Sonic Series Fan Fiction ❯ Predator and Prey ❯ Shake down ( Chapter 7 )

Chapter 7: Shake down

 

Shadow sat bored by himself in the lounge. His ruby gaze would wander around the crowded, wild, warehouse, but would always land back to where he started, Kylee. “The way her body moves matches perfectly to the music,” he thought to himself, “but why am I thinking this?” His eyes went over every curve of her body, stopping in several places. He flashed back to the moment they had together before hand. He shook his head ridding him of those thoughts. “What the hell is wrong with me?” he asked aloud.

 

“I don't know. You tell me,” said someone close to him.

 

“Who said that?” Shadow looked left and right and even under the couch. You could never tell where someone was going to pop up here and he wasn't about to not expect anything except maybe what happened next.

 

“Just a friend of the one you've been watching.” A bat dropped down from nowhere and stood before him. He was a black bat maybe no taller than Shadow was. His hair was black and red and he wore gray cargo bondage pants with a white tank top. He had a mask hanging from his neck and gloves with the fingers cut out on his hands. In his pockets and hands were spray paint cans. He put down one of the paint cans and extended a hand. “They call me Dragon,” he said with a smirk on his face.

 

Shadow arched a brow as he shook his hand. “The names Shadow,” he said getting to his feet.

 

“I see you've been watching my friend Kylee over there. I don't blame ya she's one piece of work, but like they say man, look don't touch.”

 

“Heh, her little brothers told me the same thing.” He looked back out into the crowd and Kylee caught his eye. She winked and went on dancing.

 

“So you've already meet her family then.” It didn't seem like a question but it still begged for an answer.

 

“Actually they found me.” Shadow had a slight hazy look to his eyes.

 

“You like her don't you?” Dragon said looking at him, grinning ear to ear.

 

“Me?!” Shadow gave him a look and waved away the question with his hand. “Nah, man. She's…”

 

“Seductive, beautiful, everything you could ever want? Come on man stop me when I'm right,” laughed Dragon grinning wolfishly.

 

“Sounds like you've had a lot of time to think about this,” Shadow said smirking. “How do I know you're not the one interested in her?”

 

“Well, actually it's pretty damn common for guys to fall for Diablo girls like Kylee,” Dragon said and picked up his spray can.

 

“What's a Diablo?” he asked trying to remember what the name meant.

 

“I'll tell ya later,” he said pointing out that Kylee was approaching. He fell back on the couch and looked down at the floor as it suddenly stopped moving. He arched a brow and looked up. The music had stopped and some people were even leaving the floor to sit in the lounges. Kylee walked up to Shadow with a grin on her face. She looked to Dragon then back to him.

 

“I see you've met the artist of our twisted little group,” she said coolly.

 

“Artist?” he said looking at Dragon. He smiled and pointed behind him to the huge wall. It was covered in pictures of dragons and angels. One angel looked exactly like Kylee and under it were the words “In loving memory…” Shadow tried to read the name that followed but once again found his self being pulled by the belt loop of his pants towards a staircase then up to a crowded platform. Kylee led him to the far end of the platform and turned to stare deep into his eyes.

 

“I'm tired of seeing that bored look on your face,” she said smiling at him. “I want to see you have fun dance with or without me. It's your choice.” Shadow yet again arched a brow but did not complain. He never danced in his life, but, like many times before, he would have to learn from observing.

 

Before he could answer, a howling rang through the speakers followed by a devilish laugh. “Ladies and Gents,” Jaxon yelled through his mic, “it's time for what you've all been waiting for.” All over Quake, large bass speakers and subwoofers were being placed along the walls and even face down on the floor. “Party people, keep ya feet and stay with the beat cause it's time for the Shake Down!” Just as suddenly, as the music stopped it began sending huge waves through the floor. Shadow, like many people, fell to the floor from the intense shaking of their legs. Kylee, laughing a bit, helped him to his feet.

 

“Keep ya feet moving and you'll be fine,” she yelled over the music and danced off. Shadow watched her before he found his feet moving to the hypnotic beat. Soon he was dancing like everyone around him, slaves to the music. Kylee danced close to him, slipped two glow sticks into his hands, and went on with her own thing. He looked a bit lost but looked around him and got the idea. His hands, as if they had a mind of their own, moved with the music with out his knowing. The boosters on his shoes allowed him to do ridiculously high flips over people. He landed on one hand in front of Kylee and grinned madly at her.

 

“Show off,” she yelled looking down at him as she pushed him on to his back.

 

He got to his feet and followed as she danced shouting, “Look who's talking.”

 

“Jealous,” she said over her shoulder.

 

“Of what?”

 

“Me, cause you wish you could move like this.” She danced circles around him teasingly shaking her hips. He just shoed her away and went on about his business letting his gaze wander back to her every now and then.

 

Kylee watched Shadow out of the corner of her eye. He seemed to be enjoying himself just dancing around without a care. She had heard so many terrible things about him. Rumors of him having a destructive nature. Ruthless and merciless was what the few around Xander said who knew what was going on outside of town. She refused to believe any of it. All she saw was another teen who made some bad choices. There were many people like that in Xander that is why it was nicknamed Outcast Valley, a secluded valley in the middle of the desert nearly oblivious to the outside world.

 

Kylee woke from her daze only to realize she had danced too close to the edge of the platform. She stopped dancing and pulled back her hair to look over the edge. Her head began to spin when she realized how high it was. Closing her eyes, Kylee stepped back a ways. Her retreat backfired when a tiger dancing wildly rammed into her sending her flying over the edge. She opened her eyes but soon closed them, her fate all too clear as she screamed bloody murder. A black streak darted through the air snatching Kylee from every person's horror-stricken eyes. Them both landing hard on the floor caused her body to grow tense in Shadow's arms. Her face buried in his chest, she listened to his heartbeat calmly. Her gaze was drawn to his at the touch of his gloved hand on her cheek. For a long while, Shadow just stared into her frightened eyes, the silver glow almost eerie as they brimmed with tears.

 

“Please don't cry,” he said in his mind repeatedly. He would do anything to keep her from crying. He said this so many time in his head that he accidentally spoke them to her.

 

“Thank you,” said barely above a whisper and she smiled weakly laying her head back down on his chest. He just closed his eyes and held her close to him. Soon the others started to gather around them, one new gray cat, and even Jaxon, who left his post to see if his friend was all right.

 

There seemed to be an aura around the two as they just sat there. Shadow looked so lovingly protective of Kylee the way he held her. No one dared touch them or even speak except Angel who suggested they take her home. He did not say a word as he got to his feet and carried Kylee out of the warehouse and back to the jeep with everyone following. Through the car ride home he held her and sat in the living room with her all night until she fell asleep.