A/N: Hello everyone! I would like to say that I am here with the next chapter of this story! A million thanks to those people who reviewed the last chapter, you guys rock! Without further ado, onto chapter two! Yay!
Disclaimer: I don't own StH, but I do own Adam! You'll see who he is! ;)
Chapter 1
Five years later...
A pink hedgehog sat on a bench in the park. It was a very cold day, so cold that her breath froze as it left her mouth. Amy Rose seemed to be deep in thought as she snuggled deeper into her coat. She had changed in the past five years, but not that much. Her personality was exactly the same, but her pink hair was longer now. It reached up to her waist. She was also taller and had developed in her body.
"Mummy!" A child's voice interrupted the silence, Amy turning to the source of the sound. A small lime green hedgehog ran up to her, his sea-foam eyes shining brightly. Amy stood up and then sat on her knees, holding her arms open as a smile lit up her face.
"Adam!" She exclaimed, the little hedgehog grinning widely as he threw himself at her. Amy wrapped her arms around her son and rocked them back and forth, rubbing circles on his back. "How are you honey? Did you have fun with your friends?"
"Yeah... But they left!" Adam frowned, pulling back to look at his mother. A small pout formed on his mouth. Amy giggled and pulled him to herself as she hugged him tighter.
"Awww! Don't worry sweetie! You can play with them again tomorrow!" Amy assured him, pulling away to look at the small boy. There was still a frown visible on his lips. The pink hedgehog rolled her eyes playfully, and then said, "How about you and I buy some ice-cream? I know it's freezing out here, but it won't hurt right?" Adam stared at his mother wide-eyed as a grin formed on his muzzle.
"Really?! You're the best mum!" Adam hugged the pink female again, before pulling away completely. "Can I go and buy them? Pleeeeeeeeease?!" The green hedgehog did his best puppy-dog eyes, smiling in a very cute way.
Amy rolled her jade orbs, took out some money from her pocket, and then placed it in his palm. Adam looked down at it and grinned. "Go ahead. Get me vanilla flavour."
"Ok!" Adam said cheerfully, skipping away after he gave his mother a sweet smile. Amy shook her head with a smile, before sitting down on the bench. Adam's birthday was coming up soon... Her son was going to become five.
Amy has always tried her best to keep Adam happy. She bought him anything he wanted, which was quite a hard job as she was a waitress and he always picked out the most expensive toys, but... Other than that, they were happy. Adam would always ask about his father and Amy would just tell him that he didn't have any, although he didn't seem too convinced about it. Snapping out of her thoughts, Amy looked around, scanning the place for Adam. No sign of him. She stood up, trailing her eyes to the ice-cream van. Adam wasn't there.
'Where could he be?' Amy thought in concern, walking around the park as she frantically searched for the green hedgehog boy. After about ten minutes of searching, she sat down on a bench as she tried to catch her breath.
"Mummy! Mummy!" A familiar voice called out all of a sudden, Amy snapping her head in the direction. Adam ran towards her with two ice-creams. Some of it had melted and was dripping down the sides of the cones.
"Adam!" Amy breathed in relief, running over to her son as she grabbed him in a hug, knocking the ice-creams out of his hand. "Don't scare me like that! I-I thought that I lost you." She hugged him tighter, water filling her eyes.
"Muuuuuum!" Adam complained, pulling away from his mother. "You made me drop the ice-creams!" When he saw that the pink hedgehog was crying quietly, concern immediately formed on his face. "Mummy, why are you crying?" He asked, wiping the tears away for her. Amy smiled at him, placing her hands over his as he also smiled at her. Adam may look like his father, but in personality, he was nothing like him.
"Nothing... Just don't go anywhere else by yourself, ok?" Amy sniffed, watching her son nod his head. "Good," she pulled him in another hug, running her fingers through his quills. "Come on now. We'll buy ice-cream, and then drop you off at Aunt Blaze's house. I have to go to work soon." The pink hedgehog pulled away, smiling at her son who nodded his head.
"Ok," Adam smiled cutely, tugging on Amy's coat. "Let's go and buy ice-cream!" The rose coloured female nodded and then grabbed Adam's hand.
"Come on then! It's a shame those two got wasted." Amy giggled, pointing at the two melted ice-creams that were lying on the ground. Adam grinned and nodded his head, tugging on his mother's hand.
"Let's go mummy!" He whined a little, causing Amy to giggle again as she let him lead the way.
Amy blew the bangs away from her eyes as she hurriedly put on her apron. She had come to work a little later than usual. Amy wondered if she should wear her work clothes, or just serve food with her own clothes. Shrugging, she decided that she would just work in her clothes as it was late already.
"Hey Amy! How are you and Adam doing?" A voice asked, causing Amy to turn in the direction as she pulled her long quills back in a high ponytail. Her best friend Rouge had just asked her that. Sighing, Amy offered a small smile.
"We're doing good Rouge. We're doing good... How 'bout you... And Knuckles?" Amy asked, leaning against the counter as she smiled at her again.
"We are..." Rouge trailed off with a dreamy smile, looking like she had just drifted off to space. Amy raised an eyebrow while a grin formed on her face. "DOING TERRIBLE AMY! HE BARELY GETS THE HINT THAT I ACTUALLY LOVE HIM DAMMIT! NO MATTER HOW MUCH I TRY TO SEDUCE HIM, HE JUST KEEPS PLAYING DUMB! ALL HE CARES ABOUT IS FOOD! NOTHING ELSE, JUST FUCKING FOOD!" The white bat blurted all of a sudden, her face turning red. A sweat drop formed on Amy's head, but she also couldn't help but laugh. "What is so damn funny?!" Rouge yelled, frowning at her friend.
"Nothing... It's just-" Amy began, trying to stop giggling, but it was no use. Rouge crossed her arms across her chest and tapped her foot on the ground.
"Do you girls get paid to work here or to chat?" A voice said, causing both Rouge and Amy to turn around. Their boss, a green crocodile stood in front of them, shaking his head as he glared at them a little.
"Uh, sorry." Amy apologized, sighing as she walked off, Rouge following her with a roll of her blue eyes. Their boss shook his head again and also walked off.
"Amy, you serve that table. I will serve the other two tables." Rouge said, grabbing a pen and a small notebook. Amy turned to face her.
"What table?" She asked, trailing her eyes in the direction that Rouge pointed. "Oh, ok." Amy also took a little notebook and a pen, and then made her way to the table. "Hello," she looked up, the grey wolf raising his head.
"Hey," he said in reply, eyeing her up and down with his green eyes. Amy tried to ignore him, but the way he was staring at her made her feel naked. She shivered, taking a step back.
"Can I have your order?" The pink hedgehog asked, getting the pen ready without looking at him.
"Oh, you can have more than my order." He answered, and when Amy looked up, he smirked.
"Excuse me?" Amy asked with a small frown, seeing him cross his arms across his chest as he chuckled.
"I'd like a beef burger with chips and a can of coke." The wolf said, grinning at her. Amy took his order and then walked off, thinking to herself, 'What a weird guy'. She arrived a few minutes later, and placed his food down in front of him. "Thanks, babe."
"You're welcome," Amy ignored his comment, walking away again. She leaned against the counter and sighed. Rouge walked up to her and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Is everything ok, hun?" The bat asked, her blue eyes showing concern. Amy nodded her head, pushing her bangs away from her eyes.
"Yeah Rouge... It's just..." She trailed off, sighing again. "Working here has got a bit boring and Vector doesn't pay me enough. It's barely enough for the rent of our house and food. And with Adam's birthday coming up soon... I just don't know what to do."
"Aww, honey! You can always come to me!" Rouge pulled Amy in a hug, trying to comfort the pink hedgehog. Any returned the hug.
"Thanks Rouge. I have to go now." She said, smiling at her friend. The bat returned it, and then they both got back to work. Amy rolled her eyes as she walked to the table the wolf was sitting in, and started piling the dishes on top of each other. "That would be £8:50."
"The money's on the table." The grey wolf said, standing up as he smirked down at her. Rolling her eyes again, Amy grabbed the tray of dishes, making sure to get the money as well. She was about to walk off, but the guy's voice stopped her in her tracks. "Aren't you gonna say goodbye?" He asked, Amy shooting him an annoyed look, and then left without saying anything.
"I'll see ya tomorrow Rouge!" Amy waved cheerfully, fixing the strap of her bag on her shoulder. Rouge grinned and gave her a quick hug.
"Later hun. I have a date with Knuckles. Let's hope that it goes just like how I want it to!" The bat exclaimed, crossing two of her fingers. Amy giggled.
"I will pray for you. Don't worry!" The pink female giggled again, causing Rouge to also laugh. With one last hug, both of them parted ways. Amy took out her simple purple phone and dialled Blaze's number. The lavender cat answered after a few rings.
"Hey Amy, how are you?" Blaze questioned, the pink hedgehog shrugging her shoulders although the cat couldn't see her.
"Hello Blaze. I'm fine. How's Adam? I really hope that he hasn't been a bother." Amy said in reply, focusing her eyes on the road before her.
"Oh no, he hasn't been any trouble at all. When are you coming though? I am expecting a visit from a friend of mine. He has just arrived here." Blaze informed her, the pink hedgehog quickening her pace a little.
"I'm on my way to your house right now. I'll see you soon." Amy said, and with a 'goodbye' from Blaze, ended the call. As she was walking, she heard footsteps behind her. It seemed to be following her. Every turn she took, the person also took the same turn. Even when she started walking faster, the person also quickened its walking. Spinning around, surprise formed on her face when she realized that it was the grey wolf she had served back at the diner.
"Hello again." He said with a huge grin as he walked up to her, stopping once he was a few inches away from her. Amy took one step backwards and frowned, while one of her eyebrows raised up.
"What do you want?" She asked, putting her phone away. The wolf grinned again and took a step forward.
"You are so beautiful..." He answered, trailing off. "I want you to go out with me."
"I'm sorry, but I already have a boyfriend." Amy said, hoping that he would just leave. But to her surprise, he took one more step and grabbed her hand, pulling her to himself.
"You can just dump him. I bet he's not as hot as me." The guy chuckled a little, before smirking at her. Amy glared at him and struggled, but he wouldn't let her go.
"Say whatever you want. I will never date someone like you!" She spat, stepping on his toe with the heel of her boots. He let out a grunt, letting go of her immediately. Amy smirked in satisfaction, but when he looked up at her and glared, she broke in a run.
"Come back here, you bitch!" He yelled after her, causing Amy to increase her speed. She looked behind her, and yelped, running even faster. The wolf was so close behind her that she could practically feel his breath on the back of her neck. Since she was running with her eyes on her feet, she bumped into someone, raising her head to apologize. Her jade green eyes met intense ruby orbs.
"S-sorry," Amy apologized, moving past the person, but he grabbed her wrist. She turned around, staring at the black and red striped hedgehog standing before her.
"Hey, is everything alright?" He asked kindly, but Amy freed her wrist from his grip and nodded her head. Before she could say anything though, the wolf had caught up with her and was glaring at her.
"I will teach you a lesson you bitch!" With that he threw himself forward, causing Amy to close her eyes as she waited for the worse to happen. Nothing happened though. She opened one eye to see the ebony hedgehog holding the grey wolf by his jumper.
"Don't you have anything better to do than pick on people passing by?" The male hedgehog said in a deep and calm voice, Amy flicking her eyes to him in surprise. Why was he standing up for her?
"And why the hell do you care man? Stay out of my business." The wolf rolled his eyes, turning to face Amy with an angry glare. He was forced to look back at the ebony male who glared at him fiercely.
"Get your dirty ass away from here or else..." The black and red-streaked hedgehog warned, holding a fist in the air as he raised an eyebrow. The wolf was about to respond back, but then sighed in defeat.
"Whatever. I'm not about to get into a fight with you for some stupid girl." With that, he walked off, leaving Amy to stare after him in disbelief.
"The bastard! First he-" She began, but got cut off by the ebony hedgehog who turned to face her fully.
"I've seen thousands of guys like him before, don't worry. Are you ok? Do you want me to take you to your house?" He asked, the corners of his lips turning into a small smile. "How rude of me to not introduce myself. My name is Shadow the Hedgehog."
"Very nice to meet you Shadow, I'm Amy Rose. And thanks, but you've done enough already." Amy answered, and with a nod at him walked off. He did seem like a very nice person, but she had been told not to talk to strangers. As she was walking, she turned her head 90 degrees, just so that she could see what he was doing. Shadow stood in the same exact spot, and when his eyes met hers, he waved his fingers and also walked off. When Amy realized that she was still watching him, she slapped herself on the forehead mentally.
"I better get going. Blaze is waiting for me." She muttered to herself, pushing her pink bangs away from her jade green eyes. Sighing, she turned around and began her walk to Blaze's house.
What do ya'll think? Good? Bad? Could've been better? Oh and, Shadow finally walks into the story. Let me tell you all this, things are gonna get better for Amy and Adam. He is the hero after all! Anyway... Review! Thanx!
-Amy
:)
