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The dark hedgehog found himself pinned to the wall by his blue counterpart, random ornaments falling to the floor, his feet dangling below him.
"Calm!" Sonic's voice was sounding more like that of its current occupant than it should, "You want me to be calm!"
"Yeah, we'll get nowhere if we lose our temper. Will we, Shadow?" The black hedgehog sounded smug.
Shadow turned his head to the nearest window, released his grip letting Sonic fall to the floor; he walked over to the window and looked outside. The morning sun was slowly being blotted by a wave of darker clouds. He could see other Mobians getting on with they're daily activities, no one had heard the outburst he just made.
"So as I said before," said Sonic, dusting his ebony fur, "what are we going to do?"
Shadow turned round and made his way to Sonic's closet, opening it and sifting through the junk and old clothes for something.
"Well?" Sonic was getting impatient, an old pair of socks flew past his head, "Hey, watch it!"
"We're going to have to try and find a disguise and lay low for now." Shadow stood up from the pile he was searching and revealed two poorly kept jackets. "But we may need to make a few stops first." He dropped them back in the pile.
"Like?"
"We may need to change our appearance, so I suggest we try and find some fur and quill dye for starters." Shadow walked over to Sonic's signature red and white shoes and slipped them on.
"And where do you suggest we go for this?" Sonic, obviously looking put out that he couldn't have a little fun as the Ultimate Lifeform.
"We could try Amy's." Shadow picked up a piece of paper and pen and started writing, "She should have all we need, if not we'll head to the local store."
"Do we have to go to Amy's?" The thought of going toward that fan-crazed girl made Sonic shudder.
"No need to worry, after all she's after Sonic the Hedgehog." Shadow made Sonic's smile and thumbs up pose.
"Woah, that was pretty good," Sonic began to grin, "but you need to really make people feel it." He pulled the same pose which, as Shadow, did not suit him at all.
"I'm sure I can distract Amy long enough for you to sneak in and get what we need." He placed the list he just wrote into Sonic's hands.
"Ok, just make sure you don't propose to her." Sonic remarked, slipping the list inside his glove.
"So long as you don't take all day, I won't have to resort to that, will I?" Shadow's tell tale smile spread across Sonic's face.
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The journey to Amy's was pretty uneventful, other than the times where the blue hedgehog, tripped over his own feet now and again, while the black one laughed. Shadow was so used to skating, that a simple run was not that simple.
As they approached, they could easily see Amy in the kitchen, cooking something. They ducked behind a nearby tree and discussed tactics.
"Right, I'll knock on the front door and start talking to her, while you sneak in through the back and get the things I put on that list." He peeked around the tree, Amy was placing something in the oven. "I'll give you five minutes, you better be in and out by then."
"No sweat, Stripes. I'm the fastest thing alive, remember?" he flashed a toothy grin.
"How can anyone forget?" said Shadow, "In, out then meet back at mine."
Shadow made his way to Amy's front door and gave it a few quick knocks, trying desperately to think of something Sonic would say. Amy opened the door, she was wearing a yellow apron with a Flicky bird design on it.
"Sonic!" she yelled and leapt forward, pinning his arms to his side and crushing the life from Shadow.
"Err.. Hey Amy, you busy?" The words left him like most of the oxygen in his lungs, painfully.
Amy loosened her grip around Shadow's waist, but her hands slid down his arms and gripped his hands tightly.
"I've actually just put a cake in the oven, so I've got all the time in the world for you, Sonic," the last few words didn't even need to be said, her loving eyes were firmly locked on Shadow's.
"Great, I wanted to talk to you about something." Shadow led Amy away from her front porch and over to the tree he and Sonic were just standing behind.
"You've not seen Dr. Eggman about have you?" He had to stop himself from calling him Robotnik, "I thought I saw him come this way and wanted to make sure you were ok." The sincerity was almost killing him.
"Oh Sonic! You do care!" Amy gave Shadow another bear hug, letting go again before he passed out, "No I haven't; what do you think he's up to this time?"
"I've no idea, but I'll stop him don't you worry," Shadow breathed deeply, feeling pretty sure that she had broken one of his ribs, "If you do see him, let me know."
"Sure thing, Sonic," Her eyes suddenly lit up, "Do you want to come inside? I can make you a glass of lemonade." She began dragging Shadow towards the house.
"No that's ok, Amy, really," Shadow found her grip was beginning to cut the circulation off to his hand. He had to think fast.
"Say, Amy, what are you doing this weekend?"
She stopped and released his hand and starting thinking, her eyes gazing towards the sky.
"There's that new romance film at the cinema I was hoping to see…" She stopped and stared at the blue hedgehog "Why Sonic! Are you asking me out on a date?"
"Wha? No I-"Shadow began to splutter with surprise.
"Oh Sonic you're such a charmer," She began to blush, "You can pick me up at 5 o'clock sharp, don't be late."
She gave Shadow a quick peck on the cheek and wondered back inside, while Shadow just stood there wondering what had just happened.
"Damn." muttered Shadow. He turned away and started to head back home.
He hoped Sonic had enough time to get the items they needed; and that he was free this Friday.