The Forsaken Chapter 19, a sonic the hedgehog fanfic

Sabor stared into the dying embers of the fire, thinking about what Hollow had said. Never before had he heard Hollow sound so weak. Then again, to a point he couldn't blame the guy, though that half was very small-if anything at all. At least for the fact that he had technically been beated by a Leprechaun.

Still the cheetah male couldn't understand why Hollow seemed to suddenly give up on life. Any other time and his hollow would have been the first to tell him: 'Suck it up Kitty. At least try to pretend you give a fuck.' Now it seemed that half of Hollow was gone. He looked to his hollow.

Hollow laid very still in the grass, not moving as if "dead." Though, you never could tell if he was alive or not. Still his "lifeless" form laid without movement, and had been this way for the past day. Hollow's head laid on his arm, having his tail wrap around him, where Siren would usually have her tail wrapped around him.

Sabor sighed, now starting to think more of Light. It had been two days since they had seen their lovers. Sabor finally knew what was bothering his hollow. Though, the hollow cheetah male would never admit this to Sabor. Hollow, did indeed, miss Siren and wanted to be with her again.

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Siren folded her ears back as Light slammed her fists into her. Light had been beating the shit out of Siren for the last few days. Still, Siren never one raised a fist to block Light. There was no point in doing so, Light was upset about Sabor. The way Siren saw it, if beating her would ease that pain, even a little, then she would let Light keep beating her.

"Why won't you fight back?!"

Siren heard the pained tone in Light's voice as she gripped Light's fist in her hand. The female hybrid looked to Light's pained green eyes as she spoke, "Light, I won't fight. The only reason you're even having too...is because I forced you to leave Sabor behind. Even if he needed you then...."

Light screamed out in a pained tone, causing Siren to pull her into a hug. Knowing all too well that her pain was still there. Hell, who was Siren kidding? A deep pain that refused to die was eating at her slowly.

Zena and Zora watched the two hybrids, worrying for them greatly. More so for Light then Siren, but still they were worried. Never before had either of them seen both hybrids break down, at least not like this. Zena looked at Zora, as Zora looked to Zena. At the same time, for the first time, they agreed:

"Hollow and Sabor need to be brought back."

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Hollow woke a few hours later, rolling over to see Sabor only a few inches from him. The hollow cheetah male hissed a warning as he rolled away from Sabor.

Sabor sighed at his hollow, wishing now that Zora or hell even Siren were here instead. Instead he got stuck with Hollow. He hung his head for a few seconds. The way he saw it, God, if he was even listening or giving a damn, DID hate him. Seeing as he was forced to work with Hollow, not something Sabor wanted to do ever in his life. He spoke in a calm tone as he looked to Hollow, "Stop acting like a child...."

Hollow bared his fangs before speaking, "I could say the same to you, Kitty..."

"Yes but who's the one, that had to go and get himself beated up by a freaking "whatever-that-was"?"

"A Leprechaun.....? Don't hurt yourself Sabor..trying to think..."

Sabor looked at him with an unreadable expression. That tone Hollow had used was nothing short of mocking him, and Sabor didn't want to listen to it. Not right now anyway! His voice didn't hold anything short of truly meaning what he said as he spoke, "I liked you better when you weren't moving.."

Hollow chuckled in a dark tone, "Most do...I just refuse to let them have that fantasy for long..."

"God you are an asshole!! Why does Siren put up with it?!"

"Doesn't concern you, Kitty," Hollow spoke in a harsh tone. Not only was this bullshit at having to listen to Sabor's mouth run without stopping in sight for now. But, he also wasn't in any shape, much to his dismay, to fight at the moment. Hollow cursed his body, but mostly the fucking Leprechaun that had ripped him to shreds. He planned on getting that bastard back and he wasn't going to pass the chance up to do so.

Sabor fell silent at the "name" again. Constantly hating that Hollow couldn't just call him "Sabor." The way Sabor saw it, it didn't take anymore effort in saying "Sabor" than saying "Kitty." Otherwise, Sabor could only guess that it was Hollow's lazy side talking more then. Then again, he could be wrong....but most likely not.

Hollow finally couldn't take the silence anymore, and decided to break it. The only way Hollow knew how. He looked at Sabor and asked, "So how's Light in bed?"

Sabor turned a deep shade of red, glaring at Hollow, "WHAT THE HELL KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT?!"

Hollow shrugged at the Kitty's yelling. Still waiting for an answer for his first question. Sabor glared to him as he spoke, "That's like me asking you: How's Siren in bed?"

"She's wonderful in bed, if you must know...Not to mention the feel of her body pressed against mine. Damn that sends a surge of heat through m--"

"HOLLOW!! SHUT UP!! I DON'T WANT, NOR, NEED TO HEAR IT!!!"

"Then answer the question..and I'll stop talking," Hollow said in a devilish tone as he leaned back against a fallen tree-trunk, starting to feel more like his old self again. He looked at Sabor, "Well..what are you waiting for..?"

Sabor cursed himself as he started to speak, "She's fine...ok?"

"Fine...? That's it...Damn that would kill her if I told her that."

"You wouldn't dare.."

"Try me Kitty...See what happens.."

Sabor folded his ears back, knowing Hollow would. He thought about it for a few seconds before speaking again, "She's wonderful...she gives me this feeling that only she can....And hell I can't get enough of her...."

Hollow stood up as he started to walk off. Sabor looked at him, "What the heck..?"

The cheetah male looked back to him, waving his tail as if he was waving him off, "You really are stupid...You spilt all that to the one person you hate most..."

Sabor's eyes shrank to nothing as he realized Hollow had played him AGAIN. Why? Why did he have to fall for it?! He sighed, no way to go back and fix it now. All he could do was hope Light didn't find out, and that if she did. She wouldn't kill him....which was very likely at the moment.

Hollow shook his head, "Come on Kitty......I won't hesitate to leave your ass behind!!!"

Sabor didn't doubt the hollow cheetah male's words as he quickly got to his feet. And couldn't believe he was doing this, but followed Hollow out of the clearing and back into Leprechaun Territory as they headed back for their lovers, and the "two slackers of the palace".

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Siren leaned against a tree as she flickered her ears, to the noises around them. As of lately Leprechauns had been hitting hot and heavy around their area. Now she knew why, they didn't like it when "invaders" came this far into their territory, well sadly for Zena, Zora, Light, Hollow, Sabor, and her...they had been chased further into the Leprechauns' territory. Right now, there wasn't really a chance in hell for anyone to get out....at least not without suffering more damage, as like what happened to Hollow.

Light sat down by a lake's edge, looking in the water. She seemed to be off in her own little world, and it looked like she was talking to someone or something. Siren could only guess what. And sure enough, her guess was correct. Light was indeed talking to a fish.

Siren walked over to Light and sat down beside her. The female hybrid looked to the dark red fish that swam in circles just below the water's surface. She cocked her head to the side, "Ok...why are you talking to a fish..?"

"He wanted company...So I started talking to him..."

Siren looked at Light like she'd lost her mind, but quickly shook that expression. She sighed as she spoke, ".....O........k....?"

Light went back to talking to the fish, and Siren stood back up as she walked back over to the tree she had been leaning again. Still freaked out at the fact that Light was talking to a fish, when anything could come up and eat her. Siren shook her head as she went back to flickering her ears keeping watch for: Hollow and Sabor, Leprechauns, and was catching bits of Light's conversation with the fish.

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