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Shadow's Point of View
The drive has so far been a quiet experience. I want to say something but I'm not sure what...
I quickly glimpse in her direction, it appears she's too caught up in her own thoughts to start a conversation.
I focus all my attention back on the dark road, my headlights being the only source of guidance.
I only had a few beers back at Rouge's so it is safe for me to drive. I know I'm not over the limit; I couldn't put Amy through the pain of a car crash! Especially after her mother...
As sadistic as this may sound, in a way I'm glad her mother's no longer around...
Now that sounds horrible but I just mean that I might not have met Amy if her mother had not of died!
Yet I suppose that if I had the chose, I'd rather Amy had her mother with her now...
Even if that meant we never met!
But I should stop living in the past and appreciate the now, my now being her!
Her voice rings out, "Shadow? Can I talk to you...?"
She sounds serious but an underlining tone of sadness and uneasiness is pushing through to the surface.
I can feel her jade eyes staring absorbedly at me but it's not a lustful gaze. I'd say it was almost cautious, as if she's scared I'll yell at her for looking at me.
My mouth forms into a small smile, my attempt at trying to ease her concerns.
"Sure, what about?"
She stutters, "I...I...I..."
Her restlessness is clearly visible but I'm not sure what's causing it.
"Are you okay? Do you want me to pull over?"
"I...No, it's fine. I'm fine. Everything is fine. Just keep driving."
Despite her failed attempt at trying to persuade me everything is okay, I ignore her protest and pull over to the side of the road.
Pulling my belt out further I turn my upper body so that I'm looking down into her eyes, "So, you wanted to talk?"
She looks nervous and almost queasy...
Maybe that cocktail was too much for her to handle. I can't believe I let her have it!
"Shadow, I need to say this now...Or I'll never say it."
Now I'm really intrigued as to what she's going to come out with.
"It's already takes so much courage just to think of telling you this, but I've really thought about it and I can't put it of any longer..." She gasps a lungful of air as I try to make sense of her speedy sentence.
She must be really nervous to be talking that fast!
Amy's Point of View
I inhale a large amount of air, letting the oxygen reach my lungs as my heart pounds just as fast as my last sentence... If not faster!
I'm so tense to perceive his reaction. Will he feel the same or will he flip out?
Well I've put this off for too long so I just need to come out and say it...
"Shadow, I like you!" I nearly chock out yet I know I've done the right thing.
It's almost like a heavy load has been lifted and I can freely move again. It's almost like I forgot how to breathe and now my lungs are working abundantly again.
I intently look at him and feel my stomach twisting and turning around in a not so elegant manner. He's just so silent with a perplexed expression on his normally haughty face; it's an unusual sight to see him so bewildered.
My heart rate hasn't decelerated down from the time when I decided that I was going to enlighten him, it's still beating just as fast as it was a few seconds ago and I don't like it beating this fast!
"Please, say something..." I request.
I just want to know what he's thinking, even if it's to what I want to hear because I've done my part... I've told him how I feel and he just needs to do the same!
At long last he speaks, "Well, that's good, now we can stop pretending."
It's my turn to have a perplexed expression upon my face.
"Are you telling me that you feel the same...?" I wearily ask, terrified of the answer whether it be the one I want to hear or not.
"Well yeah, I mean at first I couldn't stand you..."
Oh gee, thanks!
"I only paid any attention to you for my mother's sake, but now you've grown on me."
His mother?
"Your mother told you too...?"
"Yeah, she told me too and I was reluctant beforehand but you've grown on me. You're not as immature as I thought. So now we actually get on and our parents will be happy, after all step-siblings should get along!"
I shout my mouth tight, what can I say to that?
Shadow's Point of View
I smile at her, showing off my pearly whites. But instead I'm fighting back my emotions...
I really guess she doesn't feel the same but on the bright side: she doesn't hate me!
It's a shame that she only likes me as a brother though, but I can't have everything I want...
"You don't understand, Shadow! I like you, like you... I think I love you!" She abruptly shouts out before slapping her delicate hands firmly over her mouth.
I think I love you...
Her words echo in my head and I don't know how to react for the first time in my life...
She's taken me by shock and I'm unsure how to respond to her unexpected outburst of emotions.
So instead I do the only thing I can think of, I rotate the keys in the car and rev the engine before driving off in silence, not another word is spoken between us for the journey home.
When we eventually do arrive at my apartment, the silence remains as we both head to our separate rooms.
I throw myself down onto my bed for the night and as I lay there, my body twists and turns while my mind spins in a constant circle consistent of the same thoughts.
Why did she say that?
Does she mean it?
What should I say to her in the morning?
Should I say something now?
Normal Point of View
As the ebony male hedgehog tosses and turns, he's not the only one. Amy Rose is lying on her bed, her words running through her head. When she said them she was so sure that it was the right thing to do; now she's not so sure. The two hedgehogs simultaneously let out a loud sigh, consumed by their thoughts, unknown by the other one.
Both of them wonder what the other one will say in the morning. Wondering what they themselves are going to say...
Each of the suffering alone and together, separated by only a wall and connected by each mirrored thought.
Is this what love feels like?
