Author's Note: Yeah, I didn't continue on this story for a while, it was after reading a review by this guy.

Shadow Stalkr: Have a nice abuse free day? Damn dude, you just threw every flaw I had right in my face. Nice abuse-free day? Jesus Christ have mercy on my soul.

Yeah, either way, here is chapter four of these children love.

Chapter 4: Team Dark Gets Suspicious

The next day, Cream woke up. It was not a pretty day for her like every other day used to be. She felt different then she used to, a lot less open, and a lot more fearful. She didn't even take a bath until she was certain that no one would sneak in and get her while she was bathing. Only when she believed she was safe was when she opened the door to the bathroom and, after closing it behind her and locking it, stripped herself. From there, she got into the tub. Cream was not very different under her clothing then she was with it on. Her breasts weren't really that big, yet that bird from before had enjoyed them. Her legs were not that long, but he still took them apart. Between her legs, she wasn't that hot, but he fancied she was wet and moist. He had scared her with all the lustful talk from before and she couldn't get his evil sounding voice out of her head.

When she came down, it was with her regular clothes, but she had a morbid look on her face. Vanilla looked at her coming down and frowned, looking concerned. "Cream... Are you ok honey?" She knew that Cream was probably upset about being grounded from Cheese and Chocola for a while, but Cream never looked this down, even when she was grounded, leaving Vanilla worried about Cream's health.

"I'm fine mother," Cream said, but she sounded morbid, cryptic, and otherwise out of character. Vanilla could've sworn that wasn't Cream if it wasn't for the way she looked. Vanilla decided to brush it off as a phase for now, but it still concerned her because Cream was usually full of sunshine even on the darkest days. Now it was as if the darkness had taken over her mind.

Cream walked out of the house without eating any breakfest, saying she was gonna go over to a friends house. But when she got outside, however, she wandered aimlessly. It could've been by a stroke of luck that Rouge was passing by and saw the little rabbit with her head facing towards the pavement. ( ) "Hey Cream. You ok?" Rouge asked.

"I'm fine," Cream said, but Rouge could tell that it was a lie. It didn't take years of experience as a government agent to tell that Cream, a usually happy girl, didn't sound very happy.

"You sure don't sound ok. What's wrong? You can tell me," Rouge said.

"Leave me alone! I don't want to say, ok?!" Cream yelled ( )

Rouge jumped back, kinda shocked at her words. What had happened to her? Was it just a phase? After all, Cream was pretty young. Rouge wasn't even sure if she went through puberty yet. "Ok, ok, sorry," Rouge said

"I just... don't want to burden you with my problems," Cream said, looking down at the ground.

"Aw come on Cream. Just because I'm a government agent doesn't mean anything. I mean look at Shadow, he''s a stiff, but I bet he'd help you through whatever it is you're going through, so what makes you think I wouldn't? You can trust me Cream," Rouge said.

"I... I'm sorry," Cream said, then walked off sobbing softly to herself. Rouge saw her go and frowned. Something was wrong. She could tell Cream wasn't acting the way she used to. As if on cue, Tails appeared.

"Hey, have you seen Cream anywhere?" he asked.

"Uh... yeah. She went into that store over there. Tails, do you know what happened to Cream? Amy said something bad had happened, but she didn't go any further, saying it was probably best that she tell me herself," Rouge said.

"If I told you, it would be hurting Cream's feelings more then they already are. Sorry Rouge, but until Cream is ready to say, you'll only have to guess," Tails said.

"Well... could you at least convince her to say? I mean, we have the right to know, don't we?" Rouge asked.

"Yeah. Team Sonic and Amy already know. Once Cream's ready to speak, I'll let her drop it to you, your team, and the Chaotix Team, who will probably want to help when they find out... Rouge, could you talk to Shadow for me?" Tails asked.

"Um... sure... why?" Rouge asked.

"I want to learn how to shoot accurately. Masahiro's been teaching me how to use a gun well, but if I miss, it doesn't do me any good. I want to know if maybe Shadow will teach me," Tails said.

"Oh... sure... I'll ask him about that then," Rouge said, knowing Shadow was an expert with guns, remembering the time they saved the world from the Black Comet and the Black Arms, Shadow fighting Black Doom himself.

"Thanks Rouge," Tails said, then walked into the store Cream was in. Rouge just shook her head and walked back to her house. Omega and Shadow were there. The house was big enough to support them and Rouge was making a heavy paycheck, but it's not like Shadow and Omega weren't help. And Shadow had a hero's pass for free things since the time he was seen a hero, which was a while before the time of the Black Arms. Omega didn't need anything, but he helped Rouge on government assignments as well.

"Greetings Rouge," Omega said.

"Hey. Guys, something's wrong with Cream," Rouge said.

"Like what?" Shadow asked, leaning back against the wall. He may have seemed heartless, but he had his soft spots, and there was one for sweet, quiet children like Cream, though not for hyperactive, noisy children like Charmy.

"I don't know, but she wasn't acting like herself. You know she's a little ball of sunshine, right?" Rouge asked.

"Affirmative. Cream shows the emotion of happiness 24 hours, 7 days a week. She hardly ever emotes sadness," Omega said.

"Yeah, well that wasn't the case this time. She seemed dark and moody and when I asked what was wrong, she yelled at me, told me that she didn't want to tell me anything, and just left sobbing. She told me she didn't want to burden me with her problem when I asked what happened," Rouge asked.

"That's not like Cream. You sure it was her?" Shadow asked.

"Yup," Rouge said.

"Sadness is a common emotion. Cream may be experiencing it for a reason. She also may be going through mood swings, PMS..." Omega could've continued on, but Rouge's glare shut him down... metaphorically speaking.

"Where did you get all this from Omega?!" Rouge snapped.

"I have done some research in my spare time and have come upon these subjects as well as various others," Omega said.

"Shadow, were you in on this?" Rouge asked.

"Tch, why would I care about something like PMS and what it means? I'm not even gonna have to deal with it. I just went out and started gun training again," Shadow said.

"As usual... Hey, that reminds me. I ran into Tails at the store too. He wanted to learn how to shoot accurately, said that Masahiro was teaching him how to use guns well," Rouge said.

"Why would Tails want to learn how to use guns?" Shadow asked.

"Maybe it has something to do with the thing Cream won't tell us," Rouge said.

"If it's that bad, then I'll teach Tails how to shoot guns accurately, but I want some information on what happened to Cream. Rouge, do whatever you have to, spy on Cream, start a conversation, just find out what happened," Shadow said.

"You could ask nicely," Rouge grumbled.

"Mission Objective confirmed. Find source of Cream's suffering," Omega said.

"Right. Well, I'll see what I can do Shadow. If I find anything, I'll let you and Omega know," Rouge said.

"Good... Thanks Rouge," Shadow said.

"Did I just hear the great Shadow say thanks?" Rouge joked.

"Yes. You did," Shadow said.

"So serious all the time. Ok, see ya later," Rouge said, then walked out the door.

Shadow shook his head. "What a pain."

End Chapter

I hear about shit like PMS too much, lol... Just review and spare me the humiliation please.