In his former life, which is the way he thought of it as, Zap had been missioned to find the rose hedgehog he was in the home of and kidnap her. To take her into his arms and just steal her away without much thought to his actions let alone have any consideration for her or anyone who didn't enjoy him doing such an act. When he did set mission, he felt no mere emotion, he just did was he was told - kind of like an attack dog. It was get the job done. It was as simple as that! But now that he had previously had her in his arms... His fingers itched to grasp the fabric of her dress and pull it towards him to cause her to fall back into those furred arms of his! To get a good whif of her scent as he would bury his face into her rose quills... Those thoughts and a few more intimate thoughts swirled in his mind causing his head to spin... A small groan emitted from his lips while peach fingers were rested against his temples from the sudden spinning of his head. That brought the attention of the other hedgehog.

"Are you going to be all right?" Is what she asked him with a tiny frown forming upon her lips. She was once again by his side to check up on him. Maybe he was suffering pain from all the torturing his scars showed signs of, she thought with emerald eyes peering up at him with concerned worry.

"Just a minor headache caused from too much emotion gathering inside my mind frame all at one time. I'll be fine once they all calm down uncrowding the area within my mind's eye." Though he wanted to admit all these emotions he was holding for her within himself, a part of Zap told him not to because he would only make himself look like a fool!

A warm smile made itself known while a gloved hand ran a top a light blue quilled head. "I'm sure you've got so much going on by coming from a horrid place like in Robotnik's base to ending up here in a protective place such as my home... But don't worry, once you make yourself right at home, you'll feel a whole lot better!"

"And I'm sure as well..." He totally agreed with her because with her, he felt at home... And he knew that as long as he was with her, everything would go so well.

Nodding to his response, Amy strayed away from the male hedgehog once more moving herself to the kitchen sink. Her heart was slightly pounding from the rare tender smile she saw form upon his lips... He should smile more often... Were her thoughts with another light tinted blush staining her fair cheeks. "All right! First thing to do when cooking any meal is getting your hands washed!" She felt as though she needed to get her mind upon cooking instead of on her 'room mate'.

"It holds truth. For if you do not partake in the sanitizing ritual for one's hands, then you are risking worse for your body when you intake your meal." Though Zap had never cooked like he had told Amy, he did know that cleaning some parts of the body was essential to doing set task.

"Wow! You're really smart for someone who's been captive, oh, no offense!" Notice the female hedgehog with an exclamation.

Zap couldn't help but hold a confused expression upon his face as he blinked at her words. "But I thought, even though there are but a few out of the many of you, that there was some that held an intelligence to those close those of the robotic race..." Was her ignorance to his high intellect really that of a dying race of those who were the higher source of intelligence?

His response to her compliment really left Amy standing there with an agape expression! Her mouth was just about touching the floor as she was in a steady constant motion of blinking. That was not what she was expecting to hear! That hedgehog spoke in a much smarter language then she had ever heard Tails or Robotnik speak! "Uh... I've been around smart people, don't get me wrong, but you, wow!" Those were the only words that came out of her mouth about the time she lowered her widened gaze to the tiled floor with a gloved hand placed against her forehead.

"Did I say something wrong to have you act so flabbergassed towards me?" Maybe his form of 'smarts', in which he was in a habit of speaking, was a bit much for her and that he had to tone it down...

"No! NO! You're fine!" Reassured Amy with a nervous laugh while she flailed her hands in front of her. "I just need to understand lingo, is all..." That was it! That is what she had to do! It wouldn't be too hard. Would it...? She wondered with a thoughtful frown. Her ears flattening against the top of her head.

The male hedgehog was close to questioning the meaning of the word she had used in her response till his stomach made its alert to let him know that he was wanting that meal Amy had promised to be make! With another blush staining his cheeks, he moved his bare hands to that body part to muffle anymore sounds if wanted to make.

A grin formed on rose lips at hearing Zap's stomach demand for food to be made! "Maybe we should just get something cooked instead of standing around chatting." Amy had to say waving her hand over for the other hedgehog to come over to her to where she was standing at. "But as you know, heh, we need to wash our hands!"

She received a nod as a stride was made over towards her. "Just show me where the hand santizer is as well as which device spouts out heated and non-heated water and I can cleanse my own."

He sounds so... so... ROBOTIC compared to most hedgehogs...! The rose female knew that there were furries that were much smarter than others, but this was something different! Not even Tails or Shadow sounds as smart as Zap... And they are some of the smartest furries I know! But what made him so intelligent, even though he was held captive...? Was he some sort of experiment to Eggman? Did the evil genius force a lot of information into his mind...? Maybe when he stayed with her long enough, Amy could find out from him... He'd probably learn to open up once he felt like she was close enough to him...

"Here, let me show you to the sink." Deciding that digging into Zap's past was for another day, Amy directed her new found friend over to the sink. Once she showed him where everything was at as he had asked, he got to their first task quickly. Wow, he picks up on things so quickly! He is defiantly going to be a fast learner! Which will be good for him! That way he can enjoy life a little better! Those were her thoughts while she giggled inwardly.

"What is the second step in our culinary ritual?" Asked the artifical hedgehog wanting to not only learn something ne, but to also get some food into his belly!

"Well..."

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An apricot hand grasped a bowl desperately as the other moved the utensil within it's grasp swiftly inside the dish. All sorts of noises errupted from the hedgehog's mouth as he kept gorging the food contained inside the bowl continuously into set mouth. Broth was now dripping down the side of his muzzle as he finished off he assorted combination of chicken, beef, noodles, vegetables, and broth. While Zap was under the thumb of Robotnik, he was only fed scraps. Just enough to keep him without the constant pestering of hunger clawing inside of him. But now that he was eating something with more flavor... God, he was going to ask for thirds!

Once the contents in the dish slid from his mouth and into the back of his throat, that around encased around it slammed it onto the table. A small burp uproared from his chest then the other hand swept across his mouth to wipe away the strayed trail of broth.

Amy was frozen in place across the table as she watched the male hedgehog breathe in the second bowl of soup he had asked for. The only thing she could motion was the dumbfounded blinking of her eyelids. She knew he was possibly hungry, but not this hungry!

Once again, when honey eyes looked ahead to see the rose female staring at him, they lowered in embarrassment as his ivory cheeks turned a hue of crimson. "Forgive me for my rudeness, once again please, I haven't had an oppurtinity to educate myself in proper etiquettes. So if I come off as barbaric, try not to mind me much." Was what he said in a slight embarrassed tone as his bare hands fidgeted in one another. His eyes kept their gaze upon the wood table top. "And... would it be fine, if we still have any left as well as if you don't need that portion for your own nurishing fulfillments, if I could have a third serving? I don't mean to come of a as a selfish glutton, but your culinary skills are efficent enough to please those who are of expert levels..." That voice of his was quieter than it had ever been as he admitted that last part to her. The crimson staining his cheeks grew in size and swept across his entire muzzle.

A tender grin couldn't help but form upon rose lips at seeing the disposition Zap was in. "It's fine And besides," She started leaning over to grab a hold of one of his. "You've been in imprisonment all your life by the cruelest man I know. It only makes sense that you're hungry for other than what he might have fed you. As well as not really having learned table manners. But you're aware of it so it's clear that you'll be able to pick up on it fast!" Her grin brightened while pink eyelids laid over jade eyes and her head cocked to the side. "And thank you for the compliment! You're so sweet..." Is what she finished with a giggle emitting past her smile.

Golden eyes lite up as those words struck a cord in his heart No matter how many times since she took him in when he was acting strange did she have a problem with it. Sure, she might have given him a look or two, but who wouldn't?! "Thank you..." His voice was so soft and gentle as he gave her his thanks. There was this smile upon his muzzle that matched the tone of his voice.

That little yet powerful expression caused a small barely noticable hue of pink to tint fair cheeks. Amy had to admit, when that hedgehog smiled, he was just so handsome! Shaking her head as she remembered the hero she swore her love and heart to, that gloved hand in the bare one wriggled itself free - grabbing the bowl not far from it near Zap.

"So, how about thirds?" Chimed the pink female as she a rose from the table - holding the dish high into the air.

That little sky blue tail of Zap's wagged at hearing that!