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Blood Lust Chapter 7

I looked at the beautiful hedgehog before me. As I stared at his eyes, I noticed they were back to crimson. Weird.

Shadow looked to be in pain. He was holding his breath while looking at me. Did I, like, smell or something? I didn't think so.

"Hi, Shadow." I tried to say this as calmly as possible. Not very easy. He motioned for me to follow him, and I did. After a few minutes of silence, I decided to talk.

"Can you answer some....questions for me?" I asked.

"Depends." He said smoothly.

"Why did you want me to come here?" I breathed. Hoping he would answer.

"Next."

"What?" I asked.

"I choose not to answer." I sighed. Should've seen that coming.

"Okay," I glared at him. That reminded me of something, "Why have you been avoiding me lately?"

"I told you," He looked at me, well, glared is probably better, "it's just safer."

"How."

"I can't tell you."

I groaned. I wasn't going to get many answerers tonight, was I?

"My turn," He said interrupting my train of thought, "why do you care do much if I ignore you?" He smirked at my blush.

"Next." I repeated his earlier answer, grinning.

"How can you trust me so...so easily? Don't I frighten you at all?" He asked. His smirk was gone. Eyebrows creased together.

"I just do trust you. You know, before you started evading me, we were pretty good friends." I told him bluntly.

"Aren't you scared?"

"I'm not afraid of you." He glared at me.

"You should be."

"Why?" I was confused now. Didn't he want a friend?

"You are being so ignorant! I'm dangerous, Rose. Don't you get that at all? I could...I could kill you." He said. I almost laughed.

"Shadow, Sonic can kill me, Knuckles can kill me, hell, Tails probably could, and they haven't. You think after fighting evil for so many years, I wouldn't be that afraid." I told him this like it was the most obvious thing in the world. But I was right, a lot of people we know could kill me, and I'm still here, aren't I? Yes, I was. Why was he being so...so difficult?

"I'm more dangerous. No one you have ever met is more dangerous then I am. Everything we have ever fought have been absolutely nothing compared to what I can do. Why don't you understand? Can you honestly be this...this stupid?" He asked, incredulously.

I glared at him, but didn't answer. I walked forward. I didn't even know we stopped.

He reached out to touch me, but stopped. I wasn't going to bite, Jesus.

"Wait, Rose, I am just trying to protect you." I glared again. He was starting to piss me off.

"Well, you know what, Shadow? I don't need anyone looking out for me. I'm a big girl now, I can take care of myself! I don't need you, or anyone else for that matter, to look out for me. I hate it when people always think of me as the 'damsel in distress'. I might have been that way before, I know I have, but I've changed."

He looked speechless. Heh, good. Maybe that will stop everyone from thinking of me like that. I am independent. I didn't need a "knight and shining armor" to sweep me off my feet.

"I know," Shadow stated, looking down, "I know you are independent, and strong, and beautiful, and grown up. I understand that. But if you really knew what was going on, you would understand."

"Then tell me, Shadow, tell me why I should understand why you've been ignoring me and making me feel like shit. 'Cause, guess what, you're right, I don't understand." I turned again, planning to walk off.

He grabbed my wrist.

"Rose-" he cut himself short, at that moment, wind blew by. My hair blew with it.

He stared at me, eyes glowing. Like I was something to eat. He clenched his teeth.

"Shadow, Shadow, what is it?" I asked. All previous anger gone.

He glared and pounced at me with his teeth showing.

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I liked that chapter.

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