Dream
Chapter 1: Awakening
"Shadow!" she screamed, before her head appeared between his and the ceiling. Tears poured down her cheeks and a salty drop fell onto his muzzle. "You idiot what were you thinking?"
"It's time I saved someone other than myself," Shadow croaked, his head pounding, and he smiled, a real one, before blacking out.
Hello, and welcome to Dream! This fic won't be long, and hopefully you'll enjoy it!
Hi eyelids slid open, feeling extremely heavy. Light poured in, and he blinked away spots. Slowly he became aware of his surroundings.
Shadow was in a white room, with a needle in his arm and sticky sensor things on his chest beneath an itchy hospital gown. To his right was a window, but he couldn't see a hint of the outside because the cool mint curtains were drawn closed. On his left were three chairs, two of them taken by blobs. The black hedgehog blinked rapidly, a child and a bag came into focus. The child was sitting, arms folded, staring at Shadow with great interest. Next to him was a purse of some kind.
"You're done with your nap?" the child asked, unfolding his small arms. "Mama said you were sleeping."
"Who are you?" Shadow grumbled, moving his fingers to make sure they worked. He could feel just fine.
"My name is Night," the child pointed to himself proudly with his thumb.
"Where is your mother?" Last thing Shadow remembered, he didn't know anyone with a small boy named Night.
"Mama is in the little girl's room. Me and her are visiting you!"
"Why?" Shadow groaned.
"Night, dear, is everything all right? I heard voices," a woman entered the room, drying her hands on her jeans. Her quills were pulled back in a loose bun, strands falling around her face.
"Mama, daddy is done with his nap," Night told his mother. He smiled.
"Who now?" Shadow's voice was still raspy.
The woman turned to look at him, wide-eyed.
"What?" Shadow asked defensively. "Problem?"
Night stood up to hug around his mother's hips. She scooped him up and walked to Shadow's bedside, setting Night down on the soft sheets. He got comfortable, as if he was completely used to this.
"Hi," she began. "Do you know your name?"
"Shadow Eclipse..."
"Well, Shadow, You are at Mobius Central Hospital. Is there anything I can do for you?"
"Why am I here?"
"Well, you were wounded, so you were brought here, and the hospital staff patched you right up,' she sighed.
'Why aren't I in pain, then?"
"You healed. Within a few months actually."
"Why don't I remember any of it then?"
She sat down on the bed as well. "You were in a coma."
He was silent for a moment for a moment. he didn't feel any kind of healing injuries, or even any soft spots. He studied her face intently. His hand clenched the sheets tightly as he recognized her. shadow said her name aloud. Her head shot up from the drooping position it had been falling into.
"How long have I been here?" he demanded. She looked down again.
"Threeyearssixmonthsandfourdays." She breathed out deeply.
"What was that first part?"
"Three years, six months, and four days," she repeated.
"Three years are you serious?" She nodded, reaching for his hand. He let her take it.
"Mama, can i get a drink?" Night pointed to her bag. She nodded her approval and Night hopped off the bed.
"I can't say i'm glad you've moved on in my absence," Shadow said bitterly, quiet enough so only she could hear.
'What? Shadow, it's not like that!"
"Tell me it isn't! Your son looks just like you-"
"It isn't!" She snapped He hmmphed in response and clutched her hand. He hated the idea of someone taking advantage of her. He took a deep breath.
"Where are my friends?"
"They've moved on, for the most part. They worry, Shadow, but it doesn't affect their daily lives," she looked up at him. 'Night, dear, why don't you get Nurse Brown?"
"Yes, Mama," the child put down his batman sippy cup and moved to the door, wiping his mouth before disappearing into the hallway.
"He's been waiting to meet you since the day he was born. Shadow-"
"He is my son?" Shadow questioned, things finally clicking in his foggy brain." Same last name, and he had called him "Daddy" so...
"yes, Shadow, he is our son." The black hedgehog nodded his understanding. He let go of her hand as a bunny came back with Night. She smiled.
"It's three o' clock, is there anything I can get you before you leave?" The bunny, Nurse Brown, picked up a clipboard from Shadow's bedside table.
"No, but thank you, Bernie," she replied, then turned back to Shadow. 'I need to leave, but we will be back tomorrow at 2:30. C'mon, Night, say bye-bye."
"Bye-Bye, Daddy!" Night called as he grabbed his mother's purse and walked to the door. She got up and followed.
"I'll see you tomorrow," He smiled and she left.
Even after three years and a baby, she was still attractive.
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