Chapter 7: It Gets Lonely
Note: this will be a longer chapter than normal
Sonic walked in the door that night, still soaked from the afternoon rain. Tails was cuddled in a ball on the sofa, so Sonic didn't want to wake him.
(Describing Sonic's house)
Sonic's house is actually an apartment about three levels up, and he has long windows along the front where a small TV is in the middle with a three-seat couch to watch. The kitchen has its own small cut off part by the door on the right side when you walk in, but a small cut out over the stove makes the smell just melt away into the other rooms in the house. There are two bed rooms, one is smaller, the other just a decent size. When you come in the door, the kitchens' on the right and a wall on the left. After walking a few feet, the wall turns away to a hallway where the two bedrooms are. All the walls in the house are white, and the carpet is tan, unless your in the living room where there is hardwood flooring. Sonic's room is practically just a bed with a poster of himself and a few pictures of the group taped on the wall. Tails' room is full of his inventions, spare parts, pictures, and a bed. Not much going on in their small home.
(Finally done describing. That was the picture in my head I tried to make it the best I could so don't sue me or anything)
Tails looked so adorable in his little bed, his tails around his body as a blanket. Though Sonic just looked down, sighed, and walked out of the house. He wanted someone to hang out with, to fool around, just there was no one. Tails was sleeping, don't even mention Amy, Knuckles was guarding again, and that was it.
"Being a hero is lonely work, you can't make many friends unless they can help."
Shadow finally stopped in the heart of Station Square. Though he was on top of a building, so no one could see him. He peered down from his windy spot, running dried him off, so he didn't drip or anything. His just kept his scowl on his face as he watched the humans run from their cars to building, buying greasy hot dogs on the street with children who just had to go run out to the mall, and just plain old being mean to anyone, pushing them and shouting at them to move so they could get where they were going. But there was one man, one lonely, homeless man who sat there, tired, hungry, and beaten. Shadow watched as people looked at him in disgust, but a cat and a bird came over and gave him a twenty and a sandwich.
"Greedy humans with their evil ways, ignoring the poor, but of course…why would I care." Shadow looked stunned to hear that come from his mouth, but he made a quick recovery as if he was being watched. "I hope that guy burns in hell." He watched a teenage boy kick the hat of the homeless guy and take the small change, and then he went on his way, shoving people into cars and walls to keep out of his way. He eyed a woman, who in return flicked him off and told him to get a life (sorry, that just screamed at me). "My new intention now…destroy the evil who infect this planet." He jumped down, landing hard right in the middle of the street.
(I'm sorry for what you're about to read, but it just screamed out at me…so I wrote it…of course unless you like reading revenge muahahahaha)
Sonic finally came home, the TV was left on and Sonic could smell left over food. He could hear Tails working in his room; the sawing of metal was unmistakable.
"Thanks for calling me home for dinner." The blue blur looked dully down at the macaroni and cheese pot, only a few noodles left to the side and the cheesy bowl in the sink. He plopped down on the sofa and flipped to the news, if was like automatic now to check the city through reports. And just as he had been waiting for, there was action.
"The top news live. I'm your host, Barbara Walker with breaking news. A helicopter caught the news just in time to see a black hedgehog throwing a car at an innocent pedestrian. He then ran up to the injured man and started screaming in his face, but what about? But it seems the hedgehog didn't give enough as he watched his victim flea."
"Now there's a familiar face, but I better stop the party before the cops come." Sonic dashed out of his house, the small golden fox popping his head outside his room to see what the commotion was, but shrugged and went back to work.
Shadow was steaming mad now, huffing and puffing as he gained anger at the people he saw. Children backed away behind animals, people used their larger size to get away by shoving creatures, and then the screams. The yells and shrieks of fright and pain stung Shadow's ears like five hundred bees, and he had to stop it.
"Stop, stop screaming. Shut up!" He took another car and smashed it into a layered parking lot. He fell to his knees and clutched his head. "What's happening to me?" He thought back to his time in prison…"Oh no…curse them" His head was now practically on the ground when he heard a screeching halt in front of him, but it wasn't a car or anything that he knew off.
"Hey, you're that guy I saw this afternoon." Sonic was right there in front of him, his fighting eyes locked on the hedgehog in front on him. Shadow looked up and stared into the emerald eyes of the hero and stood to match him.
"Well my work here is done."(sarcastically) He brought out his chaos emerald and held it tight in his hand.
"That's a chaos emerald!" Sonic shouted out in pure surprise.
"And it's my favorite one." Shadow sped away in his chaos control, tearing up the street behind him. Sonic stood there, and looked over to another hedgehog, who was hiding behind a car. She wore a simple white tank top, a small red skirt, and gray boots. She ran away, her red eyes terrified at what she had just seen.
Personally, I think this is another failed chapter...but as long as you guys out there like it...I'll live to write on because you people who read my story keep me going thank you!