Sonuic and all related characters do not belong to me, Thorn (who you will find in this chapter and a few later chapters) is mine. Any others that belong to me will be mentioned before the fan fic like this.
Enjoy!
Steel toed boots thudded against the stone cobbled streets of the poorest area of Mobius. The cloaked figure to whom the boots belonged scanned the run down streets with dull, empty looking grey eyes.
As he scanned the area, he had come to the conclusion that this narrow, forgotten alleyway, was the place the city used as an orphanage, however, there were surprisingly few of these parent-less minors sitting on the cold, stone streets.
As the cloaked male looked around the alley for the final time, he noticed a young hedgehog who looked as if he had promise, and was little over eight years of age. The perfect time to start training him. The figure walked to the dark furred male and asked him "Is that your real fur colour or is it muck?" The hedgehog looked at him and nodded lifelessly. The figure asked him if he had parents. He shook him head. "In that case, you won't mind me taking you in as an apprentice, will you?" Yet again, the hedgehog sat on the floor shook his head.
The older male then motioned for the young boy to stand and he did so. He then began to walk away from the boy in the direction he had came from with the boy following only seconds afterwards.
Ten years later, to the day, an eighteen year old hedgehog by the name of Shadow wore the same cloak as the male who had picked him up off the streets ten years earlier. It was as black as his fur and had an oversized hood that would cast a shadow big and dark enough to hide his face (and identity) from anyone other that those who he allowed to get close. The cloak was still a little too long for the eighteen year old, mainly because it was a hand-me-down from a hedgehog around two years older than him but he had gotten used to it and refused to turn the bottom of it up because he didn't have the time.
"Shadow, you really should fix that cloak. We don't want our best apprentice getting hurt while he's finishing a contract do we?" The man who had 'adopted' Shadow rounded the corner and appeared in the doorway of Shadow's quarters just as he finished his sentence.
"I already told you that it's fine as it is. Besides, I don't have the time." Shadow retorted with a barely visible smirk on his tan muzzle. The older male smirked at the onyx and crimson male, barely remembering how obedient he had been as a child.
"Too right you don't have the time... which reminds me, you have another contract. This time it's..." The male trailed off as he flicked his way through some sheets of paper kept together with string. "...*Thorn Rose." Shadow then nodded, picked up a small pouch he had left on the oak table in his room then hooked it to a belt underneath his cloak and left first his room and then the complex.
Shadow walked along the bustling streets, heading in the direction of the Rose family home. The whereabouts of the Rose family's home was common knowledge because the Rose's dealt with the majority of business affairs in the lower and middle class areas of Mobius. Also, this meant that visitors at any hour were never really questioned and visiting the Rose's was considered 'normal' even with their high status in the community.
As Shadow closed in on the Rose family home, he noticed a pink hedgehog who looked quite worried. Deciding that avoiding suspicion was the most effective way of staying out trouble, he decided to help the fretful young girl. "What seems to be the matter, young lady?" Shadow asked, his hood firmly pulled right over his head.
"My boyfriend was supposed to meet me here over fifteen minutes ago but-"
"Don't worry, I'll find him. Just give me a description and name and he will be back here within the hour."
The girl gladly told him the information he had asked for, almost begging him to find her boyfriend after thanking him for trying. Most of what she said after describing the man she was looking for and his name simply fell on deaf ears but one thing tugged at Shadow's heart. 'Please bring him back to me... he's the man I truly love...'
Only five minutes later, Shadow had found him. He was sat on a stone bench staring at the ground. Shadow took a guess at why he was late, and thought maybe he was preparing to propose and had gotten cold feet, but those thoughts soon left his head when he saw the ivory bat that was approaching him and calling his name. "Soooniic~! Good morning! Oh I've missed you so much..."
Shadow's blood coloured eyes shifted to the bat. She seemed as if she was... available, but not in terms of relationship. He struggled to see why Sonic would give up a girl like the pink hedgehog for that.
Sonic stood up to meet the bat half way to the stone bench and embraced her lovingly. He pulled back from the embrace, kissed her then lead her over to the bench. He sat down, almost forcing her to do the same, then began talking to her. "I promise to leave Amy as soon as I can, I just haven't had chance yet." He said, looking lovingly into the bat's baby blue eyes. She looked away from him with a hurt look on her face.
"Am I not good enough for you to dump her for?" She asked. Shadow could see the cobalt hedgehog getting desperate.
"Of course you're good enough! I'll dump her the next time I see her.
What? What the hell is he thinking? Dumping that poor girl who cared so much for him for that? He must have some sort of problem. Shadow thought. He was shocked by his own thoughts and quickly physically shook them out of his head and advanced on the blue hedgehog.
"If anyone will be doing the dumping today, I should expect it is the poor girl who is worrying over you." Shadow snarled as he reached the hedgehog's side. The sitting male turned to curse at the black hedgehog and tell him how it was none of his business and that he should keep his nose out when a fist connected with the left side of his face which sent him sprawling onto the grass behind the bench. "I suggest you don't answer me back, or I'll do worse. Now, are you going to meet your real girlfriend, or stay in the company of... her?" He continued, waving a gloved hand in the direction of the bat. Sonic answered this question by running in the direction of the pink female Shadow had told he would help.
Shaking his head, Shadow walked off in the direction of the Rose house for the second time that day. His good deed done, he could focus on his real goal now.
This is where I'm going to explain about my own characters and why they are in it... Thorn is down there. :D
*Thorn Rose is the name I have given to Amy's dad. I rarely create characters that are related to official characters in this way (e.g. Mother, Father, Brother, Sister) but Thorn was a must for a previous fan fiction and he kind of stuck...
R&R PLEASE! I GET REALLY HAPPY WHEN I FIND OUT THAT SOMEONE HAS WRITE SOMETHING ABOUT MY WORK AND IT MAKES ME WANT TO WRITE MORE!
Suggestions for future chapters are also taken on board. :)
