Shadow layed in his bed on his back. He
had talked to Sonic. He told him how he thought Black Fire
hated him.
"Hate you?!
Shadow, I hear him crying every night because he thinks your
dead! He loves you Shadow... you know that. He doesn't talk
to anyone anymore. He misses you. I missed you." he
said. "Now you don't?" I answered. " That's
because I'm right here, stupid. But Shadow, please
understand, everyone misses you. Please Shadow, come back
with us..." His words were like poison. They hurt,
badly. I looked down at my feet. I could imagine Black Fire,
all alone, on earth with tears running down his face, not
talking to anyone... It was a painful thought.
The
innocent state I had never seen from him. I looked up at
Sonic and saw that the look on his face was like his words.
His face alone showed sadness far from what I could bear. I
looked away. "I need to stay here." I said.
"What?!" Sonic said. "Orchid needs me. Tell
Black Fire that I'm alive and what I'm doing. I'm sure he'll
understand. He did the same for me."
Shadow
had written the event in his mind. He stared at the ceiling
thinking. He spread his left arm out and felt something.
Something was under the blanket... Shadow looked to the side
and saw Orchid nestled in the covers next to him. He smiled.
He slipped under the covers and held her hand. She was cold.
He could hear her breathing a bit, proving that she was
alive. She opened her eyes and looked at him. She smiled
sleepily.
She shivered and he held her close, keeping
her warm. She dug her face in his chest fur and he felt her
cold hands wrap around him to his back. Shadow then felt the
presence of someone he had not felt in a long time.
He
felt Maria... Shadow lifted Orchid's head and looked at her.
Her look was innocent but her whole self was not. He now
knew who she really was. She was Maria. "Hi Shadow."
she said. "Hello, Maria." he said back. Her face
turned from sleepiness to shock. "How'd you know."
she said. "I have a feeling that I've known all along."
Shadow said. Orchid settled down but was still a bit
confused. She looked at him. She touched his face. Shadow
closed his eyes. He felt her put her hand behind his ear.
She then started to scratch there. To Shadow, it felt good.
He leaned into her hand and, to his surprize, he purred! He
opened his eyes sleeply and smiled. He saw Orchid smile at
him too. She stopped scratching but he still purred. They
snuggled up to eachother. Shadow's purr got softer and more
kitten-like. They looked at eachother smiling and, then,
fell asleep.
