A/N: I'm really sorry for not updating sooner. :( I was too busy revising for exams and you know how that is like. *Sigh* Let's just hope that you guys will like this chapter. =)

Disclaimer: I don't own anything that has to do with Sonic The Hedgehog.

Chapter 3

"Ok, If I was a guy who hated crowded places and liked quiet areas, where would I be?" Amy said out loud, holding her chin in thought. She was currently standing in front of her house, dressed up in her trademark red dress. The pink hedgehog hadn't forgotten about her new mission. In fact, she was out here, looking for the dark hedgehog. "Hmmm... Maybe I should go and look in the park, there is a 50% chance that he could be there." With that said, the rose hedgehog happily made her way down the path of her house.

xXx

As Amy was getting nearer to the park, a blue figure caught her eye. Sonic? She thought, squinting her eyes, watching the azure male gulp down a mouthfull of chillidogs. One part of her wanted to just go and hug the life out of him, but the other part reminded her of her plan to get Sonic to confess his love to her. The female's eyes twinkled with a little glow. she just knew that he liked her, but she would have to stick to the plan if she wanted to hear it from him. Anyway, the plan won't stop me from talking to him. Besides, I can give him a big shock by not hugging him. Ha! I can't wait to see his expression. Amy smiled to herself, keeping her eyes fixed on the blue hero. Looking out for any cars, she walked across the street.

"Hi Sonic!" Amy greeted him with a big smile.

The blue hedgehog turned around. His cheeks were stuffed with chili-dogs, while some sauce trickled down the corner of his mouth. Realising that he wasn't very presentable, Sonic quickly grabbed a tissue and wiped his mouth. "Hiya Ames. How ya doin'?" He asked her, a small smile on his mouth.

Amy clasped her hands behind her back. It was getting hard trying to resist hugging him and she wanted the urge to go away. "I'm doing fine Sonic, how are you doing? You know, with all that saving the world stuff." The pink hedgehog asked, putting a bigger smile on her face.

Sonic winked and gave her a thumbs up, "I'm doing good Amy, saving the world is getting a lot easier." He grinned. Just as he was about to start boasting, he noticed something. Amy didn't hug him. Strange. Thought Sonic, eyeing the female before him in confusion.

Amy grinned slightly, knowing that he now realised that she didn't hug him. "Ok Sonic, it was nice talking to you, but I better be going now." She said, which was of course true. She really wanted to find out why Shadow was always so-

"You didn't hug me Amy." Sonic said, tilting his head a little to the side in confusion. "Why?" He added, looking in her eyes as if they would give him the answer.

"Do you want me to?" Amy asked, putting her hands in front of her, in a "give me a hug" gesture.

Sonic's eyes widened, while he shook his head and took a few steps back. The petite hedgehog frowned, crossing her arms across her chest. "That's not what I meant Ames, It wasn't like you, so I was wondering if you were ok." He replied, smiling.

"Whatever Sonic, I've got to go now." Amy scowled a little, angry at herself for even THINKING that HE, SONIC the hedgehog, would like someone like HER. She threw a glare at Sonic, who flinched slightly, knowing that he must have upset her for some unknown reason. The pink female stomped away angrily, Sonic watching her with a confused face.

"I wonder what that was all about." The blue hero scratched his head a little, shrugged his shoulders, then went back to stuffing his cheeks with chili-dogs. "Ah, I can never get enough of this heavenly food."

xXx

"I should've known that he would never like me." Amy frowned, kicking some stones out of her way. She was getting even more nearer to her destination. "I need to stop over-reacting a lot, he didn't tell me that he didn't like me, so why is it getting to me?" She asked herself, shaking her head a little. "Ok, so he doesn't want me to hug him, but maybe that's because he's shy." Amy reasoned, nodding to herself. Yeah, that was it. "Oh I don't care it that's not the reason! I'm gonna think about this later, right now, I have to focus on Shadow."

xXx

The pink hedgehog finally stopped in front of the enormous park, before going in. She walked around some flowers and then to the bench she had sat on the previous day. Standing in front of the bench, Amy trailed her eyes across the park, trying to catch a glimpse of the dark hedgehog. Not seeing him anywhere else, she looked at the tree from yesterday, but to her disapointment, she saw no one. "Oh..." Her ears flattened slightly.

Amy had actually been looking forward to seeing the ebony hedgehog, and not finding him here was a bit disapointing. She was still intimidated by him, but she could tell that deep down, Shadow did care for people. A smile formed on her glossed lips. Amy remembered how the black and red streaked hedgehog had once saved her from a robot, when Sonic wasn't there. She closed her eyelids, recalling the memory.

*Flashback*

"Are you ok?" Shadow asked, his arms crossed across his chest. His red eyes glanced at the pink hedgehog standing before him.

Amy smiled slightly, trying to not notice how intimidating he looked right now, especially with his attention on her. "I'm fine, thanks to you." She replied honestly, looking at the metal scraps lying on the floor. The darker hedgehog nodded slightly, turning around, and skating out of sight. Amy watched him leave, her smile widening a bit. "Why are people afraid of him again?" She questioned, before laughing slightly. "I'm one to talk! I'm kinda scared of him myself, and I'm expecting people to not be afraid of him? That's just... I don't know." She looked at the place he left from, and added, "He's actually kinda caring, but doesn't show it much."

*End of flashback*

Amy smiled again at the memory. As she turned to leave, her eyes landed on a dark hedgehog with red stripes. "Shadow..." She muttered, her eyes twinkling with joy. With Shadow here, it meant that she could get on with her mission and not go home. Her smile widening, Amy looked at Shadow, who had no clue that she was watching him.

The mentioned hedgehog was walking in a normal pace, throwing his green chaos emerald in the air, then catching it. Feeling eyes on him, he frowned and then turned to look for the person who was "Spying" on him. With his frown deepening, red orbs watched the pink hedgehog, known as Amy Rose, walk up to him. What does she want now? He thought, narrowing his eyes at her.

Amy stood in front of Shadow. She knew that he was probably wondering what she was doing here, standing in front of him. "Hello Shadow! It's very nice to see you!" Amy greeted the dark hedgehog warmly.

With his eyes narrowing even more, Shadow's lips moved slowly. "What do you want?" He asked, crossing his arms across his chest. Amy sighed, she already knew that he was going to ask her that.

"Do I always have to want something to talk to you Shadow?" She asked, frowning at the ebony hedgehog. The male closed his eyes before opening them again.

"Well, you have to have a reason to talk to me. Hmph, why would you want to talk to me anyway?" He replied, his voice calm as always.

Amy smiled a little. " Well, I always see you walking around, not talking to anyone, sometimes even looking sad, and it makes me wanna-"

"Save it. I don't need your pity." He whispered harshly, turning around to leave. Amy's eyes widened, while she held on to his shoulder to stop him from going. Shadow's head turned slowly, looking at her, then at the hand on his shoulder. The pink hedgehog quickly pulled her hand away, as if it was about to catch fire.

"S-sorry." She stuttered, backing up a few steps. "I didn't mean for it to sound that way. That was not what I was aiming for." Amy breathed heavily, wondering if he would hurt her for touching him. "What I did mean was-"

"I don't have time for you right now." He muttered, turning around to leave, looking back at her, then skating away... Again.

Amy watched him leave the park, then sighed heavily. "You have to stop running away Shadow, It's getting really annoying now." She said, slumping down on the nearest bench. "I made NO progress today." A frown settled on her lips. "Tomorow... Tomorow I will find something about you Shadow." Amy stood up and looked at some flowers. "Tomorow..."

So, how was it? I'm sorry if there are any spelling mistakes, I'm writing this in wordpad and it hasn't got a spelling and grammer checker. Also, a huge thank you to everyone who has been reading and reviewing this story. You guys don't know how happy your reviews make me. :)

I'll see you all soon!

-Amy

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