People Do Crazy Things

Sixteen

A shot rang out before another word could escape my lips.

The smile faded from Sonic's lips as he dropped the gun and Haze. He tumbled backwards and fell to the ground with a thud.

"(Y/n)!"

I looked up at the road to see Rouge with a pistol in her hands. Tears erupted from my eyes and I began to sob.

She hurried down, running to Haze. She snatched him up and quickly took him away from Sonic's lifeless body.

"Are you guys okay? (Y/n), your forehead!"Rouge said worriedly, coming over. "H-How'd you find us? What a-a-are you doing here?"I asked. She smiled.

"When I heard my best friend was in trouble, I had to come. How long were you out here?"

"N-Not long,"I replied. "Good. The others are on the way. Just hang tight for a little while longer,"she said, holding Haze close to her chest to keep him warm.

Reinforcements came a few minutes later. Sonic was announced dead by Rouge. She'd shot him in his temple, causing him to die instantly.

Other agents from GUN came to dispose of Sonic's body and got us into a truck.

So just like that...it was over.

Sonic was dead, all his henchmen were arrested, my family and I were safe, and we didn't have to live in fear anymore.

We stayed a few more days in that small, snowy town before heading back to our own home, which was trashed not too long after we left. Everything was ruined. From the kids' beds to the ceiling in the living room.

Wanting to make a fresh start, Shadow and I sold the house and stayed with Crystal, Manic, and Melody while we searched for another house.

We ended up building one. Two stories with four bedrooms and two bathrooms.

We knew we'd need the extra room because during construction of our new home...I got pregnant. While we were expecting, Maria and Haze finished their first year of school. They loved it. They were making friends and getting better from the trauma Sonic caused.

I...still visit Amy's grave from time to time. I bring flowers and clean it up. I talk to her too sometimes. Instead of thinking back to the times we fought, I think back to when...that time I held her as she cried in her college dorm.

She was vulnerable and she wasn't afraid to show that to me at the time. She just wanted to be loved by the person she loved the most.

I shuffled down the stairs of our house and into the living room. I was pretty close to my due date. I was having another boy. After sitting down with the kids, we'd decided that we were going to name him Crimson.

I gently plopped down on the couch next to a napping Shadow. He jarred awake. "Go back to sleep. I just wanted to come sit,"I smiled softly, patting his thigh.

He smiled sleepily and wrapped his arm around my shoulders. He yawned and gently rubbed my tummy. "Nah. The kids should be home in a bit anyway and I promised them I'd take them to the mall today. Do you wanna go to?"he asked. "Yeah. I wanna look at more baby clothes,"I grinned.

Shadow smiled, leaning in for a kiss. But we were interrupted by three sharp knocks at the front door. "I'll get it,"Shadow sighed, getting up.

I watched as he walked up to the door and opened it. Haze and Maria zoomed inside, throwing their backpacks to the floor and hopping onto the couch beside me.

"Hi, mommy!"they yelled together. I giggled as they both kissed my cheeks. "Hey, you guys. You didn't greet Dad,"I pointed out.

Shadow walked over after closing the door. The pounced on him, knocking him to the floor. They laughed as he wrestled around with them.

I smiled as I watched.

Life is perfect now.

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Hey, y'all! I think I'm coming back? Being in quarantine as mostly everyone is has given me time to think about what i want to do with my stories. And I realized it was extremely unfair to you guys  for me to leave without finishing. And I'm starting to come up with new ideas for stories. I'm so sorry I was gone for so long🥺.

A little update:
•I am now 19 and turning 20 this year :D
•I have recently come to terms with some traumatic events from my past that were the root to my depression and anxiety so I'm doing a lot better now.
•I'm about to finish my first year of college at my dream school.

If there's anyone that's still reads my stories, let me know how you're doing in the comments!❤️