A/N - I own all characters except for Shadow, who is property of SEGA Inc. Please do not use them unless you have my permission. WARNING: This is Chapter number 2! DO NOT READ THIS UNLESS YOU HAVE READ CHAPTER 1! Okay, I'm done...ON WITH THE SHOW!!!
------Meet the Parents: Chapter 2------
Vendanta quickly ran over to the door. She opened it, seeing two bats who looked no older than her.
"Mother Claire, Father Roy, how good it is to see you." she said, bowing before them.
"It is good to see you too Levanda" Claire said
"Yes, it certainly is Levanda" Roy said, dropping two large bags in front of Vendanta.
"Levanda?" Shadow muttered, a confused look on his face.
"What was that?" Claire said, her ears perking up.
"What was what, mother?"
"I must be hearing things." She glared at Vendanta "Don't just stand there you lazy oaf! Help your father with the luggage!"
Vendanta quickly picked up the bags and dashed upstairs to the guest bedroom. She struggled with their weight as she set them on the bed. As she wiped the sweat from her brow, her eye caught a glimpse of her wedding ring. She quickly took it off and slipped it into her pocket. She let out a sigh of relief, but another thought suddnly surged through her brain.
Claire and Roy were still downstairs, looking around, while Shadow was busy cooking up some pasta.
Vendanta did a quick sweep of the upstairs rooms, collecting all of the pictures of her and Shadow. She also grabbed the pictures of the children, but one in particular made her stop.
It was one that had been taken shortly after the childrens birth. She was laying on the hospital bed, Aura in her left arm, Junior in her right. Shadow was leaned over her on her right, his left arm wrapped around her shoulders, his right arm cradling the childern. Both parents had smiles on their faces, happy with the children they had brought into the world. A tear came to Vendanta's eye as she clutched the photo to her chest. She layed it in the box with the others and hurried to the master bedroom, sliding them under the bed.
She rushed back downstairs to her waiting parents. A quick knock was heard on the back door, in the kitchen. Shadow rushed to the door, seeing Flame behind it.
"Wassup man!" the red Hedgehog shouted. Shadow grabbed his muzzle and dragged him inside. Flame kicked with protest.
"What was THAT?" Claire said, her head turning toward the kitchen. Shadow needed to cover it up, and he had to do it fast.
"Joey! Where have you been?" Shadow yelled in a thick Italian accent. Flame gave him a funny look. Shadow edged him to play along. Flame drew in a quick breath. He nodded quickly, getting into character.
"Hey, I was stupid an took da tunnel, you know it's packed right now...." Hey replied, in an Italian accent just as thick.
Vendanta could feel her skin turn red hot, she didn't know what to say to her mother, and she didn't know what the hell was going on it the kitchen either.
Shadow walked into the main room, wiping his hands on his apron like he had been doing something. He looked at Vendanta's parents, making up a quick story.
"Sorry bout dat, Joey always takes da tunnel, he nevah was da brightest guy. Yo, Vennie, you want me to cook sumpin fo yo parents ere?"
Vendanta looked to her parents, the back to Shadow.
"Yeah" she said "make that pasta you made a few weeks ago."
"Sure thing Vennie, I gotcha." He nodded and walked back into the kitchen.
Vendanta had a somewhat relieved look on her face. Claire looked at her daughter, knowing something was up. Shadow peeked out the window in the door, watching from inside.
"You have....cooks?" Claire asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Yeah," Vendanta replied "they work for they're room and board. I make them sleep in the basement, since hedgehogs are such an INFERIOR species. Now if they were bats, I MIGHT let them sleep on the sofas." She faked a chuckle. She wished she hadn't said it in that context, but she couldn't go back and change it. Shadow wasn't mad with her, knowing what she had done was for her own safety.
Vendanta exhaled, relieved that Shadow had thought so quickly. She gestured her parents toward the couch.
Claire and Roy sat down on the couch, while Vendanta sat in a chair opposite them. The three started talking about little things, such as how they all had been, but her parents main focus was on her love life. Vendanta seemed to get more and more nevous everytime they mentioned it.
Shadow stepped from the kitchen doors, wheeling a large cart of steaming pasta. He stopped at the dinner table, setting a plate in front of three chairs.
"Shall we?" Vendanta said, waving a hand toward the table. Flame stepped out of the doors, carrying a bottle of wine and three crystal glasses. He set them at the seats, then stood next to Shadow.
Suddenly, Aura flew down and landed on Shadow's head.
"DADDY!" She screamed, clutching Shadow's ears. Shadow quickly reached up and grabbed her. He held her close to him, clamping his hand over her mouth. Vendanta's eyes got wide, wondering how her daughter got out of her room. Shadow tossed Aura to Flame, just as Junior, landed on Claire's plate.
"Hey, wassup?" He asked her. "This pasta's kinda squishy" Claire just looked at the child as he flapped his wings happily. Shadow grabbed Junior, holding his mouth shut. Claire looked at Shadow, wondering what the hell was going on, and where the hell the children came from.
They looked exactly like Shadow, but they had wings, and a bat-like face. They all sat in silence for what seemed like forever. Claire was the first to break the silence.
"What in the holy crimson hell are those ugly things?"
Junior glares at her, straining to speak.
"Um..... I adopted them. They stay with Flame and I in the basement." Shadow said quickly. Vendanta had a somewhat relieved look on her face. Shadow looked at Flame and motioned toward the kitchen. The two dashed into it, setting the twins in a soundproof box with an air hose so they could breathe.
At the dinner table, Claire stared at Vendanta. Vendanta looked extremely nervous. Claire could tell something was up. She decided to toy with her daughter, trying to edge it out of her.
"You know, you had better not go off and marry outside your species, like your idiot brother did," she said, a cold tone in her voice "or I'll kill you myself."
"Please Mother, I'm not that stupid..." She replied. She was starting to sweat. Claire had found her opportunity, and she took it.
Claire jumped over the table, grabbing Vendanta's throat suddenly.
"TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE HIDING OR I'LL KILL YOU, YOU LITTLE BITCH!!!"
"Mother.....pplease..." Vendanta strained out.
Shadow heard Claire and grabbed his chaos emerald. He bolted out the door and tackled Claire, forcing her away from Vendanta. Both jumped to their feet, and Claire pulled a gun on Shadow.
"Give me another reason you filthy little ground-dweller..." she growled out, the gun aimed at Shadow's head. Shadow tilted the pointed end of the emerald up at Claire's stomach. The two were at a standoff....but who would make the first move?
A/N - God loves cliffhangers. Who will get their shot off first? Who will win in this battle for true love? WILL THE AUTHOR TAKE TIME TO FINISH THIS TALE OF ROMANCE? Tune in next time for.... an update! ^^
------Meet the Parents: Chapter 2------
Vendanta quickly ran over to the door. She opened it, seeing two bats who looked no older than her.
"Mother Claire, Father Roy, how good it is to see you." she said, bowing before them.
"It is good to see you too Levanda" Claire said
"Yes, it certainly is Levanda" Roy said, dropping two large bags in front of Vendanta.
"Levanda?" Shadow muttered, a confused look on his face.
"What was that?" Claire said, her ears perking up.
"What was what, mother?"
"I must be hearing things." She glared at Vendanta "Don't just stand there you lazy oaf! Help your father with the luggage!"
Vendanta quickly picked up the bags and dashed upstairs to the guest bedroom. She struggled with their weight as she set them on the bed. As she wiped the sweat from her brow, her eye caught a glimpse of her wedding ring. She quickly took it off and slipped it into her pocket. She let out a sigh of relief, but another thought suddnly surged through her brain.
Claire and Roy were still downstairs, looking around, while Shadow was busy cooking up some pasta.
Vendanta did a quick sweep of the upstairs rooms, collecting all of the pictures of her and Shadow. She also grabbed the pictures of the children, but one in particular made her stop.
It was one that had been taken shortly after the childrens birth. She was laying on the hospital bed, Aura in her left arm, Junior in her right. Shadow was leaned over her on her right, his left arm wrapped around her shoulders, his right arm cradling the childern. Both parents had smiles on their faces, happy with the children they had brought into the world. A tear came to Vendanta's eye as she clutched the photo to her chest. She layed it in the box with the others and hurried to the master bedroom, sliding them under the bed.
She rushed back downstairs to her waiting parents. A quick knock was heard on the back door, in the kitchen. Shadow rushed to the door, seeing Flame behind it.
"Wassup man!" the red Hedgehog shouted. Shadow grabbed his muzzle and dragged him inside. Flame kicked with protest.
"What was THAT?" Claire said, her head turning toward the kitchen. Shadow needed to cover it up, and he had to do it fast.
"Joey! Where have you been?" Shadow yelled in a thick Italian accent. Flame gave him a funny look. Shadow edged him to play along. Flame drew in a quick breath. He nodded quickly, getting into character.
"Hey, I was stupid an took da tunnel, you know it's packed right now...." Hey replied, in an Italian accent just as thick.
Vendanta could feel her skin turn red hot, she didn't know what to say to her mother, and she didn't know what the hell was going on it the kitchen either.
Shadow walked into the main room, wiping his hands on his apron like he had been doing something. He looked at Vendanta's parents, making up a quick story.
"Sorry bout dat, Joey always takes da tunnel, he nevah was da brightest guy. Yo, Vennie, you want me to cook sumpin fo yo parents ere?"
Vendanta looked to her parents, the back to Shadow.
"Yeah" she said "make that pasta you made a few weeks ago."
"Sure thing Vennie, I gotcha." He nodded and walked back into the kitchen.
Vendanta had a somewhat relieved look on her face. Claire looked at her daughter, knowing something was up. Shadow peeked out the window in the door, watching from inside.
"You have....cooks?" Claire asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Yeah," Vendanta replied "they work for they're room and board. I make them sleep in the basement, since hedgehogs are such an INFERIOR species. Now if they were bats, I MIGHT let them sleep on the sofas." She faked a chuckle. She wished she hadn't said it in that context, but she couldn't go back and change it. Shadow wasn't mad with her, knowing what she had done was for her own safety.
Vendanta exhaled, relieved that Shadow had thought so quickly. She gestured her parents toward the couch.
Claire and Roy sat down on the couch, while Vendanta sat in a chair opposite them. The three started talking about little things, such as how they all had been, but her parents main focus was on her love life. Vendanta seemed to get more and more nevous everytime they mentioned it.
Shadow stepped from the kitchen doors, wheeling a large cart of steaming pasta. He stopped at the dinner table, setting a plate in front of three chairs.
"Shall we?" Vendanta said, waving a hand toward the table. Flame stepped out of the doors, carrying a bottle of wine and three crystal glasses. He set them at the seats, then stood next to Shadow.
Suddenly, Aura flew down and landed on Shadow's head.
"DADDY!" She screamed, clutching Shadow's ears. Shadow quickly reached up and grabbed her. He held her close to him, clamping his hand over her mouth. Vendanta's eyes got wide, wondering how her daughter got out of her room. Shadow tossed Aura to Flame, just as Junior, landed on Claire's plate.
"Hey, wassup?" He asked her. "This pasta's kinda squishy" Claire just looked at the child as he flapped his wings happily. Shadow grabbed Junior, holding his mouth shut. Claire looked at Shadow, wondering what the hell was going on, and where the hell the children came from.
They looked exactly like Shadow, but they had wings, and a bat-like face. They all sat in silence for what seemed like forever. Claire was the first to break the silence.
"What in the holy crimson hell are those ugly things?"
Junior glares at her, straining to speak.
"Um..... I adopted them. They stay with Flame and I in the basement." Shadow said quickly. Vendanta had a somewhat relieved look on her face. Shadow looked at Flame and motioned toward the kitchen. The two dashed into it, setting the twins in a soundproof box with an air hose so they could breathe.
At the dinner table, Claire stared at Vendanta. Vendanta looked extremely nervous. Claire could tell something was up. She decided to toy with her daughter, trying to edge it out of her.
"You know, you had better not go off and marry outside your species, like your idiot brother did," she said, a cold tone in her voice "or I'll kill you myself."
"Please Mother, I'm not that stupid..." She replied. She was starting to sweat. Claire had found her opportunity, and she took it.
Claire jumped over the table, grabbing Vendanta's throat suddenly.
"TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE HIDING OR I'LL KILL YOU, YOU LITTLE BITCH!!!"
"Mother.....pplease..." Vendanta strained out.
Shadow heard Claire and grabbed his chaos emerald. He bolted out the door and tackled Claire, forcing her away from Vendanta. Both jumped to their feet, and Claire pulled a gun on Shadow.
"Give me another reason you filthy little ground-dweller..." she growled out, the gun aimed at Shadow's head. Shadow tilted the pointed end of the emerald up at Claire's stomach. The two were at a standoff....but who would make the first move?
A/N - God loves cliffhangers. Who will get their shot off first? Who will win in this battle for true love? WILL THE AUTHOR TAKE TIME TO FINISH THIS TALE OF ROMANCE? Tune in next time for.... an update! ^^