Chapter -9- :3

Red quietly watched as the echidnas file out of the apartment and file back in, holding the big stuff. The stove, the beds, the dresser, the couch, t.v... She was so baffled! What possible reason could she NEED for moving ? She simply watched, and remembered the messages she got from Noah. She unlocked her phone and clicked messages, opening up Noah's...

Noah to Red
'Last Night, was great Babe... I still don't think I deserve you ^~^ ... You're so pretty... You might be sleeping when you get this, but morning couldn't be soon enough xD, I love you, Red.'

'Morning Babe, I didn't sleep last night :\ Chavannes told me he was closing his shop... And moving it :( Idk where tho... I'll let you know I guess.. I love you, Red. Don't forget that!'

'Why is EVERYONE MOVING !' Red slapped her forehead and shut her phone. She cupped her head in her palms and waited for the echidnas to finish.

"Hey, Babe..." Knuckles whispered to Rouge, "What's wrong with that Pup?"

"Oh, Babe... She doesn't like the idea of Moving because she had just hooked up with this boy and they really like each other... But Amy wanted a bigger house, so Red doesn't feel restricted." Rouge hooked Knuckles elbow and sighed.

"Oh, like growing up? I saw a bunk bed, they shared that?"

"Yup. Amy noticed that she needs her own room, both of them do. Red is growing up!" Rouge nodded and wondered abit...

"Hey, Knuckles we all done, ya ready Ta go?" A burgundy echidna with a white bandana and a beige half circle on his chest called to him.

"Let's go then !" Knuckles went over to Red and held out his paw, "Heya, Miss?"

"What?" Red huffed a bit. Crossing her arms and looking straight ahead at the trucks locking doors.

"Cmon, you'll get over it." Knuckles grabbed her waist and threw her over his shoulders carrying her to the passenger side of his cousins truck and sat on the outside of her.

"Hey! Watch it buddy !" Red blurted flailing her arms like a 5 year old.

'I hope Amy can handle Her...' Rouge wondered as she got on the outer side of Knuckles and buckled up...

In Emerald Coast...

"So, you like ?" A man in a business suit looked down at Amy.

"I love..." Amy looked around the back yard and kitchen once more and was COMPLETELY satisfied. 'Space is what we need right now... Red can't stay mad forever.'

Just then, the trucks hauled into the front yard below, you had to climb some stairs to get to the patio. The echidnas filed out laying the furniture on the sand. The echidnas looked to Amy on the patio and then waited for directions to remove or keep any furniture.

"Throw it all out!" Amy called, "Rouge, I said 'get people to take out the furniture!' I meant get rid of it!"

Rouge sweat dropped. "Well male yourself clearer!" Rouge looked over at Knuckles who was tapping his foot impatiently and crossed his arms.

"Babe, look I'm sorry! Amy can't speak correctly..."

"You'd think with those gigantic EARS you'd hear from miles away, let alone a centimeter from your ear!" Amy shouted down, then looking back to the landlord with a catalog for furnitures and whatnot...

"Oh.. that got me right here..." Rouge mimicking Amy, sticking up her middle finger in Amy's direction, she turned back to Knuckles and apologized once more. The echidnas packed the furniture again, this time heading toward the dump instead of home. Knuckles had decided to stay with Rouge until everything was sorted out with Amy and Red.

As Amy and the landlord had settled the furniture, when it would be delivered and how much it'd all cost, Amy joined Red in the backyard sitting area.

"Hey, Red." Amy looked sheepishly at the tree above Red.

"Hi."

..."are you ma-?"

"No."

Amy knew she was mad, but she wasn't showing it so she MUST like something! It was around 3 by now and neither one had eaten anything since 12. Amy had an idea. She got out her phone and dialed a number, she retreated to the kitchen to make her call, leaving Red alone once again in the sitting area.

'Does she expect me to be excited? Ecstatic? Fantastic? I'm even farther from school and I'm farther from Noah! Which reminds me... I wonder if he found out where Chavannes was going...?' Just then, Amy had come back, this time with Shadow. A little startled, Red shot up. The sight of Shadow looking so HAPPY... Was a surprise to Red, the way Amy described him before... This... It made Amy seem COMPLETELY wrong!

"Oh, sorry, Red, didn't mean to startle you, I'm on my lunch break. Amy thought it'd be a good idea to check out the area here." Shadow chuckled slightly, holding Amy by the waist.

"How about some late lunch?" Amy smiled hopefully, she didn't want her best friend to be too upset. Besides, she was doing it for both of them!

Red looked a little concerned at Amy's smile... She looked like she was trying too hard... "Maybe..."

"Close enough!" Amy squealed. She grabbed Red into their embrace and Shadow mumbled the words 'Chaos Control', transporting them to the shopping heart of Emerald Coast.

They scoped the area, looking at shops, meeting the bosses at some establishments and best of all, eating samples and eating in general. Red had to admit, regardless if she was mad, she loved good food.

"Rose?" Shadow tapped Amy's shoulder mid conversation with Red.

"What's up?" Amy turned quickly, placing a finger to Red's lips, causing her to stop and listened attentively for Shadow to continue.

"My break ended about an hour ago..." He chuckled, looked down and fidgeted his fingers.

"Whoa, why didn't you TELL me? Oh, my chaos... What if-? No, I won't jinx it!" Amy stood up frantic, questions leaking from her mouth and mind.

"Rose, I just didn't want this time to end! You must understand!" Shadow said with a smile, standing up and grabbing Amy by the waist pulling her close. Their foreheads touching, and their eyes locking.

"Shadow, stop! Red is here..." Amy blushed furiously, she burried her face in his fur. He chuckled abit. The sight of Amy embarrassed was adorable to him. Instead of arguing with her, he kissed her lips, waved good bye to Red, and was off to his job, late ...

"Ah, Red..." Amy sighed sitting back down at the table with their scraps on it. "I know how you feel around Noah... I love it..."

"Gah! I forgot! Again!" Red pounded the table and dug in her pockets. She found what she was looking for as she dug put her phone, and opened her messages. Her eyes scanned the screen and her eyes widened...

Chaptah 10 is double parted first part up soon :3

R&R , Loves.