Sonic's Alpha part 8

"I apologize for that brief interruption, my dear," said the Alpha once the door closed.

"There's no need to apologize, Shadow," Sonic replied, blushing slightly for being called his 'dear'. "Silver needed your help and you knew exactly what to do. That was very kind of you on your part."

Shadow smiled and went to sit on top of the office desk instead of in the leather chair, placing one leg atop the other. The wine bottle filled with the red liquid caught his attention. Holding the bottle in his claws, he glanced over at Sonic before corking it and setting it aside. He could tell it made him uncomfortable.

"My brother would have my head if I'd have done anything otherwise," he smiled. "Mephiles and Silver have been married for going on three and a half centuries now and they are expecting their first child together. It was the least I could do."

Sonic's mouth almost hit the floor. 'Three and a half centuries!?!? WTF!?'

He quickly regained his composure, asking, "Wait, why would they wait so long to have a child?"

Shadow chuckled, "What you mortals consider a century is entirely different from our point-of-view. Centuries feel more like months to us. Those two are practically newly-weds!"

Sonic scratched his head trying to process the information. "But, I don't understand something. If those two are males, how can Silver be pregnant?"

"It's quite simple really. Some vampire ukes end up becoming hermaphrodites to please their semes. It's like their bodies can sense if their mate wants a child or not. In Silver's case, Mephiles apparently wanted an heir, so his body unknowingly gave him the…internal adjustments needed to conceive."

"Uh…huh," Sonic replied, scratching his head again, in deep thought. He was actually caught off guard when the red Chaos Emerald suddenly plopped into his hands. He looked up at Shadow, blinking with confusion.

The ebony hedgehog's legs hung over the side of the desk, his elbows resting on his knees as one clawed hand held the blue Chaos Emerald in its grasp and the other tossed the green one in the air.

"Don't expect to get the others back anytime soon," Shadow chuckled.

Sonic frowned, instantly back in hero-mode, "And why not? What do you plan on doing with the Chaos Emeralds? What sort of evil plan do you have in mind!?"

"Relax, babe, sheesh," the dark male snickered. "I have no intention of using the Chaos Emeralds for something 'apocalyptic', in case you were wondering. In fact, I have zero to no interest in them at all."

Sonic raised a brow. "Then why did you want them?"

"Well, I had to find some reason to get you to come here," he laughed. "And what better way than borrowing a few emeralds for motivation?"

"But, that still doesn't explain why you aren't upping the other two!" the blue hero protested.

"Simple, these two are my favorites, especially the green one," he merely answered.

"And why is that?"

"The blue one matches your fur and the green one reminds me of your eyes," the dark lord warmly smiled.

Sonic the Hedgehog was speechless and blushing yet again. How could you make a comeback to something like that?

"So, tell me, do you still want to risk fighting the Vampire King over the other two, Sonic?" he grinned evilly, flashing his white fangs.

Sonic gulped. 'Now, how did he know that I - -'

Shadow raised a brow, cockily smirking at him. Sonic sweat dropped, 'Oh, yeah…mind readers.'

"Well?" Shadow asked again. Sonic's ears perked, "Well, what?"

In a quick streak of red, Shadow now stood mere centimeters away from Sonic's face, his lips just brushing over Sonic's own as he whispered seductively, "Do you want to fight me, Sonikuu?"

Sonic's eyes widened, his face stained red with heat, right before a lust-filled moan escaped his lips when Shadow slowly and teasingly ran his tongue over the side of his neck. His ears immediately folded, an instinctive act of complete submission, and he closed his eyes, clenching his hands tighter around the red gem.

"N-no," he stammered. Shadow's ears perked, his fangs hovering inches away from Sonic's throat, just waiting for his answer. He smirked and pulled back to give him a kiss on the cheek as he purred, "Smart choice."

Sonic's entire frame shuddered with a mixture of fear and ecstasy. He winced in pain when Shadow stepped away; his head was killing him!! What was going on? Why did he feel these sudden waves of submission and pleasure wash over him whenever Shadow got so close? Why did they instantly stop when he'd step away? Was he controlling his mind or something?

"No, I am not controlling your mind, Sonikuu," Shadow answered for him, walking over to the desk to sit in the chair this time.

"What you are experiencing is known to us vampires as a Contra Attraction. It's when a vampire comes in contact with their 'exact opposite', so to speak. When this happens, an instinctive reaction occurs whereas the vampire's body unknowingly marks that person as their mate, even though the other person can't sense it or even know if the vampire exists. Marking during a Contra Attraction iswhen a vampire would see someone and see nothing, but them. They could be standing in a pit of molten lava and not even notice. It can be described as love at first sight, I guess...only more serious and intense. Which is the number one reason why I've been calling you my mate, Sonikuu; you are my opposite and I unknowingly marked you years ago. Marking is never done voluntarily; it just happens. If you were even the slightest bit similar to me in some way or another, we both would've gone on about our lives not even knowing the other existed. But, I'm glad that never happened. Once a vampire's mate has been marked, however, it can cause millions of problems if the marked mate just so happens to resist their urges…."

Sonic rubbed his throbbing head, trying to process the new information. "What are you talking about? How can I be your mate if I have never met you before last night? I don't know anything about you and you don't know anything about me!!"

"But, that is where you are wrong, Sonikuu," he chuckled wickedly. "I know everything about you. It's all part of the marking process. I know what makes you laugh and what makes you cry, and I know exactly what buttons to push to set you off. I know what makes you tick, Sonic. I. Know. Everything."

"Go to hell!!" the azure male shouted, his head felt like it was about to explode and here he is talking all this nonsense.

Shadow smirked, "Been there and back."

"Give me one good reason why I should believe you," Sonic growled.

"Very well, then. Ask me something about yourself and I'll answer," Shadow responded, crossing his arms.

"What is my mother's name?" he asked. No one knew about Sonic's parents because he never mentioned them. Not even Tails knew.

"The correct question should be what was your mother's name, Sonikuu," Shadow replied. "Your mother died when you were seven years old, as did your father."

Sonic's eyes widened and his heart skipped a beat.

"You were born to Aleena and Jules Hedgehog on June 23, 1991 at Mobius Memorial Hospital at 9:57 a.m. on the 13th floor, Room #439," Shadow answered completely from memory.

"Seven years later, on September 9th to be exact, you and your parents were returning home from a family outing."

Sonic dropped the Chaos Emerald as he listened on in shock. He knew what he was about to say.

"No, Shadow…don't say it."

"They were traveling over a bridge when the car was struck by a semi. The truck driver had fallen asleep at the wheel."

Sonic's eyes watered and his heart broke, "Stop it."

"The car was thrown into the river below," Shadow continued, his sympathy going out to his lover. "You and your parents were trapped inside, water instantly filling the car…But, before the car reached the river bed, you managed to push yourself out an open window."

"Shadow, stop," Sonic begged, as tears streamed from his eyes.

"The only reason you escaped was because you didn't have on your seatbelt…which your mother constantly told you to put on hours before. The current easily swept you further and further downstream, Sonikuu, where you were found a few hours later….Your parents were pulled from the river later on….and it is the number one reason why you fear water to this day."

"STOP IT!!!" Sonic cried, clamping his hands over his ears and dropping to his knees. He couldn't believe it. It was true. Everything Shadow said was true. Secrets that only he knew, secrets and memories that he swore to take to the grave, Shadow knew. He knew it all. He just couldn't believe it.

Shadow knelt down in front of the crying male, taking Sonic into his arms. Sonic instantly wrapped his arms around Shadow's neck and cried his heart out.

"Why?" he sobbed. "Why did you have to bring it up? I'd forgotten all about what happened; why did you do this to me?"

"I'm sorry, Sonikuu," the Alpha apologized as he ran his claws through his quills, whispering sweet nothings in his ear to calm him down. "If there was any other way, I would've done it. I just wanted you to believe me." Shadow then sat on the floor, slowly easing Sonic into his lap. Sonic unwrapped his arms and just cried into his chest. Once he calmed, lifted his head and stared with sorrowful eyes into the Alpha's own. Shadow stared back; right before Sonic leaned in, connecting his lips with the king's. The kiss was deep and passionate, only to end when Sonic needed to breathe.

"I believe you," he whispered, as a few excess tears fell.

"I love you, Sonikuu," whispered the Vampire King, thumbing away the tears.

Sonic's ears folded and he rested his head under Shadow's chin, nuzzling into his soft furry chest as he closed his eyes.

"I love you, too."