Shadow's turn. He Walked up to the bowling aisle. Took one step back shifting his weight on his left leg, taking a moment to analyze the position of the bowling pins. With one shot! Shadow gets a strike!, Shadow merely smiles and smooths his quills, turning around taking a seat.
"It's so unfair" Rouge said holding the ball.
Shadow looked at her.
"Say there's no rules about how we get the ball to the pins right?" Rouge asks, turning around.
"I suppose as long as you roll the ball with some means of force.."Shadowanswers,wondering what she was getting at.Rouge kicks the bowling ball with a sharp hitwiththe foot, Knocking all the pins down. "Alright!" Rouge walked back with her hands on her hips, walking conceited. Proud of herself.
"Heh" Shadow said finding it a bit funny. He shakes his head, and continues the game.
'It seems Shadow's finally coming out of his shell...' Rouge thought to herself, smiling as she watched him. 'I've never seen him this way...'
After the bowling game, they both go for some desert from the desert bar.
"You know i woulda won if i knew i could use my feet." Rouge said pushing a bit of chocolate ice cream into her mouth with a spoon.
"Sure you could of" Shadow said leaning back in a cushioned chair.
"These fruit tarts are good..." Rouge smiled with delight as she bit into one. "Mmm.."
Shadow took a bite of a caramel apple. He had never had caramel before.
Rouge noticed how long Shadow took to chew a small piece of it. She giggle
"Need some help there, Shadow?" Rouge giggled.
Shadow closed his eyes and chewed the piece in denial. He finally swallows it. And sets the apple down.
"A warning label would have been appreciated." Shadow said a bit annoyed by the amazingly hard to chew caramel apple.
Rouge smiled finding what he said funny. "Well now..how could they?" Rouge said
sarcastically.
Shadow decided to try some ice cream, he got up to go get himself some.
Rouge mixed her spoon in the melted ice cream, deep in thought. She did everything she could to get her mission off of her mind. It was kind of working but... There was still always something remaining.
Shadow comes back. He noticed her deep in thought, but didn't say anything.
Rouge noticed Shadow watching her, she had to hide her true feelings, she had to. It'd mess up everything.
But what could she say?
She wished Shadow could say something, to bring her out of this, mind halt. This
mind trap.
But real life isn't magic, its not movies, life doesn't work that way, where someone
can take away your problems and fix everything for you. You don't live happily ever after,
none of that is true. You need to work for your happiness, you need to work for your
success. You need to work for anything you want to achieve, even if it's saving your own
ass.
"Well.. i think I've had enough here.." Rouge pushed her plates aside. "I'm stuffed!" Rouge complained.
Shadow put his spoon down.
"I'm out." Rouge pushed out of her chair with a wave, and started to walk out of the room. "I'll see ya in the morning, Shadow"
Shadow nodded, watching her leave. 'Hmm..' he thought to himself. He wondered why she wasn't acting like herself for a second there.
He wondered if he should let her go.
But something in him, made him get out of his chair. To find her again.
Rouge walked down the hall, her Eyes were a little teary. But no tears of course. Rouge was a very strong lady. 'Rouge get a hold of your self.. there's nothing to get upset about...' Rouge told herself. 'Whaddya mean nothing? If i don't find those emeralds I'm chopped liver!' She argued with herself. 'and what about Shadow? I can't get him involved.' She thought, gathering herself together. "What a mess you've gotten yourself into.." She said aloud.
Rouge hears footsteps. She quickly flys upward into the shadows of the ceiling.
She sees Shadow walking down the hall.
'Shadow.. What's he doing here?' Rouge watched him walk. 'Great he must think somethings up now! You've done it now Rouge!' Rouge's ear's wained down. She flew down the hall in the shadows, careful to not be noticed by the passing Shadow.
She lands to her door. "Whew" She says, as she turns the knob.
She hears Shadow's skates clamp against the ground. He is a few steps behind her.
Rouge turned around to him "Shadow? What a surprise! I thought you were still eating" Rouge said with a smile.
"..Rouge... Something is bothering you.. I must know.." Shadow said, looking her in the eyes.
"Shadow! Do i look like i have something bothering me? I appreciate your concern, but honestly, ism fine!" She said with a carefree expression. Rouge went closer inside of her room, in the door way.
Shadow stared at her, knowing something was wrong, he couldn't let it go just like that.
Shadow nodded at her taking another step. She turns and tries to close the door slowly. "Now i'm exhausted, thanks for the evening, but i hafta get some beauty sle-" Shadow puts his hand fiercely on the door stopping her from closing it.
Rouge looked at his hand and then to him. 'Not good...' Rouge said to herself. "Well if you wanted in my room that bad, you could of just asked..!" Rouge said sarcastically. Trying to change the subject disparately.
Shadow eyed her. He wasn't leaving without an answer.
Rouge crossed her arms again, and looked to the side, with her eyes closed. "I can't even imagine. Your one of the most keep to yourself guys around. And you want me to open up to you?.." Rouge blinked at him trying to show her annoyance to how nosy he was being.
It wasn't working. The only way to get out of this one, was to do something terribly distracting.
Shadow sighed. "..Listen.. Rouge... ..It is not my place to make you choose your way.." Shadow looked down at her. "..Something in me senses.. Something.. There is something troubling you Rouge.."
Rouge looked at him with her natural smirk, ready to avoid it yet again "..I.." but got lost in his gaze. "I..." she couldn't even think of what to say anymore.
"I'm sorry Shadow.. I just can't.. tell you.." Rouge finally admitted. Rouge turned away from him with her ears down.
Shadow looked at her for a very long time.
"You should.. get going.." Rouge said making sure to not turn around.
A long pause shows itself between them.
Rouge stairs down at the ground, one arm straight down by her side, the other
holding onto the back of her arm.
Shadow walks to her.
he puts his hand on her Shoulder.
Rouge's ears perk up just a little. "Shadow.." she says in a sad tone.
Shadow gently embraces her from behind. Not speaking at all.
They both were silent. But yet so loud inside.
How in the world would Rouge get out of this? He couldn't know! He can't! The whole mission would be jeopardized!
Rouge turned around quickly. "Shadow... I... I Love you." She looked him in the eyes. Shadow was almost speechless, his hands were still on her shoulders.
Rouge put her head to his chest. Regretting that she could betray him like this.
Shadow put his hand on her cheek and she quickly moved for his lips, pushing him against the door that was 3/4ths of the way open. It slammed the door shut. She held so much passion into this kiss. She wanted to forget. She wanted to forget so much.
Shadow put his arms around her, letting that part of him he was so new to.. take
over again.
Both were caught under there own spells.
Both are immobilized by passion.