Yuppers, I'm re-doing the first chapter, because it wasn't that good/detailed. So, this is the improved "Into the Night - A Change In Plans" :)

I STRONGLY recommend reading the part when they're in the car, because it made me laugh XD

WARNING: This story contains ShadowxAmy and KnucklesxRouge :)

Oh, and, as usual, I don't own anything.

Into The Night - A Change In Plans

"A two weeks prepaid vacation for you and five of your friends or family members!" Amy looked up from the prize she won in a raffle. Her and her usual friends (including Shadow) were sitting at a park together. Amy called them all up because she had important news. "So what do you guys say?"

"Sounds great Amy! But where is the vacation at?" Sonic questioned his pink friend. He was sitting up against a tree, between Rouge and Knuckles, who were mad that he was disturbing their 'alone' time.

"Along the coastline of Station Square, in a fancy hotel!" She perked up. Light winds blew threw her quills and all around the park. Tails looked at Cream at the same time, and they smiled.

One of Shadow's eyes cracked open as he laid back on the stone bench. Amy took notice of it, and smiled. "Maybe he's interested," she thought, "Good for him. He needs to be more open with us." Amy wanted to know more about Shadow ever since after the ARK incident. All of them kind of did, really.

"It does sound beautiful Amy, but who's going to go?" Cream asked.

Amy stared at her six friends: Cream, Rouge, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Shadow. Seven people, six tickets. How would it work out? "Well," she began.

"You don't need to decide. I choose not to go." Shadow said, suddenly. Then he stood up, and walked away. The six of them looked at him, and then at each other. They shrugged.

She sighed. "Well, I guess that settles it," she glanced at Shadow's back until he disappeared. A small frown crossed her face.

Her eyes went back to her friends, who were laughing and talking to each other. "Oh well," Amy thought, "We can have fun without him."

ONE WEEK LATER

"Tomorrow's the big day," Amy grinned as she looked up at the night sky. What looked like a billion stars were settling against a dark blue background, no clouds it sight. It looked beautiful...

Suddenly, her phone rang. "Hello?" She answered.

"Amy, it's Tails. I have bad news." Amy's heart thumped. She hoped nothing happened to him. "I can't go on the trip. I have a lot of things to work on, and being away for two weeks won't help. I'm sorry."

She didn't know what to say. Tails was one of her close friends, and she knew the trip wouldn't be the same without him. "It's okay, Tails," she said, trying to sound cheerful.

"I knew you would understand. I hope you and the guys will have fun tomorrow. Bye."

"Bye." She slowly hung up the phone. She sighed and looked up at the ceiling. She was disappointed because: 1) Tails wasn't going to be there, and 2) she had one open ticket and that felt like a waste. What was she going to do with one extra ticket?

That's when she got an idea. She picked up the phone quickly and dialed Rouge's number.

"Rouge? Hey! Yeah, the trip is going to be fun! Listen, Tails can't make it. I know, I know, I am too. Anyhoo, I wanted to know if you knew Shadow's number. He doesn't have a phone? Oh. Ohh. Well, do you know where he might be? In the forest? No, I'm not planning on going to the forest this late at night to find him. Okay. Okay. Bye." She put the phone down.

Slowly, she closed the door behind her.

"Oh, where can he be?" Amy looked all around her. Trees were everywhere. She almost couldn't see the beautiful sky due to all the branches. It was weird: what if Shadow couldn't see the same sky she saw every night? For some reason, that thought made her sad.

An even sadder thought was: why was she looking for someone who might turn down the offer? Amy shrugged. It was worth a try, she supposed. Even if she did end up with cuts on her legs from all the nature that surrounded her at the moment.

"Shadow! Oh, Shadow!" Amy called, walking farther and farther into the dark green forest. After what seemed like an hour, she felt like giving up. How in the world was she going to find him? She sighed. This was a crazy idea. Maybe the ticket will just have to be wasted, after all.

She turned around to leave, but heard a voice coming from behind her:

"What are you doing here, Rose?"

Amy turned around to see the ebony hedgehog, and felt like doing a dance inside her head. "Shadow! I've been looking all over for you!"

"Why?" He arched his eyebrows, and closed the distance that was between them, not getting that close.

"Well, Tails can't make it on the trip tomorrow, so I thought I'd invite you." Amy smiled brightly, hoping she'd be able to convince him. Shadow is better than nobody, after all.

"..And what makes you think I want to go?" His harsh voice scared her a little, causing her to wince.

"Well..I never said that you wanted to. I would love it if you come, though." Amy felt a sweatdrop on her head, but managed to keep the same smile.

"Hn."

"We're all meeting at Club Rouge's tomorrow morning at 8:30, then we're all going to drive up together."

"Hn," Shadow repeated.

"If you decide to go, just meet me over there, okay?" Still, with her retired smile, she turned around to leave, for real. But the smile quickly left as she looked around her. "Um, Shadow?" she said, glancing over her shoulder.

"What?"

"Where's the exit?"

Shadow rolled his eyes. "Follow me," he grabbed her wrist, eager to get rid of her.

Due to his outstanding speed, they were by the opening in no time. He let go of her.

"Thanks, Shadow," she patted his shoulder. "Remember: Club Rouge, 8:30." Amy Rose started walking down the dirt road that led to her home.

Shadow took one last look at her before running back into the cold, dark, and quiet forest, while Amy walked her way to her warm, bright, and comfortable house.

"So, Rouge, what are you going to wear at the beach?" Knuckles asked the albino bat. Rouge and him were in front of a bright, red Chevy Aveo. They were the only ones there, so far, and they were waiting for the rest of their friends.

"Whatever you want," she winked, making Knuckles blush hard.

"Hey!" Cream chimed out of nowhere, making Rouge and Knuckles jump slightly. She laughed as she skipped to her friends with a small suitcase. Knuckles took it and put it in the trunk of Rouge's car.

"What about my bags, Knuxie?" Rouge spoke tenderly.

Knuckles turned around and about five suitcases hit him. "Damn woman, what's with all the junk?"

"It's not junk; it's the stuff that keeps my beauty up." She winked, and Knuckles rolled his eyes.

"You don't need this 'stuff' to make you beautiful. You already are."

"You're so sweet," Rouge kissed him on the cheek, and Cream made gagging noises. Rouge hit her playfully on the shoulder, and then looked at Knuckles. "But seriously. Put it in the trunk."

He somehow managed to stuff it all inside the small area. When he turned around, his eyes widened at the next visitor. "Shadow?"

Shadow glared at him, but didn't say a word.

"Hey, Shadow. What brings you here?" Rouge smiled, happy that he was here, but confused at why.

"Amy invited me," he said, casually.

Rouge slapped her forehead, remembering the phone call from last night. "You mean she actually went to the forest that late?"

"I guess," Shadow looked up and down the road that was in front of Club Rouge. He saw a blue blur rushing towards him.

"Hey, Shads! What's up? You coming with us?" Sonic smiled.

"Of course, faker. Why do you think I'm here?" Shadow snapped.

Sonic shook his head, still smiling. "Jeez, sorry man."

"Where are the hedgehogs' luggage?" Knuckles asked, looking at the empty hands of the two.

"Didn't need to bring anything," they said in unison. They looked at each other at the same time, Shadow glaring and Sonic grinning.

"Hey, guys!" They all turned around to see Amy come up lugging her pink suitcase, smiling sweetly at everyone.

"There you are, hon! It's about time. Knux, is there anymore room for Amy's luggage?"

"No, all your shit took up the whole thing!"

Rouge glared at him. "Watch your language, and make it fit."

"How!?"

"Well, first of all, we'll need to buy you a dictionary to learn some new words," Sonic started to say, causing Cream and Amy to laugh.

"That's not what I was talking about, you blue freak!" Knuckles growled.

"It's okay, Knuckles. I'll just put it on my lap," Amy said, not wanting to cause a fight.

"Uh, okay. Whatever you say, Amy." Knuckles gave her a grateful look, and she returned it. After it quieted down a bit, they all looked at the small car.

"Well, since none of you are going to say it, I will," Cream looked at Rouge. "How are we all going to fit?"

"Well, the back seat can fit four, if we try. So Knuckles, you sit in the front with me, so that will leave Cream, Amy, Shadow, and Sonic in the back," and then she added, "Cream, you can sit on Amy's lap."

"She could, but where will Amy's suitcase go?" Sonic asked.

Shadow rolled his eyes. These idiots really didn't plan well. "Well, here's a thought: why doesn't someone else hold her suitcase?"

They were silent for a bit, looking at each other. And then, it clicked. "Oh!"

"Yeah," Shadow said, with fake enthusiasm.

With much kicking and squeezing and yelling, they somehow managed to fit everyone in. In the front, Knuckles was holding on to Amy's suitcase, sitting in the passenger seat, the air hitting his face. Rouge, of course, was the driver, playing some loud pop music that the girls loved but the guys hated, so her and Knuckles got in a radio war, until she smacked him hard enough that he stopped.

In the back was a more dangerous war zone. Cream was complaining because when she sat on Amy's lap her head hit the roof, so she had to sit in a fetal position the whole time. Sonic kept flicking Shadow's ear for fun, and he kept threatening he was going to rip Sonic's fingers off one by one and stab him in the eye with them. After that threat, things got quiet. And then Sonic flicked him again.

"SHADOW, LET GO OF MY FINGERS!"

Our famous friends were happy once they pulled up to the hotel, for that meant that the brutal car ride was over. As they all eagerly climbed out of Rouge's Chevy Aveo, Sonic glared at Shadow.

"I need some ice for my fingers."

"They hurt that much?" Shadow asked, sounding unconcerned.

"I actually can't believe you tried to rip them off," Amy said, looking at the ebony one, who just shrugged.

"Well, Sonic kept annoying him," Knuckles laughed. "And he said he'd do it."

Amy gasped. They all looked at her to see why, and then they gasped too. The Station Square Hotel was huge. It was painted white, and looked like it must have had about ten floors. It looked sort of old-fashioned, but nice. Very nice.

Amy turned to Shadow, who was also checking out the place. He looked at her, giving her a nod of approval. "It looks alright."

They nodded, and Knuckles said, "You guys want to check in first, and then get the bags?"

"Sounds good," Rouge said, and looked at Amy, who nodded.

"Let's go in!" Cream yelled excitingly.

All six of them went inside, and they gasped again. The inside was even more beautiful than the outside, with it's brown, fancy chairs and sofas and all. It had large chandliers hanging everywhere on the cieling, and there was a man playing a piano with fancy-dressed people around him. The six of them walked up to a counter, where a chunky blonde haired lady smiled at them. Amy pulled out the paper she won and showed it to her. The lady nodded, then asked them, "What's your name, and how many rooms?"

"Amy Rose and um, two." Amy smiled. The lady typed some things up on her computer, and smiled.

"Ah, yes. We've been expecting you, Miss Rose," she handed her a key. You fine people are going to be in rooms forty-one and forty-two. Have a nice day."

"Thank you," Amy smiled, and was about to walk away, when the lady said:

"Oh, and have this brochure. It tells you about all of our events."

"Thank you, again!" Amy took it and looked through it. She flipped to the last day that they were going to be there. It read, "Ballroom dancing - 5:00 p.m." She smiled. That sounded nice. She slowly turned to her friends.

"Can you boys please go get our stuff? We'll be waiting in our room," Amy said.

"Wait, who's staying in what room?" Knuckles asked.

"Well, I thought that us girls would stay in one room, while you guys stay in another."

"No way in hell am I going to spend two weeks in the same room with that faker!" Shadow said, with anger in his voice. "You saw what happened in the car."

"I don't want to stay with Shadow, either," Sonic said, and then muttered, "If I do, I'll probably lose my toes."

"Yeah, and I want to stay with Rouge," Knuckles wrapped one arm around his lady.

"Ew, who wants to sleep in the same room with you two!" Sonic spat.

"Guys, stop." Amy pleaded. The voices suddenly hushed, and they listened to what she had to say. "Let's just go see the rooms first before we decide anything."

"Oh my God," Rouge muttered. No, she wasn't muttering because of the beautiful creamy color the curtains and the floor were, or the puffy white blankets and sheets, or the large TV and numerous large chairs along with a huge table. She was muttering because there was only one bed in each room.

"So..I guess we're going to be having a threesome in each bed?" Sonic said, and Amy whacked his shoulder.

"What?" he looked at her, and Amy rolled her eyes.

"Well, I don't want to sleep in the same bed with the same damn sex!" Knuckles looked at Amy this time.

"Um, well, why don't..why don't.." she glanced at Shadow, not sure if he was going to like what she had to say. But for some reason, she felt like this way was best. "Why don't Shadow, Cream, and I share a room together, then Rouge, Knuckles, and Sonic can share a room together?"

"I don't want to sleep with a boy!" Cream whinned.

"I don't want Sonic interupting our alone time!" Knuckles complained.

"Oh, shut up already," Shadow said, loudly, but still keeping his cool (somewhat). Everyone stared at him. "Look Cream, I won't sleep in the bed with you two, I'll just sleep on the chair or something. Knuckles, you don't always need to be...touchy-feely with Rouge."

Knuckles and Rouge turned bright red, and Shadow continued. "Now that that's all settled, let's get our bags and enjoy this hell of a vacation." Shadow stormed down the hall and towards the elevator, leaving everyone silent.

"Knuckles, Sonic, go help him." Amy looked at them, and they quickly followed Shadow.

She sighed. This vacation was going to be hell.

So, was that better?

I'm adding an extra chapter, because some of you have sent messages to me asking for one :) [see, I do care XD]

Tootles, loves.