Rose de L'Immortel

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Chapter Four: Opening Up

Ever since that day, Shadow slowly started to change his views on life. In the morning he would open the curtains, in the afternoons he helped his royal guards protecting the palace and in the evenings, he requested to have a dinner for two and alone time with Amy. One night, Amy was dressed up in a dark purple sparkled dress that was ruffled on the bottom, her quills put up into a messy bun and a purple flower on the right side of her face. She took a deep breath as she step into the dining area of the palace. Before her, was Shadow, dressed and a white and gold tuxedo with his dark red robe laying upon his shoulders, sitting at a dining table made for two. Shadow stood up from where he sat and walked over to her calmly, lending out his hand for her to take.

"May I lead you to your seat?" he asked softly, looking at her.

She lightly smiled as she placed her hand upon his, "With pleasure, my dear."

He smirked a bit as he gently led her the way to the dining table. He took another glimpse of her as he was amazed with the beauty she withhold. He leaned closely to her ear as he whispered, "By the way, did I forget to mention how beautiful you are?"

A soft blush appeared on her cheeks as she slightly looked away, it was something that she hasn't heard in quite some time. She was unsure on what to say as she let a few words slip, "Well you're looking rather handsome tonight."

"Oh is that so?" he questioned as he let go of her hand, pulling out the chair for her to sit down, "Please… take a seat. We have a wonderful dinner in the making, waiting for us."

"Ooo… what are we having tonight?" she said as she gently sat herself upon the chair, feeling him pushing her close to the table before watching him go and take his seat.

"Tonight's dinner consists of Lobster Bisque with a side Caesar salad, red wine as chosen drink and for dessert… Chocolate covered strawberries" he responded looking at her.

"Oh my… sounds so fancy." She spoke, placing her left hand upon her chest.

"Well it is… for a special occasion with a very special lady." He said as he gave her a playful wink.

She blushed yet again as she stated kindly, "Special occasion? Please don't think that you're getting into my pants again… I really don't feel like passing out from the medication and injections."

"Oh no… no no. This isn't what this is about." He replied as he took hold of the wine bottle and filled both their wine glasses, "Tonight is the night that we… open up, get to know one another."

"O-Oh… I see…" she spoke in a soft tone as she thought to herself, feeling worried, 'Is he trying to slither his way into knowing who or what I truly am? I can't let this happen…I won't allow it.'

"Let me go first," he said as he sat back thinking of something that she doesn't know, "Well… since most think that I don't get out of my palace…the truth is, I like taking midnight rides on my specially made motorcycle," he paused as he took a sip of his wine, "Now you."

'Motorcycle? Wow… he's being serious on opening up.' She thought before taking her wine glass and just chugged it down, made a hard swallow as she stated, "All right… I used to love painting and writing."

"So you're an artistic person, how interesting." He spoke as he refilled her glass, "Let's keep it going."

To what appeared to be only a few minutes, turned into hours as their plates were completely empty while both Shadow and Amy began to share the chocolate covered strawberries. Amy kept trying to hold herself up as she drank more that she shared; in other words, she's drunk. She giggled a bit as she continued to hear what Shadow was saying.

"But yes, there was a time where my favorite color was pink." He spoke as he put the glass down, staring at her, 'I wonder if she's going to state it… What is her secret?'

She continued to giggle as she got on the table, knocking things over as she got close to his face, the scent of wine lingered upon her breath as she spoke, "I suppose it's my turn…"

"Indeed, it is." Shadow stated as he stared into her green hues.

She smiled a bit as she reached out and let her fingertips trail upon his shoulders to the left side of his cheek, her eyes narrowed a bit as she was about to speak, "Get ready…" she paused as she giggled a few more times, "I'm a princess…"

'She's from royalty?!' Shadow thought as he pushed his chair back and quickly got out of it, turning his back towards her, 'That would explain her beauty…but why was she in rags when I first met her? Could it be that she was captured? Hunted down?'

"Shady-poo… Let's shack on this table…" she spoke before her body collapsed on the table and falling off of it; she was completely out once she hit the floor.

Shadow looked over at her at the corner of his eye as he chuckled a bit, "Well…she's done for the night." He paused as he slowly turned his body, heading towards her to pick her up, thinking deep in his mind, 'I suppose these questions can be asked another time. Right now she needs her rest.' He paused his thoughts as he carried her bridal style, heading up the stairs, sighing softly, 'Amy… why did you let me treat you like shit from the beginning… if I would of known that you were a Princess… things could have been a lot different.'