Hi, people! I've been reading your stories for weeks and wanted to write something of my own. This is my first story! So don't you DARE not to R&R…or the bunny gets it.

Love in the Shadows by Shaddie's Fan

Chapter One: Run While You Can

She chased him like always. Her fragile legs moved fast enough for the girl to trip over them and skid for miles without stop. Amy huffed and wailed at how difficult it was to keep up with Sonic.

"Wait, Love! Wait for meee!" she squeaked, rolling forward to catch him.

Sonic looked back, noticing her evil hammer sticking out of a pocket. "No way… I stop…and it's hammer time."

Amy poked the hammer further into the pocket to be stealthy. "I'm nice! Piko Piko is for a struggling boyfriend!" she called out, smiling happily at the thought of him struggling into her love.

"I'm not your boyfriend!"

The moment he turned away, she grabbed the hammer's handle and with a clean swipe, threw it straight at him. Sonic didn't stand a chance. Piko Piko smacked into his quills, getting stuck and tangled in Sonic's hairdo. He lost balance and fell to the grassy ground. A sitting duck!

Amy jumped him like a hungry-hungry rhino. "But you're still mine! Gotcha!" and her hands squeezed around his chest, making it several inches smaller from gushing affection.

Sonic shook in fear and terror, pink nuzzles all over…tormenting, violating him. It didn't take long for a kiss to steal the virginity of his cheeks. That girl was all over, she was everywhere, and he was too nice of a guy to peel her away. In fact, all the warmth was getting to his head…dizzy. Sonic struggled like a hero with her hammer still in his quills. And like every hero, he had a backup plan

"Eww, Amy! No… NOOOO!" he wailed, smelling her peachy lips approach his muzzle. Idea!!! "Hey, are those new gloves?"

Amy blushed like a tomato. Sonic never showed this much attention to her hands. In fact, her cheeks burned so much, she covered them with her palms. The moment she let go, Sonic grinned "I knew you'd notice! They're my lucky Sonic-catching gloves! Cream says… HEY! Get back here immediately!"

Her last sight of him was a cloud of blue wind. Even the Piko Piko still attached to his head didn't stop the hedgehog, nor did the gloves

"Better luck next time!" his happy voice sounded from afar.

Amy plopped on the ground, hitting the grass angrily. "Crap! Even Cream's lucky gloves didn't work. Oh, I'll never catch my Sonic…"

She could have gone like this almost for five hours. In fact, her obsession with Sonic was worse than Eggman's with world domination. Amy's friends tried to give her anti-Sonic drugs to make her forget mating season, but her love was too strong. No pill could cure her. Only Sonic's eternal presence made her feel better.

She sighed lovingly, remembering his soft pelt and masculine aroma. What a perfect husband…

In her sweet silent infatuation, she couldn't notice a pair of red eyes staring at her from a tree. It was Shadow. He jumped off, turning on his soap shoes to sneak up to her without noise. The hedgehog huffed to get her attention.

"Need help?" he asked, seeing Amy's head turn.

"Sonic!"

Half-blind from crying too much, she jumped at him, squeezing tighter than before. Shadow was in deep trouble – he couldn't breathe, which was obvious by how puffy his eyes got. He growled, using all his might to unlock his lungs from Amy's hug.

"Get your imperfect claws off me. I am Shadow the Hedgehog." He made off with the trademark 'don't play games with me' pose.

Amy smiled at the gesture, checking him out. "Sorry… You really look a lot like my boyfriend. Cute, too!"

Shadow wondered what to say to that. He had to be collected and emotionless. "No!"

Failure. Amy smiled wider.

"You don't think you are cute? It's okay! You'll learn to like it!"

He growled, eyeing her down. "No, I mean, I don't look at all like that faker. In fact, I want to help you."

"Really?" her eyes shone like two lighthouses at those words.

"I'm not faking with you."

She approached him, hands ready for a strangle hold. "Really really really REALLY?!"

"Do you want my faking help or not?!"

"Really!" she squeaked, looking at him with more sweetness than a hedgehog's eye could imagine.

"Huh?"

In a blink of an eye, she hung down from his neck, giggling. "You're cute when confused. Alright, you may help me!"

Shadow's plan had several…drawbacks. One of which was having a pink love demon literally breathing down his neck. Still, if this was a SMALL collateral damage of having Amy around. The pain he'd cause Sonic would be ULTIMATE! He grinned cockily at his own idea, which made Amy think the introverted guy secretly liked hugs.

She kept getting heavier…and slightly uncomfortable in this pose. "Amy Rose, you can let go now. You shouldn't behave this way until operation Ultimate Jealousy commences." The female just giggled. "Amy…are you listening to me?" Her lucky gloves squeezed him nice and tight to show she listened to every word. "I can't breathe! Let go." Shadow panicked: she wouldn't let go! He'd meet Gerald in hell! He couldn't sacrifice himself so young and immortal. Shadow decided to be patient with suffocation; a slender figure came into view. "No wait, keep it up, Rouge is coming over."

He grinned. Rouge was perfect for spreading useful gossip.

She smiled. Holding this hedgehog felt as good as being with Sonic…maybe even better?

That's all for today! Hope you liked it. There will be more soon! ^_^