Okay, I'm trying to get back in the writing groove so I tried to post this chapter as quickly as possible. Thank you for noticing that the chapters are too short because I'm killing myself over it. Oh yeah, It helps to get reviews so keep posting them, even if you hate the chapter and you think I should stop writing, let me know! Also tell me if I did a good job on selecting the title of the chapter and music (It's my job in real life you know!).One last thing, I'm going to stop writing the time for different places because I only wanted to use them in A Day in the sun pt 1 & 2 just so I could show that the sun was coming up.

Rainy Dayz

Theme: Clair de Lune, by Claude Debussy

Thunder clashed outside of the club. For a district known for its villainous appearance and nighttime antics, Night Babylon during the day time wasn't so scary.

Actually the sun wasn't out to begin with, as yesterday it had only just come up to greet the black hedgehog when clouds covered the sky once again and poured rain.

The rain was heavy and slammed against the roof and windows of the club, creating a large chorus of pitter-patters and deafening beats.

Shadow's eyelids began to rise as the sound grew increasingly louder. He yawned and went to stretch his arms out, but he felt something.

He looked down across his body to find the sleeping Rouge, her arms wrapped around his ribs. A normal person might have called this cute, but Shadow really didn't know how to describe it.

All he knew was that he was a little uncomfortable and wanted to get up. He took hold of her arms ever so gently and moved himself out from underneath her and lightly put her head on the pillow he had been on. He also thought it strange that he had been on the couch in the first place.

The casino was dark, a little too dark, but Shadow didn't mind. It was actually quite soothing. He walked down the slanted hallway that curved the stairs to the main lobby. The machines were all deactivated since the establishment didn't open for another 8 hours or so.

Club Rouge was more of the "Coffee Shop" of casinos. It was not exactly the place everyone wanted to go, just a nice place with a good environment of people just looking for a place to hang out and have a good time. It had a good reputation and few customers said anything against it.

Shadow walked to the center of the lobby. The casino had changed since he had last been here. The bat kept it neat, the floor spotless and windows shiny and clear. He walked over to a large window that looked out over the street and surrounding area.

Water smeared the glass and made it blurry but he looked out anyway. After some time of watching the water fall the hedgehog turned to his right and something caught his eye.

A piano…

He walked over to the large instrument, its mass taking up much off the small stage it was on. It was elegant, painted a shiny black that reflected the room the way a mirror would. The stage was only about a foot above the ground, just the right height for attention by an audience.

A microphone was also included next to the piano, a spot for a singer perhaps.

Shadow decided to get up and check it out for himself. He sat down at the bench and his eyes looked over the graceful keys. They glimmered even more than the piano did.

He slowly slipped his gloves off and put them beside himself on the bench and moved his fingers to the keys as memories flooded back to him.

Flashback-

"The Piano is a wonderful thing Shadow my boy!" Professor Gerald announced to the young hedgehog. "It's full of wondrous and magical sounds that when put in the right order produce something called Music".

"Music" Shadow repeated in thought.

"Yes! You've got it old boy! Maria, why don't you come over here and show Shadow some pointers, will you?" the old doctor slid off of the small bench Shadow and he had been using and quickly hurried out the mechanical doors.

Maria sat next to him and placed her fingers to the keys and began to play.

End Flashback-

Shadow placed his fingers in the right positions and started to play (if you did not guess already, he's playing Clair de Lune). The keys felt smooth and nice, as if they had not been played in a while.

It almost felt like he could play with his eyes closed because he knew the song so well. He was almost halfway through the piece when he stopped and looked up. Rouge was standing at the doorway of the stairs.

"That's very lovely" the bat said quietly.

"It was the doctor's favorite. It was the first song I learned and Maria had taught it to me" Shadow said looking down at the piano.

"Well please don't stop, I wanted to hear more" Rouge said starting to walk towards him.

"Maybe some other time" Shadow said putting on his gloves and closing the piano cover. He stepped down off the stage and crossed to leave the room but Rouge caught him. Her arms were wrapped around him and her head lay against his chest.

"I never got to say welcome home" the bat said in a sad tone.

"Well you just did" Shadow said trying to break free from her but her squeeze was too tight, so he gave up. They stood like that for a few moments of silence when Rouge broke it, "Jeez Shadow, you need to take a shower!".

"Well you're no better" Shadow retorted. Rouge simply giggled and gave him another squeeze than let go.

"Well than you can go first wile I make us some-" she checked the clock, "…Lunch". It was 3:00PM. "So you hop in and I'll go after you okay?"

Shadow only replied with a "Humph" and went up the stairs. The bat only giggled again and hurried up after him.