She ran towards the billowing smoke. She panicked under her breathe." Oh god, no... NO!" Her emerald green eyes widened in fear and shock as she stared at the burning building before her. She ran towards it screaming in horror. "NO! Stop! Please, My house!" Two strong arms wrapped around her waist, holding her back. "Amy... there's nothing that can be done." She looked up to the person holding her back. "S-shadow?" Overwhelmed by pain and loss, she buried her face into his chest. His ruby eyes stared ahead as firefighters took there place and fought the fire. He looked at the nearly hysterical girl in his arms and continued hold her without a word.
After long hours trying to calm the fire, it was finally over. Amy held her heart as a wolf walked up to her. "I'm sorry miss... but we were only able to save most of your clothes... unfortunately, everything else was lost in the fire." He held out a suit case full of her clothes. He looked at Shadow, nodding and walking away. Amy held her suit case and stared at it solemnly. She whispered, her voice sore from crying. "Where... what am I going to do..." The dark hedgehog looked away from her. "Stay with me." She looked up at him once again. "Shadow...?" He kept his gaze away from her. "Lets go." He began to walk away from her without waiting for her to follow. Amy sighed, looking back to the remains of her home and then running to catch up with Shadow.
He was glaring at the ground ahead of him, deep in thought. "Dammit...I can't let myself get too close...I told myself to stay away... but... why? Why can't I stay away...from her?!" His ears twitched to the sound of mumbling. He growled under his breath, turning to Amy. She was talking to herself about what not. Shadow caught himself staring at her, he grunted, walking up to his mansion. "We're here. " Amy snapped out of her thoughts as she looked up and gasped. "Wow... he lives in a mansion..." "Are you going to stand there in the rain, or are you going to come in?" Amy slightly blushed, looking around. "Wow... it is raining..." She stared at him and walked in. "Already 20 Rose... you've changed." The pink hedgehog raised a brow. "W-what? What do you mean by that?" Shadow turned back to her, motioning her to follow him. " You're not the same as before. I guess Faker finally got it through your head that he'll never return that childish infatuation." She gasped, looking away from him. "No... I gave up on him..." Shadow didn't seem to be listening, but her heard her all too well. "Amy... giving up on him? What happened while I was gone?" They stood at the top of the stairs and continued to just stare and nothing. Breaking the silence, Shadow pointed down the hall. "There's a guest room, last door to the left." She nodded as they parted their ways. Before she entered her room, she called out to Shadow and smiled. "Thank you... Shadow... for taking me in." With that, she opened the door to her room and closed the door. Shadow looked at where she stood. He whispered. "You're welcome Rose..."
Later that night...
Amy looked around her room, taking in it's beauty. " Wow... its so big..." The walls were left white, there were two dressers; one that sat in front of the bed; covered in dark brown sheets; and another against the wall next to it. A moderately large T.V. hung on the wall, facing the bed. She opened up her suit case and started to fill up part of the dresser next to the bed with the remains of her clothes. After she was finished, she took some clothes to sleep in and walked into the bathroom next to her room. She noticed that the bathroom was the only room separating Shadow's and the guest room. Amy sighed, locking all doors and starting the warm water. She looked at the pale tan walls. The bathroom was slightly large, the tub took most of the space. She stripped out of her clothes and stepped into the luke warm water.
Shadow stood out on the balcony of his room, not minding the cool rain drops soaking his body. He leaned on the concrete railing as he stared out into the forest part of his backyard. He lived in a reserved mansion away from most of the city. He sighed, watching the rain soak into the ground before him. "Maria... are you... crying?" Lightening struck in the distance. " Please don't cry..." The rain didn't stop, his hopes running down the drain. "Maria... haven't I... done what you wanted? I promised to protect... shouldn't that be enough?" Suddenly, there was a bright light that shone before him. He stepped back, getting into a defensive position. A soft voice called out to him, the bright light starting to form a body. "Shadow..." "M-Maria?!" The light finally faded, Maria's shining form standing before him. Shadow gasped in shock. "Maria!" She smiled, placing a hand on his shoulder. "I cannot stay for long. I'm here because you called. Shadow, I'm truly grateful that you were able to protect everyone on earth, I am." He relaxed, listening to what she had to say. "Shadow... Not only do I want everyone on earth to be happy... but I want you to be happy too.""Maria, How can I? Y-you're my happiness, like a sister to me, and... I lost you..." She smiled. "Shadow, no matter what you have done, you have always been my happiness. I must go, but, the key to your happiness is near you. I'm closer to you than you think, Shadow." She began to fade as she left a kiss on his forehead. "Adieu de revoir, until we meet again..." She vanished before him, leaving him to his own thoughts. "Happiness is near you... I'm closer than you think, Shadow." Those words continued to replay in his head, confusing him even more. "I don't... understand... Who or what is she speaking about?" A small knock on his door snapped him from his thoughts.
"Shadow? Uhm... It's me, Amy..." Shadow ran a hand through his quills as he opened the door. "What is it?" She looked down to the floor. "I was wondering if you wanted to...eat, there's some food downstairs... if you want." A sudden feeling of hunger rushed through him. "Alright." They headed downstairs in silence as they walked into the kitchen. After eating, Amy began to wash their dishes, looking at the dishes almost sadly. Shadow noticed her slight distress and leaned on the counter next to her. "Rose, What's wrong..." She didn't remove her robotic gaze from the dishes, but she spoke. "I was thinking... about things..." Shadow raised a brow. "About?" "Why did you leave us... after Back Doom... after everything?" He he;d a hard gaze on her. " I had my own reasons. " "Tell me Shadow... please..." She wiped her hands, putting the last dish into the rack and turning to him. "Please..." He sighed, knowing that he couldn't get her to stop asking him if his life depended on it. " I couldn't stay, after I killed... killed so many innocent lives, how could I stay? I left for Eggman. Everyone hated me enough, Rose. I'm feared by many." Amy shook her head. " I'm not afraid of you... I never was." He continued to look at her. "You don't know me." "I want to." They shared a small silence before Amy shook her head. "You're not a monster Shadow... You're more than that... To me, you're like everyone else. You're not different... just, misunderstood. Someday, Shadow, you'll find you're happiness..." She smiled softly. "Happiness is near you, you just have to look in the right places." She turned away from him, going upstairs into her room. Shadow stood in his spot slightly stunned. "Happiness is near you" Her words reminding him about Maria. He sighed, walking up to his own room for the night. "You're just like her Rose... in many ways than one."
Oh gosh, I just had to make this, I mean, it's been bothering me for a while... so now, i'm working on TWO shadow and amy stories...
i'm making myself busy...
