please read this first !
okay so i didnt explain in the first chapter but this originally was a scourgexamy fic but decided to change it becuae it would be more interesting. note that shadow is waaay out of character so just bear with me :P
anyway, leave comments if you like it. I DONT OWN ANY CHARACTERS IN THIS STORY (well a few...)

"Amy! Do you realize what you just did?" Rouge scolded at me.

"Yeah! I defended us!" I said just as angrily. Rouge just sighed as she continued to drag me up the street.

"You are so stubborn! What would have happened if Knuckles didn't come defend you? You would have been hurt!" exclaimed Rouge into my ear.

"I'm stubborn? I'm sorry, but none of this would've been happening if you would have just waited for that dress" I said as I pointed to the bag in Rouge's hand "to be in stock again!"

"Correction, my darling. None of this would've been happening if you didn't show me that dress" she said in a matter-of-factly tone.

Okay, so she had me there. But I had no regret at what I did. He deserved it, and I'm sure that lots of people would have wanted to do that to him, anyway. I stayed silent the rest of the way as we approached the parking lot. We arrived and we saw Rouge's dad parked. Her family owned the nicest cars I've ever seen. He drove a shiny, black, Porsche and I was pretty sure that her mom drove beautiful white SUV. The only reason I knew about cars so much was because of Rouge. She learned from her father because he owned one of the biggest automobile companies in Station Square so they were filthy rich. Rouge often visited "The Bank Of Daddy" for almost everything she owned. She did have a job, just like me, and we even worked at the same place. We worked at a daycare together, along with Cream. It paid enough for me so that I could sustain myself in my apartment but it didn't for Rouge. She liked to buy the expensive brands. As we approached the car, her father stepped out. He was a short, fat, gray-white bat and he had Rouge's eyes. He wore a black suit with a gray tie and just looking at him made you feel insufficient. Rouge ran to her father and tackled him in a big hug. He patted her back and pulled away.

"I've already contacted the police and they're looking for the car" he said in a low voice. Rouge nodded her head and turned to me.

"I'm assuming you need a ride home?" she asked me. I nodded and got into the car. As we drove to my apartment, Rouge's father spoke.

"Why did you guys even go to the south side? You should know better…" he told us.

"Well, there was this dress that I-" said Rouge but her father cut her off.

"For a dress?" said her father, his tone going up at the last word.

"Rouge, there are some things that are more important than a dress. You're car got stolen for goodness sakes! You could have gotten killed! That place is extremely dangerous" he exclaimed, his hands tightening around the steering wheel. Rouge just looked at her lap.

"I'm sorry…" she murmured. I stayed perfectly still and silent the whole ride. I did feel bad for Rouge for everything that was happening to her, but I also wanted her to learn that there was more important things to value in your life. We stopped in front of a white building and I got out of the car.

"Thank you" I said to Rouge's father. "You're welcome, Amy" he said.

"Bye, Rouge" I said quietly. She looked up at me with a weak smile and I left.

They drove off and I went inside the building. The building had only four floors on it, and I lived at the bottom. I opened the door on the outside and walked into my white living room. What I didn't like about this apartment is that people who lived here were not allowed to paint the apartment a different color. Everything had to stay white. I mean, it didn't look bad or anything. It gave the apartment a really clean and fresh atmosphere but I would've painted it if I could've. I turned on the lamp in the corner and closed the blinds. I had a red, round carpet around the couches and the coffee table. My couches were stylish black leather couches and I had black, glass-table top coffee table. I had a large flat screen hanging on the wall, along with some picture frames hanging there too. Almost all of my furniture was a gift from my parents when I first moved in here. There was no way I could afford all of this, even if I saved all of the money I earned. I let out a large sigh as I entered my bedroom. My room was very organized and I kept everything tidy. My bed frame was black and my covers were red and had white flowers on it. My dressers were red and so was my vanity. I hung my purse in my closet with my other purses and plopped down onto my bed. For some reason, that black hedgehog kept running through my thoughts and it bothered me. I felt a slight attraction towards him and that also bothered me. I assumed that maybe it was because he looked a lot like Sonic. Ugh…Sonic I thought to myself.

About a couple months ago, I went over to his house to give him some cookies I made for him as a surprise. I thought back to the painful memory

I parked in front of Sonic's apartment and walked in with a smile on my face. I finally got this cookie recipe to work out for me and I was going to give him a surprise. As I knocked on the door, I could hear something, but I didn't know what it was. I frowned. "Sonic?" I asked as I turned the door knob and poked my head in. I could hear the sounds better as I went inside and my heart sunk to my feet. I heard moaning and groaning coming from his closed bedroom. "Sonic?" I said as I approached his bedroom with the bag of cookies in hand. I pushed the door slightly and I dropped the bag of cookies to cover my mouth with my hands. Sonic was in bed with Sally. Sonic looked up at me and so did Sally. "Amy..." he said with his mouth wide open. My body started shaking violently as a tear ran down my face. "Sonic…how could you?" I whimpered and started backing away. "Amy, please, let me explain" he said as he started getting out of the bed. I ran out of the apartment and ran to my car. "AMY!" I heard Sonic call but I turned on the engine and left. No matter how hard I tried to get the image out of my mind, I knew that I would never forget what I saw. Ever.

I clenched my fists as I remembered. All the pain I went through those weeks was something I had never felt before. I got up and turned on my radio, hoping that music would calm me down. Didn't happen. As soon as I turned it on, the song The Trouble With Love Is by Kelly Clarkson filled the room.

The trouble with love is…
It can tear you up inside….
Make your heart believe a lie…
It's stronger than your pride…
The trouble with love is…
It doesn't care how fast you fall…
And you can't refuse the call…
See, you got no say at all…

I sighed as I listened to the lyrics and they definitely said what I was feeling. It tore me up inside, tore my heart into two pieces. I thought I was actually in love, but apparently not. I gave Sonic all of my love and he pretty much just crumpled it up and tossed it into away when I caught him with Sally. I remember him trying to call me over and over again, leaving me many voicemails saying "I'm sorry". One day he had the nerve to show up at my door with a box of chocolates. I shut the door right in his face. I wanted nothing to do with him. There was no explanation or excuse to cheat on your girlfriend. From that day, I promised myself that I would never fall in love again. But now, the weird attraction that I felt with Shadow was starting to scare me. I could never fall for a southsider! Never! It was against the law! Well, maybe not against the law but it was still considered a crime between the groups. I couldn't help but notice the way he looked at me, interest sparking in his eyes. The way his warm breath sent a shiver down my spine…his sexy swagger and personality….

"Grrr!" I yelled as I shook my head and got rid of the thoughts.

"Amy Rose" I said to myself as I looked at my reflection in the mirror "You will not fall in love. Not again. Especially witha dirty, disgusting….sexy….No! No, no, no… a dirty, nasty, trashy, southsider!" I told myself sternly. I felt my phone vibrate in my back pocket and took it out to see that I got a text message from Rouge.

Got in trouble :(
That sucks :( how much trouble?
Meh. Not too much trouble. Just can't drive for a week
Oh that's not too bad
Yeah. Hey wanna go to the club tomorrow night? I need to let loose for a bit
Sounds great actually. Text Cream to see if she can come too
Okey-dokey.

I shut my phone and decided to go shower. I felt disgusting after going to the south side. Tomorrow night was the night to let loose. Nothing would matter anymore. Tomorrow night was going to be the night.

*With Shadow*

"C'mon, Knux, just one more question!" I protested as I kept up with him. He sighed and turned to me.

"If you want to know more, than why don't you go ask her yourself, since you're so interested" he said sternly. For some reason, that pink hedgehog made me feel weird. Everything about her caught my interest. Although she looked like she hated my guts, I loved the way that she stood up for herself. All of the girls that I dated/hooked up with are all little dumb headed bimbos. This one though….she looked worthy. Not to mention, she was ridiculously sexy! I smirked at the thought.

"Dude, that's the thing though. I need to know about her so I can do the right things! You get me?" I said as I put my hands in my pockets. Knuckles just shook his head.

"Listen, it's not a good idea that you hook up with her. Plus, I don't think she will. She had a rocky with Sonic and it kinda scared her from being in another relationship" he told me. I sudden rush of anger ran through my system.

"What the hell did my gay-ass cousin do to her?" I said a little too anxiously.

"She caught him in bed with Sally" he said as he kept walking. Whoa… I thought to myself. We had that one thing in common at least. I also caught the one girl that I thought I was in love with, screwing some other guy. I was completely heartbroken. Plus, I was even going to propose to her. I bought her a ring that cost me a fortune. As soon as I caught her cheating on me, I put the ring away. I was going to sell it, but I never got the chance to do it. Looking at it just made me emotional. I thought I was in love, but I was just a fool. I never told Fiona about the ring. The only person I trusted was Knuckles and he was the only other person who knew.

"Well, we're on the same boat I guess" I said as I unclenched my fists.

"Yo, what the hell Fiona talking about anyways?" Knuckles suddenly asked me. I shrugged my shoulders.

"I don't even know. She was drunk so she was just trash talking" I said.

I had absolutely no sympathy or feelings for Fiona anymore. Sometimes she still thinks she can get me back, but like that ever going to happen. I walked to the doorstep of my small townhouse.

"See-ya, Knux" I called out.

"Later" he called back as he went to his house. I walked in and saw my little sister sitting on the floor watching T.V.

"Hey, Shadow" she called out.

Her name was Vanessa and she was a super smart kid. She was only 6 years old and she could do complex algebra all by herself. She looked exactly like me but she wore big glasses. She had her hair in braids and her bangs would stick out. She was also missing two front teeth. I also had a seven month old baby sister. Her name was Bella and she was very fussy. She also looked like me, but she had gray eyes, like my mom. Another thing was that I took care of my sisters. My parents passed away a couple of months ago in a car crash. I had to act like their father and had to start paying bills and other stuff that they needed. I was dumped with a huge responsibility and I had to do it. They looked up to me and I loved them more than anything. I would have never turned my back on them and I knew this was what my parents would have wanted for me to do.

"Did anything come in the mail, V?" I asked her.

"Yeah" she said as she got up to hand me a couple letters. She pushed up her big glasses.

"They're just bills" she told me. I sighed. I was already in debt and I was trying my very best to pay them all off. I worked at the car repair shop with Knuckles but it didn't pay me enough. I was starting to consider getting another job to help pay more bills.

"Thanks" I said as I messed up her hair. She stuck her tongue out at me and went back to watching T.V. I was so stressed out. I really needed to get out of the house for one night. Maybe hook up with a couple of chicks could help me take some things off of my mind. Maybe that pink hedgehog could help you take your mind off of things. What the hell? I didn't even think that and somehow that idea just waltzed into my mind. I shook my head. This girl was messing me up. I didn't need a girl in my life. I was perfectly fine on my own, but just getting to know her wouldn't be a crime, right? I was snapped back to reality when I heard crying coming from Bella's room. I went to see her and saw that she was standing up in her crib. She reached out for me and I picked her up. Ever since my parents died, she's been really fussy and she's been crying a lot. I rocked her in my arms for a bit and calmed her down.

"Shh…it's okay" I cooed as I sat down in the rocking chair in the corner. My mom always did this with all of us and she said that it would always work. I slowly rocked back in forth until I was certain that she had fallen asleep. When I heard soft snoring, I got up and gently placed her inside of her crib. I went inside of the living room and sat down on the couch.

"You and Bella are going to Miss Gage's tomorrow night" I told Vanessa. She turned her head.

"Where are you going, mister?" she asked me.

"I…have important things to do" I said after a while. She just shrugged her shoulders and went to her room. I sighed and closed my eyes. I had a feeling that tomorrow was going to be fun. I smiled.

Lots of fun.