Diamond Fanfic V1

KRISSIE: I wrote this a while ago. Just a random fanfic I began writing. 

7/29/2022 Diamond Fanfic v1

“Thanks for letting me stay at your place Rose.” Shadow stated again in the cramped pink plane.

“It’s not a problem at all,” Amy giggled. “I haven’t been to my home in Mercia in a while. So don’t judge me to must for the dust.”

Her giggle tickled his ears and a warmth he wasn’t used to anymore. At first it reminded him of Maria. But after some thought, he came to realize the warmth was different from Maria. He came to realize it was a crush, many thanks to Rouge and Omega for constant teasing. With his pride, Shadow wasn’t about to admit it. Not out loud. 

Amy Rose was just a good friend. No more. No less. She was always welcoming to everyone. Her habits of closeness were just gestures of her friendship. Nothing more. 

Amy only loved Sonic, who in Shadow’s mind was undeserving and unappreciative of the love she showered him with. 

Amy landed the plane in a large patch of asphalt surrounded by flowers. The plane changed into its car mode. Amy hummed as she drove up the path to a picturesq wooden house. Amy pressed a button on her car center and the garage door opened. 

“We’re here!” Amy beamed as she parked. Shadow nodded as he got out and looked around the garage. Everything was neat and orderly. Bikes and rollerblades lined a wall. All a pink color with flowers and glitter. Some both. Shadow’s eyes perked as he noticed an old motorcycle. It shined as if it had been polished recently. 

“You own a motorcycle?” Shadow pointed to the bright cherry red motorcycle. 

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“Oh no, that’s dad’s. He used to ride it all the time before I was born.” Amy stated as she took luggage out of the trunk. “He could never part with it, so we just keep it in the garage.” Amy walked the luggage to a side door.

“Your parents live here?” Shadow perked up. Rose had never mentioned family before. He had assumed they had passed or that Rose had no memory of them. Should he have brought a gift? What kind of gift does one bring to their crush’s house? Especially when you came over to escape hearing your coworker and her partner being intimate.

“Not really.” Amy Shrugged, “Mom’s a Sailor so they’re normally on the boat all year round.” Amy opened the door and hoisted the luggage up the stairs. “I’ll be lucky to know which week they hit land side.” 

Shadow nodded as he followed her. Rose loved family and family things. He wanted to ask why she wasn’t in constant contact. But Rose never pried into his past unless he was comfortable talking about it. 

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Amy glanced at the motorcycle. “Oh that’s my dad’s. He used to ride it before I was born. It just collects dust now since they never had the heart to get rid of it.” Amy brought the luggage to the door. 

Shadow arched a brow. Rose had never talked about her parents or any relatives before. “Do your parents live here as well?”

Amy gave a soft smile before shaking her head. “No,” Her voice was love. “They pasted a long time ago.” She opened the door and began carrying the bags up the small flight of stairs.

Shadow was mentally kicking himself. He shouldn’t have asked such a stupid question. Amy loved family. There was no way in Mobius she wouldn’t talk or be with them constantly if they were living. 

“This is actually our family home,” Amy stated as she opened the door at the top. “I haven’t changed many things around since…” Amy shrugged as she placed the luggage by the couch. “Mom and dad had a certain style.” 

Shadow nodded as he looked around the living room. Hard wod floors with rugs. A plush couch. A wooden rocking chair. Something Shadow didn’t see often were sliding doors. There were 3 along the wall. UP the stairs were 3 more. Probably bed rooms or something. There was a large set of sliding doors on the other wall,

Shadow took note of the old tv with knobs and record player next to it. The fireplace had pictures lining the mantle and a bookshelf next to it. 

“My parents made a rule about not wearing shoes in the house.” Amy explained as she took off her shoes and placed them on a shoe rack by the front door. “I got a set of house shoes for you, but you don’t have to follow the rule if you don’t want to.” Amy returned wearing a pair of slippers with a yellow flower on top. She handed Shadow a box. Shadow took the box in hand and held it firmly.

“You’ll be in the upstairs guest room,” Amy stated as she picked up his luggage for him.

“I can carry my own luggage,” Shadow protested as he followed her upstairs. 

Amy simply turned her head to stick her tongue out at him. Amy slid a door open to show a simple room. A bed on one wall. A nook to sit in front of the window. A dresser and a closet on the other. The colors were a deep brown with pops of blue. 

“Odd, I was expecting pink,” Shadow joked.

Amy laughed. “My mom was a sailor. So there’s a lot of blue and handmade wooden furniture in this house. Though, if you want pink or another color, I can check a storage closest or basement.”

Shadow rolled his eyes. “I can deal with blue.” He plopped down on the bed. A yelp made him jump back up.

“What was that?” Amy asked. The yelp was high pitch and reminded her of a chao. Shadow swiftly moved the blankets aside and pulled up a small white creature. His death glare softened as he realized it was a child. A very small child. 

“Are you lost?” Shadow adjusted his grip to hold the curled up child. The child took a moment to uncurl. Their white fur was standing on end with fear. Purple watery redden eye slowly peaked out to look up at Shadow.

“Oh, you’re so small.” Amy tried to keep her voice quiet to not spook the kid. The kid tilted their head. They looked between the two. “How did you get into the house?”

“This is the Rose  resident,” the child’s voice was hoarse. “Charles Rose gave me a key.” He pulled out a raggedy key chain with a sunflower on it.

“You have relatives?” Shadow arched a brow at Amy. 

Amy shook her head. “All of my family died during the war when Eggman first took over.” 

Shadow began rubbing the kid’s back. “Could you be confused?” He looked down at the kid.

The kid pouted. “NO! Charles and Alexander are the only Roses! Everyone knows that.”

Amy tilted her head. “How is that so?”

“Aunt Amy died on a mission in 20XW.” The kid glared.

“Aunt Amy?” Shadow mused as he finally keyed in on something important. “Hey kid, what year is it?”

“20XX.” The kid answered meekly, but stared at him. 

Shadow nodded, “Did you touch any shiny powerful stones by any chance?”

The child gave a soft nod. 

“You time traveled!” Math beamed. “Bummer to find out I died though.”

“I traveled backwards?” The kid muttered as he looked between them. “Amy?” He pointed at Amy numbly. Amy nodded with a smile. 

“Oh, you must be starving! I’ll go make you something.” Amy dashed off to the kitchen.

The child watched Amy leave before turning to Shadow.

“I’m shadow, did you ever meet me in your time?” Shadow asked after a few silent seconds of purple eyes staring at him. 

Tears welled up in his eyes. “You died on the mission with Aunt Amy. It was before I was born.”

Shadow rubbed the kid’s back. “It’s okay.” Shadow sat on the beg and began rocking the child in his arms. “What’s your name?”

The child curled into Shadow’s chest fur. “Diamond. My mom is Rouge. You used to… well I guess you still do here, work together.” The child fiddled with a few stray strands of chest fur. 

Shadow nodded as he looked down at the child. They were clearly an echidna. Which meant Shadow musing they would have a kid eventually with all their couple time at the apartment was true. “Is your dad Knuckles?”

Diamond looked up with a smile, “Yeah.”

A few minutes of silence passed. Shadow could hear Amy cooking something downstairs. Whatever it was smelled delicious. 

“Am I stuck here forever?” Diamond asked. “Will the timeline be changed or the same?”  

“The future will probably be different.” Shadow answered. “We can ask Silver. He’s time traveled before.” 

Diamond nodded. Then sprang up, “I’m a guardian!” A huge smile spread across his face.

“You are?” Shadow prepared himself for an excited childish rant about the Master Emerald. 

“Yes! Since I’m here now, I’ll guard Aunt Amy! That way she won’t die and Charles and Alexander won’t be sad.” Diamond began jumping. A sudden burst of energy over taking him.

Shadow smiled as he pat Diamond on the head. “You’re a good kid.”

Diamond gave a soft smile. “They were great people. I want to make sure they can have their mommy for as long as possible. They were still little when they lost their parents. They still call them mommy and daddy and they’re like adults…” Diamond paused. “Were… It hasn’t happened. I’ll help make sure Amy is healthy. I can make sure you’re healthy too!”

Shadow chuckled at that. “I’m the Ultimate Lifeform. You’ll find I don’t need guarding.”

Diamond stuck his tongue out at him. Diamond beamed up at him, a warm smile on his small frame made him look older than he actually was. “You’re prideful.” Diamond plopped his face into Shadow’s chest. “Just like they said.”

Shadow rubbed the child’s back. “If you want, I can contact Silver to see if he can take you back to your time.” 

Diamond shook his head, “No, I’m a strong guardian. I’ll make the future brighter.”

“I’ve made soup and grilled cheese!” Amy beamed as she came into the room. “Aw!” She  squealed as she skipped over to them. “You’re a natural uncle, Shadow.”

Shadow rolled his eyes. “After the meal, we should give them a bath.”

“I’ll go into the attic and see if I have any clothes their size. Oh yeah. I’m Amy. What’s your name? And are you a boy or a girl?”

The child turned to look at Amy but still be cuddled by Shadow. “Diamond. Boy. Birthday December 18th.”

Amy nodded, “Is there anything you don’t like or can’t eat?”

Diamond shook his head as Shadow carried him to the kitchen. Shadow grabbed a thick encyclopedia book along the way. He placed the book in a chair before placing the kid down. Shadow frowned as the kid was still barely tall enough for the table.

“Rose, he needs a high chair.” Shadow stated as Amy nodded. 

“I’ll buy one when I go shopping tomorrow.” Amy placed a small bowl and grilled cheese on a place in front of Diamond. She was glad she brought some groceries with her today.

Diamond pointed. “Can’t I get another book?”

“What if you slip and fall?” Amy asked as she handed a bowl and plate to Shadow.

Shadow sat next to Diamond as the kid stood on the book to eat. 

“I’ll glide to the ground to not get hurt.” Diamond beamed before blowing on the soup.

Amy smiled at the kid as she sat on the other side of Diamond. “Just be careful.”

The meal went by in a comfortable silence. Shadow enjoyed that. Amy rinsed the dishes once they were done. She placed them in the dishwasher. 

“I’ll go see if I have any clothes that’ll fit you and then I’ll give you a bath.”

“Yes Aunt Amy.” Diamond beamed.

Shadow softly picked up the child, who let out a squeak. Diamond stared up at Shadow as he walked to his room and pulled out a bag of bath supplies. Shadow checked over each item in the small bag. Diamond stayed quiet as he observed the ebony hedgehog. 

Shadow stood in the hall. His mind trying to figure out which room was the bathroom. Diamond tapped on Shadow’s arm. Red eyes met shy purple ones. “The bath is downstairs. Room closest to the back door.” Diamond stated. 

“You already know the layout. That’s good.” Shadow stated as he walked down the stairs.

“Charles and Alexander babysat me a lot here.” Diamond smiled softly.

Shadow paused as he stood in the entrance of the bathroom. The bathroom was huge! It was like a fancy royal bathhouse you only see in movies. The tub was low set with a seashell pattern on the tiles around it. 

“There you guys are!” Amy came into the bathroom with a basket in her hands.

“Why is the bathroom so huge?” Shadow asked.

Amy chuckled. “Oh my mom wasn’t a hedgehog. She was an orca. So she was very big. So most places in the house were made with her in mind.”

Shadow thought back on it and then it clicked. Most of the doors were larger than normal mobian size. It was a bit larger than the average human size doors and items, but Shadow was used to human furniture, so it didn’t click that it was unusual for a mobian’s house earlier. 

Amy placed the basket on a sink with golden accents. She carefully laid out a shirt and a pair of pants. Amy left bottles, a towel, and a washcloth in the basket. She pressed an embossed shell and a small section of the pool sized tub was sectioned off. “Do you want a bubble bath Diamond?” 

Diamond shook his head. “A basic bath will be good.”

Amy nodded as she pressed a few shells on the edge. The smaller sectioned off tub began to fill with water. 

“Fancy.” Shadow mused as he sat down next to the pink hedgehog. Amy checked the temperature of the water. Diamond took the bath with no problem. Diamond was a calm kid. Shadow frowned as he took note of how skinny and boney the child was.