*Shadow's POV*
Rouge and I got home exhausted. We opened the door and immediately laid down on the couch.
"You two look dead." Blaze said from the kitchen. "Don't stain the couch with your blood, Shadow."
"A med kit would be nice." I groaned.
"Oh like the one you should have gotten yourself?" Blaze answered back.
"I'm going to kill her." I rolled my eyes.
"Honey, could you get us the med kit?" Rouge said as she sat up.
"Sure, sweetie." Blaze answered happily and left.
"Murder her." I mumbled with my clenched fists as I sat back up.
"Oh, come on. She's not so bad. You two need to get along." Rouge softly laughed and took the med kit from Blaze when she brought it. She bandaged her arm where a balde cut her.
I got it after that and bandaged my leg, trying to clean the wound of a gun shot.
"Are you going to be okay?" Rouge asked.
"It's the only serious wound I have." I told her but she shook her head. "The bruises and cuts will be gone by tomorrow." I added.
"You should-" I dozed off before I could hear her say the rest.
*Sonic's POV *
I was sitting down outside in the garden when I felt my phone vibrate. I hadn't heard from Shadow the entire week because he had left for the mission so I assumed he was the one who texted me to tell me he'll be ready to get the kids tomorrow.
To my surprise, it was Rouge who texted me making my heart beat faster and my hands go cold. Had something happened again?
R: Hey Sonic. Shadows going to kill me for this but he shouldn't get the kids tomorrow.
S: Why? What happened?
R: He got hurt during the mission. He needs time to heal.
I wanted to ask more about it but my relationship with Rouge had shifted as well ever since Shadow and I broke up. She wouldn't talk to me much and avoided looking at me. If I asked about Shadow, she probably wouldn't tell me much.
I don't blame her, Shadow is like a brother to her. She just wants to keep him safe and make sure he's happy.
S: Tell him the kids are excited to see him. I'll let them skip a day of school so they can see him after he heals. Just let me know.
R: I'll let him know.
She never called me by her nickname anymore. She just called me by my name. It hurt but it was my fault. She was still my friend, but things were different now.
I sighed and was about to walk inside when I saw Jet looking around. "What are you doing here?" I asked as I walked closer and he smiled at me.
"Hey. I was looking for you." He stood in front of me now. "How are you doing?"
"I'm doing okay." I said but I really wasn't. I don't know what my life was supposed to be like anymore. I was lost and confused. I didn't know how I truly felt half of the time, I kept getting lost in my own mind every single day and almost everything triggered me. But I also had to stay strong and keep a calm appearance for the kids.
"Honest?" He asked and I sighed then shook my head. "That's what I thought." He chuckled then grabbed my hand. "Come here. I have a surprise for you." I tensed up lightly when he held my hand.
I had already rejected Jet a couple of times before but was he really not understanding this? There's no way. Maybe he was just being friendly.
"A surprise?" I asked confused.
Jet dragged me to the ball room where my family was gathered and so was Tails, Amy and Knuckles. I was confused at seeing them all here and walked to then to greet them then looked at Jet confused.
I was about to say something when my entire body suddenly froze at seeing him down in one knee. He was about to speak but I immediately stopped him.
"No." I said as quickly as I could yet I was calm. I was so sure about this. Everyone else remained quiet and awkward about this.
"What?" Jet asked as he got back up.
"Can we talk in private?" I asked and he nodded. This was too soon, too fast and with the wrong person. But who even was the right one at this point?
Once we were outside, I finally noticed the ring he was holding. The one Shadow had given me. "Where did you get this from?" I asked as I grabbed the ring. "You shouldn't have this." I said.
"It's your mother's. She gave it to me, said Shadow returned it." Jet answered calmly. One thing I was grateful for is that Jet was actually understanding in a way, sometimes he just wouldn't get the hint. I could feel my heart break once again at realizing my mother had given this ring to Shadow years ago so he could propose to me.
"Jet, I don't want to be with you." I said calmly but I obviously felt bad.
"But I thought you said you didn't love him anymore. That's what was holding you back the first time." He added and I shook my head.
"I don't see you in that way, Jet and even then, I don't think I could be with anyone for a long while." I answered and gave him back the ring. "I'm sorry, Jet. I appreciate everything you did for me and the kids but I can't. I don't want to hurt you, I just can't. I don't feel the same way you feel about me." I looked down with a quiet sigh.
"Sonic..." Jet said making me look at him again.
"Yes?" I asked.
"You still love him."
"I dont." I answered. "I dont." I repeated.
