Something was squeezing me around the waist when I woke up the next mornig. That same something was squished up against my back. I still had my eyes closed as I frowned and thought to myself. Oh god, who and what have they done to me in my sleep this time? I nearly cringed at the endless possibilities that came to mind. I peeped through my eyes and checked the time. Quarter past eight...I'd say I could get up now I sighed and opened my eyes fully. I blinked until my eyes adjusted to the dark room and reluctantly checked what was gripping me and squished against me. An arm? I questioned with a cocked eyebrow. Slowly I turned over in said arm to find it belonged to Shadow...what the fudge? He's a cuddly sleeper? Since when? I thought with wide eyes. Just my luck however he stirred and his eyes snapped open and stared at me. I stared back and only then did he notice our peculiar position. What the hell does one say in these situations? What do I say?WhatdoIsay?..say?
"Umm...uh...morning big spoon?"I smiled sheepishly. He just stared blankly. I bit my lip nervously and was about to say more when he cut me off.
"Just get up and go" he stated calmly. I scrambled to do what he said.
"Uhm Shadow...let go..."I mumbled. His eyes widened as he quickly released me and turned over. I swiftly grabbed a hoody and walked briskly out of the room. That was an awkward start.
I reached the kitchen and made some coffee. I piled 5 tea spoons of sugar in and sat down in silence. A vibrating in my hoody pocket startled me and I pulled out a phone. Why do I have Indigo's phone? I thought shaking my head. I read the sender's name. It was her mother's. I sighed and decided it would be best if I gave it to her right away. I tip toed across to the other apartment and into Indie's room. Walking over to her bedside she slept on peacefully, I grinned. Not for long. I noticed a glass of water by her bed that was untouched yet full. Still has her theory of throwning a glass for protection against intruders eh? I almost laughed out loud at her familiar antics. I picked up the glass, postioned it and let some water splash onto her face. Her face scrunched up.
"Uuuuugh...it's wet!" she mumbled stirring slightly. I sniggered and gave her a duh! look.
"It's water dumbass, of course it's wet. Have you ever had a liquid as basic as water be not wet?"I mocked her. By then she was awake yet groggy.
"Go f*ck yourself" she muttered "why are you here anyway? Time is it?" she asked.
"It's after half eight and I'm here to return your phone. You have a message from your mom" I said tossing it to her. She huffed and opened the message as I plopped onto her bed.
"I'm minding the twins tonight" she announced getting up. The twins. Her newest baby sisters Ebony and Ivory (yeah I'm being soooo original :P ). Cute out and troblesome. I smirked at the thought of having them around.
"When?" I asked.
"Today. 2 o'clock until tomorrow" she stated pulling clothes out of her closet. I nodded and left the room. As I was walking into the sitting room the front door slammed open and in strutted Sonic.
"Yo" I greeted. He turned and gave me a thumbs up then went to walk into the kitchen. I felt like being perky today so I charged and glomped him from behind. We crashed to the floor and slid under the table. We giggled lightly.
"Hello to you too ~~~" he smirked. I winked back and jokingly replied "Never turn your back silly. This is WAR SOLDIER!". He grinned.
"Yes ma'am! As you command!" he laughed. Suddenly we heard a growl and something dragged me out from under the table by the ankle. A shadow fell over me. I looked up to see a piko hammer.
"AMY!" I screeched rolling away as her hammer came down where I once lay. "What the hell?" I screamed as I rolled onto my feet.
"How many times must I warn you Sonic is mine!" she howled. Sonic dashed in from out of nowhere and ripped her hammer out of her hands.
"Amy, what is the meaning of this? We haven't done anything" he said calmly.
"I heard giggling!" she exploded. We looked at her stunned then smirked.
"So giggling isn't allowed? What else isn't allowed? Laughing, smiling, frowning, crying, hugging, sleeping, moving, breathing?" we listed randomly until everything mushed together into meaningless noise. She gritted her teeth.
"You know what I mean" she stomped. She grabbed Sonic's arm, glared at me and dragged him away. I smiled to myself. Psyyyyyychoooo!
I hung out with Tails for bit that morning and he went over the current state of the mansion. He showed me the blue-prints and pointed out that the layout and structure was currently being built. I praised him on his great work and we chatted idily for hours. It was almost lunchtime when I got up and went back to my room. I was still in just a hoody and pyjamas so I changed and decided to wander around the city.
I wandered hither and tither looking at everything and nothing. I stopped at a shop and got a drink. Walking around for god knows how long I found myself wandering through a park with a playground. There I ran into Regalia, Indigo's mom, and the twins. I smiled and ran over to her.
"Hiya Regalia!" I waved.
"Oh ~~~! Thank goodness. I'm in a rush! I have work to do and can't find Indie anywhere! Will you take the girls to her please?"she breathed. I smiled and nodded. She thanked me and walked away briskly. I picked up the two toddlers and headed back to the appartment.
"Special delivery for Indie!"I screamed as I stepped into the main appartment. Everyone looked at me and the twins.
"Indie!" they cheered. Indigo smiled and walked over to them. She took them and hugged them. Almost instantly Rogue and Amy started cooing over them. I laughed as the boys seemed frozen, not knowing what to do.
"They're her sisters" I explained as she reffered to them as 'her babies'. "She tends to call them that" I muttered. "She's baby sitting them until tomorrow".
"Oh no!" cried Sonic and Amy. I looked at them expectantly.
"We were supposed to have a girls/boys night out to celebrate Knuckles and Rogue FINALLY going out" they explained together. I nodded in understanding.
"Ah sure going out isn't my thing and I'm used to the girls so don't cancel your plans. I'll babysit them tonight" I offered. Amy's eyes lit up as she hugged me fiercely.
"Thank you!" she squealed. I pushed her off me and smirked at Rogue.
"Oooh lucky you" I teased. She rolled her eyes and smirked back at me with a shrug. Indigo ran into the kitchen suddenly and screamed back to us after a few seconds.
"Early dinner is ready!".
After eating everyone started to get ready for their night out. I sat on the floor infront of the tv with the girls watching cartoons. We were very absorbed in watching the animations. Shadow walked in after a while. Apparently he wasn't going out either.
"~~~ what-" I cut him off.
"Shhhh" I motioned for quiet by holding my finger to my lips, not looking away from the screen. He didn't like that as he stepped forward.
"What-" again he was cut off, this time by Ebony and Ivory.
"Shhh" they copied my previous gesture with slight lisping sounds. The three of us smiled and pointed to the tv screen. Shadow grumbled and plopped down next to us.
As everyone was leaving they called out their goodbyes. The three of us merely waved and continued watching cartoons. After a while I got up and got the two their evening bottles. I let them drink the bottles themselves and sat next to Shadow on the couch.
"Hehe just like old times eh? People go out while me and you are stuck minding the younger people" I smiled remembering a certain bubble bath incident. Shadow leaned back, nodded and closed his eyes. I turned my attention back to Ebony and Ivory who had abandoned their bottles and were currently speaking their own baby language. Suddenly out of nowhere Ebony hit Ivory and she started crying.
"Ebony! Why did you hit Ivory?"I scolded picking up the crying infant and tried to console her.
"Not Ebony. Indie did it" said Ebony. I looked at her and tried to keep a straight face.
"So Indigo just hit Ivory?". A nod. "and Indigo is a bold girl". Again, a nod. "and Ebony is a good girl".
"Yeah". I smiled and shook my head as Ivory finally calmed down. I placed her down again and they both looked at me.
"Indigo boldge!(they mean bold it just has a 'dge' sound at the end)" they cheered.
"She suuure is" I laughed as they giggled. I glanced back at Shadow to see his eyes still closed yet he was smiling slightly. I smirked and poked his stomach.
"Shadow bold! No sleeping on the job" I teased. Ivory stood and waddled over. She pointed at Shadow.
"Boldge" she cried as he stared at her.
I put the girls to bed after that and skipped into the sitting room where Shadow was throwing on a movie. I jumped onto the couch and lay down on my side. He went to push me off as the film began when I sat up and let him sit down. After he sat down I went back to my original position much to his annoyance.
"Hey either this or spoon!"I smirked reminding him of this morning. I would have teased him further if he hadn't given me a death glare. I swear I think I saw his aura go dangerously evil I sweat dropped inwardly. I quickly turned my attention to the action movie playing. After the first scene I felt Shadow shift so we were lying the way we were when I first woke up except not as squished. I resisted smirking and teasing him. SPOONING!
It was midnight when the gang returned. Shadow and myself were currently playing cards on the floor. I was taking off my hoody when they came in. Tails went straight to bed. We looked up to see the rest drunk! Oh crap! I groaned. Sonic stumbled in.
"OHHH STRIP POKER!"he cheered walking (coughfallingcough) over to us. As he hit the ground, he passed out against the couch. We stared at him like wtf?. Next walked in Indigo.
"Aw I love you guys. Thanks for minding my sisters" she kissed me on the cheek and hugged Shadow and whispered something in his ear. She got up and walked off before calling out
"Don't do anything I wouldn't do". We sat there stunned.
"What did she say to you?" I asked flatly.
"She said: hmm Shadow tastes nice, kinda like your shampoo ~~~" he said with a confused expression. I was silent and then started laughing. Did she seriously just think I was Shadow and he was me? Soon after Shadow chuckled.
"Okay. We don't tell them about what they said or did, merely hold it as blackmail" I smirked evily. He nodded and we finished our game. When we were done we quietly made our way to our room. We got ready for bed and were about to lie down.
"Dibbs lil spoon again" I joked tackling him for the craic. He glared at me and we wrestled around for a while. In the end he had my arms trapped to my sides and was practicaly hugging me from behind. He lifted me off my feet and set us under the covers like that. I laughed quietly.He's spooning AND cuddling material I mused as I hugged his arm. We ended up falling asleep like that.
