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Chapter Seventeen: Unfortunate Reunion

May 11

"Would you like a mimosa, sir?"

"Yes, please."

Shadow was never really fond of flying in a airplane. But being in first class, sitting in a big open space, and being served food and drinks was good enough for him. This was defiantly a much smoother and relaxing flight than the last time he was on a plane. It was when he was making his move from New York to Florida, and he was seated next to a kid that didn't know how to keep quiet for more than ten minutes. Thankfully, this two hour flight just flew by for him.

"Passengers, please fastened your seat belts and prepare for landing."

Shadow and the other passengers did what the poilet said. After he was secured in his seat, the ebony hedgehog looked at the window and noticed the plane quickly but steadily getting lower to the ground. He adjusted his shirt and tie and waited for the plane to land. He had to admit, he never thought he'd be back in New York. He has a few friends here but another than that he wouldn't see himself coming back.

Soon enough, the plane landed and the passengers got off. After Shadow got his luggage from baggage claim, he walked over to the front of the airport. His boss told him that somebody would be there to pick him up. Shadow figured it would be a limo driver waiting there for him. But to his surprise, it was an old friend of his that was holding a sign with his name on it.

"Jet?"

The green hawk turned toward the voice and smile. "Hey man! Long time no see!"

Jet works at the New York location of the popular pet company. The two were childhood friends, went to high school and college together. Jet and Shadow use to work on various projects together when the hedgehog used to live here. The two shook hands and made their way out of the airport. Once they were outside, Jet lead Shadow to a limo that was waiting for them. When they got inside, Jet told the driver where to go.

The hawk sat back in his seat and sighed. "You know, when Mr. Johnson called and said that he had somebody taking his place, I had no idea it'd be you."

The hedgehog shrugged. "I needed the extra money. He said if I did this for him he'd give me a raise."

"Understandable. So how has life been since you moved?"

"Better than ever actually," said Shadow. "I got a nice place, the job is going great-"

"And you got yourself a woman," Jet interrupted as he smirked. "I see her all over your social media. It's Amy, right?"

Shadow grinned and nodded his head. "Yeah, Amy Rose." The ebony hedgehog smiled from ear to ear as he dazed off with his mind filled with nothing but his Rose.

Jet looked at his friend with a raised eyebrow and chuckled. "I haven't seen you this happy in the longest time. I don't even remember you smiling like that when you were with you know who. This girl must be something special."

"Trust me, she is. Anyway, how are things with you?"

"Excellent! Work is fine as usual. Wave is at home with the baby still. She'll probably just be a stay at home mom. I don't blame her, our little girl is the cutest thing."

Jet and Wave have gotten married about three years ago. Shadow attended the wedding as Jet's best man. Unfortunately, the bird couple didn't get to start their family right away. The couple struggled to conceive for the longest time because of Wave's fertility issues. But thankfully, after about two years, Wave finally became pregnant. The couple gave birth to a beautiful baby girl named Sky.

"How is Sky now?" asked Shadow.

"She's ten months now. She's starting to learn how to talk and walk now." Jet shook his head with a smile. "You know, I never saw myself having a baby, let alone a wife. But I guess good things happen when you meet that special someone."

Shadow nodded his head with a sigh. He'd be lying if he said he wasn't jealous of Jet's life. The hawk was able to meet someone he cares about, get married, and do something every couple looks forward to. Having a baby of their own. Jet looked up and noticed that Shadow looked a bit upset. But he knew why. He knew that Shadow wanted a family of his own and he knew about Shadow's ex girlfriend and how she took that chance away from him. After all, he was the one that set the two up to date. But he had no idea how their relationship would end up.

"Don't worry man," Jet said as he patted his friends shoulder, "good things are coming your way soon. I just know it." Shadow smiled and nodded his head.

After a while, the driver pulled in front of a very fancy hotel. The driver got out and opened the door for the two in the back. "Welp, this is the place," said Jet as he got out the limo. "Mr. Johnson said that the room reservation is under your name. Also," he reached into his pocket and pulled out car keys, "here's your car for the week. It's one of the company cars. It's over in the parking lot."

"Thanks Jet," said Shadow as he took the keys.

"Don't be a stranger. If you need anything or if there's an emergency, you can always call me. Now, I'm gonna head back to the office. The first meeting starts in about two hours. See you there!" The hawk got back into the limo and the driver drove off.

Shadow got his things and walked inside the hotel. The inside of the hotel looked even more expensive than the outside. There was chandlers that hung all over the lobby, the marble floors were shiny and their was beautiful sculptures everywhere. Shadow walked over to the front desk, where a pretty white mouse was at typing away on the computer. She noticed the hedgehog approaching her and smiled.

"Hello sir, how may I help you?"

"I have a reservation under the name Shadow the Hedgehog."

The mouse typed on the computer for a few seconds and nodded her head. She grabbed a room key and stepped around her desk. "Follow me Mr. Hedgehog. I'll show you to your room."

The hedgehog followed her up to the elevators. Once inside, the mouse pressed the button to go up to the twentieth floor. When the doors opened, she lead Shadow down the hall until they reach white double doors. She scanned the room key and the door opened, revealing Shadow's suite. It was a very upscale room. The middle of the large room was set up as a living room. The was a flat screen tv, comfy couches and potted plants. Behind that was a mini bar with a mini fridge that was filled with various drinks. Behind the mini bar was a large window that had a breathe taking view of the city. On the far right of the room was a door that lead to the bed room. And on the far left was a door to the bathroom.

"Here is your suite, Mr. Hedgehog. Room service is available and the maids will come by to bring fresh towels. Enjoy your stay."

The mouse and closed the door behind her. Shadow walked in the bedroom and placed his luggage next to the closet. He noticed across the room was a door to the balcony. He stepped outside and gazed down at the city below. He took out his phone to check the time, but instead stared at his phone's screen saver. It was a picture of Amy smiling brightly into the camera. The ebony hedgehog smile and sighed.

"Just one week."

Amy was completely bored out of her mind. Ever since she dropped Shadow off at the airport, she hasn't really done much. When she got home, she took Luna for a walk around the neighborhood to let her stretch her legs and play with the other dogs. After their walk, they went back home. Luna decided to go to her comfy bed and take a nap, whereas the pink hedgehog decided to lounge in the living room.

There wasn't really much for her to do on a Monday afternoon. Her house was clean, there wasn't anything good to watch on tv, she didn't have any clients to see, and she couldn't talk to Shadow. At least not at the moment. Blaze and Rouge were at work, probably running back and forth from house to house for their own clients. Just when Amy thought she would copy Luna and take a nap, she received a text message.

Sonia sent Amy a messaged asking if she would like to meet up at her house and chat. Amy was a little surprised but agreed to the offer. Her and Sonia had a friendly relationship. When Sonic and Amy first became a couple, he introduced her to Manic and Sonia. The two quickly formed a bond that managed to stay the same all through out Sonic and Amy's dysfunctional relationship. Their bond grew stronger into a sisterly love when Sonia joined Amy's sorority in college.

The pink hedgehog went up to her room to tidy herself up. After a quick shower, she got dressed in a pair of black leggings, an off the shoulder white shirt, and white sandals. She brush out her long hair and pushed it all to her left shoulder. She grabbed her phone and purse and walked downstairs. Before she left, she checked on Luna, who was still sleeping soundly in her bed. Amy made sure to leave her bowls filled with food and water before she left.

During her drive over to Sonia's house, Amy's mind would constantly drift off to Shadow. It's only been a few hours and she already found herself missing him. She fought the urge several times to call him and leave him a bunch of texts messages, but she remembered that he promised he would call when he gets the chance. She didn't want to come off as the annoying and obsessive girlfriend. She's been down that road with Sonic, she doesn't want to do that with Shadow.

After a while, she arrived at Sonia's house. It was a cute one story house with beautiful plants planted all around. Her plants attracted many butterflies and dragonflies so it the garden look more inviting. Amy parked her car in the driveway and walked her way up to the front door, giving it a few knocks. After a few seconds, the front unlocked and opened to reveal a hot pink hedgehog with dazzling green eyes and a bright smile. Her pink hair was up in a messy bun and she was dressed in a tank top with sweat pants.

"Yay! You made it!" exclaimed Sonia as she hugged Amy. She lead her friend inside her home and took her to the living room. Inside of Sonia's home was very modern. The walls were painted a light tan color and had various photos of family and friends hanging around. The furniture through her home was very fancy looking and very clean. It was very similar to Rouge's stylish condo.

The two female hedgehogs took a seat on the sofa and relaxed. "So what's up?" asked Amy, "I haven't seen you in a while."

"I've been so busy with work. A lot of the high schools needed photographers for different events they were having. I actually invited you over because I heard you went out with Sally and Fiona recently."

Amy frowned a little. "Sonic told you, huh? Do you what happened?"

Sonia shook her head as she laid back. "He didn't tell me anything. Knowing Sally, I kind of figure she has a huge list of what she wants at this wedding."

"You're right about that. She mentioned having Manic and his band play at the reception."

"Manic told Sonic he thinks they should do one of those drive through weddings in Las Vegas. But looking back at it now, I think he was serious."

The two giggle at the thought of it. Amy then sighed and frowned. She doubted that Sonic has said anything to his family about what she's told him. But she felt like Sonia needed to know about it.

"Well I have something to tell you. It's about what happened at the brunch with Sally and Fiona. Just promise me that you won't tell anybody else. I have a feeling Sonic hasn't said anything."

Sonia shrugged her shoulders. "Understandable. It's not the first time I heard of Sonic's business."

Amy giggled a bit and began to explain. "So the brunch was going well. She was telling me all the stuff she wants and I was making a list. About an hour into it I had to go to the restroom. But on the way back, I overheard their conversation. Long story short, Sally was telling Fiona about some guy she's been seeing, who isn't Sonic."

"How do you know it wasn't him?"

Because she said that Sonic has no idea about what she's doing behind his back," Amy answered.

Amy expected for Sonia to become red in the face, eyes narrow, and huff and puff about how her 'soon to be sister in law' could do such a thing to her brother. She expected her to get up and pace the floors while she pulled on her hair. Instead, Sonia sighed deeply as she absentmindedly twirled her hair, and looking quite calm.

"I thought I was the only one that knew."

Amy's eyes went wide and she turned to face Sonia. "Y-you know about it too?" she asked frantically. "Do you know who it is?"

Sonia sucked her teeth and shoo her head. "Nope. But I knew something was up with her for a while now. I just thought it was me being paranoid."

"So how did you suspect about her fooling around?" Amy asked as she scooted closer.

"Well for starters, for somebody who doesn't have a job, she's always out somewhere." Sonia shook her head and sighed again. "I never really thought of her being the cheating type when her and Sonic started dating. But when things started getting serious, especially after the proposal, I started noticing a few things. She started to act more secretive about what she's doing or where she's going. Then suddenly her and Fiona are going out pretty much every weekend. At first I thought they were having an affair, but then I spotted Sally with some guy once at the beach. Unfortunately, I didn't get a good look at him to see who he was."

"How come you never talked to Sonic about this?"

Sonia gave Amy a look that read 'really?' as she scuffed. "You dated him plenty of times. You should know how he is when it comes to telling him things that involve him. Besides, talking to Sonic sometimes is like talking to a brick wall when it comes to Sally. Just ask Manic or my mom."

"You're not wrong," Amy said with a groan. "I've talked to him. Shadow's talked to him. All of has. At this point, we're just waiting for everything to blow up in his face."

"Speaking of Shadow," said Sonia with a smirk, "you two are super cute! When I heard you guys started dating, I couldn't be happier."

"Awww thanks Sonia," said Amy as she smiled. "He already met my mom, which went perfectly."

"Trust me, my mom gave her the seal of approval the minute she heard about you two. I just know that you two are going to be fine. Plus, he'll be happier with you than he was with his ex."

Amy's smile disappeared into a frown. "I dropped Shadow off at the airport this morning because he had to back to New York for a business trip. And I just remembered that his ex lives there." The pink hedgehog rubbed her hand down her face and sighed. "Do you think...that he'll see her?"

Sonia scooted closer to Amy and grabbed her hand. "Amy, you have nothing to worry about. Shadow told me the whole thing that happened between him and his ex. He would have to be extremely stupid to fool around with somebody like that. Besides, ever time I would ask about her, he looked like he'd rather stick pins in his eyes." Amy giggled as Sonia smiled. "From what Sonic has told me, Shadow is really into you. And I'm sure he has shown you in numerous ways how much he cares about you. I know what my brother has done to you in past was terrible, and that made you have trust issues when it comes to getting into relationships. But believe me when I say that Shadow wants to be with you."

Amy took in her friends words as she let a single tear run down her cheek. She knew that Sonia was right. Amy didn't want to admit that she didn't want Shadow to leave because she was afraid he might cheat on her. A part of her knew that he would never do that, but her insecure side told her to think the worst. A few more tears rolled down her eyes but Sonia was quick to wipe them away.

"How long will be gone for?"

"For a week."

"Trust me Amy, a week with him being gone will make your relationship stronger. It'll let you know that you can trust him."

Amy sighed as she rubbed her eyes. "You're right. I know it's me being paranoid, but I know he would never do that to me. He said that he'll call me when he can. I'm really looking forward to it."

"Good! I'm sure he can't wait to hear your voice." Sonia then clapped her hands and smiled. "I saw we eat some ice cream and watch some tv. Sounds good?"

Amy nodded her head with a smile. "Sure!"

Shadow thought the meeting would be more boring and exhausted than the ones he was use to. But he surprisingly stayed awake and alert the entire time. The meeting was pretty productive. He and the others discussed how sales were going up and how to keep them up with excellent marketing techniques. He introduced him to new employees and met up with some old friends of his.

It was late in the evening evening when everybody started to leave. Shadow was in his temporary office as he was packing up his things to go. Suddenly a knock on the door was heard, then the green hawk walked in.

"Good day, wasn't it?" asked Jet.

Shadow nodded his head as he stacked his papers. "It was. What's happening tomorrow?"

"Just train the new employees. You know, show them how things are done and what not."

"Exciting," the ebony hedgehog said, his voice filled with sarcasm.

Jet chuckled as he shook his head. "Well I better head home. Wave is probably wondering where I am. You should come by for dinner before you head back home. Wave would love to see you."

"I'll be sure to come over," Shadow said with a smile. After a short while, Jet left to head home. Soon after, Shadow walked out of the office. As he continued to walk towards the parking lot, he too out his phone. He unlocked it and was about to dial Amy's number when he heard the sound of heels clicking right behind. But he froze in his place when he heard a voice he never wanted to hear again.

"Well look who's here."

Shadow slowly turned around to glare at the woman standing behind him. "Raven," he spat.

It was indeed his ex girlfriend.

Authors note: chapter seventeen done!

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