Heyyyyy guys! So here's my next project, it's kind of a short chapter story thingy.

Damn I have so much stuff to do! I have at least 3 projects to work on currently. Yes, one of them just so happens to be a sequel to something… 8) *hint hint wink wink*

Sonic the Hedgehog © Sega

"Please Shadow! Don't go!" I begged my boyfriend as he sighed.

"Ames, I love you, but I have to go back to work. If G.U.N. needs me back at war, then I can't object," he said while waving the piece of paper around in his hand.

All right, here's the background on the situation. Shadow and I have been dating for around a year now, and are both living in what used to be my house. Now it was our house. Shadow recently received a letter from G.U.N. telling him they needed him back out in the field. But I truly couldn't let him; I didn't want Shadow to leave my side. Some of the soldiers never return home, and I can't even imagine Shadow being one of those soldiers. I know he needs to protect our country, but I just can't imagine living without him.

"But Shadow! What if you never come home?" I exclaimed. He sighed once more and walked over to me, pulling me into a tight embrace. I laid my head on his chest and cried silent tears as he ran his hands through my quills.

"I will be back, Ames. I promise." I nodded slowly and wiped my eyes.

"Ok Shadow, I trust you. I'll miss you." He smiled and kissed my forehead.

"I'll pack my stuff and have to leave early in the morning," he told me.

"What time?" I asked.

"Uh, like 5 am. Why?"

"I'll be up. I cook for you one last time before you leave and say goodbye," I said. He smiled and chuckled.

"Alright Rose, are you sure you wanna get up THAT early?" I eagerly nodded and he laughed. "Mmmmk then, I need to go pack. And it's late, we should get some sleep." I nodded and followed him upstairs to our room. I changed into a loose set of sweat pants and an old t-shirt. Shadow pulled out his military bag and starting stuffing it with necessary items, like his clothes, pictures of home and friends, and survival equipment. He zipped the bag, turned the lights out, and climbed into bed with me. We pulled the covers up to stay warm.

"G'night, Ames. I love you."

"I love you too, Shads."

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BEEP BEEP BEEP…

I smacked my alarm clock and noticed Shadow was still asleep. It was still dark outside. I rolled over and looked at the time. 4:00 am. I climbed out of bed and trudged downstairs ever so slowly. I started my coffee pot and turned on the stove. I was going to make pancakes, bacon, toast, and some scrambled eggs. I got out my 3 skillets and turned on the burners. I coated one in butter and pulled eggs, milk, and the package of bacon from the fridge. I threw the eggs into a skillet and started cooking them. Next I pulled pancake mix and bread from the pantry. I threw together some pancake batter and plopped it onto the butter-coated skillet. Next I yanked the bacon package open and added the strips of meat to the last skillet. Now, onto the toast. I ran over to the cupboard and pulled out a toaster and plugged it in, almost getting electrocuted. I jammed bread into the toaster and started to burn- I mean, cook it.

Back to the stove. My first pancake was ready to be flipped, and I needed to move the bacon around. I flipped the pancake and poked at the bacon. Soon enough, I had managed to cook 6 strips of bacon, 6 pancakes, and a pile of eggs in about a half hour. Now that's how it's done, I thought. I plated everything and set it on our kitchen table. Just as I set the pancakes down, I almost threw the plate because of the scare Shadow gave me.

"What are you doing?" I yelped and jumped to turn around. I just stood there, my heart beating fast, not exactly knowing what to say. Just then, the toast popped up out of the toaster and made me jump once again. Shadow chuckled and walked over to the table. He was wearing his cameo jumpsuit and had his bag hung over his shoulder. His eyes widen at the feast on the table. I went over and plated my toast before placing on the table along with the rest of the food. He dropped his bag by the chair and sat down. Shadow grabbed a little bit of everything and ate up.

"I just wanted to make breakfast for you one last time before you left. Besides, you won't be able to eat really good food for at least a month while you're away. So eat as much you'd like," I said to my boyfriend. He swallowed his bite of pancake and smiled at me.

"Yeah, I truly won't find cooking as good as yours while I'm away. Jeez, this is so good! Are you gonna try some?" I shrugged.

"I'm not much of a morning food kind of person. But, I guess I could try a little…" I walked over and took a seat next to Shadow and grabbed a pancake and 2 pieces of bacon. I cut the pancake and swallowed a bite. I smiled in satisfaction.

"Pretty good, right?" Shadow asked. I nodded and took another bite. Shadow ate a bit quicker; he knew they were coming for him soon. I sighed and slowly ate my pancake.

"So when are you gonna be back?" I asked quietly, poking at my pancake remains with my fork.

"Probably around next month sometime. I should only be gone a month, hopefully. They know I have to help kick Robotnik's butt every now and then," Shadow said and I nodded.

"And you promise you'll be back?" He put his fork down and took the dishes to the sink. Shadow sighed and sat back down in the chair and nodded to me. I knew that nod, and I got up and sat in his lap, facing him. He wrapped arms around my waist and I returned the embrace by wrapping my arms around his neck.

"Have I ever broken a promise to you?" I shook my head. "And have I ever lied to you?" I started shaking my head, but then stopped.

"Well, you did try to convince me my cookies were abducted by aliens when I blamed you, and I'm still suspicious about that…" He rolled his eyes and chuckled.

"But have I ever lied to you about something serious?" I shook my head. "Exactly. If I promise something, I will never break that promise. So, I promise to you, Amy Rose, that I will return home. No matter what everyone else says, I'll be home. Even if it's not within a month, I will return home some day, ok?" We heard a honking outside and knew it was G.U.N. I started to get up but Shadow pulled me back down for one last passionate kiss. When we broke he lifted me up with him and set me down again. I felt tears run down my face. He sighed and wiped them away. "Don't cry because I'm leaving, smile because you know I'll be home sooner than you think," Shadow whispered in my ear. I smiled and coughed. He squeezed me one last time before picking up his bag and heading toward the front door. I followed him out as he threw his bag in the back. He smiled and waved at me as I stood on our front porch and waved back and cried more tears. He blew me a kiss.

"I love you Ames!" He called to me. I smiled.

"I love you too, Shadow! I'll miss you!" He smiled back at me before climbing into the G.U.N. truck. I saw the truck pull away and only had one thought as I walked back inside with hot tears running down my flushed cheeks.

Sayonara, Shadow the Hedgehog

So~ what do you think? Please review! Don't know when the next chapter will be out, hopefully soon.

I'm going to Disneyland tomorrow! Yay! I think I'll go sit in the flowerbed at Space Mountain *wink wink to A Day at Disneyland readers*