Blind Date
Chapter 19
Krissie: 7/7/19 4:24pm time to start ch19.
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Rob smiled in amusement as he was called to come to the border to greet Shadow the Hedgehog.
"Hello there," he extended his hand to him.
Shadow returned the gesture with a nod.
Chapter 19
Krissie: 7/7/19 4:24pm time to start ch19.
PREV
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Rob smiled in amusement as he was called to come to the border to greet Shadow the Hedgehog.
"Hello there," he extended his hand to him.
Shadow returned the gesture with a nod.
"So what brings one of GUN's most renowned agents to my country?"
"Just a personal visit. Nothing government related, Sir... You're majesty."
Rob chuckled, "Just Rob is fine, Shadow."
Shadow nodded.
"Would you like a tour guide to see some of our most popular destinations? Or would you prefer a map to go about on your own?"
"I prefer to travel on my own. But do you have brochure of sorts?"
Rob thought for a moment as the two walked out of the airport. "No. Not really, but maybe we should consider one. I can write notes on a map for you though."
"That will be fine."
The two shared idle chit chat as they got into a car. Rob scribbled on a map several points with small notes about each point. Shadow paused as they stopped by a small wooden house by a lake.
"Are you hungry by any chance?" Rob asked as he paid the taxi driver. Shadow followed him out of the car. There didn't seem to be any other buildings around the home.
"Is this a restaurant?"
Rob laughed as he shook his head. "No, it's my home." He gestured for him to follow him inside. It took a moment for Shadow to move.
"Pardon my rudeness, but shouldn't a king be living in a castle?"
Rob turned towards him with a smile as he placed his hand on the door. "The castle was sieged during Robotnik's global take over." The glassy look in his eyes disappeared as he blinked. "But you know, living amongst the people is better. It grounds us to better take care of them." He opened the door with a large arc. "I'm home and with company!"
Shadow stood stunned as Rob went back to his jolly self.
"Welcome home," Marian greeted as she popped out of the kitchen. "You're just in time for tea."
"Ah!" Rob clapped his hands as he turned towards Shadow. "Since you're here, please join us. Do you like tea, by chance?"
Shadow nodded as he stood at the doorway.
"Well come on in!" Rob waved him in.
Marian smiled at him. "What kind of tea do you like?"
"Any is fine." Shadow walked into the house and took note of the tick marks on the door frame. He arched an eyebrow at it. Had an assassin entered the home before?
"That's where we measure Jon. He used to be so small." Rob pointed to the first tick mark, a proud smile on his face.
Marian opened the window and leaned out, "Jon, time for tea!" Her voice was loud and carried along the wind. Shadow watched as Rob set the table. Jon came running inside. He had twigs sticking out of his quills. He smiled sheepishly as he took note of Shadow. He gave a nervous wave before turning to go to the bathroom to remove the sticks and wash his hands.
"How was your hike?" Rob asked as Jon walked back in.
"It was good." Jon stood by his chair.
"Are you still mad about him stealing your phone?" Rob mused. "Jon is afraid of you."
"He already apologized. I wish him no hard." Shadow stated.
Jon breathed a sigh of relief. "Do you want me to get Amy?"
"Nah. I should be able to get her attention." Rob grabbed his bow with a grin. He walked into the living room and pulled a random arrow out. He aimed above the railing of the second floor. The arrow flew and entered a room. There was a small boom sound.
"ROB!" Amy hollered as she left the smoke filled room. The smoke was harmless and it looked like she was exiting a witch's cauldron. She glared at him. "What was that for?"
"Fun." Rob smiled.
Amy growled.
"Time for tea," Rob beamed as he turned on his heel and entered the kitchen.
"You're still a jerk." Amy groaned as she marched down the stairs. She smoothed out the blanket she had been working on. She carefully moved her needle and made a few more stitches. All the while grumbling about Rob. She entered the kitchen and smiled at Marian as she carefully placed her stitch work on the counter. She paused as she noticed Shadow.
"What brings you by?" She asked as she glanced at Jon.
"Sight seeing." Shadow stated. "I mean your cousin no harm."
"That's good." Amy walked up the chair next to him.
Jon followed her and pulled out her chair.
"And I'm still not allowed to get my own chair," Amy sighed as she sat in the seat.
"Manners are important," Marian stated as Rob pulled out her seat. "We want to make sure that you know what it's like to be treated properly. Jon too."
Jon sighed as he sat next to Rob. He picked up the sugar and placed a single spoonful in his cup. "Sugar anyone?"
"Pass the honey," Amy asked. Shadow grabbed it and passed it over. Rob took the sugar.
Shadow felt oddly out of place. It felt like he was sitting for a tea party. But instead of Maria wearing a princess custom trying to get a silly hat on his head, it was replaced with Rose and the O'Hedges. There was a soft hum of small casual conversations. The sandwiches were light and soft. It felt so unnatural to Shadow. Like he didn't belong here. Almost like it was some lucid dream. Yet, he sat there; drinking tea calmly and chatting like it was nothing. He even had his cup of tea refilled two times.
They all told Shadow of places that he might enjoy. Amy even grabbing the map and circling a few spots herself. Her handwriting was different then her cousin's. Rob's handwriting was similar to that of old handwritten documents. Amy's was neat, but larger and was easier to read.
Once tea was done, Shadow stayed to help clean up. Jon rushed back outside.
"What are you working on, Rose?" Shadow gestured to the cloth she was stitching.
"Oh, I'm embroidering a baby blanket for Bunnie and Antoine!" Amy beamed. "Though, now my room is full is going to be full of smoke and dust for the next few hours." She growled at Rob.
"Oops," the teal hedgehog shrugged as he avoided eye contact. He suddenly felt the need to reorganize the dishes in the cabinet. Marian rolled her eyes.
"Well maybe working in some fresh air will do you some good." Marian poked Amy in the cheek.
Amy sighed. She wanted to argue, but knew it was a fight she'd lose.
"There's a nice breeze out. It'll be nice by the rivers or one of the lakes. You can work there."
Amy collected her stitch work in a bag with some thread and needles. "I'll be back by dinner." Amy announced as she left the house a few steps behind Shadow.
"Shadow, come visit us again!" Marian bid farewell to him as he left.
Shadow gave a court nod as he walked out of the house.
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KRISSIE: 7/25/2019 6:43PM I hope you're all enjoying this story so far.
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"That will be fine."
The two shared idle chit chat as they got into a car. Rob scribbled on a map several points with small notes about each point. Shadow paused as they stopped by a small wooden house by a lake.
"Are you hungry by any chance?" Rob asked as he paid the taxi driver. Shadow followed him out of the car. There didn't seem to be any other buildings around the home.
"Is this a restaurant?"
Rob laughed as he shook his head. "No, it's my home." He gestured for him to follow him inside. It took a moment for Shadow to move.
"Pardon my rudeness, but shouldn't a king be living in a castle?"
Rob turned towards him with a smile as he placed his hand on the door. "The castle was sieged during Robotnik's global take over." The glassy look in his eyes disappeared as he blinked. "But you know, living amongst the people is better. It grounds us to better take care of them." He opened the door with a large arc. "I'm home and with company!"
Shadow stood stunned as Rob went back to his jolly self.
"Welcome home," Marian greeted as she popped out of the kitchen. "You're just in time for tea."
"Ah!" Rob clapped his hands as he turned towards Shadow. "Since you're here, please join us. Do you like tea, by chance?"
Shadow nodded as he stood at the doorway.
"Well come on in!" Rob waved him in.
Marian smiled at him. "What kind of tea do you like?"
"Any is fine." Shadow walked into the house and took note of the tick marks on the door frame. He arched an eyebrow at it. Had an assassin entered the home before?
"That's where we measure Jon. He used to be so small." Rob pointed to the first tick mark, a proud smile on his face.
Marian opened the window and leaned out, "Jon, time for tea!" Her voice was loud and carried along the wind. Shadow watched as Rob set the table. Jon came running inside. He had twigs sticking out of his quills. He smiled sheepishly as he took note of Shadow. He gave a nervous wave before turning to go to the bathroom to remove the sticks and wash his hands.
"How was your hike?" Rob asked as Jon walked back in.
"It was good." Jon stood by his chair.
"Are you still mad about him stealing your phone?" Rob mused. "Jon is afraid of you."
"He already apologized. I wish him no hard." Shadow stated.
Jon breathed a sigh of relief. "Do you want me to get Amy?"
"Nah. I should be able to get her attention." Rob grabbed his bow with a grin. He walked into the living room and pulled a random arrow out. He aimed above the railing of the second floor. The arrow flew and entered a room. There was a small boom sound.
"ROB!" Amy hollered as she left the smoke filled room. The smoke was harmless and it looked like she was exiting a witch's cauldron. She glared at him. "What was that for?"
"Fun." Rob smiled.
Amy growled.
"Time for tea," Rob beamed as he turned on his heel and entered the kitchen.
"You're still a jerk." Amy groaned as she marched down the stairs. She smoothed out the blanket she had been working on. She carefully moved her needle and made a few more stitches. All the while grumbling about Rob. She entered the kitchen and smiled at Marian as she carefully placed her stitch work on the counter. She paused as she noticed Shadow.
"What brings you by?" She asked as she glanced at Jon.
"Sight seeing." Shadow stated. "I mean your cousin no harm."
"That's good." Amy walked up the chair next to him.
Jon followed her and pulled out her chair.
"And I'm still not allowed to get my own chair," Amy sighed as she sat in the seat.
"Manners are important," Marian stated as Rob pulled out her seat. "We want to make sure that you know what it's like to be treated properly. Jon too."
Jon sighed as he sat next to Rob. He picked up the sugar and placed a single spoonful in his cup. "Sugar anyone?"
"Pass the honey," Amy asked. Shadow grabbed it and passed it over. Rob took the sugar.
Shadow felt oddly out of place. It felt like he was sitting for a tea party. But instead of Maria wearing a princess custom trying to get a silly hat on his head, it was replaced with Rose and the O'Hedges. There was a soft hum of small casual conversations. The sandwiches were light and soft. It felt so unnatural to Shadow. Like he didn't belong here. Almost like it was some lucid dream. Yet, he sat there; drinking tea calmly and chatting like it was nothing. He even had his cup of tea refilled two times.
They all told Shadow of places that he might enjoy. Amy even grabbing the map and circling a few spots herself. Her handwriting was different then her cousin's. Rob's handwriting was similar to that of old handwritten documents. Amy's was neat, but larger and was easier to read.
Once tea was done, Shadow stayed to help clean up. Jon rushed back outside.
"What are you working on, Rose?" Shadow gestured to the cloth she was stitching.
"Oh, I'm embroidering a baby blanket for Bunnie and Antoine!" Amy beamed. "Though, now my room is full is going to be full of smoke and dust for the next few hours." She growled at Rob.
"Oops," the teal hedgehog shrugged as he avoided eye contact. He suddenly felt the need to reorganize the dishes in the cabinet. Marian rolled her eyes.
"Well maybe working in some fresh air will do you some good." Marian poked Amy in the cheek.
Amy sighed. She wanted to argue, but knew it was a fight she'd lose.
"There's a nice breeze out. It'll be nice by the rivers or one of the lakes. You can work there."
Amy collected her stitch work in a bag with some thread and needles. "I'll be back by dinner." Amy announced as she left the house a few steps behind Shadow.
"Shadow, come visit us again!" Marian bid farewell to him as he left.
Shadow gave a court nod as he walked out of the house.
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KRISSIE: 7/25/2019 6:43PM I hope you're all enjoying this story so far.
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