Amy put down the phone and sighed; glad to get her emotions off of her shoulders. She walked slowly upstairs, flinging off her shoes.
Amy rubbed the back of her head and sighed again, in sheer weariness. After clambering into a baggy tshirt and getting into bed, Amy rested her head on the pillow and fell asleep.
…………
The next morning, Amy went back to the hospital. It was early, so even the nurses were just beginning their shifts. She stopped to look at the huge sign on the wall, trying to find the right ward, she failed to her the sound of somebody approaching her. She yelped in fright as the touch of a hand appeared on her shoulder.
"It's OK! It's me!" said a voice.
Amy spun around and saw Sonic standing there.
"Oh
Sonic! Sorry, you gave me a jump!" she said.
"Sorry about
that…" he said back.
"Is he ok?" he asked.
"I'm
just trying to find his ward. Come with me and you'll see for
yourself." Amy replied, looking back up at the sign.
"Aha! This way!" she said, pointing off to the left.
………
Sonic and Amy arrived on ward F and found Tails just ahead of them, heading toward Shadow's room.
"Tails!" Sonic called out.
Tilas turned.
"Sonic?"
"Yeah it's me. How're you doing?"
Tails rubbed his face.
"Could be better, I guess." He replied. "These two police guys interviewed me yesterday for hours. I didn't get home till way later than expected!"
He yawned loudly.
Sonic began to twitch a little nervously. He needed to be alone with Shadow in order for this to work.
"Umm..hey you two. Why don't you go get some breakfast?"
Amy and Tails blinked at him.
"Think Sonic THINK!"
"You look famished. You go. I'll see if Shadow's awake."
Amy smiled.
"Of course, you haven't seen him yet have you? We'll leave you to it Sonic." She said softly.
Sonic smiled back and watched as Amy took Tails by the arm back the way they'd come. But his smile turned into a vicious grin.
"Nice work…" he said to himself.
He turned and went into Shadow's room. Sonic frowned and shut the door. He then walked up to Shadow, lying in the bed.
"So, you're trying to stay put eh?" he said coldly "I can't let you do that faker. She's belongs to me…"
He reached out and grabbed a pillow that was sitting on a chair close by. He held it in both hands, clenching it at both ends.
Sonic's hands began to edge closer to Shadow when, suddenly, he began to stir. Sonic blinked ad Shadow's eyes began to slowly open.
He panicked.
The door suddenly opened and Sonic span around, keeping the pillow behind his back.
The Doctor was standing in the doorway.
"Oh hello there" he said.
Sonic backed away, eventually falling into the chair so that it looked like he was sitting on the pillow.
"Hello….
I'm a-a - friend of Shadow's" he said stammering.
"Yes
indeed. You're Sonic! Pleasure to meet you!" He said, holding out
a hand.
Sonic nervously took it and shook it.
"S'cuse me one sec doc!" he said, standing up from the chair.
With that, Sonic ran from the room; from the hospital. In a panic, he went toward the sanctity of his apartment.
Amy and Tails were on their way back from the cafeteria, when they saw a blue blur rush ahead of them.
"Sonic!" Amy called after
him.
"How odd…" Tails muttered.
