Blood By The Sunset

Chapter 3

                                                                        
                                                                        
PoV: Sonic

"Sonic," I woke up to Amy poking me, "I made you lunch."

"No thanks," I replied, I couldn't risk eating today. My stomach was in more pain than usual.

"Sonic I never see you eat more than an apple. I made it with love just for you," she opened the box, it was clear to the blind that she had burned the chicken and over boiled the broccoli.

"I'm not hungry," I said.

"You're awful! I woke up nd hour early just to make this for you!" She was still shouting. I opened a sprite bottle and took a long sip, "Stop drinking that crap!"

  She hit the bottle from me as I was drinking. I tasted blood. The small plastic ring on the bottle had cut my lip.

"Sonic... Sonic I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. You have to stop drinking so much soda. It's not good for you. And eat something for a change-"

"I eat at night Amy. I'm still full in the morning because I have a big dinner every night. I eat. Just not during the day," I growled, great. Now I'm short a soda. I'll have nothing for my stomach at work.

"What do you eat at night?" She asked.

"What ever I want," I got up.

"Where are you going?"

"To buy a sprite. My stomach hurts without them," I walked away.

  The vending machine dropped the cold soda down the suite. I opened it and took a drink. It was too cold for my liking.

"Sonic," Tails walked up to me, be bought an lemonade as he spoke, "Knuckles is throwing a party tonight."

"Is he? He never told me," I looked at the inside of the cap, a code for an online prize, "I won a prize."

"Did you? Cool. He wants to know if you can come," Tails asked.

"What time does it start?"

"Eight."

  That's too late at night. Someone will go missing. I can't risk it being one of my friends.

"No, sorry," I answered.

"Maybe you could sleep over at my place this weekend like we used to," he said.

"No... I have work..."

  Fond memories of being able to stay with my friends without worry rushed through my mind. That chance was destroyed. That killer would only get hungrier and hungrier. Soon it might not just be one person who goes missing.

"You work a lot. Can't you ask for a vacation?" Tails was insisting. No matter how badly I wanted to say yes, to say yes to laughing at stupid jokes and smiling for no reason at all, I had to say no to keep them safe.

"No... I haven't been there long enough," I lied, it wasn't true. I had a weeks worth if vacation days saved up that would never be used. If I ever left, those disappearances would follow.

"You're studying to be a nurse, right Sonic?" Tails asked.

"I dropped it," I replied, I can't had me that strong a scent of blood.

"Oh... what's your major now?"

"I haven't picked a new one."

"You'd make a good police officer. You wouldn't shoot someone for no reason."

"Yeah..." What if... only bad guys disappeared?

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  Work was slow today. I only had a few coffees to make and then I got to go home.

"Oh no..." The sun was setting early today.

  I looked at the date, daylight savings...

"Crap!" I had to get home. I had to lock away everything before I was hurt again.

  I started running to my apartment. I was too late the sun had set.
                                                                        
                                                                        
PoV: 3rd Person

  The running of an azure hedgehog stopped. His body almost in hypnotic state walked to an ally. Alone in the absent of peering eyes emerald eyes faded to white. Black eyes appeared with white irises. Red tears were wiped away. It was too far to the forest without being seen. His next target would be a risk. But the sharp teeth craved the feeling of biting into fresh flesh.

"Hungry..." their eyes peered into the open street, waiting for the right moment to strike.

  A white cat walked up to them, unaware of the hunger those white pupils held.
                                                                        
                                                                        
PoV: Shadow The Hedgehog.

"Damn it Rouge," I growled at the bizzar map Rouge had given me.

  She ordered me to buy her a cake to celebrate hers and Knuckles' anniversary since she forgot a gift. I only agreed because she mentioned a dark roast coffee they sold.

"Turn left, dark spot," I read the paper, "The fuck?"

  The only thing to my left was a dark alley. Do I turn left here? Whatever, I just wish she wrote the name down so I could use a GPS.

  I walked down the ally. I heard a cat fight near by. A white cat hobbled out. It was missing a leg and blood dripped from its next, but I didn't see another cat.

"What the?" The cat collapsed, before me, dead.

  I heard a low growl, what is that?

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