Chapter 5: This isn't easy

Author: I do not want this story to be toooo long for I am going back to school in two weeks(which means long and hard homerwork) so yes I am speeding the months up a bit. Sorry guys :(

3 months later…

Rouge's belly had grown to be noticeable which Amy and the others couldn't help but adore the person inhabiting it. Rouge's mother began staying with Rouge and Shadow to help out with the club since Rouge really couldn't do it. Rouge would normally wake up with morning sickness and her feet, hands, breast and face were swelling considerable but she hated the gaining weight part more than that.

"Rougey, dear breakfast is ready," Merah walking out to of the kitchen to find Shadow sitting at the bar with his head down.

"Shadow, what's wrong with you." She asked him placing Rouge's food in front of the stall right beside him.

"Just tired," He said looking to her, Shadow had moved his things a room down from Rouge's still on the opposite of her for his old room was the baby's room and he had been in there for weeks and would not let Rouge or Merah in it which this only made Rouge angry.

"Awww, well wake up dear you have to be wide awake to see what the baby is today," She said winking at him and going back into the kitchen.

Rouge had arrived downstairs shortly after Merah walked back into the kitchen to make something for Shadow and Donno.

"Well, good morning to you." She said in not a so cheery tone.

"Good morning," Shadow said with his head back down on in his arms then he took a look at Rouge to find her wearing a pink dress with a black glittered heart shaped breast plate and placed his head back into the table.

"Are you ready to for the staring we are going to get at work today…again?" She asked placing a piece of banana and peanut butter covered pancake in her mouth.

Shadow only grunted he did not feel like dealing with the general or the other agents questions, "Do we actually have a choice?" Shadow asked knowing that they didn't but, of course it was sarcasm.

Rouge only smiled, rolled her eyes and put another bite of pancake in her mouth, "That's not really important to me tho, I am really can't wait for the ultrasound." She said rubbing her stomach with her other hand. Shadow had been dealing with his feelings about the baby which were still between good and bad; he was even letting Rouge sleep in the room with him which really wasn't his choice it was just one night Rouge woke him up as she climbed into his bed and went back to sleep.

"Here you go sleepily head," Merah said walking out of the kitchen placing Shadow's plate in front of him and Donno's beside him and right on time as Donno was coming down. Shadow and Donno got along well they were often in the baby's room a lot of the time they spoke.

"Mmm, now that smells wonderful." Donno said taking his seat and beginning to eat, "Wake up boy, you shouldn't sleep with good food in front you." Donno said hitting Shadow on the back.

Shadow was too tired he didn't bother to hit Donno back, "Yeah," He said sitting and beginning to eat.

"So, what do you think the baby might be?" Merah asked eating some bananas off of Donno's plate making him give her the 'get your own' look.

"A hedgehog" Rouge said

"A bat" Shadow said getting a look from Rouge but he only ignored it.

"Why not a hedgehog, Shadow?" Merah asked taking another banana from Donno's plate

"I agree with Rouge and would you like to get your own please," Donno said getting a smile from Rouge as to tease Shadow which only made him roll his eyes and also making Merah laugh when the phone began to ring.

"I will get that," She said taking another piece of banana from Donno's plate.

"I'm done so let's go Shadow," Rouge said carefully getting down with her bag that matched her dress meaning yes, it was black with pink hearts all over it.

"Be good you two," Donno said taking another bite out his food.

Shadow followed reluctantly tho he just wanted some sleep as they left out the door and went to work via chaos control.

"Rouge!" Merah yelled her name clearly excited about something that Rouge needed to know but Merah found that she was gone, "Did they leave already?" She asked walking around and sitting in the seat beside Donno.

"Yes and what are you so excited about." He asked laughing.

Merah smiled "Daddy Red is coming home, baby!" Merah yelled so happy to see her father and knowing Rouge would even happier to see her Granddaddy Red.

Rouge was right everyone was staring and whispering the only person who directly came up to her and asked was Topaz.

Rouge was right today was like all the other days with everyone was staring and whispering since she started showing the only person who directly came up to her and asked was Topaz.

"Rouge, your growing" Rouge's closest human friend she had, Topaz.

"Hello, Topaz" Rouge said looking to her friend. "As you can see they have me on desk duty." Rouge said in disdain.

Topaz only laughed, "Well, you would want to endanger the child of a powerful hedgehog. Plus, we don't need any more lawsuits Shadow has caused enough of those." She said making Rouge roll her eyes.

"Yeah, yeah I bet he has," She said getting on the computer to look for more baby things, Rouge, of course, was a big spender getting the finest things for her and Shadow child.

"Well, Rouge I wish I could stay and chat with you more but I gotta go," She said.

"Okay, come by for a visit to the club." Rouge said winking as Topaz left. Now to get thru the day. She sigh with that thought and began work.

Rouge was happier when she got to go home but that didn't mean she didn't have to wait for Shadow at the club. Rouge had arrived home to find the club in France themed even with a look-like of the Ifull tower where the DJ usual plays music.

"Mom!" Rouge yelled not wanting to have to clean up after this crazy party.

"Oh, Rouge just in time," Merah said running up to her daughter wearing a glitter red dress shirt, blue skins and white heels and jewelry.

"What is all this for?" Rouge asked looking around the place wasn't heavily decorated just a few flower petals on the floor and some decorations on the tables and chairs.

"Well," Her mother said when a knock came at the door, "Answer the door." Her mother said pushily

"Okay, okay" She said answering and dropping her things on the floor as a smile slowly rolled across her face seeing a white large muscular bat, with red eyes, and brown skin he had his white hair in a ponytail, wearing dark blue pants and black boots.

"What'z iz wrong no hangz for your granddaddy Red?" He asked smirking showing his sharp teeth at his precious grandchild and dropping his bags as Rouge practically jumped into his arms pulling the tall bat into a tight hug around the neck.

Shadow appeared via chao control in front of the club he was hoping that Rouge was ready to go doctor because he was ready to go and come right back home to sleep. He had to get some sleep his project had taken longer than he thought and also taken a lot of energy out of him. Shadow just sighed and walked inside to find Rouge laughing and giggling with a large white male bat, he didn't know why but in the pit of his stomach he felt jealous.

Rouge noticed Shadow came and got up pulling him over for the greeting, "Shadow, this is my grandfather Red the one who taught me everything I will ever know about jewels." She said smiling.

"It iz a nice to meet you Zhadow." He said completely messing up his name but not that he could help it tho. "Zorry for my accent zcent, I came from France as a little boy who knew little of thiz English language." He said smiling showing off his sharp white teeth.

"It's okay," Shadow said seeing the toughness in Rouge's grandfather but also the soft spot for his girls.

"I zee you are the reazon I am becoming a great-grandfather zo early," Red said crossing his arms and laughing.

"Grandfather, please dealing with me you wouldn't have had any." Rouge said as Merah and Donno came out. l

"But then in revize I would, my petit Rouge," He said smirking.

"Rouge don't you have somewhere to be right now?" Merah said walking up beside her father with Donno on the opposite side.

"Oh yes, are you ready to go Shadow?" Rouge asked looking to him.

"I guess," Shadow said taking out his emerald, "Chaos control" he said, he and Rouge both disappearing.

"Hmm, I likez him" Red said looking to Donno, "I don't likez you." He said harshly picking with the dark purple hedgehog, who only rolled his eyes and shook his with a smile on his face.

"Now, now boys" Merah said giggling. "Daddy Red what is in that bag?" Merah said pointing to the medium size bag on the table he was sitting at with Rouge.

Red only smiled and grabbed the bag, "A gift for my girlz, noz," He said smirking opening the bag showing nothing but shiny beautiful jewels that made Merah's eye glitter.

Rouge and Shadow appeared in front of the hospital which it seemed empty as they walked in only a few patients lefts in the waiting room. Rouge walked up to the counter giving the information she needed to give and Shadow took a seat.

"Okay, ma'am come with me." The lady said getting up and opening the door for Rouge.

"Come on Shadow," Rouge said as Shadow reluctantly got up and followed as the Nurse brought them to a room with a monitor and some other equipment mostly used for an ultrasound.

"I will go find you guys a nurse." The lady said smiling as she walked away.

Rouge climbed onto the and laid down as she rubbed her stomach, "You I notice you don't ever rub my stomach, I find it quite comfortable." She said looking to Shadow was sitting right in front of her.

"I haven't gotten there Rouge," He said confusing her.

"What do you mean?" she asked but didn't get an answer as the nurse walked in.

"Hello, Ms. Rouge are you ready to see that baby?" The nurse said getting the stuff ready.

"Sure is," Rouge said looking to the nurse work.

"What about you dad?" She asked looking to Shadow.

Neither of them knew how that sounded to him, so many mixed feeling came up in him with that question, "Yea, I guess."

Rouge only looked him with a look 'really, now' but the nurse only giggled. "Don't worry your feelings will change" she said. "Ms. Rouge I am going to ask you to pull your dress up for me so I can apply this cream onto your stomach please." She said holding the stuff ready to go.

"Shadow, help please?" Rouge said not able to reach the bottom of her dress.

Shadow didn't say anything or do any face palms, he just pulled Rouge's dress up as the nurse gave him a blanket to cover Rouge's legs since she saw that it was bothering him that they were exposed.

The nurse rubbed the clear thick substance onto Rouge's stomach trying to find the baby, "Oh I think I found him or her actually….wait her and him." Nurse said not shocked by the genders but the fact that there were two babies and Rouge didn't even look that big.

"Wait two?" Rouge asked a little shocked herself, and Shadow as well.

"Yes, ma'am you are having twins it seems but what surprises me is that you're not even that big." The nurse said still watching the screen.

"What species are they?" Rouge asked as Shadow only watched the screen.

"Well, let's see the baby girl is a hedgehog but the boy is a bat. Wow, you two are very lucky." She said smiling to Rouge. "But you won't know what color they are till the little ones are born." She said looking back to the screen.

"Wow, seems like we don't have to glut, huh Shadow?" Rouge said turning to find Shadow walked out…again. "Again!" she shouted in anger, she didn't mind when he did it on their date but this was more important than that, to her anyways.

Shadow stood still against the wall as he heard Rouge yell his name. He didn't understand it, why was this so hard for him to grasp, he was becoming a dad…to two children…born from his friend and teammate. Get it together, why is this so hard? He asked himself. He had his hand on his face when he removed them he saw a father asleep in the waiting room with his infant daughter on his chest, the little one began to move around so the father woke up to calm her and went back to sleep once he did get her calm.

"Shadow!" Rouge yelled making him jump and turn around to see a pissed off Rouge tapping her foot on the ground.

"What the hell was that back there?" she yelled getting them some unwanted attention, Shadow knew that she was going to stop so he quickly got them out of there via chaos control and appeared in the cliff they had their first talk about the pregnancy on.

"Like I was saying: What the hell was that, Shadow?" She yelled at him completely pissed. "First you do it at our date which I have gotten over but then you do it during the ultrasound. That should have made you happy, so why does it seem like I'm the only one in this."

"Rouge, I'm not ready for this." Shadow said.

"What do you mean?" She asked more upset with what he said than confused by it. "So, what you think I'm ready for this?" She yelled at him.

"Seems like it to me," He said in a smart tone.

"Why are you not ready?" Rouge asked looking to him trying to find the answer without him answering the question for her self.

"What the hell do you want from me?" He growled at her. He didn't want those babies; he wouldn't have them if it wasn't for her. Yes, if Rouge would have let him leave the room and sleep in a separate room that night this would have been avoided, he wouldn't have to deal with this.

"I want an answer to my question, I want you to help me, I want you to be there, I want you to care Shadow, and stop bailing out on me!" She yelled.

"Well, here is the answer to your question. I'm not ready for…'them', because I didn't want 'them' and wasn't planning on having 'them' in the near damn future." He yelled back, even tho Shadow had yelled at Rouge before none of those arguments hurt her like this one.

Another thing Rouge hated were the changes in her emotion she tried not to cry or get to emotional because right now that what she felt like doing, "Shadow please stop calling the babies 'them' they are not 'them' or 'they' or 'it's' they are babies, breathing living beings just like you and I Shadow, so please stop calling the babies third person people. And you act as if you can't talk to me about this, I'm the one taking the physically punishment here." She said as Shadow just looked away from her, she tried hard to understand how he felt in this but she couldn't.

"Hey," She said taking his hands into hers but he still wouldn't look at her, so she gently placed her hand under his chin slowly pulling him to come face to face with her. "We are teammates in missions and we are teammates in this the most important mission in our lives to me maybe but I want you to believe that too, help me help you and I will help you help me. Because we got ourselves in this together and were going to help each other thru it." She said smiling as she placed her hand on his cheek now.

Shadow actually liked the warm touch of her hand as he only could smile as she went on. "I know that you feel awkward about this my grandfather became a father at the age of 14, my father was 16 when I came along and well, your…18?," she said with a confused look but in a playful way making Shadow laugh silently as he pulled her to him with their stomach touching together and Shadow felt more warm as the infants moved around in Rouge's belly it felt…touching. "Awww look who is being sweet." She said as they made their foreheads touch.

"Well, I can be when I want to." He said smirking and making her smirk, his feelings becoming clearer. He smiled liking how it felt to talk about it and finally figure out what he wanted; he just had to get over the hill of being called dad or daddy.

Rouge kissed him passionately and felt very good because he kissed her back. "Well let's go home and tell your going to be overjoyed mother and grandfather about the...,"

"Twins?" Rouge helped him.

"Yes the...the twins," Shadow said picking her up bridal style and speeding off into the night city, no wonder he and Sonic were rivals. He ran at a mind bottling speed passing buildings so fast they looked blurry to Rouge so she closed her eyes but the wind of the speed felt so exciting and being in Shadow's arms, even tho she tried not to have those feelings she did anyways for him she did anyways. Shadow skid to a stop front in of the clubs front door.

"Welcome home little red." Merah said opening the door giggling before they could knowing that they were outside and then just staring at Shadow and Rouge as smile appeared on her face, "Awww look at you two." Merah said winking as she let them in.

"Where is granddaddy Red?" Rouge asked as Shadow put her down gently.

"Right here little Red." Her grandfather said standing up and tipping over a little.

"How did he get to the whiskey?" Rouge said sighing with a look of disdain.

"Your granddad a professional jewel thief, I don't think it would be that hard for him to get to the liquor supply." Merah said standing right beside Rouge also having a look of disdain.

"Your granddaddy'z a little drunk red but I still want to know what the babiez are," He said taking Rouge's hand and letting her sit down at the table with Merah and Shadow following.

"Finally, you guys are back." Donno said sitting down between Merah and Red, who gave him a look. "We had to be alone with…never mind." Donno said for Merah had given him a look making him not go on.

"Zo, what iz my great grand-child going to be?" He asked looking to Rouge and Shadow.

Rouge smiled taking out the pictures of her ultrasound and giving them to her grandfather. "There is actually two babies," Rouge said looking to her looking to the three shocked mobians.

"Really?" Red said happy about that.

"A boy bat and girl hedgehog." Shadow said getting a 'good boy' look from Rouge as she took his hand under the table.

"Awww that is wonderful," Merah said smiling as she began rubbing up and down Donno's leg under the table making him smile.

"Congratulations, you two." Donno said trying hard to show that what Merah was doing wasn't bothering him, but giving Shadow a sly nod.

"Je vous souhaite ne pas le faire dès maintenant, Merah." (I wish you wouldn't do that right now, Merah.) Red said drinking some whiskey but only Rouge and Merah knew what he said.

"Papa rouge, je ne sais pas quoi vous parlez." (Daddy Red I don't know what you are talking about.) Merah said giving him the 'don't tell that out loud' look but still smiling and rubbing Donno's leg.

"Well, thiz zhould be a celebration," Red said smirking and showing off his sharp teeth as Donno took the ultrasound pictures so he and Merah could look at them.

"Not tonight please grandfather, me and Shadow is a little tired." Rouge said looking to Shadow as he only smiled.

"Awww, thiz izn't amuzing at all but you are my little red zo good night my petit Rouge." He said giving Rouge a kiss on the forehead like he always did to her before she went to bed.

Rouge only giggled as Shadow helped her up, "Je ne suis pas peu plus rouges Grandaddy,." (I'm not little any more, granddaddy red) She said as she and Shadow began to go upstairs.

Red smirked, "Vous serez toujours mon petit rouge." (You will always be my little red.) He said making Rouge stop and smile as she then continued on.

Shadow waited for her before going inside, "I going right to bed," Shadow said kicking off his shoes.

"Okay," Rouge said going to closet and changing into a red night gown.

Shadow laid down on his side with his back to the closet as Rouge walked over to the opposite side of the bed lying down and covering herself up. Shadow opened his eyes and carefully pulled Rouge close to him placing his hand on her stomach. Rouge only placed her hand on top of his as he willingly rubbed her belly for the first time.

Rouge smiled, "See it isn't all that bad they like you because this is the second time they have moved to be under your hand" She said as she pushed his head on top of hers.

"I guess your right," Shadow said pulling Rouge closer to him, "A bat and hedgehog." He said thinking about whose personality would they have and will he be able to handle also came to his mind.

"Yep, I wanted to give grandfather a white boy bat like him, he would love a grandson that looks like him." Rouge said rubbing Shadow's chin.

Shadow liked that so much he didn't even want to reply, "We don't know what the... the children are just yet, Rouge." Shadow said stilling rubbing her stomach and feeling a kick every now and then.

"I know but we could try again after that," Rouge said smirking and glancing back at Shadow who had his eyes closed.

"No, lets leave that job to faker and Amy," Shadow said making Rouge bust out laughing.

Rouge turned a little grabbing Shadow's face giving him one last passionate kiss, before parting from him and lying back normally,"Good night Shadow and you will make a great...," Rouge said entwining their fingers together with their hands still placed on her stomach.

"...father" He said at least he was saying the words instead of avoiding them.

"That's right." Rouge said letting her eyes close.

"Good night, Rouge" Shadow said, Looks like me and Donno are going to have to redecorate the room. Shadow thought as he tightened his grip on Rouge's hand and her stomach. Good night…children.

"Well, daddy we will be going to bed too," Merah said getting up

"Well, goodz night Merah." He said drinking the rest of the whiskey.

She rolled her eyes as she walked over to her disagreeable father and placed her hands on her hips. "And by we I mean you, me and Donno will go to our rooms and go to sleep." She said winking at Donno.

"Come on, Daddy" she said pulling him up, Donno didn't even understand how she did that, the man was very built making him heavy, very heavy.

Red only grunted and mumbled as Merah led Red to his room right across from where they were sleeping, "Rouge is in that room, and that is the babies room right across from hers. I will know if you have left or not so go to bed now." Merah said kissing her father on the forehead as he incoherently said good night and closed the door.

Merah smirked as she turned around to Donno who was smirking right back at her, "Hmmm, well Donno" She said rubbing her finger across his chest as she walk around him in a circle.

"Well, Miss Merah," He said pulling her to him when she was right in the front him. "I think it is your fault that I am horny over here, don't you think so?" he said as they both giggled and began kissing each other right there in the hallway.

"Vous deux, ont besoin d'avoir une chamber!" (You two need to get a room!) Red yelled from behind the door only making Donno reach for the knob to their bedroom and go inside while they still kissed.

Donno locked the door and pinned Merah up against it, "Merah, I wish you would have worn a dress today," He said unbuttoning her pants and smiled to find she wasn't wearing any underwear.

"Only easy access for you baby," She said rubbing his ear and making him smile as he placed himself in her warmth. "Mmmm," She moaned as Donno moved slow and hard only making her moan louder.

Donno stopped and left himself deep in her as he pulled her shirt off. He then took off her bra and began to kiss her right breast down to the nipple as he began to take his gloves off to fully feel the smooth and softness of her breast. Merah moaned even more from Donno double pleasuring her as he began to push and pull out of her.

"Oh Donno, I love you baby" She said pulling his head from her breast and to her face looking into his topaz eyes.

"I love you, too Merah" He said kissing her passionately Donno held Merah close to him as he walked over to the bed. He pulled the covers back as they climbed into the bed the only light in the room coming from the full moon as they continued to kiss passionately.

Donno continued his exploring as he parted his lips from hers and started holding her legs up with his hands, as he slowly pushed in and out of her, "Merah, you feel so wonderful, wet and tight."

"Oh, here comes the dirty talk," Merah said as Donno thrashed one good time in her warmth making her throw her head back in pleasure. "From day one I have had nothing but love and desire to be with you. No other woman could match up to your beauty, your voice, you style." He said making Merah stomach feel like a cage of tickling butterflies.

"You can't imagine how many times I fantasized about holding you, keeping you from others who would want to steal you from me." He said leaving himself deep in her as he was breathing heavy from the pressure of the pleasure. "No matter what woman I was with I compared them to you, Merah and none of them was good enough. Skin and fur so soft you're worth more than any jewel in my eyes." He said slowly pushing and pulling out of her warm.

"Your eyes I could stare at for hours, your body I could just hold forever just to know that you're safe and with me," Donno said placing his forehead on Merah as he moved his hand from her thigh to her face rubbing her cheek and entwined his other hand with her hand as he began to kiss her passionately.

He parted their lips again much Merah's dismay, "Do you know how much I love you, Merah?" he asked speeding up the pace and letting their other hands entwine.

"Yes, I do Donno." She said her voice low as she was breathing heavy for the pleasure was so great, so wonderful, and only Donno could do that to her. No other man matched up to the pleasure he gave her, the love, the joy and the care.

"No, you don't Merah." He said placing both hands on her face with his face only inches from hers now as he began to speed up the pace.

"Yes…yes I do, Donno," She said but in a low voice ready to climax.

"What?" He asked her knowing exactly what she said but he wanted her to say it louder, "What was that?"

"Yes, I do Donno!" She yelled this time as he, breathless his self, began to kiss her they both trying to catch their breathing thru the short breaks that they had while switching positions of whose tongues would be dominate.

Merah climaxed over and over again, she wrapped her arms around his neck and Donno wrapped his arms around her upper body as they still kissed passionately wild.

Donno punched himself deep inside and climaxed in her their lips parting because Merah had to scream his name for that and she cooled down as they both were sweating and trying to catch their breathe. Donno just began to kiss her cheeks making Merah only love him more. Donno fell to the side of the bed still hold and kiss Merah then looking into her turquoise eyes those beautiful turquoise eyes the same ones he fell love with.

"Donno, I love you, you make me feel a lot of things that other men can't make me, that have tried and failed." She said rubbing Donno cheek as he only smiled.

"I love you too, Merah" he said pulling her closer to him they kissed each other one last, long time as they parted and went to sleep with smiles on their faces and nothing but complete love for each other in their hearts.