Unsuccessful Dating Service

Disclaimer : I do not own anything from Sonic or anything else mentioned along the way.

PG – 13

Romance/Humor

Chapter 4 : Reunions and Ice "Cream"

Rouge walked in and saw Shadow sitting on her couch. She screamed and dropped her bag of shopping. "What the hell?! What are you doing here?"

Shadow smiled weakly and stood up. "Well, I've been searching for you for uh... business matters. I also need a place to stay." He then bent down to pick up the bag of groceries and such and handed them to her.

Rouge grabbed them and put them on the counter next to the answering machine. "Well...I guess I could let you stay. What kind of business?"

Shadow sat back down. "I've learned of a new type of 'jewel.'"

Rouge's widened and she sat down beside him, staring at him with stars in her eyes. "What kind of jewel!?"

Shadow scooted away from her and looked at her with the 'what-the-hell-is- wrong-with-you?! face. "Uh...well...it's not a real jewel, not really at least. Some professor in Egypt discovered a chao garden. The chaos there bred and made small diamonds."

"DIAMONDS!?" Rouge was practically laying on Shadow.

Shadow pushed her away slightly and watched out for her drool. "Yeah. Diamonds. The professor learned these diamonds had secret powers. I'm thinking one of the chaos emeralds that got thrown into the bunch.

Rouge's starry eyes disappeared and her drool was gone. "Well, I thought all of them were robbed from the jewel store.

Shadow shook his head. "Only 5 were in that store. The other two are somewhere else."

"Oh. Well..." Rouge got off of Shadow and walked over to the blinking answering machine. "Who's going to investigate?"

Shadow coughed as he looked at her. "Well, I was hoping you would do it, but seeing as you just drooled over the idea of Diamonds, I don't think you'll make it back."

Rouge glared at him and pressed the blinking button.

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Rouge, it's me, Tails! I was wondering if you'd like to um... have lunch some time. I'd like to talk about Sonic and you.

Thanks!!

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Hey Rouge, It's Sonic! Amy just called me and told me that she went on a date with Shadow just to get back at me for going on a date with you. I was wondering if you could get in touch with Shadow and ask him if it's true.

Thanks a lot Rouge!!

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Rouge, it's Omega. You haven't called me yet. If you do not call in the next 24 hours, I will be forced to come to your residence. The number again is 867-5309.

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ROUGE!! You ... you... bat! I hate you! Why did you have to take Sonic from me! Well, TWO can play at this game. I'll just take your SHADOW from YOU!!

(Rouge looked at Shadow. He coughed and shook his head. "I swear she forced me on that date." Rouge blinked. He looked back and shrugged. "Blackmail." She nodded and listened to the last message.)

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Hey Rouge, It's Knuckles. I saw Shadow tonight. He was acting very suspicious. Could you find out if he knows anything about the missing chaos emeralds? Thanks, and I was wondering if you'd like to go out some time. Call me back if you do and with a time. Thanks!.

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"Well, I say! Two date plans, a robot who's going to break in my house, a mad and evil pink hedgehog trying to kill me, and a possible date plan. Aren't I busy?"

Shadow raised an eyebrow and shook his head in disgust.

Rouge smiled and sat down. "Well, seeing as you are here, you can help me pick out an outfit with my date with Tails!"

"You do realize he is 10 YEARS younger than you."

"Yes, but he did ask so... at least it isn't CHARMY. Ugh!"

Shadow laughed and stood up. Rouge stood up and dragged him into her room. She then opened her 3 closet doors and sat down on her bed. "Pick something!"

Shadow blushed, though you couldn't tell, and looked through her closet. "Umm..." He then picked out a yellow dress that had red flowers on it. "How about this?"

Rouge hopped up and took it. "It'll do for the little fox, won't it?" She then pushed him out the room. "Go call Tails and tell him to meet me at the ice cream shop at 11:30 AM tomorrow morning. Ok?" She then shut the door and locked it.

Shadow walked over to the phone and called Tails.

"Hello?"

"Um...Hi Tails, Rouge wanted me to tell you to meet her at the ice cream shop at 11:30 AM tomorrow morning."

"Uh...thanks Shadow...well, goodnight."

"Night." He then hung up. He slowly walked over to the guest bedroom and collapsed on the bed, falling asleep instantly.

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CRASH!!

Shadow jumped up and onto the floor at the loud crash and shaking of the house. He looked around and out the door to see Rouge run by in her nightdress. He got up and followed her to the front door to see Omega standing on the used-to-be-front-door.

"OMEGA!!" Rouge screamed as she flew rapidly around the robot. "THAT WAS MY FRONT DOOR!!" She landed on his head and began kicking him. Omega just reached up and pulled her off and put her on the floor.

She growled and glared at him. Shadow then walked up to Omega. "Mind putting the door back?"

Omega stepped off the door and put it back into place. He then looked at Shadow. "Shadow, have you found the chaos emeralds?"

Shadow shook his head.

Omega then walked into the other room. "Rouge, do you have an extra area where I could stay?"

She blinked and pointed to a second guest bedroom.

"Thank you."

He then went to the shadows of the room and disappeared.

Rouge sat down along with Shadow before the phone rang. She got up and answered it.

"Hey Rouge!"

"Knuckles! Hey! What's up?"

"Nothing really, I was just wondering if you got my message."

"Yes I did. I'll call you back later, ok?"

"Ok. Bye."

She then hung up and smiled at Shadow. "Well, I guess I'll have to rat you out. That'll have to wait though. I've got a date to go to!"

She then ran to her room, changed into the yellow dress and ran out the door.

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Tails sat outside the ice cream shop with a nervous look in his eyes. 'What if she doesn't come? What if she tells me she can't come? What will happen if I get embarrassed? What if everyone knows I'm dating a girl 10 years older than me!?!'

"Hey Tails."

He looked up to see Rouge in the yellow dress. He smiled and stood up. "Um...hey Rouge."

"I hope you weren't waiting long. Shadow and Omega kept me busy."

"Shadow and Omega? They live with you?"

"Yeah for the time being. What is it you wanted to talk about?"

"Um...well...Sonic said you and him went on a date and uh..." The little two- tailed fox began blushing. "...kissed..."

Rouge smiled "Yeah...well...It wasn't anything to be embarrassed about. Why do you ask?"

"Well...um...I've never been in a relationship before and I've never been kissed and I was wondering what it felt like."

"Do you want me to hook you up with someone?"

"Yes!!" The fox jumped up and attracted many stares. He sat back down, blushing.

"With who?"

"Um...well...possibly maybe another fox or a rabbit..."

"Cream?"

"Yes please."

Rouge smiled. "You should of just called me and told me. Of course I'll hook you up with Cream. Don't worry ok? Now, how about some ice cream?"

"That'll be great!" Tails smiled with an adorable look that made Rouge go 'awww' in her mind.

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Rouge walked in to see Shadow laying on the couch and Omega in the corner. "Eh? What happened here?"

Shadow looked up and yawned. "You forgot to clean your room."

"Huh?" Rouge tilted her head.

Shadow rolled over. "So Omega made me clean it for you."

"Wh-what!?" She began blushing to a dark red.

Shadow buried his face in the cushions. "I never want to go in there again, unless it's clean."

Rouge's eyebrow began twitching. "YOU WENT THROUGH MY STUFF?!"

"You could say that."

"AND MY CLOTHING?!"

"You could say that."

"AND MY UNDERGARMENTS!!??"

"You could say that."

She sat down on his back. "Why do I have to live with you?"

"Because you let me stay here."

She looked down at him. "I did, didn't I? Well, seeing as you put it that way, I guess you thought you were doing me a favor?"

He nodded.

She smiled and poked one of quills. "Then promise you won't do it again."

"It'll be my pleasure not to go there again." He looked up.

She hopped up and pulled him off the couch. "Then you won't mind telling about your date with Amy Rose!"

Shadow grimaced. "No!"

She grinned evilly. "I'll tell everyone that you went on a date with Omega!!"

"NOO!! Don't make me remember that DATE!"

Rouge dragged him off into the basement where she would interrogate him.

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AN: End of chapter! Please Review!!