A/N: Parts that take place in the present are in bold.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
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Shadow of ARK
Chapter 7: Goodbye Big Sister
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"Shadow." Omega turned to the black hedgehog that was looking at the kitchen door thoughtfully.
"Yeah?" He asked looking at the robot.
"Why did you not finish the story about your second Halloween?" The hedgehog thought for a moment. "Sorry I forgot about it."
"Don't tell any stories without me!" Rouge ordered from the kitchen. The hedgehog stood and gestured for the robot to follow him. Together they walked into the kitchen.
"Happy now?" He asked, sitting at the table. She cave him a coy look and nodded.
"Whenever you're around." She smirked at the annoyed look he gave her. "Now finish you're story."
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Shadow followed Maria down the hallway. They had been trailing Mark and his family for an twenty minutes. Shadow was still confused as to why they were going to scare Mark, but he went with it regardless. When the family rounded a corner Maria turned to the ebony hedgehog.
"Okay Shadow, are you ready?" She handed him a squirt gun.
"Why are we doing this?" He held the gun awkwardly. He didn't like such things, they were too unwieldy and too large for him. She giggled mischievously.
"We're not being treated so we have to trick." With that they crept up behind Mark. "Dr. Mark?" She called. When the man turned around they unloaded their squirt guns on he, his wife, and his son. "Gotcha Mokie!" She said cheerfully to the boy with the mismatched eyes. Shadow waved to the boy as Maria pulled him along the hallway. He didn't miss the fact that the boy looked terrified of him.
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"That boy, that was the commander wasn't it?" Rouge asked as she flipped Shadow's burger.
"Yeah." Shadow traced patterns on the tablecloth. "Anyway that's not the end of the story."
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"Well that was…interesting." Shadow remarked to Maria as they walked to Gerald's office.
"Come on, you had fun and you know it!" She placed a hand on his head.
"Stop that." He removed her hand before giving her a small smile. "It was a little fun." She laughed at his reserved tone. As they approached the door they heard Gerald's voice over the intercom.
"Maria, Shadow, wait there for a minute." They did as he asked. After a minute Shadow grew impatient.
"Why are we-?" He was cutoff as the sprinkler system turned on above their heads, drenching them with water.
"Happy Halloween kids!" Gerald called from the door when it opened.
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Rouge was laughing lightly as she brought him his cheeseburger. She shook her head at the image of Shadow the Hedgehog pulling pranks. And then being pranked in return! She grinned at him widely.
"No." He said as she opened her mouth to speak. "Not a word." He calmly ate his burger in silence.
"That story was quite humorous Shadow." Omega said in his monotone voice, causing Rouge to laugh openly. The black hedgehog sighed.
"Even the robot laughs at me."
"Of course!" Rouge smiled wickedly. "You're hilarious." After that they sat in silence until she couldn't take it anymore. "Why don't you tell us another story?"
"Shouldn't you open that package?" He pointed at it. She grimaced.
"If I do will you tell me some more stories?" She gave him a sly look. He smiled softly and nodded.
"I'll tell you whatever you like." She shook her head at this strange behavior. She walked over to the coffee table and picked the package up. It was lighter than it looked. She opened it to find only a small card. It said "Enjoy!" in large red letters, on it were two hearts, one white and one black. She flipped it open and saw the words "Turn around." in a familiar hand writing.
"Hey Shadow-" She turned and gasped as she saw the ebony hedgehog kneeling before her. He was holding a small box in his hands. The box contained the most beautiful ring she had ever seen. He looked at her questioningly.
"Rouge the Bat will you-?" He was once again cutoff. She squealed and tackled him to the ground, her lips placed firmly against his. Omega looked at his only two friends.
"I believe that is a yes Shadow." He said, turning to do the dishes. Rouge pulled away from the stunned hedgehog, grinning widely.
"The tin-can is right." He smiled and placed the ring on her finger.
"Then let's make it official." He said as they kissed again.
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"Shadow…give them a chance to be happy…" And be happy yourself. She wasn't sure if he could here the last part. She hoped he could. Her last thoughts as she left this world were full of pure love. Goodbye little brother…
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A/N: That's it. This is finished. There may be a sequel.
