Hey guys! I'm baaaaaack! And ready to continue!

SSG: I'm back too!

Chihiro: So, I wanted to let you know that I will be continuing and am happliy to announce that it won't end anytime soon. Contest winners, don't worry; if you're not in this chapter, you'll be here soon. Okay, on with the story. Tails, disclaimer. NOW.

Tails: NightshadeRoses13 does not own anything invovling the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. She and others, however, do own their characters.

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"She's not breathing?!" Annabelle yelled.

"Yup."

"Well, do something!" Silver yelled.

"Like what?!" Sonic asked.

"I don't know! Do CPR or something!" he replied.

"CPR?! W-Why?!" Sonic stuttered.

"She has water in her lungs, stupid!" Knuckles yelled.

"Oh…right," Sonic said.

'What's he getting flustered about?' Tails wondered. Sonic pressed his hands right above her ribcage, and below her chest. That was most likely where the water was. He pushed down at least 10 times. She coughed out the water, but it seemed she was not yet conscious. Sonic was not at all comfortable. Yeah, he had done it once to his sister for being stupid enough to jump in the pond at age 5, but it was this sister. Right now, we're talking about a rich, possibly spoiled, remarkably beautiful…

'No! Bad Sonic! Don't think that! But she is beautiful…' he thought. His stomach felt like there were butterflies in it. Why was he getting nervous? She was nothing but a girl; nothing more. If that was so, then…why did he…feel so weird?

Well, might as well get this over with…the 'breathe person into life part.' Sonic tilted Amy's head back and leaned in. Silver noticed something that Sonic forgot to do. 'Isn't he supposed to pinch her nose before breathing into her?' he thought. Lost in his thoughts, he suddenly heard a loud 'SMACK' and his eyes snapped back to the situation. He saw Amy, sitting up and blushing madly. Sonic was holding his cheek that now held a big red mark.

"What happened? I wasn't paying attention," he whispered to Knuckles.
"Well, Sonic just got slapped in the face when Amy became conscious and freaked out," Knuckles replied.

"What was that for?!" Sonic yelled, holding his cheek.
"What do you mean 'What'?! You were going to kiss me, dammit!" Amy yelled.

"I was trying to give you CPR!"

"Well, you weren't doing it right."

"What do you mean?"

"You weren't pinching my nose. In order to give breath, you need to pinch the other person's nose!" Amy replied. Sonic blushed 10X hard than he usually did. How could he have forgotten that? He felt so embarassed at that moment. Oh, what to do...

"Oh...I forgot. Sorry," he said, rubbing the back of his head. Amy's glare at him dropped and her face softened as she sighed. Then she did something that caught everyone off guard. Amy muttered, "Idiot." She leaned foward and hugged him, then kissed him on the cheek. Sonic's eyes widened as she did this. After she pulled away, he tried to cool down the heat rising to his cheeks. Amy raised an eyebrow and became flustered.

"What?! It was a 'thank you' for trying to save my life! It wasn't anything romantic! Stop thinking with those twisted minds of yours!" she stuttered.

"It's not that. We're just a bit surprised."

"Can we just go back? This is ridiculous," Amy said, standing up to her feet. Sonic stood up as well and kept a bit of distance away from her.

The others stared at the two flustered characters, while Annabelle simply rolled her eyes and grabbed their stuff. Tails looked over and helped his older sister. Once they got packed, they headed back to the cabin.

Once they got back, there was an awkward silence. The dining room was silent as you could only hear the sound of the tableware and the munching of food in people's mouths. Annabelle discussed that she would be going into town with Tails to get more food and supplies the next day. The boys volunteered to come along, but she argued, saying they'd only cause trouble. The boys sighed in defeat and ate the rest of dinner. After, everyone bid each other goodnight.

Shadow walked through town, pacing and wondering where his sister would be. He ended up walking into the merchant part of the village. When he realized where he was, he decided just to take a stroll. He looked around and saw a few beggars in the street.

'These poor souls,' he thought, 'They look as if they've suffered through so much.' And it did. Some were wrapped in blankets, shivering, while others looked starved. There was a tug on his shirt and he turned to see who had done that. A little beggar boy, who looked about the age of 6, Cream's age, looked up at him with hopeful eyes. Shadow's heart tugged a bit. If his sisters were ever in this position...he could never forgive himself.

He knelt down to the boy's level and smiled softly. "Do you need anything young man?" He asked. The little boy pointed to his mouth, rubbing his belly. He was hungry. Shadow nodded and went to a stand. He bought the boy bread and handed it to him. The boy smiled at Shadow with a toothy grin and ran off, munching on the baked treat.

Shadow only smiled as he saw the boy break a piece and give it to who seemed like his little sister. He stood up and turned, only to bump into someone. Both people fell to the ground with a 'thud'. He looked up and saw a young girl, about a couple of years younger than him, on the ground with groceries that had fallen out of her basket.

"I'm terribly sorry," he apologized.

"No, no. You're alright. It was my fault; I wasn't looking where I was going," the girl replied, gathering some of her supplies. The girl had black hair, and what seemed like natural blue highlights. She wore a purple dress with a shawl (sp?) around her shoulders. Hm...interesting girl.

He started to help her, picking things up and putting them in the basket. When he looked up and saw her face, a jolt went through his body and heat rose to his cheeks. Although her left eye was covered by her bangs, he caught a glimpse of her face. Sky blue eyes, slightly rosy cheeks and smooth lips...she was quite a beauty. Once she met his crimson red eyes, time stopped for a minute.

The girl's cheeks seemed to grow a bit red at this. She looked away in self-consciousness and picked up the apples next to her. Once everything was in the basket, Shadow helped her up and handed her the basket.

"Again, I'm sorry. I hope you can forgive me for my foolishness," he said.

She nodded and said, "Don't worry. I understand."

"What's your name, madam?"

"Annabelle. And your's?" She replied as she held out her hand. He shook it and responded, "Shadow."

"What are you doing , Annabelle?" he asked.

"Just came to get supplies for my folks. My little brother is over there." She pointed to the two-tailed fox, playing around the other children. Shadow nodded and said, "I see."

Annabelle stared for a split second and felt blood rushing to her cheeks. She looked away and said, "I must be going now. Can't keep my family waiting."

Shadow nodded again and replied, "Well, it was nice meeting a lovely lady such as yourself." Annabelle nodded as well and shook his hand. "Farewell, good sir."

She walked over to her brother and held his hand. They turned a corner and then, they were gone. As Annabelle walked into the wood, she thought, 'Is it possible? Could it be that...Stop fooling yourself; that'll get you nowhere. No point in thinking about it anyway.'

Chihiro: Well, wasn't that interesting? Shadow finally met Annabelle.

SSG: GET SOME ~! XD

Chihiro: *rolls eyes* Okay, see you guys next time. Sorry if the chapter was short. I wanted to publish this as soon as possible. Please review! I need dat review! It makes meh happeh! So make meh happeh!