I thought she loved me despite my flaws. She saw through my rough outside and managed to unlock my soft centre, but she toasted it up hard again like a marshmallow. Why did she do this to me? Thanks to her, now I trust no one...
"Shadow!" Maria called out to me as she waved from a distance. I gave a faint smile and waved back at her as she ran over to me and hugged me. I gently hugged her back and stroked her hair. It was as silky as her human hair used to be. "It's nice to see you again Maria... After 50 long years..." I whispered in her ear, making sure to be extra quiet since she may not be used to how sensitive her new ears are.
"It is nice to be alive again... I missed you." She replied quietly as she nuzzled herself into my chest. "Hey, how about I take you on a small tour?" I asked. Maria looked up at me with a smile. "Sure, why not?" She answered gleefully.
I proceeded to pick her up and carry her. She blushed a rosy pink.
I walked through a huge chunk of Mobius, showing Maria the main attractions, such as green hill zone. She said that Mobius was beautiful. Once the tour was over, I put her down so she could stand for herself. "That was a wonderful tour Shadow! I'm looking really forward to living here!" She said gleefully. I looked in the distance and saw Sonic running my way. "Hey Shad!" He said, while having that trademark smirk on his face. "So, how's Maria getting used to her new body?" He asked. "Oh, I'm doing fine. Gotta get used to these ears and tail though..." Maria answered. "Hey, where's that little hedgehog you had with you before?" She asked him. Sonic got a bit nervous by that question since he started to sweat a bit. "Err, she's at home... Asleep..." He answered reluctantly.
"Maria, he obviously isn't comfortable about questions like that." I said, folding my arms. "Sorry, I'm just... Curious." She replied. "That's ok." Sonic said. "I just don't like talking about touchy subjects... Now let's drop that subject. Where do you plan on living Maria?" Sonic asked her. "Oh, I'll live with Shadow!" She said happily.
Just as we were all about to leave, Espio came hopping towards us, and by us I mean Sonic. "Sonic, I am afraid that Amethyst has somehow glued herself to my leg..." He said with a calm voice. But the little purple hedgehog that looked more like her grandma than her parents, would not let go of his leg. "You couldn't wait till I came home could you?" Sonic asked, while he sounded embarrassed. "No I couldn't. Her tight grip and dirty fur are causing irritation to my scales." He said, sounding like the irritation was getting slowly worse. "Well... Alright then." Sonic squat down. "Amethyst, can you let go of Mr. Espio's leg please?" The young hedgehog laughed and let go.
Espio's leg looked like it had some sort of rash on it. Maria walked over to him and looked at his leg. "How long was she on there for?" She asked, looking baffled. "Oh, about two hours." He replied. "Wow! You make a great babysitter to last that long with a kid on your leg!" She chirped. "Yes. My years of training have not let me down. Now, I'll be seeing you." He replied as he turned around and started walking with a slight limp in his step.
"What an interesting and Mysterious character..." Maria said. "I hope I get to learn more about him!" She said excitedly. "That'll be tough Maria... He's as locked up as a royal family safe." I said, with a bit of a laugh.
"Well, see you Shad, see ya Maria!" Sonic shouted and waved before running off quickly. I chuckled and yelled back. "SEE YA FAKER!" "You need to stop calling him that!" Maria pouted. "It's not nice!" She continued. I just smiled at her. "He knows it's a joke Maria. It's fine." I replied. "Now, you wanna know where my house is right?" I asked jokingly, grabbing her hand and jogging to my home.
Once I got there, I opened the door and let her in. "I got a bedroom ready for you, food is in the fridge if you're hungry. Make yourself at home." I said with a welcoming tone. Maria instantly ran off looking for something. I was confused for what she could be looking for so I followed her. "What are you running around looking for?" I asked. "Darkness..." She answered quickly. "Darkness as in the Dark or-?" I was cut off by Maria while she looked under her bed. "Your sister silly!" I was utterly confused. I don't remember having a sister, but then again, I forgot who Maria was at first so maybe a do have a sister... But I just stood there with a puzzled look on my face. "Oh right, your Amnesia..." She said, sounding guilty. "It's ok, maybe the others know where she is, we can ask them tomorrow." I said. "Yea! Maybe Espio knows! I mean, he looks like he's wise and knows everything!" She exclaimed with excitement.
I found it a little weird that she mentioned Espio out of the people she met but... I just shrugged it off, she was curious about him so I let it slide.
"Yea, maybe." I said. "Because, he helped me regain a few memories so..." I said quietly, scratching the back of my head. "How about we get relaxed and go to bed?" I asked. "Yea, I need to calm down." Maria answered, giggling a bit.
I then proceeded to watch TV till I was sleepy, then went to brush my teeth and finally went to bed.
