Okay, I may have told a teeny, tiny white lie when I call myself naming the next chapter. I tried, but it just didn't work. So, I'll hold that off for now. Good news is, I'm finally updating this. Just to occupy the time...
Disclaimer: I don't own Amy Rose or Shadow the Hedgehog; they belong to SEGA.
x*The Mini Adventures of Shadow and Amy*x
-Chapter Two: Flowers-
Amy Rose confidently skipped up to the same little clearing she found Shadow in with a basket of flowers swinging from her arm. Like before, the ebony male was there, resting with his back to a tree. It was practically impossible to find the hedgehog anywhere else! When the pink female got close enough, she immediately plopped down in front of him.
Shadow's ears perked at the sound of the small 'thump' and dared to open one of his eyes. Upon seeing the small female, he inwardly sighed.
"Yes, Amy?" he asked breathlessly, already wanting the girl to go away. But his wish went unheeded, and the female moved the basket in his line of vision. Now, curiosity was getting the better of him.
"Today, I have a friendship activity for us to do!" Amy said, smiling brightly. With both eyes now open, the male sat up just a bit.
"A…friendship activity?" Shadow restated. The pink hedgehog giggled and nodded.
"Yes! You see, I have every flower indigenous to this particular region; or in this case, this forest. I want to know you're favorite kind, and see if you can guess mine!" she exclaimed.
The ebony hedgehog raised a questioning eyebrow, "Doesn't this seem a bit childish? Why not just ask me and be done with it?" he asked. The girl seemed to ignore him and take out a few from her basket.
"It's just more fun when you guess." she simply stated. However, Shadow didn't find that explanation satisfactory.
"Well, what if I don't have a favorite?"
"How about an orchid?" Amy said, holding the flower to him, completing ignoring his statement. The milky white plant looked good in contrast to his dark fur, much like his own chest fur. It must've been the right flower for him.
"No." The girl's face faltered for a bit, but she forced a smile before she tossed that one aside and grabbed another.
"What about a tulip?"
"No." Amy threw that aside and grabbed the next.
"A daisy?"
"NO."
"A pansy?"
"Do I look like a girl to you?" Shadow rudely replied. The pink female huffed.
"Violets."
"No."
"Petunias."
"Not a chance."
"Cherry blossoms?" Shadow tilted his head slightly as if he was thinking about his answer.
"…Somewhat." he said.
"Ha! I must be close!" Amy cheered, throwing her arms in the air.
"Not really." The small female growled. She had run out of flowers two guesses ago. He was making this difficult on purpose which was ruining the fun in the activity. Why was she still trying, she wasn't sure. But Amy Rose would not back down from a challenge!
"Magnolias?"
"No."
"Jasmines?"
"You do know those are poisonous, right?" Shadow asked, with a raised eyebrow.
"Only certain ones. But…you like dangerous things, don't you?" Amy accused. The ebony male shook his head and she dropped hers in defeat. It was hopeless at this point…
"Give up yet?" he asked, with a slight smirk. The pink hedgehog sighed, nodding her head once.
"I've named every flower I can think of off the top of my head! There are ton of flowers all over the world, how am I supposed to figure out-" she stopped when she heard him chuckling. It almost scared her because that was something Shadow the Hedgehog never ever did. His eyes were closed, and the smirk had grew in size.
"Really, you of all people should've guessed this first…" and then, without even looking, he plucked a plant near him from the ground and showed it to her. A beautiful pink rose was held carefully between his fingers, for the thorns were still attached.
"A rose? All this time, your favorite flower was…a rose?!" Amy exclaimed, eyes wide.
"It's somewhat unexplainable on my part, to be honest. You were right when you said I liked dangerous things. A rose with its thorns can be quite dangerous, if held wrong. The wild ones have far less petals than the ones in stores. I prefer natural beauty. Although, I favor the pink ones more…" Shadow said, trailing off. A blush appeared on Amy's face within seconds. It didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what he really meant.
Eyes still wide, the small hedgehog stood up, grabbed her basket - now empty - and went back the way she had came. If she didn't know any better, maybe things were warming up between them a little too fast…
Was he actually flirting with her? Or was it more of a joke for his humor? She nearly lost it when he called out to her;
"Am I to guess which is your favorite?" Shadow smirked when she squealed and ran. 'Who knew flowers told so much about people?' Amy wondered as she ran away.
Boom. All done. Now, I'm certain the next chapter will most likely either be Rainy Days, or Colors. That, I can promise. I'll eventually go back and change the last chapter, but I'm lazy…so it won't be soon. But it'll happen…
Until then… -D.A.K