KRISSIE: I really like where this is going. I'm hoping you're all enjoying it.
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Shadow walked into the guest waiting room. He saw a few of his co-workers significant others. He wasn't sure if which were married or dating, but he was very aware of the small human woman with huzelnut hair. She was very far along in her pregnancy. She smiled at the ebony hedgehog with light brown eyes.
"Amy went to the supply closet, Shadow," she stated sweetly.
Shadow arched an eyebrow at the woman. Was she one of Rose's friends? He didn't recongize her, but he was never good at remembering people who weren't enemies or allies.
"Amy Rose, the pink hedgehog," she held her hand up at Amy's height. "She has green eyes. You're here to escort her home right? She wanted me to tell you that she went to the supply closet."
Shadow nodded as he stared at the woman. He noticed that she had a lot pf sweat forming on her forehead and she appeared rather pale. Shadow shifted from one side to side as he tried to place why staring at this woman made him feel uncomfortable. It was an unease he hadn't felt since seeing Maria undergo some opperation on the ark.
The woman merely smiled sweetly as she rubbed her stomach.
"I found it," Amy came into the room carrying several boxes. She dropped them in a chair next to the woman as she smiled at her. "How far apart are the cramps?"
"Two hours," the woman answered. "Also," she gestured to Shadow.
Amy turned and beamed at Shadow. "Oh hey! I just came to make sure you don't have work tomorrow. You forget sometimes."
Shadow nodded as he held his hands behind his back. "What's with all the first aid kits?"
"Oh, Sara here went into labor a while ago. I went to get some things for her while we waited for her husband and brother to come get her." Amy stated.
Shadow nodded and then his eyes went wide. "Shouldn't she be in a hospital?!"
Everyone in the room shrunk back. They had never seen Shadow yell and not attack.
"Shadow," Amy placed a hand on his shoulder, "You know biology right?"
Shadow nodded.
"Then you know that labor takes hours, right?" Amy turned to grab asprin out of one of the boxes. "Take this," Amy looked around for the water fountain. "Do you have a cup?"
Sara held up a bottle full of water.
Amy nodded. She turned back to Shadow. "I told Sara I would stay here with her til her husband gets here."
"Where is he?" Shadow crossed his arms. Rather labor took hours or not, he wanted to send the woman to the hospital sooner then later.
"He's on his way. He just got off work at the electric company on the other side of town." Sara answered.
"So why are you here then?" Shadow spat.
Amy greeted Shadow with a punch to a shoulder. "Forgive him. He wants to help but doesn't know how. So he's upset."
Sara attempted to stiffle a giggle as Shadow rolled his eyes. "My brother works here. He wanted to get dinner with me after work today."
Shadow nodded. "Who is he? I'll go get him for you."
"His name is Steve Wohlic." She answered. "Do you know him?"
Shadow nodded. "Yeah. He was talking about wearing a kilt earlier."
Sara burst into laughter. "That'll be a sight."
Shadow nodded as he left and walked back to the office. Everyone grew quiet as Shadow walked into the office. He walked up to Steve. "Your sister, Sara, is in labor in the guest waiting room. Rose is tending to her. Would you mind taking your stubborn sister to a hospital?"
Steve turned pale. "Labor? As in the baby is coming now?!"
Shadow nodded with a blank face.
"It's not due for another two weeks!" Steve shot up from his desk.
"Well apparently it wants Rose to be the nurse, because that's what she's doing right now." Shadow shrugged as he followed the large man to the guest area.
"Is Amy Rose even a licensed nurse?" Steve shrieked.
"She's nursed enough wounds to be considered one," Shadow assured his now very pale co-worker.
"Have you ever dealt with women in labor?" Steve asked once he reached Amy.
Amy looked annoyed at Steve. "Yes. I was a nurse maid in Mercia. When there weren't any hospitals. I have helped women give birth to their babies safely since I was 5. I think I am more then qualified to help your sister have the baby right here and now if need be."
Steve shut up and looked at his sister with a please help me look.
"So what is this I'm hear about you wearing a kilt?" Sara changed subjects.
"How did you?" Steve turned to look at Shadow as he paled some, "I always thought you tuned us all out..."
"I have really good hearing," Shadow tapped his head a little under his ear.
Steve nodded. He licked his lips nervously as he took a step back from Shadow.
"It's unlikely to happen," Steve told his sister.
"Though I would enjoy seeing it," Shadow stated as he walked and stood beside Amy.
"Learn to smile geniuenly and without it being a smirk and we'll talk." Steve shot Shadow a warning glare.
Shadow shrugged. His face indifferent as always. "Rose, I'm going to need your help with a mission."
"He said he would wear a kilt if you smiled, huh?" Amy snickered as she gestured to Steve. "That's going to be hard for you. Any reason you want to see your co-worker in a kilt?"
"He's also going to do a song and dance number to," Shadow added. "I think it'll be... amusing."
Amy sighed. "You have my sympathies Steve. But now with this, he'll try expressing his emotions. So thanks."
Steve hung his head. "Yeah. Glad I could be used as an incentive for him."
"Well make sure to invite me to watch too," Sara beamed as her brother lead her to his car. Steve could only roll his eyes. Amy waved them off before going with Shadow.
"So you're officially qualified to be a nurse, huh?" Shadow mused. "The freedom fighters must be very thankful."
"I am. How do you think I could patch you guys up in space so often?" Amy beamed with pride.
"Duct tape?" Shadow jested in a monotone.
"Haha," Amy gave his arm a light tap. "So how should we start on the teach Shadow how to smile lessons?"
Shadow shrugged. "You're the one who knows about smiles Rose."
"Well what makes you happy?" Amy asked. Though she half knew the answer.
"Seeing my enemies defeated." Shadow stated. "Chocolate, Doritos, violent video games, stuff like that."
Amy sighed. "And the goal is to smile without it being evil or arrogant. This is going to take a while."
"In public. I have to smile in public." Shadow groaned a little.
"You really want to see Steve in a kilt that bad huh?" Amy smirked.
"So bad that my sides hurt," he affirmed.
"Well no one is at my house and I have a spare room if you want to drop to the floor amd laugh for a while." Amy offered.
"I think I'll take you up on that Rose." Shadow nodded.
Amy unlocked the door to her house and Shadow followed her. She closed the door and went to the kitchen to make dinner.
"Spare room is to the left on the hall." She gestured.
Shadow nodded as he left the kitchen. It didn't take long foe Amy to hear Shadow's laughing about the idea of Steve wearing a kilt. Amy chuckled too. She wished Shadow wouldn't be so shy about showing emotions in front of others, but she agreed with Shadow. If strangers heard or saw him laughing, they would think he had snapped and was about to take over the world.
She made a simple dinner and put Shadow's on a plate in the microwave for when he was done with his laughing fit.
Shadow walked into the guest waiting room. He saw a few of his co-workers significant others. He wasn't sure if which were married or dating, but he was very aware of the small human woman with huzelnut hair. She was very far along in her pregnancy. She smiled at the ebony hedgehog with light brown eyes.
"Amy went to the supply closet, Shadow," she stated sweetly.
Shadow arched an eyebrow at the woman. Was she one of Rose's friends? He didn't recongize her, but he was never good at remembering people who weren't enemies or allies.
"Amy Rose, the pink hedgehog," she held her hand up at Amy's height. "She has green eyes. You're here to escort her home right? She wanted me to tell you that she went to the supply closet."
Shadow nodded as he stared at the woman. He noticed that she had a lot pf sweat forming on her forehead and she appeared rather pale. Shadow shifted from one side to side as he tried to place why staring at this woman made him feel uncomfortable. It was an unease he hadn't felt since seeing Maria undergo some opperation on the ark.
The woman merely smiled sweetly as she rubbed her stomach.
"I found it," Amy came into the room carrying several boxes. She dropped them in a chair next to the woman as she smiled at her. "How far apart are the cramps?"
"Two hours," the woman answered. "Also," she gestured to Shadow.
Amy turned and beamed at Shadow. "Oh hey! I just came to make sure you don't have work tomorrow. You forget sometimes."
Shadow nodded as he held his hands behind his back. "What's with all the first aid kits?"
"Oh, Sara here went into labor a while ago. I went to get some things for her while we waited for her husband and brother to come get her." Amy stated.
Shadow nodded and then his eyes went wide. "Shouldn't she be in a hospital?!"
Everyone in the room shrunk back. They had never seen Shadow yell and not attack.
"Shadow," Amy placed a hand on his shoulder, "You know biology right?"
Shadow nodded.
"Then you know that labor takes hours, right?" Amy turned to grab asprin out of one of the boxes. "Take this," Amy looked around for the water fountain. "Do you have a cup?"
Sara held up a bottle full of water.
Amy nodded. She turned back to Shadow. "I told Sara I would stay here with her til her husband gets here."
"Where is he?" Shadow crossed his arms. Rather labor took hours or not, he wanted to send the woman to the hospital sooner then later.
"He's on his way. He just got off work at the electric company on the other side of town." Sara answered.
"So why are you here then?" Shadow spat.
Amy greeted Shadow with a punch to a shoulder. "Forgive him. He wants to help but doesn't know how. So he's upset."
Sara attempted to stiffle a giggle as Shadow rolled his eyes. "My brother works here. He wanted to get dinner with me after work today."
Shadow nodded. "Who is he? I'll go get him for you."
"His name is Steve Wohlic." She answered. "Do you know him?"
Shadow nodded. "Yeah. He was talking about wearing a kilt earlier."
Sara burst into laughter. "That'll be a sight."
Shadow nodded as he left and walked back to the office. Everyone grew quiet as Shadow walked into the office. He walked up to Steve. "Your sister, Sara, is in labor in the guest waiting room. Rose is tending to her. Would you mind taking your stubborn sister to a hospital?"
Steve turned pale. "Labor? As in the baby is coming now?!"
Shadow nodded with a blank face.
"It's not due for another two weeks!" Steve shot up from his desk.
"Well apparently it wants Rose to be the nurse, because that's what she's doing right now." Shadow shrugged as he followed the large man to the guest area.
"Is Amy Rose even a licensed nurse?" Steve shrieked.
"She's nursed enough wounds to be considered one," Shadow assured his now very pale co-worker.
"Have you ever dealt with women in labor?" Steve asked once he reached Amy.
Amy looked annoyed at Steve. "Yes. I was a nurse maid in Mercia. When there weren't any hospitals. I have helped women give birth to their babies safely since I was 5. I think I am more then qualified to help your sister have the baby right here and now if need be."
Steve shut up and looked at his sister with a please help me look.
"So what is this I'm hear about you wearing a kilt?" Sara changed subjects.
"How did you?" Steve turned to look at Shadow as he paled some, "I always thought you tuned us all out..."
"I have really good hearing," Shadow tapped his head a little under his ear.
Steve nodded. He licked his lips nervously as he took a step back from Shadow.
"It's unlikely to happen," Steve told his sister.
"Though I would enjoy seeing it," Shadow stated as he walked and stood beside Amy.
"Learn to smile geniuenly and without it being a smirk and we'll talk." Steve shot Shadow a warning glare.
Shadow shrugged. His face indifferent as always. "Rose, I'm going to need your help with a mission."
"He said he would wear a kilt if you smiled, huh?" Amy snickered as she gestured to Steve. "That's going to be hard for you. Any reason you want to see your co-worker in a kilt?"
"He's also going to do a song and dance number to," Shadow added. "I think it'll be... amusing."
Amy sighed. "You have my sympathies Steve. But now with this, he'll try expressing his emotions. So thanks."
Steve hung his head. "Yeah. Glad I could be used as an incentive for him."
"Well make sure to invite me to watch too," Sara beamed as her brother lead her to his car. Steve could only roll his eyes. Amy waved them off before going with Shadow.
"So you're officially qualified to be a nurse, huh?" Shadow mused. "The freedom fighters must be very thankful."
"I am. How do you think I could patch you guys up in space so often?" Amy beamed with pride.
"Duct tape?" Shadow jested in a monotone.
"Haha," Amy gave his arm a light tap. "So how should we start on the teach Shadow how to smile lessons?"
Shadow shrugged. "You're the one who knows about smiles Rose."
"Well what makes you happy?" Amy asked. Though she half knew the answer.
"Seeing my enemies defeated." Shadow stated. "Chocolate, Doritos, violent video games, stuff like that."
Amy sighed. "And the goal is to smile without it being evil or arrogant. This is going to take a while."
"In public. I have to smile in public." Shadow groaned a little.
"You really want to see Steve in a kilt that bad huh?" Amy smirked.
"So bad that my sides hurt," he affirmed.
"Well no one is at my house and I have a spare room if you want to drop to the floor amd laugh for a while." Amy offered.
"I think I'll take you up on that Rose." Shadow nodded.
Amy unlocked the door to her house and Shadow followed her. She closed the door and went to the kitchen to make dinner.
"Spare room is to the left on the hall." She gestured.
Shadow nodded as he left the kitchen. It didn't take long foe Amy to hear Shadow's laughing about the idea of Steve wearing a kilt. Amy chuckled too. She wished Shadow wouldn't be so shy about showing emotions in front of others, but she agreed with Shadow. If strangers heard or saw him laughing, they would think he had snapped and was about to take over the world.
She made a simple dinner and put Shadow's on a plate in the microwave for when he was done with his laughing fit.
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