Mephiles' Point Of View
I helped Shadow up the stairs to his room, so he could rest. He seemed a little shaken after the recent event that just took place. I however, was pissed. How dare he harass him like that! It took a toll on me not to kill him, but I don't think Shadow wants blood all over his house.
After I sat Shadow on his bed, he still shivered.
"Mephiles?" I looked him in the eyes.
"Thanks...for getting him off of me..." I blushed slightly. I had never been thanked for anything before, but I had to keep up my emotionless act. I nodded.
"Why didn't you do it yourself? You have enough power to do it." Shadow looked down as if ashamed and that's when I noticed that the rings on his wrists weren't glowing anymore.
He sighed, "When we defeated you, all the chaos emeralds including the master emerald lost all their power along with every speck of chaos energy in the universe. Since my entire being ran on it, I lost almost all of my strength till the point that I have less power than Cream and Cheese. Even my shoes lost power since it ran on chaos energy. Without the necessary strength, a simple thief could kill me. That's why Rouge would come every day, to check on me…"
This was new news to me. I never in a lifetime would have figured that the chaos emeralds would run out of energy. Nor that one simple change could leave him so helpless. Now this gives me even more reason to keep my love for him a secret, he could be killed or taken away from me if the wrong person found out.
"Maybe you should take a nap and then go for a walk in the city later." I suggested. He looked uncertain. But he nodded showing that he understood and got under the covers. As I left the room, I turned off his lights and headed off to my own room.
Shadow's Point Of View
I opened my eyes and looked at the clock to see that it was already after 8. I looked out of my window. Maybe I shouldn't go for a walk, since its dark. I looked down to see, I still had on my regular clothes. I guess one little walk wouldn't hurt.
I got out of my bed and walked out of my room, into the hallway. I took a small peak into Mephiles room and saw him sleeping.
I quietly slipped downstairs, outside into the cold air of the night. I should have brought my other jacket. I trailed off in thought as I trudged through the sidewalks of Mobius. It was just so strange that Sonic appeared out of nowhere and attacked me. I was so lucky that Mephiles saved me, but I can't help but feel like there's something about him that makes me feel….safe. I know I shouldn't feel safe around a demon. It's practically suicide to let him into my house! But he was injured and I couldn't just leave him there to die. Now that I think about it, I've felt funny ever since I found him. Do I like him? No, it can't be….how could I like someone who tried to kill me? It seemed like he's changed though, he's been nice to me the entire time so maybe… I shake my head and continue to walk with these thoughts. My mind then traveled to a book Rouge gave me that talked about human emotions. There was a word in there that described exactly how I felt about Mephiles. I just can't remember that stupid word!
Then a sign caught my attention. The lovely dinner. Wait, that's the word that I saw in the book! Love…I must love Mephiles…but how's that possible…I can't tell him. It would only make matters worse for me. He probably wouldn't return my feelings anyway…
I should've been watching where I was going. Without thinking, I walked into the darkest and most dangerous part of the city. By the time I had noticed, it was too late to turn around. Great! Now that I've walked this far I might as well keep going on back towards home. At that moment I was glad I had taken a circled path that led from my house, back to it.
I walked faster, till I could see the end of the neighborhood up ahead of me. Out of the corner of my eye, I caught someone walking behind me. I didn't pay much attention to him, until I saw men coming from all directions towards me. I stopped dead in my tracks. Maybe I shouldn't have left after all.
"Hey Precious! How about you spend some time with us!" The man behind me said. He came so close to me, that I could feel his hot breath on my neck. I was too shocked to speak. What was wrong with me!? The other men around me formed a tight circle so there was no escape for me if I were to run away. I was trapped. One of the men came out of their circle blockade and came towards me making me back away. I yelped when I felt the men from behind me try to grab me. Before I knew it I was covered in hands trying to touch me. The hands either tried to rip my clothes off or grope me.
Eventually they were able to knock me off my feet and pin my arms and legs down. I had whimpered, yelled at them to stop and even tried to bite them to get their hands off of me. I actually thought that I probably wouldn't make it out of this one. As that realization hit me I felt tears start stinging my eyes. All I wanted now was for someone to get me out of this.
That's when I saw billions of dark blue balls of energy form above my attacker's heads. Then everything went black for me.
Mephiles' Point Of View
I was lying down on my bed when I heard Shadow creep down the hallway to my room. I pretended to sleep so he wouldn't know I was reading more of that book I found about the other emotions. He must have fallen for it since I heard the front door close downstairs.
I was a bit skeptical about him going outside by himself, so I followed him by hiding in the shadows and bushes to the side. I know I should have kept my eyes to myself, but every single time I looked at him, my eyes wandered toward his butt. After the millionth time I had to shake my head. If I kept such thoughts in my head I might accidentally reveal my secret to him.
I snapped out of it completely, when I saw a stranger come behind Shadow while he was walking. Something however seemed off about him, like his intentions were not the best. I kept an eye on him, until I saw groups of men coming from the alleys surrounding Shadow from every direction. What in hell did they want with Shadow?
"Hey, Precious! How about you spend some time with us!" The man behind him said. I saw Shadow halt in surprise as the men from the alleys, when they made a tight circle around him. When I found a crack in-between them, I saw them reaching for him, like they found their favorite meal. At some point, they were able to knock him down. I saw them start to touch him all over; they even tried to take off his clothes!
"Hey! Stop! Wait! L-let me go!" he shouted over and over, but they only advanced even more. I was furious. How dare they touch my Shadow! Without thinking I held out my hand and dark energy swirled in it, forming an orb of dark energy. It went out of my hand, over the men, multiplied over every single one of them and struck down into each one. Then they all fell to the ground around Shadow. No I did not kill them. I doubt Shadow would like that anyway, though I'd much rather it after what they did.
I got out of my hiding spot and walked towards Shadow to see him on the ground, probably passed out after they tried to rape the poor hedgehog. His jacket and his gloves were missing and his shirt was jacked up slightly over his tummy. I walked over the men and picked Shadow up in my arms. He looked cute in my arms as I cradled him.
In a second, a cloud of blue mist enveloped me and when it disappeared, we were back at Shadow's house in his room. I moved the sheets of his bed down and laid him in his bed. I then kissed his cheek, running a finger over it lightly. I don't know how long I could keep my secret anymore. The more time I seem to spend with him, the more I want to be with him forever. It was just too dangerous for us. I kissed him one more time on his forehead, before leaving for the night. He must have liked the kiss since he smiled faintly in his sleep. His smile was cute, something I thought I'd never see. It made me smile just to see it.
I turned around and left his room, leaving his door opened just a crack. I went to the room shadow gave me and lay on my bed. I sat the book under my bed again and tried to rest some. It was just so weird that I have all these feelings for one hedgehog. I know that if I stayed with him any longer my feelings would become known rather intentionally or not. I had to find a way to avoid that. Even if it means that I have to leave…..forever.
Sonic's Point of View
I paced back and forth in the old laboratory, which once belonged to Dr. Eggman.
"What is taking so long?!" I yelled at Tails. He had been taking hours to make the base ready for Shadow's arrival.
"I'm almost done…..Finished!" I walked up to the control panel he had just fixed. I marveled at the master piece he had fixed for me. Oh, I could imagine all the things I would be able to do to shadow with this. Then I suddenly got upset, remembering the failure I had earlier. I slammed my fist on the control panel, making Tails flinch. How dare that hedgehog intrude!
"Sonic, are you okay?" Tails asked.
I smirked, "It doesn't matter, I'll get him soon, and next time I won't fail, but first I have to remove that other hedgehog." I started to walk away when he stopped me.
"If you don't mind saying, what do you want with Shadow?" he asked. I hadn't shared my plan with him when I made him work for me against his will. I had his leg chained so he couldn't leave.
"Why, to make him mine forever of course, whether he likes it or not." I said. I could tell he was shocked. I continued walking but stopped again.
"I wouldn't tell anyone if I were you." I turned toward him. "Or I'll have to kill you along with that other hedgehog too." I smirked at his terrified expression and then I sped off.
In a few minutes I was in Shadow's room. I leaned by his bed once more and leaned into his ear. "I'll make you mine soon. I promise." I whispered gently into his ear so I wouldn't disturb him. It was almost the perfect time to take Shadow. All I had to do was make sure to take him when that other hedgehog was gone. Something does seem familiar to me about that hedgehog, though. It'll have to wait. Besides, I'm gonna have a new mate soon.