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Amy looked at her picnic platter with pride. She had made a platter of chili dogs (for the blue blur), some ice cream (for herself), and some pink lemonade, for the both of them. Of course, Sonic's lemonade was pink for a different reason, but he didn't need to know that. She had decided to mix the entire bottle into Sonic's lemonade. After all, if one dose gave one day, then 4 doses should give 4 days. (Obviously, it wouldn't, for reasons that would have been clear to Amy had she actually paid attention to Zero's warnings. She hadn't, however, and so she went on thinking that.) Sure enough, the lemonade was turned pink by the potion, so she made herself pink lemonade to match. She could barely tell the difference, so she got a piece of tape and wrote her name on it, sticking it to the cup with the real pink lemonade on it. She figured she could sneak it off of the cup and Sonic would be none the wiser. She had called him about the picnic; she could practically hear his mouth water when she mentioned the platter of chili dogs. Obviously, he had accepted. She packed up and headed to the picnic spot early. It was a mountaintop place with a beautiful view. She hoped Sonic would appreciate it, even if he liked to live fast, never really stopping to smell the roses. She felt a faint rush of wind next to her; Sonic was here. She laid out the blanket, and had no sooner as set the platter of chili dogs down than the blue blur sat himself down on the blanket and helped himself to the chili dogs. She smiled to herself; she knew she wasn't getting any, even if she had wanted some, hence her ice cream for herself. She knew her blue blur quite well. Well enough, in fact, to know that he didn't see her pull the pink lemonade cups out of the cooler, find the one with the tape on it, and offer him the other cup. He took a good, long sip of the pink lemonade (so long, in fact, that Amy wondered if he had drank the whole cup in one go), and Amy swore she could see hearts flash across Sonic's eyes before they returned to their natural green hue. Things were about to change. He took a good long look at her. Sonic could hardly believe how much she'd grown in the past few years since the war. She came off as less of an obsessed fan girl, and more of a legitimate possible love interest- what was he thinking? He didn't want to settle down, not with Amy, not with anybody! That being said, if he had to pick somebody to settle down with... He shook off those foreign-seeming thoughts and returned his gaze to the mountain view. Sure enough, it was beautiful, almost as beautiful as A- He cut himself off again. What were these feelings he was, well, feeling? A few days ago he hadn't felt anything when he thought of Amy (aside from friendship and the kind of bond that develops over the many, many years Amy's chased Sonic around), and yet now, he almost felt his heart skip a beat. What was going on? He decided to strike up a conversation. "Wow, Ames, you really know where to picnic! This view is breathtaking, amazing... beautiful." Amy smiled back at him, and he felt his heart melt. He knew what this feeling was, even if he didn't want to admit it. "I know, right? I almost thought you wouldn't like it, since you like to live fast..." Sonic looked at her, concerned. "Ames, everybody has to stop and smell the roses at some point." He decided there was no use putting it off, he needed to get these feelings off of his chest, and **now**. "By the way, about roses and beautiful things..." Amy looked at him expectantly. "Yes?" Sonic looked away sheepishly. "I think I'm in love with you." Amy hugged him. "As you know, I've loved you for quite a while. I've just been waiting for you to say the words back to me." He hugged her back. It was official. They were an item. --- Everyone was understandably surprised when Sonic and Amy came back from the picnic arm-in-arm. Shadow even thought Sonic was being held against his will, but Sonic assured him it was legitimate. (If only Sonic knew. If only.) "So, Sonic," Tails started. "I really thought you wouldn't settle down." Sonic scratched the back of his head. "Well, I'm still not really going to settle down for a while. It's just that when I do settle down, it'll be with my Rose." He smiled at Amy, causing Tails to involuntarily gag. "Really? You guys haven't even waited a day to bust out the pet names? Yuck!" He walked away, leaving Sonic and Amy in peace. Shadow was the next friend to try to strike up a conversation. "Seriously, Sonic, if she's holding you against your will, I swear to Chaos-" Sonic cut him off. "For the last time, Shadow, what Ames and I have is legit. I thought you of all people would know that." Shadow looked slightly hurt. "Honestly? I'm the last person to ask about legitimate love." Sonic looked at him, puzzled. "Really? But I thought you and Rouge-" "That was just a fling. I don't even know the first thing about finding a true romantic partner." Sonic looked away, feeling bad for Shadow. "Hey, man, sometimes you just need to let the love come to you." Shadow smirked. "Easy for you to say. She's been chasing you since she was what, 8?" He stood up. "Either way, I wish you all the best." He walked away. Nobody else tried to talk to them. Tails had probably scared them off with stories about how gushy the two were. They didn't mind. They fell asleep in each other's arms. The second day was much of the same. Sonic and Amy being gushy and lovey-lovey, as their friends looked on in mixed astonishment, embarassment, and concern. Sonic and Amy went back to Amy's house and fell asleep in Amy's bed, in a warm embrace. But the third day? The third day would change everything.