Songs Of You Chapter 3- Hold On, a sonic the hedgehog fanfic

A/N: Hello everyone! It is good to be back! I am SOOOO sorry for not updating as often as I planned. I did have chapter 3 started and then life happened. As I stated in chapter one, I was planning a wedding but the day finally happened! Me and my husband got married Oct 16th. Plus, I have been dealing with work and school, which I still am. Hopefully things are more back to normal in the coming weeks. That being said, I have read and reread chapters one and two many times. I plan on rewriting some things in chapter two as I did notice grammer issues and I would like to change some of the times and dates mentioned. I feel I didn't do a great job explaining what I was creating in my mind. I guess you could say I have been having some writers block as well. When I started the story I had an idea how I wanted it to go, but now some things are changing. Hopefully this story comes out as good as I imagined it. Okay lets not wait any longer! Any questions or ideas are welcome as I do get instant notifications of messages! Please NO FLAMES as this is my first story I am publishing and trying to stay committed too.

P.S- Being both a Shadamy and a Sonamy fan, please don't come after me. I 100% prefer sonic and amy together but I do like to see shadow have a chance at love as well. Spoiler: this chapter has slight Shadamy. Don't worry though, Sonamy coming soon.

Disclaimer: Again, Sonic characters do not belong to me nor do the lyrics/music mentioned throughout the story.

Chapter 3: Hold On.

Amy's POV: 8 days after 'the incident'.

Here I was staring at myself in the mirror again. I was pathetic. I hadn't gone out much the last 7 days. The first few days, I was still in denial of the entire situation, but hope still lingered in my heart that he would come knocking on my door with a reasonable excuse as to why he left so early and didn't contact me. By day five, I was sitting on my couch the majority of the time. The TV was on, I would watch the cooking show that was on, but mentally my mind was always shut off. My mind was grey, gloomy. It thought of nothing in particular, just of sadness. I have succumbed into this dark spell with no hesitation. I didn't care that I had many missed calls from Tails, Cream, Rouge, and Knuckles… they all left voicemails mentioning they were going out for brunch, or to the beach. Most calls were about them hitting up RECC, at night. Shit, even Shadow called me! Though everyone knew we had gotten a lot closer in these past years, so it wasn't much a surprise to anyone. Point being though, the ultimate life-form, Mr. Grump-Grump, the king of being anti-social, could call me… but not my hero. My long-time bestfriend , my first love, my savior… to cocky or prideful to call me after a one night stand of getting in Amy Rose's pants. "Hmph" I shifted on the purple couch I had marked with a deep butt print. I didn't want to go out, I just wanted to stay inside my home with my black pajamas on and stare into the glowing abyss of my television. Deep inside I knew I missed my friends and I actually did want to spend time with them, but after… HIM and I's…'incident' and waking up to not even a note or text message, I spiritually shut down… I felt played, embarrassed even. What would they think if they found out? It took a lot of growing up to no longer chase after Sonic and to give the hedgehog his freedom whenever he wanted it.

The dark abyss would have continued to enlarge if it weren't for a knock on the front door. I knew that knock, it was Mr. Grump-Grump himself. It was normal for him to come by once or twice a week. We had gotten pretty close after our space trip and defeating the meta-rex. There had always been an unspoken bond between us since helping him remember Maria's wish and saving Earth. He had forgotten his memories after that battle and eventually was sent back to our world with us, only to be found by Eggman and 'nourished' back to health just to be dragged out into space to help fight off the meta-rex. I didn't know it was possible for the hedgehog to be even more angry and depressed, but he was, after his last return home. The poor guy had been through a lot in his unlimited years alive. To make things worse, he was tricked by Eggman into believing that the Sonic crew were talking shit about him when we lived in Hedgehog Village. We still own those huts on that island, we like to go there in the winter months just before the snow begins to fall. I was thinking of staying back this year though, I liked the snow and I missed it.

'5pm'read on the clock by the staircase. I lazily got up and made my way over to the door. I hesitated to even getting up, I wanted him to leave, to leave me alone in my pathetic emotions. I knew better than to keep Shadow waiting though, he was a stubborn hog. He must've known it was odd that I never called or texted him back, that's probably the reasoning for his visit. Along with the fact I am sure the rest of the friend group had mentioned not seeing or hearing from me either. The team knew there were days I went into confinement due to an all-knowing blue hedgehog. It was normal for me to be sad for a day or two, but how long has it been this time? I looked at my phone as it read July 27th. 'Cream's birthday was the 19th, that means… it's been 8 days since my last encounter with... HIM'. I couldn't even think of his name without the burning sensation returning to my eyes and nose. I finally made my way to the front door and turned the handle. Not one thought of my appearance coming into my mind. I didn't care, I wanted to be miserable. The world obviously did not want me happy, why fight it? I opened the door and didn't even look up at the black and red hedgehog, I had seen his shoes, I turned around and made my way back to the couch. I heard the door close and felt a quick breeze blow past me. "Ooof" is what managed to escape past my lips as I was knocked onto the ground from walking into Shadows body. I looked up to him to see Shadow hovering over me with his arms crossed and his usual frown on his face. "You look like shit. When is the last time you actually got ready for the day?" I had gotten up from the floor, rubbing my hip in the process, and walked past him and into the kitchen. "Nice to see you too Shad", I mumbled under my breath knowing damn well he could still hear me. "Cut the 'tude Rose. Everyone is concerned about you, we haven't seen nor heard from you in a week. Please just tell me that whatever this is, it doesn't concern that blue faker". He had followed me into the kitchen and was leaning against the counter with his legs and arms crossed, his crimson red eyes staring at me intently as if he was trying to decode some sort of clue from my brain. I looked at him from the corner of my eyes and shrugged my shoulders, I had just finished pouring myself a glass of strawberry lemonade. I turned to face him as I took a sip from my glass, refusing to make eye contact. "Hmph, what did he do now?" He rolled his eyes and rubbed his temples as he questioned me. He knew I could still be overly sensitive to things and I may admit to myself that I could be over dramatic about things when they weren't really a big deal. I don't know why I act the way I do sometimes, but they are my feelings and my feelings should be valid regardless. "I don't want to talk about it, I'll get over it. Just let me deal with it the way I feel necessary". I had managed to make my way back to my couch and set my glass down on the table coaster. I heard footsteps behind me making their way around the couch and stopping on the side of me. The TV was turned off and Shadow had kneeled down in front of me, the sincerest look I had ever seen from him was on his face. "Rose, you know you can talk to me about anything. You helped me on the ARK when I was ready to destroy humanity, you helped me when I was in space fighting by Eggman's side and you helped me from being controlled by Lyric, you offered to bring me back here into your home to work through trauma. I couldn't thank you enough, therefore I owe you. Not only am I here because I owe you… you also know my… thoughts… toward you". He looked down at my feet. "I feel numb" I blurted out, stopping myself from saying anything further. I haven't cried since that night. "Oo- ok, numb where? In your fingers? Hands? Arm?". He was confused, I guess I should have said a little bit more. I took a deep breath, sighing it out. I leaned forward, my head next to his and put my face into the palms of my hands. "Not physically numb… but mentally…spiritually... I feel like I have no emotions or that I can't have emotions. I feel stripped down… bare, embarrassed, disappointed and pathetic". I felt that burning sensation again, the tingling feeling in my nose and in my eyes right before they tear up. 'You will not cry Amy Rose, not another tear will be shed for that blue hedgehog'. "What happened that made you start to feel this way?" he asked. That was the dreaded question I didn't want to answer.

Shadow's POV:

I haven't heard from Amy in a few days. That was unlike that overly cheerful girl, she always texts me, at LEAST once a day to invite me out with her friend group or sending me a simple 'Hope you have a grumpy-less day' with a smiling face. I will never admit it out loud, but her texts alone make me feel less…grumpy. She was a very attractive hedgehog. Her pink quills and fur have a shine to them, her smile could light up the darkest parts of the universe, her eyes… those jade eyes could become my drug. I never understood why that annoying faker always ran away from her. Sure, her emotions toward him could be over bearing sometimes, but that's just how she is. She has the purest of hearts, she's just an innocent flower. At first, I looked to her as a sister. Someone that I needed to secretly protect from the sidelines, if anyone did her wrong they would go through me. Then, as the years went on and she grew out of that short, red dress. I counted her as a friend, a best friend. We had completely different attitudes and ways of thinking but, somehow she was always there for me. When I was on a killing spree, she was there with arms wide open and the patience only a true friend could have. She offered me to come live with her until I felt I was in control of my thoughts and memories, which I gratefully declined, but she was always checking on me. One night she had made a pot of chili, found the cave I was calling home at the time, and brought it to me. She had stayed the majority of the night with me that night, talking about all of our adventures and reminding me that her home was open to me at any time. I had realized that night that my thoughts toward the pink hedgehog ran deeper than friendship, deeper than a brother-sister bond, I was actually in love with Amy Rose. We were sitting out under the stars with the cave behind us, blankets draped around our shoulders sitting on a log with a small fire burning. Words weren't being said we were simply enjoying the art the sky was displaying for us. As I looked toward the sky I was reminded of my first love, my best friend and I guess you could say unrelated sister. We were 'born' up there, well she was, I wasn't. She always imagined us visiting earth together and helping those who needed it most. Her and Rose were a lot alike, if Maria were still alive I would have done a better job at protecting her and never letting her out of my site. On that day, I vowed to do that for Amy. She was special and the closest thing to Maria I had. I looked over to her, she must have caught me staring because she turned to face me with a concerned look on her face. I hadn't realized what I was doing as I reached my head towards hers and kissed her on the lips. I'm sure her face showed she was shocked, but she also didn't break the kiss. Actually, after a few seconds I felt her kiss me back. I could tell she was holding back though as she hadn't puckered her lips all the way. "What was that?" she asked shyly, a blush forming on her face. My eyes were still closed and my lips were swollen as I stayed in that position for a second longer, relishing in the tingling sensation I felt dancing on my lips. "Uhhh…" I wanted until the tingling sensation faded and the fuzziness in my mind disappeared before I answered. "Hmph, it was nothing! Just forget about it!". I answered begrudgingly. I, the ultimate lifeform, have no weaknesses, yet here I am embarrassed that I kissed a girl. I got angry at myself for letting something take control of my thoughts and emotions again. I looked her way and seen the shocked look on her face from me snapping at her. 'Ugh, just for one night, stop being so on edge'. "Listen, I am only going to say this once so make sure to listen". I sighed as I turned away from her and faced the forest ahead of us. "I should be incapable to emotions. I was made for protecting (or destroying), but wasn't made to feel the emotions that come along with those things. That being said, somehow since meeting you, you have managed to make me feel things I have only felt with one other. One of those… being what I would assume as love…" I paused and waited to see how she was going to react. She had looked down at her hands and started playing with the tip of her nail. "I know where your feelings lie… you want that faker. I have lived longer than I can keep track, I have been alone for many centuries. You're the only one, since Maria, that I have felt a connection with. I tolerate your friends and hang out with them, but I only for you. The point is…I will wait as long as I have to for companionship. I have gone this long, I can manage more. If you need me, I will be here... waiting…and protecting". I looked into the dying fire by our feet as I watched the wind carry the smoke into the dark night, along with my heart. As long as 'the knight of the wind' is around he will not only own her heart, but the wind will carry mine. "Shadow… I… I don't know how to react. Those words… they were so meaningful. Nobody has ever said such wonderful things to me…" My ears had perked up slightly, was there a chance that Sonic's self-proclaimed girl had feelings for me too? "…but your right, my heart does belong to Sonic." Nevermind, I was wrong. "That doesn't mean that I haven't taken your words into consideration though… Shadow I feel a connection with you too but I think mine is more toward a close friendship… I would love to continue to be friends and hang out with you though… who knows what the future holds…Either way, I care about you enough to want you in my life… what do you say?" Her eyes were shining brighter than the stars in the sky, and it must have been her drug-like effects from her gaze because the next I knew, I was agreeing to her offer. From that day forward we always made it a priority to stay in touch.

Her friends made a point to mention they were worried about her. They also noted to point out that Sonic had been out of town longer than usual. The two-tailed fox mentioned he had seen Sonic hanging around his workshop periodically throughout the last week, but could sense something was bothering him. From what the fox had said, he 'seems more hyperactive, talkative and annoying than usual'. We all know that the faker can act that way when he is overly bored or when something is worrying him , hence we know he can disappear for two or three days with no worries. But, when he is here for a day and gone for three and then back for a day and gone again, we know something is up. It doesn't take a fox genius to put two and two together that something either happened between blue and pink. I decided to find out for myself and headed for a visit to Ms. Rose's house. After chaos controlling, I could see days-worth of mail in her mailbox and weeds growing in her garden. 'She would never allow the weeds a chance to grow in her garden… or her mail to accumulate. Something is up, and I am going to find out whether she tells me willingly or forcefully'. I walk my way over to her front door and bang on it three times. I could hear slight movement from the other side of the door but then I heard nothing. I was beginning to grow impatient. She knows it's me, I specifically knock three times to distinguish that it's me. I was getting ready to knock her door down when I finally heard the handle moving, what greeted me was nothing similar to the Rose I am used to seeing. Knotted quills that look like they haven't been brushed in days, old makeup that was crusted and smeared, pajamas that had multiple food stains, and grey dead eyes that no longer carried hope or happiness. I made my way inside her home and closed the door behind me. I peeked at her couch that she was heading for to see chocolate wrapper and, what looked to be chip crumbs, on her couch and floor. 'Now I am most certainly concerned. She would never allow herself, let alone her house, to get this messy'. I sped past her and blocked her way to the couch as she bumped into me and fell on her ass. I stood, looking over her with my arms crossed. "You look like shit, when is the last time you actually got ready for the day?" She rubbed her hip as she walked past me, to the kitchen, to grab a drink of lemonade. "Nice to see you too Shad". 'I hate that nickname. I groaned under my breath. "Please don't tell me this has something to do with that faker?" She had glanced at me from the side and shrugged. 'What are you hiding Rose? Stop being so fucking difficult, you know I don't have the patience for this game of yours!' 'Calm down Shadow, you know she can be sensitive at times, your anger toward her unwillingness to talk will only shut her out more'. I was battling in my head. "Hmph". I sigh, as I push myself off from her counter and make my way over to her sitting on the couch, turned off her tv and knelt down. "Tell me what's wrong, you know you can tell me anything. You've helped me through many things and I am grateful, I owe it to you to be here for you. Not only do I owe you, but you know my… thoughts… toward you". I didn't need to go into much more detail, she knew what I was talking about as I began to think back to that night under the stars 3 years ago.

She began to tell me how numb and empty she had felt, she told me about what happened between her and that blue piece of shit 8 days ago. She told me he had ran off in the middle of the night with no goodbye and she hasn't had contact or sight of him since. I felt an emotion I knew too well, anger. I have felt anger many times before, but this was different… I felt betrayed, hurt and… jealous? Me… the ultimate lifeform, was jealous of Sonic the Hedgehog? I never would have thought that were possible. I knew I wasn't jealous of that fact she loves him… I was jealous because he was her first. I wanted her. I wasn't mad at her, no. We weren't official and our feelings weren't mutual, but I couldn't help but feel this new emotion called jealousy. That must have been the big brother in me coming out, because one thing I know for sure is…"I'm beating that hedgehog's ass into the next century". I stayed knelt on the floor, shaking in anger, as she began to cry. 'Sonic, you are going to pay! Your days of acting without thought and taking responsibility are over'. I'm not sure how long we stayed like that, but I remember all the comforting things I had said to her to help cheer her up. "Don't cry Rose, I'm here. Let it out if you have too. Fuck that blue prick. We all make mistakes, trust me we both know I have made a lot of them. I'm here for you, midnight until morning. You should've called me. You know you can always call me when you need someone".

You know you can call me if you need someone
I'll pick up the pieces if you come undone

Painting stars up on your ceiling 'cause you
Wish that you could find some feeling, yeah, you
You know you can call me if you need someone

I need you to hold on
Heaven is a place not too far away
We all know I should be the one
To say we all make mistakes (we all make mistakes)
Take my hand and hold on
Tell me everything that you need to say
'Cause I know how it feels to be someone
Feels to be someone who loses their way

I had managed to talk her into taking a shower as I cleaned up around her living room. She was in there for a while, but I wasn't too concerned, she could take all the time she needed to wash away the memories of that night.

Normal POV:

Amy had finally made her way out of the bathroom after a long, hot shower. She was currently standing in front of her bedroom mirror. This was something she found herself doing unconsciously, she didn't know why she did it. She assumed it was because she was disgusted with herself. She noticed her eyes looked dull, dead in fact. She wanted to be happy, she deserved to be happy. She was determined to be happy again, whether it be with or without her blue lover. The first step to her happiness was forgiveness. Forgiveness to herself and forgiveness to Sonic, she knew it was going to be a tough thing to do, but with Shadow's support she knew she could do it. A gentle breeze blew in through her window. Her eyes moved away from her robed body as she moved toward her window, she poked her head outside the window and looked around. Shrugging her shoulders, she closed her window and closed her curtains. She didn't bother locking the window, she liked leaving it open when she was home to have the smells of outside be welcomed inside her home. Amy walked over to bedside table and picked up her wrist communicator, placing it on her wrist, she decided to read through the series of texts from her friends. She noticed a recent missed text from Rogue, reading that Tails, Cream, Rogue, Knuckles, and Team Chaotix were going to RECC for drinks and dancing. Rogue mentioned that the team was going around 9pm in celebration of the return of Silver and Blaze. The morning after Cream's birthday party, they had messaged the gang saying they needed to go back into the future. Something about them feeling a disturbance and that they needed to figure out what it was and its affects. Whatever it was, they must have taken care of it pretty quickly

Amy's POV:

I finish reading the group text I was tagged in and walk over to my closet. 'I'm finally going to go out and have a night of fun with old friends'. The best part? Sonic wasn't mentioned as going, so maybe I could get a night with him off my mind. I needed to heal and seeing him so soon isn't going to make the process any quicker. I wouldn't say I am moving on from him, but he definitely crossed a line that I never knew would need to be drawn. I don't know what Sonic would have to do to get me to forgive him faster, but maybe this time was the one time I didn't need him to ask for forgiveness. Maybe I needed to focus on doing it on my own for once, and if I can't… I have Shadow here to support me through it all. I rummage through the endless amount of clothes I have hanging up and folded. I come across a red dress i forgot I had. I took it off the hanger and held it up to my face. It was a knee-high, burgundy red dress that had silver, sparkling sequins embroidered into it that would shine as you moved the dress. The front of the dress had a low V-neck that showed enough cleavage to give whomever the right idea, but still covered the rest of the chest to leave their mind wandering. The V neck stopped just below the bust and it had loose sleeves that came to the wrist, which was perfect for chilly summer nights. I draped the dress around my arm and searched for my knee-high black boots along with my black crossbody purse. I grabbed all the items I needed and laid them out on my bed. Now I had to decide what undergarments would be best to wear with a dress like this. I figured since the dress was burgundy I should wear a burgundy thong, and I should do nipple covers for my chest. "No bra would be the best choice with a dress like this". I stood in front of my bed and dropped the robe I was wearing to the ground, creating a memory to come flooding into my mind. It was a specific memory from the night Sonic brought me home from Cream's birthday party. We had been in the heat of the moment and I was wearing my deep green, silky pajama set. We had been standing by the edge of my bed, making out and roaming eachothers bodies, kissing every piece of skin our eyes could see. Sonic had been kissing and sucking down my neck, leading to the top of my shoulder. His teeth grazed my sensitive skin as I threw my head to the side even further, moaning his name, begging him to continue. His left hand had found its way behind my head, as it gently held it back for my neck to be exposed to him. His right hand came up and moved the loose quills out of the way as he traced it back to my strap and began to slowly pull it down my arm. My right hand was holding onto Sonic's back quills as my left hand continued to rub up and down his tan, muscular chest. He pulled back slightly, enough to look into my eyes. His eyes dancing with lust and admiration, silently asking me if it was okay to continue. I bring my face towards his and crash my lips onto his lips, sucking and biting them as my craving for more increases. He takes control again and slows down our kisses as his right hand finds its way to my left breast and fondles it thru the fabric and finally tugging down to reveal my hard nipples. The rest of my pajama top falling to the floor slowly. His left hand never leaves from behind my head and his right hand engulfs my left breast. The memory begins to leave my mind as he brings his mouth down onto my right nipple and we slowly fall onto the bed.

I shake my head slowly as I try to wake myself up from the daydream I was having. A single tear managed to pass my eyes as it rolls down my cheek, fully aware of what had happened I feel a throbbing wetness between my legs. I sigh as I walk into the bathroom and clean myself up slipping into the burgundy thong I had planned to wear. I peeled the plastic off one side of the nipple covers and place the sticky part to my chest. I walk over to my bed pull the dress over my head and finishing it off with my black boots and purse. Looking into the mirror yet again and satisfied with the outfit I move to my vanity and curl my quills and apply light blush, eyeliner and mascara. Feeling the most beautiful I have felt in 8 days, I open my bedroom door and begin my descent down the stairs. Shadow must have heard my bedroom door open and my steps coming down the stairs because he was walking over to the landing, that is until his eyes caught sight of me. He stopped dead in his tracks, mouth slightly opened and eyes wandering up and down my form. 'Good thing I applied blush, he would be able to see how red my face feels if not'. I giggle inwardly as I reach the last step and do a quick twirl for him. "Do I look good?" I ask as I clutch my hands to my side, lift my leg back and flutter my eyelashes at him teasingly. "Y-y-yeah" he clears his throat. "Where are you going dressed in that?" he finally looks me in my eyes. I smiled deviously, for the first time in 8 days and reply, "YOU and I are joining the rest of the gang at Rouge's Emerald Coast Club!"

Shadow's POV:

I snuck my right arm behind her waist as she leaned into my side, her left hand grabbing my chest fur to hold on to me. I pulled the green chaos emerald out of my quills and lifted it into the air. "CHAOS… CONTROL!" the bright light engulfed us as we teleported to Emerald Coast. We appeared within the bright light and arrived in front of Rouge's club. Amy took a few steps in front of me wobbling from side to side as she tried to gain her balance back from chaos control. I reached my hand out and caught her before she face planted into the sand. "Thanks Shadow" she breathed out as her composure had come back. I slowly lessened my grip on her side as she turned to smile at me. My heart jumped in my chest seeing her smiling at me. Luckily, before things could get awkward she turned her head back to look at the ocean we were next to. She walked over to the railing and looked out at the vast amount of dark blue shimmering in the moonlight. I stayed standing behind her, watching her from behind. I was about to ask her what was on her mind until I heard Cream and Rogue call out to Amy and hug her from behind. "Amy?!, we're so happy to see you! Where have you been? Why haven't you answered our calls and texts?! You had us so worried!" I heard her bunny-friend overwhelming her with questions. Seeing panic and concern fill Amy's eyes, I bawled my hands into fists and took a step to get in between the two when I heard Tails speak up. "Let's not overwhelm Amy with questions, I am sure if she wanted to tell us she would have reached back out to us". He grabbed the rabbit by the shoulders and pushed her toward the building. Looking over his shoulders to Amy, he gave her a stern look in disapproval, shaking his head. I growled under my breath as I tried to talk myself out of lunging at the two-tailed fox. I see out of the corner of my eyes, Knuckles and Rouge holding on to each of Amy's shoulders. Giving Amy looks of comfort and understanding, they nudge her forward, with that we began our path to VIP line. Walking to the front of the line and the bouncers opening the gate to Rouge and the rest of us, we walked inside and headed upstairs to our circular booth section. Rouge whistled over a waiter and told us to order our drinks. With that our waiter walked to the bar to prepare our drinks. I sink down into my seat, cross my arms and close my eyes. Her friend group was used to me doing this, they knew I was listening to the conversation and the environment around us and not dared bothered making conversation with me. "So where is Blaze and Silver?" Amy asks. "They should be here shortly, they said they had to make a stop before coming here." "I bet they had to stop to get condoms" Knuckles, Vector and Espio snicker to each other as the girls shake their heads. 'Their all childish, can't blame them, with a childish leader comes childish followers' I think to myself internally wishing someone would shoot me in the face instead of dealing with these idiots. "Annnyway… what has everyone been up too the past week?" Amy asks as she helps the waiter pass out all the drinks to the table. "Shouldn't we be asking you that?" Tails answers back. I could feel the seat next to me shift as Amy slumped back into her seat. I peek an eye open slightly to look at her. She had her head hanging and she was playing with her fingernails. I opened both my eyes and shot daggers at the fox, he caught my eyes and I visibly watched him gulp. Finished with my silent warning, I close my eyes again and try listening to the other conversations happening around me.

Amy's POV:

Nothing else was really said after Tails' awkward comment. Their was small talk between the couples or team chaotix. I tried to join in when possible, but i either felt left out or I felt awkward. Sighing to myself I turn to Shadow and see he is sitting still, arms crossed with a glass of whiskey in his right hand. I smile slightly to myself. We were all on our third drinks and Silver and Blaze had finally showed up. They greeted us all. Things felt weird when they said hello to me, they seemed to not look me in the eyes entirely and when talking they looked at anyone but me. I thought it was a little weird but I guess everyone had been treating me slightly different, can't blame them though. I did ignore them all for a week and suddenly show up unannounced. I push the thought to the back of my mind as I nudge Shadow lightly with my elbow. I see him peek one eye at me and raise an eyebrow, questioning why I had nudged him. I leaned over to him a little bit so he could hear me over the music. "Do you want to dance?" I asked loudly, enough for just him to hear. He didn't reply, he simply started scooting out of the booth and moved to the side so I could stand and guide him to the dance floor. I didn't bother telling the others what we were doing, if they wanted to join they could follow us. I was tired of feeling miserable, I came out to have fun, if I wanted to sit at a table I could have stayed home and watched movies on my couch again.

Normal POV:

"You don't need to be so mean towards Amy. No we don't know what is going on with her. Yes, it is irritating and hurtful that she never reached back out to us, but I am sure if or when she wants to talk about it, she will." Rouge punched Tails on his arm followed by downing her shot of tequila. "I know, but I can't help it. I swear her and Sonic both started acting weird after Cream's birthday party. I know he took her home because she was more wasted than she will ever admit, but when I woke up the next morning Sonic was in his room sleeping. I have a feeling this stems from something that happened that night, they're just both so stubborn to talk to anyone about it and quite frankly I am done dealing with whatever weird thing they have going on with each other. They just need to sort it out at this point." Tails placed his head on his knuckle and took a long drink of his cocktail. "What makes you think there is even anything going on between them?" Vector asks. "Come on, with all the drama and back and forth those two do, there is definitely some built up tension". Tails replied. "I agree, Sonic totally has a thing for Amy. I caught the way he was checking her out the night of Cream's party. Wouldn't you agree Silver… Blaze?" Knuckles turned to the two. Silver and Blaze look away from the group minding their own business. "I just wish they would get over it. It feels weird having everyone here except Sonic, he is probably god knows where right now". Tails says to the group. Enjoying his last long sip of his drink. "Who said he wasn't coming?" Silver speaks up. "He never replied to the texts and he would've been here by now, we have already been here an hour". Knuckles says. "You sure about that?" Silver says, as he stands up and takes Blaze's hand and leads her to the bar for another drink and onto the dance floor.

Shadow's POV:

I'm not much of a dancer. I mainly come here to drink the thoughts and pain away, but she asked me to dance and with the way she looks tonight… who could turn that down? Okay, that's probably the whiskey talking but it's true just look at her. He was watching her dance to the tempo of the party music. Jumping and down, twirling around, twerking and just living her best life. She insisted on doing two rounds of tequila shots before hitting the dance floor, I guess you could say she was a few drinks in and feeling good. After witnessing what I witnessed at her house earlier, I'll let her do what she feels she needs to do to be happy. She turned and smiled at me and wrapped her arms around my neck, grinding on me. I was forced to sway with her with the tugging of her body on mine. I kept my hands outstretched to my sides, drink still in hand. I was unsure of what to do, the girl was drunk and I didn't want to do anything she would regret or disapprove of tomorrow. She's already been in that position once this month… "Why aren't you dancing baaaack?! Put your hands on meeee!" Her alcohol laced breath was breathing in my face as she whined about me not dancing with her. The look on my face made her realize what she was doing. "S-so-sorry I didn't realize I was embarrassing you!" She huffed out and faced away from me. She was drunk and throwing a temper tantrum. 'Fine, you want to act like a naughty girl. I'll show you how naughty of a girl you really can be' I grabbed her waist hard and yanked her into me, I began to grind my pelvis into her. She was surprised at first but then after a second of recovery she was grinding back. I chugged the rest of my drink and shoved it into someone's chest and gave my complete attention to her. She turned her back to me and began to shake her ass on my dick. I was trying to suppress my quickly growing cock, but was beginning to fail miserably. After a few minutes passing by I couldn't take it anymore, the alcohol, the dancing and the way she looked was too much for me to handle. Dangerous thoughts began to overtake my mind and I was beginning to lose control. I needed this girl and I needed her now. I wanted to grab her quills as hard as possible and slam ourselves against the wall as I mark her and make her mine. I grabbed the back of her quills and forced her to face me. The lust filled look on her face gave me the permission I needed to give into the voice taking over my thoughts. I wrapped my hand around the back of her neck and pushed my mouth against hers as opened her mouth wide and we swirled our tongues together. That was the last thing I remembered until suddenly it was like I woke up from a nightmare and Amy had roughly shoved me away from her. The look of shock and realization on her face.

You're looking for answers in a place unknown
You need the connection but you can't get close (can't get close)

Painting stars up on your ceiling 'cause you
Wish that you could find some feeling, yeah, you
You know you can call me if you need someone

I need you to hold on (hold on)
Heaven is a place not too far away (away, yeah)
We all know I should be the one
To say we all make mistakes (we all make mistakes)
Take my hand and hold on
Tell me everything that you need to say
'Cause I know how it feels to be someone
Feels to be someone who loses their way

She was breathing heavy and her lips were puffy. I managed to look around the room and no one seemed to have noticed what had happened. Until I reached Silver and Blaze how had just reached the bottom of the stairs and stopped midway to stare at us. There was a look on their faces I couldn't describe. I just can't put my finger on it. Something was up with those two and I was going to figure it out… later…when I'm sober. I reached out toward Amy. She didn't move. I stepped toward her. She still didn't move. I reached her and I brought my hand up to her cheek, caressing it. "I'm sorry, I'm drunk. Forgive me for whatever I did, you know the voices in my head, they like to take over when I'm distracted". "I know… she said shyly, looking down at the ground. I put my finger on her chin and lifted her face up to me. "Forget about him, I'm here with you now. You can be happy… we both can… together". I leaned my head down toward her. This is my chance, to make her mine and get that blue rat off her mind… for good. Just before I could still a kiss on her lips,I felt a force push into me. In a split second, I was airborne and thrown into glass. Feeling the glass shatter beneath me and my body hit the ground, I skitted to a halt outside on the sidewalk. Being drunk and caught off guard, I was taken aback. 'What the fuck just happened?' Picking myself off the ground and dusting my body off, my head fuzziness had vanished, my thoughts back in my control and no longer drunk. I looked up towards the building to see what had happened. The music stopped and everyone's eyes were on me. I looked around the crowd to see Knuckles, Cream, Team Chaotix and Rouge staring at me in shock. Rouge shaking in anger as I had just broke through one of her doors and took some of the wall with me. My eyes see Silver and Blaze in fighting stance. I bawl my fists as I get ready to run at them full force, 'payback Is about to be a bitch!' thinking they were the ones that threw me through the wall and door. My eyes catch pink moving away from the crowd but my view of her is blocked by blue. Adjusting my focus to whoever is in front of me, my crimson eyes latch onto emerald green. "Sonic, a pleasure you could finally join us. It's funny, Amy and I were just talking about you this morning. You're just the hedgehog I have been DYING to see". "You sure have some nerve Shad. Don't you EVER lay another finger on Amy again or else I'll do more than just throw you through glass doors!". I lunged at him without a thought, wrapping my hand around his neck to choke him as I punch him in the face back-to-back. He managed to kick me off of him and spin dashes at me. The crowd began to scream and run away from the scene as we were grabbing whatever was closest to us and using them as weapons. The fight didn't last too much longer as a hammer came crashing down in the middle of us, sending Sonic and I flying in opposite directions. "I SAID STOOOOOP!" Amy was breathing hard and quick, trying to catch her breath as tears rolled down her face. We both got up on our feet, a shocked expression from him as he stared at her and a calm, understanding look from me. "Now is not the time or place! I came out here tonight to get my mind off things and to have fun for the first time in 8 days and this is how you guys are going to act?!" "You're right". I say as I bow my head and look at the floor. "Come on Ames, you can't be mad. He was all over you and you were obviously uncomfortable, he didn't have plans to stop!" Sonic retorted back, taking a step toward Amy. Amy raised her hammer, stopping Sonic in his tracks and lifting his hands in surrender. "That's rich coming from you, Sonic the Hedgehog" Amy spat back to him, poison in her words. He looked down at his feet. A moment goes by and he reaches out his hand toward her. "Come on Ames, I didn't mean to make such a mess. Come'on lets get you outta here". She looked at his hand and looked at me. I took out my chaos emerald and held it in the air, holding my arm out to her. "HA, like she's gonna leave with you, you fake hedgehog. Come on Amy, lets not waste our time". He turns around and holds his hand out making a 'come on' motion. She takes a second to look between the two of us, before she could make out a word, her eyes rolled into the back of her head and she collapsed to the floor. Sonic and I shouted her name in unison and ran towards her, only to see a bright light and her body disappear. Taking a second to comprehend what had just happened, I look to my right to see Sonic staring at the spot Amy once stood. 'That light had chaos energy, meaning someone teleported. The only ones that know how to teleport is myself, Sonic and…. SILVER! I look to my left and see Silver and Blaze gone. I raise my chaos emerald high, "CHAOS… CONTROL!". With that I disappeared.

Midnight 'til morning
Call if you need somebody
I will be there for you (I will be there for you)
Midnight 'til morning
Call if you need somebody
I will be there for you

WHEW! WHAT A LOOOOOONG CHAPTER! I hope this makes it up to you guys for not posting sooner. This chapter took me 8 hours to type and revise. If things are spelled incorrectly or there are any other grammer issues, please forgive me! I will go through this chapter again later and revise and reword what needs to be done. I am posting this at 5:00am DEC 5th and am on little to no sleep. Next chapter up soon! Tell me what your thoughts are. Do you think Shadow has good intentions? Will these controlling voices be tamed? What happened to Amy? Did Silver really teleport Amy away? Where did Sonic come from and how did he know they were at Emerald Coast Club? How will things play out In the next chapter? And most importantly, what will the next song be?! Stay tuned for next chapter!

Song credit: Hold on by: Justin Bieber. (Justice Album 2021)