I would like to thank everyone for the reviews! I'm glad you are enjoying my fanfic, especially since I wasn't sure my stories were very good. So thanks everyone! The Great Gonzales made a valid point in her review and I intend to explain his feelings in more depth soon but in a later chapter, it won't fit well in this chapter. Anyway, I do not own any Sonic characters, no matter how much I wish I did.

Things Going From Bad to Worse?

Sonic's POV

The blood in my veins went cold in dread. That voice. That voice was familiar. Shockingly familiar. My head slowly rotated to the left until my eyes landed on a furious pink hedgehog. 'Oh no! Why was Amy here and how much did she see? Way to go Shadow! I was making progress and you have to go and punch a guy!' My gaze shifted over to the dark mobian who was looking at the female hedgehog with a blank expression.

"I repeat! What is going on here?" Amy's voice was eerily calm and cool but you could detect the anger underneath it all. She was always at her scariest when she was like this.

Taking a deep breath, I look towards Shadow for help. And guess what the dark hedgehog did? The angry bad boy turned and tried to flee! "The Ultimate Lifeform" tried to make a run for it with his tail between his legs! Luckily for me and unfortunately for him, Amy was quick enough to grab his arm, refusing to let him go. Now Shadow could of dragged her behind him or tried to pry her off, but it seemed he was wise enough to not try and summon the wrath of her hammer or make a bigger scene, the news was going to get a kick out of the first incident and didn't need something else to pile onto it.

Amy roughly pushed him back to stand next to me. I sent him an angry glare for his attempts to try and leave me. 'Its his fault this is even happening! Obviously he doesn't take responsibilities for his actions if he was going to run off and leave me here! I didn't even do anything!' Attention returning to the pink female, I scratched the back of my head nervously. Seeing her raise an eyebrow I knew I had to answer.

"Me and Shadow accidentally found ourselves in the wrong department and this guy decided it was a good idea to spray Shadow in the face with some perfume." I began to explain and pointed at the man on the ground, putting some of the blame on him. "Turns out that bi-polar hedgie here didnt' appreciate it and repayed him with a punch to the face." I tried to act nonchalant about it but she was too smart to fall for it.

"Oh so instead of just walking away or telling him not to do that again, it was better to go and punch him!" The venom in her voice made me cringe in fear.

I decided to take the easy way out. "Shadow did it not me!" I protested while pointing at my dark counterpart like a little kid. The black and ebony males head snapped over to send a glare my way but I wasn't going down with him. "Its not like I told him to punch the guy!"

When Shadow spoke, his voice was deep and threatening. "It is true that I punched the guy but I didn't want to come here. This all could of been avoided if Faker hadn't dragged me here." His arms were crossed over his chest as he thrust a thumb my way.

I let out an apalled noice and my mouth hung open. 'How was he able to do that? Place all the blame on me like that! Was he a wizard or something? Wait...more like a mind ninja! Somehow he had managed to throw one of those ninja stars things into mine and Amys heads and was planting a dangerous bomb. A bomb that would explode and kill what was left of my dignity.' Words tried to escape as my mouth remained open. It seemed my brain was malfunctioning and I wasn't able to think of a comeback or rebuke Shadow.

Shadow was smirking while Amy just shook her head, the man on the floor had finally gotten up and was holding his sore jaw. I felt awkward since there was still a large group of bystanders around us. A snarl rumbled out of the striped hedgehog as he glared at the people surrounding us. All of them scattered at the noise, probably afraid of recieving the same punishment as the salesman. Jade eyes met my emerald ones and I wondered what was going on in that pretty head of hers.

"Come on you two. Lets go somewhere else to talk. And don't even THINK of running away!" The last sentence was practically growled out and I gulped. Shadow kept a neutral mask over his face but I noticed how his body had tensed up. So her threats got to him as well, I'm not the only one. After a short walk, we were in a far corner and away from prying ears. "Now," Amy said turning to us,"Shadow you know better than to punch people! Sonic you know he doesn't do well in large crowds." That comment must of annoyed Shadow because he opened his mouth but was interrupted,"I also know why your at the mall and what reason did you have to drag Shadow along?" Those green eyes of her seemed to bore into me and I could sense her confusion.

"Amy..."my voice seemed to have a mind of its own and I couldn't make words form. It was as if my brain was disconnected from the rest of my body. Finally I managed to regain my ability to speak when I looked away. "I...I wanted to get you something! Your place was destroyed by Eggman! Your acting like it doesn't bother you but how can it not?" The words just tumbled out of my mouth and I couldn't stop it once they started spilling out. "I hate to think that you are sad so I thought that if I got you some sort of gift you would be atleast somewhat happy! The only problem was that I didn't know what to get you and I needed help! Thats why I brought Shadow along!" I was gasping for air at the end. The words had flowed from my mouth so quickly that I wasn't able to stop myself. My cheeks must of been red by now and I felt hot under her gaze.

Ruby red eyes were slightly wide in shock. I guess he was just suprised that I had told the truth, and had let my vulnerable and caring side show. Howeve, that didn't compare to the expression on her face. Amys eyes were the widest I had ever seen them and they glistened with moisture, like she was about to cry. One of her hands was raised to her mouth, clenched tightly into a fist.I remained transifxed as color rose to her cheeks and became a lovely shade of pink to match her fur.

"S-Sonic...I don't know what to say." Her voice was a soft whisper and I had barely managed to hear it.

I smiled and saw a flash of movement to my side. Turning my head, it took me a moment to realize that my rival had ditched us but I think it was because he could tell we needed to be alone. I felt somewhat grateful that he had taken upon himself to do that for me, guess I'll let him have that reward even if I didn't get Amy a gift. Speaking of Amy, the pink hedgehog had moved closer to me. Our close proximity was causing my heart to beat faster and the blush to return and at full force. I bet my face could rival Knuckles fur if we had a "who is redder contest?".

It seemed like a lifetime before I finally broke the silence. "Amy...I know I haven't been all that great to you for quite some time but...that doesn't mean I like to see you sad. I hate to see you cry but I'm not very good at this whole comforting thing.."

Slowly she raised a finger to my lips, shutting me up. That penetrating green stare seemed to look right through me for a moment. Then I felt her arms around me before my eyes registered what had happened. Two peach arms were securely wrapped around my torso while her cheek rested on my chest. I was a bit startled by the contact, but a smile soon formed as I looked down at her. 'This is nice. If I could just hold her forever I would.' But like all good things it had to come to an end. The arms retracted and Amy gave me a shy smile.

With a grin plastered on my face, I lightly tilted her chin up with my finger. "How about we head back to Tails? It seems I won't find anything at this rate and the mall will most likely not allow me and Shadow back for awhile."

A light giggle followed and I found myself loving the sound of it. Grasping her hand gently in mine, the two of us headed for the exit. Every now and then I would steal glances at her, which she didn't seem to notice since she was too busy looking at everything around us. Amy's eyes roamed from one person to the next and she would occasionally look at the different buildings we passed by. This definitely wasn't in any way romantic but I was content with just being by her side, walking together. The two of us remained quiet but we didn't need to speak, we were happy just to be in one anothers presence, well I was atleast.

"Thanks Sonic."

I froze mid-step and focused on the pink female that continued to walk. My heart seemed to swell from those two simple words. A genuine smile adorning my face, my feet began moving again and I quickly caught up to her. Today sure was something.

Willowpelt12:"Whew! Finished another chapter. Never thought this story would be so long but I don't want to just end it abruptly. Anyway, I hope you all are enjoying it and I plan the next chapter to mostly focus on Sonics thoughts for his feelings on Amy and such. Adios for now!"