Shadow couldn't get a wink of sleep. It's been at least a month since he last saw Amy.

Not like he cares too much now since he knew that he won't be seeing Amy for some time.

"Would you like to go away with me? You know, go into different adventures together?"

"I'll think about it."

Shadow remembers their conversation clearly. Right after they got back home from their mission he was going to The Resistance to go and try to apologize to Amy and stumbled upon their conversation.

That was enough for him. He knew Amy would eventually say yes and leave this city with her beloved.

So, why did he still have a small hope that she will stay?

The mission turned out to be fine. The village was attacked again by mercenaries just as Amy predicted but it wasn't anything they couldn't handle.

Tails make it out alright. The cure made out from the flowers Amy picked up made effect the next day. When he woke up, he admitted that he didn't remember anything. Just like Sonic, he remembers walking through the forest and the next thing he knows, he woke up in a room where Team Dark and Sonic were with him.

They tried to investigate but no one came up with any logical conclusions. What happened to them, would be a mystery that maybe solve later.

Shadow stood up from his bed, maybe a taking a midnight ride with DR will clear his mind.

DR was the name he put to the bike Amy gave him. Dark Rose, because ... Why not?

Of course, he wasn't going to tell anyone the meaning behind the name.

He rode his bike for miles, just enjoying the view of the city. Cars passed as he kept riding and he found himself in a stop sign. It seemed like it took forever for the red light to change to green. He sighed as he heard thunder and felt rain touch his nose.

In a second, he was completely wet from head to toes.

He sighed, the light finally turned green.

And he kept ongoing.

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"Shadow? This is Rouge."

Shadow was driving back to his apartment already, driving with heavy rain was very unsafe, even for a professional motorcycle rider like him.

"Shadow here." He said as he talked through his wrist communicator to Rouge.

"Are you driving? It's horrible outside." Rouge said.

"I am going back to my apartment,"

"Oh, nevermind then."

"What is the problem?" Shadow said as he finally spotted his apartment building.

"I wanted to see if you could check up on Amy? She gets out of work late and she usually doesn't have an umbrella. I would it myself but I can't fly in the rain." Rouge added, "It's alright tho, I am sure she will be fine. I'll check on her tomorrow."

Shadow didn't even think for a second, he turned around, and headed to Amy's workplace.

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He knew it was a bad idea to drive one of his favorite motorcycles during a thunderstorm. He crashed on a light pole as he made a turn, the tires were already old and there wasn't enough friction.

He probably broke his right arm, it hurt him greatly but at least he was close to Amy's workplace already.

Right now, Shadow was on the hard concrete, his back against the cold path. Letting himself getting poured by the rain.

This moment felt slightly familiar. A far memory that he wanted to forget.

A painful one indeed.

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"Hey, Shadow~"

Shadow turned around to look at the girl calling her name.

"Would you lend me your bike?", she asked.

"BB? Yeah, just be careful." Shadow added, "It looks like it might rain ... Here, take my G.U.N. jacket."

"You are giving me your jacket?"

"No, I am just lending it to you," Shadow said, smirking.

"Yeah, right." The girl teased him and winked at him clearly flirting. "I'll see you tonight."

Shadow watched the girl he was secretly crushing on leave the office. He had to admit, that his jacket looked better on her and even better when his name was at the back of his jacket.

"My detector says: Shadow's hormones are rising," Omega said from the other side of the office.

"I am still not used to see you smile," Rouge added, "But it goes well with you."

"I am not smiling," Shadow replied.

"Yes, you are."

Alright, Shadow had to admit it. He did have a small smile on his face.

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Shadow began to worry when his teammate wasn't arriving at his apartment. She texted him that she was on her way but it was already 45 minutes and she hasn't arrived yet.

It began to rain really hard, a storm was coming and Shadow decided to take one of his bikes and look for his girl.

Well, not his girl... yet.

Shadow drove around the places where she might be. He wasn't wearing any protection since he wasn't a fan of it. He could only think of her as she wouldn't answer his calls either.

He was so worried that he promised himself that he will tell her how he feels about her if he finds her.

He looked around for two hours until he found her.

While still riding his bike, Shadow saw the girl he liked kissing someone else, under an umbrella they both shared. Then they both got on top of BB and began to ride away.

Him riding the motorcycle, and her, behind, placing her arms around him.

And then, Shadow crashed. He got distracted and didn't notice he was heading straight into a light pole.

A few broken bones, and deep wounds, Shadow pulled out his phone and called the girl once again.

The call was denied but he received a text message that read:

'Sorry, I am at the office doing paperwork. I'll see you tomorrow, love you.'

Shadow let go of his phone and let the rain pour all of its force on him. He took a big sigh, his body hurt.

But his heart the must.

Was this what it felt like to be heartbroken?

Was this what happened when you let people get close to you?

Shadow didn't want this, he didn't want any of this. Not now not ever. He made a terrible choice by letting himself get idiotic ideas. For thinking, he was worthy of having something as trivial as love.

He felt like he was going to faint, he was losing to much blood but at the moment he didn't care. He will be fine in the morning. Right now, he only wanted to close his eyes and let his feelings go.

"Shadow?"

He heard a soft voice fade softly.

The rain was no more as a figure approached him, holding an umbrella above him. Beautiful green eyes looked at his ruby ones as he began to close his eyes slowly.

"Don't worry. Everything will be fine. I am here for you."

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Shadow's memory was fuzzy and doesn't remember what happened afterward. He remembers waking up the next day in the hospital with Rouge and Omega next to him. He just concluded that it must be them the ones who brought him to the hospital.

But too much of that already, he needed to get to Amy now.

He finally arrived, it was a few streets from where he had crashed.

He looked through the glass window and noticed that Amy wasn't alone at all.

Sonic and Amy were peacefully drinking a cup of coffee, they were alone as the restaurant was already closed.

Shadow hid under the window as he tried to listen to the couple with his good hearing abilities, being the ultimate life forms came with its perks.

"So ... What... Do ...You ...Say... A lifetime... full of adventures?" said Sonic, "Come ... With...Me?"

Shadow tried his best to hear, but the rain was so horrible that it almost made it impossible.

He waited for Amy to answer. It all depended on her.

"I... Know...Yes," said Amy.

That's all it took.

Nobody needed him, and that included Amy.

Shadow stood up and moved quickly from the sight of the pink and blue one.

Sad, disappointed and with a broken arm. Shadow walked away, in pain. It only didn't pain him in his arm, but in his heart as well.

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Shadow felt better after he got back home. His broken arm was still healing but since he was the ultimate life form, he knew that the broken arm will be good to go by tomorrow. Some of the scars he got from crashing were still healing as well, overall he was looking better.

He sat down in front of his chimney, he closed his eyes as he wanted to forget all about Amy and concentrate on healing.

But destiny had other things in mind,

He heard intense knocking coming from the outside, he heavily sighed as he stood up and walked towards the door.

"WHO THE HELL IS KNOCKING-" Shadow said as he opened the door but his waves of anger went away immediately. "Amy? What are you doing here?"

"What do you think?! I saw the motorcycle I gave you crashed a few streets away from the restaurant!" Amy added, "I came to check if you were alright!"

Shadow looked at Amy up and down. She was drench, water dripping from her clothes, dirty, and out of breath.

"And Sonic?" He asked.

"I am asking about you! Are you good? What happened?"

Shadow was conflicted. He imaged Amy, running all the way from the restaurant to his apartment ... Just to find out if he was alright.

"Why?" Shadow said as he looked at the ground, not wanting to make eye contact with her.

"Uh?"

"Why do you worry about me? After I treated you so badly?"

"What do you mean?" Amy asked.

"I treated you so bad! I said horrible things to you and you still worry about me?"

Finally, Amy was able to catch her breath and was surprised to see Shadow in such manner.

" I know you are the type that pushes people away because you are afraid to lose them ... or you are afraid that they will leave you," Amy added.

"You promised I was never going to see you again ... and here you are."

"And I will stay away... until you really want me in your life."

Shadow's hands trembled. He was saying things he never thought he will say again.

"Whenever I get too close to someone ... I hurt them ... Or they leave me." Shadow added, "You will leave me too. You are going away with Sonic, won't you?"

"Of course not! Yes, Sonic asked me to go away with him but, I decided to stay."

"Why? Don't you love him?"

"Yes, I do. But I still have things to do here." Amy added, "And I wouldn't be able to leave, because I would miss my friends too much."

Amy looked at Shadow, letting her feelings be known to the black hedgehog. She held his strong arms in her delicate ones as she took a moment to appreciate his red eyes soften at the gesture.

"How can you forgive me so easily?"

"That's what friends do."

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A/N: We entering a new arc, full of discoveries. As you may all notice, the identity of Shadow's previous love interest is still a mystery but more things will be revealed as the story progresses.

A would like to add a few clarifications:

-Shadow is not a jerk, he just had a horrible and traumatizing experience and due to it, he is just not the best at communicating with people. In the firsts chapters, we can see that he is actually nice when he meets people but as soon as he starts to get attached, he pushes them away. The reason why would be explained later on.

-Amy understands that Shadow has been through a lot and he is just a hard guy to deal with. Besides, Rouge and Omega, Amy has been the only one who has taken the time to try and understand him. I feel like it's on Amy's character to try and help everyone in every possible way she can and the way she helps Shadow is by giving him her friendship and unconditional support.

-Now, Shadow is not the only one with problems. We also have Amy who even though she has friends that are willing to help her wholeheartedly, she denies their help. Amy is obsessed with success and doesn't want anyone to help her get there. She likes to do things her way and lacks self-confidence sometimes. She puts others before herself and she can't say no to anyone.

Do you see what I am trying to get here? Their characteristics can make up for some really good dynamic stories and I am really excited to write and explore it.

Their dynamic can lead to something bigger: Self-growth.

They will help each other become the best person they can and with this, their relationship will develop.

This is a ShadAmy story, but just like in all my other stories, I will take time to develop their relationship. So, don't expect any romance too soon, that will probably happen around chapter 12/13 of the story.

I have nothing else to say as of right now. I hope everyone who is reading this is enjoying it. Thank you for reading! Until the next chapter!