The Ruby Eyes of Affection

Would you like to say goodbye?

Her hair went from being in constant motion, to slowly resting on her beaded and embroidered dress. She couldn't believe how exhausted she felt. The energy emitting from her body was slowly decreasing and the once bright shine of her ruby colored stone on her pendant was starting to fade. She knew it was a matter of time before her body could no longer keep her awake, most likely turning her back to her former self. But she had to keep holding on. Rob had been down at the water's edge for only a few minutes. But to the crimson eyed princess, it felt like an eternity. The longer she had to wait the more exhausted she became. She blinked rather slowly as her staggered yet soft breaths seemed to make her even more nervous. If she had just lost three of her closest companions, she knew it was going to be the end of her life. Rather spontaneously, she could hear the sounds of splashing and coughing followed by exhausted yelling.

"Miran! I got him. Help me up!" The screaming continued as the princess immediately ran to the edge of the cliff before releasing a quick whimper of both relief and fear.

"Yes, of course!" She replied sweetly before using the last bit of her Chaos energy to psychically pull her best friend out of the water and onto the edge of the cliff.

Rob lied next to the unconscious azure hedgehog before quickly sitting on his knees and putting his ear to Sonic's chest. There was a very faint beat but it was not consistent in the slightest. This was when he noticed that the hedgehog wasn't breathing.

"Shit, Miran. Get me Tails. We need medical supplies STAT! He should be right outside the base. Please, hurry." He exploded feverishly before tilting the azures head to start the process of CPR.

"Oh, my god. Okay okay. IS HE DYING?!" She burst out crying while trying to speak, she could barely got the words out.

"Miran, please. We're wasting time. Get Tails right now!" Rob replied as calmly as he could given the circumstances but still came of rather panicked.

"Rodger!" She wiped the tears from her eyes as she switched her brain from emotional to goal oriented.

She sprinted as fast as she could towards the location Rob pointed at. Or at least as fast as should could, given she was wearing a ball gown and heels. As she ran, she could feel her blood pressure slipping and her adrenaline increasing as, she herself, was almost completely out of Chaos energy. But she had to send the message... or else. She honestly didn't even want to think about it.

(The goal Miran. Just think about the goal.)

She continued to dodge all the debris that had been left behind after the chaotic event and made her way to the front door. She could sense it... She wasn't going to be able to keep awake for much longer.

She rammed the door open hoping to god that they were right on the other side. Thankfully, they were. Rouge, Amy and Tails were all huddled around a computer trying to read something Miran didn't have time to comprehend. She took a deep breath before holding onto the door to keep her balance.

"Sonic! He needs help! He's not..." She tried desperately to finish the sentence but her voice gave out and blackness started to surround her.

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Very faint voices could he heard in the distance as Miran's non-existant body traveled closer to them. They sounded concerned and familiar as her entire body was swept with a strange sense of deja vu.

"I love him, Maria. I love him so much. Why does daddy have to be so harsh?" The voice cried sweetly as it started to come into view the closer she walked towards it.

"I know, sweetie. But he was created for destruction... He is a very dangerous creature even if he loves you." A beautiful blonde hair and blue eye preteen replied as she gently brushed the ebony hedgehog's long beautiful hair.

"Just because someone was created to do something doesn't mean they actually do it or even want to do it." The young female hedgehog tilted her head to the other before gently wrapping her arms around the human into a tight hug.

"That is very true, but we cannot deny his initial purpose and instincts, hon." She softly patted the young hedgehog's cheek before wiping the tears from her eyes.

"I don't care what daddy says. I love him and no one will stop me from being with him." Miran replied confidently as she lowered her eyes to the ground.

"You realize how naive you are right? Once you experience pain and misfortune you will understand. You are our princess, Miran and all we want to do is protect you." Maria continued to brush the curly bangs of the ebony as Miran sighed quietly.

"But we are supposed to be together even according to daddies beliefs. I just don't understand... Why would he want to separate people who were born to be together?" She questioned back almost mumbling her words as she started to become irritated.

"I don't either honey. Nonetheless, you should listen to granddaddies commands." The young girl had finally brushed all of the princess's hair and gently placed back her black and ruby crusted crown into her hair.

"I wonder what he will do... I don't think there's anything he could do to make my prince hate me..." Miran elegantly stood from her little stool as she looked down at the golden haired lady.

"I don't know. But do you really want to test his patience?" She replied as her eyes became slightly stern with concern.

"I do... Because I know I am right."

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Crying...

All he could hear was crying. And the occasional sympathetic reply. What in the world was going on? Shadow slowly opened his eyes as his room was sheltered from any form of light. Either it was night, or someone didn't want him to wake. The glow on his pendant wrapped around his neck seemed to be back to its normal shine. He rubbed his eyes hard before glancing around the room. This was surely not his house... The furniture was beautiful and expensive with a hint of old-fashion charm...

Yep!

This was definitely Sonic's house. That was when it hit him... The crying. He rushed out of bed and opened the door quickly.

"What happened?! How long was I out?" He screamed fearfully as his heart was racing a million miles per second.

The entire room fell silent as the tears of almost every one of Sonic's friends that Shadow could remember were falling down their faces. Rob was seen sitting on the couch with Amy's head neatly tucked into his lap.

"I'm sorry, Shadow. We did everything we could." He gently stroked Rose's head as his face showed a great sense of regret.

"What?..." The ebony asked in almost a whisper.

All the energy he had regained felt like it was drained out of him as he could not believe what he just heard. His cheeks started to flush as the feeling of unbelievable fear and emotion started to rush through him.

"Would you like to say goodbye?"