Chapter eight: Please return to me.
Amy watched Shadows quickly retreating form with distress, the pink hedgehog looked ta the blue hedgehog beside her, Sonic wanted to tell Amy to let Shadow go and to love him again as she had before. However there was a strange look in her lovely green eyes, it was an odd mixture of love and fear, this look stopped the blue hedgehog from saying this to her, instead Sonic wanted to help Amy and there was only one way he could do that.
Slowly the blue hedgehog held his hand out to Amy. "Here hold on tight. . ."
With a suddenly bright smile the young pink hedgehog took Sonic's offered hand, the blue hero set off at super sonic speed.
Very soon they had caught up to Shadow, who was standing near to a tree looking depressed, Sonic coughed once, the dark hedgehog jump slightly with surprised then turned to face Sonic he looked at the hero very confused.
Taking advantage of this momentary amazement the blue hedgehog pushed the red and black hedgehog to the tree, Sonic held him there with one hand. Shadow's red eyes went very wide and he looked into Sonic's green eyes confused and worried. "Sonic what . . .?"
With his free hand the blue hero pulled the pink hedgehog out from behind him and the black and red hedgehog's eyes went even wider. "Amy, Sonic, have you come after me so that I can congratulate you both?" He asked them both confused.
"No you idiot we haven't." Sonic said forcefully, quickly he placed his other hand on the dark hedgehog holding Shadow even more firmly to the tree, Sonic could tell even if Amy couldn't despite his words Shadow was looking to get away from them again and the blue hero wasn't going to let that happen.
Sonic and Shadow knew each other well, the dark hedgehog had been hurt a lot in his life, so he didn't trust easily and would rather turn his back on anything that might cause him pain, well Sonic would be damned before he let the red and black hedgehog turn his back on Amy.
Sure it would be easy to let the older hedgehog escape and then comfort the young pink hedgehog and win her once again as his own, but some how Sonic knew that par of her would always belong to Shadow and Midnight, part of Amy would always love them. This very thought was enough to make the blue hero want to help the young female hedgehog attain her goal, that goal of cause being Shadow. . . of cause it was going to hurt him for a while but he would recover the blue hedgehog always did.
Sonic was quickly recalled to what was going on as the red and black hedgehog squirmed under the blue hedgehog's grasp, Sonic tightened his hold on Shadow response to this. "Then what did you both want?"
"Me, I'm holding you still for her." The blue hero said indicating with his head towards the pink hedgehog.
Shadow's ruby red eyes followed the blue hedgehog's gesture. "What did you want Amy?" He said in a tone of voice that was sad and cold.
Amy came towards the ruby red and jet black hedgehog, he was still holding the white domino mask in his one hand, the pink hedgehog took it hold of it, and Shadow held it tighter.
The young hedgehog scowled at the older hedgehog. "Let go of the mask Shadow. I want to put it on you, after all you said yourself it makes you feel free to express what you truly feel, I'd like to know what you truly feeling right now." The pink hedgehog said to the male hedgehog forcefully.
Shocked by the tone in Amy's voice Shadow suddenly let go of the white domino mask, very quickly the young pink hedgehog gathered the delicate mask in her hands, before leaning in towards the red and black hedgehog.
Shadow squirmed in Sonic's grasp, but the hero held on tightly to the other hedgehog, Amy gently placed the mask on to the dark hedgehog, as Shadow transformed into Midnight, Sonic felt him relax suddenly taking this as a good sine the blue hedgehog let go of the now snow white and deep blue hedgehog.
Quietly Sonic left Amy and Midnight alone together, what ever happened here and now was between them, he was sure they wouldn't want an audience of any kind. With a small smile that was both happy and sad the blue hedgehog turned his back on the pair of hedgehog's and ran off quickly.
Slowly Midnights deep blue eyes fell on Amy, the young pink hedgehog smiled at him softly. "So Shadow, the truth now, how do you really feel?"
Quickly he stepped towards Amy, he pulled her in close to him and held her tightly, quickly the Pink hedgehog put her arms round the blue and white hedgehog. "I love you Amy, please love me and not Sonic."
Slowly Amy looked up into those wonderful blue eyes, she reached up gently the young hedgehog reached up and took off the mask, before Shadow could react, Amy had leant up on tip toes and kissed the dark hedgehog soundly.
The red and black hedgehog gazed down at the young hedgehog with surprise, then his eyes flickered and closed, he leant into the kiss and pored all his love into this kiss. Amy responded eagerly to Shadows passion, she placed her hands up onto his shoulders and moved even closer to the male hedgehog.
Slowly they broke the kiss, the pink hedgehog grinned up at the red and black hedgehog. "I love you Shadow."
The dark hedgehog blinked with complete confusion. "But. . . Sonic."
"Never did all the things for me that you have. I may not have known that you were Midnight but now I do know it doesn't change the fact that I love you. I began to love you Shadow some while back, it was very deep down and it was something I had never experienced before so I didn't know that this was love, real true love, not a crush not some passing fancy." Amy touched her chest over her heart. "You live in here Shadow the hedgehog and you always will my love."
The dark hedgehog reached out he stroked one of her cheeks. "Are you sure, I can be grumpy some times, cold, demanding and horribly possessive."
Amy giggled slightly. "I'll just have to take the possessiveness as a sine you love me, as for the other things who knows maybe in time you will thaw out a bit. I'd already began to notice some considerable warming of spirit recently any way."
Shadow laughed at this, he drew Amy back to him and held her close. "I think I should give the mask to Sonic next, I sure don't need it any more."
Amy leant her head against his strong chest, she could hear Shadow's steady strong heart beat under her ear. "No you don't you have me now."
"Yes I most certainly do." One of the dark hedgehog's hands cam under Amy's chin he tilted her face up and kissed her soundly.
Shadow pulled back from the kiss, he pulled out the purple chaos emerald, the red and black hedgehog held Amy to him tightly. "Chaos control."
Sonic, was running along, he came to a screeching stop, before him stood Shadow and Amy, for a moment as the light of Chaos control played tricks on his eyes, the blue hedgehog thought he saw the great King of Mobius that Shadow was yet to become and next to him his lovely queen.
As the light from the chaos control vanished they were just Shadow and Amy, but the blue hero couldn't help but feel he had just seen a glimpse of what was to come, of Shadow's fate, now changed from a lonely cold king to a good king with a kind and loving wife.
Shadow turned towards Sonic, he walked with long purposeful strides to the blue hero and stopped before him. "Hold out your hands Sonic."
Gulping the blue hedgehog did as the older hedgehog told him to, carefully Shadow put the white domino mask into Sonic's hands. With wide green eyes the blue hero stared down at the mask now sitting in his hands, before looking at Shadow, he smiled at Sonic softly. "For you, it's your turn. Amy and I won't say anything, so use the mask wisely and well."
Shadow went to walk away, one of Sonic's hands hitting his shoulders stopped the dark hedgehog. "Thank you Shadow, I don't deserve this, but I will use it well."
There was a strange note to Sonic's voice that made Shadow turn to face him, slowly the blue hero got down on one knee before the red and black hedgehog. "I thank you, great king of Mobius."
Shadow's ruby red eyes went wide. "What, how?"
"I saw, when you were in chaos control."
Amy walked to Shadow's side, she took one of the dark hedgehog's hands in her own. "And the hero of Mobius, the kings greatest knight and friend, will be the first other then the love of the great kings heart to know him in truth." The pink hedgehog said softly, quoting an old prophesy.
Quickly the ruby red and jet black hedgehog looked down at Amy and let out a deep sigh. "I see, well this stays between us until it's time."
"Of cause." Said Amy softly.
Sonic rose, his eyes met the dark hedgehog's and he bowed slightly. "As you say."
"Now get going Sonic, the hedgehog and use the mask to work out who it is you truly want."
Sonic smiled devilishly and ran off with the domino mask safely tucked away in his quills. Slowly the dark hedgehog turned towards Amy, his arms opened, Amy stepped into them, she leant up, Shadow leant down and their lips met in a soft loving kiss.
What was to come, what would be, were their friends hearts would end up, neither hedgehog was sure but they knew one thing, they would always be together now and forever, destiny had placed them together and love would keep them together.
The end!
(yay, some of this idea came from the sonic comics issues 166 and 167. Well I left a few loss ends around here, who know' I might attempt my very first sequel! That depends if you lot want me too! Not doing it if no one is going to read it.)
