A/N - I do not own the character of Shadow. He is property of SEGA Inc. Vendanta, Shadow Jr., Aura, Flame, Claire, and Roy are MINE!!!! Do not use them with out my permission. Period. End of discussion.....Anyway, here it is, enjoy!
------Meet the Parents, Shadow style------
A 1967 Shelby GT 500 Mustang roared up to the house, revving its 350 hp nitrus injected V-8 engine as it slowly pulled into the garage. A black hedgehog with red stripes climbed from the champagne colored car smoking a cigarette. He puffed it a few times before tossing it to the concrete floor, rubbing it out with his steel toed boots.
It seemed that ever since Sonic had died, Shadow had taken on a whole new attitude. He no longer ran everywhere like he used to. Instead he opted to drive his "Shelby", as he called it. He had put a lot of work into that car. Even though he had more Mustangs he could drive, he loved this one for its rarity. GT 500s were not easy to come by, especially where he lived. A few months earlier, he had done a ground-up restoration. He added the nitrous for that special touch. He smiled as he remembered the saying around the nitrous switch.
"Go baby, go" He said to himself, smiling. He walked into the house, closing the garage door behind him.
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She sat on the upstairs bed, looking at a letter.
"Shit! I really don't need this right now." the bat muttered. She suddenly jumped, startled by the sound of her husbands car. "Oh thank god," she breathed "it's only Shadow. I wish he wouldn't put so many miles on that car, he spent so much on that restoration. With his luck, he'll wreck it racing. Oh well, his loss, not mine."
She stashed the letter away in a drawer so that he wouldn't see it. She was almost afraid of what was going to happen when her parents got there. They'd be there soon, and she didn't know how to explain that she was married to a hedgehog. She took a deep breath and layed back on the bed. She knew it was going to be a rough night.
She sighed, thinking of how she was going to explain herself. Even though they had been married for almost two years, her parents had never caught wind of it. They certainly didn't know of the twins, Shadow Junior and Aura, or she would be dead for sure. Nobody ever told her love was easy, but then, nobody said it was this hard either.
Shadow slowly walked up the steps, doing his best to keep quiet. He stopped at the childrens room, poking his head in to get a look at his sleeping angels. He smiled as he watched his daughter roll over in her sleep. She flapped her tiny wings, content with how she was laying now. He chuckled lightly, closing the door quietly. He started back to the master bedroom, hearing Vendanta sigh. He walked in and sat down on the bed next to her. She looked up at him, her eyes half-closed.
"Hey" she whispered "I've missed you."
"I missed you too." He said, leaning down and kissing her lightly. She smiled slightly and kissed him back gently. Shadow could tell something was wrong. He pulled back, having a concerned look on his face.
"What's wrong Vennie?" he asked.
"It's nothing really, it's just that..." she hesitated.
"What?"
"Well, my parents are coming."
"So what?"
"TONIGHT"
"And? I don't see the what the big deal is...unless..." He stopped suddenly. "You never told them, did you?"
Vendanta shook her head. "I was afraid to tell them."
"Why?" he said softly, rubbing her stomach gently, coaxing her to answer him.
"Well, when I was younger, they abused me a lot. It all started when my older brother ran away to marry an echidna. They vented their rage onto me, supposedly to 'keep me from marrying outside my own species.' They said that if I ever did, they'd shoot me where I stood. I never told them because, well, I was afraid of what would happen to not only me, but to you as well."
She closed her eyes again, tears forming in them. Shadow gently kissed her forehead before heading back downstairs and into the kitchen. The house was formed in an odd manner. The living room, dining room, and the bar were all in one large room, with the kitchen enclosed behind two stainless steel swinging doors. He had used those door for his little dinnertime "presentations."
Vendanta got up and started down the stairs. When she reached the bottom, the doorbell rang.
Shadow quickly put on an apron and chef's hat. "It's show time"
A/N - So, they have come. How will Shadow and Vendanta keep their little secret? Chapter 2 awaits you..........
------Meet the Parents, Shadow style------
A 1967 Shelby GT 500 Mustang roared up to the house, revving its 350 hp nitrus injected V-8 engine as it slowly pulled into the garage. A black hedgehog with red stripes climbed from the champagne colored car smoking a cigarette. He puffed it a few times before tossing it to the concrete floor, rubbing it out with his steel toed boots.
It seemed that ever since Sonic had died, Shadow had taken on a whole new attitude. He no longer ran everywhere like he used to. Instead he opted to drive his "Shelby", as he called it. He had put a lot of work into that car. Even though he had more Mustangs he could drive, he loved this one for its rarity. GT 500s were not easy to come by, especially where he lived. A few months earlier, he had done a ground-up restoration. He added the nitrous for that special touch. He smiled as he remembered the saying around the nitrous switch.
"Go baby, go" He said to himself, smiling. He walked into the house, closing the garage door behind him.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
She sat on the upstairs bed, looking at a letter.
"Shit! I really don't need this right now." the bat muttered. She suddenly jumped, startled by the sound of her husbands car. "Oh thank god," she breathed "it's only Shadow. I wish he wouldn't put so many miles on that car, he spent so much on that restoration. With his luck, he'll wreck it racing. Oh well, his loss, not mine."
She stashed the letter away in a drawer so that he wouldn't see it. She was almost afraid of what was going to happen when her parents got there. They'd be there soon, and she didn't know how to explain that she was married to a hedgehog. She took a deep breath and layed back on the bed. She knew it was going to be a rough night.
She sighed, thinking of how she was going to explain herself. Even though they had been married for almost two years, her parents had never caught wind of it. They certainly didn't know of the twins, Shadow Junior and Aura, or she would be dead for sure. Nobody ever told her love was easy, but then, nobody said it was this hard either.
Shadow slowly walked up the steps, doing his best to keep quiet. He stopped at the childrens room, poking his head in to get a look at his sleeping angels. He smiled as he watched his daughter roll over in her sleep. She flapped her tiny wings, content with how she was laying now. He chuckled lightly, closing the door quietly. He started back to the master bedroom, hearing Vendanta sigh. He walked in and sat down on the bed next to her. She looked up at him, her eyes half-closed.
"Hey" she whispered "I've missed you."
"I missed you too." He said, leaning down and kissing her lightly. She smiled slightly and kissed him back gently. Shadow could tell something was wrong. He pulled back, having a concerned look on his face.
"What's wrong Vennie?" he asked.
"It's nothing really, it's just that..." she hesitated.
"What?"
"Well, my parents are coming."
"So what?"
"TONIGHT"
"And? I don't see the what the big deal is...unless..." He stopped suddenly. "You never told them, did you?"
Vendanta shook her head. "I was afraid to tell them."
"Why?" he said softly, rubbing her stomach gently, coaxing her to answer him.
"Well, when I was younger, they abused me a lot. It all started when my older brother ran away to marry an echidna. They vented their rage onto me, supposedly to 'keep me from marrying outside my own species.' They said that if I ever did, they'd shoot me where I stood. I never told them because, well, I was afraid of what would happen to not only me, but to you as well."
She closed her eyes again, tears forming in them. Shadow gently kissed her forehead before heading back downstairs and into the kitchen. The house was formed in an odd manner. The living room, dining room, and the bar were all in one large room, with the kitchen enclosed behind two stainless steel swinging doors. He had used those door for his little dinnertime "presentations."
Vendanta got up and started down the stairs. When she reached the bottom, the doorbell rang.
Shadow quickly put on an apron and chef's hat. "It's show time"
A/N - So, they have come. How will Shadow and Vendanta keep their little secret? Chapter 2 awaits you..........