Chapter 17: Breaking Our Promise

A while had passed since the day of their fund raiser. The group had gotten letters of request from people all over the place wanting them to come and perform for all sorts of different events. The group was getting more and more excited as the day of the M.O.A tryouts grew closer and closer.

But today was a Sunday and that meant it was time for a break. So everyone was sitting around enjoying their day off.

Amy gotta up and started for the door. "I'm going out to get a few things anybody need anything?"

"I'll go with you." Shadow jumped over the counter and was by her in a second.

"Shadow don't you ever leave her side?" Tails questioned as he took a bite into a donut.

Shadow didn't answer he just smiled as she followed Amy out the door.

Amy and Shadow were just finishing up some shopping and Amy had gone a head outside and was waiting for Shadow to finish up. She sighed happily as she looked up into the sky. She hadn't felt this good in a long long time. The peaceful moment was interrupted though when Amy was suddenly pulled into the ally next to the store she dropped her bag in shock as she saw her attacker. "Tucker…" Amy's blank expression turned to anger.

"You might want to hold off on that defense stuff for just a second." Tucker put his hand on her fist and pushed it down. "You like this black hedgehog don't you." Amy didn't answer. "Yes I think you might even go as far as to say you love him perhaps." "That's what I assume sense you slept with him."

"Stop it…what do you want?"

"You know what I want, but he's in the way." Tucker's gaze became a glare. "You were mine until that bastard came into you're life and I'm going to make you mine again. All you have to do is tell him you don't love him."

"I hate you Tucker I'll never be yours!"

"Oh yes you will, unless you truly don't care anything about this boy?"

"What are you saying?"

"You know exactly what I'm saying you leave him and come back to me or I'll make his life a living hell and then end it as slowly and painfully as possible." Tucker ran his hand down the side of her face then leaned in and whispered into her ear. "You know I can do it."

Amy was trying not to cry but it wasn't working as tears formed in her eyes. "No don't…don't hurt him I'll do whatever you want." She sunk down onto the ground. "Just please don't hurt Shadow."

"Then you know what to do." He began to walk away. "Besides you should have known I always get what I want…always." "Oh and remember I'm watching you so don't try to get to close with Shadow because I'll know about it."

Amy was sitting on the sofa pretending to watch TV, when Shadow sat down beside her. She didn't look at him or simile. She tried to act like he wasn't even there. She couldn't stand it she got up and walked into the kitchen and got down a glass and was filling it with water.

Shadow got up and was sitting on the edge of the bar now. "Amy are you okay ever since we got back from the store the other day you've been avoiding me?"

Amy took a sip of the water and then placed it on the counter. "I don't know what you're talking about." Amy quickly walked out the back door and into the yard.

Shadow did a quick flash and was standing in front of her. "Come on Amy tell me what's wrong." He wrapped his arms around her. "You should always be able to tell the person you love anything."

Amy pulled out of his grip and turned away from him. She couldn't see Tucker but she could feel his heavy glare on her body. "No…I can't tell you anything…" Amy's eyes were over flowing with tears. "…Because I don't love you."

"Amy why are you doing this?" Shadow took a step back. "You said you be with me forever."

"I lied." Amy shivered with sadness. "I lied about all of it." Amy slid to the ground still crying.

"Who's making you say these things?" Shadow thought it had to be Tucker again.

"I'm making me say these things…I can't keep living a lie…Tucker's gone I haven't seen him at all." Amy shut her eyes and bowed her head. "I couldn't stay with someone I don't really love."

Shadow's face turned to anger. "So that's the truth is it?"

"Yes…"

"Then I guess it was all just an allusion…there never was an us."

"I'm sorry." Amy squeezed her eyes tighter.

"No I'm sorry…for ever thinking there could be anything between us." Shadow turned and walked away.

Amy fell to the ground crying uncontrollably. She felt a hand on her shoulder. "You did good Amy. I don't think he'll ever think about you again." Tucker sat down beside her and stroked her back. "You'll see Amy I'll take good care of you."

Shadow walked down the street unsure of what had just happened. "Why did I let myself get tangled up with her? I should have known she was only pretending…it was all probably a joke to her." Shadow was now standing in front of his house. "I'll never let that happen again." "If I didn't care so much about my brothers I would have dropped her band right then and there but I won't do that to my friends…they're all I've got."