Rosy and Scourge belong to Sega. The rest are mine :)

Ch. 4

I awoke to see that I was alone in my bed. I sighed, opening my eyes. Daniel's arms were so warm and strong. I missed them around me. I crawled out my bed and went downstairs. Auntie was in the kitchen cooking dinner. "Daniel left an hour ago," she told me, reading my mind. "He said he had to go to the gym and then take his little sister out for ice cream. How cute is that?"

"Really cute," I murmured, sitting down in a chair at the table. My heart was still a little disappointed that he left without telling me. Then again: I was sleep. He probably didn't want to wake me.

"Your mom is stopping by," Auntie said with an eye roll.

"I don't know if I want to see her. She'll probably ask me about Daniel and put me down because of who his parents are." Auntie sighed but sat down next to me.

"I talked to Daniel for a while before he left and he's nothing like his father. He's more like his mother but has the strength and determination of his father. This is a good thing."

"But she probably won't care. All she'll see is Scourge's evil offspring."

"Let her see that. What matters is what you and I see. Especially what I see since I'm the one who's letting you date this boy. So far, he seems very nice and thoughtful. Cute little boy too." I let a smile creep up my lips.

"He's one of the hottest boys in school."

"He's a cute little boy. I'm leaving it at that." I giggled. The doorbell rang. I ran upstairs and changed into a long pink shirt that had a silly slogan on it, black tights, and black high tops on. I ran a brush through my messy hair, making it straight before putting a black headband on. I walked downstairs to see my mom and Dave, her new husband, standing there. My mom smiled at me. "Hi Sophia," she said. I flinched a little.

"Mom, my name isn't Sophia around here. It's Gabriella." She grimaced at the name.

"Right. No hug for your mother?" I smiled and hugged her softly. I glared at Dave who was checking me out. I wasn't the curviest girl around so I don't know why so many guys liked me. My body was usually awkward but now every guy likes it. My mom pulled away and guided me to the loveseat couch where we sat down. "So, any hot guys hittin on you?"

"Well there's one guy…"

"What's his name?"

"Daniel Drew Hedgehog."

"Hedgehog? Nice."

"Um, he's really tall and buff. He has pretty eyes too."

"Where'd you meet him?"

"School. He's in my homeroom, his locker is next to mine and he's in most of my classes."

"What color are his 'pretty eyes'?"

"Ice blue."

"Really? Not a lot of people have ice blue eyes."

"Yea, he said he got them from his dad."

"Who's his father?"

"Um…"

"Um isn't an answer, sweetie. Come on, just spill it, it can't be that bad."

"…Scourge the Hedgehog." Her entire face fell.

"You're never going to see him again, do you hear me," she said, her voice menacing.

"But mom, he's nothing like Scourge, really. Even Auntie said so."

"I don't care! You're not going anywhere near him again! You know what happened! What if he finds out? What if Scourge finds out? Then we'll all be dead for sure! Do you want that," she yelled at me. I shrunk in my seat.

"No, but-"

"No buts! You are not to go near this boy! He comes near you: you walk away! Do you understand me?" I shook my head.

"No mom, I don't. Why can't you just accept the fact that I'm happy with him?"

"He's bad, Sophia!"

"It's Gabriella and no he's not. He's really sweet, kind, gentle, and he thinks about everything he does."

"Guys can put up that sweet mask for only so long, Gabriella. And when the true them comes out then you surely won't like it," she said before standing up and walking out the room. Dave chuckled at me before walking out after her. Her words melted into my brain. What if his true self is like his father?

X

I walked down his street in my short sleeved hot pink dress that had a black belt tight around my stomach, a small V-neck, and a wavy skirt. I also had on some black flats, my hair straightened down with curls at the end. Daniel and I had been talking about our families and we agreed- Daniel reluctantly- that I could meet his family tonight. It was a Saturday night and his whole family weren't doing anything so tonight was perfect. I walked up to the house that had 369 on it, all the way at the end of the street. It was a giant mansion. He wasn't kidding when he said girls probably only liked him for his stuff. I knocked on the door and waited patiently for a second till I heard footsteps. Daniel opened the door wearing a black fitted collared button up shirt where the sleeves were pushed up so that they stopped above his elbow, dark wash jeans, and black high tops. His quills were nicely brushed and he smelled of light Paul Sebastian cologne. He smirked at me. "Hey beautiful," he said, his Spanish accent stronger than usual. He probably hid it most of the time. I smiled back.

"Hey handsome, you look nice," I said. He chuckled, taking my hand.

"Had to look presentable for the most beautiful girl in the world," he said, pulling me inside. He kissed my hand softly. I blushed but my smile widened. He didn't give me time to analyze the mansion, just pushed me into a big dining room. It was painted a soft yellow with a long table, a set of chairs, a few china cabinets, a few painted pictures on the walls and pictures of Daniel and I'm guessing his sister were also hanging on the wall. I smiled at one of his baby pictures. He was smiling into the camera, a blue blanket around him and on his head.

"You were so cute," I gushed. He chuckled, wrapping his arms around my waist from behind me.

"Not as cute as you," he said, his lips on my cheek. My blush grew. He started to tickle me, making me giggle.

"Danny," I whined.

"I love it when you say my name like that," he murmured huskily in my ear. I giggled. A pink hedgehog with long curly pink hair, dark green eyes, a skinny but curvy body wearing a red dress and red high heels walked into the room with a small hot pink hedgehog with short straight hair, ice blue eyes similar to Daniel's wearing a small blue frilly dress and white dress shoes. The woman smiled at me.

"Hello, you must be Gabriella. Daniel has told us so much about you," she said, coming toward me. I shook her hand.

"Hi, I am so happy to finally meet you, Mrs. Hedgehog. Daniel has told me how great of a mother you are," I told her, smiling back. Hopefully not too hard.

"Pfft, Daniel bluffs too much and call me Rosy, please. I'm very young." I giggled. "But one thing Daniel didn't bluff about was how beautiful you are."

"Thank you," I said, blushing.

"Yes, yes, Daniel's first girlfriend and well ah: smart, funny, and beautiful." First girlfriend? I was his first girlfriend? That made my heart feel a little weird. Everything's he's done for me has seemed as if he'd done this before- many times before. But to learn that I'm the first one. Well that's kool, I guess. I looked down at the little girl who was tugging at my dress. She smiled widely up at me.

"Hi, I'm Natasha. You're Danny's girlfriend? Wow, you're so pretty." I blushed.

"Why thank you."

"What do you see in him again?"

"Tasha," Daniel said, shooting her a playful glare. She stuck her tongue out at him. I giggled. I'd always wanted a younger sibling, but there was never goin to be any kid but me. I felt Daniel's arms wrap around my waist as he started leading me toward a seat. I now noticed there was food on the table. Am I that slow? Daniel pulled out a chair for me. I smiled at him before sitting down. He took a seat next to me. A tall- taller than Daniel- green hedgehog with the same ice blue eyes Daniel carried wearing a white straight shirt under a black flame sleeved jacket, black jeans, and black sneakers walked in. He looked to me. "This is Brie, dad," Daniel said between gritted teeth. His dad nodded to me.

"Nice to meet you," he said, his voice friendly. He didn't smile but at least it was a friendly tone.

"Same to you, Mr. Hedgehog," I said, smiling. His look started to look questioning as he sat down next to Rosy. Everything after that was silent and awkward. Natasha kept smiling happily, Rosy and Scourge were having an argument in whispers and Daniel's whole body language told me that he was angry and out of place. His family seemed awfully awkward. "So, Gabriella, play any sports," Rosy asked suddenly. Daniel's eyes darted to me.

"Yes, I am a cheerleader and I do field hockey as well as track," I said. Daniel raised an eyebrow.

"And when were you gonna tell me this," he asked, a teasing smirk coming upon his face. I smiled at him.

"Whenever you asked."

"What about your family," Scourge asked. Daniel's eyes turned and glared at his father.

"My mom works all the time, my stepdad also works a lot, I'm an only child, I'm not in contact with my dad nor do I really know him, and I live with my aunt."

"Why do you live with her and not your mother?"

"My mom had me when she wasn't really prepared to have a child so she just gave me to my aunt to raise. My mom still has too much going on that she says that I can't stay with her."

"Who's your dad?"

"His name's Dean. I don't know if you know-"

"Brecker right?" I nodded. "I know him."

"Oh kool, maybe you can tell him that I would like to get to know him maybe."

"Sure, no problem." I smiled wider.

"Thank you." I know my dad left when I was born but maybe it wasn't his fault. My mom tends to drive people away often, plus I heard having a baby makes you really angry. She probably scared him away.

"Who's your mom?"

"Her name's Nina. She lives around here too."

"Nina Simone, right?" I nodded. "I thought so. You look just like her."

"Yea, I get that a lot. I can say the same about you and Daniel. You guys could be twins for all I knew." Rosy giggled quietly. Scourge's lips tugged at a smirk.

"Naw, he's too good to be my twin." Daniel growled quietly next to me. "Where does your mom work?"

"Somewhere downtown I think."

"Why'd your aunt choose to live down here? A nice girl like you shouldn't be roaming these horrible streets."

"Well, we used to live here a while ago-"

"How long ago?"

"Couple of years." He nodded once. "But my aunt thought that it would be better since I'm older that I get closer to my mom and my biological dad."

"So how'd you bump into my son?"

"Locker neighbors. My first day, I wasn't wearing my contacts or my glasses and I couldn't see what locker was mine so I asked him. We talked, and just kept talking and now here we are." I felt Daniel grab my hand. I smiled over at him. He smiled a small smile back before his eyes shot a glare at his dad.

"C'mon, Brie, I should be getting you home," he said, tugging my arm as he got up. I got up as well. I looked to his family.

"It was nice to meet all of you," I said. Rosy and Natasha smiled at me and murmured something nice. Scourge's eyes shot daggers but his small smile played it off that he was happy.

"Come back anytime, Gabriella," he said. Something about the way he said it sent shivers down my back. Did he recognize me? Daniel dragged me out the house.

"This was a bad idea," he growled.

"Why? Your family seems nice," I said softly.

"What did you do?"

"Excuse me?" He stopped walking, gripping my arms so that I would face him.

"My dad doesn't just hate and accuse someone for no reason. You said you did something that you didn't want to talk about. But now, we have to talk about it, what did you do?" There was a rage in his ice blue eyes that scared me.

"I can't tell you."

"Brie, I want there to be no secrets between us."

"I'm sorry, Daniel, but I just can't." He pulled me closer.

"I don't want you to be afraid of me, Brie."

"I'm sorry but-"

"I think I love you, Brie." My heart stopped for a second.

"You love me?"

"Yea, I love you." I felt tears behind my eyes.

"Daniel," I whimpered as he pulled me closer.

"What's wrong? What about this secret is tearing you apart?"

"It'll make you hate my whole family, even me."

"I could never hate you, Brie."

"You did." He looked confused.

"Brie, I don't understand." I let a tear fall out my eyes.

"I don't want to talk about this right now, Daniel." His eyes softened when he saw my tear. He kissed it softly.

"When are we gonna talk about it," he murmured against my cheek.

"When I'm ready. All of this is too much right now." He sighed.

"I don't like having this wedge between us."

"If you find out, there'll be more than a wedge between us. There probably won't even be an us anymore."

"Don't say that, I'll still love you. I'll always love you." I let myself sink into his arms.

"Can you stay the night," I asked softly. Once the words left my mouth, I kind of regretted them. What would we do? I mean Auntie wasn't gonna be home till tomorrow night. We'd be alone in my room, laying in a bed. I was still a virgin. I never even thought about doing it before but being in his muscular arms, feeling his body warmth made my body rethink it.

"Sure, let me finish walking you home first. I'll get a few stuff from my house and then I'll be right over," he said, starting to walk with his arm over my shoulders. I was happy that he kept letting go of the secret thing. He finished walking me to my house before pecking my lips and speeding back to his house. I unlocked and opened my front door. I walked in, shut the door and went up to my room. I went through my closet and drawers, looking for something that would make me look cute. I ended up with a black lace tank top with a dark pink half top with neon pink lettering, black shorts and my black converses. I curled my hair, making sexy waves. I also put on a little makeup. If we were gonna be here alone, might as well impress him a little bit. I heard a knock at my door. I opened it to see Daniel. He looked pissed off. "What's wrong," I asked, pulling him into the house. He shook his head, taking his hand out of mine.

"Nothing, Brie," he said.

"Oh, can I get you anything? Snack, drink?" He shook his head.

"Thanks anyway." He looked down at me and smirked. "You look hot," he said, his voice happy. I smiled.

"Glad you like it."

"Who you gettin' all sexy for," he asked, backing me up against a wall.

"Just my sexy behind boyfriend," I said, pulling his collar down so that his eyes were at my level.

"And who's this boyfriend of yours?"

"You."

"Mmm," he said, his lips attacking my neck. I could sense him sniffing the perfume I had on. "You smell good. Who's perfume?"

"Beyoncé's Heat."

"Mmm, it smells so nice on you." He started licking my neck. I let my head fall back, giving him more access. His tongue ran over a spot that was right in the middle of my neck that made me moan, my hands' grip on his collar tightening. He chuckled. "I think I found a weak spot."

"I don't think so," I said, pulling his head back up and attacking his lips. He kissed me back roughly but softly, his tongue going into my mouth. He picked up my legs, wrapping them around his waist, hoisting me up higher. My hands wandered into his quills, pulling on them. His hands rubbed my bare legs, making their way up closer and closer. He lifted me away from the wall and walked into the living room, laying me down on the couch. He laid on top of me, wrapping his arms around me. "I'm a little nervous," I confessed. He looked confused.

"What do you mean? We've made out before."

"I know, but we're laying down now and we're alone…" He looked even more confused.

"Yea, what's wrong with that?"

"What if our hormones get a little out of control?"

"Then we stop."

"What if I don't wanna stop?"

"Brie, we've only been going out for a few months, don't you think it's kinda early? Aren't you a virgin anyway?"

"I'm 17 and-"

"Brie, don't push your limit. I'm one too and I'm not trying to-"

"You can't be a virgin. Have you looked in the mirror lately?" He chuckled for a second.

"Brie, I just don't want you to regret it. Once it's gone, it's gone."

"I know but I love you and you love me. Everything will be okay."

"You love me?" I nodded, smiling sheepishly.

"I should've told you earlier but…"

"I don't know, Brie."

"If you don't want to then we don't-"

"I want you, Brie, but not in a way where it could ruin our relationship. Why do you want this all of a sudden?" I hesitated.

"My dad was never there for me. My mom doesn't give a crap about me. My aunt is drifting farther from me every day and I just need you. I need you more than anything. I know how pathetic I sound but I just need someone to love me."

"I do love you, Brie. I love you a lot."

"I know and I love you too. But I just want to do this with you, while you're still here." He nodded.

"Okay Brie. But if you ever want to stop, at any time, just tell me and I'll stop, okay?"

"Yea." He leaned up and ripped my half shirt. "Daniel," I said, surprised. He smirked.

"Didn't say I wasn't gonna be rough," he said, ripping the shirt off me and tossing it over his shoulder. I giggled as he kissed me again.

X

I woke up in my bed, my head snuggled into his exposed chest. My mind quickly went into alarm when I noticed my body was exposed as well but then all the events of last night flew into my mind. I relaxed and let myself melt into his arms. Last night had to be one of the best nights I've ever had. He was so gentle, so careful. Every kiss he laid on me made my heart moan since he kissed every inch of my body. I smiled to myself. I had given myself up to him and I'm happy about it. No girl can really do that but I did. I looked up at him to see that he was still sleeping. I pecked a soft kiss at his lips. He twitched but stay asleep. I started pecking kisses at his neck and chest. "Brie," he murmured drowsily.

"Hi," I said, smiling up at him. He smirked.

"Wow. Last night was-"

"Do you regret it," I asked, my smile falling. He shook his head.

"No. Do you?"

"No. I'm actually wishing for it to happen again." He chuckled.

"Again? Slow down there, Brie." I giggled.

"Sorry but it just felt so right."

"Did anything hurt at all?"

"Well you know when it first happened, but since I was a virgin, I was expecting it. But other than that everything was fine." He nodded.

"Alright," he said, pecking a kiss at my nose. "Are you hungry?"

"A little but I'll cook," I said, starting to sit up.

"No, just lay back down. Relax. I'll make breakfast, alright babe?" I nodded. He smirked. "I love you." I smiled.

"I love you too." He pecked my lips before getting out the bed, throwing on some pajama pants. He walked out the room and walked downstairs. I felt bad for lying to him but now I just hope that his dad's okay- or alive at the least.

Kay so kind of odd, confusing chap. There was a little time jump between the chap if some of you got confused but it wasn't that big and not alot happened.

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