It was already two years since the war ended.

The loss was too much and everyone was trying their hardest to move on, some of them did, some of them didn't. 

But Amy was surely moving on.

Everyone was worried about her although she was way better than before. She would eat now and go out a bit more.

Shadow would always visit her and make sure that she was eating properly. She was working again at her cafe, for a couple of hours but something was better than nothing at all.

Maybe it was around time... to fully move on.

And she was aware of what she needed to do.

"Thank you for letting me do this Tails," Amy said as she entered his house.

"Don't even mention it. This is a big step you are taking." Tails said as they both walked together through the corridors.

"Even now, I still don't know if I would be able to handle it."

"I'll be outside if you need anything."

Amy smiled as they had reached their destination.

Sonic's room.

It wasn't his permanent room since he was always on the go but it was his stationary room where we would spend the days when he was nearby or just wanted to visit Tails.

Amy entered the room as Tails closed the door behind her.

Her heart began to pounder, beat faster, her hands began to sweat. She immediately looked for comfort in the bed, she played on the bed and immediately as she took deep breaths. The breathing soon became less constant as she felt throat go dry, her face became a deep frown and silent cry let out her mouth. Tears kept it coming, as her cries became louder, she put a hand on her mouth to contain herself.

The room was messy but in an orderly manner. Some water bottles, socks around the place and one lamp to illuminate the path. Amy looked to her right where she found a red book on a small desk, next to Sonic's bed.  

She immediately grabbed it and opened it up where the bookmark was left of. A small paper drop out of the books and Amy immediately grabbed it. She straightens up and sat down on the edge of the bed as she opened up the letter and began to read, with its bad handwriting.

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Dear Amy,

Would you believe me if I said that it took me months to write this? I don't even know how  I finished this. Probably because Shadow helped me along the way. Well, not along the way more like ALL THE WAY.  I am really trying, all right? To be that smart hedgehog you deserve. I have to admit, that I am jealous of Shadow. If he really wanted, he could take you all to himself. I am happy that he actually likes Rouge because if he was into you, I would have no chance. I am very lucky he is my friend. I hope you never read this. I hope you never find out how much of a loser I am.

Would you love me if you found out the truth?

Would you still love me for who I am?

Probably not.

And honestly, that would be fine. If you were in love with Shadow, I would be happy for you.

Because I even know that you deserve someone like Shadow.

And Shadow deserves someone as amazing as you.

You two could really be an amazing couple and I would be there to support it, fully.

But I am really lucky that for now, I have you and I am free to love you.

Although you are never going to read this,

I am happy that I was able to write this to you.

-Sonic

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In the middle of the vast land of Central City, our tragedy comes to an end. The falling snow was covering the houses and building. It was hard to walk but Shadow made it a priority to see her.

He waited outside her coffee shop for an hour so he could walk her home. It was cold, but it wasn't anything he couldn't handle.

"Hey, Shadow! Have you been waiting for long? Why didn't you come in?" Amy asked as she closed the door of her shop.

"I just got here, I didn't see it necessary to enter. " Shadow lied. He saw Amy finishing closing her door and walked towards him. With that, they began to walk.

Silence filled their atmosphere but it wasn't awkward, it was nice just to know that they were there for each other.

"How are things with Rouge?", Amy asked.

"Pretty well, are you going to the wedding?"

"I wouldn't miss it, not to be mean but...I always liked the dynamic Rouge and Knuckles have better than the one you had with her.", Amy giggled a little bit, teasing Shadow with a small bump on his shoulder.

"Yeah...she told me that too," Shadow said, rolling his eyes.

"Aw, don't take it the bad way! I am pretty sure that you will make an amazing dynamic with other girls." Amy said as she stood in front of her. Making him stop on his tracks.

"Really? What girls?"

"Girs like me!"

Shadow's expression changed as he saw Amy's sweet expression.  She was waiting for him to answer. The street light was the only thing that illuminated their faces.

Amy blushed instantly. "It's not what you think! I read a letter from Sonic today...and he just mentioned that we will make a good couple and that he would be happy for us and I mean, it's already been two years and don't get me wrong, I still love him deeply but-"

Shadow noticed that Amy was nervous as she just kept babbling, looking at the ground with red cheeks.

Shadow got her attention as he placed his hands on her shoulders.

"Are you saying that...you and I would make a good couple? Even with how I look?"

Amy calmed down, her expression softened as she placed a hand on Shadow's face, caressing his scar and looking straight at his red eyes.

"Appearance is never a factor in true love... I don't want to love you, I want to love your soul."

Their face got closer and for a moment nothing else excited, they were hypnotized by each other's eyes. Entranced in each other's heart, feeling their breath getting closer and closer.

But Amy moved away, she still wasn' ready, "I am sorry." She was ready to love again, but wasn't her mind letting her? Was she still so in love with the soul who wrote her such a lovely letter? The letters she would re-read every night before going to sleep? The letters she had engraved in her heart and mind?

Shadow let her go of his embrace and saw her walk away

He didn't want to let her go, Shadow didn't care anymore. He promised himself that he wasn't going to say anything, but if Sonic ever taught him anything is that everyone in-universe is worthy of love.

Even him that was so ugly and despicable

Even Amy who was broken in so many ways.

Tell her

He was going to honor his friend in the best way he could think of.

"Forgive my emotions...It's this sweet new sensation."

Amy turned around to see Shadow, the light street illuminating him. She waited for him to continue.

"It's quite wonderful..."

He continued.

"In darkness, you see a cloak of darkness. "

Tears began to form in Amy's eyes, but she couldn't believe it. She stood still.

Shadow continued, making his voice sound exactly like the day he said it when he went to her house.

"I see a dress of summer white."

Amy gasped, as she got closer to him. They embraced each other as Shadow whispered the last line on her ear.

"I am but a shadow, and you are light."

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FIN

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A/N: Not the best ending but I thought it would be too sad if I killed Shadow. (As I said before, this story is based on 'Cyrano of Bergerac' and *spoiler* Cyrano dies right after confessing he wrote the letters to Roxanne.  So I changed the ending. I think this is not a good ending, but I'll decide the reader to decide its ending. 

Anyways, thank you so much for reading this small story and commenting! I'll continue writing my other story now. Once again, thank you!