Disclaimer: I do not Own Shadow the Hedgehog or Amy Rose or any Sonic Team related characters. But if I owned Shadow I'd just hug him lots and tickle his chest fur D

A/N: Some Amy in this chapter. As well as Shadow. And I've fixed the anon reviews thing too. Sorry for those who couldn't that was my bad.

Draith500: Awh thankies. I will try and put your character in it. He or she though? Thankyou for your review

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Chapter Two

Shadow looked again at his peaceful surroundings . He frowned, he no longer wished to be there. It had been tainted with anger. Shadow sighed and once again set off running. Running so fast every colour merged into one. He screeched to a stop as he saw a colour that wasn't part of the normal foliage. Red. Shadow almost laughed as he saw Knuckles heaving about ten shopping bags with Rouge shouting at him because she had to carry one.

"Nice work Knuckle head" she taunted earning a glare from the Echidna.

"Well if you wouldn't have so much bloody stuff" he retorted "Why do you need three more pairs of shoes anyway? and more to the point, three pairs of identical shoes"

"Because I like the style" she replied simply. She then turned to the eavesdropping hedgehog. "Shadow?" she said uncertainly. The hedgehog nodded. Knuckles dropped all of the shopping bags and stared at Shadow. This caught the attention of the white bat. "KNUCKLES!" she exclaimed angrily, the red echidna looked at Rouge then down at the shopping bags. His cheeks went crimson and he bent down and picked up all the bags, including the things that had tumbled out of them. Rouge smiled at him whilst he was doing so before turning to Shadow again

"Been keeping him busy I see" he commented, Rouge laughed.

"Always" she replied winking. Shadow smirked. Knuckles was watching the interaction between the pair with jealousy showing clearly in his purple orbs. Shadow looked at him and scowled. Knuckles glared right back. Rouge on the other hand didn't notice the hostility between the two and promptly hugged Knuckles which made him break the stare with Shadow.

"Lets take my stuff to mine" she smiled. The Echidna nodded, then looked for Shadow. But the mysterious black and red hedgehog was gone.

Amy slowly drank her drink as she sat on the picnic blanket with Cream. The Rabbit was currently trying to feed her Chao, Cheese, with avail. Amy giggled as Cheese knocked the spoon from Cream's hand. Cream sighed and promptly gave up, with one last look at the chao she turned to Amy.

"How's things going with you and Sonic?" She asked innocently. Amy almost choked on the bit of drink in her mouth. She coughed a few times before giving her friend a look of apology.

"Sonic still refuses to know I exist. He's more interested in running and keeping away from me" Amy said sighing and looking up at the clear blue sky. Cream smiled at her friend

"Maybe he's playing hard to get?" She commented. Amy shook her head.

"He's been playing it for a very long time then" She complained. Cream took her chin in her hand, "I'm coming to the end of my tether Cream" the hedgehog continued "He acts so sweet sometimes, but then he's a real ass. I'm never going to understand men" Cream laughed.

"Maybe they think the same thing about us?" she mentioned and both girls burst out laughing. "Maybe you should start to like someone else?" Cream stated which made Amy tense.

"Loving Sonic is all I've known Cream. And I will never stop loving him. Besides who else is there to go for? Tails? Espio? Uh, no thankyou!" She said shuddering at the thought of going out or even loving the Fox or Chameleon.

"There's always Shadow" Cream said. Amy let her mouth fall open to her friends comment. She can't believe her little friend had just mentioned that arrogant hedgehog. But he is Handsome she thought.

"Shadow! You've got to be kidding me. You saw him earlier. He's really mean to me" She said exasperated. Cream smiled at her,

"He's a red blooded male Amy..." Cream started but Amy quickly covered the rabbits mouth with her hand. She was blushing a deadly crimson.

"Cream!" She said shocked, and the girls burst out in laughter again.

Amy sighed as she and Cream started their walk back to Cream's mother's house. She wanted Sonic to love her. To be with her, but she was beginning to feel that although she had chased him for years the time had actually come for her to grow up. But letting go to Sonic... Sonniku she thought fondly. She looked at the happy bouncing Cream and smiled. So what if she had to chase him forever. If she had too, she would date someone else just to try and make him jealous. She shook that thought instantly from her head. Where'd that come from. Amy looked down at her hands in dismay, Was she changing already? Or was it just a stage of getting over Sonic? She didn't know. She didn't like it. Sonic was her Hero, and nothing could ever change that. Cream looked up at a deep in thought Amy and looked mildly worried at her friend.

"Amy?" She enquired, the rose hedgehog shook out of her daydream and looked at the little rabbit.

"Yes?"

"Are you okay?" She asked her worriedly, Amy smiled.

"I'm fine" she said but Cream stared into her Emerald eyes and she saw the hurt there.

"You're thinking about Sonic" she said, Amy lowered her head.

"I can't help it" Amy murmured. Cream pulled her friend into a hug.

"Don't worry Amy. Something good will happen soon. I just know it" The Rabbit reassured her friend. Amy smiled at her. So innocent.

"Cream!" Vanilla said as she and Amy walked into the Rabbit household.

"Mother!" Cream smiled and ran to give her mother a hug. Amy smiled at the scene infront of her. It made her jealous that she had no one to hug her, to love her. She picked the discarded picnic basket and blanket and took it in on the kitchen, so that neither Vanilla or Cream saw the tears that were falling from her emerald eyes.

Thanks for reading. What do you think? Chapter 3 in production ) (sorry its short)