My second fan fic, I have tried hard on this one but not too sure how good it is!
Disclaimer: i do not own any characters in this.
Shadow allowed one single tear to escape from his bright, ruby eyes, making sure the rest would not show themselves. He did not like to reveal his emotions.
" Maria," he whispered gently staring into the dark night sky where no stars were visible, all hidden behind a thick blanket of coal black cloud. The moon barely showed its pale white face from behind them, and the silky glow that usually erupted from within it was non existent.
" Maria," Shadow repeated, his usual monotonal voice containing a hint of sorrow as he continued to think about the innocent young girl he had once grew close to.
This day 56 years ago would have been the day Maria had died, and Shadow could recall it like it was yesterday. During the day he would not allow his mind to wander to the subject, on the precaution that Sonic and his friends would sense he was troubled. But now he was alone, and he remembered the twelve-year-old, bubbly, blond. He could remember her dying wish…
Flashback"Shadow, please, do it for me and all those people on that planet. Give them a chance to be happy, Shadow, I know you can do it. Sayounara Shadow The Hedgehog."
End of flashback' I have saved the world,' Shadow thought sadly, ' I have made the people on this ungrateful planet happy, and she can't see it.'
" IF ONLY I CAN BRING HER BACK!" Shadow yelled, bringing all his loss and anger to the surface in that one statement. He eventually succumbed to his emotion and collapsed to the floor, finally giving permission for all his tears to fall from his sorrowful eyes.
" Shadow," a soft voice made itself heard from behind him, and he felt a warm hand rest gently on his shoulder.
" Amy," Shadow stated recognising the sweet voice, the voice that reminded him of his promise a few years before today, of course she would know what day it was. He brushed of her hand, and lowered his head so maybe she would not notice it was wet with tears, although she probably already knew he was crying.
Amy sat besides the mysterious, ebony hedgehog and gave him a weak smile, as though she knew something he didn't. Shadow lifted his head. There was no point trying to conceal his emotions, not to her. He stared into her shimmering emerald eyes and tried to smile back, although his mouth did not move.
"Shadow, I do not want to give you false hope, but I think I know how to bring Maria back," Amy said carefully, successfully hiding the excitement she felt.
Shadow opened his mouth wide in shock at this sudden outburst from the petite, pink hedgehog, not sure weather she was telling the truth although he was sure she would not make up something as major as that.
" How?" he demanded, his scarlet eyes turning to flames that seemed to light his whole face.
Amy was not at all hesitant to present Shadow with her theory, and seemed to be enjoying the attention that the enigmatic, older, hedgehog was giving her.
" There is a legend, you must have heard of it. The legend of the eighth chaos emerald that holds immense powers, even more than the master itself. If that emerald is used together with the other seven emeralds their combined energy is enough to bring back a loved one, enough to bring back Maria. I know where that emerald is located. It has taken me years of research, but I am now pretty sure of its whereabouts." She explained while Shadow listened intently.
" OF COURSE!" Shadow exclaimed happily leaping to his feet and dragging Amy up with him, but then he stopped celebrating and looked at the pink hedgehog with a puzzled expression on his face.
" Why are you doing this for me?" he asked confused, " I thought you would be the type that would help give that blue hedgehog the emerald, you do seem to cling on to him a lot."
Amy's expression suddenly became serious and she stared down at her feet.
" Let's say that me and Sonic are no longer on speaking terms, and I thought… well I lov… I wanted to make you happy" She whispered awkwardly fiddling with her dress.
Shadow realised not to ask anymore about the subject, she was obviously being troubled by something and he had his own problems to worry about, but something in her sadness unlocked a feeling in his heart. A feeling that he ought to cheer up the usually overly happy female, something he had not felt since Maria was around.
Much to his and Amy's surprise he picked up the pink hedgehog and held her in his arms as he ran at full speed towards her apartment. She giggled lightly as she felt the wind in her quills and saw the night sky zoom past her head which melted Shadows heart making him smile, a rare action from him.
As he reached the apartment Shadow placed the still giggling female outside the front door where she gave him a friendly hug, and to her surprise he did not push her away from him. He actually hugged her back. As they let go of each other Shadow noticed the clouds were starting to clear, and many bright stars had appeared. They were reflected in Amy's emerald eyes making them sparkle and shine and the effect it gave made Amy look beautiful. Shadow blushed lightly looking at her, and Amy smiled noticing this.
" Well, will I see you tomorrow to discuss plans?" Amy asked, and Shadow nodded vigorously not sure weather he was more excited about plans for retrieving the Emerald, or about seeing the pink hedgehog again.
" Meet you at the park by 10!" He spoke enthusiastically. Amy smiled widely, the smile that sent shivers down Shadow's entire body.
" Okay see ya!" She laughed as she let herself into her apartment.
Shadow smiled also as he made his way towards his own house, excited about what the future held for him.
That was the first chapter, if it was good enough there is more to come!