CHAPTER 2

Inviting To Stay At Amy's Place

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WARNING: This Chapter contains more Shadamy

Shadow's P.O.V.

It was about time that crazy raccoon woman had left me in peace. She was all around me for half an hour, making me tempted to just strangle her. That was how exhausting she was. After she left me in peace, I laid down to close my eyes and try to let sleep overcome me since it was my favored thing to surrender to. Besides, I was going to fall unconscious about a hundred times, but that psycho nurse would not allow me even in the slightest.

And now, I was asleep, in my own world now. That nobody can enter without my permission. Just like the gates of heaven and hell, only opening up to weather or not you've been a hero or villain. Just like that.

XXX

"Oh Shaaaaaaaaaaadooooooooow!"

I turned around, and saw that bubbly pink hedgehog who was overly obsessed with my worst enemy, Amy Rose. She came running up to me. When I thought she was going to hug me, I flinched, preparing to become pulp. But she only just stood along side me, looking for into the distance straight ahead.

I looked in that direction, with me seeing one of the most fascinating sceneries I've seen in a while's time. The sky was an orange color with light red streaks to give it passion, and the setting sun slowly disappearing behind the mountains that stood tall behind a calm beach that can set any suitable romance.

"Oh Shadow, do you think this is... romantic?" Amy asked, blushing for an unreasonable question.

I looked down at her, a bit of a misunderstanding was written across my face.

She looked at me with her dark jade green eyes. "Shadow, did you hear what I just said?" she asked.

I couldn't understand why she was treating me the same way like that annoying blue hedgehog. She was the one who was going 'gaga' over him. Not I. It seemed that I could never understand that pink hedgehog with a delightful personality.

But as soon as I was about to answer her request, she suddenly just... laid her head on my shoulder. She then slipped her hand in mine with her other free one, slowly sliding up, then down on my arm. I didn't have any ideas on what she was planning. Her change of person was too sudden.

"Oh Shadow, you dummy." she then giggled and started to bring my other free arm around her... waist .

"What the hell are you--" she then cut me out with a small lip-lock, or what was it called, a kiss.

As soon as I realized what she done, she broke the lip-lock. I was to flabbergasted on what she just did. But for some reason... which was the thing I couldn't stand and hated so much at this time... I, Shadow the Hedgehog, the Ultimate Life form... had enjoyed it.

A small sneer then crept across my face. The look on her face told me that she knew that I had enjoyed that kiss.

She then gave me a erotic grin. "I knew you would've like that... my prince." she whispered in my ear.

Her voice was low and soothing to hear. But what was bothering me, was that I was surrendering... to her.

XXX

I jumped up with a cold sweat, lightly panting as if I was just in a short race with the blue hedgehog and running at full speed to lead myself to victory. Why did I waken so sudden? Though it was unknown at the time. My breathing had calmed as I placed a hand over my forehead to see if I had any sort of fever: No high temperature.

I just laid back down, this time in control of my form, and slowly turned my head towards the clock.

12:46 a.m.

Odd. That would only mean I've been slumbering for several minutes. I looked up at the plain ceiling, closing my eye-lids, awaiting for sleep to overtake me once again. But this time, it didn't happen.

"Shadow?" I heard a young female voice say.

With me assuming that it was that female raccoon nuisance, I shot up and gave a death glare towards the entrance to where I heard the direction of the youthful feminine voice. "How much must you be a burden woman! I'm trying to get some sleep!" I almost yelled in frustration... but I was then wishing that I could have taken it back.

It wasn't that irritating nurse. It was the pink hedgehog with jade eyes and who was overly in romantic emotion with that blue faker, and the girl in my last dream, Amy Rose. She looked at me with her large eyes, not being able to speak any vocabulary. We continued to stare surprisingly at each other, with her making a fake type of cough.

"Um." she began.

I was the one who snapped at her on accident with me overly assuming for her to be another person. I just looked away, trying to think of a conversation.

"Amy Rose, why are you here?" I asked, trying to sound friendly to make up on what I was snarling about earlier.

She seemed to forget about what I said earlier. "I heard that the Club burned down... and I kinda knew you'd be here. I just came to visit, to see if you were okay." she responded with the answer I had asked.

I only did a slight nod and laid back down, this time, fully controlling myself with my temper, which seemed to be my weakness for the time being. She walked up to the white bed where I laid, and sat in a nearby stool. I faced towards her and gave a slight glare at her.

"You can get going. You already know that I'm more than adequately fine." I told her in a low voice.

She only gave me a small cheery smile. "How's Rouge?" she asked.

I arched an eyebrow. "Why would that be any concern to you? You don't carry any trust in each other."

That young pink hedgehog just placed her hands on her waist and gave me a mocking glare. How dare she mocks me, the Ultimate Life form.

"I just asked, even I don't have that much of a care for her." she replied.

I rolled my eyes at her and crossed my arms, slowly sitting up on the white bed, or my white bed for now. "All I can make out is that she's not relatively doing well, the... nurse said she might not make it."

Amy then gave a worried face, which surprised me, seeing that her and Rouge had a rivalry towards each other.

"I hope she'll be all right." she said and looked down at her boots, with her eyes staging sorrow. "I'm sorry Shadow."

"Sorry for what?" I demanded.

She then looked up at me. "For Rouge being in all this mess. She might not make it... and what I last said to her, might be the only last things she heard from me!" Amy Rose's eyes soon started to water.

"She's not going to perish, so quite your sobbing and why not check up on her." I told her, anything for her to quite getting all teary.

Amy Rose sniffed and pulled out a handkerchief, dabbing her eyes lightly. "Yeah, your right. I shouldn't be saying stuff so negative for me being someone who's always positive.

I nodded at her in response. "Correct." I agreed since she always had a positive cheerful personality that always brought good.

It reminded me of when I first met her on ARK, when she was positive with me on not to destroy the world, and that was one of the first times I admitted that she was right.

Her joyful smile then came back across her face. "Thanks Shadow." she said and started to exit the door, but before she did, she turned to me.

"Oh, I forgot! Where are you going to stay since the Club's burned down?" she asked.

I opened my mouth to answer, but no words came out. I did not have an answer. I did not know where Rouge or I were going to stay while the Club got rebuilt. I looked away from the pink hedgehog, ashamed that I couldn't answer her question, even if it was not any of her trepidation.

She came back walking towards me and sitting on the nearby stool. She crossed her legs and pondered. Why would she care about this situation? Can she stay out of anybody's business for just one second?

She then uncrossed her legs and folded her hands, placing them on her lap, seeming to be holding something back, or embarrassed on what she was about to utter.

"Well... I think I have a place... for you two." she suggested slowly.

I motioned her with the look on my face to go on with it. She then slightly blushed. Why blush for no reason?

"You guys... could stay at my place... while the Club is, getting rebuilt." she finally cam out with it.

She then covered her face, with me seeing she was turning a beet red. She just invited Rouge and I to stay at her place. That was it? At least we had a place to stay over at. But only one thing bothered. I'd be the only male staying there. How unfortunate.

There was moments of a silent pause, with me in ponder to give her my answer. We could have stayed at a hotel or apartment, but that was a problem... it would cost a fortune. And Rouge had little money. With me, none. Besides Rouge would have to use all her insurance to get the Club rebuilt.

We could have gotten a room at the government's place, but that was too vulnerable for me. With us going through large hallways with people always outside, inside, here, there. That would be a large amount of irritation with me not getting any quiet. In addition, we might be twice as busy with missions since we'll now be there all day, everyday.

Damn.

I sighed and faced towards her. "Very well." I answered.

Amy clasped her hands together, her mood brightened. "Alright! This'll be fun!" she chirped.

I think I'd take back my response, but I'd have to do this the calm, guileful way. "But that's not my decision. You'll have to speak with Rouge to get the final word. It was her Club, so it's now her choice." There, I knew Rouge would decline, since her and Amy shared a rivalry.

Still, it bothered me that Amy still kept her cheerful face glued on. I think I had a clue on what she was going to do: Use her positive side.

Damn.

XXX

"Come on Shadow! Hurry up!" Amy Rose called out to me.

We were both walking through the hospital hallways. It wasn't my idea neither was it me wanting to even leave my white bed. I should have said I broken a leg before she asked if I was injured. Yes, Amy dragged me into it. After denying her pleas so many times, I finally jumped out because that female raccoon nurse had just entered the room, and I zapped out, pulling Amy along with me.

Now she was pulling me instead of the other way around, down the hospital hallway. I tried to let her release her grip on my hand. She was holing my hand. My hand. No one, ever touches me without my permission! But that was what Amy Rose did.

Every person we passed stared at us like we were drunk clowns, but I felt them all stare at me since I was being dragged by a female hedgehog. And I was the Ultimate Life form! How dare this pink hedgehog destroys my image. I will avenge her.

"Shadow! Quite being so slow! You're worse than Sonic." she called out, pulling me up to my feet.

I silently took that as a compliment, but I was being treated like a naughty child!

Damn.

XXX

That young pink hedgehog and I made it towards the front check in desk, with Amy Rose finally letting my hand go and me, plopping to the floor. Everyone was staring at me. Curse them all.

"May I know which room patient, Rouge the Bat is in? I came to visit." that pink hedgehog spoke to the desk lady.

The desk lady, typed swiftly on the computer searching for the requested patient.

"You're a really fast typer!" Amy complimented the woman.

She only smiled sweetly. "Why thank you dear."

I rolled my eyes. She was a 'Miss Congeniality' or so a bit too cheerful and positive for me. I turned towards the people in the waiting room who continuously stared at me. I stared at them back with a glare of annoyance.

"What?" I asked dark and loud.

They all suddenly went back to what they were doing. I smirked evilly. Works every time.

The desk lady then looked at Amy Rose and started to write down the directions. "Rouge the Bat is on floor three, ER room 317." She handed the pink hedgehog the paper of directions.

Amy Rose smiled cheerfully. "Thank You so much for your help!" she said.

The desk lady only smiled back. Amy Rose grabbed my hand once again.

"Let's go Shadow!" she sung all jolly, it got on my nerves.

I can now see why that blue faker runs away from only this female. She's nuts. But for some reason, I actually admire that part about her.

XXX

NORMAL P.O.V.

Amy and Shadow walked into the elevator, or Amy pulling Shadow in the elevator, and pressed the third floor button. The automatic doors closed with only both of them, being alone. Amy, finally letting go of Shadow's hand looked up at him and smiled weakly.

"Do you hope Rouge will be alright?" she asked.

Shadow only looked down at her. The image of Rouge in the Club when he found her, all bruised with burned spots and her clothes ripped. He sighed as he remembered it. "She better be."

Amy's weak smile then grew. "She really means a lot to you, doesn't she?" she asked.

Shadow realized Amy was getting too. "What are you scheming." he asked darkly.

Amy only giggled. "Aw, Shadow. It's nothing of your 'concern'." she responded.

Shadow, seeing how cute Amy was at that moment, let her get away with it.

He crossed his arms. "She's only a friend of mine alike to you in the same ways. "

Amy's giggling stopped, her smile vanished. Shadow then realized what he just said. He looked away from her, feeling a bit embarrassed for admitting something like that to the cute, female hedgehog. But for some weird reason, Shadow felt Amy smile twice as big. She then gave him a quick hug.

"Awww! Shadow, you're so sweet! You're my good friend too!" Shadow was a bit surprised by Amy's sudden embrace.

He only rolled his eyes and moaned, wanting the elevator to hurry up so he could get out of the situation he was in with Amy at this time. His prayers were answered as he heard the bell ring and the doors open.

He quickly exited the door before Amy could do anything else. Amy followed Shadow down the now empty hallway on floor three, looking for ER room 317. Shadow turned his head left to right, checking each of the rooms bar code.

Amy was speaking aloud, reading each of the room's bar code. "ER-314, ER-315, ER-316, Ah! Here we are! ER room 317!" she spoke in jolly.

Shadow rolled his eyes. "Can she ever shut up?"

Amy looked inside the room, with her and Shadow being out in the entry door way. "I don't see any doctors or nurses." she said to Shadow.

Shadow shuttered, remembering that irritating raccoon nurse that was suppose to take care of him. "Glad to here that there aren't any nurses." he muttered.

Amy continued to look in the room, seeing the white bed. There was somebody in there. Her eyes widened, with hope that Rouge was doing well. She squinted, trying to see Rouge's face, but all she could make out was her reflection on the glass window. Pouting, Amy quietly opened the door, trying not to make a sound.

Shadow gave a small 'Hmpf' and followed her, but not in his quiet type of walk. He was walking heavy into the room. Amy tried to quiet him down.

"Shh! Shh! You'll wake up Rouge." she whispered.

He scoffed. "She's been sleeping for an hour now." he informed.

He walked up to Rouge's bed, "Time to awaken sleeping bat." he said and pulled the white blanket sheet off, only then, he wished he didn't.

There, laid the white bat Rouge-- "Naked!" Amy almost screamed and took out her Piko-Piko hammer and gave Shadow a huge bonk on the head.

"Shadow! You pervert!" She whispered out loud, covering Rouge up again.

Shadow, who was now on the floor with a big bump on his head, slowly got up to rub his new purple bruise. "How was I suppose to think that she was bare skinned?" he asked in a childish manner.

Amy only scowled at him and looked at Rouge, who was still asleep. She sighed in relief. "You're lucky this time Shadow. She's still sleeping."

Shadow crossed his arms and leaned against a nearby wall, continuing to rub his bruise. "You better watch out with that mallet of yours. It's deadly." he mumbled.

She ignored him and tapped Rouge's arm. "Rouge. Wake up! Rise n' shine Rouge!" Amy was now yelling. She continuously tapped on Rouge's shoulder, with Rouge starting to stir. "Common Rouge! Get up!"

"Amy, you're annoying her." Shadow warned.

Amy paid no mind and then started to shake her, getting impatient with Rouge's stubbornness on not awakening. "GetupGetupGetup Rouge!" she was now close to screaming. And then, Amy found a bare foot, meeting her face, that sent her flying across the room.

Shadow watched in surprise as Amy's body passed him. He then turned towards the now awake and crabby bat.

"Jeez! Can you give a lady some beauty sleep!" she snapped and jumped out of the bed.

Shadow's eyes widened, seeing Rouge's bare skinned body, again. And what was worse. Rouge was awake this time. He could now see every scratch, every burn, every curve on her. He knew that he was going to get in trouble, so he quickly faced towards Amy, who was across the room. It didn't do much help since she herself was unconscious.

He was trapped. Shadow sighed and closed his eyes, being as calm as he could act. "Rouge, go back to your bed and cover yourself with the sheets." he ordered as as calmly as he could.

He could sense that Rouge placed her hands on her hips and was about to refuse , but when she felt her soft fur, she knew why Shadow had told her so. She jumped in the bed and rolled the blanket around her.

Amy, now slowly getting up, held her head. "Owwie, my head." A smile crept on her face when she saw Rouge being okay. "Hi Rouge, again." she added.

Rouge didn't say anything, but Amy knew that Shadow saw Rouge naked again, and this time awake since she was blushing a beet red.

Amy kept in a giggle, she continued on. "I'm happy to see that you're alright." she said.

Rouge scowled at her. "Where's my clothes?" she demanded.

Amy pouted. 'Gosh, she could at least show enthusiasm for us coming here.'

Amy only shrugged and rolled her eyes, walking out the door. "I'll go check to see where your clothing are. You just stay here and Shadow," Amy gave him a little glare. "You watch her."

"Don't I always?" he asked sarcastically.

XXX

It was only Shadow and Rouge alone and together now. Shadow turned towards Rouge, with his face full of anger, it pretty much startled Rouge with her eyes now going wide.

"You fool! Why did you have to go in there when you knew the place was on fire?" he snarled.

"..." Rouge didn't answer, she was still a bit taken aback on Shadow's sudden change of person.

The only thing she was able to do was looked away from her closest friend. Look away from Shadow, and his angered face, with his flaming blood red eyes that showed rage.

Rouge knew that he was upset. He was worried about her, and she did something so idiotic that could had cost her, her life.

"I'm sorry." was all she was able to murmur.

Shadow shook his head furiously. "No. I didn't want an apology, I want an answer." he demanded.

Rouge knew that she deserved Shadow to be mad at her. She sighed. "I just wanted to get the safe. That was all I wanted. I swear, as soon as I got that safe, I was on my way out." she whispered.

This didn't convince Shadow to let go of his anger, or let him forgive her. "Why is that safe so damn important to you anyhow!? It only holds that stupid chaos emerald or unimportant files from the government. That has nothing compared to your life now is it?! If I hadn't come in there to save you, you would have been already dead Rouge! Dead! Perished! Gone! Forever!"

Rouge looked at Shadow, listening to every word. Was he really that worried about her? Shadow then stood up and looked away. "I don't want you to go. I don't want another friend to just slip away so easily like that."

This only made Rouge feel worse. How could she do that? What if she really did die, then who would Shadow open up to? She decided to stay quiet. Shadow then turned to her again. This time, there was no evidence of anger on his face, or no more hatred in his eyes, with the flames not there anymore. He was back to his serious self.

"Don't do it again." he ordered strictly.

There was still a tone in his voice that he was a bit upset. But as soon as those words slipped through his mouth, Rouge found herself smiling, knowing that Shadow had forgiven her stupidity, giving her another chance.

"Alright." she responded.

The door's opened with Amy coming in, carrying Rouge's everyday cat suit. "Here you are Rouge. They just been washed and stitched back together." Amy said, handing Rouge her jump suit.

Rouge, wondering why Amy was so nice to her all of a sudden, took them gently. She decided, since Amy was being kind to her, that Rouge should at least treat her the same way. "Thanks." was all she said.

Amy smiled cheerfully. "Your welcome."

Rouge gave a small smirk at her. Amy then clasped her hands together. "Now, the reason why me and Shadow are here, is because I would like to invite you to stay at my place while your Club is being rebuilt." she said.

Rouge's smirk vanished. She looked down at her lap, feeling guilty on how kind Amy was now treating her, and that she couldn't return the favor. But she can return the favor. By accepting Amy's offer.

She looked at Shadow, who was actually shaking his head in disapproval. She gave him a playful scowl and looked up at Amy. "I hate to actually say this, but sure. Why not? It'll only be for a couple months or so."

Amy's eyes sparkled with happiness. "Yes!" she jumped with glee.

Shadow placed his hand over his forehead. Rouge had said yes, and now he had to stay and live with two females when he could barley put up with Rouge.

He moaned, not believing on what was happening.

'Damn.'

To be continued...

On The Next Chapter: When the three friends are finally at Amy's place, things go a little wacky with Rouge having a nightmare/paradise dream mix. And that's not all. Wait until things head up twice the craziness when dinner comes...

AN: Oh no, Shadow living with two girls. What a nightmare. Remember to vote at the poll for the couple's and love triangle you want. I think I did a bit better controlling the weirdness f the drama in this chap. Anyway, R&R and tell me what you think about this story, who you think should go with who!

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