Chapter Five-
Amy woke up, and didn't remember how she got into her bed. Then she
spotted Shadow, snoring, on one of her dining room chairs. "Awww" she
thought to herself. "He stayed here the whole night with me? And he put
me to bed? That seems so unlike him... he's much kinder than I ever
expected. Maybe he's different..." She felt herself blush, and got out of
bed. She took a shower and washed her face, and by the time she got
out, he was up. "Hey," She breathed. "Ummmm hi." Shadow thought to
himself, "Uhhhh awkward!!" "Thank you for staying here with me. I really
appreciate it... it means a lot to me." Amy said. She looked up into his
eyes and smiled. He blushed slightly and turned away. "Yeah, whatever.
I'm gonna go now. I need to buy... uh, stuff." He exited out the door
without another word. Shadow muttered, "Smooth." He sighed, and
started walking to his apartment. Back at Amy's house, Amy had decided
that she wanted to thank him somehow. She looked for anything that
might be appealing to Shadow, but everything was either pink or had
ribbons on it. "I will find a way to thank him. It most likely would end up in
something non-material. She got ready, and went off to ask Tails for any
tips on what she should do for Shadow. Tails wasn't working on the
Tornado to her surprise. Instead he was reading a book on flirting. "Uh,
Tails, why are you reading THAT?" Tails quickly closed the book and
turned red. "U-uhhhh... well... eh nothing. I was just trying to find out how
to impress Cream. Heh, pretty pathetic, huh?" "What? No, I completely
understand where you're coming from." Tails looked up. "Really? Cream
doesn't understand though. I mean, she's like, 6." Amy tried to think of an
answer. "Well... she'll get older." Tails' tails drooped a bit. "So what did
you come here for anyways?" Amy had completely forgotten about what
she had wanted. "Oh, well, you see, umm... Shadow was really nice to me
and-" Tails interupted. "Shadow? Nice? Are you sure it wasn't Sonic with
paint on? I mean, Sonic... he's nice, heroic, strong-" "It seems someone
has a crush on Sonic." Tails quickly reciprocated. "What?? No... of..
course..not." Suddenly Amy was suspicous. Was Tails... gay? The
thought made her giggle. "Heh heh heh... uh, anyways," Amy said,
composing herself, "Shadow was very nice to me and well, I wanted to
find some way to repay him. Everything in my house is pink, so I couldn't
give him anything... I was wondering if you had anything that might spark
his interest." Tails thought for a minute, and said," Eh, not really. But I do
have an idea." He pulled out a sheet of paper. "I got this in the mail. It's
two tickets to this like, dance club thing. I don't really want to go, since
Cream is too young, and Sonic doesn't-" Tails stopped and turned red
again. "Uh, I mean, like, hang out... as friends." Amy looked at him slyly.
"Riiight. So you're saying that you want me to take Shadow out?" Tails
nodded. "Well, he barely gets out, so this would be a nice experience for
him." Amy considered it and took the tickets. "Thanks Tails. I may use
them." Tails waved, and Amy left. Amy thought about asking Shadow, but
couldn't decide whether or not she should.