CHAPTER 10
THE DEMON IN ME
Later that night, Rouge was talking to Spike at the kitchen table, "Now you know Spike, teenage sex can have risks of girls getting pregnant."
Spike slammed his fist down on the table, "Come on mom, you don't think I know that."
"If you know so much then why?"
"Because Lynn and I have been having sex ever since we've been dating together."
She crossed her arms, "How long was that?"
The black hedgehog scratched his head, "I'm not sure. Maybe three months ago."
"What?"
"For god's sake she takes birth control!"
There conversation was interrupted when a bloody black hedgehog came through the door looking miserable.
"Shadow!" Rouge shouted as she ran over to him. "What happened to you?"
"Did you get in a fight with a demon?" Spike asked.
Shadow shook his head.
"But you're covered in blood something did happen. What?"
"I killed them."
"Who?"
"A woman and her daughter."
Rouge gasped and took Shadow's bloody hand. She looked over to Spike, "Don't worry about a thing, Spike. I'll talk to him."
Spike nodded as the two went upstairs and into Rouge's bedroom.
When they got into the bedroom, Shadow was sitting on the bed while Rouge had a wet warm cloth and started to wipe some of the blood from Shadow's face. "Tell me everything", she said softly.
"Well I found Satar and he was threatening to kill a woman and her child. I tried to stop him, but he had the little girl in his grip. If I didn't listen to him, he promised he would kill the girl. He told me to kill the mother and I did so I could save the girl, but he also told me to drink the woman's blood and I did. He knew damn well that if I tasted blood, I couldn't get enough of it and that's when I lost control. Satar asked me if I wanted more blood and I said yes so he...killed the girl. After he left, I started to drink the girl's blood too and I-I just lost control of myself", he started to sob.
Even though he was covered in blood, she didn't care and hugged him. "Please don't cry, Shadow. You just couldn't help yourself."
"Satar was just trying to get to you. You have to fight his taunting of blood."
"But I can't. I love blood. I'm part demon that's what I live for."
Rouge didn't know what to say. She didn't know what to do to break him out of the habit. She placed her hand on his, "Go take a shower maybe that'll calm you down."
Shadow got off the bed and walked into the bathroom.
After when Shadow came out of the shower, he saw Rouge asleep on the bed. He smiled and started to shake her to wake her.
She faced Shadow with a yawn, "What do you want, Shadow?"
"I was wondering if I could sleep with you tonight."
Rouge's eyes widened at his question and gave him a strange look, "You...want to sleep with me?"
He shook his head, "Not that kind of sleep. The other kind."
"Oh of course you can. I always missed you sleeping with me."
Shadow got in the bed, "Before sex or after."
She smiled, "Both."
He couldn't help himself, but he placed his hands around Rouge's waist and held her close to him. He whispered in her ear, "I missed doing this. I always felt closer to you this way."
Rouge's smile got wider. She placed her hands on his, "I felt that way too."
Meanwhile in Spike's room, Spike was laying on his bed looking at the book that Lynn gave him about the fourteen demons. He was just glancing through the pages, until the last demon caught his eye. He had dark blue hair, with dark blue eyes, wearing a black cloak, and had a dark blue jewel in his necklace that he was wearing around his neck. "This guy must be Deminse. He does look pretty strong." He looked at his necklace, "That necklace looks strange, but what does it do? What is it exactly?"
Later at Dark's old ice base, Deminse and the fourteen demons had took it over since Dark was still in hell and unaware of their plan. They were in the dining room sitting in the chairs at the table listening to Deminse.
A light pink haired demon started to laugh for some reason, "So when do we take over this useless planet, bro?"
Deminse had his arms crossed and looked over to her with a smirk, "Be patient, guys. As soon as we get that damn hedgehog out the way, we're for sure to rule this planet."
"But you're forgetting one thing, Deminse", a light green haired demon said. "Shadow, is too strong for us. He has his demon form and his super form. He can just use those forms whenever he pleases. He'll kill us easily."
Deminse shook his head, "That maybe true, Hazel, but when he's done using his forms, he passes out from exhaustion. If we somehow survive his attacks, we can attack back and he'll be unconscious."
"But even at times, he doesn't use his forms he still tries to kill us with his basic attacks. That'll sometimes throw us off balance yea know", Seraku said.
Deminse smiled, "I'm glad you came to that, sis. Shadow may act like he has us beat, but when it comes to the delicious taste of blood he can't get enough of it. That's when we tease him with blood and that'll distract him from trying to take us down."
Seraku smiled at Hazel, "What do you know, that hedgehog does have a weakness."
Deminse looked over to Satar, "Satar."
"Yeah, bro?"
"You'll be the first to take care of him right?"
"Of course now that I know what to do."
"Heh, you are the demon of courage. Shadow will need courage to defeat you and to resist blood, the one thing demons treasure the most", he laughed.
"But can't we just make peace with him?" Ker asked innocently.
Everyone gave him a glare.
Deminse was especially upset with him, "Ker, you are such a baby! Act like a demon! God damn! What the fuck is wrong with you!"
A red headed demon started to cover his hears, "Ugh, Deminse did you have to say the G word."
"Sorry." He looked back over to Ker, "As for you, Ker I expect you to get your act together."
Ker looked down to the table, "Yes, brother."
A black haired demon stood from the table and took out a whip. He pushed Ker out of the chair and watched as Ker fell to the floor.
Ker was confused, "Baz, why did you do that?"
"To knock the crazy out of yea." He raised his whip in the air and started to whip him on his back and his face as well. Baz smiled as he did it.
"Please, stop!" Ker shouted as blood came down his face.
"Why? You need to act like an evil demon so act like one!" He continued to beat on his back with his whip while the other demons just watched with smiles on their faces. He picked Ker off the floor and threw him towards the wall.
Ker looked at them with tears in his eyes, "I'm sorry", he sobbed. "Please don't hurt me anymore."
Baz and the other demons began to leave the room, "What a wimpy fucker."
Ker once again cried as blood dripped from his face and back onto the floor. He pounded his fist to the floor, "I don't understand! What am I doing wrong!"
N/A: Man, I feel real sorry for Ker right now.
