CHAPTER 6

A NEW BOND

After when a few moments passed, Spike woke up on a white sofa with a blue bird watching him wake up. "Tempest", he murmured. He tried to move from the sofa but Tempest pushed him back down.

"Don't get up, you need to rest."

As his head met the arm rest of the sofa, tears started to appear in his eyes and they ran down his face. "Tempest, I-I was so scared."

"Hey, don't cry on me. I thought you were supposed to be the ultimate being of Mobius", he said softly.

He sniffed while he sobbed, "I know but I'm forbidden to use my powers in pointless fights and that's what makes me a coward. I'm afraid of dying...and today...with Leon...and-oh god!" He sat up from the sofa and hugged Tempest tightly with tears dripping from his face. "You do care for me! I thought I was going to die. Thank you, Tempest. Thank you so much. You truly are my friend."

He stood there not knowing what to say or do. He already knew he was still drunk because he strongly acted like he was. He gently patted his back, "Uh...there, there?" Afterwards he forced his body back on the sofa, "Come on, Spike. You gotta relax now." He looked over to a table near them and grabbed two small pills and a glass of water. He handed the pills to him, "It's aspirin. Take it, it'll make you're headache less painful."

He took the pills from his hand, placed them in his mouth, and swallowed them along with drinking the glass of water afterwards.

"It'll take time for it to work. You wanna lie down on my bed or are you comfortable here?"

"I prefer here, thanks."

"If you feel sick again, the bathroom's just over there", he pointed to a dark room that wasn't very far from them.

The sick hedgehog nodded slowly.

"Just get some rest until your headache is gone. If you need me, I'll be upstairs in my room. Don't come in just knock on the door."

He was about to ask why but something told him it dealt with him and Lynn doing each other.

He then left out of Spike's sight and walked upstairs into his room. As he got in there, he saw Lynn laying on his bed but she wasn't asleep. He shut and locked door afterwards taking off his red boots. He walked towards the bed and rested his body on hers. He kissed her forehead, "What's wrong? Tired?"

"A little", she moaned.

He smiled and kissed her again, "I thought you promised me."

She already remembered and now that she was just laying there, she wasn't in the mood for sex but she didn't want to disappoint him again. She took her hand and placed it on his cheek, "You want it, baby?"

"Hell yeah", he said in a low voice.

"What about, Spike? What if he hears us?"

"He's a big boy, he knows what sex is. Well...he should know anyway."

She gently pushed him off of her and started to unbutton her shirt and take it off exposing her black bra.

Tempest watched with a smile as she took off her clothes for him. This was pretty much the part where he always got excited.

When she was finished taking off her shoes, skirt, and underclothes, she laid her head down on the soft pillow waiting for Tempest to undress himself.

He took off his clothes and threw them on the floor along with hers. He got on top of her and placed his mouth on hers. Soon his tongue met hers and they then started fighting. He then took his tongue out of her mouth and his lips traveled towards her neck kissing it making her moan. He loved the sound of her moans. To him it was like the best music he ever heard. He then made it to her breasts. God they were huge. She was only sixteen and her breasts were almost as big as Rouge's. He took his tongue and gently licked her soft pink nipples.

Lynn's moans became louder as he started to suckle, "Yes! Oh god yes!"

He looked up at her enjoying the pleasure then focused back at her breasts with a smile. He then kissed down her chest and to her stomach making her giggle a bit. Afterwards he looked at her opening. He always got excited looking at it. It turned him on even more.

Soon Lynn felt his erection on her thigh. She rose from the bed and pushed him off her making him fall off the bed and onto the floor.

The confused yet really frustrated hawk looked up at her, "What the hell's your problem? You act like you don't even love me anymore!"

"No Tempest, that's not it", she was trying her best to place her next words in order to explain her reason.

He stood from the floor with his arms crossed, "What's the problem? I'm waiting for an answer."

"...Well I didn't really take my birth control pill today, so I really don't want to do this unless you have a condom."

He sighed and fell on the side of his bed acting like he was getting annoyed with her. 'I hate to say this but Veronica was better at this than her.' He hesitated while trying to look over to her, "Lynn, you know I don't use those things. And why didn't you take your pill?"

"...I forgot?" She was lying. She was really shy about intercourse and she and Tempest had only did it once. It was exciting and pleasurable but somehow she was a little uncomfortable about it.

"And you didn't tell me this at first why?"

"I didn't want you to get upset with me."

He shook his head and got off the bed, "I can't take this." He gathered his clothes that were scattered all on the floor and began to put them back on. As he was doing that, he glanced over to her and noticed that she looked like she was about to cry. "I'm not mad at you but if we're going to have a strong relationship, we can start by being honest with each other." After he got dressed he left the room leaving her alone.

Back in the living room, Spike was asleep with his minor headache until he suddenly fell off the sofa. He panicked as his body touched the floor. After when he calmed down, he looked around and saw Tempest standing behind him with a sly smile on his face.

"What's wrong, Spiky boy? Fell out your fucking chair?"

"You did it so don't play innocent", he struggled to get off the floor but he eventually got back on the sofa. He watched as Tempest sat beside him, "So you came to irk the living hell outta me or what?"

"No, I just came to talk to you. It just seems more comfortable if I open up to guys."

Spike slowly moved away from him a bit thinking deep about his sexuality.

He glanced over to him and made a smile, "No Spike, I'm straight."

He calmed down and sat near him again while hearing the word, "Dumbass" coming from Tempest.

"Anyway the things I'm about to tell you, you can never tell no one especially Lynn. Got it?"

He nodded, "Sure, I'll never tell her or anyone else."

"I think my relationship with Lynn isn't working out."

A wide smile arose from deep within Spike. Thinking and hoping for Tempest to break up with Lynn.

"I might break up with her, she acts like she doesn't even love me anymore."

At the same time, he felt happy and sad. He really cared for Lynn and would love to be with her but seeing Tempest like this made him change his idea of encouraging him to break up with her. He sighed and shook his head, "No, don't do that."

"Why not?"

"...Well you love her and I'm sure she loves you. She's probably just a little shy. She's always been kinda shy."

Tempest looked away from him and began to send his mind into deep thought.

Spike quickly moved on to a different subject before Tempest came up with a negative answer to his suggestion. Besides he didn't want to talk about Lynn anymore. He just had to face the fact that she had found some else. 'I'm so stupid. I should've told her that I loved her sooner then I wouldn't be such a fucking wreck.' "So Tempest, about the party..."

The hawk's eyes flashed over towards him in a cold way.

The look in his eyes reminded him of Shadow's which was pretty weird and scary all at the same time. He continued with hesitation, "The gun you had..."

"Self defense. If you're going to start hanging around me, you'll see it a lot."

He had to break Tempest out of taking his gun around. It had scared him to see that dangerous weapon and he would never know what to do if Tempest actually killed someone. Or what if he already did? He would be a criminal. A fucking criminal. "But, Tempest-"

Tempest took his hands and raised them to his mouth. He started coughing and it sounded pretty bad.

After Spike watched him cough for a short time, he saw him holding his throat acting like he was in pain. "Tempest, what's wrong? You caught something?"

He took his hands away from his neck and looked over to him with pain showing in his eyes, "No, I'm fine. It's nothing. So what were you talking about?"

It took some time for him to get his words back in order since his terrible cough interrupted them. "Oh yeah. Tempest, have you ever...killed anyone with that gun?"

He shook his head, "Nope."

He had a feeling he was lying.

"I don't kill people, Spike and to tell you the truth back at the party that was the first time I nearly shot someone. I don't plan on killing anybody but...I will if I have to."

The hedgehog's ears tilted towards the back, 'I'll try not to piss him off.' He then saw Lynn approaching them with an uncaring look on her face.

Tempest stood from the sofa and hugged her, "Lynn, I'm sorry if I was pushing you too hard", he whispered in her ear. "If you're not comfortable with anything that I'm doing then you'll tell me and be honest with me just as I'm being honest with you."

She nodded with a smile and had her eyes focused on his, "Yeah, honesty." She leaned over and placed her lips on his.

Spike's mouth hung open with utter surprise. With anger and sadness he looked away from them. 'Damn! Why the hell did they have to kiss right in front of my fucking face? I thought they already did that.'

She took her lips away from his and noticed Spike facing in a different direction. She let out a soft giggle and placed her hand on his shoulder making him look in her direction. "You're not feeling left out are you?"

"Yeah we could always start a threesome", Tempest teased.

Spike felt nauseated by his comment and wanted to throw up again. "Tempest, you're a sick bastard you know that!"

He laughed while he crossed his arms, "Relax you gullible idiot. I just like fucking with your tiny mind."

He raised an eyebrow, "Haven't you done that enough?"

Then out of nowhere a grey albatross ran into the room and tackled Tempest to the floor.

Tempest struggled to get him off of him, "Stop! Uncle Storm!" He shouted with laughter as Storm started to tickle his sides. "Knock it off!"

"Quit acting like a baby and fight back."

Lynn stood beside Spike and chuckled, "It's funny to watch them do this to each other. You can really tell they have a pretty strong bond."

Looking at them playing on the floor made Spike think about his family. Even though Spike couldn't picture Shadow caught dead doing a tickle fight with him. He sadly agreed, "Yeah."

"Hey, Storm! Get off Tempest! You'll crush the poor boy's bones if you keep putting all your body weight on him!" Jet shouted while he was walking in with Wave behind him.

Storm sighed and got off of him. His way of showing him mercy. He walked towards Jet, "Man Jet, you sure know how to take the fun out of everything."

"Fun? Fun!" He shouted with uprising anger. "You don't even deserve fun!"

Tempest got off the floor and walked over to them, "What are you doing back?"

"It's nightfall, kick ass. We told you we'd be back by nightfall right?" Storm clearly remembered.

"Oh yeah, I must have forgot. Wait, it's night? That fast?"

Wave glared over at the albatross, "Storm, I told you to stop calling him kick ass. His name is Tempest."

"I don't know, mom. I think the name kick ass suits me well because it's true."

The swallow placed her hands on her hips, "Forget it young man. Your name is Tempest so stick to it."

"Naggy little bitch ain't she?" Storm whispered in his ear.

Tempest nodded his head slightly agreeing with him.

Wave wasn't too far apart from him so she heard him fairly well, "Call me a bitch all you want. At least I didn't drop the diamond while we were running from the police."

"Yeah, Storm! What the hell's your problem?" Jet shouted.

"I-I'm sorry boss. It was Wave's fault. Her cheap ass gear ain't worth shit."

"Watch your language! There's children in the room!" Wave pointed out.

"What's the point? They wanna use language like that let them. The adults will whip their asses for it", Jet said.

Storm agreed with him, "The boss is right."

Wave glared at Jet and hit him in the back of the head.

He held the back of his head, "What was that for!"

Spike couldn't listen to them argue anymore so he quietly walked outside hoping that no one saw him head out the door, but he was wrong.

Tempest had walked outside and spotted Spike leaning against the rail of the porch looking up at the bright full moon with the night wind touching his fur. He walked over to him and stood beside him. "Homesick?"

"I do kinda miss them. I at least want to say sorry to them."

"Then do it."

He looked over to him in surprise, "I should?"

"Of course, besides even I know that they're worried about you."

He gave him a warm smile, "Thanks Tempest, you're the best."

The blue bird smiled and watched as Spike ran off the porch.

Later, Rouge was walking around the kitchen looking like a nervous wreck while Shadow sat at the table and watched her.

"Rouge, calm down. He'll be here soon."

"But...he's never been out this late before. I'm worried."

"Rouge..." Before he could say anything else, a young black hedgehog came through the door with a sincere smile on his face.

Rouge and Shadow walked up to him hoping that he would forgive them.

Shadow began to apologize again, "Spike, I'm..."

"No dad, I'm sorry. I never meant anything I said. I was just upset and..." He was then pulled into a hug by his father and mother.

"We forgive you", Rouge said. "We'll always love you."

He looked up at her and smiled, "I will too. Just don't try to pull that off on me ever again."

Shadow made a slight smile, "You got it."