So, as ArcticKnight said I should do, I bumped up the rating. This chapter isn't quite as long as the first one.

"Shadow no! Please no!" Maria sobbed.

He was gone. Shadow was gone. The heart monitor was there to show proof. His heart wasn't beating anymore. There wasn't anything the doctors could do to bring him back.

"Shadow..." Sonic said quietly, tears running down his face.

His friend was gone. He didn't know what to do anymore. He was lost.

Lost.

Everyone else had shown up too late.

"Sonic...Sonic why are you crying?" Tails asked.

"Shadow's gone...his heart stopped...he's gone..." Sonic said biting his bottom lip.

Everyone stared at Sonic.

"N-no...no that isn't true..." Knuckles said.

"It is..." Maria said.

The doctors walked out of the room.

"We're sorry...but we couldn't save your friend..." one of them said. "If you would like to say your last goodbyes...you may do so..."

The doctors walked away as everyone went into the room. Shadow was lifeless on the hospital bed. Silver bit his bottom lip and stared at Shadow. Cream buried her face into Sonic's chest. Maria was by the bed, her hand laying on Shadow's. She didn't know how to cope with this. He wasn't gonna be there for her anymore. She loved his company but, now there wouldn't be any of his company to keep her happy.

"Why him...he had so much to live for..." Silver said.

"I don't know Silver...if only you saw the condition he was in before we got him here..." Sonic choked.

Maria had her face buried in her arms. She couldn't stop sobbing.

'He's gone...god why?! Why him?! Please Shadow I need you!' Maria thought to herself.

A small breath escaped Shadow's lips. It wasn't heard by anybody. Maria continued to sob, her face red. The heart monitor started slowly beeping again. Sonic looked at it and stared at the line as it started to spike up and down again. Shadow's hand twitched slightly. His fingers weakly closed around Maria's hand. Maria looked up at him.

"Shadow?"

She looked over and saw the breathing mask. She grabbed it and put it back over Shadow's mouth. He was breathing again. His head tilted, his eyes opening a bit.

"Did I ever tell you...that I love your eyes...?" Shadow said quietly.

"Shadow!" Maria said hugging him.

Shadow winced slightly, but allowed her to keep ahold of his body. Everyone looked at him in shock. Shadow smiled lightly and put his arm around Maria.

"Sh-Shadow! You're alive!" Silver said.

Shadow coughed a few times.

"Who ever said if my heart stopped I would be gone forever…?" Shadow said.