Chapter 3
Stupid Fame!
I wake up to silence, well besides Blazes snoring. I get up and look out the window, and see that there is nobody outside. I smile, and take a shower. I brush my quils, and pull them back into a ponytail. I change into a black tanktop, and black shorts. I go downstairs, and turn on the tv. The news is on, and we are on it. I turn it up a little, and watch it.
"The famous band Blood Red Roses preformed at a Green Tornado concert last night!" The news anchor exclaims, and I frown. "But we have hear from a reliable source, that the girls want to go to hugh school like normal teenagers for once." She says, and my frown slowly fades. "So if you are watching this right now, Blood Red Roses, we want you to know that your secret is safe with us." The news anchor concludes, and I grin. I turn off the tv, as the girls come downstairs.
"Nobody is gonna tell anyone about us!" I tell them, and they grin as well.
"So we can go to highschool kinda like normal teenagers!" Cream squeals, and I nod. We leave, and head to school.
As soon as we walk inside the school, everyone starts staring at us. We are a few feet from homeroom, and a girl walks up to me.
"Um...can I...please have your autograph?" She squeaks, and holds a paper and pen out to me. I sigh, and take it from her.
"Whats your name?" I ask, and she is blushing.
"I'm Beth." She says, and I sign the paper. I hand it to her, and she squeals. We go into homeroom, and it just goes downhill from there.
As we walk into the lunchroom, I notice a bunch of people sitting at our table. I growl, and walk over to them.
"Why are you sitting at our table?!" I demand, and a boy looks up.
"Well, we wanted to sit here with such a famous band like you." He says, and I growl again.
"Move!" I demand, and the people start getting up. But a girl squirrel walk up to me, and crosses her arms.
"Just because your famous, doesn't mean you can be a bitch." She says, in a snotty voice.
"How am I being a bitch?!" I demand, and my hands clench into fists.
"Your making us move, and are yelling at me." She states, and I glare at her.
"I wanted a normal fucking life! Not to be asked for my fucking autograph every five seconds! Ever since I walked into this school, I haven't had a moment to myself! Neither have my friends!" I yell at her, and take a step towards her. "And you have the nerve to call me a bitch!? Do you think I like being famous!? Well I don't! We were just a normal highschool band! Its not our fault that we became famous! We never wanted to be! But we are!" I continue to yell at her, and she takes a step back. "So why don't you take your stupid ass insult, and shove it!" I scream, and storm out of the room. I go outside, and to the back of the school. I find a bench, and sit down. I lay my face in my hands, and try to calm myself down.
"That took some guts." Someone says, and I instently reconize the voice. I look up, and it was Shadow. I stay silent, and he sits down next to me. "Not many people would speak their mind like that." He continues, and glances at me. I look away, and frown.
"Why are you here?" I ask, and feel his gaze.
"Your friends asked me to come check on you." He says, but I grow suspicous.
"Why did you do what they asked?" I ask, and hear him sigh.
"Because believe it or not, I know what your going through." He says, and I look at him.
"You do?" I ask, and he nods. He looks off into the distance.
"My father was famous. We had to travel all the time. I couldn't stay in school, so I was home schooled. So I never made any friends, I also never really got to be a kid." He starts, and I continue to look at him. "It wasn't until three years ago, that I got to have a normal life. Thats because my father died." He finishes, and I frown.
"I-I'm sorry." I say, and he finally looks over at me.
"Don't be. I justed wanted to let you know, that I understand." He says, and I nod. "So if...you ever need to talk...I'm here to listen." He says, and looks away. I notice a light shade of pink on his face, and smile.
"Thanks Shadow, I guess your not such a jerk after all." I say, and he smiles as well. I stand up, and he does the same. "Well...bye." I say, and go back inside the school.
The rest of the day goes by fast, and thankfully there is no more autographs to be signed. When me and my friends return home, I turn to them.
"Hey about earlier today, thanks for sending Shadow to check on me." I say, and they look at me confused.
"What are you talking about?" Blaze asks, and I frown a little.
"When I freaked out at lunch, and went outside. Shadow came outside, and talked to me." I explained, and Blaze frowned.
"We didn't send Shadow to check on you." She says, and now its my turn to be confused.
"You didn't? But Shadow said that you..." But I trail off, and frown.
"After you went outside, Shadow followed right after you. We didn't even talk to him." Rouge explains, and I stare at her in shock.
"So, he went to check on me by himself..." I mumble, and feel even more confused. "Why would he...?" I start to say, but stop remembering what he had told me. So he was worried about me? But...why would he lie? Is he hiding something? I wonder, and walk upstairs. I change into my pajamas, and lay down. The girls were still downstairs, and I hear them start a movie. I sigh, and close my eyes. I hear a soft thud on the window, and ignore it. Then again, and this time it was louder. I get up, and walk over to the window. I look through it, and see Shadow. I open it, and poke my head out. "Shadow?" I ask, and he nods. "What are you doing?" I ask, and he looks away.
"Well, I didn't tell you the total truth earlier. So um...can you come out here?" He asks, and I frown.
"If I walk through the living room, my friends will know somethings up." I tell him, and he thinks for a moment.
"Jump out the window." He says, and I just stare at him. "I'll catch you." He says, but I continue to stare at him. "Come on." He practically begs, and I sigh. I swing my legs over out the window, and swallow hard. He comes close to the window, and I see him right below me. "On the count of three." He calls up, and I nod. I close my eyes, and begin to count with him.
"One. Two. Three!" We say, and I jump. I feel the air rushing past me, and I fall into his arms.
"You can open your eyes now." He whispers, and I slowly open my eyes. Our faces are inches apart, and I blush bright red.
"Put me down!" I demand, and he smirks.
"As you wish." He says, and suddenly his arms are out from under me. I fall on my but, and yelp. I glare up at him, and he gives me an innocent look. "Oh, did you want me to set you down softly. My bad." He teases, and I get up.
"I take it back, your still a jerk." I say, and frown at him. "Wait, how will I get back up?" I ask, and he looks away. "You didn't think this all the way through did you?" I ask, and he shakes his head.
"Wonderful!" I growl, and cross my arms. We stay there for a few minutes, then I remember that he had lied to me. "Why did you lie to me?" I demand, and he looks at me startled.
"W-What are yo-" But he shut up, when I glared deeply at him.
"You said my friends sent you to check on me, but they said they didn't." I explain, and his cheeks redden. He turns away, and crosses his arms. "So I want to know. Why did you lie to me?" I ask, and he sighs.
"Well, the truth is my father wasn't really famous." He starts, and stares at the ground.
"Then why did you say you traveled a lot?" I ask, feeling extremely confused.
"Because we did travel a lot, but we weren't the ones being followed." He hesitates, and frowns. "We were the ones doing the following." He admits, and I stare at him confused.
Then it hits me, his father worked for the paparazzi! I narrow my eyes at Shadow, and he finally looks up.
"Are you following in your father's footsteps?" I ask, and his eyes widen slightly.
"What? No." He says, but I don't let my guard down. I sigh, and start to feel drowsy.
"I'm tired, so how do you intend on helping me back into my house?" I ask, and he smirks. "What are you gonna doOOOOO!" I yelp out, as he lifts me up onto his back. He turns his head slightly, and looks at me.
"I'd close my eyes if I were you." He says, and I swallow hard. I close my eyes, and hold him tightly. "Chaos Control." He says, and I feel something strange. After a moment, I hear Shadow chuckle. "You can open your eyes now." He tells me, and I do. I gasp, and look around.
"T-This is my room." I manage, and he rolls his eyes.
"Wow, really. I hadn't noticed." He says, his voice dripping with sarcasim.
"H-How did you-" But he covers my mouth, and I hear footsteps.
"I'll tell you another time, farewell." He says, and jumps out my window. I jump into my bed, and close my eyes. My friends walk into the room, sounding like a herd of elephants. I start to drift off, but I realize something. "I'll tell you another time." I replay his last words in my head, and frown in confusion. Will there be another time? I wonder, and get a bad feeling in my gut. Why did he lie about his father? He said he isn't walking in his father's footsteps...so why hide that. Or did he lie about that? Is he working for the paparazzi? I wonder, and frown. Either way, I don't trust him. I should keep my guard up for now, and not let him get to close. I can't take any risks. I think, and finally fall asleep.
So...How was it? Should Amy trust Shadow? And why did he lie? Is he hiding something? Don't forget to review!