How I claimed Amy Rose
A narrative through the eyes of Shadow the Hedgehog
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I sighed as I remembered that I eventually had to try to sleep, which is a process much more difficult with my conditions. I slowly look to my left and grab the inoculater filled with tranquilizer. It's my own mixture so that nobody can use it against me and its the only thing that can allow me to partially sleep. It's really more of a relaxant than anything else. I grunt as I hit the inoculater into my arm; no needle since they always break when they try to enter my skin. This is a brand new kind called a hypo-spray and it works, much better than those awful pills and works even faster.
I lay back an try to relax as much as possible so that I can get some sleep. Although I only ever get 3 hours before I wake up in a cold sweat from the constant night terrors.
But then, I start thinking about Amy. I thought about how soft she was. How silky her lips were when they touched mine. How she held me when she gave me that goodbye kiss. Is that what I have been missing? All this time I was so concentrated on just the basics when I could've been enjoying something as pleasurable as this.
I then thought about her when I observed her body. How, perfect her body seemed. Her body could almost rival Rouge's when she was younger. I still can see her hips, her legs, and her chest. I don't know why, but I never understood the appeal of a women's chest until now. For some reason, they just looked so nice. I never even bothered to notice before. And I still don't understand why I feel the way I do when I think about her body. But just doing so, I feel, energized for some reason. And my chest keeps thumping to the point where it almost hurts. Is this what they call a heart throb? If that's true, then, I have a heart.... A beating heart.... Not some kind of mechanism that just feels like a heart. Maybe some day I can prove to that damn android face that I am alive and he'll go away... Forever.
My head starts to feel light as the tranquilizer begins to take over. My muscles relax, but the drug isn't enough to knock me out. At this point, it's just easier to fall asleep. I slowly drift off into the dreaded realm that will be my nightmare....
I'm back at ARK, all those decades ago.... I look around to see the scientists and those damned GUN soldiers.... Always looking at me with fear and anger.... Knowing what I am, what I would become....
Oh God..... It's that day..... That faithful day..... The day that everything went to Hell..... The day that GUN invaded..... The day I tried to escape with Maria..... Please God..... Spare me from this painful memory, I'm not sure if my mind can take any more abuse.....
And then there she is...... Lying on the ground...... Bleeding out...... As I held Maria, I looked deeply into her eyes as she whispered "I will always love you Shadow"...... Then, as I watch in horror, the light leaves her eyes, and they slowly close...... That's when I lost it...... An unbearable rage sets in and suddenly I see nothing but red and feel an insurmountable surge of energy flow through me...... The most power I have ever felt in my entire life...... And then I dart a death glare at the GUN soldiers, and they knew, that they had made the biggest mistake of their lives......
My eyes shoot open as I woke up suddenly. This time I'm face down at the bottom of the stairs. Damn.... I stand up slowly and stretched myself. My body was always sore in the morning since I thrash around during my night-terrors. That being the main reason I don't have many material objects so I don't have to replace many things if I thrash around too much.
I check the time
4 A.M.
Wait....
4 A.M.
I slept for 4 hours?!
Not 3?!?!
But..... I always only sleep for 3 hours. Never more. Until...... Now.
What does it all mean? Was it because of.... Amy? I don't know. I should probably let her know about it. Anyway....
I get back upstairs to my bathroom. I should probably take a bath, I need it. I filled up the jacuzzi sized bath with water and wait. No need to strip since I did that last night. I look in the mirror and inspect my body, no fat whatsoever. Just pure muscle all the way through and I don't even exercise, my system is just very efficient.
Once the tub filled up, I slowly sit down in it and relax. This used to be the only good part of my day. But now, ever since I've been with Amy, everything has changed. That, kiss, changed my life. I thought about her again and how soft her lips were. And for some reason I thought about her again when she was cooking breakfast. How subtly curvy she was. She was practically a model. She probably works out fairly well. I mean, what else does she do? I know she has a job since she has to get money somehow. But other than helping out her roommates, she probably has a lot of time to herself. She probably even worked on her body to try and impress that blue hedgehog. As a matter of fact, it makes me wonder. If she was depressed for a while, she might have let herself go a bit. But then got it back, to make herself available?
It doesn't make sense. Was Amy anticipating that she would end up with someone else? And made sure she was just as attractive as before? I'm wondering who she would have ended up with had she not found me. And in all honesty, I'm not the best choice. I don't know anything about romance or love.... I'm just a weapon....
I check the time again.
5 A.M.
Damn.... Time doesn't usually fly that quickly. I look down at the bath water and just thought about Amy again. For some reason I can't stop thinking about her. Anyway, I drained the tub and got ready for the day. I washed out my fur, dried off and swallowed down my pills.
I got my coffee and check the time.
6 A.M.
Still early. Damn. It wasn't a problem before, but now, I promised to spend time with Amy. I'm just not sure it would be a good idea to go to her house now. I'm sure they're all still sleeping.
Sleep.... Damn.... I wish sleep was pleasant for me.
I finished my coffee and got dressed.
I paused as I thought about wearing the new clothes that Amy got me. It could bring a smile to her face and for some reason that seems like a good idea. After all she's been through, she deserves to be happy.
I put on some cargo pants and the nice looking military-style button-up top and went out to the top of the mountain to look over the city.
I usually think about nothing. Just watching over the city. But then I thought about what Blaze said.....
"Oh Shadow, you sly devil.... It seems as if Amy Rose has stolen your heart."
"Shadow.... It's not that hard. Sure, you may not have known her that well, but she has certain qualities that you like, and now, you just can't help yourself... For, what I'm assuming is the first time in a long time, you are developing feelings for Amy. And that's okay Shadow. For all I know, she probably feels the same way."
"Shadow.... It's possible. Even for a warrior like you, because anybody can fall in Love."
"That's good Shadow. It's about time that you started truly living. And not just be a sentinel that hides away until duty calls."
Damn. Now I can't stop thinking about that feeling I get around Amy. I sat down on one of the rocks next to me. I need to figure this out.
I..... Have been wasting my time doing nothing this whole time. I only ever fulfilled my title:
Special
Hyper
Advanced
Dimensional
Organic
Weapon
I was only ever a weapon. Just accepting the commands of the humans so that they would trust me. They treated me like a criminal, like I CHOSE the path I was lead down. I never chose to be created.... Damn them all.
But Amy...... She sees past that for some reason. When we first met, she didn't see me as a soldier.... She saw me as one of her own, a hedgehog. That could save the world if he wanted to. She somehow saw the potential good in me and it helped her case because she reminded me of my promise to........ Maria.....
Is that it? Does she bring back the positive memories I had in the past? Only because she just reminds me of.... Maria..... Or is it something more than that? Is it because in spite of all that I had been through, all the sins I have committed, that she feels comfortable enough to spend time with me. She was even concerned about me. She.... Cared about me, to the point where she wanted to prove to me that I was alive by.... Kissing me.
Or....
Is she taking the love she had for the blue hedgehog and redirecting it to me?
If she was.... No.... It couldn't be. She treated him like he was an untouchable hero that she could attain somehow. But, she doesn't treat me the same way. So she can't be redirecting the passion she had. She treats me different from him. She eased herself into my life, not smashing her way through any personal space as she did with him.... She started off by just a friendly conversation and lunch. Then, she reached out to me..... Is she that desperate for passion?
Maybe. It's not so bad. Maybe this is something I could get into. I wanna see how this will play out.
8:30 A.M.
Damn.... I spent 2.5 hours thinking. Never did this before. I should check on Amy....
I decide to air skate my way down to her house. I paused at her door.... Why am I nervous? Why is my... Heart, pounding?
I knock on the door without even knowing it. The door opened
"Hey there killer..." Blaze said with a smile, "Come on in, Amy and Cream are cooking breakfast. Amy made extra just for you...."
"T-thanks...." I said as I walked in. The smell of pancakes and toast filled the air. It was nice.
Blaze led me to the kitchen and I saw Amy and Cream cooking.
"Shadow!!! ^ ^ " Amy shouted as she ran over, jumped up, and tackle-hugged me.
"OOOFF!!!" I grunted as I fell over with her on top of me.
"Oh God! So sorry! I was just excited to see you! ^ ^; "
"Y-yea.... I can tell."
This was going to be a long day....
