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Chapter 7

The next morning, Shadow and Amy awoke together. They both slowly stirred and opened their eyes.

"Morning…" Amy said quietly.
"Hey" Shadow replied. "Good sleep?"
"Yeah really good thanks."

They kissed, then sat upright and stretched.

"Last night was really great Shadow" Amy said, putting on her hair band.
"It was for me too" Shadow said.

Shadow got up and went into the bathroom, to wash his face. Amy stayed sat on the bed for a moment.

"Shadow?" she called.
"Yeah?"
"I need to ask you something…it's been on my mind for the past few days…"

Shadow emerged from the bathroom, drying his face with a towel.

"Oh? What's up?"
"Well, I've been thinking. The past few days with you have been amazing and, well it might sound a little crazy, but what would you think about staying here…with me?"

Shadow walked up to her and knelt on both knees, so he was now before her, holding her hands.

"Well, I'd think it would be great." He said "What would you think?"
Amy blushed.

"What do you say Shadow?" she asked "Do you wanna move in with me?"

Shadow smiled.

"I'd love to." He said and they hugged. Amy was so happy, that Shadow had accepted her offer, tears began to dwell in her eyes again.

"Hey! Don't cry! I'm not that bad a roommate!" Shadow said.
"Sorry! I'm just so happy!" Amy said and kissed Shadow's cheek. Shadow smiled

"I'm happy too." He said.

After a while, the two of them went downstairs and found Tails sitting up in the armchair, moaning and clutching his head.

"Oooooooow! My head…" he groaned. He looked up and saw Amy and Shadow looking at him. He sighed.

"Sorry guys. I really over did it huh?" he said, bashfully.
"Just a little." Amy replied. "You want some aspirin?"
"Please…" Tails answered and leaned back in the chair.

Shadow smirked and went to the kitchen, to get Tails some water and an aspirin. Amy looked at her table of presents, still there from the night before.

"I can't resist!" she said and, one by one, she picked out a present and opened it.

"Wow Tails! Thanks! A homemade radio system!"
"Just something I tinkered up, which I thought you might enjoy!" Tails remarked.

"Aaaw! A cute little birthday bear from Cream! Adorable!"

"Cool! Some walkie talkies from team Chaotix! …dunno when they'll come in handy, but hey they're still cool!"

"Wow! A ruby bracelet from Rouge! It's gorgeous!"

"Ooo! Some cool fingerless gloves and some chocolate from Knux!"

After a while, Amy had gotten through all of her presents, but realised that there was no gift from Sonic.

"Hmm..maybe he forgot to leave it, after he left last night." Shadow said, given Tails his medicine. .
"Yeah maybe. Oh well, it doesn't really matter. I'm glad he came anyway." Amy said, happily.

Tails took his aspirin and lay down on Amy's 3 seater sofa, for more comfort. Shadow poured himself some cereal and sat on the arm rest of the 3 seater.

"Well, I've got to head back to Mystic Ruin soon, to get the rest of my things." Shadow said to Amy.

"Things?" Tails asked "Why?"
"Oh! We didn't tell you!" Amy said excitedly.

She went up to Shadow, sitting on the sofa's arm rest, and put her arm around him. "Shadow's gonna move in with me!"
"Wow! That's great!" Tails said. "Well Shadow, I can give you a lift in my plane, if you want?"

"Thanks Tails, but I'll probably leave it until tonight sometime." Shadow replied.
"Fair doos. But I'll be in my workshop if you need help with anything!" Tails said.
He got up.

"I'll see you guys later! Great party Amy! Happy Birthday!"
"Bye Tails!" Amy said, waving.
"See you!" Shadow said

Tails waved and went out through the front door. The two hedgehogs heard the plane's engine start and zoom, becoming quieter as the plane flew further and further away.

"Why don't want to go and get your things now?" Amy asked.
"Well…
1. I woke up about 30 minutes ago
2. I'd quite like to have a look around Station Square first. Remind myself of the place, ya know?" Shadow replied.

"Fair enough!" said Amy and kissed Shadow's cheek.

Shadow smiled, putting down his empty bowl of cereal.

"I think I'll go now actually, seeing as the sun's out. You wanna come with me?" he said.
"No thanks, Shadow. A bit too early for me, I think!" Amy replied.
"Ok then. I won't be long." said Shadow and he zoomed out of the door.
In the middle of the floor, Sonic lay on his back. He'd been awake all night, so he had dark rings under his eye lids. As the sunlight came through his balcony doors, he realised that morning had finally come.

He slowly got up and looked outside.

"I'm in the need of some fresh air…" he said.

He stretched his legs and shook his body, alerting himself a bit. He picked up his camera, out of instinct, and headed out of the door.

As soon as he reached the street, Sonic zoomed through the city, enjoying the feeling of the air brushing his spikes and face. His feet took him to the shopping area, close to Amy's apartment. This was where he often saw Amy, doing her shopping.

As he realised where he was, he stopped in the middle of a wide road. (Not a lot of cars were about that day, so he didn't feel in danger of being hit by one.)

Just then he heard someone call his name.

"Hey, Sonic!"

He turned around and saw, to his horror, that it was Shadow. Inside, he began to feel sick. The "Flight or Fight" hormone was bubbling around inside of him. Part of Sonic's instinct wanted to fight Shadow, here and now, but the other half wanted to run.

"Not yet…" His mind said to him "Not when everybody's around to see, fool."

"Oh…uhh…Hi Shadow" he said aloud, awkwardly.

Shadow was on the pavement, looking through various shop windows, when he had spotted Sonic, stopping in the road.

"Hey what happened last night? Everyone was wondering what had happened to you." Shadow said.

"Oh…sorry about that. I just…felt a bit sick…you know? So yeah…I felt really horrible and I didn't want to spoil everything so…I went home."

"Yeah, no offence, but you look like you had a bad night." said Shadow, noticing the dark rings beneath Sonic's eyes.

"Thanks…Was Amy ok about it?"
"Yeah, don't worry. She was glad you came."
"Good."

Shadow then noticed the camera, hanging around Sonic's neck.

"What's with the camera?" he asked.

"Oh this? Oh well…there're so many sights around this city, and it this time of morning…it looks beautiful so, I thought…why not take a few snaps?" Sonic answered.

"Good idea." said Shadow.

There was a slight pause, before Shadow remembered the news.

"Oh hey you haven't heard!" he said. Sonic looked a bit confused.
"Heard what?"
"Amy and I are moving in together."

At that, Sonic's insides churned, making him feel even more ill. His heart burned with hatred. Yet, on the outside, Sonic managed to keep his cool.

"…Really?" he said.
"Yeah, but I thought I'd take a look around the city before getting the rest of my things. Get used to it, you know?"

"So when are you getting your things?" Sonic asked, curiously.
"Tonight, most likely."
"Cool cool…"

Again, there was a pause.

"Well, I better get going!" Sonic said and turned, about to take off.
"Oh wait a minute Sonic!" Shadow called. "Do you have Amy's present?"

Sonic blinked.

"Oh yeah…it's at my place…I must have forgotten to leave it, after rushing home."
"Don't worry, Amy wasn't asking or anything." Shadow replied.

"Bye then." Sonic said and ran off.