I have finally got chapter 15 up. I am updating more slowly now, as I am getting so much schoolwork its unbelievable. I also have to go to maths and science revision classes four times a week, and creative writing help, as I am failing that subject. So I hope you enjoy this chapter, as now I am tired.
Shadow leapt off the sofa. What did she see, there was nothing for her to witness, but Amy seemed convinced that he had done something with Rouge.
" Amy, please just listen. I have not done anything with Rouge, what you saw must have been untrue. Please, just believe me." Shadow pleaded, daring to put a hand on the pink hedgehog's shoulder.
Amy looked up at the ebony hedgehog leaving his hand resting on her shoulder, and it looked like she was to forget it all. She stared Shadow straight in his ruby eyes, and saw sadness mixed with confusion resting in them, no sign of lie. Amy considered trusting the older hedgehog's words and forgetting all that happened; she just wanted to be safe in his strong arms again. Amy wanted to believe Shadow, deep in her heart she knew he would never lie to her, but she saw the videotape. She saw Shadow kissing Rouge, and how could she trust him again after that. Amy was about to brush Shadow's hand off her, when she suddenly remembered a vital fact. She did not actually see Shadow's lips meet with Rouge's. Amy remembered seeing her boyfriend lean in, then she closed her eyes and begged Rouge to turn it off.
A small spark of hope appeared in Amy's mind, maybe Shadow had not actually kissed the Bat Slut after all. A tiny smile forced its way on to Amy's face as she considered the possibility, but it faded quickly. She needed more evidence; she needs to be one hundred percent sure that Shadow was not a lying, cheating, bastard before she could trust him again. Amy needed to watch the rest of the tape. She moved away from Shadow, and walked into her hallway where she put on her coat.
" Shadow, I am going for a walk to think about everything. My mind is all messed up and confused at the moment, and I don't know what to do. I'll be back later, please wait for me here. Then I'll give you my answer of whether to trust you again or not," Amy called to Shadow sadly from the hallway, as she stepped out of her door. She was going to Rouge's mansion.
Shadow heard the front door close, and sat back down on the sofa. He was confused himself; he had no idea where Amy was getting the idea that he did something with Rouge from. However, that did not really matter to him, he just wanted Amy back with him in his arms. Shadow loved her more then he thought he was capable of loving, and he had come so far with her. He was not prepared to say goodbye to their relationship now.
Amy walked slowly down the long streets leading to Rouge's mansion. It was late in the afternoon, and just starting to get dark. She quickened her pace; she did not like to be out alone in the dark, so she wanted to make her visit to Rouge as quickly as possible.
Finally Amy made it to the older bat's home, and saw the door destroyed, splinters of wood littering the floor nearby where it used to be. ' Looks like the work of Chaos Blast,' Amy thought, ' maybe he was not with Rouge for a pleasurable visit, as it seems he had to resort to dangerous means of escape.' That made Amy feel slightly better, as she strolled into Rouge's home.
" Rouge, I need to see the video again!" Amy yelled to the bat from her hallway, but she received no reply. " ROUGE!" she tried again, but again no answer. It seemed as though the white bat was out. Amy shrugged; maybe it would be better for her to look around Rouge's home alone anyway.
Amy walked into the lounge, and scanned the room. Nothing was out of the ordinary; everything was exactly like it was the last time Amy visited the mansion, except she noticed a videotape lying on the coffee table. The pink hedgehog strolled over to it and picked it up. Yes, it was the one she saw earlier, the one with the CCTV footage. Amy found Rouge's video player, placed the video inside, and pressed the play button. As she sat on the sofa waiting for the image to appear on the screen, she vowed to see the whole of the footage no matter how painful it was for her to watch it. She needed to find out the truth about what happened between her lover and the bat slut.
Amy forced her eyes to remain on the television screen as the video played. She watched Shadow corner Rouge in the far wall of the hallway, and saw him lean in, the place she watched up to last time. Her emerald eyes widened as she prepared herself for whatever it was she was about to see next on the screen, but to her horror the image fuzzed then flashed to just Rouge, lying in the corner terrified, clutching her throat. Amy hurriedly rewound the footage to make sure that she just had not blinked and missed what happened, but the same thing happened again. The video just fuzzed for a few seconds, then flashed to the same image of Rouge.
" DAMN!" Amy cursed aloud, and smashed the television with her hammer in anger. Rouge was going to kill her for doing that, but Amy did not care. She just wanted to know the truth about what happened. Her heart was telling her to just run up to Shadow now and kiss him, but she had to be sure it was the right thing to do. Amy did not want her heart to keep on being broken, as there were only a limited number of times it could heal. She needed more time to think, somewhere peaceful. She needed to be alone.
The sorrowful pink hedgehog slowly walked from the mansion and towards the park. The sky was black now, a thick raven cloud coating the stars and moon, and a chilly, gentle breeze blew around Amy tickling her fur, and cooling her body. When she finally made it to her favourite bench in Station Square Park, she sat down, trying to piece together all the information she had about her situation. Amy knew for a fact Shadow did go to see Rouge, but what the visit was for, she was still unsure. The video footage shown the black hedgehog leaning in towards the bat, but never shown them kiss. Then afterwards it was just Rouge on the floor. Amy was not sure why the bat's face was screwed up in pain, and her hand on her throat, but maybe Shadow hurt her. That was a promising thought.
As she continued to think Amy stared up at the sky. She noticed a fine rain falling from the clouds, and all the trees were dripping water on the grass. The pink hedgehog frowned, she did not recall it raining, but she then realised her clothes were soaked through, and droplets fell from her quills wetting her shoulder. She sighed deeply, as she squeezed the water from her quills onto the already saturated ground, only for them to be dripping water again a few seconds later. Now Amy had noticed the rain it affected her concentration, her whole body felt damp and uncomfortable. She sneezed loudly, making her head tingle. Amy hoped she was not catching a cold, but the longer she stayed out in the rain, the more likely she was to get one. Nevertheless, she was not ready to leave yet.
Shadow stared at the clock on Amy's lounge wall worriedly, as he paced the room. It had been three hours since the depressed pink hedgehog left the apartment, and he had received no word of her coming back. The ebony hedgehog prayed nothing had happened to her, and that she was only thinking, but she was taking a long time. Shadow was still unsure of what was happening with Amy anyway, he was about to ask her to live with him, the biggest step in a relationship Shadow has ever taken in his life, and then she accuses him of cheating with Rouge. He had no idea who she got this theory from, and when he finds out he plans to beat the hell out of them, especially if they end up causing the end of his relationship with the usually cheerful pink female that always brightened Shadow's day with one of her warm smiles.
The ebony hedgehog retreated to the sofa, as he waited anxiously for Amy's return. The ruby roses he bought his love earlier lay sadly on the floor, its petals broken off, scattered around the stem. The roses broken forever like Shadow's heart if Amy was to leave him.
Amy's clothes were as damp as her heart as she continued to sit on the bench in the dead of night. The clouds were beginning to clear, and the moon was able to shine through the gaps, its pearly glow reflecting in the many puddles on the ground, and every water droplet on Amy's face shone. The pink hedgehog still had not come to a decision about Shadow, and that was annoying her as much as the rain. She thought it would be easy, just find enough evidence to prove him innocent, but her mind was messed up and confused. ' The rain is not helping my trail of thought either!' Amy thought angrily as the water hammered on her head, and she sneezed again.
Suddenly Amy felt the rain stop falling on her, and a soft voice whispered
" You will die of cold if you stay out here any longer."
Amy turned around immediately expecting to see Shadow, knowing she would throw her arms around him, but she found Sonic standing there, a weak smile on his face, and a pale blue umbrella in his hand which he was holding over the pink hedgehog. Amy's heart sank. She knew it was Sonic, she could tell by the carefree tone in his voice. Shadow always sounded much more serious. The azure hedgehog sat down next to the fourteen year old and looked at her sadly.
" Ames, are you going to tell me what is wrong? It's not like you to sit alone in the rain at night, and you look troubled anyway!" He asked gently. Amy stared at Sonic in his emerald eyes, and only saw concern, nothing else. He was much easier to work out than Shadow, whose eyes were so deep, and you could get lost in him. ' Maybe telling Sonic what's troubling me might help me figure out what to do,' She thought.
Amy told Sonic everything that had happened between her, Rouge, and Shadow, and the cerulean hedgehog listened intently. When the young female finished her story, she felt her eyes filling with tears but did not know why. She let them fall, as her cheeks were already wet.
" Ames, Shadow never lies, EVER!" Sonic told Amy firmly, " it is not in his personality to lie. If he says he did not kiss Rouge then he did not. You know what Rouge is like; she likes to stir things up. That bat slut has no real proof anyway." He continued. Amy nodded at Sonic's words.
" I know he never lies, but my mind is all confused. I just don't want my heart to be broken again. Like you did to me a while back," she whispered, turning away from the sighing older hedgehog.
" Amy, that was in the past and I'm sorry, but you have Shadow. Shadow loves you, so you are going to go back to your apartment now and kiss him." He demanded. Suddenly everything made sense in Amy's head. Shadow loved her, she loved him, and that was what mattered. She leapt off the bench somehow full of energy, and started to run back home, but suddenly she came to a stop. Amy needed to do something. The pink hedgehog sprinted back towards the bench, and to her relief Sonic was still there.
" Thank you for everything Sonic, I really could not have come to a decision without you," she cried, and kissed the unsuspecting hedgehog on the lips. It was a friendly kiss, only lasting two or three seconds, but it gave Sonic all he needed to know. The young female still had a place in her heart for him. He could tell by the way her soft lips hung to his, and a small part of him was glad of it. As they broke away, Amy ran off without saying another word, leaving Sonic staring at her as she left in wonder.
Shadow looked back at the clock. It was an hour since he had last looked, and still Amy was not back. The ebony hedgehog could hear the rain from outside, and did not want his love outside in it. The last thing he needed was her to be ill. Suddenly the sound of a key turning in a lock was heard from the hallway, and the front door opened. Shadow raced into the hall, and saw Amy standing in the doorway, a pool of water forming at her feet. He waited for her answer eagerly as the petite female closed the door, and knew what it was as soon as a wide smile appeared on her face.
" Oh Shadow!" she cried, as she threw her arms around his neck embracing him tight. As she finally let go of him, Shadow pulled a small key from his pocket smiling.
" Amy, will you move in with me? I can not imagine a life without you by my side anymore. I have even painted the rooms a lighter colour," he asked holding out the key to the pink hedgehog that took it happily, a huge smile refusing to leave her face.
" Of course, I'll move in with you Shadow, I love you. I'm so sorry for believing what Rouge said, I will never trust her again,"
Suddenly Shadow's eyes flashed, and his face turned angry.
" ROUGE TOLD YOU THAT!" He screamed loudly, his ruby eyes burning like flames.
Amy nodded slowly, and to her surprise, she felt herself being picked up and placed in Shadow's strong, protective, arms as he carried her out the door, running as fast as he could go while carrying someone in his arms.
" I am going to kill her!" The black hedgehog yelled as he made his way to the mansion with Amy in her arms.
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