Chapter 38: A Perfect Night
Shade was on the balcony that he once stumbled off of. He looked around to see if this would be good for his surprise for Amy. He shook his head. "No, not enough moonlight, it's blocked by the house." Shade turned to go inside, but he saw a large, tic tac toe board shape running up the wall, made of wooden planks, with vines running up it. "Wait…" Shade grabbed onto the planks and started climbing up. He got to the roof not even twenty seconds after he started climbing. "At least it's close to the balcony…" Shade walked forward on the roof, going around multiple short chimneys. "No, No, No, Ugggh! This needs to be perfect for… There." Shade looked at the edge of the roof, where he had a clear view of the city, and the moon wasn't obstructed by anything. And the best part was that this part of the roof was flat, not slanted. Shade grinned in satisfaction. "Now to start preparing." Shade ran back and slid down the vines and ran into the house.
Meanwhile…
Amy sat on her bed watching TV, waiting for Shade to come and get her. He told her to stay put while he got things 'ready', whatever that meant. Amy sighed and laid back against her pillow. She was bored, and wanted to spend time with Shade. She hated having to wait in her room. She didn't even know how long she had been waiting. Then, there was a knock at her door. She jumped up without hesitation and ran to her door. She swung it open into the room and expected to see Shade there. It was the empty hallway. She sighed in frustration. She was going to close the door, but a slip of paper on the ground caught her eye. She picked it up off the ground and opened it. "Amy, meet me on the balcony. –Shade." Amy jumped excitedly. She ran to and down the stairs in a hurry. She couldn't wait to see what Shade had prepared. She swung open the balcony doors and looked around. No one. She was getting impatient. She saw another piece of paper on a small glass table. She walked to it and read it. "Climb up the vines, and walk to the edge. –Shade." That last part worried her. Why did he want her to stand at the edge? She shook the thought from her mind. She climbed up the vines and onto the roof. She checked her shirt and pants to see if they got dirty on the climb. Luckily, her jeans and tee were clean still. She walked forward on the roof desperately trying to spot Shade. When she came to the other side of the roof slant, she looked down and saw Shade, sitting on a red blanket on the flat part of the roof. She excitedly, yet carefully walked down to Shade. "Glad you could join me." Shade said smiling at her. "Shade, did-did you do all this?" Shade sat on a red blanket, which also had a radio playing some soothing music, a basket, and a large green bottle next to a small red one. "Come, sit." Shade gestured to the open space next to him. Amy giggled before walking onto the blanket and sitting next to Shade. "Shade, you… you set all of this up for me?" "Of course." Shade said before reaching into his hoodie pocket. He pulled out a rose with a flick of his hand, and offered it to Amy. She hesitantly took the rose from him and smelled it. "Shade this… this… this is…." Tears of joy came to Amy's eyes. Shade wiped them away before kissing her on the lips. "Amy, you know I would do anything to keep you safe, and happy." She felt like bursting into tears, this day had been so perfect, and to top it off with this, she was speechless! "Shade, I… I love you." "I love you too Amy." Shade leaned in for another kiss before reaching into the basket and pulling out two cups. He poured some clear bubbly liquid into each cup, before putting some red syrup into them as well. He picked up one cup and offered it to Amy. "Shirley temple?" She took it and smiled at him. "Thank you Shade." Shade sat up and stared into her eyes. "So, what do ya think?" "Shade it's… perfect…" She couldn't have used a better word to describe this moment. The music from the radio filled the air. "…cause a girl like you is impossible to find, impossible to find…" Amy liked this music. "Shade, what song is this?" "Fall for you, by secondhand serenade. Why, you like it?" "I love it Shade." She leaned in for another kiss, which Shade returned. They laid back on the roof tiles, Amy resting her head on Shade's chest. "Shade I… I…" Shade kissed her on the lips, cutting her off. She smiled. "Was that just a way to keep me from stuttering?" "Yep." Amy giggled. "Let's just enjoy the moment." Amy nodded before resting against Shade's chest again. Amy sighed contently, a few buds of tears forming at her eyes. "Tonight will be the night, that I will fall for you…!" the radio sung gently. Everything was perfect.
Meanwhile…
"Stevens!" Jolt yelled to the infernape. "Did you mass produce the robots like I asked?" The infernape nodded. "Yes sir. There are currently thirty of them." Jolt nodded. "Good work, but I'm not ready to deploy them just yet…" "Sir?" "Contact the girls, and see if they can't get rid of the thorn in my side." "Yes sir. And you?" "I have… personal, things to attend to." Jolt walked off out of the lab, and into the hallway.
7 minutes later…
Jolt stood outside a jail cell. Inside, was a female vaporeon sitting in a metal bolted down chair, her hands bound behind her with rope, facing the wall. She was only a teenager. "Are you here to kill me?" She asked, without turning her head. "No, No…" Jolt opened the jail cell and entered. She was a normal vaporeon, besides the fin at the end of her tail being silver. "No, you won't die, you are too valuable to me." "The umbreon, Shade, He's gonna kill you." Jolt laughed. "Oh and why would he do that?" "For keeping me tied up here." "Oh please, Shade doesn't even know you exist." "When he learns, he'll stop at nothing to rescue me." Jolt leaned in closer. "And why is that?" The vaporeon smiled and looked up at Jolt. "Well, I am his twin sister after all."
Author's Note: NANANANANANANANA PLOT-TWIST! My friends told me I needed more plot twists in the story, so here you go. Bet you didn't see that coming did ya? Well, as always, REVIEW!