Chapter ten

It was way passed sunrise, 8:46 to be exact. Strangely Shadow was still awake and simply enjoying his lovers embracing hug. They both could here there friends waking up.

"I guess I better get up as well…what kind of host would I be if I leave them to make there own breakfast?" Sonic said knowing his lover was still awake.

"Can't they wait a little longer to feed…my love?" Shadow pleaded to Sonic as he sat on top of him and started to place light kisses onto his lovers neck and collar bone.

"Ahhh S-Shads…" Sonic moaned lightly to what Shadow was doing.

Shadow was stopped by Sonic, Sonic lifted Shadows head so he could make eye contact.

"Shadow…I'm sorry but I have to go." Sonic softly said to his vampire lover.

Shadow closed his eyes and sighed lightly.

"Hurr ok Sonic I understand." Shadow replied in a low tone.

He really did not want Sonic to leave him in the room on his own for reasons he couldn't quite understand.

Sonic sensed something wasn't quite right with Shadow, he's never had a problem with him leaving the room in the mornings before. Sonic cupped his hand under Shadow chin and lightly gave Shadow a peck on the lips.

"So are you going to tell me what's wrong now Shads." Sonic asked lovingly and softened his features.

Shadow opened his eyes and Sonic saw worry and fear in Shadows eyes. This caused Sonic to feel very concerned for Shadow, he has never seen Shadow like this and it scared him.

"I-I don't know…its hard to explain sonic…" Shadow paused.

"Shadow your not breaking up with me are you." Sonic said feeling a lump at the back of his throat.

"No…no Sonic of course not. I love you, I wouldn't break up with you if I love you. I just feel funny." Shadow reassured his mate then lightly kissed him on the cheek.

"Oh ok what do you mean you feel funny Shads?" Sonic asked then added thinking this might be an emotional feeling Shadow wasn't aware of. "Try to describe how you feel."

"Ok I'll try…I feel erm…restless but a little weak at the same time." Shadow explained trying to make it sound understandable.

"Maybe you need to feed again…like a top up or something. After all you did loose a fair bit of blood last night." Sonic concluded.

Shadow smiled at Sonic lovingly.

"Why didn't I think of that…have we got any blood packs because I can't go out in the daylight unless I want to kill myself." Shadow asked and then through in a little joke at the end of his sentence.

Sonic grinned at his mate.

"Lucky for you Shads I'm one step ahead of you…I got some blood packs from the butchers just encase you got a day time craving. I know its not what you're used to but…" Sonic replied but then got cut off by a kiss from Shadow.

"Its perfect my love think you." Shadow said with a smile.

"Good I'll go get it then…want a straw?" Sonic said getting out of bed.

Shadow grabbed Sonic's arm before Sonic walked away from the bed.

"I have a better idea why don't I have breakfast with you and the others in the kitchen. I would like to know how breakfast is preformed. If that's alright…my love." Shadow suggested to Sonic with half lidded eyes and a loving smile.

"That would be wonderful Shadow come on then." Sonic replied with a smile and held out his hand, which Shadow took.

The two stopped at their bedroom door.

"Maybe first we could do with looking a little bit presentable." Sonic gestured to the fact they were almost fully naked.

Shadow and Sonic got dressed. Shadow wore his usual black trousers but with a sort of spiky belt instead of his plain or studded ones and no top. Shadow didn't deem it necessary to wear his dressing gown since everyone knew about his wings now.

Sonic put on his dark blue jeans with a studded black belt and a plain black t-shirt. Once they were done dressing they walked out of there room hand in hand making there way to the kitchen.

Sonic left Shadow out side of the kitchen because there was a lot of sunlight beating through the kitchen window. Sonic entered and started to walk over towards the window so he could pull the blackout blinds down.

"Morning guys." Sonic said to his and Shadow's friends as he approached the window then pulling the blackout blinds down all the way.

"Morning Sonic…how come you're pulling the blind down." Knuckles asked then got a huge surprise as Shadow entered.

"He's doing that so I don't die while I have breakfast with you all. "Shadow answered for his lover as he lent on the door frame, arms crossed and with a smirk plastered upon his pale muzzle.

Shadow turned the light on in the kitchen and had it on dimly. Yep they had dimmer switches all over the apartment.

"Ok but I thought vampires only drank blood, didn't know they ate." Knuckles replied everyone rolled there eyes.

Shadows smirk grew wider so his fangs were visible for all to see.

"Yeah you're totally right, we do only drink blood." Shadow said as he slowly walked towards everyone.

Sonic was watching his mate very carefully, as he felt a little unsure on how Shadow was looking at Knuckles. It was a look that said 'you look divine'. Sonic quickly prepared Shadow's drink once he grabbed a bag of blood out from under the sink.

He picked up a pint glass and pored the blood into it and finished it with a straw. Shadow smelt the air and his pupils dilated slightly and his fangs grew slightly longer from the blood smell that filled the kitchen.

Shadow followed the blood smell and it led him to his mate who was holding the glass filled with blood.

"Here you are Shads." Sonic handed the drink to Shadow.

"Thank you my love." Shadow replied with a grin.

Shadow lent onto the counter between the fridge and cooker, he causally sipped at his drink while savouring the unique flavour.

"So…who wants bacon and eggs on toast?" Sonic asked. Everyone said 'yes please' and then Sonic got to work.

"Would you like some help?" Shadow asked in a loving tone.

Sonic smiled and nodded a yes to Shadows question.

"I didn't know you could cook Shadow" Amy said before Sonic could give instructions out to Shadow.

Shadow turned to face Amy and gave her a grin.

"I don't…never too late to learn I suppose." Shadow replied then put his full attention back onto Sonic.

"This should be interesting to watch." Rouge thought at she watched her best friends attempt at cooking.

"Here Shads break the eggs into the frying pan…but be careful not to get any of the shell in there." Sonic said as he passed the box of 12 eggs to Shadow.

"How come…no one likes the shell." Shadow innocently asked as he picked up an egg.

Sonic smiled as he got the bread ready for toasting.

"No Shadow the shell isn't edible." Sonic replied.

"Oh I see…how do I break the egg without getting the shell into the pan?" Shadow asked as he examined the largish egg in his hand.

Sonic was just about to stop what he was doing to show his vampire lover how to break an egg, when one of there friends spoke.

"Don't worry Sonic I'll show him how. You carry on with what you're doing." Rouge said as she got up from her seat.

"Thanks Rouge." Sonic replied continuing with what h was doing.

Shadow passed the egg to Rouge and watched her carefully.

"What you do is tap the egg a few times on the edge of the pan until it cracks a little. Then you slowly pull it apart and carefully let the inside of the egg hit the pan like this." Rouge said to Shadow then demonstrated.

Shadow's eyes never left the egg and pan.

"I see…that doesn't look too difficult." Shadow said as he took an egg into his hand.

Shadow drank a little of his drink before attempting to crack an egg.

"It isn't hard…now its your turn." Rouge replied then watched Shadow.

Shadow tapped the egg a little too hard, it cracked and the egg spilled all down the side of the pan, all over Shadow's hand and onto the cooker.

"Oops…" Was all that Shadow said.

Sonic looked at the mess his lover had just created.

"Never mind Shads…why don't you put the bacon on instead." Sonic suggested with a smile.

Rouge sat back into her seat then continued to watch her best friend and getting ready to help him out if needed.

Shadow washed the slimly egg off his hand, cleaned the mess up then went to the fridge. He opened it and stared inside looking at all the different sorts of food. He took something out

"Is this bacon." Shadow asked as he examined the food in his hand.

The friends started to laugh at what Shadow had taken out of the fridge.

"No Shadow that's not bacon its cheese." Amy laughed as she wiped a tear away from her eye.

Shadow put the cheese back into the fridge and sighed as he tried once again looking for the bacon. Sonic finished breaking the eggs into the pan then went over to his mate

"Need a little help?" Sonic asked in a loving tone.

Shadow stepped away from the fridge.

"Be my guest." Shadow replied then picking up his drink and sucking up the blood with his straw.

Sonic scanned for the bacon and at last he found it then passed it to Shadow.

"Here you go, just take the bacon out of the packet and peal away each slice then put the slices into the empty frying pan that's next to the eggs ok." Sonic said then placed a kiss on Shadows cheek.

"Sure I can do that." Shadow replied with a smile.

Shadow retrieved a knife out of the draw, he opened the bacon and separated the slices, then put them into the frying pan as Sonic instructed.

"There done, what's next?" Shadow asked then drank the rest of his drink.

Sonic turned the gas on and the bacon and eggs started to cook.

"Alls we need to do now it keep an eye on the food so it doesn't burn." Sonic replied then added "Want a top up Shads?" Shadow nodded a 'yeah sure' so Sonic took Shadow's glass and pored more blood into it, then gave it to his lover.

The kitchen started to smell delicious to everyone apart from Shadow who was trying not to bring up his breakfast all over the sizzling bacon he was keeping an eye on.

"Is this done now Sonic?" He asked hoping Sonic would say yes.

Sonic looked and then smiled.

"Its perfect Shadow lets turn the gas off and dish up." Sonic announced to his vampire mate.

Sonic put the toast and eggs onto the plates while Shadow dished up the bacon. They both handed a plate to each of there friends then sat down with them to have breakfast.

They all tucked into their meal and there were clean plates from all.

"The bacon was gorgeous Shadow I'm impressed." Rouge commented knowing Shadow had never cooked anything in his life time.

Everyone else agreed with Rouge.

"I'm glad you all think so…although I don't see how, it smells and looks repulsive to me." Shadow replied then sucked blood from his straw.

Sonic rolled his eyes at that comment some how knowing Shadow was going to say something on those lines.

"So have you ever tried bacon Shadow?" Amy asked.

"No I haven't, I can't digest food and if I were stupid enough to try eating food I would practically be on my death bed…maybe not my death bed but probably really ill. Either one." Shadow replied with a grin in Amy's direction.

Amy smiled back

"Ok I wont get you to try some then." Was Amy's reply.

"Surly you're over exaggerating…I mean how would you know if you've never ate food." Knuckles asked not quite understanding how Shadow would die if he ate food.

"Well I can't argue with that one…you do have a point there but I'm so not putting food into my mouth and then swallowing it. My father would kill me, if the food doesn't that is." Shadow replied with a smirk.

"Would he now, some how I don't think he would kill his heir Shads." Sonic said then covered his mouth at what he had just reviled to everyone.

Shadow shot a look at Sonic then at everyone else waiting for the 100 question game.

"Heir…what do you mean?" Amy asked then looked at Shadow for an answer.

"I'm so sorry Shads it slipped out by mistake." Sonic apologised in a slight whisper then he removed his hand away from his mouth.

Shadow sighed knowing he would now have to explain everything.

"Its fine Sonic I should have realised my life in the Underworld would be discovered eventually." Shadow replied in a low tone.

"So you're going to explain what Sonic means or should we start guessing." Knuckles asked with a grin knowing that Shadow wouldn't like that idea.

Shadow sighed then took in a deep breath.

"First of all you all have to swear whatever I say stays in this apartment." Shadow started to say, the friends agreed so Shadow carried on.

"Ok back in the Underworld I live in a palace with my mother, father, older sister and nephew. My father is the Overlord and rules over the Underworld. So when Sonic said I'm my father's heir he means I'm next in line to be Overlord but that won't be for a very long time, which I will make sure of." Shadow explained then leans back into the chair feeling a little light headed and achy.

The friends were not expecting that at all, they couldn't believe that Shadow was next in line to become Overlord and rule the Underworld.

"Wow so your pretty important then." Knuckles said in a shock kind of way, then he noticed Shadow's chest was bleeding.

"Yes and if anything serious were to happen to me my father would most likely declare war…" Shadow slightly whispered out with half lidded eyes.

"Shadow your chest is bleeding." Knuckles pointed out.

Shadow slowly looked down at his chest.

"Damn it." Shadow said in a half shocked half annoyed sort of way then sighed in frustration.

Shadow stood up from his seat with a wobble. Sonic sat Shadow back onto his seat and gave him a damp cloth then searched the medicine draw for another bandage.

"What's this for?" Shadow asked then got the answer when Cream put Shadow's hand with the damp cloth onto his chest and kept it there.

"Oh right…thank you Cream" Shadow said with a small smile.

"How did this happen?" Cream asked with concern in her sweet voice.

Shadow was feeling dizzy and disorientated and wasn't sure what Cream was on about.

"Erm how did what happen?" Shadow replied with a dazed look and half lidded eyes.

Sonic returned with a bandage, he took away the damp cloth and moved his boyfriends head gently down so Shadow could see the wound.

"Oh how that happened. I was stabbed last night in the park with a rusty old knife by some mugger…I'm not going into details but I came out of it in better shape then him." Shadow smirked and unintentionally showing off his fangs.

Everyone except Cream understood what Shadow meant. Sonic patched Shadow up with another square bandage then sat next to him. Shadow lent his head on Sonic's shoulder wishing the dizziness would go away.

"Is this normal Shadow?" Tails asked with great concern.

"Erm I rather not say, don't want to cause an unnecessary panic..." Shadow started to say then shot up from his seat.

"I-I think I'm going to do that vomiting thing you did Sonic..." Shadow said then covered his mouth and rushed to the toilet.

Sonic chased after him and beat Shadow to the toilet. Sonic quickly shut the blinds to block out the sun and lifted the toilet seat up ready.

Shadow reached the toilet and brought up every drop of blood he had inside of his stomach down the toilet. Sonic kneeled beside his mate and comforted him with soothing rubs.

"That was the most horrifying thing I have ever experienced in my whole life." Shadow whispered as he lifted his head out of the toilet and looked at his lover.

"I take it that you've never vomited before." Sonic replied in a worried and shook up tone.

"No I haven't and hope I never will again." Shadow answered with a grin then stood up from the bathroom floor.

Shadow flushed the toilet and rinsed his mouth out with water to get rid of the after taste of blood vomit.

The two left the bathroom with Sonic holding Shadow close to himself as they walked.

"Come on Shads you need to lay down and rest." Sonic said in a calm and soft tone.

Shadow smiled softly at his mortal lover.

"Sonic I feel fine now and besides I don't really feel sleepy." Shadow replied with a weak but loving smile.

Sonic wasn't sure whether or not Shadow should stay up but made a mental note to keep an extra eye on him.

"Ok Shadow if you are sure." Sonic replied in a bit of a defeated tone.

Sonic and Shadow made there way back into the kitchen.

When they arrived both hedgehogs sat next to one another.

"Are you alright Shadow?" Rouge asked with a worried tone.

"Yeah shouldn't you be resting" Tails asked.

"I'm alright, sorry about that." Shadow apologised in a shy like tone.

"Better out then in I guess." Knuckles said causing Shadow to give a light smile.

"So what happens after breakfast is over?" Shadow asks in a curious tone as he played with his bandage.

Sonic notices that Shadow was pealing off the bandage and stops him from taking it off completely.

"Shadow don't do that, leave the bandage alone please." Sonic softly says to his boyfriend, then answers "Well usually we would go out somewhere and chill at the park or arcade."

Shadow smiled at this and wondered what it was like to actually go to an arcade. He has been to parks many times but never an arcade before.

"Us girls like to also go shopping at the mall you would love it Shadow so many shops selling all kinds of things…a shame it's closed at night really." Amy added.

"That does sound interesting. I would like to experience a so called shopping trip but it's not worth risking my life for." Shadow replied feeling a little upset that he can't go out and have all these experiences he wishes he could.

"Stupid sunlight." Shadow thought as he lightly sighs.

Sonic felt a little sad for his mate, knowing about all the things Shadow would love to do but cannot because of the sunlight.

"Don't worry Shads one of these days they will keep the mall and other stuff open at night" Sonic tried to reassure his mate as he stroked Shadow's cheek a little.

Shadow gave off a devilish grin then replied in a slight evil tone.

"Maybe they need a little persuasion."

Amy didn't like the way Shadow looked, to her he looked evil and she could no longer look at him so she diverted her eye's else where.

"What's up with you Shadow you're acting really dark this morning, you sure your fine?" Rouge asked her best friend.

Shadow shrugged his shoulders giving up on the whole I'm fine act.

"To tell you the truth no I'm not fine, I haven't been fine since I threw up my breakfast. I just feel a little ratty and maybe I should try to get some sleep. It's not exactly fair on you guys if I'm throwing sly remarks and making you all uncomfortable." Shadow replied with a hint of anger and a sigh at the end of his sentence.

Shadow was about to get off his seat when Sonic stopped him.

"Shadow you said you were fine why did you lie to me?" Sonic asked in a sad tone.

Shadow couldn't look at Sonic, he knew he shouldn't lie especially to his mate.

"I'm sorry, I really am Sonic I just didn't want you to be worried all day. And don't say you wouldn't because I know you would."

Sonic knew this was right, he would of worried all day but it was better to know then to be lied to.

"Ok Shadow the truth this time, what's the matter?" Sonic asked in a serious tone.

Shadow looked at Sonic with confusion and worry in his eyes. Sonic saw this and slightly panicked.

"I-I'm really not sure I think it might have something to do with the amount of blood I lost last night but I can't guarantee that that's the reason though." Shadow replied truthfully.

"Should we call a doctor Sonic?" Knuckles asked in a serious tone.

Sonic shot a look at knuckles that Said 'I cant believe you just suggested that'. Knuckles picked up on this.

"What's with the look, he's ill so a doctor needs to be called." Knuckles questioned then put his point across.

"Knuckles we can't call a doctor you idiot, Shadow's a vampire and as soon as they find that out its good bye Shadow don't forget to send a postcard from the research lab they've taken you to, to experiment on." Rouge said understanding exactly where Sonic is coming from.

Knuckles shrugged his shoulders at this.

"Sorry I said anything I was only trying to help…is that the time I better be going. Hope you get well soon Shadow. Bye guys…and Sonic if you need anything I'll be at my post on Angel Island ok." Knuckles said after he looked at the clock that read 10:10 and then left.

Shadow decided he would stay up until his and Sonic's friends were gone. Amy and cream were next to leave as they had a shopping trip planned. Tails and Rouge left not long after at 11:50, Tails went to start on his workshop and Rouge went to bug Knuckles on Angel Island.

Before Rouge left she asked Shadow if he was up to it, if he wanted to go on a night flight with her at midnight which he said he would love too if he felt better that is. They both agreed that Rouge would come over at a few hours before midnight to see if Shadow was alright enough to fly with her.

Shadow was wondering about the apartment unsure what to do with himself he felt too restless to lay down and sleep, yet he was tired at the same time.

"Shadow if you'd like you can join me on the sofa, I was thinking about watching a movie. What do you say, want to cuddle up with me?" Sonic asked his vampire mate with a soft smile noticing the tiredness in his eyes.

Shadow lightly smiled at this.

"I would love to my love. Shall I get some blankets for us?" Shadow agreed then asked.

"I'll get them why don't you pick the movie." Sonic replied before rushing to bring back out the blankets he put away earlier.

When Sonic returned Shadow was sitting on his rocking chair waiting for Sonic to return.

"Here we are come on Shadow I don't bit, well not as hard as you do." Sonic said as he tapped the empty seat next to himself.

Shadow smirked at the little joke and moved next to Sonic. They both got comfortable, Sonic was at the arm side of the sofa and Shadow slightly laid across Sonic. Shadow snuggled into Sonic which received an arm around him, holding him closely.

Sonic pressed play with the remote and the movie began. (N/A…They are watching what ever movie you want them to watch k I couldn't decide on what film so yeah.)

"We haven't done this in ages eh Shads." Sonic whispered into his boyfriends ear.

"Humm no we haven't…we should do this more often." Shadow lazily replied as he could feel himself finally relax.

It wasn't long into the movie that Sonic could hear light snores coming from Shadow, he looked down only to see his mate sleeping peacefully.

"That's right Shads you rest…good night." Sonic whispers then places a kiss on Shadow's forehead.

Sonic soon found he too was drifting off so he figured he would join his mate in slumber land. The two lovers were on the sofa fast asleep with the movie still playing at 1o'clock in the afternoon