Here's chapter 4. Well sorry for the delay... Heh... The reasons for the
delay were I had to catch up on college work and hadn't had the time also
I've been doing some drawing as well so... yeah... Enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 4: Welcome Home Party.
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It had been a week since Shadow had awoken from his coma and today he was aloud to leave the hospital as the doctors said that he was well and strong enough to leave. Of course Sonic was very excited about it. He couldn't wait until the black and red hedgehog was able to leave the hospital. Right now he was running through the streets as fast as he could to get to the hospital. He wanted to get Shadow out of there and take him home where there was a 'welcome home' party waiting for the black hedgehog.
Sonic then had reached the hospital and on his way towards Shadow's room. When he got there he knocked on the door and muffled come in was heard. He entered and there was the love of Sonic's life; yet no one knew about it though, was Shadow sat there on the bed with a nurse talking to him about something. Sonic casually walked over to the side of the bed.
"You ready?" Sonic asked.
"Yeah" Shadow replied getting up using the help of the nurse and crutches he had in his hands. They soon left the hospital and not to go back until after three weeks for a check up. They slowly walked back to Sonic's house, so Shadow could get used to using crutches.
"Okay everybody, remember Shadow has amnesia so don't be getting at him if he doesn't remember who you are" Rouge reminded everyone.
"Ok", everyone replied in unison.
"That's like the fifth hundred time she's told us that". Knuckles mumbled to himself.
"How long will it be until they arrive?" Asked Amy.
"I dunno, it depends on how they get here. Whether they walk or if the catch a ride" Tails answered.
Amy sighs, "I hope they get here soon!"
Soon both hedgehogs were walking up the path towards the house after catching a cab; because of Shadow becoming tired very quickly. Shadow stopped to ask, "Is this where you live?"
"Yeah pretty much, why?"
"Nothing it's just that it's huge".
A chuckle "it's not that big..."
They continued on up the path and up to the door. While Sonic got his keys to unlock the door Shadow took the opportunity to take a good look around. The front garden had nice looked after grass with stepping stones for a path with flowers decorating the sides of the grass, also there was a drive way not to far away from where they were standing. Soon a hand touched Shadow's shoulder gaining his attention.
"Come on". They entered the house and were greeted with the big 'welcome home, Shadow!' Slightly startled a smile soon crept on his face.
"Welcome home, Shads".
After greeting the others Shadow soon settled down on the couch and had a good look around. It was quite a nice place Sonic had. A large couch with two other armchairs, a wide screen TV. All sorts of stuff Shadow noted.
"So Shadow, how are you feeling?" Amy asked while seated next to him.
"I'm fine thank you" Shadow responded politely.
"That's good to know, and we're all glad that you're ok".
"Yeah that's rich, since Sonic wanted to kill Shadow not long ago".
"KNUCKLES!!!" A pillow soon found it's way to Knuckles' face.
"Ow! What was that for?" Rouge went and grabbed him and dragged him into the kitchen. "Hey watch the dreadlock!!!"
Shadow soon turned and looked towards Sonic with slight fear in his eyes. Nothing was said for a few seconds, Sonic wanting to say something couldn't find the words to say. So Amy broke the terrible silence that surrounded them.
"Shadow, take no notice of him he's just in a bad mood", she said "He's that way because he's here instead of guarding the Master Emerald".
"And besides, what he said isn't true Sonic would never want or do that", Tails piped in. "Isn't that right Sonic?"
"Yeah, that's true", Sonic replied.
Shadow gave off a quiet sigh of relief. "Is it all right to go to my room? I'd like to have a bit of a lay down".
"Yeah sure I'll help you!" Amy beamed.
"Thank you".
Amy helped Shadow get up off of the couch and upstairs to his room. But Sonic on the other hand was looking down at the floor in deep thought. 'But all that what Knuckles said was true... I did want to kill him. Back then I did, but not now though. I would never, ever think like that towards him now. Not now that I've fallen for him...' He could hear Rouge yelling at Knuckles for what he said, you can't blame her really.
"Hey Sonic! Are you ok?" Asked Tails slightly worried.
"Yeah I'm ok little buddy".
"Good I'm glad, well I'm going to your garage to work on the tornado. Just so you know where I am if you need me".
"Ok... Oh Tails thanks for covering for me".
"It's ok, what are friends for?" He then turned and left for Sonic's garage with a smile.
Meanwhile upstairs Shadow was settled on his bed while Amy was putting his stuff away. "Amy, is what that echidna said true?"
Amy hesitated slightly "no of course not!" She exclaimed. "He's just mad that he's not guarding his precious Master Emerald".
"Hmm..."
"Shadow are you all right?"
"Huh? Yeah I was just thinking.... When you said Master Emerald then it sounded kinda familiar to me..."
Amy smiled, "It seems as though your starting to remember!!!" A small smile crept on the dark hedgehog's lips.
Back downstairs Rouge had finally finished yelling at Knux. "You now have permission to go off back to that island of yours and go kiss that emerald all you like now!" She huffed.
"Fine! I didn't want to come here anyway!" He stormed off back to his island.
"FINE!" She yelled back as he slammed the front door behind him. "URGH! I feel like I wanna rip my hair out!" She exclaimed sitting down on the couch.
"Heh... Wouldn't that be good...?"
"Don't start Sonic!"
"Do I hear a slight hit of sarcasm there" A look of 'continue and I will kill you' look was given towards the sapphire blue hedgehog. "Heh... Sorry...."
"Hey guess what!" Amy chimed as she came down the stairs.
"What?" Both the white bat and blue hedgehog asked.
"I think Shadow's starting to get his memory back".
"What already?" Rouge questioned.
"Yeah, when I mentioned the 'Master Emerald' he said it sounded familiar to him".
A smile soon crept its way across Sonic's face, "Amy what's Shadow doing now?"
"Oh, he's sleeping".
"Ok, did you put something under his leg to support it?"
"Yeah I did, I put one of those big spare pillows under it".
"Good, thanks Amy".
"Anytime Sonic!"
A smile from the blue 'hog and he got up to go upstairs. He wanted to have a lay down too, but he mainly wanted to see Shadow. When he got upstairs; Shadow's room was across from his own. He slowly opened Shadow's door, being quiet as to not disturb the black hedgehog. He saw the ebony 'hog fast asleep on the bed.
'He must have been exhausted'. Sonic thought to himself. He slowly walked over to the bed and watched the other hedgehog. His black chest slowly rising and falling with each breath he took, one hand rested under his pillow with his head facing towards Sonic. 'He looks so peaceful.' Sonic's face flushed slightly. 'I really want to tell you Shadow, about how I feel. I will do when or if you get your memory back... Hopefully that'll be sooner then later...'
With a gentle hand he stroked Shadow's left cheek and left the room with one final glance at the other he finally left the room with a soft click of the door. He went across to his room to have a lay down, hopefully he'll feel slightly better then he did now when he wakes up. "Some welcome home party this was..." he mumbled as he settled down to go to sleep.
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I hope you all enjoyed, reviews are always welcome.
Chapter 4: Welcome Home Party.
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It had been a week since Shadow had awoken from his coma and today he was aloud to leave the hospital as the doctors said that he was well and strong enough to leave. Of course Sonic was very excited about it. He couldn't wait until the black and red hedgehog was able to leave the hospital. Right now he was running through the streets as fast as he could to get to the hospital. He wanted to get Shadow out of there and take him home where there was a 'welcome home' party waiting for the black hedgehog.
Sonic then had reached the hospital and on his way towards Shadow's room. When he got there he knocked on the door and muffled come in was heard. He entered and there was the love of Sonic's life; yet no one knew about it though, was Shadow sat there on the bed with a nurse talking to him about something. Sonic casually walked over to the side of the bed.
"You ready?" Sonic asked.
"Yeah" Shadow replied getting up using the help of the nurse and crutches he had in his hands. They soon left the hospital and not to go back until after three weeks for a check up. They slowly walked back to Sonic's house, so Shadow could get used to using crutches.
"Okay everybody, remember Shadow has amnesia so don't be getting at him if he doesn't remember who you are" Rouge reminded everyone.
"Ok", everyone replied in unison.
"That's like the fifth hundred time she's told us that". Knuckles mumbled to himself.
"How long will it be until they arrive?" Asked Amy.
"I dunno, it depends on how they get here. Whether they walk or if the catch a ride" Tails answered.
Amy sighs, "I hope they get here soon!"
Soon both hedgehogs were walking up the path towards the house after catching a cab; because of Shadow becoming tired very quickly. Shadow stopped to ask, "Is this where you live?"
"Yeah pretty much, why?"
"Nothing it's just that it's huge".
A chuckle "it's not that big..."
They continued on up the path and up to the door. While Sonic got his keys to unlock the door Shadow took the opportunity to take a good look around. The front garden had nice looked after grass with stepping stones for a path with flowers decorating the sides of the grass, also there was a drive way not to far away from where they were standing. Soon a hand touched Shadow's shoulder gaining his attention.
"Come on". They entered the house and were greeted with the big 'welcome home, Shadow!' Slightly startled a smile soon crept on his face.
"Welcome home, Shads".
After greeting the others Shadow soon settled down on the couch and had a good look around. It was quite a nice place Sonic had. A large couch with two other armchairs, a wide screen TV. All sorts of stuff Shadow noted.
"So Shadow, how are you feeling?" Amy asked while seated next to him.
"I'm fine thank you" Shadow responded politely.
"That's good to know, and we're all glad that you're ok".
"Yeah that's rich, since Sonic wanted to kill Shadow not long ago".
"KNUCKLES!!!" A pillow soon found it's way to Knuckles' face.
"Ow! What was that for?" Rouge went and grabbed him and dragged him into the kitchen. "Hey watch the dreadlock!!!"
Shadow soon turned and looked towards Sonic with slight fear in his eyes. Nothing was said for a few seconds, Sonic wanting to say something couldn't find the words to say. So Amy broke the terrible silence that surrounded them.
"Shadow, take no notice of him he's just in a bad mood", she said "He's that way because he's here instead of guarding the Master Emerald".
"And besides, what he said isn't true Sonic would never want or do that", Tails piped in. "Isn't that right Sonic?"
"Yeah, that's true", Sonic replied.
Shadow gave off a quiet sigh of relief. "Is it all right to go to my room? I'd like to have a bit of a lay down".
"Yeah sure I'll help you!" Amy beamed.
"Thank you".
Amy helped Shadow get up off of the couch and upstairs to his room. But Sonic on the other hand was looking down at the floor in deep thought. 'But all that what Knuckles said was true... I did want to kill him. Back then I did, but not now though. I would never, ever think like that towards him now. Not now that I've fallen for him...' He could hear Rouge yelling at Knuckles for what he said, you can't blame her really.
"Hey Sonic! Are you ok?" Asked Tails slightly worried.
"Yeah I'm ok little buddy".
"Good I'm glad, well I'm going to your garage to work on the tornado. Just so you know where I am if you need me".
"Ok... Oh Tails thanks for covering for me".
"It's ok, what are friends for?" He then turned and left for Sonic's garage with a smile.
Meanwhile upstairs Shadow was settled on his bed while Amy was putting his stuff away. "Amy, is what that echidna said true?"
Amy hesitated slightly "no of course not!" She exclaimed. "He's just mad that he's not guarding his precious Master Emerald".
"Hmm..."
"Shadow are you all right?"
"Huh? Yeah I was just thinking.... When you said Master Emerald then it sounded kinda familiar to me..."
Amy smiled, "It seems as though your starting to remember!!!" A small smile crept on the dark hedgehog's lips.
Back downstairs Rouge had finally finished yelling at Knux. "You now have permission to go off back to that island of yours and go kiss that emerald all you like now!" She huffed.
"Fine! I didn't want to come here anyway!" He stormed off back to his island.
"FINE!" She yelled back as he slammed the front door behind him. "URGH! I feel like I wanna rip my hair out!" She exclaimed sitting down on the couch.
"Heh... Wouldn't that be good...?"
"Don't start Sonic!"
"Do I hear a slight hit of sarcasm there" A look of 'continue and I will kill you' look was given towards the sapphire blue hedgehog. "Heh... Sorry...."
"Hey guess what!" Amy chimed as she came down the stairs.
"What?" Both the white bat and blue hedgehog asked.
"I think Shadow's starting to get his memory back".
"What already?" Rouge questioned.
"Yeah, when I mentioned the 'Master Emerald' he said it sounded familiar to him".
A smile soon crept its way across Sonic's face, "Amy what's Shadow doing now?"
"Oh, he's sleeping".
"Ok, did you put something under his leg to support it?"
"Yeah I did, I put one of those big spare pillows under it".
"Good, thanks Amy".
"Anytime Sonic!"
A smile from the blue 'hog and he got up to go upstairs. He wanted to have a lay down too, but he mainly wanted to see Shadow. When he got upstairs; Shadow's room was across from his own. He slowly opened Shadow's door, being quiet as to not disturb the black hedgehog. He saw the ebony 'hog fast asleep on the bed.
'He must have been exhausted'. Sonic thought to himself. He slowly walked over to the bed and watched the other hedgehog. His black chest slowly rising and falling with each breath he took, one hand rested under his pillow with his head facing towards Sonic. 'He looks so peaceful.' Sonic's face flushed slightly. 'I really want to tell you Shadow, about how I feel. I will do when or if you get your memory back... Hopefully that'll be sooner then later...'
With a gentle hand he stroked Shadow's left cheek and left the room with one final glance at the other he finally left the room with a soft click of the door. He went across to his room to have a lay down, hopefully he'll feel slightly better then he did now when he wakes up. "Some welcome home party this was..." he mumbled as he settled down to go to sleep.
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I hope you all enjoyed, reviews are always welcome.
