Chapter 11 :)
The simplest of days... Or is it?
It had been well over year since Red was confronted by Shadow and reassured everything was ok.
Amy got up stretching and cracking her back. Shadow, Rouge and Knuckles moved into her new abode, with all the space, why not? Amy slowly lifted herself from the bed to not wake Shadow who was actually sleeping deeply. She went to her dresser and pulled out a dolman top with pink butterflies on it, black jeans, a pink belt and her black flats.
She had gotten a new job, where she managed a little clothing shop, not to far up the block from her house. As she showered she remembered that she hadn't heard from Sonic, since mid January last year... Shaking the thought of him and changed she quietly got her phone and keys and headed for the bedroom door. That's when Shadow had gotten up and grabbed her hand.
"Eee!" Amy turned and saw him staring deeply, passionately. "Shady... You scared me!"
"I'm sorry, Rose. I thank you for letting me sleep more, but I had to get up almost as early as you today." He pulled her in close and gave her a good morning kiss, "I need to go into town."
"Oh, well I woulda woken you up, you know that. So are you coming with me?" Amy kissed back, looked up to meet those intoxicating red orbs and smiled.
"The stores I must attend to are no where near opening just yet," he paused, "but if you wish, I can take you to work."
She smiled, "its better than nothing! Cmon get dressed!"
"Wait for me downstairs, Rose. I'll be right there."
Amy obeyed and went towards the stairs quietly to not wake Knuckles or Rouge. As she glides swiftly down the stairs she waits by the door, excited.
'Aww ,Shadow and I have been dating for 1 year and 4 months! I am too jealous of Knuckles and Rouge. They have been married since February 5th last year and its May now... Now that's true love!' Her thoughts were interrupted by Shadow walking down the stairs in a red long sleeve and gray pants. He wore his normal hover shoes and he looked more awake.
"Ready, Rose?"
"Yea."
Much later...
It was sunny, and everything seemed warmer. Red had woken up late around 2 and silently got out of her new bed.
She looked around her red and dark pink room, she pulled back the heavy dark pink drapes to let the sun in and crack the window open a bit. Sea breeze and sunshine.
"Yawn... I wonder if anyone's home still..." Red had completed another year of college and was one semester and 6 months away from graduating with her bachelors degree. So much time had passed, Red had stopped being the shy, little pup everyone knew her for and become a carefree, loud dog. Thanks to Shadows pep talk about a year ago, the words stuck to the back of her eyelids...
She changed her clothes to dark blue sweat pants and a white tank top and left her room to check on Rouge.
"Knock. Knock! Rouge you guys decent?"
"Coming!" Rouge called and opened the door, "Hey, sweetheart, good afternoon."
"Same to you, hey, Uncle Knuckles, is Amy back yet?" They had become a close knit 'family' over the pass year or so. 'Uncle' was just a term she used to call Knuckles old.
"Hey, Brat, Hehehe." Knuckles snickered back and turned his head to the t.v.
"Amy went to work around 8. Shadow went with her and I haven't seen them since. Are ya hungry?" Rouge said taking out her iPhone checking the time.
"Starving... Heehee, ill text Shadow to find out when he's comin back." Red took out her iPhone and started her text walking away.
"I'll order some pizza!" Rouge shut her door and sat on the bed with Knuckles.
"And... Send." Red finished her text and began walking down the stairs. "What's that?"
There had been a delivery of some sort, and a package had been left on the side of the door. Red went up to it curiously and read that it was To Shadow. She opened the front door and stood on the porch.
"Hmm.. "
As she went back inside she heard a honking sound from behind her, it was the pizza guy.
"Ooh, pizza... Rouge!"
"Hold on! knuckles you go get it, I'm not dressed right!" She whispered to knuckles upstairs.
"Siigh..."
Knuckles came down the stairs and to the door giving the money to Red and snatching up the three pies the thin delivery boy had held. Red gave a look of disbelief to the retreating Knucklehead and handed the exact amount to the boy, and shut the door.
"Piiizzaaaa" Red licked her chops and went to the kitchen where Rouge already sat and Knuckles already eating.
Bzzz
"Oh. Must be Shadow."
Hey, Red. Yea, this morning I took Amy to work and headed to town. She'll be home... Maybe around 4 and I'm on my way home.
-Shadow
Oh. cool :) we ordered pizza! Better hurry before it gets cold! Or worse, GONE XD, plus you got a package
_Red
"Shadows on his way home. And Amy'll be back in about an hour." Red said snatching a slice and munching away.
"Hello?" Keys jingled from the foyer and bags shuffled.
"Shadoooow!" Red got up and went to Shadow.
"She's gotten close to him..." Knuckles wiped his mouth with a napkin and watched as Red hopped over to Shadows side smiling and talking to him.
"That isn't a bad thing, at all, actually." Rouge looked at Red than at Knuckles. "Kinda like a father figure, you know?"
It was silent. "Yea..." Knuckles stared down at his four slices of pizza and pushed it to the center of the table.
"Here's your package! I don't know how long its been here though..." She heaved the box up to let Shadow examine it better.
"Oh, it finally came. Thank you, Red. But I'll take this off your hands now." He breezily took the box onto his shoulder and asked. "Mind if you take those groceries to the fridge before they spoil? I'll be down shortly."
"Sure!" Red grabbed the grocery bags and walked to the kitchen as Shadow retreated to his and Amys room.
"Oh, knuckles help her with those?" Rouge tapped Knuckles' shoulder and he cooperatively got up and took half her load.
"Thanks, Rouge, Uncle Knuckles." She snickered and emptied the contents of her load and filled the cabinets and fridge with the food.
"Brat. Hehehe." He had done the same with his groceries.
"So how was everyone's morning?" Shadow came down in something simpler, a black tshirt and black basketball shorts. He was barefoot now.
"Hehehe, I woke up like 30 minutes ago, so pretty short." Red quickly responded giving a sheepish smile to Shadow.
"We woke up soon after you guys left to keep an eye on things. So far? Uneventful." Knuckles stated staring at his empty grocery bag puzzled.
"Ah, I see. Now, I have a question I would like to ask you all, but I wish to keep this in this very room. Nothing leaves. Understood?" Shadow leaned against the wall and crossed his arms, making his fluffy chest puff out more.
(Hehehehehehehe xD)
"What is it then? Go on." Rouges ears perked up greatly, seeing as how Shadow looked serious.
"Well..."
Nerve wracking silence filled everyone's being.
…
"I want to propose to Amy."
Seeing how he used her first name, he HAD to be serious.
"Ah!" Red hugged Rouge tightly bouncing for joy.
"Wow, that's a big step there, buddy." Knuckles looked at him puzzled.
"I know."
"Wow, I woulda never thought! This is great Shadow! Oh, think of Amy's expression..." Rouge put a hand to her cheek imagining.
"This is so great!" Red pounced to Shadows side, her ears down and her tail wagging fast.
"I hope so." Shadow rubbed his quills sheepishly.
"Don't seem so nervous! You came to this decision for a reason!" Knuckles looked at Shadows disposition.
"How did you come to this?" Rouge asked.
"Oh, uh, that movie we watched a couple weeks ago? Click I think it was?" He thought and nodded. "Yea, it was that one. Well, it taught me that I shouldn't thinking of what would happen, or else the things that COULD happen would happen to late."
"Aww, that's so cute... How do you expect to carry this out?" Red tugged on Shadows arm.
"I got a dress for the occasion. I also reserved a table at a restaurant for next week. Then I'll 'pop' the question." Shadow smiled victorious.
"Ah. So that was the box? Was there more to it?" Knuckles smiled slyly.
"Dirty minded echidna. No, the reason it was sorta heavy was cuz I ordered two pairs of shoes, one that I like and one that she might like." Shadow face palmed and explained.
"Hehehe, so no help settin the mood?"
"Knuckles Hush!" Rouge smacked his head lightly, pouting.
"Hehehe, babe it was a joke!"
Red giggled and looked at Rouge acting motherly.
Shadow smiled and noticed the time. He began walking to the foyer.
"If any word should get out... You'll be evicted, and humiliated. Or worse." He said finally walking from the kitchen to the rec room on the other side of the foyer.
"Or worse...?" Knuckles shivered, only once had he experienced 'or worse'. It was NOT pretty.
"Wow, I can't believe it! Amy would be so surprised..." Rouge chuckled clapping her hands in front of her.
"Oh, why would I be surprised?"
Nyah-nyah-nyah-nyah nyah :D I found the perfect way to end my story!
It's not ending yet tho... Heheheh.