Darkness and Unknown ch 4

*Rouge*
Walking home from school Rouge couldn’t help but think about Knuckles. No, he wasn’t acting weird...

“I can’t believe he swallowed that lie about rearranging the living room! Well I had to say something. Was I going to say ‘Hay Knuckles, I’d LOVE to do all that homework for you but a secrete and classified government origination of the CIA just called me in; most likely to give me a death-defying mission across the globe…right after school. I’d like to help you but I can’t…’

“Smooth. Wonder how he’d take to that?"

*Arriving at her house*
She barely peaked inside the door. There was no one within sight.
Walking into her home, entering the kitchen she saw a small piece of paper magnetized to the fringe.

‘Rouge
Your father had a business meetinG to attend to and I also have some late papers at work. Watch the hoUse until we get back. He said he would be out working late but I should be back before niNe. Yes where gone but don’t bring anyone over. If you’re going out call me first.
Love mom.’

“Hmm…G…U…N. That what I thought. They’re never here.” She muttered.
Though Rouge still had her both parents they where out often. When they where home they where too busy. That didn’t mean they didn’t love their daughter. Rouge was often left at the house alone.

She stomped up the stairs slammed her backpack onto the floor and swung open her closet with a bang.

*the next day*

Rouge sat nervously on the curb where the bus would stop and whisk her away to school. Sometimes a car would drive by or other random event would happen but she scarcely noticed. She knew they weren't allowed, she knew she'd be sent home, and she knew well because how she loathed that rule. But there it sat; shinning happily in the bottom of her bag totally unaware of where it was or who it was with.

Rouge sighed. She'd forgotten she left it in her backpack after taking it until after she slung it over her shoulder and felt the chaos energy through the material. She was already too late to take it back home. Even now she felt the pulsing energy like a breathing pet; living and even excited to go to school for the first time! YAY!
Crap.

The few students at the school that where there Rouge tried to avoid. She walked up to the front and casually slid around to the side where the school had some lunch tables outside. She sighed and pulled out a school book.

*Shadow*
Though the bell was to ring any minuet Shadow didn't care how late he was. In fact...
he was still in bed. It was an odd void dream, shapeless colors, unfamiliar voices.

A man was yelling at someone. "No! I had a permit! You can't do this! We--hay! Leave her alone!" A girl screamed. There was a sound like something metal colliding with an object that gave a loud smack followed by a cry of pain. There was the shuffle of boots and a slam. Glass braking.

*BANG!*
Shadow was up instantly at the sound of a gun shot. His breathing was shallow and ragged. A pit formed in his stomach. He put his head in his open palms. He just sat and calmed his breathing for a while.

And hatted it. It showed he was still alive.

*At school*
Face facts. Shadow hated this school. HATED. But not more than he hated- no, despised- Black doom. He could be surrounded by idiots, harassed by teachers and get detention- or he could be surrounded by idiots, harassed AND abused by black doom, and do maintenance all day on some 200 degree, fire breathing, death-trap, doomsday, thingamabob. Your choice.

He walked over to his locker and when opened, out fell about every school book he owned.

*Shadow's thoughts* Books: Ha ha! Here he comes! Homework mutiny!

"..................
Stupid school."

*A few hours later at lunch with Rouge*
Busted! After third hour, in the hall, next to her locker,she cautiously brought her chaos emerald out of her bag just to check on it; right as the history teacher came through. Detention.

So right now she was sitting next to knuckles half lessening to him going on about how his 'precious' master emerald was missing AGAIN and pissed about her emerald in the headmaster's office.

"You know what knuckles...I'm gonna go."

"-ngel island will fa-- huh?"

"GOING. TO. LEAVE."

"Ok...are you still coming with me tonight?"

"Huh? Yaaa~"
What?

"OK! Seven at your place don't remember!--I mean forget!"

Sooo...when did he plan that?