Chapter 9
Shadow flew across the room from Sonics punch. Red blood splattered from his mouth, and he crashed into Chris's old pair of rollerblades. Shadow leapt onto a shelf, and dodged some rapid kicks from the furious hedgehog. Sonic growled and tried to land a punch. Shadow kicked the door, and received a kick in the head for his slight delay. In a burst of yellow Chaos Energy, Shadow zoomed out through the entrance. Sonic took up the chase, using his famous speed to catch up.
Shadow looked back at him, his eyes widening as Sonic rolled into a ball and trying to crash into him. Shadow responded by changing direction. Sonic's spin dash changed as well, and hit dead centre. Shadow fell to the ground, blood pouring from his mouth. Sonic's shadow loomed over him.
"If you're such a Black Arms, why is your blood red?" he growled angrily. Shadow coughed up some more blood and glared at Sonic. "I said I thought I was a Black Arms." Shadow responded, picking himself of the ground. Sonic frowned, and clenched his fist. They cracked, and Sonic's mouth went dry. He wobbled a bit, and then let a couple of tears roll down his face.
"I just want my little buddy, back." He whispered. "I... He was... my... brother." Shadow walked next to him, and patted him on the shoulder.
"It's okay. I understand."
Cosmo sat on the couch. The afternoon sun was hovering over the hills, bathing the house in a golden light. She was staring at a photo. It was her and Tails, she was tugging at his chin fur and he was laughing. She smiled. She held the photo close to her amulet, which after reverting to her normal age had somehow regenerated. She felt him, and felt his hushed whispers tickle her ears.
"You still dream of him."
Cosmo looked around in a mild shock. She saw a figure emerge from the shadows. She saw a pair of crimson eyes, and calmed. Shadow sat on the couch next to her and took the photo from her grip. He looked at the picture, and half smiled. She really did miss her friend. Shadow handed it back to her and looked at her eyes; they were so young, so curious. To think they had been so close to death stirred him.
Standing up, he took one last look at the seedarion before saying. "As long as you remember him, he'll always be there." She smiled and walked over from him.
'Careful what you do, cause god is watching your every move. Hold my hand in the dark street, for if you do I know that I'll be safe. Even if I'm far away and alone, I can be sure that you'll find me there. This I know. You draw me close for a while so quiet, you tell me everything. If I forget what you say then you tell me, and tell me again. Yes you tell me once again. But what happens when I know it all, then what shall I do after that? What then?
Cosmo opened her eyes. It was night-time, but also diner time. She walked into the kitchen and saw Ella, finishing up on her fish broth with Japanese noodles.
"Cosmo dear, can you pass the dried basil?" She said. Cosmo smiled and obeyed.
Sonic was sitting at his chair eating soup. However he was very uncomfortable, because Amy was next to him begging him to on a date.
"Please, please, please, please..." She wouldn't stop. Sonic half closed his eyes and sweat dropped. Amy was worse than a whole army of Black Arms. Sonic looked at Knuckles. Knuckles just shrugged. He began to shovel the noodles down his throat. Sonic groaned.
I'm sorry but I really need some reviews. I am going to do two other stories but am unsure whether or not to continue this one. If I get at least 5 reviews, I will continue. If not, we won't see much more of this story.
