Chapter 7

Amy's POV

The next morning I woke up with Mephiles beside me on the couch. I smiled and kissed his nose. His eyes flicked to me and he smiled back.

"How long have you been awake?" I asked. He shrugged slightly.

"Not too long. I'll make breakfast if you want some." I nodded. He stood up and walked into the kitchen. I stretched out and sat up.

Shadow's POV

I wandered Mystic Ruins, searching for Amy with the GPS-like device that the fox had 'given' me. It showed the purple and red blinking dot in this area, and I knew that would lead me to Amy. I kept thinking about how I let him take Amy. I growled.

When I find him, Mephiles will pay.

Amy's POV

I was staring at the wall when Mephiles came back in with a plate of eggs, toast, and pancakes. My stomach growled, reminding me of how hungry I was. I took the plate gratefully and started to scarf down the deliciousness. Goodness, he knows how to cook!

"Careful," he reminded me, chuckling. "You don't want to choke." I slowed but continued to eat. He sat on the couch too.

"But what if I did?" I said, smirking. His face turned serious as he said, "I wouldn't let that happen." I frowned, seeing as he took it the wrong way. I moved over to him and put my head on his chest, still looking at his face.

"Sorry. It was meant to be funny," I said. He frowned.

"Your death is not funny to me." I looked down and played with the hem of my nightgown. He sighed and put his arms around my waist, hugging me to him. "I'm sorry about that. I didn't mean to ruin your good mood." I looked up at him and smiled slightly.

"It's okay," I said. He shook his head and caressed my cheek with his finger.

"It's not. I'm sorry. I don't kn-" I broke him off, because I knew he was going to go on and on about it. My lips pressed against his eagerly and my hands buried in his quills. Mephiles kissed back, just as eager as me. His hands found the small of my back and pulled me closer to him.

His kisses had always made me breathless, and this one was no exception. I was already dizzy with lack of oxygen and I knew I would have to break away. As I did, Mephiles regained his oxygen also and refocused his attention on my neck. He trailed his lips down my neck, and I leaned my head back so he had more access.

His lips made their way to the strap of my nightgown, his teeth pulling it down over my shoulder. I knew where this was going. I knew that this was going to happen one way or another, but I wasn't sure when. I realized that I wanted this too. I pressed my lips to his again and he stood and picked me up.

"I love you," I whispered against his lips. He kissed the corner of my mouth and smiled.

"As do I," He said back, as he carried me to his room.

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I woke the next morning in his embrace, my head on the tuft of fluffy white fur on his chest. I sighed in bliss. He must have woken before me, as his hand was tracing patterns on my bare back. When he heard me, he kissed the top of my head.

"Good morning, my love. Did you sleep well?" Mephiles asked. I nodded slowly, still in a blissful daze. He chuckled and kissed my cheek.

We laid there for a while. He ran his hand along the fur on my back and occasionally kissed me on my cheek, or my quills, and I nuzzled his chest fur, or buried my head in his neck. I couldn't think of a more comfortable place on earth, and if there was, I don't even think I would trade this up for that.

Shadow's POV

I had finally made it to my destination, an almost unrecognizable gap in the underbrush that formed a path. It led to a small cave-like entrance. I scoffed. Too easy.

I made my way down through the tunnel, with only chaos energy to light my way. I checked my GPS every once in a while, making sure that they were still in the same place. As I rounded another corner, I saw a faint light. Thank god. I'm tired of the same motherfucking thing.

I heard a faint beep, and looked at the tracker. I saw that Mephiles had left the area. If I was lucky, he had left Amy here, unsuspecting that I was in his lair; the fucking idiot.

I continued on my way, reaching the light I had seen, being quite literally, 'the light at the end of the tunnel'. Damn cockroach even lives in the ground. I stepped into what seemed like a livingroom, or maybe a den. I frowned. Where could she be?

I started to search.

Amy's POV

After lying in bed for a half an hour, I got up and decided to take a shower. As I was turning on the water, Mephiles came in behind me and wrapped his arms around my stomach. He kissed my shoulder and I smiled.

"Do you want breakfast?" He asked me. "I'll go pick some up." I turned around and kissed him.

"I'm not really hungry at the moment, maybe after my shower. Why don't you join me?" He smiled.

"Anything for you."

After our shower, I dried off and got dressed while Mephiles left to get my breakfast from Soleana. I dressed in a short red dress that Mephiles had picked up for me. It stopped mid-thigh and had a bow on one shoulder. I just wore my plain headband and high red boots.

I sighed and waited for Mephiles to get back. As I did, I adjusted my clothes in front of the mirror to keep myself busy. I suddenly felt that someone was in the room with me. I turned and gasped.

"Shadow?"

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Shadow's POV

All I could think when I saw her was, Damn. She looks amazing. Then when she turned and said my name, I lost it. I ran over to her and breathed in her scent, holding her close. She still smelled awesome, even with Mephiles's scent all over her. I sighed in relief and pulled back to look at her.

She looked fine, but I couldn't be absolutely sure. She had a totally shell-shocked look on her face. I looked her over quickly, but got lost in her eyes again.

Amy's POV

I blinked in surprise. How was he here? How did get here? Why was he here? I had so many questions, but I had lost my ability to speak. His grip on my upper arms was slightly shaky, which surprised me even more. His grip was light also, like he was afraid that if he held me too tight, I would break and disappear.

I opened my mouth to speak, but the words got caught in my throat. I was completely shocked. His eyelids lowered as he looked at me. His eyes held relief and another emotion I tried to name.

"Rose…" He whispered, leaning in. Before I could react, his lips touched mine and I almost fainted.

He was such a good kisser, and I couldn't help but want to kiss back, which I did. He slid his hands down my arms down to the small of my back the same time mine moved to the collar of his leather jacket, both of us pulling the other closer.

Then I pulled away quickly. "What are you doing here?" He blinked in surprise.

"Saving you, of course," he replied. I gave him a look.

"What are you talking about?"

"I didn't know that my kissing was good enough to cause extreme amnesia." He rolled his eyes. "Let's get out of here before Mephiles comes back." He pulled me closer and took out a green chaos emerald.

I was really confused now. "But Shadow-"

"Shh, Rose. We'll talk later. Chaos control." We disappeared in a flash of green.

A/N: Well there's some major Mephamy and some Shadamy to enjoy. ;) I hope that kind of makes up for the LONGwait.