AT LONG LAST, the alternate ending! finally motivated myself to start writing the darrn thing, considering i start school on tuesday. i don't even know how many people begged for another ending, but hey! i put the sad ending up because in knew there would be SOME people who liked it...

thank you to EVERYSINGLE person who reviewed, i love you all~
you dont know how much fun i had writing this story, and im glad it was a big hit!

and so...*sniff*...it comes to an end...*starts bawling*

DISCLAIMER: i dont own sonic the hedgehog...blah blah blah...or characters (except my own)...blah blah blah...

OH, and one more thing PLEASE READ THIS: this chapter takes place AFTER the previous chapter, "Happily Never After" so tecnically, its not really and alternate ending but... whatevers :/

*With Amy*
(Three months later…)

I ducked my nose into my black coat, trying to stay warm from the bitter autumn wind that swept through the city. I had my hands clenched into fists, stuffed in my pockets. Unfortunately, my only pair of running shoes had gotten stolen when I had gone to the gym a couple of weeks ago, so I had to stick with flip-flops to make my way around.

I hated the cold. There was nothing pleasant about it. It made me feel lonely and numb.

You wouldn't have been feeling that way if you didn't let go… my self-conscious told me.

I shook my head angrily and clenched my teeth. Stupid conscious. Always nagging at me for what I did wrong.

So what if I made a mistake? Everyone makes mistakes! They're there to teach you lessons in life, and my mistake was no different.

You could ask me why I don't fix it, and I'd tell you that the damage is too great. You could ask me why I did it in the first place, and I'd tell you that it was for the best.

You could tell me that love comes with obstacles, but that's no reason to walk away from it. And I'll say nothing.

I was constantly battling with myself and others around me. Me and Rouge had gotten into an argument a while back about this.

(Flashback)
I was making myself some dinner when I suddenly heard a knock at the door. I quickly tried to finish cutting up some vegetables and rinsed my hands. I jogged to the door and saw Rouge standing on the other side of it.

Her smile didn't reach her eyes, almost looking disappointedly at me.

"Hey" I said, a little confused. Rouge would usually give me a heads up before coming over.

"Hi" she replied and walked into my house, taking a seat on the red couch.

I blew out a heavy sigh, fearing that I knew what this was about. I closed the door and turned to her. She wasn't looking at me, instead, fidgeting with her nails. I knew that this was going to end badly.

"What's up?" I asked as I took a seat on the other couch, trying to sound as casual as possible.

"Amy, I'm worried about you" she blurted out. She still wasn't looking at me, so I looked at my feet. The pain that I had been working so hard to cover up was now starting to resurface.

"Why?" I asked her.

Now, she turned to me. "You haven't been yourself lately. Ever since…you know" she said carefully, trying not to upset me. But it wasn't working. A tear slowly leaked out and I quickly wiped it away.

She kept going. "He still loves you, you know" she told me in a soft voice, with sincere eyes.

I got up from the couch and stormed into the kitchen. I didn't need this right now.

"Amy" she called after me.

"Rouge, I don't care! I don't love him anymore and you can't force me to love him!" I lied. My heart was thrashing painfully as soon as those words came out of my mouth. You could never lie to your heart.

Rouge scoffed at my statement as she came into the kitchen. "Right, and I'm suppose to believe that? Amy, I can see that you're hurting. It's written all over your face!" she exclaimed as she threw her hands up in the air.

I turned my back on her and focused my attention back to my cooking. I sautéed the vegetables on the pan quickly, trying to distract myself.

"I know what's right for me" I said in a shaky voice.

"Obviously you don't!" she retorted. "You were just trying to save yourself from the relationship"

I whipped my body around, fury swirling in the pit of my stomach. I knew that I was losing this argument.

"How?" I yelled

Her eyes widened. She folded her arms across her chest. "How? I'll tell you how! You were being selfish because you were only thinking about yourself in that moment. You didn't even consider how much Shadow wanted to get back together with you. Do you know how confused I was when I heard that you two didn't get back together? And your excuse was that there were too many obstacles in your relationship? Amy, would you like me to tell you all the things you've been through with this kid? Your love grew with him because of those incidents!" she yelled furiously, out of breath.

I stayed perfectly frozen. Every single word stung painfully in my chest as my barrier was starting to break down. My vision started to blur as bit my bottom lip, trying to hold back sobs.

"And you know what disgusts me even more?" Rouge said in a low tone. "You got back together with Sonic. The person who hurt you the most, is now your boyfriend" she hissed.

I shook my head. "He's not my boyfriend. I'm not that stupid…" I told her.

"Then I would have a talk with him if I were you. He's been telling lots of people, including Shadow, that you two are dating" she told me and walked towards the door.

She opened it and took one last glance at me before stepping out.

"I just hope that one day, you'll realize that you two were meant to be"

(End of flashback)
Ever since that day, I hadn't really been in contact with Rouge. Cream was the more supportive one and she didn't question me like Rouge. But I could tell that I was wearing her down with my depression. I had officially let Sonic know that we were nothing more than just mere friends, and ever since that day, I hadn't seen him once. Everyone was slowly starting to pull away from me, leaving me with no one.

I walked into the grocery store and pulled out my shopping list from my pocket, grabbing a basket from the entrance. I took my time as I walked to all of the different aisles to pick up my stuff. I even ran into some co-workers from the daycare that I worked at.

I smiled weakly and greeted them as I walked passed them. They returned the smile, but looked at me strange.

"She's not the same girl anymore" I heard one of them whisper to the other.

"Yeah…that's a perfect example as to why you shouldn't date a southsider" responded the other.

I rolled my eyes. Everyone said I was different now, but I just didn't see it.

I finally checked off all of the items on my shopping list and made my way to the cash register to pay for everything. I stood in line and waited patiently, looking around the store and at the other people in line.

My body tensed up and was overwhelmed when I saw those crimson eyes.

There he was. Staring right at me.

"Miss?" said a voice from behind me that pulled my away from Shadow's intense stare.

"Y-Yes?" I mustered and turned around.

The old skunk pointed ahead of me and I turned to see the cashier waiting for me to make my purchase. "Sorry" I said quickly and blushed with embarrassment. The cashier scanned everything and shoved the items into plastic bags.

I felt lightheaded, nauseas, and I had to fight to keep my breath steady. I really was not expecting to see him here.

I stole a quick glance from over my shoulder and saw that he was still staring at me. His dark leather jacket fit flawlessly around his perfectly sculpted body. Seeing him for the first time in three months had a large impact me. I had forgotten how good looking he was. Butterflies swarmed in my stomach as his eyes scanned my body. His eyes had so much hurt in them and it pained me to see that because I knew it was my fault.

"Your total is 28.67, ma'am! Hello?" called the impatient cashier.

I gave her a dirty look before tossing a twenty and a ten. "Keep the change" I told her as I grabbed my bags.

I needed to get out of here. This was just too much for me to handle.

I quickly made my way out of the grocery store, not daring to look behind me. I pushed past people who were just standing there, talking. They sent me rude glares as I shoved passed them, but I didn't care. I just needed to get the hell out of here!

I speed-walked out of the store and made my way down the parking lot. And my legs, obviously working against me, got tangled with each other, making me stumble onto the pavement. My bags slipped out of my hands, boxes and fruit tumbling out of them.

I groaned in frustration and got myself up. Brushing the dirt and rocks off of my track pants, I looked to where my food was. Instead of seeing everything scattered on the ground, a figure stood in front of me with my bags in hand. I looked up to see Shadow staring down on me. My eyes widened.

Seeing as how I was not reacting, he gently tried to put the bags in my hands. They fell back onto the ground because of the sudden lack of strength in my body. Our fingers brushed, sending an intense wave of pleasure in my body. I shuddered while he caught his breath.

His gaze didn't move from mine. His eyes didn't hold the same amount of hurt that I had seen a few minutes ago. They held precious love.

I jerked my head to the ground and grabbed my bags. I walked passed him, only to have him stop me. His arm snaked around my waist and he tried to pull me back. Tears were threatening to escape, but I had a pretty good grip of myself…for now.

"Shadow, don't make this harder" I told him. Saying his name directly felt strange now.

"The only one making this hard is you" he told me in a husky voice.

I looked up at him, frowning. I mostly frowned because it was easier to keep the tears from spilling out.

"You don't want this" he stated. His voice was determined.

"I-"

"You never wanted this" he interrupted.

I looked down. I knew I couldn't lie to him, because I didn't want to either. But it also hurt me to say the truth, so I said nothing at all.

"Amy…" he whispered and gently lifted his hand to my face.

I wanted to leave right then and there. I wanted to go back to my house and pretend that nothing happened. But my body was not listening to me. I closed my eyes and leaned into the warmth of his palm. It felt so nice to have warmth again. I let out a blissful sigh as he caressed my cheek.

"I'm sorry…" I whispered calmly. "I'm so, so, sorry…"

My guard was slipping away. All of my thoughts of escaping were starting to melt away from his touch.

"Say it, Amy…" he whispered as I felt him come closer. He placed his other hand on my face, cupping my cheeks.

My eyes were still closed, but I frowned in confusion.

"Say you still want me…I need to know…" I felt his breath on my lips, making them twitch with excitement.

I didn't say anything at all. I had to get my thoughts together. I still had so much to think about. It was all coming at me too fast.

You don't need to think about anything. You still love him and that's all that matters… my conscious fought with me.

But I need to think about this! I thought. How pathetic. I'm fighting with myself.

You still love him and that's all that matters.

"I still love you…" I thought out loud. I opened my eyes to see Shadow's hopeful ones. I could see joy flicker in his eyes.

"I still love you…and that's all that matters" I said more loudly.

When those words came out of my mouth, it felt as if the dark, gloomy cloud that shrouded me for the past three months had evaporated. It felt as if a large weight had suddenly been lifted off of my shoulders. Happiness, an emotion I hadn't felt for a long time, had now replaced the misery in my chest

And as soon as those words left, his lips pressed tenderly against mine.

God, I really needed this.

Out of all of the times we've kissed, this one by far, was the one with the greatest effect. Fireworks seemed to be exploding inside. He unzipped my jacket and I did the same to him. His hands grabbed my waist and he pulled me closer to him as his tongue slid into my mouth. His hands ran up and down my body, making me tremble with pleasure. My hands grabbed a fistful of his shirt, trying to drown myself in the warmth coming from him. I felt him shudder under my touch.

We both pulled away at the same time, when everything became too much to handle. His strong arms wrapped around my body and he held me close. He put his hand at the back of my head and tucked me under his chin.

We both stood there, trying to catch our breaths. I saw people looking at us, embarrassed for us. But I wasn't embarrassed, ashamed, or anything. I was the happiest girl in the world right now.

"I love you" I told him as I snuggled into his neck, taking in his scent.

"Marry me, Amy" he said in a steady, deep voice.

My eyes flew open. I pulled away and looked at him, trying to find any trace of humor or trying to see if this was some kind of joke. But his eyes were completely sincere.

"What?" I choked out, trying hard not to hyperventilate.

He grabbed my face in his hands once again and looked deeply into my eyes. "I know this isn't exactly your typical proposal, but…" he paused. "Amy, my love for you just keeps getting stronger and stronger every single day. What we have is something I know I won't find in anyone else. I want you to be in my life until the day I die"

Tears started to leak out of my eyes now. But they were tears of utter joy and happiness. A sincere smile, something I hadn't been able to do in the past three months, tugged on my lips as I nodded frantically.

"Yes! Yes, Shadow, I want to marry you" I told him. I had never been more sure of a decision in my entire life.

He let out a breath of relief and he gave me a soft kiss on the lips. "I know that this is fast…but I really can't wait any longer" he said against my lips.

A small laugh escaped mine as I pulled away to look at him. "We love each other, Shadow. And-"

"-that's all that matters" he finished my sentence and pulled me into another passionate kiss.

I guess southsiders and northsiders can be together, after all.

THE END