Lifefire38 presents
A Shadow the Hedgehog story
Song Fic Shadow x Amy
"All I Really Want" Alanis Morisette
Do I stress you out My sweater is on backwards and inside out
And you say how appropriate
I don't want to dissect everything today
I don't mean to pick you apart you see
But I can't help it
There I go jumping before the gunshot has gone off
Slap me with a splintered ruler
And it would knock me to the floor if I wasn't there already
If only I could hunt the hunter
Amy sighed as she watched the 'comet' fall towards her. It seemed a little big… Wait, it was getting bigger!
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" Amy screamed as she ran away.
CRASH
And all I really want is some patience
A way to calm the angry voice
And all I really want is deliverance
Amy ran towards the crater when she heard a low moan. Almost dead, lay Shadow the Hedgehog. Her jaw dropped, how had it taken this long?
Do I wear you outYou must wonder why I'm relentless and all strung out
I'm consumed by the chill of solitary
I'm like Estelle
I like to reel is in and then spit it out
I'm frustrated by your apathy
And I am frightened by the corrupted ways of this land
If only I could meet the Maker
And I am fascinated by the spiritual man
I am humbled by his humble nature
Amy had carried him home with difficulty, and had been shocked by the gentleness he showed her. She had never seen this side of him. He had never asked for anything, but did anything she asked and more. He never took anything unless she gave it to him. He only asked that she not tell the others when he awoke.
What I wouldn't give to find a soulmate
Someone else to catch this drift
And what I wouldn't give to meet a kindred
Amy had mostly stopped chasing Sonic in favor of staying home to talk with Shadow. He was just so fascinating! She was starting to feel the way she had when she first met Sonic, and wondered…
Enough about me, let's talk about you for a minute
Enough about you, let's talk about life for a while
The conflicts, the craziness, and the sound of pretenses
Falling all around… all around
The knock on the door surprised them both. Shadow had been helping Amy do the dishes, and very nearly dropped the one he had been scrubbing like it was the most important thing in the world.
"Amy? You there, you haven't been around in a while?" Knuckles asked. He had been quite concerned about the little pink hedgehog. Shadow had nodded at Amy, letting her know that he didn't mind the guardian of the Master Emerald knowing he was alive, after all, he wouldn't tell a certain annoying blue hedgehog.
"The door's open Knuckles! I'm just finishing up the dishes, make yourself at home!" She called out cheerfully. Shadow continued to scrub the bread pan like there was nothing else he'd rather be doing. Amy smiled at the strange sight of Shadow as a homemaker. She walked into the living room as Knuckles opened the door.
"I thought you were finishing washing the dishes?" He was utterly confused. He closed the door.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you I have a roommate now, didn't I?" She said sweetly.
"Really?" He replied, "Is that where Rouge got to?" Amy started to laugh.
Why are you so petrified of silenceHere can you handle this?
Did you think about your bills, your ex, your deadlines
Or when you think you're gonna die
Or did you long for the next distraction
And all I need now is intellectual intercourse
A soul to dig the hole much deeper
And I have no concept of time other than it is flying
If only I could kill the killer
Knuckles came over; he had gotten used to the idea that the Ultimate Lifeform was now a homemaker and had started to bring him something when he got something for Amy. In fact, he almost accepted Shadow as part of the 'family'. Almost, but he was still cautious. He was surprised when Shadow answered the door. "Clairvoyant now, hey Shadow?" he joked. Shadow smiled faintly.
"I always have been." Was the soft and serious reply. Knuckles blinked at him, but shrugged it off.
"Whatever you say. Amy home?"
"She's out shopping."
"Still afraid to show your face out in public?"
"I do not wish to frighten anyone." Knuckles shrugged at this reply. He forgot and turned his back to Shadow as he set the snowglobe he had found on the coffee table. "What happened to your back?" It was the gentlest Knuckles had ever heard it. He sighed, knowing that Shadow would coax it out simply by his new nature.
All I really want is some peace man
A place to find a common ground
And all I really want is a wavelength
A way to get my hands untied
And all I really want is some justice…
