Disclaimer: I do not Own Shadow the Hedgehog or Amy Rose or any Sonic Team related characters. But if I owned Shadow I'd just hug him lots and tickle his chest fur - But I do, however, own Artemis the Cat and the albino rabbit (not yet named lol)
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(A/N: Howdy! Well, this is a quick update. -Sweatdrop- I'm stuck on In Loving Memory, Dedicated, Rare Affection and Unexpected Secret. It sucks, but oh well. Enjoy! -Hands out cookies-)
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Chapter Eleven
Shadow stared at the cat in disbelief. This beast wanted him to kill Amy, he had to shake his head; never in a million years would he harm the pink hedgehog. The smirk that had settled on the other vampires face was a little unnerving. Growling, Shadow replied
"No"
"Well, that's too bad," the cats smirk shone through the mock sadness "If you will not kill her; you will join her," Shadow crouched down in an offensive stance ready to fight, but a confused look crossed his face when the cats laughter boomed throughout the warehouse "You think you're strong enough?"
"I know I'm strong enough!" Shadow snarled, he was about to say more when another voice rang through the dark hedgehog's home
"Artemis! We have to go; the sun is almost over the horizon!" Shadow looked through the darkness to see an albino rabbit looking worriedly towards the cat and himself. Artemis glared in the rabbits direction, then plastered a fake grin over his face as he turned back to the red eyes of the vampire hedgehog
"I will give you time to think it over Shadow. Just be aware that I'll be back for your answer" Artemis gloated, walking back into the shadows; Shadow opened his mouth to speak when he saw the red eyes of the albino rabbit where Artemis had just been. It looked up at the ebon hedgehog a sad smile playing on the young rabbits lips.
"The master only wants the girl dead because of what she did"
"She did nothing" Snarling, Shadow turned his back on the creature. A slightly feminine laugh came from behind him
"She killed, Shadow. Now they are after her too" The dark hedgehog span around only to find himself on his own. Could the rabbit be telling the truth? Or was the little bastard trying to play him for the fool? The black blur held his head in his hands, would he have to tell the pink hedgehog there was now a bounty on her head? Or could he push it all to the dark recesses of his mind? Growling lightly, the crimson eyed hedgehog stalked behind some tall crates, where the sunshine couldn't penetrate the everlasting darkness. Once there, he rested back against the wooden surface and closed his eyes. The only thing, he concluded, he could do was still help the female and hope that either the red eyed rabbit was lying or he could save her. Scowling, he opened his eyes; one thing was still running through his mind. One thing that could not be pushed back - I want you to kill her...
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Tails walked away from his workshop as quietly as he could. The young fox knew if Sonic found him sneaking off, the hero would be seriously annoyed that Tails was being devious. Clutching his blue coat close to his body, he quickened his pace; he needed to get to Amy's before Sonic even roused himself from sleep. Guilt travelled through the young genius' being as he got further away from his workshop. But why? Tails sighed; a long line of steam exited his mouth, out into the cold morning. He looked towards the sunrise, he hoped Shadow wasn't there; a shiver ran through him at the thought of confronting the ebon hedgehog. Sonic had said that Shadow seemed lifeless; thousands of explanations had been running through Tails' brain since then and since he was helping Amy, the only thing that Tails could conclude was - Shadow was a Lycan too. Cursing lightly, he pulled the coat closer and hurried forward.
When he reached Amy's house it was en-gulped in morning sunshine; the flowers in her front garden openly invited the little fox to sniff the various scents they had to offer. Tails nervously walked around to the back, ignoring the flowers' offer, when he got there his eyes automatically went to the disturbed earth, claw marks were clearly visible, deeply embedded in the soft grass. Tails gulped, and then looked at the back door of Amy's house; seeing it ajar only made the little fox more nervous. He bravely walked up the steps and peered round the door.
"Hello?" His voice carried more fear than he would have liked; but being eaten by one of Sonic's best friends was a very scary thought. Pushing the door open, he walked into the kitchen, he heard a rustling from upstairs and his tails bristled in fear. With his ears flat against his head, he headed towards the living room. His blue eyes travelled to the stairs, pushing down his fear he walked towards them. Upon hearing another rustle from upstairs, the young genius stopped dead. Shaking his head he called the owner of the house "Amy?" A complaint came from upstairs and the little fox cursed silently to himself. Maybe his last call was a little bit on the loud side. Tails' ears twitched when the sound of a door opening filled the silence. Tails' ears went flat and he was paralysed with fear, awaiting the thing upstairs to make itself known. A silhouette appeared at the top of the stairs and Tails had to stop himself from running away. A groggy voice made its way to his flat ears
"Tails?" The genius' ears perked up to Amy's voice he gave a shy wave, and a slight giggle came from the top of the stairs. "What do you want?"
"Well, Sonic and I have been doing a lot of work. We think we have found something you might like" Tails explained as he watched Amy's silhouette come towards him. When she appeared in the light, a light blush crossed Tails' young features. Amy looked at him with a raised eyebrow
"What's that? Look Tails, I don't mean to be mean, but I need some sleep. Besides, you shouldn't be here anyway" She yawned, giving the little fox a slightly angry look
"We might have found a cure," Tails blurted out "Sonic hasn't stopped looking since you told us"
"A... A... cure?" Amy said incredibly looking at the orange fox with big, hopeful eyes. Tails simply nodded, the pink hedgehog's disposition suddenly switched "You're lying!" Amy shouted angrily.
"Take a look yourself" Tails said getting a piece of paper from his coat pocket. He passed the writing filled piece of paper to the pink female. Watching the pink hedgehog's eyes scan the page, Tails face lit up in a smug grin.
"There is a warning," She said after a moment, Tails' grin disappeared "What's this about a dosage?"
"That's the catch, we need some of your blood" Tails said, putting his gloved hand behind his head. Amy frowned
"I'll have to talk to Shadow," Tails opened his mouth to protest. "No arguments. I think you should go now Tails. Tell Sonic I'm thinking about it" Amy turned on her heel and walked back up the stairs tiredly leaving the young fox flabbergasted in her living room.
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Five minutes after the sun had set; Shadow was still walking in circles in his home. Artemis' words still rang clearly in his head. He knew the pink hedgehog would be expecting his company tonight, but he wasn't sure he should; after all, it was his fault she was in this mess wasn't it? If he had kept track of her... the onyx hedgehog shook his head. Whether he liked it or not, Amy needed his help and he was going to help her control the beast that resided in her. Walking out of his home Shadow thought back to when he bathed the pink hedgehog to get the blood off of her, he also remembered what he almost did before then. Maybe being harsher to the female would keep her away so he could gather his thoughts. He shook his head; he needed her to be close so he could protect her. The ebon hedgehog still knew why he needed to see the rose hedgehog tonight; he needed to tell her about what happened. Bursting out in a run, the black blur sped through the night, his blood red eyes trained on the path ahead. Reaching the female hedgehog's home, he found her sat on the steps that led to her back door; she had a piece of paper in her hand. Shadow looked at her face, her eyes were bloodshot and puffy and tear stains were down her cheeks.
"Tails came over today," her voice was weak from crying and Shadow wondered what his rival's best friend had said to her. "They found a cure Shadow"
"Impossible," Shadow spat, outraged some mortal hedgehog dared involve himself in the supernatural. Shadow read over the printed words and growled lightly. "This is very high risk, they need your blood," the male hedgehog looked at the pink hedgehog only to find she was crying again. "Don't even think about it. You could die"
"Die?"
"Yes" Amy's eyes widened and she snatched the paper off of Shadow.
"It was a nice try," She said sadly, looking up from the folded paper to Shadow's crimson eyes she knew something else was bothering the onyx hedgehog "What is it?"
"It's about yesterday...," He started, but trailed off when a blush crossed her cheeks "I think we'd better go inside" Strolling past the female hedgehog he entered her house and sat at her kitchen table. Amy followed him and sat opposite him. When he didn't speak for a long time Amy reached her hand over the table and gently rested her hand on his.
"Was there a reason why I was in my underwear this morning Shadow?" Amy asked breaking the silence, Shadow silently nodded
"You lost control," Shadow's crimson eyes rose to look into Amy's emerald ones "You killed two humans" Amy's mouth hung open before an enormous sob escaped from her lips.
"No..."
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Poor Amy! Next Time: Amy fights the transformation with disastrous consequences and Amy makes up her mind...