CHAPTER 4

MY DEAR FRIEND

The next day Rouge was cleaning her house from every inch. Shadow grew more suspicious of her actions more and more, until he finally asked what she was doing. "Bat, what are you doing?"

"Cleaning."

"I can see, but what's the emergency? You don't have to rush. Take time in your work."

"I know that, but my best friend Tonya is coming over and I haven't seen her in like forever." Then Rouge just thought what would happen if she saw Shadow. "Oh no, she'll be here for the whole day. What if she sees you? She'll call the GUN army and they'll take you away and once again you'll blame it on me for even inviting her. I should've thought about it before."

"Calm down, it's all right. GUN's military facility is suppose to be top secret, so they would never put their information on the news. She'll never know that I'm Experiment 301. Just Shadow."

Rouge took a deep breath, "Are you sure?"

"Positive."

"Thank god."

When noon occurred a purple cat showed at the door. Once Rouge opened the door she and the cat had huge smiling faces.

"Rouge, it's you."

The girls hugged happily.

"Tonya, I'm so glad to see you again. Its practically been forever."

"Tell me about it."

"Come in."

Tonya stepped in her house feeling welcome. When she stepped into the living room she saw a black male hedgehog laying on the couch. "Rouge, who is that?"

Rouge at first didn't know what to say then she remembered what Shadow had said. "This is..."

"Shadow" He hadn't let her finish he figured she was too slow for him.

"Nice meeting you, Shadow. Uh Rouge, is he like your boyfriend or something?"

"Uh...uh..."

"Yes I am." Shadow said once again thinking she was too slow to answer. He stood up and put his hand on Rouge's shoulder. "Right, bat?"

"Uh right?" Rouge was uncomfortable.

"It's about time you found somebody. I can't complain about this one. He has good looks and also very serious looking. He looks like he hasn't smiled in ages."

Rouge chuckled at the comment.

Shadow on the other hand seemed annoyed.

"It's been so long since I've heard you laugh like that." Tonya had tears in her eyes. "I missed you...so much." She hugged Rouge once again.

Rouge hugged back, "I missed you too Tonya. I wish you didn't have to leave. I wish you could stay forever."

Shadow went upstairs so Rouge and her friend could have some time together.

Later Rouge met him upstairs and went over some things with him. "Shadow, I have a favor to ask."

Shadow was sitting on her bed, "What is that?"

"Can you stay here with Tonya for me, I think I may have found a solution to your blood problems, so I have to go into town for a while. Will you do it?"

Shadow sighed, "I suppose."

Rouge smiled, "Thanks, Shadow." She quickly kissed Shadow on the cheek, "I knew I could count on you." She left out of the bedroom leaving Shadow blushing a very deep red on his face.

Once Rouge left Tonya and Shadow were talking for a while.

"Rouge told me things about you."

Shadow hoped it wasn't too much information, "What kind of things?"

"Just simple things, just how hot you are and stuff."

Shadow was a little amazed "She thinks I'm hot?"

Tonya looked at him confused, "You two are dating right?"

"Yes, of course." Shadow said trying to act not too surprised.

Then something beeped in Tonya's pocket it was her cell phone. Tonya took it out of her pocket, "I have to take this call, I'll be back." Tonya headed into Rouge's upstairs bathroom.

Shadow knew something was up with her but he didn't know what, so he started to eavesdrop. Since he was a vampire he had all abilities of one. He could track blood from a person from a mile away he even had powerful hearing, so powerful that he could hear every word Tonya said upstairs. As Shadow listened he was shocked to hear the word 'GUN' come from her mouth. She was possibly working with them as an undercover associative.

Once Tonya came downstairs she was looking for Shadow, but he wasn't sitting on the couch, instead she saw him standing looking more unhappy as usual. "Hi Shadow. Sorry I took too long. The call was very important."

"I'm sure it was important, if you're apart of GUN."

Tonya's eyes widened, "What? How did you find out?"

"I got inside instincts."

"Then you must know that I've been searching for you and to call the GUN officers over to take you back."

"Yes I do know, but you didn't tell them to come here. That wasn't very smart of you."

"What's it to you?"

"I hate GUN, how about I show you what I do to them." Shadow walked closer to her with his fangs showing within his gritted teeth.

Tonya backed away, but before she ran anywhere Shadow already had his hand gripped around her wrist. He pushed her down onto the sofa and held her down so she wouldn't escape. He quickly stuck his fangs into her neck afterwards she seemed to calm down when she was slowly dying. Blood deeply stained Rouge's white sofa. Shadow was finally enjoying the thing he loved the most. He got from the couch leaving Tonya's dead body lying on the couch. "Finally I get the blood I deserve. I already feel my power recharging itself again."

"Shadow..."

Shadow's eyes widened as he saw Rouge behind him with a small bag in her hand. Judging by her eyes she was immediately heartbroken by what Shadow did to Tonya.. "Rouge..." He said for the first time. He tried to figure out how he was going to explain this all to her.

"How could you..."

"Rouge, this isn't what it looks like."

"I do Shadow. You killed her, you killed Tonya just because you were hungry for blood. I thought you were the ultimate weapon. You could survive for at least the rest of the week without blood couldn't you?"

"I could, but you don't understand. Tonya works for GUN."

Rouge gasped in surprise, "She works for GUN?"

Shadow nodded, "She was only trying to get information out of you for me."

"I won't believe you, without proof."

Shadow held up her badge at her face.

Rouge saw the symbol GUN on it, "You're right, she does work for them. I can't believe my father would sink this low."

"Well he did, I'm deeply sorry for killing your friend."

"It's okay you were just trying to protect yourself." She still sounded upset for what Shadow did, but she forgave him. "By the way this is what I found for you at the butcher shop." She took out a blood pack from the small bag.

"Blood?"

"Yeah, I got it from there since the butcher always just threw the blood out I figured I'd let you have it."

Shadow took the blood pack from her and started to drink it. He enjoyed the taste so far. "I like it, what kind of blood is it?"

"Pig's blood."

Shadow spit the blood out, "PIG'S BLOOD!"

"What's wrong?"

"I don't drink from animals. They remind me of those horrid tests GUN used to do to me. I drink mortal's blood."

"I thought that would make you happy."

"I'm glad you tried anyway, besides I already had my lunch."

Rouge smiled then thought about something, "What are we gonna do with the body?"

"Don't worry I'll take care of that tonight."

"And Shadow, one more thing."

"What?"

"You're cleaning up every inch of blood you spilled in my living room."

Shadow sighed, "Yeah, bat."