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Chapter Twelve
WARNING: Lil bit of language.
Silhouette belongs to Seastone130
Amy sighed; she'd been in Shadow's flat for an hour now. Waiting for the occupant with baited breath. To tell the truth she was very bored, no one had knocked at the door to call for Shadow or anything. Amy felt pity rise for him; He must have been so lonely. Amy looked around again, eyes scanning the walls and floor. This place was so horrible how had Shadow lived here? Amy didn't know why she was still here; she just felt drawn to Shadow. Amy looked back out of the window looking up at the sky, wondering why he hadn't arrived back yet. Amy idly sighed. She had a feeling she was going to be staying here for a very long time. She knew he'd chaos controlled somewhere, but he couldn't of left the planet; could he? Amy didn't realise how strongly she felt for the black hedgehog until now. Her heart was aching like half of it was missing. Amy's eyes widened as she clutched her heart. She loved Shadow. Loved him more than she thought possible. She knew now that what she had felt for Sonic long ago, wasn't love at all, it was mere infatuation. How was she going to let Shadow know how much she cared? Well as soon as she knew where he was at least. Amy thought of where she'd seen him with Cream. Maybe he'd returned there? Or somewhere nearby? She had to know! She leapt off of the ledge and ran towards the door; not noticing the pair of mechanical arms missing her by a few inches.
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Shadow paced back and forth in front of the window that looked over the Earth. His mind was still spinning from trying to figure out how Amy had known about Maria, and in particular that memory. Eggman hadn't told her because Eggman himself didn't know. Shadow took his head in his hands. If this had been with someone who hadn't been on the ARK when he had saved the world, he would have been inclined to lie; but knowing the likelihood of that actually happening was moot, Shadow didn't know what to do. He could confront Amy again or he could hide from her, like he was doing now. Shadow sighed softly; this was driving him insane. Amy was driving him insane; but in a good way. Shadow had a soft spot for the pink hedgehog; he himself knew that, feeling something more than friendship was scaring him; more than he'd ever like to admit. He bought his fist down on the ledge of the window in anger, he was the Ultimate Lifeform damn it! Shadow walked away from the observatory window and walked further into the ARK; distancing himself from the Earth.
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Amy looked over the lake where she had seen Shadow when she and Cream had gone for a picnic that day. She couldn't see any sign of him. Amy felt sadness engulf her and sat by a tree over looking the lake. She concentrated on the beautiful surroundings, especially the sun reflecting off of the lake. Amy's eyes noticed bubbles coming up from the water; curiously, she crawled to the edge to have a closer look. Suddenly, a shape burst out of the water, scaring Amy and soaking her to the bone. Amy looked as a black and blue hedgehog stepped from the lake, fully clothed. Amy took in the other hedgehog's clothes. White, everything was white. Amy couldn't help but notice the water droplet on her shorts and the same drop with a wave on her mid-drift top. Amy coughed to get the other hedgehog's attention. The black hedgehog turned to look at Amy, her blue eyes sparkling against her black fur. Against the blue Amy could faintly see a black headband.
"Hello" Amy said softly, the other hedgehog smiled warmly
"Howdy, I'm Silhouette, you are?" She said, friendly nature shining through
"I'm Amy" Amy replied to the black hedgehog. Silhouette reminded her of Shadow, It hurt to look at her. Amy decided to get straight to the point "Have you seen a Black and red hedgehog around here lately?" Silhouette put her finger to her chin
"Nope, can't say I have. Why?"
"Just looking for someone" Amy said carefully, not trusting this new hedgehog just yet. Silhouette smiled softly and shrugged
"Sorry I couldn't help" She said before stepping back into the water. "Fancy a swim?" She asked Amy. Amy looked at the water then at her
"No thank you" She politely refused
"Water is so natural, the animals are so smart and sophisticated" Silhouette explained, Amy sat listening to the black hedgehog, giving the other girl a chance and to kill time. "I have a bond with water animals you know" A smile graced Amy's face
"Is that why you love water?" She inquired; Silhouette shook her head making water fly everywhere.
"I loved water first" Amy nodded in understanding. A mischievous smile came over the black hedgehog's face. "Who are you looking for?" She asked the pink hedgehog innocently.
"A black and red hedgehog" She repeated herself
"What for?" Amy froze at that question. She looked at Silhouette and then a huge sigh escaped her lips.
"I kind of like him..."
"Like or love?" the other hedgehog cut in. Amy frowned at her, was she really an open book? Amy stood from the lake side, fully intending on leaving. "I'm sorry" Silhouette's voice rose from behind her "I didn't mean to insult you" Amy paused and turned one emerald eye to meet the other hedgehogs blue eye.
"It's okay, but I hope you don't mind, I really need to find Shadow"
"Shadow?" Silhouette repeated his name slowly "I have a message for him" Amy span to face the other hedgehog.
"From who?" She demanded
"I don't know exactly" Silhouette shrugged "It was just a warning"
"What kind of warning?" Amy was now at the edge of the lake, listening to what she had to say.
"Just from someone called Eggman" She replied "Nothing too important. Just 'watch your back'" Amy nodded
"Thanks. Nice meeting you" She managed to get out before running back towards Westopolis. She quickly hurried to get back to Shadow's flat. He must be there by now.
Amy reached Shadow's flat, with a hopeful smile on her face. Seeing the place as dark and gloomy as she had left it her smile faded into a frown; she was just going to have to wait here all night. Amy knew Shadow wouldn't return to her house, so neither was she! She walked into the room, careful of everything on the floor and walked towards the window. Amy gasped as she saw a man lying against the far wall near the window and she took a step back. She quickly turned and saw a gleam of metal out of the corner of her eye. Amy let out a little scream as mechanical arms with sharp pincers reached out and grabbed her shoulders. Blood poured down her dress and she passed out in the machines grip.
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Shadow was wondering around the ARK aimlessly; his mind on Amy. Not that his mind had been on anything else since he returned to the ARK. Alone, Shadow could let his mind think about things carefully and with a level head. He thought about what Amy had said and how nice she had been to him over the last few days. She'd shown him something that no one had shown him since Maria. Shadow thought about the likeness between Maria and Amy. Only the compassion stood out majorly, but Shadow never felt this way about Maria; only Amy. He took his head in his hands, why was this being a bastard to work out? He felt something to what Maria once described to him as love. He couldn't love the pink hedgehog... Could he?
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Finally! Sorry it took so long. I guess things take longer to come together than expected. Chapter 13 out soon.