(I don't own Sonic and the gang. They belong to SEGA and Sonic Team. I most definitely don't own Bo Bice.)

I turned on the radio.

"As long as you're who I'm with

Praise you with my dyin' breath

Pull my heart out of my chest

Gosh I'd do anything."

"Oh my gosh I love this song!"

I squealed.

"Why? It's Bo Bice."

Shadow looked at me.

"You hate Bo Bice."

"Not anymore I don't!"

I sang along.

"Listen to the lyrics."

Stella said.

"I'd open every car door

I won't go out anymore

I'll even eat off the floor

Gosh I'd do anything at all

I'll be there to catch you right when you fall

I'll be there as long as you tell me when

I'll be there until eternity ends

You know why

Cuz you're worth everything"

"What about it?"

Shadow said.

"Well, doesn't it remind you of um, you?'

Stella asked.

"How would it remind me of me?"

Shadow said perplexed.

"Side by side forever

We'll be together

It keeps getting better

Through the desert

I would laugh in the face of danger

I'll be your lone ranger

And you'll be my angel

As we wave goodbye

And ride into the sunset

Some things we ain't done yet

And prove to the world our love will never die at all"

"Well Maria likes it because it reminds her of you."

Stella said.

"Stop that!"

I said.

Shadow laughed.

"The desert part is the only comparison I can possibly make."

Stella gasped.

"Maria's worth everything to me!"

"You're not getting a bigger cut of the profits."

"Crap!"

Shadow took a moment to soak it all in.

"Oh. I guess it's kinda like me."

"No. It's not. Stella's just a liar."

I glared at her.

"But you told me yourself…"

"No I didn't."

"But…"

"No buts, you're a liar. Give it up."

Stella rolled her eyes.

"I still like it though."

I said.

I sat down next to Shadow.

I leaned over and smiled.

Shadow looked around.

He saw no pictures.

My walls were black in some places and a deep red in others.

He went over to my book shelf.

"Ghosts I Have Been" By Richard Peck.

"Things Not Seen" By Andrew Clements

"Charlotte Doyle" By Avi

The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling

(I am so obsessed with Harry Potter you don't even want to know)

"Oh my gosh, I'm almost sure Shadow's looking at this right now" By Maria Hedgehog.

He picked it up, and flipped through it.

Dear me,

I can't stand Shadow! I hate his stupid Ultimate Lifeform guts! He's a total jerk! Even to his ex-girlfriend, and my best friend, Breeze. But… If I hate him so freakin' much why can't I get him out of my head? I'm parsecs away from him and after the whole Laurie thing made me realize I hate him but why do I miss him? Oh, someone's calling. …That was Shadow! He said he misses me. Isn't that nice? But… I digress, I still hate him.

End of Entry.

Shadow laughed.

"So ya liked that one did ya?"

I yanked the book out of his hands.

"You said you don't have a diary."

Shadow smiled.

"I know, it's a leader's log."

I blushed.

"Oh! That's what you put in those!"

He laughed.

"Oh shut up."

I elbowed him in the gut.

"Ow!'

He continued to laugh.

"Did he read the one where…"

I have Stella my coldest look.

She quickly covered her mouth.

"Read which one?"

Shadow asked.

"Nothing."

I replied.

"Okay."

Shadow said.

"What the (BEEP!)!"

I heard Tails scream.

I ran into his workshop.

We were getting a transmission.

We all looked up at the screen.

"Chao chao!"

I saw a female Shadow chao on screen.

"Rapid!"

I yelled.

'Hi Maria!'

Of course she was speaking like a chao but I understood her all the same.

"Hey, hon!"

"You have a Shadow chao?"

Shadow asked.

"Isn't she adorable?"

'We heard there was trouble on earth and wanted to make sure you were okay.'

"I'm fine what about the other chao? Noah, Rapidah, Niagra, Missy, Tango, Speedy, Tassy, Fang, Max, Champ, Jewel, Emerald, Hiccup, Marine, Knux, Comish, Melody, Memory, that one I haven't named, and Choc? Are they okay?"

'They're fine.'

"Why's it only your chao?"

"Shadow, you only have one chao and they're not even a grown up."

"How would you know? You've never seen her."

'His chao are calling in too. I love you mom.'

"Love you too, hon."

I said.

Shadow's chao came up.

"Chao!"

The chao smiled happily at Shadow.

"Maria!"

I said.

"You named your chao Maria?"

I looked at him.

"I don't have a problem."

He said and turned his attention back to the screen.

"Are you alright?"

He asked.

The chao nodded.

"Billy!"

Knux said.

"Billy?"

I said.

"Yes."

Knux said.

"Maria says, everyone's okay and that if Billy jumps in the water and starts screaming one more time she's just gonna let him drown."

The screen went back to the prisoner slideshow.

I looked at Shadow uncomfortably.

"You named your chao Maria?"

I raised an eyebrow.

"Well…"

"He probably just missed you."

Stella said.

"I know you missed him."

"One more word and you're getting a chunk out of your allowance."

I was getting very annoyed by her revealings.