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Amy's POV-

It was a beautiful Tuesday afternoon, and that meant shopping! What else?

I held tight to Shadow's hand as we walked through the crowded wing of the mall. The smell of pizza wafted down the halls and into the many shops we saw. I stopped to admire a velvety purple dress, and frowned when I caught sight of the price tag. $59.99, too expensive.

Shadow wasn't really interested in seeing what the stores had to sell, probably because the stores I look at are girly. But he had a reason for going to the mall with me, because he wanted to be with me. Spend more time with me.

I must have bored the poor hedgehog to death by dragging him in the stores I did. I would stop and gaze at a rainbow of make-up, try on as many outfits as they would let me take in the dressing rooms, and I sprayed waaayyyy too much perfume on myself. Somehow Shadow kept a straight face.

I liked it when Shadow and I would pass by an oncoming shopper and they would make a remark like, "Aww, how cute!" or, "They go well together." I could almost feel my face get red when I thought about him.

After countless time spent looking at the things my life revolved around, I finally asked Shadow where he would like to go. His only request was that we check the book store. That was fine with me, I could pick up some comics or a magazine while we were there.

A few minutes later I was already browsing through the racks and racks of magazines the bookstore had to sell. One headline stood out to me. It read, "10 New Hairstyle's That You Will LOVE!" I quickly picked the magazine up and began paging through it, barely noticing who was beside me.

The article distracted me for a few moments, but it didn't take long to recognize the blue figure that was reading a sports magazine. It was Sonic. I inched a little farther away from him and pretended to read more of the article.

"Amy?" Shadow's voice almost startled me. "You ready to go?"

"Yeah.I guess," I said quietly as I returned the magazine to it's spot. I saw Sonic glance up at us as we left the bookstore and headed for the parking lot. His disappointed expression made my heart beat faster.

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Sonic's POV-

I've discovered the reason why Amy was stopped following me.

I left for the mall after lunch time. I didn't have anything to do, so heck, why not go? My first stop was the book store. I'm not a reading freak (that title goes to Tails!) but I was desperate for something to keep me busy.

I picked up a sports magazine and began reading it right away. Within a few minutes, whadda ya know, Amy's right beside me! I felt awfully lucky. Right then would be the perfect time to talk to her. But it was over before I could say anything.

Shadow came around the corner and called Amy to go. Amy took Shadow's hand and looked over her shoulder at me as they walked away. I dropped that magazine like it was a heavy rock and followed the two.

They arrived at the parking lot. Both of them must have drove to the mall themselves and met up with each other, because I could pick out Shadow's cars and Amy's car from the tree I was watching behind. Talk about pathetic hiding places! I watched the two say good bye to each other. And kiss.

When they put their lips together, the situation struck me like a bolt of lightning. Amy loved Shadow. Amy.didn't love me.