Team Chaos - Chapter 9

Team Chaos - Chapter 9:First Date
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Three days had past since Sora joined the team, and everybody was doing something to keep themselves from boredom. Fox and Clank were, again, working on the arwing, Sora and Ratchet were asking each other questions on what they didn't understand about they other ones species, Jak was upgrading his guns, Daxter gave them test runs when he finished and Sly was watching Shadow who was watching Amy through the window. He had a look of depression on his face.

Sly walked over to the couch and sat down by Shadow. "So...what's with the sad look?"

"-sigh- I don't know."

"You sure?"

"Well...I feel a big hole in my heart, a hole of anger and sadness, but when I fell on top of Amy that day at the Power Plant, it felt as if though that hole had been filled."

"Haha! That means you love her...bad! Your heart has a desire to be with her for the rest of your life. But...how come you haven't told her yet."

"I-I'm afraid that she'll turn me down."

"Well, the longer you wait to tell her, the more your heart will want her. If you don't give your heart what it wants, it may destroy you inside. Tell you what, I know alot about women, I'll help you out if you go on three dates with her and if you tell her your true feelings on the third. If she does turn you down, I'll give you all the loot that I've aquired in my entire life time. But you have to ask her on a date...tonight."

"...Fine. But if this doesn't work, you WILL regret it!"

"Okay...but I'm sure that this will work. I'll give 4 hours to ask her."

"Fine."

"Well, I guess I'll leave to decide when to ask her."

Sly got up off the couch and went over to the arwing to help Fox and Clank. Shadow sighed and continued to watch Amy. "Maybe it's true. Maybe my heart does desire her. I guess...I'll ask her on that date now. But how do I ask her?" Shadow sat there in deep thought. "Maybe if I just say what comes naturally, but...well I really have no choice but to do that." He sighed and got up from the couch and made his way out the door."

"Where is he going?" Daxter asked.

"Heh. He has a little job to do." Sly said with a grin.

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Shadow walked down the path to Amy's house. She was laying in the grass, watching the clouds float by in the afternoon sky. Shadow walked up close to her. "Um...hi Amy." She flinched and sat up to see who was there.

"Shadow! Hi! What are you doing here?"

"I wanted to ask you something."

"Okay. What do you want to ask?"

He gulped. "I...just wanted to know...if you...would like to...uh...hang out with me later tonight. So...would you like to?"

Amy smiled and giggled a little. "Sure! I don't have anything better to do and I would not pass up an offer to be with someone! So when will we be 'hanging out'?"

"Uh...around six pm. I'll be back in two hours to pick you up."

"Okay. See ya then."

"See ya."

Shadow walked off and gave a sigh of relief. He had done better than he'd thought. Now he had the tasks of deciding where he and Amy would go and getting ready.

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He walked back to the ware housein very deep thought. He entered the hideout, unaware that everyone was waiting for him.

"So Shadow, how did it go?" Sly asked as he laid in his hammock.

"It went...pretty well. Say Sly?"

"Huh?"

"I need your help. You wouldn't happen to know any places that'd be...ya know...date worthy?"

"Yeah, I know a couple of places. I have spent my time roaming this new world and theiving from many places. There's a place called Emerald Coast. It's a perfect place for a first date, it's absolutly beautiful...Amy will love it. You two could talk and get to know each other better while you enjoy the view."

"Okay. I also need your help fixing me up. From all of the stories you've told, you should know a thing or two. And...I need you to show me where this place is."

"Sure. The place isn't hard to find. It's half a mile west of here. It's pretty big, so it's impossible to miss. And on a first date, you should always be yourself. But it's very important to have a gift for the woman you're dating."

"What?"

Sly pulled out a crystal rose. It sparkled in the light like a star. "Here. She's bound to love this. Give it to her at her house after the date."

Shadow took the rose. "Is this actually made out of a diamond?"

"Yep."

The two hours had almost passed by quickly. It was now five fifty, just enough time for Shadow to go and get Amy. Shadow had put on baggy pants with big enough pockets so that he could hide the rose until the end of the date. He was ready to finely spend a few hours with Amy. With a sigh and a reasuring thumbs up from Sly, he left for Amy's house.

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When Shadow arrived at Amy's house, he saw her sitting on the porch. She was in her usual cloths and she was staring off in the distance, watching the sun slowly sit on the trees off in the distance.

"Hey Amy. Are you ready to go?"

She smiled. "Yes...You know...nobody has ever asked me to hang out with them."

Shadow gave a slight smile back. "I don't see why."

"I don't see why either...anyway, we had betterget going. By the way, where are we going?"

"Just a place called Emerald Coast. From what I hear, it's a wonderful place."

"Wow! I can't wait to see it."

"I'm sure you'll like. Come on. Let's go."

And so they walked down the path, which was lined with bunches of wild flowers, heading west towards Emerald Coast.

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They arrived at Emerald Coast and they both stood in amazement of it's view. The sun was at the edge of the sky, making the air warm and calming. The water was crystal clear and sparkled like a thousand diamonds. The grass was green and soft. The weeping willows that were scattered everywhere, blew majestically in the breeze.

"Oh...my...god! Shadow...it's beautiful!" Amy said as she stared at the surroundings.

"I know...it's even more peaceful than I had thought."

"Wait...you've never been here before?"

"No. My friend told me about it, and I decide I wanted you to come and see it with me."

"That was really sweet of you. So...what are we going to do here anyway?"

"I thought we could just relax and get to know each other a little more."

"You really want to know me more?"

"Yeah...I do. I...I just can't take my mind off of you Amy. The image of you is in my head every day."

"Oh Shadow, that's so sweet. I want to know you better too."

"Well...then let's go sit by the that lake and talk."

Amy giggled. "Okay."

They walked over to the lake and sat down in the grass.

"So Shadow, you don't remember anything at all?" Amy asked as she watched the lake glisten.

"No. Well...I remember you."

"Is that all?"

"Yes...I can only see blurred scenes of you and me, together."

"So, is that why you want know me better?"

"That...and the day at the Power Plant, when I fell from the vent...and I opened my eyes and saw you...I felt...happy."

"Why did I make you feel happy?"

"Well, lately I've had a feeling, as if though there is a hole in my heart, a hole anger and sadness. But when I'm around you...it feels like that hole is filled."

"Shadow...are you saying that you...love me?"

Shadow blushed. "I can't deny it any longer...yes Amy...I love you. And my friend helped me realize that."

"So...this is more of a...date?"

Shadow looked at the ground. "Yes."

Amy blushed. "No one has ever asked me on a date before...not even Sonic."

"Sonic?"

"Don't you remember him?"

"No."

"I have a...crush on him...but now that I know that this is a date...I don't know who I like."

"You should let your heart decide."

"Well...I don't think my heart even knows."

"Then, you should give it time to decide."

"Hmmm...well...you did have the guts to ask me on a date, Sonic just runs away from me."

"Why would he do that?"

"I use to think he was shy, but...now I think he honestly doesn't want to love me."

"How could anyone not love you, you're beautiful, you're sweet and any man alive could fall victim to your beautiful emerald eyes."

Amy blushed again. "Well...I...wait...are you telling me that you fell for me instead of Rouge? I heard that you and her were a team."

"How could I love her! She's not beautiful! Her eyes peirce through my soul like needles! And she is not the least bit kind!"

"So did you have a fight with her?"

"Yes. That's why I...kind of ran away, and met the new friends that I have now...they treat me like an equal. But the only thing I worry about now is how she's treating Omega. He doesn't deserve to be treated like trash, which is probally how Rouge is treating him anyway."

"Omega?"

"Yeah...he's a robot that joined with us. But robot or not, he treated me much better than Rouge did, so doesn't he deserve to be treated with respect?"

"I guess so."

"-sigh- Well...it's kind of getting late. Maybe we should head back."

"Yeah."

They both stood up and started to head back to Amy's house.

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It was dark when they arrived back at Amy's house. Amy had smiled the whole way back, as Shadow held her close to him. Amy was about to enter her house when Shadow stopped her.

"Amy...before I go, I want to give you something." He reached into the left pocket of his pants and pulled out the crystal rose. "Here." He handed to Amy. The rose glistend in the moonlight as Amy stared at it.

"Oh my god. Shadow...it's beautiful!" Amy 's face grew a small smile as she blushed. "You know...I think my heart has finally decided who I want to love." She looked at Shadow, who was tilting his head to the side. She giggled and kissed him on the cheek. "Bye Shadow. I'll see you soon." She went into her house with a huge smile.

Shadow stood there for a few seconds in shock. He shook his head and rubbed his cheek. He smiled and walked off, back to the hideout.

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Shadow entered the hideout and got a suprise. Everyone was suddenly in front of him.

"So how did it go?" Sly asked with a smile.

"It went...well. By the way Sly...I already confessed my feelings to her."

"Whoa! You did? How did she react?

"She...loves me back, I guess."

"Well, this will make your other date much easier won't it. Oh...before I forget, Fox detected a chaos emerald with a tracking device, and it's at a place called Frog Forest."

"Okay. But let's find it tomorrow. I'm a little tired."

"Fine. We could all use some rest."

They all found a place to relax and went to sleep for the rest of the night.