A'ight… Here's the new chapter… It's mostly filler, this one, so don't expect anything amazing.

By the way, and I may have said this before, I've got a FAR more updated version of this story on … You should go there, it's awshum.

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It was nightfall as Sonic lay in bed, staring out the doorway that connected to the balcony. The eve was warm, and the bed suited it, with nothing more than a thin white sheet covering the large mattress. Sonic himself was wearing nothing more than a pair of pants the Lord had loaned him for the night, which were unfortunately several sizes too large for the blue hedgehog, a fact Shadow had noticed when Sonic had adorned them. The Lord had promised him that he would have some new, more suitable clothes fetched for him in the morning, as well as other formalities.

Try as he might, Sonic could not get to sleep. As well as having slept on the journey to the manor, it was a new home, and Sonic always had trouble adjusting to the new environment. Besides, his training told him that it was impolite to go to sleep before your master had joined you in bed. Although, Shadow was not far away, just in the next room. Judging from the water flow, Sonic had guessed that the Lord was just getting cleaned up, and so here he was, staring out the window, studying the vast fields that stretched across to the horizon. Some were bountiful, with colours like purple, red and green, while others were simply an unhealthy shade of brown. The village near the manor was still heavily illuminated, with Sonic being able to make out the occasional person around. The town was not small, either – The buildings stretched out quite far from the square, and the occasional church spire poked up through the dense clusters of houses.

Sonic squirmed slightly as he felt the mattress sink slightly, and frowned as a pair of arms found their way around his chest, softly caressing it. Shadow nuzzled into Sonic's spines, growling deeply as he licked and nipped the quills.

"M-master…" Sonic stuttered, feeling increasingly anxious.

"Shut up." Shadow growled, as he slowly crawled onto Sonic.

"Wh-what are you…" Sonic tried to say it, but was cut off as Shadow's lips claimed his in a hard kiss.

"I'm making use of my investment." Shadow smirked, his hand lowering to Sonic's loose pants.

The slave's eyes went wide. "N-no… Please…" He gasped, squirming as the horrible truth of the situation hit him. Shadow had betrayed him into trusting him, making him believe that he was a kind person. But underneath, Shadow was just like all his other masters: Ruthless, selfish and only caring about their personal pleasure.

"No! P-please stop!" Sonic begged, as he was roughly flipped onto his stomach by Shadow, his body now completely exposed.

"That's right… Beg." Shadow taunted cruelly, chuckling. "It only makes it so much better for me…"

Sonic squirmed and shouted in Shadow's grasp as the hedgehog continued to torture him, touching him in his intimate places. Sonic let out a scared gasp as Shadow's hands left his lower half, knowing exactly what was about to happen.

The blue hedgehog's eyes went wide, and his mouth hung agape as Shadow quickly pushed into him. Sonic felt his rear become stretched far too quickly, and his heart began to beat quickly. And then… The feeling registered.

Sonic let out a pained scream as the wave of pain hit him like a truck. It was a dull, aching yet almost unbearable pain that started in his hips and spread throughout his whole body, like throwing a rock into a pond. He let out another howl as tears began to well up in his eyes, struggling desperately in Shadow's claw-like grip.

"Please! No more!" He sobbed, a small amount of blood trickling out of his entrance and running down onto the bed, staining the white sheets.

"Heh heh! Take it!" Shadow growled as he increased the pace of his thrusting, driving even deeper into the slave. He brought his hand up and slammed it down into the back of his toy's head as he tried to bite at one of his paws, earning another pained cry from the being underneath him.

"P-please…" Sonic wailed as he was continually abused and mocked, more pain beginning to emanate from the spot where Shadow struck him. He was being raped, and he was absolutely powerless to stop it, and fact which only made him cry more. This was the type of treatment that had broken him down, made him into a slave. He constantly told himself that if he complied then maybe his master would go gentle on him, but every time it happened he could only cry and beg for freedom.

Maybe he wasn't so broken, after all.

Sonic screamed in pain again as he felt Shadow claws begin to dig into his skin, one or two of the talons piercing his skin, causing small drops of blood to erupt from them as well. Sonic went completely limp, his head hitting the pillow, tears continuing to flow from his eyes.

He heard Shadow call his name. "Sonic!" It sounded so far away, almost inaudible. "Sonic!" There it was again. Everything was black now. What was going on? He could still feel Shadow's arms on him. Had he gone blind?

"SONIC!"

"Argh!" Sonic screamed as he sat bolt upright in bed, his fur drenched with cold sweat. Where was he? What had just happened?

"Sonic?"

The slave instantly turned his head to the source of the noise. He gulped when he saw who it was. Beside him, Shadow was kneeling on the thick bedspread, a concerned frown on his muzzle as he rubbed Sonic's back. Instantly, Sonic through Shadow's hand off him and half-crawled, half-rolled down to the end of the bed, a look of pure terror in his eyes as he gazed at Shadow.

"Sonic? Are you… Are you alright?" The Lord asked, slowly crawling down to Sonic, prompting a whimper from the hedgehog. Shadow frowned. Shadow had been lying awake, when the hedgehog had suddenly started shivering, and crying in his sleep. Trying to shake him awake had only made it worse.

"Please… No… Don't…" Sonic murmured as he began to tremble violently, his eyes becoming unfocused.

"Don't? Don't what?" Shadow asked, holding a hand out to Sonic. The blue slave simply pushed himself further up against the foot of the bed.

"Sonic? What's wrong?"

"Rape…" Sonic breathed, a few tears beginning to slip from his eyes.

"What? Speak up…" Shadow encouraged, trying to sound as gentle as possible.

"You… Rape…" That was all Sonic could produce before he simply started sobbing, curling up as the tears fell heavy.

"I… Raped you?" Shadow exclaimed, a look of disbelief coming over him, quickly to be replaced with empathy. "Oh, Sonic…" Shadow was by his side in an instant, gently stroking the slave's head as he continued to sob. Shadow did not try and rush him to explain, he simply continued to caress him gently as he whispered comforting words into his ears.

"Shh… Everything's fine… It was just a dream… It's over, now…" He knew that Sonic needed this. If he tried to rush him, he'd appear pushy, and he didn't want Sonic to doubt him. Sonic continued to sob deeply, wanting to push Shadow away but finding himself completely unable to, instead clinging tighter to the Lord.

Sonic's sobs gradually grew quieter, and eventually Sonic was simply crying silently, wetting the fur on Shadow's legs. Slowly, Shadow raised his head to look at him, his tear-streaked face illuminated by the soft candlelight.
"Sonic? Are you feeling alright now?"

"Yes…" Sonic murmured sadly, bowing his head in shame. "I'm s-sorry, master, I did not mean to-" He was cut off by Shadow, the ebony's lips meeting his in a soft, gentle kiss.

"No, Sonic, don't be sorry. Nothing is your fault; you can't help whatever dream you had. Speaking of which… Do you want to talk about it?"

Sonic shook his head, continuing to look downwards. "No… I'm afraid not…"

Shadow smiled warmly, though it was a pained smile. "That's fine…" He whispered, slowly helping Sonic back under the covers. "Would you like to sleep by yourself tonight? I don't mind finding alternative arrangements…"

Sonic seemed to consider it for a moment, before shaking his head, clinging onto Shadow tighter. "No… I feel… Safer… With you here…" He murmured, starting to settle down.

Shadow smiled, as if pleased by the way Sonic had answered. "That's fine. Just tell me… If you need anything…" Shadow said, snuggling into the bed as he held Sonic tighter. "Goodnight… Sonic…" He whispered, kissing him softly on the forehead.

"Goodnight… My master…" Sonic said, as he slowly began to fall back to sleep. And as the hours counted down towards morning, Shadow continued to hold Sonic close, never breaking his protective embrace.
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Heh, hands up if you thought it was a real rape… Or not. Hopefully the content doesn't exceed the criteria for an M rating, though it doesn't matter too much, after all, it's just filler. Anyway, feel free to leave a review, I'm always looking for input on how I can improve!