Fandom A Rose And A Thorn (Shadow x Amy)

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

Shadow moved his hand close to Amy and gently touched her then withdrew it to rest it on his chest. With a heavy sigh, he closed his eyes.

Vex immediately went towards them as he continued to grip the Phantom Ruby until it started to crack. If you hadn't left.......just to join him....none of this would've happened.....it would've been better....now that this was war...and I possibly just lost people that I trust. He thought angrily as fresh tears rolled from his eyes.

 

[Breech Loader]

Amy took Shadow's hand, and her own was shaking as she squeezed it, "I'm so sorry, guys," she told them, "I'm sorry I'm so messed up right now... If I hadn't..."

"Nonononono," Blaze told her quickly, stroking her quills gently, "Never be sorry, Amy. Not about this. Any of this. It's not your fault. You got caught in the middle. You're innocent, and that's exactly why you got hurt the worst." She was trying to focus on Amy, but she could see Vex starting to cry now, "No matter what part any of us had in this, Sonic made his own choice. No matter what he believed, or what he was told, he still forced you, Amy. That responsibility is on him."

Amy didn't really respond, but rubbed Shadow's hand against her tear-stained cheek.

 

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

"She's right....it was Sonic's fault." Shadow nodded.

Vex scowled again as he glanced at Amy, seeing how she felt. "I'm sorry....." He whispered as his shoulders shook.

 

[Breech Loader]

Blaze didn't excuse Vex, because it really was partly his fault, "Listen, I... I really can't stay in this world forever, but I can stay for a few more days solidly... I intended to set up something that would make it easier for our dimensions to communicate anyway. Amy," she tilted the tearful young woman's chin, "Listen, you need to do something about Sonic. You can't just... hide it. I'll leave it to you for now but you shouldn't just hole it up..."

She turned to Shadow.

"Shadow, you'll be checked out soon... I know it seems obvious but... Amy is terribly vulnerable right now. Pressing her into doing anything - or even making her feel like you're pressuring her - could just make these emotional wounds permanent. You can understand that, right?"

 

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

Shadow nodded. "I do understand....I don't intend on doing this, however....it would be...quite upsetting to Amy. She trusts me and I trust her. I wouldn't do something like that, I promise." He responded.

 

[Breech Loader]

"Thank you," Blaze told him, hugging him gratefully. She gave Amy another gentle hug, "I have to go now, but I'll still be in the dimension... Call me if you need anything. Anything at all."

"Goodbye," Amy sniffed, "I will."

 

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

Shadow nodded. "Farewell, Blaze. If you spare time to visit....." He started, his voice starting to turn to a whisper as he yawned and soon fell asleep.

Vex turned to look at the Phantom Ruby then shivered. "It's.....shattered....almost." He whispered quietly.

 

[Breech Loader]

Blaze stared at the stone, "Why is it breaking now?" she asked him, "Are you choosing to break it now?"

Next to Shadow, Amy didn't fall asleep, instead wrapping her arms around his waist and shoulders gently, resting her head over his chest and listening to the beat of his heart.

 

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

"Yes.....I am choosing to do this." The Jackal responded, "But we need to get you home....it's time..." He placed it back under his chin just for the time being and crossed his arms.

 

[Breech Loader]

"No, I... Not just now," Blaze told him, "I want to go back to the hotel. To think..." She looked back at poor Amy regretfully, "I wish I'd stayed the next day... So that I would have been there when Sonic came."

 

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

Vex nodded. "And I suppose you want me to leave you after I take you to the hotel?" He asked.

 

[Breech Loader]

"I... I think that might be for the best," Blaze told him, "Vex, I... I know you feel something for me. Perhaps if we had more time..." she hugged him suddenly, "Thank you for coming so far. You didn't have to."

 

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

"I....well...you're welcome." Vex responded, slowly moving his arms around her to hug her back. A faint blush was starting to form as well.

 

[Breech Loader]

As the two of them walked away, in the hospital room, Amy's hand stroked through Shadow's quills, "Please be okay," she murmured softly to him, "I can't do this without you..."

 

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

Even in his sleep, Shadow slowly started to smile as he heard Amy before moving his hand to her cheek.

 

[Breech Loader]

Amy smiled again at the touch of his hand and rubbed her cheek to it. She wasn't sure how much he could hear in his partial slumber, but she spoke softly to him anyway.

"The doctors say you're recovering fast... I suppose it really is true that you're the Ultimate Lifeform," she listened to his strong heartbeat for a while, "That you might even be able to go home tonight..." she sighed, "I don't want to be alone... I'm scared..."

 

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

"I know.....I can hear them.....I will never let you go or leave you alone." Shadow whispered as he opened his eyes slowly, groaning softly as he moved up.

 

[Breech Loader]

Amy breathed slowly in relief... Somehow she got that feeling every time Shadow opened his eyes now, "I... Don't know how to feel, about Sonic seeing a photo of us. It's so... humiliating to think about, the way we were caught..."

A deep pink flush came to her cheeks.

 

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

"I don't want to think about that....not now....or ever. Well....maybe in the later future and that could be something we could laugh at." Shadow told Amy quietly and moved his hand to hers, holding it gently.

 

[Breech Loader]

"I just... don't know what came over me," Amy confessed, remembering how she had almost broken down right there in the recovery room, "It was as if, if I couldn't climb out of my own skin I would shrivel up and die..."

 

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

"You felt trapped and you wanted to escape...." Shadow whispered, rubbing her arm, "I'm here for you....to love you....and to comfort you."

 

[Breech Loader]

Amy nodded at Shadow's understanding. It still felt like only minutes ago that Sonic had ravaged her, even as he had insisted she had enjoyed every moment. The fact that he seemed to have realised that was what he had done, didn't fill her with confidence that he wouldn't try again

"I know you will take care of me, Shadow," she answered, kissing him on the lips softly.

 

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

A small red blush appeared on Shadow's face as he moved his head to kiss her in return. His hand moved over to the remote that controlled his medical bed and he pressed it to where the part where his head was on and raised it slightly.

 

[Breech Loader]

It continued that way for a while, before Amy broke it reluctantly, cuddling close. She had barely left Shadow's side since he'd come in.

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About three hours later, the doctor entered the room. He looked at Shadow, "Feeling improved, Mister Robotnik?" he asked the Ultimate Lifeform.

 

[RedtheRoyalGuard]

"Feeling like my old self again...and...why calling me Mister Robotnik? It's because of Gerald, isn't it?" Shadow asked. His hand still rested on Amy as he smiled at her.