few minutes later they had come in and taken her away. He watched them go and buried his face in his hands.
"Guess she didn't hold out very long," the commander came to stand next to him, "By the way, you're free to go."
He stood up ubruptly, "Take her to their base, you know where it is."
"Okay," the commander agreed.
He walked out and ran to the base, he burst through the door, and saw that everyone was in the living room.
"Woah, what's goin' on?" Sonic stood up.
"Kayla's dead," he said numbly.
Everyone looked taken aback. Cream began to cry, followed by Amy. Sonic and Tails didn't say anything, but looked down blankly at the floor. Shadow ran up the stairs and into his room. The doorbell rang and he heard someone answer it.
"He-oh," it was Sonic, "I'll take her."
He squeezed his eyes shut, wanting to block out the world. He heard Kayla's door open, close, and then a soft knock on the door.
"Shadow? A-are you okay?" Sonic asked.
"Not now," he growled, "I'm not in the mood."
"Okay," Sonic left.
He buriedd his face in his hands and just stayed like that for a few hours. Another knock jerked him from his grief and this time he opened it.
Cream stood there awkwardly, "Uh...hi Shadow. Can I come in?"
"Uh...sure," he let the little rabbit in.
"I just...nobody seems to be sad about Kayla. They're just doing what they usually do and...I just wanted someone to talk too," she addmitted.
He sighed, "What was it you wanted to talk about?"
She looked at her feet, "I just wanted to know...was she happy?"
He hesitated, "Before she...well, she was in a lot of pain."
Cream looked even sadder, "Oh."
"But before she left, she was happy," he finished.
"I guess that's good," Cream suddenly burst into tears, "I'm gonna miss her! She was my friend!"
Shadow stiffened, "She was my friend too."
Cream sniffled, "I'm sorry, I'm just upset. I'll go."
She left him alone in his room. He stepped out into the hall and went into Kayla's room. Her eyes were closed and she looked peaceful. He sat down next to her and blinked away the tears that were forming in his eyes. A sudden glare caught him offguard and he pulled out her laptop.
He opened it and saw that there was a document still open. He clicked on it and began to read her last entries.
I'm crying...*sniff*...Read, review, and enjoy. :'( (or cry)