Before I start this chapter just wanted to say sorry for now updating. I was supposed to finish this book earlier but school and band got in the way. I promise I'll finish this story by the end of the month. Anyway on with le story.....
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That night Sonic lay shivering with Espio's knife at his neck, no matter how he tried he couldn't sleep, he just lay there feeling the cold metal against his skin. He looked around, he just couldn't figure out a way to escape, and he was too tired, he could barely keep his eyes open, but the nagging feeling of the sharp blade kept him awake, if only just. The room was silent apart from quiet murmurs passing Espio's lips in his sleep as he shuffled in his sleep. Sonic froze as he felt the chameleon move behind him, he moved in his sleep, then suddenly turned straight onto his other side, the knife cutting Sonic slightly in the process.
"Ow!" Sonic whispered under his breath, he brought his hand to the cut and when he brought it back saw the blood on his glove. 'That blade really is razor sharp,' he thought. He turned his head to look at Espio, still asleep. He grinned to himself as he slowly and silently got off the bed, and made his way over to the door. He crept across the room, trying his best to avoid any creaky floorboards; he had just reached the door when the floor beneath him gave a great groan. He gasped and turned quickly to Espio, but the chameleon did nothing but mumble incoherently under his breath again and shuffle a bit.
Sonic smiled in relief, then opened the door to the hallway.
Shadow also couldn't sleep, despite the warm covers, he just couldn't seem to get comfortable. He tossed and turned, frowning with closed eyes, trying to fall into a slumber for hours, but eventually, gave up, and made his way to the living room. He sat in the dark on the white sofa for a while, doing his best to observe the surroundings in the dark, he had been too caught up earlier to notice anything about Rouge's home.
Nearly everything was black or white, it was very minimalist, to be honest, there wasn't too much to notice. 'Hmm,' thought Shadow, 'I'd have thought there'd have been more clutter, with her loving jewels, and well, really expensive things in general'. He looked round again, there was too much white for his taste, like a hospital, it reminded him eerily of the space colony ark. 'But the walls were more of a grey there,' he thought, 'but grey is just dark white,' said a strange little part of his mind, 'what?' Said the logical part, 'the lack of sleep must be getting to me.'
Out of the corner of his eyes he noticed a door leading outside, he went through onto a small balcony, Rouge's apartment was so high up, it gave a perfect view of the city. Shadow leant on his elbows, resting them on the rail of the balcony, admiring the small dots of colour that were the lights of the city. A small smile graced his lips, but it went as soon as it came when he began thinking of Sonic again. 'This would be perfect if he was here'. He shook his head and let the soft breeze blow through his quills, it was almost soothing, but he was much too worried to relax.
"Maybe a hot drink will calm my nerves." With that he went back into the pristine apartment of Rouge.
Sonic ran down several corridors, his tired limbs screamed at him for some rest, it was starting to break dawn and he'd still had no sleep, but still he went on. 'I'm used to pushing myself to the limit,' he thought, 'and besides, I can hardly stop until I get out of here.' He turned another corner, and went through a door into a room full of cameras. He decided it was safe enough to take a moment to look. There were several views of streets in the city, some of places he didn't recognise, he didn't really see anything that grabbed his attention.
It was just then he saw the image of Shadow standing on the balcony of Rouge's apartment, it was small and to the top of the TV, almost off-screen, but Shadow was unmistakeable to Sonic. He watched as the black and red figure stood for moment, shook his head, then went back into the room. He smiled, 'At least he's safe.' He went to leave when he saw a map on a nearby table. He leant over it and saw a maze of corridors, there was a cross that 'you are here' and there was another cross where the exit was. Sonic smiled, 'don't blame Espio for having one of these around, I've been running around for hours and I couldn't find the way out.'
He picked up the map and took another glance at the screens. 'Don't see why I can't leave my mark, just to give my thanks to Espio.'
Five minutes later, the shattered glass of the camera screens lay at Sonic's fist, 'I don't know what he was using them for, but whatever it was, he can't do it now.' He checked the map, it seemed simple enough to get to the exit. Memorising the route, he sped off in a blur of blue.
Espio woke up to the sound of smashing echoing through the halls of his base. He shot up into a sitting position and looked to his side. He growled in anger when he saw the place where Sonic had been empty. He quickly got up and sped off to where the sound had come from, he stood at the doorway, the remains of his intricate surveillance operation scattered all over the floor and Sonic nowhere to be seen. He smashed his fist on the wall.
"GODDAMNIT!"
Sonic was finally out the maze of Espio's base, but carried on running as fast as his feet could go, he didn't want to take the risk of the slightest off-chance of being caught again. When he finally thought it would be safe, he took a moment to think about the image on the camera. 'Where was that building? I'm sure I've seen it somewhere before.' He snapped his fingers and grinned.
"Rouge's place!" He sped off to find his black and red counterpart.
Shadow sat down to a soothing coffee, it helped him wake up a bit, so he could sort out his muddled thoughts. He glanced to his right and noticed a small clock on the wall, it was 5am. Out of the window the first rays of the sun were crawling at a snail's pace over the top of the city's buildings. It brought a little light into the room, Shadow hadn't actually noticed how dark it was until now. He turned on a small lamp, it gave enough light to fill his corner of the room. He sat on the couch, staring out the window.
It was just then that he heard a knock on the door. His head turned so fast it could've almost snapped. He thought what to do for a moment, then approached the door slowly, he braced himself with his fists curled, ready to fight in necessary. He was shocked and relieved when Sonic rushed in and almost bulldozed him over in a bear hug. When Shadow realised what the hoo-hah was going on, he returned the hug tightly.
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