Chapter 3: True Love

Shadow walked beside me and asked me if I was okay, I didn't say a word and went inside to the room that Sally gave to Speedy and I to rest. I jumped to the bed and put my head on the pillow, crying because of Mezu. Speedy came inside and comforted me while telling me that everything was going to be fine, I knew that wasn't true. I hated Mezu for what he did.

Then I saw that Speedy was yawning, I told him go rest and that we would go talk about it in the morning. Speedy nodded in agreement, he crept under the sheets of the bed, laid his head on the pillow, and fell asleep. I leaned over and said good night to him while kissing him on the cheek; he murmured the same thing in his sleep.

I went outside to and went on top of a hill to watch the full moon, the moon was shining bright and it was really beautiful in a romantic way. Shadow blamed me for Mezu's death, I felt discouraged and guilt at the same time. I burst into tears again because I felt alone and miserable, and then I heard someone coming behind me. I turned my head only to see Shadow walking up to me, he sat down next to me and looked at the moon.

"What do you want?" I said while wiping the tears off my face, "I just came here to apologize for what I said earlier; I didn't mean it that way…" said Shadow with a sad tone. "You sounded like you meant it?" I said with a serious tone, "But I didn't mean it, I just…" said Shadow while looking like he was finding the right words to tell me.

I noticed that it was hard for him to say the right words to say to me, like something he was trying to tell me for years but never had the chance.

"Well?" I said in a curious tone, "I just didn't want to loose you again…" he said in a sad tone. I was shocked to hear him say that, it was the first time I have seen his emotional side. The first time I met him he was always serious, never showing emotions to anybody. But now, he was a different person. Then he put his hand on my hand and held it tight, I started to blush a little.

"When I heard that you infiltrated Eggman's facility to steal the data of his secret weapons, I was worried that you got captured or killed… So I volunteered to find the Freedom Fighters to help me on a rescue mission and an infiltration mission to stop Eggman's plan," said Shadow in a worried tone, I stood quiet for most of the time.

"Was it something I said?" said Shadow in a curious tone, "No… I just had something on my mind…" I said while looking down at the grass. The grass was mowing with the wind, like it was dancing with it. Nature does have its beauty; I always wondered why Eggman would want to destroy such beauty. Some people say it's because he doesn't have a heart and that he wants to destroy it because the beauty he knows is destruction, some people say it's because he loves to see the misery in people's hearts.

I would say it's because he doesn't know the true meaning of beauty, but I kept those thoughts to myself. I looked at Shadow and saw that he was looking at the moon, gazing upon its beauty. I sat closer to him, put his arm around me, and laid my head upon his shoulder. We sat there for several minutes, just gazing at the moon.

"Shadow…" I said while raising my head, "What is it Sett?" said Shadow. "Do you love me?" I said in curiosity, Shadow stood quiet for several minutes and I noticed that he was blushing. It was really funny seeing him blush, even though it was the first time I've seen him blush. I was waiting for his answer, but he just stayed quiet for the rest of the night. I got frustrated and got up to leave, until Shadow grabbed my hand and stopped me.

"Why are you leaving?" he said in curiosity, "I shouldn't have said that, it was a stupid question… I didn't know what I was thinking…" I said while trying to look away. Shadow raised my head with his right hand so our faces met, and then put his hand on my cheek.

"I do love you Sett, you mean the whole world to me…" he said while smiling, I was shocked to learn the truth. I started to blush after he said that he loved me, he saw that I was blushing and smiled.

"Why are you smiling?" I said in curiosity, "It's funny and cute seeing you blush," said Shadow while smiling. "Stop it! You're making me blush even more!" I said while covering my face, Shadow just started chuckling. I told him it wasn't funny, but he just kept chuckling. I told him that I despised him, and he said that I wasn't the only one that said that.

"It's good to see your sarcasm and merry mood again," said Shadow, "Thanks… I appreciate that…" I said while smiling. Before I could say anything else, Shadow wrapped his arms around me and kissed me. I didn't know how to react to what he did, so I just went with. I wrapped my arms around him, and let him kiss me. His lips felt warm on my lips, like laying on the grass on a sunny day. I had this pressure on my chest, it felt very strange. I think it was the feeling of nervousness, or the feeling of love.

Either way, it felt comfortable. We were kissing for several, and then he stopped kissing me. I didn't want to stop; I wanted to keep kissing him because it felt good. But I knew he wouldn't do that because he was a real gentleman, and a gentleman he was. After we finished kissing, I hugged him and he hugged me back. I heard his heart bumping when I put my head on his chest; it was like hearing rhythmic beating to a beautiful song.

"Shadow..." I said, "Yeah?" said Shadow while holding me tight. "Please don't leave me; I don't want to be alone anymore…" I said, and then I started to cry a little. Shadow saw me cry and held me tighter, and laid his head on my forehead. "I won't, I promise…" he said while holding me, "You promise?" I said while looking at Shadows eyes. He nodded in agreement and smiled back at me; I leaned forward and kissed him.

After we kissed, we went back to the Freedom Fighters HQ to rest. Waiting for tomorrow to think of a plan to defeat Eggman, and stop his reign of destruction