Literature
.:What Of Our Future? Chapter 8:.
Normally Amy's high-pitched swooning would be grating on both Rouge's nerves and ears, but the sheer shock from the scene that had just played out in front of them seemed to have temporarily muted the bat's hearing.
'Shadow... Flowers...?! WHAT?!' Rouge's eyes were wide, her mouth agape as she stared in the direction that the ebony hedgehog had hastily made his escape. Her mind just kept repeating that same dumbstruck thought in an attempt to make any sense out of what had just happened.
Slowly, her stunned gaze shifted to Silver and she found that his expression mirrored her own. Hell, even Sonic looked genuinely perplexed as Rouge shot a glance his way too. Both men had their eyes on the enormous bouquet that Amy now held.
It seemed the pink hedgehog had surfaced from her "bride-to-be" fantasy, and she was finally registering who had just thrown the flowers in the first place. A loud gasp escaped her as she looked around at everyone else. "Wait, was that really Shadow?!?" she
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