Hello! This is my first Sonic Fanfic, so go easy on me! I'll skip the disclaimer and go straight to the-OOF!
Tails: At the risk of being sued, Slayer Z does not own anything Sonic or Sega related. He does, however, own this rather large walkie-talkie that he got for free on Ebay! Tails holds up a massive radio
Shadow: ...I don't think that is what the disclaimer is supposed to be about, Tails.
Tails: Yeah, whatever. On to the story!
The occupants of Club Rouge sat together, silently staring at the ground. Assembled there was Sonic and most of his friends: Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Rouge, Cream, and Shadow. None made a move or even an attempt to begin speaking. Sonic tapped his foot on the ground impatiently, while Knuckles, Tails, Amy, and Cream traded glances once in a while, unsure if they should begin to speak. Rouge and Shadow simply sat there, Rouge with the look of anxiety and boredom while Shadow's face held no emotions.
Time had changed the group. Amy now spent more time with Tikal than she did pursuing Sonic, much to the blue hedgehog's delight. Knuckles had become noticeably stronger, now sporting a shoulderguard for more heavy-duty fights. Tails wore a red vest, the words "Mechanic" on the right breast of the vest. Shadow was garbed in a black cloak. It actually helped, as he could conceal his dangerous Desert Eagle within the cloak. However, Sonic had not changed, other than the fact that he now accepted the fact that Shadow was faster (only slightly) than himself.
"Why'd you call us here Rouge?" Knuckles finally asked. Everyone nodded, hoping to know the answer as well. Rouge smiled seductively.
"Well my friends, I was simply bored to death and I had to call you over!" Amy and Cream smiled sweetly, though they kept their thoughts to themselves. Instead, Knuckles voiced everyone's thoughts.
"Why? So we could all be bored?" This was met with much nodding of heads, and in Sonic's case, a quicker pace of tapping his foot.
"Well, look on the bright side!" Rouge said, clapping her hands together. "At least now, we can all be bored together!" Everyone groaned at the statement, slouching over in their seats.
"Actually, I was wondering if you all wanted to go watch a movie tonight." The group suddenly sprung up at the idea, excluding Shadow.
"Sure!" Amy exclaimed, bouncing with joy. The rest agreed, with a nod of their head. "Oh," Rouge's ears flattened out, "its rated R…" Cream and Tails sighed in disappointment, once again slouching.
"I'm sorry you two. But I really wanted to go watch it!" Knuckles scratched his chin. "What movie is it, Rouge?"
"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Sonic and Knuckles grinned at the name. Both exclaimed, "Sure!" before rushing off to the car. Amy made a disgusted face, shaking her head in disagreement. "I don't think I want to go then. You go with them Rouge."
Rouge smiled and turned to Shadow. "How 'bout you Shadow?" Shadow looked up from the ground, his red eyes retaining no emotion. "…I despise gory movies containing killing." Rouge sighed and shrugged. "Suit yourself. We'll see you guys later!" And with that, she zoomed after Sonic and Knuckles.
"So…what now?" Tails asked, watching as the car swerved onto the street. Amy shrugged and looked down at her watch. "Oh no; I just remembered! I have to go and visit Tikal! Gosh, I'm sorry guys! I'll see you later Tails. Bye Cream, bye Shadow!" Amy suddenly shouted, dashing out the door almost as fast as Rouge had. Tails blinked inconfusion at her retreating back.
"…Wow."
Tails continued his questioning, grinning all the while.
"C'mon Shadow! Tell me how you got so good!" Shadow shrugged, not taking his eyes off the screen. He and Tails were playing Time Crisis 3, and Shadow was currently kicking some ass. As two more enemies appeared on screen, Tails began to aim. Shadow was much quicker though and whipped out the pistol, pulling the trigger and wiping out the enemies on screen in a matter of two seconds. Tails groaned, half in anger at his own slow reflexes, and half in amazement of how good with a gun Shadow was.
After another five minutes of play, Shadow grew bored. He handed the plastic gun to Cream, muttering nearly inaudibly, "Here." With that, Shadow stood from his spot and began to make his way to the fridge. After nearly the whole group had left, Tails, Cream, and Shadow had came over to Tails' place. Shadow pulled open the fridge door, staring at its contents: Coke, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, ham, turkey, cheese, chocolate, numerous chili dogs, and ice-cream. With a quick glance, Shadow looked over the fridge door and yelled to the other room. "You guys want anything?"
"Mr. Shadow?" Cream's voice nearly made Shadow jump. He quickly turned to face the small rabbit staring up at him. How she'd gotten there, he'd never know. "Cream?" he responded, staring intently into her eyes. Cream twiddled her fingers nervously, swaying back and forth. Uh-oh Shadow thought. Every time she does that, she's feeling shy. And every time she feels this shy, she is going to ask something incredibly embarrassing of you.
"Um…Mr. Shadow, I was wondering if you could stay here for the night and watch over me," Shadow's eyes widened in disbelief and fright. Watch over Cream the Bunny, here…tonight…in Tails' house…
"Aren't you supposed to go home?" he asked, hoping to avoid having to do the…unthinkable. Cream resumed twiddling and swaying. "My Mommy said that I could spend the night here, but someone needed to watch over us. And since everyone went out to watch the movie and Amy is probably going to be out all night, I was wondering if you could…"
Shadow sighed. Before he could respond, however, Tails walked into the small kitchen. "Hey Shadow. What happened? I asked for a Coke." Shadow's gaze shifted to Tails, letting out a sigh of relief. Quickly, Shadow's fingers wrapped around the can of a Coke, and tossed it to Tails without much thought. "Thanks," Tails lipped, heading back to the PS2. With that, Shadow returned to look at Cream. Her eyes were large and pleading, her mouth quivering in anticipation of Shadow's reply. With a groan, Shadow hung his head in defeat.
"Very well. I'll stay here and watch over you guys."
"Do you have everything you need?" Cream's mother asked over the phone. Cream smiled and spoke, "Yes Mommy. I'll be back tomorrow. Mr. Shadow is going to drop me off at 9:00 A.M. Is that okay?"
Shadow sighed again, not believeing what he had just agreed to do. He ran a hand through his fur while Tails shook him excitedly. "Dude, you are the greatest! I'll make sure to make it up to you, eh! I mean, really. Thanks for watching over us so Cream can stay over! Do you want to set any ground rules?" Shadow looked up at Tails, rubbing his head. "Tails, this is your house. You should be big enough by now; you can make your own rules. Just...don't...make too much noise, okay?" Tails nodded his head vigorously. "Yeah, sure sure!"
Shadow sat in the dark living room, empty Coke cans and potato chip bags scattered all around him. He groaned, looking at the mess. Only thirty minutes, and the two were already hyper on food and drink. They were currently roaming around outside thankfully. This gave Shadow the quiet he wanted and needed. Shooting a glance to the door leading outside, Shadow pulled out his pistol. His fingers ran across its smooth surface, feeling the weight of it in his hand. It had been customed made, painted a silver color. A small laser pointer had been installed for more accurate shooting. With this and the green Chaos Emerald Shadow had locked away at his house, he truly felt like the Ultimate Lifeform.
Shadow stole a glance to the window, spotting Tails and Cream making their way back to the house. Hastily, Shadow placed the gun back onto a cloth placement on his cloak. Not much more than five seconds later, the door squeaked open. "Hey Shadow. Just been sitting here?" Shadow grimly nodded. Tails grinned evilly. "Good, because we need a lift...and since the Tornado isn't in working condition right now..." Shadow glared at Tails. "...What're ya getting at?" Shyly, Cream spoke up.
"Can you take us to the mall Mr. Shadow?"
Well, thats chapter 1! Hoped you liked it!
Shadow: ...If this story wasn't rated for general audiences, I would take that pistol and--
Hey now! Its like you said; this story is rated for general audiences, so keep your mouth shut you pixelated character you!
Shadow: ...
Good. Now, read and review please! Chapter 2 to come up soon!
Shadow: Jerk. Flame him, please flame him for the love of--!