A/N: This has absolutely nothing to do with Living Pains. Except Shadow and co.

Disclaimer: I don't own nothing.

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Shadow of ARK

Prologue

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Rouge and Shadow were picking through the leftover junk still on the ARK after it was abandoned. She entered Professor Gerald's office and found a picture on his desk. It was so old that a thick layer of dust completely obscured the image. She brushed the dust off to reveal the most adorable picture she had ever seen. It was Shadow, a much, much younger Shadow but him none the less. He had been drinking some tea or coffee, she couldn't tell which, the picture was black and white. Maria had hugged him in a surprisingly Amy Rose like way. What made her giggle was the look of surprise on Shadow's face as he tried not to spill his drink. She saw how innocent he looked and knew this was how Shadow should have been, much more gentle and less violent. This was how he was before the day he refuses to talk about happened.

"Hey Shadow. I think this belongs to you." She called to him. He took the photo and smiled sadly at the it. "You never talk about what it was like back then." She said quietly.

"And it's about time I told my best friend about my past life." He grabbed her hand and sat her down at a nearby table. He then began to tell he about the person he was before he lost his innocence…

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A/N: Please don't hate it…too much. Just a random thing really. Oh, and if anyone can find or draw the picture I would love to see it! Send it too . Please R&R, thanks.