Shadamy - the Medallion

With Amy ...

Amy ran, wrapped in a cobalt blue light, which protected her from the darkness that was around her. The girl followed the trail of her beloved Sonic, feeling safe and protected by his blue light. Amy was happy, happier than she had ever been in her life.
Suddently, the cobalt blue light began to fade, while Sonic went away from her. -Sonic! - Amy cried, but no answer came. In the distance, she saw that Sonic was hugging Sally, and he was saying: "What do you want, Amy? I don't love you and I don't want you with me! -.
The light disappeared completely, and it disappeared in the darkness along with Sally and Sonic. Amy was left alone in the darkness. Amy cried, and every tear that fell from her eyes, was sinking her a bit more in the dark.
Then Amy saw in the distance a mysterious reddish tinge, which didn't go against the dark, but forced him to become something different. Amy walked toward the direction whence came the strange color. After what seemed hours, she felt a presence, as if someone was walking beside her, just a little further. Amy looked ahead, and saw a boy with black hair, who walked shipped in the same direction. Around him, the red nuance was more evident. Amy whispered one word:
-Shadow? -


Amy awoke with a cry! Struggling against the white mass, she managed to free herself and gasped for air, rising. When her breathing returned regular, the pink haired girl looked around and realized that she was in her room. "It was just a nightmare," thought Amy, now calmer.
-HHHHHHHeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyy! Big sister! If you do not wake up, not only do you lose your breakfast, but you will also be late for school"cried a voice from outside the door of the room. Amy winced, then looked at his watch and winced again. -Damn! I overslept! - Amy hissed between his teeth.
The girl got out of bed, rushed to the cabinet and wearing the school's uniform. Then she went to the bathroom, fixed her hair, put a touch of makeup to get rid of dark circles, and then walked towards the door. When she was about to leave, however, she noticed something black on the heater. She picked up the jacket and recognized the jacket Shadow had given her the night before. At that point, all the oats of the previous day came back to mind, and she blushed at the memory of how Shadow found her (almost naked) in the locker room, and what he had done for her: he had helped her to get out, had given her his clothes to avoid .... his clothes? -His clothes!?- Amy shouted, remembered only at that moment that, when she returned home the night before, she had left the clothes that Shadow had given her in the bathroom. Amy squeezed his jacket against her chest, hoping that her parents had not yet found the clothes. While Amy held it, something came out from the Shadow's jacket, which fell to the ground with a loud clink. The girl stooped to take it, and examined it surprised with the lamplight of the bathroom. It was a golden locket, the kind that you hide a photograph inside. The girl could not resist the curiosity, and opened it! Inside was a picture depicting Shadow hugging a blond girl with blue eyes. In the picture, Shadow seemed so happy. In his eyes there was a flame of immense joy and love, not the abyss of hatred and sadness that Amy had seen the day before. On the second side of the interior of the locket, there was a lock of hair, probably of the girl. Below the picture there was a name, but was too worn to be able to read it.
"Shadow ..." Amy thought.
-Amy! - a voice called from downstairs. The sixteen year old cried, -coming soon!-. She put the locket in her shirt pocket, took the black jacket and went downstairs.

-About time, Amy!- Said Maurice, the father of Amy, when she went into the kitchen. -Sorry, I had a nightmare and I slept badly- Amy justified herself, sitting at the table. -You still have the same nightmare?- Vanilla asked worried, the mother of Amy. The sixteen merely nodded, biting a toast. -I am so sorry, sister- said a sweet voice. The speaker was the little Cream, Amy's younger sister, who was eight years old. Cream had brown eyes and hair beije, she was wearing a yellow and orange dress with a blue bow in her hair, that reached to her waist. Cream adored her older sister Amy, and seeing her so sad made her feel bad.

Amy...- Vanilla beginning to say -this morning I found some clothes in the shower. Those was clothes for men, and they aren't your father's ...-. Amy felt her heart starts beating fast, as her cheeks became red as ripe tomatoes. -So...?- asked Amy, trying to appear calmer than she actually was. -So- continuous her mother -what happened between you and this guy? -.
Amy jumped up from her chair! -Mom, what on earth are you thinking?-, -Well, I FOUND THE DRESS OF A BOY IN THE SHOWER AND MY DAUGHTER COME HOME THRRE HOURS LATER THAN USUAL!! WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE I SHOULD THINK!!!- Vanilla said, exasperated. Amy looked down. -He just ... helped me get out of a bad situation ...-; -What bad situation?- inquired the mother. -I'm late, I'll miss the bus ...- Amy said. Vanilla  glared at her, saying: -we need to do a speech tonight, you and me-. Amy nodded, then ran to the entrance, put on her shoes, grabbed the backpack and Shadow's jacket and ran out of the house. She managed to catch the bus just in time. The girl sat next to a window, reflected on the discussion with her mother and thought: "Sally will have to pay for this."




With Shadow ...

Shadow sat up, shaking his head to ward off that horrible vision. Every night that torment came back and continued to remind him of his failure, to remind him what he had lost. The boy took a deep sigh and looked around. It was then that he noticed the purple-haired girl next to him, curled up in bed. Shadow stepped out a smile: his little thirteen years old sister, Blaze, was once again slipped out of her room to come and sleep with him. The blacks haired boy stroked her face with the back of his hand, and she woke up. -Mmmm ... Mhadow- Blaze said, her voice slurred by sleep, opening her golden eyes. Blaze was the younger adoptive sister of Shadow. The boy's parents had found her a winter's night, at the foot of a tree. Shadow and Blaze were always gotten along very well, although they often could be seen arguing over the slightest provocation. Blaze was perhaps the only person in the world who could understand Shadow, and he loved her more than anyone else.
-You know you cannot come to sleep with me, now you're too grown to be afraid of monsters- Blaze showed her tounge to him, and said, -Look, I came because YOU seemed to have a nightmare. You continued to stir and cry, so I came to get you a little company. I think it worked, because when I hugged you, you calmed down- Shadow looked at her for a moment, then said, -Thanks-.

Fifteen minutes later, Shadow and Blaze were having breakfast. Shadow was bitting a sandwich, while Blaze ate a bowl of cereal. Suddently, they heard an hissing voice: -Nobody thought to warn me that breakfast was ready, right?-
Shadow and Blaze turned to the door of the dining room, and saw their older brother: Mephiles.
Mephiles's hair was blue-gray and his eyes was poison green. He usually wore dark blue trousers and a dark purple jacket. Most people who met him was afraid of him, but Shadow and Blaze were used to it.
-You are a bit big to need someone who wake you up in the morning- said Shadow, sarcastly. -Umpf, at least I did not cry like a little girl for a minor nightmare- said the newcomer. Mephiles sat at the table and grabbed a sandwich, making it disappear in a few seconds. -You know, Meph, when you eat you have the elegance of a meat grinder-, said Blaze to his big brother. The blue-haired boy just throw her a dirty look, and immediately began doing what he loved to do more than anything else: torment Shadow. -You know, Shad, I remember that when you were at the academy, you were in a good mood in the morning- Mephiles said, grinning. Understanding where that discussion would end, Blaze took her bowl of cereal from the table. -Maybe- Mephiles continued -was because at that time, just out of the house, you meet with your girlfriend. It is a pity that that day you were not there, to protect your beloved Ma...-. It was too much. Mephiles had passed the limit. Shadow snapped, and in less than an istant Mephiles crashed against the wall, struck by the fist of Shadow.
-Don't dare ever again...- Shadow hissed, furious.

Half an hour later, Blaze and Shadow were in front of the girl's school. Shadow accompanied her to the school each morning with his motorbike.
-See ya, bro! - Blaze said, going towards the entrance. Shadow rekindled the engine and went to his school. During the trip, he had to stop at a traffic light. His hand moved to find the medallion around his neck, but he didn't find it. Shadow tried in his pockets, but it was not there. Then the boy recalled: before gym class he had placed the medallion in his jacket's pocket, to avoid losing it. But then he gave his jacket to Amy!
The traffic light turned green, and Shadow gave gas to the bike, hoping that Amy had not found the medallion and, more important, had not looked into it!