Shadow entered the Chao garden slightly warily. Ever since the…mating incident, he had been very cautious about returning to कहा place, from embarrassment and worry of bumping into Crystal, Crystal's Chao Luna, the Chao that looked like him, या any combination thereof. Seeing no-one around, save the flying-Hero Chao from before, he was quick to scale the rocky waterfall and hide away from the edge. As he sat down, he knew he wouldn't be seen immediately from the entrance which allowed him to relax. Closing his eyes he sighed moodily, setting his lunch beside him. The event had and continued...

We stayed out, staring at the sky and exchanging words until the tips of the sun's rays were visible on the horizon. In the end, I had lived up to my promise; I managed to tell him what had been going on since the aliens' attack on Earth, minus leaving Matthias behind. If I told him anything about moving on from Matthias, it might give him a hint that I had feelings for Shadow – something that I wasn't ready for quite yet. He shared what happened afterwards to him, going into further detail of the military's offering to him, which consisted of the commander's formal apology for everything...

Crystal quit the shopping center clasping some plastic bags in her hands. She was thinking about the way Matthias will react if he sees her new outfit. And then…
She noticed a black hedgehog with crimson stripes sitting on the ground near the wall. He noticed her as well. Shadow waved greeting the gray cat, stood up from the ground and approached her.

"Hello, Blue." he कहा smilelessly.

"Hello, Shadow" replied Crystal very chilly trying to hide her surprise.

"Haven't seen आप for ages." noticed he.

"I guess." giggled the gray girl unsurely

"Mind if I accompany you?" asked Shadow.

"No" she कहा after...

Crystal the cat was relaxing in the Chao Garden, her eyes slightly drooped. She often came here with Cookie to look after the Chao but today she was द्वारा herself. It was kinda peaceful to just sit and watch the Chao enjoy themselves द्वारा listening to the radio या play with a ball. Crystal gave a slight yawn, looking around all the Chao. She didn't know to whom some of the Chao belonged – there was a young neutral gaurdian running Chao over द्वारा the water; very well-developed dark running Chao near some flowers; and a flying hero Chao fiddling with the radio. Her own Chao was wondering around aimlessly,...

Everyone was breathing quite hard, then eventually smiled. They'd had yet another victory. Everyone was in a good mood, that is, until a certain gray cat came running into the area with her Hammer out and ready.

"I'm here! Where's the trouble?" She asked, before realizing that she had missed yet another battle because of getting ready. Everyone let out a huge sigh, and Cliff plugged his ears.

"Crystal? Why weren't आप here half an घंटा पूर्व when we'd started? I'd contacted आप on the communicator, and you're late again?" Screamed the furious white hedgehog.

"Sorry, Matthias. I-" She began, but...

That night, I lay in my बिस्तर with anxious feelings of confused and happy romance. I couldn't stop thinking about Shadow. Knowing that he was sleeping in the अगला room over gave me chills of excitement like I was a child on क्रिस्मस Eve night. I wanted to get up and say hello to him and to tell him how much I appreciated that he considered staying with us for a month, but I fought it. It would be unbelievably foolish of me to do that; it would be something that I would do for Matthias.

That was another thing to do for Shadow: never make the same mistakes that I made with Matthias. I vowed to...

आप can promise yourself everything आप want, but आप can't cut off your memory या hide from it behind a mental wall. It's always there whether आप want it या not.

And all of a sudden he liked the feeling of being empty. No desires. No responsibility. No emotional bound. He experienced a moment of oblivion.
Although after some time the pain returned, but now he knew what he needed to do.
That's how women became a part of his life.
At first all of them were prostitutes, but after a while he tried it with ordinary women. He was handsome, polite, tempting and he had money. That was all what they needed....

Defenseless Barriers
He sat in the waiting room failing to do anything but wait. He was slightly rocking himself and squeezing is right arm until the blood flow stopped. The hedgehog had a feeling that he never felt before, and he didn't like it.

Shadow the Hedgehog was nervous. He had been involved once in a childbirth. Once upon A.R.K., his wife was about to give birth, she needed to be in a hospital. The only problem was if your 9 months pregnant, you're not allowed to be transported. So…the baby was delivered on A.R.K.

He stood up and paced around the room vigorously, trying to maintain...

Mobians and people alike had gathered at a grave within a cemetery. There were a large amount of grievers, all different heights, colors, and species but the deceased's family stood out from the diverse crowd. Their red eyes and streaked फर was rare and most had common knowledge of who they were. A tall, red streaked, black hedgehog stood at the head of the burial site looking solemnly to the pearl white casket lying before him, covered in brilliant blue roses. As the crowd hushed he spoke with self control as though his words would be held in high regard.

"My mother was a beautiful woman....

A thousand years ago, the Ancient Walkers, while examining the night sky, found several prophecies that told of हीरोस rising up above all oppression and bringing it down with all force, after its tyranny made its rule upon Mobius. Before departing to proclaim these foretelling, the Ancient Walkers found at least, one और prophecy written in the stars above. The stars showed a reflective shade of bright crimson, and the tidings were not well. This prophecy foretold of the coming of the Black Arms and their leader, Black Doom. After they had made their mark and place in the universe, the Son...

As Death watched his प्यार bury her muzzle into Shadow's chest fur, a tear slid down his face and he turned away. he just couldn't watch anymore. Why? He asked himself yet again. Why did he watch this? When it hurt him so much? There was never an answer to that question. He realized.

His दिल twisted in his dark gray chest. He had never felt this feeling before. What was it? sadness? jealousy? Longing? That was it. Death wanted her, he wanted Crystal. He longed to press his फर along-side hers, to drown himself in the gaze of her blue eyes, to feel her kiss, signaling his never-ending प्यार for...

It doesn't hurt me.


I watched from a distance. I could see the female fuchsia cat once again clinging onto the cerulean male hedgehog, and him trying to escape. Her attentions unwanted द्वारा the 'hero' who she so desperately craved.

You wanna feel how it feels?

She knew how it felt to have her feelings unreturned but she had no idea what it was like to watch her, दिन after day, going after that idiot of a hedgehog. Going after that fool.

I refuse to let it affect me. I am the ultimate life form. I have withstood mortal wounds and stood up still fighting with them. This wouldn't hurt me. I won't let...

On a warm spring night, the sky was clear and the stars were bright with hardly a बादल floating in the darkness. The sun had set over two hours earlier before my eyes, painting the sky different pinks and purples. The रंग made me think of several different things as they swirled about in the sky, both sad and happy things, but it made me reflect on what happened to me in the past. It was amazing to watch night come into view and to think how much time had passed द्वारा just द्वारा sitting and waiting, something I thought I would have never thought I would have the patience to do.

For me, patience...

Tears streamed down my face. Not even the brightest of stars could have cheered me up; I missed Shadow beyond anyone's recognizing. Even with all the रंग swirling about in the sky when the sun sat, I never smiled like I used to. I thought I would have never smiled again; after all those years of fake happiness I felt, the only true feelings of joy I felt were associated with Shadow being with me. He talked to me, comforted me, and offered me advice, just as Cookie had, but somehow the words he spoke to me were so much better. I had never seen him so friendly around anyone before; and he...