Many could argue that the night of January 3rd was perfect. It was a full moon and the stars twinkled in the night, the wind ran through the fields of flowers and tall grass. The city lights of Central City were bright and it was as lively as it could get. Couples, families, and friends were at total peace as they enjoyed the cold of the night.

But that wasn't the case for a pink and black hedgehog.

Shadow tried his best to keep drinking vodka in order to forget that he was about to make love to ugly Amy Rose. Awkwardly, they were sitting on the edge of a hotel bed, waiting to see who would take the first move.

"Do you ... want me?" Amy asked Shadow as her voice tremble and she had sincereness in her eyes.

How did they end up in this situation?

Shadow the Hedgehog was everything a Mobian ever wanted to be. From working at G.U.N with famous Team Dark to becoming top commander of the agency, Shadow was a hedgehog of many responsibilities.

And freedom.

He was a complete womanizer and rich. He was gifted in the looks department, skills and technique. Although he still kept that gloomy side of his, throughout the years, Shadow has learned to enjoy the little things in life.

With that came his passion for beautiful women. Shadow couldn't be tied down to one girl. He has never been in love before and he doesn't believe in it. He only cared for the small moments of pleasure the girls brought.

Ugly Amy Rose. When she was younger, everyone thought that Amy was going to grow into a beautiful hedgehog but to her dismay, she turned out to be quiet the opposite. At the age of 21, Amy was as ugly as it could get. Ugly Amy, they called her. She wore red round glasses as she had always needed them. Her hair was tied into a tight braid and she had braces on her teeth although it seemed she didn't longer need them. Her physic wasn't one many desired and she still wore her classic red dress.

When Shadow was named Commander of G.U.N., a lot of duties were given to him. He needed to fill out lots of paperwork and with that came the need to hire a secretary. That's when Amy came into the picture. At first, he wanted to hire a beautiful girl but sooner, he realized that that would include too much distraction. Shadow as well was known of Amy. She was there on the ARK, when the Black Arms attacked and many other world-saving missions along with Sonic and friends.

He trusted her and looking at her qualifications, he hired her.

She wasn't a problem. The problem was that Shadow is too conceited for his own good.

One night, he was drinking at a bar with his rival, Sonic the Hedgehog. Sonic was Captain of the Resistance, another organization like G.U.N. which tried to create a better world for the Mobians.

"Let's make a bet!" Sonic said, he was drunk but not as much as Shadow.

"Bring it on!" Shadow tried to keep his eyes open. The bar had very dim lights, the music was soft and it was quiet overall, it made him sleepy.

"You have been with many beautiful girls! But you have never been with an ugly one," Sonic added. "So, this is my bet! You have to date Ugly Amy for two months and you need to make her fall in love with you."

"What?"

Since the beginning, Sonic didn't want Amy to be part of G.U.N. He had tried convincing her to go back to the Resistance but nothing worked. He cared too much for the pink hedgehog to let her innocence be tainted by the likes of G.U.N. Sonic was aware of the platonic love Amy had for Shadow and she was so loyal to him that it seemed that nothing was going to make her realize how bad he was ... unless Shadow breaks her heart.

"You heard me," Sonic looked around the bar to make sure no one was watching them. "If you win I will give you the Resistance but if you lose... you give me G.U.N."

Sonic knew that this was extreme. But he had nothing to lose. Shadow didn't know that Sonic still kept friends with Amy. If it seemed that Shadow was going to win, then Sonic only had to tell show Amy proof of Shadow's doing. Which he had already prepared. Joining the Resistance and G.U.N was something that Shadow had always wanted. Sonic had the possibility of losing the Resistance but if it meant that Amy can realize how bad G.U.N. was, then it didn't matter. On the other hand, he also had the possibility of winning G.U.N. and he would make drastic changes to it.

Sonic pulled out some documents, he was prepared for this night. The rules and laws were established in a single sheet of paper. He just needed a drunk Shadow the Hedgehog to be stupid enough to sign the paper.

Sonic smirked at the black hedgehog, almost as if to make fun of him. "What? Are you going to tell me you can't do it?"

How much Shadow regretted that night.

If he wasn't stupid enough, then maybe he wouldn't be in this nasty situation. Shadow looked at the bulb light in their hotel room and he tried to avoid the question Amy had thrown at him.

He regretted not taking more shots of vodka because Chaos, he needed it. Nothing was pleasing about her. Amy was ugly ... too ugly and although Shadow had tried his best to pint point her best qualities he could only come up with two ... her personality and good persona.

They had been 'dating' for a month now and of course, it wasn't a surprise that Amy wanted to step it up to the next level. Shadow was already halfway there, he just needed one more month so he could be free of this madness. He just couldn't let Sonic have G.U.N.

Don't misunderstand him, Shadow cared for Amy. In the month that they had been secretly dating, he realized that she was too good. After this, he was sure he was going to go straight to hell because he was betraying such an angel.

Amy placed her arms around Shadow as she closed her eyes, ready to kiss him.

Shadow passed down saliva and he closed his eyes as he tried to imagine that he was kissing one of the many models he had dated.

Their kiss became more heated and Shadow opened his eyes slowly, realizing again who he was kissing.

Ugly Amy Rose.

"I am sorry," Shadow said as he pulled away. He stood up from the bed, a disgusted look on his face. "I can't I am sorry, I just can't do this with you."

Amy looked down to the floor, she tried to stop the tears from coming out of her eyes. "It's alright ... I understand."

Shadow sighed in relief. He let out a small laugh as he went back to sit next to Amy. "Thank you, thank you for understanding."

"Deep down, I always knew ... that you didn't desire me," Amy gained the strength to look at Shadow. "It was a miracle enough that we even began dating. I had hoped but ... I was wrong."

Shadow couldn't stop feeling guilty. Even now he regretted taking Amy to such an ugly hotel like this but once again he couldn't' afford to be seen with her. "No, no Amy you are misunderstanding me-"

"No it's alright I understand that ... you don't have that type of attraction towards me," Amy struggled to put her words out as more tears rolled down her cheeks. "We have a beautiful relationship and me being in love with you ... that doesn't obligate you to have that attraction towards me. You don't have to feel obligated to make love to me."

If there was one thing Shadow didn't want to do was to inflict any kind of pain towards Amy. Watching her cry, tremble in embarrassment was breaking every single wall he built up around him.

"I am sorry, Shadow, I am sorry for pressuring you to do this." Amy added, "I am sorry for being in love with you."

He couldn't believe just how pure-hearted she was. Amy was unlike any other girl he had been with. Their dates were always filled with amusement. Although he always tried to go to private places. He didn't want to be seen on a date with Amy under any circumstance. He had a reputation to maintain after all. However, he was always amused at how the simplest of things would make her happy.

The cheap poetry he found online but she loved it. The ugly teddy bears he gave her and the one-dollar flowers made her eyes shine in delight.

Amy was a complete angel that had been with him since the beginning.

Since the first day she joined the company, she had been there on his sad, happy and angry days. And right now ... maybe it was time to repay all of that. Even if the thought alone disgusted him.

"No, Amy, don't misunderstand me." Shadow grabbed her hands delicately. "Of course ... Of course, I desire you."

"No, please! I don't want you to do this out of pity don't-"

"No, Amy it's not because of that," Shadow placed a hand on her cheek, caressing it softly as he wiped away her tears. "I desire you because ... I love you, Amy."

Slowly, so very slowly he placed his lips on hers. For the first time, he wasn't imagining any of the many models or actresses he dated ... he was actually kissing ugly Amy Rose. Ever since they began dating, Shadow knew she was inexperienced in kissing. Especially because this was the most heated kissed that they ever had. Shadow at most would only give her a small peck on her lips because in all honesty that's as much as his conceited self let him.

But to his dismay, he realized that kissing Amy wasn't so bad. It was actually different. He was kissing a girl who was utterly in love with him. For Shadow, who didn't believe in such a thing as love, it was a sign that maybe love did exist.

In the form of a person.

Amy Rose was love.

and love they did.

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When Amy first arrived at the G.U.N. as secretary, nobody could believe that someone like her would be 24/7 with Shadow the Hedgehog. They pity their Commander to a certain extent because he had to see such an abomination all the time.

It was such an irony that Amy used to organize Shadow all the dates he had with different females and she ended up being one of them. He remembers how much of a jerk he was to her once. One of his many lovers had come to visit him to his office and Shadow had order Amy to stay in her office until he notified her she could leave.

Long story short, Amy spends the whole night at her old office while Shadow had left with his lover to his house. He had forgotten to tell Amy she could leave. And like the good secretary she was, she stayed there all night long.

Her office was placed inside Shadow's office. It was an old forgotten storage room where ants, spiderwebs and even rats at times used to be. However, when Amy arrived, she cleaned everything and turned that storage room into her small office.

One day Shadow asked Amy if she wanted to move into a bigger office, with windows and everything. She almost cried to him, begging him to let her stay at that dusty office next to him. That's when Shadow realizes that Amy probably was in love with him.

However, he didn't give to much thought about it. As time passed, Shadow realized how good of a Mobian she was. She never complained even when Shadow screamed at her just because he was angry at someone else. She took care of him when he was sick and prepared him, all the types of tea he loved. Amy was there with him every single night he needed to finish paperwork late at night.

Amy had won the appreciation of the black hedgehog, he cared deeply for her.

But did he love her?

Absolutely not. Shadow knew that if he ever was going to be in love, it would be someone beautiful and not as ugly Amy Rose.

He had the right to have his preference, didn't he?

Shadow entered Amy's office. It was late at night already and he had gotten into the costume of taking her home after work.

"Hey, Amy-" Shadow entered the dark office as he closed the door behind him. He was stopped mid tracks as he felt strong arms around him.

"Hello, my love!" Amy gave him one of her famous hugs. In the beginning, he hated them but slowly he had grown fond of them.

Shadow had to admit that seeing Amy happy, made him happy as well. Of course, she was going to be happy, they made love last night after all. Even for Shadow, yesterday night was completely different from the many he has had with other girls. He even dared to call it a religious experience.

Shadow placed his hands around her cheeks, pressing them softly. He always liked how she would look like when he does that.

"Are you ready to leave?" Shadow asked as he planted a peck on her lips. It was strange, it was the first time he has ever done that voluntarily. He didn't give it too much thought, however.

"Not today, I made plans to go eat dinner with Knuckles today, hehe," Amy smiled at the black hedgehog, still her arms around him but had lost her grip and now her hands laid delicately around his waist.

"Knuckles?" Shadow blinked two times as if thinking he heard the name wrong.

"Yes, Knuckles. He is outside waiting for me already."

Shadow didn't know what it was but he could feel his fur frazzle up. "Oh, so you prefer to go with him than to go with me?"

Amy raised an eyebrow, questioning him. "No, but we have been planning this dinner since weeks ago. He is being really busy in Angel Island and we haven't been able to see each other-"

"Week ago?" Shadow raised his voice. "So when you were with me, you were talking to him."

Amy blushed a little as she concluded something on her head. She let out a small giggle and proceeded. "Shadow ... are you jealous?"

Shadow opened his mouth a little as he was trying to figure out what to answer. He rolled his eyes, of course, he wasn't jealous. That would be too stupid of him. "Of course not ... Look, I'll see you tomorrow. Go have fun with ... Knuckles."

Placing his hands around her waist, Shadow brought her body closer to his. He looked at her in the eyes and passionately kissed her just to make sure that she knew that she was still his. Between kisses, Amy smiled and was very thankful to have the black hedgehog in her life.

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Knuckles was a very busy echidna. Well, mostly he would be taking care of Angel Island. After the war with Eggman, he didn't want to dissolve the Resistance and therefore, he gave the CEO position to Sonic. Sonic could do whatever he wanted with it, however, Knuckles was still pretty much the owner. Of course until Sonic was able to pay off the land debt he had with Knuckles which was pretty much never going to happen. The land was valued over 7 million dollars and Sonic monthly paid 100 dollars to Knuckles. He really didn't care about it that much.

Now, Amy was very happy to meet the red echidna after a very long time of not seeing each other. Knuckles and Amy were really good friends, best friends even. They had a brother and sister relationship and they knew each other's deepest secret.

Knuckles invited Amy to eat at Emeralds' Restaurant, Central's City most luxury's restaurant. Amy wasn't used to this kind of treatment and she was happy that she was able to experience such scenery with her best friend.

They were fairy lights decorating the ceiling of the restaurant. Fancy people showing off their jewelry and expensive outfits. It was lively and Amy felt like she didn't fit in.

They were sitting on a wooden table and Knuckles noticed Amy's discomfort as they read their menus.

"I am sorry, I thought you may have wanted to go somewhere nice and-" Knuckles tried to apologize but Amy stopped him as she puts her menu down.

"No, I love it! I really don't get to do this often," Amy let out a giggle. She was actually happy, she was living in a fairy tale to a certain extent at the moment.

"What? Your boyfriend doesn't take you out?" Knuckles teased. He knew Amy had a boyfriend because she told him so. However, no matter how much he insisted, Amy wouldn't tell him who this mysterious boyfriend was.

Now the Amy thinks about it, Shadow never takes out in places like this. It was usually a place where they could be alone or where there were few people. A small bar, a park or his house. They had an agreement that they will keep their relationship a secret. Shadow told her that a Commander dating his secretary would leave for too many conflicts with the upper officials and he didn't want any problems with Amy. As well that she could be targeted by his many enemies.

Amy was saved by the waitress as she came to ask for their order. As fast as she came, she left. Now it was a matter for Knuckles to drop the topic.

"Well, at least tell me," Knuckles said. "How is your relationship going?"

Well, that was something Amy could answer. Knuckles immediately saw how Amy's eyes shone in delight. She was always the happiest when it came down to talk about her secret boyfriend.

"It's going so very well! I love him very, very much!" Amy said. "I honestly never thought that someone like him would ever look at me twice. He is perfect and I am so blessed to have him in my life."

"He seems like a good guy," Knuckles added. "But if he ever hurts you, I will make sure to break every bone in his body."

"Knuckles!"

If there was one Mobian in the entirety of Mobius who Knuckles would give everything for, that was Amy. After the war with Eggman Amy had stayed to live with Knuckles for a while in Angel Island. They created a strong bond and without notice, he began to deeply care for the pink hedgehog. He watched her grow from a sweet delicate hedgehog to a strong, still very sweet, grown woman.

He was extremely happy for Amy now. She had loved before and ended up hurt and he was there to pick up the pieces. Now she found love again and it seemed like it was going nowhere.

They kept talking for a while and without noticing it, time passed by flying. They talked about many things besides Amy's love life. Knuckles, life on Angel Island, Amy's job as a secretary at G.U.N and the Resistance.

Many people had left the restaurant, and Knuckles and Amy felt that they had only been talking for a few minutes.

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It was 3 a.m.

3.A.M.

Shadow wasn't angry, no. He was infuriated.

Because he cares so deeply for Amy, he decided to wait outside Amy's house and see that she arrived safely. He parked his bike under a nearby tree where the blackness of it camouflaged with the night. He couldn't be seen and so, he waited for the pink one to arrive. Arriving at 11 p.m. exact, Shadow waited until 3 a.m. and his mind was already running wild with angry thoughts.

Just what in the world was Amy Rose doing with Knuckles at this time? The worst of it all was that Amy wasn't answering her phone. Dammit, why is he feeling such anger?

"Well, isn't this a nice bike?"

On his anger, Shadow didn't notice that a group of males had approached him. It was five of them, two wolfs one grey and the other blue, and eagle, a rabbit, and a fox.

Shadow rolled his eyes if they were smart they should know to not mess up with him and especially his bike. But now that he thinks about it, maybe they could be useful.

"Are you guys from here?" Shadow asked as he watched the group of males surround him.

"That's right, welcome to our neighborhood." The grey wolf said not really paying attention to Shadow but to the bike.

Shadow felt annoyed, this guy was trying too hard to be cool. "By any chance, do you know Amy Rose?"

"Ugly Amy Rose? Of course, we know her! She is the ugliest Mobian in the neighborhood, Central City even!"

The group burst into laughter. They had known Amy since they came to live in the neighborhood. Of course, they took into notice Amy's appearance and they didn't take long to bully her about it every single time they had the opportunity.

"I remember when she first came to the neighborhood, we made her cry so many times!" The eagle said as he held his stomach from laughing too hard.

"Yes, we did! But now she is so used to it that it takes longer to make her cry," The fox who was more controlled but still laughing, was the first to notice that maybe they had messed up with the wrong hedgehog.

The night's wind ran through Shadow's quills, messing them up. His fur spiked up with every word the males dared to say in his face. In the dark night, Shadow's vermillion eyes glowed, ready to take some bloodshed.

Now it was a matter to see who was going to throw the first punch.

Of course, it was Shadow.

He was already angry as it was and these bastards showed up as if they were sent by Chaos. Shadow felt his anger being release by every single punch that landed on the male group. However, he felt his blood boiled in fury each time he saw their faces and remembered all the things they said about his Amy.

The blue wolf-boy was able to land a hit on Shadow but that was just a tickle to him. Shadow picked him up and threw him across the street and then he turned his body to throw another punch at the red rabbit who had a knife. They were pathetic and usually, Shadow wouldn't get involved in such clandestine fights. However, they made the terrible mistake to bother Amy Rose.

Shadow picked up the body of the other grey wolf by the jacket he was wearing. He made him look straight into the eyes and with the most serious voice, he intimidated the grey one.

"Don't you ever dare to call Amy ugly again because if you do, I'll make sure to come back and leave you worst than this."

The grey wolf's body touched the ground again as Shadow left him go off his jacket. He looked around, proud of his work. Walking back to his favorite bike, Shadow mounted his bike, ready to leave the place. However, anger still haunted his mind. He thought that the anger would be gone by now but on the contrary, it was stronger than ever. Looking at Amy's house, there was still no sign of the pink one. She still most be with Knuckles ... together and alone.

Shadow let out a growl and rolled his eyes as he turned on his bike.

Tomorrow, Amy needed to give him a lot of explanations.

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The house of the black hedgehog was located on the outskirts of Central City. Although Amy has been there many times already, she still couldn't believe that she welcomed to such a place.

It was 9 a.m. and Amy was still sleepy from the night before. Knuckles and she stayed talking until 4 a.m. and they would have kept talking if it wasn't because the workers at the restaurant told them to leave.

At the end of their night, Knuckles drop off Amy at her house around 5 a.m. She really wanted to stay home and sleep. However, considering that Shadow wanted her to be at his house at 9 a.m., she mustered the strength she needed to wake up.

The black hedgehog was a fan of punctuality. It was 9:10 a.m, already and Amy knew that she was going to be hearing the best of Shadow. She did little hops as she tried to make the least sound possible. She picked her head into the garage and she found her black lover.

Shadow was concentrated on fixing his bike. Yesterday, his bike light stopped working. He didn't know why maybe it was because he was so angry that he became distracted and crashed against a light pole. Maybe, he wasn't too sure.

He turned to look for a screwdriver on his toolbox and right there he found the pink hedgehog.

Amy smiled awkwardly. Dark circles under her eyes and her hair was tied into a messy braid. Shadow rolled his eyes and let out a growl as he went back to repair his bike.

Amy noticed his discontent and hurridly she went next to him. She kneels and tried to get his attention. "Morning my love."

Shadow remained quiet. He was still angry at her. However, he just couldn't help himself but look at her and that was his mistake. With her big green eyes, he felled right into her trap. "Why didn't you answer your phone yesterday?"

"My battery died," Amy replied.

"What time did you go back home?"

"5 a.m."

Alright, Shadow had enough. He stood up from the ground and walked to the other side of the motorcycle as he didn't want to be next to Amy.

"It was just Knuckles, I love him like a brother." Amy looked over to Shadow who seemed to fume fire from his ears. "You can ask me anything!"

This could be a perfect opportunity for Shadow to clean the doubt that has been haunting his mind for a while. Actually, he could let go of all this thing with Knuckles if Amy answered his question with honesty.

"Anything?" Shadow asked as he arched an eyebrow.

Amy raised up her left hand and placed her right hand on her chest where her heart is. "Anything, I promise!"

"I wasn't your first time ... was I?"

Amy opened her eyes in suprised. She was expecting something like 'What did you both talk about?' or "What did you both do?' She wasn't expecting that kind of question. Actually, that was one of the secrets that she only shared with Knuckles. But if the love of her life was aking about that then ...

"No ..." Amy looked down at the floor. A light blush covering her cheeks and embarrassment in her mannerism. "I know it's a bit amusing that someone as ugly as me ... Well, you know ... made love before."

Shadow didn't want to admit it. But right now, he had to admit that this anger building up in him wasn't just anger. It was jealousy.

"Who was it?"

"You really want to know?"

Shadow has never more sure in his life. He nodded his head and Amy sighed, maybe this was the time she could finally let go of that memory by sharing it with the hedgehog she loved the most.

"Long story short ... When I first arrived at my house well, I was bullied a lot by my other neighbors." Amy began. "But one day, this orange hedgehog came to defend me. His name was James and well ... We just fell in love."

Amy looked up to Shadow who had his red eyes glue on her. "We dated for a while and he was really kind, he cared for me and he loved me."

"And one day we decided to do it. I was really happy, I was giving myself to the one I loved and I just couldn't think of a better way to express my love to him," she continued.

As he heard Amy, Shadow couldn't stop from feeling the jealousy take over him. He was imagining very clearly and was disgusted with the idea alone.

"After we made love ... I never saw him again," Amy remembered clearly. Although it pained her still, she wasn't going to cry. She was left with no tears since that day. "I looked for him everywhere and then ... Alex, a grey wolf who lives close to me told me that ... His friends and James had made a bet. If he could take to bed the ugliest girl in the city, he would get 50 bucks ... and he won."

Shadow felt his heart break into a million pieces. For a moment he felt like he wasn't breathing like time had stopped and he wasn't long in this world.

The last thing Amy wanted was for Shadow to pity her. She gave him a dry smile and continued her story.

"After he left I never saw him again," said Amy. "I was devastated. I thought I could die. I didn't eat nor sleep. I just dedicated myself to cry. Knuckles was there for me all the time, honestly, I think he is the reason why I am alive today."

Amy made a pause and she could swear that for a fraction of a second, Shadow's hands trembled and he had a bit of water in his eyes. "Up until now, I thought I wasn't worthy of love because I was so ugly ... but then you entered my life and showed me that I am worthy of love! You really have changed my life and I thank Chaos every day for giving me someone like you."

Suddenly, Amy felt strong arms wrap around her. Shadow was hugging him so tenderly, so gently as if he was holding the most precious thing in his life. Although Amy loved the affection, she didn't want Shadow to feel bad for her.

"Don't worry about it! I am over it! Besides the amount of happiness that I feel with you doesn't compare to the sadness I felt before," said Amy as she gave Shadow small pats on his back.

Once again, all the pain and doubts he had, disappear with just a small touch from her. He felt his air go back to his lungs and his mind cleared out for a moment.

Maybe it was time to stop.

It was time to stop pretending that he didn't care when he absolutely did. He needed to stop pretending that he wasn't jealous when he was. He needed to stop pretending he wasn't lonely when she was not there because he was.

And he needed to stop pretending that he wasn't in love with her ... because he was.

He was in love with Amy Rose.

To many, she was ugly. In the beginning, he thought the same. He thought of her as the ugliest creature in the world and even made fun of her with his co-workers. Now, he was in a position that he couldn't think of anyone else but her.

The day that they made love, he had concluded that he wasn't to be with any other woman but her. There was no need, Amy satisfied him physically but most importantly emotionally. There was peace when he was with her, and she had opened her heart to him many times. Every time she did so, he would take a peek at Amy's soul. Which was beautiful in every sense of the world.

He had a dark past and made many mistakes but is there was the only single thing he was sure of was ...

That falling in love with Amy Rose wasn't a mistake.

It was a blessing and maybe even more than that.

It was a perfect morning on the morning of January 5th. The pink and black hedgehog still embraced each other in the comfort of an old garage. And they couldn't deny just how perfect the moment was.

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On the same day, Knuckles thought it was proper of him to pay a visit to the Resistance while he could.

He entered the building and he was glad to see that it was maintaining itself well. The agents greeted him and he went towards Sonic's office. Knuckles had hoped to see him there but of course, he wasn't. Sonic was still on the go, taking as many missions as he could and living as free as the wind. He still entered, however, just to do a walk down memory lane.

He looked at each rusty wall and window. Personally, he wasn't a big fan of offices either. The last time he was there was he had lost a pair of sunglasses he really liked. Another thought crossed his mind, maybe, he could find his sunglasses now. Knuckles looked down the sofa, under the carpet and finally on Sonic's desk. He opened some cabinets to find nothing and in some others, documents. However, one envelop caught his attention.

Proof of Shadow

Proof of Shadow?

Curiosity got the best of him and he opened the envelope. There were two things inside of it. An old voice recorder and typed documents. Without any further due, Knuckles clicked the play button on the recorder while he read the mysterious document.

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The next day, Sonic was surprised to have a guest at the office of the Resistance. Shadow the Hedgehog had requested to speak to him privately and after coming from a long mission, he didn't t have anything else better to do.

Sonic sat down on his office chair as he kept eye contact with the dark hedgehog. "So, what brings you here?"

Shadow couldn't believe that he was in front of Sonic the hedgehog, about to ask for mercy. But if it was for Amy, then he could put his pride aside.

"I came to ask you ... you beg you ... to stop that ridiculous bet we did a month ago," Shadow said.

Now, this was something Sonic wasn't expecting. "What happened? You couldn't make Amy fall in love-"

"She is in love with me," Shadow interrupted him. "But it's not about that ... I am asking you to stop this because I can't just do this to Amy anymore. She's too pure and she doesn't deserve this."

"Shadow, I can't just-"

"I am in love with her," Shadow said. "I am in love with Amy Rose."

The desperation in his eyes, his strange mannerism and the fact that he was here was proof enough that Shadow the Hedgehog had completely fallen in love with Amy. Sonic had never seen Shadow in such s state. He looked like a lost child, like a sinner looking for forgiveness, like a vagabond looking for a home.

"Are you serious?" Sonic asked. Maybe it was time to reconsider his plan.

"I can't of anyone to be with but her," Shadow responded. "That's why I am asking ... please, I don't want to do this anymore."

Sightly, he nodded. All of this was made into the intention that Amy leaves G.U.N. But now his plan had backfired, Shadow was in love with Amy. What should he do now?

"To be honest with you ... Before the two months expired, I wanted to expose with Amy." Sonic made a pause. "I wanted Amy to hate you and hate G.U.N. ... I am sorry Shadow, but I just can't believe in someone who works for a company that only cares for those who have money."

G.U.N. was an elite service. Basically, they would do humanitarian missions only if they were paid enough. The rich and politicians were the only ones who could enjoy their services so far. So what about the people who needed help but they didn't have money?

They left them to their luck.

"If you really love Amy ... then you will tell her the truth," Sonic said. "Otherwise, I will be the one to-"

Sonic diverted his eyes to one of the cabinets of his desk. Before he left for a mission, he made sure that everything was close and that nobody shall enter his office ... so why was his right cabinet open?

He paused down saliva as he began to look for the envelope. He took everything out, documents and files. He looked to his other cabinet ... and nothing.

"What happened?" Shadow asked as he looks with confusion at the blue bur.

Shadow began to panic as he realized that Sonic's face showed nothing but regret.

"The envelope ..." Sonic said almost in a whisper. "It's not here."

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"Look, I've been with lots of women. And all of them beautiful! You don't know how surprised I was when I saw Amy Rose. She is horrendous! The ugliest thing I have ever seen and let me tell you I have seen a lot of them! But you know, I most give you props, this is a challenge! I'll make Amy Rose fall in love with me! If I have to I will even bring her to my bed, even if I am fucking disgusted with her. I will even bring a picture too! By the end of the next two months, I will have G.U.N and the Resistance for me!"

It was already the 5th time Amy listened to the voice recorder. She knew something was wrong when she found knuckles on her door with a strange envelope on his hand.

This was her fault. It was her fault for believing that she was worthy of love, that someone as ugly and disgusting as she deserved something as beautiful as love.

It was not possible that Shadow the Hedgehog could be in love with Ugly Amy Rose. Not in this lifetime, and never.

Knuckles was left again to clean up the broken pieces and he would do it again and again. Lending her shoulder to cry on, to hit on, to let out every single thing she needed to say. It pained him, it pained him so much to see her like that.

And he made a promise to himself that no one was ever going to hurt Amy ever again.

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Shadow didn't know what pain was until he saw the emptiness of Amy's house. It was dark already and the moonlight crossed through the windows. Everything was there, the sofa, the tables even her scent was predominant but she wasn't there. The thing that matters to him the most wasn't there.

Shadow sat down on the sofa as thoughts clouded his mind. Memories of Amy flooded his mind, her smile, her scent, her personality ... He was comepetly, unconditionally in love with her. If Shadow had a soul, then he was sure that it belonged only to her.

He knew he was the worst type of scum for agreeing to that stupid bet and this was his punishment.

He didn't believe in love until Amy entered his life.

To finally be able to love and lose it.

That was the best punishment he could ask for.

Shadow pressed his right hand on his chest where his heart was located because he really thought he had died. He held into it tightly, knowing that if he let it go, his heart will break again.

Many could argue that the night of January 6th was perfect.

But for Shadow the Hedgehog, it wasn't. He spent more nights like this.

Because he never saw her again.

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A/N: This was amazingly rushed. This is a drabble for a story that I am probably never going to finish. The reason is that this is based on the Mexican version of 'Ugly Betty', which has more than 300 episodes, one hour each! I am currently in episode 204 and to be honest, I don't' think I will ever make the story justice. They really took their time to develop the whole characters and story. If I were to write something similar then it will take around 50 chapters around 7K to 10k words each chapter to make a good satisfying story. But if you have read my other stories, you all know I don't like to write stories that are more than 15 chapters long. If anyone would like, maybe I will write a shorter version of it. But I really do think that this AU has more potential than that. Anyways, it has been a long time since I wrote some ANGST, and you all know I love the hurt lol.

Like always, thank you for reading!

Also, I am wringing next week's prompt request, please be patient it's almost out! Thank you.