Strawberry Kiss

Chapter 2 "My Treat"

Shadows POV

"That was so much fun!" Amy tugged her quills back down after the roller coaster, grinning ear to ear. Couldn't help myself but to watch.

"Told you to face fear head on," I ran my hands through my quills. I chuckled at the sight in front of me.

Amy's cheeks a bit pink from the excitement and thrill of the drop. She had screamed her head off going down the drop but then squealed joyfully the rest of the way through it. Her quills are still a slight mess from the rush of wind. I caught my eyes drifting down to her outfit. Her skirt and shirt had hiked themselves up during the ride. Her skirt showed a bit more of her thighs. Her breast stuck out the bottom of the shirt ever so slightly. No bra. I felt heat rush to my cheeks ever so slightly as she started to tug her skirt and shirt back into place giggling. She had no idea her previous appearance was eye candy for a lot of the males around.

I finally averted my gaze to glare at a few males I could hear talking about her a good few feet away. They all went stiff and shuffled off after making eye contact with me. Satisfied, I looked back at the pink hedgehog beside me. She was smiling softly at the ground running her fingers through her quills a bit more.

"You weren't wrong! I needed that," she straightened herself. Her hands traveled to her hips as she got into her confidence pose. Chuckling to herself as if she had not held my hand the whole ride.

"Where to next?" She spun on her heels to see what rides were around.

"Shouldn't we find the others?" I tilted my head.

I prefer Rouge to Amy. Her energy from when she was younger was too much for me. Seeing her now, she seemed just as energetic but also more in control of it. Her height was still quite small, a ball of energy. That's the best way to describe her.

"I saw Rouge drag Knuckles to the Love Tunnel. I don't see either one of us wanting to go through that," her cheeks pinkened as her eyes trailed over to the so-called ride.

Turning my head to look at the 'Love Tunnel', spotting Rouge holding Knuckles arm while snuggling into it. She seemed excited. More than I could say for the echidna. He looked ready to evaporate. I looked to Amy out of the corner of my eye to observe her. I remember her a bit before she left. The last year she was in the group she was calm yet jumpy with the blue hero. She spent more time with Tails during that time if I remember correctly. She even could hold a steady conversation with me.

Faker was angsty about the two tailed fox spending so much time with the bubble gum hedgehog. He would sometimes want to start a fight with me on occasions by pushing my buttons with his incisive jokes. Only to instantly stop once the two walked into eye view. He looked stunned at first but after a while he seemed standoffish. He'd run over to Amy a lot when she was alone and try to chat with her. She just ended the conversation as fast as possible and take off over to Tails. There were even a few times she would use me as an out. Guess he got too much even for her.

Amy turned to face me, softly smiling at me with a soft blush on her cheeks still. I feel a slight heat rush to my cheeks as she seems to be looking at me as though she asked a question. Had she? I was so caught up in my thoughts that I hadn't been listening. My cheeks heated up more and a look of concern showed in my browl. Her smile turned into a look of surprise before fully giggling covering her mouth.

"Shadow the Hedgehog, the Ultimate Lifeform is blushing? Is the world ending?"

She teased, grabbing my arm and pulling me along to walk with her down the path. She seemed pleased. I relaxed a bit into her soft grip. I followed her willingly, unable to take my eyes off her still. The little pink ball had snuggled herself into my heart while on the Ark. Prison island, it felt comforting to have her hug me. However, pain struck me when she looked upset to see me and not the one she had meant to hug. The Ark was different. It seemed like she wanted to see me, to find me. She pleaded with me to help everyone. Reminding me of my promise to Maria. I extended that promise to her.