Normal Point of View

It's been two years since everyone defeated Mephiles. Ever since the heroes had retired from hero duty as all the other villains were defeated, so Shadow's days were either filled with spending time with Rouge, reading or just walking around the city. He lives in a small house at the edge of the city away from all the noise and the people.

Shadow's Point Of View

I am sitting on the sofa in my room reading a book. Rouge had said that she was going to stop by for a little while so she could see how I was doing. Apparently she feels like something will happen to me if she's not around, so she stops by every day. I didn't mind since it meant she cared about my safety...no matter how annoying she gets. Basically my plan was to read until she got here, but it was almost 11:00.

"Stupid bat..." I muttered under my breath. I was extremely tired as I went to bed late last night. In frustration I slammed my book shut and headed out of the living room towards my kitchen for a drink of water.

As I passed the frame in between the room and the hallway I got an odd feeling I have felt for a long time now, like I was being watched. 'I'm probably paranoid'. And the thought went to the back of my head.

When I got to the kitchen I took a glass out of the cabinet. Shoot! I had forgotten to get the mail today! I know Rouge would be upset if I left the house, even if it was just outside in my yard, especially at night. But it could be important. I sit the glass on my counter and rush out of my front door. I had to do this quickly or Rouge could catch me out here if she was still coming. As soon as I closed the box after getting my mail, I heard a groan coming from the side of my house.

I jumped, almost falling backwards. "Relax Shadow...it's probably a stray animal..." I told myself that over and over, finally getting myself to walk towards it.

As I got closer to the groaning I could make out a dark figure much like my own. He had dark gray fur with blue streaks instead of red. His muzzle was a pale peach. He had on a blue shirt and dark gray pants along with dark gray boots. As a jacket he had a long dark gray trench coat that went to his ankles. He seemed battered like he had been in a fight. He even had a few cuts like someone wanted him to stay dead. Something about him seemed familiar but I thought I must've seen him in the city at some point. I looked at him with sympathy. I know I shouldn't take him but something told me I should.

"Idiot..." I scolded myself as I put his arm around my shoulder and carried him to my guest bedroom. As soon as I laid him down on the bed I heard a knock on my door. I raced down the stairs knowing it was probably Rouge. As I peeped through the glass hole in my door I found I was right.

"Hey, Hon!" Rouge said as she came in without an invitation. Oh yeah, sure, just walk in... After about five steps inside she turned back towards me after I had locked my door back.

"Why do I hear groaning upstairs?" She asked. Shoot...I forgot she had good hearing.

"I was...watching an action movie and the guy got hurt in it..." Great going Shadow she'll totally believe that...

"Oh! Can I watch?" Then she flew off towards the guest room. I'm dead. I ran after her.

When I got to the room, I saw an angry bat towering above the hedgehog I had found outside. I was really worried now. I've never seen her look so angry...

"Shadow, who is this?"

I panicked.

Guess there was no way out of this.

"I...don't know" her teeth gritted in anger.

"What is he doing here?" I quickly told her what had happened. Afterwards she seemed a whole lot less angry at me.

"Shadow...I know you are being helpful but this is dangerous, he could be a killer for all you know." She was right but I had to do this. I stayed put and waited for her to say something. She sighed.

"But...since you're always stubborn I guess we'll have to help him..." At those words I lit up, happy that she understood.

"Thank you." I said.

After that, Rouge and I started bandaging him up. I couldn't help but look at his chest after we took his shirt off. He was pretty muscular, so he was probably a lot stronger than me. I took note of that for when he woke up.

When I felt his head and knew he had a fever, I went into the bathroom and got him a wet cloth to put on his forehead. I let it sit on his head while he rested as Rouge finished putting on his bandages.

When we finished, Rouge and I went to my kitchen. As we walked in, I saw Rouge lean against my counter while I got my old glass.

"I think I'm going to leave now since you've got your hands full already." She said. I simply nodded.

"I'll walk you" I said.

"Wait, I have to use the bathroom!" she said. It seemed more like she forgot something. I sighed.

"Hurry up then." I sighed frustrated at her and she rushed off towards the bathroom in the hall.

As soon as Rouge left I went straight to my bathroom to take a shower. Inside, I got that feeling again. Why do I keep feeling that way?! I took a quick shower because of that.

I left and entered my room to put on some clothes. I winced when I looked inside my drawer. Instead of pajamas all I saw were oversized sweat shirts. I should have known. The stupid bat must have put these in here when she asked if she could use my bathroom. She had been doing that a lot lately. It's annoying and embarrassing! Once she had even tried to replace my pj's with silk dresses! She keeps saying things like this fit me better since I'm a hermaphrodite, but I really hate being one. It's not like I asked for it. Robotnik just wanted to make sure I'd be able to have kids as he thought of me as a son. Sometimes, however, I think Rouge just likes to take advantage of that since I have a girl's figure and she thinks they look cute on me!

Seeing as I had no other choice but to wear them since she took all my pj's with her, I slipped one over my head. I went to my mirror to see it stopped at my thighs. I blushed in embarrassment and I quickly went to bed after turning off the lights. As I lay on my mattress I started wondering about the hedgehog in my guest bedroom. Why did he seem so familiar? I fell into a deep slumber with that thought in my mind.

? Point Of View

I open the window upstairs to Shadow's room and climbed inside. He's already fallen asleep by now. I walk close to his bed and lean in close to his face. He looked so cute this way. I slid a finger down his face gently so he wouldn't wake up. It was so hard to resist the urge to take him now, but I had to wait until it was perfect. It wouldn't be long now though. I smiled to myself as I left back out the window I came in through.

"Only one more day of waiting and he would be mine for the taking." I whispered to myself. I walked away towards my home, a smile on my face, with that thought in mind.