CHAPTER THIRTEEN

AFTER LEAVING EGGMAN'S BASE

Elise, Amy, and Jasmine walk close together looking around the city, if anything has changed and to see if Sonic is around, or more importantly, Eggman.

Amy looks at Jasmine, she still can't believe that she found Jasmine, all those years ago.

She looks the same as ever, wears a black and red dress, red and silver shoes, wears gold rings around her wrist and ankles.

Amy shakes her head, and closed her eyes, she thought all those years ago, she blamed it on herself for letting Eggman capture her, Shadow tried convincing her that it was his fault, but she took all the blame.

Elise didn't like the dead silence, so she stopped walking.

"Thank you so much for rescuing me, I am so great full."

Amy and Jasmine stop in their tracks and looked at the girl.

"I'm Amy. Amy Rose."

"And I'm Jasmine. Jasmine The Hedgehog."

Elise looked at them, now knowing their names, she introduced herself to them. "My name is Elise."

Amy looked up at her, not believing what she heard. Amy, then looked down at her and all the way to the top. "Elise... Wait you're not Elise, the Princess of Soleanna, are you?" Amy and Jasmine looked at her.

Elise nodded to them.

"I'll bet someone's already on their way to rescue you!" Amy smiled.

Jasmine shakes her head, laughing at Amy. "Oh Amy, hah hah... how much I missed your romantic fantasy mind."

Amy looked at her, smiling and rolled her eyes, she missed her best friend a lot.

Elise smile fell a little, to a frown because she saw Eggman, take Sonic and his friends somewhere in the distant past or far future.

She looked down at her feet. "Uh... Yes, but that someone I know said to me... 'Nothing takes action, until you take action' so I decided to heed his advice."

Amy put a finger under her chin and closed her eyes, thinking.

Jasmine closed her eyes, thinking about Shadow.

Jasmine gave a heartbreaking sign.

It hurt her heart so bad, she hasn't seen him for almost 5 years ago, maybe longer. She doesn't remember how long she was with Eggman, so she let it pass.

"Hmm... You wouldn't happen to have some feelings for this person, would you?"

Elise turned around fast, like a deer in red lights.

"What? No of course not!" Elise lied.

Elise was blushing so much her face turned red, she knew she had feelings for Sonic when he saved her. She knew it was impossible to like a someone in one day, but somehow he felt really special to her, and they did almost kiss so that meant Sonic had feelings for her also, that brought out a smile to her face.

She had forgotten about Amy and Jasmine, she turned around to meet their face and they both smiled.

"It's OK, love changes everything" Amy smiled at Jasmine.

Jasmine looked down at her feet and blushed.

Amy knew that she loves Shadow, but she never had the chance to tell him, he was so busy and all.

"It feels like every little moment in your life is huge! Doesn't it?" Amy walked up to Elise and looked at her face, with a smile.

Elise still looking down at her feet, still blushing furiously.

"So, what does this guy look like?"

"Come on, Amy don't you see, you've made the Princess more embarrassed, than ever." Jasmine laughed and teased at the same time.

Amy just gave her a smile and rolled her eyes, she was just curious. "Have you already been on a date with him?" Amy asked, pretending she didn't hear Jasmine.

Jasmine covered her face with her right hand and smiling through it.

Amy asked the same questions to her, when Amy saw how happy she was one morning. Amy annoyed her with all of her romantic questions and gave up and told her it was Shadow. Her friend wasn't surprised when she said it was Shadow, she was actually really happy for her.

'Amy hasn't changed a bit,' thought Jasmine.

"Well no... I really haven't..." Elise was having trouble with her words coming out, she really didn't expected Sonic to ask her on a date, but if he did, then maybe she would say yes.

Jasmine saw how the Princess was having trouble with her words, there was something in her eyes, she was not telling them, it was a mystery.

"A one way love!? That's so cute... Come on there's no need to be shy. Look you're a Princess and you're super cute. That guy's the lucky one!" Amy didn't know she was referring Sonic, as the lucky one. Elise looked down even more embarrassed.

Meanwhile, Jasmine was looking the other way, planning on finding Shadow to surprise him that she's back now, but then turned around when Amy spoke.

"I also have someone that I'm pursuing, too. I wish us both luck!"

But Jasmine interrupted Amy.

"You're still trying to make Sonic go out with you on a date? Tell me, are you still chasing him around?" Jasmine asked curious, not trying to sound rude or anything, but how is it still possible that Amy is still chasing Sonic?

"Look, he's too fast, also he saved the Princess, at the Festive of the Sun!" Amy said excited and happy. Jasmine shakes her head, but then her eyes fell to the Princess.

With curious eyes she observed her, she looked like she was about to run away, but she just stood there, looking at the ground, with a sad eyes, and a sad smile, then something clicked in her head.

"Come on, let's go find Shadow! Maybe Sonic is with him!"

Jasmine saw Amy run across the block and turned a corner, behind the wall.

Jasmine and Elise stood next to each other. Jasmine walked in front of Elise and looked up at her, eye to eye.

"So, how long?" Elise looked confused.

"How long what?"

Jasmine gave her a smile and asked again. "How, long did you like Sonic?"

Elise widen her eyes, she didn't know she can be read easily, but she guessed only Jasmine knew.

"Before Sonic saved me..." Elise admitted.

"Love at first sight, huh? It's okay, you know... Well it isn't, because... You know, you're human and Sonic's... Well, a hedgehog."

Elise looked down at her.

"But you do know, you have to tell Amy, right?"

Elise looked at Jasmine shocked. She didn't know that she would be on her side.

"Umm... I understand but I think..."

"Did you guys, kiss?" Jasmine interrupted Elise.

"Don't be shy, your secret safe with me..."

Elise signed, "We almost did, on the hill, after I was saved from Sonic, again, but we both stopped each other and came back to the city, pretending nothing didn't happened..." at that Jasmine shakes her head and starts laughs.

"Why, you laughing?" Elise asked.

"It nothing really, but if I knew Sonic right now, that means he really likes you, and it also means, that he would do just about anything for you, to be safe and sound." Jasmine finished her sentence, she felt arms around her waist.

Elise hugged her and Jasmine hugged back, "Thank you, for understanding." Jasmine smiled and broke the hug.

"No problem, but I wasn't kidding about telling Amy, though..."

Elise nodded her head with agreement, "Yes I understand, I will tell her, soon." And that brought a smile to both of them.

Elise got up on her knees, Jasmine and Elise heard voices coming near them.

AFTER LEAVING ELISE AND JASMINE

Amy is running around town to find Shadow, and give him a surprise that he will be happy to see.

Amy ran what seemed like a long time, until something made her stop. A portal came out of nowhere, then two figures came up through the portal. Amy looked more closely to see who it was.

It was Shadow and Rouge!

Amy smiled to herself.

"Shadow! Rouge!" Amy shouted to them and started running to them.

Shadow and Rouge looked where their names were being called out until they saw Amy running to them, looking happy.

"Amy, what's the matter?" Shadow asked worried a little.

Amy caught up to them, "Hey Shadow! Hey Rouge! Shadow, come with me, I want to show you something?!" Shadow looked at her, crossing his arms over his chest and giving her a serious look.

"What could you possibly want to show me?"

Amy rolled her eye, of course she had to play this game with Shadow, but she didn't have time for this.

"Shadow please, we don't have time to play twenty questions right now! Please come with me, then you'll find out yourself!" Shadow looked at her for awhile, then nodded at her.

He looked behind his back and found Rouge with her hand on her waist, she gave a small nod, then went flying somewhere, leaving the Chaos Emerald with Shadow.

Shadow looks at Amy, nodding at her that he will follow her, at that he starts following Amy, in the direction where she is going to show his surprise.

Amy and Shadow were close by Elise and Jasmine, then Amy turned around blocking Shadow's view.

"Amy? What are you doing?" Shadow asked a little surprise by Amy's attitude.

"Close your eyes." Amy giving her best puppy dog eyes.

"Why?"

Shadow didn't like surprises, so he wasn't so sure that he should close his eyes.

"Please?"

Shadow sighed, shaking his head with disbelief-meant and closed his eyes.

Amy made sure by waving her hand in front of his face, not getting a reaction, she pulled on his arm moving him to Jasmine.

He felt Amy grab his arm and move him, one he felt Amy stop moving him, he heard shuffling on the sidewalk and he turned his head side to side with his eyes still closed.

"Ok, Shadow. You can open them." Amy said in a calm voice.

Shadow opened his, letting light clear his vision, until he could see again, he stopped breathing. He had wide open eyes, "Amy, this better not be a dream!" He shouted at her.

"It's not! It's real..." Amy said.

He looked at Jasmine a second time, believing it isn't a dream.

Jasmine smiled at Shadow, "Are you going to stand there all day or give me a kiss to say, 'Welcome Home'?" Jasmine teased Shadow, it was her speciality to tease Shadow, a lot.

Shadow slowly walked up to her, stopping halfway to her personal space, and looking into her ruby eyes.

He smiled and put a hand behind her neck, pulling Jasmine into a furious kiss. Opening both of their mouths, letting tongue against tongue touch against each other, and letting them explore each other's mouth. Jasmine put both of her arms around Shadow's neck and letting the kiss continue, she never wanted this to end. Shadow put his other arm around her waist, never wanting to let go.

Elise and Amy walked behind a wall to give them privacy, to let them make-up for all the time they lost together.

Amy couldn't help herself and peak. Amy huffed out and daydreaming about her and Sonic kissing.

Whilst, Elise looked at Amy, and walked to the other side of the building, putting her back against the wall and started thinking of what Jasmine told her, she knew she had to tell Amy, but she didn't know when the right time was.

Unknown someone put a rag over her nose and mouth. She tried screaming, but suddenly got very tired, she tried screaming for help again, until darkness took over her.