Well here's chapter 10 hope you guys like it I think it's a suspeinsful chapter the next one I'll try to spice up a bit. Till then.

Chapter 10: Forgiven not Forgotten

Marie was exhausted as she fell backwards onto the dirt floor of the coliseum. She felt like she was going to blank out. She felt herself lifted up slightly. She opened her eyes to see Chase holding her gently in his arms. "I think you've had enough you can stop now." He pulled her up and then he helped her onto his back and began walking her over to the coliseum wall. He sat her down and then joined her. "You might be a little sore in the morning but it'll pay off." He yawned and stretched his arms upward and then in that classic move he rested his arm down around Maries shoulder. Then he pulled her in close to him.

"Chase…" She smiled a little has she let him rub his head against her neck.

"You know it's pretty late you could…stay here tonight."

Maries eyes popped wide open. "Oh no!" She jumped down from the wall. "I'm sorry Chase I have to go see you tomorrow." She closed her eyes as she ran and then she disappeared in a bright white light.

'I forgot all about the time.' Marie thought to herself. She reopened her eyes and found herself in front of Galleons. She ran inside. The place was empty. Tables were filled with the chairs placed on top of them and the floor was being swept up.

The man sweeping up the place looked up from his broom and saw Marie. "Marie where have you been all night Lass?" He had a bit of an accent but he was a kind old sole if nothing else.

"Don where's Todd?" She looked at him as she put her hands on her knees trying to catch her breath.

"Oh he left a long time ago love." He had turned back to his broom and was sweeping once again. "He waited for you a long time the lad did." "He seemed a might bit disappointed you didn't show up."

"Thanks Don I'll see you later I should get home." She turned and walked out the door. "Oh…" She walked through the night and as she did she once again vanished into an array of light. When she appeared again she was in her room. She put herself to bed and as she tried to sleep she thought of what she'd be facing when she went to school tomorrow. What would Todd say?

"Marie wake up." Amy was sitting on the edge of the bed as she shook Marie gently.

Marie rolled over on her side and opened her eyes. "What's up mom?"

"You were out all night where were you?" When Marie didn't answer Amy became worried. "What's been going on lately you're late all the time you don't tell anyone when you're leaving the house. What's wrong and I want the truth."

Marie sat up and looked down at the sheets that still covered her legs. She pulled the biggest thing she could think of she did a white lie which in her case was the truth but not the whole truth. "It's a boy." Marie looked at her mom slightly out of the corner of her eye.

"Oh Marie." Amy wrapped her arms around her. "Is that what this is all about? Honey its fine if you want to see a boy your father and I don't disapprove of that…well I don't anyway and we don't have to tell your father right off." Amy smiled as she got up. "But from now on you tell me when you're sneaking off to see him okay I would still like to know where you are." "And I think I can work some time off your practice hours so you won't be missing anything you deserve it after all." "Deal?"

"Deal mom." Marie watched the door shut and then she plopped backwards onto the bed. She sighed. "What's happening to me…" She finally decided to get up and get dressed. She slapped on a pair camo jeans and a red top and headed down stairs. She saw her mom in the kitchen still finishing up some breakfast dishes while her father was sitting at the table eat some toast and reading once more. She ran past her dad picking up a peace of his toast as she did and then headed for the side door in the kitchen. "I'm going out mom." She stepped out the door without another word.

Amy walked to the door and yelled out it. "It's about time you got up!" She shut the door and retuned to the sink.

"Amy did you talk to her about where she was last night?" Shadow asked as she turned from his book.

"Yes she was out with a friend is all and she lost track of time." Amy said as she placed some dishes on the drying rack.

"What kind of friend?" Shadow questioned as he cocked his brow in suspension.

"The same kind of friend I needed when I was alone and I got you." She walked over to him and sat down in his lap. "Shadow give Marie a little trust she's a young woman now she's full of raging hormones and on top of that she's a female and as you well know…" She wrapped her arms around his neck. "…women desire a lot of love and attention." She kissed Shadow deeply as he dropped the book and wrapped his arms around her back.

Marie was standing on the porch of a house. Not just any house it was Todd's house. She rang the doorbell a little hesitantly. It was opened by Todd. She gasped when she saw him she didn't expect to see him answer the door usually his mother did. Then again maybe he was expecting her to come. "Todd."

"Hey Marie." Todd walked out on to the porch and closed the door behind him. "So I'm guessing you're here to tell me why you never showed up last night."

"You read my mind perfectly."

"Don't I always?" Todd asked as he sat down on the steps.

Marie joined him. "Todd I'm sorry but last night I lost track of time I was so tired and I was working so hard I just-"

"It's okay I understand math will do that to you."

"Math?" Marie said confused.

"Yea you were working with Lesley on all that math must of taken a lot out of you." He said as he leaned back on his palms.

"I'm sorry I should have been there." Marie looked down as she shook her head a bit.

"Look you can make up for it by going with me tonight okay." He pulled her into a hug. "Just don't blow me off a second time."

"I wouldn't think of it." She stood up happily. "Now I've got to go."

"Where are you going?" Todd stood up from the steps.

"To get ready of course." Marie said as she ran down the street.

"I'll come get you at your hose later okay."

"See ya then." Marie ran all the way to the park she didn't feel like trying to teleport there the pain would be too much to handle right now. From the park she found the entrance to the underground lair. She entered it and ran down the stairs of the front corridor she knew that if she wasn't going to use her powers then she would get home just in time to get ready for Todd. She knew what she was going to have to do. She ran all the way to the arena looking for Chase. She saw him standing in the middle of it practicing his kicks and punches. "Chase!"

He turned around happy to see her. "Marie." He waved to her as she approached.

She stopped in front of him breathing a little heavily. "Chase I'm sorry but today I have to cut practice."

"What? Why?" Chase couldn't understand what was more important than her training?

"I have to be somewhere okay. I'm sorry but I have to go now if I don't I'll be late." She began to walk away quickly trying to regain some or her strength. Oh how she wished she could use her powers now but she knew she was far to exhausted.

Chase was so baffled by all this. Marie was suddenly lifted into the air she was freaked out at first but then she remembered Chase's special powers. "Chase put me down I don't have time for this." Marie said as she struggled against his mental hold on her body.

"I just want to know why you won't stay with me." He brought her down to his level and was holding still so they were eye to eye.

"I told you there's a place I need to be right now." "Please let me go!" Marie closed her eyes. "Chase put me down now!" She yelled.

Chase heard the tenseness in her voice. He lowered her down to the ground and watched her run off. "Hum…I think I'll follow you and see just what is so important." He quickly began to walk after her.

"Hold it right there." Sonic stepped into his path.

"You go no where without this." He handed Chase a small almost microscopic electronic microchip. "It's to be on at all times as usual."

"Of course Sonic." Chase took the chip and placed it just under the bottom curve of his ear so that it could see everything but no one could see it. The device was a video camera so Sonic could hear and watch everything that was going on.

"And as planed you are not to intervene unless absolutely necessary." Sonic told him.

"I know." Chase then ran after Marie.