Here's the next chapter! Thanks (again) for all of your reviews and comments. I appreciate them! But the story isn't over yet!
Enjoy!
Chapter 15
A terrible awkwardness was in the air, after what had just happened.
Tails called the police, who brought three paramedics along with them in a small hope that Sonic could be saved. A few minutes later the police arrived and, sure enough, Sonic was announced dead.
As some of the police officers took photographs of the scene, the long and horrible process of interviewing began. Shadow Tails and Amy sat there for several minutes (which to them seemed like hours) and endured being asked question after question.
The whole process was so frustrating that it brought Tails to tears. Even Shadow began to feel upset.
Amy was still very emotional so she found it difficult to talk. Also, the fact that Sonic's body was still lying a few feet away was daunting. It kept the horrible actions, of a few moments before, lodged in her mind.
Eventually two of the paramedics took Sonic's body away and the police let Shadow Amy and Tails leave. But before they left, one of the paramedics checked Shadow's wound. He'd seemed to have forgotten about it.
"Does it hurt?" The paramedic asked.
"Yes." Shadow replied and winced as the paramedic took off the bandage.
"You shouldn't have run away from the hospital, Mr. Shadow. You could have died."
"Yes well I didn't did I? I just want to go home."
The paramedic sighed.
"I'll replace the bandage with a fresh one then you and your friends can go." He said.
None of them, especially Amy, felt that they could stay alone that night.
"Don't worry guys. We can all stay at mine and Amy's apartment." He said kindly.
About 30 minutes later, all three had arrived at Amy and Shadow's apartment. The time was now 5:30pm.
Amy and Tails were shattered, as they'd been awake for a long time whilst Shadow was hospitalized. None of them said very much.
"Good night you guys" Tails said wearily.
"Have a good rest Tails." Shadow said.
Tails nodded and wondered to the sofa, in the next room.
"I'm gonna turn in too…" Amy said.
"Good. You need some sleep." Shadow said and kissed her cheek.
Amy smiled weakly and went upstairs.
Shadow waited a few seconds, until he was sure that they'd both gone. He then sighed rather loudly and fell to his knees. He was in horrible pain, but had been hiding it for Amy's sake.
He shut his eyes, baring the pain. Then he sighed.
"Sonic…How could you have changed so much? Remembering back to 6 years ago, the ARK…you saved me back then.(AN see below)I owe you for that. But going so far as to taking your own life? And all for one person…I must admit it's pretty noble. But, I'm afraid there's no excuse for your actions…but maybe I'm just being selfish…" he thought.
Shadow sighed again.
"You must have loved her a lot…"
He shook his head.
"But that's all over now. We're going to start a new life, put everything behind us. Although, we'll only remember you for what you were, Sonic. A hero. Because that's what you did best…"
Slowly, Shadow stood up and walked over to the balcony door. He opened it and stepped out onto the balcony.
The sun was just beginning to set, so the sky was a mix of a golden yellow shade and a blood stained red.
Shadow stood there for several minutes, taking in the evening air. He began to think of Maria.
"I was willing to let myself die for her, after stopping the ARK from colliding with the planet…Just like you were for Amy. But you stopped me. I should've done the same for you." He thought.
"Farewell, Sonic the Hedgehog…" he said aloud and went back inside, closing the balcony door behind him.
(In my first fic "The DX 100" Sonic saved Shadow's life, by catching himas he was beginning to fall to Earth. I like to keep that theory as to why Shadow's alive lol)
