A/N: Hey lovely readers! I'm back with another chapter of WTM. :) A quick thank you to: aliciathewolf45, ShadowsAngel1, MEGAANIMEFREAK27, Ella, BlackPetals23, casey10rok, Myestica, QuirkyRevelations, LilSassySally, Gamyie, ShadowofDarkness, Moonlight-Shadows12, Excel-The-Hedgehog, Twilight the Wolf for reviewing the last chappie! Thanx for all of your support guys, I mean it! =) Enjoy chapter, er... 16! YAY!
Disclaimer: Sadly, I don't own Sonic The Hedgehog. :(
Chapter 16
"Shadow, what would you like for lunch?" Amy walked in the living room, sitting down on the sofa beside the ebony male. "I've changed the curtains and duvet cover of your room, by the way." Shadow turned his head to look at her, and then nodded his head slowly.
"Um, thanks, I guess." He said, causing Amy to flash a bright smile in his way.
"You're welcome! What should I cook for lunch? Help me out here, Shadow!" The pink hedgehog grabbed the remote control and started flipping through the channels. "There's nothing on the TV either! Why does life have to be so boring?" Amy rolled her jade-green eyes, and then with a huff, turned the television off. One of Shadow's eyebrows rose, and there was a glitter of amusement in his crimson eyes. "What?" The rose female asked, watching the black and red-streaked hedgehog shake his head.
"Nothing." When Amy didn't move and just kept on staring at him, Shadow said, "Fine. It's just that you're acting really stressed out for no reason." The pink hedgehog stuck out her tongue out at him playfully.
"Whatever-Hey, I know! Let's cook something for lunch, and then we can spend the afternoon watching a movie! It's been such a long time since I last watched something!" Amy smiled enthusiastically, standing up from the sofa. "What do you think?"
Shadow shrugged. "Sure, I don't really mind." He reached for the remote, but before he could grab hold of it, Amy snatched it up and shook her head.
"You mister, are gonna help me in the kitchen." The rose-coloured hedgehog waved the remote away from Shadow's hands, holding it behind her back. "Come on, what are you waiting for?"
"First of all, I don't know how to cook so you don't need me in the kitchen, and second of all I'm tired and I just want to sit down somewhere." Shadow said, slumping on the couch. The petite female put her hands on her hips, making sure that Shadow couldn't snatch the remote from her hands, and let out a "humph".
"I'm the one that went shopping, and you're the one that's tired? I don't get it at all. Get up! Or I'm going to make you!" Amy tried to do her most threatening face, but ended up making Shadow burst out laughing.
"Really? I'd like to see you try." He smirked, causing Amy's heart to flutter around in her chest. She frowned, wondering why she got this feeling these days. It felt wrong, yet somehow very right. Shadow lost his smirk, his face melting back to the expressionless mask. "What's the matter?" He asked, cutting in through her thoughts. The pink hedgehog blinked, and then shook her head.
"Nothing." Amy shook her head off the thoughts, and grinned at him. "I'm gonna have to drag you if you don't hurry!"
The ebony hedgehog, again, started chuckling. "Like I said, I'd like to see you try and drag me to the kitchen." Shadow said, watching Amy give him a, you-asked-for-it look, which only made him laugh even harder. The pink hedgehog grabbed one of his hands, and started pulling with all of her strength. He sure is heavy! She couldn't help but think, and with a glance at his smirking face, pulled even harder. She wasn't about to let him think that she couldn't do a simple thing such as this, although it was quite true that she couldn't. Don't give up Amy! Pull harder and show him who is boss!
After a few more seconds, Shadow sighed and let Amy pull him up. When he saw the look of victory on her face, he said, "You didn't succeed, I let you pull me up." He just smirked at her when she glared at him, and began stretching his arms above his head. "Let's go then, or do you want me to sit back down?" Amy stopped glaring, and smiled.
"Let's go." With that said, she grabbed his hand in her small one, and started heading for the kitchen.
xXx
Amy hummed as she made the pasta, glancing at Shadow from the corner of her eye and watching him roll his eyes. "Lunch is nearly ready." She said, turning around and watching him jump down from the counter.
"Let's see." Shadow walked over to Amy, and looked over her shoulder at the cooking pasta.
"Now do you know what pasta is?" The pink hedgehog teased, Shadow moving away to glare at her with his fierce red orbs. He was doing it playfully of course. Amy remembered the time she used to be intimidated by him, how she thought he was kind of scary. It made her want to laugh at herself now when she thought about it; there was nothing scary about Shadow.
"Ha, ha, ha. Very funny," The ebony male said sarcastically, watching giggles erupt from Amy's mouth.
"It sure is!" Amy moved over to serve the pasta, leaving Shadow to sit down on the counter again.
As Amy was taking out dishes, Shadow said, "Is this the only thing that you can cook?" The pink hedgehog turned around to give him a confused face.
"What? Why are you asking me this? Of course not, I can cook a lot of other things as well." She said, grabbing a big spoon, and serving the pasta on the plates from the pan.
Shadow shrugged, swinging his legs back and forward. "That was the only way to start a conversation."
"We don't have time for conversation now; the food is ready." Amy finished putting all the pasta in the plates, and then moved to the sink to put the pan inside it. She poured sauce over the two plates, and sprinkled something on the pasta that Shadow had no idea what it was. Amy grabbed her plate, Shadow mimicking her every movement. They headed to the small table in the kitchen that only had three chairs. The pink hedgehog took a seat, motioning for the ebony male to also take a seat. Shadow sat down across from Amy, setting his plate down.
"It smells nice." He said, in an effort to compliment her. It worked because the rose female smiled up at him brightly.
"Well, start eating then." Amy grabbed the fork lying next to her plate, and starting eating. Shadow was still like a statue for a second, but then he also took his fork, and began digging in his food. At first the pasta tasted delicious for him, but after a few mouthfuls, his tongue started burning.
"What the-"He took the cup of water from the table, and took big gulps of the fresh, cool water. The black and red-streaked hedgehog stopped when the water finished, moving the cup away from his lips. Amy giggled slowly, and then with a swift glance from Shadow, stopped and smiled apologetically.
"Sorry, I shouldn't have put spice on your plate, want more water?" She pushed her cup of water to him, not looking really sorry. Shadow glared fiercely at her, but took the cup and drank. When his tongue wasn't burning anymore, he shot the pink hedgehog another glare.
"You did it on purpose, didn't you." It wasn't really a question, more of a statement.
Amy cleared her throat, and this time, she really did look sorry. "I'm really sorry, ok? It was only on one part of your plate though, so you won't taste it again, I swear!" She bit her lip, scanning his face for any anger, but there was none.
"Make sure that it doesn't happen again." The frowning male hedgehog said, eating the rest of his pasta.
"I won't, I promise!" Amy replied, shoving her plate away from her as she had already finished her food. "Hurry up, Shadow." She said impatiently, standing up and taking her plate and cup with her. Before she could walk to the sink, Shadow gave her another glare.
"What? You want me to choke this time?" He rolled his eyes, and finished the last bit of his pasta. Standing up from his seat, he also grabbed his plate and cup, following the pink hedgehog to the sink. When he got there, he dumped them into the sink, and turned to look at Amy. "I'll be waiting for you in the sitting room." He said, and before the rose female could say anything, he walked out of the kitchen.
"Jerk," Amy muttered, and turned on the tap with a sigh. "I cooked our lunch; I was hoping that he would wash the dishes.
xXx
Amy walked into the living room when she had finished washing the dishes. She moved to a small table in the corner of the room, and took out some movies from the drawer. "What kinds of movie do you like, Shadow?" She asked, taking a seat next to him on the sofa.
The ebony hedgehog shrugged his shoulders, staring at the TV screen blankly. "I don't know. Whatever you like," He said, throwing the remote in the air and then catching it. Amy laid out the movies on her lap, and looked at them thoughtfully. She pursed her lips, and then held up one of the movies.
"Let's watch this one then, I haven't watched it before. And I'm sure that you don't want to watch a chick flick, do you?" Shadow didn't answer, and Amy got the thought that maybe he didn't know what it was. "Never min-"
"No, of course not," He said after a few seconds, stopping the petite hedgehog in her sentence. "What is the movie called?"
"Night of the Living Dead, sounds scary right?" She said, moving to insert the disc in the DVD player. Shadow shrugged again, and tried to get more comfortable on the sofa. When Amy put the movie on, she grabbed the remote, walked over to the dark hedgehog, and tossed it to him. "I'll be back; just going to get some popcorn and drinks."
After a few minutes, Amy came with a tray that had two cans of coke in it, and two bowls of something that was white with some gold mixed with it. Shadow supposed that was the popcorn. The pink hedgehog set down the tray on the table in front of them, and turned to walk to the windows. "Rainy days have one good thing about them; the skies are always dark." She pulled the curtains, and the room got dark. "Yay, now it looks like it is night time!" She walked to the sofa, and jumped next to Shadow.
"What would be the matter if it was light?" The ebony hedgehog asked, playing the movie.
"It's better if movies are watched in somewhere that's dark, it has a nice effect. If it was light right now, you wouldn't be able to see the screen properly, because the light reflects the TV screen. "Amy replied, grabbing her bowl of popcorn. She gave Shadow his bowl, and smiled slightly. "Let me guess, you've never seen or tasted popcorn before."
Shadow rolled his eyes, and stuffed some of the white stuff in his mouth. It tasted nice. "Whatever, watch the movie, it's starting."
xXx
Amy took a sip of her coke, her eyes wide open and glued to the screen. She munched her popcorn slowly, watching the zombie sneak behind a girl's back, and start reaching for her with his slimy green hands. "Ahhh!" Amy screamed, burying her face into Shadow's chest. The ebony hedgehog rolled his eyes, glancing at the clock on the wall. Half past two. This had to be the most boring and stupidest film he had ever watched. Why doesn't it end? He thought, and couldn't understand why the pink hedgehog over-reacted like that over a movie. Just as he was thinking that, he felt Amy whimper in his arms.
"Do you want me to turn it off?" He asked, the rose hedgehog immediately pulling away and shaking her head quickly.
"Of course not, I'm watching it." She pulled away from him completely, stuffing more popcorn in her mouth. Shadow sighed, and slumped deeper in the couch. His popcorn had finished a long time ago, and he was starting to feel quite bored. When Amy was about to hide her face in his chest again, the doorbell rang. She stood up, got the remote to pause the movie, and looked at Shadow. "I'll see who it is, you stay here." And with a quick smile at him, she was gone.
I wonder who it is. Please be Sonic! I haven't seen him in like forever. Amy thought, opening the door. Shadow was with her, so she wasn't worried about the person being a killer or something. She looked up from her bangs, her lips stretching out in a wide smile. "Sonic!" The azure hedgehog looked at her with a nervous smile, one of his hands behind his back.
"Hey Ames, how ya doin'?" He asked, watching her eyes sparkle as she looked at him, brushing her bangs aside from her eyes. The blue hero felt his heart start to beat faster, and when he thought about it, it always quickened when he was around Amy. She's so beautiful. I hope that she hasn't moved on from me. Sonic thought sadly, calling himself stupid again for not figuring out his feelings for her sooner.
Amy snapped out of her trance, her jade-green eyes scanning him from head to toe. Sonic was slightly wet from the light rain, and she saw him fight the urge to sneeze. She gasped, grabbed a hold of his arm, and then dragged him inside. "You're going to catch a cold if you stay out in the rain! Don't you ever listen to me?" She scolded the blue hedgehog, Sonic stopping her.
"I have something very important to tell you. Is, um, Shadow here?" He whispered the last part, causing Amy to raise an eyebrow.
"Yeah... Come to my room then, we'll still have to pass Shadow though." She started heading to the living room, the zure male right behind her. When they got there, Amy frowned and scanned the room. "Must have gone to the bathroom." She shrugged, leading Sonic up the stairs. Once they were in her room, Amy closed and locked the door. "Ok, what is it? And why is your hand behind your back?" The pink hedgehog asked, moving to sit down on her bed. She didn't know if she was just seeing things, or if Sonic really was blushing. Weird. Amy thought, narrowing her eyes a little.
The blue hero cleared his throat, and walked over to Amy. "Ames, there's something I've gotta tell ya."
"Go on then." The rose female said simply, tilting her head to the side while trying to figure out Sonic's strange behaviour.
"Um, for you." He held out the hand that he was hiding until now, and in it held a red rose. Amy gasped, and smiled widely. Sonic had never given her a rose before... Well, he had once, but that was only because she was upset and he wanted to make her feel better. But this time, she wasn't even sad. Could it mean he liked her?
"Awh! Thank you, thank you, thank you!" She squealed, and took the rose, breathing in the scent, her eyes fluttering shut. Sonic smiled, happy that he had made her... Well, happy.
"Amy, there's something else I have to tell you." He said, with a hint of nervousness in his voice. Now Amy was really starting to wonder. Does he like me? She thought, feeling her heart start to beat faster.
"What?" She asked, her eyes trailing across his face, trying to see if she could figure out something.
Sonic looked down, and this time, Amy saw his muzzle flush in a darker shade than before. "I l-like y-you."
How was this chapter? I promised that I would make this chapter longer, and I did. Just know that I don't break promises. :P
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Until next time,
-Amy
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