Here is the next part of the story. Since there is no reviews to reply to, we'll just get right into the action.
Roses Bleed Red: Chapter 2
-Normal POV-
The ride from the house to the police station was long and quiet. Shadow had noticed an investigative team stayed behind as they officer pulled off from his driveway. During the drive, he was seated next to Sonic. Sending a glance of scorn towards Sonic every so often, he barely restrained himself from choking the blue hedgehog to death.
He didn't care what they said. Sonic was there. Sonic did it. The beloved hero had fallen from grace. He didn't know what he had to do to prove this, but he was willing to go the extra mile for his rose. She will not die in vain. Another glance at Sonic practically sealed his fate.
Shadow would make sure of this.
-The Station-
"Alright, Sonic we need to know everything you know." A blue cat say on the opposite end of the table. His nametag read Detective Rhodes. Sonic didn't like that name. "There's not that much to tell," Sonic replied, lazily. The detective frowned; the hedgehog's attitude towards a serious case like this was not appreciated.
"Our officers found you when they arrived at the crime scene. Your likeliness of being the criminal is very high right now." It was supposed to defuse his attitude, but instead, riled him on;
"But it wasn't me, I swear!" the blue hedgehog cried. "I'm an international HERO! Why would I do such a thing?". With a sigh, the detective wrote some words on a notepad. Looking away from the suspect, the detective tried to catch a moment's pause to think. It was abruptly ended by the number one suspect:
"Aren't you supposed to question us after the investigation is over?" the blue hedgehog whined.
"We question who we have at the time. The investigation just adds a little light to who might've commit the crime. You were there, and that leads to you being questioned first. I need to know what you know." Rhodes repeated. Sonic rolled his emerald eyes.
"I showed up and found Amy-"
"She is to be addressed as the victim."
"-on the floor when I opened the door."
"How did you get in if it wasn't your own house?" Rhodes asked.
"The door was unlocked when I GOT THERE. Does none of this go through your skull?" Sonic sneered.
"I would ask you don't grow hostile, Mr. Hedgehog. These are simply questions-"
"Yeah, and I don't have a lawyer AND you don't have evidence against me, so until then, see ya!" The blue suspect got up from his chair and headed for the door, but a man blocked his path.
"The Detective isn't finished."
"Nobody asked you, outta my way!" he bellowed, but the security remained put.
"Mr. Hedgehog...we can do this the easy way..." Rhodes began. Sonic sharply told him to shut up and sat at the chair, before he broke down crying. The cat sighed; it was going to be a long day.
It was rare for Shadow to be seen shedding a tear, but today, the whole Station Square Police Department would hear the tormented yells of Shadow the Emotional Distressed Hedgehog. Rhodes barely got a word in before he started crying for 'his rose' as he so-called it. When he asked if Shadow had a clue as to who might've done it, he would quickly shout Sonic's name, followed by a creative line-up of swears.
The blue cat watched on with an indifferent expression, trying to not let his emotions get in the way of his work, and tried asking a question, "Mr...Hedgehog, may I ask where you were at the time of the, uh...incident?". Trying to compose himself, the ebony hedgehog answered.
"I was...at work..."
"And how did it come to your attention that our victim was...uh..."
"Sonic called me...at work..."
"Right...so, you were at work when this happened?"
"Yes..."
"Okay, then." Rhodes wrote this on his notepad when the door suddenly flew open. A purple cat came in with a folder, "I'm in the middle of an interrogation, here."
"I know, but we have one more suspect to add after the investigative team returned. Someone else's blood was identified at the scene. A woman by the name of Rouge the Bat..." she said. Shadow, who had been looking down at the desk in front of him, trying to conceal his tears, immediately looked up.
"…What?" Shadow said, his voice charged with an emotion consisting of a mixture of anger and disbelief.
"Do you know this person?"
"She's my colleague… from G.U.N..."
The room fell silent as Detective Rhodes contemplated what to do with this information. Shadow was in a state of shock, and the purple cat shifted nervously in the tension. The ebony hedgehog then starting crying again, letting his face rest in the palms of his hands.
"Call Ms. Rouge and have her come down here, please."
"Yes, sir."
As the purple cat left the room, an eerie silence was upon the two that still remained in the room. Detective Rhodes slowly turned towards the ebony hedgehog, who was currently in a state of overwhelming sorrow. Observing the hedgehog, he saw him mutter something to himself.
"Excuse me, what did you say?" The detective asked as carefully as possible, not wanting to tip the emotional hedgehog over the edge. However, at this point, it was already too late.
"THAT BITCH!" The sorrow-stricken hedgehog yelled as he stood up and chucked his chair across the room. The security quickly went over to him to get him under control. Tapping his fingers along the table, he sighed again. The hardest part of his job...when the secrets become unravelled.
That is all for now. Next part will be expected to be out next weekend.
Until next time…