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Flashback: 1-Year Ago

Amy sat in a booth next to her boyfriend, Sonic. The two were on one of their date nights enjoying the game on the TV while they drank, a well known traditional of theirs. The bar surprisingly wasn't too crowded, as it was a little out of their way from the city. There were only a couple of other people in there that night, a green armadillo and Shadow. Amy and Sonic weren't fixated on the other occupants, but instead the TV as they watched their teams battle it out. "Think you're going to win this bet, then?" Amy smiled coyly as she kept her eyes on the TV.

Sonic continued to watch the TV too, not taking his eyes away from the screen. "I'm still optimistic my team will pull through," he chuckled.

"Good luck, but I'll be happy when I get to buy a new pair shoes with the money I win tonight," she teased arrogantly.

Sonic shook his head with a laugh, draping an arm behind her. "We'll see."

In another part of the bar, Shadow observed and eavesdropped on the couple's conversation with intrigue. He watched as the two had their playful banter from across the nearly empty bar. His eyes locked on Sonic as a smirk tugged his lips. Casually, he got up from his seat and walked over to the green armadillo sitting alone at the bar. While the bartender was in the back, he walked up beside the male to catch his attention. The armadillo looked his way and Shadow looked into his eyes as he spoke. His eyes dilated as spoke to him. "The blue hedgehog over there, go start a fight with him," he compelled calmly.

The armadillo was unable to pull away from his gaze as he was instructed on what to do. He blinked a few time and inexplicably got up to do as he was told. Shadow walked back to his seat, to get a seat and watch the chaos unfold. The armadillo walked over towards Amy and Sonic, oblivious on what was about to happen.

Sonic's team got a goal and Sonic cheered in excitement. "Yeah, ha, ha!" he clapped. Amy groaned as her team was now losing. She slumped back into the booth and sighed. "Looks like I'll be winning that money now, huh?" Sonic boasted.

She playfully punched his shoulder. "Oh, shut up. My team can bring it back around," she spoke optimistically.

The green armadillo walked up to their table and placed his hands down on the table, shooting a glare at Sonic. "How about you keep it down, man. Your starting to piss me off!" The bartender had come back out from the back, just to witness the beginning of the altercation. He cautiously watched the two males from the bar, preparing himself to jump in.

Sonic threw out an annoyed look. "Hey, man. I'm just excited, alright?" he countered. "I don't want to start a fight."

The armadillo placed his hands on their table, leaning in threateningly. "What's wrong? Afraid you can't beat me in a one?"

"Hey, fellas, take it easy," the bartender said loudly from across the room, praying to break up a potential argument.

Sonic got out of his seat, getting up in the armadillo's face, completely ignoring the bartender. "Wanna say that to my face again, pal?" Sonic was one to get into fights where he could.

Worried for Sonic's safety, Amy got out of the booth to try to pull him away. "Please, don't get in a fight," she begged quietly. She glanced over and noticed the bartender continuing to watch them from behind the bar. The last thing she wanted was for them to get kicked out.

The armadillo glared at Amy and shoved her back, knowing it would get Sonic wound up more. Amy was taken aback by the unexpected shove and fell back on the floor. The bartender quickly hopped over the bar to intervene, knowing a fight was about to ensue. Sonic glanced down at Amy before shoving the male back. "Hey, you don't touch her!" he barked.

"How about you don't touch me!" he shouted back shoving Sonic back.

Sonic staggered back but didn't fall. He grabbed the armadillo by the shoulders and chucked him back with great force. The armadillo flew across the bar and over some tables knocking them over with him. Shadow casually sat in the corner watching his doing play out. He picked up his glass of whiskey taking a sip and watched the brawl unfold. The bartender tried to subdue Sonic, but he thrashed out of his grasp and forced him back. "Sonic, don't!" Amy exclaimed still on the floor.

The bartender fell to the floor, besides her and grunted. "Your fella is out of control!"

The armadillo got up and grabbed a nearby beer bottle and threw it towards Sonic. Sonic dodged the oncoming bottle as it shattered against the wall behind him. He growled before lunging himself towards the stranger. Sonic tackled him to the floor and started beating him over and over again in the face.

Amy got up to her feet and rushed over to pull him off. "Sonic, stop it!" she screamed. She had never seen Sonic so angry before.

Sonic blocked out everything around him as he punched the man in the face over and over again. The armadillo's face snapped left and right with every punch. His face was battered and bloodied as Sonic's punches were starting to make him lose consciousness. Amy finally managed to pull him off the helpless male. She held him by the arms as he panted. "Sonic, stop, it's done…" she begged with tears in her eyes.

Sonic caught his breath as he stared into her eyes, before finally coming back to reality as Amy held his face. He stared down at the male lying still on the floor then to his bloodstained gloves. His hands were shaking as he realized what he had down. Amy became panicked as she noticed the male wasn't breathing. "-Did you?"

The bartender came over holding his hurt arm. He knelt down, reached out and felt for the male's pulse. After a few seconds, he looked up with fear. "He's dead…" He slowly stood to his feet and looked at Sonic horrified. "You killed him!"

Sonic looked like he was at a loss of words and remorse, but that changed when he felt a horrific pain shoot through his whole body. He screamed and dropped to his knees from the crippling pain. "Aaah!"

"Sonic, what's wrong?" He fell onto his hands and knees and panted. A sharp electrical pain ran through his whole body. Amy knelt down in front of him, and he lifted his head to look at her. Sonic's pupils glowed a faint yellow causing Amy to gasp. She had realized what had just happened. "Oh, no…" she whispered.

His eyes went back to normal and Sonic panicked, he too had caught onto his dilemma. "N-no, what h-have I done?" he muttered.

The bartender had seen none of that. "Sir, I'm going to have to call the police." He began to walk over to the phone behind the bar. "Stay where you are," he warned.

Amy grabbed onto Sonic's arm as the two remained where they were. "Sonic, what do we do?" she whispered.

"What are we supposed to do? He's calling the cops, Ames!" he whispered harshly back.

Shadow casually strutted over to the two distressed lovers. "I can help."

The two looked up at the mysterious hedgehog. "Excuse me?" Amy asked confused.

"My name is Shadow," he introduced.

Sonic was wary of the stranger. "Sonic," he replied.

"I'm Amy Rose," Amy introduced.

"Now, what do you want?" Sonic interrupted before any further small talk could occur.

"I'm here to help you take care of this mess."

"What are you, a lawyer?" Sonic assumed.

Shadow could only stifle a small chuckle. "Not exactly." His eyes looked back over to the bartender and he smirked. Shadow looked back at the two. "Just watch and observe," he instructed before approaching the bar. Amy and Sonic watched in awe, as he went over to the bartender. "Excuse me," he said trying to get the owner's attention.

The bartender looked away from dialing his phone. "Huh?" he said, looking towards Shadow.

Shadow's eyes dilated as he stared him in the eyes. "Forget everything you saw tonight. The last thing you remember is closing up early for the night. Now leave," he compelled. The bartender blinked a couple of times and suddenly hung up the phone and walked out. Shadow turned back to the two hedgehogs. "I'll clean up and dispose of the body before he comes back tomorrow. No one will ever know."

Amy and Sonic stared at Shadow in astonishment. "You're a vampire?" Sonic said becoming aware of his identity, as well as becoming nervous. He instantly knew what he was when he watched Shadow compel that male; a gift that vampires were only able to perform.

"I see you've done your homework," he said slightly impressed. "But, not exactly, I'm actually a hybrid," he corrected.

"A hybrid?" he repeated mystified, before his eyes widened with realization. "Wait a second, you're the one they talk about- the first hybrid in existence. An Original?"

Shadow smirked. "So, you have heard of me then," he said facetiously honored.

Sonic stepped in front of Amy protectively. "I've heard you're dangerous." Amy peeked around her beau. All she could wonder is why this hedgehog was helping them?

"Yes, I don't have the best reputation, but yet here I am, helping out the two of you," he pointed.

Sonic reached out and grabbed Amy's hand, helping her stand. "Well, thanks for that, but we're leaving now." The two started making their way towards the exit and Shadow remained in place, watching the two retreat.

"You'll owe me for what I did tonight," he said making the two stop.

Sonic looked back at Shadow. "I didn't ask you to help me out back there," he countered.

"But you'll need my help again since you just triggered that awful werewolf curse."

"How the hell do you know about that?" he snapped. Werewolves only activated their curse once they took their first life. Sonic had done that when he accidentally killed the male armadillo.

"I've been keeping tabs on you. Trust me, I know a werewolf when I see one. Besides that, I am half werewolf myself. Call it instinct if you will."

"What makes you think I'll need your help again, anyway?" he asked skeptically.

He grinned, thrilled to answer his question. "When the first full moon occurs, you'll be forced to turn into your wolf form for the first time. It's one of the most agonizing and excruciating things anyone can go through. I should know; I've gone through it myself. Trust me, you'll be begging for mercy."

"Are you saying that you don't go through transformations anymore?" Amy asked intrigued.

"Yes, just a little plus for being a hybrid I suppose," he replied.

Sonic rolled his eyes and scoffed. "Pff, whatever, pal. I'm sure I'll be fine without your help."

Amy couldn't help but believe what Shadow was telling them. She looked at Sonic fearing the worst; what if he was right. Shadow couldn't help but glance over and notice the worry plastered across her face. He knew she had her reservations about his explanation, but if Sonic didn't want to believe him, maybe he could get her to convince her boyfriend for his help. "If that's what you aim to believe, then by all means believe what you want."

Sonic gently pulled Amy along with him. "C'mon, Ames. Let's get out of here."

"Nice meeting you two," he waved. "I'm sure we'll be in touch again very soon…" Shadow smiled darkly, as he watched them exit the bar.

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Later, Sonic dropped Amy off at her apartment. The two walked down the hall towards Amy's apartment. "What are you going to do, Sonic? You've been doing everything in your power to prevent the werewolf curse from being triggered."

"I'll figure it out later. I mean it was bound to happen at some point, right?" he said trying to be positive. "Either way, we'll worry about that when the time comes." He leaned in and kissed her on the lips. She closed her eyes and kissed him back, before he pulled away. "I'll see you tomorrow?"

She nodded with a smile. "Of course."

He turned on his heel and waved as he left. "All right, night, Ames."

"Night," she waved back. When he walked down the hall and out of sight she shut her door. It was late, and she walked towards the living room, plopping on the couch. She couldn't help but replay the conversation Sonic and Shadow had back at the bar. Would Sonic suffer as badly as Shadow had described? If it was true, she didn't want Sonic to endure it. She also wondered what Shadow meant when he said he could help him. Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard a knock on the door. "Ugh, Sonic, what'd you forget now?" she said getting up.

Amy walked over and opened the door, but was surprised when she didn't see her boyfriend standing there, but instead Shadow. "Shadow?"

"Evening," he smirked seductively.

She furrowed her brows. "Did you follow me home?"

"Yes, how else am I supposed to keep in touch with you?" he answered simply.

Amy crossed her arms over her chest. "What makes you think I'd want to stay in touch with you?"

"Seeing as I saw you were the only one who believed me when I said your boyfriend was going to need my help, I thought I'd start with you." Shadow reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a business card. "Take my card, it has my number on it."

Amy took the card from him and stared down at it. "Your waste. I won't be using it."

"Perhaps," he smiled coyly. "But I guess we'll find out."

"Stay away from us," she ordered. "We don't want anymore problems in our lives."

He smirked at her demands, finding it cute that she would demand anything of him. "Normally if anyone demanded me to do anything, I'd snap their neck in a second. But, I like you, Rose. There's something endearing about you and I'm sure I'll get to know you more in time."

She rolled her eyes. "I doubt that."

He looked over her head into her apartment. "Nice place," he complimented taking a quick glance.

She moved in the way of his viewpoint so he couldn't get any more looks. "I don't plan to invite you in anytime soon. I know how your kind works," she said with pride. Vampires could not access homes unless being invited in, therefore homes were sanctuaries from them.

He chuckled amused at her cleverness. "Clever girl." He started to make his way down the hall. "But you can't hide in your home forever. At some point you'll have to come out."

Amy watched his retreating figure and closed the door before locking it. He was right about that. Sure her home was a haven for now, but once she stepped outside those boundaries, it was all fair game.

~End Flashback~

Author's Note: The next chapter will be in the present, I hope you all are enjoying this. Please leave a review!