Sonic was relieved to hear that Shadow was fine and, in fact, at home.
When he woke up Shadow insisted that he talk to Amy, Knuckles, Sonic
and Tails at the same time. So everyone was milling around in Shadow's
hut, waiting for him to wake up again. When Shadow sat up with a yawn
all attention was turned to him. "Morning." Shadow spoke tiredly.
Everyone had a good laugh when Amy informed him that it was nearly
two in the afternoon. Tirza jumped up into Shadow's bed and hugged
him. After everyone talked with him, some scolding him, others wanting
him to explain everything, things slowed down and they started going
home. Amy stayed with Shadow and made sure he ate like he should.
Under Amy's care Shadow made a quick recovery. Things went on
normally until one day while Amy was away. . .
Amy got back to Shadow's hut and didn't know what to think. At first
she thought Tirza and Shadow were just sleeping, and then she noticed
Tirza's legs and tails. They were no longer metal. Tirza woke up and
happily skipped off to find her mom and dad. Amy sat and waited for
Shadow to wake up. "Hey Amy. . . I'm in trouble aren't I?" "Draining
yourself like that isn't good for you. Tirza's very happy though." Amy
sat on the edge of Shadow's bed and smiled when he put his arms around
her waist. "You can't stay mad at me, can you?" He asked in a playful
tone. Amy sighed and rolled her eyes. "Could you get me some aspirin or
something? I have a headache." "Are you okay?" "Yeah, it's fine. It's
just a headache." "If you say so. I'll be right back." As Amy went out the
door Shadow let out a low moan and held his head in his hands as he
tried to convince himself that it was just a headache. Amy got back with
the medicine and quickly gave it to Shadow. She frowned at what she
saw; he was sweating and shaking violently. She checked his forehead
with her hand and ran to get a doctor. Neither Amy nor the doctor knew
what to do for Shadow so they just kept watch over him. About a half an
hour later the aspirin kicked in and Shadow sat up like nothing happened.
He yawned and looked at the doctor. "Why's he here?" "Shadow, you
were . . . you had a fever and you were shaking and . . . You scared me!"
"It's a good thing I don't get headaches very often huh?" Amy relaxed a
little. "You should've seen Professor Gerald when I had my first
headache." Amy and the doctor both had a good laugh. Amy kissed
Shadow's cheek lightly. "I promised Keira I'd visit today. I'll be back
later okay?" Shadow nodded and watched her and the doctor leave. As
soon as their footsteps faded away he got out of bed and threw up. When
he felt steady enough on his legs he went and got a bottle of aspirin, right
after he left the store he took two more and went back to bed. The next
few days Shadow kept sneaking aspirin, hiding his problem and silently
made plans.