(TW: Smoking, slight swearing.) The funeral was on Thursday. A normal Thursday, that is. Everyone Sonic had ever known was there. Everyone. Chaotix, Silver, Blaze, Knuckles and Tails, Cream and her family, Jet, Wave, Storm, Surge and Kit, his family, Dr. Eggman, Infinite, Fleetway, Scourge, Tangle, Whisper, Jewel, Belle, Rouge, Omega, and of course, Shadow. (More people obviously came but if I have to name more STH characters I am going to crash out.) Sonic was mostly surprised that THIS many people came. He thought it was just going to be a quiet funeral, but NOPE! God came and said, "Time to exceed your dumb expectations!" and actually went through with it. Instead of just a silent funeral, there were GROWN ADULTS bawling their EYES OUT while people were sharing stories about Amy that Sonic had either never heard before or nearly forgot. Vector was hugging Espio and Charmy while crying and Espio and Charmy were just trying to survive his TIGHT bear hugs so hard they couldn't even cry until they finally wriggled out of his hug. It all brought back a ginormous wave of nostalgia. People were apologizing for his loss, but it all just went over Sonic's head. All he could feel during the funeral was a cold, empty, hole where grief now resided in. During the eulogies, people just barely got through their eulogies without breaking down. AND NEARLY EVERYONE DID A EULOGY. Sonic started crying silent tears halfway in his eulogy. Just quiet, empty tears while his heart broke in half. It was heartbreaking to watch. During the reception, everyone congregated in small groups sharing stories and stuff they had loved about Amy. Sonic found Surge smoking alone outside the funeral home. Before he could stop himself, he said, "I didn't know you smoked." A long, awkward silence passed before Surge turned around and said, "Started when you started dating Amy." "But that was......" You could literally see the math mathing up on Sonic's face. "Seven years.....?" Sonic asked in this broken tone that cracked on every syllable. "Yeah........ Only on s*%$ days though." Surge began, "I don't know why I'm telling you this, but ........ I liked Amy first." That knocked the wind out of Sonic. "But she liked you back then and I honestly don't think she'd liked me back then during high school........" Sonic understood. During high school, Surge bullied him relentlessly. It didn't help that she had found out that he was secretly rich and started many rumors about it. "Plus, she was into you so bad........" Surge continued, "I was head over heels for her, but she fell for you instead. I bullied you back then because she loved you and I was just a jealous, angry stupid, bi-" Then she started crying. "I'm sorry." Surge choked out while in tears. Sonic stood there for a few moments before he said, "You never said sorry." "Well now I did, didn't I?" A long, unbearable silence passed before he asked, "Do you still love her?" "Yes! Yes! More than anything........." "Why didn't you tell anyone?" "Because Amy was happy. And you're wrong. I did tell Kit." Okay..." "Plus, if you love somebody..........., you have to let them go." Surge left, leaving Sonic there....... processsing. (I do not recommend smoking and underage smoking and please please please do not do it.)
