Chapter Four

Note: Here's chapter four! I warn you all to bring some tissues and think of your happy place while reading this chapter. I own none of the characters except for Emilie.

Time inched by slowly almost driving a grieving human girl over the edge. She had learned that the son she tried to save had died too. As time passed slowly her wounds stopped aching as much as they had the day before. Emilie was more worried for Shadow's health than her own. The red and black hedgehog showed no sign of waking up although his heart was beating he was in a coma-like state of sorts. It was almost midday, Emilie sat sitting up on her bed staring out the window. Her gaze often traveled to the form of her lover on the other bed.

The girl sighed looking at the bandages on her arms before she took one look around the boring hospital room. Knuckles and Sonic were at the cafeteria getting some lunch. The room was silent except for the beeping of the machine next to the other bed. Emilie had begged the doctor to remove her from her machine since she was seemingly improving. In the silence of the room it became clear when Shadow's condition deteriorated. Emilie was swinging her legs from the edge of the bed when the soft beeping of the machine went dead her head shot up and her eyes widened.

"Shadow!" She shouted putting her feet on the floor and running over to the hedgehog's side.

"No." She whispered. "Shadow" She quickly pressed the button calling for the nurse. Tears slipped from her eyes landing on Shadow's fur, she placed her bandaged hand against his cheek.

"Don't leave me Shadow." She shut her eyes tears falling from her cheeks. She had already lost both of her sons she didn't want to loose Shadow too. She felt like her heart had been broken in half.

"Shadow!!" Her pained cry reverberated through the whole building. Down in the cafeteria Sonic's ears perked up catching the girl's cry.

"The sounded like Emilie." Sonic said as both males shot up and ran to the room. Back in the room nurses and doctors rushed pushing the crying girl away as they attempted to save the dying hedgehog. Just then Sonic and Knuckles entered the room. Knuckles caught the girl before she fell to the floor. Emilie pressed her face against her best friend's chest and sobbed as Knuckles moved outside of the room rubbing the girl's back soothingly. Sonic leaned against the wall watching the girl sadly.

After several endless and painful minutes the doctor came out into the hallway where the three where. Emilie didn't raise her head from her best friend's chest as she felt the doctor place a hand on her shoulder. But she had to when the doctor gave a shake to her shoulder she didn't notice the pain that brought. She finally raised her face from Knuckle's chest and looked at the doctor her face was tear stained.

"Is he…" She didn't continue her sentence because it was too painful for her to think that.

"He's stable…but we don't know if he'll make it through like this." The doctor said. "It'll take a miracle to keep him alive." Emilie didn't say anything but her eyes filled with tears. She stepped away from Knuckles and walked into the room shutting the door after the nurses left meaning she didn't want anyone in the room. Emilie made her way to Shadow's bed climbing onto the bed she rested her head on his chest letting more tears escape. She spent the whole day like this until by evening she was too exhausted and pained to keep crying. Slipping into a restless sleep, soon a horrifying dream came to her making her even more restless. She found herself trapped in that dream unable to wake up from the horrible scene.

With a small yelp she woke up her head shooting up and she was left breathless. Looking around the room slightly disoriented because of the dream. The room was dark she looked at a clock and it read that's it was about three in the morning. She sighed closing her eyes. Soon she felt a familiar touch on her check but she thought it was just a dream. But when the hand moved to wipe away a stray tear her eyes shot open. Her bandaged hand moved to rest on the one on her cheek.

"S..." She was quickly quieted due to the finger that was now placed over her lips.

"Shh...Don't talk." She looked over at Shadow's face his eyes where halfway opened and her heart stopped. She leaned closer to his face until she was just inches away.

"Shadow…please don't leave me." She whispered softly.

"I can't promise you that Emilie." The hedgehog responded.

"You have to fight it Shadow, please you are everything to me." She said her voice breaking. "Please fight it your are strong Shadow you can live. Try…do it for me." A rare smile creeped onto the hedgehog's lips.

"I'll try…but only for you…not for anyone else." He replied pecking her on the lips before his eyes closed again, yet again succumbing to unconsciousness having spent the little energy he had trying to comfort her.

-Sniffs- End of chapter four people. This chapter made me bawl like a baby I couldn't even see the screen. Anyway what will happen next? Stay tuned and find out in the next chapter.