Reach

Disclaimer: do not own any Sega/Archie characters but my own Acc's.

Bloodlust?!

Shadow and Amy walked into McDonalds to get out of the freezing cold air. When they walked in the typical smell of McDonalds fries and burgers traveled up their nose and into their stomachs. They haven't realized how hungry they had actually of been.

"Damn... I know this isn't the best... Or well.." Shadow drifted off.

"Healthiest?..." Amy finished for him.

"Yeah... Healthiest food we could eat but... I am famished." Shadow said slightly embarresed. Amy chuckled at his comment.

"Who uses the word famished anymore?"

"Me..." Shadow merely said.

Shadow and Amy made their way to the line and waited patiently to make their way to the front. They was engulfed in an awkward silence and couldn't wait till they could sit down and have an excuse for not talking.

"How am I going to face Sonic tomorrow?! " Amy thought.

"She is probably thinking about 'how am I going to face Sonic tomorrow." Shadow thought mimicking her train of thought.

Amy kicked the ground a little and sighed.

"How am I suppose to face the group tomorrow?!" Amy also thought

"How am I suppose to face the group tomorrow." Shadow thought "Damn she is easy to read."

Amy rubbed her arms cold, as the goosebumps started to form.

"Still cold?" Shadow asked.

"It is like a fuckin' meat locker in here."

"Here..." Shadow was starting to take off his jacket.

"No no..." Amy held her hand up, signaling for him to stop. "I will be fine sooner or later. But thanks for the manly gesture." Amy wiggled her eyebrows at him.

All Shadow did was say "hmph.." And was put back into his train of thought.

Amy lowered her eyes and frowned. Bored out of her mind.

"May I take your order?" The lady said.

Shadow and Amy snapped out of their trance realizing they have been self-consciously moving up without realizing.

"Uh..." Shadow narrowed his eyes and looked at the menu. The counter lady eyed Shadow with a look of intrest. " Just a McChicken with large fries aaaaaaaaand uuhhh.. a sprite." He looked the young teen in the eyes with a frown. Noticing that she was looking at him with goggly eyes.

Shadow diverted his eyes from her and looked behind to Amy to ask what she wanted.

"What do you want?"

"The same thing you do..." Amy replied.

"Okay then..." The teen put in the prices of their meal in the cash register." That will be $4.50 total" Amy reached in her bag that she really forgot she had and started to pull out an five.

Shadow casted a side glance toward her and chuckled.

"Do you really think I won't pay for this small meal?" Shadow pulled out a crisp five dollar bill out his pocket and handed it to the cashier. "Keep the change..." Shadow said.

The teen took the five and put it into the cash register. She then printed out the receipt. "Your call up number is on the receipt. Here I'll circle it for you." The lady circled it and handed it to Shadow with a small, noticeable blush. Shadow uttered a thanks, took the receipt and then walked away.

Amy smiled at the teen and followed him.

They found a booth by a window in the corner of the joint and started heading toward it. While walking Amy couldn't help noticing the glances that everyone was giving them.

"They look hot together" someone whispered.

" look at the dark fellow... Is he with the pink girl?" Another person said

"I have never seen such attractive people in my life!" One girl said loudly.

"Oh. My. Gawd. Look at her butt.." Her friend said just as loud.

Amy blushed embarrassed but couldn't help but feel bad.

They wouldn't be saying all of these things if they known what I've done... Amy thought.

They continued to their destination until they reached it and when they did they sat across from each other keeping in mind their own personal space.

"I guess we look sexy together." Amy shyly said. She was trying to play it cool but on the inside she was super nervous.

"Yeah..." Shadow barely said.

Amy looked down at skirt and started messing with it.

"Look Amy... I'm not mad or even slightly scared of you... I went threw a similar time in my life too." Shadow said. Amy looked up to Shadow with an raised eyebrow.

"Oh yeah... Rouge told me that you was like me a little bit in the violence criteria. " Amy saw Shadow's eyes darkened upon hearing that.

"She just can't keep her mouth shut about other peoples' business." Shadow replied irritated.

"She was only trying to help me not feel bad about myself." Amy said reassuring him that it wasn't just gossip to her. "All she said that we are use to Shadow or something like that. " Shadow breathed out heavily letting the Rouge thing go.

"Yeah... I was out of control with my bloodlust... Sort of like you are now."

"312 come up to the front! 312 please come up to the front!" Shadow turned his head at the sound of their number and looked back at Amy. " I'll get it."

Amy nodded and watched Shadow's retreating form as she thought about what he said... "Yeah... I was out of control with my bloodlust... Sort of like you are now."

Out of control with bloodlust? I can't be! ... But then again...

Amy began to smile to herself as she thought about her on coming mission. She looked down at her hands and chuckled to herself happily.

Blood...

This was the happiest thought that came to her mind all day.

SLAM

Amy quickly looked up to see what was that sound immediately snapping her out of her psychotic moments.

Shadow looked down at Amy with pure fiery as their food dropped on the table top.

"Amy you've got to snap out it." Shadow said angrily.

Amy looked at Shadow also with angry eyes.

"An addiction is hard to get rid of don't you think?" Amy struggled to let out. "You should know that very well yourself..."

Shadow stared at her in disappointment and then just finally shook his head and sat down.

Amy took her things of the tray to get rid of the tension and started to munch on them. They ate in silence for a bit until Amy thought that this was getting them nowhere.

"These are really good." Amy said with her mouth full.

Shadow put his McChicken down and swallowed.

"Don't talk with your mouth full, it is gross," Shadow grimaced at the thought of chewed up food toped with the sauce of saliva.

"Bleeeeeh~" Amy stuck out her tongue with freshly chewed fries all over it.

"Fuckin' shit Amy! Stop it!" Shadow yelled.

Amy stuck her tongue back in her mouth and laughed.

"You're such a whiney little girl." Amy joked . Shadow rolled his eyes.

"And your a bitchy piece of shit." Shadow said with a smirk.

Amy laughed at this and took a sip of her soda.

She then took out her phone to check the time.

8:02 p.m

"Shit..."

Should I go? After what Shadow said to me too... And what he knows...

"... "

Shadow stopped smiling and his face turned stone serious.

"Listen... Rose... You can go or not go..."

Amy looked up shocked once again.

Can he read my mind?

"No..." Shadow said. Amy's mouth went as wide as an watermelon.

"You're just really easy to read." Shadow smirked at her face. " In fact everyone in our group can read you."

Amy looked to the side with a straight line as mouth.

"..."

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The end! Well for this little chappy. I wish I can write longer chapters but this app only lets you do so many words. So sorry for these short chapters. Once I get my tablet up and running expect 5k to 8k chapters.

Bye my lovelies~