12:00am

Shadow jumped from the sidewalk and onto the balcony, his legs were heavy, as it took a lot of energy to run back at those speeds and at the distances he took. Even with all 14 or 15 cups of coffee. Shadow looked down, and then put his hand on the glass screen door, deep in thought. He turned his attention to the inside of Rouge's home; slid open the door, and moving cautiously through out the rooms he noticing that Rouge wasn't there.
Shadow glided off to his bedroom and fell too the bed like a thousand pound weight. Shadow turned around, laying on his back instead of stomach.
"Ugh… I think I'm stoned"
"Maybe I can help?" Rouge appeared on the side of Shadow's bed, she seemed to come out of nowhere.
Shadow jumped up with his heart racing.
"I should of knocked shouldn't I" Rouge sat on Shadow's bed, crossing her legs.
Shadow looked at her and she looked back. Shadow grew tense and stepped off his bed, walking out of the room.
"Hey where ya going, hedgehog?" Rouge said looking out of the room.
Shadow didn't answer, and walked downstairs.
"Hmph, why does he always make it so hard" Rouge sighed and left his room, following him downstairs.
Rouge found him laying on the carpet in the hallway.
"What in the world are you doing?"
"Trying to sleep," he responded, wide-awake.
"Well it's only midnight, why sleep?" Rouge put her hands on her hips.
Rouge sat down next to him, and laid down.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"Trying to sleep" she mocked.
Shadow snickered, closing his eyes.
"Say Shad, I was thinking, how about we go on a little vacation…"
Shadow didn't respond.
"Whaddya think about taking a break from this city here?"
"Well I like this city" Shadow replied.
"But you have to admit.." rouge yawned, "it does get pretty boring around here…"
Shadow opened one eye and looked at her.
"What?" she exclaimed.
"Nothing" he kept staring with his normal grumpy frown.
"Hmph" Rouge got up. And walked over to the living room. "well if your just gonnna lay there, I'll do something fun." She turned on the TV and sat on the couch.

The TV flashed
Breaking news
A news reporter appeared on the screen, with Dian's jewelry store behind her.
"This is reporter Nailya Twight, The robbery at "Dian's Jewelry" Store that took place earlier today is a complete mystery to detectives around the state. The crime not only lacked evidence but witnesses too. The robber or robbers are unknown and may be armed. Stay tuned for further details.—"

Rouge turned off the TV. Remembering the mission she had to stick too.
Shadow over heard the breaking news but paid no attention to it, he figured it was the same jewelry store he had past in the morning.

Rouge started feeling a pain in the back of her neck, and rubbed it with her hand. "ugh what is that" Rouge headed to the fridge, and grabbed an ice pack out of the freezer. She sat down and put it on the back of her neck.

A few minutes had passed.

Shadow walked into the kitchen eyeing her as he opened the fridge, getting a can of coke out.
"What?" she asked annoyed.
Shadow walked out of the kitchen "I'm keeping my eye on you" he responded.
"Oh come on Shadow, we're passed that, you know where allies" Rouge exclaimed.
"Sure I do" he said back sarcastically, sipping his coke.
Rouge put the ice pack back into the fridge, as the pain had faded away.
"So Shads how about that vacation? On a cruise maybe?" she flashed the two tickets from the envelope.
"Already got the message." Shadow replied grimly.
Rouge flew in front of him up close. "…And?"
"I'm not going. Getting stuck in the same planet with that other hedgehog is enough for me. But on a Ship in the middle of the ocean? Forget about it" Shadow said annoyed at the thought.
Rouge poked at his chest fur. "It says here on this sheet that the ship is past 5 star... and the food is supposed to be the best around…"
Shadow walked past rouge and towards the stairs.
"Oh come on Shadow you really want to pass up a deal like this?" Rouge asked.
"I had no doubts on my decision" Shadow answered.
Rouge sighed "there will probably be tons of coffee, all different kinds.."
Shadow looked at rouge, his attention was caught.
"Maybe even pancakes.. well a lot of things.. and then there won't be…."
Shadow's ear's perked up.
"any people to ruin it…" Rouge grinned.
"Fine I'll go. But if I see one human there to ruin my day, I'm elsewhere" Shadow walked up the stairs, into his room, and closed his door.
Rouge sighed in relief "Finally" She sat back on the couch. "Why does he always see past my flirting?" she yawns. "It's like he ignores it every time. Why am I getting myself so worked up over nothing, I got him to go on the cruise.." rouge rested her head against a cushion on the couch and found herself drifting off to sleep.