Title: Voices
Anime: Sonic X
Pairing: Sonadow
Chapter 10
Laying on the drain caused the shower to stop up. Stopping up the shower caused it to flood the bathroom. It would have flooded only the shower, but the door was knocked open hours ago when Sonic was thrashing about.
Shadow didn't find Sonic. He looked throughout the house, and heard the shower. He decided to wait on the blue hedgehog in his favorite, white, padded room, but when he saw what Sonic saw, he was horrified… shocked… disturbed… frightened. He kept his fright at bay and ran through the walls until he was in front of the bathroom. The carpet was wet because the bathroom floor was entirely flooded with two inches of water. He ran through the door and saw Sonic in his miserable state, sleeping away the pain and shock from what Shadow had seen.
Shadow used his tangibility to stand Sonic up and finish washing him. A few minutes later he was clean and he towel dried him and put gloves and socks on him. He felt him relax even more and put him on the toilet, having decided that it would be good to check that before he brought him to one of the guest rooms in the large house. He was right for doing so. Sonic released until he was done. Shadow, not wanting to have to wipe him, used the shower to rinse his lower body again. He re dried him and took him to one of the guest rooms, the one that once belonged to Amy Rose.
He turned the light on manually and laid him down. He went downstairs to get a large trash bag, in hopes that if he could keep Sonic laying on it while he slept that there would be no accidents on the very clean and pretty bedspread. He remembered a conversation between them from long ago in that white room and he looked for a bag.
You're the only one who lives here. Why do you own such a big house? Shadow asked. "A long time ago, a disaster hit the town. I had finally been convinced to get a house, and it's paid for by the public since I do my duties as a hero on a regular basis. They stay alive, and I get a warm bed at night. It was small at the time, though, and needed renovations. After the town was hit by the powerful storm that came in, I told my friends that if they helped me add rooms to the house, they could live with me until things got better again." "My secret room? No… it didn't exist at the time. I can't remember what made me feel comfortable in color free rooms. Just the thought of me being safe in a strait jacket… safe from myself and others… makes the world a safer place."
Shadow placed the big, black bag under Sonic and took some tape. He made a diaper out of it. He knew Sonic wouldn't be happy when he found himself wearing it. But it was needed. He knew that he wouldn't need it if he were in his padded room, but it was filthy in there. It was also scary. He didn't want Sonic to have to see that.
He considered going and cleaning it all himself. If he did, maybe Sonic could forget. He was worried, though. If he left him alone, he might get up and trash Amy's room. The room had been made with a lot of effort and time put in. Sonic would be upset if it were destroyed. He used all of his power to try and stay all day with Sonic until he woke up.