(AN: Well, here we are: the finale of Rooming In. I know there's a lot to be said, but I think you wanna read what ends up of our three main protagonists. I'm glad I got this done a day after my birthday (March 29th was my 18th birthday), so, it's like a special treat in one!
Now, I'll address everything in the next AN, but for now, it's time we begin. And because this is an M-rated story...)
Warning: This chapter contains lemons. Since it was my birthday yesterday, I'll let you guys off the hook and let you read this openly. Of course, don't bring anyone to my door because they caught you reading hot Vector on Espio action.
"And so we toast to Vector, who going away makes us all sad, but screw it, at least we won't have to continuously remind him to do things," Knuckles said, raising a shot glass into the air.
"Hey, I take offense to that!" Vector complained. "But I will toast."
Everyone toasted their drinks and drank away. It was nearing eleven at night, and Vector's going away party at Knuckles' house was going strong. All of the crocodile's friends were there; Knuckles, Mighty and Barby (along with their son, who was being cradled in the Koala's arms), Sleet and Dingo, Stu, and Bill. Of course, Espio and Charmy were there as well.
Gifts for Vector lay in front of him as the reptile reached in for another chip.
"Well, as much fun as this was, I have to get going," Stu said. "I'm helping Vector first thing tomorrow morning. You three might wanna leave too."
"Aw, Stu, but the night is young," Vector replied. "Besides, it's rainin' outside."
The wombat simply looked at him.
"Oh, fine, fine… Can I just say somethin' real fast?"
"G'ahead, mate. What's up?" Dingo said. The crocodile cleared his throat, and began to speak.
"Yeh guys are the greatest friends I ever had. Sure, yeh all kicked me out at some point, and in yer case, Espio, I'm leavin'. But… nothin' makes me more happy then bein' friends with yeh. Hell, I'm even shocked at how yeh still stand by me, despite the fact I'll be away and probably unable to come around. So… I just wanna say, thank yeh. And yeh know what, I'll say it to each and every one of ya."
Vector pointed at Espio first. "Espio… yer the best boyfriend ever, and I dun want our relationship to end. I love yeh so much. Knuckles, first friend I had since I stopped livin' with mah parents. I couldn't bear not bein' friends with yeh. Mighty, yer the same deal too. And… I just wanna say, I know yeh and Barby are gonna be good parents…"
The two simply looked at each other, and smiled, looking down at their baby boy.
"Sleet, Ding, yeh two helped me out in more than I can imagine. I'll never tell yeh how much I'm thankful fer ya two the night I quit Nack's gang. Much like Mighty and Barby, I know things are gonna be good fer ya two as well. Bill, Stu, childhood friends of mine. What else do I gotta say 'boutcha that I haven't said before? Yeh two were the ones to convince to be a better person. And honestly? I couldn't be more thankful fer that."
"What about me, Vector?" Charmy asked.
"Charmy…" Vector said. "Little Charmy… ya may just be a little kid… but yer the funniest, smartest, and best little kid I know… I'm gonna miss yeh like I'll miss Espio. Dun worry, I'll come and visit as I'll see. I'll be there; birthdays, graduations, Christmas, any special time ya want me around, I'll be there just fer ya."
In the time frame of the green reptile's speech, Charmy started to cry again. This in turn, signaled for Mighty and Barby's baby to cry.
"U-uh-oh! I'm-I'm sorry!" Charmy said in between deep breaths.
"It's fine," Barby said, softly rocking the baby in an attempt to calm it down. "I can understand why'd you cry, Charmy."
"So, since I imagine you're going to leave Vector, I know we gave you a toast, but everyone who's staying behind, let's do one final toast," Knuckles said, holding up his glass. "To Vector the Crocodile."
"To Vector the Crocodile!"
Everyone drank, and Vector grinned. He waved, and turned around just as Espio got out of his seat, Charmy slowly buzzing behind. Vector opened the door as Espio got out the umbrella in his coat. The three walked in the rain as Stu closed the door behind him.
THE NEXT DAY
Vector looked at all of the boxes of stuff he had. He didn't realize he had so much stuff…
When the crocodile took a look around the room, he frowned as he saw just how… empty the room felt.
Empty was the perfect word to describe how Espio and Charmy felt. They sat in the living room, trying to come to terms that the day had finally come. While both were not upset, they were simply brooding, not wanting to look at Vector as to not feel sad.
Stu waited outside of the apartment door, a box carrier by his side. He checked his watch and tapped his foot, hoping that Vector would be done.
Sure enough, the crocodile came into the kitchen just a few seconds later, and put down all the boxes onto the carrier.
"I'll meet you outside," Vector told Stu, as the wombat pushed the carrier away. "I first gotta take a shower."
As the crocodile walked back to the bathroom, Espio stood up.
"Vector… could I… join you?" he asked. "You know, considering this'll also be the last time we do this…"
"Sure… I dun mind. I dun think ya even showered today."
Vector had his arms wrapped around Espio as the hot water from the shower dripped down the two reptiles. Despite the fact that they should have been showering, Vector and Espio had no intentions of moving.
"I really am going to miss moments like this…" Espio commented.
"Same… showers without the intimacy just dun feel the same…" Vector replied.
The crocodile brought Espio closer to him as he closed his eyes, kissing him. Espio returned the kiss, then proceeding to kiss lower and lower down Vector's body. He stopped when he reached Vector's waist.
"Do we have time for this?" Espio asked from down below, fingers stroking Vector's cock.
"Let's try to make this fast at least."
The chameleon nodded, then took the green reptile's cock and sucked. Vector took a deep breath, clawed hands on Espio's head. He slowly rubbed the scales of the fuchsia reptile, pleasurable warmth going up his spine as he felt Vector lovingly caress him.
Espio continued to bob his head back and forth, hands on Vector's tail as he stroked it.
"I didn't know yeh had a thing fer mah tail…" The crocodile commented. His tail swished to the side and Espio took it into his hands. From there, the chameleon only sucked, and held onto Vector's tail.
The crocodile, was finding more pleasure by the second. "Deeper…" he moaned. Espio complied, and found himself taking the cock up to his throat. Any other normal person would have a gag reflex, but thank goodness Espio was trained not to gag his food if he didn't like it back home.
"C-chaos… Espio… fuck, yer mouth still never fails to feel so good…."
Espio responded by wrapping his tail around Vector's calf. Had they not been pressed for time, he wanted the crocodile to lift him up, and take him right then and there. But maybe… seeing as how Vector looked like he was getting ready to cum…
The chameleon took the other's cock out of his mouth, and jumped into Vector's arms.
"E-Espio?" Vector questioned.
"I don't even care anymore, this is the last time we'll be intimate for a while. Take me as hard as you can."
"Without a condom or lube?"
"Use soap if you have to, I don't care. Make me beg, please. I want it from you one last time."
To make sure Espio's small fantasy got fulfilled, Vector worked fast, and with less than a minute left of preparing, the crocodile held onto his boyfriend's stomach as the chameleon was being fucked while standing and back against the crocodile's chest. Espio's mouth was wide open, trying not to moan as to not alert Charmy. But, with how hard Vector was going, it seemed almost unavoidable.
This continued for a span of a few minutes, the crocodile going faster than normal to make due for time.
"If I only I could… unf… have yeh screamin'…" Vector moaned.
By now, Espio couldn't even guess if he could stand up straight when he came back to the ground. All he wanted to do was ejaculate and release whatever pent up desires he had.
When Vector had begun to feel close to cumming, he rammed his cock deeper into Espio.
"W-Wait, you're not pulling out?!" Espio questioned. The green reptile ignored the questioned, going even deeper and getting another moan out from the chameleon. "Oh, C-chaos… you ar-"
Just as Vector let out a loud grunt, the fuchsia reptile could feel warm sticky seed enter inside. Of course, since he was in the air, he could feel a lot of it drip out of his… bottom parts.
The crocodile let his boyfriend back on the ground, cock becoming more flaccid. Espio had a hard time struggling to get back up, so Vector helped him up.
"Thanks…" He said. "Whew, I wasn't expecting you to do that, Vector. I guess you really wanted to make this one last time special."
"Heh heh, ya know how I am," Vector responding, giving a kiss to Espio. "So let's clean up here and get outta here."
"I wish that could be easier said than done. My legs feel like slime."
"Slime?"
"That's even more jiggly than jello in my opinion."
Vector laughed, and turned off the water.
After getting out of the shower (Charmy somehow oblivious to the fact the two had sex in the shower), they dressed, and Vector was finally ready to leave. He looked back at Espio and Charmy, the chameleon sitting next to the bee. His demeanor was much more different than it was when they had sex; he was clearly upset.
"I'll… I'll really miss yeh guys, ya know that still, right?" The reptile told the two sitting down.
"Yes, Vector… we do know…" Espio responded. "Before you leave however, I have one final gift for you…"
The chameleon got up, and walked up to his boyfriend. He handed him a picture, and Vector immediately recognized it. It was a picture taken at Burger World of the three in celebration of Charmy passing the first grade.
"I… Espio…"
"You don't have to say anything else, Vector. Please, take it. And whenever you get sad, just look at i-it…"
Vector could hear Espio getting choked up.
"It's just… hard… I'll have to tell the landlord you've m-moved… and… not coming back…"
The chameleon let out a sniff as he turned away. "I'm…I'm sorry, Vector…"
Vector hugged his boyfriend, and kissed the side of his face. "I am too… please, dun be hurt. This is mah fault…"
He undid his hug, and was ready to leave, but yet another interruption happened. This time, someone was holding onto his leg. Vector looked down and found Charmy clinging onto his leg. The bee was crying hard.
"PLEASE! DON'T LEAVE, VECTOR!"
The crocodile turned around, frowned, and crouched down.
"Charmy, I know it's sad that I'm leavin'… but… I'm doin' this so ya dun have to worry 'bout what's gonna happen to ya. Yeh can sleep at night with yer little action figures, knowin' no one's gonna come after ya."
"But you won't be there to make me my favorite foods! You won't be there to get rid of the monsters under my bed! You won't be there to tell me that y-you love me…"
"Charmy… as I keep tellin' ya… I love ya so much. When ya called me dad, I felt so… touched… I really did feel like an actual dad at that moment…"
Vector hugged the bee. "Ya can cry all ya want. I won't stop ya from bein' sad, but… you'll be happier in the long run…" He stood up. "I gotta get goin', Stu's probably fumin' right now."
The green reptile grabbed Charmy and plopped him on the kitchen counter. Before he left, he kissed Espio on the lips, Charmy on the forehead, and finally, with one last wave, left Gigan Rocks for good.
A FEW HOURS LATER…
"Well, here we are," Stu said, unloading all of Vector's belongings from his truck. The crocodile looked up at his new apartment complex: Knothole Villa. Flickies flew and chirped around the complex as with a smile on his face, realizing he could start a new life, Vector went inside to meet with the landlord.
After being directed by a attendee, the reptile finally met the landlord of Knothole Villa. It was… a robot. The robot was orange and had big blue eyes.
"Ah, you must be Mr. Vector the Crocodile," The robot said. "My name is Emerl, the landlord of Knothole Villa."
"Wait… yer really the landlord? Why is a robot a landlord?" Vector questioned.
Emerl's expression changed, clearly finding the crocodile's comment unamusing. "I will have you know, Mr. Vector, that I've heard that statement 148 times. You've made it 149. Yes, robots CAN be landlords. I do not take your doubts kindly."
"Oh… sorry man… I didn't know."
"I shall be letting you off the hook though. This is our first encounter after all. Anyway, before we get you settled into your new room, we need to go over the paperwork first."
Emerl brought out a series of papers, all for Vector to sign.
"I understand there is a lot to read, so using my internal processor; I shall be telling you the more important details on these series of papers. Let us begin: by signing these papers, you are agreeing to the policy here at Knothole Villa…"
Vector signed each paper with ease. Finally, he was getting closer and closer to building a new life for himself, and a new life for his two former roommates. The next five minutes consisted of Emerl reading out the terms and Vector signing away.
"…finally, to fully agree to your contract, this last signature is proof that you understand everything, and you are ready to move into Knothole Villa. Your key will be provided upon signing this sheet."
"Only one more name to write…" Vector thought to himself. He took his pen, and pressed it against the paper.
…
Before he even wrote a V, he stopped.
Suddenly, images flashed through his mind of him, Espio, and Charmy throughout all the times they spent together. Everything flashed; their first meeting, taking Charmy to his first day of school, all the dinners they had and games they've played, all the arguments and even the day Nack struck back, holidays and birthdays, falling in love and… finding out what a true family is…
All that could have never happened, if he didn't find that lone wanted ad at the community college.
It suddenly hit Vector like a freight train; his anxiety and fears only pushed him away from Espio and Charmy, and made him focus on their feelings, not his OWN…
And that's when Vector came to a realization:
He needed Espio and Charmy…
Espio and Charmy needed HIM…
"Wh…" Vector said to himself. "…what am I doing?"
"What's wrong Mr. Vector?" Emerl asked.
"Emerl, I'm sorry but…" Vector got up, and tore the paper in half. "I can't do this…"
"W-what is the meaning of this?!" Emerl outbursted. "W-where are you going Mr. Vector?! I thought we had been talking about this?!"
"This isn't what I want though… I'm sorry fer wastin' yer time. Yeh better scrap everythin', I dun need it. I know where I'm goin' back to."
Emerl tried to chase after Vector, but it was too late. The crocodile knocked on Stu's truck, the wombat in shock.
"Oh, you finally finish-"
Stu was cut off when Vector entered the passenger's seat and put on his seat belt.
"Vector, what the fuck?!"
"Stu, I'm sorry fer wastin' yer time and gas as well. Take us back to Gigan Rocks."
"What the fuck for?! Did you make me do this all for nothing?!"
"I realized somethin' I should have realized long ago. Look, just… take me back, okay? This isn't where I belong…"
"But you were so adamant…"
"GO!"
Stu started up the truck. "I better get paid GOOD for this…"
BACK AT GIGAN ROCKS…
Espio stared blankly at the potatoes he was making for lunch. Charmy simply stared at the cartoon on TV. He didn't even care that the cartoon about the blue hedgehog (one of his favorites) was on, he just wanted Vector back.
As the chameleon took out the potatoes to serve them, there was a knock at the door.
"Who is it…" Espio moaned, sounding like he was in pain. He slowly walked to the door and opened it. What he saw was shocking. Vector stood there along with Wombat Stu. The crocodile quickly hugged him as Charmy gasped as soon as he saw who it was.
"VECTOR! YOU CAME BACK!" He cried.
"Payment?" Stu asked. Vector handed the wombat money.
"Nice… alright, we'll I'll leave you three to fluffy family time…"
Stu closed the door, and Vector immediately began.
"Chaos… Espio, I am so sor-rry!" The crocodile cried. "It's just… I'm so stupid fer thinkin' yeh two can just go on without me! Ya can't!"
"I assume you have an explanation for yourself?" Espio questioned.
"Mah anxiety 'bout everythin' that's happened… I only wanted to do what I thought was right… but what I did… it wasn't right at all… This wouldn't have solved anythin'. In fact, it would have made things worse…"
Vector sniffed. "But now… that I've almost done this… ya two made me realize somethin', and I told ya before: ya made me have faith, and realize what it means to have a family. Yer… yer all mah family, and I wouldn't trade ya two fer anyone else!"
Espio teared up as Charmy sobbed. They all hugged each other tighter, Vector commenting: "Mah true family… it's been here all along…"
"Mine too…" Espio said. "My true family is a family who accepts me for who I am. You both… are family…"
"And… I think I know what it means… to have parents again…" Charmy blubbered. "I… I love you... dad… and dad…"
Espio and Vector smiled at each other. Once again, the crocodile found himself being called 'dad'. But… this was the first time Charmy had called the chameleon this. It almost made him proud…
The bee giggled. "I… I didn't know how to refer to you both without calling one of you mommy or daddy…"
Vector chuckled. "Well, I certainly ain't mommy."
"Oh, so because I happen to be the one in yoga, I'M mommy?!" Espio retorted.
"Aren't all moms into yoga or somethin'? Ya ain't helpin' yer case, Espio."
"Argh!"
Vector and Charmy laughed.
"Well… either way…" The crocodile got up. "Not only did I learn what family was, but also that family means love… family means ya stick together."
Grabbing the boxes that stood by the kitchen, he set them down and opened them up. "So… I hope ya haven't made that call, Espio. Cause no matter how far we go, with the one yeh love…" Vector looked at Espio with a romantic gaze, and then at Charmy with the look a father would give a son. "…and the one ya raise like yer own… I'll be there, and we'll be family no matter what."
Espio and Charmy hugged Vector harder this time. It really did feel like one giant family reunion.
"You'll… always be with us, Vector…" The fuchsia reptile said.
"I want you to be in my life, Vector!" Charmy added.
"And I wanna be in yers too, ya two…"
After minutes of hugging, showing that they were a true family, Vector looked down at his boyfriend and his unofficial 'son'.
"It's been a year since we started livin' together, eh?" Vector asked.
"Why do you ask?" Espio responded.
"Cause I wanna make that two, and countin'…"
THAT NIGHT…
The lights in the apartment shut off one by one as many of the people who lived in Gigan Rocks went to bed. One light in particular however, was still on.
Vector, Espio, and Charmy were all were sprawled on the couch, a bowl of cheese puffs on the coffee table and the TV still on. Vector held onto Espio tight, the chameleon being the little spoon for his crocodilian boyfriend as he held onto the bee. The three of them were fast asleep after enjoying a movie that was on.
As the night progressed, the light on the TV glared on the three, but none of them moved, not wanting to get up from where they were. After all, it felt like the perfect family…
In their dreams, the three wondered what the future would bring them. Whatever it brought though, they were ready to tackle it, like any family would.
And most certainly, they were excited to think about what tomorrow would bring them…
FIN
(AN 2: Well, another fanfic done. Jeez, just in time of March ending? I wanted this to be as long as A Deal or No Deal, but whatever, I guess we can't have all.
First, I want to give my thanks to my friend Dan (Cosmictruffle) for providing the amazing cover art to this story. Not to mention, giving me help for grammar and word suggestions.
Next, I wanna thank everyone who faved, followed, and reviewed. Especially reviewed, I love seeing you guys react to what happened in the story. Sure, I didn't get much like any fanfic of mine, but hey, I didn't write a Sonamy or Sonadow fic, did I?
So, I'm sure you're wondering what's next?
Well, to be honest, my next fic isn't gonna be Sonic. My next fic plans to be based on the amazing, albeit very UNDERRATED JRPG, Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits. Honestly, I'm not sure when I'll make a Vecpio fic. I'm kinda sucked dry of creativity. If I were to make one based on the games, I think I wanna make one based on the games and not an AU like A Deal or No Deal. But, when will that happen? Well, you'll see when it comes out.
For now, I hope you guys loved this story. This has officially become my longest fanfic on this site, and here's to hoping I make longer ones. So, I'll take my leave. I have Zelda Breath of the Wild and The Last Guardian calling to me. See you guys next fanfic!
-TheHunterPersian)