Chapter Three: The Day Spring Came

It wasn't long before Amy and Shadow had both realized that it was around the afternoon. So far the date had been great for the two. Shadow was actually letting her in, and Amy was taking her mind off of her recent summer break up. It was with a certain green colored hedgehog who was really great at being nice and all, but Amy didn't really want anything to do with the relationship anymore.

And now here she was, on a freindly date with her best freind Shadow the hedgehog. And yes, so far this is the bestest date she had ever been on in her entire life in dating.

"Rose?" Shadow questioned when she was just standing there.

She looked back at him, and seen that he was about to get out of the water. Thinking that he was hungry which was probably the reason why. She made her way towards the shallow part.

"Getting out?" Amy asked as she helped herself out of the water as well.

"Hungry?" Shadow simply said as he shook out his quills from the water.

When he did. Amy had to put her hands up to shield herself from the driplets. Amy had her back turned, and then looked back at Shadow. She couldn't help but blush at how muscular he had gotten over time.

Catching sight of his muscular back she smiled, and then continued with drying herself off. Amy then caught sight of something moving in the trees. She shielded her eyes from the sun, and then seen that it was nothing more than just a bird nesting up in it's nest.

Amy couldn't really help herself. She let out an amused giggle, and then began to walk towards where Shadow was sitting.

When she finally turned to walk towards the tree they were near. Amy had giggled lightly. Shadow was still drying himself off, and the way his quills were sticking up made Amy just let out a little girly giggle that wasn't really out of character for her.

"Want me to help?" Amy asked as she walked towards.

By watching him react towards her question made her raise an eyebrow. He seemed to have gotten flustered, and then made him rapidly shake his head no. That was more of a Sonic, or Knuckles thing. Not a Shadow the hedgehog thing. Which made Amy pause for a bit before she smiled at him.

His little 'no' gesture was in vain as Amy just stood behind him, and then proceded to use his towel to dry off his wet quills.

With Shadow he was only making a little kid face when they didn't get a piece of candy, or a toy they wanted. Oh, how Amy wished she had a camera to document Shadow's face. What anyone do to see Shadow's kid face.

"You know, what's less of a turn on is the way you begin to act like a spoiled child." Amy whispered into his ear.

He only shot his head up instantly at the little utter. 'Turn on'. That made him want to panic. What season is it? Is it already that time of year for females, or is it just Shadow over reacting in his mind at the thought of Amy being 'that way' towards him.

"You're such a perv Shadow." Amy said in amusment, and then giggled cutely.

When she giggled it made Shadow's back fur nearly stand on end, and want...

'The hell?! I can't let want get in the way of my freindship with Amy!?' Shadow had began to think bitterly towards himself, and was debating about what he wanted.

The lust side of him wanted her, and the moral side of him wanted a nice relationship, and if not that at least a really great freindship.

But with his lust side, he had come to terms that they were the same thing. He could have her, and still have the relationship she wanted, and or freindship she had to offer.

"Hey, Rose?" Shadow said as he grabbed her hand that was near his shoulder.

"Hm?" Amy looked down at him.

"What's our relationship?" He asked as he still had his head facing the ground.

"Honestly, that's for you to find out." Amy said while she stuck her tongue out playfully towards him.

That was worst move Amy could have made in her entire life of being her. There was only a blur of black with a hint of red streaks. Amy was on the blanket she brought just in case they both got hungry. With Shadow holding her down by one of her wrists, and his other hand caressing her cheek.

Amy and Shadow had looked at each other for a long time. Before Shadow had actually began to lower her face towards hers. A crazy blush had engulfed her entire muzzle as their lips were only inches apart, but that was when something hit Shadow in the back of the head.

"Oh?" Amy said as she looked up to see a squirrel come down after it's nut that must have fallen.

The two got up, and watched the squirrel run back up the tree trunk, and back to it's home.

That was when a supressed laughter was held in by Amy. Shadow turned towards her with a confused look on his face.

"The moments ruined, huh?" Amy said as she looked at him.

Her jade eyes were something that you could look at forever, and Shadow's ruby eyes were something to die for.

He only rubbed the back of his neck a little uneasy. A very small blush was covering his tan muzzle.

"Yea." He said as he looked at the little lake that wasn't really noisy since it had a waterfall.

That was when his eyes caught the sight of Amy digging around in the picnic basket, and pulled out a canteen.

"Thirsty?" Amy said as she politely held the canteen towards him.

"It's juice." She explained.

He took, and nearly drank the whole thing in one gulp.

But the both of them were still stuck in that scene. That little moment that could have happened between them.

The end...

The scene with the squirrel was something that happened to me, and my bf.

But it wasn't a squirrel, it was my little brother, and his freind that were in his tree house, and instead of a nut it was a water balloon.

And after that I decided that I was going to strangle my little brother, and his friend after my bf left, but I couldn't because they both used the cute face. Anyway hope you enjoyed this chapter.