Sonic's Alpha Chapter 28

Later on that night…

Shadow the Hedgehog woke up to a strange sound. The king opened his eyes and turned to see his mate whimpering, his face scrunched in discomfort, his hand on his stomach.

"Sonic?" he asked as he sat up, his voice full of worry as he firmly shook him a couple of times until his mate made a low noise and his eyes began to open. Sitting up as well, Sonic looked around before he noticed Shadow, eyes widening in some seconds before he remembered earlier happenings.

"Shadow..." he mumbled, voice still sleepy.

"Is something wrong?"

Sonic didn't reply, he seemed to think of an answer, but nothing came out of his mouth as he looked back at Shadow.

"Ah!!" he yelped, his hands clutching his abdomen.

Shadow was knelt by his side in an instant.

"Sonic, what's wrong? Are you hurt?" he quickly asked.

Sonic just answered by taking his hand and placing it on his belly.

Then it happened again. Shadow snatched his hand away, eyes wide and speechless. He looked into the watery eyes of his pregnant mate.

"S-Shadow… something's wrong, isn't it?" he cried, his voice full of worry as bloodied tears dripped down his face. Shadow blinked at first, but a warm smile formed across his face. He placed a hand on his wife's cheek, thumbing away tears as he kissed the area gently.

"Shh, calm down, love. It's alright. Nothing is wrong," he reassured his distressed mate.

"But…" Sonic sniffed, "I-I felt something. Something must be wrong with the babies, Shadow."

Shadow sat down beside his uke and kissed his lips to calm him down, his hand coming to rest on his round belly.

"I felt it too," he smiled warmly. "They're kicking, Sonikuu."

Sonic's eyes grew wide and he blinked, "Kicking?"

Shadow nodded as he guided Sonic's hand to where he felt one of the pups and waited.

Kick.

Sonic flinched slightly but was struck speechless when he felt his unborn child moving beneath him.

"Shadow, they're - -" he gasped.

"I know," Shadow smiled and kissed him on the forehead.

"Feeling better?" Shadow asked after a brief moment of silence.

"Yeah," Sonic chuckled softly. "It scared me; I, I didn't know if-"

"We will get through this together, Sonikuu. Even if there are troublesome times ahead, I'll help you through this. We will spend the rest of eternity together, my Queen, making this planet suffer and having many children together," Shadow interrupted Sonic, soothing his anxiety. This calmed his uke down.

"I know," he purred as his lover pulled him close, until his head rested on his chest. Shadow began to gently stroke his belly, earning a few additional kicks from one or more of his pups inside and even the content purring of his beloved uke.

"But, I have one condition," Sonic asked after a moment of being lost in his thoughts.

"What is it, your Majesty?" Shadow chuckled as he kissed his cheek.

"Once the children are born and once I've regained my strength enough to go to war with you," Sonic smirked, "Leave that Knuckles the Echidna to me. I want to be the one responsible for getting rid of the last Guardian."

Shadow blinked in shock and when he saw that wicked smile on his mate's face, it only made him love him more. Not long after he'd reunited with his mate, he read Sonic's mind while he was asleep and found out what the echidna and his other former friends had done to him. Left him to rot in an underwater prison. If his wife wanted to get revenge on Knuckles, then so be it. Heck, he'd bring that blasted Guardian's head on a silver platter to Sonic if that's what he wanted!!

"Deal," Shadow said after a while as he stood, taking Sonic's hand to help him stand. "Come, you should be getting ready for your appointment."

After one very steamy shower scene together (which I am NOT going into detail about!!), Sonic and Shadow dried off and walked the halls of their palace home, waiting for the next hour to pass by before Sonic's appointment, other vampires all bowed and moved aside whenever the Alpha pair passed.

"Do you think all of them are alright?" Sonic asked worriedly, his hand coming to rest on his pregnant belly as he walked behind his husband.

Shadow turned to face his mate, stopping Sonic's forward motion, and kissed him full on the lips. Sonic instantly closed his eyes, melting into the kiss. Shadow always knew how to make him feel better. He was the one to break away from the kiss, earning a whimper from his uke.

"Don't worry, love," he chuckled as he placed his hands on the slight curve, "They have the blood of the Alphas running through their veins, so their stronger than most pups. I can sense all of their chaos energies within you, so the good news is that they're all alive. They seem to be agitated because of your running, though, but other than that they are fine."

Sonic sighed with relief, but winced in pain again.

"Yeah," he chuckled, "And they're using my insides for soccer practice. I guess it's their way of punishing me for running, huh?"

Shadow smirked as the couple resumed walking, "It only seems fair."

"Do you think you'll get an ultrasound today?" he asked after some time.

"I don't know," Sonic answered. "But, I hope so. Why?"

"I was hoping to see if we truly have a daughter in there or not."

"What's wrong with having all sons?" Sonic asked, raising a brow.

"Nothing at all, love," Shadow replied hoping not to have offended his hormonal mate.

"It's just…" he began but shook his head. "Nah, never mind, it's not important."

"No, tell me. What is it?"

"It's just that I've always wanted a daughter," he smiled. "You've heard of that phrase 'Daddy's little girl', right?"

Sonic nodded.

"I just want to have a little girl so that I can spoil her," he laughed. "You know, to see her take her first steps…to watch her play dress-up and teach her how to fly…and of course, to scare the hell out of her first boyfriend (and any others after that), and to watch her go to prom (with one of her brothers as a date, of course). I just want to give her and her brothers a normal and worry-free life that I never had."

"Shadow the Hedgehog," Sonic laughed, hands on his now 'child-bearing' hips. "Are you telling me that the 'big, bad' Alpha Vampire King has a soft spot for baby girls?"

Shadow blushed slightly, having been caught up in his rambling. All he could do was hang his head and laugh, softly saying, "Everyone has their weaknesses, love."

Sonic snickered, but then, something caught both males' attention, making their ears perk.

"Shadow, do you hear that?" Sonic asked, looking around for the source of the sound.

"Yeah, I hear it," his ears twitched as he became wary and stood protectively close to his mate.

Was that…crying that he heard?

Sonic, who was standing behind his husband, tapped Shadow on the shoulder.

Shadow glanced back at his mate to see Sonic pointing just ahead of them. Shadow looked and saw that the noise was coming from behind a pair of thick blood red curtains. The moonlight that slipped inside made is possible to make out a small figure curled up on the floor at the base of the ceiling high window.

Shadow told Sonic to stay put while he checked it out. Shadow approached the window slowly and when the wind blew in from outside, the draperies moved to reveal a child curled up in a corner.

It was a little girl, a wolf pup, she was grey all over with white patches of fur on her paws and feet and she wore a yellow dress and a matching bow in her head fur. Shadow cleared his throat to catch her attention, which made the girl jump slightly. She instantly looked up at the king, her glowing sea blue eyes wide and full of tears. She whimpered and tried to curl up more into the corner, scared of the stranger.

Shadow slowly knelt down beside the crying pup so as not to frighten her and softly asked, "What's your name, little one?"

"L-Luna," she managed to say.

"Well, Luna, my name's Shadow," he kindly smiled. "How old are you?"

The little girl sniffed and looked down at her fingers, her brown frowned in concentration. Shadow just knelt there patiently while she tried counting. And Sonic observed the whole thing.

"H-How many is this?" she asked, holding up three fingers on one hand and one on the other.

"That's one...two...three...four," Shadow chuckled, pointing to each of the child's fingers as he counted. "Are you four, Luna?"

She nodded.

"So, tell me Luna, where are your parents?"

At the mention of that, the child whimpered again and she ended up crying aloud. Sonic panicked, not knowing what to do, but he was surprised at what Shadow did.

"Shh, calm down, little one…calm down," Shadow whispered, having carefully lifted up the little girl into his arms. He held onto her and softly patted her back, whispering reassuring words into her ear as she instantly wrapped her arms around his neck and cried her heart out. Sonic was actually shocked. How did he know what to do??

"Why are you crying, Luna?" Shadow asked, the child having calmed down some. The little vampire pup hiccupped as she rested her head on Shadow's soft chest fur.

"My mommy and daddy don't want me anymore," she whimpered.

"Now, why would you say that?" the king kindly asked pulling the child back to look in her eyes, as if he was talking to…his own daughter. Sonic gasped.

"Mommy said that she's going to have another baby," she sniffed as she rubbed away her bloodied tears.

"And you think that with a new baby around, they wouldn't love you anymore," Shadow asked. Luna closed her eyes and let out a choked sob as she nodded in reply.


"Aww, Luna," Shadow smiled to the child as he petted her up. "Look, does your mommy have a belly like him?" he asked, pointing to Sonic.

The little child blinked and leaned her head to the side to look past Shadow's shoulder to the now blushing Alpha Queen. She turned back to Shadow and nodded again.

"Luna, listen to me," Shadow caringly said to the young wolf, "Mommies and daddies may have more than one pup, but they will always love all of their babies. Your mommy and daddy are probably worried sick about you. Your mommy is probably very sad right now because she can't find you."

"She's sad?" the pup asked. "But, why?"

"She's sad because she loves you and misses you. Having another pup doesn't mean that she or your daddy won't every stop loving you. And just think, you will be a big sister soon."
"Me?" the child gasped. "I'll be a big sister?"

Shadow nodded with a smile, "Yes, and you will have a little brother or sister to help take care of. That is a big responsibility and your mommy and daddy will need your help. Do you think you can do that for me?"

The little girl giggled and nodded happily, her fluffy tail wagging behind her when Shadow put her down.

"Come on, let's see if we can find your parents. But first," he said as he knelt down to the child's level and straightened her bow, thumbing away excess tears. "We want to look our best, now don't we?"

Luna laughed and held two of Shadow's fingers in her tiny hand as the king stood to lead the way. He looked over to his mate who'd been watching this entire time and smiled warmly, motioning for him to join them.

Sonic walked beside his mate and Luna in silence, smiling as he watched Shadow engage in a conversation with the little girl. He could only imagine that being Shadow with their own daughter. He certainly had the signs and patience of a good and caring father, from what he could tell.

After about 10 minutes of walking, they could hear frantic voices.

"Luna? Luna!? Luna, where are you!?!?" called out a woman's voice.

"Mama?" Luna gasped when she saw a grey wolf round the corner, the look of panic in her violet eyes, followed closely by a brown wolf with blue eyes, obviously the girl's father.

"Papa!" the child screamed happily, letting go of Shadow's hand and running to her father.

"Luna!" the male rejoiced, kneeling down to wrap his child in his arms, picking her up and twirling her around, earning squeals of joy from the pup.

"I've been worried sick about you," her mother smiled as she was handed over into her awaiting arms.

"I'm sorry, mama," the little one smiled. Shadow and Sonic watched on quietly from a few feet away, smiles on both their faces.

"Where have you been, sweetheart?" her father asked.

"Mr. Shadow found me and told me that mommies and daddies can have more than one baby and still love all of them. He was really nice to me and brought me here," she happily explained, pointing to the Alpha couple. "He's going to be a daddy, too!"

The two parents gasped when they noticed they were in the presence of their monarchs. Both bowed immediately.

"Thank you very much for finding our daughter, your Highnesses," the father spoke for the two of them, making sure to keep the required distance between them and their superiors.

"Was she any trouble to you at all, my Queen?" Luna's mother asked, noticing the male was with child as well.

"No, she was no trouble at all," Sonic smiled, bringing his attention to the little girl. "In fact, I hope that one of my pups will be just like you, Luna."

Luna smiled and slipped out of her mother's arms to run over and hug Sonic's knees. Sonic chuckled and gently knelt down to give the child a proper goodbye hug. Shadow helped his wife back to his feet and it was his turn to kneel down to the little girl's level.

"Thank you for bringing me back, Mr. Shadow," Luna smiled sweetly as she curtsied to the king.

"You're very welcome, my little lady," Shadow smiled as he tilted his head in a bow.

"Come on, Luna, it's time to go," her mother called out. They were sure the Alphas had other matters to attend to. Luna ran off, but she instantly stopped, as if forgetting something. She then turned and ran back to Shadow, catching the king off guard actually, giving him a big hug and a quick 'thank you' peck on the cheek.

"Bye!" she laughed happily as she caught up to her parents. The family walked down the dark corridor together, happy to be reunited again.

Shadow stood up beside his mate and smiled, his hand on his cheek.

"You, know," Sonic laughed. "I truly do hope that we do have a girl, Shadow."

"And why do you say that?" Shadow asked as he intertwined their fingers, walking down the hallway together.

"Because I want to see you to do that all over again."