Chapter 2
Selene could not sleep on the night of that eventful day. So much had happened that it was even difficult for her to eat. She let out a sigh and then pressed her face into her soft pillow. "Why would someone like me?" she asked herself. "I'm not even that good-looking…" she mumbled, then gazed out at the moon. Somehow, she felt a strange nostalgic feeling flow through her. Selene got up and opened the window, sitting on the ledge and feeling the moonlight hit her skin. It was almost like the sun for her – she could not live without it. The moon had given her hope, as it was like her. Dark, mysterious, and its own beauty could only be seen by a few.
She breathed out and then walked out onto the roof of the mansion she lived in, sitting at the edge. If her mother found her like this, she would usually scold her and such, but it felt right to be outside at this moment.
"Hey."
The voice made Selene jump and she turned and looked down to see the black and red hedgehog from earlier standing there. "H-hello," Selene whispered, making sure she would not wake anyone up. "Do you need help getting up here?" she called out, getting on her knees and inched towards the edge that faced Shadow. Shadow just shrugged and jumped up, grabbing onto the vines and pulling himself up.
"Sorry to scare you at this hour of the night, but I believe that we need a proper introduction besides just names." Shadow sat down next to Selene and kicked one leg over the other. "As you already know, I'm Shadow, and it was my fate to meet you," he said. The dark hedgehog scooted over. "A mysterious being wants your lineage to be destroyed," Shadow notified. "I came here to protect you from that mysterious evil being."
"But why me?" Selene was alarmed and she scooted over uncomfortably. "I'm just a nobody…nobody likes me, nobody knows I exist, I'm just a stupid ghost girl…" she said.
Shadow rested a hand on her shoulder. "Rest assured, there are many people that care about you," he said in his deep voice. "I, for one, do." This caused Selene's cheeks to turn pink. "And I know we just met but I have done some time travelling, for one," he said.
"Huh?" Selene pondered. Those were the only words that came to mind. "Wh-what was that?" she questioned, looking over at Shadow, who's half-lidded crimson eyes gazed into her dark blue ones.
"Selene, you have more power than you think," he said. "For one, if someone cares for you makes any sort of physical contact with you, you get memories from the future. Along with that, you have telekinesis. Meaning you can move things with your mind."
"So that's why I keep floating in my dreams…" she noted, then looked over and kicked her feet over the edge. "Shadow…" she said. "I want to run away with you. Leave Central City behind. Go somewhere far away. Start a new life there. You're my only friend and I want to do that with you."
"Here," he said, moving his hands over hers.
The two hedgehogs sprinted for a motor bike. Helicopters were specked in the sky as lights were on the ground searching for the two.
"I don't want to spoil too much for you," he said. "But it's destined to happen."
Selene smiled a tad and then heard footsteps. "Quick, get out of here," she whispered, touching her hands to his and letting him climb down. "Please be careful…" she said, then watched him climb down before her mother walked into her room.
"Selene!" she yelled. "Get away from there!"
Selene's ears pinned back and she carefully went through her window and stepped into her bedroom. "I'm sorry, mother-"
"You know what I said about being on the roof," the mother hollered. "Go to bed, now!"
"I-I'm sorry…"
