Accident Happens (Completed)

Chapter 28

Sonic's POV

I woke up the next morning to find Shadow lying on his side with his arms crossed in front of his chest as he watched me. I could tell by his glare that he wasn't exactly happy with me staying away for so long. He waited for me to wake up so he could lecture me and demand for an explanation. I would provide him with that if that is what he wanted and deserved, but first i had to make sure of something. "How're you feeling? Are you okay?" I asked and rubbed his upper arm. "We're just fine." Shadow said with a tone that told you that you were in serious trouble. "I'm sorry, i really am." I said and sat up. Shadow didn't seem to take my apology for granted. I sat up on the bed and turned to him and explained what had happened.

"You should've called me." Shadow said with a sigh. I rubbed the back of my neck and looked at him with an apologetic look. "You're right, i'm sorry." I repeated. "It's fine, stop apologizing. come on, it's about time that we got up." The pregger said and pushed himself up. He was having a harder time getting up with that extra weight weighing down on his back. His belly was so big for being only 6 months far. I wondered if the doctor had made a mistake and Shadow was having more then just one child.

I jumped up from the bed and quickly ran to the other side of the bed to help the pregger out of bed. "Let me help you." I said and placed a hand on his lower back while the other took his hand and helped him up as a kind act of chivalry. "Thank you." Shadow groaned and placed a hand on the spot on his back that mine had been previously lying on. "Does it hurt that bad?" I asked. It was kind of a dumb question since it was clearly written all over his face, but Shadow answered with a nod nonetheless. "Why don't you stay in bed for today? I'll take care of everything." I offered, but Shadow declined. "No, i hate sitting still for to long, let alone a whole day, i'll be just fine." He said and walked out of the bedroom. I followed and paused as i watched him walk into the bathroom. "I'm going to take a shower." He muttered more to himself than to me as the door closed behind him. I continued my way down the stairs. It didn't take long before the sound of water hitting the tiled shower floor hit my ears.

I concentrated myself on our breakfast as i waited for Shadow to finish his shower and Tails to wake up. He didn't have alot of sleep last night as he was surely up working on his inventions. That kid didn't know what was good for him. He would be skipping the hours of sleep that he needed if i'm not there at night to show him his room. I cursed when i burned my fingers on one of the frying pans that i was using for the eggs and bacon. I lowered the fire to the lowest temperature to make sure it didn't burn and approached the sink not to far away from it. I opened the faucet and held my burned fingers under the running lukewarm water.

"Good morning!" A voice said and my head turned to the door frame. "Good morning, Tails, slept well?" I asked and he sat down at the table. "I've slept just fine." Tails answered, but the dark circles beneath his eyes told a diffirent story. I turned the faucet off with a sigh and turned to him with an unconvinced expression. "Tails, how many times do i have to tell you? You need-" Sonic started. "I need my sleep because it's not healthy to stay awake at night and because i'm still growing. I know, Sonic." The kitsune sighed. "Then listen for once." I replied and turned back to the two frying pans. "You sound like my mother. Shadow is supposed to sound like that, not you." Tails muttered and placed his head on top of his crossed arms that rested on the table. I prented not to hear that and focused on our breakfast.

Tails looked up slightly and looked at me. He decided to bring up a diffirent subject to break the slightly tense air in the kitchen. "Did you burn yourself?" He asked when he noticed the wet and slightly rinsed fur on my right hand. "It's not as bad as it looks." I answered. "Of course it isn't." The kitsune said and got up from his chair. He approached me to get a closer look at the burn. "It's nothing." I said and kept my hand out of his reach. His ears bent backwards and his lips formed into a pout. "It's nothing. Really!" I tried to convince him, but it didn't seem to work. Tails could be as stubborn as i could be. Sometimes even more. I guess that's what you get for hanging out with me as much as he does.

"Sit back down, breakfast is ready." I said and turned the fire off. Tails sat back down on his chair and waited. I lifted one of the frying pans off of the stove and approached the table. The kitsune lifted his plate up from the table and brought it back down not to long after i had dropped some bacon and two eggs on it. "Enjoy." I said and pulled mine and Shadow's plate closer to me. "I will!" Tails said and dug into his breakfast. I was about to fill my plate with some food, but a loud thump from upstairs stopped me. I jumped and almost dropped the frying pan onto the floor while Tails almost choked on his food. "What was that?" Tails asked and looked up to the ceilling. "I don't know." I muttered as a response and looked up aswell.

"Sonic!" We both heard my name being called from upstairs. "Shadow." I said as i realised who the voice belonged to. Tails' ears flattened against his skull as i half threw the frying pan back on the stove. I hurried into the hallway and up the stairs with Tails on my heels. "Shadow? Are you okay?" I asked and knocked on the door. "Sonic, can you come in here? The door isn't locked." Shadow said. I briefly told Tails to stay here outside of the bathroom before opening the door and walking inside.

"What happened?" I asked when i found Shadow sitting on the shower floor rubbing his lower back. "I slipped and fell." Shadow explained. "And i don't seem to be able to get up on my own." He added in a silent voice as he was a bit embarrassed by the fact. "Are you okay? You're not hurt or anything, are you?" I asked and went to my knees next to him. "Well, my tail does hurt quite a bit." He said and rubbed a bit lower. "You want to go to a doctor?" I asked, but he shook his head. "It's not that bad." He said.

Shadow went to his knees and hands. He tried to stand up, but he couldn't. He sighed and dropped back down on his butt. "Here let me help you." I said and grasped his arms. I stood up and helped Shadow up aswell. I heard him wince and placed his hand back on his lower back. "Are you sure that you're okay?" I asked. "I'm just fine." The pregger said, but i wasn't so convinced. He took a towel from the closet and used it to dry his fur. "Do you want me to help you?" I asked. "No i'll be fine now." He said with a shake off his head. "Well, i'll be right downstairs if you need me." I said and walked out the door.

"Is he okay?" Tails asked as i passed him. "Yeah, he's just fine." I said and walked down the stairs. "Are you sure? It sounded like he took a hard fall." He said as he followed me. We walked out of the hallway and followed the livingroom untill we got into the kitchen. "Well, if he did take a hard fall than i think he will tell us if he's hurt badly, i guess. Now eat up." I said and turned back to the frying pan that had been haphazardly thrown on the kitchen counter. "I will!" The kitsune said with a smile and sat back down on his chair. His breakfast was a bit on the cold side now, but it was still edible and quite tasty. It didn't take long before he had finished his whole plate.

About half an hour passed before Shadow came to join us in the kitchen. "Good morning!" Tails greeted, which Shadow returned. I got up from my chair after quickly finishing my leftovers and walked back to the stove. "Me and Tails already finished our breakfast, but i can't quickly heat up yours." I said as the pregger pulled up a chair for himself. Both me and Tails heard him wince as he sat down. "I really think we need to go and see a doctor, shadz." I said and turned to him. "I'll be just fine." The hedgehog in question said and rubbed the area around his tail. "You really need to see a doctor. You could've hurt your tail badly." Tails tried to reason, but it didn't seem to work.

"Tails, can you leave us for a moment?" I asked the kitsune with an unussually serious tone in my voice. Tails was a bit hesitant about leaving, but he knew that this conversation was taking a more serious turn that he would not need to listen to. So he got up from his chair and made his way into his workshop.

"I'm fine, Sonic. I don't need to see a doctor." Shadow said and kept on rubbing that spot. I took a seat next to him and placed a hand on his lower arm. "Shadow, listen." I started, but the other wasn't so keen on letting me finish. "No you listen! I'm just fine! There's nothing wrong with me, it's just a bruise." He said. I sighed. "Shadow, just hear me out, okay?" I asked. Shadow kept quiet as a sign that i could go on. "Your body's been through alot these past few months. You nearly miscarried, the pregnancy is taking a toll on you, you've been out in the cold for hours yesterday and you took a hard fell this morning. Ultimate lifeform or not, i don't want to take anymore risks." I said and took his hand. Shadow looked down on the table as he thought about it. "I guess, you're right." He said and placed a hand on his swollen belly.