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CH 5
=With Rouge & Shadow=
Shadow and Rouge were coming home from running a few errands. As they entered the house, they were puzzled. It was really quiet.. Whenever they came home from an errand they usually heard Astrid's loud music, or the T.V. but neither was on. Rouge ran upstairs and found that her room was empty.. She ran through the rest of the rooms, each one empty.
She came downstairs. "She's.. Not here. Do you think she went out?" She asked.
Shadow took a deep thought and nodded. "Probably. We should call her and see where she went."
Rouge took out her cell phone and dialed Astrid's number..
Riinnggg….. Riinnggg…. Riinnggg….. "Hello! Astrid here. I'm sorry I didn't answer, if you can try again later I might be available!"
Rouge's face went a little pale. She didn't answer.. She could be in trouble. She looked over to the black and red male.
"We have to look for her! Let's go!"
Rouge dragged Shadow as she ran out of their home. They ran through the roads, looking left and right for their best friend. So far.. They couldn't find her. Rouge took out her phone and dialed Astrid again, as they were running down an empty road, she heard Astrid's phone on a roof. She flew over and her eyes became pin pricks as she saw Astrid's phone and earphones near the edge. She took it, and flew back down to Shadow. She held out what she found to him, and his looks softened.
"Did… Did she-"
"NO! No.. She didn't. I know she's hanging out somewhere! She probably just left it here by accident." Rouge said, cutting him off.
Shadow gave a deep sigh and indulged in Rouge's search. The two of them ran down the roads, looking everywhere, asking everyone if they had seen Astrid. Rouge had nearly given up hope, until she found a saving grace.
"Now that you mention it.. I did see someone like that. She was walking around with this green hedgehog. They were walking towards the punk store 'Safe Haven'. Hope it helps." A young woman.
Rouge sighed happily and ran down the road to the store, she opened up the doors and was near tears as she found Astrid checking out trinkets. Rouge ran to Astrid and gave her a huge hug.
"ASTRID YOU WORRIED ME SO MUCH! I FOUND YOUR PHONE AT THE EDGE OF A ROOF AND I THOUGHT THE WORST HAD HAPPENED!" Rouge cried out frantically.
Astrid wiggled out of Rouge's hold and gasped for air. "Geez. That hurt.." She started. "Well.. funny you should say that.. Um.. well.. I kinnddaa was about to.." She muttered.
Rouge stared at Astrid for a long time, her eyes held worry, anger, and hurt.
"Why!?" She yelled.
Astrid flinched. She explained what she had felt, and why she thought it was the best course of action.
"Fuck him! He's a stupid two timing jerk! You can do better than him. There are waayy better men out there, you will find the perfect one and he will treat you with the love and respect you deserve! Trust me!" Rouge ranted.
After a few minutes of talking, Scourge came out from the back room and looked towards Astrid. He was going to speak, but he noticed Rouge and Shadow sort of cornering her and talking to her, in sort of a scolding, yet loving manner.
"Hey!" He called out.
Rouge and Shadow looked over and glared at him as they held onto Astrid.
"G-Guys! It's fine, he's cool. I promise!"
"I don't trust him. Sorry, but he's an asshole." Shadow said.
"I agree." Rouge piped in.
Astrid slipped out of their grasp and sighed heavily. "Listen guys! I'm being honest. He's fine."
Rouge and Shadow looked at the young female. If she was saying he was alright, then he really must be…
"Alright, but we'll be watching you snot face!" Rouge stated.
Scourge shrugged her off and leaned up against a wall cooly. "So what brings you two here?"
Shadow crossed his arms. "We're here with Astrid."
"I see. I heard what happened between Astrid and Sonic. I never realized how much of a fuck he was." He said, mostly to himself.
The two nodded. "What are you doing here anyway?" Rouge asked.
"I own this store." He admitted.
Rouge and Shadow looked around. Made sense, there was a lot of punk chains, collars, earrings, belts, leather jackets, band merch and posters. "How did you come to owning a store?"
"Ehh, long story short, I needed a new change of pace. It took a lot of thinking but can finally say I'm satisfied with my life." Scourge explained as he took in the sights of his store.
"Interesting." Shadow merely said.
"Anyway, enough about me, my main focus right now is her." Scourge said pointing to Astrid. "I want to make sure she doesn't fall too deep into the funk she's in." He stated honestly.
Astrid felt her cheeks turn red as she turned away. "T-thanks.." She muttered.
Scourge pat her head. "So how is it you guys haven't killed the blue rat? I, on the one hand, am having a hard time staying still."
"Believe me, Shadow wants to, but he's making sure Astrid is alright. He worries about her." She explained.
"Tch. I'm only here because you dragged me here." He sneered as he looked away.
Rouge merely chuckled at him. She knew deep inside, he cared. Astrid and Shadow were born together. They saw each other as brother and sister. While Shadow didn't show it, he was overprotective of her. Almost as if Astrid was the baby of the two. He knew she could hold her own, but he still helped her. It must have been crushing him seeing her so… hollow as she is now. Sonic was her first love, he was there to help her whenever she was in trouble. To have someone care for her so much after Maria, it felt nice, so he could understand why she is the way she is. He just can't help but worry.
Scourge gave a sly smile before looking at Rouge and Astrid. "So, how about we go and have some fun? Take our minds off of things."
The three nodded and left the store. Maybe a little fun was all Astrid needed to forget all about Sonic.
The group walked down to a nearby arcade and started playing some games, However, Astrid wasn't playing. The arcade reminded her of her date with Sonic.. The way they laughed and won prizes, and even slowly got closer together.. Tears slowly made their way into Astrid's eyes..
Without telling anyone, she left…
=With Sonic, a few days later=
He was currently running through the streets, looking for Astrid. He tried looking in many different locations, he even went through Anti-Mobius, but so far nothing. He was in Soleanna now, hoping she'd be here.
He looked through buildings, stores, and the waters to see if she was even enjoying the water. He jumped onto the roof of a house and looked through the other roofs. He grew a wicked smile when he found her, hugging her knees and staring into the water.
He hopped over to her and cleared his throat. "Astrid. I've come to apologize." He stated.
Astrid glared at him, tears pooling in her eyes and turned away. "Why should I believe you?! You took me on a date even though you already have a mate!"
Sonic donned a smile. "Ahh but that's where you're wrong Astrid. I didn't take you on a date. You assumed it was one. I didn't tell you I was taking you on a date, so therefore, you're feelings of hurt shouldn't exist."
Astrid's eyes brightened. He was right.. She assumed it was one.. It all must've just been a friendly outing from the start! As she stood up, she suddenly stopped and frowned.
"But.. You were about to kiss me.." she said in a near whisper.
Sonic rubbed the back of his head. "Yeahh I meant to apologize about that. It was a sort of the spur of the moment thing, sorry."
Astrid sniffled and wiped her eyes.
"How about a hug?" Sonic offered.
Astrid was hesitant, but she hugged him. Sonic smiled deviously, he bared his teeth at an exposed part of her body and was ready to claim her, however. He was stopped as a rock hit him in the face.
"HEY! FUCK OFF YOU BASTARD!"
The two looked over and saw Scourge, holding a pile of rocks. It made Sonic growl. Astrid was surrounding herself with wild and coarse people, her purity would be ruined..
"What are you doing here snot face?!" Sonic demanded, as he remembered him being locked up long ago.
"Didn't you hear? I got out for good behaviour." Scourge said with a teasing wink.
Sonic let out a snarl. "Listen, I'm here for Astrid. I came to apologize for a misunderstanding we had."
Scourge threw another rock. "She doesn't need your shit apologies!" he yelled.
Astrid bit her lip. Scourge was only being protective of her, but at the same time, Sonic really did seem remorseful..
As Astrid was about to hop off of the roof, Sonic suddenly grabbed her wrist, tightly.
"S-Sonic, you're hurting me!" She protested as she pulled her arm.
"You can't go to Scourge! He was after you remember!?" He yelled.
"Yeah I remember, but he changed! He's my friend. Now please let me go to him." She explained.
However, Sonic held tighter. His hard grip was making Astrid's wrist start to bruise over, and throb in pain. "Please! Let go!"
Astrid looked over to Sonic, she felt her heart stop. She became frightened at what she saw in front of her. Sonic's eyes were a dark, swamp green color, and his pupils seemed to be pin pricks.. Almost as if he's gone insane.
"You can't be friends with him! What if he's lying to you!? He could hurt you!" Sonic yelled.
"Y-you don't know that! He hasn't been cruel to me ever since we saw each other." She yelled back.
Scourge hopped onto the roof and pulled Astrid from Sonic's grasp. "She's right Sonic. I've changed my ways and I've become a better man. Better than you." He said with a glare.
Sonic grit his teeth, Astrid was becoming vulgar because of Scourge, She was under his influence and was becoming impure.. He had to stop her.
"Y'know Sonic, I almost actually gave you another chance because of my misunderstanding. But I'm starting to see your true colors.. Demanding, forceful, and egotistical. I just don't think I can be around you anymore. This is goodbye." Astrid explained before leaving.
The blue blur began to snarl, and lost control of his anger. He grabbed onto Astrid's hand, and gave her a swift slap across the face. The slap wasn't meant to hurt her, it was more of a degrading action. Sonic was breathing heavily, his eyes bright with rage.
Tears sparkled in Astrid's eyes as she put a hand to her cheek, Scourge's face twisted in rage, he grabbed Sonic by the neck tightly and tossed him off the roof, making him fall into the water on purpose. He knew of Sonic's inability to swim and wanted to make sure he nearly drowns for hurting Astrid like that. He went over to Astrid and held her hand.
"Are you alright?" He asked.
The young female sniffled and wiped her eyes. "I-I guess.."
"Let's get out of here."
Scourge held onto Astrid's hand and led her off the roof.
"You were better off without him anyway." He said.
Astrid smiled weakly. "If you say so.." She muttered.
The two walked down the road, hand in hand..
