Sonic Series Fan Fiction ❯ Predator and Prey ❯ Good Grief, Shadow ( Chapter 4 )

Chapter Four: Good grief Shadow.

 

In a matter of days, Shadow was back to his full strength and yet to realize where his current location was. He became a big help around the house. While Kylee went shopping or just needed time and space to clean up, Shadow kept an eye on the twins and in some occasions would tie them up and see how long it would take for them to work their way out the tight ropes. Kylee got mad only because she wished she had thought of it first.

 

It was nearing the end of the week and not once had Shadow seen Jose, Paco, or the rest of her family like her mother or father. He did on the other hand meet Damien Matthews a gray echidna with a thing for shredded clothes and Jaxon Galicia a blonde-haired black otter who comes and goes as he pleases eating every bit of food in sight. Their first encounter was not pleasant and nearly resulted in a fight just before Kylee came home to stop it.

 

Kylee and Angel had gone shopping and as usual, Shadow was sitting on the couch with his feet propped up on the coffee table in a pair of baggy black jeans bored out of his mind. Enrique and Marcus were sitting on the floor staring at him intently. Shadow looked down at the two arching a brow. “What?” he asked a little annoyed.

 

“We know you're trying to impress our sister,” Enrique said still staring at him.

 

“Yeah, and you're going to have to try harder than watching us if you really want her,” Marcus said with a devilish grin on his face.

 

“What makes you think I'm interested in Kylee,” he asked turning his gaze to the TV. “You guys are what? Five or six years old.”

 

“Stop trying to change the subject,” Marcus said leaning against the couch. “We've seen the way you look at her.”

 

“Look!” Enrique laughed. “Stare is more like it. If I were you I'd be careful what I do when he gets back.”

 

“Who's he?”

 

“Our brother Jose.” Shadow arched a brow.

 

“Yeah, even if she does like you you'll have to get past Jose if you really want her.” Shadow began to flip through channels still taking in every word the twins said.

 

“He's got this rule `Look, don't touch' and he means it.” Enrique glared at Shadow. “Hey are you listen'?”

 

“Yeah man the only reason we're telling you this is cause…” Marcus trailed off as an anime appeared on the TV. They both just sat and stared.

 

“You we saying,” Shadow asked seeing the mesmerized look on their faces. They didn't answer.

 

Minuets into the anime the girls came bursting through the door with bags of food in their hands. Shadow rushed over to help the two as they made their way to the kitchen. They moved in and out the house completely ignoring the fact that the twins were still transfixed in front of the T.V. Shadow often caught himself staring at Kylee on several occasions during the 20 minuets it took to put the groceries away. He gave himself a mental scolding and tried to concentrate on other matters like why the girls were smiling at him…

 

“Shit,” he thought. He blinked before asking, “What are you smiling about?” He felt a bit uneasy having them beam at him that way. He had very little knowledge on how girls thought. Even he was shocked at Maria's reactions to the things he used to do and say. He was woken from his thoughts when he found himself being tugged up to his room by a belt loop on his pants by Kylee. Angel followed close behind carrying several large shopping bags. Now he was unnerved.

 

After fives hours of arguing, yelling, running, chasing, pinning, and being pinned, Shadow sat red with embarrassment; never had such a degrading thing happen to him. He was now wearing a pair of black, baggy, wide-leg jeans with over a dozen pockets and a few silver chains hanging from them. His black shirt, which was ripped in several places from the fight, had words, written in both Spanish and English, in white. Over that was an open white shirt. Around his neck rested a silver spiked chain.

 

“You look great,” Angel said admiring her handy work. “As for me I look like hell. I'll see you two in an hour.” She smiled at the both of them and walked out the door and house to her car.

 

Shadow looked up at Kylee, his ruby eyes piercing right through her. “Why did you do this?”

 

“Well, we were going to pierce you ears too,” she said playing with her hair nervously, “but you would have probably killed us.”

 

“Stop playing around Kylee,” he snarled glaring at her.

 

“Hey calm down. Besides I can't tell you yet it's a secret.”

 

“You've stripped me of my dignity the least you can do was tell me what the hell is going on.” He wasn't fond of secretes and he was in the dark enough as is.

 

“Ok fine spoil sport,” she said standing in the doorway. “We're going to a rave.”

 

“A rave?” He still had no idea what was going on.

 

“Yeah, a rave. It's a big party where people dance and stuff.” She walked out before he could ask any further questions.

 

In well under an hour tops, Angel was back with Damien in his black, blue, and silver Jeep and waiting outside. The echidna was adorn in black shredded everything except his shoes and spiked collar. Kylee had a time getting Shadow in as he was still asking about the “Rave” they were going to. Repeatedly they would tell him not to worry about it as they drove out of town and down a deserted rode. As the city faded away and the desert played into their surroundings, Shadow grew impatient as he watched the dark blue sky grow darker.

 

“Are we there yet?” he asked agitated at being stuck in a car for the past hour now.

 

An evil grin played across Angel and Kylee's face and they started to whine to Damien, “Are we there yet dad. Yeah, dad when are we gunna get there. I'm tired. My butt hurts.”

 

“Ok not funny guys,” Damien said gripping one hand on the wheel. Shadow looked somewhat amused.

 

“I have to go to the bathroom,” Angel complained from the front passenger seat. “Kylee won't stop kicking my seat.”

 

“Well Shadow hit me,” Kylee said half laughing and nudging Shadow as if tying to tell him to play along.

 

“She hit me first,” he said trying not to laugh. He found this childish but also contagious.

 

“Did not!”

 

“Did to!”

 

“Dad!” all three cried stifling their laughter.

 

“GOD, WILL YOU GUYS SHUT THE…” Damien yelled but was cut off by Kylee when she called out.

 

“WE'RE HERE!” She leaned over Shadow and looked out the window. Shadow gulped hard. Her hands hand landed only inches from his crotch. To get his mind of the matter he looked up and his eyes landed on her rather large chest. His eyes grew wide and he forced himself to look out the window. He saw just a warehouse and nothing more. He arched a brow.

 

“This is it?” he said in disbelief. Kylee only nodded as she got back into her seat. The front was completely empty but when they pulled around to the back he saw something he didn't expect. There before he lay hundreds of cars, skate ramps and half pipes and portable stadium lights to shine on these. “This must have been what she meant by `stuff,'” he thought with a slight smirk on his face.