CHAPTER 2

Meanwhile at the mayor's office inside of a huge conference room, Mayor Sarah Wish was sitting at the end of a huge table along with others including Shadow.

Shadow had a small gold name plate that was setting in front of him at the table. The gold plate read 'Tech City.' While he sat there, he glanced around at the five other figures who were sitting at the table as well. They were all dressed in business like attire.

One was a male black jackal that had short black spiky hair. He had a small gold name plate setting in front of him. The plate had read 'Industrial City.'

Another was a female brown squirrel and chipmunk hybrid. She had long red hair. The plate setting in front of her had read 'Future City.'

Another was a male brown lion with orange hair. The plate in front of him had read 'Mercury City.'

And the last was a female purple lynx with long pink hair. The gold plate in front of her had read 'Crystal City.'

He glanced over at an empty seat at the far end of the table. His eyes were fixed upon the gold plate that set in the empty spot on the table. The plate had read 'Metal City.' He knew that the seat was supposed to be reserved for Kiba but he obviously would never show up to claim his place at the table due to his betrayal. He snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Sarah clearing her throat as she was about to speak.

The yellow fox woman glanced at the figures who were sitting around the table as she began speaking. "Thank you for meeting with me today. We have quite a few things to discuss."

The black jackal leaned onto the table in boredom it seemed. "Please don't tell me we're going to do more ranting about the Silver Fangs again?"

Sarah gave him a bitter look. "...Lucky guess."

"Not to be disrespectful, Miss Wish", the purple lynx had spoken. "But we all know that there hasn't been any sightings or any hearings about them in months."

"True", the brown lion had spoken. "The last ones to even catch hint of them was Shadow and the Chaotix detectives."

Suddenly everyone directed their attention towards the hedgehog.

Shadow gave them an irritated look back. "...So what? Just because me and my team were the last to confront them, it doesn't mean we know where they are."

"I'm surprised at you, Shadow." The brown chipmunk hybrid flashed her eyes over to him. "Not only did they attack your headquarters but they also killed your leader."

Shadow couldn't help but to glare at her.

"Your excuses are unacceptable. You should be searching day and night until you find some answers to where they are. Honestly Shadow, do you even care that Vector is dead?"

In uprising anger, Shadow snapped at her. "You shut your mouth, Sally! What if it were you and your team? What would you have done? You sure wouldn't have the balls to take a life with your prissy ways!"

Sally slammed her fists down onto the table and stood from her chair in anger. "Oh? So I should just become a cold blooded killer?"

Shadow stood from his chair as well as he became more enraged. "Don't be stupid! That's not what being a detective is about!"

"You're being a hypocrite right now, Shadow!"

"I'm being a realist you bitch!"

Sarah had suddenly shouted out at the two. "That's enough! Both of you!"

They both were silenced and turned to the the annoyed fox woman.

The purple lynx gently rubbed her hand across Sally's back. "Come on, Sal. Bring it down a notch."

With her teeth still gritted in anger, she slowly sat back down in her chair and tried to calm down. While she sat down, the lynx continued to gently rubbed her back.

"Remember what we talked about, Sal. Stress free is the way to be."

Sally turned to the lynx in annoyance. "Not now, Amethyst!"

Shadow had tried to do the same as he sat back down in his chair.

The jackal formed a sly look as he glanced back at Shadow and Sally who were glaring at each other. He snickered as he turned to the lion who sat beside him. "Drama."

Sarah heavily sighed and rubbed her forehead in frustration. "Fucking Christ! Can we have a normal meeting for once?"

Sally crossed her arms and turned to Sarah. "Sarah, this is a mockery of the Detective Council! Shadow doesn't have what it takes to run a detective agency. He hasn't even decided which member on his team is cut out for the captain position yet! We all have second in commands except for him! What's up with that?"

Before Shadow could reply, Sarah had spoken. "Sally, you weren't all that great when you started out as a leader either as I recall."

A light blush formed on her face when she heard Sarah commenting on her past decisions while starting out as a leader.

"Besides, Shadow is more than cut out for running an agency. As I remember, he always did more work than Vector."

A small smile formed on his face as he began to recall much simpler times while he was with Vector.

"He has potential." Sarah turned back to Shadow, "I just know that you won't let Tech City or the council down, Shadow."

He made a small nod towards her. "...Of course not, Miss Wish."

Later on late that evening, Rouge was at her house sitting on the sofa beside Nails watching a program on tv that discussed topics about different types of jewels.

Nails turned to Rouge and gave her an annoyed look. "Please don't tell me you sit here every night gawking at jewels."

Rouge had given her a teasing look. "What? You don't like looking at shiny jewels?"

"Oh trust me, sis. I love fine jewelry just as the next girl, but I just don't obsess over it like you do."

"I am totally not obsessed!" She had then noticed that she was giving her a long and awkward look. "Okay! Maybe just a little."

The two were interrupted when they heard the door open and then close. They turned to see a black and red hedgehog stepping into the living room.

"Hey, hun", Rouge spoke with a smile.

The hedgehog leaned over to her and gave her a small peck on the lips. "Hey, babe." He looked away from her and turned to Nails who had sat next to her. "Hey, Nails."

The black bat woman turned to him with a small friendly smile, "Hey, Shadow."

Rouge watched as he took off the black trench coat he wore and tossed it in the chair across from them.

He sat down on the sofa in between the two bat girls. "So what were you two up to?"

"Oh nothing really", Nails had answered. "I've been sitting here all afternoon watching your wife get off to shiny expensive rocks."

With a light blush on her face, she playfully tossed one of the small white pillows from the sofa at her. "Shut up! I was not!"

Nails had giggled from witnessing her reaction from her comment.

Shadow couldn't help but to make a small smile. "You know? I never really thought I'd ever see you two get this close. It's nice seeing you two acting like actual sisters."

Nails shrugged her shoulders, "Well, Rouge is my only baby sister." Her eyes shifted over to Shadow, "And you are my brother in law. It's a nice feeling being around you guys. With the exception of my crazy hypocrite parents, you're the closest ones who I actually consider family to me."

Both Shadow and Rouge had turned to her with warm smiles.

Nails had then took out her cell phone to look at the time. "Well, I should get going." She stood from the sofa and grabbed her black leather jacket off from the arm of the sofa. "I'm going to spend some much needed quality time with my lady."

Rouge had made a teasing look. "Oh? You got a hot date with Tikal?"

After when she had put on her jacket, she had made a small blush. "Maybe."

Shadow had formed a smirk when he saw her leaving the living room. "Make sure to wear a condom."

"Shut up, Shadow!"

After when he heard her slam the door, he wanted to burst out into laughter from the joke he had made. He then felt Rouge playfully smack his arm. "What? I had to pick on her at least once today."

With a small smile on her face, she rested her head against his shoulder. "I swear I don't know what to do with you." She moved her body closer to his when she felt his arm wrap around her waist. "So how was the meeting?"

He really didn't want to discuss anything to do with the meeting. Just thinking about what had happened earlier just gave him one big headache. He slightly shrugged his shoulders, "...Boring as usual."

She made a teasing smile. "You didn't go to sleep did you?"

He made a small chuckle, "Almost."

She bit her lip nervously as she had started to think that maybe now would be a good time to briefly talk about the dreams she had been having. She placed her hand on his chest and gently caressed it. "Hey, Shad?"

"Yeah?"

"About those dreams I've been having..."

He was then thrown into shock. What had made her want to bring up the strange dreams she had been having all of a sudden? "...What about them?"

"...For some reason I keep having those horrible nightmares about you..."

He continued to closely listen to her as she began to talk more about her dreams.

"...Someone killed you."

He arched an eyebrow in curiosity. "Who?"

She was definitely not going to tell him that Sky was the one who ended up killing him. She was afraid that would worry him even more about him and the Silver Fangs. "...I don't know. I can never remember..." She took her head from his shoulder and looked up at him, "But I lost you, Shad. You...died..."

He gently placed a hand to her cheek and looked deep into her aqua green eyes. "I don't know why you keep having those awful dreams, but you have nothing to worry about. You will never lose me, Rouge." When he had saw a calming smile form on her lips, he leaned closer to her until his lips had met hers.

She took her lips from his and wrapped her arms around his neck while she stared into his eyes lovingly. "I love you, Shad."

He inched her body closer to his and wrapped both his arms around her waist. "I love you too, Rouge." He had once again brushed his lips upon hers.

As the two shared the passionate kiss, she felt his hands caressing her bare sides from underneath her shirt.

He took his lips away from hers and made his way down her neck and to her bare shoulder.

She had then felt the buttons to her shirt being slowly undone.

With her shirt being completely opened, he had caught sight of her red lace bra.

Small moans escaped her when she felt his tongue slowly massaging her big perky breasts. Her body was gently pushed down onto the sofa. While he playfully kissed her stomach, his hands had traveled down to her waist.

He slowly slid the black skirt she had wore down her body and tossed it to the floor.

Her body quivered as she could feel his lips traveling down to the lower region of her body. A small gasp escaped her when she could feel his tongue licking gently against her opening. She roughly began squeezing her breasts while she felt him licking and stroking her wet opening.

While his tongue flicked against her, he had slowly shoved his fingers inside of her. As he pushed them inward and out of her, he could hear her pleasurable moans filling the room. He took his fingers from her and had began to unbuckle the belt to his pants. When he took off his pants and tossed them to the floor, he saw her gently push his body back down onto the sofa. When his back had met the sofa, she had crawled on top of him and started to kiss him once more. While their tongues danced in each other's mouths, he began to position her body on top of his.

She made a small gasp when she had felt him place himself inside of her. She groaned softly as he placed himself deeper and deeper inside her. "Oh God", she whispered. Her fingertips lightly dug into his shoulders when she felt him beginning to thrust himself in and out of her. Her moans had gotten louder and louder as his thrusts had gotten faster.

He held onto her body tightly as he went harder and faster.

She cried out once more in a pleasurable orgasm as she felt his warm essence splashing inside of her.

While heavily panting, his body fell back onto the sofa in exhaustion.

Rouge had rested her head on his heaving chest and laid her body on top of his tiredly. While she laid on top of him, she felt his fingers stroking through her white hair and then gently rubbing her back. She looked back at him, gave him a small peck on the lips and continued to cuddle with him.

The next morning at Nails' apartment, Nails had came into her kitchen and saw Tikal wearing a white apron over her body. She smelled something cooking so she figured Tikal was cooking them breakfast. She made a delightful smile when she had smelled the delicious food being cooked. "Oh something smells good."

The orange echidna turned to her with a plate full of bacon and a wide smile on her face. "I've been up all morning making breakfast." She placed down the plate of bacon and picked one off of the plate. She held it up towards Nails. "Here! Try it!"

She leaned over to eat the bacon from her hand. After when she ate it, she turned to her with a satisfied look. "Tikal, it's delicious."

A warm smile had formed on her face. "Thanks! Espio and Tonya taught me how to cook just about anything."

She arched an eyebrow, "That would explain that extravagant dinner you prepared for the both of us last night."

She had made a teasing look. "What? You didn't like it?"

"Oh I loved it." She wrapped her arms around her waist and gave her a seductive look. "Especially desert."

With a small blush on her face, she wrapped her arms around her neck. "Oh, Nails", she giggled softly. "You're so naughty." She leaned over to her until her lips had met hers.

While they were both in a lip lock, she felt her tongue slip into her mouth. While their tongues played with each other, her hands slipped under her shirt and began to caress her bare waist.

She suddenly felt her hands traveling more and more towards her lower region. It was only a matter of time until she felt her hands reaching down into her green skirt. Her body slightly quivered when she felt her fingers beginning to stroke her through her underwear. She slowly took her lips from hers and leaned her forehead against hers. "Oh, Nails", she spoke softly.

"Do you like this, sweetie?" She asked in a seductive tone.

She placed her hands gently on her shoulders, "Stop teasing me, baby."

"But I love to tease you. I can't help it", she spoke before she pressed her lips against the side of her neck.

She let out a small gasp and dug her fingertip into her shoulders slightly when she suddenly felt her fingers slowly slipping inside of her. "Oh God", she whispered softly. She made soft pleasurable moans as she felt her slip her fingers and out of her slowly.

When she took her fingers from her wet opening, she licked them seductively. "You're lucky I have to work today. Other wise I'd stay here and play with you some more."

She sighed and leaned against the counter with a love struck look on her face. "Do you have to work today?"

She turned to her with a teasing look, "Yes, sweetie. I have a store to run in case you forgot?"

"I know", she took her body away from the counter and crossed her arms. "I would just rather have you here with me." She then saw Nails walking back over to her and wrapping her arms around her waist.

"You know? I spoil you."

She giggled softly and looked up into her eyes while Nails held her in her arms. "Is that a bad thing?"

"Not at all", she brushed her lips upon her one last time and pulled away from her. "I love you."

She watched as she began to walk towards the door, "I love you too."

She turned to her one last time, "I'll see you later."

"Have a good day!" She then watched as she left out of the apartment.

Later on that morning, Rouge was pacing around the kitchen nervously. This was it. This would be the moment she would finally tell Shadow she was pregnant. She stopped in her tracks when she saw Shadow stepping into the kitchen. "Oh, Shadow. Good morning." She watched as he walked over to her and kissed her forehead.

"Good morning to you too. Did you sleep well last night?"

She made a small nod, "I did actually. I can't believe I didn't wake up from any more of those nightmares."

He smiled warmly towards her. "That's good. I knew all you needed to do was to talk it out." He held her hand, "I'm glad you're doing better."

Before he could walk off to do something else, she had gripped his hand tighter. "Shadow?"

When he turned to her, he had noticed that she had seemed like she had a lot on her mind.

"I-I have something to tell you."

He placed his hands gently on her waist and focused his attention to her. "What is it, hun? What's wrong?"

She placed her hands on his chest and locked her eyes with his. "Shadow, I...I'm..." Her ears perked up when she had heard his cell phone vibrating from the inside of his pants pocket.

"Hold on, hun", he took his phone out of his pants pocket and decided to answer the call.

While he talked over the phone, she bit her lip as she grew nervous all over again because of the fact that she still hadn't told him about her being pregnant yet. She looked back over to him and saw how quickly his content mood had dropped. She figured something was wrong. She watched him end the call and noticed that he had a shocked expression on his face. "What's going on?"

"...It's Anita", he spoke without turning to her. "She's in the emergency room."

Her eyes widened in shock. "What? Your mother? Is she allright?"

He slightly shrugged his shoulders, "I'm not sure. The doctor says she's sick or something. I don't know. I have to go down there and make sure she's allright." He grabbed his black trench coat that was on the back of the chair and put it on.

"Do you need me to come with you?"

He turned to her and shook his head. "No it's okay. I'll call you and fill you in on the details later."

"Allright." When she saw him rush out the door, she sat in the chair at the table and sighed sadly at the fact that she still failed to tell him that she was pregnant.

Author's Note: So here it is! After a little after a month of waiting, here is the next chapter of the story. At the moment, I'm currently editing more chapters. After when I'm done editing, I'll start to post more chapters more frequently. I have no idea when the next chapter will be posted but I'm hoping really soon since I'm just editing. Thanks for your patience and there will be more to come! I hope you all are enjoying the story so far! Oh and yes, Sally is actually Sally Acorn from the comics!

In The Next Chapter...

Tonya: I wonder who that could be?

Kuroi: Surprise!

Ace: It's been awhile.

Espio: Tonya, no!

Anita: You're here...with me...

Shadow: Yeah...with you...