They weren't filming a fighting movie or anything. They were filming a modern drama. The only thing that could have injured him was when he saved her from her fall. She thought back to the look on his face that day. At first she thought it had been a look of worry, but maybe it was a look of pain? Why would he sacrafic himself to save her anyway? Amy tried to think that maybe her first assumption was correct, but she didn't want to over think what was happening. She looked around at Shadow and decided to ask him directly, "Why did you save me?"

His fingers trembled on the bed and he forced his head to turn and look at her. He tried to come up with an excuse in his head, "If anything happened to you, I would have to explain it to Sonic."

'I love you, I couldn't just let you get hurt right in front of me.'

"Oh." After staying silent after that, Amy remembered why she was there. She looked at the wound on his back. She wanted to help but she was scared she would hurt him. She pulled her hand back from his fur, "Does it hurt?" His fingers dig deeper into the matress as her weight adjusts, giving her a non verbal answer. She reached over and opened her bag, taking out the things she had bought at the pharmacy. She had picked up a disinfectant, ointment, and bandages. She first picked the cotton swabs and disinfected his back. Shadow hissed the moment it touched the open wound. She let her anger take over as she took care of him.

"Why didn't you tell anyone you were injured in the first place? Even if you didn't want other people to know, you still should have gone to the hospital and gotten checked up on. If the wound isn't properly handled, it could get infected. With an injury like this, you also shouldn't be drinking. Why did you decide to drink when you were hurt? For someone your age, you need to be taking better care of yourself." She said one thing after another and didn't stop as the frustration filled her voice. He listened to her ramble on, and his heart melted at hearing her care so much for him. He let himself fall asleep under her care, a small smile gracing his lips.

When Amy finished, she grabbed a bottle of water and some anti-inflammatory medicine. She went over and was about to demand he take it when she realized he had fallen asleep. She watched his body move up in down as he breathed. Then she looked to see a small smile on his face. She smiled too, leaned down and kissed his cheek, than stood up. She lightly put some bandaging on his wound and then covered him with a blanket. Then she picked up her own bag and left the bedroom.


When Shadow woke up, it was dark out. All the lights in his room were out also, it was pitch black. Shadow turned his lights on, then reached around to touch his back. The bandage was there, so he knew Amy being at the mansion was not a dream. He then stood up from his bed and left the room. The mansion was quiet, as normally he was the only one who was there. He walked around the whole place to make sure Amy was there. When he saw no sign of her, he went back to his room to inspect once more. He found the pills and the bottle of water and took it, downing the contents quickly before sighing. It was then that he heard a faint sound coming from downstairs. He walked downstairs, and saw Amy walking in carrying a huge back into the dining room. She had not noticed him, so he leaned against a wall and waited for her to notice him. He watched her put food away in the fridge and the cabinets. She was ready to turn around and go find him when she jumped at the sight of him leaning against the wall. "Oh, I was just about to go looking for you. Go wash your hands, I got dinner."

Shadow stared at Amy silently for a while before moving over to stand right in front of her. His eyes looked over at the bags of warm food on the table. "You went and got take out also?"

"I can't cook, and I don't know what food you like, so I just bought some cheap stuff from the fast food places." Amy looked at the bags that were full of two cheeseburgers, two large fries, two cookies, and a drink holder with two drinks. He nodded and sat down in one of the chairs as he opened his bag and stuffed a burger in his mouth. Amy sat next to him quietly as she did the same with her own food. This continued until all that was left were the drinks they were sipping on. He sipped his drink, trying to think of some kind of conversation to have with her, then looked over. "How did you get in?"

"Climbed in through the window" Amy said casually.

He smiled at her antics. He pulled out his phone and sent her a quick text, just six simple letters. Her phone went off and she pulled it out, then gave him a look.

"It's the doors password to get into the mansion." He said simply. He then stood up to leave the dining room before he looked back over to her, "From now on, don't climb in through that window. If the security system goes off, the police will come and investigate. I don't want to have to bail you out of jail."

He left and went back upstairs to his room and Amy smiled to herself. She put her food away and then followed him upstairs. She walked into the room with him, and then opened a cabinet and pulled out the ointment. She showed it to him, "You should apply this everyday for a week until it heals. You can ask me to come put it on, or you can ask Tails." Shadow averts his eyes and Amy growls.

"In case you didn't know, Tails isn't just your assistant. He's your friend also. He's been worried sick just as much as the rest of us. You need to start treating him better." Shadow's ears flattened against the back of his head at her lecture. "It's getting late, so I'll head out first." Shadow said nothing, so then Amy grabbed her bag and said goodbye. It was only when the door shut and she wasn't in the room, that Shadow realized he had wanted her to stay. He picked up his phone quickly, calling a number,

"Temporarily close of the exit, and let those on duty go on break for half an hour. Thanks." Shadow ended the call, smiling to himself. He went to his bed and pulled out his laptop as he went over some important papers that the company had sent him today. With every letter he typed, he snuck a glance at his phone. After a while, his phone went off and he had to calm himself. He picked it up, "Yes?"

"The gates of the mansion are locked and there isn't anyone on duty to let me out. Do you have an access card?" He said yes, and purposely stood and pretended to look around. He even made some noise for Amy to hear through the phone. Eventually, he held up the access card to his face as he smirked.

"Oh I just remembered, two days ago I must have left it in the hotel in one of my other pant's pockets." He slid the card into the case of his pillow. "I guess I didn't bring it back."

"So how do I get out?"

"Come back and stay the night I guess." He didn't say anymore and hung up, leaving Amy on the other end with a shocked look on her face.


Shadow continued to work on his computer. Fifteen minutes later he heard her car coming. His lips curved upwards into a smile as his plan had been successful. When he heard her footsteps approach the door, his facade came back and his smile disappeared. She came back into the room, and sat on the end of his bed and played on her phone. He picked up the remote from his side and tossed it over to her. She gave him a thanks and looked through a few channels. She saw that the first movie Shadow had ever stared in was going to be playing after a live TV interview with Robotnik, so she put it on there, waiting patiently for the show to end so she could see the movie. Shadow saw she had stopped on the screen. While he was certain Amy felt nothing for Robotnik, he couldn't say the same for the latter. He knew Robotnik wanted to have Amy do favors for her roles. This sudden thought made him think deeper, and before the words could stop themselves, he had said out loud, "I think there is something going on between Sally and Robotnik."

"I wouldn't doubt it." Amy muttered. Shadow was surprised to hear her agree. He looked back at the TV screen, smiling when the show ended and the movie finally came on. She relaxed a little more, propping herself up on a pillow as she continued to watch. In the movie, Shadow was younger and much less calm. However, he was still mesmerizing. She was so into the show that she didn't hear Shadow's phone go off. He picked it up, "Hello?"

"It's Tails. I investigated the swing incident. There is some progress."

Shadow looked over at Amy, then proceeded to hop off the bed and walk into the hallway, "What progress?"

"The cut to the strings were done mechanically. It wasn't due to wear and tear. Someone went in and cut them. The only other person besides the crew who had been working on the set that were there was Sally. I suspect that she bribed the crew to not tell anyone. How do you intent to settle this incident without evidence?"

He knew something was off with the squirrel. He growled, "Even without evidence, there are other ways we can punish her."

"You mean... boycott? Are we boycotting Sally? For how long?"

"Permanently."

"What about her role in the show?"

"Get the script crew to reduce her screen time."

"You got it."

When Shadow ended the call, he walked back into the room. Just as he appeared, the screen was the kissing scene between his character and Rouge's. He looked at Amy, who was looking intently at the screen more than she had before. He looked also. Even though the kiss was fake and not real, it looked as if the two characters had put their entire heart and soul into the scene. He began to feel self conscious, and fear began to creep up inside his body. He went back to the bed and resumed working, "The kiss wasn't real. It just looks like it from an angle."

Amy nodded and turned to look at him, a glow in her eyes, "Even though it's about the angle, the visuals are amazing. The snow back ground also adds more emotion to the kiss. The image is so beautiful..." She blinks for a moment, "Wait, does that mean your kiss scenes aren't real?"

"Correct."

Amy stared at him in disbelief, "What about in 'Clouds' and what about 'Heaven'?"

"Also fake kiss scenes."

She listed a few other movies he had been in, even a few with bed scenes, and he said that they were still all fake. All of the kiss and bed scenes were either fake or angled or they used a substitue. He smirked and leaned down to her level, "You seem to be caught up with all the movies I'm in."

Amy's face flushed and she turned away, "I, uh, everyone loves your movies so I can't help but be a fan too." Amy crossed her arms, trying to ignore the blush rising to her cheeks. He wiggled closer to her and she felt her heart race as he got closer.

"Oh yeah? Which of my characters are your favorite?"

She turned in her spot to look at him. She curled around him as she spoke, but still kept a good distance between them. "My favorite movie of yours was the Longing, and that was also the one with my favorite character of yours."

He gave her a look, confusingly, "Why the longing?"

"You completely overshadowed the male lead in that movie!" She sat up as she spoke, "The love for the female lead, your character's sister, was forbidden. You were able to portray the restrain and struggle so well."

He nodded towards her, "It's one of my favorite movies as well, but it's also the one I hate too."

"Why is that?" Amy asked quietly, as the movie ended.

"It was the film that allowed me to live the life I have now..." He whispered, "But at the same time, it caused me to lose an important person in my life."

"Did you try to confess to her after that movie or something?" Amy asked, suddenly regretting the conversation.

"You could say something like that..." He mumbled. "I didn't confess, I just lost contact with her."

"Do you still talk to her?"

"We lost contact for a while." Shadow looked up at her green eyes, "But we came into contact recently. So we still talk now."

Amy pretended to be happy, and turned her head away from him, "In novels and drama's, couples usually end up together. I'm sure yours will be the same."

He squeezes his fist, trying to hint at her the situation, "I can't, she's married."

There was an awkward silence as neither of them knew what to say after that. Amy gulped, "Will you still love her even though she is married?"

"Yes." Shadow shot a look at her, one that was full of determination. "I wish I could stop loving her, but I can't."

Amy was left speechless. Shadow seemed to realize how heavy the topic was. He randomly used a gossip topic from his company to steer them away from it. She also felt better as they switched topics, and asked him about past scandals that had come up. Did this and this person really sleep together, did this person cheat on so and so, why did this infamous couple break up? All of these were questions she had asked from previous events, and he answered honestly, satisfying her curiousity one after another. The conversations went on for hours as Amy and Shadow talked and talked. This was the first time Shadow had had a long converation with her in years. He looked at his phone, then back at her, "It's getting late. Go shower and then go to sleep." She frowned.

"I don't have anything to wear, or any of my belongings with me..." She muttered. He smiled and walked over to his closet, pulling out one of his long shirts and then tossing it to her. She smiled and thanked him with a blush as she hopped into the shower in his bathroom. He ran downstairs and made her some warm milk, and by the time he had returned up the stairs, she was done. She sat at his vanity table and dried her hair. He put the milk down next to her.

"This will help you sleep better."

She turned to him after brushing out her quills, "Thank you, Shadow. Do you have any extra blankets? I figured I would sleep on the sofa. Your back is injured and my bad sleeping habits might make it worse."

No. Tonight was too good of a night for it to be ruined because of something like his back. He always wanted to make love to her but it always ended on bad terms. Tonight had been special, and he wanted to keep it that way.

"Take the bed." He didn't realize Amy had already finished her milk as she laid on the sofa. She looked up at him, her ears twitching.

"Huh? I already told you, I would hurt your back."

He scoffed and picked the girl up bridal style as he held her to his chest. She blushed as he walked back to his bedroom, shutting the door behind him.