The hedgehogs fur was a lovely rose pink color. Her eyes were a bright green emerald always filled with light. Her quills were the same color as her fur and went down to her lower back. Today they were starting a new project in one of her college classes. The professor was preparing to read out loud the names of the pairs for the project. The class was small so the day of presenting would go by quickly. Amy Rose looked at her watch, wanting for him to hurry so she could go.

"Professor Eggman, can we get on with this already?" someone asked.

"Alright, your pairs are Rouge and Knuckles." Amy flashed a wink at her bat friend. Who licked her lips at Knuckles. He shivered.

"Cream and Tails." Amy also winked at her and Cream blushed.

"Cosmo and Vanilla." The two high fived each other.

"And Amy and..."

Please don't pair me up with Sally Acorn.

"Shadow."

"Shadow? Who's..." She turned around in her seat to look for him in her classroom. He sat in the very back in a corner. He was a black hedgehog with spiked quills that had a tint of red in them. Amy recognized him now. He was the star quarterback of the football team, but he wasn't very social. He was usually very quiet. Then something hit her.

He's also Sally Acorns biggest crush. She's going to give me hell.

She turned to see angry blue eyes glaring at her from across the room. They were filled with jealousy.

"And Sally I guess you'll just have to sit this one out on your own. I mean, work on it by yourself."

"Why not put me in a group? Just let me work with Shadow. Amelia or whatever can work by herself instead!" The squirrel shouted.

"Simple, because I know Shadow will end up doing all the work while you sip on your starbucks and do your nails and play on your phone the whole time." He snapped. "Dont sass me. Just hope that someone will eventually get moved into this class."

She humphed and crossed her arms while the pink hedgehog gathered her stuff. She heard all the desks around her move and footsteps near her. Looking up, she realized that everyone stared at the ebony hedgehog in fear. He was tall. He towered over her by a good few inches. He smirked at her, "Rose."

Every person in the room jaw dropped. Surprise washed over all their faces.

Wow... Shadow the hedgehog actually spoke to me. I don't deserve to be talked to by him.

He sat in the seat next to her and propped his elbow on the table. His red eyes flared at her and it made her tingle. What was going on with her? It wasn't like her to get this excited over some guy. Even if he was tall, muscular, handsome, and looked like he walked out of a Calvin Klein photo shoot. She bit her lip back as he leaned forward to rest his perfect jaw on his hands. The muscles in his arms were throbbing. All of a sudden she desperately wanted those arms to be around her.

"Control yourself Amy!"

"Shadow," she almost purred, "Did you decide what part of the project you wanted to do?"

"Are you going to be a part of the project?" She blushed but laughed it off, "Haha, you're so funny."

He stuck his tongue out at her, "I chose the hard parts because if we relied on you to do it we would probably fail."

By now everyone was shocked that the pinkette was able to get that much out of him. Sally grew furious in her seat. "STOP FLIRTING SOME OF US ARE TRYING TO WORK HERE!"

Amy blushed, completely ignoring the squirrel. "I guess if you're so smart then you can do it all by yourself then?" She asked quietly. He smirked again. His hand picked up a loose strand of her hair and pinned it back.

She wanted him to keep his hand there longer.

"But of course not. I can't do it without you." He replied.

All this silent and romantic tension was starting to get to her. She could feel the eyes of everyone in the room on her. Shadow was wildly known on campus. Even had his own fan club. She was a little well known too, being the head of a Mobian Sorority. But she didn't usually associate with boys. She wanted to keep her school work and her Sorority her number one priority.

She continued looking into his red eyes. I guess now all thats going to change, now that i've met him.

According to his fangirls, hes anti social.

Yet, hes talking to me.

They also say hes not smart. And that it's okay because he's still hot.

But he has the highest grades out of this entire class. I guess he's just lazy.

Some say he's not really that athletic.

But he's the quarter back? Those girls really need to do more research.

In every way, he was sorta... perfect.

Neither of them had been paying enough attention to realize that class had already ended. This was only day one and she had already learned so much about him in just fifty minutes. She wondered why she had never noticed him before. It was like up until now he didn't exist. And now, all she can do is sit there and bite her lip to calm herself from kissing the crap out of him.

His eyes fell to her lips as she continued to bite them and she saw his eyes darken. "Stop that..." he whispered. Her eyes widened in surprise and her mouth formed an "O" shape.

"Shadow, Amy, i'm sorry to disrupt your staring contest but class is finished now." They broke their trance. "Unless i'm interrupting some sort of special moment?"

"No sir, just discussing our project in hushed voices. We'll be going in just a minute." Amy sighed and was thankful that he could come up with something so quickly.

"Very well. Good luck at the game tonight Shadow." Shadow nodded and the two of them gathered up their things. As they walked down the hallway there was a long and awkward silence. She was the one to break it. "So, do you wanna go to the library really quick to get some materials and stuff?"

"Yeah, if you want too, we could work on it some after the game." He suggested. He opened the door to the library for her, "Are you sure? I'm sure you'll be tired. We can wait until the weekend or something if you want."

"Tonight." He had said it too quickly. "After the game. I'll pick you up."

Her heartbeat quickened. "Are you crazy? The game gets done at like ten. I can't let you stay in my sorority dorm, and my parents would never let me have a boy at the house that late on a school night." She stopped, "And you're a football player. My dad doesn't like football players."

Shadow quirked an eyebrow, "What about football players?"

"He has this idea that every football player is just some guy trying to get in a girls pants."

So shes got those kind of parents he thought.

He looked at her differently this time, "We WILL meet tonight. I'll drive you home after we're done here. I'll explain it all to them when we get there."

"Why did he have to go and say it like that?"

When they approached the library they picked out newspapers and magazines on the project they were doing. It was over a play called "Little Shop of Horrors." The story revolved around a poor sales men who stumbles upon a man eating Venus Fly Trap. Shadow handed the library aid the things they had collected. "We'll take these."

As she watched him hand over the material, she caught herself looking at his physical appearance again. Her hands fumbled with the ends of her lacy top and she bit her lip. He glanced out of the corner of his eye at her and his own red ones darkened.

"Okay, here's your book-"

"Thanks." Shadow grumbled quickly. He grabbed the things and then her hand and pulled her out of the library. She went stumbling behind him and he ended up dropping all of the books in the hallway. He spun around and pinned her to the nearest wall and glared hard. She was surprised no one was around.

"Stop." He had almost growled the command while she went pink and parted her lips a little. "Why?" She asked quietly. "What am I doing wrong?"

"You KNOW what you're doing." He hissed, "You little lip biter." He was closer now. She felt her knees were about to lose it but her pride and ego held on. She let her finger daringly trace the edge of the v of his v-neck and looked up at him bravely. "I know not sir..." She said softly. His eyes were completely dark now. He wasn't even responding. He leaned forward to catch the annoying things that had been bothering him but stopped a millimeter away. "You don't know what you're doing..." He pulled away in frustration to pick up the books and papers he had dropped. She leaned against the wall, face flushed and heart beating rapidly.

Who was that just then? Was that really Shadow?

She slowly walked behind him, a part of her a little scared. Scared of herself. She had never had feelings like that before. Was she to ignore them? Maybe that would be best, to act like nothing happened. He turned to look at her and sighed, "You can walk next to me you know? I'm not gonna bite."

"Not yet." she thought.

He grabbed her wrist and pulled her next to him. As they walked out the doors, his football friends caught sight of them. They all whistled as Shadow walked by with Amy by his side.

"Man Shadow, gonna get lucky tonight?" Asked Silver.

"I heard a certain squirrel is going crazy for your nuts." A green hedgehog by the name of Scourge was smirking, trying to poke fun to get a name for himself on the team. He was a freshy, and a cocky one at that. Shadow rolled his eyes, "Shut up, fresh meat."

As they got farther away, Amy growled at him, "You told them we were hanging out tonight? What if my sorority sisters find out about this?"

"Chill, they all invited me to hang before the game and I said I can't because I would be with you." He scratched the back of his head, "I never told them why though."

She stuck her nose up in the air as she slid next to him in his black truck. He started the engine, "I'm not going anywhere until you tell me what' wrong."

"Nothing."

"Is it because my friends think i'm getting some booty so you're going to be harassed by some people?"

"..."

"Ohhhh, I get it." He said with a smirk. She popped an eye open to look at him. "What?"

"You're upset because I didn't kiss you earlier."

Her heart jumped, "T-Thats not true at all! Dont assume things like that!" She went to hit him but he easily grabbed her hand and held it as he drove off. She looked out the window and tried to hide her blush. She continued to enjoy the warmth that his hand provided. His thumb traced circles into the palm of her hand. When they got to her house he let go and she ran to the door. Once inside, she saw a note on the table and picked it up.

Out of town and wont be back till Friday. Love you. -Mom & Dad

"Of COURSE." Amy mumbled.

"So, you can stay the night at my house instead, even though your parents wont be a problem." Said Shadow. "Got it, i'll pick you up in a few hours after the game."

He smiled down at her and turned around and left. She went into her house and started typing up part of the research paper. She got about three fourths of a page done when she decided she was going to take a shower and pack. She felt herself blush. What would she wear? Usually she sleeps in shorts and a tshirt. But then again, where would she even sleep? Would she sleep in a guest bedroom, or with Shadow?

After she was done, she worked on the assignment more. A few hours went by and then there was a knock on her door. She opened it to see Shadow standing there, covered in sweat, dressed in a nothing but his football tights. "Oh, Shadow-" She turned away from his figure quickly. He looked even better covered in sweat. "How was the game?"

"It was good. We won." He said. "Are you ready?" She nodded and grabbed her book bag and suitcase and tossed her stuff in the back of his truck. She climbed in next to him and hugged her arms around herself tightly. It was a bit chilly outside, since it was October. He quickly put his varsity jacket around her, even though she tried to decline, but he was assertive. "I dont want you to get sick."

"So, your parents don't care if I stay?"

"No, they went on a family trip with your parents." He said with a small smile. Her eyes widened, "What? How do they even know each other? Does this mean we'll be by ourselves?"

He nodded, "Is that a problem?" She shook her head, "No, I guess it's fine."

"First things first, i'm going to shower when we get there." She nodded, too enticed by his scent on the jacket she currently wore. He started the truck and they sped off to his house. He took in her appearance. She was wearing short black sleeping shorts and a neon green tank top. No wonder she was freezing.

"Why do you wear stuff like that?" He asked.

"I feel comfy in it."

He rolled his eyes. The drive was about twenty five minutes cause he lived up on a mountain. He came around and opened the door for her and she stepped out and tilted her head up at him. She had straightened her quills and it had fallen over her green eyes. "Thank you, Shadow." He took her hand and helped her out of the car. She walked inside behind him. She was slightly nervous. She had never been in another guys house before.

Especially alone.