Hey, you guys! I updated faster than I thought! I'd now like to take this time to respond to most of my lovely reviewers. There was one sore loser in the bunch, and you'll see.

MyOrdinaryLifeAnimeGirl: I agree completely. Besides, Shadow's an ass sometimes anyway, lol. Thanks for reviewing! :3

Hakimu: Why, thank you! I like doing those! Thanks for reviewing!

Airym of the 13th: I know! So unexpected! And I saw that you made an account! That's super special awesome! :3 Gasses aren't the worst? You're right, I wouldn't want to know. And education here sucks. My township is thinking about turning into a year round school. Not. Cool. I wanna help torture Shadow! :3 Thanks for reviewing!

nikkie9: Yup, he sure is! Now I'm glad I chose arrogant asshole to describe him. :3 Thanks for reviewing!

Nameria: I love Shadamy too! And awww, that's ok if you don't like the pairing. Wait, I impressed you? YAY! I'm glad you decided to read this! The tingles have come back! God bless to you too, and thanks for reviewing! :3

TheEspadaSisters: Oh, me too! You should see the guys at my school. Stuff like that happens all the time. Hell, that even happened to me in 8th grade. It was not fun. :3 Thanks for reviewing!

BlackStormNomad: I wish I threw a brick at Shadow. I'll do it real fast. *throws brick*. I'm sorry it was so short! It was short when I wrote it two years ago. In fact, I added more stuff in the last chap, lol. Unfortunately, this chapter may be short as well, maybe a bit longer. Marching band camp is over for me now, but the season starts on the first day of school for me, so I'll be even busier. *sigh* Oh, well. Thanks for reviewing! :3

ShadowEmpress76: Thanks! I'm glad their chemistry was impressive. I try my best, lol. And Raven is a complete bitch, as you probably saw in later chapters. And Sonic the Idiot is the best idiot anyone could have! :3 Thanks for reviewing!

Bokusatsu: It's no problem! We all have lives. XD And awww. I guess the panther mascot has a curse or something. I'm glad that you didn't expect the epic plot twist! That makes it even more compelling! And don't worry; I would never leave this story alone for a whole year. The guilt would eat me alive. And no, I've waited for fanfics to update for a couple of years as well. It's completely normal. And I'm sure Shads got your card. :3 Thanks for reviewing!

zebsolo: 1am? Nice! And nah, Cream's not gonna dye her fur black or go emo. But she will be completely different in this chap. :3 Thanks for reviewing!

jaspers majorette: Thanks! That makes me happy! Thanks for reviewing! :3

AntiShadowXCream dumbass person: Got some things to say to ya.

I love my haters.

Your flame will be used to roast marshmallows.

Your flame was a waste of space.

You're just mad that you didn't think of this story first.

If you don't like Shadow x Cream, then why the hell did you read and review it? Wow, you're SO smart.

You also flamed my story to compensate for having an extremely small penis.

. Wanna know what I mean? Click Ctrl + W.

This message is for all the flamers. Get the fuck out. *points* There is a window. I do NOT tolerate flames. If you don't like don't read. I'll leave the anti-person's flame up as an example to others to see how ridiculous he is. All other flames will be removed. Oh, and if you're anonymous and you have an account and you flame this or any story, you're just a coward. End of story. Peace

Now, back to responding!

Swimchic321: Thank you! Shadow has bad taste in women when it came to Raven. Cream is a much better fit. And thanks for standing up for me to that anti person. I will continue writing this no matter what flames I receive! Thanks for reviewing!

Blackclaw2508: Thanks for standing up for me! It's greatly appreciated. And yay, another climax! Woohoo! :3 Yes, yes, school sucks. Ooh, I wanna help hunt Shadow down! That'll be fun! Enjoy this week's porn! Thanks for reviewing!

Rainclaw: Oh noes! Not the list! Anti-person, you do not want to be on her list, so you better take a chill pill! :3 thanks for standing up for me! The claw family rocks! Yes, this is a Shadow X Cream pairing story as I mentioned in the first chapter. Shadow is more foolish than Sonic. And that's saying something. Thanks for reviewing! :3

DarkWindTheWolf: No problem! And good news! You have another competitor! I won't reveal her name until she writes the oneshot.

Malik: I COMMAND YOU!

Me: Yeah, that's enough cameos from you, mister. Awww, I pulled a tear jerker? I cried, and I wrote the story! That's also not something I'm used to. Don't worry; Shads will get what's coming to him! Thanks for reviewing! :3

ShadowandSilverluv21: Aw, I know. I will try to not take too long to update future chapters, but keep in mind that I have sophomore things to do…like stay at home and do homework while the juniors get to do all the cool stuff... Haha thanks for reviewing! :3

XxTaylorBellxX: Awww! A tear jerker? Fear not! Shadow will pay for his sin…er, mistake! Thanks for sharing! :3

Now, it's time for the aftermath of Shadow's stupid mistake! What damage has he dealt?

Chapter 10 Misery Business

All weekend, Cream's friends called her, except for a certain ebony hedgehog. Cream refused to answer. The realization of her first love ending in heartbreak was too much on her plate. On Monday, Cream came to school totally transformed.

Instead of that sweet innocent smile on her face, Cream wore a frown. Her blond hair was covering most of her face, and it wasn't neatly placed in a ribbon or anything. She wore all black, and had a tearstained face. Amy and Sonic were the first to see the new Cream.

"Cream, what is this?" Amy asked, worried.

"I'm in mourning." Cream said in monotone.

"In mourning? Who died?" Amy asked, thinking that someone really did die.

"My heart." Cream replied.

"Technically, if your heart died, then you wouldn't be alive." Sonic piped up.

"Well, my heart died emotionally!" Cream shouted.

With that, Cream stormed into school.

"Way to go, idiot." Amy hissed, shooting daggers at Sonic.

At lunch, Cream sat by herself, isolating herself from everyone. Meanwhile, Amy and Sonic were giving Shadow the beat down. Sonic was sitting on top of Shadow while Amy stood in front of Shadow, her Pikko Pikko Hammer out.

"Shadow, what the hell is your problem?" Amy shouted at him.
"My problem?" Shadow snapped.

"Yeah, your problem!" Sonic chimed in.

"You're cruel, you know that?" Amy continued. "How on earth could you reject the Cream the way you did? Look at what you did to her!"

Amy pointed to the emotionless rabbit.

Shadow sighed.

"It's more complicated than you think."

"What does that mean?" Amy snapped.

"Well, let's say I was a slice of cake and Cream was a brussel sprout. If someone said "cake goes well with brussel sprouts", would you think it would make sense?"

"Blasphemy!" Amy and Sonic shouted.

A huge dust cloud formed as they both began to beat the crap out of Shadow.

"Don't you ever compare Cream to a brussel sprout, you hear me?" Amy shouted. "You should be the brussel sprout! You're old, wrinkly, and green!"

"Um, Amy, Shadow is-"

"Shut up, Sonic!"

Wham!

"Ow! That was right on my house keys!"

Cream overheard the confrontation, and sighed. More tears threatened to fall, but she refused to give Shadow the satisfaction. Instead, she stood up and left the cafeteria.

Throughout her classes, Cream refused to talk to Shadow. After his confrontation, Shadow felt really bad about what he had done. On several occasions, like in study hall, when he tried to talk to Cream, she just ignored him and walked over to Amy and Silver, who were shooting daggers at him. Finally, Shadow just grabbed Cream's arm and dragged her outside the classroom.

"Cream, we need to talk." he said.

"Get your filthy paws off of me, you damn dirty ape." Cream snapped.

"Look, I know I'm pissing you off, but-"

"Shut the front door and leave me alone!" Cream snapped.

She ripped her arm from Shadow's grip and stormed back inside study hall.

Shadow just stood there, knowing that this was his entire fault.

Cream didn't bother to wait up for Shadow when school let out. They had gym together, so Cream ran out as fast as she could. To her surprise and frustration, Shadow simply Chaos Controlled out of school and was waiting for her at the crosswalk.

"I thought I told you to leave me alone." Cream muttered, trying to walk past him.

Shadow wasn't having it, for he continued to block Cream's path.

"Look, if you don't leave me alone, I will file a restraining order on your ass!" Cream shouted.

With that, she used her ears to fly over Shadow and continued her journey home. This time, Shadow didn't stop her.

Cream was wiping her tears by the time she reached her house.

I don't know what Shadow wants with me. I'll never forgive him for breaking my heart in the cruelest way. she thought.

Cream looked at the door and saw another note taped onto it. She ripped it off and read it.

Cream

Um, I saw your interesting wardrobe choice today. It was…different. Anyways, I know this is unexpected, but I have to go to Westopolis for two weeks. Your Aunt Candy is sick, and not only do I want you missing two weeks of school, but I don't want you home alone for that long. It'll be like that movie when Kevin McCallister was left alone and those thieves tried to break in and steal stuff…well, I'm rambling now. Well, your suitcase is right in front of you, and the only person who wasn't busy enough to take you in for two weeks was Shadow. It'll just be you and Shadow. Remember, always use protection. The address is on your suitcase. Love you!

Mom

Cream's eyes widened as the note slipped out of her hands. A dry wind blew through, and a tumbleweed rolled by.

"I can't believe this…" Cream muttered, looking down to actually see her suitcase in front of her. "This is bad. I have to stay over at his house, alone, for two weeks right after he rejected me. Nature has a sick sense of humor."

Cream dragged her suitcase and herself over to Shadow's house, fresh tears spilling over.

Meanwhile, Shadow was pacing back and forth. Ironically, he didn't know about Cream staying over until today.

"Damn it all. Why did this "Cream staying over" fiasco have to happen now?" he muttered.

His pacing ceased when he saw Cream outside his window, walking to the front door. He opened the door and ushered a crying Cream in.

"Welcome to my abode. I hope you enjoy your stay here." Shadow told her, grabbing her suitcase to take to the guest bedroom.

Cream just plopped on the couch, her head in her hands. Shadow came back from the guest bedroom and sat next to her.

"Cream, we can't go on like this." Shadow began, laying a hand on her shoulder.

"Don't touch me!" Cream snapped, shoving his hand away.

"Kasumi-chan, please listen to me." Shadow pleaded patiently.

Cream remained silent.

"We're going to be living alone together for two weeks. I don't want these two weeks to be filled with hate and anger. I'm sure you agree?"

Cream didn't answer, but he knew that she agreed.

"I realize that what I said to you on Friday was not only cruel, but not like me at all. I'm sorry for hurting your feelings, Cream. I know that there is a guy out there for you, but that guy isn't me."

But, you don't understand, Shadow. You are the guy for me. Cream thought.

"Can we still be friends?" Shadow asked.

Friends. That word seemed foreign to Cream now. More tears began to fall.

"I want to be friends," she sobbed. "But…what you did still hurts!"

Shadow pulled Cream into a comforting embrace, and the feel of Shadow's warm chest on her head ceased her tears, and she cuddled closer, closing her eyes. They stayed in that position for an hour until Cream had fallen asleep. Shadow carried her upstairs to the guest bedroom. He laid her on the bed, and saw that a small T-shirt and skinny jeans weren't the best things to sleep in. He also didn't want to wake her up.

"Oh crap. What am I supposed to do? I can't leave her like this, but I can't undress her like a pedophile." Shadow muttered.

Shadow timidly lifted the edge of her T-shirt and sighed in relief when he saw a camisole on. He opened her suitcase and found her pajamas; an athletic tank top and miniskirt. Shadow efficiently took off her shirt and slipped her tank top over her. Then, he sweat dropped when he saw that he had to take off her pants.

Oh god, I am so going to get charged as a molester. Shadow thought.

Without looking at her nether regions, Shadow quickly undid her jeans and put on the miniskirt. With a sigh of relief, Shadow folded her clothes and put them back in her suitcase. He then used his hand to brush Cream's hair off her face. He tucked her in and left the bedroom, a blush apparent on his cheeks.

Later that night, Shadow came in to check on her. She had somehow got out from under the covers, and her hair was splayed around her, giving a serene feeling to her. Her eyes were still closed, and her chest as rising and falling with each peaceful breath. Shadow stared at her longer than he had planned, and then shook his head to clear the thoughts. He walked over to the rabbit and tucked her back in. He then stared at her for a while longer. Shadow leaned his head towards Cream's and gently kissed her forehead.

"Sleep well." he whispered before leaving.

Aww! Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, Shadow the Pedophile!

Shadow: Shut up! I had no choice!

Me: *smirks* I bet you enjoyed stripping her.

Shadow: I did not!

Me: Anyways, school for me starts this Wednesday, so I probably won't be able to update till the weekend. Remember…

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