Chapter 2 Yay!! Heh, well, yeah, last one was violent...

"Shadow! Are you in there? Are you okay?"

Shadow opened his eyes. He sat up, and then remembered that his room was his hiding place. He glared at the banging voice outside...until he noticed...it was Rouge. He quickly though 'what should I do? I love Rouge, I love her more then anything. How would I ever refuse to let her in?' Then He got up and unlocked the door. Rouge was standing there, shaking, tears ran down her cheeks. He nodded towards her and welcomed her into his Sanctuary. The only place that he felt safe, where his thoughts were free...Where nosy little nuisances like Tails were not welcome...Where love was a disease...waiting to be spread.

"Oh Shadow!" Rouge wrapped her arms around Shadow's strong arms into an embrace. She was shaking from her sobs...Shadow couldn't understand this...

"Rouge, please. Calm down. What the hell is your problem?" Rouge wiped away all her tears and finally got the courage to tell Shadow what was on her mind.

"When you locked yourself up, I got scared. I was afraid you had left everyone to be alone for the rest of your life. I just couldn't live with that. You have always been my best friend, I can never let you go," Rouge grabbed his fur on his chest "I can't live without someone like you Shadow...I..." Shadow took his finger and put it up to her lips...then gently kissed her lips. Rouge looked up in surprise. Shadow blushed then cursed under his breath.

"I'm sorry Rouge...I didn't..." She interrupted him by kissing him back. Shadow suddenly felt as if he were to faint. 'Here we are...in my bedroom...kissing, explaining how we feel...' His shirtless chest that he had slept in had suddenly become wet...He looked up. Rouge was standing there...crying. Shadow embraced her once again. He had never felt so safe with someone like rouge before...She was perfect...He never wanted to let go...

And then...at that moment...he felt he didn't need a hiding place...all he needed was Rouge in his life... All he needed was the white bat in his arms to love him and caress him when he wanted. He loved her and always would. At that moment...He didn't need to shut all his worries away...

"Oh Rouge...I...I love you. I've loved you ever since we became a team and you took me from Eggman." Rouge eye's simply glazed over. Then she kissed Shadow on the cheek, leaving the room without a word. And with that, Shadow broke down...Shirtless, he fell into his bed, sobbing uncontrollably, not believing that his true love wouldn't say those three words back to him. He felt lonely and afraid...He then decided that he no longer mattered...His sanctuary had been discovered by the one most despicable life form in the whole world...

Himself.

Well, I hope you liked this chapter. It's extremely sad, in my opinion. The next chapter will involve more characters. I'm sorry if you hate it, I'm a beginner, but I love you write! ^_^ R&R!