"W-where am I?!" she cried quietly. Her legs were numb, so she couldn't get up. She wanted to run. Her heart was pounding.
"Calm down. You're just in the preserve now."
That voice. That was Silver. Eve took another look around. She was still alone, so where was Silver?! Was the lavender female going crazy?
"Where are you, Silver?!" the female asked, shivering.
"I'm in the surveillance room and talking to you through a communication device on your neck," Silver stated.
Eve looked down at her neck. A small oval-like device was strapped onto her. It was like a collar you would see on a pet. The device blinked a small red light every few seconds. The plum hedgie began to calm down a bit.
"Why am I in the preserve now?! During the night?! And why did you drug me?! " she exclaimed, getting angry.
"Hey. Look, it wasn't my decision, okay? The director told us to get you in there and then told us to keep you asleep til you got there," Silver growled audibly.
Eve's ears lowered, "I didn't know, Silver. I'm sorry."
He sighed, It s fine, can you move yet?"
"Not really. I think my legs are asleep."
Silver was holding a microphone to his muzzle. He rubbed his forehead, watching the television screens closely. He switched to a new one every few seconds.
"Alright. Just keep your voice down. There're other animals on that island too, you know?" Silver said.
"O-okay. Um... Is Blaze there?" Said the lilac female on one of the screens, timidly.
"No, I told her to get some sleep, so it's just me," the ivory hedgehog replied through the device.
Eve tried to stand up but stumbled down to her knees. She sat back down.
"Well, that didn't work. Guess I have to wait a little longer," Eve sighed.
Silver chuckled over the communicator. She giggled too, then stopped.
"So, Silver, what do I do? You know, now that I'm here?" Eve questioned.
Silver cleared his throat, "Well...um..." In one of the screens he saw a black blur racing from one to the next. The blur was racing to the area with Eve. The ivory hedgehog's eyes widened, "Ah, hell! Eve, whatever you do, stay calm. Don't scream," he ordered.
"W-what do you mean?!" she squeaked.
"Because he's-," he was cut off when a branch was snapped, and a large figure stepped out of the vegetation facing the lavender female," here...,"he finished, dropping to a whisper.
She let out a gasp when she saw him. Not of fright but surprise. The creature was wolf-like in form but had a certain something of a hedgehog. His coat was a sleek midnight imbedded with crimson streaks on his up-turned quills and rising on his arms and legs. He had a large snowy white tuft of fur on his chest. However, his eyes were what drew Eve's attention to him. They were a deep ruby and were intensely on her. Watching her.
He started to tread closer to the lavender hedgehog, ears laid back. As if expecting her to scream so he was protecting his ears. He stopped only a foot in front of the plum female.
No barring of the fangs. No growling. Just watching the female before him. He sat down slowly, in fear that she would startle. He blew air out of his nostrils like he was sighing.
She blinked. Slightly confused on what was happening at that point in time. This creature or he as Silver had referred to, walked over to her and sat down. In front of her. He seemed to relax once he was in arms' distance from her.
"U-um..." His ears perked up, eyes moved to meet hers, "So, you're friendly? Not going to hurt me?" she asked, timidly. Her ears lowered, he was intimidating.
He got back up on all fours and slowly, slower than before, closed the distance between them. The ebony male pressed his nose to her cheek. She giggled, it was moist and cold like a dog's would be.
The lilac hedgehog giggled quietly, "H-hey, that tickles..." she said, gently pushing his muzzle away with one hand and the other behind her, keeping her balanced.
The crimson-splashed hedgewolf led out an approving grunt before beginning to sniff her. He placed his front paws on either side of her, preventing her from escaping. Eve shivered and shut her eyes as the midnight-clad male protruded into her space. She kept placing her hands back to get farther from the intrusive male, until she fell backwards onto her back.
The ebony beast snorted like it was amusing to him. He looked over her for a moment and then resumed his sniffing. The crimson-splashed male stopped over the cleft of her neck and breathed in deeply. He opened his jaws slightly; her scent was intoxicating to him. The lilac female under him let out a whimper.
The hedgewolf drew back on his position of her neck. He looked into sapphire eyes, letting a pleading grunt escape his throat. Eve looked up at the dark male, she felt bad now. Guilty. But of what?
The crimson-eyed beast narrowed his eyes, focusing entirely on Eve's neck. A deep growl rumbled in his throat, the plum hedgie shrank back, ears lowered submissively. He was friendly earlier, if not curious. But now. He barred his fangs slightly, then looked up furiously at a tree nearby. He was flexing his claws in the earth near the female's shoulders. His fur ruffed to the point of him looking much bigger.
"What's w-wrong?" Eve stuttered, on the verge of tears.
Deep red crimson eyes turned back to Eve. The growling was still there but much softer. The ebony hedgewolf raised his right paw over Eve and...
Eve closed her eyes, getting ready for the inevitable.
Slash!
Sapphire eyes opened slowly, unsure what just happened. The midnight male tilted his head and angled his ears, confused by Eve's actions. In the paw he had swiped over the plum female was the communicator that she had used previously with Silver.
The one that was around her neck.
"Shit," Silver exclaimed, over the device, "Shadow give the communicator back to her!"
The beast, now known as Shadow, glared at the device and crushed it within his paw. He snorted. The crimson-splashed male looked back at Eve.
"So, your name is Shadow?" Eve questioned, not really expected an answer.
The ruby-streaked hedgebeast nodded. Eve blinked. Shadow lifted his paw, motioning the lilac female to give her name. She jumped, "Oh! My name! I'm Eve Roslia."
The onyx male gave a rumble of approval, as he nuzzled the side of her cheek. Eve blushed slightly. Her eyes then began to droop, and she let out a yawn. She was tired and what all just happened, who could blame her. Shadow got up and nuzzled Eve, telling her to get up. She did and realized that Shadow's head went to her shoulders. He must've been twice her height if he stood up on his hind legs. He signaled her to his back.
"You want me to get on your back?" the female asked. He grunted his answer. Carefully, she climbed on, and they were off.