CHAPTER 4

BLOOD MONEY

Later that night when the sun had went completely down Shadow was walking around a parking lot in search of blood. He was about to leave, until a man wearing a black suit with a black suitcase in his hand showed up with two men beside him heading to an old, very beat up, blue car. Shadow hid behind a very well cleaned red car and listened to their conversation.

"I have the money, lets get back to the warehouse", The leader said.

The next thing Shadow heard was the old car's engine starting. He watched as they rode off. Shadow came from behind the car, "Things just got a little more interesting." He began to follow the car.

When he got to the warehouse like the leader said, he was looking through the window to see if there were more people involved. There were more of them. It was twelve men in there, they were somehow making money with machines. "Hmm, counterfeit money huh? Looks like I have to teach them a lesson", he got away from the window trying to find a way in. The door was unlocked so he used an obvious entrance.

When they heard the door open they looked over in that direction. They all saw a black hedgehog standing in the doorway just looking back at them. They knew he was trouble to begin with.

"Who the hell are you? You want trouble, buddy?" One said clinching his fists.

Shadow seemed calm from their threats, "You're making fake money."

"Yeah what are you gonna do about it?" The leader took a machine gun from his black suit pointing it at Shadow.

Shadow smirked showing his fangs to everyone, "I'm going to kill you."

The rest of the leader's gang took out machine guns as well aiming at the black hedgehog.

Once the leader started to fire, they began to fire.

Shadow jumped out of the way stabbing one of the men with his hand while he was at it. He took his gun from his hand and began shooting back. He shot half of them already. The only ones that were left was the leader and one of the men he was with earlier. Shadow was out of ammo, so he had to use a different strategy. "I don't need a gun", he threw the gun at the man's head and knocked him out.

The leader had gotten scared now that he was the only one left. He tried to kill him anyway, he pointed the gun at Shadow unaware he was out of bullets, "Don't move or I'll shoot!"

Shadow smirked as he was walking towards the man, "Foolish mortals", he ran up to him and smacked the gun away from his hands. He tackled him to the floor with his fangs completely exposed.

The leader was now panicking, "Please spare me!"

The hedgehog didn't listen to him. He shoved his fangs in his neck taking all the blood he had. Shadow had the blood smeared all on his mouth. The way he was drinking the blood seemed like he hadn't had any for weeks. He licked around his bloody neck making sure no blood was left in or on him. When Shadow was done with him he looked around the room looking at the rest of the men laying there dead. Shadow made an evil smile.

The next day Rouge was down stairs watching the news on her sofa, "Good thing Shadow isn't here or he'll complain about his stupid map more."

"What about me complaining?"

Rouge was startled. She looked behind the sofa and saw Shadow standing there, "Did I say complaining? I meant bitching."

Shadow sat next to her on the sofa, "What are you watching?"

"The news", she looked back at the TV.

Shadow looked at it as well.

The news was talking about the twelve men getting killed from last night. They found bite marks in their necks.

Rouge gasped and looked at Shadow, "Shadow...did you..."

Shadow laughed a bit, "They were bad men, they made counterfeit money."

"And you killed them?"

"Don't bitch bat, I'm a vampire that's what my curse is."

"Curse?"

"Yeah, every vampire has a curse and my curse is to kill to survive."

"So, that means you have to kill people in order for you to live?"

Shadow nodded.

Rouge sighed, 'No wonder, he threatened to kill me if I didn't make that map for him.' Rouge stood from the couch, "I'll get on that map, now." She headed upstairs towards her room.

Shadow stretched out on the sofa, "Wise decision."