Disclaimer: Amy decides that it's time to leave the team. She figures that she is useless to them, and hopes to find someplace that she is needed. She finds work in a nearby village called Hitsukeya, unaware that she is being followed and watched...until it's too late. Can the team find her and save her from a horrible ending before the killer? Read more to find out...

What's Best?

Chapter two: A Dark Past

??? POV

My eyes began to search around. Who was this...Amy Rose that the others spoke of? I've never heard of her before...seems kinda pointless to be looking for her..

"Have you seen this girl?" I'd ask the citizens-handing them a picture to go along with it-but as they stared at it, I realized they had no idea who she was.

Until I met Shadow.

"Yeah...I've been looking around for her all day...why're you asking me if you've seen her..?" He asked with his casual tone of voice.

I took the picture back. "Thanks for your information Mr. Nosey." Turning away, I decided that he was just another one of those useless friends of Sonic. No one important.

"Listen, punk...Amy is my fr-" Shadow stopped himself before coughing. "Sonic's friend...and I'd really like to get her back just so he stops annoying me to hell about it...got it?"

I shrugged. "Your problem. Not mine." I smirked in victory at his losing growl.

"You should respect your allies, Xaero." Shadow stood up before I could even take five steps away.

"Sorry, Shadow. I'm not your ally any longer. Mostly because you turned on us. Left us alone while Dr. Eggman did this to me.." I could almost feel the scar burning at the thought. "..and.." I trailed off.

"How's Kairumi...?" Shadow asked softly.

I closed my eyes, feeling hatred swell. "She's dead. No thanks to you. You left us-left her. Do you know how much pain she was put through for helping you escape?? I stayed up at night-hearing her scream...until it finally just stopped." I turned and glared at Shadow. "She died for you, Shadow! She died in those damn cells! The rats ate at her body until there was nothing left but BONE!"

Shadow stood there in silence. "...I'm sorry." He was staring at the ground, no emotion in his eyes what-so-ever.

I spit at his feet. "Tch...I wish you were the one dead and not her...she deserved none of that pain.....good-bye, Shadow." I turned and walked off into the crowd, leaving him to remember that horrible night.

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Flashback

"Shadow, you have to go!!"

"I can't just leave you here-they'll kill you!"

"It doesn't matter now, you have to go!"

"No! You and Xaero are coming with me!"

"It's too late! Xaero was already found out! You have to go NOW!"

"Then you come! If Dr. Eggman finds you-he'll-"

"GO!" She shoved him out of the door and pressed a large red button.

He turned, his eyes widening. "Kairumi! NO!" He saw the sad happiness in her eyes as robot guards approached her quickly, then saw nothing as the last thing he saw was blood splatter on the floor.

"KAIRUMI!!"

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Xaero POV

It's been so long since then...It seems almost a distant storm...

"Xaero? Oh my god, is that you?"

Sighing, I turned my head.

Blue eyes stared back into my own deep blue ones, and my eyes widened. "N-No way..."

A purple cat stood there, eyes sharper with an hour-glass figure. The tail was long and yet short enough to look cute as it poofed, and her large cat ears stood out the most. She wore a white mini-skirt with a purple top to match her eyes; and it almost seemed to blend into her skin.

"Y-you're..."

"Kairumi? Yeah, I know." She smiled. "Wasn't expecting me, huh?"

My world literally went black.

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Meh...I was too tired to put up the rest...I'll just put it up as a chapter three and give you all of like chapter four in it or something.....xD

btw, I'm srry I haven't updated....8th grade sucks . I've been busy getting better at my drawing than my writing. . You're all allowed to say whatever you want because I've been gone so long .