Hello, everyone!
Happy new year to all of you. I hope you have a wonderful year.
I have this Shadouge fluff for you. I've been working on it since November, I guess, but I needed to read it several times before I decided it was perfect to be uploaded.
This is a multichapter, and there are going to be like 6 chapters. I hope you like it as much as I've been enjoying writing it.
Sonic the Hedgehog and its characters don't belong to me... and you know the rest of it.
"Oh shit" Rouge said covering her mouth in surprise. She was in her bathroom looking at the pregnancy test.
Positive. It was positive, of course it was. It all made sense: the morning sickness and the laziness she was having in the past weeks, the missing period and the way she was feeling about kids recently.
"Ok, this is not going to be easy to tell, but he has to know" She muttered throwing away the piece of plastic. She looked at herself in the mirror. She didn't looked pregnant. She sighed and went out of the bathroom, ready to go to the office.
She thought about the father of her incoming baby. How would he take it? She blushed thinking of the past two months. The first time they have slept together was a complete drunken mistake. The next morning, they just looked at each other and the hedgehog left her flat in a matter of seconds. They didn't talk about it until one night, after a successful mission a month later. Even if they had feelings for each other, neither of them wanted to accept it. They called it "a friendly mistake", but fell again. The morning after that, they decided to leave everything to the destiny. If they ended up hooking up again, it would be something not to be ashamed of and they would continue with their lives. At the moment, Shadow was in a mission. They would meet at the office, just like they used to do in the last two weeks.
She arrived at the office on time. The bat greeted everyone in the hall and then she found Shadow inside his office. He was tired and wasn't precisely in the mood to have a conversation. He just smiled at her, and both began typing the reports they had to do. It was going to be a long morning. Specially, because Rouge was feeling sick.
"What do you want to eat?" He said looking at the screen of his computer. The menu of the cafeteria was sent to them as a way to prevent fights among the agents.
"I'm not hungry" The bat answered and felt her stomach grouching. "I think I better skip lunch today"
"You shouldn't skip your meals, it's not good for the baby" her internal voice said. She frowned.
"Are you ok?" Shadow asked somehow confused at the sudden mood change in her partner.
"Of course I'm ok" Rouge answered smiling. She had to tell him, but not in that moment.
The black hedgehog looked at her somehow confused but continued with his reports. Silence fell upon them and a few minutes later, a knocking in the door made the two of them get up. It was the delivery and Shadow opened the bag he was given to.
"What is that?" She asked feeling the smell of spices filling the air.
"Hot spicy chicken". He simply said.
Rouge couldn't control the nausea and the urge to throw up anymore. She ran to the first restroom she found and emptied her stomach. Having her pregnancy as a secret would be harder that she thought.
"Seriously" Shadow said when she went out of the restroom. "Are you ok?" her heart began to race. She knew she couldn't hide anything from him. She rubbed her temples.
"Well, I don't want to talk about it here. Let's go to the office" The bat said and both walked into the office. She sat down and patted the chair next to her. The smell of chicken and spices still filled the air, her stomach grouched again and gulped. She took a deep breath and smiled nervously at him. "Remember those nights we spent together?"
"Not exactly" He said looking down and blushing.
"Well… I may or not be…" She breathed in trying to have the courage to say the next phrase. "I think I'm pregnant… and of course, you are the father."
Shadow looked at her processing the information. His expression was somehow scary: it was a mix between concern, fear and excitement. She moved her hand in front of his face and he didn't respond.
"Shadow, dear, please say something" she shook him gently. His sight was lost in the infinity.
"Are you sure?" he asked still away in his thoughts.
"Well, I took a pregnancy test and it was positive…"
"Are you sure you want to have a baby with me?" Now he was serious. His gaze was upon her, following every movement, every expression she could make. She cupped his cheeks and smiled lightly.
"Of course I want to have a baby with you. Even if those nights were product of alcohol and other stuff, my feelings for you are real" Rouge whispered. He quivered and held her tight.
"That's good to know. I thought you were using me" He said a little bit relieved and she frowned.
"Really?"
"But the most important thing here is our baby" He said trying to change the subject. He knew his choice of words was wrong.
"Wait, Shadow, did you really think I was using you?" She seemed frustrated.
"Look. Maybe "using" wasn't the best word to describe what I thought." Shadow explained trying to prevent a catastrophe. "We agreed that it was occasionally and we would continue with our lives, but, unlike you, I had no experience at all… but… I really enjoyed what happened. I wanted more. Our agreement meant a lot to me, that way we could be together, even if there was no commitment…"
She let a sigh escape her lips. Thinking back at what they had agreed looked, indeed, like the only one that was having advantage of it was her. She scolded herself internally. Everything should had happened in a different way, she always thought they would have an interesting love story. Instead, they were almost arguing about who was the most affected by their decisions.
"I understand" She finally said. Regret was in her voice. She cleared her throat. "I want to keep the baby…"
"I want the same" He just said looking at her with sincere eyes.
"This is going to be hard, Shadow. Our job is dangerous. We are always running from one mission to another, besides, I don't think I would be a good mother" Rouge sounded concerned and scared.
"And we don't know if the baby will be ok" He muttered.
"That's what I thought, also. We're not the same species. What if he won't make it? If he's born and die the next day?" Her voice trembled.
"I don't even want to think about it. I don't know if I could handle it" The hedgehog looked at the ceiling. "I never thought I could have progeny. I was made in a laboratory."
"Shadow…"
"And I have this alien blood. I am half a monster" The hedgehog continued passing a hand through his quills. "What would happen to our baby? What if he is born and has some problem because of that?"
"There's a chance that everything is ok" She said softly. Shadow looked at her. "What if we wait? Let's this baby decide what he wants" He hugged her.
Both remained silent. There were no more words to be added. If it was going to be ok, it would. They just had to wait and hope for the best. He looked at Rouge and then at her belly. There was no sign of a baby growing up inside her, but yet, he knew there was a little baby there.
"You can do it. I won't be mad. To be honest, I haven't done it yet, so we could do it together" she said as if she was reading his mind and both placed one hand on her belly. "It's funny to think there's a part of both of us growing inside, right?"
"It's scary. I have to be a good model for him. I have to protect the world we live in to make it perfect for our child."
"Our child…" she breathed in delight.
They both stared at their hands. She leaned to his shoulder and closed her eyes, enjoying what was happening. The plans, the appointments to the doctor and every worry could wait. That was the moment she wanted to remember. That peaceful moment.
I told you it was just fluff. Please tell me on your reviews what you think about it.
'Till next time!
