'Those eyes….why is that the only thing I can remember? Those ruby red eyes that burned into me, as if they were piercing my very soul, but at the same time giving me a caring feeling as if they were watching over me'
Silver the Hedgehog, an ivory hedgehog sighed as he threw his head back onto the pillow of his bed, he's been in that dreary building ever since he saw those eyes he couldn't remember anything that happened to him, the only thing he could remember was the shining jewels.
The twelve year old hedgehog closed his eyes, he didn't know how he got there or why, he couldn't remember anything he's just been living there with all the other eleven, twelve, and thirteen year olds being taken care of by older men
The thing that bothered Silver the most was that they were all boys, he didn't know what the leader was planning to do with them, no one did they all just kept the boys safe and healthy
Some of the masters that haven't had a sexual experience in a while had one with the other masters or the children, that's what scared them all the most
They weren't rough on them well that's what Silver heard at least but none of the masters ever touched him
He didn't actually know why, he heard some masters talking about him saying how cute and innocent he was but they never touched him
It didn't make any since to the poor hedgehog, they could do whatever they wanted to him but they never did they just did it to other kids
Silver sat up then looked down at his cupped hands when he heard a knock at the door
"Silver come on out!" It was one of Silver's best friends at the door, Robbie
Silver swung his legs over his bed, there were two bunk beds in his small dark room and Silver slept on the bottom even though he was a little insecure since the metal bars holding the bed up was a little rusty and might give out when he was sleeping under it.
The child bent down and started pulling on his black and light blue boots and then tied them up, he ran over to the medium sized mirror that hung on the gray, bare wall and started smoothing out the ruffled fur that the bed caused
Once Silver was complete he ran outside to see one of his best friends Robbie out there
Robbie was a Great Dane his muzzle and floppy ears were black while the rest of his body was a tan color, he had on a black hoodie with some dark jeans
"Hey took you long enough" Robbie joked as he started walking down the corridor, with Silver following after "Hey are you alright?" He asked
"Oh yea I'm fine I just…have a lot of thoughts on my mind" Silver looked down then forward again
"Are you sure?" The canine asked with sympathy
"Yea" Silver smiled but only for a second
"Alright if you say so"
--- three years ago
It was dark and raining outside and everyone was inside trying to get away from the frosty air, everyone except Silver
Silver was curled up in a little ball in an alleyway trying to get warm in his box, he was wet and shivering, every breath he blew out was just fog from the cold air, and his tears were frozen onto his face
Silver knew he was probably not going to make it, from the small amount of food he got because stingy people wouldn't care to share with a nine year old orphan so he was on his own
Silver was trying to curl up more so maybe the cold wouldn't get to him as much but it didn't work, the air was silent except for the howl of the wind when he heard a crack
Silver shot up and started shivering because of the cold and from the noise, he tried to move in some more so he wouldn't be spotted but then he felt a tug, he was then out of the box into the freezing air, Silver tried to scream but a hand covered his mouth
Silver was kicking for his life but didn't get anywhere near the kidnapper, he tried to scream again but it was no use, the guy started walking when Silver's instincts kicked in and he bit down onto the hand making sure his fangs went in as well
The kidnapper howled as he dropped the kid and Silver ran for his life, his feet were moving as fast as the wind when he bumped into someone on the street, everything was just a blur after that and once Silver came back to his senses, he was being carried by someone else
Silver was too confused to scream or do anything; the wind was pounding at his face so he sheltered it by pushing his head into the person's chest
It seemed like five seconds once the guy finally stopped, Silver didn't dare move a muscle and not just because half of them were frozen either
Silver felt himself be pulled in and cuddled a little which made him even more confused, he then felt a soft pair of lips touch his ear
'Don't worry I'll keep you safe' His deep masculine voice sent chills up and down his body but the feeling quickly went away when he felt a sharp stab on his arm
Silver squealed from the pain and started throwing punches and kicks just to get it out of him, but it was no use after that he fell out but just before he was entirely knocked out he got a glimpse, a glimpse of red eyes.
--- The present
Silver gasped as he saw one of the masters forcefully making out with an eleven year old Aardwolf named Jason
"Hey didn't you say no one even comes close to touching you? You don't have to worry" Robbie said trying to comfort me
"No I think that I'm next…" Silver said while he twiddled his thumbs together
"Well I don't think so" Robbie then groaned after that once he saw a golden retriever coming there way
"What's up guys?" Christopher yelled then ran towards the two "What's been going on?"
Christopher was a golden retriever brown eyes, he wore a red Hoodie with a blue dragon in the middle and dark jeans with light green tennis shoes
"Nothing, nothing at all" Robbie said, usually he was one of the nicest people around and polite to everyone but once Christopher got him and Silver into trouble four times Robbie wasn't really as nice towards him
"Whatever who needs you, come on Silvs" Christopher wrapped an arm around Silver and roughly jerked him while walking away from the other dog "I found this place that I want you to see it's-"
"No! No! NO!" Robbie yelled as he ran in front of the two "All you're going to do is get poor Silver into trouble again and I'm not going to let you!"
"Well guys I" Silver spoke but then got interrupted by them arguing, Silver was younger then them about two months only but they still ignored him as if he was six
They continued there quarreling when one of the masters came over behind Silver
"Hey cut it out" he yelled, Silver jumped since he didn't sense him stepping behind him, both of them stopped and looked at the azure hedgehog
"I'm sorry sir but I was trying to keep him from getting my friend into trouble" Robbie spoke defending Silver and himself while Christopher was just mouthing the words and opening and closing his paw to Robbie's voice
"Well why don't you two just run along then hmm?" he said, both of them did what had been said and scurried away "As for you" He said while looking down at Silver "It's your turn to help me make dinner"
Each day every team of people had a different job to do, like cooking, cleaning, redecorating, taking care of the sick children, or any other thing one of the masters needed help with
Silver looked down then followed the cobalt hedgehog who was walking out of the room full of kids and into the corridor that lead to the kitchen
"I'm master Sonic but since you're so cute you can just call me Sonic" Silver looked down and blushed at what Sonic had said which earned a chuckle from the master "So what's wrong with you?" Sonic continued
Silver looked up not knowing what he meant by that
"Your always looking down and it looks like your always in deep thought" Silver looked back down
"It's nothing I'm fine" Silver responded
"Aw your voice makes you even cuter" Sonic said mentioning Silvers child like voice, Silver blushed at that statement "What are you doing in a place like this?" Sonic stopped and looked down at the young hedgehog
"I don't know" Silver said nearly in a whisper, Sonics ears folded against his head and then he remembered that one night
--- three years ago (the same night)
The hedgehog that was holding the unconscious Silver was running at top speed towards a building with bright lights streaming out of the large windows
He ran towards the door when it suddenly opened to reveal a yellow ferret
"Shadow? You got another one eh?" He held out Silver towards the ferret "Hmm, come on let's bring him in and let's have a look at him" Shadow followed the ferret into the tall building filled with the young boys
"Here we go lay him right here" He said pointing towards a large table, Shadow carefully put the youthful boy down then pulled a chair next to It still staring at him
The ferret, master Bain quickly walked over to the young hedgehog and looked at him
"You seem to really be interested in this one Shadow usually you just give them to me then leave somewhere else" Shadow looked up at him
"This one seems to grasp my interest like I don't want to leave him" at that moment the overexcited Sonic came in since he sensed a new child
"Who is it?" Sonic yelled as he burst into the door
"Quiet down you lunatic do you want to wake him?" Bain scolded, Sonic just ignored him and ran over to Shadow's side
"Aw he's adorable" Sonic said as he stood there beaming "You picked a good one Shadow"
"Yea well" Shadow said aggravated
"Well I'll have to do some DNA tests, and get information in order to see if we can keep him or not, Shadow where did you find him?"
"I don't know I was walking down the street and he ran into me while being chased by someone"
"Hmm Ok then, Shadow you can go home now and I'll call you to tell you the details, and Sonic get out" Sonic huffed and walked out as for Shadow he staid there
"I don't want to leave, not just yet anyways"
"Alright Shadow I guess you can stay just sit in that corner back there, and try not to make any noise"
"No problem" Shadow said as he dragged the chair in the corner of the room
--- The present
Silver was calling Sonics name and pulling on the sleeve of his jacket, he started getting scared before Sonic came out of his trance
"Huh?" Sonic asked while looking around "What happened?"
"You just froze up" Silver said looking up at him, Sonic stared blankly at him before his thoughts caught up with his mind
"You" Sonic said pointing
"Huh?" Silver was a little freaked out by the older animal
"You're the one that Shadow brought in the one night!" Sonic said pointing
'Shadow….' Silver thought, Silver hasn't been this confused since the day he woke up here
"Yea Shadow brought you in that one night and oh you were so adorable" Sonic said while smiling
"Who's Shadow?" Silver asked curious now
"He's the one who rescued you" Sonic said still grinning
"W-What does he look like?" Silver asked, Sonic was wondering why he wanted to know but he told him anyway
"He's an ebony hedgehog, with red streaks on his arms, legs, and quills"
"Does he have ruby colored eyes?" Silver asked interrupting Sonic
"Um yea" Sonic answered
'So that's who's eyes they were, the person who rescued me, he's the one who brought me here and out of the cold outside world' and for the first time in a long time Silver smiled
Having Silver smile made Sonic beam; the silence they were sharing was interrupted with one of the masters barging in the door
"Sonic what are you doing? The children are waiting for you to cook!" Roared a bear
"Oh Sorry about that, come on Silver let's go"
"Ok" Silver had a lot on his mind like Who is Shadow, and How did he find him, and what they were having for dinner but the main thing on his mind that kept replaying in his mind like a broken record was that, he wanted to see him again which meant he wanted to break out.
