A/N:

Sorry I'm so slow everyone. I've been have a lot of personal issues, and it's been slowing down my writing, and I hate to write when I'm not happy cause it could cause a complete plot screw up. But anyways here a new chapter enjoy.

Chapter 10

The vicious cycle of Shadow's new interest had continued on for several weeks. Amy had grown to feel sicker and sicker every time she saw them together. She had also learned to ignore them as best she could, less Shadow ever notice her behavior regarding the whole thing. She didn't want to give him the pleasure of knowing how it unnerved her at times, but as she went on hiding the anger it slowly began to turn to sadness.

Amy was sitting at the bar in the kitchen having a chocolate milk shake. Shadow walked in stretching his arms over his head. Amy looked at him but didn't say anything. Shadow glanced at the counter and saw a pitcher filled with chocolate milk shake mix. He knew Amy had made it just a few minutes ago, because the contents used in the mix were still sitting on the countertop. He grinned and picked up the pitcher placing a straw in it and then sitting down next to Amy. "This is great, too bad you didn't make enough for everyone though." He slurped from the straw.

Amy looked at him, but she couldn't find the heart to be angry. "Yea, I'll just make some more later." She turned around and began to clean up the kitchen.

Shadow blinked he usually had no trouble ruffling Amy's quills, but now his little jokes to get her flustered were like water off a ducks back to her. He set the pitcher aside and looked at her. He did the only thing he could think of and it wasn't something he really ever thought he would have to do again. "Amy, are you okay?"

"Yes." She said quietly. She couldn't say otherwise she just couldn't. Amy had realized her own selfishness, she had been angry with Shadow for finding happiness and even Amy knew that happiness wasn't something you begrudge a friend, even a friend like Shadow. "I guess I'm just tired." She walked out of the kitchen. She sighed even she was beginning to notice her own mood breaker attitude. She walked up stairs thinking, "If nothing else I at least need something to distract myself from all this, something that will at least help me put my old face back on." She was passing the library, when she saw Knuckles shelving books. She stopped and watched for a moment and then she walked in. Knuckles didn't even after to turn around to know who it was. "Amy, can you hand me the books off that desk?" She nodded to his back and picked up the books and then slowly made her way toward him. "Come on Amy you can move faster than that."

She rolled her eyes and picked up her pace a bit, but his comment did give her a question to ask him, "Knuckles, how is it that Sonic and Shadow got be so, so fast?"

"Ah, I'm surprised you haven't asked that question sooner." He said as he shelved another book. "It's a special gene that is found in some hedgehogs."

"Why only hedgehogs?" She questioned.

"Well thus far hedgehogs are the only ones that have ever exhibited the gene."

She looked to the side. "Could I…have that gene?"

Knuckles sighed and shelved the last book and then he turned to look at her. "Yes."

She looked at his expression for a moment. "You doubt it."

"No, it's not that I doubt it, it's how you will awaken it, if possible." He said.

"Awaken it?"

"Don't you wonder that if only hedgehogs have this gene why isn't every hedgehog in the world just zipping from place to place? It's because this gene exists in many hedgehogs, but it lies dormant, usually for the whole life."

"How did Sonic and Shadow awaken it?"

"They didn't they were born with active genes."

"So basically it's impossible for me." She said with a sad sigh.

"Not impossible, just difficult." He said patting her on the head. "But I can see this is something you really want to do so I'll try to help you." He walked over to his desk. Amy followed him. He sat down and opened a drawer he pulled out to gold bracelets. The bracelets looked exactly like the ones Shadow wore all the time. He held them up to Amy.

She took them in her hands, "these are like the ones Shadow wears."

"Yes, I created them. They help Shadow regulate his speed. Gives him better control; Although he really doesn't need his anymore, but he continues to wear them."

"But Knuckles I don't have any speed to control. Why do I need these?"

"The bracelets were created to have a special reaction with speed genes. Hopefully if you wear them they will help to cause your gene to awaken."