From Friends to Parents

Chapter 12

A few weeks later, Blaze was lying on the couch with Sonic beside her and watching TV, when she looked at him, "Are you ready for this next appoinment? This is when we find out if the baby's a boy or a girl. Which one do you think you would prefer more?"

Sonic smiled and shrugged, "I'd be happy either way, Blaze. You remember how ecstatic I was when we first found out you were pregnant, don't you?" He had his arm around her and was holding her close, elated to soon be a father and relaxing in Blaze's warm body heat. For some reason, her body temperature was a little higher than normal now, but the blue hedgehog suspected that it had something to do with the little one growing inside her more than Blaze herself.

Blaze smirked and rolled her eyes, answering, "Come on, Sonic, everyone who's going to be a dad has a preference of gender. Even the ones that say they'd be happier either way. Boy or girl?"

Sonic sighed out of annoyance, then replied, "Okay, you got me. I want a little boy more, but like I said, I'd be happy with either one." He glanced at the clock briefly, which read 11:23 AM. Blaze's appoinment was at 12:00 noon. He told Blaze quietly and reluctantly, noticing that she was falling asleep, "Blaze, I hate to be obnoxious, but we have to go now. The appointment's in about 30 minutes."

Blaze groaned and leaned back against Sonic, not wanting to leave yet. She said, "Do you have to /run/ me there? Why can't we just take a car like normal people?"

Sonic chuckled and said, "Because we're far from normal, that's for sure. Now hang on, I'm gonna leave now. Since I have to run a little slower because you're pregnant, it's going to take a bit longer. That's why we're leaving now." He picked up Blaze carefully, so as not to aggravate her still-sick stomach. This first trimester was being no cakewalk for either of them. Blaze had morning sickness a lot, odd cravings, fatigue, nausea, and had to urinate a lot more often than she usually did. Sonic had it rough too because a lot of the cravings had turned out to be things they didn't have in the house. One time, it had been for apple sauce mixed with hot sauce on top of rice, chocolate syrup and pickles. Yeah, this child was going to be...an interesting addition to their home.

Once they got to the doctor's office, Blaze went to the secretary and said, "Hi, I'm Blaze the Cat, I'm here for my ultrasound with Dr. Dera." (A/n: This is a name I thought up on the spot. Any resemblance to an actual person is purely coincidental.) The secretary pulled up the record and nodded, "Yes, I see you here. Sign in with the clipboard and we'll have a nurse come right out and get you when the doctor's ready for you."

Blaze nodded, grabbed a clipboard, and signed in. She then got up and placed the signed clipboard on the secretary's desk. She went and sat down next to Sonic, who was sitting in a chair near the window and fidgeting. She asked quietly, "Sonic, why are you so antsy?"

Sonic replied, "I just want them to hurry up and get this finished. What's that doctor got to take care of that's more important than you, Blaze?" He asked, smiling and kissing her on the lips.

Blaze blushed and told him, "I'm sure I'm not the only client he has. Now relax. We'll find out soon enough."

A moment later, a female anthropomorphic Siamese cat walked out and said, "Blaze the Cat?"

Blaze stood and nodded, "That's me, ma'am."

The Siamese nurse answered, "Come with me. The doctor is ready to give you your ultrasound."

Blaze asked, "Is it okay for my husband to come with? He really wants to find out what gender the baby is with me."

The Siamese told her, "That's perfectly all right, sweetie. We're used to new fathers being like that." She smiled at Sonic, then walked the couple back to the room where they would have the ultrasound. She prepared Blaze by putting a gel on her baby bump, then said, "The technician will be here in a moment."

Sonic nodded and replied, "Okay, but hurry it up."

The Siamese nodded and left the room.

A moment later, an orange and black male Calico came in and told them, "Hello, my name is Lionel. I'll be giving you your ultrasound. This should be quick and painless. Just lay still and you should be all right, Blaze."

Blaze nodded and remained still as the technician turned the machine on.

Lionel ran the scanner part of the ultrasound machine over the baby bump on Blaze's stomach and nodded, "Baby looks good. Let's see what we've got here. You're finding out the sex, right?"

Sonic answered, "Yes, we wanna see!"

Lionel chuckled and nodded, "Okay, chill out, Sonic. Not everything runs at the speed of sound like you do." He moved the scanner so that it was at the spot where the genitals would be, which was a little higher up and told them, "Looks like a healthy little boy to me. You two see that?"

Blaze looked over at the projection screen and smiled, "Yeah, I see. Looks like you got what you wanted out of this, Sonic."

Sonic told her, "Yeah, that's awesome!" He grinned and hugged Blaze around the shoulders while the technician rubbed the gel off of Blaze's abdomen and belly. "Careful, she's got a precious burden in there, doc." He kissed her on the lips.

Blaze blushed and kissed him back. She then said, "Now that we know what the baby is, maybe we should tell the others. Rouge seemed interested in me getting a baby shower, whether or not they found out if it was a boy or girl before it happened."

Sonic thought a moment, then looked confused, "When were you planning on having that?"

Blaze answered, "Oh, we're having it in a few days, on Saturday. That's the only day that Rouge could get Knuckles to babysit the twins. He has a job at a low-budget gym and boxing ring that only gives him evenings and weekends off."

Sonic told her, "Wow, that sounds like a cool job. If she's leaving him with their kids, I should probably go help. Maybe even pick up a few pointers from Knux about child-rearing while I'm there." He kissed her on the lips as they walked out of the clinic and headed home.

Once there, the two of them ate a light late lunch and then lay down on the couch to watch a movie. Blaze was really feeling the effects of her pregnancy and wanted a break from things. She fell asleep when the movie was about half-over and Sonic smiled at her in her sleep. He was so happy that they were having a child. Now the world would have living proof that their marriage would last. At least, he liked to think so.

Later on, Blaze woke up again, feeling a bit nauseous. She looked at Sonic and smiled at him, "Hello."

Sonic replied, "Hi. You nap okay?"

Blaze nodded, "Yeah, it was great. I'm kinda hungry now though."

Sonic answered, "All right. What are you hungry for?"

Blaze told him, "Hmm...maybe pancakes with bacon on top and chocolate chips in the middle?"

Sonic got an odd look on his face, but nodded, "Okay, I'll whip those up for you. Then I'll make some chili dogs for myself. You're not the only one that's hungry, babe." He leaned over and kissed her on the lips once more before heading into the kitchen.

After Blaze's pancakes were done, Sonic put them on a plate and got a container of syrup, just in case his pregnant wife wanted maple syrup mixed in with the odd combination of chocolate chips and bacon. He poured her some orange juice, then set both the cup and the plate on a tray. He then grabbed some plasticware from a drawer, and carried it in the living room, where Blaze was sitting and watching TV. He set the tray on the coffee table and said, "Here you go, beautiful. Bacon and chocolate chip pancakes, orange juice, and maple syrup to go on the pancakes just in case."

Blaze smiled and replied, "Thank you, Sonic." She ate the stack of 12 pancakes and drank up the orange juice while Sonic went to make his chili dogs.

Sonic soon came back into the room, carrying a plate with 5 or 6 chili dogs on it. He asked, "Did you eat those already, Blaze?"

Blaze answered him, "Yeah...that's not a bad thing, is it?"

Sonic shook his head, "No, it's not. I was just about to ask you if you needed anything else, but you started stuffing your face before I could even say anything."

Blaze blushed, a little embarrassed, "Oh, I'm sorry. No, I don't need anything else. You can go ahead and eat though. You spent all that time making my scrumptious pancakes. It would be cruel of me to deny you your favorite food." She smiled, then sat up a bit to kiss him.

Sonic replied, "Thanks, Blaze. Are you sure?"

Blaze nodded, "Yeah, I'm sure."

Sonic told her, "All right, but if you need anything else, let me know." He kissed her on the lips, then set his plate next to Blaze's. He sat down on the floor in front of the couch so she could lay down and began munching on his chili dogs. He then looked at her curiously, after chewing and swallowing one bite, "Are you sure the smell of the chili won't make you sick? I know your nose has gotten pretty sensitive lately."

Blaze answered, "Really, Sonic, it's fine. Go ahead and eat it." She was surprised that he had noticed something so small. Then again, he was really close to her compared to the others, so it wasn't surprising he had caught onto that. She quietly took the remote from where it sat in front of Sonic's fork and switched on the TV. After watching the news, she switched it off and asked Sonic, "I know this is gonna sound random, but can we go bowling?"

Sonic nodded, "...Sure, just make sure you use a lighter ball. I don't want you to hurt yourself or our baby." He stood up and kissed her on the lips once before picking the lavender feline up. He then ran them to the nearest bowling alley.

After playing a game or two, Blaze got tired of bowling and said, "Okay, I'm done. Can we go home now?"

Sonic answered, "Oh, sure, Blaze, we'll go back now. Was it fun?"

Blaze smiled, "Yeah, it was great. I'm glad we got to do this one more time as a couple before our baby."

Sonic nodded, "Me too. Bowling's a good family activity too, so...if you ever wanna come back here after we have a few little ones, let me know, okay?"

Blaze giggled and replied, "Okay, sure."

Sonic told her, "It just occurred to me. Will you be able to use your powers while you're pregnant?"

Blaze responded, "Probably. I've not noticed anything different."

Sonic told her, "Oh, okay. Well, let me know immediately if anything changes in that department too. I need to know if I need to protect you and the baby."

Blaze smiled and nodded, "Of course." She put her arms around him as they ran back to the house, extremely happy that they were having a little boy. When they got back, they ate dinner and sat down to another movie; this time though, Blaze insisted on having popcorn with caramel, cheese and cinnamon on it.

Sonic got it for her, then went back to watching the movie. After it was over, he fell asleep in her arms.

The next few days went as usual, nothing too exciting happening since Eggman seemed to be trying to lay low for the time being. On Friday, Blaze told Sonic, "Well, it's time for the baby shower, Sonic. Are you going to be okay on your own for a few hours?"
Sonic chuckled and nodded, "Yeah, Blaze, it's okay. Go, enjoy yourself. I'll just find something to do with the guys in the meantime." He smiled at her and kissed her on the cheek before she walked out the door, letting her know that though they'd be miles apart physically, they would remain in each other's hearts and minds.

Blaze went to Rouge's place, as that was where they would have the party. Knuckles had agreed to take the little ones with him to work, as he had an evening shift and it would work out best if their little ones were out from underfoot. She smiled when she saw all the girls in the group waiting for her, "Hi everyone, sorry I'm late. I had to give Sonic goodbye kisses."

Rouge giggled and nodded, "It's perfectly all right, I understand. Well, somewhat..." She wasn't going to say anything, but...home life with Knuckles was starting to get a bit stale for her. Not that she didn't love him or the kids, but...life certainly didn't have the luster it used to. She smirked as she glanced at Shadow, who was basically being a guard for the whole thing, just in case Eggman tried anything. She was thinking 'Maybe a tiny affair would spice things up for me...and as long as I can keep Knuckles in the dark, everything should be okay.' ((A/N: Naughty naughty, Rouge. waggles finger)

After they ate a hearty meal of chicken noodle soup and subs, the girls began to give presents to Blaze. Amy was first, as she felt the closest to Blaze now. She held out a blue wrapped box and told her, "Congratulations, Blaze! Open it. I think you'll find it helpful!"

Blaze opened the box and inside was a cute onesie in the shape of a Chao. She giggled and told Amy, "Thank you, Amy. I'm sure I'll find some use in this." She turned to Vanilla, who had a pad of paper handy and was writing down what she got and from whom, "This is a Chao onesie from Amy." She then turned and faced the other girls, "Okay, next!"

Rouge told her, handing her a gold garment box, "Here, this is something from Knuckie and me. We thought it might spice up things with Sonic after the two of you have your kid."

Blaze looked confused, but nodded and opened the box. Inside was a thin silk, blue lingerie with leopard print designs on the bust and the bottoms. She blushed and replied, "Umm...thanks, Rouge. But after we have kids, I doubt Sonic and I will try to...umm, get it on that much. We'll be busy with Lance."

Rouge laughed, "Very true, but still. Make sure you make time for each other. Unfortunately, with twins, Knuckles and I don't do that much anymore as a couple and we wanted to convey to you how important it is to not let things go stale."

Blaze sighed, "Whatever, Rouge. I doubt things will get stale at all between Sonic and me. Anyway, Vanilla, from Rouge I got some lingerie. Next one, please." She didn't seem pleased at all that Rouge had bought her something like that.

After the gifts were all given out, Rouge responded, "Knuckles is gonna be home in about 45 minutes with the kids, so I'm gonna need you girls to clear out, but Shadow..."

Shadow looked at her, seeming bored out of his mind, "Yes?"

Rouge answered, smirking, "You can stick around if you want." She began to play with his chest fur, trying to get a reaction.

Shadow pushed her away, "Keep your hands off me, slut. I will not steal another man's wife. It wouldn't be right if we tried something, and you know it."

Blaze and the other girls left quickly, not wanting to see what was going to happen. They were afraid a fight would start between the two of them and they didn't want to be in the middle of it.

Rouge told him, "Maybe so, but you gotta admit, I'm tempting." She said seductively, winking her left eye at Shadow.

Shadow folded his arms across his chest, "You are, but you're Knuckles' wife, and frankly, he's someone I'd rather avoid getting on the bad side of. So if you're going to play games with Knuckles' heart, I want no part of it."

Rouge sighed, knowing that the only way she would get what she wanted was if she got him drunk or high off something. It wouldn't be easy since he was the Ultimate Lifeform and would probably burn through alcohol or drugs in no time flat...but she'd come up with something. She told him, "Can we at least talk? We were friends before I got married after all, and I've not had much time for friends lately, apart from the girls, of course."

Shadow rolled his eyes, "After what you've been trying to do all evening, what reason do I have to stick around? All you'll try to do is put a stain on my honor."

Rouge sighed, "Whatever, Shadow. I'm giving up, okay? Just stay here a minute. I need to go make a phone call." She walked away and went to call one of her 'connections' to the drug world. They would have to whip up a serious cocktail for Shadow, and who better than the ones she knew? She said, "Hey, it's Rouge. I'm horny and trying to seduce Shadow the Hedgehog, but he's no picnic. Was wondering if you guys could help me by providing me with enough stuff to knock him out."

The man on the other side of the line told her, "Sure, but you better have good money."

Rouge told him, "Oh don't worry, I do. My husband is a Guardian of the Master Emerald. He's also the last of his kind, but his family left him with a substantial fortune. He also works so we have great money. Just make up your strongest cocktail and meet me in an about an hour. I should have him pretty horny by then. I have ways of seduction that I haven't even tried yet."

The man smirked, "All right then girly, see you in an hour." He hung up the phone.

Rouge went back to Shadow and told him, rubbing behind his ears, "Now, where were we exactly?"

Shadow had to resist the urge to purr at Rouge's ministrations and responded, "We were nowhere. You won't seduce me no matter what you try."

Rouge told him, "One way or another, you'll bend, Shadow the Hedgehog. Even if it takes me all night." She winked suggestively and began to massage his tense shoulders, trying everything she knew on him.

Shadow sighed contentedly as he was massaged. He inadverently leaned back and placed his head on Rouge's boobs. They made a surprisingly soft pillow. About two seconds later however, he realized what he was doing and moved his head, "Keep trying, Rouge. You won't suc...cee...d." She had her hand on his tail and was playing with it half-heartedly. He told her, standing up and pushing her back, "Keep your hands to yourself, I said!"

Rouge smirked, "Heh...your mind may not like me doing this, but your body says otherwise." She pointed out his half-hard dick, which had come out of its sheath and was standing at full erection.

Shadow blushed very slightly, a bit of pink making its way onto his muzzle, "It's wrong for you to look at that particular region of my anatomy, Rouge. You should only be looking at Knuckles.'"

Rouge shrugged, "Who gives a f***? I don't. Things with Knuckles got stale for a reason. He doesn't want sex anymore. I've asked for it for the past month, but he won't do it. Please? We can keep this a secret if you're worried."

Shadow crossed his arms, "And if you get pregnant? What are we supposed to do then? You can't exactly hide a pregnancy. And if I get you pregnant, an abortion will be out of the question. I don't believe an unborn kid should have to pay for their parents' mistakes or lack of judgment."

Rouge sighed, "You got me. I was only trying to seduce you out of pity. I know you haven't found anyone and thought a baby would give you someone to love. Please, Shadow...just this once."

Shadow was offended and told her, "You sicken me, Rouge. I didn't want to believe you would stoop that low, but you have. Just let me go if it's going to be that way. I refuse to be the father of a child from a one-night stand. I'm called the Ultimate Life-form for more than one reason, you know."

Rouge asked, "So...even just one time of sex with someone for you could...?"

Shadow blushed, but nodded, "Yes." ((XD Shadow is exceptionally fertile, in other words.))

Rouge told him, "Well that's okay. Let's just go for it anyway. If I do get pregnant, I'll come clean with Knuckles but tell him the whole thing was my idea."

Shadow crossed his arms, "He wouldn't believe you. He would think I had some unexpressed hatred toward him or Sonic and was taking it out on you, and you know it."

Rouge sighed, "I knew you wouldn't make it easy." She walked out of the room. It had been only 15 minutes, but she was gonna try something else. A different approach. She put on some rather sexy lingerie that she would only normally wear for Knuckles, thinking it might help move things along at her pace.

However, Shadow refused to even look at her when she came back in the room. He was making it impossible.

After about 45 minutes of trying to seduce Shadow, there was a knock on the door and Rouge went to answer it. It was the people from earlier. She said, "It's about time. What took you so long?"
The man responded, "Almost got caught by some cops. Never mind though, they didn't find any of the stuff. Now hand over the money, and it's yours."

Rouge handed over some money and told them, "Pleasure doing business with ya, fellows." She winked at them, then closed the door and took the box of drugs into the house. She put the drugs in the bedroom, in the closet. She then went back to Shadow and told him, "Come check out the bedroom. It's absolutely breathtaking. Especially the bed."

Shadow rolled his eyes, but followed her anyways, knowing that she would relentlessly bug him if he didn't. He looked in the room once and then looked back at her, "Nice room. Can I go now?"

Rouge sighed, "You're such a spoilsport, Shadow. Luckily, I got some help." She grinned and went to the closet. She got some of the cocktail out of the box and mixed it into a punch, hoping that the smell of the alcohol in the spiked punch would outweigh the smell of the drugs.

Shadow took a drink, as he knew that his system would burn through alcohol in little to no time. He soon began to feel...really sick and collapsed to his knees, "What the hell was in that?"

Rouge smirked, "You'll find out soon enough, Shadow dearest. In the meantime, let's just get more comfortable shall we?"
Shadow was really starting to feel the effects of the drugs and alcohol and said, smiling, "Yeah, let's." He let Rouge push him down on the bed and kiss him deeply. After a moment, he began bucking his hips under her, turned on because of their positions. He rolled them over, now on top of Rouge, still in a compromising position. He began to kiss her up and down her neck and finger her at the same time, eliciting a series of moans from the white-furred bat.

Rouge told him, "Shadow...go ahead and get started. Stop teasing. We don't have time for that little game. Knuckles will be home soon, and you'll need to shower so you don't smell like sex."

Shadow smirked and nodded, "Right." He thrust hard into her vagina, moaning as he felt her folds tightening around him. He began thrusting in and out at a fast rhythm, which Rouge somehow managed to keep up with. They came at the same time, with Shadow still inside Rogue so that none of his seed would spill onto Knuckles' and Rouge's marriage bed. He pulled out after he came and said, "That was...great, Rouge. Thank you." He kissed her and walked out of the room, then passed out on the floor.

Rouge did a facepalm and took Shadow into the guest bathroom to clean him up, so that he wouldn't smell of sex. She then lay him on the couch in the living room. Hopefully Knuckles would learn nothing. When he got home, she gulped and went to shower in their bathroom. She then came out and said, "Hey, Knuckie! How was work?" She kissed him on the cheek.

Knuckles replied, "The usual. How was the baby shower for Blaze?"

Rouge answered, "Oh, it was great! She...didn't really like our gift though."

Knuckles told her, "I told you that lingerie was a bad idea, but did you listen to me? No, you insisted. Anyways..." He was walking into the room when he saw Shadow sleeping on the couch and smelling lightly of alcohol. He asked, "What the hell is Shadow doing here?"

Rouge explained, trying to further conceal the affair she had with him,"He got drunk and wanted to sleep it off here. You're okay with that aren't you?"

Knuckles rolled his eyes, "That idiot. Yeah, sure, it's fine. Just don't take advantage of him, Rouge."

Rouge got a shocked look on her face, "Who me? Why would I ever do something like that when I've got the sexiest man on Mobius right in front of me?" She kissed him on the lips, hopefully helping keep the whole affair quiet.

Knuckles bought it and said, "Fair point. Okay, so...what now?"

Rouge told him, "How about I take you out to dinner? My treat."

Knuckles answered, "Sounds good to me."

The couple went out to dinner and came back home to a vomiting Shadow. Rouge helped him to the bathroom and to the toilet while Knuckles cleaned up the mess.

Shadow, not very happy with the whole situation and still feeling quite ill, told her, "What the hell happened, Rouge? Why do I feel sick?"

Rouge explained quietly that she had drugged him to have sex with him, so that Knuckles wouldn't hear, "I'm sorry, Shadow, but...Knuckles isn't providing what he's supposed to provide so I went to another source. I didn't know this would make you so sick. They didn't warn me."

Shadow, repulsed by the idea, turned his head and vomited into the toilet again. He told her, "So you basically took advantage of the whole situation. No wonder I feel so used and dirty." He got up, after he was done throwing up, and left the house, waving goodbye to Knuckles. He didn't want to complicate things by telling him what had happened.

Meanwhile, Sonic and Blaze were enjoying marital bliss, spending time just talking to each other and imagining what their baby boy would look like.

Sonic said, "I bet he'll be a mini-me, with some traits from you."

Blaze giggled and lightly patted her pregnant belly, "Yeah, or he could look a lot like both of us. We'll just have to see how he turns out." She sighed and lay back in the bed, not sure if she should tell Sonic what she had seen today.

Sonic could tell something was troubling his wife and took hold of her hand, "Blaze...what's wrong? Did something happen at the baby shower?"

Blaze responded, "Oh yeah, something happened all right. Rouge was trying to seduce Shadow."

Sonic blinked, "Hold the phone...Shadow? Why would she do that? She's perfectly happy with Knuckles...I thought."

Blaze answered, "She was talking about how things got stale with him during the shower. I don't doubt that they started a fight after we left though, cause Shadow didn't seem to want any part of it."

Sonic nodded, "Not surprising. I swear, I sometimes think he's asexual."

Blaze giggled, "That's not quite the term, Sonic. I don't know what the term is for someone who isn't interested, but it's not that."

Sonic yawned, "Well, it's been a long day then, for both of us. Why don't we settle in for the night?"

Blaze responded, "Sounds like a plan to me." She lay on her back, with Sonic curled up against her and an arm around her waist. She couldn't wait to have the baby now, so that she could find out what happened after she and the other girls left without everyone treating her like an invalid.