Yay! 2! Hehehe
Sonic the Hedgehog (C) Sega
1 Month Later…
I locked the door behind me and threw my keys into my purse. Today I was out to meet Rouge at a small coffee shop to chat.
It had been a month since Shadow left. We've been writing letters to each other a lot, and he says he misses me. He hasn't written back for a few days actually…
Anyways, I did miss him a lot. It felt weird getting up in the mornings and not having him next to me. Or not having him digging through our pantry or making breakfast or just making me smile. I couldn't wait for him to come home, and I cried the entire first week he was gone.
A bus honk quickly brought me back down to Earth. I stepped out of the way just in time to avoid being smashed. I breathed a sigh of relief. I crossed the street, safely this time, and walked into the small shop on the corner. Rouge waved me over.
"Hey you! How's it been?" Rouge greeted me as I hugged her back.
"Not bad, how's it been with you and Sonic?" We took a seat and she rolled her eyes.
"Oh please, we're so going downhill. He's such a jackass, and I've kind of been eying Knuckles for a little while. Yeah, I'm kind of thinking about breaking up. I can see how you stopped chasing him, Ames." I laughed and nodded. "So, how's the war going?" I looked down and bit my lip.
"Good I guess. Shadow is doing fine, the last letter he sent me I got a week ago. He misses home." Rouge's eyes widened.
"A week? And you've written back, right?" I nodded. "It only takes 2 days for the mail to travel in between you two. Maybe it got lost or he hasn't gotten enough time to write back," she concluded. I agreed as the waitress came over.
"Hiya girls, my name's Tikal and I'll be your waitress tonight. What would you like to drink?" The lady asked. I nodded to Rouge, telling her to start.
"I'll do an iced coffee please." Tikal scratched some stuff down on a notepad, then turned to me.
"How bout you sugar?"
"I'll do an iced tea please." She nodded and ran off to the kitchen. Rouge turned back to me.
"No worries girl, he'll be home soon. I just know it." Rouge gave me a reassuring smile that made me grin.
"Thanks Rouge." Our drinks arrived and we thanked Tikal. I gulped down half of my tea while Rouge gulped down part of her frozen drink. We sat in a silence for a while, and then began to chat some more. We'd been catching up on everything, from boys to work to just daily life.
"But yeah, my last date with Sonic was HORRIBLE. We first went to the movies. He picked the movie and it was some, like, geeky action movie. I was the only girl in there, except for this other person who I'm pretty sure was female. They had long hair… anyways, after the movies we went to dinner. We got into his car and he asked me if I liked Burger King or Carl's Jr. better! I just can't believe that jerk," Rouge finished. I nodded and chuckled.
"Wow. That must've been the best night of your life."
"You're funny," Rouge said sarcastically. I smiled. "But really, almost all of the dates were like that. He's not that great of a boyfriend."
"Good. Because I know a certain red echidna has had an eye on you for a while." She blushed and looked down.
"You really think so Amy?" I nodded.
"I don't just think so, I know so. Rouge, he even told me he really likes you. He's been trying to get me to break you and Sonic up for the longest time now, because he wants to ask you out. He even offered me part of the Master Emerald to do it. He offered me cash, chaos emeralds, tickets to various things; I mean he really really really likes you! I can just tell by how he looks at you all the time. Haven't you ever seen him blush when he sees you? If you break up with Sonic, you have to tell me! I'll tell Knuckles when you do." I gave her a wink and smiled while she tapped her chin in thought.
"You know what, maybe you're right Amy. Maybe it is time to move on. And if you say Knuckles has an eye on me, then you can tell him I'm single," Rouge said standing up and finishing the last of her iced coffee. "I think it's about time I call up that blue moron and break up." We threw away our trash, left money for our bill, and walked out onto the street corner. "In fact, I'll call him tonight. Thanks Ames." Rouge gave me a hug and I hugged her back. "It's been great to see you again, are you sure you're ok to walk home alone? It is dark outside."
"Nonsense, my house is right around the corner. Don't worry Rouge, I'll be just fine." She smiled and nodded before taking to the skies. I watched her fly off into the night sky. I turned and began to walk back home. There were barely any people out tonight, just me in fact. I crossed the street and suddenly heard my phone going off. I pulled it out and looked at it. "I've never seen that number before…" I answered the call anyway. "Hello?"
"Hello, is this Miss Amy Rose?"
"Yes… who am I speaking with?"
"This is the commanding officer of Shadow's unit. You are his girlfriend, no?"
"I am. What's wrong with Shadow?"
"He seems to have vanished. We believe he was taken during the surprise attack a few nights ago. Though we've tried our hardest to locate him, we can't seem to find him. We're terribly sorry Miss Rose." I stopped walking and just stood there, frozen in shock with my mouth wide open. Tears began to run down my face. Shadow… gone? "Miss Rose? Are you there?"
"Yes, yes I'm here. Thank you for letting me now, officer."
"My pleasure Miss Rose. Shadow was a brave hedgehog that we will always remember. He was a great inspiration for all of us. I apologize Miss Rose, but I must get back to work. Good night, Miss Rose."
"Good night, officer." A click was heard on the other side of the phone. I slowly slide my phone back into my purse. Tears flowed steadily down my face now. He's gone. He's gone! I could hear his words to me in my head. Don't cry because I'm gone, but smile because you know I'll be home. I love you, Ames! "No, this can't be happening! This isn't true! This has to be a nightmare! It can't be happening! It can't be happening!"
The last thing I saw was a figure leaning on the side of a building by and alley before everything went black.
DUN DUN DUN! *LE GASP* SHADOOOOOOWWWW! NOOOOOOOOOO!
