Disclaimer: I don't own Shadow or Amy, they belong to SEGA, blah, blah, blah…
x*The Mini Adventures of Shadow and Amy*x
-Chapter Eight: Thinking Part I-
It was strange, yet intriguing at the same time. To think the whole thing started with her wanting to get to know him a lot better…
Amy stared at the rivulets of rain water on her window as the thunderstorm unleashed its fury on Earth. She wondered where Shadow currently was and if he was sheltered from the rain. A pang of sadness hit her heart, remembering he told her he basically lived outdoors. She sighed.
She cared for Shadow; she really did. She knew that, but to like him? As far she knew, he could be joking. But he's not the type to joke around with something so serious though…
Jade green orbs looked from her window to her dresser, decorated from one end to the other with pictures of her friends. In the center of them all, was the single picture of Shadow she had, and fortunately she was in it as well! The frozen scene of her and him back when Eggman still attacked New York, the two younger versions of themselves smiling for the front page of the newspaper with the rest of the gang posing behind them. Shadow had delivered the finishing blow and Amy was the one with the least amount of scars to be in front. He didn't smile, no, he smirked in triumph.
Amy smiled, seeing her thirteen-year-old self latching onto Shadow as she had done Sonic so many times. Could that have been where it had begun? Even the blind could see the faintest trace of a blush on his muzzle as the camera captured the image.
Was that the beginning of his 'feelings'?
She looked back to the window and sighed again, hating that the rain was ruining her chances of seeing the ebony hedgehog again. It had been a day or two since he revealed his uncertain emotions to her, but she found herself longing to see him in person, not a picture…
"Amy, a girl knows whether she's really in love or not. It's up to her to accept it." Vanilla had told her one day she had came crying over Sonics' usual rejection by running away. It was a bit too soon to love him, but could she like him back? It wouldn't hurt…but what would her friends think? What could it mean for her in a year? Two? Twenty?
Would she regret returning his supposed feelings?
I couldn't. He's my friend. That's how it usually starts out, anyway. The pink female turned over in her seat by her window, grabbing a nearby pillow and hugging it to her chest. She wished Shadow had a phone. She wanted to call him and ask him if he was okay, if he needed to come over until the rain stopped, if he needed someone to talk to - even just for a few minutes.
"Sure signs that you're in love would include thinking about that person all the time. Even if it's just a few minutes a day; if it's constant, it's love. Take little Cream, she's always talking about Tails."
She didn't always talk about him, but she had to admit she had been thinking about him. Otherwise, she wouldn't have even tried to approach Shadow that first time. She was thinking about him now!
I used to think about Sonic, too…
But shouldn't apply to the situation now. Shadow confessed he may like her, not Sonic. He treated like he did any of his other friends, like she treated any of them…with the exception of Shadow.
Could he have gotten the idea that my intentions were out of me liking him? Amy quickly shook her head at the thought. He's smarter than that. I still sort of liked Sonic that day. But after he got in my face like that, I blushed. That's when Sonic didn't matter anymore…
"Guys are as sensitive as we are. They can get their heart broken like we can. They fear rejection, too. The only difference between us is that there's a 'w' and an 'o' in front of the word 'man'; a 'f' and an 'e' in front of the word 'male'."
There were other differences; how a female hedgehog's quills went straight down like human hair, and the male's would stick out like their unintelligible animal counterparts. Shadow's may be a bit different, but I like them that way… The ability for a female to gyrate their hips much easier than a male. Surely Shadow hasn't paid attention to anything like that with any girl, much less me…
The rain now pattered against the glass as it came down harder than before. The darkened day sky becoming a blur from inside the house. Amy thought she saw something black moving in the distance, but shrugged it off.
A sigh of boredom escaped her lips this time, before she flopped face-down onto her bed the moment the doorbell rung. Sitting up, she blew her quills from her face. Who could be here in this storm? she wondered.
Getting up, she walked downstairs and went to her front door. Once she opened it, she found the one thing to brighten her day.
"Shadow…!"
Another two-for-one deal today. Second part is up, so go on and read that one as well.