Engagement

This story takes place in my Sonic Underground AU. I'm going to make a tag that says "sonic underground" soon. So if you click on that you'll find all the stories associated with my Sonic Underground AU. Some of it is inspired by drawlala of Tumblr. Hopefully I wrote that name right. I'll check later.

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AMY glared at the red fox in front of her. Fiona was trying to work her sweet magic on Tails. And the pink hedgehog was pissed that it was working on him. The fox was in full on blush mode, jittering teeth and fiddling fingers.

'Just tell her no.' Amy ordered in her mind. She clenched her fist.

Fiona was bad news. Amy could feel it and they all knew. Fiona was a backstabber. She turned in one small group of freedom fighters over to Eggman as a means to save her sorry butt. Rouge was treacherous, but even the bat wasn't so cruel.

Sally and Bunnie stood by waiting for Tails to turn her down. Sonia stood looking confused on rather she should jump in or not. They were letting the two tailed fox make his own decision, but Amy knew Tails too well. He could never turn away a pair of fluttering eyes that looked at him with interest - even if said interest was fake.

Amy took a deep breath. This was enough and without Sonic here to encourage him, Tails would fall.

"Miles!" Amy yelled at the top of her lungs.

Tails jumped and everyone froze to turn at the pink hedgehog.

"Uh... Hello, we're having a conversation over here," Fiona waved her hands in the air. "Rude much."

"Bite your tongue whore." Amy growled. Everyone gasped. They never thought that the pink hedgehog knew such words.

"Damn." Rouge breathed.

Tails just stared at Amy. He didn't react. He just stood straight up and stared at her. A hint of fear in his eyes.

"Did your uncle not make a match for you already?" Amy asked.

Tails nodded. "He did."

"Is that whore better then your chosen betrothed?" She pointed an accusing finger at Fiona.

"No." Tails shook his head.

"Then why are we wasting our time on her?" Amy asked as she walked up to him. Tails shrugged as he held eye contact. Amy sighed. "As daughter of your matchmaker, I forbid you from having any relation other then a working acquaintance relationship with this whore. Do you understand?"

Tails saluted. "Yes my lady."

"Good. Now let's go. Rouge is up there thinking she's about to see a cat fight," Amy gestured towards the bat sitting with eyes of interest in a tree. Amy turned to walk away and Tails followed her, marching like a soldier.

"What the hell?!" Fiona yelled. "Who do you think you are?" She charged at Amy.

Amy sighed. Her hammer appeared in her hand and she turned ready to beam Fiona in the head and throw her back a few feet. What she saw was a surprise. Tails had punched Fiona right in the stomach. Amy didn't think the fox had it in him to hurt a girl. But here Tails was. His fist in Fiona's stomach.

"Why?" Tears streamed down Fiona's face as she looked for sympathy.

"Amy is the daughter of my matchmaker. My uncle went looking for her family. When he shows up, I'd rather not have my butt beat for letting some crazed whore hurt her. So if you had grievance with my lady, then I suggest trying to bring it up when I'm not around." Tails stated with the coldest look anyone had ever seen. Tails drew back his fist and Fiona fell to her knees. With a swift chopping motion of his hand on her neck, Fiona was out cold in the ground.

Amy nodded in approval and the two walked back to the main group.

"Well, let's get a move on before the others worry." Amy gave a bright smile.

"So you just want to gloss over this whole thing?" Sonia mused, placing a finger to her mouth.

"I would like that." Tails muttered.

"Uh, no." Sonia shook her head. The other girls shook their heads too.

"Let's start with the you're engaged part!" Rouge wrapped her arm around Tails' shoulder.

"Ugh..." Tails sighed. "It happened shortly after i was born. I don't remember all the details. But it's only a technically. Like a just in case. For formal stuff."

"Explain suga," Bunnie ordered as they began walking.

"You see what you started." Tails growled at Amy.

"You know, you could have lied and said I was lying and you played along to get out of an awkward situation. But you didn't do that and now we're here."

"And where did you learn such an adult word?" Bunnie crossed her arms as she gave Amy a stern motherly look.

"Um..." Amy stared at her feet in thought. "Nothing I say will properly answer that question. So I plead the fifth."

"I plead the fifth too," Tails held up his hand.

"That's no fun." Rouge pouted.

Sonia hummed as she tapped her fingers on her arms. They had traveled several miles in the car Tails made from salvaged parts. The magenta hedgehog froze suddenly.

"Oh Tikal!" She exclaimed as she stood up straight.

"What?" Sally asked. "Sit down before you get hurt." She added as she pulled her down into her seat.

Sonia with wide eyes grabbed Amy by the shoulders. It was awkward because she had to lean over the seat to get her. "You're engaged to Tails!" She proclaimed in shook.

"What?" Sally, Bunnie, and Rouge echoed.

"There better be an explanation with this." Sally demanded.

"In Mercia, it's common for high class families with daughters to pick several possible candidates to marry their daughters. In society, you often refer to them as the daughter of your matchmaker because a final decision isn't made until the daughter is 18." Sonia explained.

"So since Amy is the daughter of Tails' matchmaker, she's his fiancee?" Rouge wanted to clarify. Sonia nodded.

"Not officially!" Amy and Tails added.

"I'm just one of many who were engaged to Amy. The official decision won't be made until I'm 18." Tails stated.

"Yep." Amy nodded. "So Tails and I are free to date as we please until our families call together that meeting to decide."

"It might end up that no one will be deemed worthy of marrying Amy." Tails stated.

Sally slapped the fox on his shoulder.

"Ow!"

"Amy is a very nice girl." Sally chided him. "Just because you don't want to marry her doesn't mean one of the others won't."

"Well of course there will be guys who will want too. Her family is loaded." Tails stated matter-of-factly. "It's just that her dad is super hard to please. He wants his baby girl to have a happy married life. And grandkids." He grimaced. "Your dad really wants those grandkids."

"And he's still mad at your uncle for not having babies." Amy laughed.

"Oh, I remember that dinner." Tails smiled. "I've never Merlin so embarrassed!"

"Wait," Sonia held up her hands, "You two have had family dinners together?"

"When we were super tiny." Tails answered.

"I barely remember it. But I do know that the only reason I'm engaged to Tails is because my dad and his uncle are good friends. And drinking buddies." Amy smiled. "But we've always been informed that when Tails turns 18, if we don't want to marry we don't have to."

"Why when Tails turns 18 and not you?" Bumnie asked.

"I'm the youngest party involved." Tails stated matter-of-factly.

"You're younger then pinky?" Rouge pointed at Amy who glared at her.

"By a month." Tails shrugged. "Many of her other fiancées are a few years older than her."

"Who are the other fiancées?" Rouge asked. "Have you meet them all Amy?"

"I don't know." Amy shrugged.

"I have the full list memorized." Tails smiled evilly. "Uncle Merlin made sure of it. I also have a full list of all of them and their records hidden somewhere safe. All nice and encrypted. One of them got cut off for joining Eggman. So you don't have to deal with that one."

"How many are on this list?" Sally asked.

"Depends on how high society Amy's family is," Sonia mused. "She can have to all the way up to 100. But normally only princesses have 100 men to chose from."

Tails chuckled. "It's a number in between there."

"Any chance you're going to tell us the number, suga?" Bunnie smiled hopefully.

"Nope." Tails popped the p loudly. "And don't bother asking Amy. She doesn't know. Her daddy never told her."

"It's true." Amy stated.

"Then why chase Sonic if you have a choice of guys to marry?" Rouge asked.

"Because I love Sonic. And I want to marry someone I love." Amy stated simply.