Shadow and Amy were already stepping off the plane and into Pairs France. The two walked out of the airport and were strolling the streets of the city. "Come on Shadow we have to find a place to stay and then we'll start searching for the emerald alright?" Shadow only nodded in agreement. The two had been walking for a little while when they came to a hotel that almost seemed to be at the very center of the city. Amy and Shadow entered and the pink hedgehog walked up to the front desk, the man standing there looked at them and offered a friendly salutation. "Mai je feninin tu?" The man was speaking in the French language of course.
(I do the best I can with the french stuff ok )
"oui, par pluriel s'il vous plait." Amy answered.
Shadow looked at her amazed he didn't know she could speak a different language.
The man bowed and handed her a room key from behind him.
Amy smiled and took the key. "merci bu cou misur." Amy walked way with Shadow following her still bewildered.
They reached an elevator and stepped in. Amy leaned against the wall while shadow stood at her side. "I didn't know you could speak French?" Shadow followed Amy out of the elevator as the doors finally opened.
"I learned a little from high school." Amy slipped a card key into the slot on the door and opened it. She walked in a stood in front of the bed. She let her blue jean jacket slip off down her arms and she sat on the edge of the bed. "There's a lot you don't know about me Shadow." She laid back and gazed at Shadow with a smile. She didn't know why but there was something that bugged Shadow about not knowing everything about a person so she knew this would annoy him to no end, she liked aggravating him she thought it was kinda cute and it was also a good way to get his attention.
Shadow tipped his head to the side slightly looking at her; he once again was finding himself strangely fascinated by this girl. His body felt warm and he put his hand to his cheek it was very hot was he blushing, and at the mere attraction to Amy? He couldn't take this he had too get out of there. He stepped out of the room and onto a balcony that was on the other side of the room. He jumped to the black railing that outlined the terrace of course out of curiosity Amy had got up and was now standing at the opening of the sliding glass door. "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to go look for the emerald I'll be back later don't wait up." With that he jumped from the rail and disappeared.
Amy sighed as she put one arm on the railing in a leaning pose and put her hand to her face holding it slightly as she smiled. "I can't believe it I'm in Pairs." "And with a really hot guy, dose life get any better?" She stood straight again and then glanced at the city, but then a cereous look formed on her face. "Well looks like it's time to do something so important that it boards on the line of causing insanity if not done…shopping." She left the hotel even though it was already dark and began the once in lifetime ultimate shopping experience.
"Here you go mama your flight leaves in about five minutes." The woman smiled and handed the bat a plan ticket.
"Thank you." Rouge sat down on a bench that was close to the gate of her plane. She had a somewhat sad expression on her face. She sighed and looked down. "I wish I didn't have to leave so soon, I feel so low for running out on Knuckles this morning especially after last night, I wish I was with him right now." Rouge then held her head up. "But I can't, I would be breaking another promise and I won't do that not again, I have to get to Paris and help Amy then I my conscious will quit bugging me."
"All passengers for flight 143 to Paris please proceed to the appropriate gate." A female voice announced over the loud speaker.
Rouge stood up and grabbed the strap to her bag and began to walk toward the gate when she got jerked back by her bag. "What the-" She turned to see if her bag was caught on something but what she saw was much better. Knuckles was standing there holding onto Rouge's bag to keep her from getting anywhere. "Knuckles!" She said blissfully.
Knuckles gave the strap a jerk throwing Rouge into his arms, he looked at her with a smirk. "You weren't thinking about going to the city of love with out me were you?" Knuckles didn't even allow her to answer before he pulled the bat into a deep kiss.
When Knuckles finally released her she smiled and then looked up to the echidna. "Knuckles are you sure I mean you don't have to if you don't want too."
Knuckles put his hand softly under her chin and pulled her face close to his. "Hey where you go I go; you belong to me." He kissed her forehead before continuing. "And I'm not going to let you go to Paris where I could lose you to some sweet talking French ass."
Rouge giggled at Knuckles over protectiveness. "Okay well come on I don't want to miss the flight."
Knuckles lifted her bag on his shoulder and with his free arm wrapped it around Rouge, who rested her head on his shoulder as they walked. The two stopped at the gate entrance and Rouge handed the lady her ticket. Then the brown haired girl noticed Knuckles and began to speak. "Hey you don't have a-" She looked at the two again she saw them holding on to each other for dear life. "Oh never mine go right ahead." She watched the two disappear down the gate. Another female airport staff member walked up next to her friend, she was blond and sounded nice. "Hey girl, you know you are a true romantic at heart I would have so done the same thing."
Amy prance down the lighted streets of the city, her arms filled with a few bags of this and that. "Oh this is amazing." She was now in front of the hotel and as she was about to enter she saw a moving truck backing up to the entrance of the ballroom that was a separate building right next door. She watched as two men began unloading something and to Amy's surprise it was a case that held the yellow chaos emerald. She gasped as she watched them take it inside.
Shadow had just chaos controlled back to the room he was standing in the middle of it a little pissed at the fact he hadn't found the emerald. Suddenly Amy came in through the door she saw Shadow and dropped the bags at the door. "Shadow, I found the emerald." She said slowly as she was a little out of breath. She looked up at Shadow. "The night after tomorrow there's going to be a celebration held in the ballroom to commemorate the hotel's 50th anniversary and as a special treat there showing the emerald at the very center of the party."
Shadow sighed and shrugged his shoulders. "I knew getting the emeralds wouldn't always be easy." He crossed his arms and looked to the side.
Then Shadow felt two hands on his folded arms. He looked back and saw Amy smiling at him. "Oh come on Mr. Sunshine, ease up we'll find a way."
We? Shadow thought, she now wanted to help him she wanted them to be 'we'?
It was really early in the morning and Rouge and Knuckles were barely awake. Knuckles had a grin on his face as he put an arm around Rouge and pulled her close. She had he head resting on his shoulder. "You know Rouge France is also known for their special way of kissing." Knuckles gripped her a little tighter.
"Knuckles." She said as she sat up and looked at him, ever senses their wild night he had turned really horny, but Rouge didn't mind she thought it was cute especially coming from the big bad guardian he had been nothing but cereous through out his entire life he was maken up for it now. "You are so, so-"
"So what?" Knuckles said as he cocked an eyebrow and eyed the bat.
"Oh there's not even a word for it, but I think I like it." She rested her head on his shoulder once more and closed her eyes and fell a sleep.
Knuckles laid his head on top of hers and smiled, as he fell asleep as well.
Shadow was laying on one of the two beds that were in the room. He was watching TV while Amy was in the bathroom changing into her pajamas. Finally she came out. She walked over to her bed and stretched out on it. She looked at Shadow he looked so lost in his own thoughts his own world. "Shadow are you okay?" She sat up straight.
Shadow only nodded and sat up so he was leaning against the headboard of the bed. He sat there still seeming to be in deep thought. He leaned over and cut off the lamp and then the TV. Amy had gotten under the covers and she looked over at Shadow he had laid down in his bed on his side and was already sleeping. She sighed and turned over so that she was facing the wall. 'How are we going to get that emerald? There must be a way.' She slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep the thought still settled on her mind.