*Sonic's POV *
"So tell us!" All 3 of them said happily as they ran inside my room. My ears perked up in surprise.
"Shadow dropped you off already?" I mentally groaned when I saw them immediately undo my bed.
"Yes, he said he has a mission tomorrow! He'll text you when he's back!" Shade said as he flopped in my bed. I slowly nodded.
The last time he was going on missions was when the commander was torturing him if he messed up in anything. They wouldn't do that again, would they?
"So tell us!" Lea said making me look at them confused.
Right, they came in saying that but what did they mean? Tell them about G.U.N.? They already knew everything they needed to know at this time.
"About what?" I asked as I moved closer to them and sat down in the middle of the bed, the 3 of them sitting around me.
"About your adventures!" Lea cheered.
"About when you were a hero!" Noah continued.
"About how to met the others!" Shade added.
"About Shadow!" The 3 of them said.
My mind went blank. I didn't want to talk about any of this. They didn't need to know what we all went through, it was too much for them. They were still very young. But we're they?
The twins were about to turn 15, and Shade was about to turn 13 too. They've known about other things, they understood about Shadow and I. They were there when G.U.N. tried to take Shade away. Maybe they were ready.
But was I?
Ever since I retired, my life focused solely on the kids. On keeping them safe, keeping myself safe so they wouldn't grow up without a parent.
What a good job I was doing, Shadow disappeared, Shade was almost taken, I was depressed for so many years. Wouldn't it had been better if I had been the one to disappear?
I sighed and slowly nodded, giving in to their questions. But what was I going to tell them about Shadow? I don't want them to hate him, would they? If they knew how we started of as?
I started telling them about my adventures, how I met Tails, Amy, Knuckles and the others. Telling them how I met my siblings, and my fights with Eggman and Metal Sonic. I told them almost everything they wanted to know, avoiding some details about Shadow and about the times I was almost killed.
Chaos, how was I supposed to explain how we are friends with Mephiles? I avoided that too. Someday they will learn all this on their own, someday, but not today.
"What about Shadow? Aunt Blaze and Rouge were saying he was grumpy." Lea said.
"Yeah. Was he really?" Shade asked excitedly. He was the most curious about Shadow, still slowly learning to be comfortable around him. He was still scared Shadow would abandon him.
"Of course he wasn't. He couldn't, could he?" Noah said then looked at me. I chuckled.
"Well. He was, he was very grumpy and didn't like anyone near him." I admitted. Maybe telling them a bit about Shadow won't be so bad. I just hope Shadow doesn't come back hating me even more. "He was very rude back then too, always pushing everyone away and snapping at others. Only Rouge could be near him."
Their faces lit up when I started telling them about Shadow. But they were also very curious.
"So then how did you and Shadow end up together in the first place?" Noah asked.
"Well. That's a bit more complicated. Shadow hated me the most." I chuckled making all their ears perk up. "I had always had a crush on Shadow, always found him interesting and cute but never told him, I was afraid of getting hurt." I confessed. "I ended up retiring to have you two." I said to the twins.
"So you never told him?" Shade asked.
"I'll get there." I hummed and petted him. "Well after I retired and had you two, I stayed here, keeping you a secret even from my friends. One time, Shadow followed me here and saw us together." I started explaining how our story went on from there. I didn't notice it until I finished but I was smiling and my eyes were teary as I remembered everything.
The kids didn't look mad or hurt or like they hated me or Shadow. They were actually listening and understanding everything, they looked excited to learn about our history. Until I finished the story.
"So do you regret it?" Lea asked making me look at her. "You said you didn't want to tell him because you were afraid of getting hurt. That means you regret getting with him in the first place."
My ears dropped and I shook my head. I could see Shade looking a bit hurt at this. "No. I don't regret it. Shadow made me really happy and gave me Shade. He kept all of us protected and still does even though we aren't together anymore. I don't regret it at all. It was beautiful while it lasted." I pulled the 3 of them closer to me. "You see, when something is broken it shatters into big pieces, it's possible to put it back together, glue the pieces again and you'll be okay. Not the same but it works. But there's times where it shatters into tiny little pieces and there's no way to put it back together. But looking at the pieces, you're able to remember everything beautiful that came from it." I hugged them tightly.
Was there a way to fix this? Or was my heart broken too much?
