14 Days of Love (Sonic Style)

Chapter 12: Yay! Two More to Go

Krissie: It's 10:30 at night. Which shipping should I go with? Which will inspire me to write? Come on brain function!

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Amy walked down the street, a basket of food in her hands. She was going to have a picnic later. But first, she had an errand to do first. She opened the heavy glass door of the apartment building. The door man raced to fully open the door for her.

"Good day Miss." He bowed his head.

"Good afternoon Bobby." Amy smiled as she walked to the elevators. This apartment building was one of the nicest in Station Square. And probably the tallest too. Amy walked onto the crowded elevator and pressed the number for her floor. She exited on her floor and walked to the end of the hall. She pulled out the key she had been given and opened the door. She placed the basket on the table in the kitchen. She picked up the watering pot from the balcony and filled it with water. Amy hummed as she walked around the spacious apartment. There were plants on the balcony, in the dining room, living room, and in the bathrooms.

She watered the plants on the balcony first and rearranged them a bit. She went on to the dining room next. She dusted off the table and china cabinet before watering the plants there. She walked into the living room. She water the plants and then adjusted the blanket that was on the couch. She reorganized the books on the bookshelf while dusting it off. She dusted the tv and the stand it was on off too. She watered the plant that was in the half bathroom. She wiped off the counter and reorganized the bottles in there.

Amy sighed. "All I ever seem to be doing is reorganizing all of Shadow's belongings." She slumped on the couch. "When are you coming home Shadow?" The ebony hedgehog had asked her to water his plants while he was away on a mission for G.U.N. Amy had happily agreed. But he had failed to tell her when he would be back. She had been babysitting his apartment for over at least two months without a word from him. "Please be safe." She prayed as she picked up the watering can.

She opened up the door to the bedroom. She straightened out the already neat blankets on the bed. She dusted the nightstand and dresser. Shadow's room was the plainest bedroom she had ever seen. She opened the bathroom door and walked in. She watered the plant on the counter and realized that the room felt way too warm for normal.

"Rose! What are you doing in here?" A male voice yelled as the curtain was pulled closed.

Amy gasped. "Sorry Shadow." She covered her face with her hands. "When did you get back?"

"A few hours ago. I came home to take a long shower." Shadow sat down in the tub and turned off the shower.

Amy huffed. "And you didn't call. I was worried about you."

Shadow's ears perked up. "I was going to. But it seems you're already here."

"Of course I am. I came to water your plants." Amy grabbed the can.

"Rose, thank you for taking care of my apartment while I was at work. But could you please leave? I'd like to talk to you when I'm dressed."

Amy's face flushed as she nodded. "Of course! I'll be in the living room. Do you have any clothes that need to be washed? I can put them in the washer for you."

"I can handle that myself." Shadow replied.

Amy sat on the couch, staring at her feet. Her face was still bright red and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get her heart to slow down.

Shadow came into the room, fully dressed. His quills still damp from his shower. "So how have you been Rose?" He tried to make small talk.

"I've been good. I've been helping Uncle Chuck with his restaurant. It's been really busy lately. Everyone is pretty much doing what they always do. Tails is inventing new things. Sonic is still afraid of public speaking as a king. Sally is helping him through it. Knuckles is on Angel Island. And the Chaotix are still trying to make their rent on time." Amy concluded.

"That's nice." Shadow nodded as he walked into the kitchen. He looked at the basket on the table and arched an eyebrow. "Going for a picnic with Cream today?"

"No. Cream has been busy. I was going to go by myself. I found a nice spot. It seemed like a good place to just breathe." Amy answered.

Shadow drank a glass of water as he sat down at the table. Amy taking the seat across from him.

"So, did the mission go well? You were gone for a long time. I was beginning to fear that you got hurt." Amy fiddled with her fingers.

"It was a success. It just took forever. To be honest I'd rather not talk about it." Shadow traced the rim of his glass with his finger.

Amy nodded. She wasn't sure what to talk about now. Should she leave Shadow? She didn't want him to be lonely. But he just got back, so he must be tired.

Shadow watched Amy's face as she tried to decide what to do. He looked at the basket. "Rose?" Amy looked up at him and smiled expectantly. "Would it be alright if I joined you on your picnic?"

"Of course!" Amy hopped up and clapped her hands. She blushed from embarrassment as she realized how childish she was being. She was 23 and still a derp. She calmed down some. "But are you sure? You just got back from being away for two months. You don't want to just catch up on sleep?"

"I can catch up on sleep later." Shadow waved a hand. "Let's go on a picnic."

Amy smiled as she picked up the basket. Shadow following close behind her.

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Krissie: I got this one done. Yay! Enjoy. Which ship would you guys like to see next?