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Spring Break!!!

Hey guys sorry I've not been writing schools been holding me in the study dungeon but I'll be free when the weekend comes since it will be spring break so put on those pj's and grabs those tissue boxes. I'm bringing that shadamy hotness

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Stormy Weather (Amy's POV) "Sonic!" I shouted, shivering. One of my bangs smacked me in the eye, mstartling me enough so that I yelped. I fixed my headband, shoving the three quills back. I looked around me, squinting, trying to see anything through the sheet of rain that was coming down. The force of the wind made walking an effort and not being able to see had caused me to trip several times. My gloves and hands were cut, knees scraped, and elbows scratched up. Looking around, I wondered just how I had gotten in this mess. One minute I had been chasing Sonic and the next… This. I rubbed my arms to help warm myself up, but it stung my hands. Wrapping my arms around myself, I started walking again. "Sonic!" I shouted again. God, it was so cold… And this storm had come out of nowhere! "So much for 'clear, sunny weather' today," I muttered, scowling. I glanced up, trying to see if there was any sign of blue sky. Cold water hit my eyes though, making me blink rapidly and look down once again. "Sonic the Hedgehog! I know you can hear me!" I screamed. But I did not know. I could not hear anything except the rain pounding against the street, the wind whistling all around me. All I could see was that rain and a deep blackness that made me colder than the precipitation itself. I took another step, right into a puddle. With a short screech, I slipped and landed on my back, right into that puddle. Rain pelted my face, soaked my fur and skin even more. Crying now, I slowly stood. My dress was plastered to my body even worse than it had been a few seconds ago. It was so uncomfortable… I could not take much more of this. I took a deep, deep breath to prepare myself. "SSSOOONNNNIIICC!" I screamed. I stood where I was for a few minutes, listening closely for any sign of him. At this point I would have settled for even Eggman to come around. But there was nothing. Hugging myself tightly, I began to trudge along, watching closely for any sign of more puddles. I doubted I could get any wetter, but I certainly did not want to fall again. Mustering up some of my usual cheer, I lifted my head. "Somebody has to come along sometime, right?" I asked the rain. "Of course. Sonic'll realize that I couldn't've made it out of this on my own and will come to help me." Meanwhile… (Third Person POV) "It's raining pretty hard, eh Sonic?" "Yeah, it sure is." With a hard shake that sent water flying everywhere in the small diner, the hedgehog laughed. "I'm glad for it though. It got Amy off my tail real quick." He swung up onto a bar stool, grinning. "Just warm me up some of that coffee, would ya?" "Sure thing, pal." The squirrel moved towards the pot, flicking it on. "So pinkie was chasing after you?" "Keh. Isn't she always?" He eyed the pies that were stacked up neatly nearby. "What kind you got that's any good?" Following the hedgehog's gaze, the squirrel grinned. "All of 'em are good," he replied. "Then I should get a slice of each, Switch," Sonic decided. "I'm starving." When a sudden gust of wind rattled the diner windows, Switch looked up. "Huh… Do you think Amy made it out of that okay? It came on real quick." With a glance out a window, Sonic shrugged. "Of course she did. Besides, she's always got an umbrella with her if she didn't." "If you say so, pal." Neither if them noticed a cloaked figure toss some bills on his table and walk out. Meanwhile… (Amy's POV) With yet another scream, I landed in yet another puddle. I stood up shakily with three rapid sneezes. Even if my umbrella had not blown away, I would still probably be soaked, I decided. After a few steps, I smacked into what I figured was a pole and hit the ground. With a miserable sob, I drew my knees up and laid my head on them. But I made myself stand up soon enough. I would make myself sick like that, and who had the time to get sick? Using the pole for support, I pulled myself to my feet. I was exhausted after fighting the wind for so long. I did not think it had been more than thirty minutes, but my legs were sore as if it had been hours since getting caught in this storm. I had stopped calling for Sonic, having given up on him. He had probably seen the storm as a blessing, something that had gotten me to stop chasing him. Maybe it was time to stop doing that too… In mid-sigh, I stumbled and landed hard, barely having time to put my hands out to soften the fall. My legs were slightly elevated, so I figured I had stepped off a curb without realizing it. I looked back and could not even see my feet. Sobbing, tears mixing with the rain on my cheeks, I stood up again. I promised myself that the next time I fell, I would stay there until someone came to get me. I started walking again, not stepping back up onto the sidewalk. I did not want to chance falling off again. I figured it was safe enough. After all, I had not seen a car come down this road well before I had even seen Sonic. A bright light appeared before me out of nowhere. With a scream, I scrambled back, tripping over the curb in my haste, and landed on my butt. With a choked sob, I drew my knees up, resting my head on them again. As I had promised myself, I was going to stay here. I was too tired to make myself get up. The light disappeared, breaking my heart. Couldn't whoever had nearly hit me realize that I was in trouble and help me? In the back of my mind, I heard a curse. At least I thought it was in my mind. I couldn't tell anymore… Something dropped on top of me and I jumped a little. It was warm though, if wet, so I drew it tightly around me. Hands on my waist jerked me up, making me yelp with surprise. My eyes widened when they met furious red ones. Without a word, he bundled me tightly into the warm thing he had dropped on me. He lifted me and got on a motorcycle, setting me in front of him. He took hold of the handle bars, twisted one, pressed onto the gas pedal, and the motor roared to life. I gripped the seat as tightly as possible when we jerked forward. The wind lashed at me as we went, making me squeeze my eyes shut. When the bike jerked to a halt, I nearly flew off, but an arm came around me, keeping me in place. Still without a word, he picked me up and darted through the darkness and the rain. We were in a doorway before I could even open my eyes all the way. Setting me on my feet, he twisted the door handle, and shoved the door open, pushing me inside. He walked in after me and shut the door. "Stay there," he commanded. I only nodded, shivering. So many questions were running through my mind and I had no idea how to voice them just yet. Why had Shadow saved me, where was he going, and, most importantly, where was I? The light bothered my eyes a little, but I wanted to look around. In front of me was a staircase. At my right was a nearly bare living room. There was a single chair and a small side table next to it that faced a fireplace. There was wood laid in it, ready to be lit. Shivering, I drew the cloak tighter around me, wishing it was lit. To forget the cold, I looked to the left, where Shadow had gone, and saw a long hallway. Vaguely, I wondered where it led. Maybe I would ask Shadow when he came back… Then he did come back. With a blink, I studied him. He looked very annoyed at something, but at me? I was not sure. If he was, I could not understand why. He had not had to save me. I never would have accused him of being the one who had nearly run me over. He walked past me, scowling, and went into the living room. He knelt in front of the fireplace and lit it. I stepped a bit closer, straining for the warmth. He flicked his eyes over to me. "Come here, Amy." I came closer gratefully as he pushed the chair closer to the fire. When I was close enough he took away the cloak, and practically shoved me into the chair. "I'll get you something dry to wear," he muttered and strode from the room. I relaxed in the chair after tugging off my boots and socks. I set my feet close to the fire, letting it warm them. The heat started to spread up my legs, and my eyes slid closed, absorbing the blessed warmth. My body and hands were still freezing though, so I slid my gloves off and leaned forward to warm my hands. I still felt rather cold after that, so I shifted, about to remove my dress as well. With a blush, I recalled where I was and left it alone. I was tempted to put my gloves and shoes back on, but since I shivered at the thought I decided against it. "Amy?" I looked up at Shadow and he handed me a large shirt. "That's all I have. Normally, I would go to your home, but I'd much rather not go out in this weather again." I nodded once swallowing. "T-t-thank you, Sh-shh-shadow," I stuttered. My teeth were still chattering. Plus he was studying me closely, that furious look dancing in his eyes again. "W-w-hat's wrong?" He shook his head quickly, as if catching himself. "Nothing. I'll be back in a few minutes. Just quickly change in here." I nodded again, watching him until he disappeared down the hallway again. My fingers fumbled, but I managed to get the dress up and over my head. After a short debate, I opted to leave my bra and panties on. Once the over-sized black shirt was on and placed as low as it stretched, I scooted forward in the chair and leaned forward. The heat filled me, leaving me feeling tired and lazy. Because I was listening for him, I heard Shadow step into the room. I smiled brightly at him. "Thank you for helping me, Shadow." He nodded in acknowledgement of my gratitude. "I see you're feeling better." He walked over to me, holding two mugs. "Here." I took one gratefully. "Thanks for this too." I sipped, scalding my tongue. Beaming, I looked up at him. "Hot chocolate?" I asked, taken aback. "I didn't take you for the coffee type," he replied, sipping from his own mug. "I'm not, but I didn't think you'd know that." I took another sip, taking more care this time. "It's good. Thank you." I held the mug with both hands, letting the warmth seep into them. I was still a bit cold. He was staring at me again, I noted. "Shadow, please tell me why you keep staring at me like that. What are you mad at?" He scowled. "Nothing." I rested a hand on his arm. "I don't believe you. Are you upset that you had to help me?" His eyes flashed. "Of course not!" I cringed, looking into the flames. They seemed safer than his eyes at the moment. He sighed, but I didn't look back. I wrapped my hands around the mug again and tucked my feet under myself. "I'm angry at that blue baboon, if you have to know." Now I did look at him. "Sonic? Why?" "I was at that diner on Third when Sonic came in, relieved that the storm had stopped you from chasing him. He didn't know if you'd gotten out of the rain, and didn't seem to really care." "Oh…" I could feel another crack impale my heart as I looked away from Shadow. I suddenly felt cold all over again, and the fire in front of me did nothing to help. "I was on my way to your house to make sure you'd gotten home safely when I heard you scream. I barely saw you in the rain, even with my headlight." I waited for his apology for nearly running me over, but I suppose he did not feel one was necessary. "Why?" He was obviously confused. "I beg your pardon?" "Whatever for?" I murmured, looking back up at him. "Why were you coming to check on me?" His eyes went carefully blank. "Because I had nothing better to do." That response was just a little too harsh and his eyes just a tad too blank for me to believe him. When I told him as much, he narrowed those eyes on me. "I won't be anyone's rebound," he muttered, turning away. "What do you mean?" I asked. He glanced back briefly. "You can stay here until the storm subsides and your clothes dry. You may want to lay them out flat so they do so quicker. I imagine you'll be more comfortable in your own clothes." I would've responded, but his words seemed very final to me. It did not seem as if I even could respond… I got up shortly after he'd left to lay my dress out flat. The rest I just left alone; it didn't really matter to me if they dried fast or not. Soon… (Shadow's POV) I walked up the stairs, annoyed with her. And with myself. I had been so tempted by what she had unconsciously offered. I planted my fist into the wall as I went up, getting more annoyed with myself when a crack ran up the side. "Damn it," I muttered. "Now I'm gonna have to fix that…" But at least it would keep my mind off her… Stupid Sonic… If the idiot had not been so damn bothered by the fact that Amy cared about him, he could have gotten her to a dry place when the storm had hit. Then I would not have had to do so. It was much easier to resist her when she was mooning over Sonic than when she was in my house…in my shirt. I hunched my shoulders, forcing her image from my mind. I went into my bathroom and dug under the sink for some plaster materials to fix the damn crack in my wall. When I had what I needed, I walked partly down the stairs to fix it, blocking all thoughts of…her. But I could not quite do that. With a sigh, I sat on a step. It made me more comfortable to think of Maria than of Amy, which was a shame. I saw Amy quite a bit more, and the girl pushed her way into the forefront of my mind almost constantly. With a low growl at my mental weakness, I stood and was startled to see her right next to me. She took a step back, apparently jolted by something, and nearly tumbled over the railing. I snagged her wrist before she could, but her headband fell, went unnoticed. Worry hardened my voice. "What the hell is wrong with you? Are you a magnet for trouble?" I demanded. "No, I just…" She looked down at her bare feet. "I'm sorry." She was not looking at me, so I scanned over her, checking for any injuries I may have missed before. "You've scraped your knees." She looked back up. "That was from earlier." I raised a brow. Did she think I was too stupid to know that already? I certainly had not done it and I did not see where she could have done so in the house. She blushed a bit, noticing her mistake I suppose. "Do you have other injuries?" She lifted a hand and pushed her quills back. "Nothing too serious." I noticed the scratch on her elbow and when I turned her hand over I saw she had grazes all over it. "All these cuts could get infected," I murmured, lifting her hand to kiss her knuckles lightly. As surprised as she undoubtedly was by the gesture, I dropped her hand. "Come with me." I turned and started up the stairs, leaving the other things where they were. I would get to the wall eventually. (Amy's POV) Before I followed Shadow, I looked at my hand. Why were my knuckles tingling? Rubbing my other hand over them, I started after him. I winced a bit with each stair, my knees stinging. Squeezing my eyes closed and holding my breath, I continued walking up. After a few steps, I heard a sigh and felt arms around me. "Why did you come up here if the stairs hurt your knees?" "I was going to ask you something and…" I trailed off when he lifted me bridal style. I wasn't sure why I was so disconcerted by it. After all, Sonic had lifted me like this many times before. "What?" Confused, I looked into his eyes. "What's what?" He rolled his eyes and set me down as we were at the top. "What were you going to ask me?" My eyes went blank. "Um… I don't remember now." "Of course not." He gestured towards a room at the end of the hall. "That's my bedroom. Just wait in there." I nodded and started towards it. I was kind of curious to see what his room looked like. Mine was filled with pictures of all my friends and just about everything we have done together. The bed was huge, covered with red sheets and tons of plump pillows. I doubted his room was anything like that, but Shadow was a strange guy. I was not quite sure what to expect. I heard a muttered oath behind me. With my hand on the doorknob, I turned, curious. "Shadow?" Something flashed in his eyes, but I was too far to really see what. He shook his head. "Nothing. I'll be in there in a minute." I nodded, smiling. "Okay." I opened the door and walked in, closing it behind me. I blinked. Why's it so dark in here? I wondered. "Oh!" With a soft laugh, I patted the wall, searching for a light switch. "Jeez, Amy, you can be so slow." With the light on, I looked around inquisitively. There was a chair in here that seemed to match the big one in the living room. It was set in front of the fireplace, also like in the living room. My smile widened. Shadow liked his comfort just like everyone else on Mobius. There were a few pictures on the wall and on his dresser. Walking over to that, I lifted the one in the center. It was me and him, I noted. I had one arm slung around him and was pointing out something with my other hand. The stars, I recalled. I had had everyone over at my house about a month before for a barbecue for the comets. It had been beautiful and since Sonic hadn't waited around for the night show, and Shadow had seemed more sad and lonely than usual, I had stuck to him. Running my thumb lightly over his face, I realized that the soft smile he wore was not aimed at the comets…But at me. With a puzzled frown, I set the photo back in its spot. I turned, the bed making me gasp a little. It was twice as large as my queen size at home, black as sin, with a darkened headboard with a strange curvy pattern cut into it. Fascinated, I got on the bed and crawled up to trace my finger over it. It's a spiraled maze of sorts, I realized, grinning. I narrowed my eyes, determined to figure it out. Meanwhile… (Shadow's POV) I growled at myself, searching under the sink for some things to help Amy with her cuts. How stupid could I have been? What was I thinking, just letting her into my room like that? When she had turned and looked at me, my gut had twisted into nasty little knots. Then she had smiled… I paused, pressing a hand to my forehead to settle myself. "God damn it," I mumbled. Now she was in my bedroom and, knowing her curious nature, she would probably go through all of my things. Or maybe her manners would keep her from doing that… I sighed, standing up to go through the small medicine cabinet that was hidden behind the mirror. I scowled when I saw my mini first aid kit. Snatching it, I walked out of the bathroom, down the hall, and into my room. The kit very nearly slipped out of my fingers. "What is she doing?" I whispered. Then, louder, "What are you doing?" With a yelp, she quickly turned. "Oh! Shadow, you scared me!" Her eyes were wide on mine and she was on my bed in my shirt. Oh dear God,  am I going to do with her? I shook my head to get rid of the erotic images that came to mind with that thought. "What were you doing?" "I was, um…" She looked back at my headboard. "I was trying to figure out the maze…" I blinked. "What?" "On your headboard. It, um, looks like a maze." She drew her legs up, wrapped her arms around them. I watched her movements, mind completely empty for a minute. "It is a maze," I murmured. She cocked her head. "What?" "I said it is a maze." "Oh…" We stared at each other for a long moment before she looked away, nodding at my dresser. "I saw a picture of us. I placed it for that comet show last month." I didn't have to look at the picture to know what she was talking about. "What about it?" She shrugged. "I didn't know a picture of us had been taken, that's all. Who took it?" "Tails gave it to me, so I'd say he did." I walked over to her and sat hesitantly next to her on my bed. I pulled some antiseptic out of the kit. "This'll probably sting," I murmured, spraying some on her knee. She winced a bit when I laid a soft cloth over the antiseptic. "Will you talk to me?" I glanced up at her, than back down at her knee as I cleaned it. "About?" "Why were you smiling at me in the picture and not the comets? You never smile at me." I wrapped her knee in a bandage. "Yes, I do." "I never see you," she accused. I spritzed antiseptic over her other knee. "Maybe I just don't let you see." Now the cloth was cleaning the wound. "Or maybe you're just paying too much attention to Sonic to notice anyone else." I wrapped a bandage around her other knee, annoyed with myself. She seemed to bring that reaction out in me, and I didn't like it. "Maybe I do," she whispered. I looked up at her sharply, annoyed with her now. "Shut-up, Amy." "No, I mean it! The only reason I paid attention to you that day was because Sonic had left, so I didn't really have anything to do." I cupped her chin in my hand. "I said shut-up." She jerked her head away. "I don't care." Tears were welling up in her eyes. "That's horrible of me to have paid so much attention to someone who can't even stand me, Shadow. It's absolutely horrible." I placed a hand on the side of her face. "Amy." She looked at me and I stared into her eyes. They were such a deep jade and glistening with tears. One spilled from her eye and I watched it slip down her cheek and drop away. "What do you want?" The quiet, miserable question undid me. I could not stand to see such a happy person cry. I placed my other hand on the other side of her face, leaning closer. Her eyes widened a bit and her lips parted slightly. And that was it for me. Calling myself a fool, I laid my lips lightly on hers. Her eyes stayed open, as did mine as I tasted her. Gently, slowly, I took the kiss deeper. When her tongue hesitantly touched mine, I nearly snapped. When I slid my tongue into her mouth to taste further, I could tell that something in her did. Her arms came around me, pulled me closer. Her eyes closed and she gave. Oh God, did she give. I could not believe the warmth that came from her, the softness with only the hint of a sharp edge. The contrast drove me mad. It emptied my mind, but some part of me was aware enough to make sure that my hands stayed on her face. She nipped my lip, and even that part went mad. I slipped my hands down her back and took the hem of my shirt in my hands with every intention of taking it off her. She pulled me down before I could so that I was on top of her. The sensation of her under me had me snapping back to my senses, and I tore my mouth from hers. "Amy…" Whatever I was going to say died as I looked at her. Her mouth was swollen from mine, the shirt halfway up her body. She was panting, wide-eyed. I cursed silently. I could still see the tears in them. I rolled off of her, ashamed of myself. "You can take care of your hands and elbows?" "Yes…" The quiet of her voice had me cringing. Damn it all… "Okay, good. I'll see if the rain's stopped." I stood and walked out quickly, not used to the feeling of shame. (Amy's POV) He did not even look back… Wiping tears that had started to fall, I sat up and tugged the shirt down. I had been so sure that he had wanted me. So sure while he was kissing me. What is wrong with me? Am I destined to be alone forever? I stood and walked over to his dresser to pick up the picture of us. I'd given up on Sonic in the storm, but would I have to give up Shadow as well? I rubbed a hand over my heart. It had never hurt this much before. With a shudder, I silently wished that the rain had indeed stopped. I would put on my dress, wet or not, and walk home. Maybe I would not feel so bad if I got away from Shadow. But he isn't in here, a nagging voice said. You are away from him. I shifted closer to the headboard, deciding that the maze would take my mind off him. (Shadow's POV) I wanted to punch something. I wanted to ram my head against the table I sat at until I bled. I stared out the window, watching helplessly as the rain battered the window. I hated myself for what I had just done up there. "Shadow, you're a bigger fool than even Sonic," I told myself. I heard a door slam and walked out of the kitchen to see what it was. Speak of the devil… The blue blur shook himself much like he had done at the diner earlier. "Damn, who knew rain could be that violent, huh?" My eye twitched. Remembering Amy's tears over him, I had to hold back the desire to cold cock him. "What are you doing here, faker?" "Meh. I just wanted out of the storm, that's all." He grinned at me. "Plus, I figured you'd have some food." "Not for you," I muttered. "Get the hell out of here." "Sheesh. Now you sound like Knuckles. 'Get offa my island. What are you doing here? Blah, blah, blah.'" His eyes darted around. "Oh sweet, you got a fire goin'." Before I could stop him, he was standing in front of it. "So why are you testier than normal, Shad? Got a girl here or something?" He snickered at me, but I could tell the second he saw Amy's things on the floor. His face went white and his eyes huge. "Holy crap!" He whipped around to gape at me. "You got Amy here?!" My eyes twitched again. "It's not what you think, you baboon. She never made it out of the rain, so-" "Her dress is dry," Sonic pointed out. My teeth clenched. "She's been here a while." "Uh-huh…" He was slowly driving me to murder with that superior look in his eyes. "Where is she now?" His eye caught something and he bolted to the side of the stairs where he picked up her headband. "Upstairs, eh?" He grinned. "I bet she's in your bed." Now my ears went flat on my head. "She was hurt." Oh, he was so close to being killed. "She's probably asleep." "Riiight…Asleep… I bet she's pretty tired after the…ah…storm." It would take someone with a lot les brains than me to understand what Sonic was implying. "One more word, faker, and I swear I will kill you." "Hey, I'm fine with this. It keeps her the hell away from me." He tossed her headband over his shoulder. "You can have her. I couldn't care less what happens with her." And that was it. With deceptive calm, I sauntered up to my blue target. "Really? She means nothing to you." "Keh. Less then that, Shad." "I see." I cracked the knuckles on my left hand, preparing. "Well…" He shrugged. "Okay, that's overstepping it. I kinda, vaguely consider her my friend. Kind of." Now I cracked the ones on my right hand. That's right, Sonic, keep digging yourself into a hole so I can bury you in it. "Ah." "Hey, you look really pissed." He smirked, proud of himself. "I finally figured out how to get to you: talk about your love life." "Not even close, you waste of fur." When Sonic looked at me, confused, I punched him in the mouth, sending him flying back. Before he could react, I was on him, landing blows as quickly as I possibly could, my vision as red as my eyes. Pain did not even register when I slammed into the staircase wall. I just jumped up and went at him again. When I smelled blood, it only fueled my adrenaline. When I kicked him in the chest, he flew through the backdoor. Within a single second, I was on top of him again. His fist cracked into my cheek, snapping my head back. Then we rolled, each landing ungraceful short jabs, trying to dislodge the other. Finally, I flipped him onto his back and stood, pressing my heel against his neck. "Don't you ever, ever, talk bad against Amy while I'm in earshot. You got that?" I pressed down harder when he only glared at me. "You got that?!" The furious look faded into a slightly fearful one. "Crap, okay!" he wheezed. "Okay! Jesus!" I moved my foot and he stood, panting. "Christ, what are you? In love with her or something?" He brought a hand to his throat and started to cough. "Holy crap…" I wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth. "I certainly am not in love with her," I hissed. "Yeah, right." I took a step towards him, but he held out his hands in a gesture of peace. "Okay, okay. You can deny it, I don't care." He shook himself, splattering mud, rain, and some blood around. "I'll see you later, Shadow. Maybe then you'll be calm enough to be honest and stuff." When he ran off, I smiled to myself, noting his limp. I turned to walk back through the broken door and looked up for some reason. Amy was staring out of a window, eyes wide, a hand over her mouth. "Oh hell…" I muttered. I walked inside quickly, wondering how she would react. It seemed as if she'd seen the entire fight, or at least the last half of it. "Shadow!" I looked up to see her nearly at the end of the banister. Her landing was wobbly, so I took her arm. She looked up with wide eyes and I blinked. She seemed…worried. About…about me? "Shadow, are you okay?" She slipped from my grip and ran her fingers gently over my face. "I saw you hit the wall and I got so worried! I thought you had been hurt but you got back up as if it were nothing and punched him again." Then her breath hitched. "You're bleeding!" My lip was throbbing. I wiped it and shrugged, studying the blood. "Split my lip. It's nothing." Without warning, she yanked off my gloves. "You need clean ones," she explained and turned to start up the stairs, only to frown at them. I shifted closer with a sigh, intending to carry her. She took a testing step and as it apparently did not hurt her, she ran the rest of the way up. Shaking my head, I started after her at a slower pace. As I walked I realized that my knee throbbed dully, the pounding in my head echoing it. Added to that I was soaked and was sure that some of the blood on my fur was actually mine. I sighed. What a great day this was turning out to be… (Amy's POV) Oh, this capped it. My day was going horribly! I pawed through Shadow's drawers, trying to find him some clean, dry gloves. When I found a pair, I tossed them on the bed. Kneeling in front of his closet, I found a pair of shoes for him. They followed the gloves onto the bed. Before I stood, a droplet of water hit me. I looked up at Shadow, a soft smile on my face. "Playing mother, Amy?" "I owe you, don't I?" The way his eyes cooled had my smile dieing. "What is it?" "You don't owe me anything." I could only shake my head, confused. "Yes, I do. You got me out of that storm. This is the least I can do." He grabbed my arm, pulling me up so my eyes were on an equal level with his. "What happened before cancelled that debt." Before I could question him, he dropped my arm and grabbed the gloves and shoes I'd dug out for him. "Your dress is dry," he muttered. "Oh. Okay." He brushed past me, stopping at the door. "Not once did you ask if Sonic was all right." My head came up, but he wasn't looking at me. "I… Well, he stood up. And managed to run off even though he was limping." "Yet here I am, the victor, and you said you were worried about me." I opened my mouth to respond, closed it again a moment later. I couldn't think of a single thing to say. He glanced over his shoulder at me, eyes clouded, and left the room. I sat on the bed with a frown. He was right. I hadn't even thought about Sonic. Like he had said, Shadow won their fight, but I had been focused solely on him. So I had been a fool for years. Standing, I walked over to Shadow's mirror, stared hard at my reflection. "Amy Rose, you are an idiot! You've been chasing after a guy you do not love and one who does not love you! How stupid can you be?" I sighed, fighting back tears. It was stupid to cry over one's own stupidity. After all, the past was in the past. I straightened, squared my shoulders. "Okay. From here on out I will not be so dumb!" Shadow had said my dress was dry, so I went down the stairs to get it. I needed it on. I hopped onto the banister, giggling to myself. One of life's small pleasures, I thought upon reaching the bottom, is sliding down a banister. I shoved my hair out of my face, wondering vaguely where my headband could have gotten to. Deciding to worry about it later, I went into the living room to get my dress. I picked it up, grinned. It really was dry! I jumped once in glee. "Yay!" Without a thought, I had Shadow's shirt off and was tugging my dress on. Twirling, I popped the hem up to its normal position. I tugged on my gloves next, snapping the bracelets on after that. With pursed lips, I glanced at my bare feet, than at my shoes. After a quick debate, I chose to leave them off. After all, the storm was still raging outside so I doubted I'd be going anywhere soon. With an agitated sound, I shoved my hair back again. I needed my headband. After a quick search around the room, I still hadn't found it.Maybe Shadow knows where it is, I decided and started up the stairs. "Shadow!" I called. (Shadow's POV) The hot water pulsed over my body, dulling all the aches I hadn't noticed earlier. At a sound, I perked my ears. Had I just heard my name? When it came again after a few seconds, I tensed. Was Amy in trouble? What could have possibly happened? The bathroom door slammed open just before I shut the water off. "Shadow, do you know where my headband is?" My eye twitched. That was it? That was all she needed? I heard a gusty sigh come from her and then, "Hello? Shadow, did you hear me? Or do I have to come in there so you can?" The fantasies that question brought on had me switching abruptly to cold water. "I heard you!" I swallowed hard, the cold water not quite able to erase the images in my mind. "I'm just thinking." "Oh… Okay!" I swallowed again, trying to keep my thoughts trained to her headband. I remember Sonic had grabbed it, but I had no clue as to what had happened to it after that. No, I did. "It's near the backdoor, Ames." I frowned. ' Ames I thought. Did I just call her ' Ames I had never called her that before. It was such a…personal thing, a nickname. She didn't seem to notice though. With a girly "thanks, Shadow!" she was out the door. A few minutes later, I switched off the water and stepped from the shower, snagging a towel. As I dried myself off, I rationalized the situation I was in. Amy was still in my house, but she was surely out of my shirt now if her dress was dry. Soon, the rain would stop and she would go home. It would be simple to forget the kiss in that short span of time, I assured myself. It would be simple to forget how soft her body had been…how it had strained against mine in simple pleasure…how eager and curious her mouth had been…how giving and warm…how wonderful she had tasted… When I realized I was standing in my bathroom, the towel hanging limply from my fingers, a half-smile playing on my face, I had to shudder to rid myself of my thoughts. "All right, maybe it won't be so simple…" "What won't be?" Startled, I snapped my head up, taking a step backwards. Amy was in the doorway, watching me with a curious expression. "How long have you been standing there?" I demanded, more embarrassed than I think I had been my entire life. "I guess a few seconds, but does that really matter? I want to know what you were thinking about. It made you smile and space out." "Uh…" 'Uh?!' my mind shouted. Think of something, you buffoon! But I could only stare at her blankly until a realization dawned on me. I was in a very vulnerable, exposed position. With a strangled sound, I moved forward, slamming the door in her face. "I'll speak with you in a minute!" "Well fine then! Humph!" Obviously miffed, I heard her footfalls quiet as she stomped down the hallway. I leaned against the door, panting. Jesus! Sweet Jesus! I staggered a few steps over to sink heavily onto the toilet lid. "Damn it, Shadow! Pull yourself together!" After regaining most of my composure, I tugged on my shoes and gloves, clipping my rings on with quiet clicks. It bothered me a great deal to find my hands and pulse rather unsteady. All at once I realized that my pulse was never steady when I was around Amy. I was always uncomfortable near her, yet completely at ease. I also tended to notice small, unimportant details about her. The way her jade eyes would light with laughter moments before the jubilant sound could be heard. The way she would smile at even the smallest of kind gestures. With a shaky breath I recalled what Sonic had said earlier."Christ, what are you? In love with her or something?" Oh, Lord, was I? Did I love Amy Rose? I looked up when a knock sounded on the door a second before it opened. "Shadow, I just wanted to…" She trailed off, worry filling her eyes. "Are you all right?" When I couldn't find the breath to respond, she came closer and knelt at my feet, taking my hands gently. "Shadow?" And it hit me. I had finally reached the bottom of that bottomless pit. I loved her. I was in love with Amy Rose. My heart hammered in my chest, all the blood drained from my head, my mouth went dry, and my mind echoed with one painful question. 'Now what?' (Amy's POV) "Oh my gosh! Something is wrong!" He looked as if someone had just smacked him right where it counted with a frying pan. I hopped to my feet, scared to death. "Oh, Shadow, are you sick?" "I…" I pressed a hand gently to his forehead, placed my other one at his wrist to check his pulse. It was going haywire, but there wasn't a fever. That was a relief. "I…" This was his second time trying to speak. I looked into his dazed eyes, wondering what could possibly be wrong. "You what?" "I…Move." "But-" "Move!" I dropped my hands, hurt by the sharpness in his voice. But I recovered quickly. How dare he? I was only trying to help, after all! He didn't have to shout! "Fine! But I was only trying to help!" I turned in a huff to leave, but he snagged my arm. "Amy…Wait." I glared, prepared to tell him just what he could do with that request. But there was something in his eyes. "What is it?" I murmured. He stood slowly, his eyes never leaving mine. They were unreadable yet… My heart skipped a beat as my anger was fully replaced with a curious excitement that coursed through me like lightning. Was he going to kiss me again? I shivered in anticipation as his hands rested on my hips, drawing me closer with the slightest encouragement. Our bodies brushed, our lips a breath apart. I didn't know what was going through his mind, but he stilled, tensed. As he started to step away, I went with impulse and closed the distance. For the second time, power rocked through me. The muscles in my legs went to jelly and they buckled. His fingers dug into my waist, pressing me tightly against him. But I didn't feel their bite, only him. The heat, that slightly desperate punch that left me with no choice but to give. Whatever he wanted, whatever it was he needed I would find some way to get for him. When I was hiked up to my toes, we were pressed center to center, heat to heat. My gasp was swallowed by him and I could hardly stand all the emotion that poured from him. My arms tightened around him, bringing him impossible closer. What could this be? The simplicity of a kiss had been thrown into a spiraling chaos of wants, needs, and something deeper. It was just out of my reach, but so close. There was so much in this kiss, I wonder if it could still be labeled as one. When I thought I would burst from it all, my head fell back, breaking apart from him. His eyes were filled with everything the kiss had held. Desire, need, and…that something extra. But what could it be? But even as I studied the red depths, they clouded with unmistakable shame. He set me down, but I refused to let him step back. "Why do you regret that?" I whispered. I knew he still wanted me, but… I ran my tongue over my bottom lip, still able to taste him. Could that desire possibly be one-sided? "I don't," he answered. His body was tense again and there was… Could that be panic I saw in his eyes now? Strange. I had never noticed how expressive his eyes were before. "Don't lie to me, Shadow. Please." His eyes darkened. "I refuse to take advantage of this situation. Let go of me." I only tightened my hold, rising up to my toes slowly. It was a purely provocative gesture and I knew it. Still, I was fascinated when panic danced in his eyes again. "Advantage of what situation?" "Damn it, Amy." He began looking around anxiously, desperation mixing with the panic. "Release me now. I mean it." "You're afraid," I realized. His eyes zeroed in on mine and he looked like his regular self again: bad ass and aloof. "What?" But he hadn't fooled me. I knew I was right. "You are afraid!" I laughed, giving him a smacking kiss. "Is it me you're scared of?" A single brow lifted. "Is that a joke?" I stuck my tongue out at him, thinking quickly. "I know you're frightened of something though…" I wetted my lips, enthralled when his eyes followed the gesture. The desire that flared in them was quickly banked, but I noticed it. I pursed my lips, thinking. "Damn it, Amy! Stop being…" I cockled my head, confused. "Stop being what?" He looked away. "Nothing…" "I am not nothing!" He looked back sharply, his fingers digging into my hips once again. "No, you're not." Then I realized it. "You have feelings for me!" The panic returned to his expression. Pleased at myself, I beamed at him. "So what are they?" "Not everyone expresses emotion as easily as you," he retorted. I pouted. "Oh dear God," he muttered, staring at my mouth. Shadow finally slid from my hold and bolted from the room. Curious about his reaction, I followed the trail of dust he'd kicked up, still pouting. My heart thumped painfully in my chest when I got to the top of the stairs. He had his now-dry cloak on and his hand on the doorknob. "If you run you're no better than he is." Even from where I was I could see his hand clench. We both knew who "he" was. "That was uncalled for, Amy." He looked up, furious. "And completely out of line." "I know," I whispered. "I know, but it kept you from leaving." "I still can." He looked away to glare at the door. "I should go. It would be easier if I left." "I don't understand. Easier to do what?" "It would be easier to resist you," he admitted after a long pause. "Oh…but…" I fisted a hand loosely, brought it to my chest. "Why would you have any trouble resisting me? I'm not anything important…" My back was against the wall almost before the words were out of my mouth, his hands digging into my sides. I felt it this time and it hurt. "Don't you ever say that about yourself again." His eyes seared mine, barely restrained anger burning in them. "Shadow…Shadow, let me go. You're hurting me." Instantly he released his hold, fisting his hands at his sides. "Damn it all…I'll apologize for that…I…" He shook his head, taking a step back. "I have to get away from you so I can think." He had the front door open before I could even think of a response. "It stopped raining," I realized. "Indeed." He looked up at me. "I suppose I should take you home now." "No!" I took a hold of the banister. "Not yet. Please?" He frowned. "Why the devil not?" "Umm…" I only wanted to stay because I wanted to be close to him, but I doubted he would accept that answer. So what else could I… Oh! "I still haven't figured out that maze!" He only rolled his eyes. "Be sensible, will you? I still haven't figured that damn thing out yet." This discouraged me a bit, but I really just wanted to stay. "Maybe… Maybe we could do it together?" (Shadow's POV) Was she out of her mind? Work on a silly maze together? Together on my bed? "Have you taken a complete leave of your senses? It's just a maze." All alone with her…on my bed…There were too many images going through my mind, none of which had anything to do with something as innocent as a maze. I highly doubted I would be able to stand being in my…On! On my bed with her in my current state of mind. "Oh, please?" Those sparkling jade eyes of hers were eager, twisting my gut into nasty little knots. "It's really bothering me Shadow, so we have to!" Still, I hesitated. Could I really trust myself? I watched her turn around with a huffy breath. "Fine. When I solve it, I am not going to give you any hints!" Nose snootily in the air, she strolled down the hall towards my bedroom. I looked outside, fully intending to waltz on out and leave her. But… I sighed, closing the door. I just couldn't resist her. The temptation was just too great. Knowing I would regret every step, I started up the stairs. I went down the hall, forcing myself to take my time. My head was shouting at me to leave. To turn around and run until I forgot all about her and the love I knew I felt for her. If I ran long enough I could surely talk myself out of that particular feeling. But as strange as it was, my body wasn't listening to my head. I turned the doorknob slowly and opened the door. I took one step inside, saw her, and my head emptied, forgetting all about leaving and forgetting her. Amy sat on the center pillow of my bed, nestled right in front of the headboard. Her feet were tucked under her so she could lean forward easier, I supposed. Her arms were folded under her breasts, her brows drawn together in concentration. The sexy little pout that made me want to nibble her mouth still graced her face. She began leaning forward as if she saw a potential path, but sat back again with an unintelligible mutter a moment later. When she leaned forward again, I saw what she was going to try. "I've already tried that path." She tossed a haughty look over her shoulder, the pout gone. "And…?" "And…" I drew the word out as I moved closer to her. "It didn't work." I unhooked my cloak, dropping it unceremoniously on the chair. "Humph." She turned away. "I could've guessed that." "Then you shouldn't have said 'and,' Amy." I sat next to her, keeping my eyes trained on the headboard. "I thought you were leaving." I glanced at her, quickly looking back at the maze. She was pouting again and now I was on my bed with her. I very nearly groaned at the torturous situation I had placed myself in. "I chose not to," I finally managed. "Why?" I shrugged, unable to answer. When her hand touched mine, I nearly jumped out of my fur. "Shadow, please tell me why." I could not. I just could not say a single word to her. I was nearly bursting with love for her and was very frightened that if I opened my mouth to speak, it would all pour out. That would be a humiliation beyond any other. I had already told her that I would not be anyone's rebound. That still held true, but… She had been worried about me and not Sonic. Maybe I would not be a rebound… "Shadow?" I looked at her. "You don't have to tell me. I was just curious." She took my hand and pointed to another path. "Have you tried that way yet?" I could only shake my head. "Then let's try it." She started trailing her index finger along the groove, stopping when she couldn't reach any farther. I shifted to continue the path. It eventually came out to a dead end. "It didn't work," I murmured. "Okay… What about this one?" I wasn't sure how long we worked on that damn maze. It seemed like several hours had passed, though it could not have been more than one. Her thigh would occasionally brush mine, sending my battered system into haywire once again. She'd link her finger with mine when she would get excited. "I think this might be it!" she would whisper. It never was, yet Amy never seemed to lose her confidence. I found myself leaning closer just so I could catch her scent. It was simply soap, but it was mine. And it was her skin. It was certainly dangerous for me to do, but so irresistible. Finally we both caught sight of something. It was a path we had tried before, but there was a split in it that intrigued us. It led all the way over to the left side of the bed, then criss-crossed over to the right edge. Where I could no longer reach she would take over and vice-versa. It was rather pleasant to lean over her, letting our bodies brush. The most exquisite of torments. Her back was to me at the moment so I studied her, letting my thoughts roam where they would. Her soft gasp interrupted my fantasy and she turned her head, smiling widely. "It worked, Shadow!" I shifted closer and looked over her shoulder. It had indeed worked. The maze was solved… Now she would probably go home… (Amy's POV) The maze was solved. Now he would probably take me home… I let out a quiet sigh. I didn't want to go home… I could feel the warmth of his body just behind me and if I leaned back just a little bit… Maybe I could get him to kiss me again. Or… A soft blush pinkened my cheeks when a new idea popped into my head. Or maybe I could kiss him. It was an interesting idea, but how would Shadow react? And why had he been upset after kissing me in the first place? I wish he would tell me, but he hadn't said much at all… I leaned back against him, flicked my eyes up to see his go blank. His jaw slackened a little and I bit my lip. It was either kiss him now or he would probably shift away. (Shadow's POV) What was she doing? What was I going to do about what she was doing? Her dress had virtually no back and I could feel her soft fur against me. My heart hammered, my eyes darkened. I wanted to kiss her again so badly, but I knew it would be a mistake. If I did I was desperately afraid it would go beyond that. I was desperately afraid that when it did I would hurt her. I did not want to hurt her. I would kill myself if I hurt her. Her head was tilted, her lips offered. It was too much for me to take. How could I…? My thoughts ended abruptly as my brain imploded inside my skull. Her mouth was on mine, giving me a soft, sweet kiss. My heart seemed to melt inside my chest. As she deepened the kiss, I turned her, slid my hands into her hair. She was warm, soft, giving. The heat I had come to expect had dulled to a warmth no less potent, no less intoxicating to the senses. I could hardly stand it. I broke away. "Amy…" There were tears in her eyes. My heart twisted. What was wrong? What could possibly be wrong with her? "Shadow, I…" She looked down, then back up, her eyes clear and determined. "I've never wanted anyone this way before." I could no longer breathe. That quiet statement had undone me. "I don't want to hurt you…" I watched her hand trail up to the clasp at her neck that held her dress up. "You won't. I trust you." I heard a quiet click and held my breath as her dress fell. I kept my eyes on hers, my hands in her hair. "Amy…what are you…" "I love you." The words slid from my ears straight to my heart, the breath I had been holding came out on a quiet gasp. She loved me?Me? "I know I've chased after Sonic for so many years thinking I loved him, but… But I don't. I didn't think you'd believe me, but I had to tell you." "Amy." I slid my hands to her hips, a soft smile on my face. "I love you too." Her eyes went wide and she threw her arms tightly around me. Deftly, I unhooked her bra and guided her onto her back, my lips on hers. The storm outside may have passed, but the one inside of me and the one I could feel inside of her was just beginning… We were just beginning…

[shadamy-fanfic]

My french love?

"~~OOOOHHHHH SSSOOONNNIIIIKKKUUUU!~~" "AH CRAP TO THE INFINITY!" A usual day went by in Station Square as Amy Rose hunted down Sonic the Hedgehog yet again, the duo had been running for almost 5 hours and neither looked liked giving up. Then finally two more hours later the pinkette slowed down to catch her breath. "I….will get….you…. Soniku…" She looked at her surroundings to realize that she was near a cliff that led to the ocean, the sun was about to set making the sky have an array of orange colours dance around the water. Amy looked at the sun and felt the breeze that went passed, she sat on the green grass and looked at the horizon. "I…I just wonder….after all these years….why doesn't he….like me back?" As her thoughts drifted away she got a call from her friend Blaze saying that some people came from Mobius and decided to visit so they're throwing a little party that night, accepting the offer Amy got up and started her journey home. The pinkette was a mile away from her home when she saw a figure leaning near a streetlight post; he or she had a beautiful coat of Ebony fur with streaks of Crimson that made her eyes sparkle in amazement but then she remembered who was the person from the ARK. "S-Shadow?" The ebonair looked to his right to see the pinkette standing near him, eyeing her with his fiery red eyes made Amy's heart jump. "NO NO AMY! YOU MUST SAVE YOURSELF FOR SONIC!" "BUT SHADOW'S SO FINE!" "WELL YEA BUT COME ON IT'S SONIC! WHO IN THE RIGHT MIND WOULDN'T GO OUT WITH HIM?" While Amy was having a battle in her head, Shadow stood in the front of her face and waved his hand to see if she was still there. "Yo Rose…." Amy shook her head to only blush madly. "Oh sorry Shadow I just went out for a minute." He nodded and look away from her. "What're you doing out this late?" "Oh I was j-just going h-home to g-get ready to go out l-later." "Oh great now I'm stuttering around him!" "Yea?…I heard that those Mobian people came over and were having a party later on." "H-how did you know?" Shadow took out his crimson phone and shown Amy a text message he received from Knuckles saying all the important details. Amy sighed. "Knowing some of the Mobians, Julie-Su is one of them." "Wasn't she the echidna's ex-girl?" "Yea and she despises Rouge…so I think that there will be a fight soon." The ebonair closed his eyes. "True…" he then opened them to see the stars coming out and the sky becoming dark, having at least a little of a heart he decided to do something relating to that. "Listen Rose it looks like it can get dangerous around here at night so you mind if I….walk you home?" Amy swore her heart skipped a beat. "SEE SEE SONIC NEVER ASKS YOU TO WALK YOU HOME!" "YEA BUT ONLY BECAUSE HE'S A FREE SPIRITED GUY!" "MHM A FREE SPIRITED HEDGEHOG ALRIGHT(sarcasm)!" "Um..Rose you there?" The pinkette blushed a little and shooked her head. "No it's fine….let's go then." As they went along the street surprisingly they both talked about their time on Mobius and how when the freedom fighters decided to disband how everyone went their separate ways. "haha…yep knowing my girl Julie-Su, something will go down at the party." Shadow smirked and simply nodded, to tell you the truth he liked her company, she acts almost like Maria and that made him be a little more close to her. Amy then turned to the ebonair standing in front of a cream apartment "Well this is my stop, you sure you're coming to the party?" "You got a ride?" "No, I was thinking about calling Rouge to come for me." "Well my place isn't far from here, how about I come for you and we'll go there together?" he asked with a smirk. "SAY YES!" "SAY NO!" "Sure, that would be nice." she answered with a little pink on her muzzle. "Alright then, see you soon Rose." The pinkette waved as Shadow disappeared in the dark, she then rushed into her place and jumped up and down in excitement. "You can never find Sonic doing this." "Of course not he's just a prick." As the battle went on in her head she decided to get ready for the night. Cleaning up her kitchen and living room were the first things to do because she already knew that she wouldn't go back there for the rest of the night, after that she went to her room and picked out her outfit to wear, after showering and blow-drying her hair she placed on her outfit; a calm pink sleeveless shirt, long black skinny leg jeans and white gladiator slippers. Sitting down in front of her mirror she did her now shoulder-length hair by curling the ends flipping it upwards and combing the front bangs to frame her face, she completed it by adding in her signature pink headband. As she reached out to get her blush she saw a framed picture of her, sonic, knuckles and rouge sitting by what looked liked a canal; Knuckles was sitting near Rouge with a hand around her shoulder showing the peace sign to the camera while Rouge was a little annoyed by the gesture but actually was blushing by the way she wasn't looking at the front, and as usual Amy was there next to Rouge trying to kiss Sonic as he was shoving her away from him with a look of terror on his face. Smiling at the photo, Amy finished up her makeup and cleared out her bedroom. Sitting out in the living room waiting for Shadow, she got a little nervous. "What if Sonic sees us together..I wonder what he'll think?" Amy's Imagination… The ebonair and the pinkette entered together and in an instant the loud music stopped and everybody looked at the pair. In an instant Sonic came from the crowd with a mad face. "AMY!WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS…. TO ME? TO US?..WE'RE OVER!" The cerulean hedgehog stomped out the building while everyone looked around with a 'what-the-hell-just-happened' look, Knuckles being in the DJ's both raised his fist in the air . "LET'S GET THIS PARTY ON!". The DJ started playing music while Amy and Shadow just shrugged off that little piece of drama that just happened and partied away. The End… -_-'' "I would believe that he would do that." Amy said to herself as she got up and looked outside her window to see a black Lexus coming up the driveway, looking closely as the person stepped out the car it was Shadow wearing a white South Pole polo shirt with red outlines, matching black pants and his black and red hover shoes…in other words…he looked fly. Ringing the doorbell, she rushed over and looked at the mirror one last time, breathing in and out she opened the door and placed on a friendly smile. "Hi there." "…." "Umm Shadow?" The ebonair just stood there dumbfounded as he saw the pink beauty in front of her. "Um.. you look very pretty.." was all he could get out. "Thanks…and you yourself look great too." "Thanks, you ready?" "Yea lets go." On their way to the venue they kept talking about mobius and how fun it was there but every now and then when the other's not looking they would stare down the other and admire their presence and present look. They finally arrived at the venue "Tropicana show club", the duo rolled their eyes. "Something tells me that Rouge picked the venue." Shadow nodded and found a parking space, shutting the car off he looked to Amy. "So Rose, ready to reunite with past friends?" Amy pouted her face. "No." "Well that's your business…" he got out and went to the other side opening her door and holding out his hand "after you 'mademoiselle' " The pinkette felt her face heated up after hearing a little of his French speech but took his hand and got out, locking the car Shadow led Amy to the building. "Since when did you speak French?" Amy asked the ebonair. "Since 2 years ago..the rest of you all just didn't asked me." Amy had a skeptical look on her face. "Oh really, then say something to me in French" Shadow turned to her and held her hand near his chin. "Vous regardez très belle ce soir." The pinkette looked confused. "What did you say?" "You look very beautiful tonight." She blushed and looked away. "Wow…Sonic's never this suave like Shadow….." Entering the club, the duo was greeted with loud music playing, flashing lights everywhere and everyone dancing-no scratch that…freaking on the dancefloor. "Well this is going good!" Amy yelled to Shadow. "Yea…you want something to drink?" "Sure." Seeing the bar the two went over and ordered 2 glasses of ginger ale to start off the night, looking around Amy saw a lot of people she remembered like Mina Mongoose, Fiona Fox, Antoine D'Coolette and a lot more. "AMY! AMY!" The pinkette looked to there the voice source came from and saw Rouge and Blaze coming her way both wearing shirts, skinny leg jeans and gladiator shoes but with their own colour scheme and Blaze's shirt actually having sleeves. . "Hey girls what's up?" she asked the two. "Oh nothing much really just that this reunion's going OFF THE WALL!" Rouge explained. "Cool, so any of you seen Cream?, Tails said that he'd invite her." Amy asked. "Oh he invited her alright." Blaze answered and then pointed to the mob of dancing people. "Look over there." Amy looked over and lo and behold she saw the two dancing like they were grown folk and carrying on bad like them too. "You're kidding right?" "No, that's them right there, in fact we were thinking of going dancing too…coming?" Looking at Shadow conversating with some other persons Amy nodded. "Yea I'm coming." Seeing the other group leave Shadow looked at Amy and guessed that she was bored. "Hey Rose, want to dance?" Amy looked at him like he was crazy but might as well have some fun while they were there. "Yea, let's go." As they went there the song genre changed to "old school rap" and did these people freaked like there was no tomorrow. Nervous as ever Amy knew what to do when she's supposed to dance but was shy as always, taking a calm breath Amy turned around so her back was facing Shadow's front and she started moving her hips against him, at first the ebonair was shocked but then shrugged it off and moved with her as well. Blaze and Rouge was staring at them in awe. "I didn't know that she could move like that." Blaze said. "I didn't know that Shadow actually let women do that on him." Rouge answered back and then looked to see her favourite echidna. "Excuse me Blaze but I see my man up ahead." Soon the music changed to slow R & B and the lights stopped flashing and set on a dim blue, feeling comfortable the way she is now Amy stayed in the same position she was in but she grabbed Shadow's arms and wrapped them around her waist in a protective way. Shadow decided to take advantage of it and brought her closer to his chest and placed his lips near her neck. "She smells very nice….just like strawberries in a field….my fav…..whoa Shadow control yourself now." After a few more minutes of dancing, everyone gathered around the outside area under all the gazebos where the previous leader of the FF Princess Sally Acorn was on stage waiting for everyone to get a glass of Apple Cider. "Today my friends, we are all here, to celebrate out past of fighting for our rights and thus becoming free in the process. Having this reunion is more like a going-away party but overall it was very worth it." she then held up her glass. "To the Freedom Fighters!" "TO THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS!" Amy and Shadow sat on a bench drinking their glasses when the pinkette's head turned and saw her "beloved" Sonic holding Sally up against him while talking to other people. "Hey Rose..you alright?" Amy shook her head from her night dream. "Yea, I'm fine." "UGH! I JUST CAN'T STAND YOU ROUGE!" "AND I CAN'T STAND YOU EITHER YOU POORLY-DRESSED CYBORG!" "Well here the girls go as you said it." Shadow said with his famous smirk. "Amy giggled and looked at him. "Yea." A few hours later when the party was over, the two was driving home listening to some old soul music looking at each other every now and then. Driving up to Amy's driveway Shadow decided to walk her up to the porch. She unlocked her door and then turned to him. "Thank you so much Shadow, I had a great evening." "Sure no problem at all Rose." Amy playfully scratched the back of her neck. "Now I feel like I owe you for taking me out." "You don't need to pay nothing but…." His lips brushed against hers as she felt rugged strong lips on her soft ones, they both closed their eyes and the gap between them. To Amy, this wasn't Sonic doing this with her but it feels so right with Shadow and with Shadow he finally founded someone to love him back. As the broke apart breathing for air the two kept embracing one another as Shadow smirked. "This will do just fine." Amy smiled as she gave him one more kiss and bid him goodnight. "Good night." "Bonne nuit belle." Giggling and closing her door she slid down and touched her lips. "This…I can get used to."

[shadamy-fanfic]

Monday, 7:30 P.M. Amy's POV I was working on my science homework and listening to The All-American Rejects. I pushed up my glasses as I stared at the sheet. Yeah, I have glasses. And I also wear baggy shirts and sweat pants(first picture). Don't I sound like the most attractive girl on the planet? Anyways, I was working on my science when I was interrupted by a male voice. "Rouge, I was just messing around! You don't need to get all worked up over one thing!" I knew that voice anywhere. That's Shadow(bottom left pic.). He's been my best friend for as long as I can remember. He started dating Rouge the bat(bottom right) three months ago. She's captain of the cheer squad and the most popular girl in school. But she's a spoiled, stuck-up bitch! I've hated her since the day we met.  I peeked behind my curtain and saw Shadow pacing his room, yelling into his cell phone. "Rouge! You need to calm down!" I sighed and pushed the curtain back all the way. "Whatever, I'll talk to you later. Bye."  Shadow hung up and sighed. I never understood what he saw in her. He can do so much better. I grabbed my sketch pad and got a black marker. I scribbled on it and lifted it to my window so he could see. (You okay?) I saw him smile and grab his notebook. He wrote something down and showed it to me. (Tired of drama) I scribbled on my pad and lifted it up, giving him a sad smile. (Sorry  ) Shadow smiled at me. I could feel myself blushing, so I had to look down at my pad. I've had a crush on Shadow since the 8th grade, but I've never had the courage to tell him. But now, I felt brave.......and stupid. I slowly formed three words on the paper and looked up. I frowned when I saw him put down his blinds. I lifted up the pad and sighed. (I love you) Shadow's POV I put down my blinds and looked back at my phone on the bed. I picked it up and flipped it open. I had a picture of me and Amy at her Sweet 16 as my screensaver. Rouge has always been trying to get me to change it to a picture of just her, but I won't. I thought about my relationship with Rouge lately. When we first started dating, I thought she was the girl of my dreams, but now, I'm starting to see why Amy hates her so much. Maybe I should call Rouge and apologize?  I shook my head at the idea. No, she just needs sometime to cool off. I heard "Dirty Little Secret" playing from Amy's window, so I peeked through my blinds. Amy was dancing around and singing into a hairbrush in front of her mirror. I tried hard to hold back my laughter. I watched her whip her hair and dance like nobody was watching. That's what I loved about Amy. She's never too afraid to do something stupid. I looked at my clock and sighed. I lied down on my mattress and fell asleep. Tuesday, 4:27 P.M. Amy's POV "As she lied on her crisp, cold bed, a last tear of broken sorrow slid down her cheek as she gently froze to death. THE END"  I wiped my glasses of the tears on the lens as I closed my book. I always loved to read tragic romance novels. They fit my situation perfectly. Shadow is the man who longs to be loved, Rouge is the evil girl who wins him in the end, and I'm the lonely girl who dies of a broken heart. "Hey, you okay?" I looked up and saw Shadow walking towards me with his hands in his pockets. I quickly wiped my eyes and squeezed my book as he sat down next to me on the bench. "Yeah, I just finished another book is all." Shadow chuckled at me and looked at me with those ruby-red eyes I love so much. "I don't see why you read those books. None of them have happy endings." I shrugged and looked at the cover. "Real life doesn't have happy endings either." I felt a gloved hand on my shoulder. I turned and held my breath when I saw Shadow giving me a concerned look. "C'mon, Ames. I know you too well to except an answer like that from you. Is something wrong?" I had to think fast. I couldn't tell him the truth; he'd laugh at me! "Nothing's wrong, Shads. Just thinking about a movie I saw." I looked up at him and saw a smile on his face that I haven't seen in a while. Before I could react, he started tickling me. "SHA-SHADOW!!! HAHAHAHAHAH!!! ST-STAHAHAHAHAHAP!!!!!!!" "NEVER!" I couldn't take it anymore. I grabbed his hands and shoved him off of me. I quickly sat up and tickled his sides. We kept up our little 'tickle fight' for about five minutes. We finally calmed down and sat there, laughing. "Man, that was awesome." About five seconds later, we saw a cherry-red Ferrari pull up to the curb. There, in the driver's seat, was none other than the Queen Bitch herself, Rouge. "Hey." I thought I was gonna barf when I saw her wink at Shadow. I turned to him and watched as he stood up and walked towards her car. He opened the door and sat down next to her. I watched as she pulled his face towards her and kissed him. I felt that I was gonna be sick when I saw that Shadow was enjoying the kiss. She wrapped her wings around his back and deepened the kiss. I glared at her as she opened one eye and looked at me as if to say "I win." She quickly tore her mouth from Shadow's and threw him back into the seat. I was left in awkward silence as they drove off. Stupid bat. Thursday, 12:23 A.M. Normal POV Amy was awakened by the sound of someone tapping on her window. She groaned as she slithered out of bed and opened the window. She looked down to see Shadow with a bag full of marbles in his hand. "Hey." Amy rubbed her eyes. "What are you doing here? Do you have any idea what time it is?"  Shadow shrugged his shoulders. "I just wanted to talk." Amy sighed. "Okay, I'll meet you at the castle in three minutes." Amy grabbed a blanket and ran downstairs. She grabbed two spoons from the kitchen and grabbed a tub of chocolate ice cream from the fridge. She quickly ran out the backdoor and ran to a tall oak tree. She looked up and saw a tree house sitting between three thick branches. Amy grabbed one of the planks that was hammered to the tree's trunk and started to climb up. She felt a warm hand grab her shoulder as she reached the top. "Hey." Amy sat down and gave Shadow one of the spoons and put the ice cream between them. She pulled the blanket around herself as Shadow turned on the lantern and hung it in its usual place. "So, what's wrong?" Shadow sighed as he pulled the lid off of the tub of ice cream and dug his spoon in. "I can't take much more of this drama." Amy rolled her eyes and took a spoonful of ice cream. "You should've known there was going to be drama if you dated the most popular girl in school." Shadow licked his spoon and took another scoop. "Yeah, but, I just don't get it. I thought Rouge was the girl of my dreams-" "Excuse me while I go barf" Amy interrupted. Shadow smiled and continued. "But, now, I'm starting to see why you don't like her." Amy frowned. "I don't just not like her, Shadow. I HATE her. She's a stuck-up bitch who acts like she's the queen of the school." Shadow groaned. "I don't know what to do, Ames. I need your help." Amy sighed and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Look, I only have one piece of advice." Shadow looked at her. "And what's that?" Amy smiled. "Listen to what your heart is telling you, Shads." Shadow stared at her for a moment, then grabbed her and pulled into a hug.  Amy blushed at his actions, but soon found herself hugging back. "I-I think we should get back to bed. You have a game tomorrow." Shadow nodded and let go of Amy. Amy grabbed the spoons, blanket, and the empty ice cream tub and headed for the door.  "Good night, Shadow." "Night, Ames." Friday, 7:35 P.M. Shadow's POV I could feel the adrenaline pumping through my veins as I ran across the field with the football. The sounds of the screaming fans was deafening. Coach called a time-out and I trotted to the bench. As he explained the play to the others, I scanned the crowd. First, I saw Rouge. She winked at me in her cheerleader outfit and blew me a kiss. I smirked at her and looked through the stands 'till I saw Amy. She caught my glance and smiled sheepishly at me. She gave me a thumbs-up and I smiled back. There were only ten seconds left in the game and Sonic passed me the ball. I turned and ran as fast as I could. I could feel the players from the other team on my heels, but I kept running. I was so close. I ran and ran until......................TOUCHDOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I opened my eyes and saw everyone cheering and I stood up. The other players grabbed me and lifted me onto their shoulders. I cheered and saw Rouge waving at me from the top of her pyramid. I saw Amy going nuts and chuckled to myself. *Later after the game* I was on my way to the showers when I saw Rouge. I went to go talk to her when I saw that she was flirting with Knuckles. I ran up to her, anger in my voice. "What's going on here?!?!?!?!?!?" Rouge huffed at me and crossed her arms. "C'mon, Shaddy, it's not like we ever were a 'thing'. Don't bitch at me." I growled at her. "Fine" I growled, "We're done." Rouge stuck her tongue out at me as I turned back to the locker rooms. I couldn't believe it. Rouge and I were over. But, the strange thing was, I wasn't really upset about it. I actually felt.......relieved. As if a huge weight was just lifted off of my shoulders. I was free of Rouge and all that damn drama. Saturday, 6:45 P.M. Normal POV Shadow fixed his tux and looked at himself in the mirror. He was pleased with himself and grabbed his cell phone. He looked over and saw Amy through her window. She was wearing a white tank top and green sweat pants. Shadow's POV I picked up my pad and wrote down on it. I knocked on my window until Amy looked up. I lifted the pad so she could see. (You going?) I saw her smile and write something down. I frowned when I read her response. (No,😓studying) I looked at her as she gave me that sad smile. I thought about my relationship with Ames. We had been best friends since she moved next door in pre-school. I thought about the way she acted around me and about little things like how her eyes sparkled at the smallest sign of happiness. I thought about the books she read and what they were about. I felt butterflies in my stomach when I thought about her smile. It was beautiful, no, more than that,.......flawless. Yeah, that was it, flawless. I felt my cheeks turn hot as I came to my final conclusion. I looked down at my pad and wrote eight letters on it. I read them over and over again. I quickly tore off the page, folded it neatly, and put it in my coat pocket. I grabbed my keys and headed to my car. Amy's POV I sighed as I told Shadow I wasn't going to the dance. I never really went to dances OR football games, for that matter. But, I guess I went because I wanted to cheer Shadow on. Mentally, I cheered when Shadow told me he and Rouge broke up. Maybe, I could............no. No, I couldn't. He's my best friend.  What if I tell him and he rejects me?  What if he doesn't?  What would happen to our relationship? I still want to be his friend.....  You want to be more than that........ He would freak out.  What if he didn't?  I can't do it.  It's worth a shot........ I sighed as my thoughts continued to fight one another. I soon came to a conclusion. I loved Shadow. And I can't hide it anymore. I stood up and walked to my mirror. I slowly grabbed my glasses and slowly removed them...... *At the school dance* Normal POV Shadow sipped his punch as he watched everyone dance. He didn't really want to go, now that he was single, but all football players were required to go. Shadow saw Sonic and his girlfriend, Nikkei the cat, talking and walked over to them to start a conversation. "Hey, Sonic." The blue hedgehog looked up at Shadow and smirked. "Sup, Shads." Shadow shrugged. "Not much, just looking stupid by going to a school dance without a date." Sonic chuckled. "Well, I for one am happy you and Rouge split up." Nikkei chimed in. "She is such a drama queen." "Tell me about it" Shadow agreed as he rolled his eyes at his stupidity for ever falling for the white bat. Sonic nodded and something caught his eye. Sonic's eyes widened and his mouth dropped open. "Dude, is that................." Shadow turned and felt his face turn red at the sight. There, at the entrance, stood none other than Amy Rose. She was almost unrecognizable because of her attire. She had her hair down in luscious waves and had on a pure white dress with shimmering bracelets at her wrists(top right). Shadow jaw widened as he saw her make eye contact with him. She smiled and started walking towards the stunned male hedgehog. Shadow turned and started walking towards her when he felt a sudden jerk on his sleeve.  He turned and saw Rouge in a silk scarlet dress. "Hey, Shaddie." Shadow tugged away. "Too late, Rouge." He turned back to Amy, leaving an angry Rouge with her arms crossed. Soon, the two were right in front of each other. Amy looked up at Shadow and smiled. She pulled out a piece of paper and unfolded it. She held her breath as he read what she wrote. (I love you) Shadow looked up at the bubblegum hedgehog and smiled.  He reached into his coat pocket and pulled out the piece of paper he put in earlier. He unfolded it and let Amy read it. (I love you) Amy gasped and looked up at the ebony hedgehog. He smiled and pulled her into a hug. Amy hugged him back and looked into his eyes. As they were a breath apart, Amy whispered into his ear. "You belong with me." And finally, after fifteen years, their lips finally met.

[shadamy-fanfic]

Mating Season (Rated Mature)

So what if you can see the darker side of me

No one will ever change this animal I have become

“Animal I Have Become” by Three Days Grace

“Next on ‘Discovering the Mobian’: Mating. During the transition between spring to summer Mobians’ hormones tend to heighten and they have a greater need to engage in intercourse with their mate. There are many theories to this unusual outburst, but many believe it goes back to date years before man had the wheel. It is usually tradition for a Mobian at the age of eighteen to find their mate and reproduce. The males are most likely to seek out the females and-”

“AMY!” A voice called out startling the hedgehog as she fumbled with the remote to change the channel. She was able to quickly change it to a Hollywood gossip show when her younger friend, Cream, walked in. “Hey Amy! I’m here to go shopping.” Cream exclaimed as Amy smiled and turned off the TV.

“Let’s go!” Amy exclaimed as she slipped on her shoes and walked out of the small house she lived in. Amy couldn’t help, but think of the documentary she was watching before Cream walked in. Amy’s interest of mating season increased when she turned sixteen. Every Mobian knew what mating season was, but Amy only knew vaguely about it. Since she had no parents and practically have been on her own she didn’t know the details about it.

But even though she had researched it and watched many documentaries she had barely any idea of what it was. She knew hormones would kick in and send her on a frenzy, but what about a relationship? The love? Would she be able to even know it when it happened? What was she supposed to do during it?

“Amy?” Cream asked snapping Amy out of her thoughts.

“Yeah?” Amy said looking at her rabbit friend.

“We’re here. What’s with all the zoning out?” Cream asked with a laugh as they walked through the mall.

“Just thinking.” Amy said simply with a shrug of her shoulders. It was times like these that Amy wished Cream was the same age as Amy. But her thirteen-year-old friend didn’t have to experience this for another three years! And even then she already has a boyfriend, Tails! Amy was single and alone. She had no clue what to due. Sure, she had a crush on Sonic, but that eventually dwindled down when he started dating Sally. She really had no options. Knuckles was with Rouge. Silver with Blaze. There was nothing she could really do. Amy was clearly lost in her thoughts because she ran into something.

“Amy!” Cream exclaimed as she looked at her friend who was lying on the floor. Amy rubbed her head as she looked up to see what she ran into. Her eyes widened when they were met with piercing red ones. Shadow glared down at the pink female before scoffing and walking off. “Shadow is so rude.” Cream said pulling Amy onto her feet.

“What is he even doing in town?” Amy asked. She knew Shadow was living in Mystic Ruins from what she heard from Tails and Sonic.

“What is he even doing in a mall?” Cream asked which Amy even more confused. What was he doing in a mall? Shadow is not the most social person around. He was more like a pariah even though his work with G.U.N. and his hero work with Sonic clearly made him a better person, but humans and most Mobians tended to cower away from him. Amy was confused by the whole thing. “C'mon, let’s go to Victoria’s Secret! I want some body spray!” Cream exclaimed as she dragged Amy into the pink and black store.

Amy let her friend browse through the scents and make up as Amy looked around the lingerie. Was she supposed to wear this kind of stuff when she mated? Amy shook her head as she frowned at the lacy items. Who says she’s even going to mate? She has no partner and she certainly doesn’t want a random stranger touching her in such intimate ways.

“Can I help you with anything?” Amy looked up to see a female Caucasian human looking down at her. She had bright blue eyes and a blonde hair that was pulled into a ponytail. She was smiling down and Amy as Amy smiled back.

“Um, no. I’m fine.” Amy said awkwardly.

“We have our semi-annual sale today. You can actually pick up these items at good price. Do you need help in selection?” The woman – Erica was her name – asked as she ran her hand over the skimpy clothing. Amy bit her lip as she looked at the array of underwear.

“Do you know what will look good with pink?” Amy finally asked as Erica smiled brightly. An hour later Amy was walking out with what she’ll probably soon regret getting.

“Are you dating someone?” Cream asked as they walked through the crowded shopping center.

“What? No! Why?” Amy asked looking at Cream in confusion.

“I was just wondering…you bought lingerie…and you seem to be spaced out a lot.” Cream said pointing to the pink bag.

“I just kind of bought it on a whim. I’m just a little tired, Cream. I didn’t get much sleep last night.” Amy said as she sighed.

“Does this have to do with mating season?” Cream asked as Amy whipped her head towards Cream. “I know I’m not eighteen, Amy, but I still know about mating season.” Cream said with a roll of her eyes.

“I don’t even know what to do…” Amy said looking down at the floor in sorrow and confusion.

“Do you want to talk to my mom?” Cream asked putting a hand on her friend’s shoulder. Amy never really thought about talking to Vanilla about it, but then again that would lead to an awkward and uncomfortable conversation.

“No, not really. I’m probably going to stay home as much as possible. I don’t even have a mate.” Amy said with a shrug of her shoulders. Cream looked at her sympathetically as Amy smiled at her reassuringly. “It’s ok, Cream. I’ll be fine. Let’s just shop.” Amy said dragging her friend into another store. Elsewhere Shadow was lurking around the mall trying to look for a familiar face.

“Well, well you came!” Silver exclaimed as Shadow rolled his eyes.

“Let’s just get out of here. I don’t even know why the hell you had me meet you in the mall.” Shadow said sticking his hands further into his pockets.

“Just to see you suffer.” Silver said with a smirk as Shadow glared at him. The hedgehogs both left the mall and quickly entered the park. Shadow’s shoulders eased from their stiffened position when he felt the nature around him. Shadow always felt more at ease in the calm and serenity of nature. “So, what did you need, Shadow?” Silver asked being serious now.

“What is this Mating Season?” Shadow asked looking at the silver hedgehog.

“Shouldn’t you know? You’re what? Fifty years old?” Silver asked as Shadow frowned.

“Technically, but I’m only twenty physically and I’m not a complete Mobian which probably prolonged this…feeling.” Shadow said with a grimace. He had a growing and nagging feeling lately and it was very unsettling.

“I know that feeling…you need to mate.” Silver said matter-of-factly as Shadow raised his eyebrow.

“Mate?” Shadow said in total disbelief.

“Mate.” Silver said in confirmation. “That feeling is your hormones and if you don’t mate soon you’ll become…harder to control.” Silver said trying to find the right words.

“Harder to control?” Shadow asked in confusion.

“You become more animalistic.” Silver said as Shadow scoffed.

“I doubt that.” Shadow said. “First, I don’t have a mate and if I was able to go without this 'animalistic’ behavior for so long it clearly doesn’t affect me. This feeling is probably something else.” Shadow said as Silver shrugged his shoulders.

“Maybe it is.” Silver said as Shadow disappeared leaving the hedgehog. “Or maybe you’re in denial.” Silver muttered to himself before walking out of the park. Amy walked into her home and dumped her purchases on the couch. She sighed as she collapsed on the small recliner she had in her living room. Mating Season began in a week and Amy was not looking forward to it. She noticed that she had a message on her answering machine and got up to check it.

Hey Ames! It’s Rouge! Anyways, the gang is getting together at the club, you know minus the youngsters. You should come around. It’s been forever since we’ve seen you. Everybody is meeting up at nine. Hope to see you.

It’s true. Amy hasn’t really seen many of her friends lately, besides Cream. They were all busy being couples and Amy didn’t feel like being a third wheel. Plus, the stress of Mating Season was weighing her down. She weighed out her options before deciding to suck it up and go out. Maybe sometime away from home will do her some good. After eating a light dinner Amy went to take a shower. After she finished she looked at herself in the mirror.

She has developed over the past years and with all the running around and fighting—even the small amount she did—toned her body nicely. Her curves filled out nicely during puberty and her breasts did grow. She was about in the B-C range. Nothing crazy like Rouge, but still nice. Amy let her quills grow out and they ended just under her chest. She had long legs for her petite stature and a small bottom. She looked good, but she wasn’t about to strut around trying to find a guy. Amy wanted romance and love. She wanted a relationship.

Amy sighed as she walked over to her closet and started looking through her closet. She decided to wear a dark gray dress with black lace over it and a beaded design on the side of the dress. It ended mid-thigh and was strapless. Amy put the dress on and slipped on some modest black sandal, heels. She slipped on some black bangles and pinned a black rose in her quills. After looking at herself in the mirror one more time she decided she looked good enough and sprayed some perfume on her. She left her house and got in her car. Amy drove to Rouge’s club and quickly dodged the line since she was on the VIP list. Amy made her way to the VIP section avoiding the dance mob.

“Amy! You came!” Rouge exclaimed running over and hugging her friend. Amy smiled as she hugged the bat before walking with her towards the others. Everybody was there—minus Cream and Tails—even Shadow, which surprised Amy. “C'mon my favorite song is about to come on. Let’s dance!” Rouge exclaimed as she moved towards a small group of dancers. Amy awkwardly tried to move with Rouge before Rouge pushed her and told her just to let loose. Amy took a deep breath as she closed her eyes. She let the beat of the music sweep through her as she started to move to the music. Amy danced between Rouge and Blaze grinding on both girls equally. Sally was behind Blaze and they continued dancing for a few more songs. Eventually the boyfriends joined and Amy took that as her cue to leave. She walked back to the VIP section to see Shadow sitting there. She smiled softly at him as she sat across from him.

“You looked like you were having fun,” Shadow commented in his usual monotone. In all honesty seeing Amy dance piqued his interest. She looked so free and…sexy.

“Yeah, Rouge knows how to throw them.” Amy said referring to the club and the party going on in it.

“Why did you stop?” Shadow asked.

“Um, well, the guys joined, I just thought, it would be awkward, ya know?” Amy answered shyly as Shadow nodded. A lull formed in the conversation as the two hedgehogs sat in the small section.

“Do you want to go for a walk?” Amy asked looking over at Shadow. It was hot in the club and Amy didn’t really want to walk by herself at night. Shadow raised his eyebrow as Amy smiled softly. “Please?” She asked politely. Shadow shrugged his shoulders and stood up. Shadow offered his arm to Amy and led her out of the club. Amy welcomed the cool air as she exhaled heavily.

“Do you mind if we go somewhere else?” Shadow asked suddenly. Amy shook her head after taking in the scenery. Shadow reached out and wrapped his arm around her waist before pulling her towards him. He lifted her up in his arm as she blushed. “Hold on,” He instructed as Amy wrapped her arms around his neck. Amy could feel her heart pound against her chest as Shadow’s scent overwhelmed her senses. He smelled like cinnamon and cloves. Shadow stood still with his eyes closed as Amy stared at him.

She never noticed how good looking Shadow really was. He was obviously very strong and his skin was smooth against his muzzle. His black fur and quills looked soft and smooth and the red in his quills were a stark contrast to his raven-colored fur. His eyes opened as they stared back at hers. They were a fiery red that stared through Amy’s person and into her soul. Even though his voice and actions were monotone his eyes held millions of emotions. Amy gasped as Shadow suddenly took off down the streets at super speed. They soon arrived at the park and Shadow quickly put Amy back on her feet. Amy could feel herself become disappointed when she was out of Shadow’s arms, but she quickly shook her head of the thought.

“I love this park,” Amy commented when she noticed that they were at the park by her house.

“Hmm,” Shadow hummed as they walked through the empty park. It was almost two so no one was really around. They walked in silence, but it wasn’t uncomfortable or awkward like Amy would have thought it would’ve been. It was…nice.

“Shadow, can I ask you something?” Amy asked looking at the ebony hedgehog. Shadow shrugged his shoulders and Amy took that as a yes. “Why are you in town? Aren’t you usual in Mystic Ruins?” Amy asked.

“I had to talk to Silver and Rouge dragged me to her club.” Shadow responded simply. Amy nodded as they walked. “Why did you go to the club?” Shadow asked.

“I haven’t really seen any of the gang, besides Cream, in a while and Rouge left me a message. I thought it was a good enough opportunity to see everybody again.” Amy said as Shadow nodded. They continued to walk in silence as Amy shivered. Shadow noticed this and offered her his jacket.

“No, its ok, I’m fine,” Amy said as Shadow rolled his eyes and placed his jacket on her shoulders. “Thanks,” Amy said blushing. Amy suddenly tripped and Shadow reached out to catch her, but she only brought him down with her. Amy groaned as she rubbed the back of her head. She opened her eyes to see Shadow right on top of her. The blush spread across her cheeks as Shadow stared down at her. She could feel a tightening in her lower abdomen as Shadow held her stare with his own intense hold. Amy’s heart pounded in her chest as she found herself breathing throwing her mouth. Shadow closed his eyes and inhaled deeply before getting off of her and helping her up.

“I think you should go home,” Shadow said as they reached the end of the park.

“Oh, do you mind dropping me off back at the club? I need to get my car.” Amy said holding her keys. Shadow gently took them out of her hands before picking her back up again.

“I’ll get the car and have it by your house tomorrow morning.” Shadow said before taking off down the streets. He skidded to a stop when he reached Amy’s home and gently put her down.

“Um, thanks, Shadow, for tonight, I had fun.” Amy said honestly. Even if the conversation was slim, she genuinely did enjoy herself. Maybe it was because of the change pace. She was used to having people talking with her constantly and everything happened in one big blur, but with Shadow’s calm demeanor she felt at peace with herself.

“Your welcome, Goodnight, Rose,” Shadow said as he dropped her off at her doorstep.

“G'night, Shadow.” Amy said quietly before entering her home. Shadow exhaled heavily before teleporting himself (Chaos Control) back to the club. He looked around to see half of his 'friends’ half left and half were piss drunk. Shadow rolled his eyes before walking out the back door of the club. He looked down at Amy’s keys before looking down the row of cars line up on the street. He eventually found the red Mini Cooper before sighing. Of course she would have a car like this. Shadow got into her car and was quickly assaulted by her scent. He gripped the feel and closed his eyes.

This whole night Amy’s scent had overwhelmed all his senses; assaulting him with the sweet aroma of vanilla and berries. Shadow had to control himself before he did something he would regret. When he had picked her up he hadn’t expect her scent to become that strong. Amy was an attractive woman; a very attractive woman. Shadow always thought she was cute—in a kidish way when he first met her. But, he has seen her develop and become even more beautiful by the day. Everything about her was soft and feminine. Her pink fur was soft and her quills grazed her thin shoulder gently. Her curves were so amazing; they looked almost too good to touch. Her eyes…were purely captivating. They were two deep, emerald pools that were gateways to her soul.

Shadow sighed as he leaned back in the driver’s seat. He pushed the seat back so his legs wouldn’t be squished and exhaled heavily. This whole night was amazing and a struggle all in one. Every time he would touch her, ting shock waves were sent through his body. When she shivered and refused to take his jacket, she looked so innocent and pure, almost like an angel. When she knocked him down he was quickly plagued by her delicious aroma, but something else was mixed with it. Shadow soon recognized the scent as her arousal. That nearly drove Shadow mad. He was able to quickly control himself though and get her home safely.

Shadow turned the ignition on and quickly drove her car back to her car. He parked it in the driveway and left her keys in her mailbox. He slid a note under her door telling her where her keys were and what his number was in case she had any trouble. Shadow ran back to Silver’s place—where he was crashing for the night—and skidded to a stop at the apartment complex. Luckily Silver was at Blaze’s and he didn’t have to worry about him. Shadow quickly disposed of his shoes and went to take off his jacket when he realized he didn’t have it.

“Shit,” Shadow grumbled when he realized Amy had it. He didn’t care about the jacket that much compared to the fact that it was gong to be drowned in her scent. Shadow sighed heavily before collapsing on the guest bed and closing his eyes. He needed peace away from all this craziness.

“Dude, wake up,” Silver said as Shadow’s ears twitched. Silver knew he didn’t have to shove Shadow or anything since his hearing was one of the best. Shadow’s eyes slowly opened before he turned and faced his silver counterpart. “It’s past noon, what did you do last night? I thought you bailed at ten?” Silver asked as Shadow sat up and rubbed his eyes.

“I took Amy home,” Shadow said as Silver’s eyes widened before he smirked.

“So…how did that go?” Silver asked wiggling his eyebrows. Shadow rolled his eyes as he got off the bed.

“Nothing happened, idiot. We just walked through the park before I dropped her at her house. No, I didn’t go inside.” Shadow said as he noticed Silver about to ask.

“Well, that’s no fun,” Silver said as Shadow slipped his shoes on. “If you’re interested in knowing, Blaze and I had fun.” Silver said with a smirk.

“I’m not and I’m leaving.” Shadow said before grabbing his keys and phone. Silver shrugged his shoulders as he said his goodbyes. Shadow raced up the stairs before hitting the roof. He ran and jumped roof top to roof top seeing how the streets were now littered with pedestrians. Shadow was about to reach the city outskirts before his phone started to buzz in his pockets. He skidded to a stop and pulled it out. It was a number he had not recognized.

“Hello?” He answered.

“Oh! Um, hey Shadow, it’s Amy," Shadow’s eyes widened a fraction when he realized it was the pink female. "I just wanted to say thanks for bringing my car back and um, I was wondering if you wanted to come over for breakfast…or lunch. I mean, it’s the least I could do for you, also I have your jacket. I thought you might want it back." Amy said as Shadow remained silent. He was going over the possibilities in his head. He really had nothing waiting for him in Mystic Ruins and he was hungry. "Shadow?" Amy asked bringing Shadow’s thoughts to an end.

"Sorry, I was thinking,” Shadow grumbled into his phone. “Sure, I’ll come over. I’ll be over in a few.” Shadow said running his hand through his quills.

“Great! I’ll see you soon!" Amy said happily before hanging up the phone. Shadow sighed as her turned back around and dashed across the roofs. Soon he found himself in front of Amy’s small home. He took a cleansing breath before knocking on the door. After a few short moments Amy answered the door and smiled brightly when she saw Shadow.

"Hey, come in,” Amy said opening the door as Shadow walked through. Her house wasn’t what he expected. He expected a lot of pink, but he was grateful to see soft creams and reds. “Make yourself at home!” Amy called from the kitchen.

Shadow walked into the living room and looked around. He noticed a couple of pictures on her mantel and walls and decided to look at them. Shadow saw a couple pictures of her and the whole gang, a couple pictures of her and Cream, a few pictures of her, Blaze, and Rouge, there were also pictures of her, Knuckles, and Tails. Shadow was a little smug to see only one picture of her and Sonic. Shadow was about to join Amy in the kitchen when something caught his eye. He turned aback around to see a picture of him and Amy. Shadow suddenly remembered when the picture was taken. It was years ago…

Flashback, Five years ago…

“Come on, Cream!” Amy exclaimed to her rabbit friend. The whole gang was at the park celebrating their latest success—defeating Eggman, like always. Shadow was dragged along by Rouge and he was leaning against a tree just people watching. Knuckles and Rouge were bickering like always, Tails and Sonic were playing a game of soccer with Silver, and Amy and Cream were running towards the swings. Shadow inhaled deeply let the calming air fill his lungs.

“Aw, c'mon Tails!” Shadow’s ears twitched as he heard the Faker’s voice. Shadow’s eyes slowly open to see Tails shrugging his shoulders and walking over to Cream. Sonic sighed before kicking the ball towards Silver. Shadow watched as Cream and Tails walked towards the rose gardens leaving Amy alone. Amy was sitting on a swing letting her legs hang and kicking them back and forth. Shadow didn’t know why, but he found himself walking towards the pink hedgehog. Amy looked up to see Shadow standing in front of her.

“Hey Shadow,” Amy said looking up at the older hedgehog. Amy was 13 and Shadow was 15. “Are you having fun?” Amy asked.

“Sure,” Shadow mumbled as Amy smiled softly. “Do you want some help?” Shadow asked as Amy looked at him confused.

“You want to…push me?” Amy asked as Shadow shrugged his shoulders. Amy agreed as Shadow moved around her and started to push her gently. As Amy got high in the air she let out a laugh making Shadow smile a bit. He could see Rouge fly over them with a smile and briefly wondered what she was up to.

End of Flashback

'I guess that’s what she was doing,' Shadow thought to himself. Shadow ran his finger over the picture before hearing approaching footsteps. He turned around to see Amy wiping her hands on her apron. Amy’s quills were up in a ponytail and she was wearing jeans and a flannel. Even when she wasn’t trying she looked beautiful. Shadow shook his head as Amy smiled at him.

“I made some pancakes, I don’t really know if you wanted lunch or breakfast so I kind of went with breakfast.” Amy said with a shrug of her shoulders and a blush staining her cheeks.

“I don’t mind, thank you,” Shadow replied as Amy smiled shyly. They walked over to Amy’s breakfast table where she laid out the food. There was a stack of pancakes, bacon, eggs, toast, juice, and coffee. She really went all out. Shadow nodded appreciatively towards her as they sat down. Shadow never really ate stuff like this too much. He mostly ate fruit and cereal. Things he didn’t really have to make. It was good to eat some real food. Shadow practically swallowed his food as Amy watched in shock. “Sorry, I didn’t realize how hungry I was…” Shadow said rubbing the back of his head. Amy just laughed quietly before going back to eating her food. They both finished and Amy found herself not wanting Shadow to leave yet.

“Do you, um, do you have any plans for today?” Amy asked as Shadow helped her clean the dishes.

“Not that I’m aware of,” Shadow said stacking the clean plates in the drying rack.

“Do you want to hang out or something?” Amy asked as Shadow stopped and looked over at her. Amy was blushing and avoiding eye contact as she scrubbed a pan repeatedly. Shadow raised his eyebrow and looked at the female in confusion. She wanted to hang out with him? The thought struck Shadow with confusion, but he found himself yearning to accept her offer.

“Sure, what did you want to do?” Shadow said as Amy looked at him wide-eyed. She quickly recovered and smiled to herself.

“Whatever you want, I didn’t really have anything in mind.” Amy said as she and Shadow finished the dishes. “There is this interesting exhibit at the museum or a star show at the planetarium.” Amy said offering options after Shadow hadn’t said anything.

“We could do both,” Shadow said. In all honesty, he was interested in both. Art always fascinated him and coming from a family of scientists it was only natural for him to be interested in stars. Amy smiled brightly at him as she dried off her hands.

“Great! Can you give me a minute, I want to change.” Amy said as Shadow nodded. Amy walked upstairs as Shadow sat down on the couch. Shadow looked over at the picture of him and Amy once with more as a small smile tugged on his lips.

“Oh jeez, what should I wear?” Amy mumbled to herself as she rifled through her closet. She wanted to be casual, but not too casual. She wanted to like nice for Shadow. Amy stood up straight at the thought as she blinked in confusion. Since when did she care that much about Shadow? Amy blushed realizing she may be developing feelings for the dark hedgehog. She shook her head, dismissing the thought before grabbing a pair of skinny jeans and a cream top with gold embellishments on the side of her shirt. She slipped on some sandals and sprayed some perfume before walking back downstairs. “Ready?” Amy asked as Shadow looked up at stared at her. He kept his gaze on her making Amy blush. Shadow stood up silently and nodded his head.

“Did you want to walk? It’s not too far from here.” Amy asked as they stepped outside her home.

“By walk, you mean running, right?” Shadow asked as Amy laughed a bit.

“There isn’t walking for you, isn’t there?” Amy asked.

“Not true, my walking is most humans’ running speed.” Shadow said as Amy laughed and shook her head. Shadow was telling the truth so it wasn’t that funny to him, but Amy’s laugh was a new melody to his ears. He enjoyed it. Shadow turned to pick her up, but Amy stopped him.

“Do you mind…if I do…I mean you…uh…carry me…piggyback style?” Amy asked as Shadow stood straight back up and raised his eyebrow. Amy smiled sheepishly as Shadow shrugged his shoulders. He squatted down in front of her as she climbed on his back. Shadow stood back up as Amy wrapped her arms around his neck. Shadow closed his eyes as her scent surrounded him. He exhaled heavily before taking off down the street. Amy squeezed him tighter as the scenery blurred past the two hedgehogs. Shadow skidded to a stop in front of the museum and let Amy’s legs drop the same time as Amy let go of his neck. Amy and Shadow walked into the museum and decided to check out the seventeenth artwork on display. Amy looked at all the paintings and artwork with fascination and curiosity. Shadow watched her with much of the same emotions. Shadow would watch the way her eyebrows scrunched or the way she’d be automatically be captured by a piece of art. She was different…quirky, even.

“This is one of my favorite paintings,” Amy said starring at the familiar painting of the Girl with a Pearl Earring. Shadow stood next to her with his arms crossed firmly across his chest. “It’s so simply, yet so different and complex at the same time.” Amy murmured before turning towards Shadow. “Like you,” Amy said. Shadow and Amy stared at each other as Shadow tried to figure out what she meant. Amy smiled softly before walking over to another painting. Shadow stared back at the painting wondering over the thought again. Amy and Shadow walked the few blocks to the planetarium a few minutes before the show was supposed to start. They walked into the large show room where only a few people were. Star shows weren’t exactly the most popular thing to do. Shadow and Amy sat in the reclining seats that faced up at the dark ceiling. The stars showed up as soft music played around. Amy watched in wonder and awe as Shadow watched her. Amy was beautiful; inside and out. Shadow…was intrigued. The show ended and Amy and Shadow left he planetarium. It was already night out by the time Shadow had skidded to a stop in front of Amy’s home.

“I had a lot of fun, Shadow,” Amy said looking at him. Shadow nodded as Amy smiled and looked down at her feet. “Are you going back to Mystic Ruins?” Amy asked.

“Most likely,” Shadow mumbled. Shadow was staring down at her as Amy continued to look down at the ground. The remained quiet for a few more minutes before Amy leapt forward to kiss him on the cheek. She rushed back into her house as Shadow stayed stunned. Amy blushed as she bit her lip and walked back upstairs to her room. Shadow touched his cheek before for a warm feeling spread across his cheek. He was blushing. Shadow shook his head before speeding away from Amy’s house.

The week passed and Mating Season had officially begun. Mobian couples were everywhere and PDA levels were on a whole new high. Amy called her boss at the bakery and told her she was taking the week off. She didn’t want to leave her house at all. If what they all say is true, she didn’t want to jump the bones of some random creep. So, she sat, at home, and waited; waited for the agonizingly slow week to pass. Shadow was pacing the living room of his small cottage as he growled. Silver walked through the front door as Shadow whipped around and growled. Silver put his hands up in surrender as Shadow scowled before relaxing his stance. Silver chuckled a bit before plopping down on Shadow’s couch.

“Mating Season has taken its toll on you, huh?” Silver asked. “It’s only the second day.” Silver quipped as Shadow turned and glared at him.

“You need to tell me how to stop it.” Shadow said.

“Sorry, Shadow, but there is only one way to stop it,” Silver said as Shadow sighed.

“There has to be another way.” Shadow begged.

“Sorry, man, I wish I could help you, but I can’t.” Silver said as he stood up from the couch. “Its nature, you can’t mess with nature.” Silver said. Shadow sighed as he tugged on the ends of his quills. This possibly couldn’t get any worse. Third day passed than the fourth and than the fifth. Shadow was prowling around his home growing and snarling. He was tearing up his furniture and breaking everything he got his hands on. He needed help. He needed it. Amy wasn’t holding up much better. She wasn’t tearing up her house, but she was convulsing violently and mumbling incoherent things. She couldn’t even remember her last coherent thought. Shadow dropped on his hands and knees panting. He slammed his fists against the floor before speeding out of his home. Shadow was faster and managed to get to his location in no time. He kicked the door open and his eyes widely searched the home. Shadow sniffed the air and exhaled and heavily when he found the scent. Amy was gripping the sheets of her bed when she heard the door of her room bust open. Before she had a chance to look to see what happened she felt a sudden weight on her. Her eyes looked up to see wild red eyes staring at back at her.

“I. Need. You.” Shadow growled as he crashed his lips down on hers. Amy moaned as she grabbed his face and pushed his face closer to hers. Shadow growled as he pushed his tongue through her lips. He had dominance immediately and explored the crevasses of Amy’s mouth. Amy ripped his jacket and shirt off and started to run her hands over Shadow’s hard and smooth body. Shadow groaned and started to kiss his way down her neck before ripping her shirt off. Amy moaned as Shadow’s gaze fell on her breasts. He growled and started kneading her breast while licking around the other one. Amy moaned as she arched her back to try and get more contact. Shadow switched over to her other breast before licking down to her shorts. Shadow was quick to remove them and her underwear. He pushed her legs apart and groaned when he spotted her dripping sex. Shadow leaned down and ran his nose over her sweetness before exhaling heavily. Amy screamed and tossed her head back when Shadow ran his tongue over her folds. Amy’s head tossed back and forth as Shadow continued devouring her juices. She screamed out has her orgasm shook through her. Shadow licked his lips before crawling back up to Amy and kissing her. Amy unbuttoned his pants and Shadow pushed them down as his erection sprang free. Amy moaned as she saw it and Shadow laid her back down. He positioned himself in front of her before sheathing himself inside her.

“Shadow!” Amy screamed in a mixture of pain and pleasure. Shadow groaned as he waited for Amy to move. Amy started to rock her hips as Shadow began to thrust in and out of her. Amy clawed his back as Shadow groaned and growled into her ear. Shadow gripped her hips and started to smash into her as Amy screamed in pleasure. Shadow leaned back and sat down bringing Amy up to sit on his lap. He started to thrust up into her as she gripped onto his quills. Shadow was nipping at her breasts as Amy threw her head back in pleasure. Amy screamed out when her orgasm hit her as Shadow snarled and spilled his seed inside of her. They both collapsed onto the bed and laid there in a post-coital bliss. Amy laid her head on Shadow’s chest and soon the two fell asleep.

The morning light shone through the window of Amy’s window shining on the two hedgehogs. Amy’s eyes flickered open as she sat up a bit and stretched. She rubbed her eye and looked down to see Shadow. She looked at him confused and noticed she was naked. She gasped as she sat up and remembered everything from last night. Him busting in, the intensity of his eyes, them…being intimate. Amy blushed before looking back at the sleeping hedgehog. A small smiled spread on her face as she ran her hand gently through his quills. Shadow’s eyes started to open as they stared back at Amy. Shadow smiled a bit as Amy smiled down at him. Shadow’s eyes suddenly widened and he quickly sat up.

“Uh…” Shadow said awkwardly.

“I had a similar reaction.” Amy said as Shadow sighed.

“I'm…I sincerely apologize for my actions, I didn’t, I didn’t mean to take advantage of you like take.” Shadow said as Amy held his hand.

“Shadow, it’s alright, I’m fine, I…I kind of like you,” Amy said blushing as Shadow stared at her. Amy blushed and she felt a hand come on her cheek. She looked up and saw Shadow pushing her quills out of her face. Shadow leaned forward and kissed her as Amy smiled into the kiss.

“Whatever this 'like’ feeling is, I feel the same way for you,” Shadow whispered against her lips. Amy smiled and continued to kiss him. Mating Season may just be her favorite season after all.

[shadamy-fanfic]

I don't plan on letting Go

My mom would always tell me to not become consumed with one goal/thing because you will always miss the right answer when it’s right in front of you. This is the story of how I found out how true that statement was.

I was a senior in high school and not the most popular girl around. I wasn’t a nerd or anything. I was just…there. I didn’t care though. I had my friends and they were the best. Starting with my best friend Cream. I’ve known Cream since kindergarten. We know each other in and out. I don’t know what I’d do without her. Her boyfriend, Tails, is also a good friend of mine. I was actually the one who got them together. Tails is a real nice guy. Super genuine and a genius. No doubt that he’ll be valedictorian at graduation. My other friend is Rouge. She is a diva…to put it lightly. Rouge doesn’t take shit from anyone. She’s hilarious and without her I’d probably be a little wimp about everything.

Then there’s Sonic. Sonic is Tails’ best and the love of my life. He just doesn’t know that last part. Sonic is amazing. He’s hilarious and confident. He always manages to make me smile and he has the greatest sense of adventure. I would give anything to be his girlfriend. I would tell Sonic I love him, but he’s hung up on Sally Acorn. I hate her. She’s your typical trashy bitch. The worst part is that Sally is all over her boyfriend Shadow. It’s not like Sonic has a chance. That doesn’t matter to him. He believes that he and Sally belong together and he won’t stop until she’s his.

That leaves me. Left in the dust but still hoping Sonic will finally open his eyes and realize that we should be together. But, until then, I’m sitting in the friend zone and forced to listen to him talk about Sally all the time. Even though I keep telling him that Sally’s attention is completely on Shadow. Shadow is a good guy. I don’t hate him. He’s in my English class and my only friend in the class. I don’t know what he sees in Sally, but then again I hate her. I just wish Sonic could see that.

I walked into English to see Shadow already there. I sat at the desk next to his and he smiled at him. I don’t understand Shadow. Outside of class, he’s cold and silent. Even towards Sally. However, here he’s friendly and actually talks. I don’t get him. He’s weird. But again, good guy.

“Hey Amy.” Shadow said as I smiled over to him.

“Hey Shadow, are you excited for the Talent Show?” I asked. Shadow and his band are known around campus as being the best at the school. Shadow plays guitar for the band while Mina Mongoose sings. Charmy the Bee plays drums and Espio the Chameleon plays bass. They’re really good and a shoe-in to win the Talent Show which is this Friday.

“Eh, I guess. I’ve been in and out of rehearsals all week. Mina is really stressing out.” Shadow said.

“You could always ask Ash to calm her down.” I said. Ash the Mongoose was Mina’s boyfriend and a DJ. He graduated before us and is now working on getting his degree in Music Production.

“Yeah right, we won’t see her for another hour then.” Shadow said rolling his eyes. I made a disgusted face as Shadow just snickered. “She’s distracted with Prom too.” Shadow said. Ah, in three weeks Prom was coming up. Sonic was trying to go with Sally. Sigh.

“You’re not excited for Prom?” I asked noticing his annoyed features.

“Eh, it’s not my cup of tea, but Sally is kind of making me go.” Shadow said as he shrugged his shoulders. “Are you going?” He asked.

“Nah, don’t have a date.” I said.

“You’re not going with Sonic?” Shadow asked raising his eyebrow. I wish I was.

“No, he has his eyes set on another girl.” I murmured. No one knew about my crush on Sonic. Not even Cream. It’s so embarrassing. Everybody in our little group knows Sonic is hung up on Sally, me admitting that I like him would just be embarrassing.

“If I had a choice I wouldn’t want to go.” Shadow muttered.

“Then don’t.” I said as Shadow sighed.

“If Sally didn’t threaten to chop my balls off I would.” Shadow said as I grimaced.

“All right guys! I have an exciting announcement!” Mrs. Cherry said as she walked into the class. “We’re going to start working on a group project!” She exclaimed as everybody groaned. “Oh hush! This one is actually fun. You and a partner will have to make a documentary of sorts about your life at school.” Mrs. Cherry explained as Shadow and I looked at each other sealing the deal on our partnership.

“So we have to make two videos? One for each of us?” Bunnie asked.

“No, just one video. You’ll have to combine both of your perspectives. This video is supposed to show how your high school experience has been and what you’re looking forward to in the future. Everything is explained on this handout.” Mrs. Cherry said passing out the papers. “This is due in two weeks and you better get started. Editing takes a lot of time.” Mrs. Cherry as I read over the assignment. We had to do it in the style of a reality show. Basically meaning there had to be some parts with us just sitting and talking to the camera directly. We were not to disturb our other classes and not to film anything inappropriate.

“I’ll handle the editing.” Shadow said as I looked over to him. “I know a little bit about editing. So it won’t be too hard for me.” Shadow said as I nodded.

“All right, when do you want to have all the filming done by?” I asked as Shadow scratched the side of his neck. He does that when he thinks.

“How about next Tuesday?” Shadow asked.

“Sounds good.” I said before Mrs. Cherry continued on with her lesson of the day. Shadow and I both had an iPhone 5 which had a decent camera. So we decided to use that to film our lives. For our commentary or whatever you want to call it we’ll use an actual digital camera. Shadow said he could borrow one from Ash since he had a ton. We were going to do the commentary at each other’s houses so it would give it a personal feel. I hate to admit it, but this project actually has me excited. The rest of the day dragged on before lunch where I met up with my little group per usual.

“Did you hear?” Cream asked as I looked over to her confused. “Rouge has a date to Prom.” Cream said as I gasped and looked over to Rouge.

“What?! Who?!” I exclaimed.

“No one! Cream is being stupid.” Rouge said with a roll of her eyes.

“Knuckles the Echidna.” Cream said as I gasped again.

“The football player?!” I exclaimed. Knuckles was known around school as the best defense player. He even scored a scholarship to a great football college.

“I’m not going with him! He just asked me. I didn’t say yes!” Rouge said as she picked at her food.

“She didn’t say no either.” Cream muttered as Rouge stabbed her fork into her salad and glared at Cream. Cream and I snickered when Tails and Sonic walked up and sat down with us.

“Are you going to say yes?” I asked as Rouge sighed.

“Why should I? He’s stupid and thinks he’s all that.” Rouge said.

“If you feel that way, why didn’t you say no in the first place?” I asked as Cream and I smirked. Rouge glared at us before huffing. She definitely likes him and Rouge, being Rouge, is too stubborn to admit it.

“Just drop it!” Rouge yelled as Cream and I laughed. Tails and Sonic decided to stay out of it. They know better than to mess with Rouge.

“God, look at him. He ignores Sally and she’s still with him!” Sonic said as we all looked over at Sally and Shadow. Shadow was talking to his friends Silver and Blaze while Sally leaned on his shoulder. I sighed heavily and rolled my eyes as Sonic continued on bashing Shadow.

“By the way, for English, Shadow and I have to film a day of our lives or whatever.” I said.

“That sounds cool!” Tails said as Cream and Rouge nodded in agreement.

“You’re working with that douche?” Sonic asked looking over at me.

“He’s not a bad guy, Sonic.” I said as Sonic huffed.

“Yeah right. He thinks he’s so cool. ‘Oh, I’m Shadow. I play guitar and I’m too cool to pay any attention to my girlfriend.’” Sonic mocked as I laughed.

“Yeah, I’m sure he says that with every opportunity he gets.” I said as Sonic rolled his eyes.

“You know what I mean.” Sonic said before pouting. “I’m letting you all know now. Sally Acorn is going to Prom with me.” Sonic said as everybody at the table rolled their eyes.

“C'mon dude, give it a break. Don’t be that guy.” Tails said.

“No Tails! She deserves a real guy.” Sonic said as I looked down at my plate. I just couldn’t take this anymore. I hated when he talked about Sally.

“I’m going to finish up some math homework. I’ll see you guys later.” I said as I grabbed my tray. Cream and Rouge said their byes while Sonic continued to argue with Tails. He didn’t even notice me leaving. I dumped my tray and walked out of the cafeteria towards the library.

“Hey Amy!” Shadow exclaimed. I turned around and looked to see him jogging over to me. “I was wondering if I could come over tomorrow so we can start your commentary thing.” Shadow asked as I smiled up at him.

“Sure, I’ll have Rouge pick me up so we can just take your car back to my house.” I said as Shadow smiled.

“Sounds great. I’ll see you tomorrow.” Shadow said as I said bye to him. I spent the rest of my lunch finishing my math homework for the day. At least that’s one thing I don’t have to do tonight. The lunch bell rang and I walked towards the gym. I hated PE with a passion. No, I don’t hate exercising. I actually run two miles every morning. No, I hated PE because I had it with Sally. I had to hear her stupid voice through the locker-room and watch her be a snobby bitch to everybody. I walked to my locker and changed before walking into the gym. We were playing basketball and I walked over to Blaze. Blaze and I weren’t best friends, but she’s nice and friends with Shadow.

“Hey Amy,” Blaze greeted.

“Hey Blaze, Silver ask you to Prom yet?” I asked. Silver and Blaze were dating and Blaze had no clue how Silver was going to ask her. It was annoying the ever living crap out of her. Blaze sighed heavily and crossed her arms.

“No, I don’t know what he’s waiting for.” Blaze said as I shrugged my shoulders.

“I’m sure however he does it, it will be amazing.” I said as Blaze smiled softly.

“Ew, did you see what that girl was wearing? Talk about Loser Freshman.” Sally said as she passed by us with her friends. Blaze and I rolled our eyes as Sally continued to talk shit on everybody. Even though Blaze is Shadow’s friend, she hates Sally with a passion. Just like me. I’m pretty sure that’s how we started talking.

“She’s so annoying.” I said as Blaze scoffed.

“At least one of your best friends isn’t dating her.” Blaze said.

“One of them does.” I said. Blaze knows about the whole Sonic thing. Not the me liking him part. The him liking her and obsessing over her. Blaze rolled her eyes as we began walking around the gym.

“I think it’s time that one of you give Sonic some glasses. I don’t know what he sees in her.” Blaze said as I laughed.

“What does Shadow even see in her?” I asked as Blaze became silent before looking at me.

“I do not know.” Blaze said slowly as I shrugged my shoulders.

“Guys these days You’re lucky you made it at with one of the good ones.” I said as Blaze smiled softly. The day ended as I drove him. I walked in to see my mom already preparing dinner.

“Hey Mom,” I said as I dropped my bag off by the door.

“Hey Honey, I making your favorite.” My mom said as I smiled happily. My smile soon faded when I saw the picture of Darius. Darius was my older brother and he was the best brother I could have ever asked for. Friday would make it a year since he died. After Darius graduated from high school he enlisted into the army and after training he was immediately deployed. However, he didn’t make it. I could remember the day like it was yesterday…

Flashback

I was sitting in the living room with my laptop in front of me. It was Thursday night and Darius would usually Skype us around this time. He missed last time and I was about to chew him out for that. The doorbell rang and my dad looked towards the door in confusion. I could hear my mom answer the door before her sobbing. My heart dropped as my dad and I rushed to the door. We saw Darius’ General with another solider holding a folded up flag. My dad pulled my mom into his arms as she continued to cry.

“I’m sorry, Mr. and Mrs. Rose, Darius was killed during combat.” The General said as he handed me the flag and Darius’ medals. I was numb. I didn’t know what to do. I don’t want to believe this. I wanted Darius to pop out from the bush and this to be a practical joke. I wanted it to be lie. I don’t want this to be the truth. Tears started to fall down my cheeks as I fell to my knees. I clutched Darius’ medal to my chest as I cried. How could this world be so unfair?

End of Flashback

I could feel myself getting teary-eyed and I quickly walked away from the picture. It took a lot of time for my family and me to get over his death. I still hurts, but I know Darius is in a better place and he wouldn’t want me to mope around for the rest of my life. My dad soon came home and we all ate dinner together. I told them about my project and they seemed interested in it.

“Yeah, it’s actually pretty cool. Shadow is actually coming over tomorrow so we can work on it.” I said as Dad raised his eyebrow.

“Are you sure this boy isn’t trying to seduce you?” He asked as I choked on my pasta.

“What?! No! Dad! He has a girlfriend!” I exclaimed as my dad scoffed.

“That might not stop him!” My dad exclaimed as I rolled my eyes and sighed. Dinner finished soon after a lecture from my dad saying how guys will say anything to get you into bed. I went upstairs and finished my homework before getting ready for bed and going to sleep. The next day I walked to Shadow’s locker to meet him before heading to my house.

“Hey,” I said as Shadow closed his locker and smiled at me. “You ready to go?” I asked.

“Yeah, let’s go.” Shadow said as we walked out to the parking lot. I followed Shadow before he stopped in front of a motorcycle.

“Whoa, you ride a motorcycle?” I asked as Shadow nodded.

“You’ll actually be the first person to ride on it with me.” Shadow said as I looked at it hesitantly.

“Are you sure I’ll be safe?” I asked.

“Positive. I won’t let anything hurt you.” Shadow said handing me the spare helmet. We stared at each other as a weird feeling settled in between us. I blinked before taking the helmet out of his hands. I got on behind Shadow and gripped the handle bars on the side of my seat. “You’re going to want to hold onto me.” Shadow said.

“I’m good.” I said. Shadow has a girlfriend. I don’t want to be all up on him.

“Suit yourself.” Shadow said before bringing the motorcycle to life. I squeaked before leaping forward and wrapping my arms around him. I could hear Shadow laugh as I swatted him against the chest.

“Let’s just go to my house.” I said as he took off. Luckily my mom was working later than usual because she had parent-teacher conferences at the elementary school she taught at. I didn’t want to put Shadow through that kind of third degree. We arrived at my house in one piece as Shadow smirked at me.

“Don’t smirk at me like that. Motorcycles are scary.” I said as Shadow rolled his eyes.

“I told you. I won’t let anything hurt you.” Shadow said as we walked into my house. We went up to my room as Shadow set up the camera on the tripod.

“So, what am I supposed to say?” I asked as I sat in my desk chair.

“Well, Mrs. Cherry posted a couple of questions we can answer. I’ll leave this camera here so if you want to add anything to go along with the video or something you can record.” Shadow said pulling out a piece of paper from his backpack.

“All right, let’s get started.” I said as I fixed my quills and moved to sit in my saucer chair. I crossed my legs and leaned back in my chair as Shadow hit record.

“All right, say your name, age, and college you plan to attend.” Shadow said reading off the paper.

“My name is Amy Rose, I’m 18, and I’ll be attending Northeastern University in the fall.” I said as Shadow looked up at me before smiling and staring back down at the paper.

“What are you going to miss most about high school?” Shadow asked. I bit my lip and looked up as I tried to think.

“I have to say my friends. We’re all attending different schools next year and I’m going to miss being in the same school with them. Also, high school is just…I don’t know how to explain it. High school has a certain feeling to it, I guess. Everything is casual and you kind of know who everybody is. I guess I’ll miss those things most about high school.” I said as Shadow nodded.

“What has changed between your freshman year and your senior year?” Shadow asked. I knew the answer, but I was debating about talking about it. I decided why not? Darius’ favorite phrase.

“Um, well, during the last year alone, I had to overcome one of the biggest tragedies of my life.” I said looking straight into the camera and not at Shadow. If I looked at Shadow, I knew I would lose it. “My older brother, Darius, he died in the war a year ago. Darius was my biggest role model and having him not here anymore is really hard.” I said as I began tearing up. “But, I eventually made it through and now I’m a stronger person because of it. I remember Darius everyday and when times get a little rough for me, I always think to myself what would Darius say right now and I’ll always get my answer.” I said dabbing my eyes quickly to get rid of the small tears.

“Wow, I didn’t know Amy.” Shadow said as I shrugged my shoulders. “I’m really sorry. Darius sounded awesome.” He said as I laughed lightly.

“I’m sure if he heard that he’d like you immediately.” I said as Shadow smiled softly. We continued down the list before finishing. Shadow turned the camera off as he grabbed his backpack.

“I think we got everything. Remember to film during the day.” Shadow said as I nodded. “So, um, do you want come over so we can do the commentary thing?” Shadow asked.

“Will I have to ride to motorcycle again?” I asked.

“C'mon, I won’t let anything hurt you, remember?” Shadow said as I laughed.

“All right…I guess.” I said as Shadow smiled.

“Great, I’ll see you tomorrow.” Shadow said before hugging me. I felt an electric pulse go through me and looked at him in confusion. Shadow just smiled and left. That was weird…

“So, now it’s lunch and we’re going to meet my best friends!” I said as I spoke to my phone and walked through the cafeteria. I sat down at the table and aimed the camera at Cream. “This is Cream the Rabbit. I’ve known her since kindergarten and we still don’t hate each other.” I said as Cream smiled.

“Speak for yourself.” Cream said as she stuck her tongue at me.

“Don’t listen to her. She loves me.” I said before turning to Rouge who smiled brightly. “This is Rouge. I’ve known her since freshman year. Don’t mess with her.” I said as Rouge rolled her eyes.

“I’m nice, don’t listen to her.” Rouge said as I laughed. I turned the camera to face Tails who smiled.

“This is Tails, I’ve known him since sophomore year. He’s Cream’s boyfriend and just about the smartest kid in the school.” I said as Tails waved his hand dismissively.

“I’m not the smartest.” Tails said.

“Ok, Mr. Yale.” I said as Tails rolled his eyes.

“Lastly, this is Sonic. I’ve known Sonic since junior year and he—"I was interrupted when Sonic turned to talk to Tails.

"Can you believe this bullshit? He hasn’t even asked her to Prom!” Sonic said as I sighed heavily and ended the video.

“Dude, let it go!” Tails exclaimed.

“No Tails! Believe me! She will be my Prom date!” Sonic said shaking his fist. I rolled my eyes and continued to eat my lunch. At the end of the day I walked to Shadow’s locker where he was waiting. We rode the death machine to his house where he led me up to his room. His rood had white walls and black carpet. Most of his furniture was black and gray and his old guitars were hanging up on one side of the wall. There were some posters and he had his current guitars on stands by his bed.

“All right, I’ll sit right here.” Shadow said moving his desk chair in front of the wall with his old guitars. Shadow got the camera set up as I sat on his bed with the list of questions. I hit record before looking down at the paper.

“Name, age, and college.” I said.

“My name is Shadow the Hedgehog, I’m 18, and I’m attending Northeastern University in the fall.” Shadow said as I looked up at him in shock. “Yeah, was going to tell you, but I thought this would be much better.” Shadow said with a smirk as I glared at him. Shadow chuckled as I just shook my head. I’m actually happy with his little news. I’ll have one friend next year.

“What will you miss most about high school?” I asked.

“I’ll probably miss my friends. Silver and Blaze have been my best friends since junior high. It kinda sucks that I won’t be able to see them every day, but I guess that’s all a part of going to college.” Shadow said as I nodded.

“What has changed between your freshman year and senior year?” I asked.

“I guess, I found myself really. I really found out who I was through music. I always knew how to play guitar, but actually applying it to something was huge for me. I didn’t let anyone see me play guitar, but when people actually started to cheer for me, I realized it wasn’t so bad to show my talent. The only way I really express myself, is through music.” Shadow explained as I smiled softly.

“If you can change on thing about your high school experience, what would you change?” I asked.

“I would have gone after the girl of dreams right from the beginning.” Shadow said as I looked up at him confused. Shadow was staring at the camera with a serious face before looking over to me. A shiver ran done my spine involuntarily as he stared at me. I wonder who he was talking about. I didn’t question him about it and continued on with the questions. I really got to know a lot more about Shadow. I mean, I’ve known him since sophomore year, but there were still things that I didn’t know. It was nice. We finished and he began packing his acoustic guitar.

“Band rehearsal?” I asked.

“Yep, be happy though. I’m dropping you off in my mom’s car.” Shadow said as I pumped my fist. Shadow chuckled as we walked downstairs to his garage. I met his mom, who is the sweetest woman ever, before we got in the car and left his house.

“So…how are things with you and Sally?” I asked. A part of me hoped they were doing really well because I wanted Sonic to finally pay attention to me.

“We’re good, I guess.” Shadow said shrugging his shoulders.

“You guess?” I asked. Please tell me that’s a good thing.

“Yeah…I don’t know. This isn’t a really serious relationship for me.” Shadow said as I internally sighed. That’s not the answer I wanted to hear.

Friday soon came and I was bumming hard. I didn’t go to school because my parents and I were going to drive out to Darius’ grave. I wore his old football sweatshirt even though it was twice the size of me. We walked to his grave as Mom began to cry. We said a pray before standing there in silence. My parents decided it was time to go, but I told them to go without me since Cream was picking me up. She wanted to pay her respects too. I sat down in front of his tombstone and stared at it.

“I wish you were here.” I said as tears ran down my cheeks. “I’m graduating in a month. I always pictured you there screaming your head off. I guess I’ll have to imagine you there.” I said wiping my tears with his sweatshirt. “I really miss you.” I said as I began sobbing. I sat there crying for what seemed like hours before I felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked up to see Cream who had tears in her eyes. Darius was as much a brother to her like he was to me. Cream sat next to me as I continued to cry. She held my hand as silent tears fell down her face. I eventually stopped crying as Cream hugged me. I stood up and put my hand on his tombstone. “I hope you’re proud of me.” I whispered.

“Miss you Darius.” Cream said before we both walked arm-and-arm to her car. When we got to her house we decided to not mope and get excited for the Talent Show. Darius wouldn’t want us to spend the day moping. I was going to film Shadow’s performance to put in our documentary even though he didn’t know. He’ll put it in though, because I’ll tell him to do it. Only Tails, Cream, and I were going since Rouge was going out of town with her family to find a Prom dress—she eventually said yes to Knuckles—and Sonic had to leave for a baseball tournament. I changed before Tails picked us up and we drove to the school. I sat in the fifth row and made sure no one taller than me was in front of me.

“Hey Amy!” Blaze said as her and Silver walked over to sit next to us.

“Hey Blaze!” I said hugging her. “Blaze, these are my friends Cream and Tails, guys this is Blaze and Silver.” I said introducing them as they all greeted each other. “Are you excited to see Shadow perform?” I asked.

“Most definitely.” Silver said with a smirk. I shrugged off his weird behavior when the show started. Dance crews, solo singers, and weird performers came on before the principal announced Shadow’s band. Everybody went crazy as they all walked out. I saw Mina sit by a keyboard off to the side and looked at her confused. Shadow walked to the front microphone with his acoustic guitar as everybody began to whisper.

“What’s up, guys? We’re actually going to switch things up since I have a special song I want to sing.” Shadow said into the microphone. “I dedicate this song to Darius Rose.” Shadow said as I gasped. Silver took over my duty of recording since I was frozen in shock. Shadow and Espio began to play their guitars as Charmy started with a slow drum beat. Shadow leaned forward as he continued to play only now starting to sing.

There’s no one in town I know

You gave us some place to go

I never said thank you for that

I thought I might get one more chance

What would you think of me now,

So lucky, so strong, so proud?

I began tearing up as Shadow closed his eyes and continued singing. You could hear the emotion in his voice—which was amazing by the way—and it only made me tear up more because it meant he actually cared. I couldn’t help but start crying because the song was so perfect.

I never said thank you for that,

Now I’ll never get the chance

May angels lead you in

Hear you me my friends

On sleepless roads the sleepless go

May angels lead you in

Mina began playing the piano and singing backup as I cried with my hands clutched over my heart. I can’t believe he was doing this. I actually can’t believe he was doing this. Shadow and Mina sounded absolutely perfect together.

So what would you think of me now,

So lucky, so strong, so proud?

I never said thank you for that

Now I’ll never have a chance

May angels lead you in

Hear you me my friends

On sleepless roads the sleepless go

May angels lead you in

May angels lead you in

May angels lead you in

May angels lead you in

May angels lead you in

They went to an instrumental part as I wiped my tears away. Shadow leaned forward to the microphone and scanned his eyes over the audience before they landed on me. He sang the next part directly at me with so much emotion making it the best performance I’ve seen in my life.

And if you were with me tonight

I’d sing to you just one more time

A song for the heart so big,

God wouldn’t let it live

May angels lead you in

Hear you me my friends

On sleepless roads the sleepless go

May angels lead you in

May angels lead you in

Hear you me my friends

On sleepless roads the sleepless go

May angels lead you in

On sleepless roads the sleepless go

May angels lead you in

Everybody exploded with applause and cheer as I clapped and smiled my watery smile. The band took their bow before walking off stage. The principal closed the show as everybody began to leave. We walked out of the auditorium as I told Cream I’d see her later since she had to head home. Silver and Blaze also left as I waited for Shadow to come out. I eventually saw him walk out carrying his guitar in its case. I ran to him and jumped on him while wrapping my arms around his neck. I could feel his arms around my waist as I tried not to spill my tears on his shirt.

“Thank you.” I whispered.

“Caught your attention, huh?” Shadow lightly joked. I pulled away as I wiped the tears from my eyes.

“Yeah, you really did.” I said as Shadow smiled softly. I love his smile. Whoa, wait, what? I don't love his smile. He has a nice smile, sure, and a nice body…OH MY GOD! I have to stop! Shadow is just a friend. An amazing friend. Yeah…an amazing friend…

The weekend came and gone and I was back to school on Monday. Everything was the same. I went to class, Shadow and I would talk about anything, lunch consisted of Sonic blabbering about Sally, and I left halfway to do homework. I walked into locker room after the lunch bell rang and began to dress. I could overhear Sally and her friends talk as usual but this time it was about Shadow.

“So when are you going to, like, break up with that weird emo guy?” One of her friends asked. Shadow wasn’t emo…

“After Prom. My parents still don’t believe me, but once they see that I’m going with him to Prom they’ll flip and have to send me to Hollywood. I’ll finally start my modeling career and not waste my time at that stupid college their trying to get me to go to.” Sally said as I gasped silently. She's…she’s just using Shadow! That bitch! How dare she use such a nice guy! Well…he did say it wasn’t much of a serious relationship. That’s beside the point! She’s just using him and he needs to know. I knew I hated the bitch for a reason. Wait, why am I getting so upset by this? I mean, it’s just Shadow.Maybe he’s not 'Just Shadow’ anymore…I rolled my eyes at my own thoughts and left the locker room. I went home and did the usual dinner with my parents and homework. I fell asleep quickly, but my dream took a turn for the weird.

I was sitting on a swing. I remember this swing. It was the swing Darius would always push me on when we were little. I looked right next to me to see an empty swing. Usually when he was done pushing me he would join me and we would swing together. I sighed and looked down at my hands. Another Darius dream…this wasn’t out of the usual.

“You didn’t tell you needed glasses.” I heard suddenly and looked up to see Darius on the swing next to me. I looked at him confused as he just smiled at me.

“What…?” I asked slowly.

“You couldn’t tell your big bro that you were going blind? I mean, I know I’m dead, but c'mon, I’m not chopped liver.” Darius said as I just stared at him.

“What are you?” I asked.

“Amy, it’s me. I’ve been watching over you.” Darius said as I gasped. “You didn’t think I was completely gone, did you? You can’t get rid of me that easy.” Darius said.

“What do you mean I’m going blind?” I asked snapping out of my shock. Does he see into the future or something?

“Why are you still hung up on Sonic?” Darius asked as I just stared at him. “C'mon Amy, he’s a lost cause. He doesn’t deserve you.” Darius said as I rolled my eyes.

“Oh yeah, then who?” I asked.

“Shadow.” Darius said simply.

“What?” I exclaimed. “Why Shadow?” I asked.

“C'mon Amy, you cannot be that stupid. That kid and you are meant to be.” Darius said as I just stared at him.

“No we’re not. We’re just friends.” I said.

“Say what you want, little sister, but like mom says, 'If you spend your time focused on one goal, you’ll miss the true answer that’s right in front of you.’” Darius said as I stared down at my hands.

“Do…do you really watch over me?” I asked looking over to him. Darius smiled softly as he put his hand over mine.

“Yeah, I really do.” Darius said as I smiled sadly. “I miss you too.” Darius said as tears began to make their way down my cheeks. “And yes Amy, I’m proud of you.” Darius said as I stood up and hugged him tightly. I don’t care that this is a dream. If I get a chance to hug my brother one more time, I’m not missing the opportunity.

I woke up the next with dried tears on my face and the dream forever engraved into my mind. I drove to school and made the decision to tell Shadow. I walked into English to see him sitting there and marched over to him.

“Sally is using you.” I said as Shadow looked at me.

“What?” Shadow asked.

“Sally is just using you to make her parents upset that she’s dating a 'bad-guy’ or whatever in hopes that they’ll send her to Hollywood or some shit like that.” I said as Shadow stared at me.

“I see.” Shadow said as he nodded and continued to text on his phone.

“Aren’t you upset…?” I asked.

“Like I said earlier Amy, this isn’t serious relationship for me.” Shadow said as I just stared at him. Does it really not mean that much to him? “By the way, you need to send me your footage tomorrow.” Shadow said as I nodded numbly. Does it really not bug him that much?

“How come you’re not upset?” I asked after a while.

“Because Amy, Sally doesn’t mean anything to me. My friends hate her, hell, even I hate her. I don’t care about Sally. This is the perfect excuse to finally break up with her.” Shadow explained.

“If you hate her…why are you dating her?” I asked. Shadow rolled his eyes and sighed.

“Silver put the stupid thought into my head that dating her would make the girl I really like jealous. However, it didn’t work and I was just stuck with her.” Shadow said.

“Who’s the girl you like?” I asked. Shadow has now mentioned her twice in front of me. I need to know who she is.

“You’ll eventually know.” Shadow said with a smirk as I narrowed my eyes. We didn’t talk about it the rest of English and soon I was off to Math, but I was quickly stopped by Sonic.

“Listen Amy, I don’t think this whole Sally thing is going to work out by Prom, so do you want to go together?” Sonic asked as I stared up at him. This has been the moment I’ve been waiting for. Sonic finally asking me to Prom! But…I can’t help but feel disappointed. Not at the fact that he’s only asking me because he can’t go with Sally, but…at the fact that I have no desire to go with him. I think…I think I’m finally over Sonic. Maybe that crazy dream with Darius did make me realize something.

“I think you still have a shot. Besides, I don’t really want to go.” I said patting his shoulder before walking around him. That felt so liberating! I just rejected Sonic’s offer! This day is amazing! The week continued with Shadow breaking up with Sally, Sally freaking out, Sonic getting his date with Sally and effectively leaving our group (really? Douche bag), Shadow and his friends joining our table, and Knuckles for some reason (Rouge). Friday soon came and I was excited to see mine and Shadow’s project completely done. Shadow handed Mrs. Cherry the flash drive and she soon pressed on the file to begin our little movie. It began with both of our commentaries side by side. We did our introductions at the same time with 18 and Northeastern matching up perfectly.

“Nice touch.” I whispered to Shadow who nodded. He seemed more tense than usual. Did he really care that much about our project? It moved onto my commentary about friends and showed the footage of me introducing my friends. I noticed the part with Sonic yelling at Tails was cut out for obvious reasons. It cut to Shadow speaking about how music was his only way of expressing himself before cutting to Shadow with the band. It moved to him at rehearsal as he filmed everybody.

“Give me that!” Mina exclaimed taking the camera out of Shadow’s hand. “So, Mr. Shadow, please tell us why we’re changing the song?” Mina asked as Shadow glared at her through the camera. Mina soon flipped it to her as she ignored Shadow’s glaring. “You see, we were originally going to perform this kick-ass song called Looking Up, but Shadow here wants to sing Hear You Me. I don’t have a problem with it because…” Mina said as she flipped the camera back on Shadow.

“Just give me the camera!” Shadow exclaimed as the footage cut to Shadow’s performance at the Talent Show. Shadow slinked out of the room as I watched him leave in confusion. I ignored it before continuing to watch Shadow’s performance. The camera soon turned to me who was crying and I cursed Silver in my head for filming that. Everybody in the class awed as I blushed brightly. Soon it cut to my commentary about Darius and I could hear sniffles around the room. Aw, how sweet. At least there are nice people in my class. It cut back to Shadow’s performance where it showed the end of the song.

“Shadow’s performance,” I said as I watched myself on camera speak. This was the commentary I did on my own about Shadow’s performance. “It was absolutely perfect. From his singing right down to the song. Everything about it was amazing. I have never had someone do something so nice for me ever. This was hands down the best moment of my high school career. I’ve never had such a great moment happen to me until then.” I said as I smiled softly. It suddenly cut to Shadow sitting in his room.

“If you can change on thing about your high school experience, what would you change?” I heard my voice say off camera.

“I would have gone after the girl of my dreams right from the beginning.” Shadow said. The scene of him faded to black before I heard the sound of guitar. I thought it was coming from the video, but soon realized it was happening outside of the video. The door soon opened to reveal Shadow playing his guitar and Mrs. Cherry flipped the light on. Everybody was quickly mesmerized by Shadow as I just stared at him.

Bucket full of tears Baby know I’m here I’m here waiting

Just close your precious eyes And just realize I’m still fighting

For you to be with me Sit under this tree And we can watch the sunrise

I noticed Shadow was singing directly at me and I slowly started piece everything together. Shadow continued to sing though as he began to slowly walk over to me.

Wake up feel the air that I’m breathin’ I can’t explain this feeling that I’m feelin’ I won’t go another day without you Hold on I promise its gets brighter When it rains I’ll hold you even tighter I won’t go another day without you (without you)

I know you’re feeling down Like no one’s around But baby your wrong

Just get rid of the fear Promise that I’m here

I’ll never be gone

So baby come with me We can fly away and we can see the Stars shine

And baby you can be my love

I began to smile and I covered my mouth in pure shock of this whole situation. I could see now that Darius was right. The answer to my question was right in front of me the whole time. Shadow walked down the aisle towards me as he continued to sing.

Wake up feel the air that I’m breathin’ I can’t explain this feeling that I’m feelin’ I won’t go another day without you Hold on I promise its gets brighter When it rains I’ll hold you even tighter I won’t go another day without you (without you)

Once Shadow came to me he kneeled on the ground and sang directly at me. As he sang the next part with more emotion and a little slower than the rest of the song.

This is me tonight No more games and no more lies And I know it’s right

And when I hold you tight The worries disappear I’m glad you’re in my life

Shadow finished the song amazingly as I still stared down at him with my mouth covered by my hand and smiling like an idiot.

Wake up feel the air that I’m breathing I can’t explain this feeling that I’m feeling I won’t go another day without you Hold on I promise its gets brighter When it rains I’ll hold you even tighter I won’t go another day without you (without you)

Shadow stared up at me, along with the rest of the class, wondering what I was thinking. I was the girl Shadow was talking about the whole time. He’s been in love with me this entire time and I was so stupid not to have realize it before hand. These past weeks have shown me just how wonderful Shadow is and how much he really does care for. I can’t help but to love him back. I let my hand drop from my face and put my hands around his face. I leaned down and kissed him with all the emotion I could muster as I heard the classroom erupt with applause. I soon pulled away as Shadow smiled brightly up at me.

“Why didn’t you tell me sooner?” I asked.

“I never had your attention till now.” Shadow said as I smiled softly.

“Well now you have it.” I said as Shadow grabbed my hand.

“And I don’t plan on letting it go.” Shadow said.