Chapter Eight

I wanted to ask the cat what she was doing, but if I did... I was certain she might just kill me. Had I gotten myself onto some sort of death wish? First Shadow was acting weird, or normal, or whatever it was he did, and now Blaze was looking at me as if she'd kill me. I wasn't just worried or a little freaked out, I was scared!

"Amy?" Shadow called, finally noticing I was no longer behind him.

"He'll catch on. Get on," the cat turned around and crouched down, as if she wanted me to jump on her back. Hesitantly, I did what she ordered. She jumped into the tree we were hiding in, and climbed to the top. "Don't make a sound."

I nodded, horrified about the consequences if I did. I was beginning to think Sonic, as bad, stupid, and forgetful as he was, was a lot better than Shadow and this girl. Then again... he was such a handful.

"Blaze!" Shadow shouted, obviously knowing where I was. "I'll knock down every one of these trees if I have to!" He stared looking up at all of the trees. "Amy? Dammit, answer me!"

Was he worried about me? Was he afraid what would happen? Or did he not want me to talk to Blaze? Why was he so mad? I looked over at Blaze. If he was so upset, I should come out of the tree...

She just shook her head. "Stay here. Don't let him see or hear you!" she was about to jump out of the tree, but she turned around to say "isn't this fun?"

I frowned. Was she crazy?

She junk winked, and then jumped to another tree - which wasn't right next to the tree I was on. She was a good jumper - and fast too.

"Blaze!" Shadow looked in the general direction Blaze and I were in. I tried to stay as still as I could. I didn't want to risk moving... I could see him, so if I moved at caught his attention - since I'm pink! he could see me just as easily.

"I warned you," I barely heard him say. He knocked a tree down... He actually knocked a real, tall, tree down... to the ground. That wouldn't freak me out so much, if it wasn't the tree beside mine. "Amy? Where are you?"

I looked around for blaze, but I couldn't find her. I didn't know who I should listen to, and who I should fear more. Shadow was knocking down trees, but Blaze... well, all she really did was give me a death stare. There was no question as to which was worse, so, I stayed silent.

"Amy, answer me!"

I closed my eyes. I was going to cave, soon.

Suddenly I felt a vibration go through the tree. Then I was... falling... backwards... he was breaking the tree! Suddenly Blaze was in front of me, with her back turned towards me. "Get on! Now!"

I did was I was told, and climbed on her, again. She jumped to another tree, and another, and several others. She finally jumped down onto the ground, and began running away, in one direction. She jumped over anything in her path; other people, houses, buildings, trees...

She was fast, though fast was a bit of an understatement.

I turned my head as far as I could without falling off. I managed to see something following us. Rather, someone. Shadow. "He's right behind us," I said, knowing she knew who I was talking about.

"That's okay! We probably won't get rid of him. I didn't think we would."

"You didn't? Then why did you do all of this?"

"I thought I'd at least let you see his temper! I know I won't ever get to talk to you, alone."

"We're alone, now."

"Shadow is faster than me and I can't run forever. There's no time to talk."

"If he's faster... why is he behind us?"

"That's because... I don't know," she stopped and turned around, facing Shadow. Even I thought that was stupid. "Why aren't you out running me?"

Without even stopping, Shadow ran by Blaze, and picked me up, turning around to head back to where we were, originally. His speed suddenly fastened by about one hundred percent. Probably only two seconds later, he set me down beside his car.

"Wow," I said, stumbling into the car, for balance. I was blown away by his speed.

"Get in," he ordered before walking around to get in the driver's seat.

I followed yet another order, getting in the car. "What... just happened?"

"Stay away from her."

"Why?"

"Just do it!"

I cringed at his loud, angry voice, but I didn't back down. I wanted answers. "But why!"

"Amy."

"Shadow! Who is she? Why did she want to talk to me? What's going on? Do I not have a right to know?"

"No."

"Give me something to go on!"

"No."

"Why?"

"Just drop it, Amy. If I ever think that you should know, I'll tell you. For now, stay out of it."

"Fine." I crossed my arms over my chest and stared out of the window.

I wasn't allowed to know what had just happened... Shadow said I shouldn't trust him... He was dangerous, that had just been proven to me. He had warned me. Maybe it's about time I listened.

A/N: Short. I'm sorry. I can't add much more without adding a lot more... Which I'd do, but it's 5am, and I'm so tired, and I said I'd update a story a day... [:

~ Next chapter, I promise will be much longer. So much longer, that it might be the last. Probably not, though. Who knows?

— I have no idea where I was going with this, but I have a good idea about what I can do with it - I think it's better than whatever I had planned.. Which... I'm pretty sure was nothing LOL.

Anyways, review? Let me know I still have readers![=