A/N: Hello! Here's the next chapter of Bodyguard. :) A huge thank you to: Myestica, aliciathewolf45, ShadowsAngel1, NecromancyIsMyGame, Swan7, G.G, scourgamy, Ella, rose the hedghog, Abby, BlackPetals23 and king of shadows. :) I'm glad that you guys like this fic. Here's the characters' ages:
Shadow: 17
Amy: 16
Rouge: 17
Knuckles: 17
Sonic: 16
Tails: 14
Cream: 14
These are the main characters, but if other characters come along, I'll tell you guys their age too. :) Enjoy this chappie!
Disclaimer: I don't own STH.
Chapter 2
"Rouge, you're so not gonna believe this..." Amy trailed off, walking next to her best friend. The white bat turned her head to look at the pink female, a gasp leaving her lips.
"Tell me you're not pregnant!" Rouge said out loud, earning a hit on her side. "Oww, damn girl! You actually hurt me!" She rubbed her side, glaring at Amy. The mentioned hedgehog rolled her eyes slightly, a sigh escaping her mouth.
"Rouge, this is not the time to play games. My dad wants me to have a... Uh, a bodyguard." Amy whispered so that only Rouge could hear, the white female's eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.
"Are you kidding me?!" Rouge said, watching Amy's shoulders slump. The pink hedgehog knew that her friend wouldn't find it good news, so it left her to think about how the other students would react. "That is so cool, girl! I wish my father let me have a bodyguard." Rouge pouted, her answer surprising Amy. The petite female saw a random student's head snap to them at the mention of "bodyguard".
"Keep quite, Rouge!" She hissed under her breath, the bat simply rolling her aqua blue eyes.
"Whatever..."Rouge said, before her eyes brightened. "But still, you're so lucky!" She squealed, causing the pink hedgehog to slap herself on the forehead.
"Can you please keep your voice down Rouge! Oh look, there's Tails and Cream!" Amy pointed to the yellow fox, and the cream-coloured rabbit, wanting to change the subject. If Rouge got really excited, the whole school would know about it before the bodyguard even came here. Amy groaned at the thought, wondering why her father had to think of such a thing.
Rouge narrowed her eyes at her friend, shaking her head." No, no, no and no. You're not gonna try to direct me somewhere else!" She exclaimed, linking her arm through Amy's. "I've seen Tails and Cream before, they're nothing new, but this bodyguard thing... It's really interesting! By the way, why would your father hire you a bodyguard?"
"It seems that I'm in need of protection." Amy sighed, running a hand through her pink quills. "Remember that I told you that my dad kept the six chaos emeralds? Yeah, well, Dr. Robotnik wants them. My dad thinks that he might try to use me to get to him." She frowned, glancing at the albino bat.
"Awh! You're father is soooo sweet! I wish my father was more like yours, actually I like my daddy the way he is." Rouge grinned, her eyes trailing around the school grounds, while they made their way to Tails and Cream. "Where is Knuckles? I haven't seen him anywhere yet, and the bell is gonna ring soon." The bat frowned, scanning through the crowds of students again.
Amy smiled widely. She knew that Rouge had a thing for the red echidna, if only she would admit it... "I think I saw him kissing with Fiona, but I'm not really sure if it was him..." She shrugged her shoulders, grinning secretly.
"What! Where?" Rouge grabbed her friend by the shoulders, shaking her.
"You're jealous, admit it." Amy giggled, Rouge's jaw dropping. The white bat closed her mouth, shaking her head.
"Of course I'm not! I only wanted to take pictures of him and stick it all around the school, you know, embarass him in front of his friends for kissing a slut." Rouge folded her arms on her chest, smirking, although Amy didn't get fooled.
"Sure... Let's go and talk to Cream and Tails before class starts." She said, both friends making their way to the younger students.
"You guys are sooo cute! You should totally date each other!" Rouge exclaimed, causing both Cream and Tails to flush a deep red.
"Uh, it's not like that. We're friends." Tails scratched the back of his neck, while Cream nodded shyly.
Rouge scoffed, rolling her eyes. "Sure you are..." She said, causing the pink hedgehog to jump in to Tails and Cream's rescue.
"Come on, give the two a break. If they say that they're only friends, then don't pest them." Amy said, Tails shooting her a grateful look, but she also got a glare from Rouge, which she pretended not to notice. "So, what are you guys doing?"
Cream smiled softly at Tails, Amy smiling slyly at them. They were so meant for each other, if only they dated... Great! It seems like I wanna play matchmaker! She thought, rolling her eyes. It was their choice if they wanted to go out or not but... They looked so cute together! "Well..." Cream said, breaking Amy out of her thoughts. "Tails is helping me with my maths homework." Amy smiled, watching Rouge smile too.
"Awh, that is so cute! It's really sweet of you to be helping Cream, Tails." Amy said, and before Tails could say anything, the bell rang. "Well guys, I'll see you later." She waved at both Tails and Cream, turning to look at Rouge. "Come on Rouge, we're in the same class."
"Bye guys! We'll see you later!" The white bat also waved at the two friends, linking her arm through Amy's. Both of them started walking to their maths class, Rouge groaning. "Urgh! I hate maths! No matter how hard I try, I just can't seem to understand algebra." The albino female scanned the crowd of students again, all of them rushing to their classes. It was the first day of school, so no-one wanted to be late.
Amy giggled, fixing the strap of her bag on her shoulder. "The reason why you don't understand maths is because you've got a very thick skull! Who are you looking for, by the way?" She asked, Rouge glaring at her before hitting her on the head with one of her books."Oww!" Amy rubbed her head, hitting her friend back, but missing as Rouge ducked. The white bat laughed at Amy's reaction, missing another hit.
"Give up, Amy. You'll never be able to hit me!" Rouge giggled, watching Amy roll her eyes but smile slightly. "And what makes you think that I'm looking for someone?" She asked, eyeing a good-looking male fox up and down.
The pink hedgehog rolled her jade green eyes at Rouge's behaviour, both getting nearer and nearer to their class. "Never mind, Rouge. Let's hurry up, I don't want to be late on the first day of school."
"Amy, when is your bodyguard going to come?" Rouge asked, watching the sudents sprint out of the school buildings. Amy bit her bottom lip, not knowing if telling Rouge would be a good idea. She decided that she would tell the truth to her best friend, the girl was excited as it she was going to have a bodyguard. I wish your dad wanted you to have a bodyguard... The pink hedeghog thought with a frown, not aware of Rouges hand waving in front of her face. "Hello? Earth to Amy!" That seemed to break the rose hedgehog out of her trance, before she grinned sheepishly at her friend.
"Well, my dad said that he was gonna come tomorrow." Amy replied, watching Rouge's eyes widen, as they made their way out of the school, and to Rouge's car. The white bat had a shiny black car, the most expensive car in the whole school. Amy didn't own a car even though it was legal for her to have a car, she couldn't drive. Her father was much too busy to teach her, and she didn't want to learn from anyone else. Rouge nodded for her to get inside, and when they were ready, she started driving.
"Tomorrow! Can I come to your house tomorrow, please? I really want to see how your bodyguard is going to look like." Rouge said, causing Amy to blink her eyes.
"Are you serious?" She asked, not really believing her friend would want to do that. She was dreading the fact that her bodyguard was going to arrive tomorrow, while Rouge was over-excited. Amy didn't get it at all.
"Of course I'm serious! It's settled then, wait... Do you know his name?" Rouge asked, stopping the car once they were in Amy's driveway. She turned off the engine, tapping her fingers on the steering wheel, waiting for Amy to answer.
"His name is..." The pink hedgeog trailed off, biting her lip in concentration as she tried to remember his name. In a flash, his name ran through her mind, making her click her fingers. "I remember now! It's Shadow." Amy said, going to open the door, but Rouge gasped.
"Shadow... I bet he's really hot!" She exclaimed, leaving Amy to slap herself on the forehead. She should have seen it coming, after all, it was Rouge! "Hmm, I also bet that he's cool and mysterious, otherwise why would his parents name him Shadow?"
Amy rolled her eyes. "Whatever. I'm outta here." She opened the door, immediately getting out of the car.
"Wait, Amy! Can I come to your house? My parents won't be home tonight, and I don't want to be all alone." Rouge also got out, running to catch up to the pink hedgehog.
"Sure, come in." Amy opened the front door, noticing that the living room's light was on. "Uh?" Both her and Rouge made their way to the sitting room, seeing Amy's father sitting down on one of the sofas, one leg crossed over the other. "Dad? You're early today." Amy said with surprise in her voice, John Rose looking up at them.
"Hello, Rosebud! We had a day off today, I hadn't realized that." He grinned at her, his gaze flicking behind her. "Oh, Rouge is here too. Hello, so how was your first day girls?" John asked, shifting to the side to make some room for Amy. His daughter sat down next to him, while Rouge took a seat on the other sofa. Amy opened her mouth to speak, but before she could say anything, Rouge beat her to it.
"It was alright, Mr Rose." She said, causing the older red hedgehog to chuckle.
"Please call me John, calling me Mr Rose makes me feel old, although I am." He chuckled some more before clearing his throat. "Rosebud, your bodyguard will be arriving soon," John said, and when he saw her mouth open, he added, "Today. The bodyguard will be arriving earlier than planned." Amy frowned at the news when she was sure that her father wasn't looking.
"That's great! I'm so glad that I came here otherwise I would have missed the bodyguard's arrival!" Rouge Smiled brightly, her eyes flicking to the pink hedgehog's unhappy face.
John raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Amy told you...?" He trailed off, the albino bat nodding at him. "Well, you seem very enthusiastic." He stated, watching Rouge nod again.
"Yeah, I think that it's a very good idea! You won't be worried anymore, knowing that your daughter is safe and sound." She said, the older hedgehog smiling a little. Rouge went to nudge Amy, before she realised that the pink female wasn't sitting next to her. She blushed the faintest shade of red, and was glad to have the attention somewhere else.
"And what do you think about this, Rosebud?" John asked the rose hedgehog, Amy smiling up at him. Only he couldn't see how forced and fake it actually was. She opened her mouth to answer her father, when the doorbell rang, stopping her. Amy felt her heart start to beat faster. There was a big chance that it was her new bodyguard at the door. "I'll go." Her father said, standing up, and walking out of the room. As soon as he was out of sight, Rouge rushed to the sofa that Amy was sitting on, grinning excitedly.
"Oh, this is so exciting!" The white bat was practically bouncing up and down on the sofa. The pink hedgehog rolled her eyes with a small frown on her face.
"Yeah, very exciting." She mumbled sarcastically, sighing heavily. Rouge frowned, but then grinned and nudged her.
"Come on Ames! Admit it that you're as excited as me!" She said, Amy rolling her eyes once more. Voices interrupted their small conversation, one of them familiar, but the other very unfamilar. They could easily recognise John Rose's voice, and assumed that the deeper voice belonged to Amy's bodyguard.
After a few seconds, Amy's father entered the living room, followed by a tall and handsome hedgehog. He was a black hedgehog, with red streaks going up his quills that were curved up. He wore a smooth black suit, with something on one of his ears. The pink hedgehog squinted her eyes, before she realised that it was an ear communicator. She rolled her eyes. This guy made it obvious that he was a bodyguard. Beside her, Amy felt Rouge gape at... What was his name again? Shadow, whatever.
"Oh my god! Look at his eyes! Red, what a beautiful color! And he is so hot, just like I said he would be!" The albino female whispered, smiling with a sly glint in her eye. "You should date him! After all, you're not interested in-"
"Shut up Rouge!" Amy glared at her friend, glancing at her father and forcing another smile. John returned her smile, moving across the room to take a seat on the other sofa. Her bodyguard stood in the middle of the room, folding his arms in front of him.
"Amy meet your bodyguard, Shadow." John said, nodding at the dark hedgehog. Amy bit her lip, turning her attention to her bodyguard. She had to admit that he was good looking...
"Hi." She said, giving him a small wave. Shadow turned his head to face her, his crimson orbs locking with hers for a second. He nodded his head.
"Nice to meet you ma'am." He said, causing the pink hedgehog to roll her eyes at his formal tone. Next to her, Rouge practically drooled at hearing his voice more clearly.
"Don't you have a thing for knuckles?" Amy whispered quietly, the white bat turning to her with a small smirk.
"Don't worry. I'm not gonna steal him from ya!"Rouge whispered so that only Amy could hear her, winking. "And no, I don't have a thing for Knucklehead." She said, turning her head around, but Amy caught sight of a small blush on her cheeks.
John cleared his throat, grabbing their attention. "Amy, I want you to show Shadow around, so that he get slightly familiar with this place. By the way, he'll be going with you to school tomorrow." He stood up, nodding his head at the bodyguard, before leaving. The pink hedgehog stopped her lips from forming a frown, smiling again. But before she could do anything, Rouge stood up and walked to Shadow.
"Hi, I'm Rouge." She winked, looking at Amy from the corner of her eye. "Come on then hot stuff, we'll show you around like Mr, I mean John said." The ebony hedgehog looked at the white bat, with confusion shown clearly on his face, before he nodded his head. Amy felt her face flush at Rouge's flirting with her bodyguard, easily seeing how uncomfortable he looked. She couldn't help, but feel slightly sorry for him. Rouge made all the boys feel uncomfortable.
"Uh, yeah, let's go." She walked to his side, standing between him and Rouge, not seeing Rouge smirk. Shadow nodded, following Amy out of the room. Rouge leaned on the wall with a smile on her face.
I don't know what to say except for, did you guys like this chapter? I wasn't really happy about the way it turned out, but I hope that you guys liked it. =)
Please review for me!
-Amy
BTW: I know that Shadow seems a bit too young to be a bodyguard, but this is fiction right? :)
