Hello, folks. It's me again with another new ShadAmy fanfic. But since it's close to Valentine's Day, I thought that I would make a story with a collection of one shots of my favorite Sonic couple. So yeah, every chapter is a different one shot, remember that. Ok, so here is the first one! Hope you enjoy! P.S., I DON'T OWN THE CHARACTERS!

Note: This first one definitely takes place in the cutscene of SA2B, but with a little different touch to it. Just to let you know…

Promise

The end was near. Time was moving fast, and everyone could feel it. In order to save the planet and themselves, Sonic and the others teamed up and headed to the Cannon's Core. However, both the Heroes and the Anti-heroes were missing someone. From the Hero Team, Amy Rose was walking through every corridor on ARK. Of course, everyone took off after they teamed up to stop the Space Colony from crashing towards Earth. Another bad thing about her situation was that she was lost.

"Once, again, I have been left behind", she crossed her arms with frustration. "I mean, I know I'm not strong enough, but I'm sure there is something that I can do to help everybody out. Even Sonic…" She stopped once she saw a familiar black and red hedgehog looking out a wide window. 'Is that…?' she said in thought. 'It's Shadow! What is he doing? And how come he's not helping anyone?'

Lucky for her, he didn't know that she was far behind him. His mind was too busy being wrapped up with vengeance. Everything was all going according to plan. This was what he wanted. All of this was for his fallen friend…Maria.

'Soon enough…Maria', he clenched a fist. 'Those humans will pay for what they've done.'

Still standing from her distance, Amy let a lump down her throat. It was just her and Shadow, alone in the same room. She wasn't just nervous, she was a bit frightened. Although, she didn't scared of him when she hugged him from behind by accident on Prison Island. Even so, she didn't know much about him. She wasn't even sure if she should go near him. But there was something that she had to do. There was no doubt that he was strong, so he could be a big help to everyone. But what if he doesn't want to do it? As far as Amy could tell, she didn't want to force him, considering that she didn't want to get on his bad side.

'I know he looks scary, but there is no time for that', she thought with a sense of courage. 'Maybe I could talk to him and hopefully he'll understand what's going on, yeah. Besides, I can't just stand here and do nothing.' Taking a deep breath, she walked up to the hedgehog until she was directly behind him. "Um…" she tried to speak. The dark hedgehog looked over his shoulder with his red eyes.

"Oh, it's you", he spoke with no emotion. "What do you want?"

"Um…" The pink hedgehog took another deep breath. "You know what's going on, right? Well, everyone is going to stop the ARK from crashing towards Earth. And I think you should help them out. They need you, I know they do", she explained.

"…Sorry, but I can't do that", Shadow looked out the window again.

"Well, why not?"

"It's all going according to plan. It will only be a matter of time before that wretched planet is destroyed. So what's the point of saving it?"

"I'm sure there is some way", Amy rubbed the back of her head.

"What makes you say that?"

"Well, don't you care?"

"No", the black and red hedgehog replied as he narrowed his eyebrows. "After all they did 50 years ago, why should I bother trying to help them?" he clenched his fists.

"…I never thought that you would have so much hatred against Earth", the female hedgehog rubbed her left arm as she looked away. He didn't reply or even looked at her. 'So all of this is for revenge, I see.' She let out a small sigh. "Shadow, I understand if you're angry, but that was a long time ago. True, some people are selfish, but not all of them."

"And how do you know?" the Ultimate Life Form crossed his arms.

"I have met a few. And they're quite nice. All I can say is…that everyone is different. There are some good guys and there are some bad guys, wherever you go. But they're not all that bad."

"If that's the case, then why did they kill Maria? Why did they do all of the damage here?"

"I…can't say for sure."

"Then so be it."

This idea wasn't working very well for Amy. She knew for sure that it was going to be difficult. On the other hand, she was beginning to feel sorry for Shadow. Even though the incident happened in the past, it still affected him to this day. All he wanted to do was to avenge Maria and get back at the humans that attacked this Space Colony. If only he could look into his heart and see how everything is on Earth now. There are so many things that he could learn about them, but he's showing a sign of rejection. Then something came up in Amy's mind.

"So once you destroy the planet, what are you going to do then?" Just as she thought, the black hedgehog began to ponder to himself.

"I might as well stay here and protect this ARK", he answered. "As long as I'm here, no one would touch this place again."

"But do you wish to be alone for the rest of your life?" Amy asked another question. "I mean, what's wrong with having new friends? You won't forget about Maria and I know it. And yet, nothing is going to bring her back to life-"

"That doesn't matter", Shadow turned to her furiously, making her shiver. "All that matters to me now is that I will avenge her, no matter what. That way her soul can rest peacefully and the pain will disappear", he glared at the window again. "Besides, you don't know much about me or Maria anyway."

"…I do now", the pink hedgehog fiddled with her fingers. After all, she did watch Professor Gerald's diary earlier before she was left behind.

"Hmph, well, it doesn't matter now. You might as well take one last look at your beloved planet." He suddenly felt a tug on his left arm. Of course, it was the young hedgehog. Before he could yell at her, he noticed something. He saw her tears making their escape from her eyes.

"Please, Shadow, don't do this", Amy begged, trying to hold in her sobs. "There are so many things that I haven't done and I want my home planet to be alive in order for me to do so. If you want, I can show you that not a lot of people are bad as you say they are. But all I need you to do is to help everyone save the planet."

"Crying won't do anything to me", the cold-hearted hedgehog gazed at the window once more.

"Oh, please, Shadow! I beg of you! Give them a chance!" cried the pink hedgehog as she hugged his arm and placed her forehead on it so she could let out her tears.

The dark hedgehog never thought that she loved the Earth so much. And yet, those words…Has he heard them before? He felt his head as he closed his eyes.

(Flashback)

"Maria!" he yelled at the sight of his only friend collapsing to the floor.

"Shadow…" the blonde girl turned to him with a smile. "I beg of you…Please…Do it for me."

"What?" Shadow whispered to himself.

"For all the people…on that planet. Give them a chance to be happy", the little girl said with a couple tears in her eyes. "Let them live their dreams."

"Their dreams…?"

"Yes, their dreams, Shadow. And I know you can do it. That's the reason why you were brought into this world."

That statement made the hedgehog widened his eyes a little. Is this why he was created? Was his ultimate duty supposed to protect the planet Earth?

"Sayonara, Shadow the Hedgehog…" Maria gathered the strength to pull the lever. And there, she watched him flee the ARK in an escape pod.

(End of flashback.)

He opened his eyes once that glimpse was over. What has he done? Was that the real promise from Maria through the entire time? All of the feelings of hatred and vengeance distracted him from his real purpose. For once, he felt ashamed of himself. This wasn't what Maria wanted.

'That was my promise to her…And I must keep that promise', he let a small tear fall out of his right eye. 'It was what Maria wished for…How could I've been so stupid?' He was snapped out of his thoughts when heard the pink hedgehog sniffling with more tears. He could tell that he was breaking her heart. Gently, he lifts her chin up and wipes her tears with his thumb. She stopped crying after that.

"Shadow?" she said with curiosity and confusion.

"I understand everything now. My true promise."

"What?"

"I must get going", the black and red hedgehog pulled his arm away from her. "I have to keep my promise to Maria." He made his way to the door and stopped. "…And you."

Amy's ears twitched when she heard those words. Before she said anything, he was gone. Did he really change his mind? And what was the look in his eyes after he wiped her tears? So much confusion was traveling through the pink female's head, and she had no idea why. And the way he spoke to her…What was meant by it?

"Shadow…" she whispered. A smile came up on her face. "Thank you."

Sometime later, the entire madness was over. The ARK was stopped and the world was saved. Amy and the others cheered for the two hedgehogs' victory. Not too long after that, Sonic walked in.

"Hey, look! It's Sonic!" Tails turned to him with gladness.

"Way to go", Knuckles gave him a thumb's up.

"Hmph", Dr. Eggman crossed his arms and looked away.

"Wait a second…" Amy saw the look on Sonic's face.

"Where is Shadow?" Rouge asked. The blue hedgehog gave her one of Shadow's golden bracelets. "Is he…?"

"…I'm sorry to say this, but…He is", Sonic nodded.

Everyone had the look of shock on their faces. How could that have happened? The Ultimate Life Form was really dead? Rouge walked to the large window as she wiped a couple tears. Tails and Knuckles looked at each other with their jaws dropped. Eggman shook his head, thinking that it shouldn't have happened. Amy lowered her head with sadness. She never got the chance to thank Shadow for understand her feelings and making his promise to her. Plus, she was starting to like him a little. The blue hedgehog took notice the look on her face and walked to her.

"You ok?" he asked.

"…Shadow", Amy said in a deep whisper. Letting out her cries, she wrapped her arms around Sonic and placed her head on his chest.

"Amy…" the blue hero rubbed her back. "I know you're sad but…He did what he had to do. And…he saved us all."

"I know but…For some reason, I…I can't explain it, I…"

"Shh, no more tears", Sonic gave her a hug.

Something felt strange about his hug. This has never happened before, and somehow…Amy didn't feel right about this. What was this feeling? It seems different than being around Shadow. Wait…Could she be in love with both Shadow and Sonic? Now she felt bewildered. Even so, she never wanted to experience a loss of a friend, not ever.

"Here", Rouge held out the bracelet. "I think it's best if you keep it forever."

"Hm?" Amy stopped crying and looked at the bracelet. She slowly takes it. "Thanks."

"Come on, let's go home", Sonic released her and followed the others out the door.

"Kay", she nodded. She looked at the bracelet and then at the window. Sighing to herself, lowered her head with sadness. But then, she felt a hand on her cheek. She looked up and gasped at the sight of Shadow's ghost. "Shadow? Are you…?"

"…Thanks", he spoke. "I appreciate your help."

"You do?" He nodded.

"Yes. Without you, I wouldn't be able to realize Maria's true wish. So therefore, I am grateful for your help."

"Are you…" Amy wiped her tears. "…gone forever?"

"Not exactly", Shadow's ghost answered. "True I get to be with Maria again, but that doesn't mean that you'll lose me."

"Shadow…"

"I'll always be with you. Remember that." He swoops in and brushes his lips upon Amy's, eyes shut.

'What…?' Amy felt confused. 'I can't feel his lips, and yet…I can sense his feelings.' She closed her eyes and returned the kiss. A couple seconds later they pulled apart.

"Farewell…" With that said, Shadow disappeared.

"…Sayonara, Shadow the Hedgehog", Amy held the bracelet to her chest.

"Hey, Ames, are you coming?"

"Huh?" She looked back and sees Sonic standing at the exit. "Yeah, let's go." She walked out of the room and returned home with the others.

No matter many days have passed since the ARK battle, Amy would still think about her dark hero…The one who saved the world…Shadow the Hedgehog…

Ok, guys, I'm done. Yes, I know that was sad, but hey, at least he'll always be in her heart. =) And yes, I couldn't resist using some quotes from the game's cutscene itself. Like I said, I decided to add some different touches to it and all that. But rest assured, my next one shot will be better. R&R please. Thank you!