Shadow stared at the chocolate Amy Rose had handed him. "What is this for?" He asked bluntly.
"Well..." Amy trailed off a bit. "Today is a holiday."
Shadow arched an eyebrow. He quietly walked over to the closest calendar. "Ah. It's February 14th." He remembered today's holiday. Valentine's. He didn't much care for it. But Amy made sure to make chocolate and a card every year. It probably said you're an awesome friend or something. Shadow just hoped the card didn't contain a pun. He wasn't too big on those.
"Thank you Rose," Shadow examined the box for the card. He was never going to turn down free chocolate. "What kind a of chocolate did you make this year?"
"A few different kinds." Amy began to play with her fingers. Tugging at her gloves. "Yours is dark and milk chocolate. You can eat it whenever you're ready."
Shadow nodded. "Thank you Rose. It is really nice of you."
"Well I like you. And there aren't many times I get the chance to show you." Amy stated as she looked at a spot on the ground.
Shadow nodded with a small smile he reserved for rare occasions. "I am honored to be on the list of people you like Rose."
Amy smiled as she nodded. Her face was flushed as she moved from one foot to another. "Well I better get going," she checked her watch nervously. "I have lots of chocolate to deliver." Shadow nodded as he began to walk back to the shooting range. "Make sure you drink plenty of water Rose. You're looking flushed."
Amy began to jog away with a quick, "I will."
Shadow placed the box of chocolate on the table in the room were he had placed his gun. He picked up the gun and walked back to where he had been practicing. He fired off the rest of the round before picking up another clip to load. He went through two more clips before stopping to clean the gun. He picked up the box and returned the gun to the weapons room.
"I see your girlfriend has already given you chocolate, " Rouge tease as she came up beside the black hedgehog.
Shadow rolled his eyes. "Rose isn't my girlfriend."
Rouge pouted, "Aw! I missed her. She always makes the best chocolate."
Shadow nodded in agreement, "Rose is a wonderful cook."
"So what kind did you get this year?" Rouge leaned in close.
Shadow moved the box out of her grasp. "Dark and milk. If you want your own, you should go find Rose so she can give you some."
Rouge pouted. "I wish she had waited for me to get here."
"Rose probably thought you were with Knuckles. She did look flushed too. She might be in a hurry to get to everyone." Shadow stopped by the fridge and pulled out a bottle of water. "Here, give this to Rose and make her drink some of it. It'll be bad if she catches a cold."
Rouge smiled as she took the bottle, "You could give it to her yourself?"
"True, but you're the one wanting chocolate." Shadow shot back as he left the kitchen.
Rouge rolled her eyes as she flew after him. "Well maybe you should try returning the favor to Amy. It's not fair that every year she makes everyone chocolate and she never gets any in return."
Shadow's ear twitched at that statement. "Rose gets chocolate from Cream every year and Tails gives her a gift on the 14th of March in return for chocolate." He informed. "She doesn't get much, but she gets something."
"Yeah, but every girl would like to get a little more. I mean if I made you chocolate every year, I'd like it if you gave me a little something back every other year at least."
Shadow shrugged as Rouge rolled her eyes before flying away. Shadow got to his apartment and thought about it.
Rose never did ask for too much. Not of him at least. She used to beg Sonic for a date, but that had ended a few years ago. Now a days, Rose baked in between missions of stopping the doctor's insane plots of world domination. He knew Rose also had a job, but he didn't know what it was. He had never bothered to ask.
He wondered what would Amy like to get as a return gift. Since Rose seemed to be flush earlier, he pondered if getting her some medicine would be beneficial. Maybe not the best thank you for all the chocolate she's given them over the years. But at least it would show that he cared. He would through in tea and a few flowers too. Rose did like flowers.
Shadow knocked on the door. He heard a slight shuffling as the door slowly opened. Amy tilted her head as she greeted him with a kind hello. She didn't seem as flush as before. Shadow handed her the small basket he had placed medicine and tea inside.
"Rouge suggested I get you a return gift for all the years you've given me chocolate. As a thank you gift," Shadow stated simply.
Amy giggled as she accepted the basket. "If you really wanted to thank me, you could've just given me a hug."
"A hug?" Shadow placed a hand on his hip. "Is that all it would take to please you Rose?"
Amy became flush with embarrassment. "Maybe," she turned her head. "I'm a simple person after all."
Shadow nodded in a agreement. His eyes scanned the area before wrapping his arms around her. Amy let out a yelp as he lifted her off the ground by a few inches. He held her there a moment before placing her back on the ground.
Amy blushed as she stared at Shadow a moment. A smile soon over took her face. "Thank you Shadow."
Shadow nodded. He brushed her bangs out of her face with the back of his hand. "Now go rest Rose. You're face is looking flush again."
Amy chuckled as she nodded. She took a step back before going inside. "Thank you for everything Shadow," she spoke softly as she laid the gift basket on the coffee table in the living room.
Shadow shrugged. "A hug is a simple request to full fill." He placed his hand on the door handle of the front door. "Have a good evening Rose." He softly pulled the door close as Amy waved at him as she pulled the flowers out of the basket.
"Well..." Amy trailed off a bit. "Today is a holiday."
Shadow arched an eyebrow. He quietly walked over to the closest calendar. "Ah. It's February 14th." He remembered today's holiday. Valentine's. He didn't much care for it. But Amy made sure to make chocolate and a card every year. It probably said you're an awesome friend or something. Shadow just hoped the card didn't contain a pun. He wasn't too big on those.
"Thank you Rose," Shadow examined the box for the card. He was never going to turn down free chocolate. "What kind a of chocolate did you make this year?"
"A few different kinds." Amy began to play with her fingers. Tugging at her gloves. "Yours is dark and milk chocolate. You can eat it whenever you're ready."
Shadow nodded. "Thank you Rose. It is really nice of you."
"Well I like you. And there aren't many times I get the chance to show you." Amy stated as she looked at a spot on the ground.
Shadow nodded with a small smile he reserved for rare occasions. "I am honored to be on the list of people you like Rose."
Amy smiled as she nodded. Her face was flushed as she moved from one foot to another. "Well I better get going," she checked her watch nervously. "I have lots of chocolate to deliver." Shadow nodded as he began to walk back to the shooting range. "Make sure you drink plenty of water Rose. You're looking flushed."
Amy began to jog away with a quick, "I will."
Shadow placed the box of chocolate on the table in the room were he had placed his gun. He picked up the gun and walked back to where he had been practicing. He fired off the rest of the round before picking up another clip to load. He went through two more clips before stopping to clean the gun. He picked up the box and returned the gun to the weapons room.
"I see your girlfriend has already given you chocolate, " Rouge tease as she came up beside the black hedgehog.
Shadow rolled his eyes. "Rose isn't my girlfriend."
Rouge pouted, "Aw! I missed her. She always makes the best chocolate."
Shadow nodded in agreement, "Rose is a wonderful cook."
"So what kind did you get this year?" Rouge leaned in close.
Shadow moved the box out of her grasp. "Dark and milk. If you want your own, you should go find Rose so she can give you some."
Rouge pouted. "I wish she had waited for me to get here."
"Rose probably thought you were with Knuckles. She did look flushed too. She might be in a hurry to get to everyone." Shadow stopped by the fridge and pulled out a bottle of water. "Here, give this to Rose and make her drink some of it. It'll be bad if she catches a cold."
Rouge smiled as she took the bottle, "You could give it to her yourself?"
"True, but you're the one wanting chocolate." Shadow shot back as he left the kitchen.
Rouge rolled her eyes as she flew after him. "Well maybe you should try returning the favor to Amy. It's not fair that every year she makes everyone chocolate and she never gets any in return."
Shadow's ear twitched at that statement. "Rose gets chocolate from Cream every year and Tails gives her a gift on the 14th of March in return for chocolate." He informed. "She doesn't get much, but she gets something."
"Yeah, but every girl would like to get a little more. I mean if I made you chocolate every year, I'd like it if you gave me a little something back every other year at least."
Shadow shrugged as Rouge rolled her eyes before flying away. Shadow got to his apartment and thought about it.
Rose never did ask for too much. Not of him at least. She used to beg Sonic for a date, but that had ended a few years ago. Now a days, Rose baked in between missions of stopping the doctor's insane plots of world domination. He knew Rose also had a job, but he didn't know what it was. He had never bothered to ask.
He wondered what would Amy like to get as a return gift. Since Rose seemed to be flush earlier, he pondered if getting her some medicine would be beneficial. Maybe not the best thank you for all the chocolate she's given them over the years. But at least it would show that he cared. He would through in tea and a few flowers too. Rose did like flowers.
Shadow knocked on the door. He heard a slight shuffling as the door slowly opened. Amy tilted her head as she greeted him with a kind hello. She didn't seem as flush as before. Shadow handed her the small basket he had placed medicine and tea inside.
"Rouge suggested I get you a return gift for all the years you've given me chocolate. As a thank you gift," Shadow stated simply.
Amy giggled as she accepted the basket. "If you really wanted to thank me, you could've just given me a hug."
"A hug?" Shadow placed a hand on his hip. "Is that all it would take to please you Rose?"
Amy became flush with embarrassment. "Maybe," she turned her head. "I'm a simple person after all."
Shadow nodded in a agreement. His eyes scanned the area before wrapping his arms around her. Amy let out a yelp as he lifted her off the ground by a few inches. He held her there a moment before placing her back on the ground.
Amy blushed as she stared at Shadow a moment. A smile soon over took her face. "Thank you Shadow."
Shadow nodded. He brushed her bangs out of her face with the back of his hand. "Now go rest Rose. You're face is looking flush again."
Amy chuckled as she nodded. She took a step back before going inside. "Thank you for everything Shadow," she spoke softly as she laid the gift basket on the coffee table in the living room.
Shadow shrugged. "A hug is a simple request to full fill." He placed his hand on the door handle of the front door. "Have a good evening Rose." He softly pulled the door close as Amy waved at him as she pulled the flowers out of the basket.
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