D&S Chapter 3: Flares and Stares
Shadow woke up with a terrible migraine. He was in blinding pain and it didn't help that the sunshine was ejecting his desire to see anything.
Where was he? Why was he in pain? The questions for which he had no answers hurt him more than the pain his body was feeling.
He looked down to see his arms and legs covered in bandages that had turned a faint red from what he assumed was blood.
"What the hell happened to me?" He asked softly.
He looked around to see he was in a room with two couches, a coffee table that had been moved to the side, and a small stand that held up a large flat screen television.
"Okay, where am I?" He growled, immediately on guard as his instincts kicked in.
He looked around for a clock but when he didn't see one in the immediate vicinity he settled for turning on the television.
He saw the black remote at his feet, beside a blanket that was tangled around his legs.
A blanket?
Now he was really confused.
Ignoring the new questions that had begun to cloud his mind, he grabbed the remote and turned on the television.
In a flash of blue he was staring at the most popular news channel in the city. It made him roll his eyes knowing it was the one that featured the annoying pink reporter, Amy something.
It was 8:45 AM and the weather was cloudy with the sun expected to show in the afternoon. Shadow shook his head and was tempted to throw the remote into the television.
This told him absolutely nothing about what happened to him last night, since he still couldn't remember.
"Damnit it all…" He muttered, placing the remote back down on the floor. He almost jumped as he heard a small voice from behind him.
"Um, hello…" He turned to see a yellow fox peaking out from behind a door that lead out of the room he was in.
Shadow would have said something if the room hadn't decided to start spinning and turn black.
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"He woke up!"
"He what?" Sonic blurted out groggily, reaching for his red hoodie. It was a chilly morning.
"Don't worry, he passed out again." Tails said with a small smile as he peeked into Sonic's bedroom.
Sonic groaned.
"Okay I'm up, I'll be out in a minute." He said as he looked around for an acceptable pair of pants.
"I was thinking we should try to wake him up…" Tails said with a grimace. Sonic turned away from his search to look at the fox incredulously.
"Why do you think we should do that?" The blue hedgehog asked with a look of confusion on his face.
"Well if you take him to the hospital and he gets some sort of pain reliever, he'd have to have eaten before hand, right?"
"You're right. Okay, you go make breakfast and I'll see if I can revive him." Sonic said with a smirk.
"Okay, good luck Sonic!" Tails said with a smile as he ran off to the kitchen.
Sonic watched the fox's figure disappear before he picked up some blue gym shorts and headed towards the living room.
He stared at the hedgehog's body, which didn't look like it had moved except for the crumpled up blanket at his feet.
Sonic walked over slowly, placing a hand over the hedgehog's closed eyes to see if he was really unconscious.
"How am I gonna wake him up?" Sonic muttered, pulling his hand back.
"Hey Tails," Sonic yelled, turning his head towards the kitchen. "Did he say anything when he woke up?"
"He tried to, I think! But then he fell back on the floor." Tails yelled back. Sonic could vaguely hear a blender and decided to leave the fox to what he was doing.
"Thanks!" He yelled back, pondering his next move before turning around.
"Could you do me a favour, and quiet down, please?"
Sonic almost jumped when he heard the voice. He turned to see the dark hedgehog lift himself a little and rub his head.
"What did you say Sonic? I didn't catch that." Tails said as he came out of the kitchen, apron on and towel in hand. He followed Sonic's stare and gasped.
"Uh, Good morning…" Tails muttered.
Sonic was still at a loss for words when the hedgehog turned to him and glared.
"Did you do this to me?" It growled.
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"I did what you asked me to." She said dryly through the phone. She heard the voice on the other end chuckle. It was a distorted chuckle, but by now she was used to him using the tool she had given him to cover his voice.
"May I ask what I did to deserve this attitude?" The voice replied.
She rolled her eyes.
"Nothing, I'm just busy that's all."
"Hopefully busy doing the things I've asked you to do." The voice replied angrily. It forced her to calm down. Even with the distortion, she knew that tone.
"Sorry, its been a long day. And of course I'm still working on our joint ventures."
"Perfect, I'll see you tonight at nine." The voice said with the same chuckle. Her eyes widened.
"You'll what?" But the line had already gone dead.
The woman looked around her small apartment and held back a scream.
"He really thinks he owns me." She said with disgust, flinging her phone across the room. It fell into her futon and bounced back on the floor.
She turned around and headed to the door leading to the elevator.
"Sure I'll go see him…after I get some things finished." She said with a tone of finality to no one in particular. She stepped out into the hallway and headed for the elevator.
Had she taken her phone, she would have noticed the new message she had gotten only a minute after her phone call ended.
NEW MESSAGE:
UNKNOWN NUMBER
I do own you.
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Enjoy! Thanks to everyone for the reviews! They are greatly appreciated and really push me to make better chapters. The plot thickens and more characters will be introduced in the next chapter! Stay tuned! As always R&R.
-GeminiMercedes-
A/N UPDATE: Things are amidst! I just made a couple of changes to the conversations as I can be a bit wordy at times. I know someone asked in a review if we are supposed to know who's on the phone at the end. NOPE! I always introduce the characters that are speaking so if I don't, you can assume you're supposed to be out of the loop. Some of you may have guessed who it is though...stay tuned! Hopefully you guys are still enjoying this! R&R!
-GEMINIMERCEDES-