Stages

Acquaintance Pt. 4: The Deal

"Hey Rouge ... Why is Shadow always so ..." Amy turned around to face the one she was talking about. "Grumpy?"

They were currently walking in a forest, trying to look for the location Sonic sent the help message to G.U.N.

Everyone was good ... but Shadow of course.

Rouge let out a small laugh, "He is always like that but I have to admit, he looked grumpier than usual."

"Is it because I am here?" Amy asked.

"My detector confirms it." Omega interrupted the two and Rouge nodded in agreement.

"I still can't believe you challenged Shadow to a motorcycle race." Rouge laughed a little bit louder. This peaked in Shadow's interest.

"I can't believe it either," Amy responded.

"Also, where did you get a motorcycle?" Rouge asked.

"What do you mean?"

"Shadow doesn't let anyone ride his bikes...especially BB and the bike with a rose keychain," Omega added.

"Oh, I rode the one with the rose keychain, I gave him that bike after all."

"Really? Well, that is not as strange I guess. It will be really strange if he did let you ride BB." Rouge said, she looked around the forest as she paid attention to the area.

"BB? That is his favorite bike, right?" Amy asked.

"Yeah ... He is super protective of BB. If he ever lets you ride BB, that means he likes you." Rouge tease, "Romantically, I mean."

Amy blushed instantly at the comment, she laughed a bit nervously. "That can't be true, come on. It's Shadow we are talking about, he-"

"That assumption is correct. Shadow has only let one person ride BB. He really liked her ... romantically ... my sensor doesn't lie." Omega said, making sure his steps were heavy enough so Shadow couldn't be able to hear their conversation.

"What?" Amy exclaimed, "Shadow liked someone?"

"Yes, didn't you know?" Rouged added, "She used to work for G.U.N. until-"

"It's here."

The three jumped as they heard Shadow right behind them.

"WE WEREN'T SAYING ANYTHING!" The three of them screamed in unison.

Shadow looked at the three with a monotone face. Of course, he knew that they were hiding things from him.

But right now, he didn't have the time.

"Yeah, sure." Shado added, "Anyways ... According to the GPS, this is the place Sonic sent the emergency message. Split and look for clues."

The three nodded. Amy walked around, looking at the grass to see if there were any clues of the blue one.

However, her mind was occupied thinking about Shadow. She still couldn't believe that Shadow was actually in love with someone. Without any doubt, Shadow kept surprising her.

She shook her head, right now it wasn't the moment to think about that.

"Now, if I was Sonic ... Where would I be?" Amy thought.

She looked around her, the tall trees caught her attention the most. If she was Sonic, there was one place she would like to be.

Shadow tried to keep an eye on the members. Rouge was to his right, Omega to his left and Amy to his-