Chapter VII: The Aftermath

The party went all night long, with good memories assured. Knuckles and Rouge become more than friends once again, Tails and Cream were finally oficial, Espio had a good time and left earlier due to work, Shadow was now more relaxed around people, making some funny remarks about Rouge's behaviour on the work, and Amy faked a smile every second and kept trying to make Sonic to notice her, only to be ignored.

"Well guys it was a great party! But gotta go now! Tomorrow morning gonna visit princess Sally, if you know what I mean!" Sonic was slightly drunk, wink at Knuckles and Tails.

Even thou Shadow was a little more confortable with everybody, he was still somehow aware of the dynamics of the friendships around there.

Always at the corner of his eye sight, everytime Sonic ignored Amy's affections and feelings, talking about his adventure's with the opposite sex, Shadow noticed Amy body language betraing her.

The shaking pink hand quickly swipps a rebellious tear, before she hides it with the other hand behind her back, faking a smile.

"Well, me and the bat girl are going to have a little… conversation. See you guys soon." Knuckles was talking fast and nervously waves his free hand to everyone, while the other was being hold by the ivory female.

Rouge however aproaches Shadow and wispers on his ear:

"Do NOT let Amy alone tonight! The blue cunt gonna leave soon and its dangerous for the girl to walk alone to town this late."

Shadow frowned and replied wispering back:

"I'm not her babysitter Rouge… Plus she haves Cream and..."

Tails and Cream aproaches everybody with hugs and handshakes before leaving.

"You were saying…? Come on Shadowy, see this like a opportunity to annoy Sonic's ego."

Rouge wispers, before a jealous echidna gently pulls her to leave, waving everyone goodbye. While he was pulling her, Rouge mimics indications, pointing to Amy, only to see Shadow letting go some sighs.

Sonic was about to leave, when he sees Shadow with serious and slightly annoyed, reaching his arm to the pink female:

"Come on, I don't have all night." he hissed, rolling eyes.

Amy was caught by surprise and it felt kinda awakward while Sonic was there too.

"I thought Sonic would offer first…" she hesitated before touching his arm "but lets go. Thank you for the offer Shadow."

"I loled now. You didin't even asked me to take you home Ames." Sonic walks towards them, with passive-agressive tone.

"You barely talked to me all party, why should I botter you now Sonic?" she looks down with a shaking voice "Anyway you should visit Sally, I'll be fine. Bye..." and she hooks her right arm on the ebony's left arm, shaking.

Shadow could feel the anxiety through her trembling arm. But Sonic wasn't happy either:

"I was about to take you home… But for gawd sake Amy, you should be ashamed to use Shads to try to make me jealous. Its pitifull really." and the blue blur turns his back to them, before he starts to walk away.

"I guess she really did made you jealous… You didin't even said goodbye, Faker."

Shadow hissed waving and pulling Amy to the opposite direction. Sonic looked at him over his shoulder with a death stare and flips the bird, leaving for good.

The pink female lost the control the moment he left, as her shimmery body made her fall on her knees, while the blurred vision made Amy letting go the ebony hedgehog arm, to hold the huge flow of warm tears with her both hands. Shadow looks at her without know what to do, cursing Rouge on his thoughts.

"You shouldn't spill tears for those who do not deserve. Come on, lets go."

Shadow wasn't very good conforting others, so he tried to be as assertive as he could be. Amy looks up at him, her makeup was a blurred mess, her quills were wild and her eyes were puffy red, shinning with tears. But somehow the ebony hedgehog couldn't take his eyes away from her face, feeling a pressure on the throat, feeling a urge to hug her like he would, if she was Maria.

Amy looks away and takes a deep breath. She was tired and didin't want Shadow's pity. It was bad enough for Sonic to ignore her. So, she rises from the ground, shaking her knees and dress from the dirt, wipes off her tears and composes the best she can, her messed up hair.

"Okay… mister Shadow, I'm ready to go. And again, thank you… for not leaving me all alone." Amy said while she grabs his arm and gently squezes it, before instinctively leans her head on his shoulder, leaving him oddly stiff.