A/N: Hi guys! Here is the next chapter of WTM. I'm glad that you guys seem to like this fic, and will appreciate your kind feedbacks forever. :) Thanks to: ShadowsAngel1, SoulHeart2011, Toxic the Hedgehog, aliciathewolf45, nadiamirah, Mike Birbiglia, brookdalebunny, MEGAANIMEFREAK27, Guest, Myestica, ShadowFanGirl29, BlackSandHeart, I LOVE SONAMY, casey10rok, Guest, Ella, QuirkyRevelations, Gamyie, Twilight the Wolf, Guest, Sazie, NecromancyIsMyGame, Amy roxs1, rose the hedghog and Shadow of Darkness 78 for the wonderful reviews they gave me in the last chapter. =) Also, a huge thank you to everyone who is following this story, and those people who faved it. ^_^

The Joke: The answer is... *Drumroll* MARCH! SoulHeart2011, Toxic the Hedgehog, aliciathewolf45, Mike Birbiglia, brookdalebunny, MEGAANIMEFREAK27, Myestica, ShadowFanGirl29, BlackSandHeart, casey10rok, Guest, QuirkyRevelations, Gamyie, Twilight the Wolf, Guest, Sazie, NecromancyIsMyGame, Amy roxs1, rose the hedghog and Shadow of Darkness 78. Well done you guys! *Cheers* :) Oh, and three reviewers reviewed with the name "Guest", so don't think that I accidently put more than one Guest. :P And without further ado, on to chapter 14, yay!

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Chapter 14

Shadow groaned and rolled out of bed, a yawn escaping from his mouth. He looked at the pink room, while rolling his eyes a little. Walking over to the door, he opened it and poked his head out. It was quiet. Too quiet. He thought to himself, narrowing his eyes. The ebony hedgehog made his way to Amy's bedroom, just to make sure that everything was ok. "Amy?" Shadow knocked on the wooden door, and when he didn't hear any movement or noise, he went inside. Red eyes trailed around the room, before resting on the bed. It was already made, and there was no sign of the pink female anywhere. "There's no need to panic, she's probably gone out. She did say something about going shopping yesterday." Shadow shrugged, and walked down the stairs and into the living room. "Yep, I was right." He snatched the note from the table, his eyes scanning it.

Morning! I've gone out to do some shopping, so don't panic, although you probably won't. I would have made you breakfast, but I didn't know what you would want, so help yourself! I'm sure you can find the things you want. Won't be long!

Amy

x

The black and red-streaked hedgehog chuckled, while shaking his head. Why did she think that he wouldn't panic? Never mind, I'll ask her when she's home. Shadow thought, squinting his eyes at the "x" at the bottom of the note. What does that mean? I'll ask her that too when she's back. Right now, I'm gonna find something to eat.

xXx

The pink female hummed to herself quietly, holding two shopping bags in each hand. Shopping wasn't so bad, I can't wait to show Shadow what I bought. Boy, is he going to be- Amy stopped in mid-thought as she rounded a corner, and ran into someone. "Sorry! I wasn't looking where I was goi-"

"Ames?" The person asked, causing Amy to gasp, then smile brightly.

"Sonic! It's you!" She dropped the bags from her hands, and reached out to hug him. Her arms were nearly around him, when she stopped herself, and smiled sheepishly. "Sorry." The rose hedgehog hadn't touched him since her plan, and she wasn't about to ruin it now. Amy bended down to pick up her bags, not seeing the blue hedgehog frown. The frown left Sonic's mouth when Amy got up, and he smiled instead.

"Don't worry. So, how are ya doin' these days Ames? I haven't seen you much." He said, knowing that it had something to do with a certain dark hedgehog...

Amy smiled at him, happy that her beloved Sonikku was talking to her. "Nothing. Well, I found out that Shadow lived on the roofs, and so I told him that he could come and live with me. I get lonely sometimes Sonikku, it's nice to have his company."

"Just be careful Amy, the guy can be dangerous." Sonic frowned at the idea of Shadow in the same house as Amy. He didn't know why he cared so much, why he got this strange feeling around Amy these days... She's your friend, and you're just looking out for her. He thought to himself, nodding mentally.

"It's nice to know that you care, Sonic," The pink hedgehog broke in through his thoughts. "But Shadow is a really nice guy, seriously. I don't know why people don't like him. He's my friend now too, Sonic, and he's so sweet! Calls me "Rose" now, my nickname from him maybe. He's a gentleman, always holding the door open for me when I'm behind him, and letting me go in first..." Amy trailed off, a small smile playing on her lips, her gaze somewhere very distant. She was completely unaware of Sonic frowning at everything she said, unaware of his hands clenching into fists at his side...

Gah! What IS this feeling? Why won't it go away? Why does it always come when Amy talks about HIM? Why does it feel like fire is running through my veins instead of blood? Why do I wanna hit someone? Why... Sonic trailed off in his thoughts, breathing deeply.

Amy blinked her eyes a few times, then smiled at the azure male brightly. The smile that lit up her whole face. The smile that made Sonic want to smile too... "Well, it was nice talking to you Sonic, but I've gotta go now. Shadow's waiting for me." She turned to walk away, only when she gave him one last sweet smile, and disappeared as soon as she turned another corner. Sonic watched after her, even though she was gone, and unclenched his fists, glad that Amy hadn't seen them like that.

"Time to go for a run." He muttered, rushing off.

xXx

"Hello, anyone alive here?" Amy asked in a joking tone, smiling once she saw Shadow sitting down on the sofa, with his arms folded across his chest. He rolled his crimson eyes and nodded a "hello", then unfolded his arms, watching the pink hedgehog as she came closer and dropped the bags on the floor. Amy flopped down on the sofa, and rubbed her sore feet. "Shopping can be tiring as well as fun." She muttered, before flashing the smile that brightened up the room. "Look at what I got you! You're gonna love it!" The rose female exclaimed enthusiastically, seeing one of Shadow's eyebrows rise up. She dug in through the bags, and fished out what she was looking for. In her hands, she held a scarf and a pair of gloves. "The weather has already got cold, but it's gonna get even colder, and so I thought that I should get you something that will keep you warm." Amy smiled, putting it down next to him. "I chose this particular one because it reminded me of you." She added, Shadow glancing at the scarf and gloves. It was red with black stripes going down the sides, and he was black with red streaks. He understood why it reminded her of him.

"Thank you, although I don't really think I'm going to be wearing it." He said, causing Amy to frown.

"Why not? Don't you like it? I thought you would." She said, clasping her hands on her lap, and looking down. Her quills covered her face, and she sighed.

"No, it's not that. It's just me being stupid. I'll wear it when I go out." Shadow hoped that he had made her feel better. God, he was such a jerk! Amy had bought him something, and instead of being grateful, he was being rude. He tried to glance at her face, and wondered if she was crying. Just as he thought that, the pink hedgehog looked up with a big smile on her face. The dark hedgehog managed a smile too, glad that he hadn't hurt her in any way. Shadow tried to ignore the soft spot in his heart, the one that was made just for her.

"Oh thank you Shadow!" Amy threw her arms around him, hugging him tightly. His eyes widened a little. The pink hedgehog was making it hard for him to breathe. "Oh, sorry." She giggled nervously, while letting him go.

"Don't worry." The dark hedgehog said, rubbing the back of his neck. He gave her a small smile, and said, "Aren't you gonna show me what else you bought.

Amy grabbed a bag, and starting taking things out from it. "Of course! I got this duvet cover for the guest room, and new curtains too. I know that all that pink stuff must be making you very uncomfortable." She giggled, and took out the red duvet cover.

"You really didn't have to do this, Rose. I was only messing with you about the pink stuff." Shadow said, watching the rose hedgehog roll her jade-green eyes.

"Yeah, well I wanted to. I'll change them later." Amy put the curtain and duvet cover inside, and took something else out of one of the other bags. "I got myself new pyjamas too! See?" She held up a purple short-sleeved top, with purple trousers that had bunnies all over them.

Shadow raised an eyebrow, before sighing. "Honestly, Amy. You didn't have to do all of this. Like I said before, I was only joking with you, I seriously didn't mean going shopping and buying new-"

"Shadow, I wanted to, ok? Even if you didn't say what you said about my pink stuff, I would have done this anyway. Well... I'm being honest now. I bought a new cover for the guest room bed and new curtains because of you. I wouldn't want to sleep somewhere where the whole room was blue or any other boyish colour." She smiled at him, putting her new pyjama away too.

"But I'm not staying here forever remember? I'll be leaving soon." The black and red hedgehog said, causing a frown to form on Amy's muzzle.

"Yes you are. Please Shadow, you have to! I get lonely here, and it's not like you don't have a room or something, so why can't you just stay?" She asked, a hopeful look on her face. Shadow sighed, and looked down. He played with his hands, which was very out of character for him to be doing it.

"I don't know. I just don't want to be any trouble, I guess. I've been enough trouble already." He said, not seeing the confusion flicker across the pink female's face.

"I don't understand. What kind of trouble? You've actually been very nice, and I enjoy your company. Hey! Wait a minute! You're my friend right? Can't friends share a house with another friend?" Amy asked, a huge smile spreading across her lips. She knew that she got him there. And she was right, because Shadow chuckled a little and shook his head, not as a "no" kind of way though.

"I guess they can." He smiled, and slumped deeper into the couch. He didn't want to admit that he was glad that she had let him stay. "You're a, er... Good friend, Rose." The dark hedgehog turned his face to glance at the clock, not seeing Amy's smile get wider.

"I know I am!" She giggled, grabbing all the shopping bags, and standing up from the sofa. The pink hedgehog was just about to walk away, when Shadow's voice stopped her in her tracks.

"Amy," He called out, watching her turn around, and tilt her head in confusion.

"Yes? Is everything alright?" Amy couldn't help but feel worried. Shadow's eyebrows shot up, and then he nodded his head.

"Of course, I just wanted to talk to you about this." He held out the note she had left this morning, and the rose hedgehog's mouth formed a little "o". She left the bags on the floor, and moved to sit next to him on the sofa. "Why did you think that I wouldn't panic if I didn't see you?" Shadow asked, surprising her as he frowned deeply.

"I-I don't know. You don't look like the type of person who would p-panic." Amy stuttered, Shadow's expression scaring her a little. His scarlet eyes were glowing a little, and his jaw was tense. He seemed a little angry for some reason. The dark hedgehog closed his eyes and heaved a deep sigh.

"I would panic, in fact I did panic." Shadow said softly, surprising the pink female with his words. "You've got to stop believing the stupid humans and the dumb faker about everything they say about me. I've got a heart, Rose, even if I'm not real myself. Black Doom made me, I'm sure you know that, but still... I can feel things the way a real hedgehog would, I can get hurt too, even if I'm an Ultimate Lifeform. You've seen that yourself." His eyes opened, and there was, for the first time, some emotion shown in them. Pain, loneliness... And something that Amy couldn't recognise, but still, she found herself gazing into his beautiful red orbs. "You're my friend now, so of course I would panic." He said it gently, snapping the pink hedgehog out of her trance.

"Sorry, I never thought of that. But it's nice to know that you care." Amy offereda little smile, and breathed in relief when Shadow returned it. "And of course you're real, don't say that ever again." She frowned, causing the darker hedgehog to chuckle softly.

"And what if I do say it again?" He teased, smirking. Amy felt her breath stop for a second, and then her heart started beating very quickly. What the-? Her eyes widened, and she felt a frown pulling at the corners of her lips. Her whole expression changed however, when she saw Shadow look in confusion at her.

"I'd never talk to you ever again!" She stuck out her tongue, and forced a laugh. I should just ignore what happened a second ago. The pink hedgehog nodded her head mentally, and smiled at the male hedgehog.

Shadow returned the smile with a small grin, and then pursed his lips, another out-of-character move for him. Amy couldn't help, but think that he looked really cute. "By the way, what does this mean?" He pointed to the "x" at the bottom of the note, the pink hedgehog leaning closer to take a look, and when she had, her whole face flushed red.

"Oh, that." Amy giggled, choking a little. Shadow raised an eyebrow at her weird behaviour, causing the small female to mentally slap herself. "That means, um... A k-kiss, I always put it at the end of my notes when I write to my friends." She said, scanning his face for any anger. She didn't know why he would be angry though, it wasn't anything bad. Alright, I'm just being stupid now. Amy thought, clasping her hands on her lap.

"Alright, I was just curious. I wanted to make sure that it wasn't some swear word or something." Shadow laughed loudly, causing the pink hedgehog to join in.

"Well," Amy stood up from the sofa again. "I'll sort out the shopping, will be back in a few minutes!" She hurried out of the room, not really knowing why. Shadow crossed his arms across his chest with an amused expression on his face, watching the petite female until he could no longer see her.

"Maybe being alive isn't as bad as I had always thought." He muttered, and didn't hold back the small smile that spread across his muzzle.

Hmmm... I wonder what Shadow is thinking at the last sentence. ;P Please review! I need to know what you guys think. :) Please? *Does her not-so-good puppy-dog eyes*

Joke: Where do cows go on a Saturday night? This joke is fairly easy too, so everyone should have a go at answering it. =) Don't forget to leave me a review, I'll be waiting for them! :) By the way, this chapter was longer, was it not? Well, I hope you guys enjoyed this chappie, bye!

-Amy

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