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Amy was looking for Shadow in the forest.
-So here you were Shadow knew I could find you here. -said the pink hedgehog, somewhat tired of looking for the dark hedgehog throughout the forest, checking his favorite places until she found the place he liked to be the most.
Shadow was in his favorite tree, a huge evergreen oak tree that was more than three hundred years old, looking thoughtfully at the horizon, not paying attention to Amy, only answering her with some boredom.
-What do you want Amy?
-I- I was wondering if you could train with me, I know you are very skilled and expert, I have already asked Sonic, but he is very busy with a mission and Knuckles is busy with Rouge fighting again for the master emerald. - She said a little nervously, waiting for a refusal from the dark hedgehog.
Shadow thought, he cursed himself because those morons had not been able to help Amy because of those absurd excuses, asking hIm would have to be her last option, that offended him in some way, that perhaps he had not proven over time that he could be a trustworthy person, he was tired of always being the one who approached her, the one who always talked to her, the one who had to follow her everywhere without her paying him the attention he deserved and even more so because of his growing emotions towards her. which were more than evident that they became something more than friendship.
He had to plan something to make this hedgehog tell the truth because some time after she could never finalize anything with Sonic she decided that a friendship with him was what was important, above all, before her treatment with the dark hedgehog was normal, she gave him attention was her best friend then she changed to the behavior described above, he had to provoke her.
-Mph... and what do I get in return, also for your information it's none of my business that you couldn't train with either of those two fools, it's your problem.
Amy looked at him with a disappointed look, but then it seemed that her face shone with something in mind, but for a second her face hesitated and Shadow could see a slight blush, but she was finally able to say what was on her mind.
-Oh come on Shadow...I'll do whatever you want.
Shadow is left thinking it was a perfect opportunity.
-mmm whatever I want?
- (damn I shouldn't have said that) - Amy thought - sure, whatever you want.
- Mph, this time I will help you train, just because I have nothing better to do now.
What he had planned to do, he would have to do it after training with her, but not before making her faint from exhaustion, he would take revenge for her recent behavior with him, he smiled maliciously to think about what would await the pink hedgehog.
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After an arduous, super strict and heavy training with the dark hedgehog, Amy was exhausted, she didn't know that he could get so aggressive during training, it seemed that he was taking it out on her for avoiding him for a while, but that she could do everything was the fault of her feelings for him and her fear of confessing without thinking and being rejected.
(I think I deserve it well, what I expected from how he reacted after avoiding him, he'll probably think that I don't want to be his friend anymore, that's why I asked him for this favor so I could finally fix things with him.) - the pink hedgehog thought bitterly.
Shadow let her rest to catch her breath, while She drank serum after the lost electrolytes.
- Thank you very much, Shadow, what do you want me to do for you? (maybe he'll ask me to help him with a mission, that would be nice; it wouldn't ruin my plan to fix things with him after all). - she thought innocently.
Shadow remains silent for a long time, turning his back to Amy. Seeing that he doesn't say anything, Amy decides to speak first.
- Come on Shadow, tell me, I promise that whatever you ask me I will do it no matter what it is as I promised for the training and I...
Shadow suddenly turns around, making a sharp turn, interrupting Amy from what she was going to say.
- Amy!
Amy sees him and is stunned at what he is pointing out.
- (he's pointing at his lips!? Maybe he wants a kiss!! I don't think so, maybe I'm seeing badly because of tiredness) -thinks Amy- Sorry, I think I'm not understanding well Shadow, what do you mean by that?
- You said whatever I want and this is what I want. It's a good pay, don't you think? Just a little kiss, I don't think is too much to ask for.
-Are you crazy?! How do you expect me... - said Amy, very surprised and redder than a tomato.
- You said whatever I wanted, but I see that you are not a person of your word.
Amy saw him with sadness in his eyes even though his face seemed indifferent, over the years Amy learned to read the small changes in the hedgehog's features to know what emotion he was transmitting.
(I think Shadow looks sad?!) - Amy thought in disbelief as she realized the face the hedgehog was making at her apparent rejection.
- Okay, forget it, it was stupid, it's obvious that your rejection of my request is more than obvious that our feelings are not mutual. I want more than a friendship when you don't and more because you've been avoiding me all this time, Amy, if you don't want to anymore Be my friend, I understand, but have the decency to say it to my face so I can get away from you and never bother you again.
Amy was left speechless by his sudden confession, Shadow seeing that she didn't say anything made him understand that he wouldn't even have an answer from her, so Shadow decided to leave, he wouldn't get anything from this stubborn hedgehog, what a fool plan he had come up with. It was stupid to think that she would reciprocate.
Shadow was already leaving when Amy stops him by grabbing his arm.
- I do keep my word, I don't like to see you sad and even less if it's my fault.
- Amy, you can leave it like this, you and I know that you won't do it, it's useless for you to do it out of commitment, so...
She pushes him towards her, kissing him without thinking, giving him a short kiss, leaving him blank.
- Let me finish Hedgehog!
- !!!
Shadow remains silent at the pink hedgehog's cry of complaint, letting her explain herself.
- I haven't been avoiding you, well yes, but not for the reasons you think, it's because I've realized that I LOVE YOU DAMN!, but I was so stupid to think that you would reject me, but Sonic and Knuckles had told me that I was wrong, it was more than a fact that you felt the same way, it's just that I was so clueless that I never noticed your mood swings, I can tell how you generally feel just by looking at you, but how did I not notice that?! I'm so stupid!!...forgive me Shadow.
She began to cry uncontrollably, making the dark hedgehog wake up from the trance. He heard everything, but he still didn't believe it, but there was no doubt that the feeling was mutual after all and he knew very well what he could do to make her stop crying.
She continued covering her face with her hands without stopping crying and saying words that were not understood, but clearly they were thousands of apologies. Shadow carefully removed her hands that were covering her face, surprising her by raising her face to see him. He took advantage of this to kiss her, holding her face in his hands.
The kiss was short, but too tender and full of affection for something that deserves all the care in the world. She of course stopped crying at this act of pure love.
- I knew you would stop crying when I did this.
Amy covered her mouth with her hand still in disbelief.
-But Shadow?! I thought you would leave me here, what I did was stupid, I don't deserve to be reciprocated by you, I hurt you because of my immature behavior.
- Of course I forgive you, and love is always accompanied by pain, but the love that I feel for you is greater than the pain that you can give me unintentionally. - he said while wiping her tears with his thumb.
- So that means that you and I are...
- It's obvious Amy Rose since I LOVE YOU TOO DAMN! -He repeated the same words that she said recently, causing her to burst into laughter of happiness.
-That's the Amy Rose that I like to see- He look at her with an infinite love like the universe itself, just as she also saw him with the same love that would never cease to be extinguished.
They both embraced, wishing never to be apart from that moment on.
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What can I say, I really like romance Damn xD