Uhm, sorry for the Long wait, I had so many things going through my mind! Well, i think its really short, but i Hope you enjoy!

Rouge- 22

Knuckles-23

Shadow-20

Amy- 18 1/2

Sonic-20

Tails-16

Yay, new Character! :)

Chapter 2- Realization, No one is Going to Stop me!

Amy's POV

"It was dark...maybe a bit TOO dark... I turned around and saw a figure... there was a dim light, but I could still see through the darkness. I felt a sudden chill slide down my back... the sight of the shaded figure... I didn't feel too well. I moved closer to it, watching it's black hue turn blue. "Sonic?!" As if he heard me, he turned around, I could see hate evident in his eyes. "It's all your fault!" I was confused. "What? I don't even know what the hell you're talking about!" He quickly grabbed my neck; I was too shocked and scared to even move. "Because of you, everyone is dead!" I chocked a sob. " What do you mean everyone?!" "Your parents!" I blinked. "What?!" Before me was my Father; I was no longer in a choke hold. " You stupid disgrace of a daughter!" I felt a hard slap come in contact with my cheek. I felt hot tears fall down my face. "D-da-dad?" He kicked me hard. "You don't even deserve to be my daughter! Because of you, your mother... WE died! You were too scared... too afraid... how pathetic..." I tried to stand up. " Wait! You got this all wrong! Please! believe me!" I saw my father disappearing farther and farther away from me. I was screaming..."

"NO! Please don't leave! I'm so sorry.. please... please..." "Amy... wake up..." My eyes shot open. I was crying. I looked up and chocked a sob as Shadow held me closer to him. "It's over Amy... It was just a dream..." I got closer to him, dying for his warmth. "Shadow...stay with me... don't leave... please don't leave me..." He kissed me softly. "I won't... I promise..." I smiled a little. "Thank you..."

After a while, I got out of bed and left to take a shower. I noticed that it was raining. "I don't really have anything to do today... and I sure don't want to deal with rain... at least Shadow is here with me..." I smiled softly, stepping into the now warm shower.

Shadow's POV

I sat on the bed, staring at the window... the rain was mesmerizingly painful... I thought about this to myself... "Maria... are you crying?" I shook my head; it was as if Maria really was there with me... "Please... Don't cry..." Part of me hoped for a response; the other knew it was hopeless. I closed my eyes, and thought about Amy. Out of my mindless daydreaming, I slightly smiled. "Maria...Though you are lost... I will never stop loving you... and I thank you...with out you, I would have never known what the meaning of "love" was... And now... I have the one I truly love..." "Amy..."

"Shadow...? What... what is it?" My eyes lazily opened, I noticed I was slightly teary-eyed. "Amy..." She ignored the fact that she was clad in a towel, and she pulled me into a warm embrace. "Shadow... don't cry... Maria... she loves you so much...she will never stop loving you..." I held her tightly, slightly shocked at the fact she knew why I was...crying. "Amy... you remind me so much of her, Maria... the way you love... the way you are... I'm just... happy...I know that someone...someone can return the way I feel..." I heard a loud hiccup. "Sh-shadow, I-I love you... so, so much!" I held her tightly. " I'll never stop loving you Rose..." We kissed for the umpteenth time. I heard a faint laugh behind us. "Wow Shadow, thats new." We both turned and saw Rouge standing there with her arms crossed.

Normal POV

Shadow stood up glaring at her. "Who let you in anyways?" To answer his question, Knuckles walked in holding the front door. "The door's busted... just passing through, didn't expect to see this..." Amy blushed, touching the bandaged spot on her head. Rouge sat on the bed with Amy, motioning the guys to leave. "Amy, hey, what happened?" Amy explained the ordeal that happened the night before. The bat gasped. "Ugh, I've hated Sonic since he did you wrong...I'm glad that you and Shadow...you know what I mean, right?" Amy giggled. "Yeah, I do." "So when did this happen?" She blushed. "Yesterday? It happened pretty fast...I've never felt so..." Rouge finished her sentence. "Happy?" "Yeah..." The girls stood up, heading for the door. "Thats good, You know... Shadow... He's a great guy, he needs someone like you, trust me, I'm like his best friend!" They laughed, heading downstairs finding Shadow finishing up the door and Knuckles sitting on the couch. Rouge grabbed the echidna and smiled. "Glad your back Shadow, We'll be going now, bye! C'mon Knux!" He growled. "Would you stop calling me that in public?!" Amy laughed, watching the couple leave the house through the rain.

She turned to Shadow with a heavy sigh. "Thanks for fixing the door... I'm tired, lets go back to sleep?" He chuckled. "Its up to you." Amy giggled, dragging him up to her room. "Good! c'mon, I want to get this rain to let up by the time I wake up!" They both laughed, running upstairs for a well deserved nap.

Tail's workshop...

"I'm telling you Tails! He's just using her! Shadow can't be with her!" Tails shook his head, pushing his best friend onto a chair. He gave him a serious look. "Sonic... are you...are you still with Sally?" Sonic lowered his head. "No... I-We had to break up... Her father called her back to her Palace... She has some sort of "Duty" to do." "Then why lie to them about your relationship with her/ Especially to Amy?" Sonic shook his head. "I don't know! I'm telling you... Shadow isn't right for Amy!" Tails grabbed his shoulder. "Sonic... I'm sorry to say.. But you're jealous. You miss her... Don't you?" To his own surprise, Sonic began to tear up. He grabbed his head in his hands and cried. "I do! Alright! I was wrong for leaving Amy like that! I miss her so damn much, Tails... You don't know how much I..." He looked up in despair. "How much I love her. " He got up from his seat and looked at Tails. " I want to marry her. And NO one. Not even Shadow is going to stop me from winning her back." He sped off before Tails could say a word. "Oh no... Sonic! I gotta call Shadow and Amy quick!"