Amy on the dock

 10/10/2022 Amy on the dock

Shadow liked the cozy home. He was glad he decided to accept Amy's offer. It was quiet and calm here. No loud annoying city. It was nice to have time off from gun, but he also wasn't too used to having more than a month off. 

Shadow carefully got out of his bed so as not to wake his Chao. He looked outside and made note of the stars outside. A small flickering lantern caught his attention.

Chaos control was very convenient as Shadow appeared beside Amy on the dock. "Rose what are you doing?" He asked as she kept staring out the lake that led out into the ocean several miles out. 

"I couldn't sleep." Amy replied as she flickered the later in her lap. "Were you unable to sleep?"

"I wake up often." Shadow answered as he sat next to her on the dock. He sat closer than he normally would when he noticed her shivering. Rose hated the cold and yet here she was outside in a light nightgown and jacket on a winter night. "What's with the flickering later?"

Amy glanced at the later in her hands. She gulped as she tapped her fingers on the glass. "It's an odd habit." She finally confessed after a long pause. "If I tell you, can you not tell anyone?"

Shadow tilted his head. Rose rarely asked him to keep secrets. But she also worried about the silliest things. He found it amusing. "Of course Rose."

Amy stared at him to see him sincerity before turning back at the water. She swallowed the thick saliva that felt like it would choke her. "I'm hoping my parents will show up in their boat. I'm flickering the lantern in Morse code so they know I'm alright."

Shadow watched Amy's sad face as she avoided eye contact. Rose had rarely mentioned her parents. All he knew was they were sailors. Rose spoke about them in past tense, so he let it lie as to not being up painful memories for her. Shadow wrapped an arm around her shoulder and pulled her into a warm hug. "I can take you to visit their graves…