Kreep
...((into my heart))...
1...((the egg))...
One minute she was happily walking down the sidewalk, humming a little tune to herself while she swung her shopping bag to and fro. And then, in the blink of an eye, she was on the ground seeing stars, her mind a whirl of confusion.
With all the crazy things the pink hedgehog regularly endured, surprises really came as no surprise, but sometimes they still hurt. A lot.
"Ow..." Amy moaned, squinting as she sat up slowly and rubbed her head. Pain was pulsing through her skull, a very sharp and very aggravating sort of pain. "What the heck is wrong with this city? A girl can't walk down the street without worrying about something knocking her brains out!"
"Are you alright?" a deep masculine voice asked, his somewhat flat tone conveying slight amusement rather than genuine concern. She regarded the speaker with her one open eye and promptly scowled when she saw an all too familiar black and red hedgehog.
"Do I look like I'm alright to you?" she snapped. "Some crazy just dropped a boulder on my head! And where the heck did you come from anyway?"
Despite her outburst, Shadow's expression remained coolly indifferent. He looked away from her, reached down, and picked up the object that had struck her a moment ago.
"For your information, I happen to live around here. And this hardly looks like a boulder." he said, examining the roundish item he now held in his gloved palm.
"Well, it sure felt like one!"
"Hn..." Shadow tossed it vertically and caught it. "Doesn't feel as heavy as a boulder either."
"How about I drop it on your head and see what you have to say after that?"
He ignored her and began turning the item around. Suddenly stopping, the ebony hedgehog quirked an eyebrow. "It seems you hurt it more than it hurt you, Rose." he stated.
"What?"
"It's cracked...and bleeding..."
Amy's brow furrowed curiously. She got to her feet and snatched the small white sphere from Shadow, examining it for herself. Sure enough, his observation had been correct.
"Wait...is this an egg?" she wondered, forgetting her previous anger. A clear goo-like substance was seeping out from the crack and some of the ooze clung to the fabric of her glove after she brushed her finger over the spot.
"That appears to be the case." replied Shadow. "It must have fallen from its nest on one of these buildings here."
"Aw, poor thing..."
"Yes, how tragic. Now if you don't mind, I have some shopping to finish."
"Wait a second, Shadow!" Amy called. "We have to help it!"
"So long as it doesn't involve me, you can do whatever you want with it, Rose." he told her and continued forward.
"Shadow! Ugh, you heartless bastard!" she pouted and stamped her foot, glaring razor sharp daggers at his retreating figure. "That jerk doesn't have a compassionate bone in his entire body!"
Fuming, she returned her gaze to the egg, which was still leaking transparent goo. Her expression softened. She needed to get this egg help quick, but her house was on the other side of town and the homes of her friends weren't in walking distance either. Was there anyplace she could go that was close by?
A thought struck her and a sly smirk spread across her muzzle.
"Well, I am in the neighborhood..." she mused aloud, emerald green orbs gleaming mischievously. "And it has been a long time since I paid him a proper visit. Of course, he might not be home right now, but you know, this is an emergency so I'm sure he'll understand my reason for invading his oh so private domain while he's away..."
Her mind made, Amy hugged the egg to her chest, snatched up her shopping bag, and hurried off.