CHAPTER 1
I was cuddling my cat, sparky, and watching my favorite My Little Pony, when it happened. There was a knock at the door, and the sound of, a small, furry helicopter flying? Yes that was it. I looked out the window in my small house and almost fainted. Not that it was scary, which it wasn't, but what i saw shouldn't even exist. But, on a sidenote, i knew what the reason for the furry helicopter sound was XD. i slowly opened the door, got on my knees, and poked the small blue hedgehog's face, just to make sure i wasn't just imagining things, which i usually do. "O.M.G! It's the sonic group, everyone in the SONIC GROUP" i squealed at the top of my lungs, which i immediately regretted, because all of their ears went back from my happy squeal "sorry" i said sheepishly, "come in, sorry again" as they all rolled in, i mentally tried to recite their names sonic, shadow, amy, espio, *gasp* omg shadow. i realized from his limp that he wasn't a-okay. "Shadow are you alright" i came over to him, gently so not to scare the living daylights out of him (fangirls would probably do that, i don't know for sure) "i'm fine" he replied in his classic, emotionless way, yet to my ears, he sounded a bit like he was in pain (oh gosh i wonder why :(? ) i knew he would deny it as long as I was either in earshot or even listening, so i decided to get the info from another hedgehog, the one closest to shadow. a mental brother to him, or at least him towards shadow. "Silver, can I talk to you for a sec" i asked the, well silver furred hedgehog with *ahem* unique head quills that look like a peacock's plumage (i personally think it's cute, but SOME think otherwise(no one specific, i just mean some actually think other wise) ) "Um, yeah" he replied, i found him slightly awestruck, probably from the fact that someone even knows his name from not being in videogames for who knows how long (it's sad really) and i just smiled at how cute his wittle face was. But i snapped back to reality "my house is small, so we have to talk out of earshot, but still in the house, because i'm babysitting my baby brother, so let's go in here" i walked with him to my room and sat on my bed, and patted the spot next to me. Silver went to sit next to me, cranberry juice cup in hand (Sorry i didn't mention it earlier) I told him the news lightly "Shadow, well um, Shadow is injured, but-" i was interrupted by a cranberry juice blast to the face. He didn't take it well. "Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat" he screamed so loud that even he folded his own ears to block the sound. But even after folding his ears back, he kneeled down, both hands on his head. i gently picked him up and placed him on my bed and put the blanket on him, turned off my bedroom light (it was the middle of the day so it didn't help much, but it probably helped a little) then left the room for Silver to calm down while i went to the video game character filled living room, shadow still calmly (if flinching ever so slightly to where hardly anyone notices is calm, i personally don't think so) lying down on our chocolate brown sofa, facing the floor as to not show any pain, but i knew better. Hmph, fine my FOOT! If anything, he's the complete opposite, but i bet he's even telling himself he's fine, probably because he's "the ultimate lifeform". i walked over to him, this time stern "i may only be 14 but i know you're hurt so get in my sister's bed...NOW!" he just stared, i'm probably the only one who's ever done this. "i said it once, and i'll say it again i'm *grunt* fine" that little grunt did it for me, i'm not one of those little pitiful fangirls who just sit and do nothing, i'm more of a "if you're hurt you will do what i say to get better or else" and then get in their minds to get them to do as i say, but when they get well, i act as though nothing happened. "oh fudge, my little sister will be here any minute, hide everyone now i'll tell her over a can of soda, okay now hide" after the shadow incident, (shadow still hasn't did as told) the sonic crew hid. tails flew to the ceiling, cream and cheese (giggle, sorry but their names together lol XD) hid behind the couch, espio well i have no clue, ninja skills, so confusing, but when shadow attempted to get up i looked at him with flaming eyes and a chaos emerald in hand and mouthed "don't even try" and stared at the window with a smirk. he stayed put. i put a blanket on him to hide him. My little sis, Trinity, walked through the door. "Sissy" she squealed and gave me a hug, "Hey um wanna chat, i have something special to say" i looked at her with a playful glance, "ok what do you wanna talk about" she replied with the cutest look in her adorable brown eyes. "Well i was babysitting bubby this morning, when there was a knock at the door, and i saw" i paused for dramatic effect, and clapped twice, all the characters had left hiding and Trinity's eyes were big as saucers "OMG SONIIIIC" she pulled an amy rose and glomped onto sonic "help…me….can't breath" i quickly pulled the little brunette sonic fan away. Sonic gasped for air as my little sister ran around the house, as though looking for something "What'cha lookin for Sissy" i asked, although i already knew what was coming. "where's shadsy" she asked. i did a facepalm at the little nickname she gave to the ebony colored hedgehog. "he's on the couch, but" i lowered my voice to a whisper "He's hurt, but he won't admit it, and BTW, if i yell, please don't get mad, because i'm not yelling at you, you see, shadow is as stubborn as a mule" my little sister nodded "and also be careful with him" She nodded again. "Shadow" shadow had woken up to see my little sis hovering over him. I couldn't help but giggle at his shocked expression, at decided to get my nintendo 3Ds and take a video of this moment, then i stopped and also took a photo and posted it on facebook. i got a ton of shocked looks as i said it was the best "drawing" i made. i looked up from my game system when i heard the sounds of someone getting off a bed coming from my room. Silver must be getting up, I thought. I decided to go check on him, "hey, are you alright Silver" I asked the young hedgehog as, once again, stared at me awestruck the second i said his name. Once he finally snapped out of it he replied with a stuttery voice "N-no i-i'm no-not" he looked up, tears in his eyes, i think he got the wrong idea of "injured". "oh i'm so sorry, i meant that shadow probably had a hurt leg is all, minus the probably" i tried to reassure him, "oh heh, i thought he was badly hurt" he replied, blushing a bit from embarrassment. My grandmother's car came in, "EVERYONE HIDE, NOW NOW NOW NOW"they all ran, i grabbed shadow and hid him in, embarrassingly, my shirt drawer, but there was nowhere left. my mom came in, "hi m-mom" i stammered, and my mom caught me "what did you do raindrop" she didn't know what happened, and i'd need physical evidence for her to believe me but i said it anyway "welliwasplayingwithsparkytheniheardthedoorbelltheniopenedthedoortoseethewholesoniccrewandwellshadowwashurtsoihadtohelphimandtheothersneededsomewheretostaysoIkeptthemherealldaypleasedon'tbemad" i said almost Sonic fast. my mom laughed "oh thank goodness. I thought i was going mad when i saw a flying fox" i had signaled everyone that it was fine, and quickly brought out shadow and he glared at me while i laughed nervously. the sun was setting as i realized i haven't asked the important questions like "is *snicker* mister monster guy gonna come" so i decided to ask in the form like this "hey um do you guys turn werewolf/vampire…. at night" they glanced at each other, looked back at me, and nodded "Crap" i mumbled to myself. Then an idea happened. "Hey shadow, um, i have an idea, i know it sounds bad but, i don't want my family to be hurt so" i began "So you want me to leave, i already guessed that" Shadow had interrupted me. the second he went to the door i blocked him "No, that's not what i meant, i was going to say that i could get some animals with large amounts of blood, so you can fulfill your thirst, without killing, or get some raw meat with blood with it, Sonic, time for a speed shop" sonic nodded as i gave him some money to spend. But something bothered me, Sonic hasn't spoken in awhile now, is something wrong, i'll ask him after the speed shop. But, sadly, the sunset was faster because of the season, winter, and shadow kneeled over, screaming in pain. "R-R-RUN" he had managed, everyone obeyed, except me. I stayed. I stayed because, because that's what friends do, but Shadow didn't want me to stay. "a-are y-y-you d-d-deaf, I s-said r-run" he also barely managed. "No" i knew he needed help, so I stayed by him, i didn't care if i got hurt, or worse. i trust him, i want to help him. His transformation was complete, he staggered towards the couch, hand on his head, and fell. when he awoke, i had my wrist ready for him. "here, drink mine" i knew that sonic loses his speed as a werehog, but shadow was injured as well as dizzy from thirst. "No, i cannot accept, it would k-kill you" he answered me, and i replied with a simple "i know" and a calm smile. his new form just stared at me, opened his mouth to reply, but stopped, and gave me a tearful smirk. "you're almost just like Maria when you're not yelling" he said and well, i didn't know what to say. i just stared like an idiot at what he had just told me, then smiled gently like before, but my eyes were ice cold, "One, you're hurt, and two, you look like you're about to faint from thirst, so please, i want you to get better, even if it means that i'm gonna sacrifice my life for yours" he still said no, this time with tears in his eyes. "N-no just n-no, i d-don't want t-the same thing to h-happen to you as it did M-M-Maria" almost everyone was shocked as they saw Shadow's face. You rarely see this kind of thing. Shadow was crying. A lot. i knew this would probably happen. almost everyone that he trusted and befriended had died trying to save him. i did something i thought i would never do to an acquaintance. i got close, put my arms out, and hugged him. i hugged him to try to calm him in his rarely seen emotional um, state. he again just froze, fanged jaw dropped, ears slightly twitching as though he was trying to put together what was happening. Then, when he understood he smiled. then i stared and smiled at him. Sonic had finally come, werewolf fur and all. his jaw dropped at the sight of 1:someone hugging shadow 2:shadow not punching me for it and 3: Shadow smiling. "Oh my god, it smiles, it smiles" he said in his hoarse, werehog voice before laughing at his own witty joke. we both glared as we parted, i picked him up and brought him to the couch to get the meat. Shadow only stared at what he was given like a child given brussel sprouts. I couldn't help but stifle a giggle before my eyes turned to ice. "Drink, you need it, you're a vampire at night, remember shadow, so drink, or bub-bye chaos emerald" he once again froze, total terror in his eyes. i just couldn't be nice if he doesn't even try to help his own health. So i had to be stern. "NOW" he finally did as told. we were all in the living room, talking and getting acquaintanted. Trinity was playing Disney memory match with cream, i was having a spa makeover with Amy, and mom was really just trying to get sonic to quit pacing "really sonic you need to stay still you're wearing a hole into the kitchen tile please just read a book or something" mom had been right, especially the fact that sonic was wearing down a hole in the kitchen floor. "hey sonic i have an idea, come here" i got him over to my 3Ds to show him that i had a video game of him "Wow, i have a video game already" he asked, i simply nodded, not wanting to tell him that he's a fictional character that someone made up. because that would be traumatizing.