ShadAmyFan1999: So sorry for the long wait! Work was getting in the way, along with pets, family, moving, school, and a funeral. But I finally have it finished!

Mary Rose: Took you long enough!

-SONIC'S POINT OF VIEW-

Sonic watched as the ambulance sped down Shadow's driveway in shock, his ears quivering at the screaming sirens. Shadow had gone with Amy in the back of the unit, a far-away look in his eyes appearing when Amy had passed out. He felt a hand land on his shoulder and turned to see Sonia gesture towards her russet colored truck. "We will meet them at the hospital, along with everyone else. Tails sent an emergency text to everyone, letting them know what is going on." Sonia looked back at Tails, who nodded and climbed into the middle seat of the truck. Sonic followed him in as Sonia started the truck.

Sonic looked out the window as the trees sped by, anxious to get to the hospital. He turned to Sonia. "Hey, can't this thing go faster? I'd be there by now if I was on my own."

Sonia scowled into the rearview mirror. "Yes, Sonic, we know! But if you want Shadow to kill you before we can bail you out, you go right ahead and jump out the window."

Tails snickered as Sonic huffed and turned abruptly towards the window. "It's not my fault! All I've ever known is fast! Now we have to abide by speed limits and it's so irritating!" He grumbled.

Sonia glared at the road, her icy voice cutting through the air like it was butter, "You have to abide by them because when you go sonic speed, you don't think about the aftermath on that area! You're lucky that I could pay you're fine for you or you, the number one role model for kids, would have been arrested. So I do NOT want to hear another word about it!"

Sonic remained silent, afraid to speak. Never thought about that…what exactly did it do? He thought. Then his thoughts shifted. I hope Amy is ok. She passed out in Shadow's arms as the ambulance was on its way. Poor Shadow, I wonder if he blames himself. Or does he blame Sonia? Nah, he'll probably blame this on me somehow…

-AMY'S POINT OF VIEW-

Amy tried to open her eyes, but the florescent lights of the room forced her to reclose them. She tried to move, but found her body to be unresponsive. She struggled to move for a moment, then gave up. Why?! Why can't I move? Where am I?! She thought frantically. She forced her eyes open against the harsh light and looked around. She was in an unfamiliar room, the white and barren walls reflecting the harshness of the light above her. She looked at her body, which was strapped down to the bed. She started to hyperventilate. "W-where…w-why am I here?!" She asked as she looked around the room again. Nobody was in the room with her. She was alone. "Shaaaaaaddddddoooowwww!" She screamed at the top of her lungs.

-SHADOW'S POINT OF VIEW-

The doctor, a tall man with dark brown hair, was speaking with Shadow in the waiting room. "Please, I need to know that she is ok!" Shadow growled.

The doctor shook his head, "I'm sorry, no one is permitted to see her until we are done running tests." He motioned to the door, "Please, go home and we will call you when she -"

"Shaaaaaaddddddoooowwww!" Amy's scream sounded through the building. Shadow's ears perked up. Then he glared at the doctor, his ears pinned against his head. Sonic, Sonia, and Tails were sitting on the other side of the room, all alert after the scream had sounded, watching Shadow intently. Shadow put his hand on the doctor's shoulder and thrust him to the floor. Then he rammed into the locked door that blocked the hall from the waiting room to the ICU rooms. He cursed under his breath when the door didn't budge. Security guards came up behind him, yelling. Shadow turned around, his crimson eyes glowing with anger as he punched the first one in the jaw. "Shaaaaaaddddddoooowwww!" Amy screamed again. Shadow kicked the second guard into the third, sending them back into the wall, and rammed the door again.

CRACK!

Shadow smirked as he heard the door beginning to break. He backed up to the front door, glaring at the one to the ICU hallway, and ran forward.

CRACK! WHOOSH! BAM!

The door fell to the ground in a cloud of dust, the nurses squealing at Shadow's ruby irises glowing as he glared through it. Shadow ignored them and ran forward. "Rose!" He yelled.

"Shaaaaaaddddddoooowwww!" Amy called out, "Shadow! Where are you?!" Her voice faltered, giving away that she was crying. Knowing that, Shadow ran faster towards the end of the hall.

He came to a desk at the end of the hall, grabbing a male nurse by the shirt. "What room is she in?" He growled.

"I-I'm sorry. I'm not p-permitted to-" The nurse started.

"I don't give a god damn what you are or are not permitted to tell me! WHERE IS SHE?" Shadow snarled in his face.

"S-s-she's i-in 175. P-please d-don't hurt me!" The nurse pointed shakily to a single room at the end of the hall.

Shadow thrust the nurse back into his seat and took off down the hall. He reached the door and swung it open, revealing the pink hedgehog crying softly. "Rose!" He said softly as he walked to her bedside.

"Sh-Shadow! I'm scared! Where am I?! Undo these straps, please!" She sobbed, her tear-filled eyes looking up at him. Quickly he started to buckle the straps, starting with her arms, then her body, and finally her legs.

She sat up and hugged him, sobbing into his chest. He wrapped one arm around her body as he sat down, stroking her quills with his other hand to soothe her. "Shush, I'm here, Rose."

"W-where are we?" She sobbed.

Shadow sighed, "We are in the hospital. You collapsed when you got out of the car, remember?" Shadow felt her nod against him. "Don't worry, everything will be fine." He felt her hand come up to his right shoulder and he winced.

Amy looked up at him, worry in her tear-filled eyes. "What's wrong? Are you hurt?"

Shadow shook his head, "No, it's just a little sore."

"That's because your boyfriend here went crazy when you screamed." Sonic's voice came from the doorway.

Shadow's face flushed, "Shut up, faker."

Sonic walked into the room, "You know what he did Amy?" Sonia and Tails were at the door now, looking in on the conversation. Amy shook her head. Sonic smirked, "He busted down a locked door, fought off security guards, scared the hell out of the nurses, shoved the head doctor to the ground, and woke up nearly every damn patient in this hospital. I don't know about you, but I think most of those things are breaking the law."

Amy laughed, wiping tears away with her arm as she looked up at Shadow. "You really did all of that…for me?"

Shadow looked at her, little beads of sweat forming on his forehead. "Well, yeah. I...um…it's my fault you're in here so…"

Amy smiled and nuzzled into his white chest fur, mumbling "Thank you, Shadow."

Shadow watched her, muttering, "No problem, Rose." He looked up at the others, who were smiling at each other. Sonia was the first to speak, "I think it's time the three of us headed out. Call me if you need anything, Amy."

Amy nodded, "I will."

Sonia turned to leave and looked over her shoulder at Shadow, "Don't even think about going to work at the bar tonight, I will have someone cover for you."

Shadow nodded and watched the three of them leave.

-AMY'S POINT OF VIEW-

Amy sighed into Shadow's fur, the little white tufts twitching in her breath. She smiled as she thought about what Shadow had done to get to her. Maybe… She thought. She took in a deep breath, "Shadow?"

"Yeah, Rose?" Shadow replied.

Amy's heart skipped a beat. Am I really about to ask him this? How will he react? Please, don't be another Sonic…

"Rose?" Shadow was looking down at her now. Amy knew this because she could feel his hot breath on her quills now.

Amy sighed, "Now that Sonic and the others are gone, tell me the truth. Did you really do it out of guilt? Was that all it was?" She held her breath as she felt him stiffen up.

Shadow was silent for a long time, causing Amy to worry. Before she could apologize he murmured, "No, it wasn't because of guilt. I-I'm not sure why I did it, but I was consumed with a need to get to you when I heard you scream out for me. It's hard to explain really…"

Amy's wanted to scream, but not from fear. She wanted to scream for happiness. Instead she took another deep breath and looked up at him. "Thank you, that's all I needed to know. Now can we go home?"

Amy saw Shadow smile. "Sure, Rose. No one's gonna stop us." He lifted her up bridal-style and carried her out into the hall. She almost burst out laughing when she saw all the nurses dive for cover when Shadow appeared. As he walked down the hall, Shadow glared at all of them, daring each of them to step forward to stop them as they exited. Amy looked at a door that lay on the floor, its hinges ripped off the side of it and the lock still in the door-frame. The people in the waiting room looked at Shadow cautiously as he made his way with Amy to the front door.

Amy suddenly realized something, "Shadow, how are we gonna get home?"

Shadow cursed under his breath. "I forgot that I rode in the ambulance with you when I came." He looked around, biting his lip while he was thinking.

Amy sighed, "I guess I could call Sonia from the front desk." Shadow nodded and carried her back inside.

The lady at the front desk looked up at him, "Can I help you?"

Shadow nodded towards the phone, "We need that." He watched as the lady picked up the phone and handed it to Amy, who told the lady what numbers to dial.

Ring

Ring

Rin—

"Hello?" Sonia's voice came through the phone.

"Hey Sonia, it's me Amy. Shadow and I need a ride to his house." Amy said cheerfully.

"Ok, I'll call Tails."

"Thanks Sonia!"

"Give Tails about 10 minutes to get there, ok?"

"Okay, we will. Bye!"

"Bye!"

Click

Amy gave the phone back to the lady and Shadow carried her to a seat. He set her down in it and took the seat next to her. "Well?" He asked.

"She's calling Tails to come and get us. She said it would be a ten minute wait." Amy sighed. She looked around at all the people who stared at them fearfully. She raised an eyebrow at a young wolf, who quickly looked away. She turned back to Shadow. "By the way, I love the room that you gave me. It's chic."

Shadow face turned quizzical, "Chic?"

Amy laughed, "It's another word for Elegant."

"Oh. Well thanks then." He laughed and looked away towards the front door.

-SHADOW'S POINT OF VIEW-

A few minutes later, Tails pulled up in a white 2007 Dodge Charger. Shadow lifted Amy bridal-style again and carried her to the car. He set her in the backseat and started to close the door when she whispered, "Please stay back here with me." He felt his face warm up and he nodded, climbing in beside her. She laid her head on his shoulder and started messing with his chest fur. He noticed Tails smirking in the rearview mirror and reached forward and smacked him on the back of the head full force. He felt Amy shake her head and he glanced at her in time to catch her rolling her eyes at him. He huffed and looked out the window as Tails pulled away from the hospital. He watched the trees go by as the little car sped along, thinking to himself silently. Why did I go crazy when she screamed? Why is everyone acting so weird around us? What was that weird feeling I got when she asked me those questions? Why do I keep calling her Rose? He felt Amy shift beside him and looked at her. She had fallen asleep and her head was on his chest. He turned himself around to make her more comfortable, his arms around her frame as he held her in place so she wouldn't fall. When he was settled, he leaned his head back against the window of the car.

A few moments passed before the car stopped. Shadow looked at Tails, who mouthed the words, "We're here." Shadow nodded and lifted Amy off of him softly. He opened his door and stepped out, then turned around and lifted Amy out of the car bridal-style.

He carried her up the steps, Tails following close behind, and pointed at the lamp above his front door. He mouthed the word "Key" to Tails, who nodded and reached up to grab the key behind the plate that held the lamp up. Then Shadow watched as Tails unlocked and opened the door. Shadow pushed past him and carried Amy up the stairs and into her room. He set the pink hedgehog on the velvet colored satin sheets and covered her up. Then he walked out of her room and into the hall, tripping on Amy's discarded dress. He fell on the floor by Tails' feet, "OMPH!" Shadow staggered to his feet and picked up the dress. He closed Amy's door and carried the dress downstairs and into the laundry room. When finished, he headed to his living room and sat down heavily on his couch, rubbing his face with his hands.

Tails came into the room, shaking his head. "Tell me, why did you let Amy stay here?"

Shadow looked at him, "Because she got faker out of my house."

Tails gave him an 'I'm-not-a-dumbass' look. "Tell me the truth."

Shadow sighed, "I don't know." He looked at his feet and rubbed the back of his head with a hand. "I saw how she scared the hell out of Sonic and I guess I…" He trailed off, not really sure where he was headed with that sentence.

"You fell for her?" Tails asked softly.

Shadow looked up at him in shock, "W-where would you get that idea?!" Shadow felt his face turn bright crimson.

Tails laughed, "Because! Everyone has noticed how you treat her different than everyone else. And plus it is kind of obvious with you calling her 'Rose' instead of 'Amy'. You also went berserk in the hospital when she screamed. Face it. You've got it bad for her."

Shadow glared at him, "No! No, you're wrong. Get out of my house. Thanks for bringing us here but that's all you needed to do."

Tails smirked, "I get it. You want to be alone with her when she wakes up."

"Shut up! Shut the hell up! Get out!" Shadow growled as he pushed the fox out the door.

"Don't worry! You're secret is safe with me! Have fun!" Tails laughed as he walked back to his car. He got in and drove off quickly. Shadow watched as he disappeared. His face was still bright crimson as he growled and slammed the door. He winced almost immediately afterward, realizing he may have woken Amy up.

After a few moments of silence, Shadow headed to the kitchen and began to make dinner. He filled a large pot with water and set it on the stove to boil. He brought out some potatoes from the pantry and began to peel them. When he finished, he opened a can of corn and drained the juice from it. He put the corn into a bowl and put it in the microwave. The water had begun to boil and he put the potatoes in it, lowering the heat. He then filled a medium sauce pan with water and put it on the stove. He went to the cabinet and pulled out a box of 'Suddenly Pasta Salad: Bacon and Ranch Flavor' and set it on the counter. Then he went to the fridge and pulled out some thawed out Scallops. He then covered a baking pan with butter and set the scallops on it. He sprinkled garlic salt on them and set them in the oven and cooked them at 425 degrees. The medium sauce pan began to boil, so Shadow dumped the pasta into it. He then took the sauce packet and put it in a medium bowl and added mayonnaise. He stirred the mixture until the sauce was nice and smoothly even. Then he drained the water from the potatoes and started to mash them up. He did this until they were nice and soft. Then he drained the pasta and put it back into the pan. He dumped the sauce into it and mixed it up. Then he put it into the fridge to cool down. By then it was six o'clock and he took out the scallops and split them up evenly between two plates. He then took the plates and added a serving of mashed potatoes to each. Then he turned on the microwave for thirty seconds to heat up the corn. Afterwards he put a serving of corn on each plate. Then he took the pasta salad out of the fridge and put a serving on each plate. He grabbed two forks and took them and the plates to the living room. Then he headed upstairs to wake Amy up.

He opened the door and turned her light on. He walked over to her bed and shook her shoulder. She lazily opened her eyes and murmured, "Shadow?"

Shadow smiled, "Yep, now get up. Dinner is ready." He took her by the hand and helped her up. "You might want to change clothes, though." He motioned towards her bathing suit. She nodded to him and he left the room, closing the door behind him. He went into his room and grabbed a dark green shirt and pulled it on. He took off his quick-dry shorts and put on a fresh pair of boxers and pulled on his ripped jeans that were hanging in his closet. Then he went downstairs and into the living room. He saw Amy on the couch, a plate in her hand. She had turned on the T.V. and was watching 'Aladdin'. He smirked and sat beside her, picking up the other plate and began to eat. They sat their silently as the movie played on. He noticed that she was wearing the same clothes as earlier today: a black tee shirt and skin-tight jeans.

Amy abruptly turned to him, looking him dead in the eye. "Do you ever dream of stuff like that?" She said, pointing to Aladdin and Jasmine flying on the carpet in the movie.

"Be specific." Shadow raised an eyebrow.

"Love. Do you ever dream about love?"

Shadow felt his face warm up as he thought about what Tails said. He looked down at his plate and stuttered, "N-no, not really. I mean, I've never thought about Love before."

Amy's face fell, "Oh, no! You've never experienced Love before?" She set her plate down and scooted closer to him. She reached up and pulled his head down to her chest and stroked his quills. "You poor thing! You've missed out on so much!"

Shadow was dumbstruck. He remained silent as Amy stroked his head, knowing that his face must have been as red as an apple. After a few moments, Shadow cleared his throat and muttered, "Let me go now." He heard her gasp and felt her release her grip on his head. He sat up and stared at his plate. I will not fall for her! Not ever! Tails is wrong. Shadow looked over at Amy. She was watching him with eyes that were half curious and half fearful. He sighed, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

He watched as Amy shrugged her shoulders and mumbled, "Usually you'd at least threaten someone for even touching you. Why do you not threaten me? You did earlier today but now you just seem to accept it. You don't seem like…..you. At least, not the you that everyone knows."

-AMY'S POINT OF VIEW-

Why? Why are you all of a sudden so different? Is it me? She watched Shadow's face. His eyes had widened and his mouth opened and closed as he struggled for the right words. "I'm not….quite sure." He looked down at his plate.

Amy watched him for a moment before reaching over and grasping his hand tenderly. "Shadow." She whispered. She scooted closer to him as he looked up. Amy took and put his arm around her to where his hand was on her lower back.

"Uh…w-what are yo-" Shadow stammered and Amy put her finger on his mouth to silence him.

"Shadow, I…..I think that I-" Amy was interrupted as the front door swung open and slammed into the wall.

"Oh Amy!" A violet hedgehog stood in the doorway in a black mini-skirt, a bright blue, flowy tank-top, a black leather jacket, bright blue headband, and cat-eye sunglasses. "What happened?! I thought you were in the hospital."

"Who the hell are you and what the hell do you want?" Shadow slammed his plate down on the coffee table and got up. Amy watched him for a moment as he glared at her. Then she got up and took ahold of his arm.

"Shadow, don't." Amy sighed and pointed at the newcomer, "She is my older sister."

Mary sauntered over to Shadow, "Well…if it isn't the infamous Shadow the Hedgehog, the ultimate lifeform himself. I have been just dying to meet you. Let me introduce myself. I'm Mary, Mary Rose. Super Model, Actress, Single." Amy watched solemnly as Mary reached around and pinched Shadow right above his tail.

Then, to Mary's surprise and Amy's delight, Shadow took Mary by the shoulders and thrust her against the wall. His ruby irises glowed in fury as he growled, his ears pinned back. "Don't you ever touch me again. I am not a pet. I am not into you, regardless of how highly you regard yourself. If you do touch me, I will take delight in killing you. If you value yourself at all, stay away from me." Shadow snatched up his and Amy's plates and stormed into the kitchen.

"Humph!" Mary turned to Amy. "Why are you not in the hospital, runt?"

Amy's expression turned sour. "Shadow came and got me out. And anyways, why are you here? Don't you have a job in California? Or were you fired? I'm guessing the later."

"Ugh, you are so insensitive! The hospital called me and told me you were in critical condition! Mom told me to come and see you for her. It's not like I wanted to be here! But now that I've seen real estate like that…" She gestured towards where Shadow had disappeared, "I might stay a while."

"There's no way Shadow will let you stay." Amy smirked.

"He let you stay here, didn't he?" Mary laughed.

"I've known him for a long time. Plus I helped him out this morning, so therefore he is letting me stay."

"Oh, please."

"What's that supposed to mean?!" Amy asked incredulously.

"It means that he pities you, runt." Mary smirked.

"What in the hell makes you think that I pity Rose?" Shadow's voice came from the kitchen. "Better yet, what the hell are you doing in my house?" Amy watched as Shadow walked out, wiping his hands on a dish towel.

"Fine, you want me gone? I'm gone. But not for long." She turned to Amy. "I'll just ask around for your beloved Sonic."

"Go ahead. I have no interest in that faker anymore." Amy turned her nose up and walked back to the couch. "Now get out."

Amy watched as Mary dramatically huffed and picked up her purse, which had been laid down at the door, and sauntered out the door. Shadow slammed the door behind her and turned and leaned against it, smirking at Amy. "What?" She asked after a few odd moments.

"'Go ahead. I have no interest in that faker anymore.'" Shadow quoted her. "I believe you picked that up from me." Amy smiled and threw a throw-pillow at him. Shadow caught it and laughed. "All right Rose. I'm going to bed. See ya in the mornin'."

"Goodnight, Shadz." Amy sighed as he disappeared. I can't believe Mary was here. Then she thought about what she had almost done. I can't believe I almost told him how I thought I felt. She turned back to the T.V. and sighed as she watched the movie.

A little while later, Amy turned off the T.V. and walked upstairs. Her cat meowed as she walked into her room. "Hi Violet." Amy greeted the feline. She closed her door and went to her closet. She slipped off her jeans, leaving a pair of black, lacy underwear on her lower half. Then she took off her black tee, revealing a bra to match her underwear. She grabbed a long, baggy tee shirt. It was red in color with black letters spelling "San Francisco Beach" and it came down to her knees. She slipped it on and put her other clothes in the hamper. Then she climbed into the bed, Violet curled up beside her. "Goodnight, Violet." She whispered to the cat.

-AMY'S DREAM-

Amy found herself wandering around in a fog covered field. It was dark and no one was around. "Hello?" She called out cautiously. As she waited for a reply that never came, she heard footsteps. They were fast and unorthodox, which lead Amy to believe that the person was in a panic. She called out again, "Wait! Wait for me!" She took off running towards the sound of the footsteps. Amy ran until she came to a small hut in the middle of the field. She walked cautiously up to the door and knocked softly. The door swung open slowly. "Hello?" She called into the hut. She heard something rustle in the back of the hut and she walked in. Suddenly Amy was thrust into the back wall of the hut, her hands pinned above her head. She looked up in horror as the brown wolf sneered evilly at her.

"Glad you could make it Amy. I was getting bored. You did leave without saying goodbye." The wolf took his free hand and ripped her shirt with his claws. "That's for leaving me, Amy." He laughed. Then he softly drug his claws across her stomach, her skin involuntarily flinching. "This is going to be fun." He raised his hand above his head.

-SHADOW'S POINT OF VIEW-

Shadow felt someone shaking him awake. He groaned and opened his eyes to see tear filled emeralds. "S-shad-dow!" He heard Amy whisper-slash-sob.

"Amy?" Shadow sat up. "What's wrong?" He noticed that Amy had tears running down her face, her shirt soaked in salty water.

"H-he's i-in my d-dreams! H-he won't l-leave me a-alone. Sh-shadow! I-I'm scared." She sobbed. Shadow put his arms around her. He sighed slowly as she cried, her tears slowly soaking into his chest fur.

"Who Rose? Who was in your dream?" He stroked her quills to try and calm her down.

"T-the wolf f-from San Fr-franci-cisc-co. H-he won't l-leave m-me a-alone!" Amy wailed.

Shadow was beginning to understand, "He's why you left California, isn't he?" He felt Amy nod against him. "It's okay. He can't reach you here. And even if he could, I would beat the hell out of him."

"Thank you, Shadow." Amy sniffled. "C-can I sleep in here with you?"

Shadow stiffened up. "Uh…..sure, Rose." He watched as she slipped under the satin blankets and scooted close to him as he laid down. He sighed and slipped back into sleep, Amy snuggled into his side.