Chapter Title: In My Veins – Andrew Belle

AN: This is a little story I wrote years ago :)

1 – Druken Sorrows

"Sonic, come back!" Tails screamed. But it was too late.

Sonic had already zoomed out of the yellow fox's workshop with a hard slam of the front door and ran into the blizzard.

Pain. Betrayal. Hurt.

He couldn't withstand the pain anymore as he ran as fast as the could through the cold wind and snow. Sally had announced her betrothal to King Khan. They'd be wed before Spring.

He wanted to scream.

Instead, he ran straight into the nearest convenience store, going straight to the alcoholic beverages section, and grabbing a hold of the strongest brand pack. In seconds he was out with no trace left behind. The only thing left was the money he had left on the counter and the cold breeze.

In a flurry of emotions, Sonic found himself scurrying into the forest like a scared wild animal. Gliding dangerously through the cold air, the delicate, patterned snowflake, lands landed all around him and in a matter of seconds, its glorious pattern turns into a bead of water which rolls carefully down his raw pink cheek.

If anyone saw him out in this cold they'd think he was crazy. He didn't care about the cold. With haste he ripped open a part of the pack before pausing to stare at bottle in his hands lazily.

Drinking under the legal age.

His first crime.

Oh, how the world would go into chaos if they knew he had brought alcohol.

He rolled his eyes, snapping the bottle cap off one and taking a chug of it down his throat. It didn't matter anymore what anyone thought. That was the last thing on his mind right now. They'd probably just assume it was Shadow anyway.

His lips curled in disgust as he let out a breath, coughing right after. The taste was bitter and revolting. He couldn't understand why adults liked to drink it so much but if it was going to drown his sorrows then he didn't mind. He took another and it had the same fate.

Another bottle left empty.

A burp escaped him as he wiped his lip clean from the leftovers. He could already feel the alcohol taking effect. His eyes had a strange sunken look and were threaded with scarlet so densely that they appeared pink. His cheeks glowed under broken veins, his actions were slow, clumsy.

Sonic fumbled for another, ripping a larger hole in the box. His fingers were numbed by the wintry wind and his mind anaesthetized from drinking vodka.

This feeling was intense.

Now he understood why adults yearned for this type of release.

He wanted more.

And just like that he engulfed himself in bottle after bottle as they soon lay discarded around him as he moaned and groaned in what seemed anger. That anger seemed to intensify as he soon began directing his anger at the world around him.

Sonic yelled, cursing at the moon, at whatever he could, and slammed his fists against a nearby tree. Snow fell down on his from the branches which only seemed to fuel his anger as he three snow back at it in anger.

A twig cracked.

"Who's there?" Sonic barked, barely glancing behind himself where the sound had emerged from.

A familiar pink hedgehog sticked her head out from behind a tree with her green like sea of mountains eyes holding a tint of sadness. She slipped out from behind the tree fully to reveal her warm attire; white scarf, red winter dress, with warm thighs and boots.

"Amy," Sonic laughed bitterly, swinging his body to her direction. "Why am I not surprised?"

"Sonic, are you drunk?" She asked worriedly, glancing at the half empty bottle in his hands.

Sonic took a swing of it. "What of it?"

"You're not even legal enough to drink yet."

"I'm eighteen. Close enough." He shrugged his shoulders indifferently. "Plus I don't have time to be lectured by an annoying fifteen year old little girl who chases a guy she likes with a hammer professing her love to him."

Amy bit her lip, trying to hide her frown."I know you're just upset right now so it's okay if you insult me." She said.

"I don't love you."

Amy seemed to shut her eyes tightly in pain from his words but she forced a smile in the end and looked at him sadly."I know… I'm not here to profess my love for you." She took in a breath. "I'm only here to make sure you are alright and don't do anything stupid."

He laughed bitterly."You're probably here to take advantage of my current state."

"I'm not that low of a person." She argued, grabbing a hold of his hand. "Now come on. It's freezing. Let's go back to the workshop."

"No." Sonic answered blankly.

"Tails is worried." Amy urged.

His eyes softened but he tried to mask that away as he turned his head. "I don't care." He lied.

Amy's eyes softened, seeing right through his act. "I know how you feel and let me just tell you that everything is going to be alright."

Sonic laughed darkly, turning to look at her humorously. "Of course you don't."

"I do." She argued, feeling strutionized under his cold stare.

"You don't know anything because this right here." Sonic explained as he gestured between the two coldly. "Was never mutual. You don't know what it's like to share loving memories. What it's like to kiss someone and feel passion. You're just an annoying stalker with a big hammer."

The pink hedgehog's eyes seemed watery but sucked in a breath and smiled. "You may be right about all those things but acting this way isn't going to solve anything." Her grip on his hand tightened as her eyes pleaded with him. "Please. Let's go back."

Sonic rolled his eyes. "I don't need you or anyone telling me how I should feel." He glared, yanking himself away from her touch. "Learn to fuck off." He snapped, shocking her with his profanity as he got ready to run off.

"Sonic, wait!" Called out the pink maiden, reaching out her hand to stop him from zooming off but he was too fast. Her hand made contact with the air and she fell forward into the cold snow.

Just like always.

He was there one moment and gone the next.

Just like the breeze of a cold wind.

Amy rolled around. The cold air and snow tickled her body as she let out a shaky breath and gazed into the night sky in utter sadness. She was a fool for coming out here and thinking he'd actually listen to her. "If something out there really does exist then please help him realize he's not alone." She muttered into the wind, eyes watery and clouded with dread. "Please…"

Sonic had managed to run to the edge of the city despite being disoriented. Near the ocean. He was sure that Amy wouldn't be able to find him here since it was the last place anyone would expect him to be. He didn't want to deal with her right now especially after his little outburst on her.

Maybe he had been too hard on the girl, he thought as he let out a groan of agitation and scratched his quills aggressively. She's just too annoying sometimes!

Amy never understood personal space.

Whatever.

It didn't matter.

He could just apologize to her tomorrow and she'd easily forgive him. That always worked when he had gotten her upset. Right now he only had space for one girl on his mind and that girl wasn't her.

He wobbled over to a tree that stood right by the edge of the cliff, feeling move disoriented after his run, and let himself slip his back against it as he gathered his pack over his lap. Again, he took another bottle and began to sip away as he let his thoughts wander havocly.

They were living in the twenty first century and arranged marriages were still around! Had the world really not evolved past that? Was it out of interest? Knothole seemed to be flourishing brightly. Why did Sally have to marry that stupid monkey anyway?

He never even wore shoes!

Just thinking about that stupid monkey made his blood boil. He was sure the monkey was over ecstatic right now. Sonic had noticed how he would stare at Sally long before and even though he hated it, he wasn't concerned one bit. Sally was his girl and his only.

Sonic let out a bitter laugh.

So much for that.

Why did Sally even accept in the first place?

Sally was supposed to be proud and independent. She could of easily rejected the idea. She shouldn't have easily succumbed to having been forced into such a marriage. Especially given their age. Sure. There were mobians who married earlier than others but that's didn't mean she had to be one of them when she wasn't even in love with the guy.

Unless… did she actually like that monkey?

Anger arose in him.

He did know that considering that the two were royalty, they often had to have consultations with each other over world affairs. Was it possible that during those meeting the two had become rather close? Was Sally two-timing him the whole time?

He reflected his thoughts in search of anything that would give him a sign that, that would prove that that could be true. Anything. There had to be something that showed her infidelity, right?

Sonic's eyes closed shut and he took in a breath.

The answer was simple.

She wasn't.

She wasn't that type of girl. Sally had told him she loved him only a few days ago when he last saw her and he could see the pained expression in her eyes. At times it even looked like she wanted to cry but when he would ask her what was wrong she would say she had gotten something stuck in her eyes and he believed such a stupid excuse.

Sonic's eyes held a vacancy as he drew in a shaky breath, pulling his bottle to his lips. Countless of thoughts running around in his head. What would've happened if Sally had told him the truth then? Would he have been able to convince her to cancel it?

Nothing came out.

A tight frown appeared on his lips as he pulled the bottle away and turned it over. A few drops came out but that was it. He hadn't realized he had drank it all. His other hand reached for another in his pack but he felt nothing but air.

There were no more bottles inside.

He had drank them all.

He laughed again and shut his eyes tight. Tears streaming down his eyes which was a rare occurrence in his whole life but he didn't care. Nothing seemed to matter to him anymore.

He had always considered himself a perfect mobian. He saved countless of lives and shared love with the world and he couldn't even have some love of his own. Karma worked in odd ways.

"Sal…" he mumbled drunkenly, opening his eyes to watch the ocean clash against land.

He always hated the ocean but right now it seemed to represent how his life felt like it was clashing and he was drowning.

A sparkle ignited within the dark vast sky, bringing Sonic's attention up above as his eyelids slowly became heavy. A shooting star. He could see it falling over his fazed state.

"I wish I was married to the love of my life." He wished upon the shooting star before passing out against the tree without a care if he was being too kiddish by asking such wishes to a star.

They didn't work anyway.

I hope you all enjoyed this :)

If enough people seem to show interest then I will continue this story. Feel free to give me feedback and your opinion on the idea!