I have finally completed chapter 12! Enjoy!
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Amy paced through her hallway excitedly waiting for a knock on her door. In ten minutes time Shadow was due to pick her up, and they were to go out together for the day. This was a new and thrilling concept for the pink hedgehog, as the only times she has ever been out with her boyfriend was for getting Emeralds or even worse reasons. Amy had been up for hours beforehand choosing an outfit and perfecting her makeup, and she hoped the final result was enough to appear extra attractive to the ebony hedgehog.
Suddenly a sharp, loud bang was heard on the door, and Amy squealed with delight. Shadow was early, a good thing. She grabbed her coat and bag from the hook on the wall, and swung the door open. Standing at the doorway was the raven hedgehog, a wide smile on his face.
" Are you ready to go?" He asked, and Amy nodded vigorously. They walked out of the apartment, and headed for Station Square shopping centre. Shadow was not too impressed about spending the morning shopping, but the night before Amy begged him to take her on the conditions that Shadow could choose where to go for the rest of the day.
When the couple finally entered the shopping centre, Shadow looked on in disbelief. He had never stepped inside a shopping centre before, and never planned to, but he was shocked that they could have so many shops in one place. Shadow just hoped Amy did not want to make a visit to every one, as he did not plan to spend the rest of his life here.
" Come on, let's get shopping!" Amy cried, grabbing the raven hedgehog by the hand and dragging him into the nearest shop.
Two hours later, the two hedgehogs were finally finished shopping. They headed out the centre and towards the nearest restaurant, each one carrying four bags full of clothes. None of the bags Shadow was carrying belonged to him; it was all Amy's things. As soon as they entered the restaurant, Shadow collapsed into a leather armchair, dropping the bags. He did not ever think shopping could ever be so tiring. Amy on the other hand was still full of energy, unaffected by the shopping exhibition. She laughed when she noticed how tired the ebony hedgehog was.
" Shadow, the Ultimate Life that can't manage to go shopping!" She teased, and received a small scowl in return.
As they waited for a waiter to come and serve them, Amy and Shadow started to discuss what to do after they had eaten. Shadow was about to suggest Twinkle Park as he found the place mildly entertaining, but a loud ring from his pocket interrupted his thoughts. Shadow pulled out the black Motorola puzzled. No one ever called him apart from Amy, and occasionally Rouge, and he hoped it was not that bat. Amy also leaned over the table to see who could be calling the ebony hedgehog. Shadow looked at his caller ID. It was Rouge. When Amy saw this, she shook her head violently.
" Do NOT answer it Shadow," she stated sternly, but despite this, Shadow answered it.
" Rouge," he spoke, while Amy glared at him from the opposite side of the table.
" Shadow, you must come NOW!" The unmistakable voice of the white bat yelled down the phone, and Shadow had to hold it slightly back from his ears.
" Why?" he asked sharply. He did not want to leave Amy, especially as he promised to spend the day with her. Shadow knew how upset, and angry Amy would be if he left her now, she was really enjoying their day out and so was he.
" Shad, its an emergency! Eggma-" Rouge began to yell, but Shadow interrupted. He did not need to hear anymore, The Doctor was a good enough excuse for him, no matter how bad he was going to feel about abandoning Amy.
" Rouge, I'm coming!" Shadow cried, and ended the call. He hastily shoved the phone back in his pocket, and started to get up, but Amy saw that coming, and had already raced to his side and shoved him back in his seat.
" Where the hell are you going!" She yelled, which made every head in the restaurant turn to face them and Shadow felt himself turning crimson.
" Amy Rouge is in trouble, it's The Doctor, I need to make sure she is fine," he explained slowly to his girlfriend, but Amy was still angry.
" Don't go and help her, you said yourself yesterday that you did not like her. Please stay with me, please. I love you, and I don't want you to leave me for Rouge," She pleaded, but Shadow shook his head.
" I must do this Ames, sorry. I will meet up with you later, promise. Stay home, and I mean STAY!" Shadow cried, as he kissed Amy quickly on the cheek, and raced out the door leaving Amy standing at her table in shock. She could not believe what had just happened. Shadow had just ran out the restaurant leaving her alone, just so he could help Rouge, if that was what he was really doing. Amy hated to think it; she hated to even imagine it was true, but she was sure now Shadow was cheating on her with Rouge.
Amy slumped back into her seat sadly. How could she ever really believe the ebony hedgehog was in love with her, she was nothing. Rouge was older, sexier, stronger, and more of Shadow's type. Amy forced herself to face the facts; Shadow really wanted to be with Rouge not her. A silvery tear fell from her emerald eyes as she walked slowly out the restaurant and onto the streets. Amy wanted to take a walk alone, to think.
Shadow banged on Rouge's mansion door, and to his surprise when the bat answered it, she seemed to be perfectly calm and safe.
" Hey Shad!" She exclaimed opening the door wide to let Shadow in, and he immediately raced in the mansion.
" What is going on Rouge, The Doctor is not here," Shadow asked puzzled. It was obvious as soon as the white bat opened the door that the evil scientist was not in the house, and something did not feel right. It seemed like a trap.
" I'm so sorry Shadow, so sorry," Rouge replied sadly following the ebony hedgehog into her mansion, and locking the front door securely behind them. To Shadow's surprise, there seemed to be seven locks on the door, and it confirmed his suspicions of it being a trap.
" Rouge, why are you sorry, I NEED TO KNOW!" he screamed at the bat, who was staring at the floor.
" Shadow, I am so sorry but it is a trap. Eggman, Eggman said he would pay me to keep you away from her so he could recapture her. I'm sorry, but I wanted the jewels he was offering me. I could not refuse," Rouge whispered.
" Who, who is The Doctor going to capture?" Shadow screamed, his eyes burning like flames, then it dawned on him. " AMY!" he yelled, and raced to the door. He kicked and punched it furiously, but it seemed to have been made extra strong, and the seven locks on the door were not helping him either.
" Let me out Rouge!" Shadow asked the bat angrily, but Rouge just shook her head sadly.
Amy sat silently on a bench in the park surrounded by pink roses. This was her favourite spot in the park, but the brightness of it was not making her happy. Her usual cheerful self was gone, she had convinced herself Shadow loved Rouge, and it was making her increasingly depressed, especially as she loved him still.
Suddenly the sound of manic laughing came from behind the pink hedgehog, and she immediately recognised who it was.
" Doctor Eggman!" Amy yelled leaping off her bench, and turning to face the evil scientist, who was in his new machine again.
" Hoho, I see you escaped imprisonment with the help of Shadow!" Eggman exclaimed laughing, " but he is not here to save you now little girl, you will tell me where that eighth Emerald is or I will kill you this time!"
" NEVER!" Amy screamed bringing out her Piko Piko hammer and charging at the mega machine. The giant claw that grabbed Amy the last time her path crossed with the machine shot out, but she managed to dodge it this time, she expected it. Amy continued to dash at the machine, but just as she was about to strike, three giant claws shot from within it, which Amy had no hope of foreseeing or dodging, and she was held tight within it.
" Let me go!" Amy screamed, but she knew it was no use. She did not even try to wiggle and break free, as she remembered from last time how impossible it was. Amy gave up, and the machine carried her back to Eggman's base. This time Amy was certain that Shadow would not even attempt to rescue her, she was sure he would be too busy having fun with Rouge.
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