Stormy night

Solving the Maze

Shadow’s POV

Was she out of her mind? Work on a silly maze together? Together on my bed? “Have you taken a complete leave of your senses? It’s just a maze.” All alone with her…on my bed…There were too many images going through my mind, none of which had anything to do with something as innocent as a maze. I highly doubted I would be able to stand being in my…On! On my bed with her in my current state of mind.

“Oh, please?” Those sparkling jade eyes of hers were eager, twisting my gut into nasty little knots. “It’s really bothering me Shadow, so we have to!” Still, I hesitated. Could I really trust myself?

I watched her turn around with a huffy breath. “Fine. When I solve it, I am not going to give you any hints!” Nose snootily in the air, she strolled down the hall towards my bedroom.

I looked outside, fully intending to waltz on out and leave her. But… I sighed, closing the door. I just couldn’t resist her. The temptation was just too great. Knowing I would regret every step, I started up the stairs.

I went down the hall, forcing myself to take my time. My head was shouting at me to leave. To turn around and run until I forgot all about her and the love I knew I felt for her. If I ran long enough I could surely talk myself out of that particular feeling. But as strange as it was, my body wasn’t listening to my head.

I turned the doorknob slowly and opened the door. I took one step inside, saw her, and my head emptied, forgetting all about leaving and forgetting her.

Amy sat on the center pillow of my bed, nestled right in front of the headboard. Her feet were tucked under her so she could lean forward easier, I supposed. Her arms were folded under her breasts, her brows drawn together in concentration. The sexy little pout that made me want to nibble her mouth still graced her face.

She began leaning forward as if she saw a potential path, but sat back again with an unintelligible mutter a moment later.

When she leaned forward again, I saw what she was going to try. “I’ve already tried that path.”

She tossed a haughty look over her shoulder, the pout gone. “And…?”

“And…” I drew the word out as I moved closer to her. “It didn’t work.” I unhooked my cloak, dropping it unceremoniously on the chair.

“Humph.” She turned away. “I could’ve guessed that.”

“Then you shouldn’t have said ‘and,’ Amy.” I sat next to her, keeping my eyes trained on the headboard.

“I thought you were leaving.”

I glanced at her, quickly looking back at the maze. She was pouting again and now I was on my bed with her. I very nearly groaned at the torturous situation I had placed myself in. “I chose not to,” I finally managed.

“Why?” I shrugged, unable to answer. When her hand touched mine, I nearly jumped out of my fur. “Shadow, please tell me why.”

I could not. I just could not say a single word to her. I was nearly bursting with love for her and was very frightened that if I opened my mouth to speak, it would all pour out. That would be a humiliation beyond any other.

I had already told her that I would not be anyone’s rebound. That still held true, but… She had been worried about me and not Sonic. Maybe I would not be a rebound…

“Shadow?” I looked at her. “You don’t have to tell me. I was just curious.” She took my hand and pointed to another path. “Have you tried that way yet?”

I could only shake my head.

“Then let’s try it.” She started trailing her index finger along the groove, stopping when she couldn’t reach any farther.

I shifted to continue the path. It eventually came out to a dead end. “It didn’t work,” I murmured.

“Okay… What about this one?”

I wasn’t sure how long we worked on that damn maze. It seemed like several hours had passed, though it could not have been more than one. Her thigh would occasionally brush mine, sending my battered system into haywire once again. She’d link her finger with mine when she would get excited. “I think this might be it!” she would whisper.

It never was, yet Amy never seemed to lose her confidence. I found myself leaning closer just so I could catch her scent. It was simply soap, but it was mine. And it was her skin. It was certainly dangerous for me to do, but so irresistible.

Finally we both caught sight of something. It was a path we had tried before, but there was a split in it that intrigued us. It led all the way over to the left side of the bed, then criss-crossed over to the right edge. Where I could no longer reach she would take over and vice-versa.

It was rather pleasant to lean over her, letting our bodies brush. The most exquisite of torments.

Her back was to me at the moment so I studied her, letting my thoughts roam where they would. Her soft gasp interrupted my fantasy and she turned her head, smiling widely. “It worked, Shadow!”

I shifted closer and looked over her shoulder. It had indeed worked. The maze was solved… Now she would probably go home…

Amy’s POV

The maze was solved. Now he would probably take me home… I let out a quiet sigh. I didn’t want to go home…

I could feel the warmth of his body just behind me and if I leaned back just a little bit… Maybe I could get him to kiss me again. Or…

A soft blush pinkened my cheeks when a new idea popped into my head. Or maybe I could kiss him. It was an interesting idea, but how would Shadow react? And why had he been upset after kissing me in the first place?

I wish he would tell me, but he hadn’t said much at all…

I leaned back against him, flicked my eyes up to see his go blank. His jaw slackened a little and I bit my lip. It was either kiss him now or he would probably shift away.