The sun was just coming up over the horizon and Amy was already up, she arose with the sun now, she had put on a red long sleeved shirt that had the shoulders cut out and pair of dark blue jeans. Amy never wore short sleeved shirts for fear of someone seeing her scars. She had now completed her usual morning tasks and was heading out the door to go to the grocery store. Amy was shutting her door and locking it. She was fitting perfectly into the large lenses of a camera the button was pressed and the picture took. Someone was watching her and taking pictures as well but why? Amy began walking down the four steps of her stoop and then down the street again the camera blinked as another picture of Amy was taken. "You're so beautiful Amy."

The pink hedgehog had suspected nothing as she completed her trip and returned home. Amy was putting away groceries when suddenly a sickening feeling came over her. She fell to the floor holding her stomach. "Not again!" Amy pulled herself up and ran to the bathroom, she leaned over the toilet as she threw up. Amy finally was able to stop she fushed the toilet and then leaned back against the wall. "Why does this have to happen…"

The day had past slowly…

It was 11:00 p.m. and Amy had been sitting in the living room, again she was feeling restless and alone. She got up and walked upstairs to her bedroom and then out on to the terrace. The night sky was clear and cloudless the moon and stars could be seen perfectly. There was a slight breeze that played with her quills she sat down on the stone edge of the large rail with one leg tucked under her and one leg hanging loosely to the floor. She sighed thinking of her life; how many things she could have changed and of things she should have just left alone. There was something that caught her attention. A loose roof tile had fallen onto the terrace and made a loud noise. Amy turned her head quickly she knew something was there. She turned her body back around and slid to the floor she was no standing in a defense position. "I know you're here so you can come out." She didn't know who or what was moving around on the roof but she was about to find out.

Amy saw something jump from the rooftop and down into the dark area next to the door. Amy was holding her position tightly but it began to loosen as she noticed there was something that was different about the figured it seemed familiar. She lost her tensions and stood indefensibly "come into the light".

The dark figure slowly came into the light and Amy's eyes closed slightly her tears were close to falling. "What are you doing here?" Amy looked downward she couldn't lock gazes with him it was so painful.

"You know why I've come." Shadow was standing before her his usual eyes that were cold and hard were soft and his body wasn't stiff it was relaxed. He was never tense around Amy he was more himself. Shadow began to move toward her. "Amy please…"

"Shadow you should know how I feel, after all that's happened between us I just…" She looked up at him he was now face to face with her.

"Amy I had to leave I couldn't risk everything." He took Amy by her forearms.

"…I risked everything for you…" Amy was watching him with shaking eyes.

"Amy I'm sorry." Shadow put his hand to her face and creased it gently.

Amy was so full of mixed emotions but in spit of it all she put her hand to his and removed it from her face. "Are you truly sorry or are you just saying that so you can get what you want?" She felt the tears flood from her eyes and down her cheeks as she turned her back to him and placed her hands on the rail of the balcony trying to pull it together.

"Amy I have these feelings for you and I can't explain them but I'm telling you this is important to me okay." Shadow took a step closer. "And I've missed you…"

Amy pulled the sleeve of her left arm down further so it almost overlapped her hand she felt as if he could see them. "And I have my ways of not forgetting you Shadow." Amy's eyes were wondering the landscape as she tried to keep herself from breaking down right then and there. "Shadow…I want you leave…" She wanted to say more but she just couldn't there was too much going on inside her head she snapped her eyes shut as the pain of her tears grew worse.

"Amy…" She reopened her eyes at the sound of her name and saw Shadow kneeling down on the rail in front of her his eyes locked with hers. "I'll see you again." Shadow whipped the tears away from her face and stared at her eyes for a moment before rapping away in a flash of light.