Sorry for the delay, I had a bit of writer's block with how I wanted to end the chapter.

The poll is officially closed!

The results are:

Change it: 2

Indifferent: 1

Don't change it: 1

:D Looks like the relationship will change! Thanks to the few people who voted! I still need to pick the new title of the story, so it may be one or two more chapters before that happens. Though, since the relationship will slowly change, it doesn't really matter right now.

: I know you're not that evil, I just like to mess with you. Though, you saying "kinky" did get on my nerves… How was it a cliffhanger? Puppy Shadow fell asleep before he could hear the rest of the conversation.

SilverLuna77: Sonic's yelling because he feels angry at Werehog, and helpless about not being able to prevent Shadow from being abused. You'd be surprised about Sonic. Have you seen Sonic X episode 67? And it's not really him that Shadow's afraid of; it's just natural to react like that to anyone after what he's going through. Werehog taking over forever…I'm not sure if I should actually have that happen or not.

Wolf'sBreath92: Thanks! Glad you like it!

Neji Hyuga720: You're not the first person to say "poor shadow" and I doubt you'll be the last ;)

HyperShanic01: Gomen, but you lose! The relationship will change. You said yourself at one point (while we were in class) that Sonic would make a good dad, so why did you vote "don't change it"? Oh, well. I haven't watched 'Night of the Werehog' since you showed it to me. I think they were brighter 'cause of the moonlight. What? Didn't you like the dance?

Warning: Slight killing of humans in this chapter, but it's not too descriptive.

Disclaimer: If I owned anything to do with them, Shadow would've been in "Sonic Unleashed".

Chapter 9

He woke up when he heard his 'oni-nii scream. Blinking, he saw his 'oni-nii holding his head. Was his 'oni-nii fighting Were-san? Looking at the sky, he saw that the sun was going down.

"I won't…let you win…Werehog!"

The dark light covered his 'oni-nii, but some of the bright light was there too. What was going to happen?

When - was it his 'oni-nii? Or Were-san? He didn't know. – opened his eyes, he saw the color of his 'oni-nii's eyes in one eye…but only a little. The rest, and the other eye, was the color of Were-san's eyes.

He got up, but whimpered when pain went through his paw. The one he'd bitten.

"Pathetic. Can't handle a little pain, runt?"

He tensed. "W-Were-s-san?"

"Did you honestly think I would lose to a pathetic weakling like Sonic?"

"I'm not weak, you bastard!"

What should he say?

Before he could think of what to say, he was hit in the face hard enough to knock him to the ground. "Answer me, runt!"

He didn't know what to say. He reached up to rub his hurting muzzle, only to be hit again. "You're trying my patience, runt! Answer me!"

"Shadow…"

He looked into the eye that had the little color of his 'oni-nii's eyes. When he heard Were-san growl, he looked away, but it didn't stop Were-san from grabbing him by the throat.

He struggled, 'cause Were-san was choking him, but both the collar, and Were-san's grip tightened.

"LET GO OF HIM, DAMN IT!"

"Why should I? If you care so much, just try and stop me."

"Glad to."

All of a sudden, Were-san dropped him, snarling and holding his head the way his 'oni-nii did. After making sure not to land on his hurt paw, and getting his breath back, he watched the eyes change color.

He thought his 'oni-nii was going to win, seeing the eyes stay the color of his 'oni-nii's, but then they changed back to Were-san's. This time, there wasn't any color from his 'oni-nii's eyes.

He looked at the ground. He really thought his 'oni-nii would win.

"Disappointed, runt?"

Not sure what to say, he only nodded.

"Get used to it. Now, let's focus on something else, shall we? Your earlier attempt to run."

"I-I w-wasn't-"

He didn't get to finish because he got hit in the face again. "Don't lie to me, runt! You were trying to escape!"

Why didn't Were-san believe him?! "I wasn't! Honest!"

He was grabbed by the throat and being choked again. "Watch your tone with me, runt!"

He tried to pull Were-san's paw away, but it didn't work. It was getting hard to breathe! He felt his Chaos Energy building up. No, not now! But it was too late, he needed to release it.

The collar tightened, and he was thrown into a tree. "Don't even think about it, runt!"

After hitting the tree, he fell to the ground. He yelped when he landed on his hurt paw, then tried to get his breath back.

When he heard Were-san coming towards him, he tensed and got up, not standing on his hurt paw.

"Were-san, please…I-I wasn't tryin' to run."

"Enough lies! I know you were trying to run! The collar, when I'm not in control, punishes you for me if you try to escape!"

"Wasn't tryin' to. I was chasing a bug, trying to catch it."

"You mean like this?"

Were-san snarled and leapt at him, stopping right in front of him, fangs bared inches from his face. He fell back, and Were-san laughed. "Scared, runt?"

He didn't want Were-san to know, but he was. "N-No." The collar tightened more.

He was grabbed by the throat and thrown into a tree again. "You're a fool, runt, to keep lying to me."

Looking at the ground, his ears lowered. Why did he keep making Were-san mad?

He waited for Were-san to start punishi- no, no, beating him. Abusing him. Nothing happened.

He looked up, and saw that…Were-san was gone!

Blink.

Were-san left?

Blink.

Were-san left.

Eyes widen.

Were-san left!

He started feeling happy, but it went away.

He was alone.

Alone like he was in the hole. He didn't want to be alone again!

He whimpered. He thought of looking for Were-san, but then Were-san might get mad at him for leaving. And, he remembered his past self said that the collar would keep him from leaving until Were-san called.

He had to stay.

He wanted to go.

What should he do? If he howled, Were-san would…

"Kid?"

He jumped. He nearly forgot about his past self.

"Sorry, didn't mean to scare you. I've been resting the whole time. Putting you to sleep took a lot of my energy."

"Oh.

"So, from what I've felt, nothing too bad has happened to you yet, right?"

"Right…"

"Okay, this is something I don't understand. He's making your life hell, yet you want to go after him? He certainly doesn't treat you the way Sonic does."

Why did he want to go after Were-san? Because he didn't want to be alone?

"He…he may not be like 'oni-nii…but he's still…part of 'oni-nii."

"So, it's because of the connection that you want to go after him? So that, in a sense, you'd be with Sonic?"

"Uh-huh…"

"Out of all the reasons I've heard in my life, that is by far the worst! I know the collar won't allow it, but…you should still fight back. If it means getting abused more, then that's another reason you should fight back! If you fight enough, he'll stop once he sees you're determined enough to stand up to him. Or it could become much worse."

He tensed. Worse? He didn't want that to happen, but…if he fought, would…would Were-san stop thinking he was weak?

He didn't get to say anything, because the collar started pulling. Was Were-san calling?

"You'd better hurry up and go, kid. Wait too long, and you'll feel the same pain you felt earlier."

Since his paw was still hurt, it was hard going where the collar was pulling him, 'specially since it sometimes pulled hard enough to make him fall to the ground.

When he got to Were-san, he saw that now they were near a city.

"Westopolis again, huh? I'm surprised they managed to rebuild it after the invasion."

"You would recognize the city, wouldn't you?"

Even his past self was surprised. How did Were-san know?

"Confused? I've known about the old Shadow for some time."

"What are we doing here, Were-san?"

"It's time you learned the dark side of life."

"Tch, you're already learning that from him, kid."

"Why?"

He was hit in the face again, in the same place as the other times. His muzzle was still hurting a lot, and this made it worse. "Don't question me, runt! Just do it!"

"But…the collar…" He tugged on it, only to have it tighten a little.

"Are you deaf? I gave you permission to go! You can go into the city without me being near!" (A/N: I mean no offense to anyone who is deaf)

"S-Sorry. W-What do I-I h-have to d-do?"

"If I know Werehog, you probably won't like the idea of it."

"All you have to do is be seen by them. You must stay there until sunrise without getting injured, or else I'll make any injuries you receive seem painless."

"Looks like I was right."

He didn't say anything. He couldn't.

Were-san growled. "Do you enjoy pissing me off, runt?"

He shook his head.

Were-san picked him up by the scruff, "Then GO!" and threw him towards the city.

He didn't land in the city, but it was close. When he landed, he fell on his hurt paw, and he also heard a cracking sound. He almost screamed.

"Even I felt the bone crack…Damn, I still don't have enough energy to project myself in order to heal you. Sorry, kid."

It hurt to move his wrist, but he still got up. It really hurt as he walked to the city. When he was about to enter, he stopped, suddenly feeling afraid.

"You know…he said we had to let them see us, but he never said we had to be in the center of the city. Stay at the outskirts. It'll be easier to get out of the city at sunrise."

"Outskirts?"

"The entrance of the city. Where we are now."

He went a little more into the city, still feeling afraid. The humans, at first, didn't notice him, but when they did, they looked like they…hated him.

He stopped and whimpered. Why were they looking at him like that?

"After the invasion…well, they thought I was on the bad side, so even though I saved everyone…there are some who still resent me. It doesn't bother me, though. I'm used to it."

He heard a weird click, and looked at what made it. He really shouldn't have.

BANG!

He screamed and dodged the thing that came towards him. He wasn't sure why, but he was…afraid and angry. He felt his Chaos Energy building, then saw it swirling.

"make them pay, must make them pay…must make them suffer…must kill…get revenge…make them suffer…"

Growling…he was growling. He knew he couldn't win…but he wanted to…kill.

He let go of his control over his Chaos Energy, and it went for the humans.

He couldn't do much 'cause of his paw, but he still leapt at some of them, going for their throats.

There was blood. A lot of blood. After a while, though, he got really tired. It was then…that he noticed the rest of the humans…still alive. He couldn't get up. They were coming closer!

"Kid, move! Before they-"

What they would do, he wouldn't find out. He was grabbed by the scruff and pulled away. He thought it was Were-san, 'cause it was still night, but…didn't Were-san say he had to stay?

"Shadow."

"'oni-nii…?"

"Sonic? How did you regain control?"

"When I heard the gunshot…I knew what Werehog did. I fought him like crazy. When I got to the city, I saw everything that happened."

"I thought you usually aren't aware of everything that goes on while Werehog is in control."

"Yeah, well, he 'let me' see what was going on, but when he did, you two were most likely already in Westopolis."

"That isn't like him…"

"I'm just glad I got there before anything else could happen."

"So am I…"

His 'oni-nii stopped and sat down. "I've got to clean the blood off you, pup. There isn't any water nearby, so I'm gonna have to groom you myself."

He was still tired, but he squirmed. He didn't want a bath.

"…If there isn't any water, then wouldn't it be a good idea to look for some?"

"By then, the blood would be dry, and it's easier to get blood off while it's still fresh."

"And? Sonic, you know he'll protest against a bath. Some kids are like that."

"He's already protesting. And this is the easier way. I'm actually glad it's still nighttime, otherwise I would have to find water."

His 'oni-nii was still holding him, so he couldn't try to get away. "'oni-nii, d-don't w-want a b-bath…"

"Would you rather go around covered in blood?"

He shook his head.

"I thought so."

His 'oni-nii held him with one arm, and started licking the blood off. He still wanted to get away, but his wrist still hurt.

It wasn't too long before his 'oni-nii stopped licking. "There, pup, it's over. The blood's gone." His 'oni-nii put him on the ground.

"Sonic, you might want to take a look at his wrist."

"Why, what happened?"

"We…didn't exactly walk to Westopolis. Werehog threw us towards the city. I felt the bone break. Since it's the same hand he bit, you wouldn't have really noticed if he was walking."

"I don't have a lot of experience with broken bones, but I'm guessing that I'll need to stabilize it?"

"Yeah. I don't think we'll be able to, though, seeing as the kid freaks out whenever someone holds a branch. The thing is, if it isn't stabilized, it won't heal properly, which may cause a permanent limp."

"Can't you heal it?"

"Hm…I think I have enough energy to project myself and heal it, but…then I'll have to rest for a couple nights."

"Well…in case things become worse, you will need all your energy…"

"Yeah, but if Werehog sees the broken wrist, he'll think it came from being in Westopolis."

"Is that a bad thing?"

"…W-Were-san…s-said that i-if I-I get h-hurt…w-while th-there, h-he'll…"

"He'll make the wounds he gets seem painless."

He nodded, and tried not to rub the side of his muzzle that was still hurting.

"What are you going to do? Get your rest for a couple nights, or have pup suffer a lot more than he is now?"

"This isn't an easy choice…but if we manage to convince Werehog that the broken wrist really did come from him throwing us, he won't do anything."

"Will that work?"

"It's the only plan I have right now."

"That's reassuring…I'm going to go take a walk. I'll be back." His 'oni-nii got up and walked away.

"Hey, kid. I know you felt guilty about it last time, but how about we play another prank on Sonic. We'll just make it look like we wanted to prank Werehog for what happened in Westopolis, but forgot that he wasn't in control."

"…H-How are w-we gonna do th-that w-with…?" He tugged the collar again.

"Well, I doubt it'll prevent us from Chaos Controlling somewhere, and since you can use Chaos Spear, let's see if you can use Chaos Control. Just wish or imagine yourself somewhere and let your Chaos Energy flow through your body. I'm not too sure how many times you can use it, though, so don't overdo it."

He let his Chaos Energy flow, and closed his eyes. He saw himself back in the city. He felt his Energy build up before it went back down. Did it work? He opened his eyes, and saw that he was back in the city, with the dead humans. He looked around to see if anymore humans were there, but he didn't see anyone.

"What are you planning?"

"I d-dunno y-yet…"

"Kid, why are you stuttering so much? Sonic's in control right now. Oh…you think that Werehog could take back control at any moment, huh? And you're worried about how Sonic will react to the prank."

"Y-Yeah."

"Don't worry, kid. Sonic has a good heart. He won't let Werehog take control back so easily, and he won't react badly to the prank, as long as it's harmless or doesn't put you in danger."

Suddenly, he got the idea for the prank. As fast as he could with his hurt paw and wrist, he got the dead humans in a pile. He then used Chaos Control to take them to the forest, and hid them in the trees.

"I see what you're planning. You're going to scare Sonic with the corpses, aren't you?"

Nod.

"You can use vines to hang them from the branches, would that help?"

Nod.

"Then head deeper into the forest. You'll find plenty of vines."

He used Chaos Control to go deeper in the forest. Wow. There were a lot of vines. Grabbing them with his good paw, he got enough to hold the 5 bodies.

Going back to the dead humans made him really tired, but, with some helpful words from his past self, he tied the vines to the humans using his paw and fangs, and then to himself.

"Remember, when he comes by, pretend to be spooked by something and fall out of the tree."

"O-Okay"

It wasn't long before his 'oni-nii came back. "Shadow? Where are you, pup?"

When his 'oni-nii was under the tree, he screamed like he had done in the city, and fell out of the tree.

"Shadow!"

He saw his 'oni-nii run towards him, then jump at him before catching him. "I gotcha."

Since the vines were a dark color, they wouldn't be see, 'cause it was still night. When they landed, the vines pulled the humans out of the branches, headed towards them. His 'oni-nii put him down and was hit by the dead humans. He bit the vines off himself, and both his 'oni-nii and the bodies fell to the ground.

"Wait a minute…VINES?!"

He couldn't help it. He laughed.

He kept laughing…until he saw his 'oni-nii's eyes start to change color.

"SHAAAADDDOOOOOWWWWW!!!"

T.B.C.

Fear the cliffhanger! I. Am. So. Evil. And proud of it! Sure, I may have gone a little overboard with the prank, and with what happened in Westopolis, but it was crucial for the rest of the story.

I was going to put in a couple of flashbacks, but decided against it.

And, yes, I haven't really started to change the relationship yet, but it will start soon.

Can anyone guess what's going to happen to the little werepup? Correct guess gets a plate of cookies. And cheesecake. Mm…cheesecake…

Leave a comment/review! If anyone gives me a flame, it will be ignored and/or used to burn GUN to the ground. I hate GUN.

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