Chapter 4

Kindness

Rouge looks into the room where the boy that was obviously her and Shadow's son lay injured. Looking at him again, she began to notice the similarities between him and them. She must have been blind! The kid has her white color. He also had Shadow's markings though a little different, and they were black. Heck even if she hadn't noticed the similarities in color, his bat wings should have been a dead giveaway. They were basically male versions of hers. How had this happened she thought when has something weird happened… WAIT that museum and that little android sapphire. I should have known Eggman was behind that. She also was excited as well she had wanted a child for awhile but Shadow didn't want one. He said they were "too much trouble".

Then the doctor came over again "Mrs. Rouge may I speak with you again?"

"Of course Doctor" she went over "Yes?"

"I would like to discuss the boy's medical care. Of course his care is free because you brought him in but he needs a safe place to rest and recover. Does he have one?"

Rouge hadn't thought of that. She didn't know if he had a safe place to stay"I don't know I will have to ask him."

"Alright."

Shadow looked at the prone form of the teenager in the bed in anger. How had this happened. AHA it must have been when that ninja robot had cut him with its claw and ran off. This all must be an Eggman trick to get them to lower their guard around him and then he would turn around and attack. Sure, the kid looked like them but he didn't think the little test tube creation of Eggman could ever be trusted. He would have to watch him like a hawk. He looked over to his wife and saw her coming back from talking to the doctor. He saw her face in the thinking position he knew. He just hoped she was as angry about this as he was.

Rouge then walked in to the hospital room.

"Hi again" said Dusk.

"Hi" said Rouge.

"You're not going to lock me up, are you?"

"What?" the question surprised Rouge " why would we do that?"

"Because I am an experiment and not a real person."

"Of course you're a real person."

"Also Shadow doesn't trust me."

"Listen we won't lock you up, at least not without reason. I promise."

"Ok" her son said "I trust you"

"Let's talk about something else like that sword." she pointed to the corner where the enormous sword lay propped up.

"It is called Gem Buster. The doctor was going through a Final Fantasy phase when he made it for me. It has a fake Chaos Emerald shard embedded in the hilt." he tapped the hilt where the piece of gem was inlaid.

"Interesting, how do you carry that heavy thing around? I can barely pick it up." she asked, astonished.

"Lots of training and I also just got used to it" Dusk chuckled.

"Yeah I guess." Rouge gets up "Oh yeah, do you have a safe place to recover I mean you just got shot you need to rest

He thought about this for a second"Huh I can't think of one. I bet I can find a place later on"

"No, I can't stand by and let you go out alone and get even more injured. No you're going to stay at our home until you recover."

"Wha…" He said "Bu-But…"

"Don't worry you won't be intruding or anything. We have a large spare room and I will help you with things like changing your bandages and stuff."

"But"

"No buts. It's the least I can do to help you."

"I was trying to say that Shadow might not want me there. Like I said He doesn't trust me much."

"Oh, well you don't have to worry about him I'll talk to him." She said with a smile.

"No" said Shadow.

"Oh come on Shadow. He needs somewhere to stay" She pressed.

"No he can't stay with us."

"Why noooot" said Rouge

"Cause he's dangerous. Also I don't trust him."

"Come on Shadow, He's pretty much our son."

"HE IS NOT 'PRETTY MUCH' MY SON HE IS A LABORITORY EXPERIMENT! I DON'T WANT HIM NEAR YOU. I DON'T EVEN WANT HIM IN MY HOUSE!"

"Shadow, he is staying with us until he heals. You never know you may enjoy having him around."

Shadow sighs. He knew from experience that when Rouge got determined on something there was no helping her or him for that matter." Alright he can stay, but I won't like it"

"I didn't say that you had to like it." She said turning around going back into the room.

"Dusk, we have to go alright? I'll be back to see you tomorrow."

"Alright bye. And thank you for the place to stay."

"You're welcome bye."

The doctor walks in

"Alright young man it's time for a blood test."

"Alright doctor." He put his arm up for the blood test.

The doctor took the blood from him."I'll be back with the results in a few hours"

"That's fine."

The doctor goes and leaves Dusk with his thoughts

Why was she being so kind to me even though she knows what I am? Could they have an ulterior motive to letting me stay? Or is she just kind. Hmmm.

While Dusk was in his thoughts, shadow on the building next to the hospital was watching the room

"So he survived." It said in a metallic voice. "I must not have shot him close enough to his heart to kill him"

BEEP! "Kunoi! Do you have a visual on the body? Is he dead?" said Eggman

"Negative," Said Kunoi "He is still alive. That blasted ebony hedgehog got him to a hospital in time. He is in the hospital now."

"BLAST!" said Eggman

"Do you want me to terminate?"

"No, you should not blow your position. Shadow may be near the boy and he might be a problem. Stay in obscurity for now."

"Roger," said Kunoi

He looked down at the hedgebat laying in the room below

"One day halfbreed," he vowed "I will have your head for betraying the Master. One day. " he drifted back to the shadows. Back to the darkness.

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