Stormy night

A Night to Remember

Shadow's POV

I scanned over her, checking for any injuries I may have missed before. “You’ve scraped your knees.”

She looked back up. “That was from earlier.”

I raised a brow. Did she think I was too stupid to know that already? I certainly had not done it and I did not see where she could have done so in the house. She blushed a bit, noticing her mistake I suppose. “Do you have other injuries?”

She lifted a hand and pushed her quills back. “Nothing too serious.”

I noticed the scratch on her elbow and when I turned her hand over I saw she had grazes all over it. “All these cuts could get infected,” I murmured, lifting her hand to kiss her knuckles lightly.

As surprised as she undoubtedly was by the gesture, I dropped her hand. “Come with me.” I turned and started up the stairs, leaving the other things where they were. I would get to the wall eventually.

Amy’s POV

Before I followed Shadow, I looked at my hand. Why were my knuckles tingling? Rubbing my other hand over them, I started after him. I winced a bit with each stair, my knees stinging. Squeezing my eyes closed and holding my breath, I continued walking up.

After a few steps, I heard a sigh and felt arms around me. “Why did you come up here if the stairs hurt your knees?”

“I was going to ask you something and…” I trailed off when he lifted me bridal style. I wasn’t sure why I was so disconcerted by it. After all, Sonic had lifted me like this many times before.

“What?”

Confused, I looked into his eyes. “What’s what?”

He rolled his eyes and set me down as we were at the top. “What were you going to ask me?”

My mind went blank. “Um… I don’t remember now.”

“Of course not.” He gestured towards a room at the end of the hall. “That’s my bedroom. Just wait in there.”

I nodded and started towards it. I was kind of curious to see what his room looked like. Mine was filled with pictures of all my friends and just about everything we have done together. The bed was huge, covered with red sheets and tons of plump pillows. I doubted his room was anything like that, but Shadow was a strange guy. I was not quite sure what to expect.

I heard a muttered oath behind me. With my hand on the doorknob, I turned, curious. “Shadow?”

Something flashed in his eyes, but I was too far to really see what. He shook his head. “Nothing. I’ll be in there in a minute.”

I nodded, smiling. “Okay.” I opened the door and walked in, closing it behind me. I blinked. Why’s it so dark in here? I wondered.

“Oh!” With a soft laugh, I patted the wall, searching for a light switch. “Geez, Amy, you can be so slow.”

With the light on, I looked around inquisitively. There was a chair in here that seemed to match the big one in the living room. It was set in front of the fireplace, also like in the living room. My smile widened. Shadow liked his comfort just like everyone else on Mobius.

There were a few pictures on the wall and on his dresser. Walking over to that, I lifted the one in the center. It was me and him, I noted. I had one arm slung around him and was pointing out something with my other hand. The stars, I recalled. I had had everyone over at my house about a month before for a barbecue for the comets. It had been beautiful and since Sonic hadn’t waited around for the night show, and Shadow had seemed more sad and lonely than usual, I had stuck to him.

Running my thumb lightly over his face, I realized that the soft smile he wore was not aimed at the comets…But at me. With a puzzled frown, I set the photo back in its spot.

I turned, the bed making me gasp a little. It was twice as large as my queen size at home, black as sin, with a darkened headboard with a strange curvy pattern cut into it. Fascinated, I got on the bed and crawled up to trace my finger over it. It’s a spiraled maze of sorts, I realized, grinning. I narrowed my eyes, determined to figure it out.