Oh my god, Shadow thought. Rouge was asleep in his arms but he couldn't sleep. The bear was sitting in his bed at home. Lixinne was probably cuddled next to it while Misty was making a mess of the empty living room. Shadow sighed to himself, knowing her probably wouldn't sleep at all that night.
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Rouge opened her eyes and looked to the ceiling. She rubber her eyes and looked around. Where was Shadow? She got up and exited her room. She then sniffed and something smelt really good. She followed the smell, more than willingly. She came into the kitchen to see Shadow frying something.
"That smells good!" Rouge smiled. "What are you making?"
"Chicken."
"For breakfast?"
"Yeah."
"Why?"
"Because I wanted chicken because the damn Chinese place can't understand English." He flipped the chicken then thought over his words. "Ok that sounded really stupid." He laughed. Rouge joined in and smiled a small smile and came over to hug him. He flipped off the stove top and suddenly picked her up, and she wrapped her arms around his neck and legs around his waist. He carried her into the living room, where the TV was playing the image of a fire. Shadow then sat Rouge on the couch and he sat next her and smirked. She smiled and put a hand on his knee.
Shadow leaned in and kissed Rouge. Her heart fluttered slightly at his touch on her back and pulled closer, pushing him back so she was on his lap, fingers tangled in the thick white puff upon his chest. He gripped her back and laid down so she was on top of him. Shadow pulled the blanket that was hanging over the top edge of the couch and pulled it over them. Shadow kissed Rouge passionately and his tongue begging to be let in. Rouge opened her mouth for him and he had his way. They continued on for about 10 minutes until they were both tired and their lungs were begging for breath. Rouge relaxed her head on Shadow's chest and he held her close.
"You know, I think my chicken is cold now." Shadow frowned.
Rouge giggled. "I think all the forces in this universe are highly against you consuming chicken to your liking."
Shadow pouted in an adorable way and Rouge gave his a peck on the lips. She then got up. "Hey I need to shower." She smiled and headed upstairs. Shadow went back into the kitchen and frowned at his cold chicken. "She's right..."
Rouge runs the water, so hot that the mirror starts to fog up almost instantly. She strips down and gets in, and washes shampoo through hair. She finished cleaning herself them wrapped her fuzzy purple robe around herself as she headed to her room for some clothes. She walked in and went to her dresser. She opened it and started to dig through her clothes.
Suddenly hands came from behind her and she giggled and turned. "Shadow!" She froze when she saw it wasn't her ebony and crimson lover.
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Shadow picked his cold chicken apart with a fork, while wondering what on Earth was taking Rouge so goddamn long. He pushed the chicken aside and stood and headed upstairs. He walked into the bathroom, steam hitting him in the face the second he opened the door and blurring his vision. He rubbed his eyes and the opened door helped the steam clear. He looked around when he noticed a stray folded up, crinkled piece of paper on the floor. He grabbed it- it was still warm- and unfolded it. He read it over quickly then anger took over and he crushed the note in his hand, making a fist. He turned and ran from the bathroom and into the next room. She wasn't there. He growled and he decided to go get her. But he stopped on the stairs as a thought hit him. Where the hell am I going?