Ch.25: Kissing Under the Sunset

Later that evening, Amy was found in the living room watching TV. All day long, she felt uneasy and nervous about meeting Shadow. Of course she has a crush on him, and he kissed her on the cheek. But what does he want? Was he going to tell her something important? Or was he going to surprise her with a different kiss? She didn't know. And yet, she couldn't stay focus through the whole day. Now she was looking at the note again as the television started showing a game show called 'Family Feud'. She sighed quietly to herself.

"Um, Amy?" Cream walked up to her. "Are you feeling ok?"

"Not really", Amy replied, still looking at the note. "I mean, I couldn't stop looking at this letter all day."

"What does it say?"

"It says that Shadow wants to meet me at the park at 8:00."

"Well, its 6:00 now", Cream looked at her blue watch on her right wrist.

"Ugh, but I can't wait that long!" Amy complained as she narrowed her eyebrows.

"Be patient, Amy", Cream took a few steps back in fear. "Just keep thinking about Shadow."

"Yeah, yeah", Amy sighed harshly as she looked up to the ceiling.

"Hmm…I'm wondering why Shadow wants to meet her myself", Cream thought to herself. "I mean, what does he want with her?"

A couple of hours later, Amy feel asleep on the couch. Cream was asleep on the floor since she got tired of watching some stupid game shows. Suddenly, Amy's watch began to beep loudly. She jumped out of her sleep and looked at it. She then gasped as she read the time was exactly eight o'clock. Slowly and patiently, she stepped over Cream and tip toed to her bedroom. A few minutes later, she came out of the room quietly. She was in a white tanktop with a red heart in the middle, dark blue jeans, and white tennis shoes. After a while, she tip-toped out of the room and left Cream alone and asleep.

Twenty minutes later, Amy stopped at the park. She bent over and took exhausting breaths. Just running in a hurry from her hotel did make her pretty tired. After she took her last breath, she stood up straight and began to look around. There was no sign a Shadow anywhere. So she had no choice but to look for him. At first, she walked to the clean wooden bench. He wasn't there. Then she went up the hill and he wasn't there either. Following that, she started searching for some more.

Just after ten minutes of searching, Amy couldn't find Shadow. But then she looked up ahead. She saw Shadow looking down at the ledge of a stoned bridge. He was alone and silent. He was wearing a white sleeveless shirt and dark blue jeans and blue shoes. The pink hedgehog blinked twice in surprise. The wind blew Shadow's quills to the side smoothly and slowly as he sighed.

"Ok, this is it", Amy thought to herself bravely. "Just walk up to him, say hi, and whatever else. Whatever you do, don't get too excited, girl. You can do it. You're 21 years old for peace sakes!"

Taking a deep breath, Amy walked to him slowly. He was still standing by himself and looking down at the bright blue lake. He sat his elbows on the edge and rested his chin on his palms. Obviously, he was tired of waiting for Amy. Closer and closer, Amy was getting towards him. She gulped as her heart pounded excitedly.

"Oh, god", she said to herself.

Suddenly, Shadow turned around to leave the place. He stopped and saw Amy as she stopped walking. At that time, Amy's face blushed pure red. Right now, she was facing a cute hedgehog as he starred back. Again, the wind began to blow softly. Amy gulped again and Shadow smiled.

"What took ya so long?" he asked nicely.

"Sorry about that", Amy scratched the back of her head. "I accidentally fell asleep as I waited to see you."

"Oh, I see."

"You weren't here long, were you?"

"Not too long, I guess."

"Oh…So, why did you want to meet me here?"

"Come here", Shadow turned around and walked back to the bridge.

"What?" Amy ran up next to him.

"See that sunset?" the black hedgehog pointed at the orange and yellow sun.

"Yeah, why?" Amy shaded her eyes to see clearly.

"Beautiful, isn't it?" Shadow giggled.

"Uh-huh", Amy nodded.

(BGM plays 'Lost without U' by Robin Thicke)

As Shadow continued starring at the sunset, Amy looked over at him. He rested his hands on his palms again and smiled. A small sigh came out of his mouth peacefully. However, Amy couldn't stop blushing. Watching him smile did make her very shy, and yet she was standing next to him. At first, she swift her eyes back and forth until she starred at the sun.

(Chorus):

Im lost without u
Cant help myself
How does it feel
2 know that I love u baby

(Repeats 2x)

A small gulp went down in Amy's throat. This was her very, very, VERY first time being with a man in a romantic setting. She rolled her eyes around so she wouldn't pay attention to Shadow. Although, his handsome looks kept her distracted from that sort of plan. He was just drop dead gorgeous! It seemed like he was the cutest guy on Earth, based on Amy's opinion. Still, she could NOT stop being nervous. She felt something inside of her and she just waited for something to happen.

(Verse 1):

Tell me how u love me more
And how u think Im sexy baby
That u dont want nobody else
U dont want this guy u dont want that guy u wanna

Amy fiddled with her fingers as she finally looked away from Shadow. The pressure was building up in her. What's next? Are they just going to stare at the sunset all day? She was very unsure of what was about to happen. Even so, she tried her best to keep her cool. Unexpectedly, she felt an arm wrapped around her shoulders. She was then pulled close to Shadow slowly. Now Amy was REALLY nervous. Her face turned completely scarlet red. The crush sighed again as he rested his head onto her right shoulder.

Touch yourself when u see me
Tell me how u love my body
And how I make u feel baby
U wanna roll with me u wanna hold with me
U wanna stay warm and get out of the cold with me
I just love 2 hear u say it
It makes a man feel good baby
Tell me u depend on me
I need 2 hear it

"I missed you", Shadow said softly.

"Um…me too", Amy said nervously.

"I'm really glad that you came", the other hedgehog said as he hugged her around her shoulders gently.

"Uh-huh, me too", Amy gasped nervously. "Say, why did you invite me here?"

"Just to see you again", Shadow replied nicely. "I mean, I couldn't stop thinking about you after that day at the game."

"Well…Same here", Amy smiled.

(Chorus, repeats 2x):

Im lost without u
Cant help myself
How does it feel
2 know that I love u baby

The sunset began to look more beautiful than before. Maybe because the two hedgehogs were close to each other. Well, Amy could tell to be exact. As for Shadow, he was enjoying being with her. Amy wrapped her arms around Shadow's neck nervously and lovingly. Somehow, Shadow blushed pink on his cheeks with a blink. The sky had mixed colors of orange, pink, and purple.

(Verse 2):

Baby youre the perfect shape
Baby youre the perfect weight
Treat me like my birthday
I want it this way I want it that way I want it
Tell me u dont want me 2 stop

Shadow suddenly released Amy as she did the same. He turned to her with a cute smile on his face. Amy looked at him confusingly and nervously. Then he reached into his right pocket patiently. After that, he pulled out a golden necklace with a pink heart hanging down from it. Amy gasped in shock. Shadow smirked as he wrapped the jewelry around her neck nicely. When he got done, Amy looked at it. The pink heart had her name printed on it in perfect cursive handwriting in a gold color. Also, it had glitter on it that sparkled in the bright sunset.

Tell me it would break your heart
That u love me and all my dirty
U wanna roll with me u wanna hold with me
U wanna make fires and get Norwegian wood with me
I just love 2 hear u say it
It makes a man feel good baby

"It's beautiful", Amy smiled at Shadow.

"I was able to save some money to buy that for you", Shadow rubbed the back of his head.

"Well, I like it", Amy winked.

"Amy, I uh…" Shadow to speak was too shy, again.

"Huh?" Amy tipped her head to the side slowly.

"I…I…Shoot, well, I, uh…" Shadow swift his eyes from side to side.

"What is it?" Amy asked with a short laugh.

"I…." Shadow spoke and gulped hardly. "I love you", he blushed.

"…You do?" Amy widened her eyes in shock.

"Mm-hmm", Shadow nodded with a blush across his face. "I mean, I fell in love with you when I first laid my eyes on you."

"Wow", Amy rubbed the back of her head. "Because, I felt the same way about you."

"Cool", Shadow shrugged his shoulders. "So, um…Are we going to do it?"

"Do what?" Amy asked curiously.

"You know", Shadow smiled. "Kiss?"

"Eh….I'll give it a shot", Amy replied shyly.

"I'll go easy on you", Shadow winked.

"Ok", Amy nodded.

(Final Chorus; repeats multiple times)

Im lost without u
Cant help myself
How does it feel
2 know that I love u baby...

The pink hedgehog closed her eyes slowly. Shadow then came up to her and wrapped his arms around her waist. Cautiously, she wrapped her arms around his neck. Then Shadow closed his eyes too. He slowly leaned down for a kiss. In time, Amy got prepared, even though her heart thumped against her chest slowly. Finally, Shadow had his lips on hers. Amy quickly opened her eyes and founded Shadow's closed. After all, this was her first kiss with her first actual boyfriend. Through those years of work, she finally found a man of her dreams. Amy pressed her lips onto Shadow's gently as she shut her eyes again. The sun suddenly set down from the sky completely. Then the sky got a little darker. However, that didn't really matter to the two lovers. They continued kissing passionately, until they heard a loud grumble.

"What in the world?" Shadow asked as he released his lips.

"I'm hungry", Amy chuckled nervously as she looked down at her stomach. "I forgot to eat dinner today.

"Hmm", Shadow smiled and gave her a small kiss on the cheek. "Come on, I'll take you to get something to eat."

"Ok", Amy hopped a little.

Politely, Shadow offered a hand. Then Amy took it. They began to walk away from the bridge. A sudden moment later, Shadow gave Amy a playful punch on her left arm. Resulting that, Amy shoved him to the side slowly. He complained "Hey!" as he pushed her playfully. After that, Amy knocked him to the ground by using her hip. She gasped as she looked to see if he was ok. Just then, Shadow got back up to his feet. Amy yelped as she ran away from him.

"I'm gonna get you", Shadow called out as he chased her.

"Catch me if you can!" Amy hollered out with tease.

Later on, they left the park. Now, they became a couple…

Song Ends.

To Be Contiuned…