" Yay! Daddy! Daddy!" A little girl squealed in delight as she was swept up into her father's arms. He smiled at his daughter as she lightly kissed his nose then threw her arms around his neck.
"Daddy! I'm so glad you're home! Momma made pie!" She said as her father threw her up in the air causing her to giggle even more.
"Really? Then we better go eat it before your momma eats it all!" He said as she nodded happily as her father placed her on the ground. She grabbed his hand and began to pull him towards the kitchen. Chuckling the father followed his daughter until she stopped and looked back at him with a smile.
"I love you daddy! You're my hero." She said as he smiled then knelt in front of her as he pulled her into an embrace.
"I love you too, Emily. I'll always keep you safe, always." He said to her as she hugged him back.
"And what about me? Who's gonna protect me?" Emily's mother said as she walked towards them.
"Oh you know I'll always protect you, Amy." He said standing up as Amy walked over to him with a smirk.
"You'd better, Sonic the hedgehog. Because if not then…you won't get any dessert." She said as Sonic laughed then kissed his wife.
"With a threat like that you know I'll always be here, for the both of you." Sonic said as Emily smiled and hugged her parents legs.
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" Dad! Dad! Wait!" A boy shouted chasing his father down the street, a green hedgehog stopped then whirled on the boy
"What did I tell you about calling me that, twerp? Do you want another beating?" He snapped as the boy stared at the father then slowly shook his head.
"Sorry, Scourge." He said then instantly received a smack on back of his head.
"You never say sorry, idiot. That makes you weak." He snarled as the boy quivered then stared at the pavement. Next thing he knew he was laying on the ground with a bloody nose.
"Look at me when I'm talking to you!" Scourge snarled as the boy nodded and quickly jumped back to his feet wiping his nose. His heart was pounding as he stood there out of breath then glanced to the side to see a female yellow lynx about sixteen walking by. She looked at him eyes widening and quickly came to a stop.
"Are you okay, sweetie?" She asked instantly walking towards him, she crouched to his level and lightly touched his head. The boy nodded his head then glanced at his father.
"Yeah, he's fine. So what's your name, babe?" Scourge smirked looking over the girl, she stood up and fixed him a glare. Then turned and quickly left, Scourge stared after her smirking while his son just stared at his father. Watching and learning.
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He shivered as he stood in the cold waiting room, hard metal chairs decorated the room along with a plastic fern. He leaned against the wall as his father spoke to a woman sitting behind a desk.
"And the commander?" The father asked as the amber colored mouse sighed grimacing then nodded.
"He's in. But he's not in a good mood, Agent Shadow." She said as Shadow rolled his eyes.
"Typical. Just let us in." He said glancing at his son, the boy slowly began to walk towards his father looking up at him.
"Why are we here, father?" He asked his voice already deep for a six year old. Shadow looked down at his son, an exact look-a-like of him. He grimaced knowing what he had planned could break the small child entrusted in his care.
"Because its time you learned to defend yourself." He said staring at the door, not once looking back at his confused son. The boy watched his father walk to the door and hold it open for him, he stepped through looking around him. He stopped and stared down the metallic hall then stumbled a little as his father prodded him to walk. Door after door they passed till they reached a door with a two digit number on the door, Shadow placed his hand against a pad and the door instantly opened. The boy couldn't help the smile at the thought that he might get to do that when he left.
"So you've brought him, here? You do know that we won't slack, simply because he's your son." A tall grey haired man with a single brown and green eye stood in the center of the room. Shadow saluted the man then glanced at his son.
"Yes, I'm aware of that. But I want him to survive on his own means. I'll teach him what I can, but what's left is yours." He said now never looking away from the boy, the boy stared at the man with curiosity then fear.
"You're aware that there'll be days that he'll come home, unconscious? Broken bones? Bleeding? You're aware that you'll have to bring him back every day, cause if he misses a single day then he's out?" He snapped as Shadow closed his eyes reconsidering for a moment. Was this the right thing? Could he really do this to his own son? But knowing that he's trained to protect himself, wouldn't that be a great weight of his shoulders? He lifted up his head and opened his eyes staring at the boy.
"Yes. I know. When does he begin?" He asked the commander as the old man sighed staring at the young hedgehog.
"Today. That is if you're up to it." The commander said as Shadow nodded. The commander knelt in front of the boy and held out his hand.
"Welcome to G.U.N, boy." He said as they shook hands, Shadow stared at his son then briskly left the room. But before the door clicked shut, the boy saw his father darting out of the room, leaving him behind for the day to face things a six year old should never face…
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Children look up to their fathers. They take their habits, their ways. And sometimes take their hearts. These three children learned from them. One sheltered from the pains of the world. Another the exact opposite, exposed to the horrors and the wickedness of everything. And the other blocked off from children his age, blocked off from feelings and things every child should feel. This is a story of how they broke free and how they found themselves. And found love…
I'm really hating myself for posting this. You know what? I'm just going to post them and once I finish all or most of my main stories then I work on them. I just had to get this story out! Its been the only thing on my mind for the past week! So if I have an idea for a new story I'm just going to post it! Because if I don't then it'll haunt me the rest of the day or week! So this is a very different story for me to write. It is and it isn't a love triangle. It's about father's and its not. Leave you interested? Then please review! Thanks and ~God Bless!~
PS- The song 'Because of You' by Kelly Clarkson inspired this song and is the basic plot of the story.