Fading Shadows
Chapter VI
Rose Petals
My choice to finish upgrading my home was at the right time for thick puffs of billowing grey clouds blanketed the sky, blotting out the golden rays of the sun. I reached the end of the field which was a good distance from the clubhouse, roughly half a kilometer away, leaving the house as a yellow square amidst the oppressing, gloomy background provided by the sky. I sighed in disappointment once more. A tear lingered as a clear bead that slowly swelled at the corner of my eye. I used my thumb to gently brush it off, attempting to lift my deplored mood. I have one more person to see. Rose.
My heart is terribly soft, and it is drying up. My heart is loosing blood through a deep wound, and if it fails to recover it will die, this time for good. Even if my heart had no wound and was in its top condition, I still would wither away at a slower pace. All things need something to live. Something as destructive as a firestorm needs fuel with energy to burn. Something as delicate as a flower needs water to thrive. My body needs food and water to live. My heart needs love. My need for love is all the more desperate now because I have lived without friendship and affection for months. My need is worsened since my heart is broken, broken like a crystal goblet dropped from heaven far above onto a stone and shattered so completely it was reduced to glittering dust. From the torture I endured, from my suffering, from the tears I have cried, from my great losses and grief.
Should I wait for a while before I see her? I paused, rubbing my chin with a gloved hand in thought. Nope. "Chaos Control." I appeared in front of a rather typical looking house, a house standing alongside two moderately sized trees. One tree was a maple with lobed leaves that were a soft green color. The other tree was pyramidal, with short, dark green needles on branches that drooped gently downward. That tree might be a pine. Maybe not, I thought to myself as I observed the needles, noticing that the needles were not in clusters. I returned my rubies to the house were a certain pink girl lived. With each attempt at socializing, I have been let down again and again. Needless to say, my hopes for this encounter were not particularly confident.
I took a deep breath before I approached and hesitated. Am I being a pest? My mouth gaped open as the thought crossed my mind. I turned around and decided to retreat to my hovel when I heard a door open behind my back and a soft voice call out in surprise. "Shadow? What are you doing over here?" The voice was definitely Amy's, no doubt about that. Hesitantly, I turned back to see two large emeralds watching me in wonder.
My heart felt pained as it ached in my chest. "Sorry, Amy. I am bothering you, aren't I?" I asked as I forced a smirk to appear on my tan lips. "No. Not at all, Shadow! I have plenty of time." My heart skipped a beat as I heard the impossible. "Really?" Amy narrowed her eyes as she studied my face and her eyes twinkled with curiosity and interest. "Yeah, really," she replied as she brushed bangs of pink hair from her face.
I felt exposed as I told her what I was up to after I paused to gather my thoughts together. I wanted to present them in an understandable manner. "Amy, I am lonely. Everyone around me is busy doing something, and here I am just trying to find something to do that is with someone else." I barely managed to conceal a stupid blush from showing my embarrassment as I watched two beautiful emeralds before me shine with thoughts flowing within the depths of their pupils.
"Well, I was about to go shopping with Cream, but if you want to do something else..." My eyes widened. What have I gotten myself into? "Go right on ahead, Amy. You can do as you wish," I suggested as I crossed my arms, watching her for a reaction. The rose female looked at me with an emotion burning in her eyes. What was she feeling? Amy remained silent, causing worry to cross my mind. "Are you upset? I am sorry," I apologized as I looked down at my feet. "Shadow? I am not mad, I am just surprised." I was startled by her response.
"Surprised? Why?" I asked as I looked back into the green luster of her eyes. Amy has pretty eyes... "I am surprised because most people are too busy to worry about me like that. You are really sweet, Shadow," Amy said as she let a gentle smile form on her lips. The second protest of my cheeks was too strong for me to restrain, and I could feel my cheeks grow hot as I blushed with contentment. "Thank you, Amy," I said bashfully as I reached up to scratch my ear. "You are blushing, Shadow," Amy said with a laugh. No! My blush grew hotter and I felt like my face was burning. Blushing: What good is it for!? Good for embarrassing me to death. That is what it is good for!
"Amy," an older woman's voice started behind the girl. "Yes, mom?" "You need to study for the test tomorrow. Did you forget?" "Oh. Sorry, Shadow. I will see you again tomorrow." Amy waved and I shyly waved back as my blush gradually faded back into my tan cheeks. I smiled after the girl went back into her house. Finally I have found a friend. I wondered within my mind where this new friendship would lead as I returned home to take another nap. Warm and soft quilts cocooned my form as my eyes drifted closed and I fell asleep...
A.N. My apologies fo the delay. Writers block is my true foe... Read and Review, please!