Till Death Do Us Part Ch: 1

I used to be happy. I would go through life without a care in the world. I was young then. And in love. I was pure. But.....then IT came. A horrible black cloud consumed my beloved planet. Black aliens were let loose to wreak havoc. They took my first true love and my closest friends. I was stained by the black.

My name is Amy Rose. And I survived the end of the world.

(Amy's POV)

I woke up in an old fishing shack. It was not very stable, but it was shelter all the same. I stood up and stretched. I opened the door and stared at Westopolis from the coast. Westopolis was my home. And it was taken from me in a matter of minutes.

I snarled at the aliens who were in the ship above the broken buildings. I grabbed my cloak and placed the hood over my face. It was a half-hour hike to the edge of the tainted city, but I needed food. They had killed all the fish in the gulf.

I grabbed two blasters and put them in my pockets. I took them from two aliens that I killed, trying to escape. It's been three months now since the invasion. I heard that the supreme leader, Black Doom, had a son. He was said to have been the one who took over the city.

I truly feel sorry for him. His father is a monster from the lowest pits of hell. He better hope he never bumps into me, because I will kill him for what he's caused. He took everything from me. My home, my friends, my love, my happiness, everything.

*On the outskirts of the city*

Now was when I needed to be quick. They had patrol officers watching the city for survivors. I quickly ran to each building, hiding from the view of the aliens. I finally made it to the bakery. I quickly grabbed a box and ran into the kitchen.

Most salvageable food I ate I found here. I opened the fridge and grabbed the fruits used to make cakes. I grabbed the eggs and some utensils. I also grabbed a few brownies and a dozen bottles of water. I ran back to a building that had a roof and ducked.

I quickly slipped past an alleyway and made my way to the edge of the city. I was almost there when I did something completely stupid. I tripped. I fell and landed on my face. As I gathered up the food, I heard sirens. "Great" I mumbled.

There was no use in hiding, so I ran down the street. I looked behind me and saw at least five aliens on my tail. I started to run faster and soon, I lost them. I hid in the shack for the rest of the day. That's the third time they've seen me this month.

I'm getting sloppy. Starting tomorrow, I'm going to train.

(?'s POV)

I walked down a dark, slimy corridor and made my way to Father's throne room. I opened the door and looked inside. "Shadow" a voice said, "come in." I closed the door and made my way to the throne. I got down on one knee and bowed to my father, Black Doom.

"Something troubles you." I stood up and clenched my fists. "Father, my dreams keep speaking of a rare flower. This rare flower looks like me. What does it mean?" I waited patiently for my father's answer. "Shadow, I believe your dreams are telling you it is time to find a mate."

I remember learning about mates. I was suppose to find a female and make her mine. "Where will I find her, Father?" "She may be a survivor. Tomorrow, go search the city and the forest. I am certain she is there."

I bowed respectfully to Father and exited the room. I stood outside of the door and thought. What if I didn't find her there? What if she's dead? Will I never have a child? I shook my head of the thoughts and returned to my corridors.

*The next day*

(Amy's POV)

I was sharpening my swords with a rock in the forest. Somehow, the plant life survived the invasion. I got rid of my mallet when the black aliens arrived and now I carry twin blades. They're light and they can cut through anything because of their mystical power.

I finished sharpening my swords and stood up. I chose a random tree trunk as my target and ran towards it. I lashed out one sword and sliced off three thick branches. I used the other one and stabbed the tree trunk.

I had learned a bit of karate before the invasion and I mastered it afterwards. I needed to stay focused and in perfect health. In my case, survival of the fittest.

(Shadow's POV)

I had searched the entire city and still nothing! I was furious with my current failure. What if Father was wrong? No, Father is never wrong. I must keep searching. I quickly made my way to the forest at the edge of the city.

*Two hours later*

I finally made my way through the thick brush. I never understood why the inhabitants of this planet even bothered to try to save it. It is full of disgusting things! My mate better be worth it, for her sake..... My thoughts were interrupted by a loud crashing sound.

I ran to the direction of the sound and hid behind a tree. I heard a voice. It sounded as if they were in combat. I slowly peeked from behind the tree and saw what was making the sound. A pink alien. It reminded me of the rare flower from my dream.

Maybe,...........this was my mate.......

(Normal POV)

Amy quickly threw a blade at the trunk of another tree. She quickly ran towards it at super speed and flipped, kicking the tree just above the blade. The tree tilted and fell. Amy wiped her face of the beads of sweat that formed there.

She yanked the blade out of the tree's side and cleaned the sap off of it. As she sat down to drink her water, she heard a twig snap. Amy's ear twitched at the sound and she stood up. She quickly grabbed her two swords and got into a fighting stance.

"Who's there" she commanded. Shadow froze and saw that he had indeed snapped the twig. "Damn...." Amy quickly turned and pointed her swords in Shadow's direction. "Show yourself, coward." Shadow smirked as he realized he no longer needed to hide.

He walked out from behind the tree and started at the pink hedgehog. Amy looked him up and down. "Who are you?" "I am Shadow. Son of Black Doom." Amy felt her face turned white. "Y-You're B-Black Doom's s-son?"

Shadow nodded and crossed her arms. "Tell me, are you, by any chance, female?" Amy glared. "Why do you care...." Shadow glared at her. "You will speak with respect to your prince." Amy scoffed. "Prince? PRINCE?!?!?!? You're just a hedgehog, just like me!!!!!"

Shadow raised an eyebrow at her. "I know not of these......hedgehogs you speak of, but that doesn't matter." Amy growled at him. "Do you have any IDEA what I've gone through because of you?!?!?!?!" Shadow glared at her.

Amy growled and swung a sword at Shadow, only for him to get out of the way. "YOU TOOK EVERYHING FROM ME!!!!!" Amy yanked the sword out of the tree and threw another at the black hedgehog. "YOU TOOK MY HOME!"

She tried to kick him, only to miss. "YOU TOOK MY FRIENDS!" Shadow flipped out of the way as Amy planted her fist in a tree. "YOU TOOK SONIC!" She grabbed another sword and ran at Shadow. "YOU'RE NOT A PRINCE! YOU'RE A HEARTLESS BASTARD!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Amy swung the sword at Shadow, only to have him grab her wrist and twist the sword out of her grip. Amy growled as he squeezed her tighter and brought her closer to his face. He placed his mouth at her ear and whispered, "You will regret doing that."

"Try it. I dare you" she growled. Shadow smirked and threw her to the ground. "You will speak with respect to your mate." Amy froze and looked up at Shadow wide-eyed. "M-My w-w-what?" "You are my mate now, but I am still your prince."

Amy felt like someone just dropped an anvil on her head. She grabbed the trunk of a tree and tried to pull herself up. Her legs were wobbly and weak. Shadow watched as she did this, confusion in his eyes. And for the first time since the invasion, Amy started to cry.

Shadow curiously watched the she-hog weep, wondering why she did this. "Your face, it's.......leaking." Amy looked up at the black male and wiped her eyes. "It's called crying; it's very common here." Shadow was not sure why she was, as they say, 'crying', but he didn't like it when she cried.

Without thinking, Shadow grabbed Amy's arms and pulled her up so that she was looking straight into his blood-red eyes. "What is the meaning of this......'crying'?" Amy sniffed and frowned. "It's called feelings, but I wouldn't expect someone without a heart to know what feelings are."

Shadow pulled her closer so that their foreheads were touching. "I never want to see you do that again. Do you understand?" Amy glared at him and pulled away. "YOU DON'T GET IT, DO YOU?! CRYING IS CAUSED BY SADNESS! AND I'VE GOT PLENTY OF THAT THANKS TO YOU!"

Shadow felt a slight bit of remorse for this female, but he didn't let it show. "So, sadness causes crying, correct?" Amy's frown disappeared and was replaced by a confused glance. She nodded slightly, the tears still streaming down her face.

Shadow came a bit closer. "So, what causes you to stop?" Amy thought about her answer for a moment. "Well, it depends on who it is and situation." Shadow nodded and came face to face with Amy. "So, how would you stop crying in this situation?"

Amy was shocked. Black Doom's son, the person that made her life a living hell, wanted to make her happy. She was feeling a bit of respect for him, but she shook it off. She growled and grabbed the collar of his cloak. "I want to see my friends again, you son of a bitch."

Shadow glared at her and grabbed her wrist. Amy stared at him, her eyes stabbing daggers. To Amy's surprise, Shadow smirked. "I like a good challenge." Amy growled and let go of Shadow's cloak. She turned away from the hedgehog and walked back to where she dropped her swords.

Shadow watched as she wedged the twin swords out of the trees. She looked at the swords and saw her reflection. Shadow knew she was thinking about something, so he decided to listen.

*What have I become? I was so innocent, and now,........I'm cursed. Cursed with the burden of guilt.* Shadow was, in a way, moved by what she was thinking of herself. *I could've done something. I could've saved them.* Shadow watched as images of her friends appeared in her head.

A red echidna, an albino bat, A crocodile, a bee, a chameleon, a yellow fox with twin tails, a cream colored rabbit, and a blue hedgehog. Shadow remembered these faces. The blue hedgehog especially. He was indeed a difficult opponent, but he was defeated.

And that rabbit. It seemed so familiar. *I didn't even get to kiss him...(Image of Sonic)* Shadow was confused. "What is a....kiss?" Amy swirled around and stared at Shadow. "W-What?" "You said something about...... a kiss, was it?"

Amy raised a brow. "I didn't say.....wait,....you...YOU WERE LISTENING TO MY THOUGHTS?!?!?!?!?" Amy's face was full of rage at the dark male. "Why, of all the disrespectful, egotistical, self-centered little-" "So what is a kiss?"

Amy frowned at the ebony hedgehog. "You, you don't know what a kiss is?" Shadow shook his head. Amy frowned. "Well, two people do it when they love each other very much." Shadow raised an eyebrow. "And what is this love?"

Amy's whole face went white. "Y-You don't know what LOVE IS?!?! What, were you raised in a cave your whole life?!?!?" Shadow frowned. "No, just that ship" he said as he pointed to the spaceship above the city.

Amy slapped her face. "That's even worse..." she mumbled. Shadow just stared at her, confused. Amy sighed and looked up at the ebony male. "Love is kinda hard to explain..." "Try." Amy thought for a moment.

"Well" she began. "There are different kinds of love. Like one that's very common is brotherly love. Brotherly love is when two people, usually relatives, care for each other's needs and safety." Shadow just nodded as he listened to the pink female.

"And another is motherly love. Motherly love is the love that a mother has for her child." Amy was silent as she finished her sentence. Shadow walked towards her and made her sit down. He gestured for Amy to continue.

"And there's also the love that two people can share. Usually it's shared with a guy and a girl." Shadow raised an eyebrow. Amy looked at him and sighed in understandment. "I mean, male and female. But, there are cases where a male will show love to another male or a female will show love to another female."

Shadow tried to hold back a gasp. A male mating with another male?!?!?!?! How was this female able to live on this planet?!?!?!?!? "But, this love is when two people feel very strong attraction towards each other. Usually it results in marriage."

"Marriage?" Amy looked up at Shadow. "Holy matrimony. It's when two people make a life commitment to each other." Shadow was very confused at this point. This planet was so strange........but I like it. "So, what exactly is a kiss?"

Amy sighed. "Well, um,.............damn, this hard to explain......" Amy tapped her chin for a second. She felt a slight blush as she came to a conclusion. "Well..." She looked up at Shadow and took in a deep breath. Before
Shadow could move, Amy pecked his cheek.

Shadow placed his hand where the pink hedgehog's lips just were. "W-What was that?" Amy groaned. "That's a kiss." Shadow slightly frowned. "Is that all?" Amy froze and blushed. Shadow noticed this. "What's wrong with your face?"

Amy's blush grew darker. Shadow was a little concerned now. He grabbed the side of her face and forced her to look into his eyes. "Are you ill?" Amy was quiet for a second before she slightly nodded. Shadow stared at her lips.

(Shadow's POV)

I stared at those lips on her face. They were just so strange. And that gesture, that.....kiss. I wanted her to do that again, but,.........I wanted her to do it differently. What was I thinking? I'm going mad....... Damn these thoughts I have…