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Chapter 3: Confessions in the Sunset

“And I’m spent!” Rouge exclaims slamming down the last sheet of reports for the day. “I can’t believe that d**k head made me work so late on an off day! I swear on all that is beautiful and just in the world if I’m one minute late I don’t care if he’s our boss I will have his head!” she steamed, fire in her eyes. She looked over to her clock on the desk. “4:30 huh I bet Shadow already left and I know Linda left a long time ago. I want to look nice for him, guess I’ll head home.” Rouge then grabbed her keys and suitcase and walked out of the room, slamming the door shut.

Meanwhile Shadow was on his motorcycle cruising down the highway to the base. He was talking with a black and red headset that was wirelessly connected to his cell. “Are the preparations successfully made to my approval” Shadow said, eyes focused on the road as he drives into a tunnel. The lights on the sides of the tunnel reflect off the bike and his helmet as he speeds on. The person responds on the phone, “Yes sir, everything is ready for the event Shadow. We will wait for your arrival.” “Good. I will arrive shortly” Shadow hangs up and breathes a sigh of relief. “Hmm…Perfect…” He smiles as he increases speed, popping a wheelie down the rest of the way.

Rouge arrived home opening the door quickly. Dropping her keys in the dish on a side table and throwing her suitcase on the sofa, she quickly dialed the club to ask the bartender to over see the place tonight. She felt giddy, wonderful inside. It’s been a while since she hung out with Shadow. Since she’s been so busy lately the only time they had to talk was during lunch breaks or in the office. They’ve always been close, she always talked to Shadow went he felt down or worried about Maria and his past. She was there to be by his side when the world was against him, and even though they didn’t fight for the right things then, they developed a bond that no matter what happened they would stick together. In many ways, Rouge thought that Shadow was the sibling she never had, a part of her family. But in other ways, Rouge thought he meant more to her than anyone else in the world.

She loved Shadow, as a friend, as a partner, and as a brother. But, now, now she concluded that she loves him more than all those combined. She feels deeper for him, she’s always felt that way, but then she just didn’t know how to show it. Plus, she thought that it might freak him out, they’re best friends, not lovers. If they did go there, would it get awkward? Rouge tried not to concern herself with these things and focused more on her career and business. But her what-if syndrome messes with every time she stares into his deep ruby eyes, eyes that only soften when he smiles at her. It drove her bat-crazy that she couldn’t jump on him and kiss him right then. But she vented it out, her cravings, her fantasies, and her undying love writing in the journal.

Rouge came out of the shower drying herself while thinking what to wear. “The white dress, nah too frilly, maybe the red outfit, s**t I should have went shopping. Ooh…I know”, she smiled slyly as she flung open the doors to her walk in closet. She then went to the bed and grabbed a small remote tuning on her CD player. As she ran inside the closet the song “Freakum Dress” By Beyonce’ started to play. She started to rummage through till she found it, a aqua blue cross-chest halter dress that dropped just shy of her knees showing a little thigh. She slipped the dress on and took a look at herself. She ran over to the closet and pulled out some sliver diamond strapped high heel sandals. Then she quickly put on some lotion and perfume. It was Victoria’s Secret’s Love Spell. She curled her hair and did her make-up. When she finished, she took a long look in her vanity mirror. As she smiled the music in the background cut to Beyonce’ speaking to the beat.

“Ladies looky here, when you been with your man for a long time (oh)

Every now and then you gotta go in the back of that closet and pull out that freakum dress(Oh Oh)”

“Well he’s not my man but he will be after he sees me in this…” she says happily. She then grabs her sliver clutch and heads out the bedroom door as the song continues to play.

“ I got my freakum dress on…I got my freakum dress on (Oh Oh)….I got my freakum dress on….I got my freakum dress (Oh Oh)”

Rouge arrives at the base walking towards a huge plane. Her eyes widened when she sees that Shadow’s emblem is on the side of the plane. Then she looks down to see a path of pink and black rose petals. As she admired the pathways she looked up to see Shadow in a three-piece black suit. “ Somehow I knew, this was more than just a night out with you…”she thought. He was standing by a fully dressed table with sliver plates and silverware. On the side of the table, several men with instruments started to play a sweet melody as she walked to him. “It so romantic, I’ve never seen this side of you…” she said, “Not that I’m not grateful, this is so, so…beautiful.” He walked to her smiling; “You look beautiful…”He takes her hand and leads her to the table. As he pulls out her chair for her to sit she blushes at his comment. The musicians start to play “All My Life” by K-Ci and Jo Jo.

As Shadow and Rouge finish their meal, Rouge looks at the setting sun, the light sparkling in her aqua eyes. “She’s so beautiful. Now I guess I should tell her,” he thinks. “Rouge…” he starts, “I bet your wondering why I did all this…” She giggles a little, “Yea, this is a little extravagant for a friendly outing.” Immediately she regretted saying that. “Stupid, stupid!” she thought. He smiled and she blushed and felt a little relieved. “Well I thought that should finally tell you something that I’ve been meaning to say for a long time…” She braced for the worst, scenarios went through her head. “Your cute but your just not my type, I found another girl, we could only be friends.” She was scared of the words that were going to come out of his mouth, hoping that it would break her spirit.

“Rouge…” He grabs her hands, “I wanted to tell you that…that I…” “Oh God!” she starts to cry, “ I Love You!” she exclaims.

Shadow blinks, he was a little shocked. Rouge starts sobbing. “I’ve loved you ever since I met you but I didn’t know how to tell you. Ever since you saved my life I’ve been in love with you.” She wipes her tears and tries to compose herself; Shadow relaxed and smiled at her. “Okay, now you can tell me you have another girl and we’re just friends,” she said in a huff, head hanging low. “Now Rouge,” he touches her chin lifting her head up to look in his maroon eyes, “What did I tell you about stealing my lines?” He smiles at her as he gets up and tugs at her to stand. He then takes her into his warm embrace. He hugs her tightly and looks down at her and whispers in her ears, “I love you too.” Rouge opened her eyes wide in shock and then looks up at the ebony hedgehog, ruby and black quills moving in the warm breeze. He then wipes the single tear that falls down her cheek and says, “Your more than a friend to me, Rouge. If you let me, I would like to prove to you how much I care for you. I don’t care how long it takes, but I want you to be my lady from now on. Because there is no one I would rather be with.”

Happiness filled with in her. What she dreamed in her life, the things she wrote, they were now coming to life. She couldn’t hold back anymore and she didn’t have to. She knew that he felt the same. In that rush of feeling, she took a bold chance and closed her eyes. She leaned upward quickly, a second went by, and she felt his lips for the first time. She tasted the chocolate from their dessert and it made the kiss sweet. Shadow was at first shocked, but then relaxed and enjoyed the taste of his beloved. The musicians continue to play as they stood in their embrace. As they broke away, she blushed and looked at him. “I wonder if that was too much,” she thought. Shadow looked at her and saw the anxiety on her face. He then responded. “Stop being so uncertain Rouge, I think you’re a wonderful kisser.” “Its like he knew what I was thinking,” she smiled to herself and looked down to Shadow’s hand. “We better go love, or we will miss the fireworks show,” he said. “Huh?” she said as he took her hand and led her into the plane.

They then took off from the base towards Station Square. As they landed at the airport there, a limousine was there to take them to a park. Families and couples were walking through lighted Sakura trees and vendors with collectibles and food. As Rouge was walking with Shadow she happen to notice that it was the Sakura Tree Festival, the same festival that she saw on the ad. “Damn it’s almost 10:00,” Shadow said. “Where are we going?” Rouge asked. “You’ll see…ah there it is come with me,” Shadow says.

He leads her to a clearing through the trees. “I reserved this spot for us to watch the show,” he said proudly. On the ground was a blanket and bottle of champagne with two wineglasses. As Rouge sat down, Shadow opened the bottle of bubbly and poured for the two of them. Shadow then sat down behind her and she leaned back onto him. He gave her the glasses and he looked at his watch. “It’s starting…” He looked down at her and smelled her hair softly. “Like fruits and flowers,” he thought. She looked up at him and smiled. “Thank you, Shadow. This has been the best day of my life,” she said. He kissed her forehead. “The best day of my life is everyday with you.” They then looked in awe as the fireworks started to blast colors of blue, pink, and green. Sparking in their eyes, they looked on enjoyed the rest of the night.

Little did they know someone was watching them as they lay. “Yeah, that b***h can have you for now, but you know you still love me Shadow,” the person person then sent a text message. (Whirrr…) Shadow looks down at his pocket and grabs his vibrating phone to see an anonymous message. He looks at it and he eyes open wide with shock as he looks around with worry. Rouge notices. “What’s wrong?” she asked. “Nothing love,” he says although he feels bad for lying. He just didn’t want her to worry. Dark green eyes stare Shadow down with amusement. On his mind, the message burns into his head.

“You will leave her, you know that Shadow. Meet me on Wednesday at the old Spot. We can catch up on things, babe. Besides if you can’t, I’ll make it so you have to. You know how I love the feeling of blood on my hands…”


((Be warned the chapters after this WILL get much more violant and erotic!))