Your Devoted Prisoner

Crying For Popcorn

TAIL'S POV

"Hey Tails, I just bought us a movie for the gang and I to watch." Sonic said as I ate my cereal that contained no milk. Dry cereal, nought milk. Just the way I like it! I continued eating my Apple Jacks cereal until I felt a warm hand placed on my left shoulder.

"Think you could buy us some popcorn?" Sonic asks me. "Sure." I gave in, my mouth full of cereal. He removes his hand and walks away.

"Oh! And before I forget," Sonic says in the hallway then comes back into the kitchen, "The movie starts at eight and I'm hosting." I nod and sarcastically roll my eyes.

Tell me something I don't know.

I bit into my spoon not realizing there was no more cereal left. I sighed and grabbed my bowl and carefully placed it into the sink. I opened the door only to be greeted by the swift wind breezing past me, giving me the goosebumps. I shiver and quickly collect myself, enduring the harsh cold weather.

I must be strong!...

...Is what I thought before grabbing a warm beanie and a scarf. "Okay, now I must be strong." I say, closing the door on my way out.

I walk through the harsh wind freely and emotionlessly. I kick some rocks in my way and watch as they fly by, waiting to be kicked once more by someone else. I smile and make my way towards town, now jumping on every crack in my way. People pass me by, pretending as if they didn't see me. I got shoved here and there, but it was fine!

I continued my journey to the snack shop until I stop at an unsettling ally way. Nobody sees to shove me any more, in fact, nobody is on my side walk! They're everywhere else than by me!

I gulp and tremble as I sneak past the creepy ally way.

"HMPH-!?" I yell out as someone grabs me into the ally way and uses their hand to cover my mouth. They roughly pin me onto the hard cold wall and I squeezed my eyes shut and groan into their hand. I then feel something soft and fluffy by my cheek. I open my eyes only to be met with Shadow.

Beads of sweat form when I realize what kind of position we are in. He has one hand covering my mouth and his other one under me, carrying me gently. His chest fur is nuzzling my face and he just stares at me with his ruby strawberry eyes.

I couldn't help but drool at his stupid handsome face. I couldn't help myself but blush and continue to sweat. I couldn't help myself but to be weak and vulnerable towards him.

I snap out of my thoughts and try to force Shadow's hand away.

No use.

"Your coming with me." He says sternly and a slight hint of anger releases from him.

Let me explain who Shadow is.

Shadow was created in a laboratory and gained enemies as soon as he took foot on New Yoke Island. He lives as an outlaw and works in a undisclosed location. He has a hideout full of villainous people working under him and secret spies obeying him. Everyone fears Shadow except for Sonic. They always wind up in fights, Sonic is so brave though even when he loses! I wish I was as brave as him.

Unfortunately, I'm not.

I'm here under Shadow's control. Shadow softly removes his hand from my mouth, finally letting me breathe clearly.

"N-no I'm not!" I exclaim and punch Shadow's cheek. He groans in pain and drops me, making me land on my butt. "Ow!" I cry out, rubbing my bum. No time for that though, gotta escape! Shadow looks at me with bloodshot eyes and his teeth grit furiously. He removes his hand from his cheek and reveals a bruise.

I gasp loudly, not wanting to make the leader of a freaking secret villain society that can kill me at any moment mad! I tremble in fear as I quickly get up and brashly breathe as I run out the ally way. I then felt a hand grip on one of my tails causing me to yelp and squirm as they start dragging me back to the ginnel. 

Shadow looks at me with bloody eyes and shoves me into a trash can, I squeak in pain.

Shadow comes closer to me and I start to softly cry.

He's going to kill me, isn't he?

I mewl as I grabbed my legs and put them on top of my chest, burrowing my face into my knees and my ears droop down, representing my sadness. Shadow could've cared less as he kicked me gently on the leg.

"Pathetic." He mumbled. I wail in my legs until I feel Shadow push me and punch my back. "AUGH!" I groan, tears streaking down my face. I was now laying down in a pile of dirt and mud- and luckily my face hadn't gone in. My gloves were muddy and so were my scarlet white shoes. 

"Get up." He demands. My legs don't obey and I just shake in fear as my perputal tears fall down and roll off my chin, wetting the dirt. He kicks the rear end of my back and my face plunges into the hard, wet dirt. I feel a hand on my neck and it pulls me up, choking me.

I move quickly, trying to escape from Shadow's wrath. "P-please..." I wheeze as tears roll out of my eyes.

My vision starts getting hazy and I suddenly begin to feel lightheaded. My eyelids get heavy and I choke on my words, not being able to plead for my life.

He drops me back into the cold dirt and I gasp for air, hyperventilating. 

I sob, my eyes most likely red and my mouth quivering. Shadow doesn't show mercy nor sympathy towards me for he slaps me across my face. My eyes shoot open and I rub my cheek. I sniffle and I bawl my eyes out. Shadow just grabs me like a baby and pats my back. I nuzzle my face in his bottom neck and hold onto him tightly.

My eyelids get hefty and tears soon stop coming, just soft sniffles and whimpers escape. I yawn and get comfortable. I close my eyes, everything- now dark.