Alright here this the next chap. Hope you like it. Now you know Amy and Shadow are fine and their relationship is as solid as ever!

Chapter 24: Together again

Amy's eyes opened slowly. She found herself waking up in a hospital room. She felt some pain her wounded arm as she sat up in the hospital bed. She found that a few spots on her arms and legs had a bandage or two covering some scratches she got from the scuffle with Tucker. She turned her attention to the bed next to hers she saw Shadow laying motionless in it. She immediately got up and stood at his bedside. Shadow had way more bandages on him he had larger ones on his arm and leg. Amy saw a little movement he squinted a bit and his hands seem to claw the bed. "Amy…"

She put her hand on top of his. "I'm here." She took his hand into her grip.

The sound of Amy's voice seemed to bring Shadow to life. He cracked open his eyes. He looked at Amy and then grasped her hand in return. He used his other hand and motioned for her to lay down with him. Amy gently slid on to the bed with him. They both lay on their sides cuddle up to each other. Shadow put his hand to Amy's face. "I want you to know I'm sorry."

Amy kissed his forehead. "You didn't do anything wrong."

"No I put you're life in danger when I shot Tucker…what if I had missed…what if I had it you." Shadow took his hand from her face and looked down.

Amy brought his view back up to hers and pulled his lips closed to hers. "If you hadn't done it Tucker would have. You save my life Shadow. No one else could have done that for me. The truth is you're the only one who can really save me no one else understands me the way you do."

"So does this mean we're back together?" Shadow smiled.

"Umhum" Amy kissed him deeply.

Shadow slipped his hand behind her head and pushed her even deeper into the kiss. Amy just moaned slightly and indulged him fully without hesitation.

When they finally parted Amy was breathless she just smiled at the ebony hedgehog seeing her amazing past and all the best hope for the future.

"Last I checked you two were in different beds I do believe." They looked to the door and saw Rouge standing there. She walked in followed by Knuckles.

"Hey guys." Amy rolled over so she was on her back as did Shadow.

"What's up knux?" Shadow smirked just a bit to lighten the mood even more.

"What's up yourself, I leave you alone for five minutes and you get shot what am I gonna do with you man?" Knuckles replied.

"You shouldn't have to worry about him to much now that he's got Amy to keep him in line." Rouge grasped Knuckles hand in a loving way as she spoke.

"Yea soon you'll be on a leash just like me Shadow." Knuckles joked.

"Uh shut up." Rouge shook her head.

Knuckles smirked and then winked to Shadow. "Hey and don't worry about the fights you'll probably have, they just create better makeup sex."

"Knuckles!" Rouge punched him in the shoulder.

"Okay okay so maybe that's not true…you have to work hard for makeup sex." Knuckles smiled even bigger as Rouge just punched in the arm again and then pushed him into a chair.

"You no talkie you're not so good with the words and the coming out right." She shook her head and sighed. "Hard to believe I love this one isn't Amy?"

"Maybe just a little, but I'm guessing you can see something in him that's a little more than what you see in other guys." Amy huddled a little closer to Shadow.

"Couldn't have said it any better." Rouge sat down on the arm of the chair that Knuckles was sitting in.

"Where's Tails and Cream?" Amy asked.

"They're getting something to eat downstairs none of us have left the hospital since we got here." Rouge leaned into Knuckles a bit as she answered Amy's question.

"You two better get better soon we've got a lot to do." Knuckles pointed out.

"What you mean?" Amy questioned.

"Our concert in New York we have to get ready for it." Rouge answered.

"What? But I didn't meet Shadow's score I have to for our band to win." She looked down a little feeling like she had really let her friends down.

"But Amy you did meet Shadow's score you got the exact same. You didn't see the scoreboard before you left the stage." Rouge told her excitedly.

"I did it!" Amy was so happy she wrapped her arms around Shadow's neck. "We're gonna sing in New York!"

"You better believe it and we're leaving in a few weeks. The M.O.A gave us some time because of your injuries and all." Knuckles stated.

Amy sat there in the bed with Shadow so content and happy. She seemed to drift from the conversation of her friends and into her own thoughts. 'I can't believe we made it.' '

She closed her eyes leaned on Shadow. 'I knew we could go the distance. 'If we went it together.'

Ok hope u guys are ready for the final chapter which in my own opinion is a bit cheesy but I like.