Accidents Happen: Chapter 27

accidents happen: chapter 27

Sonic's POV

It was evening now. Me and Shadow had gone to the club Rouge after the check up in the hospital. The doctor who gave us the check up, dr. burggen, made us know that everything was alright with the baby. He also gave us a few pictures from the ultrasound he used to check up on the infant. We had gone here because we would love to show them to our friends. And because club Rouge was the closest to the hospital, we had decided to let her be the first to see the pictures.

Shadow and me were sitting at the counter. Shadow had handed the pictures to her. She was pretty happy to see those pictures and asked for the gender. But that was something neither of us wanted to know untill it was here. So we couldn't tell her either. She seemed to be dissapointed by that fact, but she understood why we kept it a secret from ourselves. We wanted it to be a surprise for us aswell.

I watched the two talk to eachother while i sat a little bit away from them and enjoyed my drink. I wasn't the only one sitting here. Knuckles was here aswell for some reason that he was persistent in telling me. Or Rouge. Or anyone for that matter. Not that it really bothered me. If he didn't want to tell anyone then i wasn't going to pester him about it either.

"so how far are you now?" Rouge asked as she handed the pictures back.
"i'm now twenty two weeks far." Shadow said and had to lean back a little when when Rouge leaned over the counter so she could lay her hands on his belly.
"and that is?" Rouge asked.
"about five almost six months." Shadow answered.
"so only 3 months left, huh?" Rouge asked and went behind her counter again when the hard surface started to hurt her.
"yeah and thank god for that. it's starting to become to heavy to carry." Shadow said as he stroked his enlarged belly. He felt a soft kick against the palm of his hand and smiled.

"we should show the others the photo's from our ultra sound aswell!" Shadow said excitedly as we walked back to my house after we left club Rouge.
"we will when we visit them." I said and glanced at him. Shadow couldn't keep his eyes off of those photo's. He seemed to be in a bit of a trance because of what was on the photo.
"i still can't believe that he's ours." Shadow said with a soft smile on his muzzle.
"he?" I asked him as i was confused with the meaning of his sentence. I had stopped walking and so had he.
"yes. it's a boy. i know it for sure. there's no mistaking it." He answered and looked up to me with that same soft smile. I smiled back
"come on. we should return home." I said and wrapped an arm around his shoulder as we continued our way.

Shadow walked up on the porch of his appartment and searched his pockets for his key.
"Is something wrong?" I asked as he looked at me with flattened ears.
"I lost my key." He said.
"Do you have any idea where it might be?" I asked and Shadow shook his head. I sighed and rubbed my neck with my right hand.
"Wait! I might've dropped it at Rouge's club." Shadow said suddenly as he remembered a place that could be the possible whereabouts of his key.
"Are you sure?" I asked. If Shadow knew for sure that it was there, then i could go there quickly and search for it.
"I think so, yes." Shadow said.
"I'll be right back." I said and walked away from the front door and onto the sidewalk.
"Where are you going?" Shadow asked and walked after me with a few steps.
"Stay here and wait for me. I won't be long." I said and ran in the direction of club Rouge. Shadow sighed and sat down on his porch as he was forced to wait for me.

I was running in the direction of club Rouge when i heard a noise. I stopped immediatly and looked in the direction of an alley that i had just passed. The noise continued. It sounded like someone was in trouble. As much as i did not want my pregnant mate to stay out alone so long outside in the dark, i could not just ignore the possibility that someone could be in trouble. I ran to the alley and saw a group of poeple who were beating someone up. They were armed with baseball bats and iron pipes. The victim was already covered in blood.

I growled and ran towards them. Without warning them i spindashed and got most of them away from the victim. They were either thrown out of reach or jumped out of the way.
"What the hell is going on here?!" I yelled in anger. The culprits, a group of four poeple, gasped and their eyes went wide upon my recognition.
"Shit! it's Sonic! Let's get the hell out of here before the cops come aswell!" One of the culprits, probably the leader, yelled and ran out of the alley. The other three followed him. I would chase them, but i could not leave the victim alone.

I went to my knees next to the victim.
"Can you hear me? Are you okay?" I asked while at the same time checking for the victim's pulse. I pressed my lips firmly onto eachother and narrowed my ears when the man didn't answer. There was barely even a pulse. I took my cellphone and dailed a number to call for help. I would have to apologize and explain to Shadow later. There was no way that i could go home anytime soon.

It took a while, but after half an hour an ambulance finally arrived. I told them what i knew as they took care of the man who could be no older then me. The police shortly arrived afterwards. They asked me to go along with them. I followed. They always asked me to go along with them to the police office when something like this happens. It had become a routine. Most of the times i had to give them information of the culprits and sometimes, hero or not, i was even a suspect of the crime. Thankfully they didn't take me with them because of the latter of the two.

A few hours passed by before they had finally let me go. I sprinted out of the police office and ran as fast as i could to club Rouge. I saw the front door coming closer and came to a stop. My hand rested on the handle of the door. I turned it, but it did not budge. The door was locked. I growled as it meant that i could not get Shadow's key back. He was locked out of his own house. My eyes widened as i remembered something. Shadow had been sitting outside this whole time.
"Oh no." I muttered in panic and ran as fast as i could back to his appartment.

I slowed to a stop in front of the porch. My ears flattened in guilt when i noticed that he was leaning against the door. He had fallen asleep. I rubbed the back of my neck and sighed. The baby wasn't even here and i was already setting a bad example. I went to my knees and lifted the sleeping figure in my arms in a bridal like style. He felt heavier then when i had carried last carried him when Eggman nearly caused Shadow to have a misscarriage. He gained weight because of the baby growing inside him. Shadow muttered something in his sleepy state and snuggled against my chest. He was shivering from the cold. Who could blame him? The weather was getting colder by the day as the winter came closer. I made sure that i had a tight grip on him before running to my house, but not with the speed i normally used.

I opened the front door with Tails' help and walked up the stairs. He followed me into the bedroom and asked me what had happened when i laid Shadow down on the bed.
"It's nothing." I simply said and told him to go to bed. Tails did so after alot of hesitating and complaining. I didn't listen to him. What was important to me was Shadow's comfort. I pulled his shoes and his jacket off and changed him out of his clothes and into a fresh pair of pj's before covering him with a blanket.

I surpressed a yawn and held his hand in my own as he slept. I hoped that he was alright. I would never forgive myself if he or the baby had gotten in trouble because i had left him in the cold for so long. Shadow was still shivering a bit. I got rid of my own shoes and laid down. I wrapped my arms around his shoulder and kept him close to me to keep him warm.