Second chapter guys! I had so many ideas for this fic and I really hope you all like it.

Thank you to jakeroo123 for the help. There will be some Crails in this chapter but I decided to make it one-sided.

Remember to run, remember to flee
But they hide in shadows, so you cannot see
They'll wait 'till you're tired, they'll wait 'till you stop
Then they'll snatch you away and drain you 'till you drop

Wh-where... Am I? Hang on. This isn't my room. I'm not in my comfy bed. My oh-so fluffy pillows filled with soft feathers. My cosy blankets wrapped around me as I lay my head to rest. This isn't my room. Not even close.

The door opened and Cream immediately sat up. She tried to stand up but she felt an immediate pain in her leg, then she remembered the rock and winced with fear as she watched the shadowy figure approach her. Then the figure looked up and revealed a dark face, red eyes, black spiky hair with red streaks and, to Cream, an overall intimidating look.

"Leg any better?" He asked gruffly.

"H-Huh?" Cream stuttered.

"I said, is your leg any better?" He asked, annoyed at having to repeat himself.

"I-I don't know." Said Cream, barely struggling to form a sentence.

I wasn't expecting this! Why is he being nice? Well... His questions are friendly but his voice isn't. He's planning to eat me! He'll drain me of my energy! He'll-

"Well let's find out. Can you stand?" He asked.

"I b-beg your pardon?" Cream asked.

Then without warning, the dark one stormed over to the bed and pulled her out of it. She blushed a fierce red as she realised her dress had been cut open by the rock from yesterday. So there she stood with a massive split in the front of her dress, revealing her undergarments.

Cream sank to the floor making a small thud as she hit the ground. She looked up at the dark one but he was looking away, as if he'd been that way the whole time. Cream was puzzled but the figure quickly explained.

"It's not like I'm going to look at you. I've been arranged to be married." The dark one explained, still looking away. "So I'll ask you again. Can you stand?"

"Well I..." Cream began.

Suddenly there was a thumping sound, as if someone was ascending the stairs. The dark one panicked and looked down at Cream.

"Hide!" He hissed.

Cream nodded shakily and crawled under the bed. He quickly shoved some things under the bed with his foot to conceal her and he sat on his bed and reclined casually.

The door opened but Cream couldn't see who it was. Like she'd know them anyway, it didn't matter. She probably could have could have listened to the conversation but she was too busy cowering under the bed, hands over her head and inwardly praying that she could return to her home one day.

Then the dark one's head popped up next to her.

"Okay it's safe to-"

But then he noticed that Cream was crying, he was a little taken back by this but he persevered. He pulled Cream out from under the bed and laid her on top of it. She tried to curl up into a ball but immediately stopped for her leg hurt too much.

He pulled her dress over to make sure he couldn't see anything and trailed his finger along the wound. Cream froze to the spot and became frozen in that position.

"Leg that bad huh..." He muttered. "Hey why are you so tense all of a sudden?"

She was indeed tense. How could she be calm when a dark one, her number one fear, was stroking her leg wound? Probably getting thirstier and thirstier for blood by the second.

"D-don't..." She whispered.

"What?" The dark one, unaware of what he was doing to the poor girl, asked her.

"Don't touch..." She muttered a little louder.

"Huh?"

"Don't touch me!" Cream squealed.

"Shh!" He put his finger to his lips. "I'll get you some food or something just don't make any loud noises or you'll be found and eaten!"

Cream gasped and cupped her hands over her mouth, the dark one sighed and called for his butler. Cream jumped slightly when he heard the name he called.

"Tails!"

"T-Tails?" Cream whispered.

The other turned around.

"Don't worry. Tails can keep a secret. He's not one of us if that's what you're thinking. He's a Light." He explained.

"A-a Light?" Cream asked with a puzzled look upon her face.

"Yeah that's what we call you- actually who are you?"

"My name's Cream." She told him, but why was she even talking to one of them?

"I'm Shadow and I'm a Dark One as you call us." He chuckled.

Cream shivered at the name. She's been raised to fear the Dark Ones, never to venture out at night and to always fear them.

"Shadow... You said before that you were arranged to be married."

"Yeah. Most people you meet hate their fiancée when it's been arranged but... Me and her are genuinely in love. You're a little young to understand." Shadow explained.

"No... You're wrong. I do know. I was engaged one time and it was an arranged marriage but... Things didn't go as planned."

"How so?" Shadow tilted his head to the side.

"Well... I was arranged to be married to a young man. We were childhood friends and our relationship grew beyond the level of friends. When we found out that we were going to be married someday we became even more in love than we were before. But... He was taken. Taken by your kind... He was presumed dead and... I've both hated and feared your kind ever since."

The two sat in silence, Shadow slowly digested the story and Cream hung her head low in the memory of her lost love.

Why should I be telling him this? I really didn't want to bring it up either... Miles... I still remember our time together even though it was so long ago. Don't worry: I'll never forget you Miles.

Then the butler entered. Two long yellow tails, sky blue eyes, a smart black tuxedo, clean pure white gloves and red shoes with a matching red tie to accompany it. He had an overall fluffy look and was extremely familiar to Cream.

"Hello Cream." Tails waved.

Hope you enjoyed that. R&R, PM me and remember that review=shout-out and shout-outs give people fuzzy feelings.

Sayonara minna san!

~Neko