The coffin lid opened.

"What are you doing? It's not morning yet." Amy asked him.

Sonic sat up and blinked his eyes. "I was just trying it out."

The pink vampire stepped back. "You'll get used to sleeping in a coffin, but we want you out here, so that everyone can get to know you better." She took his hand and helped him out of his coffin and up onto his feet.

"It seems that half of the people in this apartment don't really like me." Sonic said.

All four of the housemates were in the living room sitting on old, but expensive looking furniture from the 1700s. Shadow and Blaze were giving Sonic a sour look and not saying anything. Amy was the only one smiling. The old grandfather clock ticked on in the background.

"Sonic, they'll get used to you." Amy told him. "So, is there anything you'd like to tell us about yourself?"

"Um…" Sonic thought to himself about what he could say. "Well, my name is Sonic, and I like running."

Amy nodded. "Okay, anything else?"

"My favorite food is chilidogs and I like punk rock music, and I like going on adventures."

Shadow laughed a bit at this.

"What?" Sonic asked. "What's so funny?"

"You'll see." He replied.

Amy glared at him. "Shadow, stop it."

Shadow just gave her a smirk.

"I mean it."

Shadow opened his mouth. "You forgot the part that you're half werewolf."

Sonic looked down at the ground. "Yeah, and there's that."

Amy jumped in to defend him. "And there's nothing wrong with that!"

Shadow sat up in his chair. "Nothing wrong? That's an abomination against vampire kind!" He threw his hands up for effect.

The pink hedgehog got up. "You with your old-world views! Times have changed! Werewolf and vampire hybrids exist and there's nothing you can do about it!"

"Do you not realize how much danger you have put us in?! Vampire-werewolf hybrids are a crime and the vampire council will be all over us if they ever find out about what YOU did!"

"Then they won't find out!"

"Oh they will, and when they do I'm not going to be here to take the fall with you!"

Amy's eyes changed to an enflamed red with her anger. Blaze got up and tried to calm her down.

"Amy, we don't need a fight in here. It's okay, we'll work this out." She gave her a hug. The pink hedgehog breathed in and out in an effort to calm down.

Shadow sat with a snarl on his face, his eyes sending daggers into Sonic's skull

"Ok…Um…I'll think I'll go outside until things cool off in here." Sonic scootched his way out of the room and made his way to the front door. He slipped outside into the cool, dark night where he breathed out.

"I am really causing controversy."

After a while Amy came out.

"I'm sorry for all the yelling earlier. I don't think you're an abomination." She said. "About him, he's just very old and doesn't understand new ideas."

Sonic looked at her. "But you heard him. I'm illegal."

She sighed and put her hand on his shoulder. "Maybe so, but I'm not going to let anyone hurt you."

"…Thank you Amy."

They both went inside to see Shadow dragging a body across the carpet. Sonic just stared at him.

"What are you doing?" He asked.

"This guy, is dead." He answered. "I am disposing of the body." He glared at him and continued dragging it out of the house.

Sonic shivered. Amy saw.

"Don't worry, nobody ever finds the bodies."

Oh yeah. He thought. Blood. Vampires drink blood. Oh Lord.