Stolen

Chapter 5

Hello everyone sorry for not updating sooner was busy on Christmas Day and Boxing Day i hope you all had a great Christmas. And as always enjoy the story.

Amy stared in complete terror as the guard's sword flung at full speed, going straight for Sonic's heart. She was about to scream, but Sonic rose his hand up and the sword deflected off of his wrist cuff, shooting off in another direction. The only problem was that the sword flung at his shoulder, nicking it with the blade. He didn't even flinch as the slit started to gush blood slightly. He held Amy tightly, glaring at the guards while Amy stared at Sonic's cut. Blood.

"Sorry guys, but you're gonna have to try a little harder than that." Sonic laughed darkly as he jumped backwards. All the guards yelled, "PRINCESS!" while the two hedgehogs plummeted off of the cliff. Amy screamed in complete and utter fear as the ground started to get closer and closer to them. She squeezed her eyes shut tightly and wished with all her might that Sonic hadn't immobilized her arms with the rope.

Amy prepared to hit the ground, but it never came, the wind stopped blowing on her face, and when she peeked her eye open to see what had happened, she found that they were only a few inches away from the ground. She squeaked and looked up at Sonic in shock when she heard him burst into laughter at her facial expression.

"Relax." He said in her ear quietly. "Thanks Knux!" Sonic suddenly yelled. Amy jumped slightly but didn't really move since she was still wrapped tightly in rope and in Sonic's arms. She looked up and saw Knuckles standing a little higher up than the cliff they had just fallen from. She could only make out a red blur in the distance, but could see him wave and disappear, probably going back towards the pub. Amy looked around and realized that they had landed on a branch that was sagging rather close to the ground with their weight holding it down.

"Can we please get down now before this tree flings us to oblivion?" Amy asked in a hoarse voice from screaming. Sonic chuckled again and rolled off of the branch, it slinging back into his position up in the tree. Sonic landed first with Amy on top of him, but she felt him wince when he felt pressure on his shoulder. "Are you okay?" she asked in a panic, wiggling her arms to get the rope loose. Sonic saw what she was trying to do and helped her slide it down her arms, but tightened it securely around her waist. She sighed in frustration but turned her attention to the deep slit on his shoulder.

"I'm fine, I've had worse. Come on, we better get moving before those guys really do get my heart . . ." he paused and looked down at her with a cocky smile. "Will you have it and keep it safe?" he asked, wiggling his eyebrow in a suggestive way. Amy "ughed". That was the cheesiest remark he's made yet, but at least he knew it was cheesy.

Sonic held Amy as he got to his feet, but released her when they were both standing, holding the rope tightly as he started to lead her away from the bottom of the cliff. She pulled him to a stop.

"Just wait a minute." She said, pulling him towards her, pulling him closer to her. He smiled, but it turned to confusion when she looked down and tore off a small piece of her dress. Sonic watched her curiously as she reached her hand into a small opening in the side of a tree, taking her gloved hand out, she saw her rub her fingers together, feeling the sticky tree sap. She smudged it on the ends of the clothe and when she tugged him closer again, she slapped it over his cut. He made a slight grossed out face as he felt the sap start to seep out from under the clothe.

"Oh relax, it's just a little sap. If I'm sticking with you for a while, you'll let me fix you up. I don't need to see and smell blood, 'kay?" she said, patting his injured shoulder gently, making sure the clothe stayed in place. Sonic smiled at her kindly, losing the cockiness again. She was resourceful, that was good. Sonic captured her hand and held it against his shoulder, not keeping it there forcefully, she could easily take her hand away, but she didn't. She kept it there and looked at him in surprise. There was tenderness and care in his eyes as he looked at Amy. A flush, yet again, crossed her face as she realized that she had gotten lost in his emerald eyes again.