Chapter Ten

Sad Violin

Shadow awoke with the sound of his alarm clock ringing in his ears. He lazily raised his hand and slammed it quiet. Then he took off the covers to feel the cold nip in the room. He shivered and went to the bathroom. This was his normal routine both in Kansas and at home. He came out to see his mom cooking breakfast.

"Hey, mom." he said hugging her. "Oh, good morning. You startled me for a minute." She explained. Shadow laughed and began to help her. "Forget I was here?" he asked jokingly. His mother held up her hands in defense. "No no! I just didn't hear you, that's all!" Shadow laughed more. "That's because I'm a ninja." Shadow said.

All little bit after, Katana came from the hallway wiping her tired eyes. Her mom kissed her on the cheek and said good morning. They ate breakfast while talking and asking questions about the city life back in New York. He tried hard not to talk with his mouthful.

Soon, their mom left for work. Shadow had been given full permission to go in the attic to look at his old things when he had lived here. He tried to be careful to be quiet since Katana did not like loud noises, but a bang was heard when the attic ladder fell and hit him straight on the forehead. He managed to stand and clear his head. A little.

When up there, Shadow a bunch of old, dusty boxes. He opened one, then another, and another. Soon he had opened all of the boxes. The last box had a violin in it.

"Hey! I haven't seen this thing in ages!" He said picking it up. "Wonder if I can still play…" He looked around and saw his old stand in the corner. Along with a chair and book. He grabbed them and set them in front of the octagon shaped window. The chair was facing the opposite direction. When he was satisfied with his handiwork, he sat down opened to a page in his music book.

He flipped through the pages and tried to decide what song to play. He turned to a page that the title was called, Sad Violin. Shadow remembered playing it as a kid at big parties they went too. He picked that one.

He set the bow on the strings, and played.

The song reminded him of Sonic. How he died trying to save them all. The sadness everyone was feeling at the time. And the hope that he was okay and would come back as if nothing happened. But Sonic was basically blown up! Sure he was intact but nobody, not even the most strongest, fastest, stupidest hedgehog in the world would survive it. Shadow remembered himself falling to his knees by his crushes side and cradling him. Himself picking him up and walking to the woods with Sally, Tails, and everyone else who was there walking slowly behind. Shadow tried to blink away the tears.

As the song continued, he was to busy trying not to mess up to notice Katana standing in the corner watching. Sonic, floating beside her. They were sadly listening to the instruments sad melody. Katana knew normally this song was short, but Shadow had made up the rest he was playing. To Sonic, that was the best part.

Then the music stopped. And Shadow buried his head into his book and cried. Sonic was crying as well. He couldn't stand to watch this happen. He floated off to the other room.

Katana however, staid and walked over to him. She patted him on the back and hugged him. Shadow wasn't surprised she was there. He could hear her soft footsteps. He hugged back, sobbing.

Yay this chapter is up!

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So yeah…Look up the song, Sad Violin. It's Awesome!