Love Struck

Chapter 115 - Searching

Shadow's POV

I stand here at the local cemetery along with two rebellion soldiers. They have asked for a news update for a missing person. Stated the reporter as she turned to the two men I have never seen before.

"Yes, and thank you for the chance to request help from anyone in this area of the city or maybe all over." Stated the one soldier as his partner added.

"We are having a very difficult time locating a fellow solider. His name is Shadow, Shadow The Hedgehog. He's about five foot eleven, one hundred and fifty pounds, has red eyes, and as far as we can tell he is hurt badly from the blood you see here."

The reporter quickly asked.

"What was this solider doing?"

"We have no idea what he was doing out here. Our guess is he went to see his girlfriend by the name of Amy Rose who's grave lays right over there as you can tell by the blood trail." Replied the one solider.

"How is there this much blood? What could have happened?" Asked the reporter.

"We do not know for fact but we believe he was assaulted by unknown persons of interest who will be found and punished." Replied a solider.

"Is there any information our viewers can use to maybe help in the effort to find this solider?" Asked the reporter.

"All we can say is that the blood lead from the cemetery to the road. We believe Shadow was taken by these men and if you happen to find him go and call us because these men are extremely dangerous." Stated the solider.

"Alright gentlemen thank you for your time and just maybe we will be able to find your friend." Said the reporter as she went back to herself.

"And that's it for this. One last time, a single soldier by the name of Shadow The Hedgehog went missing around the cemetery and is guessed to be injured by dangerous personal. If you have any info or a location on this soldier please call this number." Begged the reporter as the number came up on the screen.

Slowly I managed to shut off the TV to stare into confusion.

I don't know what to do. They are covering me up as a sad soldier and it might be true but I need to get back to the rebellion.

"I know." I heard a voice from the door.

I turned to find Shade there.

"Did you?" I asked as she nodded.

"It seems you have everyone worried. I think it might be best to get you back to them." Stated Shade as she held her cell phone.

I don't know what I was thinking but something in my heart made me reply.

"No."

Shade was caught of guard by the response and questioned.

"No?"

I started to shake my head.

"I can't, not yet." I stated as Shade looked at me in confusion.

"Why not?" She asked.

"I can't leave till I know your going to be safe." I replied with a cough.

Shade smiled and slowly approached me.

She gently sat down on the bed and placed her hand on my forehead.

"Shadow I can't." Stated Shade.

"Can't what?" I wondered.

"I can't keep holding you here." Replied Shade.

I lowered my head as she stood up.

"I'm going to call your friends and get you help. Just wait here while I make the call." Said Shade as she left the room.

"Shade…?!"

She didn't give me the chance. I can't leave when I know that guy will be back.

If she gets hurt it will be on me and no one else, because I could have helped her.

Shade's POV

I went downstairs to end this. I can't keep holding Shadow here. I don't have the things to treat him properly. I bet if he was to stay for another two or three days he would die in that bed. I know he wants to make sure I'm safe but I can handle myself and I'll be fine.

Slowly I approached the kitchen while dialing the number.

As I went to hit call I was taken by surprise.

My mouth was covered and I was thrown into the nearby wall.

With caution I looked over to see Mark there.

"Hey Shade." He said as he grabbed my hair harder.

I was about to cry in fear as I saw he had help.

Three other men stood there as Mark ran his hand on my butt.

"I'm not going to waste my time waiting for you to give me what I want. You fucked me for too long with getting me my money and now I'm done playing around." Stated Mark as he swung my face to the side.

My eyes widened as I saw the counter.

"BASH!"

My head cracked open on the side and with confused eyes Mark pulled my bloody head back up.

My body began to dangle as he punched me in the stomach.

"Ughhhh!" I grunted as he bent me forward with his force.

The second I fell forward Mark grabbed my back and tossed me into the sink.

"SMASH!"

I laid there as my head bled down my face and Mark ordered.

"Go get the guy upstairs! I'll deal with the whore!"

Quickly his men ran for the stairs and I went t move.

"Shadow!" I screamed as Marx kicked me in the face.

Shadow's POV

I rested in the bed waiting for Shade to return and suddenly as I waited I heard footsteps, a lot of them.

With curiosity I glanced at the door to watch it bash open.

"BASH!"

Immediately I jumped to the side of the bed unable to stand as three men ran in to come at me in force.

As I panicked to move the men swung at me multiple times.

"Smack!"

Fists came at me and the first one hit my cheek sending me off the bed as the other attackers rushed to grab me by my neck.

I watched in pain as the men began to kick me.

"AGHHHHHH!" I screamed in agony as my wounds began to open up completely from their force.

As I cried in pain one of the men got on top of me and raised his fist.

"SMACK!"

His knuckles hit my teeth and suddenly I heard a tooth crack.

Blood filled my mouth as he sent more to my cheeks.

Each punch caused a massive bruise to appear and blood to slowly form around my face.

"AGHHHHHHHHHHH!" I continued to scream in pain as the men grabbed me by the throat.

I was pulled up with my limbs hanging and I wasn't able to fight back.

With all force I was thrown through the door and into the hall.

As I laid in the hallway I tried to crawl away as the men approached me taking my head.

They raised me up and as my blood rolled on the floor I was thrown at the stairs.

"AGHHHH!" I yelled as I was sent down them.

"BASH! BASH! BASH! BASH! BASH! BASH!"

I rolled down each step listening as my back broke on the wood.

Once I reached the bottom all I saw was blood forming around me from my wounds.

My head had cracked open once again.

Slowly I crawled for the door but the men got me first.

Immediately I was pulled back up and taken to the kitchen where I found Shade on the ground out cold.

The men sent me to my knees as that fucker Mark knelt down in front of my bloody body.

"Well, well, well! What do we have here!?" He asked as I coughed up blood and guts onto the floor.

Mark frowned at my condition and gently placed his hand on my shoulder.

"Does it hurt bitch?" He asked as I sent my head back.

"Smack!"

Mark stumbled as his nose began to bleed from my hit.

I smiled as he got his men to release me.

I wasn't able to do anything as he sent his foot into my mouth.

"BASH!"

Another tooth cracked as I fell face first next to Shade.

Roughly as I bled out Mark took me by my head and slammed me into the fridge.

As my head bounced off it Mark opened it up and stuffed my head inside.

I wasn't going to do anything. Too much pain.

As I bled on Shade's food I felt the door hit me.

"BASH! BASH! BASH!"

Each hit nearly broke my neck and as he stopped I fell down like I was dead.

Mark didn't care. He quickly grabbed me and tossed me next to Shade.

"Where's that foot of yours up my ass!?" He asked getting spit on my bloody face.

I coughed up more blood and dangled as he raised his knee.

"Smack!"

Raptor's POV

We watched as the reporter left and then made our way to the commander's men.

"Nice to see we got some help." Stated the one.

"Yeah. My name is Keith!" Stated the human as he shook my hand.

"And I'm Andre." he said as he nodded at us.

"I'm Raptor and this is Frost." I stated.

"Badass names!" Stated Andre.

We both smiled as Keith added.

"How come all the hedgehogs get the best names?"

Andre didn't reply he just went straight to work.

"The Commander went somewhere down the road." He stated.

"How do you know?" I asked as we followed him outside the cemetery.

"We found tracks of a car taking him away pretty fast. Are best guess is whoever it was took him to get help." Stated Andre.

"You said he was attacked?" Asked Frost in confusion.

"To the people of Afghanistan. We can't have them thinking it was something abnormal. Plus we found blood leading here. So our guess is Shadow walked here already hurt from that gun wound our commander told us he had in his leg then went to the grave, somehow got more hurt due to all the blood there, then made his way out to here where he couldn't move; until someone happened to find him. Then that person took him in his or hers car and drove him to get help." Replied Andre.

"Did you check the hospital?" I asked.

Andre nodded.

"They wouldn't take him there. In the condition he is in they would be arrested for suspicion of attempted murder or something dumb like that. They would take him home." Stated Andre.

"This person needs medical experience right?" Asked Frost.

"That's why we narrowed it down pretty well." Stated Keith as he handed me a paper.

"What's this?" I asked while reading names.

"It's the people who have at least some to all medical knowledge around the area where we believe Shadow could have reached without dieing." Replied Andre.

"So how do you want to do this?" I asked.

"You take her and her." Replied Andre while pointing at the two girls.

A girl named Shade and another named Emily.

Frost was ready as I asked.

"If you find him or anything call us over the comms ok?"

Both of the men nodded as we all went our separate ways.

Frost drove as I got in on side.

"Who first?" He asked.

"Let's try Emily." I replied as we took off down the road.

SO MUCH FUN! This is getting good I can't wait to see what happens next.