Reminded of you (Shadouge) (I know it's not February, but anyways)

Requested by Amyyie

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A snowflake landed on the window, and melted to a little glistening drop. It slipped down the glass, and disappeared.

Shadow blinked, and wrapped the scarf tighter around himself. He didn't know why he had stopped. He just saw something glimmer in the corner of his eye, and before he knew what happened he was standing in front of the shop.

...A jewel-shop, to be precise.

It reminded him of Rouge. Of course it reminded him of Rouge, why wouldn't it? Maybe he should… go inside? Just to get out of the cold?

…Shadow took a step forward, and pushed up the door. A bell jingled, and he stepped inside. An attendant rushed up to him, and started talking…


"I'm back," Shadow called, as he stepped inside of Club Rouge. The snow whirled around outside, wet and cold, and he felt like he was drenched even though he wasn't. He unwrapped the scarf from around his neck, and left his skates at the door to dry up, taking his shopping-bag with him as he went further inside the club.

Purple decor and turned off lights greeted him when he got to the actual bar, but no sign of Rouge. He went up the stairs then, and past the 'no entry' sign to the living room. A fire was burning slowly in the fireplace, and Rouge was seated in an armchair with a book and a glass with colourful liquid on a thin leg.

Shadow wordlessly went up to her, and placed the shopping-bag on the coffee-table. "Happy Valentine's day," he muttered, and turned to go back to his room.

Rouge raised an eyebrow, and quickly put away her book. "Shadow? Did you go shopping…" She paused. Then she smirked, and said, "Ah, yes. Valentine's day…" She rushed past Shadow out in the corridor and down the stairs, saying that 'she should do something special here at the club then'.

Shadow looked after her, thinking…

And then he shrugged, and went to his room instead.


It knocked on the door. Shadow glanced up from his computer, just as Rouge entered. She wordlessly held up the contents of that shopping-bag – a necklace with a zircon in the middle, and two small sapphires.

"You really didn't need to buy anything, hon," she said quietly.

Shadow shrugged, eyes going back to the computer. "It reminded me of you. And it's the 14th today."

"…Thank you, Shadow."

He shrugged again, and pretended to read what was written onscreen. She quietly left, and he was left staring at the monitor, trying to calm down his thoughts…