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Chapter Two

Darkness still engulfed the room when Shadow woke up; crimson eyes stared at the ceiling not really believing what had happened last night. Had it been a dream? A manifestation of his dislike for this holiday? Shaking his head, he slipped out of bed and put his air-shoes on he was intent on seeing if there actually was a dead body on his roof, not even glancing at the clock to see what time it was. Opening his window, he repeated the same manoeuvre as earlier and flipped onto his roof. Snow was steadily falling which made it a little bit more difficult to get a good grip on the slippery tiles, Shadow looked towards the chimney stack after getting a decent grip and glared when he couldn't see a body, he could only see a red and white sleeve poking out from the fresh snow.

Walking up to the clothes, he searched for any sign of the jolly old man or any tracks proving he hadn't killed him. Upon seeing nothing to prove the man had been dragged away, the onyx hedgehog dusted some of the snow away from the clothes. Thoroughly confused he noticed a card sticking out of the jacket pocket; slowly closing his thumb and index finger around the object, he scrutinised the printed words that rested on the plain white card. Santa Claus... Just great. Shadow turned the card over to see if there was any ore information on the card. He read the sentence on the back. 'If something should happen to me, put on my suit. The reindeer will know what to do.' Reindeer? His ruby eyes scanned his roof for any sign of these so called reindeer. Glaring back at the suit he snorted. There was no way he was going to put that on. Turning his back to the outfit, he threw the card over his shoulder and began the walk back to his room, the crisp morning air nipping at his skin through his midnight fur. A small jingle of bells made his ears pivot behind him, judging the noise that had broken the silence carefully. Pausing in his retreat, he moved his head slightly to look back through one blazing crimson eye

"What the-" Moving his body to face the direction he had just manoeuvred from, he was greeted by the form of six reindeer. Where the hell did they come from?! As he studied the four-legged creatures that had magically appeared on his roof, his arms sneaked across his chest and he huffed to himself slightly. Deciding against just disposing of them, he cautiously approached the animals. His sharp eyes were then drawn to the device the reindeer were attached to. "Hmph, it isn't the most reliable mode of transportation," A disgruntled noise from one of the 'engines' of the sleigh and as Shadow looked to the creature; he scoffed at the offended look he was receiving. As he opened his mouth to tell them to 'get the hell off of his roof', he noticed one of the leading deer in the rows of two, nudging the festive garb towards him "No. Absolutely not!" he growled lowly before realising he was arguing with something that couldn't even converse. Grumbling under his breath, he turned once more, intending to escape the madness of events that had occurred on the roof of his home. Jumping back into his room, he pulled off his air-shoes with a small yawn, but before he could even think about returning to his comfy bed... The ring of the doorbell echoed through the silence of his home.

Small puffs of steam rose in the air as the small figure breathed the cold air into their lungs then back out into the atmosphere. Emerald eyes studied the dark mahogany door in front of her as she waited for the homeowner to answer. Shuffling the gift she had with her under her arm, she fiddled with the ends on the scarf that was securely around her neck. She didn't know why she had been compelled to visit him, but she didn't really argue with the feeling. Fingering the gift now in her hands, she looked down at it and a small smile came to her face. Her attention was then captured by the sound of the wooden obstacle being unlocked. Quickly moving the present behind her back, a friendly smile washed over her lips. In seeing a crimson striped arm leaning against the frame and the rapidly opening door, she opened her mouth to greet him

"What do you want?" a grumpy voice cut though her happy thoughts. Looking directly to his face, she watched a small frown grace his features

"I came to see you silly," she responded cheerfully "Not only that, but I got something for you"

"Do you know what time it is?" he asked, completely ignoring her reasoning. The pink female puffed out her cheeks and frowned at the un-joyous male stood in front of her, before she moved the hand that wasn't holding onto the package and raised her arm to make the sleeve of her insulated jacket fall away from her watch. A nervous giggle escaped her form as she read the analogue hands, six fifteen.

"Too early, I guess"

"Indeed" he grumbled, looking down to her. The smile on Amy's face returned as he continued to stay in her presence.

"Oh!" she suddenly exclaimed, bringing forth the present she had spoken about previously "This is for you..." The smile on her face widening, she held the wrapped box out to him. She made sure to hold in a delighted squeal when his un-gloved hand took the offering. After watching his scrutinizing of the festive, colourful paper, the rose female giggled nervously at his silence "Well, sorry for interrupting or waking you Shadow. I guess I'll see you soon. Merry Christmas" She then began to depart from the onyx hedgehog's property, but as she was about to open the gate a voice stopped her

"Since you have travelled all the way here in the cold to see me, I guess I could at least invite you inside," his words were rough, but Amy knew better than to take them at 'face-value' "Although I have nothing to give you in return"

"Oh Shadow! The point of Christmas-" she exclaimed, looking over her shoulder to him before continuing "-is to make sure friends and loved ones know you care. In other words it's about giving and not receiving" she finished nodding to herself, ignoring the unimpressed look on the male hedgehogs face

"Are you going to come in or not? It is quite cold"

"Only if I'm not imposing-"

"Just come in if you want to" he growled in an irritated tone. Blinking, a smile came to her face, no matter what anyone said about the male in front of her, she would always see the gentleman in him. Another smile came to her face as she pretended to think over his offer; though she knew she'd accept his 'hospitality'

"Thank-you Shadow," she spoke softly, directing her jet eyes back to him "I'd love to" Walking through the still falling droplets of snow towards him, watching him step away from the doorway, accepting of her answer. Looking up to the sky as she meandered, thanking that whoever was looking down on her that someone was willing to be close to her, unlike a certain blue hero. Stopping her thoughts before she burst into tears, her eyes caught another pair of soft brown ones staring down at her from the edge of Shadow's roof. Halting her progress, a quizzical look formed over her smile

"Rose!" an even more agitated voice called to her. Brining her head back down from studying the strange eyes from above, she continued her journey to the waiting hedgehog.

"Um... Shadow?" Amy asked once she was inside his warm abode and pausing in hanging her coat on the only hook available

"What?" he responded, locking the door to prevent any unwanted visitors who wouldn't even bother to knock, then passing his ruby gaze to her

"Why is there a reindeer on your roof?"

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I'm not too happy with how this chapter turned out, short and not enough humour but I guess the latter will come later.