The Change Book I & II

C

Amy put on her best smile as she entered the meeting room of the Resistance.

However, she couldn't make her thoughts go away as she remembered Shadow's disappointed face as he left her room. That was a few days ago and still, she couldn't let it go.

It wasn't any good, she should be paying attention to the meeting. She should leave personal things aside when it came to the Resistance but somehow it still intrudes her mind.

"What do you think Amy?...Amy? Amy!" Silver looked at the pink one, it wasn't like her to be distracted during meetings.

"Yes!" Amy responded late as Silver's words processed slowly on her head.

"What do you say? Yes?"

"Um...yes," Amy said that more of a question than a clear response, she was being pressured and she didn't want to look bad in front of the Resistance Staff.

"Great! I'll give you the details of your mission. Shadow isn't here right now but when he comes, please leave for the job as soon as you can." Silver added.

Oh for the love Chaos.

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They kept walking in silence. They were about to reach Emerald village soon. Amy felt like she was missing air and for a moment she was just trying to make as little as sound as possible. Maybe that way they would forget about each other's existence for a while.

Shadow stopped walking suddenly, he looked to the ground as he heard the birds tweeting

"Shadow?" Amy asked him intrigued.

"I hate it ... fighting with you."

"I hate it too." Amy softly walked towards Shadow.

"Why have we been fighting so much?"

Amy didn't respond. Honestly, she didn't know the answer to his question.

"It's just that ... You have been acting strange." Shadow added. "Ever since we found Maria ... I feel like you have been avoiding me."

"I haven't been avoiding you, I've been just busy and-"

"But you have time for him."

Amy stopped breathing for a second. She had to be honest with herself, she was avoiding Shadow not because she wanted but because she needed to clear her head. She was heartbroken when she found out that Shadow and Maria were dating.

It broke her to know that no matter what she did, no matter how close she would be with him, Shadow will always pick Maria.

Before it was Maria and now it's still her.

Amy was the one who found Maria, and she was aware of the things that were going to happen.

And she still brought her to The Resistance because of Shadow.

Shadow deserved to be happy and seeing him content was enough for her. Amy loved him so much that she let him go.

She loved him.

"Shadow...can I ask you something...personal?" Amy asked. Shadow was a bit baffled by her sudden change but he decided to oblige. He nodded softly and Amy continued.

"Are things alright with you and Maria?"

"Yes, why?"

"It's just that... I'm sorry, it's none of my business." Amy turned around and began to walk away but came to a sudden stop as soon as she felt Shadow hold her arm.