Dirty And Decietful CHAPTER 1
Shadow lay awake that night. Just like all the other nights.
"Why does it hurt so much?" he wondred aloud.
He sat up on the edge of his bed and took his head in his hands. He rocked back and forth for a few moments, before getting up and heading into the bathroom.
He opened the cabinet and removed his sleeping bottle gave directions for only two pills at a time.
"Forget that. I'm the ultimate lifeform." he muttered as he emptied thrill pills into his hand and gulped them down.
As he closed the cabinet he stopped to stare at himself for a minute. The bags under his eyes sagged so low it made him look like a zombie. His eyes were terribly bloodshot as well.
"You look like a pile of emo crap, Shadow." he said to himself. "Forget about her."
He crawled back into bed and dozed off into a wrestless slumber.
...
He woke the next morning to sunlight streaming through the window onto his face. However his mood certainly didn't fit the weather. He sat up and heaved a long, deep sigh.
"Amy Rose." he said to himself.
"Amy Rose. Amy Rose. Amy Rose. Amy Ro...what the heck am I doing?"
He dragged himself out of bed and slumped down the stairs, practically falling over with each step.
Once he reached the kitchen he made himself some coffee. It was extremely bitter, but that was the way he perferred it. Then he slipped on his long,
flowing black cloak and headed out the door to work at his local Dunkin' Donuts. He hated it there, but work was where the money was and without money he wouldn't have Cable TV.
...
As he pushed open the double doors he was instantly greeted with the sounds of screaming.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE'S NO DONUTS! THIS IS A DONUT SHOP YOU FOOLS!" screamed a disgruntled old-man standing at the checkout.
"I'm sorry sir. The donuts are being made right now. If you could just wait a little longer-" began Tails.
"I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR 20 MINUTES! I WANT A DONUT NOW!"
"You'll have a donut in 3 more, sir. Please wait." he said as he headed into the back of the store.
After Shadow changed into his tight, uncomfortable work clothes he headed into the back as well. And who should he run into first but Tails.
"Morning, Shadow." he mumbled dreerily as he washed some dishes.
"Moring, Tails. You look extremely happy this morning." he replied sarcastically. "Customers got you down?"
"None of your buiseness, crapsack."
"Crapsack? Did I say something wrong?"
Instead of answering him, Tails simply heaved a depressed sigh and walked away to other duties.
Shadow shrugged and simply started washing the dishes Tails had left.
Sonic walked into the room behind him.
"Yo, Shads. How are things going?" he asked cheerily.
"Fine. But your little brother is being moody again. What is it this time?"
"Oh, crap." uttered Sonic. "You haven't heard."
"Heard what? Did someone die?
"No, Ames broke up with him for another dude."
Shadow stood there, stunned.
"Who is this other guy?" he asked.
"Don't know. She wouldn't tell him."
Shadow had to hide his mixed feelings of excitement for Amy leaving Tails, and his depression at the thought of her already having another guy.
"Shads? Shads? SHADOW!" yelled Sonic.
"Huh!", cried a startled Shadow.
"We've got customers at the drive-thru. Think you can handle them for me?"
"Oh, sure."
...
After work Shadow walked home with a little more spring in his step. At least he had something to be halfway happy about.
He really didn't care about Tail's feelings. As far as he was concerned, Tails was a self-absorbed little computer nerd who would never be able to hold a good relationship. He hadn't deserved Amy to begin with.
As he entered the doorway of his house he hung up his coat and placed his house keys on the small table near the door. He then headed into the kitchen for a drink. As he looked in the refrigarator his eyes passed Oarnge Juice, Coke, Root Beer, Vodka...
His eyes stopped on the Vodka for a brief moment before he smacked himself on the head and grabbed the oarnge juice. As he entered the living room,
he paused in the doorway, then turned around and poured a little Vodka in the oarnge juice.
"Fits my mood today." he thought. "A little good, a little bad."
As he settled in front of the television and flipped on the horror channel he heard a knock on his door.
He set his drink down on the floor and went to see who it was.
He opened the door a small crack.
"Who is it?" he asked.
Suddenly he saw a flash of pink.
"Shadow? It's Amy."
Shadow needed no further information as he held the door open and allowed her enterance.
"Hang your coat there." he said pointing to the coat rack.
...
"What's up?" he asked, once they were seated in the living room.
Amy looked down at the floor for a brief moment before begining.
"Shadow...I have something really important to tell you..."
End Pt. 1