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Disclaimer: Sonic and anyone related to him belong to SEGA. Chelsea and MRF belong to me.

Chapter 6: Troubles Already

Sonic shifted uncomfortably in his chair. He ate a piece of his scrambled egg before glancing at Chelsea. He saw she was looking at Shadow. Well more like staring. Sonic could see he was just as uncomfortable as he was. Ruby and emerald eyes met for a second and then looked back at their own plates.

Shadow looked at Silver to see him happily eating, oblivious to the event going on. He mentally scoffed. He then looked at Chelsea and saw and found her staring at him. A small blush made its way on his cheeks. Did he have something on his face? Subconsciously he rubbed the back of his hand on his muzzle and looked to see if there was something on it. Nothing. He growled a little before stabbing his fork in his eggs out of annoyance.

It was silent at the dinner table. The two hedgehogs sat across from each other as Silver and Chelsea did the same. They both had uncomfortable faces as their mother stared at them. Chelsea also stared at Silver but he was too into his breakfast to notice. She smiled and went back to staring at the other two.

She knew they weren't enjoying her stares. She just wanted to intimidate them. It was fun for her. She giggled when the ebony hedgehog stabbed his fork in the pile of eggs.

It was too much fun being a mother.

The shaking of the table didn't even phase Silver but, as for Sonic, Chelsea could see he was just as annoyed. A sigh escaped his peach lips and he strained a smile towards her. Painfully he said "Mom is there a reason why you're staring at us?" He forced a laugh.

This should be a crime.

Chelsea shook her head in a lazy way and took a bite of bacon. Silver lifted his head from the empty plate and cocked his head to the side. Innocently he asked, "She was staring at us?" Shadow slammed his hands on the table and stood up. He glared at Silver and said through clenched teeth, "Yes she was staring at us for the past 20 minutes but you were too busy eating like a dog to realize that."

"Hey! That's not nice!" Silver shouted. He crossed his arms and then turned his back on Shadow. "At least I don't eat like a freakin' rabid lion like you and Mr. Cocky over there."

Wow! Who would've ever thought Silver had a back bone. Way to go Silvy.

Sonic now stood up and exclaimed "Hey! Don't bring me into this. Faker is the one who started it. Talking about - you guys should take a chill pill, geez."

Shadow glared venomously at Sonic. "Who are calling a faker, faker?"

"I'm talking to you faker."

"Before I wring your neck, I should tell you I didn't start this it was all idiots' fault."

"You're unbelievable Shadow. How did I start this? You did not me. Stop lying; you're going to lower chances of getting a girlfriend. Well I suppose your chances are already low" Silver snickered.

This was better than cable.

Sonic chuckled at the statement. Shadow appeared to be glowing a blood red color and his quills became dangerously pointy. Chelsea was trying to catch her breath, from all the laughing she did, when her eyes popped open.

"That is the last straw," the crimson male seethed, "I'm going to make you're deaths so slow you're going to wish you were never born and I'm starting with you first." Shadow pointed a glowing finger at the petrified silver hedgehog.

Shadow was just about to lunge at Silver before he heard a voice.

"Shadow calm down."

Said hedgehog turned to Chelsea with his eyes wide with disbelief. He pointed an accusing finger at Silver and exclaimed, "But m-mother, didn't you hear what he just said to me. He said I couldn't get a girlfriend-"

Chelsea raised her eyebrows in amusement. "That still doesn't give you the right to hurt either of them."

Shadow crossed his arms, turned away and humphed. Chelsea eyebrows only raised a little more when she heard him mummer something along the lines of 'she only likes them better…I always get blamed…stupid fakers…I should knock some sense into her'.

"What was that, Shadow, about me?"

"I don't know what you're talking about mother." Shadow growled.

"Uh-huh, next time I hear something like that you're grounded."

"Whatever."

Next to her, Sonic was pounding the floor laughing. He suddenly stopped when he saw Chelsea look at him with a soft glare. He quickly scrambled to his feet and smiled sheepishly with a hand rubbing the back of his neck and head. "Hehe hey mom…"

Chelsea closed her eyes and sighed with her eyebrows furrowed together. "Sonic don't even start. You didn't need to start with the whole faker thing. You have to start acting your age."

Sonic's mouth almost hit the floor. Chelsea walked over to him and pushed his mouth back shut. When the azure hedgehog could find his voice he said defensively, "Mom, I didn't even do anything. I was just defending myself. I don't think what you're saying is fair-"

"Sonic, watch your attitude," the young woman out her hands on her hips.

"But mom-"

"Sonic."

"Fine. I'm sorry," Sonic rolled his eyes and walked to the living room and plopped himself on the couch with his arms crossed. He had a rude glare fixed on the TV.

"Did you just roll your eyes at me?" Chelsea frowned deeply at him daring him to answer. She concluded he was going to be her more troublesome child. Chelsea was now getting a little angry and she focused her glare on Silver.

Silver's eyes trained on her with regret. He looked at Shadow and Sonic. He didn't mean to have the morning start off so rough. He just got kind of carried away. He wasn't trying to be mean.

"Silver, what you said to Shadow was-"

He cut her off. "I know mother. I know what I did was wrong and I just wanted to say I didn't mean it, honestly. I guess I kind of got a little angry. I shouldn't have been so rude to Shadow or Sonic. I'm sorry guys." He then looked at Chelsea with a sad smile and continued, "I'm sorry I ruined your morning also and I'll be happy to accept any punishment you give me. I'll even have Sonic and Shadow's punishments just so I can show how sorry I am."

Chelsea had tears in corners of her eyes after Silver's explanation. She remembered last night when Shadow and Sonic screamed at him. He still found a way to put the blame on himself. Even though right now he was mostly to blame he still put stuff on himself that he didn't do. She was happy he was still the same Silver from last night; he just had a backbone when he was angry. She went up to him and hugged him which he gladly returned. When she pulled back she said "It's alright Silvy. You're forgiven. What you said was super sweet and I hope your brothers," she eyed the other hedgies, "realize what you just saved them from." Silver laughed and said, "They don't need to thank me or anything. It's just what a brother is supposed to do." Sonic and Shadow walked closer to Silver.

The dark-skinned woman walked over to the door. She opened it and before she left she said "I'm just going to get the mail. Please don't kill each other. I'll be back in a minute, okay?" With that, she left.

There was a long silence after the door was shut closed. Sonic crossed his arms again and made a smirk towards Silver. "Ya big suck up." Silver laughed whole heartedly, "Hey, I had to find some way to get us out of trouble. I didn't see you guys doing anything to help so I took matters into my own hands. But I did really mean what I said. Well anything except the punishment part." Shadow punched Silver's shoulder and said "That was for what you said about my chances of finding a girlfriend. We all know I have more of a chance finding one than you two." Silver chuckled and rubbed his arm, "Yeah, sorry about that. That was kinda outta line." He then started his way to the stairs.

Sonic said "Where are you going Silvs?"

"I'm just going to my room."

"Why?"

"No reason."

Silver shrugged and started climbing up the carpeted steps. When he was halfway up someone shouted "Wait Silver!" He turned back to see Sonic and Shadow at the bottom of the steps. He quizzically looked at them as the two hedgehogs shared glances with each other. Sonic smiled and Shadow smirked. They both said, "Thanks Silver for what you said."

Silver displayed an ear splitting smile and said "No prob guys."

"Bill, bill, bill, bill, Home Residents, bill, Chris, MRF, bill- hey MRF!

A silver envelope was taken out of the stack of letters. Chelsea threw the others on the counter making them separate all over the place. She observed it and saw there was a big bright red stamp that said 'M.R.F.'. She used her fingernail to open it. She saw a white paper and took it out, discarding the envelope. Her brown eyes read over the note and then Chelsea's jaw clenched. She crumpled the paper up and threw it in the garbage. It was a stupid choice to read the message. She stomped her way up to one of the boy's room. She had a sudden urge to spend time with them.

Chelsea slammed the first door she saw open and found Shadow sitting at the edge of his bed. He had a distant looks on his face as he stared at the mirror in front of him. He looked like he was staring at himself. He didn't even notice her sit by him until she touched him on the shoulder.

Shadow jumped a bit. He calmed down at the sight of Chelsea. He raised a brow in question. "Is there something wrong mother?" Chelsea shook her head and sadly smiled. She felt a pinching feeling in her heart when Shadow looked at her. The note clouded her eyes and she felt like throwing up at the thought of it. Tears appeared at the edge of her eye lids and her vision became blurry because of it. Her stomach felt like it was being flipped inside out. She rapidly blinked to get rid of the tears.

Luckily for her no tears escaped but Shadow still saw her glossy eyes. The crimson splashed male looked at her with a sudden spike of panic. She was acting…off today. Was something troubling her? Did she have a medical condition he didn't know about? "Mother is something wrong? Today you've been fainting and crying. Hell, you almost fell three times today. You're not that clumsy. Your moods are all over the place and I know your menstrual cycle has not begun." Chelsea looked down at her hands and shifted. She took her shirt and started pulling it. Her cheeks got a little lighter. "Language Shadow, and how do you know when my period starts?" The ebony male ignored her and continued. "Then you act like everything's alright but I know you. Something's wrong and it's troubling you," he cupped her face and forced her to look at him, "and I want to know what. Tell me now and don't you dare lie to me Chelsea." The young woman's eyes widened at his use of her name. Shadow narrowed his eyes and whispered "You know I hate feeling useless."

Shadow felt Chelsea's chin tremble. He grabbed her shoulders and shoved her onto his chest. He felt her wrap her arms around his neck and in return wrapped his arms securely around her waist. Shadow closed his eyes and started rubbing her back when she started to sob; just like she did all those times he cried. The room's light wasn't on so the room was dim and silent except for the crying woman on Shadow's shoulder. The only light in the room was the sunlight that slipped through the dark brown curtains Now that he thought about it the whole house seemed to go silent.

A few minutes passed and the Chelsea's sobs were only reduced to small gasps. Shadow continued to give his silent comfort. Then he tried to pull away but she would not let go of him.

"Mother?"

"To answer your question Shadow, I just don't want to lose the three of you. I'm praying everyday that when I wake up you guys will be there. You've been with me for so long, it's just; when you guys don't need me anymore you'll leave and the thought makes me sick to my stomach. I don't care if you they think you don't need me anymore. I just don't want you three to leave me. I love you too much to lose you. Please, Shadow, please promise you won't leave me. I promise to be nicer in every way possible and just please Shadow, fight to stay here with me. I'm begging you-"

Shadow held her in a bone crushing embrace. He clenched his eyes shut with his jaws tightly. He snarled. Someone was threatening her. They were threatening to take them away from her. His canines were exposed at the thought of it. "

"Mother, listen to me very carefully. We will never leave you-I will never leave you. I can't fathom the thought of losing you. If needed I will fight to my very death to make sure Sonic and Silver always stay with you. And we will always need you, even though we may act otherwise remember we always will. Nothing will ever change that. Once I find out who put these thoughts in your head, I'll rip them to shreds and make sure their death is slow and painful. I love you so much mother. You will never lose us do you understand me?" Shadow pried her off his shoulder and looked into her red and puffy eyes. He saw Chelsea nod and he took her into another embrace.

"Can we stay like this for a little longer Shadow?"

"As you wish."

So until Chelsea fell asleep Shadow held her protectively in his arms. He carried her to her room and laid her on her bed. He looked at her sleeping form and heard two others come in the room. He didn't bother to look. He already knew who they were. Shadow crossed his arms.

"Who do you think she was talking about?" an azure hedgehog, Sonic, softly said. Silver sat beside the sleeping woman and rubbed her forearm. He looked at Shadow with full concern. "She sounded terrified. Who would want to take us away from her?" Shadow closed his eyes and reopened them. He turned to glare daggers at the closet in his mother's room. He felt unimaginable rage bubble up in his chest and his jaws ache from the pressure he put on them.

"I don't know who exactly but I think I have a pretty good idea."

Thank you for reading. R&R

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