#You could also take this as shadamy content

[shadamyheadcanons]

How do you think Shadow's relationship with his descendant is? Do they all know him or are some unaware of their relation to him? I imagine futher down the line Shadow would have a lot of great grand children it would be kind of difficult to keep track to all of them and dedicate bonding time to all of them. On the other side it could be a good thing so he keeps himself busy and less lonely but it could also be kind of overwhelming

I see it the same way. I imagine he’d cling pretty closely at first, but he’s not naturally a sociable guy. In the beginning, I think he’d cherish his descendants, consistently keeping in touch and making sure each generation preserved the traditions he and Amy started together.

It would get harder with each passing generation, though. Keeping up with more and more descendants would be exhausting, especially for someone like him, and it would only get worse as they gradually had less and less in common with him.

But what would really break him, I think, is seeing the last of Amy’s traits disappear.

It would start with her green eyes. Green eyes are a recessive trait in humans, so they might be for Mobians, too. Dark hair is dominant over lighter hair, too, so his black fur could override her pink. Maybe a few hedgehogs with her eyes or fur could pop up here and there down the line, but it would get rarer with each generation. Her latent psychic powers would get obscured, too. They might show themselves occasionally in different forms, but not exactly like hers. On top of that, the spark she had would be watered down until her passion disappeared from their family tree, taking away what he’d loved most about her.

By that point, he would’ve lost all of his loved ones, too, save for Omega. Exhausted from keeping track and distraught over losing the last remnants of who Amy was, I imagine he’d withdraw.

Then, hundreds of years after the present time, he reunites with one last person from the life he knew: a naive, dedicated, silver hedgehog. For reasons Shadow can’t place, spending time with Silver feels like coming home again. Silver has Shadow’s fluffy chest fur, Chaos Control, and determination, but he also reminds Shadow of Amy. Silver’s smile, compassion, and boundless optimism match hers perfectly, and his psychic powers, while not exactly like hers, somehow give off the same aura, one Shadow hasn’t felt in a very long time. Silver’s personality seems to borrow from theirs, blending Shadow’s bluntness and social awkwardness in serious situations with Amy’s friendly, open demeanor in more peaceful times.

It’s impossible to ignore. Shadow chalks it up to the two of them rubbing off on Silver during his trips to the past. With centuries of breathing room, it’s easy to forget Silver was always like that, even when they’d just met. It goes over Silver’s head, too.

Omega’s photographic memory knows better.

When Silver visits one day, Omega stealthily plucks a spare quill from each of the hedgehogs’ heads. One quick DNA test later, his suspicions are confirmed. The connection had lessened over all that time, but it’s still there.

Omega watches from across the room as Silver rants excitedly about something, happy to have the company. Shadow nods along, looking more content than he has in over a century. Omega thinks of his findings...and keeps quiet.

As much as he knows they would cherish the knowledge for now, he can’t bear the thought of Shadow knowing and losing it all over again.

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Ahem.

Now that we’re all sad, you can check out the Shadamy-Descendant-Silver tag! It’s all happy stuff about Silver because, as you can see, other descendant ideas depress me.

I know it’s not canon. I don’t care.

Shellshock is a great place to start. It’s my favorite!

(Even though it made me sad, I do appreciate the ask! It’s interesting to think about these things.)

[moodlesmain]

No one else has made Metamy propoganda yet this round and my Big Metamy Essay™️ that i started writing for the last round is taking a while and got way out of hand so i'm gonna sum it up real quick here why Metamy works so well

Dramatic irony to an insane degree - the idea that Amy's been pining after Sonic for so many years but ultimately ends up with his evil robot duplicate is hilarious and has a lot of starcrossed lovers potential when combined with the fact that he's on Eggman's side but it's still legitimately possible that Amy's "destined encounter" with Sonic that she predicted in Sonic CD was actually about Metal Sonic instead... Can you imagine Amy's reaction if she figured that out??? Her reaction if she found out Metal Sonic had a soft spot for her? Please it'd be sooo funny

Metal Sonic simply deserves it <3 - this robot is SO SO SAD YOU GUYS, I feel like besides other dedicated Metal Sonic fans the whole fandom misses this. He's an inherently tragic character, a walking identity crisis, no free will outside of what Eggman says he can and can't do... This isn't even getting into the Metal Sonic is Sonic Robotocised Theory!!! Most of the time he's just fighting the main cast, but there's only one time (in the main series + idw) where he's shown kindness and empathy and actually accepts it... and that's from Amy Rose in the Sonic Mania christmas short

Amy Rose is the best character to reach out to him - Amy literally has a history of reaching out and showing kindness to both Eggman robots (most notably Gamma in SA1) AND to edgy hedgehogs (Shadow in SA2, which is of course what kickstarted Shadamy as a ship but I always saw that scene as being more about her reminding him of Maria than anything, personally...). But Amy has always been someone who, while she can, will and HAS fought against robots and bad guys without holding back, she's also usually the first to hold her hand out in friendship and empathy towards the villains. If ANYONE could reach out to Metal Sonic and actually get through to him, Amy's the one with enough love and stubborness in her heart to do it!!

Sonic CD was released on bisexual visibility day - they're also the bi colours themselves <3 the bi4bi ship ever. Also Metal Sonic has plenty of trans coding to draw from too!!! They're queer as hell!

Anyway everyone should go read my friend @pollyannawog's Metamy fic series Heart of a Hero!!! And check out all the other great Metamy content out there if you're curious what makes people like this ship beyond just "that christmas short was cute" !!! There is so much infinite potential with these two and so many fun and interesting ways to interpret their relationship that i promise whether you're a fan of cute fluff, angst and drama, or comedic shenanigans, there's something for you in Metamy

Semi-Finals

This poll is for the Shadow/Amy ship vs Metal Sonic/Amy, both for the general concept of the ships across any of the characters' shared media All ships included were submitted to us. This tournament does not accept insults towards either ship - use propaganda to uplift your fave, not put down the opponent

[segafan37]

Shadamy Snippets: Pain, Pain, Go Away

[Amy's POV]

Wet. Cold. I'm wet and cold.

My teeth chattered, and my body shook from the freezing temperatures that seemed to only surround me. Despite my body's protests, I quickened my pace. The ominous sound of heel meeting tile echoed behind me, but I shook the fear away and kept moving.

I can't look back. I can't face it now. My only mission was to get to warmth... And far. Away. From her.

I slammed the door unintentionally, but I didn't care much. Leaning my back against the door, I sighed a breath of relief.

"What a day." I moaned.

I dully looked about my apartment, then eyed my reflection being displayed from the mirror at the end of the hall. My hair, clothes, face, and body were drenched. My schoolbag, which I just registered was being smothered under my grip, was just as wet. I relaxed my hand and took a peek inside it. Thankfully, its contents were dry.

I sighed, with another moan.

"I am never going to listen to the morning forecast, again!"

I slouched to the floor as the events leading up to my unfortunate state kept playing over and over in my mind.

~ FLASHBACK ~

After chatting it up with Shadow, I had decided to take the bus home. A light rain had begun to fall when I had entered the bus. I didn't think much of it though. I just took a seat next to a window and watched the rain descend.

As I sat further into my seat, a foul smell reached my nose. My face turned up, and I quickly covered it, not at all being discreet. I tried to search for the source of the stench and soon realized it was coming from the purple fabric that covered my chair!

I turned in my seat to study the fabric closer and saw a large outline of an old stain. I cringed. I had a good sniffer and accidentally got a whiff of it too.

It smelled like a mixture of rotten tuna fish and BO. EW!! I was horrified. More trauma occurred when I realized the ends of my hair had just rested on that spot.

Quickly, I collected my belongings and went to take a seat on the other side of the bus. I wrapped my hair up into a tight bun and gazed at my old seat. I shuddered in disgust.

I can't wait to get my own vehicle!

The rain turned into a heavy downpour, as I settled into my new quarters. My stop was three blocks away from my apartment. I had no umbrella or jacket, and I knew if I didn't hustle, I would be soaked to the bone. Once the bus came to my stop, I moved as fast as my legs would allow, but it wasn't enough to prevent my current state.

Since our elevator stopped working, I had to use the stairwell and walk up the many flights to my apartment floor. I shivered and grumbled all the way there, only stopping to give a gloomy "Hey" or an occasional "Hi" to passersbys.

My attitude quickly changed when I felt her presence. I kept myself at a steady pace, not daring to look down at the person a few flights behind me.

I could feel her eyes piercing into me and sending all kinds of negative emotions. I was relieved when I reached my floor and my apartment, which laid at the end of the hall. When I was just entering my home, I could hear the stairwell door opening.

~ END OF FLASHBACK ~

"Well, at least she can't hurt me in here." I resolved.

Wow. That was pathetic, but I didn't care. It was the only thing that was keeping me happy.

I clenched my teeth, trying to control my chattering. I still hadn't gotten warm yet. I wondered what would be the fastest way for me to get warm. I hugged myself and looked about my home as if the answer was hidden amongst my belongings.

Maybe I should make some tea and stand by the fireplace? On second thought, a mocha sounds better! But hot chocolate is faster... Or perhaps I should take a shower?

A faint sound of a door slamming a few apartments down came to my ears. From where I crouched, I could hear yelling. It was hard to make out, but I could just interpret some of their conversation.

"That's it! I want that woman out of this apartment!"

"Martha, what's wrong!?"

"I've had it with her, John! I'm calling Jasmine. She needs to go!"

I leaned the back of my head against my door and groaned, gazing up at the ceiling.

Seriously! Now, she's trying to get her cousin to throw me out!? How could she do this to me! Wasn't her tongue lashing enough!?

I closed my eyes, as the balls of my fists tightened. I wanted a memory wipe; to forget everything that had happened, but I couldn't stop thinking about that horrible woman!

I sighed. How could a day so good, turn so wrong!?

An unpleasant smell reached my nose, and I realized that it was coming from me.

Yeah, I'll go for the shower.

With a huff, I slipped off my boots and socks, leaving them at the entrance with my schoolbag, and headed towards my bedroom.

Water dripped off my face and clothes, as I stumbled through my bedroom door. My once tight bun was now lop-sided and unraveling, and a mixture of rain, sweat, and stinky feet fumed from my body. I was a complete mess! I moaned again.

My conscious noted that I was doing a lot of that lately, to which I replied with an eye roll and another moan.

Do you really think that doing that will help you? My conscious questioned. If anything, you should go talk to her and get some closure instead of moaning and -

"Fine! Alright, already!" I conceded, silencing my little voice, and walked away into my bathroom. "I'll talk with her. But later."

I turned on the shower, and heated vapors soon filled the room. Steam engulfed me, as warm droplets washed away my pain. I closed my eyes and inhaled the warm steam, as my mind slowly brought me back.

I could see myself standing on the stage greeted by a roaring applause. My friends' whoops and cheers above them all! The initial shock I had, when my friends told me of the live-stream video they did, and the crazy comments towards Sonic. There was also my chance encounter with Shadow and the lovely chat we had! He actually gave me a lot to think about...

I even had a peaceful moment on the bus listening to the rain, before I discovered the stench. A chuckle escaped my lips. That was kind of funny now that I think about it.

I opened my eyes, still daydreaming. The shower water reminded me of the raindrops that trailed down my passenger window. I could just hear them, beating against the roof of the bus.

I didn't mind the rain. Some people thought of it as a bad thing or a nuisance, but I liked it... if I didn't get caught in it.

These were good memories. The right ones to think about. Everything was perfect! Then the heavy downpour came and her along with it.

I thought of how she approached me. Her face showed nothing but self-righteousness and reproach, and her eyes were full of hatred towards me. But for what! I never did anything to her, except exist! She thinks I'm the villain in this story, but I'm not!

Our conversation was short, but her words pierced like a knife!

To think my husband and I thought you were a decent young lady! We trusted you, brought you into our home, fed you! Thinking that we were being hospitable to a sweet young lady. All the while, we were being tricked by your pretty little face!.. and sadly, your little plan worked. But we see you for who you are now... a cunning, deceitful, little temptress!

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Excerpt from Shadamy fanfic “12 Years Later: A New Dawn”. YOu can read the rest of this chapter and more on Wattpad, DeviantArt, Quotev, or Webnovel.

[chaosmallet]

Cotton Candy

Shadamy Week Day 1: Twinkle Park

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“Come on Shadow, it’ll taste SO good, I promise!”

Shadow had been staring at the cotton candy in Amy’s hands for a few minutes now, curious at what it was and what it would taste like. She looked at him eagerly, wanting him to try the delicious confection that she was sure would blow his mind. Shadow had let it slip that he had never tried cotton candy before, and Amy had decided that she couldn’t let that stand. She could see that her playful badgering was getting through to Shadow, and that it would only take a little more convincing on her part to get him to give in and try it.

Amy lightly nudged his arm. “Why don’t you try something new? You won’t know if you like it until you try it. You’ve never been to Twinkle Park before today, and look at what a good time we’ve had together!”

A ghost of a smile traced its way onto Shadow’s face in a silent agreement. They had decided to meet up at Twinkle Park to catch up after not seeing much of each other for a few weeks. Shadow had been busy with work from G.U.N. lately, and Amy found herself missing his company. She had called him asking to hang out on one of his days off, and Shadow quickly agreed. He found that he had missed her too, and wanted to do something to make her happy; thus he surprised her by suggesting they go to Twinkle Park. He knew that she had been itching to go back for some time now, and he decided that anything she deemed worthy of her attention was worth the experience for him.

When they met up at the front gate, the woman at the ticket booth had mistaken them for a couple and let both of them in for free, telling them that the park was running its special “cute couples get in free” event this weekend. Amy ended up having to drag an embarrassed Shadow into the park as the lady gushed over how adorable they looked together. She had jumped to the conclusion that they came as a couple before they could correct her, not that either of them really wanted to. After an afternoon full of riding rides and walking around aimlessly, they were now resting on a bench, simply enjoying each other’s company.

Shadow actually found that he had not minded the crowd as much as he thought he would, and was content that his day out with Amy had gone so smoothly. He concluded that the woman at the ticket booth was not entirely wrong in her observation of them; they had been exchanging subtle affectionate glances and accidentally brushing their hands together all day. He decided to humor his date and try the cotton candy; best case scenario, he would enjoy the treat, worst case scenario he would end up giving the rest back to Amy. He wordlessly bit off a chunk of fluff from the multicolored treat and started to chew the strange texture. He could hardly feel the candy in his mouth anymore, as it had dissolved before he had any time to process what exactly he was eating.

Shadow made a face. He gave Amy a sideways glance to gauge her reaction to the situation, and was surprised to see her covering her face with her hands, holding back laughter. After looking up to see the confused look on her friend’s face, she straightened herself up while releasing a sweet, joyful laugh; one that Shadow immediately decided he wanted to hear more frequently. He found himself unable to look away from such a pure sight.

Stifling her remaining giggles, a carefree smile made its way onto Amy’s face. “Sorry if I confused you Shadow, I just wanted to show you something new so that I could see your reaction to it. I love doing everyday things with you and showing you new things to enjoy about earth. You’re really special, you know? I’m so glad that I met you and I'm really glad you’re here with all of us. That you’re here with me.”

She had to look down at her feet after laying her emotions out on the table like that, her cheeks turning almost as red as her dress. After taking a moment to regain her composure, she looked back up at Shadow with a flustered, awkward smile. Shadow was still looking at her, but he seemed frozen with surprise, eyes wide. Amy fought through her hesitation and tenderly took one of his hands and held it in both of hers.

“Thank you for coming with me today Shadow. I know that large crowds aren’t your thing, but thanks for thinking of me when suggesting places to go. It means so much to me,” Amy whispered with a bright smile.

Shadow found himself captured by her charm once again. He could not look away from her face; this was her gift to him, showing him her beautiful smile that let him know that he had made her happy. Shadow found that he wanted to return the favor.

“Anything that you deem worthy of your attention is at least worth mine as well.” Shadow hummed as he lightly reached out to trace her cheek with the knuckles and thumb on his free hand. “Anything that's important to you is also important to me,” he told her softly. He disciplined himself to keep his expression neutral, but the tenderness of his touch and the emotion in his eyes couldn't be missed.

For a brief moment, Amy was shocked at Shadow’s sincerity. Then, she began giggling again, releasing his hand and wrapping her arms around him in a surprise hug. With butterflies in her stomach, Amy leaned her head on his shoulder, squeezing herself into his side with a contented sigh. Shadow took her actions in stride this time, leaning his head on top of hers and draping an arm over her shoulders as she leaned against him. They held each other for a while after that, elated as they watched the sunset in each other’s arms.

[another-sonic-blog]

Stages: Maybe Jealous

Stages: Intimate Friends: Pt.6 : Maybe Jealous (Chapter 19)

Pairing: ShadAmy

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Previous: https://another-sonic-blog.tumblr.com/post/611417758901714944/stages-what-is-it

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It was three in the afternoon and Rouge wasn't content when someone came knocking in her apartment's door. It was one of her few days off and being a bat in modern-day society was difficult. She had to go against her primal instincts of sleeping during the day so she could keep her job. So whenever she had a day off, she made sure to sleep thoroughly.

The knocking became stronger and if Rouge didn't know better, she could tell by the knocking who it was.

A very impatient black and red hedgehog.

A half-asleep Rouge walked slowly to her door, knowing well that the black one couldn't get any angrier. She opened the door and Shadow stormed in.

"Where is Amy?" Shadow asked as he looked around her apartment. Strangely enough, Amy's scent wasn't predominant as before.

"I've been fine, thank you," Rouge said sarcastically. She rubbed her eyes as her eyes adjusted to the sunlight coming from her windows.

"I little have not time to be nice," Shadow said again, he began to panic when he didn't see the pink in the agent's apartment. "Where is Amy?"

"Then, you must never have the time to be nice," Rouge replied. "She's not here. She went on a field trip with Sonic, they should be back tomorrow night."

"What? Where did they go?"

"I don't know, Amy didn't tell me because apparently, Sonic wanted to surprise her."

Rouged watched Shadow sigh heavily as he placed his right hand on his forehead. Showing his frustration.

"She doesn't answer her phone." Shadow hissed at of anger.

"Sonic won't either ... They don't want to be bothered, so they turned off all of their communication devices." Rouged looked over at his teammate. She knew that there was something he wasn't telling her. "Now tell me, what is going on?"

Shadow didn't want Rouge to be involved with the stupidity he was about to make. However, he did realize that her help might be needed.

That and that he trusted Rouge with her decisions.

Shadow sat down on the Rouge's sofa and with a stern look, he began to tell her the story.

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"You can't arrest her! You have no proof-"

   The Commander stood up from his seat and walked towards Shadow. From his desk, he grabbed a file and opened it.

"In your report, you wrote, "I found the Resistance burnt down, nothing was left of it." The Commander said and looked up to Shadow. "That is proof that Amy wanted to burn down all proof of her doings to prevent us from arresting her."

"That doesn't make any sense!" said Shadow.

"It doesn't? Our Team of Investigations say that no one was inside the building when the accident occurred. Of the 7 agents there ... Don't you think that's too much of a coincidence?"

"That is-"    

   The Commander interrupted Shadow again.

"The investigation team also found the remainings of a plant, 'Silent Princess," The Commander added. "And according to your report ... this is the flower who helped Tails the Fox wake up from his sleep in Twinkle Star Village."

   There was a heavy silence in the room. The Commander knew that Shadow wasn't still fully convinced. His eyes still show determination and in one last hope to get him he said,

"Isn't the video of her putting up the bombs enough prove already?"

   Shadow didn't know what it was but his mind and heart just couldn't accept it. So many people have betrayed him and he was scared that Amy might be one of those too. Shadow tried to put his feelings aside but he just couldn't. His mind went to Amy. If Shadow was sure of one thing, it was her.

Well ... to hell with everything.

"I don't know know if Amy is guilty or not ... but I do know that Amy loved that place and she wouldn't do anything against it," Shadow said. "My apologies commander ... I do enjoy my job but between this job and Amy ... I chose Amy."

   The Commander wasn't scared of Shadow. However, he was concerned about the decisions the black hedgehog was willing to take. The Commander had many years working and never, not even in the human world, had he met someone like Shadow. He had never chosen a side in this job and now that he was going it, it spoke volumes about him and the subject at hand.

Shadow was the best agent he had and his determination had sparked something in the Commander's previous ideology.

Doubt.

Shadow was smart and he wouldn't throw it everything he has worked for unless he was 100% sure of his decision.

"You have three days to leave the United Republic. If you don't, we will hunt you along Amy Rose." The Commander said, "I have three days until I report of this situation back to Earth. They will most likely ask me to send a squad after you ... or even more, considering you don't have a very good reputation with humans and you are betraying G.U.N."

The first time G.U.N appeared in Mobian land, many protested. The civilians thought that G.U.N.'s agency was a way to keep an eye on the Mobians on behalf of the humans. It wasn't at all a lie, in the beginning, G.U.N consisted of human agents only but seeing the constant protests, the humans decided to remove the humans and replace them with Mobians.

   Of course, one human person stayed at G.U.N and that was the Top Commander. That calmed down the protests and all of them subside down the moment Shadow the Hedgehog, Rouge, and Omega joined the agency.

"Why are you doing this?" Shadow asked. He was baffled. He had respect for his Commander but going against what was expected of him surprised him.

"In all of my years working for G.U.N. I had never met someone like you." The Commander said. "Our relationship it's only based on work but even so ... Your determination makes me doubt ... maybe Amy Rose is innocent."

This time Shadow knew that he wasn't speaking to the Commander. He was talking to the person underneath the suit.

"And I have a feeling I should believe you, and I have survived many times by just following that."

A few seconds passed and for a moment Shadow didn't want to leave. He knew that after this day, he was probably never going to see him again. But he prayed to Chaos that one day their paths may interview again.

"You have three days agent, leave." The Commander said. "You will be facing G.U.N.'s wrath and the world will be against you."

"Then, I will fight like I always have," Shadow replied, smiling at his commander knowing this was goodbye.

"Shadow ... take care."

Shadow left his office. Content and nervous at the same time. Content because for the first time in all of his years working for G.U.N., the Commander called him by his name. No 'Agent Shadow' or just 'Agent.' And nervous because Shadow didn't know what the future awaited for him.

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The winds softly caressed Amy's hair as the strings of it danced beautifully. Sonic had never thought of settling down but he knew he could slow down once in a while for the pink hedgehog.

The grass surrounded them along with the sunflowers. It was a sunny day but the wind was cold and it made up for the heat. Sonic and Amy were in their backs, watching clouds above them.  

Sonic took Amy to one of his favorite places on Mobius, it was kinda a secret spot for him. Not a lot of tourists came and it is peaceful and quiet.

Sonic loved the idea of traveling the world and saving folks but he knew Amy was one who wanted to settle down. Have a family and such.

"Amy, if we were to get married now, would you say yes?" Sonic asked and Amy was caught by surprise. It was random considering that they were in complete silence a few moments ago.

But still, she answered.

"Now? I don't know ..." Amy said. She had been honest with Sonic from the beginning. That at the moment, she still had strong feelings for Shadow. "But my older self would have said yes without thinking."

Amy chuckled, a bit hurt but he accepted the answer.

"It's just ... you know, I love to be as free as the wind ... I don't imagine comfortably myself living in a house when I know there are people out there who might need me." Sonic said. "So ... I am guessing we can never be truthfully together, uh? Even if we wanted."

"Sonic, I'll make something clear." Amy turned her head to look at the blue one and this caught his attention as well. "I don't want to change anything about you. I love how you live freely. I don't want to take that away from you. Even if we were to get married, I will still be willing to give you your freedom."

Sonic eyes sparkled and he felt his heart beat faster. "So ... Would you have been happy by just staying at the house and taking care of the children? Waiting for me to arrive home?"

"Absolutely," Amy replied, their eyes interview and there shared a lovely moment. However, Amy knew that she needed to pop Sonic's bubble. She didn't him to have any hopes for that happening at least now. "But that was old me ... and now well ... I am not sure what I want and well you know ... I-"

"You still love Shadow, I know that." Sonic's voice had a bit of jealousy to it. Amy knew it was normal. After all, he was dating a girl who was still in love with someone else. "If you don't mind me asking ... what do you see in him?"

Amy knew that Sonic was serious about his question and to give him some peace of mind, she replied. "He is just ... incredibly kind and sweet."

"Hey, I am kind and sweet too!"

Amy smiled and let out a small giggle. "Yes you are but it comes to you naturally... but Shadow ... He was a hard time expressing how he feels or showing any emotion at all. Even if he fails miserably at it ... he still tries. He tries his hardest to be good and do good."

Amy noticed that Sonic was quiet as a signal for her to continue.

"Believe me, if a year ago you have said that I would fall in love with Shadow the hedgehog, I would probably laugh y lungs out." Amy continued, "But he showed me other sides of himself and along the way ... I just fell for that. It wasn't a moment like when you saved me from Metal Sonic ... It was gradually, in stages even and in one of those ... I fell in love with him."

A few seconds passed and Amy felt Sonic softly place a hand on her cheek, he brought her closer to him and he kissed her on the lips.

They stayed close to each other's faces and Sonic whispered. "It makes time but there's a possibility ... I can make you fall in love with me gradually and one day, you may just realize that you love me."

A sense of guilt overtook Amy. He had been nothing but sweet to her and caring. Yes, he had been absent for a long time but it was Sonic. He liked to travel around for a long time and most important of all, he was single back then.

Now he was dating Amy and he was slowing down for her.

And Amy had to acknowledge ... that the gesture made her heart beat faster than usual.

Amy cuddle in Sonic's arms, she heard his beating heartbeat that matched hers. "I really wish for that moment to come soon."

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If Shadow couldn't pint point the moment he fell in love with Amy. He had realized he loved her a few days ago but he knew he had feelings for her even before then. Did he love at first sight? Most likely not. It was in stages, gradually. Like a plant, it slowly grew. During a year, Amy and he had provided with light, water, and other resources for it to grow. And the small plant had grown into a beautiful flower.

"So, your plan is to run away to the Acorn Kingdom. That's on the other side of the world. How are you planning to get there?" Rouge asked. They were still at her apartment, talking over the matter.

"I am going to buy a small plane or helicopter from the yellow box. I should take all of my money out of the bank before G.U.N cancels all of my accounts." Shadow replied.

"And will you be accepted in the Acorn Kingdom?"

"Yes, I spoke with Princess Sally and she owns me a favor. She plans to hide us for some time."

"And then what?" Rouge asked again.

"We will plan everything as we go," Shadow said. "But to be honest, I don't even know where to start looking. Is this an old enemy? And if so, who? Who has a grudge against Amy?"

Rouge stood up from the sofa, walking from side to side, thinking about the different possibilities. "Maybe it's not against Amy ... but you."

Shadow raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"

"In your Star Festival's report, you said that in the drainage bunker, there were imagines and videos of you and Amy during our Twinkle Star Village mission." Rouge added, "They have been watching you two ... maybe they notice how close you are to her and they want to take advantage of that."

Shadow looked away, was he so obvious? "We are not that close."

Rouge rolled her eyes at him, she knew he was lying but this was over the top. "Can you just men up and say you like the girl? It ain't that hard."

"I don't like her," Shadow lied again. At least this time he knew he was lying. He just didn't want Rouge to tease him about it.

"Now I know why Amy is with Sonic," Rouge added. "He wasn't afraid of talking about his feelings for her and he got the girl."

Rouge had never seen Shadow snap his head so fast before. His expression changed and Rouge was confused by his sudden change.

"Wait ... you didn't know they were together?"

"Together as?"

"Together ... as boyfriend and girlfriend."

Shadow knew this feeling. He had felt before when he used to date Maria and she would show up with a different guy every night. However, there was a difference. The first one, Maria was technically his and he couldn't focus on this feeling because he was concentrated more on the fact that she cheated. Secondly, Amy wasn't even his girlfriend ... yet. He had barely realized his feelings for her and he had already lost to his blue rival nonetheless.

Shadow gave it a thought again. Sonic and Amy were Chaos knows were and alone. They could be hugging, kissing, holding hands, sleeping together, being intimate together.

He knew this feeling too well. He thought he had forgotten about it but no ... it was there and it overtook him. He let out a growl and he held his hands so tight that even with the globes on, he knew his knuckles were white from the pressure.

"I need to finish somethings," Shadow said as he stood up from the sofa. "I'll be back tomorrow night if Amy comes back early contact me as soon as you can."

Rouge watched the black hedgehog opening the door of her apartment to get out. However, she stopped him.

"Are you angry?" Rouge asked, a certain hint of worry in her voice.

"Angry? No," Shadow gave Rouge one last look before exiting her apartment.

"... maybe jealous."

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A/N: First, I want to apologize for the grammar errors and all that. I will be fixing the mistakes soon, I just wanted to publish this chapter as soon as I could.

I had finished writing the final two chapters of 'Stages' yesterday. However, as I read over them, I realized that I didn't like them.

I was putting too much information, conjunctions, and subplots that it was just too much. As some people may know, 'Stages' was originally a series of one-shots stories that concentrated on the development of Amy and Shadow's relationship. It was as simple as that but as people wanted to read more, I found myself writing this story without a plot. Because originally this story wasn't meant to have a plot. It wasn't meant to have any deep meaning nor to be a long story.

With that said, I enjoyed very much writing the first chapters, but I guess I let myself get influenced and wrote a story of 20 chapters that was meant to only be 10 chapters.

There is a lot of inconsistency, I didn't like how I literally build up the villain of the story in the last five chapters and I believe that it's all due to that as well as that my writing is not good to the point I can create a good building of a villain within a few chapters.

Now those two chapters are there, they may never be read. I guess I would publish them later on Wattpad as 'Alternative Ending."

The next chapter, it the FINAL chapter. It will most likely come out this week and after that, I will start working on the story prompts request. Thank you, everyone, who has been with me on this journey and hopefully will continue to read other of my works.

Next: Soon

[charleecat-bat]

Fandom Meme

A - Ships that you currently like a lot. (They don’t have to be OTPs because not everyone has OTPs.) Friendships, pairings, threesomes, etc. are allowed.

Uuuh, well, lemme think, for fantoms that aren’t sonic stuff, I enjoy Retsuko and Haida because adorable. Angus and Gregg from NITW is too adorable for it’s own good. 

Sonic wise, well, I’m not strong on my ships but they’re are some I do think about or do think are matching, I think Shade and Knuckles are a good match, I enjoy Espio and Tikal, especially in my canon. 

I do love Locke and Luger a lot though, since I can see them working in my canon, but other then that, I’m not huge on ships so eh. 

B - A pairing–platonic, romantic or sexual–that you initially didn’t consider, but someone changed your mind.

Locke and Luger, mainly because they were related but then with some fanart and talking with friends of mine, especially @terraqua111, I started to like it and my friends had a point that they were too distantly related for it to matter anymore. She also showed me Lien-Da and Xenin which I liked. 

I also didn’t consider Locke to be paired with anyone else before Luger, then I saw @lockewat‘s ship, Chuck and Locke... and I thought it was quite suiting as well. 

Two other ones are Vanilla and Big because that was so adorable and that would be such a peaceful relationship good god it’s what they’d both need, so many picnics for dates. and @motobugg did some work on Rouge and Wave which I have never considered and I immediately thought... damn that would actually work a lot. XD Also Shadamy at some points due to a friends artwork and Shadow would be balanced from Amy’s personality that he would need.

C - A ship you have never liked and probably never will. I’ve never been big on Julie-Su and Knuckles, in the comics it felt kind of forced to me, same with Sonic and Sally, that I don’t see them suiting each other at all. 

D - A pairing you wish you liked but just can’t.

Ummm, I don’t know, I can’t think of one. 

E - Have you added anything cracky/hilarious to your fandom? If so, what?

Uuuuuuuuhhhhhhhh, I don’t know. 

F - What’s the longest you’ve ever been in a fandom?

Sonic fandom. XDD Been in that for around 8-9 years. Since I was 9 or 10 years old. 

G - Have you ever had an OTP? If so, do you remember your first one? Who was in it?

I think it would’ve just been Shade and Knuckles. lol Again ships aren’t my life. 

H - What is your favorite source text for fandom stuff (e.g., TV shows, movies, books, anime, Western animation, etc.)?

Mainly ongoing stuff, I know it started with games, so I guess games? But I enjoy shows/series as well. 

I - Has Tumblr caused you to stop liking any fandoms, if so, which and why?

Ummmm... not that I know of. 

J - Name a fandom you didn’t think about until you saw it all over Tumblr. (You don’t have to care about it or follow it; it just has to be something that Tumblr made you aware of.)

Animal Crossing? I didn’t start playing the phone game until I saw people talking and reblogging stuff about it, then I tried it. 

K - What character has your favorite development arc/the best development arc?

Well, in Steven Universe, a lot of the character have great arcs, that who their true opinions and colours, like how Amethyst had self-hating habits, Pearl didn’t think she was worth much, and seeing Peridot’s growing into a whole different gem, it’s really cool.

L - Say something genuinely nice about a character who isn’t one of your faves. (Characters you’re neutral about are fair game, as are characters you merely dislike. Characters that you absolutely loathe with the fire of ten thousand suns are exempt, as there is no point in giving yourself an aneurysm over a character that you hate.)

I’ll go with um... Lars from Steven Universe, I didn’t like him much as a character at first, but I could understand his insecurity and being unsure on how to act and how to show himself, and being scared to show his true colours... but now he’s showing his own worth and letting himself be who he is with the Off-colours, which I can genuinely appreciate about him, he’s much better as a character now. 

M - Name a character that you’d like to have for a friend.

Can I say the entire brotherhood? XD I would love that like you wouldn’t believe. 

N - Name three things you wish you saw more of in your main fandom (or a fandom of choice).

Just more Brotherhood content in general, uuuummm more monster-related AU’s? I don’t know, maybe more merchandise too? I don’t know I’m not all that demanding about content. o-o I’m terrible at this. 

O - Choose a song at random. Which ship or character does it remind you of?

All the Way (Jacksepticeye fan song) is the one that came up on shuffle, and it reminded me of Hawking, at least my version. I could imagine he would listen to this to motivate himself or something like that. 

P - Invent a random AU for any fandom (we always need more ideas).

...Trying not to say Monster AU for any sort of fandom CRAP TOO LATE-

But what about a Shape of Water-esque AU? 

Q - A fandom you’ve abandoned and why.

I haven’t really abandoned any fandom? o-O R - Which friendship/platonic relationship is your favorite in fandom?

When they’re not a couple and they’re just best friends, Locke and Luger I guess, they act like big dorks. I don't know, I don’t think about relationships much besides family ones. 

S - Show us an example of your personal headcanon (prompts optional but encouraged)

Hmm, well, I feel while Locke doesn’t know what his main sexuality is right now, he’d feel he’d be in writing (sexuality)/Asexual, as he never really had sexual feelings, he only had sex in order to have his son, and he honestly never liked it all that much. 

I also have a head canon that Steppenwolf is afraid of humiliation, or just making a fool of himself in social situations (he’s got a very well hidden social anxiety), so if he saw a bunch of people staring at him and whispering to each other, he’d instantly become worried about what he did. 

Another head canon is that I love to imagine Sabre can swordfight very well, and the person who taught him is surprisingly Tobor. As he was very good with a sword and shield combo back in the day (before his injuries). 

T - Do you have any hard and fast headcanons that you will die defending? 

That Steppenwolf is a werewolf okay not really, I’m not really about strong head canons that I would ‘die defending’. I just like the thought of him being one because it’d be ironic for his name... and it’s just with me for so long man. 

U - Three favorite characters from three different fandoms, and why they’re your favorites.

Steppenwolf (Sonic Fandom I guess)- I still don't fully understand why I liked him, I simply did but nowadays I just find the character I made him an extremely interesting character and every time I’ve wrote something or drawn something to try and cheer myself up, it made me feel he’d be a very strong, protective and oddly supportive in his own way. I’m not sure. I’m weird. 

Lapis Lazuli (Steven Universe Fandom)- I just want her to be happy, I find her really interesting, her powers are really cool and I just want to know how things turn out for her, it just sucks that she tends to disappear for long periods of time. 

Angus (Night in the Woods)-He’s a bit underrated but he’s just so cute to me, especially with how others draw him, I love his character and I feel bad for him when he takes about his abusive childhood and issues growing up that made him who he is today, made me want to give him a big hug. 

V - Which character do you relate to most?

Well, I feel I can relate to Angus at a few points, always feeling like I have to be the responsible one, being usually quiet and wanting to hide in corners in parties (and your friend that you stick to is your corner in those situations), 

I also feel I can relate to Retsuko from Aggretsuko, always trying to keep calm and from losing my temper, also Mister Ton kind of reminds me of my dad at some points... and he can piss me off just as much as he does with Retsuko so yeah. 

Part of me also feels like I relate to my version of Rembrandt, he’s an artist, he deals with a lot of emotional issues, he’s insecure about his body size/weight, very motherly/fatherly and protective. 

I dunno. 

W - A trope which you are virtually certain to hate in any fandom.

Annoying characters that think they’re full of themselves and practically perfect while thinking everyone else is below them and everyone is unworthy of their ‘greatness’... or mary-sues. 

Or just a needlessly dramatic moments or moments of anger and arguments that don’t need to happen. 

X - A trope which you are almost certain to love in any fandom.

Kind of the big strong protective one with a heart of gold and is very loving whether they show it or not, or big ass ones who are strong as hell but are really just gentle giants.

And probably monsters stuff like werewolves or stuff but sometimes that can backfire and become annoying. 

Y - What are your secondhand fandoms (i.e., fandoms you aren’t in personally but are tangentially familiar with because your friends/people on your dash are in them)?

Team Fortress 2 is one, have a few friends who like that game while I don’t like it much anymore for personal reasons, some horror fandoms like Five Nights at Freddy’s, Little Nightmares all of that. Idk

Z - Just ramble about something fan-related, go go go! (Prompts optional but encouraged.)

Umm... I always strive to make my Guardians unique in different situations, hell, I imagined they were in certain AU’s or in certain video game situations, like a fighting game, I’d like imagining like ‘finishing moves’ they’d have or the type of weapons they’d have, or even simple stuff like hobbies or favourite foods. Just stuff like that... and I will try everything in my power to be unique, like in my Gem AU, wanted all the gems to be different and at the least unique, and the same with the Monster AU, only Thunder and Steppe’s are the same but they have a difference. 

Okay that’s enough. ^^; This was really difficult surprisingly. 

[another-sonic-blog]

I am but a shadow and you are light Pt.3

It had to be Shadow, right? It just had to be him.

Shadow had clearly told her about remaining that 'Day' and if it was the same day that Amy was thinking about, then it must be him right?

The letter also said 'shadow', so that was a hint right?

It had to be him right?

Amy thought to herself as she re-read the letters given to her.

She had to admit that the letters had gotten a soft spot in her heart. Whoever this guy was, he was a smart one, and one that really understood her.

He had won her heart.

Amy put on her white gown as she heard something hit her window. She was about to go to sleep but this incident caught her attention.

One

Two

Three

And it continued like that for a while. Rocks kept hitting her window and Amy finally decided to check it out.

Her room was positioned on the second floor of her house and she wonders who dared bother her at this time.

She opened her window, too dark to know if anyone was there.

"Amy?"

Amy couldn't really see much but she recognized that voice.

"Sonic? What are you doing here?" She said as she spotted a dark shadow, she couldn't tell if it was him but since it seems he was the only one around, she accepted that as a fact.

"I came to tell you...that it's me who has been giving you the letters!" Sonic said almost screaming.

Amy gasped at the realization. Don't get her wrong, she was more than happy that it was Sonic but she had already made her mind it was Shadow the one who wrote the letters.

"Well, you have to prove it!", Amy said. Sonic had left her for two years, and she will be a fool if she just accepted Sonic because he could write well.

And damn can he write well.

"Well...I...I...What do you want me to do?" Sonic stumbled to speak.

"Recite me a poem! One that you have written!" Without Amy's knowledge, Shadow was hidden in a bush. Sonic had an earpiece in which Shadow was telling Sonic exactly what to say.

"Alright! Um...love grows rocked in my soul as I fret...and that cruel child took it...a bassinet!" Sonic said as listen to shadow through his earpiece.

"That's good." Amy began. "But since it's cruel..should you not have stifled it in its cot?"

Sonic panicked it was as if Amy was speaking in another language.

Good for him, Shadow was there helping him.

"I did try...the young child to seize...but the newborn babe is a little...Hercules...his first act was to hound out two snakes...pride and doubt."

"That's excellent. But why are your words so hesitant? Why?" Amy inquired.

Sonic waited for Shadow to say something but his earpiece was failing him. The communication signal was terrible. Sonic was in trouble, he stepped back where Shadow was, behind the bush.

Suddenly Sonic pushed Shadow out of the bush and now it was him facing Amy's window.

Amy couldn't really tell what was going or why Sonic had been taking a long time to respond.

"It's dark."

She suddenly began to hear.

"They grope in the darkness, looking for your ear."

"My words have not that problem," Amy responded.

"It's normal they should find their way. For it's upon my heart they prey. My heart is large, whereas your ear is small. Besides, your words slip speedily along the wall." Shadow was making his voice sound lighter than usual, trying to make it sound like Sonic's.

Amy noticed Sonic's voice changing, he had a deeper and soft voice...one that had passion ...and she wonders if he had gotten a cold.

"I'll go down."

"No!" Shadow said.

"Then climb up here," Amy said softly.

"No!"

"Why not?"

"Let us stay near...but talking without seeing each other."

"Without seeing each other?" Amy questioned again.

"It's quite wonderful...in darkness, you see a cloak of blackness. I see a dress of summer white. I am but a shadow, you are a light."

"Forgive my emotions...It's this sweet new sensation." Shadow was getting excited as he was able to finally say what his heart desires.

"New you say?" Amy left herself go. It was as if she was talking to a friendly, calm darkness.

"Yes, new, I can be honest. Fear of mockery gripped my breast. "

"Mockery?"

"For my feelings! My heart, in modesty, cloaks itself in art! Ah, 'art' How I hate that in love! It's a crime, in love, to play this pantomime."

Shadow was ready to let his heart out, there was no way backing out now and he was in such a state of bliss that he couldn't stop. "There's always has to come a moment and I pity those who know it not...When we a noble love attain...but each pretty word causes pain."

Amy sighed, out of pure love of his words, "So what word will you find for us when that moment comes?"

Shadow took a deep breath, he responded almost immediately. "All those, all those...which come. Everything I throw away. I'm stifling! I love you. This is no game! My heart cries your name! I've loved you every passing day. Last year, on the twelfth of May, you changed the style of your hair. I was dazzled...by its bright flare.Do you understand? Do you realize? Do you feel my soul rise to the skies? Everything tonight is so wonderful, so sweet. I speak, you listen. Me, at your feet! Even in my sweetest dreams, I never planned on this. Now I shall die without freshness...You tremble, I feel it, Even though you leave. The trembling comes to me at the stairs of jasmine."

Amy did not have any more questions, any more doubts. Before she thought that she would be a fool if she accepted Sonic just like that but...let it be it. She could be a fool in love. "I tremble, cry...I love you! My luck is yours." She said.

"Then let death come. I inebriate you and desire nothing else but one thing..."

"A kiss!" Sonic interrupted Shadow loudly and Amy blushed instantly.

"What?!" Amy got out of her trance, she looked around, it was if he had become a different person.

"No, I meant...secrets in the mouth, an infinite sparkle, a bee sound."

Sonic was bothering Shadow now, whispering to him, "Get that kiss!"

"Shut up Sonic!" Shadow said in a loud whisper.

"Shut up Sonic?" Amy repeated a bit of shock in her voice. She continued to look around for him, but it was so dark that she could barely tell there was someone there.

"Yes, I am angry at myself for such boldness, I shouldn't have said something like that. But a kiss is a communion of petals in taste, a way to get a heart on the face... and taste, a little bit, the soul on the lips."

Shadow noticed that Amy was still quiet, meaning she was once again tranced in his words.

"Come up." Amy simply said and Shadow sighed, his job was done here.

Sonic climbed up to her window and it began to rain. Shadow watched from afar. Sonic and Amy shared a gentle kiss which became more heated by the second.

Shadow walked away in the rain. His heart was content that he was able to finally say what he needed to say. But he was also broken because he just gave Sonic the opportunity he always wanted.

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"I am so happy for you Amy! After so many years of chasing him, you are finally going to marry Sonic!" Rouge said she drank coffee at Amy's coffee shop.

"I still can't believe it, honestly. Everything is going so fast...Sonic said he wanted to marry me before going into war..." Amy's voice changed, a bit worries still.

Rouge noticed this, an undeniable upcoming war against Infinite was coming and Sonic and Shadow were on the front line.

"Don't worry too much Amy. I'll be there with them too and besides, it's Sonic we are talking about. He won't go down so easily." Rouge comforted her.

"I wish I could join you guys but Sonic said I could only join when it was absolutely necessary. He is scared that something might happen to me." Amy said a bit angry.

"Well, it's understandable, after all, you are his fiancé-"

*RING RING*

Rouge noticed that the phone was ringing and to her surprise, it was Sonic calling.

She picked up her phone, "Hello?"

A few seconds passed and Rouge simply said: "I'll be there in a few."

"Sorry Amy, I need to go, it's a G.U.N. thing, I'll talk to you later."

Amy nodded and waved goodbye to her.

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"Alright Shadow, you need to get your life back together!" Rouge said pushing Shadow out of his bed.

Sonic called Rouge to tell her about Shadow's strange condition. Shadow was depressed, he wouldn't eat, nor move out of his bed. He didn't go to the gym as he will usually do.

Now Rouge was in his room, watching him sulking.

"If you only had told Amy about how you feel, you wouldn't be in this situation," Rouge said, pulling Shadow's blanket out of his face.

"Even if I did, she would have said no!" Shadow said, now looking at Rouge.

"How do you know that? For all I know, Amy would have said yes!"

"Rouge, I am the ugliest creature on earth! I don't deserve to be loved!"

"Don't say that Shadow! A lot of girls would love to be with you!" Rouge said with desperation in her voice, she wanted to make Shadow understand.

"Would you be with me? If I tell you I love you, would you be with me?"

"Yes! I would Shadow! I will be with you!"

There was a heavy silence, a gruesome tension.

Shadow, who was desperate for love and heartbroken that the only love of his life was marrying his best friend.

Rouge who was desperate to show his best friend that he was worthy of love regardless of his appearance and that anyone would fall for him if he opened up.

and it happened.

They locked lips, it felt wrong and right at the same time. There was no going back, although they didn't have feelings for one and another, they surely hope that they can grow into it.

They really hoped they could love one another.

Sonic smiled behind Shadow's door, knowing exactly well what was happening.

His plan was successful.

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A/N: Don't panic, this is a shadamy story. Share your thoughts in the comments. I'll write some more if I see enough support. Once again, thank you for reading!

[another-sonic-blog]

ShadAmy Week 2018: Behind The Scenes

Life behind the scenes was different for Shadow.

   Sure he enjoyed acting for SEGA’s game and he could relate a lot to his character. The Shadow he was interpreting had a tragic past, he was cool and ‘edgy’. However, the Shadow in real life was a bit different. He tried to keep at all times in order to keep in secret how socially awkward he was. When he played the part of Shadow The Hedgehog in the video games for the first time, it gave him so much confidence that he thought it will be better to keep this facade. That way everyone around him will keep his distance, he wanted it that one but there was a certain pink hedgehog who saw through right away.

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“Will you cut the act? I want to have a serious conversation with Shadow”

“What do you mean? I am Shadow”

“I mean...the REAL Shadow”

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   That was after they finish recording their scene together in Sonic Adventure 2. So many things have happened, they don’t really have any more scenes together after that besides some small shorts on his own video game. And it was the same with their last game “Sonic Forces”. Whether he wanted it or not, Amy was the only one who actually saw through him. That fact alone made him more and more curious towards the pink hedgehog. Shadow wasn’t a naive one, he knew that from the start he had a small interest on the Amy. However, through time, what was a small interest became a huge crush and maybe even love.    Sometimes he wished there was a scene or something where his character showed some interest in Amy’s character, maybe, that way he would have enough courage to express his feelings to her.

“Everyone but her knows that you like her”

   Shadow jumped one step forward but regretted it as soon as he recognized his friend’s voice.

“Don’t ever do that again weedhead”

“I can be a weedhead but at least I am not creeping out on the girl I like”

   Yes, that was Silver. Besides Amy, Silver was one of the only hedgehogs he could trust, he was soon to discovered that he liked Amy and after he confronted him about it, there was really no other choice but to confess.

“You used to do that with Blaze before you began dating her, you have no right to tell me I am a creep”, Shadow completely faced Silver now, forgetting for a moment the pink hedgehog on the set.

“You should just go for it, that worked for me”- Silver said teasing his friend, he really admired Shadow but sometimes he could be as stupid as a rock. He knew about the fake facade that Shadow had to put up in order to feel more confident about himself. You would never really think that Shadow would be the type to get scared easily or that he has a thing for fashion and Instagram accounts.

“Well, everyone knew that Blaze had a thing for idiots and you are one so it worked out for you but for me? I have never been in the same room alone with Amy, she knows that I am pretending to be someone else but she has never really seen me do well...my things”

“By things, do you mean reading romance novels and watching Netflix all day?”, Silver didn’t like the direction this was going. He hated to think that his friend didn’t like the soft side of himself.

“Yes, and well...Amy is into dating well you know, ‘macho guys”- Shadow said with a serious face. In all honesty, he exactly didn’t know what was Amy’s type for a boy, but last time he remembers she was dating someone who was very unlike him.

“And besides she’s dating Sonic”- Shadow quickly added.

“They broke up a month ago”

“What?”, Shadow couldn’t believe it, who would let go of Amy Rose?

“Yeah, they broke up a month ago, she told me but wanted it to keep it on the low...that’s why I am telling you, you should go for it”, Silver had something in plan ad he decided to go for it.

“What do you what me to do? I can’t just say ‘Hey Amy, would you want to go to a cafe tonight with me?”

“Sure, I’ll go. I am done with my scene anyway”

   Shadow jumped one more time, scared to find out who the voice belonged to, only to find Amy Rose standing behind him.

“Uh, Oh, what?”- Shadow could barely process what was happening, and Silver on the back was content to know that his plan had worked.

“Well, I’ll leave you two to go now”- Silver added as he gave a small pat to Shadow on his shoulder.

“Aren’t you coming?”- Amy asked him curiously.

“No sorry, I got a date with Blaze, but hey maybe soon all of us four can have lunch together...maybe like a double date...Right?, Shadow~”, By this time Shadow knew that Silver was teasing him and in all honesty, he was ready to knock him down right there.

“Haha, we’ll see about that”- Amy smiled and waved Silver goodbye as he left the pink and black hedgehog alone.

“Well, Shadow, to what cafe are you taking me?”    Shadow felt his breath go away, could he actually be dreaming right now/

“Its a surprise...just follow me!”, Shadow just began to walk out of SEGA’s building with no direction whatsoever. In all honesty, he didn’t know where he was going. He thought that maybe if he walked fast enough, he would wake up from the dream he was having or Amy would just get tired and stopped following him.

   Its already been 10 minutes and Shadow could still hear Amy walking behind him. He now knew that he needed to find a place fast...and there it was...his salvation.

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“McDonald's? You took me to McDonald's?”- Amy questioned, and Shadow was quick to respond.

“They got great coffee here too you know!”, Shadow realized that what he said sounded a bit rude but at the moment he really couldn’t think about it.

“I know but, it is just that when you said to a cafe...I thought you meant something different”

           ‘Different’

   ‘That’s it!’, Shadow thought. The solution to his problems. He didn’t knee to be himself, he could just pretend to be Shadow, his character. The cool, edgy character that has made him have many fangirls. Maybe faking was bad, but if faking who he was made his life behind the scenes change just one bit for the better, then it was all worth it.

“I apologize Rose...It is just that I been off my latest”    Amy noticed a sudden change in Shadow’s personality and this took her interest even more,

“It's alright, I feel like eating ice cream anyway...why don’t order and sit down to talk for a bit?”

   Shadow only nodded and went up to the counter, Amy expected at least a ‘yes’, but nothing came out of his mouth, she only followed him up close.

“I want a cup of coffee, dark, no sugar”, Shadow hated dark coffee, he only liked them with a bunch of milk and sugar. He had a really sweet tooth, but of course, if he wanted to stay in character, he couldn’t just ask for a normal cup of milk cafe. No, it had to be something that matched his character.

“Alright, sir and for you miss?”- The employer asks Amy.

“Can I have a cone of ice cream?”

“Sorry man, the machine is broken”

“What?”- Shadow stood up in front of Amy and facade the cashier.

“I am sorry sir, but the machine is broken”

“Well the lady wants her ice cream so you must give it to her”- Shadow in a million years would ever do this. His real self-was always mad that the ice cream machine was broken and at this point, he honestly thought that it was just incompetence coming from the employees. He would never demand anything on his life before, but the character hi was interpretation wasn’t him, but Shadow the Hedgehog, a hero who wasn’t afraid to say what he wanted to say.

“Oh, look at that, they just told me that the machine began to work again!”- The cashier was quick to go back and bring Shadow’s coffee and Amy’s ice cream really fast. Even Shadow had to admit that he felt bad for intimidating the cashier like that.

“Here’s your coffee and ice cream for your girlfriend sir, thank you for shopping for us”

   Shadow’s act was about to drop as soon as he heard the cashier say ‘girlfriend’ he felt his muzzle go red and the fact that Amy didn’t deny it was making his heart run even faster. He had never walked so fast to a seat before.

“You didn’t have to that but thank you Shadow”- Amy said as she took a sit in front of him.  Amy was already a bit tired of the situation and wanted some answers but she still really hoped that Shadow could give them to her without pressuring him.

“No problem”- Shadow was quick to take back his ‘cool’ posture and took a sip of his coffee which tasted horrible for him but pretend to be normal about it.

“So tell me Shadow, what do you like to do in  your free time?”- Amy smiled at him.

“I like working on my bike and exercise”- That wasn’t really a lie, well kind of. He hated working out but still he needed in order to keep shape for his character and he enjoys taking rides on his bike but in reality, he didn’t know how to maintain one.

“Sounds very...like you.....I also enjoy exercising and practice gun shooting...you like guns too don’t you Shadow?”- Amy took a quick lick on her ice cream after asking.

“Of course, I have a collection”

“Really? Maybe you should show them to me one day... my favorite type of gun is a semiautomatic pistol...what about you?”    Shoot Amy had him. He couldn’t lie, he didn’t have a clue about guns. His mind was blank and for a moment he was so embarrassed that he didn’t dare to look up from his cup of coffee.

“You know Shadow...I actually hate coffee”

“Then why did you come when I asked you to come with me?”

“Because I wanted to know you, I thought it will be nice to get to know the real you. We have been working together for a long time now, but I barely know the things you like”

“How did you find out? I mean the first time we met...you saw that I was faking”- Shadow was now brave enough to look at Amy’s eyes just for a bit.

“I could tell, its the small things you do that uncovers you, like getting scared easily, looking at your gloves to see if they are clean, or how quickly turn around to give a small look to the books stores we passed by...before wasn’t any different, I guess I just got a good eye for that kind of things”

“I am sorry”

“But you also did this to...inpress me as well, am I right?

   Shadow felt like he could explode any second now, was she saying that she was aware of his feelings towards her. “You don’t have to say anything...I noticed how you look at me...also that Silver let it slip once that you like me”

   “Well that explains a lot”, Shadow was at this point really thinking of different ways of how to take revenge.

“but I broke up with Sonic not too long ago and well, I don’t want a relationship right now and also that I would like to know more about you”

“But this is me”, at the moment Shadow wasn’t really thinking about what he was saying, at the moment he really couldn’t think of anything else but at the fact that Amy was actually saying that she may want to date him in the future.

“I mean the REAL you”

   Shadow was quiet for a second finally realizing his mistake.

“I know it must be hard, opening up after faking for so long but,”- Amy said as she stood up from the seat, “maybe I can help you if you take me out for coffee more often”

   And with that Amy left, leaving a speechless Shadow behind, ready to throw away his black coffee and order a new one witch bunch of milk and a ton of sugar; of course after apologizing to the cashier for his attitude before. He wanted to go after the pink hedgehog, and tell her who really was, not Shadow the Hedgehog of SEGA who liked guns and motorcycles; but Shadow who loved sugar and teenage dramas.

He wanted to tell her how different his life was behind the scenes.