Chapter 7: Lancelot's Argument

He closed the king's door behind him and went to Shadic's room. Lifting his arm, he knocked a few times and waited for a response.

"Who is it?" Shadic asked.

"Lancelot, Your Highness. Are you doing all right?"

"I...I'm fine. Please, come in." Lancelot opened the door and went into the prince's room. He stopped and bowed. Shadic smiled, motioning for him to stand up. "Why are we doing this, Lancelot? I don't want to hate my father."

"I don't want to hate the king, either. But it's the way things have always been between werewolves and vampires. I doubt there is anything we can do to change that."

"So because of that, we'll always hate each other?"

Lancelot nodded. "Your father is not who he used to be, Shadic. He is a monster, and we are his enemies from now on. Now, the king wants me to take care of you from now on. Is that okay, my prince? You are the rightful heir to the throne, anyway."

Shadic nodded.

"Then I shall be your personal guard from now on." Lancelot knelt before him, bowing down.

Shadic chuckled and nodded as Lancelot stood up. Sonic walked into Shadic's room, looking at him hesitantly. "How are you doing?"

"We're fine," Shadic said with a forced smile on his face. "I'm sorry about earlier."

Sonic shook his head, smiling. "It's all right. You were just upset by the whole situation. I'm sorry for attacking you, as well."

Shadic hesitated, then nodded. He looked away, knowing they would still hate one another.

"Maybe it's best if we...don't...see each other that often..." Sonic hated the idea of not being close to his son. As a result, his suggestion came out hesitantly.

Shadic's eyes widened. He hated that idea, but it was probably for the best. "Why?" He asked. "As I told you before, I came here to see you, and to spend time with you."

"I don't like the idea either. We could try to spend as much time together as we can stand."

"We can do that."

"I know it won't. But if we don't try, we'll probably hate ourselves as well."

Shadic smiled and nodded. "Then we'll do that."

Sonic smiled as well but then caught his son's scent and hissed, frowning. "I'm sorry, but I need to go now."

"Okay. I'll see you later."

Sonic smiled and left. Shadic sighed and turned to Lancelot. "So...I guess I'm ruling now. Can you help?"

"Of course. It's not too hard." Lancelot and Shadic went to the throne room. "Just sit in the throne, and I'll help you from there."

Shadic nodded. "I'm just ruling during the day, though. Sonic said he'd do it at night."

Lancelot smiled and began to instruct Shadic. Shadic paid close attention to Lancelot, shifting in his seat as he half hoped something would happen. Once Lancelot finished telling Shadic what to do, he smiled and bowed to the prince. A few minutes later, Sonic walked in and saw the two werewolves.

"I'm assuming you're going to feed?" Shadic asked his dad.

Sonic nodded. Lancelot looked at him. "Are you still planning on getting married?"

Lancelot thought it was a good thing he was leaving soon, but he was curious. Sonic smiled and nodded. "When are you going to propose?"

The king shrugged. He wasn't really sure; he would have to make a move on Percival, first, and confess his feelings. "I'll figure that out after I feed. Make sure he does his job well."

"I will," Lancelot said, bowing. Sonic nodded and walked out of the castle. Lancelot hesitated; even if he hated Sonic now, he still held respect and loyalty for him as the king.

"Lancelot," Shadic said. "What's the cause of this hatred between werewolves and vampires?"

He looked over at Shadic. "I'm not exactly sure. We'd have to look into it."

The prince nodded and sighed. "Do you hate Sonic?" He asked.

"Unfortunately. But I still hold respect and loyalty for him."

"Did you...hate him before he became a vampire, or is this hatred for him simply because he's a vampire now?"

"Most of my hatred is because he's now a vampire." Lancelot sighed.

Shadic hesitated and nodded. "I feel the same way."

Lancelot gave Shadic a small smile. "You still love him, at least."

"Yes, of course I do. He's my father."

"Who's your mother?" Lancelot hoped he wasn't overstepping his boundaries.

Shadic hesitated. "His name is Shadow."

Lancelot frowned. 'He'? The knight hesitated and spoke.

"How can a male be your mother?" Lancet hoped the young prince didn't take offense to his hesitant question.

"My parents...are gay," Shadic said.

Lancelot frowned even more. That wasn't something he wanted to hear but he continued speaking anyway, an obvious disappointment to his voice. "The king is gay? Then you aren't really their child." Lancelot thought it was a fine observation.

Shadic looked at him, stunned and offended. Tears began to come to his eyes. "How...how can you say that? Of course I'm their child!"

Lancelot brushed his response off; he'd have to talk to the king about this new development. "How were you born, then, if your parents are both male?"

Shadic's body started shaking as the tears fell down his cheeks. Sobs escaped him as he tried to speak. "I...I...they are my parents!" he yelled. The fact that he was eighteen didn't matter to him right now.

"How?" Lancelot asked, not caring that he had offended the prince. "Usually it takes a male and female to give birth."

Shadic continued sobbing and told him. "I think one of them changed to a female for a while. I'm not sure." Shadic sniffed, trying to stop crying.

"Really? Was it Sonic?"

Shadic nodded, still sobbing. "Y...yes. He can still change into one also."

Lancelot nodded and then frowned again; even so, they were still gay and that didn't really make Shadic their true son, in his opinion. He cleared his throat and spoke to the prince. "That makes me right, then. You can't truly be their son in that case."

Shadic looked at him, still stocked. He stood up, glaring at Lancelot, and began to yell. "HOW DARE YOU!" Shadic yelled. "OF COURSE I'M THEY'RE SON! JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE GAY DOESN'T...DOESN'T..."

He began to shake as tears came down his face. Shadic started to sob an ran off towards his room, crying loudly, just as Sonic walked in. He looked at his son and then at Lancelot. The king sighed and walked up to his knight, knowing that he had something to do with this, then spoke.

"What did you say to him?"

"I told him that...because you and Shadow are gay, he cannot truly be your son."

Sonic's eyes widened and he gasped, then snarled, showed his fangs, and shouted angrily at Lancelot. "Do you realize how much you just hurt him? How could you tell him that?" Sonic wanted to slap the knight, but he knew that probably wouldn't be a good idea.

"My King, I just wanted to..."

Sonic slapped him and shouted at the top of his lungs. "I wanted you to take care of him! Did that look like taking care of him to you?" Sonic's ears were pinned back, and a fearsome snarl had taken over his expression.

Lancelot frowned. "No, but when he told me his 'mother' was a male...it's wrong. You can't be his father if you are. It doesn't work that way."

The vampire bared his fangs, snarling at the werewolf, and continued to scream. "It worked for us! What is your problem with that? Never mind, I don't care! If I love Shadow, then it shouldn't matter!"

Sonic stormed past Lancelot. He'd spent enough time yelling at the knight. Seeing his son so upset had filled him with the urge to run and comfort him. As he walked, he closed his eyes, willing his form to change to a female's. Sonic kept walking as the change took place. His chest changed, growing into a pair of breasts that weren't too large or small. The insides if his body also changed, causing a slight pause in his step. The bottom half of his body changed to a female's as well, hips growing to match the rest of her body. Her thighs grew out as well as her calves. Sonic hurried the rest of the way to Shadic's room and threw open the door.

Shadic was on his bed, crying painfully. He looked up, tears flowing from his eyes, and looked at Sonic. "Why?" He asked. "Why did Lancelot say those awful things to me?"

Sonic smiled and hugged her son. "He doesn't understand." Sonic sat beside him on the bed, pulling him up against her. "It's all right." Sonic rubbed his back as she spoke.

Shadic nodded but continued to cry, looking up at her. "Why are you a female now?" He asked, confused on his dad's transformation. "I don't mind that you are, I'm just curious."

"Sometimes, I feel like I should be female when I'm acting motherly about you."

Shadic smiled. "Thanks, mom," he said, hugging her. Sonic smiled, but wondered why Lancelot would say those things to her son. Were the other knights going to act like this as well?

"I just hope the others don't agree with his opinion." Sonic gave Shadic a kiss on the forehead. "Do you want me to stay here with you?"

The prince was wary of Sonic now being a vampire but decided to let her stay anyway.

Sonic kept rubbing Shadic's back, doing her best to ignore the pesky instinct telling her to attack him. Soon, both of them had fallen asleep.