A purple hedgehog, with long hair that goes two inches past her shoulder, stood in the door way of the room. She had her arms crossed. She wore a silver tank top with navy blue shorts. She wore black leather boots that goes half way up her shins. Her arms, stomach, muzzle, and the inside of her ears were light tan. Her eyes were emerald green. I recognized her. Her name's Murasaki the Hedgehog, leader of Team Heroes. She's the most powerful person on the planet. What the hell is she talking about? My parents are dead! Blaze hugged me tight. I blinked out of confusion. What's going on here? Blaze let go of me.
Mura walked over to me and handed me my gloves. I put them on and swung my feet out from under the covers. I got off the hospital bed and put my boots on. This is all a bunch of baloney. I walked out of the hospital wing and headed to the front door. I'm not going to stand here and take this. I don't have any siblings, nor do I have parents. I'm not going to let these stand here and say that they're my parents. I walked out of the mansion and walked into the forest, heading straight for the city.
"Flare, wait! You should hear Mura out first before you jump to conclusions. I'm sure that Mom and Dad can prove that they're your parents. Please, Flare. Mom and Dad have been looking for you these past fifteen years," Violet said.
"I don't want to hear it! I don't believe any of you! My parents are dead. That's all there is to it. Nothing will make me change my mind. Now leave me alone. I'm going back to where I belong," I said.
"Then I'm coming with you! I won't let you go alone!"
I stopped in my tracks. If she comes with me, Twiggy will know what I did and where I was all night. I can't let her come with me. Twiggy hates Team Heroes since they have an easy life. There's no arguing with her though. She's going to be stubborn about it. Violet caught up to me. I rolled my eyes and continued walking. Why must people on Team Heroes be so stubborn? Violet and I reached the city. I went to the left so that I was in Demon Raptor territory. If I was in the R gang's territory, they would seriously kill me. Violet and I walked through the streets. Once we got to a certain point, I turned into an ally. I knew that I was being watched. Violet clung to my arm. She was shaking like it was winter. She must have seen some Demon Raptors watching us as we headed towards the heart of the territory.
"How can you stand all these people watching you?" Violet asked.
"You get use to it after a while," I answered.
"Why all the security?"
"We have to worry about cops that are going to arrest us. There's also the R gang we have to worry about. Then we have people like you to watch out for."
"People like me?"
"Team Heroes people are what I mean. You're on Team Heroes. Plus, that black and red hedgehog that's a cop here in Station Square. He's the main person that we avoid the most. Once you leave the hide out, you have to keep this place secret. Not all of us are thieves. Got it?"
"Yeah. Yeah. I got you, big brother."
"I'm not your big brother! Now shut the hell up about that."
Violet and I reached the hide out. I went up to the front door and opened it. Violet walked into the building. I followed her inside. The lights were turned off. What's going on here? I heard some crashing sounds in front of me. They must of though I didn't see her. The lights came on. Violet was under the weight of Kyle. He's a black hedgehog with short hair. He wore a red t-shirt with nave blue pants. He wore white knuckle gloves. His muzzle and the inside of his ears were tan. His eyes were dark red. I knew that I was in trouble.
Twiggy walked up to me. He's a blue dog that wore all black. His muzzle and the inside of his ears were light tan. His eyes were black as well. He looked over at Violet, who was struggling under Kyle. He looked at my stomach. He must be wondering where I got the bandages and my wound. His eyes met mine. I looked at the floor. I couldn't bear to face him now. I'm sure that the leader of the R gang must have already visited because of what I did.
"Why were you at Team Heroes' house last night? And where did you get that wound in your stomach?" Twiggy asked.
"I rant into an R gang member that was harassing that girl over there. He stabbed me in the stomach because of it. I passed out from blood loss and woke up in Team Heroes house. I'm sorry, sir," I answered.
"Why did you bring her to our hide out?"
"She followed me here. I'm very sorry, sir."
Twiggy looked at Violet for a long time. I hope that he let's her stay because I don't want to explain to Team Heroes that once of their own was killed because of me. Violet threw Kyle off of her using psychokinesis. That's a basic defense move for psychokinesis. Violet got to her feet and dusted herself off. Twiggy watched her for a moment. He must be thinking about something. He turned to me with a curious look in his eyes. I blinked out of confusion.
"I heard her call you her big brother. She seems to be pretty confident that you two are related. The guys just got done with checking every hospital, besides Team Heroes' hospital wing, in the country. They couldn't find your birth certifericate. You should go and ask to see it. If they have it, come get your things and move in with your family. Bring your parents so I can give them your school records. It they don't have it, come straight back here without the girl. Is that a deal, Flare?" Twiggy explained to me.
"Yes, sir. I hope you got it, Violet," I said.
"I did. It's a deal with me too. Now let's go. Mom and Dad are probably waiting for us to come home. Let's go, big brother," Violet said.
"I'm not your big brother, Violet. You don't even know if I am related to you or not. So call me by my name until this shit is straightened out."
Violet ignored me. She ran over to me and grabbed my right hand. She pulled me out of the building and through the ally. She must be desperate to prove to me that we're related. When we exited the ally, she pulled me faster towards the forest. I don't like the fact that she's pulling me like this. I never said anything to her. I can say something when I prove to her that we're not related. Violet and I reached the forest within ten minutes.
I sighed. I can't wait to put this stuff behind me. I can get on with my life with the Demon Raptors once this is over. Violet stopped pulling me once the mansion came into view. Silver and Blaze were outside waiting for us. Violet ran over to her parents and gave them a hug. I just walked towards them. Blaze let go of her daughter and walked over towards me. I put up a shield to block her from hugging me. Instead, Blaze held up a birth certifericate in front of my face. I put the shield down and took it from her. How did she know that this is what I would be asking for when I got here?
"Mura told me that this is what you were going to ask for when you came back. Some Demon Raptors came looking for it two years ago. I told them that it was none of their business to see it. I didn't know that you were in their gang. Flare, we would never lie to you. Your father and I didn't want to give you up. You were kidnapped from us seven weeks after you were born," Blaze said.
I noticed that she had tears in her eyes. I looked at the birth certifericate that I held in my hands. It was all there. It had my name, my birthday, my baby height, my baby weight, and even my parents. Violet had a right to call me her big brother. Blaze and Silver were my parents. They were alive and looking for me this whole time. Does this mean that Kyle lied to me about how he found me? Did he really kidnap me when I was just a baby? There are so many questions in my mind, yet only Kyle can answer them for me. No wonder Blaze hugged me a while back. No. I shouldn't call my parents by their names anymore.
I looked at my mother with tears in my eyes. The one thing that I've always wanted for Christmas was a family. I can't believe that I've had a family all this time. I hugged my mother as tears ran down my cheeks. My wish has finally come true. I felt my mother hug me back. I heard footsteps walk up to my mother and me. I looked at my father and my little sister. I let go of my mother and hugged my father. He hugged me back. I let go of him after a while. Violet hugged me but gently because of my wound. She was right all along. I should have listened to them. It would have been easier than to be so stubborn about it. I hugged my little sister back.
"I'm sorry that I snapped at you, Violet. I guess that it was hard for me to believe that I actually had a family. Thank you, Violet. If you hadn't have come into my life, I never would have found my family," I said.
"You're welcome, big brother. Are you going to be moving in now? Your room is already ready for you to move in," Violet told me.
"Well, you heard what Twiggy said back at the hide out. If they have it, come get your things and move in with your family. Bring your parents so I can give them your school records. Mom. Dad. Will you come with me to the Demon Raptors' hide out to meet Twiggy?"
"Yes, Flare. We will be glad to come with you," Mom said.
My father nodded in agreement with my mother. I smiled. My parents are willing to put aside their differences with the Demon Raptors to help me. I turned around and lead them through the forest, towards the city. I can't believe that my family lived near the Demon Raptors all this time. Wouldn't my parents have put up missing people posters if I was kidnapped? I've never seen a missing person poster up all these years. Someone in the Demon Raptors is hiding something. It looks like I'll have to search that person's room for the posters. I just hope that things go smoothly.
My parents, my littler sister, and I reached the city. We walked along the sidewalk on the left side of the street. The right side is the R gang's territory. Now I know why I had to save Violet from that lion last night. I turned into the ally that lead to the Demon Raptors' hide out. I noticed that some of the members were watching us. I didn't mind them watching. I've gotten so use to it since I lived with them for fifteen years of my life. I hope that I'll still be welcomes here, even though I'm part of Team Heroes.
"Flare, why do we have so many people watching us?" Dad asked.
"It's so that we can expect an attack coming by the R gang. It's also to watch out the police, so they won't get arrested. The only reason they steal food is because they don't have enough money to feed everyone. My job was to protect Twiggy, who's the leader of the Demon Raptors. He's a very understandable guy and has a very big heart to match. Please try not to start a fight with them. I won't know who to help," I answered.
"If a fight does start, you should leave so you won't be torn apart by it. We don't want you in something that will tear you in two. We love you, son. We want to be happy. That's all we ask for."
I smiled at my father. When we reached the hide out, I took a deep breath and let it out. My heart was pounding with fear that a fight would break out between the Demon Raptors and my parents. I opened the front door. My parents and little sister walked into the hide out. I walked in behind them and closed the door behind me. Twiggy was sitting at his desk like he was waiting for a meeting to start. He must have been informed that my family and I were coming. This is once place that is hard to sneak up on.