The black and red hedgehog walked down the hallway with his hands in his pockets, thinking about what he should do. Do his homework and act like he cared, or fail and risk Rouge leaving him for another man, or woman. Both sucked. But he could also fall back on Kris...If she forgave him. Hm. He made his way out of the school for his off period that really wasn't an off period, so he was skipping English Four. Been there, done that. Being a vampire really made some things boring.

Shadow was out in the schoolyard when he saw the small brown vampire bat with the black bow hanging asleep on a branch. He sighed. In the other direction he saw Ky walking on the sidewalk on his real off period. He walked over to him.

"Hey Kyle." He said.

"What?" The yellow hedgehog answered.

"Tell your sister to forgive me and not hold a grudge against me." Shadow replied. He jumped over a hole in the sidewalk.

"Why should I?" He asked. "You constantly toy with her. She has a right to be mad at you."

Shadow shrugged. "Well, if things don't go well with me and Rouge, I might go out with her, just saying."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"Yes!"

Ky swiped his claws at Shadow's face. "I said no! Get away from me!"

Shadow dodged the swipe and grabbed Ky's shirt in his fist. "Don't. Yell. At. Me. I am not taking orders from some snot-nosed fledgeling like you. I am the top vampire here and you will treat me with respect. Or else."

Ky bared his fangs. "You don't scare me."

"Oh you will be afraid." Shadow replied and threw the vampire into the grass. "I get whatever I want. And I'm not afraid to do anything to make sure I do."

"You're dating that bat!"

"Just in case things don't go well." The hedgehog walked away from the yellow one.

Ky got up and brushed himself off. "I am SO going to tell Rouge about this…"

Sonic got out of class and continued on his mission to get a fan club. Now he had 15 people signed. Only five more to go! He started down the hallway when Ky ran past him.

"Whoah! What's going on?!" He shouted to the hedgehog.

"I'm going to tell on Shadow!" He yelled back.

"Tell on him? How old are you?"

"Shut up Sonic!"

Ky ran around trying to find Shadow's girlfriend. He asked around and some people pointed him in the right direction. When he found her he was out of breath, Rouge was at her locker, getting a book out of it.

"Rouge! Rouge." He panted. "I have something to tell you. *cough* It's important!"

The vampire bat turned around. "What's so important?" She asked.

Ky slammed himself into a locker next to her and tried to catch his breath. "Shadow- Shadow says he's gonna go after my sister if things don't *cough* go well between you two. Please make up with him. He was a horrible boyfriend to her. I know, I was there." He slid down the lockers and onto the floor.

"Rouge looked down at the hedgehog. "What did he do to her?"

Ky stood up finally. "He was really mean to her sometimes, and he was super demanding of her. It's a good thing that they broke up because I think she'd be pregnant by now with his kid. I don't want to get into details but please make up with him. For her safety."

Rouge took a moment to process what he had just told her. She shook her head. "Ky, I don't believe you. I know Shadow. He can be a real asshole sometimes but I know he wouldn't do that. He respects women. He is very old fashioned and we've been friends since we were little kids." She looked down at him. "You're just saying those horrible things because you hate him, and you probably couldn't stand him and Kris being together."

"I can't." Ky admitted. "But I have reasons why."

"Ky, save it!" Rouge shouted at him, she was getting very angry at the younger vampire. "Shadow is fine, I'll make up with him, but I want you to stop being immature and accusing my boyfriend of being a horrible person."

Ky glared at her. "I know I'm right." He started to walk away. Rouge watched him go and slowly calmed down. A black bat with a red stripe on it's head flew down into her head and rubbed in her hair, making cute squeaking noises.

"Hello Shadow." Rouge picked him up and gave him a tiny kiss on the nose. Shadow squeaked happily.

"Your bat form is so adorable Shadow." She let him go, he flew up and changed back into a hedgehog.

"Thank you. I'm not used to being called cute." Shadow walked around her. "I also heard you and Ky's conversation."

"You didn't do all those things did you?"

"Hell no." Shadow answered. "I may have been a little harsh but I would never get her pregnant."

"Thank the Devil, then!" She went to hug him tight.

"You're welcome Rouge." Shadow gave her a secret kiss on the lips.

"Shadow, you're so naughty~"

"GET A ROOM!" Some freshmen yelled at them from across the hall.

Shadow glared at them. "How would you like to be drained dry?"

"That's against school rules!"

"Like Hell I care!"

The freshman quickly left for their lives. Ky stood at his locker staring at them. "Disgusting, but as long as he's not attacking my sister…"

Kris stood looking at them from the other side of the hall and walked away.

"17 PEOPLE!" Sonic howled in excitement.