Hey readers! Thanks for liking my story…if you do I mean! (Sweatdrops). So anyway this chapter is continuing from chapter 4, but this time I'll make this long. So get some popcorn or something. R and R please, it would be nice after all this!

Also review if you hate these Sonic characters: Julie Su, Tikal, Sally Acorn, and all those other characters in SatAM, AOSTH, and etc!

Here's Chapter 6!

Shadow: Ugh! Amy? My day couldn't go any worse!

Me: Hey, Amy is more mature in this story!

Shadow: Oh well that's that! (Starts getting all over Amy)

Amy: Ahhh! Sonic!

Sonic oblivious: Eh?

Chapter 6: Drowning from Love

"Well, I guess he got a bit tired of me and told me to be different. So that's why I've changed to black and pink. When I tried to act different, he thought it was something else that Eggman did and ran off to get him, but not for me. I know that… He probably… hates me…" Amy said those last few words with choked tears. She looked down letting her tears slide off her nose and onto the table.

Shadow continued being silent and stared at her. He put his elbows on the table and clasped his fingered gloves together, resting his head on top as if in thought. He looked at her softly as if in a trance.

Shadow was about to smile thinking about Amy being happy, knowing that if she would be happy so would he. Amy looked up and stared deep into his crimson eyes. Shadow blinked and frowned as if her staring burned, Amy trespassing his real feelings didn't feel too welcome.

Amy opened her mouth then closed it and looked away, as if trying to say something embarrassing. She suddenly looked up into those harsh,red eyes again and suddenly had the courage to say something, blushing in shyness.

"Shadow... unlike Sonic, will you promise to be there for me when I need you, or want you?" Amy blushed a little and asked innocently.

Shadow was speechless. He felt different inside, like a little tightened in the stomach. His muzzle turned a slight shade of pink. He was afraid that he would say something mean because he didn't want to be someonenot him. Then again, he didn't want to hurt Amy Rose. No, he wanted to help her.

Afraid of opening his mouth to speak, he just vaguely nodded silently. Amy smirked happily, but she was still depressed. Shadow went to look deeper and see what was behind those apple green eyes, but Amy caught him and turned her head away, afraid that he could see her true weakness, her heart. She didn't want to look too vulnerable.

"I…think I should go now…," Amy shot up quickly, making the chair she sat on fling backwards and crashing onto the ground, which she ignored, and turned her whole body towards the door and sprinted out, her hands holding and wiping her tear drenched face.

Shadow just sat there dumbfounded and stunned of what just happened, and thought of watching her, like he promised. To be with her.

Amy ran until she stopped to rest in Twinkle Park (Sonic was already out of the tree, not sleeping). She sat down on a park bench, legs criss-crossed. Then she noticed that she was being herself again and let her legs untangle herself. She slouched and sighed loudly. It wasn't because of her new attitude that she was being like this. She was really depressed.

When she couldn't make herself comfortable on the bench, she decided to walk around a bit. She could visit the lake. 'Yeah, that could get my spirits up again.' She thought hopefully.

As she trod along the path, oblivious to the couples staring at the new depressed Amy Rose, she thought how talking to Shadow could have helped. It didn't, but something else was worth it in the conversation. Shadow had promised to be there with her. That was something new. Her heart skipped a beat painfully, but that only aroused her to blush furiously.

She didn't realize that she had stopped walking and was standing on the edge of the pier of the lake. She looked around and a small smile crept upon her face as soon as she spotted how young couples and kids were in the lake swimming and laughing joyfully.

The lake was serene and beautiful in the hot after noon air. The lake being so clear you could see fish of all colors in schools. Humidity made the lake hazy like a dream, one that she thought she was really in. She turned around slowly to take in the beautiful scenery. Hills enveloped the lake, clouds of all sorts and shapes floated by in the clear azul sky. Winds playfully tread along her dyed quills and tails, making her red dyed ears twitch, aware of the trespassing wind.

Something had caught her eye in the lake.

She wiped away isolated tears on her muzzle and squint her eyes to clear the blurred vision from her dried tears, only to see a blue hedgehog splashing in the water and laughing. Tikal was there. Amy gasped silently and tears brimmed her emerald eyes once more.

Tikal was helping Sonic learn to swim, something Amy has been trying to do, but Sonic would never go with her. They where laughing and splashing around until Sonic had been able to swim forward and hug Tikal, dragging her down under the water. They resurfaced quickly and bursted out laughing. They were so happy together. Why cant I…?

Warm, fresh tears were already making their way to the floor of the wooden pier. She started to feel dizzy, nauseated. She took a step back, her vision already foggy again, but every step seemed to be harder to take and she felt as though she were swaying like a drunk, stumbling with every breath. She kept walking backwards, her head going in circles. She whimpered quietly and shook her head as if trying to shake away a bad dream. She stepped back until she felt a cool sensation over her. She heard a splash close by and snapped her eyes shut, hoping the dizziness would go away. She didn't know it was she that caused the splash.

Something cold had taken over her. First her limp quills, then her ears, her head and then her whole body. She felt numb and hopeless, but she didn't open her eyes. Before the water had swallowed her and taken her away to the depths of the lake, she heard a yell that sounded out like "Amy!" But it wasn't Sonic to the rescue. The voice sounded hoarse and more serious like it had been through a lot of suffering. 'It sounds like Shadow…'

Amy finally took the chance to squint open her eyes only to see a vast blue surrounding her and muddy sand clinging onto her dark clothes. Her quills waved slowly in front of her eyes and her bangs had floated along. Her arms were limp by her side as she could feel the muddy ground of the lake on her back. The light above the water cascaded over the shivering waves above sending dancing rays of light all around her.

She couldn't breathe or move, or at least she was too afraid. She was losing consciousness from lack of air. She used her last strength to focus seeing a silhouette of a hedgehog jumping in from the pier and swimming towards her. From there everything turned black, and she didn't hear, feel, or think any thing.

Rouge looked back at the island then quickly shot her head forward, trying to forget what just happened. But Rouge wasn't like that; she had her ways of playing the game. But with Knuckles, she felt different. And she was a stranger to this new feeling, unknown to the fact that she likes him, too. She flew through the dark sky, not caring if the rain was ruining her more this time. She only looked at her watch worriedly and flew faster. 'I'm almost there!'

Rouge landed just in time to see a soaking Eggman standing outside of his base, impatient and red faced.

"Heh, sorry. I --,"

"Never mind that, Rouge! You have his attention, yet?" Eggman interrupted. Thunder flashed and a loud boom could be heard everywhere.

"Yeah, I got him this time! My jewel, please?" She said eagerly, smirking.

"Your jewel is the master emerald, but I won't be giving it to you until you get that damn echidna out of that island so I could get my robots to demolish him!" Eggman snapped.

"But he's not that bad! Do you really have to hurt him?" Rouge defended. She didn't want Knuckles to be hurt, after what he's done for her.

"Rouge? Are you switching sides?" Silence. Another flash of thunder.

"No! No. I'm not!" She hesitated.

"Then get him, or else! Get him out by noon, tomorrow!"

"Yes, sir," Rouge sighed, looking down. Rouge didn't know that Eggman want to kill him. She swore she could feel tears forming in her eyes, but she couldn't tell because the rain washed them away.

"Shit! Now I'm going to get sick! Ugh!" Eggman stomped away into his headquarters. Rouge just stood there frightened and worried.

'I have to do something!' She really didn't want Knuckles to get hurt.

I love him.

But there was always more to do than to love. She had to move on, but somehow get Knuckles to safety with his extraordinary gem. She didn't care if something would happen to her; she couldn't care less if she didn't get the emerald! It wasn't worth it.

For now she would give Knuckles some rest for tomorrow's plans. She lifted her head and spread out her wings to a great length and glided away to the nearest hotel for the night.

After she got herself a room, she took a long, hot bath. She lowered her head into the water, her nose and above the surface and soon got comfortable enough to think of tomorrow's plan with her echidna. Knuckles…

Phew! This was on my mind for soooo long! My sister was like "What the fuck are you doing?" when I was thinking of this. I noticed I was spacing out and looked did, lol. But I couldn't tell her I write stories so I just said I'm being crazy and spacing out, even though that's what I'm doing, Heh Heh! I know having Tikal being there is all random, but hey! I dont like her!

Amy: I…HATE…YOU, TIKAL!

Tikal and Sonic kissing, both saying in unison: Eh?

Amy walking to the mouth watering and love struck Shadow: Kiss me, Shad…

Shadow starts kissing: OKAY!

Amy looking at Sonic still making out not knowing that Amy was trying to make him jealous: (sigh…)