PS: Along the way, I changed Amy's name to Emi (temporary), so people wouldn't be confused with AU Amy (this only happens when both of them are present) . I hope that's okay.
Anyways! enjoy the chapter!
"SHADOW! WAKE UP! WAKE UP!" Loud knocks were heard on the door. This awoke the ebony hedgehog. He checked at the clock that was in front of him, it was 5:00 in the morning. He groaned annoyingly, knowing it was Amy who was on the other side of the door.
"COME ON SLEEPY HEAD!" Amy yelled. She banged his door louder. Shadow stood up, angrily opened the door. In front of the ebony hedgehog was a lavender colored hedgehog, instead of her usual green jade eyes, it was replaced by a rosy shade. She was wearing a white button up shirt, with a dark blue blazer, pairing it up with a short skirt of similar color. She was also wearing black high knee socks with brown school shoes, and her hair tied to both sides with a red tie on her chest. Shadow's eyes widened. "What the hell? Is this still Amy? She looked… different?" He thought to himself. But he knew that he prefers her natural pink fur and jade like eyes. The dark hedgehog couldn't say those words, for that would be out of character. The rosy hedgehog noticed that he was checking her out, which made her blush. She looked at Shadow.
He was topless, and the only thing that's covering him was his boxers. Amy could see his toned muscles as she looked away embarrassed. "Why do I feel embarrassed? It's not like I haven't seen Shadow naked." She thought. She shakes off the feeling.
"So! What do you think of my new look?" Amy shyly asked. Shadow looked at her from head to toe.
"Average" he bluntly replied with a lie. Shadow knew that if he were to compliment Amy, she would nonstop tease him about it.
As he was about to close the door, the rosy hedgehog blocked the door with her feet.
"Hold on! Why aren't you dressed yet? And you look like you just woke up!" Said Amy as she pointed at the ebony hedgehog. Shadow raised his eyebrows as he leaned himself beside the door, it overshadowed Amy. Shadow was tall, if they were to put side by side, Amy's height would be on Shadow's shoulder level. He is far taller than his alternate self. Amy gulped as he spoke with his usual husky voice.
"I 'did' wake up, but you were too loud." He whisperly hissed. This sent shivers to the now lavender hedgehog. A small blush appeared on Amy.
"W-what! Shads told me to check on you! And you weren't answering when I was knocking the door nicely!" She stuttered.
"Uh-huh." He replied as he noticed a blush on her face. He looked at her and backed away. He knew she felt uncomfortable, he wanted to tease her about it, but now's not the time and that would seem out of character.
"Now if you'll excuse me, I'm about to change." He said as he closed the door. Amy still felt her cheeks warm, shook her head and went to the dining room.
In the dining room, Sonic was placing down the food he prepared. They were eggs, bacon and a few toasted breads. He was wearing a black apron with his uniform underneath. Seeing her blue hero puts a smile on her face. She misses her Sonic. The lavender hedgehog waved, catching the attention of the cerulean hedgehog. Sonic noticed Amy's presence and let out a smile.
"Good morning, I cooked some breakfast. Too bad Shads isn't going to eat with us." Said Sonic as he looked at her from head to toe causing Amy to blush.
"Nice look! You totally nailed it." He said as he did a thumbs up. Amy giggled at Sonic's comment.
"Thanks!" She replied. She then sat on the chair that was in front of Sonic, while he sat on the opposite side. She stared at the food, licking her lips as she was ready to gobble up the food. While Sonic removed his apron, putting it on the side.
"So where's Shadow?" Asked the blue hero.
"He said he was changing."
"Guess he's not a morning person." He said as he grabbed a toasted bread and proceeded to bite it.
"You know, it's weird to see you so full of 'positivity'. Your alternate self is all grumpy and mean." He says as he chews.
"Oh! my alternate self? Tell me about her!" Amy said as she leaned closer to the blue hedgehog. Sonic nervously laughed.
"Well, she's a childhood friend of mine. She's just like you, all giddy and happy. But she changed when Shadow broke up with her. I don't know the full details about it though." A sad sigh came out from his lips. The rosy hedgehog felt bad for asking. 'I should've just kept my mouth shut.' She thought to herself.
As both of the hedgehogs enjoyed breakfast, they heard heel clicks. They looked at the direction of the sound and it was Shadow. Amy and Sonic's jaws dropped. The ebony hedgehog was wearing the same uniform as Sonic, minus the tie but he looks so good on it. He looked like a cover model from a magazine.
"What are you staring at?" He scowled at the two hedgehogs. Neither of the two replied, but both of their mouths dropped. Until Amy decides to speak, shaking her head.
"Wow! Shadow! You look really handsome!" Compliment Amy. A small blush formed into his face, not used to hearing compliments from people.
"Damn. Aren't you Mr. Tall, dark and handsome?." Said the blue blur as he whistled. Shadow's face was flushed in red with all the teasing. He glared at the two hedgehogs.
"Whatever" the ebony hedgehog scoffed. He then sat beside Amy, grabbed some food and placed it on his plate. Sonic then asked about where his necktie was. Shadow annoyingly admitted that didn't know how to tie it. The blue hero laughed at Shadow. Sonic confessed that he also doesn't know how to tie his necktie, but Shads always had his tie, and so should Shadow too. Amy offered her assistance.
"I know how to do it!" She volunteered and moved in front of the grumpy hedgehog. Amy leaned close to Shadow, close enough to have her hands wrapped around his neck. The ebony hedgehog observed Amy's face as she did her magic. He noticed that she had long eyelashes that complimented her now rosy eyes, and a light red tint on her lips which made them look kissable. Her lavender hair looked soft and bouncy, tempting him to caress it. Unaware that he's been staring at her. Amy glanced at Shadow, which made the ebony hedgehog look away fast.
"All done!" She proudly said with a hand on her hips.
"Dang! Who taught you though?" Asked Sonic, amazed that she did it.
"Oh, uh, I did watch a tutorial on how to do it. Hoping that one day I could do it for Sonic!" She shyly says. A blush creeped through the face of Sonic. Amy saw his reaction and made her comment clear. She knew that the blue blur felt awkward.
"I meant the Sonic from my universe!" As she waved both of her hands, face flushed in red. The blue hedgehog only gave Amy an awkward laugh. Shadow rolled his eyes, feeling annoyed at hearing Amy talk about the faker. Sometimes the ebony hedgehog wonders what she sees in him? Faker was impulsive, annoying, carefree and always going without a plan resulting in endangering everyone. Understanding what the blue hedgehog is, Shadow knew he was the complete opposite of the blue blur. Sonic cleared his throat.
"Alright! Breakfast is over, college.. is about to start." The blue hedgehog said in a playful tone. Amy hopped excitedly, while Shadow rolled his eyes.
It was a 20 minute walk to college. Amy and Sonic enjoyed their small talk, while Shadow was frowning. The ebony hedgehog never walked this long, he usually has his trusty air shoes to speed things up. Most of the time he uses Chaos Control to teleport to places as he pleases without breaking a sweat. The lavender hedgehog noticed Shadow who was behind Sonic. She slowed down her steps, trying to be in pace with the ebony hedgehog. Sonic noticed what Amy was about to do and went on ahead, giving the two some privacy.
"Hey" she called. Shadow looked at the lavender hedgehog, with an uninterested look.
"Are you okay?" Worriedly, she asked.
"What do you think, Rose?" He scoffed. Amy couldn't read what's on his mind. If only he opens up a little, maybe she could help him to ease up his tension, but his attitude just made the lavender hedgehog irritated.
"I don't understand. You've been so annoyingly hard to talk to ever since we've been in this universe. You weren't like this before. Don't get me wrong you're always grumpy, but right now it's starting to get annoying." A stern tone on Amy's voice. The lavender hedgehog had enough of his rudeness. If there was a problem, she was willing to solve it. Shadow didn't like the situation he was in. The idea of opening up? That didn't go well with the ebony hedgehog.
"You don't need to worry. I can handle this myself." He replied with a tired tone in his voice. Shadow appreciates that the lavender hedgehog is trying to help, but he prefers to solve his issues alone like he always does. Leaning on to others is a sign of weakness for Shadow. A soft sigh escapes her lips.
"If you say so. But if there is something that bothers you, don't hesitate to ask. I'm always here to help you." She said as she placed her hand unto his shoulders, giving him comfort. Shadow smirked. Amy has always been kind to him and he appreciates her for that.
"Guys! We're finally here. Welcome to the Rosenberg Academy." Shouted the blue hedgehog. Both Shadow and Amy looked at the entrance of the academy. The academy was huge and fancy. A lot of people in the same uniform, walking around, minding their own business, chatting and stuff. They all looked like bees, rich bees. There were a bunch of students driving their expensive cars to the parking lot, some students making out, and others who were bragging about their expensive branded bags.
"This.. is the Academy? Oh my mobius!" Said Amy as her voice contains excitement.
"Yeah, they look really fancy, not my taste though. But it's rare for this school to offer scholarships and it's the only school that offered us for it." Sonic said, a sad tone in his voice. The blue blur never wanted to attend this academy. He never liked the obnoxious rich kids in here. Then again, he can't complain. It was the only school who offered them scholarships, which is weird since their grades were beyond genius level. As Amy's eyes sparkled at the fancy academy, Shadow on the other hand wasn't.
Sonic toured them and showed them where their classes were going to be. The blue blur was glad that they hadn't met Silver and his gang on the way. There were 'oohs' and 'aahs' from Amy while Shadow kept his mouth shut. The lavender hedgehog felt like she was in a 5 star hotel. The drinking fountain looks so expensive and fancy, their library was huge, even bigger than a public library, all the classrooms were all air conditioned as well. The academy's gym felt like a stadium, and there were 5 different pools for swimming classes. All in all there were 3 buildings, each of them consisting of 8 floors. After the tour to the school, Sonic gave Amy and Shadow a guide map for their classes.
"It's 7:25 AM. Both of your classes start at 7:30. My classes are on the opposite side of this building. Oh yeah! One more thing." The blue blur opened his bag grabbing two box-like devices and an ID. He gave each of them the device and gave the ID to Amy.
"I'll call you guys once classes are over. Also be nice, Shadow." Sonic eyed at the ebony hedgehog. Shadow only scoffed at the blue blur.
"I'll make sure he is." Amy saluted Sonic, making him laugh at her action. As soon as Sonic was satisfied, he did his signature wink and left in a flash. He wasn't as fast as the Sonic that the lavender hedgehog knew but nevertheless, he's still fast. She looked at her guide map that Sonic made for them. It seems that she had the same class with Shadow.
"Looks like we're stuck together in the first class." She said. Shadow only nodded as they both continued to walk towards their class, making Amy as his guide.
When they reached their destination, they were in front of a fancy white door, with a gold-like door knob. The lavender hedgehog nervously gulped. She knocked three times and went inside, and Shadow followed. As soon as they went in, all the students stopped their chattering. All eyes were on the two hedgehogs. This made Amy nervous. She looked at everyone and saw someone very familiar. It was a rosy pink hedgehog, with jade-like eyes. Her quills were long, they were beyond her shoulders. She wore a heavy dark purple eyeshadow, with a soft pink lipstick and a small red pin on the side of her quill. Her shirt was half opened, revealing her peach chest and a small cleavage.
The pink hedgehog glared at the two hedgehogs. She coyly stood up and walked towards the lavender hedgehog. Her long heels clicked as she approached her.
"Be nice." Amy warned the ebony hedgehog.
The pink hedgehog who is now in front of them looked at Shadow ignoring him, then rolled her eyes to the lavender hedgehog. Amy was nervous. She did not expect to see her alternate self soon. Hopefully her cover doesn't blow up. If both were to be put side by side, you'll notice the similarities.
"I haven't seen you before, and who might you be?" The pink hedgehog said as she put her right hand on her hips.
"I'm Emilia Thorns, I just recently transferred." She cooly replied. The pink hedgehog scoffed.
"How original. Sounds like the opposite of my name." She smirked. "I like that."
"Names Amelia B. Rose by the way, Amy for short. Heiress to the Rosenberg Academy and the Rosenberg Technology." The pink hedgehog bragged as she extended her hand for a handshake. A nervous smile came from Emi. She then takes her hand for a shake. Amy glanced at Shadow. She noticed the changes of the ebony hedgehog. He was much taller, more handsome and well built than before. His eyes were filled with authority and power, which threw her off a bit. Last time she remembered he was just a spineless loser who couldn't stand up for himself. Realizing that she was checking out Shadow, a disgusted look formed in her face.
"And you two know each other?" Amy said as she looked at Shadow. Remembering what Shads' excuse was, the silent hedgehog then spoke.
"She's my cousin." He replied in a monotone voice.
"Weird, how come I never heard of her before?" She glared at the ebony hedgehog.
"You never asked." He replied in a snarky tone. A chuckle came from the pink hedgehog.
"Since when did you have the balls to speak like that?" Before Shadow could retaliate, the door swung open. It was a white mouse in a black business suit and a monocle on his left eye. He was holding a bunch of papers, probably for an exam or quiz. The mouse noticed the three hedgehogs in front. He cleared his throat and told them to get back to their seats. Amy smirks at Shadow as she turns back. Swaying her hips till she got to her seat. As for Emi and Shadow, they both sat together on an empty seat behind.
The first class went well for the two hedgehogs. A particular lavender urchin wasn't too happy. After Prof. Micky, the name of the white mouse, discussed the topic of the day which is Number theory. He decides to do a surprise quiz after the brief discussion. Which of course, Emi failed. But Shadow on the other hand did really well. It made her annoyed a bit, jokingly calling Shadow a cheater. On her peripheral vision, Emi noticed that a pink hedgehog had been glaring at Shadow. Then again, the ebony hedgehog paid no mind to it.
Once class had ended, the two left the room right away to avoid conflict with Amy and went their own separate ways. Shadow had History class while Emi had English Literature. She warned Shadow not to get into fights if ever he met them. Amy waved goodbye to the ebony hedgehog and he nodded at her gesture.
Shadow was on his own now. He checks the map that was provided by Sonic and proceeds to go to his next class. Along the way there were some girls checking him out, calling him "handsome" or asking him if he's single. He mostly just brush them off, not interested in the slightest.
Once he reached the room, he opened the door and checked inside. There were a few students inside, chatting and minding their own business. He didn't see anyone that would capture his attention or at least someone that he knows. Ignoring the students, Shadow made sure to sit at the very corner of the class. He placed his stuff on the desk and hoped that the day would end fast.
A few minutes later a professor came in. She was a yellow fox with a simple white shirt and a pencil skirt. Shadow didn't take note of her name for she seems irrelevant to the ebony hedgehog. He listened to the whole lecture and as usual, aced the test.
Class ended peacefully and it was already lunch break. As soon as Shadow left the room, something rang at the side of his pocket. It was the box-like device that the faker gave. He quickly opened it, and pressed the button.
"Ah! Hey! This is Sonic! Can both of you hear me?"
"Loud and clear! So this is like a communication device similar to Tails' invention! Sweet!" A cheery voice spoke.
"Well.. It is similar to a walkie talkie, but in fun size you know? Also, Shadow, can you hear us?" Sonic asked.
"Yeah."
"Great! Seems like they work fine. Let's meet up in the canteen. If you don't know where it is, it's right on your map." The call ended and Shadow placed back the device in his pocket. He checked the map and it's a 10 minute walk to the canteen. "Why is this academy so damn huge?" He annoyingly thought to himself. He checked the map once more for shortcuts. Shadow noticed that there is a shortcut. But he has parkour his way, if he wants to get there fast.
Now it's time to put his training to a test. Shadow did a few stretches, he loosen his tie a bit and hold onto his bag. Making sure that nobody saw him, he jumped at the window. He was on the 7th floor of the building as he did the jump and glided on the side of the building. If people were to look up, they would see a ball of black streak. As he gets closer to the ground, he bends his knee, preparing himself to jump off, to lessen the impact of the fall. He added a backflip and landed smoothly, leaving a small crack on the ground. As he tapped his clothes for dust, he failed to notice the two hedgehogs beside him who were probably making out. To his surprise it was a certain pink hedgehog and a familiar white hedgehog. It was Amy and Silver.
"What the fuck?"
"Ah shit." Shadow groaned.
Thank you for reading chapter 4! Ah.. I'm still working on chapter 5, planning to make it longer
I'll still try my best to update once a week on Sundays.
