ripe for the taking. It was heartless and it wasn't him.\n\n\tIt was only later that he would come to find out that how deeply he cared for her was the only reason she wasn't pinned under him on the forest floor.\n\n*****\n\n\tIf one thing could be said for Sticks feral tendencies, it was that she really knew how to make a liveable shelter. Amy lay in a surprisingly comfortable bed of foliage and had plenty of room to get up and walk around in. The softness of her dwelling couldn't help her sleep though, not after her encounter with Sonic earlier.\n\n\tSo many of the villagers had been at her party she was occupied at all times, but at no point had she spent any time with Sonic. Even for their non romantic dynamic, this was unusual, he was a better friend than that. She tried not to let it ruin her evening, and after a beautiful explosion of confetti and fireworks she had found herself too tired to notice his absence.\n\n\tShe couldn't say for sure he had avoided her since then, but given the amount of time they usually spent as a group they were all missing him. They had spent some time as a four but eventually the guys would go find Sonic themselves and the girls would do their own thing. They were invited to come along but Amy felt for sure it wasn't a good idea.\n\n\tThat morning she had woken up with an uncomfortable heat burning her up from the inside. She knew this was the sign for her to go in to hiding, but a walk in the chilly morning mist seemed like a gentle way to cool herself down. It would be quiet at that time and she could enjoy her freedom for just an hour or so before she disappeared in to the wilderness for a fortnight.\n\n\tPerhaps had she not been concentrating so hard on enjoying the tranquillity she might have noticed the subtle sound of the forest being crushed beneath his feet. He was so light when he ran though, you were more likely to hear the sound barrier being broken than a twig snap. For whatever reason he hadn't spotted her in time to swoop past her and he had stopped only millimetres in front of her.\n\n\tHer eyes had locked on to his, oh how she had missed staring in to them. Such a piercing shade of green they could bore right through her skull. She had never held his gaze like this though; it was like he was trying to draw out every little secret her soul had. \n\n\tJust as she had been warned would happen, her hormones sent tingles straight to her most intimate area and she moaned at the sudden increase in desire. In response he had growled. Such a deep animistic sound she had not heard from him before and it had taken her aback. She had heard his sounds of frustration and anger, but nothing had been as heavy as that. She would have submit to his every whim, like a puppet under hypnotic rhythm. \n\n\tFor a split second she thought he was going to grab her, but he simply moved his arms in to position as he took off without another word. She was left staring in to the sky where only moments ago his gaze had been. When she finally let out a breath it came out of her in a ragged gasp, like she had been crying for some time and was trying to catch her breath. It was time to leave, she could not be around him for a second longer. Her mind had shut down so readily, her body prepared for him with little more encouragement than a mating call.\n\n\tSeveral hours later, night had fallen but the heat burning through her veins had not. No matter how much she played with herself, her appetite would not be sated. Climax evaded her. She was overly tired and frustrated and decided to try to cool herself down before she went completely insane.\n\n******\n\n\tThe waterfall that Sticks had mentioned was a beautiful spot to have to herself. In the moonlight the water looked as if it was glowing, and the flowers that surrounded it gave of a delicate perfume. It was a little slice of paradise, and as she stripped herself bare, it was an escape from all of her senses. With careful steps she climbed right under the heavy fall of water and let it envelope her. Facing the rock face she balanced herself with one hand against the cold stone and dipped her head right under. The pounding was massaging her tense muscles, and it drowned out any other sound the forest tried to disrupt her with.\n\n\tThe deafening roar of the falls left her more vulnerable than she could ever have expected. Without any time to react Amy found her whole body pressed in to the chilling rock, pinned in to place by another form using every inch of their own body to keep her there. A hand was clapped tight around her chin, pushing her face skyward so she couldn't look around or open her mouth to scream. While one wrist was being held in place she still had one free hand which she used to try to push her assailant away, but he was pressed too hard against her. In desperation she reached round to his back and quickly pricked her finger on a spiny quill.\n\n\tShe knew she should have been scared, or angry, or continued to fight, but she didn't. Fear was washed away with the falls and she allowed herself to feel the giddy thrill of her predicament. Even with the water cascading over their bodies she could feel his hot breath on her neck as his mouth grazed the side of her throat. She tried to look around but he kept her face pointed forwards. Perhaps had it not been for their encounter this morning she would have found this terrifying behaviour for Sonic, but now she knew it was just basic, animal instinct. She couldn't deny her aching body when satisfaction was so deliciously close. Her back arched to make contact where she wanted it most. She could feel the pressure of his arousal against her, so close to where she needed it.\n\n\tHis body began to quiver. The water was still the loudest noise so she could barely make out his words, but his cry of frustration rang loud. Just as suddenly as he had appeared, he was gone. The attack of the cold water on her back when she had previously been covered by body heat was a violent attack on her nervous system. As her body jolted she slipped off the rocks and in to the pool below, grazing her leg deeply in the process. The water was shallow so she didn't need to fight to stay afloat, but pain screamed through her and she froze. She looked toward the forest for any sign of Sonic but the rest of the world was still.\n\n*****\n\n\tIt was barely sunrise when Sonic heard a scratching of claw against wood. His eyes shot open and he took a quick look around his shack. It wasn't like there was a lot in there, and there was certainly no signs of life. Assuming it was a dream he settled himself back down.\n\n\tNo, there it was again. He was too sleepy to be bright and alert but he hauled himself out of his hammock to take a look around. There was certainly nothing inside, so he stepped through the entryway to look out on to an abandoned beach. The waves crashed against the shore and the breeze rustled the trees but otherwise everything was quiet.\n\n\tHe shrugged and turned around. That was when she pounced on him, jumping from her hiding place on his roof. She screamed and clawed at him with a savagery unusual even for her. He tried to grab at her arms but she was ferociously strong. His next instinct was to kick but he didn't want to hurt her; what ever had brought this on she was still a friend.\n\n\tThe noise had caused enough commotion to wake the nearest one who could help. It was slow progress to make it to Sonics doorway, but once upon the scene Knuckles grabbed Sticks by the scruff of her neck and lifted her clean in to the air.\n\n\t“Hey feisty,' he yawned, 'night terrors again?”\n\n\tShe struggled and fought against his grip but it was no use, “the only terror in the night is THIS one!”\n\n\tSonic scurried out of her reach before standing up, “Me? What did I do?”\n\n\t“Don't play dumb with me you bastard!” she snarled, “Knucks would you put me down? I need to tear him a few new holes.”\n\n\tKnuckles looked dumbfounded, more than usual, “What's ticked you off so much? Was he snoring loudly again?”\n\n\tShe was still thrashing as hard as a fish on dry land, “He hasn't been doing much sleeping! Have you, you blue RAT!”\n\n\tSonic knew this could only mean one thing, his actions from the previous night hadn't been kept hidden at all. He knew he shouldn't have trusted that she would keep a secret. He had made sure nobody was around when he left and at his speed it wasn't like anyone was going to see him. So SHE must have spoken up after all, though he had been so sure she wasn't going to say anything. Why of all creatures had she told Sticks?\n\n\t“Okay Knucks you can put her down, I guess I have to explain. Stay put though, I need a bro to back me up on this one.”\n\n\t“You back him up and I'll choke you with your own sports tape.” she hissed.\n\n\t“One of you explain now please,” Knuckles whimpered as he too got out of arms reach.\n\n\tSonic groaned as the guilt came flooding over him, “Last night I had certain...ah....physical feelings I needed to attend to.”\n\n\tKnuckles looked perplexed, “Have you been raiding Tails fridge for a midnight snack again?”\n\n\t“No, not like that.”\n\n\t“Had you forgotten to return something to the store?”\n\n\t“That's not....”\n\n\t“Oh you left your washing in a wet pile and needed to put it out to dry?”\n\n\t“All I wear is my scarf.”\n\n\t“Pay an insurance bill?”\n\n\tSticks finally screamed in rage, “His dick! He had to go make his dick happy!”\n\n\tThey both stared at her unblinking for a moment before Knuckles nodded with a wry grin. He lifted his fist to be bumped and received a hard punch in the ribs for it.\n\n\t“You men are all the same! Only thinking with that useless mass hidden between your legs!”\n\n\t“Useless?”\n\n\t“Did you even think about how Amy would feel?”\n\n\tSonic frowned, “Of course I di...look I don't have to explain myself. That's between me and Amy! It's not like I can wait around until she gives me a clear sign.”\n\n\tSticks snapped and charged for him again. This time he was prepared and managed to keep dodging her reach, ducking from her boomerang, as he tried to drown out the bone chilling noises emitting from the little badger. Finally she became exhausted and he grabbed a hold of her wrists to stop her collapsing to the ground.\n\n\t“Look Sticks I'm sorry okay. I usually head out of the village so none of you have to find out. Does Amy actually know? Did Staci tell her?”\n\n\tThe badger lifted one eyebrow high, “Of course Amy knows, she was there wasn't she? What was Staci doing there?”\n\n\tKnuckles walked over and lifted Sticks on to his shoulder, “Sonic you will tell me what happened. Use small words so I can get to pummelling you quicker.”\n\n\tSonic lifted his hands in defence, “Knuckles I know you think she's cute, but Perci is the nice twin, she's the one you like. I was weak and Staci was there and she suggested I pop by for a visit and before I know it we've...!”\n\n\t“I WAS TALKING ABOUT YOU TRYING TO SEDUCE AMY. STACI NOT ENOUGH FOR ONE NIGHT?”\n\n\tThe world in Sonics vision went very dark, “I didn't see Amy last night. I've not seen her for a couple of days.”\n\n\tKnuckles saw the look that crossed Sonics eyes and knew it wasn't a good sign. He dropped Sticks back to the ground but kept one hand on her shoulder. She was still shaking, but she spoke.\n\n\t“Last night, Amy was bathing out in the woods when she was grabbed from behind. She told me it was you.”\n\n\t“She saw me?”\n\n\tSticks drooped, “She said she didn't see who it was, but it was a hedgehog so she safely assumed it was you. Even if you did stop before anything happened, it was clear what you wanted! She can't help herself, crazy hormones....so that's why we put her out of your reach.”\n\n\t“It wasn't me.”\n\n\tShe didn't need further convincing. He had said those three words in a whisper but they were heavy with anger and hurt. When Amy had contacted her on her communicator earlier, assuring her that she was fine but that something had happened, Sticks had seen red. Although her doubts about Sonic were miniscule, they grew to a monstrous size in light of the evidence. Now she doubted herself which was a very unsettling feeling. Even more, Amy might still be in harms way.\n\n\t“Amy was sure it was a hedgehog, she caught her finger one of his spines, if it wasn't you then...”\n\n\tBut Sonic had already vanished, nothing but a trail left in the sand to show his direction.\n\n\t“I don't get it,” Knuckles called to her as they both followed Sonics tracks, “what's happened?”\n\n\t“Underestimations!”\n\n\t“Okay...I'll just pretend I know what you mean then.”\n\n*****\n\n\tSonic gave up trying to get hold of Amy on his communicator, it was just going straight to the answering machine. It hadn't occurred to him to call her right away but his feet were going quicker than his head. He only had a vague idea of where she was but he wasn't going to turn back to find Sticks now. If he just kept looking he was bound to find her sooner rather than later. In his head he could hear 'stopped before anything happened' but that meant something had nearly happened. That fucking impostor, fooling Amy like that, what if they had actually...? \n\n\t“I won't forgive you for this, Shadow!” he cried in to the air.\n\n\tHe stopped. Though the sun had started to rise and the birds had begun their chorus, he could hear the sound of splashing water. A waterfall? Amy had been bathing...yes, Sticks hideout that nobody knew about except them because they followed her once! They never actually saw it because she had done such a good job of the camouflage, but he knew it was close by. He could sense her somehow. If he stood by the waterfall there was a chance he could find the hovel. Find her. Alone, if Shadow knew what was good for him.\n\n\tFinding his place by the falls he took a deep breath and tried to clear his head. He would have to deal with the fact he had revealed his dalliances to Sticks later. He was quick to anger when he thought Amy had found out too, but anger was an easier emotion to handle than the guilt. The guilt was there alright and it wasn't going anywhere but the voices in his head sent him conflicting ways to react. On the one hand he and Amy were nothing official, when they had kissed and his hand travelled to where it shouldn't she had shyly recoiled. Hell, he wasn't even entirely sure she wanted him in that sense, she could have just had a crush that hadn't developed in to anything further. He was going to be nineteen in a couple of months and he had a lot of energy to burn and sex was actually pretty great and...\n\n\t“Ah, that's too big!”\n\n\tHer voice cut through the morning air. The rocks around the falls made the words echo around his head. He turned his ears this way and that to try and find the source.\n\n\t“Don't give me that. Just lift your leg and take a deep breath,” was the male response, and there was no question whose vocals were that gruff. The red mist descended on him again and he started frantically throwing himself in to any bush that looked larger than the rest.\n\n\t“Ow! Shadow that hurt! Don't just stick it in like that!”\n\n\tThose final words of Amy's were enough for Sonic. In a blind panic he ran straight in to the thickest tree in the area, and knocked himself out cold. ","writing_bbcode_parsed":"\t“My Grandma does the same job, only she goes to talk to badgers instead of hedgehogs. I got 'the sex talk' a couple of years ago.”

\t“I...suppose that explains it. Sticks, is this what you were trying to talk about, that night we went camping?”

\tShe nodded, “I try to make it my business to understand the basic genetics of most creatures, that way I know when alien hybrids are trying to imitate us. Badgers are very anti-social creatures, so we can start popping out cubs a lot younger...gives us more chance to preserve the species.”

\tAmy raised her eyebrows, “You've been in heat already?”

\t“Oh yea, lots of times. I don't get horny though I just get angry. The first few times I happened I holed myself up in a hideout I built in the forest. I claw a few trees to pieces, stand under the waterfall to cool myself off, and sleep a lot. I've got used to these mood swings now though, you won't find me acting crazy.”

\tAmy scrunched up her face to force herself from making a joke. She had come straight to Sticks burrow after her visit from the midwife. Her brain hadn't taken the time to process what she had been told properly yet.

\t“Did you tell Mary about Sonic?”

\tSticks looked a little forlorn before she spoke, “It's not that I think Sonic intends you any harm, you've been on plenty dates where he has been the perfect gentleman...”

\t“Or he wasn't interested,” Amy sighed quietly.

\t“I thought you said he had made a move or two but stopped when you asked him to? And you said that one time you got hot and heavy you could feel his....”

\t“Doesn't mean it was because he likes me though. He's a guy, pretty sure a lamp post could give him a..you know. Maybe it's part of this whole pheromones business too, rather than it be specifically me.”

\tSticks growled. She had seen Amy be the most confident young women you could hope to give a motivational speech, and in the same day lose every ounce of belief in herself. Sonic was so cautious about letting anyone knows what he was feeling he would make Amy feel bad about herself without realizing he was doing it!

\tSticks grabbed Amy's hand and dragged her in front of a mirror, after clearing piles of junk out of the way. She pulled her dress tight around the pink hedgehogs body.

\t“Not interested, in this? Look at this rack! And this butt! I've seen Tails and Knuckles look at you in ways they haven't before. Face it, you're hot, what red blooded male hedgehog could resist?”

\tAmy gave her friend a dubious look over shoulder before looking again in the mirror. Her quills were slightly longer than they had been when she was younger, and she liked the way she could flick them around. Her bust wasn't huge, but was shapelier than last year perhaps. She kept herself fit and her thighs had taken a muscular roundness. In her weaker moments, she may have walked by a few of the guys in the village with more of a sway in her hips just to see them react.

\t“I'm a little scared of what's about to happen to me Sticks,” she admitted, “I don't want anything to happen either of us regret. I mean...I want to...but I want to know it's me calling the shots and not my body. I don't know...what to trust.”

\tThe blush that played across the pink hedgehogs muzzle was out of admittance of her failings. Sticks considered this revelation before coming up with the simplest solution, “Then stay in my hideout. It might not be up to your standards of hygiene but it is remote, and has that waterfall for all your aqua needs. Except panning for gold, I bled it dry already.”

*****

\tKnuckles was snoring loudly when Tails sat himself down next to him. The beach was deserted and all that remained from Amy's Birthday the week before was the odd piece of confetti buried in the sand. As it was a coming of age Birthday the whole village had descended on the shore to wish her well. The girls especially had fussed about her, putting flowers in her quills and whispering things in her ear. Tails had no idea what was being said but Amy had spent most of her time blushing. Even he had to admit it made her look very cute, even if she nothing but an older sister to him. Knuckles had been a little more crass and had whistled at her a few times, but he meant no harm by it. Amy didn't seem to take offence to it, but Sticks had flipped him off. He suspected jealousy, he he also suspected Sticks bit the head off anyone who tried to kiss her.

\tSonic on the other hand had been virtually unreadable that night. Usually Sonic felt the need to put on a show when that many people were together, but he had remained subdued. Tails had spoken to him a couple of times and though Sonic had replied with a quip or two, there hadn't been the same snarky tone in his voice. He had avoided Amy at almost all costs and though Tails has teased her in the past, it made him sad to see the disappointment in her face. As far as he was aware Sonic hadn't seen her at all since then.

\tThough he was still a few years off understanding love completely, he was pretty sure Sonic loved Amy. For years Sonic had acted liked Amy should be besotted with him, and for years Amy had seemed besotted with him. When it looked like Amy wasn't romantically interested in him, Sonic had acted out in a childish fashion by either putting her down or intentionally trying to make her jealous. They had flirted, and they had dated, but even then Tails was never able to draw Sonics real feelings out of him.

\tSuddenly Knuckles stirred and grumbled, “Twenty-three...”

\tTails turned to him, “Twenty-three what?”

\tThere was a blue flash, a wave of sand, and finally the sound of Sonic speeding by. Tails brushed the sand from his fur and stood to attention.

\t“What's going on? Are we under attack? Is Sonic in mid battle?”

\tKnuckles hadn't even opened his eyes, let alone brush the sand of himself, but he still replied, “I don't think so. He just keeps going round the island like that. I think I counted twenty-three times but I can only go up to twelve, so I started counting from one again and added them together.”

\t“How can you not count beyond twelve but you can add together?”

\t“Magnets.”

\tTails took in a breath but decided against heading down this particular rabbit hole any further.

\t“Did he say why he's doing it? Usually if he's breaking a record he has me time it, or I make something to speed him along or...”

\t“Nope, Forest just keeps on running,” Knuckles jumped in, as another roar of blue hedgehog shot by and covered them in sand again. “I'm seeing how deep he can bury me, ha.”

\tTails rolled his eyes and shook his head lightly. They were a weird bunch.

*****

\tSonic was certain there was an orange outline next to the red one this time, but he didn't even consider slowing down, let alone stopping. He had to run and he had to keep on running and he wasn't sure why but nothing in the world was going to stop him.

\tHe hadn't been himself of late, but he was a man of actions, not words, and he couldn't even vocalise in his own head what was going on. Since Amy's Birthday he had felt the need to be doing... something with himself. Had he ever worn pants, there would be ants in them. He had put every effort to not bolting from the party, just as he had put every effort in to not throwing her over his shoulder and running away with her. He knew exactly what he would have done with her in just a few minute alone.

\tSecretly he had been dreaming of the day she turned sixteen for the past few years, ever since he turned sixteen himself. Once he had reached the peak of sexual maturity it had been harder to keep her off his mind. It wasn't for lack of other women, he had ventured to the bigger cities to seek out the odd night of female company. But no matter how willing said company was, his thoughts and fantasies would drift back to his sugarplum. How sweet would she actually be? Just to be all his for the taking, so full of innocence and inexperience. He hadn't been with another hedgehog, that just didn't seem right. Something in his head was calling back to a time when something would be different if he bed his own kind. It was more, permanent, he couldn't just walk away.

\tHis urges had gone in to overdrive and now he found himself antsy pretty much 24/7, and it had to be because of Amy. Eggman battles just wouldn't suffice so he had done the only thing he could think to do; run. At top speed through the forest and the village he had to concentrate on his surroundings and for a few hours it had worked. Right until he had bumped in to her.

\tShe came so suddenly in to view he had screeched to a halt to avoid clashing with her. When the dust cleared he found he was so close they were virtually nose to nose. Though not one part of his body was touching hers he felt a bolt of lightning shoot through him. His breath caught in his throat as every nerve in his body was suddenly alight and...greedy. In the early morning mist she glowed like a newly flowered cherry blossom, ready to be plucked. This girl had doe eyed innocence down to a fine art, and her delicate little mouth looked so enticing with her lips parted just ever so slightly. Her eyelids were all at once heavy and a flush of red crossed her muzzle.

\tShe let out a sound, a whimper of sorts, that whooshed out of her body in a quick but deep breath. From his own throat came a low, deep growl that he was barely aware he made. It wasn't an intentional noise, he wasn't even sure what it was for, but it seemed to have an effect on Amy as she moved away from him. It was only a small movement but at this his whole body made a move to grab her. His quick actions came in to play, and before he lay a hand on her he made a run for it. There was a lustful beast inside him that was roaring in his ears. His thoughts were bombarded with images of throwing Amy to the ground and really establishing her as his. No part of her body left untouched, nothing kept out of his reach. He was horrified by his arousal; at how lacking in consideration it was, at how for a brief moment she was not Amy Rose so much as she was a female ripe for the taking. It was heartless and it wasn't him.

\tIt was only later that he would come to find out that how deeply he cared for her was the only reason she wasn't pinned under him on the forest floor.

*****

\tIf one thing could be said for Sticks feral tendencies, it was that she really knew how to make a liveable shelter. Amy lay in a surprisingly comfortable bed of foliage and had plenty of room to get up and walk around in. The softness of her dwelling couldn't help her sleep though, not after her encounter with Sonic earlier.

\tSo many of the villagers had been at her party she was occupied at all times, but at no point had she spent any time with Sonic. Even for their non romantic dynamic, this was unusual, he was a better friend than that. She tried not to let it ruin her evening, and after a beautiful explosion of confetti and fireworks she had found herself too tired to notice his absence.

\tShe couldn't say for sure he had avoided her since then, but given the amount of time they usually spent as a group they were all missing him. They had spent some time as a four but eventually the guys would go find Sonic themselves and the girls would do their own thing. They were invited to come along but Amy felt for sure it wasn't a good idea.

\tThat morning she had woken up with an uncomfortable heat burning her up from the inside. She knew this was the sign for her to go in to hiding, but a walk in the chilly morning mist seemed like a gentle way to cool herself down. It would be quiet at that time and she could enjoy her freedom for just an hour or so before she disappeared in to the wilderness for a fortnight.

\tPerhaps had she not been concentrating so hard on enjoying the tranquillity she might have noticed the subtle sound of the forest being crushed beneath his feet. He was so light when he ran though, you were more likely to hear the sound barrier being broken than a twig snap. For whatever reason he hadn't spotted her in time to swoop past her and he had stopped only millimetres in front of her.

\tHer eyes had locked on to his, oh how she had missed staring in to them. Such a piercing shade of green they could bore right through her skull. She had never held his gaze like this though; it was like he was trying to draw out every little secret her soul had.

\tJust as she had been warned would happen, her hormones sent tingles straight to her most intimate area and she moaned at the sudden increase in desire. In response he had growled. Such a deep animistic sound she had not heard from him before and it had taken her aback. She had heard his sounds of frustration and anger, but nothing had been as heavy as that. She would have submit to his every whim, like a puppet under hypnotic rhythm.

\tFor a split second she thought he was going to grab her, but he simply moved his arms in to position as he took off without another word. She was left staring in to the sky where only moments ago his gaze had been. When she finally let out a breath it came out of her in a ragged gasp, like she had been crying for some time and was trying to catch her breath. It was time to leave, she could not be around him for a second longer. Her mind had shut down so readily, her body prepared for him with little more encouragement than a mating call.

\tSeveral hours later, night had fallen but the heat burning through her veins had not. No matter how much she played with herself, her appetite would not be sated. Climax evaded her. She was overly tired and frustrated and decided to try to cool herself down before she went completely insane.

******

\tThe waterfall that Sticks had mentioned was a beautiful spot to have to herself. In the moonlight the water looked as if it was glowing, and the flowers that surrounded it gave of a delicate perfume. It was a little slice of paradise, and as she stripped herself bare, it was an escape from all of her senses. With careful steps she climbed right under the heavy fall of water and let it envelope her. Facing the rock face she balanced herself with one hand against the cold stone and dipped her head right under. The pounding was massaging her tense muscles, and it drowned out any other sound the forest tried to disrupt her with.

\tThe deafening roar of the falls left her more vulnerable than she could ever have expected. Without any time to react Amy found her whole body pressed in to the chilling rock, pinned in to place by another form using every inch of their own body to keep her there. A hand was clapped tight around her chin, pushing her face skyward so she couldn't look around or open her mouth to scream. While one wrist was being held in place she still had one free hand which she used to try to push her assailant away, but he was pressed too hard against her. In desperation she reached round to his back and quickly pricked her finger on a spiny quill.

\tShe knew she should have been scared, or angry, or continued to fight, but she didn't. Fear was washed away with the falls and she allowed herself to feel the giddy thrill of her predicament. Even with the water cascading over their bodies she could feel his hot breath on her neck as his mouth grazed the side of her throat. She tried to look around but he kept her face pointed forwards. Perhaps had it not been for their encounter this morning she would have found this terrifying behaviour for Sonic, but now she knew it was just basic, animal instinct. She couldn't deny her aching body when satisfaction was so deliciously close. Her back arched to make contact where she wanted it most. She could feel the pressure of his arousal against her, so close to where she needed it.

\tHis body began to quiver. The water was still the loudest noise so she could barely make out his words, but his cry of frustration rang loud. Just as suddenly as he had appeared, he was gone. The attack of the cold water on her back when she had previously been covered by body heat was a violent attack on her nervous system. As her body jolted she slipped off the rocks and in to the pool below, grazing her leg deeply in the process. The water was shallow so she didn't need to fight to stay afloat, but pain screamed through her and she froze. She looked toward the forest for any sign of Sonic but the rest of the world was still.

*****

\tIt was barely sunrise when Sonic heard a scratching of claw against wood. His eyes shot open and he took a quick look around his shack. It wasn't like there was a lot in there, and there was certainly no signs of life. Assuming it was a dream he settled himself back down.

\tNo, there it was again. He was too sleepy to be bright and alert but he hauled himself out of his hammock to take a look around. There was certainly nothing inside, so he stepped through the entryway to look out on to an abandoned beach. The waves crashed against the shore and the breeze rustled the trees but otherwise everything was quiet.

\tHe shrugged and turned around. That was when she pounced on him, jumping from her hiding place on his roof. She screamed and clawed at him with a savagery unusual even for her. He tried to grab at her arms but she was ferociously strong. His next instinct was to kick but he didn't want to hurt her; what ever had brought this on she was still a friend.

\tThe noise had caused enough commotion to wake the nearest one who could help. It was slow progress to make it to Sonics doorway, but once upon the scene Knuckles grabbed Sticks by the scruff of her neck and lifted her clean in to the air.

\t“Hey feisty,' he yawned, 'night terrors again?”

\tShe struggled and fought against his grip but it was no use, “the only terror in the night is THIS one!”

\tSonic scurried out of her reach before standing up, “Me? What did I do?”

\t“Don't play dumb with me you bastard!” she snarled, “Knucks would you put me down? I need to tear him a few new holes.”

\tKnuckles looked dumbfounded, more than usual, “What's ticked you off so much? Was he snoring loudly again?”

\tShe was still thrashing as hard as a fish on dry land, “He hasn't been doing much sleeping! Have you, you blue RAT!”

\tSonic knew this could only mean one thing, his actions from the previous night hadn't been kept hidden at all. He knew he shouldn't have trusted that she would keep a secret. He had made sure nobody was around when he left and at his speed it wasn't like anyone was going to see him. So SHE must have spoken up after all, though he had been so sure she wasn't going to say anything. Why of all creatures had she told Sticks?

\t“Okay Knucks you can put her down, I guess I have to explain. Stay put though, I need a bro to back me up on this one.”

\t“You back him up and I'll choke you with your own sports tape.” she hissed.

\t“One of you explain now please,” Knuckles whimpered as he too got out of arms reach.

\tSonic groaned as the guilt came flooding over him, “Last night I had certain...ah....physical feelings I needed to attend to.”

\tKnuckles looked perplexed, “Have you been raiding Tails fridge for a midnight snack again?”

\t“No, not like that.”

\t“Had you forgotten to return something to the store?”

\t“That's not....”

\t“Oh you left your washing in a wet pile and needed to put it out to dry?”

\t“All I wear is my scarf.”

\t“Pay an insurance bill?”

\tSticks finally screamed in rage, “His dick! He had to go make his dick happy!”

\tThey both stared at her unblinking for a moment before Knuckles nodded with a wry grin. He lifted his fist to be bumped and received a hard punch in the ribs for it.

\t“You men are all the same! Only thinking with that useless mass hidden between your legs!”

\t“Useless?”

\t“Did you even think about how Amy would feel?”

\tSonic frowned, “Of course I di...look I don't have to explain myself. That's between me and Amy! It's not like I can wait around until she gives me a clear sign.”

\tSticks snapped and charged for him again. This time he was prepared and managed to keep dodging her reach, ducking from her boomerang, as he tried to drown out the bone chilling noises emitting from the little badger. Finally she became exhausted and he grabbed a hold of her wrists to stop her collapsing to the ground.

\t“Look Sticks I'm sorry okay. I usually head out of the village so none of you have to find out. Does Amy actually know? Did Staci tell her?”

\tThe badger lifted one eyebrow high, “Of course Amy knows, she was there wasn't she? What was Staci doing there?”

\tKnuckles walked over and lifted Sticks on to his shoulder, “Sonic you will tell me what happened. Use small words so I can get to pummelling you quicker.”

\tSonic lifted his hands in defence, “Knuckles I know you think she's cute, but Perci is the nice twin, she's the one you like. I was weak and Staci was there and she suggested I pop by for a visit and before I know it we've...!”

\t“I WAS TALKING ABOUT YOU TRYING TO SEDUCE AMY. STACI NOT ENOUGH FOR ONE NIGHT?”

\tThe world in Sonics vision went very dark, “I didn't see Amy last night. I've not seen her for a couple of days.”

\tKnuckles saw the look that crossed Sonics eyes and knew it wasn't a good sign. He dropped Sticks back to the ground but kept one hand on her shoulder. She was still shaking, but she spoke.

\t“Last night, Amy was bathing out in the woods when she was grabbed from behind. She told me it was you.”

\t“She saw me?”

\tSticks drooped, “She said she didn't see who it was, but it was a hedgehog so she safely assumed it was you. Even if you did stop before anything happened, it was clear what you wanted! She can't help herself, crazy hormones....so that's why we put her out of your reach.”

\t“It wasn't me.”

\tShe didn't need further convincing. He had said those three words in a whisper but they were heavy with anger and hurt. When Amy had contacted her on her communicator earlier, assuring her that she was fine but that something had happened, Sticks had seen red. Although her doubts about Sonic were miniscule, they grew to a monstrous size in light of the evidence. Now she doubted herself which was a very unsettling feeling. Even more, Amy might still be in harms way.

\t“Amy was sure it was a hedgehog, she caught her finger one of his spines, if it wasn't you then...”

\tBut Sonic had already vanished, nothing but a trail left in the sand to show his direction.

\t“I don't get it,” Knuckles called to her as they both followed Sonics tracks, “what's happened?”

\t“Underestimations!”

\t“Okay...I'll just pretend I know what you mean then.”

*****

\tSonic gave up trying to get hold of Amy on his communicator, it was just going straight to the answering machine. It hadn't occurred to him to call her right away but his feet were going quicker than his head. He only had a vague idea of where she was but he wasn't going to turn back to find Sticks now. If he just kept looking he was bound to find her sooner rather than later. In his head he could hear 'stopped before anything happened' but that meant something had nearly happened. That fucking impostor, fooling Amy like that, what if they had actually...?

\t“I won't forgive you for this, Shadow!” he cried in to the air.

\tHe stopped. Though the sun had started to rise and the birds had begun their chorus, he could hear the sound of splashing water. A waterfall? Amy had been bathing...yes, Sticks hideout that nobody knew about except them because they followed her once! They never actually saw it because she had done such a good job of the camouflage, but he knew it was close by. He could sense her somehow. If he stood by the waterfall there was a chance he could find the hovel. Find her. Alone, if Shadow knew what was good for him.

\tFinding his place by the falls he took a deep breath and tried to clear his head. He would have to deal with the fact he had revealed his dalliances to Sticks later. He was quick to anger when he thought Amy had found out too, but anger was an easier emotion to handle than the guilt. The guilt was there alright and it wasn't going anywhere but the voices in his head sent him conflicting ways to react. On the one hand he and Amy were nothing official, when they had kissed and his hand travelled to where it shouldn't she had shyly recoiled. Hell, he wasn't even entirely sure she wanted him in that sense, she could have just had a crush that hadn't developed in to anything further. He was going to be nineteen in a couple of months and he had a lot of energy to burn and sex was actually pretty great and...

\t“Ah, that's too big!”

\tHer voice cut through the morning air. The rocks around the falls made the words echo around his head. He turned his ears this way and that to try and find the source.

\t“Don't give me that. Just lift your leg and take a deep breath,” was the male response, and there was no question whose vocals were that gruff. The red mist descended on him again and he started frantically throwing himself in to any bush that looked larger than the rest.

\t“Ow! Shadow that hurt! Don't just stick it in like that!”

\tThose final words of Amy's were enough for Sonic. In a blind panic he ran straight in to the thickest tree in the area, and knocked himself out cold. ","pools_count":1,"title":"Internal Combustion: 2","deleted":"f","public":"t","mimetype":"application/msword","pagecount":"1","rating_id":"1","rating_name":"Mature","ratings":[{"content_tag_id":"2","name":"Nudity","description":"Nonsexual nudity exposing breasts or genitals (must not show arousal)","rating_id":"1"}],"submission_type_id":"12","type_name":"Writing - Document","guest_block":"t","friends_only":"f","comments_count":"1","views":"170","sales_description":null,"forsale":"f","digitalsales":"f","printsales":"f","digital_price":""}