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heeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's chaaaaaapter 4!

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I took Amy home as she recovered from the shock. We hadn't spoken another word since we arrived. It was strange, because I had just saved her life. Yet, Master didn't send me a message that I was done. Was this one of the many times that I would have to save her?

"Shadow?" said Amy weakly from her room.

I left the kitchen and went to her. She was sitting with her back leaning against the wall and her knees close to her chest on the bed.

"What's wrong?" I asked her

As if she was reading my mind, she asked me "Now that you saved my life, does that mean you'll have to leave?" she looked up at me with sad eyes.

I creased my eyebrows. "I don't know. Master should have notified me by now that I'm done my job..." I told her

Her eyes then went from sad to happy. "So, you're not leaving?" she said with hope in her voice

I shook my head. "Not for now, I guess" was all I said.

She smiled and bit her lip. My expression didn't change at all. It just turned more confused.

"Why are you happy? If I'm still here, then that means that I'm not done my job yet. You're still in danger. Do you understand that, Rose?" I told her.

She just shrugged her shoulders. "It just means that I won't be alone. I like having you around" she said, smiling at me.

I felt my breath get stuck in my throat. Why does she always want me around? And why the hell does my body go weak when she talks to me like that? I thought to myself. These feelings just didn't make any sense to me. And the worst part was, is that they were growing stronger and stronger every day.

I shook my head. Amy looked up at me, puzzled. "What's wrong?" she asked me

"Nothing" I said, trying to keep my voice as even as possible. It was hard to do that when you felt out of breath.

That's when I got an idea. This would definitely help me clear my mind.

"Rose, I'm going to teach you some self defence" I told her.

She looked up at me. "Huh..." was all she could say

"Please don't tell me you've never heard of that before" I pleaded

"Oh, it's not that" she said "I'm just wondering why I need it if you're my guardian" she asked me as a look of confusion appeared across her face

"Well..." I started, trying to think up of a good excuse for her to believe. "If you get cornered by...oh, I don't know...a large gang. If I was with you, there would be too many of them" I said. I had to bite my lip from smiling at the thought. There was no way I couldn't stop a group that big from touching Amy. I was just doing this so I could take my mind off of things and teach her something useful.

"Oh, I see" she said, nodding.

I sighed with relief. She bought it.

"Alright, then. Let's go" I said as I got up from the bed.

"What? Right now?" asked Amy

"Yes. C'mon, get changed" I told her as I went to the living room.

She opened her mouth to protest but saw that she couldn't get out of this. About ten minutes later, Amy came in wearing black sweat pants and a green top. She had her small gym bag across her shoulder and held a water bottle in hand.

She looked at me. "Do you have gym clothes?" she asked me

"I have my ways" I told her as we left her apartment.

The great thing about where Amy lived was that everything was conveniently close to her. The gym was just a few blocks away from her so we didn't have to go very far. We walked down the street and I noticed that Amy walked a little close to me. I turned my head to look at her.

"Why so close?" I asked her

She looked up and then realized how close she actually was. A small blush appeared across her cheek and I got a sudden impulse to run my hand across her soft, delicate, cheek...

I clenched my fists angrily. Why the hell was this happening to me? I just didn't understand any of these emotions that were in the pit of my stomach.

"I'm sorry. Guess it just happened" said Amy.

That's exactly what my feelings were telling me. Sorry, Shadow. Guess it just happened.

We finally arrived at the gym. Amy went to go put away her stuff in the change room and I went into the men's change room. I walked straight into the washroom and with one snap of my fingers, I had proper gym clothes on. I was now wearing a fitted red shirt and some black gym shorts. I kept my shoes on and my gloves as well. This was one of the many positive things of being a guardian. You had powers.

I walked out and saw Amy patiently waiting for me outside the change room. Her eyes widened when she saw me.

"Where did you get the clothes?" she asked me

"Magic" I murmured into her ear as I walked past her and I thought I saw her shiver from the corner of my eye. She followed me to a vacant room with mirrors all around. There wasn't that much gym equipment in here so there wasn't much in the way.

"Alright, Shadow. What do we do?" she asked me. We stood in the middle of the room.

I walked around her, my hands around my back. She looked at me, confused, but she didn't move an inch. I then quickly grabbed her side and she squirmed with laughter.

"What was that for?" she giggled.

"I'm testing your reflexes" I told her

I then went to grab her shoulder, but she quickly grabbed my hand. She smirked at me as she squeezed my hand.

"Hmm..." I said

"What?" she asked

"First of all, you need to be aware at all times. Never let your guard down. You responded very well to the second hit, but the first one was pathetic" I told her

"Oh...wait, what do you mean pathetic?" she said, her smile turning into an offended expression.

"Don't let your guard down. That's rule number one" I simply said.

She sighed. "Okay, what's next?"

And so, I trained her for about half-an-hour, the first ten minutes giving her tips. I talked to her about pressure points, basic self defence, and when to use them.

"We'll do an easy one first. Let's try the elbow strike" I said as I got behind her

"Oh, the elbow strike? You mean like this?" she said and she quickly elbowed me in the gut.

"Oof!" I yelled as I grabbed my stomach and fell to the floor.

"Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry, Shadow!" she exclaimed as she got down on her knees beside me.

She took my hands away and rubbed small circles on my stomach. I sighed as the pain started to fade away. She looked at me with apologetic eyes. I closed my eyes as she rubbed my stomach gently.

"I'm so sorry, Shadow. I really didn't mean to..." she said.

"I think we're done for today" I told her

She nodded and got up. I could still feel a weird sensation on my stomach and I rubbed it myself, trying to get rid of the feeling.

"O-okay...I'll go get my stuff really fast" she said and quickly left.

Holy crap...she can really hit! Teaching her then shouldn't be as hard as I thought it would be. I stayed in the room, waiting for her.

"I'm ready!" called Amy from the doorway.

I went to her and we left the gym. On the way home, she walked farther away from me than usual. She also walked a little bit behind. I turned around and she stopped right in front of me.

"What's your problem?" I asked her, not being able to retain the curiosity.

She just looked down. Away from me.

"You're mad at me..." she said

"Why would I be mad at you?" I asked her

"I hit you!" she said, now looking at me

"Yes, but it was an accident. I can understand that. But if it was on purpose, then that's a whole different story"

"But...Oh, never mind! Let's just go home" she said and grabbed my hand

I looked down at our intertwined hands. Her grasp was firm yet gentle. I couldn't help but feel my heart beating faster than normal.

This entire thing was suppose to help me take my mind off of things. But all it did was make the feelings grow.

All I knew was that Amy was the one who triggered them, and I didn't like them.