Shadow opened the door to his apartment, closed it quietly, and tiptoed his
way to the living room. Sally would probably be asleep by now, and he
didn't need to wake her up for any reason. However, as he walked into the
living room, she was awake, wearing one of his big t-shirts for pajamas,
staring at the empty television screen.
"What's up?" he asked, coming over and shutting off the television. His words, however kind they were meant to be, still startled her greatly.
"Nothing!" she hastily replied, blushing heavily at the fact that she was currently wearing only the t-shirt for any type of covering.
"Somethin's up," Shadow said with slight suspicion in his voice. He sat next to her in the still darkness, and took her hand to try and comfort her. "You can tell me. I try to live up to an honest life when I believe someone deserves it. You more than qualify for the guarantee of secrecy."
She looked away from him, still blushing. "I was just trying to figure out.that if Dr. Robotnik is here.is Sonic too? And if he is, does he know.? Is he looking for me? Should I look for him?"
Shadow held her close again, letting her sob in peace and again wondering why she trusted him so much. She had said it was hard to believe he wasn't the great Sonic the Hedgehog, even though he wasn't three feet tall and covered with blue spines. If he acted the same way, talked the same way, without trying to, could he kiss the same way?
But he was too scared to try. "Shh." he whispered, "It's alright. I know the Dr. Robotnik as my psychiatrist. I also know how he'd do anything to destroy Sonic the Hedgehog. Putting these two things together, I know where he is!"
Sally pulled away just far enough to look into his face. "You do?" she gasped, seemingly too surprised to believe what he had just said.
"Yeah-"
Halls of the Mountain King started playing on his cell phone again. Sighing, he picked it up, clicked the answer button, and pressed it to his ear.
"Yo. 'Fast and Furious' at your disposal," he answered.
"Shadow! Good, good.Am I interrupting anything?" the same metallic voice answered.
"Yeah, but has that ever stopped you before?" Shadow asked, very apparently annoyed.
"Quite right; it never has!" the other voice laughed. "But on to other matters. How are you feeling?"
"What, is this a free session over the phone or something?" Shadow asked. His tone did everything but reflect the look of extreme apology to Sally, who was just sitting next to him on the couch, arms crossed and shivering slightly.
Shadow put his arm around her to keep her at least a little bit warmer while he listened to the answer. "I was just curious. My secretary is currently out searching for remains. Where can he find them? If at all?"
Shadow smiled and snickered into the phone. "Let me put it this way; He never had a chance!"
"What's up?" he asked, coming over and shutting off the television. His words, however kind they were meant to be, still startled her greatly.
"Nothing!" she hastily replied, blushing heavily at the fact that she was currently wearing only the t-shirt for any type of covering.
"Somethin's up," Shadow said with slight suspicion in his voice. He sat next to her in the still darkness, and took her hand to try and comfort her. "You can tell me. I try to live up to an honest life when I believe someone deserves it. You more than qualify for the guarantee of secrecy."
She looked away from him, still blushing. "I was just trying to figure out.that if Dr. Robotnik is here.is Sonic too? And if he is, does he know.? Is he looking for me? Should I look for him?"
Shadow held her close again, letting her sob in peace and again wondering why she trusted him so much. She had said it was hard to believe he wasn't the great Sonic the Hedgehog, even though he wasn't three feet tall and covered with blue spines. If he acted the same way, talked the same way, without trying to, could he kiss the same way?
But he was too scared to try. "Shh." he whispered, "It's alright. I know the Dr. Robotnik as my psychiatrist. I also know how he'd do anything to destroy Sonic the Hedgehog. Putting these two things together, I know where he is!"
Sally pulled away just far enough to look into his face. "You do?" she gasped, seemingly too surprised to believe what he had just said.
"Yeah-"
Halls of the Mountain King started playing on his cell phone again. Sighing, he picked it up, clicked the answer button, and pressed it to his ear.
"Yo. 'Fast and Furious' at your disposal," he answered.
"Shadow! Good, good.Am I interrupting anything?" the same metallic voice answered.
"Yeah, but has that ever stopped you before?" Shadow asked, very apparently annoyed.
"Quite right; it never has!" the other voice laughed. "But on to other matters. How are you feeling?"
"What, is this a free session over the phone or something?" Shadow asked. His tone did everything but reflect the look of extreme apology to Sally, who was just sitting next to him on the couch, arms crossed and shivering slightly.
Shadow put his arm around her to keep her at least a little bit warmer while he listened to the answer. "I was just curious. My secretary is currently out searching for remains. Where can he find them? If at all?"
Shadow smiled and snickered into the phone. "Let me put it this way; He never had a chance!"