Stuck Together

Ep 36

PoV: Sonic

"Sonic careful," Rouge picked me up and away from the corner of the counter.

"Rouge I'm fine," I pushed myself out of her grip.

"You're not fine, your injuries are still healing," she put me down onto the couch.

"Sonic, stop going near sharp corners," Shadow said.

"Shadow you too?" I couldn't even clean, neither would let me do anything, "I'm fine, I've handled worse."

"I don't care, I don't want my boyfriend to be hurt for too long," she kissed me. I pulled away but she held me tight. I caught my breath when she let me go, "Oh no," she held my wrist, "he scarred you."

"It's not too bad. My fur will cover it in a few days," I pulled my hand away.

  Rouge held me the same way as always. Shadow was cooking again. I looked at the calender... my time here... I would have to leave soon. I only had until new years to live here.

  Well, so long as their together they should be fine... What am I thinking? They lived alone before me. They never needed me.

"Sonic what's wrong?" Rouge wiped my cheeks.

"Huh? Oh, sorry. I guess I must have been thinking about something sad. I just can't believe it's already April. This year it going by so fast. It makes me wish time was slower," I got up.

"I know, next thing you know it'll be Christmas. We did celebrate it last year did we?" Rouge asked.

"I think I was kidnapped during that. And we were moving all through new years, I didn't even notice the date," I marked my own birthday on the calender.

"We should celebrate this year," she kissed my shoulder.

"Yeah, we should," I put the pen away and started picking up dirty dishes to wash.

"Sonic, no," Shadow took the from me.

"You arm is still in a splint, why should I rest when your worse than I am?" I took the dishes back.

"I'm only down an arm. You have cuts all over," Shadow made me sit.

  Tails had left yesterday. His job was to keep me from doing anything while Rouge was at work. Since Rouge had her day off, Tails left to sleep at home. My only option was to sit with Rouge. I walked upstairs, I somehow missed doing house chores. Other than cleaning, cooking, and fighting, I didn't know how to do anything else.

"I wonder if this is how soilders feel after war?" I looked down at my hands, "Maybe I should get a hobby? What would I even do? I'm so used to fighting still."

"Sonic what are you doing up here?" Shadow had followed me.

"I thought you were doing dishes?" I asked.

"Rouge took over, she's got two hands and all."

"Shadow, what are you going to do once I'm gone?" I asked.

"What are you talking about?" He sat on the edge of my bed.

"I won't live with you forever. I leave in December, soonerof you do well on your next mission. And you guys don't really need me for cooking... and cleaning... and... I..." I started crying.

"Hey," Shadow pulled me into his arm, "When this is done, I am going to take you with me. We'll get an apartment, I need you. I can't imagine not seeing your face everyday."

"... Shadow..." he wiped my cheeks.

  He kissed me, "ow," he backed away.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I swear I didn't mean to," I had touched the sore spot on his arm by mistake.

"Sonic, it's fine. We'll finish this when my arm is done healing," he rose my chin, "Sonic, you'll come live with me. Okay?"

"Okay," I held his hand, "I stay with you."

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