W00T! CHAPTER TEN!!!

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Book 2,

Final Chapter,

Acceptance

"I'm taking him home." The boy said softly, looking at the older human. The little blue hedgehog simply stared up at the human child with suprised eyes, still shocked that he was going to adopt him. He couldn't believe it, he was going to have a family! He wasn't going to be alone any longer. He would have a family that would care for him, A family that would help him with his troubles, a family that would love him. He was going to be loved. A smile crept across his face for the first time since he came to this city. He was not going to be alone, he was not going to be resented, he was going to be accepted. "See, he's happy now!" The boy said, looking back at the little blue hedgehog and smiling himself. It was true, he was happy. This boy... This boy was the most kind human he met today, and the only one that would actually hold him.

"Chris Thorndyke, put the hedgehog down. He doesn't belong here." The older human said. The cerulean hedgehog's ears drooped at the comment, and his smile disappeared. The older human had acted just like the others back at his old home. He resented him, and told him to leave, just like all the others. He acted hateful torwards the cerulean hedgehog, just like all the other humans.

"Where else does he have to go?" The boy said, stroking the little blue hedgehog's quills. "By the looks of it, he's very young. Maybe these kinds of hedgehogs live longer than others. He's about one foot tall, and weighs about ten pounds, from what I estimate." The boy said informatively. "Besides, he's kind of cute."

Wow, he really did think he was cute. But he was blue, and had sharp quills. Doesn't that keep him from being cute? Apparently not, from the way the boy was stroking them. Maybe the boy still liked him, maybe he still wasn't alone. "I see you have a point, but we can not have a large hedgehog living in our mansion with us. It's just not sanitary. He will probably spread dirt and germs on everything." The older human loomed over the hedgehog.

"Won't you, little hedgehog?" He said, his piercing gaze directed at the cerulean hedgehog. Sonic wanted to say no, he wanted to say that he wouldn't, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. He needed to, he needed to tell the human that he was sanitary, but he was sure they would resent him if he did. He exaled, and looked up at the human.

"...No..." The cobalt blue hedgehog said. His eyes widened as he realized that he just revealed to the humans that he could speak. They would surely hate him now. He squirmed in an attempt to get out of the boy's arms. He had to get away, to get out of here, before the humans could harm him. His squirming proved futile, as the boy just tightened his grip. No... He couldn't let himself be harmed. He squirmed harder and harder, but the boy simply tightened his grip more. He realized that it was useless to try and get away, and stopped his squrming. He closed his eyes as the tears came flooding forth, knowing that there was no way out. He clenched his teeth, and waited for them to beat him, waited for the pain to come...

The little blue hedgehog opened his tear filled eyes. No pain. He simply waited, staring into space. Still no pain. Why weren't they beating him? Shouldn't a blue freak like him deserve to be beaten? His self-pitying thoughts were interrupted when he felt a hand stroking his quills. They... They were comforting him? Back home, they simply beat him more when he was reduced to tears. But this human was still stroking him, still caring for him. Why? Why was he doing that? The human moved from his quills to his ears, stroking them just as efficiently. That felt good, he liked it when someone stroked his ears. But often it lulled him to sleep... No, he has to stay awake. He was still vulnerable when he was asleep, but this human had convinced him otherwise. But he has to stay awake, he can't fall asleep in this human's arms. He wasn't weak, he couldn't present himself as a baby by falling asleep. He couldn't... Fall asleep... No, he needed to stay awake. He opened his eyes, seeing that they were closed, and looked up at the older human. "I think he's falling asleep..." The human said softly.

"I think so too. But he looks like he's trying to stay awake..." The boy said just as softly. He was right, he was falling asleep, but he knew he needed to stay awake. They boy continued to massage his ears, and his eyelids drooped. But he couldn't pull them back up this time, the lull of sleep was too strong. He had to resist, keep his eyes open. He pulled them about halfway back up, before he looked up at the boy. "It's kinda cool that he can talk, you know." The boy said solemly. The little blue hedgehog felt relieved, they weren't going to hurt him after all. Maybe he could sleep... No. NO! Stay awake! He can't fall asleep, he couldn't leave himself vulnerable. He had to keep his guard up at all times, or else they might do something to him.

Or take Tails... Like that human tried to do. He looked down at the sleeping kit in his arms, and breathed a sigh of relief. Maybe he could just go to sleep in the human's arms, they were warm and cozy, and protective. The cobalt hedgehog's eyes closed unnoticably, so he snapped them back open, but just barely.

"You want to sleep, don't you? So go ahead, I'll protect you..." The boy said softly. The boy was going to protect him, he wouldn't be vulnerable. He guessed that meant he could sleep. He let his eyelids fall, knowing that the boy would prevent him from being harmed, and drifted off into an unworried sleep...

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Just got back from watching the Spiderwick Chronicles, and;

HOLEH JUICY GRAPES THAT WAS GOOD!!!

HEHE OMG WTF YES LOLOL!

Hehe, Hogsqueal ate Mulgarath!!

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