Chapter 14: Gunpoint: Of Lust And Love

Disclaimers: I do not own any of the Sonic characters, I only own Dexter and Lauren.

Dexter's POV

A sense of fear and anger overcame me as the robot held me at gunpoint. I was scared because I knew I was gonna die at that moment, and I was angry because it would be in front of my "sisters." I stood in front of the robot in order to protect them, even though I knew that they were next. Cream was probably more scared than I was. I imagined the robot pulling the trigger and blowing my brains out, and I also imagined the violent image of blood splattering everywhere, and in front of Cream, Cheese, and Amy.

Cream was only six years old. She was way too young to be going through seeing something like this. All this horror seemed to be way too much for her to handle. She was crying into Amy's dress as she was about to witness my death, that would only be the beginning. Amy would be next, then Cheese, and finally her. It seemed that this robot got enjoyment out of seeing others suffer, so much for being a lifeless piece of metal.

At that moment, I could feel my entire world falling apart. I was going to lose everything, my family, my friends... and Lauren. I mostly thought about Lauren. Even though we only met yesterday, the connection we made was strong. I knew that the connection would be cut off in a few minor seconds...

Three hours earlier...

Lauren and I are walking home, I bet Lauren feels a little embarrassed that Silver accidentally walked upon us swimming while searching for Blaze. Especially since we were naked, I had nothing to worry about since I had fur to cover myself up like the rest of the guys. Lauren, on the other hand, had a lot to worry about since she didn't have enough fur to cover herself.

I got some enjoyment out of looking at her while she was nude. She was only a few weeks pregnant and she still had a nice body. I'm not perverted or anything like that, it's just a guy thing. I also enjoyed having my first kiss. I had been dying to know what it feels like just to have that experience, but I couldn't help but wonder how easy it was to fall in love with someone like Lauren. She was beautiful, but we also had a lot in common.

We both lived through tough times and we both tried to commit suicide, but that's not the point. I have some empathy for her because of what she's been through, a rapist got her pregnant and killed the nuns which she grew to know and love. I couldn't imagine how cruel and heartless that this person was, and how someone could do such an awful thing to someone as sweet as Lauren. I wonder what was going through this person's mind during the time that Lauren was raped. I would never want to experience what happened to Lauren that would be so horrible. Her innocence and virginity were taken from her, and she can never get it back. If at some point in the future, I met this person, I would make them pay for what they did to Lauren.

We kept walking, side by side, and hand in hand. Lauren laid her head on my shoulder and kissed me on the cheek. I felt myself blush as she did so. I wouldn't mind swimming with her again, doing the same things, maybe more... "Dexter," said Lauren. She startled me for a moment and I snapped back into reality. "Uh, yes Lauren?" I asked. "I'm sorry if things got out of hand back there, I guess I just got a little carried away," she said. "No, it's alright. I actually enjoyed it," I said.

She looked up at me and placed another kiss on my cheek. I could feel myself blushing in another shade of crimson. "I know we've just met," said Lauren, "but do you think we're taking things a little too fast?" "What do you mean, Lauren?" I asked. "I mean, how can you like someone like this, even though you've only just met?" She asked me. We stopped walking for a moment and we faced eachother. "I'm not sure, Lauren," I said, "I guess, once you find the right person, you just know." "Yeah, I can totally agree with you on that," Lauren said as she wrapped her arms around my neck. I wrapped my arms around her lower back. "I'd like to get to know you better however," I said. "So that we can have a better relationship?" Asked Lauren. "Yeah," I responded.

Our lips finally interlocked. It started out as a soft peck on the lips, but then it grew more and more passionate with every passing second. I have been waiting to meet someone like Lauren, now I finally have a soulmate. After a moment, we came up for air and longingly stared into eachothers eyes for a while. Lauren's eyes were a beautiful, rich golden color. They were very calming for some reason. We pulled in for another kiss, and it was just as passionate as the one before.

After a while we sat in the shade of a tree. I sat up straight with my back against the tree while Lauren sat on my lap. The leaves were brushing against eachother as the wind blew. The sound relaxed me, as did Lauren. We exchanged a few soft kisses and Lauren nuzzled my neck. I ran my fingers through her silky brown hair and I kissed her on the forehead. Eventually, she fell asleep in my arms. I picked her up and carried her home bridal style.

While I carried her, I looked at her flawless face and I gave her a soft kiss on the lips. When we got home, I sat down on the couch while still holding Lauren. I gently stroked her hair while she slept. Her eyes opened slightly and she mumbled, "Dexter?" "Yeah, Lauren?" "What are the others going to say when they find out about us?" I felt a bit confused when she asked me this. "What do you mean, Lauren? I haven't even introduced you to half of the guys and you're actually wondering how they'll react?" I asked. She nodded. "Well, when they do find out, just let them talk," I said.

I leaned in for a kiss, but Lauren halted me. "I'm not like you, Dexter," she said, "What if no one likes me? Then they wouldn't want to see us together. I mean, we just met. Everyone else will only think that it's just lust or puppy love or something." I looked into her eyes and said, "Lauren, I can promise you, it is not lust or puppy love or any of that stuff. I promise that what we have is true, and no one can ever take that away. I know we've only just met, but one look is all it takes. The next moment, you just know if that person's the one for you."

Lauren wrapped her arms around my back and said, "Oh, Dexter. You really do know the right thing to say at the right time don't you?" I put my arms around her back and said, "Well, I don't know about that, but I guess-" Lauren cut me off by saying, "Just shut up and kiss me." Our lips, once again made contact. It was probably more passionate than the other kisses we shared that day, but I can't always be sure.

Anyway, our bodies made contact and we stroked at eachother eagerly. Not sexually, for I wanted to maintain my purity for until I got married. Unfortunately for Lauren, her purity was already taken away from her. I felt bad, and felt empathy for her. She has been through so much, and she wanted to kill herself because of it.

We've been kissing for a long time, I just didn't want it to end. Unfortunately, everything has an end. I thought I had heard the front door open, but I ignored it and resumed kissing Lauren. "Dexter!" Shouted a familiar pink hedgehog which scared the crap out of us. Our tongues were forced out of eachothers mouths as we looked the other way and jumped backed in shock. Standing right in front of us was Amy who was staring at us all wide-eyed with her hands covering her mouth in shock. It was as if we were caught with our hands in the cookie jar. Lauren was still embracing me as we stared back at Amy.

"Oh my god," said Amy, "y-you're..." Amy paused as she found herself at a loss of words, for all of this was happening all so sudden. She seemed very curious about what is going on with me and Lauren. Even though me and Lauren had just met, it all seemed very strange, even for the twelve-year-old hedgehog standing right in front of us.

A smile came across her face as she said, "I knew it! I just knew you would find someone, Dexter!" "Uh, Amy..." I tried to explain, but Amy cut me off. "You don't have to explain anything, I just knew you two were made for eachother. Oh, this is so romantic!" She seemed to know a hell of a lot about love, for Amy, it's been that way ever since she met Sonic.

What she has between her and Sonic is probably one of the most hopeless relationships there ever was, Amy may like Sonic, but Sonic doesn't like her back. I just wish that Amy would realize that and just move on with her life, but knowing her, she loves Sonic dead-on, but that's beyond the point. What me and Lauren were dealing with right now was an overly excited twelve-year-old who knows love like the back of her hand. She was immediately jumping to conclusions, but her assumption was correct and it didn't take long for my sister to realize that Lauren and I were lovers.

"This is all so sweet," shouted Amy, "you like eachother." "Well Dex, I guess we can't hide it anymore," said Lauren. "So, when did this all start?" Asked Amy. We weren't sure what to say at the moment. "Well, c'mon you can tell me," said Amy. Silence emanated the room for a long period of time while Amy expected an answer from us, neither one of us could explain how all of this happened in such a short amount of time. The silence was broken as the front door opened to reveal Cream.

"Amy, the mall in South City is having a big sale, you wanna go?" she asked. Her attention was immediately broken away from me and Lauren as Cream asked this. "A sale!? We have to get there right away!" Shouted Amy. They left the room and I thanked God, for a sale was one of the things Amy couldn't resist. I guess it's a girl thing, not that I mind picking out clothes for myself, for I liked clothes that made me look good. I turned my attention back to Lauren and said, "Now, where were we?"

Lauren laughed a little as I said this and we leaned in for a kiss. "Hey Dexter," said Amy. I jumped back in shock, for she had startled me. "Y-yes Amy?" "I'm sorry, I was so caught up in all the excitement that I forgot about you," she said, "You wanna come to South City with us?" "Uh, sure," I said. "Well, what're we waiting for? Let's go," she said. She quickly left the room and headed toward the front door. I looked back at Lauren and said, "I'll be back soon, okay?" "Sure, I'll see you later," she responded. "Great," I said as I kissed her cheek on impulse, "See ya."

I walked out of the room and proceeded to follow Amy out the front door. "Hey, Dexter," said Lauren. I turned around and said, "Yeah?" Lauren smiled at me and said, "Thank you, for everything." "Uh, sure... no problem," I said out of nervousness. She laughed a little as I said this. I headed towards the foyer and walked out the front door. I stepped out to see Amy waiting on the front steps of the wraparound porch with Cream and Cheese.

They all looked back at me as they heard the front door close. "C'mon Dex! We're waitin' on ya," said Amy. "I'm comin', I'm comin'," I said with a little frustration in my voice. "Yeah, so is Christmas, now c'mon let's go!" She shouted. I head toward the stairs and walk down them. We head toward Mama's minivan where she is waiting for us. I opened the door that led to the front seat. I sat down, closed the door, and buckled my seatbelt. Amy, Cream and Cheese did the same. Mama started the car and we drove away to South City.

When we got there, Mama dropped us off at the South City Mall and she drove off to go to work. I never knew that she had a job, I thought she was just a stay-at-home mom, but I guess that someone has to pay the bills. She works as a real estate broker, which pays a decent amount of money. Mama does have a lot of money, but I guess she has this job to keep us in our somewhat high-class status.

I guess I should've known they were rich, since they do have a pretty big house, not really a mansion, but it's still a pretty big house. It has about eight bedrooms, and four bathrooms. It has a pool and a hot tub in the backyard, and it is between walking distance to the meadow where we would pick flowers. Everything about the house was nice, it had a big kitchen, lots of space, it was very well decorated, there's probably a mile-long list of nice features in that house.

Anyway, we were left at South City Mall for Amy, Cream and Cheese to do what they do best, and that my friends, is shopping. While we were at the mall, I had noticed that there was an abundance of animals and humans. I didn't really know there were humans in Sonic's world, but then again there's probably a whole lot that I didn't know about Sonic's world.

We went from store to store trying to find the best deals. Amy or Cream would show me a top and press it against themselves to see how they would look in it. I would either approve or disapprove of what they would show me. When we paid for everything, they made me carry some of the bags.

I would also try on a couple things, whether it was a t-shirt or a pair of designer jeans. When I came out of one of the dressing rooms, I showed Amy, Cream, and Cheese how I looked in them and they would applaud in approval or shake their heads in disapproval.

In one store, I show Amy a white sleeveless turtleneck and I tell her to try it on. She goes into a dressing room with the top and a few other clothing articles. She comes out wearing the form-fitting top along with a brown mini-skirt, white high-heel boots, and she's wearing her hair in a ponytail. Out of all the clothing she bought, this was the best outfit she wore. We paid for everything, and I ended up carrying all the bags.

We were heading to the food court to grab a bite to eat. Amy, Cream, and Cheese were way ahead of me, while I was struggling to carry everything. They came back for me and grabbed some of the bags to lighten the load off my back, which helped a lot. I was so worn out that I fell on the floor to rest. "Dexter, are you gonna be okay," asked Amy as she helped me up. "Yeah, I'll be alright," I said, "But, I wonder why women need so many damn shoes."

Amy hit me on the head with her hammer when I made that comment, which caused me to drop the bags. "Watch your language, Dexter," she shouted at me, "There are ladies present!" I used my hand to rub away the pain that was emanating from the bump that Amy caused. "Sorry," I said as I picked up the bags I dropped. We resumed walking over to the food court and when we got there, we ordered some ice cream. We found a table and we sat down to eat.

I looked at the ice cream hungrily, I took one bite out of it and found out how delicious ice cream can be. I kept digging my spoon into the ice cream and eating it like a wild man. Amy, Cream and Cheese observed my eating habits and that's where I decide to slow down on eating my ice cream.

"So Dexter, where are you from?" Asked Amy. I looked at her very confused and said, "What do you mean, Amy?" "I mean, what's the name of your hometown?" "Oh, I'm from Lodi, Wisconsin. It's a small city that no one's ever heard of." "Tell us about it." "Well, it's the birthplace of one of the main characters of The Dukes of Hazard." "Never heard of it." "Yeah, I know. Anyway, a friend of mine is related to Bon Jovi, a rock star. It's also the hometown of an extra to Days of Our Lives, a soap opera. And the former hometown of Kelly Nolan, she was a former student at Lodi and her mother is a teacher." "What happened to her?"

I paused for a moment to prepare to reconcile the Kelly Nolan case. "She was out barhopping with her friends on State St. when she went missing, a few weeks later, she was found dead in a forest. The investigation was turned from a missing person investigation to a homicide investigation, her mother took it pretty hard," I explained. "Oh, that's so sad," said Cream, "Who would do something like this?" "Chao," said Cheese. "The killer has not yet been caught," I continued, "but I have someone in mind. It might be her former boss, Henry Doane. He was the last person to see her."

Amy, Cream and Cheese didn't say anything after that. We continue to eat our ice cream. We engaged in more conversation, it was about... you know, the small things. TV shows, novels, celebrities and other things. I didn't really follow, for I didn't know about any of those things. They said they'd show me sometime. They talked about the adventures they have been on and I listened to every detail. We talked more about some things and we had some laughs. As soon as we were done with our ice cream, we picked up our bags and left the mall while we were still laughing.

"You guys are fun," I said. "So are you, Dexter," said Cream. "Chao," said Cheese. "I wish we could do this more often," I said, "I..." The next thing I know, is that we heard an explosion coming from behind us. The force caused us to fall flat on our faces and drop our bags.

In the distance, I could hear the sounds of people screaming and the sound of machine guns. "What the..." But before I could finish, an explosion came from a nearby building. We screamed as we saw the horrific incident. A cloud of smoke emanated from the crumbling building as people ran out of the entrance in a state of panic. More explosions we heard in the distance. "We have to get out of here right now," shouted Amy. But before we could run, the sound of a reloading gun could be heard from behind us.

We turned around to see who it was. It was two of Eggman's robots pointing machine guns at us. We raised our hands in the air on impulse, as the robots would shoot us if we didn't surrender. It was at that moment where we realized that we were hostages to robots.

If I had known what to do at that moment, I would've done it, but instead I walked forward and extended my arms in a foolish attempt to protect my sisters. The robots instantly pointed their guns at me. I held my ground, though. I wasn't going to give it all up without a fight. I quickly realized that I was going to be the first to go. We were held at gunpoint for what seemed like an eternity, my eyes were opened wide to look at the fiends that would destroy our lives forever if nothing was done.

I closed my eyes to prepare for the bullets to make the connection, but instead I heard an explosion. I opened my eyes to see what had happened. I looked down to see that the attacking robots were now just a pile of rubbish. "That was a close one," said a familiar voice in the distance. I looked to my right to see where the voice had come from. It was my favorite blue hedgehog. I smiled and shouted, "Sonic."

I ran closer to him in excitement. "Sonic," shouted Amy. She ran over to him and hugged him tightly as tears ran down her face. "Oh, thank you, Sonic. You're my hero!" She shouted. "Take it easy, Amy," said Sonic. I knew that Sonic was in a state of discomfort as Amy had him in a death grip. Like I said before, it seemed like a hopeless relationship.

I thought we were finished with those robots, but suddenly, the sound of marching reinforcements entered the streets of South City. "Aw, great," said Sonic sarcastically, "more of them." He looked over at me and said, "Well, what're we waiting for, let's get 'em." "Uh, okay," I said. I looked down at the pile of broken robot parts and saw a pair of guns that have been undamaged. I picked them up on impulse and immediately joined the fray.

I was ready for action, but at the same time, I was scared. My stomach felt like it was in a washing machine set on spin cycle. I was ready, yet unprepared...

To be continued...

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I know, you hate "to be continued," but this was a long chapter, my longest one yet. Don't worry, you'll hear more. Anyway, when Dexter explained everything about Lodi, WI, it was all true. I should know, because I'm from Lodi, WI. And the person who I mentioned was related to Bon Jovi, that would be Alex, a friend of mine who is also a writer on both FictionPress and FanFiction. And I do believe we can count Henry Doane as a suspect in the Kelly Nolan case. Anyway, I'm going to audition for Season 8 of American Idol and I need your help deciding what I should sing, here are the choices: When She Loved Me by Sara Mclachlan, Concrete Angel by Martina McBride, Amazing Grace I don't know who originally sings this, or Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol. Anyway, thanks for reading, and please, R&R.