Chapter Ten

Rouge Reveals

As the weeks went by, Rouge tried to carry on with her life, she enjoyed going out to Restaurants or going on walks with Knuckles, yet she was still reluctant to his signs of affection, she still couldn't stop thinking about Shadow, and her signs of pregnancy were getting more and more obvious.

Her breasts were getting very swollen and were quite tender, and she had started feeling ill in the mornings, she sometimes had to get up several times during the night because she felt so nauseas. She had checked the date from when she had slept with Shadow, and it was almost three months.

Rouge had also bought a book on pregnancy and it became her bible, telling her what sort of food to eat whilst pregnant, and also what to expect, her bump hadn't quite yet shown, yet she knew it would soon be obvious and she would have to tell people soon.

"But how will they act?" she wondered, "and who can I talk to?" she thought about Knuckles, but then wondered what he would think. "Shadow and Knuckles were never particularly warm to each other, and he may get angry" he knew Knuckles had a temper. Maybe even more than Shadow.

"Amy?" she thought "no…" she whispered "not Amy, she'll get over excited and knowing her, it'll be around the whole Sonic Team, or even the whole of Mobotropolis!" She thought again. "Vanilla!" she thought "Cream's mother! If I know her, she may be able to help, having brought up Cream by herself"

Later that afternoon, Rouge walked to Cream and Vanilla's house, she could see Cream and Cheese playing in the garden, the young rabbit was chasing Cheese round playing tag and Cheese was making happy little Chao noises.

Rouge then walked to the gate, as she did, Cream saw her, "Hi Miss Rouge" she said in a cute little voice "hi Cream" said Rouge smiling at her "is your mum at home" "Sure" said Cream, she opened the gate and lead Rouge to the front door, she then lead her to the living room where Vanilla was reading in a large red armchair.

"Mother" said Cream "Rouge is here" Vanilla looked up from her book, "Oh hello there" she said standing up and walking over to Rouge, "Hi Vanilla" said Rouge "Erm…Vanilla? Is there a chance I can chat to you? In private?" "Of course" smiled Vanilla, she nodded at Cream and Cream went back outside with Cheese "go sit down, do you want a cup of tea?".

Rouge nodded "please" Vanilla smiled then lead Rouge over to the sofa then went to prepare some tea. She soon returned with two mugs of tea, then placed them on the wooden coffee table before sitting with her "Ok Rouge" said Vanilla, "What can I help you with?"

Rouge bit her lip "I don't know how to say this" she said "but since we got back from saving the galaxy, I've been feeling signs" "Signs?" asked Vanilla confused. Rouge didn't mince her words, "after research, it turns out…I'm with child…." Vanilla's eyes widened "I'm pregnant" said Rouge.

Vanilla stared at Rouge for a long time, "you serious?" she asked, Rouge nodded, "I'm sure" she said "I took a pregnancy test and it's 100" Vanilla then looked worried, "whose the baby's father?" she asked. Rouge was silent for a moment. "Whose the father?" Vanilla asked again.

"Shadow" whispered Rouge "what?" asked Vanilla lifting her long ear so she could hear better, "Shadow the Hedgehog" said Rouge, Vanilla's eyes widened. "Shadow!" she exclaimed, "How do you know…?" "Because we made love on Eggman's ship before we caught up with the Sonic Team to fight the Metarex…."

After a wordy explanation, Vanilla stared at Rouge as she poured out her woes of how much she missed Shadow and how she wanted to keep her baby, but she felt scared as she didn't know what to do.

"I'll help you" offered Vanilla "I'll help you during your pregnancy, I'll help you understand about them, after all, I've had experience, looking after Cream all these years as a single mum" Rouge felt tears of relief in her eyes "you'll really do that?" she asked "of course" said Vanilla. Rouge then hugged the rabbit "oh thanks Vanilla" she said, Vanilla smiled and hugged her back.

So Rouge has told Vanilla...at least someone knows XD