CHAPTER 2

HER LIFE

It was a cold afternoon at a huge building filled with people trying to serve the military. A white bat was one of them. She was a pro at making maps for the military, but she never really liked her job. She always wanted to do something more exciting, but she didn't know what so she had to stick with the mapmaking in order to get paid. The bright side was she got paid a lot. She was busy making some other map, until her boss called her.

"Rouge, come here."

The white bat sighed, "Coming", she walked in his office closing the door behind her. "You wanted to see me?"

Her boss was a male brown bandicoot, he seemed nice. He had a red echidna standing next to him, "Yes, I have good news for you, Rouge."

"What's that?"

The bandicoot looked over at the red echidna, "Rouge, I'd like you to meet Knuckles the Echidna. He's in a different military, so you'll be making a map for the military that he's in."

The red echidna placed his hand out in front of Rouge, "Nice to finally meet you, Rouge."

She shook his hand, "You too, Knuckles." She took her eyes away from the echidna and looked at her boss, "James, what area on the map do you want me to make?"

"The entire city, inside and out", James said calmly.

She tried to smile, "Then I'll get on it right away." 'I hate my job.'

When dusk took over Rouge was ready to go home. The night was very dark and cold. Good thing they had street lights. She had always got nervous when the night appeared. She had always feared that someone or something would try to kill her. "I hate the night, I don't feel safe like I do during the day." Up ahead she saw three men waiting for her to head their way. She acted like they weren't there and tried to walk pass them, but one grabbed her by her arm and threw her at their leader and the leader threw her on the ground.

He stood there smiling evilly at her, "This place ain't free, girl. You'd better pay up."

Rouge stood from the ground scared to death, "I've been walking this way ever since I got my new job and I never had to pay anything."

"Who says that this place is free to walk on?"

Rouge backed away, "Says the workers who built this sidewalk", she tried to act brave, but she was still trembling.

The leader took out a gun and pointed it at Rouge's head, "I said give me your money."

Rouge couldn't move, she didn't know what to do, "Please don't shoot me."

The leader pulled the hammer back on the gun ready to fire at her, "If you don't want to die, give me the money."

"Leave her alone." A voice said behind them.

They turned and saw a black hedgehog with red quills and threatening red eyes.

The leader took his attention away from Rouge and started to peril the hedgehog, "Who the fuck do you think you are? Mind your business you damn hedgehog." He pointed the gun back at Rouge.

The hedgehog ran up to the leader, took his hand and stabbed it through the leader's stomach.

Rouge still stood there like a statue watching the gore take place. She wanted to throw up, but was too scared to do that.

The other men panicked and started to run, but the hedgehog grabbed the gun away from the corpses's hand and shot them both in the back with only two shots. The hedgehog had his full attention on the white bat behind him. He threw the gun down on the ground and took her arm holding on to it tight.

The white bat was confused at what he was doing, "What are you doing? I thought you wanted to save me?"

The mysterious hedgehog was silent and just took the bat into a dark alley still having a firm grip on her. "Listen to me. I want you to make me a map of the west."

His cold voice sent a chill down her back, "Huh? No way, I'm not making anymore of those stupid maps."

The hedgehog's grip got tighter around her arm.

Rouge felt the pain, "Stop, that hurts!"

"I'll give you something that hurts way worse than this if you don't make that map."

She then saw fangs appearing as he was speaking, "What are you?"

"A vampire."

"Vampire? Take your bloody hand away from me now."

"I won't, until you do as I say. Make me that map or I'll drain all the life out of you."

Rouge was still persistent, "What are you gonna do? Take blood from my neck?"

The hedgehog pushed her against the wall breathing down her neck, "That's exactly what I'll do."

Rouge was more afraid of him than the three men she encountered.

He whispered in her ear, "I'm a very dangerous man Miss Rouge, and I'm determined to get what I want." He removed his bloody hand from her arm and licked the blood off her arm.

Rouge tried to get away, but his body was on her. "Leave me alone you sick bastard and how the fuck do you know my name!"

The hedgehog grabbed her neck, but not tight enough that he could kill her, "I have my sources. Do we have a deal?"

Rouge had to do what he said or else he would kill her like he said he would, "...Yes..."

The hedgehog let go of her neck and got off her which allowed Rouge to get from the wall. The hedgehog began to walk away, but had one last thing to say. He looked over his shoulder, "By the way if you dare try to tell the police about me. I'll hunt you down, rape you, kill you."

Rouge was trembling again.

"How rude of me. I must tell you my name. My name is Shadow." The black hedgehog walked away disappearing behind the corner.

After that Rouge felt that already she was dying.

N/A: I hate to say this, but I have bad news. Something is wrong with my internet, so I have to update my chapters mainly at school now, so process will be a little slow. I'm really sorry. I'll get to the bottom of this I promise. Till then don't give up on me. I will try to update my chapters as quick as I can.