Here's the new chapter 9! (Added 27/12/05)
Chapter 9
After seeming like an eternity, Sonic reached his apartment. He quickly opened the door and slammed it shut. He leant against it, slowly sliding down so that he sat on the floor.
Sonic was panting with exhaustion and shaking with shock. It was like another side of him had taken over, back at Mystic Ruin. Realising the sheer horror of what he'd just done, Sonic dropped the blood stained knife and began to cry. He began to feel scared and ashamed.
Shaking, Sonic buried his face in his hands and wept throughout the night.
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Meanwhile, Tails sat anxiously in the relative's room of Station Square hospital. He twiddled his thumbs nervously and began to kick his feet. Just then the door burst open. Tails jumped in fright and saw Amy standing in the doorway.
"Where is he?" she cried.
"Amy, the doctors are looking at him now." Tails said.
"But, I have to see him!"
Amy began to frantically pace the room.
"You said he'd been stabbed…stabbed!" she cried.
Tails stood up and grabbed her shoulders coherently.
"Listen, just wait for the doctor. I'm sure he's fine."
Just then, there came a knock on the door. The two friends looked around and saw a tall, dark haired doctor, by the name of Jones, and two policemen behind him.
"Your friend is stable now so you can come and see him. However, he is still quite ill so he must rest. Oh and Mr Prower, these two officers would like to speak to you about what happened."
Tails looked at Amy and smiled.
"You go see Shadow, I'll be there in a minute." He said.
Amy nodded and followed the doctor to Shadow's room. Tails waited behind and the two policemen came in and sat opposite him.
"Ok Mr Prower, we just want to ask you some questions about what happened."
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As soon as Amy saw Shadow, she broke down into tears. The doctor pulled out a chair at Shadow's bedside for her to sit on.
"Thanks." She said amongst her sobs.
The doctor nodded and left the pair alone.
"Shadow…Please be ok…" Amy wept, finding no other words to say.
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"You're getting what you deserve Shadow!"
The words echoed around Shadow's mind. Then his vision came into focus.
Shadow lay helpless on a wooden floor. He struggled to move but was stuck. The he saw Sonic stood above him, brandishing his knife, his eyes glowing red and full of determination.
"She loves me…NOT YOU!"
Shadow winced as Sonic suddenly broke into a loud booming laugh.
"Sonic…how could you…" Shadow said.
Sonic didn't answer but instead held a loft his knife and brought it down with an almighty thud.
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Shadow suddenly opened his eyes, gasping for breath. He looked about him and saw Amy. Her head was resting on the side of the bed and she was breathing softly in her sleep. Shadow began to catch his breath but winced as the pain from his wound became apparent again.
He looked ahead of him, thinking of the dream he'd just had.
"Sonic…but…it doesn't make sense." He thought.
"Shadow?"
Shadow turned and saw that Amy had woken up.
"You're awake!" she said happily.
Shadow nodded but winced in pain again; sitting up was proving painful. Amy helped him settle back down again.
"Oh Shadow, I've been so worried. What happened to you?"
Shadow opened his mouth to reply but decided not to say anything of what he remembered.
"I'm…trying to remember that myself." He replied.
Amy sighed.
"I've been here all day…" she muttered, looking out of the window. "Tails brought you here. He told me that you'd been stabbed…"
Her voice became quieter.
"He went to go talk to the police, but that was hours ago."
"He's probably gone home." Shadow said.
Amy nodded.
"I think you should go home too. You're obviously tired."
"But…"
Shadow gave her a look and Amy nodded.
"Alright. I do need some sleep. But, promise you'll be ok?"
Shadow nodded. Amy kissed him gently on the cheek and left the room.
