Sonadow - The girl next door.

Chapter seven

The confession of a bat

Rouge stayed in her home for the rest of the day, still trying to decide if she should say something or not. She knew now what this Mephiles guy was like and didn't blame Shadow for running away from him. Rouge was sitting on the end of her bed looking to the ground with shame and guilt. Shame and guilt for giving Shadows location away to an evil insane monster who will no doubt come for Shadow and drag her away.

"I should say something but how should I go about telling?" Rouge whispered to herself now thinking hard on what to say.

After a couple of minutes Rouge stood up with a determined look in her eyes, she rushed out of her bedroom and towards the front door. She put a hand on the handle and froze as she remembered what Mephiles had said to her.

'I do believe you are one lucky bat…you are free to go but I wouldn't dare tell anyone what went on down here for I will give you hell before I kill you.'

'Remember not one word to anyone, including Shadow.'

"What do I do? If I say something then he will get me, if I don't then something bad will happen to Shadow…oh why the hell did I have to agree with Amy?" Rouge whispered as tears fell down her eyes.

Rouge took in deep breaths and composed herself, wiping her tears away quickly. There was no going back now and she knew it.

"I must tell. Maybe if I talk to Sonic first before telling Shadow, he might help me get through to her since they seem to becoming close." Rouge thought then opened her front door and stepped out into the evening air.

Rouge closed her door and took a deep breath then walked across the road. She stopped in front of Sonics house and gulped as she became nervous. Rouge looked around before proceeding to the blue hero's front door. She ran the bell and waited anxiously for an answer, looking around as she waited. Sonic finally opened the door as he continued to laugh at a joke Knuckles had said to him.

"Oh hay Rouge, come on in." Sonic cheerfully said with a smile and stepped to one side to allow entry.

Rouge gave him a nervous smile as she walked into his house. They went into the lounge where Knuckles and Tails were sitting. Seeing them here as well made Rouge even more scared to say what had happened to her and of her and Amy's plan. Rouge gave a sad smile and once again took in a deep breath.

"There is something I really need to say and before I do I need you all to know how deeply sorry I am for causing this." Rouge said as her eyes began to tear up.

"What are you talking about Rouge?" Sonic asked with a concerned tone and look as Rouge broke down in tears.

"I'm so sorry I really am, it was Amy's idea but I went along with it." Rouge began to say but was unable to continue as her sobs became hard with sorrow and guilt.

"Rouge just calm down and explain, we wont get mad." Knuckles calmly said as he stood up and walked over to the crying bat, putting a reassuring hand on her shoulder.

"Amy got really jealous of you always hanging out with Shadow and came up with this plan to make her leave. She told me Shadow was being very flirtatious with you Knuckles and that angered me so I agreed to help her in any way I could. W-we were the ones responsible for her house and the note. When we saw that didn't make her leave I went to find this Mephiles guy to tell him where Shadow was but it was a huge mistake. He…he…" Rouge said then more tears fell at the fresh memories and Mephiles haunting hands on her body and his sinister tone of voice as he threatened her.

"He did something to you didn't he?" Sonic frowned as he knew what Mephiles was like from what Shadow had told him.

"He dragged me into his mansion and down in some underground place. He forced me down and strapped me to some table. He tortured me for information then removed my clothes…he was going to rape me and would have done if he wasn't interrupted. He said I was going to be a practice run for when he comes for Shadow. He threatened to give me hell before killing me if I said anything. You would see the cuts and bruising if I wasn't covering them up with make-up and my clothes. I'm really sorry but Shadow is in danger, he's coming for her and he's going to take her away and do awful things to her." Rouge said as she tried to keep her self from breaking down again.

"So if you never went to find Mephiles then he would have no clue she was here?" Sonic frowned deeply at this and suppressed an angered growl at the bat in his home.

"Yes, I swear if I knew what he was like and how he treated Shadow then I would have never of went to him. Please let me help protect Shadow from him, he is a sick twisted monster and he has horrible plans for her." Rouge said with a very apologetic look, begging for forgiveness with her eyes.

"I know exactly what Mephiles is like and how he treated Shadow. She told me everything and I don't plan on having him come an inch near her." Sonic seriously said with a determined look in his eyes.

"You love her don't you?" Rouge softly said with a faint smile at Sonic.

"Yes I do and I'm willing to do anything to keep her safe. I don't deem what you did was the smartest thing in the world but I know you are regretful and very sorry. We just need to get Shadow to understand that. As for Amy well I'll deal with her once Mephiles is taken care of." Sonic said with a sincere tone and faintly smiled back at Rouge.

"For the record I am not interested in Shadow one bit. Yeah she is cool and all but I love someone even cooler and she is standing right next to me." Knuckles grinned as he spoke to Rouge, making her gasp out with happiness.

"You really mean that?" Rouge whispered as she teared up once again but this time from being happy.

Knuckles nodded and pulled Rouge into a secure hug. Rouge excepted the embrace and buried her head in Knuckles chest, feeling safe in his hold.

"Right now that is sorted, we need to go next door and tell Shadow everything. I'm sorry to say Rouge but you may end up on Shadows hate to death list, if she has one." Sonic grinned playfully as he teased a little.

"I really don't care, I just don't want her to be in Mephiles' claws." Rouge replied with a tired expression as she was being hugged.

"I'm sure Shadow will forgive you in time. She doesn't seem the time to hold a grudge." Tails smiled reassuringly at Rouge.

"Just don't expect to be besties for life when this is all over." Knuckles chuckled lightly as he broke the hug and placed a light kiss on Rouge's forehead.

"By any chance did Mephiles say when he was coming for Shadow?" Sonic asked as he and Rouge looked at each other.

"No he just said he was coming for her, it could be tonight, tomorrow or the next day. I just know he isn't going to wait long, he seems desperate to have her back." Rouge honestly replied with sad looking eyes.

As Rouge was at the start of her confession, Amy was looking out of her front room window and growled as she saw Sonic in front of Shadows door, knocking on it. She slammed the curtains shut with anger and stormed over to the sofa, jumping down on it.

"How is my plan not working? Shadow should have been long gone by now. I wonder if Rouge ever found this Mephiles guy and when will she be back for that matter?" Amy said to herself as she slouched in her seat, arms crossed with a deep frown on her muzzle.

"I need to come up with something else to drive her away, but what?" Amy sighed then curled up and stared at the switched off telly screen.

"Maybe I should call Rouge and see if she had any luck in finding Mephiles before I think of something else." Amy said to herself then got up and walked over to her telephone.

Amy put the phone to her ear and punched in Rouge's home number. She waited for a couple of minutes, listing to the ring dial then sighed as it went to voice mail.

"Hi Rouge it's Amy, could you give me a call when you get this message. Thanks bye." Amy said then put the phone down.

Amy frowned as she walked over to the closed curtains then peeped out after she parted them open slightly. She narrowed her eyes as she saw one of the up stairs lights, at the front of Shadows house, was on with the curtains drawn shut.

"She didn't have that light on earlier…I swear if she and my beloved are getting up to something in there together, I'm going to kill her painfully." Amy thought as she growled in anger.

Then Amy saw silhouettes in front of the closed curtains and it looked as if one of the two were roughly pinning the other against a wall near the side of the window. Then the more dominate one moved his face to the others neck and that other looked like she was enjoying the action, wrapping arms around and pulling him close. Amy was fuming as she watched the intense moment between who she believed was Sonic and Shadow.

"How dare she trick my boyfriend into getting intimate with her and roughly make out. Oh she is as good as dead. Wait until I get my hands on her, in fact I'm going right over there and bashing her brains in." Amy cried out in rage as she stepped away from the window and went to get her boots on.

Amy stormed out of her house and left her door wide open. She marched over to Shadows front door, hammer up high and began to bash the door in. She hammered and hammered until the door gave way and was flung off its hinges. Amy had a murderous look in her eyes as she made her way upstairs. All the hammering Amy did caused those next door to rush out and over to Shadows bashed in door, thinking the worse. Rouge gasped as she thought it was Mephiles who did that and the same went for the others as well. They all quickly ran in and saw Amy reach the top step.

"Amy what the hell?" Sonic called out in anger, getting the pink ones attention.

Amy spun around and gave a very shocked expression at seeing Sonic at the bottom of the stairs.

"I-if you are here than who is with Shadow? I saw you knock on her door no more than fifteen minutes ago." Amy said as the shock was still within her.

"What? Oh no, Shadow!" Sonic shouted out then ran up the stairs and passed Amy.

Everyone followed him and stopped out side the closed bedroom door next to a very angered looking Sonic. Sobbing could be heard from behind the room and faint whimpers that came with a pained yelp. Rouge was looking very guilty as she knew what was happening inside there, Mephiles was having his way with Shadow or leading up to it. Sonic didn't take another second and began to kick the door down with all of his strength. After the forth kick the door gave way and burst open ruthlessly, crashing against the wall. All was now still in the room as Mephiles stopped his actions on Shadow and turned his head to look at those who disturbed him.

"I warned you bat to keep your mouth shut." Mephiles glared at those in the doorway, mainly at Rouge who was being held protectively by Knuckles.

Mephiles had Shadow pinned up against the wall with only her bra on. Mephiles' claws were imbedded into Shadows shoulders and she was forced to wrap her arms around Mephiles' neck and legs around his waistline. Tears were streaming down Shadows cheeks as she looked up to the ceiling, refusing to give anyone eye contact. Embarrassment and shame ran throughout Shadows being as everyone had witnessed Mephiles' actions on her and it didn't help that he was still deep inside of her and refused to move.

"Get you dirty hands off of Shadow you sick bastard." Sonic shouted out as he shook with rage.

"She is my wife and I can do as I please with her. If you value your lives you will leave us to finish off before we return home." Mephiles sinisterly spoke with a dark look in his reptilian eyes.

"Wife? I fail to see a ring on Shadows finger." Sonic bitterly said through gritted teeth as he glared hatefully at the guy forcing himself onto the one he deeply loved.

Mephiles growled at him and put pressure on Shadows shoulders, making his claws go in a little deeper. This made Shadow whimper in pain and turn her head to look at the group in the door way.

"I-it's fine, just leave, please." Shadow weakly said as her tears never stopped falling down her flustered cheeks.

"It's consented so please just go." Shadow lied as she could see no one made any effort in leaving, her eyes begging them to leave before they got seriously hurt.

"No you are not fooling us." Sonic seriously said with anger in his eyes.

"Then we will and I wouldn't bother following us for you will all meet your deaths. That is your only warning." Mephiles chuckled darkly then teleported himself and Shadow away while he was still deep inside of her, back to his mansion and into the master bedroom.

Everyone was gob smacked when Mephiles vanished with Shadow in his grasp, no more so than Sonic. Sonic turned his head to look at Amy and growled at her with anger.

"I hope you know this is all your fault, you better stay away from me or there will be trouble." Sonic warned with rage in his voice, trying his hardest not to lash out at the now fearful looking pink hedgehog.