Chapter 7: There here!

Night had fallen by the time Merah got to where she was heading. She landed inside the cliff cave her father went to this cave but only on certain days especially on today. As you first looked down the cave you saw only a normal cave but as Merah went deeper inside she began to see jewels of all colors and shapes imbedded in the walls of the cave. She continued deeper seeing candle light making the jewels glow looking down to the cave floor and she saw the shadow of a bat. Merah sighed as she walked up to her father as he was slurped over in a sad demeanor.

Merah kneeled down, placing her hand on his shoulders and then looking to the pictures in front of them. One was an old sepia picture of a bat woman she was overweight yet beautiful and wore a long dress and arm length gloves with cut tips, her hair almost touched the floor, she wore a beautiful smile on her face, her eyes looked as if they were red and her fur was white and in her arms was a baby boy and she couldn't look away from him you see a tear coming down her face. The picture beside hers was another bat woman she was pink, her hips were curvy, and her breast fully developed or over developed you would say, she wore a spaghetti string dress that was completely black and black heels, black jewelry, she looked very young matter fact she looked closer to Amy's age, her smile was unmistakable where Merah and Rouge got it from and her eyes were beautiful as Merah and Rouge's. Under both pictures there was a vase the color on the females fur and eyes with jewels surrounding them.

Merah's wrapped arms around her father strong, wide shoulders but her hands were together on his chest much like she used to do when she was small. She felt a tear fall and slid off her hand, "Joyeux anniversaire, Merah," (Happy Birthday, Merah) He said still slurped over and tears still running down his face.

"Papa," She said rubbing her cheek into his shoulder, even though this was her actually birthday she really didn't like celebrating it, for the simple fact that too special women died on this same date and this was the only day she ever saw her father really cry.

"Regardez-les," (Look at them,) he said looking up at the picture of his mother and the first woman he ever fell in love with. "Une telle beauté," (such beauty) he said only looking to them.

"Papa…"

"Je ne t'ai jamais dit pourquoi je vraiment allé en France," (I never told you why I went back to France) he said his head again falling.

"Pourquoi?" Merah asked looking to her father with love, care and sympathy.

"Je suis retourné à la trouver ... son corps. J'ai appris que mon père brûlé son corps et le mettre dans ce vase." (I went back to find her...her body. I learnt that my father burnt her body and put it in this vase.) He said enclosing both her hands into his left hand and placing his right on his mothers vase. "Les gens ne savaient pas où il est parti trop comme s'il disparu mais a laissé à la maison il était l'. Dès que je marchais dans J'ai vu tout cela clignote devant mes yeux ... tout." (The people didn't know where he went off too as if he disappeared but left our home the way it was. As soon as I walked in I saw it all flash before my eyes...everything.).

Merah hugged her father she knew that must have been hard for him to remember all that and still go back. "Papa, s'il vous plait…"

"Peu importe combien de temps il a été…"(No matter how long it has been…)

"Ça va faire mal et il va se sentir comme si ...(It will hurt and it will feel like…)

"Je leur ai échoué." (I have failed them.) he said letting hand lazily sit back on his knee. This caught Merah completely off guard her father had never said such a thing about himself and she wasn't going to let him do it now.

She turned his face to her, his eyes just as red as his pupils from his crying and his breathe scented with whiskey, "Vous n'êtes pas un failure!" (You are not a failure!). She said looking him dead in his eyes. "N'ont jamais été et ne sera jamais!" (Never have been and never will be!).

Red wanted to look away he believed that she was lying to make him feel better but she wasn't, "Moi et Rouge sont vos successeurs." (Me and Rouge are your successors.) Merah throw her arms around her father's neck pulling him into a tight hug, Red hugged her back just as tight. Merah let go clearly crying herself as she took her father's hands into her own helping him to his feet.

"They," Merah said pointing at the two bats, "did not see you as a failure and neither will I and neither will Rouge," Merah said looking back to the pictures as she walked up to them. She blow out the candles but you could still see the bats eyes in the pictures. Merah smiled and walked back to her father, "Let's go father we have babies to prepare for."

Red said not a word only cleaned his face, he knew Merah was right about what she said everything that she said was completely true. Red smiled he thanked the heavens that he had Merah because to tell the truth if he didn't then he really would feel like a failure.

Four months later…

Rouge really was showing this time around her belly was huge and what made her feel worse wasn't all the weight she had gained but the fact that no one would let her do anything. Shadow did everything for her, he refused to let her leave the room basically she sat in her room for the time being and everyone brought food to her, drinks and she never thought she would have to sneak out of the bed just to get to her bathroom. She was past the day the twins were supposed to have come matter-of-fact two weeks late and Shadow was being very cautious about Rouge he didn't want anything to go wrong. So he made sit down, carried her where she need to go and put her back in her room to give her a whole bed to herself which this annoyed Rouge rather than helped.

"Little Red," Red said peeking into the room to see what Rouge was doing and laughed to see her sneaking out of the bed….again.

"Tzk tzk tzk, You wantz to goz down ztairz?" He asked his granddaughter and laughing to see how relieved she was that he asked her that.

"Yes, I do. Thank you!" She said quickly throwing her legs out of bed and then regretting it when she clutched her stomach feeling a sharp pain.

"Whoaz whoaz, you knowz betterz" he said as hurried to her and helped her up.

"I will be fine, please let me get out of this room," She protested making her way out of the door with Red behind her.

"Zhadow izn't not going to like thiz," Red teased her but Rouge only rolled eyes as she carefully made her way down stairs.

"Oh Shadow can…"

"What?" Shadow said standing right in front of her with his arms crossed when she stepped down from the last step.

"Nothing, cutie" Rouge said kissing Shadow on the cheek as she made her way to a table to take a seat, she found it hard to get up and off the bar stools now not that getting up and out of the chairs were easier.

"Mmhmm," Shadow said sitting down beside her.

"I want to go out please, I'm tired of being in this club, in my room all day having everyone bring me everything." Rouge said pouting.

"He'z onlyz lookingz out for youz," Red said taking a seat with them.

"That's okay grandfather Red I will take her out tonight, but to the park no excitements." Shadow said, he wasn't taking any chances.

"Let's just go it's night time already anyways," Rouge fused making Red giggling it reminded him of the many times Rouge would whine because Merah wouldn't let her go on little 'adventures' with him.

"Bez good nowz," Red said waving them out.

Rouge was ready for her and Shadow twins to come and she knew Shadow was being cautious but it was getting on her nerves.

"Shadow, I know they a late but are you ready?" Rouge asked as Shadow voluntarily took her hand into his own.

"Yea, I guess. We haven't found names for them yet." Shadow said looking a head of them.

"No we haven't," She said thinking about the names for her beautiful twins when she began to feel that pain again she was tired of feeling that pain in her stomach.

"What's wrong?" Shadow said looking to her and noticing her wincing.

"These pains I wish they just induce my labor or something this is killing me," She said glancing at Shadow to see his response.

"Just let it happen naturally you don't want to hurt the children," Shadow said with his eyes closed.

"See there it is, your not ready for the twins," Rouge said folding both her arms and pouting which only made Shadow laugh and roll his eyes.

"Shadow my feet are hurting," Rouge complained.

"Now, you know I let you lay down." Shadow said not trying to give in to her any sympathy but then again he couldn't help but feel bad "Wait," He said stopping them both and picking Rouge up.

"What are you doing?" She said wrapping her arms around his neck and looked into his red eyes.

"We're going for a run," Shadow said not giving Rouge the chance to protest as he took off at a high speed living up to his rival.

"Shadow, we need to stop!" Rouge yelled feeling something was about to happen or like she had to pee at least. But Shadow didn't he just kept running swiftly turning corners he really wasn't trying to accomplish anything just taking Rouge for a run. He did feel a little bad about her sitting in the room all day just because he didn't want to risk anything but little did he know that this was just the excitement Rouge and the babies needed.

Once he stopped in the park he felt something wet dripping on his shoes, "What the…"

"You happy now Mr. Ultimate Lifeform you made my water break!" she yelled at a shocked crimson hedgehog, who didn't respond.

Shadow begin to try to place Rouge on the ground to stand, "No, don't make me stand up take me to the hospital!" She yelled making Shadow do just that but only made her contractions worse.

Merah and Donno walked into the club laughing, they had gone out that night they were about to take a seat till Red rushed out of the kitchen. "Goodz you twoz are here, little red is ready you needz to go to thez hozpital." He said rushing out the door.

Merah jumped up happy as ever, "Finally! Come on Donno we have to get the babies things." She said clearly excited as she grabbed Donno wrist and ran up to the babies room, she hadn't seen it yet and no one was supposed to see it before Rouge so Donno stopped her.

"Wait here I will get the things," Donno said rushing inside and right back out handing Merah the boy baby bag.

"Why couldn't I go in?" Merah said as they made their way out the door.

"Take it up with Shadow." Donno said he locked and shut the door to the club.

"Sonic hurry we have to hurry!" Amy said grabbing blankets and pillows and tossing to Sonic, Tails, and Cream who had staying over for the night.

Sonic and Tails uncovered their faces looking at each other and then at Amy as she ran for the phone, "What is wrong?" Sonic asked as Cream got up and looked to them worried.

"You need to get to the hospital...yes!...Okay see you guys there." Amy said hanging up the phone and dialing another number.

"Ames, what's going on?" Sonic asked again getting up and walking over to her.

" You need to get to the hospital...yes!...Okay see you guys there." Amy said hanging up the phone again then turning to Sonic smiling and looking very excited, "Rouge is in labor!"

Rouge was in bed moving about she was not expect all the pain she was having and the babies weren't even ready to come yet. Merah only smiled at Rouge knowing how she felt and then again holding her laugh.

"It's going to be okay Rouge those babies will be here soon." She said taking her daughters hand.

"Yez I hopez zo." Red said sitting on the opposite side of her. This only reminded him of when Merah was giving birth to Rouge no matter what he said she would not talk the entire time and cried too but Rouge was always fussy so he knew what she was going to do the whole time.

Rouge winced the pain was so, "They better be moving fast in there." Rouge said looking down to her stomach as if she was demanding that babies to get a move like they actually had control of that.

"I called Amy so you know she should be on her way here, Donno and Shadow are down stairs waiting for them."

"So, you ready for them?" Donno said he was clearly tired laying back in the chair with his eyes closed while Shadow decided he would stand. His nerves were uncontrollable right now he was between scared, impatience, and happy. He really was not ready but then again he really was, he wanted to see the twins and then again he was afraid of the way they may react to him. As soon as he and Rouge arrived the nurses, doctors, patients and people in the waiting room couldn't help but stare they knew who Shadow was so, of course, they were a little afraid of the crimson hedgehog. Rouge had to scream at them for them to take action and the other to get back to their business. The way the people looked at him he didn't know what type of way his own children may look at him.

Donno opened his eyes to see Shadow standing with his eyes closed and arm folded lost in his thoughts. Donno stood up and walked up to him placing a hand on his shoulder, Shadow only opened his eyes and looked at him.

"Don't worry your ready." Donno said understanding that Shadow was nervous about the twins coming.

Shadow was about to respond they both looked to the glass doors to see Amy, Sonic, Tails, Cream, Blaze, Silver, Knuckles, Shade, Vanilla and the Chaotix rushed in.

"Where is Rouge?" Amy yelled not even seeming out of breathe like the others.

"She is in the room but only three people can go it at a time." Donno explained as Amy, grabbed Blaze and Shade running for the third floor.

"Come on mother," Cream said clearly excited herself grabbing her mother's hand and pulling her on.

"Okay, okay but we have to wait for Amy and the other girls to come out" Vanilla giggled as they ran right behind Amy she stopped looking back to the dark purple hedgehog who couldn't help but laugh.

"Don't worry we'll just sneak you guys in the...What room number?" she said making Blaze, Sonic, and Tails place their head in the hand and slowly shook it.

"307," Donno said as Amy took off to that exact room.

Sonic looked to Shadow smirking, "Don't want to hear it." He said looking away from his rival.

"What? I was going to say congratulations to the twins, buddy." Sonic said putting his hand on Shadow's shoulder making him look at him in somewhat shock that he called him that.

"Yeah, Shadow we thought that you would be the last of us to have kids and turns out you are the first." Silver said walking up to him as Knuckles showed no jealousy much to the others surprise but he really didn't like Rouge that way.

"How do you feel about this Knucklehead?" Sonic said all the boys looking to him, Shadow dared him to get jealous.

"Actually, I'm more shock they are the ones having children at all." Knuckles said shocking everyone but the Chaotix team.

"Anyways, Shadow how long should it take before the babies come?" Vector asked was dressed in a red bow tie which that's when all of them noticed that Vanilla was dressed very formal herself.

"I don't know yet," Shadow said about to ask till Sonic stepped in.

"Vector did you and Vanilla go out on a date?" Sonic said getting everyone's attention to the giant lime green croc.

Vector looked at them nervously, blushing, and sweating, "Well...um...yeah,"

"So that is where you went you said you left for the mail this morning and didn't come back," Espio said looking to Vector and then turning away and shaking his head. "Lying to your teammates, that is a good example to Charmy." Espio said with sarcasm clear in his voice.

"Yeah, Vector." Charmy said following Espio example.

Sonic, Donno, and Silver shared a laugh at the blushing, embarrassed croc while Shadow just laughed.

Rouge was sitting on a giant rubber ball with a annoyed look on her face the nurse brought in to help the contractions move on faste. Merah was helping her keep her balance on the ball when there was knock at the door.

"Comez in," Red called as he continued to giggle at Rouge as the girls, especially Amy did just that.

"Hey girls," Merah greeted them. "You guys got here pretty fast." She giggled.

"We had to," Amy exclaimed excitedly.

"So, how are the contractions?" Vanilla asked.

"Zhe iz getting there." Red answered as he got up, "I will leavez for you girlz to talk alonez." He said giving them all a bow and walking out.

"Why are you bouncing on that ball?" Shade asked studying it.

"Well, Rougey's contractions are taking longer than she wants so the nurse brought this in for her to bounce and move the process a little faster." Merah explained rubbing Rouge's shoulders as comfort.

"You think a man breaking you heart is bad this is a heart breaker," Rouge complained making Merah roll her eyes and smile at her.

"Awwww," Amy said as a human doctor walked in.

"Tell me doc, how long are these going to last?" Rouge said hoping that the number would be low.

"Well, Ms. Rouge I am sorry to say that since the babies aren't really moving I will give you 5 hours…"

"5 HOURS!" Rouge yelled hurting her mother's sensitive hearing. Rouge looked down at her stomach, "Get a move on you two!" she yelled at the twins making the girls and the doctor laugh.

"But remember that the nurses will be continually checking you progress." The doctor said nodding as he walked out.

"Wow, I thinking about not having children." Blaze said making all the girls laugh.

"Silver would make a protest to that." Shade said teasing Blaze as she only rolled her eyes.

"How was your date mom?" Cream asked her mother aloud making all the girls look to her as she blushed.

"Well, um it was fun dear," Vanilla said clearly embarrassed.

"Did Vector bring flowers?" Amy asked she didn't know that, that is who Vanilla went out with but she figured that is was.

"Y-yes," She said.

"You went out a date with Vector? Did Charmy ask to come?" Blazed asked

"Whoa," Shade giggled.

"Okay girls leave her alone," Merah said still massaging Rouge shoulders which seemed to keep her calm. "You look very nice Vanilla." Merah said as Rouge winced in pain from the contractions.

"Thank you Ms. Merah you look very nice this evening did you went out on a date?." Vanilla said giving her a warm smile.

"Yes, I did" Merah said as she stopped massaging Rouge's shoulders and wrapped her arm around Rouge upper body, "Ready to start again?" she said Rouge whined and began to slowly bounced on the ball but not to too hard.

"Why do you have to do that Ms. Rouge?" Cream asked taking a seat on the floor.

"To help with moving the contractions along," Amy explained since it seemed Rouge didn't feel like talking at the moment.

"So to make the babies come faster?" She said looking to Amy.

"Yep,"

One hour later Rouge was tired of the giant ball and wanted to lay down, "Where is a nurse?" she said trying to not scream because of the pain.

"Right here," a brown jinx said walking in with a pad and pen. "How is everyone girls?" She asked

"From her constant complaining about the contractions everything has been fine." Blaze joked making the nurse and the other girls giggle.

"Well, I came to check on you process," She said walking up to the end of the bed. "Now put your feet up here for me." Nurse pulling out the leg ups for Rouge to do so and then pulling the blanket over her so she could look and give Rouge privacy. "Well, lucky you" Nurse said looking back up smiling. "Just give you three more hours and you should be ready." She said smiling as she walked out.

"Three more hours!" Rouge complained making the other girls, especially her mother, laugh.

"Rouge, you just don't know how lucky you are especially with twins it took you forever to come….eighteen hours to exact." Merah said looking away as Rouge looked to her in completely shock her mother never told her how long it took for to give birth to one child but she still didn't feel lucky.

"Whoa," Shade and Blaze said really considering now they shouldn't have children.

"What are you worried about, Shade your going to have eggs." Rouge protested to the echidna

"Oh, yeah sorry girls looks like your going to be the only ones to suffer here." Shade said smiling and making the other girls roll their eyes and laugh.

"But it will be all worth it once they are here dear." Merah said looking back to Rouge and smiling.

"Mmhmm," Rouge growled in annoyance.

"I hope so," Blaze said making herself and the others laugh once more.

"Rouge have you thought of any names yet?" Amy said as she stood at the foot of the bed.

"No, Me and Shadow decided to wait till they were born since we couldn't think of anything." Rouge said rubbing her stomach and wincing, these contractions were worse than any robot Eggman could throw at her or any top rated mission G.U.N could send her own.

"Awwww," Amy and Vanilla said.

"You know what Shadow should be in here for the next three hours plus I don't want to hear all the screaming." Blaze said as the other girls agreed and walked out to get Shadow.

All the boys were now on the third floor waiting room talking among to each other when Amy stepped in with the other girls.

"Hey, Shadow go ahead on in." Amy said walking beside Sonic.

"What is she ready?" He said as he and Red both looked to Amy.

"No, we just thought that it might be good for you two to be alone for the next…."

"What?" Everyone looked from the waiting back to Rouge's room.

"I'm going," Shadow said as he left and walked to Rouge's room to see her crying as Merah and the nurse was trying to calm her back down.

"I'm sorry Ms. Rouge yes it's going to be four hours since the babies really haven't moved." The jinx nurse explained.

"She will okay," Merah said nodding to the nurse as the nurse nodded back and walked out.

Rouge winced again the contractions were so painful she couldn't stand it, she wanted her twins to come now. "UGH!" she yelled slowly turning over not even acknowledging Shadow was at the foot of the bed.

"Well, Shadow the babies are taking a little while but they should be here soon. I will leave and let you two be alone but Rouge just take a nap, okay?" She said kissing Rouge on the forehead and patting Shadow on shoulder as she walked out.

"How can anyone sleep in this pain?" Rouge whined as Shadow took a seat on the side she turned on taking her hand.

"Maybe you should go to sleep, Rouge." Shadow said rubbing her hand with his thumb.

"This is your fault!" Rouge yelled but she didn't take her hand away from his.

"I didn't insist on me staying in the room now did I?" He said stilll rubbing her hand.

"hmgh, owwwwww," Rouge whined as the nurse walked back in with a syringe filled with pain killers.

"Oh, hello there you must be the dad." She said walking up behind Rouge with the needle.

Shadow only nodded to her as to answer her question, "Okay, Ms. Rouge I am about to give you some pain killer in this needle here to bring the pain down but only if you choose too." she explained As Rouge looked back to the nurse and thought about it then again she knew that stuff gave you back pain afterwards if not given to the patient the correct way.

Rouge sighed and turned back around, "No, I will be okay," Rouge said shocking the nurse and Shadow.

"Okay, I guess so well like I said fours hours okay?" She said not really waiting for answer as hurried out of the room.

Shadow took a seat on the chair Merah was sitting in and saw Rouge with her eyes closed. He watched her finally drift off to sleep as an hour later, His eye lids began to drop even though he would rather watch Rouge he began to go to sleep his self and then he couldn't fight it anymore.

Shadow opened his eyes to see he was standing outside the room when clearly he remembered being inside it. Neither the less he opened the door to see Rouge holding two babies one blanket was a baby blue and baby pink but the blankets covered infants faces and their heads he began to look closer but then was jolted awake by a shock pain in his arm.

Shadow woke up from his dream to find Rouge was squeezing his arm he only looked at her face seeing she was sweating and holding her stomach.

"Call the nurse!" she yelled as Shadow got up and laid Rouge back on the bed and ran out for the doctor.

Red saw Shadow speed past the waiting and room and then back with mobian doctor and nurses behind him. Red shook Merah awake, "Zhe iz ready." He said making Merah wake Donno up as she jumped off his lap and ran for Rouge's room with Red behind her.

Shadow could only hold Rouge's hand and look as he said nothing because he didn't know what to say.

"Okay Ms. Rouge you are crowning very well but we need you to stay calm and breathe slowly," A brown squirrel said obviously the doctor which Shadow felt anger that the doctor was looking at Rouge but he had to and to tell the truth he would rather not do it his self.

Merah and Red walked in and right up beside Rouge, "Your doing very good Rouge just breathe slowly." Merah said giving Rouge other hand to her father.

But Red didn't take it, "Youz knowz better." He said letting Rouge grip the handle bars on as he glared at Merah, he knew better than that he gave Shadow a warning loook that he should probably follow his example but it was too late Rouge began to push and squeezed Shadow's hand to the point he closed his eyes and clinched his teeth.

"Push!" the doctor yelled as Rouge sweated even more from the pain she was ready to fall back till Red placed his hand on her back and wouldn't let her.

"Youz can't doz that little red." He said to her as she began to cry from the pain.

"We see the head, two more pushes come on!" the doctor yelled motioning for one of the nurses to come with a towel.

Merah ran over to the side Shadow was to get closer to Rouge, "Come on baby just breathe," She said taking in deep breathe with Rouge and wrapping the sweat and tears away with a rag she had bring with her before she with Donno left the club.

"Push!" the doctor yelled once Rouge got her breathe back she did that squeezing Shadow's hand again making him clinch his teeth but he left one eye open this time.

"The head is out!" one of the nurses yelled motioning for the other nurses to get ready to clean the baby off. "Just one more…" the nurse said seeing Rouge not taking another breathe but went ahead and pushed the baby screaming as she did and then everything was silent for Rouge as the only thing she heard was the sound of her child squeals.

"It's a girl!" Doctor yelled happily holding the baby out so Rouge could see the squealing infant, she was a white hedgehog with red hair and tanned skin like her mother, her eyes had the same design as Shadow's but they couldn't determine what color her eyes were yet because she had them shut and her hands were in tiny tight balls.

Merah hugged Rouge and kissed her on her cheek, "She is beautiful," she said placing her head on her happy and crying daughter's shoulders.

"Would you like to cut the cord?" The doctor said looking to Shadow.

Shadow could only look at the infant his creation he loved this child already, he couldn't understand it but this child seemed to bring out a light in his heart that hadn't shine in years.

"Shadow," Merah said placing her hand on him arm, "Don't you want to cut the cord?" she asked seeing that he was staring at the infant and smiling.

He only shook his head as the doctor helped cut the umbilical cord and pass the infant off to a nurse so they could get her warmed up and cleaned.

"Okay, Ms. Rouge the second baby is right behind her just three more pushes." The doctor said, Shadow was ready for this one he took Rouge's hand and smirked making her smile.

"Okay get ready and….push!"

Rouge took no breaks this time as she squeezed the next infant out, "It's a boy!" the doctor announced making Red happier, which he was happy with the baby girl but for a long time he had been the only boy bat in this family and he was happy that he wasn't anymore. But the baby bat came out with white hair in his head and a little patch of hair white hair on his chest like Shadow's but he didn't have his eyes like his sister, he had black fur that covered his whole body like Shadow's. He's eyes were shut too and his hand in tight balls. Shadow was proud and he didn't even know it as he cut the boys cord and he nurses took him to get him cleaned off and wrapped up like his sister the two together cried so loud that Amy and the others could hear them in the waiting room.

"She had them, she had them!" Amy said as she and Cream jumped for joy.

Rouge was happy that she could now rest but she wanted to see her babies before she would lie down.

"Here you are Ms. Rouge," mobian eagle nurse said giving Rouge the boy twin and other nurse gave the girl to Shadow which she seemed so calm with Shadow.

Merah was now standing beside Red she was so proud of Rouge, her daughter showed strength during this whole time even though she complained. Merah wrapped a tear from her eye seeing that her little girl was no longer a young woman but a woman now. Red could do nothing but pull Merah to him and smile he was proud of Rouge too, it was just going to be hard to get over the fact that Rouge was no longer his little Red anymore.

Rouge could only marvel at her little boy she never thought that this would be the highlight of her life. This feeling she felt was greater than the feeling she got when she made a successful jewel heist this was her something she created and it was better than any jewel she ever laid eyes on. She began to play with the baby's ears making him crack his eyes open just a little but he already knew her, the infant knew her presence and the three others standing around her. Rouge looked hard to see what color his eyes were she could see that they were red just like Shadow's to which she smiled.

"Guess what granddaddy? You have a twin" Rouge said turning the baby boy to his grandfather. Red looked closely to see the baby's red eyes before his closed them back but neither the less he couldn't be anymore proud.

Shadow smiled at them then looked back down to the hedgehog in his arms. He couldn't help but stare at her for she was beautiful in his eyes. She still had her tiny hands in fist Shadow took them into his own rubbing the soft skin of her fingers. The little girl peeked her eyes open to see the crimson hedgehog she will call father looking back at her, she knew this presence all too well as she began to smile at him making Shadow smile grow wider. This baby girl, his baby girl lightened Shadow's heart, "Light," he said getting Rouge, Merah and Red attention.

"What did you say?" Rouge asked looking to Shadow as he continued to watch his daughter.

"Light, Light Maria the Hedgehog that is her name." he said looking to Rouge as she looked down to her baby boy.

"Night, Night Gerald the Bat," She said looking to Shadow as they both smiled as Merah and Red shared a glance and nod as they walked out.

"Amy give them a second," Sonic said blocking her from leaving the waiting room.

"Come on, Sonic you know you want to see them too." Amy whined trying to find a way past the blue blur till Merah and Red came into the waiting room.

Amy ran under Sonic arms since he was distracted this time, "Can we go in?" Amy asked

Merah smiled, "Yes, you may and right now you all should while the doctors and nurses are distracted." She said as everyone but Donno hurried to the room.

Her smile never left her face as she walking over to Donno, "It was so…." Merah said not being able to find the words as she sat in the dark purple hedgehogs lap and laid her head in his shoulder and played in his white tipped quills.

"Beautiful," Donno said glancing down at her and smiling as he rubbed her waist.

"You know just yesterday I could remember robbing jewelry stories and museums with a little Rouge and daddy," Merah said looking at her father as he laughed and took a sit beside her and Donno.

Donno only shook his head and smiling, "Well, your little girls a woman now so there is no need to worry about her anymore. You can throw away all her baby clothes, shoes, dolls, and all the other things you kept." Donno said making Merah and Red laugh.

"Oooh, I don't think so Donno," She said as she pulled out a pregnancy test and showed him it said positive making him smile kiss her as she tossed the pregnancy test onto her father's lap.

Red looked at it and rolled his eyes, smirking and shaking his head. "Pas encore," (Not again.) he whined getting up and going to the opposite side.

Amy peeked in to see Rouge and Shadow laughing and talking about something, "Awwww," she said she fully walked inside with the others.

"Come in guys," Rouge as the girls crowded around her and marveled at the little black bat.

"Rouge he is so cute," Amy said rubbing the little bats ear making open his eyes best he could and look for the person talking.

"He has Shadow's chest hair, I didn't think that would be passed down," Blaze said making the girls laugh.

"What is his name, Ms. Rouge?" Cream asked as Cheese got right into the baby's face which he sneezed right in the chao's face making the girls except for Blaze and Shade awe at this.

"Night Gerald the Bat," Rouge said smiling as Night yawned and began to close his eyes.

"Awwww, don't go to sleep little precious," Vanilla said smiling warmly at the infant as he moved about on the bed.

Sonic was the first over to Shadow as the other boys followed, "Nice job, Shadow." He said patting his rival on the back. Normally Shadow would have insulted him or hurt him for it but he was too in traced by his daughter to even care.

"She looks just like you Shadow," Charmy said standing in front of Shadow as he let the small hedgehog take his finger.

"Yeah, Shadow she does," Tails said looking down at the little girl from behind Shadow.

"Thank you, Charmy and Tails" Shadow said still watching the infant as if just her laying there was a performance only she can perform well.

This caught the boys, especially Charmy off guard, "Y-y-your welcome," he said as large smile appeared on his face. "M-m-mr. Shadow can I come visit the babies some time with Cream?" Charmy asked with a nervous look on his face and making Cream jump and blush as the girls quietly teased her.

"Sure, everyone else will." Shadow said sounding a little annoyed by that for he didn't like to much visiting.

"What's her name?" Vector asked as he and Vanilla shared a glance and smile.

"Light Maria the Hedgehog," Shadow said as the little white hedgehog smiled at the call of her name seeming as if she adapted to it very fast.

"That's a pretty name and it suits her," Silver said looking yawning baby hedgehog.

Shadow looked to Rouge as she glanced at him and smiled, Silver and Blaze glanced to each other smiling, Amy looked to Sonic who gave her a smile and Knuckles and Shadw shared a secret glance.

Everyone got to hold the babies before they went back to sleep, "Bye everyone!" Rouge said as everyone sneaked their way back out to go home.

Rouge and Shadow traded twins for a moment, Shadow was proud that Night had his chest fur and his eyes he couldn't help but smile at his son. "Hello Night," he said seemed more open with his children, Rouge unlocked the door but these two pushed it open.

"You look so cute with him." Rouge said as Shadow got up and sat down on the bed beside her when the nurse came in with their birth certificates papers.

"Here you go guys and congratulation once again," She said walking back out.

Shadow placed the infants in their little sleeping area and then Rouge signed the one for Night and Shadow signed the one for Light.

"They are going to take the babies for testing tomorrow," Rouge said as Shadow laid down with her in the bed pulling her close to him.

"Why should I let them, they look perfectly fine to me." Shadow said making Rouge roll her eyes and kiss him.

"You know why," She said playing in his chest fur, "I really don't want to go to sleep because I know they are going to wake…*yawn* us up in a couple of hours." Rouge said letting her body drift her off back to sleep.

Shadow smirked as he too went back to sleep he can always say this was the best day of his life and waking up in middle of the night for them was nothing that he wasn't willing to do.

I had the best time writing this chapter from beginning to end... but this isn't the last chapter readers. ;P