Chapter 4: Good morning?

Author: Some of you are about to be like 'this is not Shadow's personality' but in the comic his personality is a bit softer than it is in the game so in this chapter that is what he will be going by.

Shadow slowly moved out of the bed letting Rouge lie down and hug the pillow. He didn't know what to do the only thing he expected out of the date was just a simple date not what just happened. He cursed himself for what he did.

"I have to get out of here," He said taking out his emerald and disappearing. Rouge woke up to find the crimson hedgehog gone just seconds before she woke up.

"Now, where did he go?" She said getting up with a headache, and noticing her blouse and shadow's things were on the floor. Rouge smiled, "So we did have sex last night." She said amused by it and putting her blouse back on when it hit her. "We had sex! We had to have used a condom!" She yelled as Shadow appeared in front of her noticing he had forgotten his things.

They only stared at each other in shock, "Did we use a condom?" Rouge asked standing up. Shadow only shook his head, Rouge immediately ran to her bag looking for her birth control and finding she hadn't taken it for three days. She must have forgotten because of mission by GUN and then getting the club ready for that night, then yesterday made it the third day. Rouge began to go into panic.

"Okay, it alright I'm probably not even ovulating right now," Rouge said laughing it off but Shadow felt differently.

"Rouge," He growled getting her attention. "It doesn't bother you that we had sex last night." He said practically glaring his red orbs at her.

Rouge was too afraid of actually becoming pregnant to even think about that, "Well, we were drunk what do you want me to do?" she said glaring back at him.

"I'm going to a run." He said grabbing his things and disappearing again.

Rouge only shook her head and walked out of his room running right into her mom slowly leaving her room wearing Rouge's short heart night gown. "Ahem." Rouge said as her mother jumped and turned to see Rouge with a smirk on her face and her arms crossed. "Donno must be in there." Rouge said walking away from with arms still folded and a smirk still visible on her face.

Merah was caught completely off guard, "You knew about Donno?" she said following Rouge down stairs to the bar and took a seat.

"Yep," Rouge said looking to her mother as she rest head on her hand.

"How did you…anyways never mind that, how was your date?" Merah said looking at little girl now a grown woman.

"It was nice actually but I have told you about Shadow and that attitude doesn't leave whatsoever," Rouge said rolling her turquoise eyes.

Merah knew that Rouge was holding something back, "And after dinner?" She said pushing her daughter further.

"Went to the park for a little and he asked about, like you, Donno and dad" Rouge said looking away and then back at her mother, she knew mother disliked talking about that all together so she tried to avoid it.

Merah pushed past that, "and we drunk some wine and got drunk." Rouge said getting Merah attention fully again.

"Tell me you didn't have sex with him Rouge." She said looking at her daughter and shaking her head but with a smile on her face.

"More or less, yes we did." She said looking at her mother knowing exactly what she was about to say next.

"Rouge, I told you never have sex on a first date especially with close friends." She said "Did you use protection?"

Rouge reluctantly told her no and Merah dramatic pretended to pass out, "Did you take you birth control?" she said hoping for a yes.

"I missed 3 days."

Merah only covered her face, "Rouge, what am I going to do with you?" She said shaking her head playfully.

Rouge only laughed and rolled her eyes, "It's what am I going to do with you and Donno having sex in my bed." Rouge said teasing her mother, making herself and Merah laugh.

"What is all the laughing about?" Donno said coming down the stairs scratching his head and yawning.

"Nothing," Merah and Rouge said looking to the dark purple hedgehog laughing again.

"Woman," the hedgehog said laughing as he made his way over to Merah planting a gentle kiss on her cheek.

Rouge only smiled at the two, "I will get breakfast ready," She said walking into the kitchen to do so. "Don't have sex on my bar I have to serve drinks there you know." She yelled from the kitchen making Donno bust out into laughter in which Merah punched him in the arm for thinking it was funny.

"We'll go home later on I still want to spend some time with my baby girl," Merah said as Donno took a seat beside her and she began rubbing his chin.

"I know," He said getting up and holding Merah from behind "She is beautiful but not as much as her mother." He said getting a smile from Merah.

"My baby is gorgeous," Merah said defending her daughter.

"Mmm, they must have had sex last night too." He said laughing silently with Merah.

"That is none of your business Donno," Merah said laughing.

"I'll find out in two months," He said getting another playful hit from Merah.

2 Months later…

Shadow and Rouge decided that what happened that night wasn't going to be talked about to anyone but that wasn't going to last forever. He and Rouge were still on good terms, doing missions and talking to each other from time to time but something about Rouge was changing and both she and Shadow saw it. She was eating more than usual which made her do what she avoided, gain weight. She got tired faster and her body just refused keeping down alcohol and food for that matter. She also began to want weird food combinations.

Rouge was sitting on her bed just coming home from another long mission, "I am so glad to be home." She said kicking off her shoes, and then she felt sick on her stomach again. "Oh no, not again." She said running to the bathroom and shutting the door as she began to throw up for the thousandth time this week, Rouge began to believe that she might have a stomach virus or worse.

Shadow was in his room ready to relax after that 2 long month mission that he and Rouge just got done with successfully, of course, but as he laid down he once again heard Rouge throwing up again, he didn't understand what was wrong with her but him being that he did care for her well being he went to check on her. Rouge was walking back out of the bathroom with her hand on forehand in complete distress. She looked to find Shadow standing in right in front of her.

"The doctors office is still open at this time you know." He said looking to her with the neutral look.

By this time Rouge was tired of it so she agreed taking Shadows hand as he used chaos control to wrap them the doctors office. The sky was of blue, purple and orange as the sun began to set Shadow helped Rouge inside.

"Hello, how may I help you." The lady working the desk said smiling.

Rouge walked up to the counter as Shadow took a seat, "I need some test done right now." Rouge said not feeling like waiting so she gave the lady her information.

"Well, this is your lucky day, I am the only doctor and you are my only and last patient for the afternoon so come with me." She smiling as she stood up and directing Rouge to a door leading to the testing room. "Would you like to come?" She asked looking to Shadow.

"No, thank you." He replied

"Okay, but you're free to come back here with her if you want." The female doctor said going to the testing room with Rouge.

One hour later…

Rouge waited for the doctor in to come back with her results, she had been nothing but worried about what the problem may be. Maybe it is just my diet, she thought then something came to mind something she didn't want to consider. Or maybe you are pregnant. Rouge immediately shook that thought but it still lingered as the doctor walked in looking at her work pad.

"Well, Ms. Rouge you don't have a stomach virus or anything like that. But have you been experiencing strange eating patterns and food, strange sleeping patterns?" She asked Rouge having her pin and pad ready.

Rouge thought about that for a minute that is the problem pregnant women have her own voice tried to convince but she once again shook it off. But lately, she had been eating pickles and butter which she didn't even eat either one of the things on a normal basis. She had been sleeping for more hours than usual and would even fall asleep in the bathtub. "Yes, I have actually," She said as the doctor wrote it down.

"Well, I also did a pregnancy test on you and it came out positive one reason I asked those questions is to see how far your pregnancy has progressed." She said looking to an disbelieved Rouge.

"Wait a minute, I can't be!" Rouge yelled highly upset.

"But that what the results said and from you strange eating and sleeping patterns I would say you are two months." The doctor said trying to calm Rouge down.

Rouge face went from anger to fear and embarrassment, "Two months?" She said realizing that this was results of her and Shadow's drunk decision. Rouge only went into deep thought. How, why Rouge why wouldn't you let him leave the room? Ugh this isn't supposed to be happening, me; Rouge the bat having a child no, no, no, no. Was all Rouge could do at she yelled at herself.

"Ms. Rouge are you okay?" the doctor asked placing her hand on Rouge's back.

"I will be fine," Rouge lied, how she was going to tell this to Shadow was really itching at her for she was sure he wasn't going to like the news. Rouge just got up out of the chair and walked to the door leaving the doctor inside.

Shadow was sitting in the waiting room with his eyes thinking about what Rouge was going to tell him it never crossed his mind that Rouge could be pregnant. Rouge hurried from the back the doctor had caught up with her.

"But Rouge we need to set-up appointments." She standing behind Rouge as she picked her things u

"Good night, doctor and thank you for your time," Rouge said really ready to go now not even wanting to look at Shadow as she walked outside.

"Good night, doctor." He said finding Rouge outside seeming very upset which she was.

"What did the doctor say?" He asked her as they began to walk back.

"She said that I had no viruses," Rouge said as Shadow stopped confused if nothing was wrong with Rouge then why was she so upset.

"So, what are you upset about?" he asked walking in front of her making her stop and look him in the eyes.

Rouge didn't want to tell this to anyone not even the father, she just wanted it to be a dream but she knew it was reality so she took a deep breath "Shadow, I'm pregnant." Rouge said feeling so much dislike of the sentence all together.

"What? How many months are you?" He asked her

"Two months," Rouge said on the verge of tears. Shadow quickly understood that he was the father of the baby no doubt he didn't expect or even believe that he could get Rouge pregnant.

"What the hell does this mean?" Shadow yelled getting stares from people passing, he glared at them.

"Shadow, just take us home," Rouge said not wanting to talk about it at the moment. Shadow didn't feel like talking either so he did take them home.

Rouge and Shadow entered into the club it was closed for tonight luckily for Rouge. Shadow immediately went up to his room to be alone. As Rouge went behind the bar, grabbed the phone and called one number.

Merah and Donno decided it was time to take their relationship to the next level, moving in together was step one. Donno suggested that they did that two days later in which she happily aboded. Merah was cooking dinner, another thing Donno loved about her, when he phone rang. She smiled looking at the caller, "Hello my little diamond," She said but then her smile fell hearing, her baby girl crying on the other end.

Donno was sitting on the couch watching television when Merah rushed out of the kitchen. "What's wrong?" He asked looking to her.

"I going to go check on Rouge I will be right back and please don't let the food burn this time." She said leaving their condo and flying off to Rouge's place.

Rouge could do nothing but pace back and forth, she didn't know why but she called Amy, who in turn called Blaze, Shade, Vanilla and Cream who had gotten there before Merah.

"Rouge please sit down dear you don't need to stress yourself." Vanilla begged as she and the other girls was sitting at the bar just watching her slowly but sadly pace back and forth.

"Where is Shadow?" Amy asked wondering why he wasn't here to help calm Rouge down but not understanding that he was upset just like she was but Rouge only continued to pace back and forth shaking her head.

"Rouge?" Merah called getting all the other girls attention to the older white bat. She walked up to them, "Hello girls." She said smiling at them.

"You must be Rouge's mother?" Shade asked seeing the exact resembles in the two white bats.

"Why, yes my name is Merah the bat," She said winking at them.

"My name is Shade, Shade the Echidna," Shade said nodding to her. "Nice to meet you Ms. Merah."

"And I'm Amy, Amy Rose"

"I am Vanilla the Rabbit and this is my daughter Cream the Rabbit and her chao cheese." "Hi," "Chao"

"I am Blaze, Blaze the cat."

Merah smiled at them, "It is nice to meet you all," she said walking over to Rouge, who could only look at her mother with distress. "Now, what is the problem?" she asked walking behind the bar and taking a seat in front of Rouge.

"I'm….pregnant," Rouge said still not comfortable with saying the word 'pregnant'.

She shocked everyone but her mother, "How many months are you?" She asked her.

"Two months, why did this have to happen to me?" Rouge wined covering her face.

Merah only took a deep breath and walked up to her daughter taking her into her arms, "It was going to happen rather you wanted it too or not." Merah said looking to her sobbing daughter.

"I'm the one in this group that isn't supposed to have ANY kids!" Rouge yelled not wanting to believe she could let this happen to herself.

"It can happen to anyone no matter how precautions you take Rouge. I did the same and still I got pregnant even when I didn't want a child but once I could feel you move and kick my stomach it made me think differently, I began to fall in love with you creating a bond that I learned wasn't that bad. And when you were born it only made me fall in love with you more." Merah said making a tear come from Vanilla's eyes for she knew that this was true.

"Who is the father, Ms. Merah" Cream asked feeling bad that Rouge didn't want a precious baby.

"Have you told Shadow?" Merah asked letting go of an tearful Rouge gently and answering Cream's answer which shocked the girls further more.

"He is the one who took me to the doctor to find out." She said wrapping her tears but more only wet her face again as she planted her elbows on the bar.

Shadow had gone to for a run but right now was sitting on to clear his mind and stop thinking about Rouge and the unpleasant news. They were only close friends, his only question was how could he let it get this far. He kept trying to clear his mind maybe it wasn't true but they had sex two months ago and she was two months pregnant. He couldn't imagine Rouge or himself for that matter being parents let alone having a child mixed with her and his DNA. Shadow slapped his self in the forehead again growling at his self for he didn't want children and he knew Rouge didn't either.

"What's up Shadz" Shadow grunted at the only person who would call him that and he surely didn't feel like being bothered by him today.

"What do you want Sonic?" He asked him in a harsh tone but to Sonic that was normal of him.

"Just wanted to know why are you all the way out here? Don't you have somewhere to be?" He asked taking a seat beside Shadow, who just continued to look at the city as the heavenly stars began to blanket the sky.

Sonic saw that Shadow wasn't answering so he went ahead on talking, "Amy called me and told me Rouge was crying and of course she wanted me to come looking for you first."

Shadow just did a deep sigh, "Why did she call Amy of all people?" he asked himself but got an answer from Sonic anyways.

"I don't know," Sonic said shrugging which he asked that question himself. "But, is there a good reason that Rouge would call Amy?" Sonic asked looking to Shadow. Sonic and Amy had gotten closer after their date; he found that she wasn't all that annoying as she seemed to be. She was actually a very sweet and kind which made him actually glad he went on that date with her.

Shadow really didn't feel like telling anyone that but he figured that they were going to find out when she started showing anyways so he found the strength to manage out what he was about to shock the blue blur with, "Rouge is…." He said. Damn, I cannot believe that Sonic is the first person I tell this! He yelled in his hard, he never planned on having children so he never thought about who might tell first.

"Rouge is what?" Sonic asked pushing Shadow to finish his sentence.

"Is….pregnant" he said sounding relieved to actually be able to say it but it still felt irritatingly unpleasant to hear from his own voice.

Sonic didn't know what to say but he could tell Shadow was bothered by this somewhat. "But why is she crying about that? And why are you…..Oh….wait how did that happen?" Sonic asked as Shadow ready to walk away as he was now annoyed.

"Okay never mind that I'm not going to ask how it happened but why are you upset. I mean I don't have any kids but they aren't that bad." Sonic said trying to reassure Shadow that this wasn't all a bad thing.

"While if you don't have any how would you know?" Shadow said glancing back at him looking a bit sad and angry.

Sonic didn't know what to say to that, "Well, I mean have you talked to Rouge about it." Sonic said not able to answer that question.

"No," He said looking away.

"Well, maybe that is what you need to do," Sonic said grabbing Shadow fist as he speed past him dragging him to straight to Club Rouge.

"Well, Rouge I can't tell you what to do but I believe that you and Shadow should talk about this." Merah said standing behind the counter when they heard a knock at the door.

"I'll get it," Rouge said getting up and answering the door to find Shadow and Sonic standing there.

"We need to talk." Shadow said grabbing Rouge's arm and disappearing via chaos control.

"Sonikku!" Amy yelled running and hugging Sonic, "Thanks for finding Shadow," She said planting a kiss right on Sonic lips making him blush and his eyes go wide with embarrassment.

The other girls were snickering as she parted from him, "Ames!" he was all he could manage without a reason he yelled her name.

"Awwww, that is very sweet," Vanilla said as she and Merah only smiled.

"And you must be big blue," Merah said getting Sonic's attention with a smile unmistakable where Rouge got it from.

"Your Rouge's mom?" He said walking up to her.

"Yes, I am and you're just as cute as the news shows." She said scratching his chin which made him blush and scratch his head but also making Amy upset for flirting with him. "I can see why little miss pink here can get over-protective of you." She said winking at him.

"Okay, I think that's enough," Amy said only making Merah giggle as she pulled Sonic away from the white bat.

"Oh honey you don't have to worry, for I have my mine little hedgy." Merah said giggling again as least the others were finding this amusing.

"Ms. Merah," Cream said with Merah nodding her on, "I hope you don't mind me asking but where is Rouge's father?" She asked innocently.

"I don't know dear haven't seen him since before Rouge turned one." She explained for greatly hiding that the question still bothered her.

"So you taught Rouge how to be a jewel thief?" Shade asked but not in a mean way.

"No dear I did not, you can blame her grandfather for that," Merah said standing straight up, folding her arms and rolling her aquamarine orbs for she tried hard to not let Rouge learn that.

"I know it most have been very hard to watch her grow up and leave your home," Vanilla said

"Yes, it was but I was also happy that she is able to go out on her own." Merah said "But, no matter what she will always be my baby girl."

Vanilla smiled then looked at the time, "Oh well, It was nice meeting you Ms. Merah but me and Cream are going to go ahead and head home now before it gets two late," Vanilla said getting up.

"Mom, I can please stay with Ms. Amy?" Cream asked.

"If Amy doesn't mind," Vanilla said looking to her.

"Sure I don't, we can have ourselves a little sleep over." Amy said as Cream happily ran over to her hugging her.

Vanilla smiled "Good night, everyone" She said as she left.

"What are you two going to do?" Merah asked looking to Blaze and Shade.

"Going home, I guess I go check up on Knuckles since he seems to be glowed to the Emerald shine today," Shade said making everyone, especially Sonic laugh.

"Tell Knucklehead I said he should get out more," Sonic said as Shade was walking out the door

"Will do, good night everyone!" She said as she left.

"Same here I guess," Blaze said walking to the door to leave, "Nice meeting you." She said before she left.

"Big blue and pinky," She said looking to the two love birds winking.

"I guess we'll be leaving too. Rouge and Shadow should be able to come home alone." Sonic said looking to Amy, "See ya later Ms. Merah, it was nice meeting ya." Sonic said as he, Amy and Cream walked over to door. Sonic opened the door and picked Amy up bridal style

"Better keep up Cream," Sonic said creating a Sonic Boom as he speed off with Cream and Cheese quickly on his tail.

Merah only shook her head, "I take it you have things covered here Omega." Merah said glancing back at the robot, who was in the back listening to everyone the whole time.

"Formative." He answered her.

"Good night then dear," She said going up to the robot and kissing him on the forehead then making her leave. I hope they can figure something out. Merah thought to herself as she flew herself home.

Shadow and Rouge appeared in the cliff he and Sonic were just talking on but neither one of them said anything just stared at each other.

Till Shadow spoke up, "What are we going to do?" He said looking to Rouge who only turned her head away from him.

"Like I'm supposed to know," Rouge said clearly not wanting to think the situation they had gotten themselves into.

"Well, it seems like we can't not think about…'it'," He said looking to her stomach, Shadow didn't know much about babies but he did know where they came from.

"Well, I don't want to think about…the baby and please do not call him or her an 'it' please ," Rouge said crossing her arms.

"We came here to talk about…the situation and that is what we are going to do or at least try." He said refusing to leave till they figured out what they were going to do.

"I don't know, Shadow," Rouge said looking back to him. "I never planned for this because I never planned for it to happen…ever," She said taking the seat on the edge of the cliff and looking out into the city colored with lights and life all over.

Shadow only took a seat beside her, "I agree but I guess we made 'it'so we might as well raise 'it'" he said still looking out into the city.

"Shadow,"

"Sorry."

Rouge took a deep breath as she only looked to him knowing he was right but she also knew that this wasn't going to be an easy 8 months. She only looked back out to the city, "Us parents that would shock even Eggman," Rouge said smiling at that thought.

Shadow smiled, "Yea, that is actually funny to imagine that reaction." Shadow said looking to Rouge.

"Do we have anymore pickles and peanut butter?" Rouge asked rubbing her stomach, she would never eat those things ever let alone eat them together.

"That child eats some weird thing," Shadow said frowning at the memory of watching Rouge eat the stuff like it was the best thing in the word.

Rouge only shrugged she noticed that it began to get easier to talk about it, she looked down to her stomach placing her placing on it. "I..I guess this won't be too bad, I mean we won't be that bad as parents…hopefully."

Shadow only smirked, "I am the Ultimate Lifeform I should be able to do anything." He said making Rouge laugh.

"Children aren't that easy to raise," Rouge giggled getting up, "I have blown my mother's top off many times." She said laughing at the memories.

Shadow only smiled and shook his head, "Let's go home," Shadow said reaching his hand out to Rouge.

"First, let's go to the grocery store," She said laughing as Shadow rolled his eyes took her hand bringing them right in front of the grocery store.

Shadow intended for Rouge to only get pickles and peanut butter but they ended up getting that, brownies, chocolate milk and white milk, honey buns, chips, cinnamon buns, cereal that she normally didn't eat, ice cream, olives, store frozen pizza, and a number of other junk foods. Rouge just couldn't wait to get home and eat the brownies she had actually opened the pack before she paid for it.

"Rouge, don't you think you're over doing it," Shadow asked annoyed with all the bags he was currying.

"Yea, I kinda think so too…we should take the stuff back," She taking another bite out her fourth brownie.

"We already paid for it." He said with annoyance clear in his voice in which he almost growled it.

Rouge only shrugged ignoring Shadow's attitude as they arrived at the club, "I'll,"

"I," Shadow interrupted, "will put the food up we don't want you eating it all." He said taking the bags into the kitchen.

Rouge only finished the last of her brownie smiling and then getting sick again, "This isn't going to be easy." She said walking up stairs to her bedroom and clutching her stomach.

Shadow was putting up food and thinking about the baby, his baby. Shadow sighed meaning unexplainable feelings came over, some of those feelings good and others bad meaning his feelings about this were still mixed about the whole thing. He didn't know if he wanted this baby or not even tho he was happy that Rouge's feelings about this was positive. His feelings were mixer of positive and negative as he put everything up and took a seat.

"While, Omega I'm going to be a…."He said stopping right before the next word.

"A father" Omega said as he made his way into the kitchen to greet his friend. "The others were here talking about it. Are you ready?"

"I do not know really." Shadow said truthfully, "It is not something I ever wanted to be in my life." Ever

Omega didn't know what to say for he would never experience this so what could he say. "Maybe time will make things clear." Omega said leaving the kitchen, "Good night, Shadow."

"Good night Omega," Shadow sighed thinking about it, he only hoped that Omega was right.

Now you all knew that this was coming. ;) And how could I not allow it. XD