I'm sorry it took me so long to update, but I'm doing the best I can...Plus, School is starting soon and I'll be busy...I'll still write just not so fast...Please keep reviewing and checking for update..Thanks, Natsuki.

Cream heard those words and was surprisingly shocked. Those were the words she was hoping that he would say all day, but yet somehow in a weird way she didn't know what to say. She had liked Tails for quite some time now, but yet she had never told her closes friends her secret. I don't want to act too surprised, she said to herself.

"Why Tails, I don't know what to say except," she cut herself off through mid sentence. What can I say, she thought trying to think of something to say as quick as possible.

"Except, what," asked Tails trying not to sound too eager as to hear what she had to say.

Cream couldn't take it any longer she had to say what she had wanted to say for years, "I like you, too!" She said pretty loud, loud enough that even the people way across the other side of the eatery gave her a strange look.

Tails smiled at her and said, "I'd been hoping that's what you would say." He had a very content look upon his face and all his worries were gone, of course, not forever but long enough.

Lana sipped her cold drink and so much wanted to find the way to say what she had been meaning to say all along. It wasn't long before a blue hedgehog walked over to wait the table. Once he had gotten closer they all realized that it was Sonic in a white apron that was tied around his neck. On the right side of the apron it said Sonic, in all caps, and on the left side it said Chao Eatery.

Oh my God! When did Sonic get a job here, thought Amy.

"May, I take your orders," Sonic said and then looked at Tails and added, "Friends."

Amy opened up her menu and looked through it even though she already knew what she wanted just so she didn't have to look in the face of Sonic. They quickly ordered their food just so Sonic would go away.

"Why didn't you tell us that Sonic started working here," asked Cream looking at Tails. She knew that Tails has been Sonic's best friend for years and by the way Sonic had talked thought they still were.

"Well lately we haven't been speaking to one another. Everyday at college all he wants to do is hang out with the cheerleader girls and he tries to date them," Tails said with a sigh and a frown appeared on his face.

He sure must miss being Sonic's friend and all, thought Cream. She grabbed his paw with her paw and said, "You have me and the rest of your friends." He smiled once more, leaned over and kissed Cream on the nose.

"I have to tell ya'll something," said Lana finally finding the words to say.

Before Lana had a chance to say anything Amy had looked over at the kitchen and saw Sonic exiting it. She wanted to get this off her chest before she had to confront Sonic once more. "Wait! I have something to say first," she said as quickly as she could possibly get the words out and still be able to be understood.

"Go ahead," said Lana not quite understanding Amy's sudden outburst.

"I like and maybe even love Shadow," She said making sure she didn't say it too loud.

"So you don't like Sonic anymore," said Cream not realizing that Sonic had now walked up to their table. Amy didn't answer because she saw that Sonic had approached.

"Oh, hello Sonic," said Amy trying to sound as friendly as possible even though Sonic was the one she was furious at for being dreadfully mean to her for years now when she used to like him. After all these years she had figured out that Sonic wasn't the one she liked and that shadow was.

"Is it true what Cream just said," Sonic asked sternly to Amy.

Amy wanted to say no but she had to stick up for herself no matter how angry she was and that it might end up in a brutal fight. At least I brought my Piko Piko hammer, she thought. "'Is it true what Cream just said'," Amy said quoting Sonic and then said, "Yeah, it's true. If you have a problem with that you can take it up with me."

"I do have a problem with it but it's Shadow that is getting the beating," said Sonic undoing his apron.

"Please don't do that, Shadow didn't do anything," pleaded Amy, but it was too late Sonic was already heading out the door. Oh, no, thought Amy as she followed Sonic out the door and out of the mall. She continued to follow him until they got to Shadow's apartment. Shadow was in the apartment pool that was at the back of the apartment buildings.

"Hey, guys. What brings you both here today," said Shadow getting out of the pool and grabbing his beach towel.

"I have a bone to pick with you," said Sonic grabbing Shadow's arm.

"NO!" Amy shouted as Sonic ran forward and threw Shadow into the pool.

Sonic laughed evilly. Is Sonic really jealous, Amy asked herself. Before she could get out her Piko Piko hammer, Sonic had ran away. Amy dived into the cold water and pulled Shadow up out of it. His eyes were closed but he was still breathing.

"Shadow, are you all right," she asked wordily. He coughed a couple of times and water squirted out from his mouth.

"Yeah, I think so," he said still shocked that Sonic would to that.

"Why don't we go in and dry off," Amy said.

Shadow nodded his head in agreement and Amy followed him into his apartment building. It was a nice cozy one bedroom, one bathroom, with a kitchen and living room. Pictures of his friends lined the walls and a bouquet of flowers was on the table.

"I didn't bring a change of clothes," said Amy, but being wet and cold were the price for saving a friends life from drowning.

"That's okay I have an old pair of jeans and a T-shirt that might fit you," said Shadow and Amy followed him into his bedroom and he went through his drawer and found a faded pair of blue jeans and an ACDC concert T-shirt. "The bathroom is down the hall and on the right," he said as he handed her the clothes.

Amy went to the bathroom and changed out of her soaked clothes to put on Shadow's clothes. She felt warm in them and she felt like she liked shadow even more.

Yes, Shadow like the band ACDC..And also I am almost finished with the fourth chapter, so keep checking.