A/N: I'm glad there's someone folks who faved the story. Makes me happy everyone I get the notification on my email. Alright, here's part two.

Part II

Shadow pulled into a disabled Mobian space at the grocery store and he, Amy and Knux climbed out his car and grabbed a shopping cart, heading inside. Amy's list was long—longer than Knux's dreadlocks in terms of what was needed for the house. Given Shadow being an extra mouth to feed indefinitely, extras of some things was gonna need to be bought.

They shopped around the perimeter of the store, picking up what they needed along the way. Knuckles found pushing the basket harder to maneuver after a case of beer, case or two of water and some soda was placed under the cart. Grocery stores still want Mobians to struggle pushing their carts—hands over their heads reaching up for the handle bars as they shopped. Poor things struggle every time, Knuckles was just one example.

"No that one." Amy pointed to a can of condensed milk that she wanted Shadow to grab. He did so and placed it in the cart, acknowledging how full the cart was getting.

"At least make two trips..." Shadow mumbles to himself.

"Ok. We got almost everything on the list. Might as well check out now. C'mon guys." Amy said as she headed for a checkout line. Knuckles grunted as he struggled to turn the basket around and slowly followed Amy and Shadow to the line.

The cashier was a peppy woman—cheerily and annoying. These type of cashiers annoyed Shadow to the bone. He wanted to Chaos Spear anyone bubbly enough to ask him how his day was.

"Hi guys!" The cashier greeted the three Mobians. "How are ya guys today?"

"We're fine. How are you?" Amy answered for the three of them. Shadow just humphed and Knuckles just looked down. Amy paid for the groceries via credit card and they left much to Shadow's relief. Shadow opened one back door of his Suburban, a feature the newer models discontinued. They packed everything into the truck and once it was loaded Shadow got in the car and turned it on, Knuckles got into the backseat while Amy pushed the cart in the cart return. She got into the car and Shadow drove to a fried chicken place because Knuckles wanted it despite how early in the morning it was for a meal like that but whatever.

Shadow bought everyone a 2-piece dinner and they went home to eat, packing the groceries afterwards. Amy and Shadow chatted at the dinner table while Knuckles sat in the living room drinking a beer.

"...that man had changed everything at that place." Shadow was talking about G.U.N. to Amy who nodded in understanding. "It's ridiculous."

"I'm very sorry to hear that Shadow. I hope Rouge can handle it." Amy said sympathetically.

"She's the only one who can do this for me. Everyone else would turn their back." Shadow admitted gruffly. He takes a bite out of his chicken, chewing slowly. Amy smiled at him. She was always happy to help the gloomy hedgehog. The same went for her boys, they two loved the company of Shadow and would never turn him down when he needed a place to stay.

X-X-X-X

Inside the G.U.N. headquarters, Rouge walked down the long grey halls towards the command room where the new Director was hosting a meeting. Rouge didn't give a damn that she'd be interrupting, she knew she made a promise to Shadow and the old man can't keep ignoring her.

She knocked on the double doors before strutting her way in, a fake sly smile on her lips.

"Director Armstrong I need to speak with you."

"Rogue!" The man paused in his writing on the whiteboard and turned his head to glare at her. He knew why she was here and he refused to listen.

"I'm busy right now and this meeting's important. If it's about former Agent Shadow then buzz off."

Rouge narrows her eyes and slams her hands on the long table the people in the meeting sat at. They all stared at her in confusion. Armstrong turned his back to the bat, though he still paused his writing.

"Why are you having agents follow Shadow around? Hasn't what he done for the world enough to show you he's a good Mobian?"

"Rogue." Armstrong turned to face her. "He is a weapon of Gerald Robotnik. He is more dangerous then that egg-shaped baboon! Him, that "Sonic"...dangerous!"

"Shadow isn't dangerous anymore. He's a hero and you know it. As for Sonic, why mention him? He's a hero everyday too! That time when you arrested him thinking he was Shadow was bad enough." Rouge argued. She walked around the table and was standing before Armstrong at this point. His big and tall muscular frame didn't scare her. He glared down at her, the tension rising in the room. Those attending the meeting wasn't sure if they should intervene.

"Director Armstrong, all I ask for my good ol' friend Shadow to live his life in peace. He has not done nothing to cause the entire government to watch him."

"I've heard enough. Get her outta here now!" The man yelled at his security standing in the shadows of the corner. The security was lean, dressed in a all black suit and sunglasses much like Albert Wesker from Resident Evil. He takes Rouge's hand, respectful of her being female, and lead her out the room. He gently closed the doors behind her after and locked them.

Rouge dusted herself off, kicking at the doors like a child.

"Can't hear a woman out huh? Fine then, I'll just take it to the next level." At these words, the bat turns on her heel, strutting away.

X-X-X-X

Tails pulled his Astro Van into the driveway following a long day at work. He still chose to work at the power plant despite working both that job and part-time mechanic no longer a priority thanks to Shadow. He walked in after gathering his things, acknowledging the smell of dinner as he walked in.

"Hey Tails!" Amy hugs the fox. "How was work?"

"Tiresome. But I survived." The fox joked making the pink female laugh.

Shadow was at the dinner table reading something off his phone. Knuckles was in his room blasting music.

"What are we having tonight?" The fox asked.

"Just some chicken from Cluckers. Knuckles wanted it earlier so we all got some. Saved you your dinner. Shadow ordered some pizza for the rest of us. It should come any minute." Amy said.

"Ok. Sounds cool." Tails walked into the dinning room to say hi to the elder hedgehog. He was so engrossed into his phone he merely grunted in response. Tails knew Shadow wasn't too fond of him given his relationship with Sonic. The whole "brotherly love" thing between them irritated his core rotten. It didn't stop the fox from being friendly with him. Especially now that he was staying with them.

Tails went to his room to drop off his bags before heading into the kitchen to warm up his meal from this morning. It was long after he was almost finished eating when the pizza arrived. Shadow went to the door, took the pizza from the delivery cat and paid him, thanking him before closing the door.

"Alright, here's the pizza." Shadow rasped.

"Knuckles!" Amy called. Knuckles opened the door and immediately grabbed a pater plate, not even waiting to open up the box and took some slices.

"Did you say thank you to Shadow Knuckles?" Amy asked in a playful tone. Knuckles looked at her.

"Thank you Shadow." He said with his mouth full of pizza.

The others grabbed their slices and ate at in the living room drinking soda. They watched night game shows until it it hit around 9PM. Shadow excused himself so he could shower. Everyone else were unfazed and continued watching television.

Shadow walked into the bathroom, locking the door behind him. He went towards the tub and turned the faucet for the shower. He blasted the cold water—he didn't give a damn as cold showers was the type of showers he loved. He stripped himself of his gloves and shoes, deciding to keep his inhibitors on and stepped inside.

The tub had a shower rug in it. Those clear plastic covering to prevent slippage. He bows his head down as the water soaks his quills. He feels them sag as they grew heavy with water. He then reaches for the bar of soap and washes under his arms before grabbing his washcloth provided by Amy and washed the rest of himself.

After fifteen minutes, Shadow turned off the water, stepped out and dried himself off. He enjoyed his shower, loving the feeling of being both clean and refreshed. He wraps the towel around his waist and walks out with his shoes and gloves in hand. He steps into the living room with his quills still dripping and stands in front of the fan. This blows his towel a bit as he had the fan on medium setting. Amy was about to walk in when his towel gave away and she was met with a view.

"Ekk! Shadow!" Amy gasps covering her eyes while blushing. Shadow calmly looks in her direction, grabbing the towel and fixing it back on his waist. He wasn't amused, surprised or embarrassed by his wardrobe malfunction. Male Mobians were naturally naked. Why Amy was acting as if she seen his goods was beyond him.

"Rose, I'm sure you've seen Tails and Knuckles after they've walked out the shower so don't act surprised around me." Shadow grumbles. The two males in question were outside taking out the trash, so they were unaware of this.

"Well...Ok fine, you got me on that one Shadow." Amy admitted as she dared herself to look at him. Even when his fur was wet, Shadow's toned and muscular frame was a gorgeous sight Amy would never admit.

"Alright, well, good night Shadow." Amy said afterwards as the other two came in. They too said good night and went into their respect rooms, leaving Shadow in the darkness of the living room save for the lamp he left on. He figured he'd call Rouge in the morning to check up on the situation. He prayed to God that everything would be alright.

A/N: How's the story? It's alright? I hope so. I figured I'd add some humor to the seriousness in general. If the story ever takes a turn in anyway the rating will change.