Sonic The Hedgehog: The Series - Part 6
Twenty two years, four months have passed
Teal thought she'd heard a noise. The house was dark, but the small light down the hallway caught her attention. Pushing the door open, she saw June. "June?"
The bat, startled, dropped what she'd held. "I wasn't stealing anything!"
"I didn't say you were," Teal defended. She looked down at what June had dropped. "Oh, those are... dad had those before he met mom, I think."
Posters of well-muscled women scattered the floor. "Sis lets him keep these?" June was a bit surprised.
"Actually," Teal explained, "he wants to throw them out but mom keeps them, some game they have. She keps waving them in his face."
"I see." June picked them up, her cast getting in the way. "Stupid thing comes off tomorrow, can't wait." Assuming her sister would want to find the posters in the same spot, June tucked them away.
Afternoon. June's cast was off and it was her first day out in six weeks. Rouge had given her money and free reign to take a day out on her own. Sitting alone, enjoying her milkshake, she once again got a strange feeling. An odd feeling she was being followed. Turning, she saw them, two cops outside, cops she was certain she had seen elsewhere that day.
Pulling out the cell phone Rouge had given her, she dialed the mansion. "Hello?"
"ROUGE! Sis... I think some guys are following me..."
"Wait... following you? You sure?" Rouge asked, concerned.
June looked back. She was certain they were watching her. "They look like cops and I think they've been following me everywhere. I'm scared..."
"Just stay where you are and don't panic. I'm sending Teal to get you. She's a GUN agent so they can't do anything. This is because you shoplifted from our store... where are you?"
June answered, "a fast food place. Has a happy clown on the front of it. It's not far from your fruit store."
"Okay. Stay there and don't move." Rouge hung up.
Rouge's senses were going off like bells as she opened Teal's door.
"Mom?"
"Teal, get your GUN ID. June's being harassed by the police for no reason. You need to go get her." Rouge was panicking but seemed to hide it, if only slightly.
"Mom, I'm just a low-level agent, I don't-"
"Just do it!" she shouted. "She's at Happy Burger near our store in the city, go, now! Get her home! I'm not having the police harass my sister!"
Without argument, Teal picked up her purse and grabbed her government badge, heading for her window. Flying over the house would be faster than running to the front door.
Content that her daughter was on the way, Rouge dialed the phone.
The police officers watched Teal enter the restaurant, meeting with June. "We don't have anything on her," the first said, fed up with this assignment.
"You heard the captain," the second said, "bring her in on something. Looks like... hmm... think maybe that's some underage lesbian prostitution deal going on? I think so. Come on."
Exiting their car, they made their way to the door, only to be stopped by three men. "This is GUN business. Stand down."
"You're in our way, buddy!" officer one shouted. Teal led June outside, the two flying off.
"They're clear," one of the agents said into his radio.
The second cop screamed out, "you just pushed the wrong-"
He was silenced, his arm twisted and his body slammed into the wall. "Don't piss me off, donut-monkey. This is government business and you couldn't stop a crime in your sleep." Cold as ice and hard as steel, the three GUN agents walked away, their job done.
Central City Police Department fell silent as the Commander of GUN entered the main detective room, followed by several top-ranking agents. Stopping at the Captain's door, he opened it. "Captain."
"What does GUN want in Central City?" The Captain blurted out,
"what does the police department want with an innocent teenage girl?"
"Innocent..." the Captain laughed. "Arrested ten times, no one pressed charges because they all felt SORRY for her! Bust her with an actual offense, and she might get the message! I don't care if she is family to those rich twits on that fruit farm!"
"Those people happen to be friends of mine. One of them was a high- ranking agent at one point, so I would thank you to keep your ugly, sagging face shut!" He was fed up with the Captain.
"Funny, I don't recall being the ugly one. Linda once dated me, not you. I doubt she left me because she thought you were better looking!"
"No, she didn't leave you because of that," the Commander stated, "she left you because you were beating her."
Enraged, the police Captain grabbed the Commander's shirt. "What right do you have to-"
The entire department was in awe as the Captain's door smashed open, their Captain hitting the floor. Stepping over him with proud victory, the GUN Commander shouted out, "if ANYONE in this city harasses any member of the Adriani family again, I will PERSONALLY see to it that that individual is arrested by GUN and sent to a prison island! Rouge Adriani is still considered to be an agent of GUN and any attempt to harass her or any member of her family WILL be regarded as an act of terrorism by this nation! Do I make myself clear?"
He began to slowly walk away. "Right, as for your abusive Captain, he will be replaced soon. I am suggesting to the President himself that you be fired immediately." Followed by his Agents, the Commander returned to his limo. Driving off, he said, "I may have sounded harsh... but compared to what Rouge would do to them, I'm being fairly generous..."
Rouge was happy. She hugged her sister. "I'm glad you're safe..."
"Yeah, I'm okay. Just a bit weirded out, that's all."
"I'm afraid some of this is my fault," Tom said. "The police Captain is from one of the wealthy families my parents associated with back in the days of the old wine company. One of their sons. I pissed off a lot of those people when I threw away a wine legacy of three generations to make jelly and yogurt."
"It's not your fault, Tom." Rouge sighed. "It's the fault of people who can't just leave other people alone..." She was relieved to have her sister home.
Night had come. Teal was tired. She had gone to the kitchen to sneak a sandwich, finding a light on in the hallway, peeking under a door. Gently opening it, she found June, once again looking at the old muscle girl posters. "June?" Startled, the girl jumped.
"Teal! I- I-" She seemed to be sweating, but not from the heat. It was a cold, nervous sweat.
"You were..." Teal processed the sight. "You were looking at dad's old posters again."
"So? Big deal... sis has muscles, I just want some inspiration to be like her, that's all." Wiping her eye, June bent down to pick the posters up.
"What's wrong?" Teal asked.
"I... screw it, I can't keep lying about this but I-" She crumpled to the floor, her wings wrapped around. She was crying.
"June, come on, what's wrong? Something happen today?"
"No, it's not about that," she replied. "I- Teal... you'll think I'm a freak or something..." Holding a poster, she held it up. "These pictures... they turn me on, okay? I'm a lesbian! I like tits and lipstick!"
She was a bit shocked. "I- I see..."
"Don't worry, Teal, I'm not into YOU. You're family, that'd be gross. It's one thing to be homeless, another to be a thief AND a teenager... add dyke on top of that and I was kinda messed up. Please don't tell sis, she'll probably get mad."
"Mom won't get mad," Teal assured, "she's not as bad as she acts sometimes. Look, I can't make you tell her, but don't run off. That'd make things worse. She's been freaking out about this since she met you. You don't want to take this away from her, do you?" Reaching out her hand, she pulled June up from the floor. "Come on, bed time. Please don't run off, okay?"
"You sure you even want me sleeping in the same room with you?" June was a bit nervous.
"Don't worry, I believe you. I don't think you're going to do anything nasty."
Waking up, June rolled over, tossing the blankets off. Teal was in the bathroom, brushing her teeth. June had to go. "Teal... please can I have the bathroom?" Spitting out her toothpaste, Teal gave her aunt some privacy. The door opened, revealing June, relieved. "Damn.... well, all yours." Returning to the sink, she continued her morning ritual.
"Teal?" June poked her head in the door. "I think... I need to talk to sis. I know she wants me here, but she has to know and if she can't accept me for it, then I can't stay here."
"But leaving would break her heart!" Setting her toothbrush down, she grabbed a cup to rinse with.
June replied, "I can't cover it up. If she can't like me for who I am then I'm going. It's just-" She hesitated. "Mom couldn't deal with it. I can't take it if my own sister can't."
Breathing in a heavy breath, Teal made a quick decision. Grabbing June's hand, she ran into the living room where her parents sat. "MOM! June has something to tell you."
"Oh? June?" Rouge was curious.
Turning red, the bat flinched. "Sis, I.... I don't know if you're gonna be mad, but I didn't run away from home. Mom kicked me out."
"I can't say that surprises me," Rouge responded. "She'd probably have kicked me out, too, given time..."
"You don't understand," June shouted. "Mom kicked me out because..." Looking at Teal for encouragement, she explained, "mom caught me looking at porn."
Rouge laughed. "Really? I'd think mom would have encouraged that. She was a total slut..."
"Girly porn," June said sharply. "Mom caught me looking at girly pictures. And... I wasn't just stumbling through them, I was looking. Sis... I'm queer. Mom kicked me out because I wouldn't grow up to have sex with guys." Sniffling, June let the tears leak down her face. "And you probably think I'm a weirdo, too, what with you and your husband banging into the night, so I'm going to leave-"
Reaching out, Rouge gave her sister a hug, tight and forceful. "NO! Please... you can't go! I don't care, I'm not leaving you out on the streets with no food or shelter!"
Pulling free, she asked, "you really aren't freaked out?"
"A bit surprised, but no, I don't think it's a bad thing."
Teal shouted out, "we haven't been-"
"I know that, Teal! If you were a lesbian you wouldn't be dating the echidna boy."
"His name is Slate, MOTHER!" Teal shouted. "Oh... guess the old rivalries still hit my tongue before I talk..." Rouge responded, a bit embarrassed. "But you're staying, June. Don't think you need to keep secrets from me, okay? You're my only sister and I'll protect you no matter what! I need my family."
"Mom? Teal spoke up. "I think it's time June gets her own room, don't you?"
"Sounds like a good idea," Tom said. "We have enough empty rooms in this place, just pick one."
"You're cool with this?"
"I don't mind, not my business who turns you on." Picking up the newspaper, he opened to the financial section to check his own businesses. They were holding up well.
"Uh, Mister Adriani... can I... I found your old girly posters, you mind if I, uhh..."
"You want those old things? I don't care. Wait... I thought I threw those away?"
Rouge grinned. "If you want to look at that stuff, well, it's your room, you put whatever on the walls you want." Taking her sister's hand, Rouge assured, "don't worry, you're safe. Anyone messes with you about this, I'll take care of it."
Twenty two years, five months have passed
The GUN records room was as well-polished as the rest of the facility, despite being buried in a sub-basement level. The elevator doors opened, Teal pushing a cart loaded with boxes towards records storage. Papers and digital files that would need to be indexed and stored. Reports.
Teal didn't care for this job. She was hauling papers instead of doing the big jobs.
Buzzing in, the door slid open. Inside, Teal saw the clerk, a seventeen year old female bat that had worked there for six months. Rolling the cart up to the desk, she signed in. "More crap to put away..." she muttered. Teal often wondered where GUN found places to store it all. She knew that the group didn't stick strictly to digital copies- pulling papers had never been too hard.
The bat looked at the boxes. "Like I don't have enough work..."
Teal noticed something off. She'd never paid much attention down here, but something wasn't right. Her brain finally processed the change. The clerk had black fur in a long ponytail, but the long pink streak was out of place. "You noticed!" she said, catching Teal's gaze. "Yeah, I was... umm, inspired by the brown streak you dyed into your fur."
"That's not dyed in," Teal responded.
The clerk muttered out, "...huh... well."
"Yeah. I have to get going." Teal wasn't sure why she had to go, she had no assignments but she didn't see a need to stay down here.
"Wait!" The bat had shouted out in a hurry. "Teal... right?"
She replied, "yeah. Same name I sign in with every time I'm down here."
Leaning forward, the clerk seemed to be getting flirty. "Your mother's a legend in GUN. What're you doing pushing papers, anyway?"
"I..." Teal didn't feel like explaining herself.
"Oh, guess it's not my business. But uh... listen..." Teal waited for her to spit it out. Playing with her bracelets, she finally asked, "don't take this the wrong way but... you wanna go out later?"
Teal's jaw dropped slightly. "You mean... not as in 'hanging out', but... I have a boyfriend, sorry."
The clerk shrank back. "I am SO sorry, I didn't- uh, forget I said anything, okay? I didn't know!" She seemed ashamed to have asked. "Really, I didn't mean to-"
"It's okay," Teal said. "I'm just... I don't go that way but...." Turning, she started to walk away, only for her feet to stop. "What's your name?"
The clerks ears perked up. "Seriously?"
"Yes, seriously, I never asked before. I'm NOT changing my mind, I just want to know!"
"Right... my name's Tiff."
Teal asked, "Tiffany?"
"No, just Tiff," she replied. "Tiff Nightwing."
Teal explained, "listen, I might know someone who... would be more your type. But let me talk to them first, okay?"
Tiff smiled blissfully. "Yes! Thank you, Teal!"
"Right... I should get going in case they have more work from me. And don't worry, I won't tell anyone what happened down here. It's- it's no big deal, okay?"
Rouge clipped her jewelry in place, looking in the mirror with pride. Hands slipped over her bare shoulders. "Tom... not yet, we haven't even left the house..." she scolded. Her strapless black dress tempted him. They were going out. Nowhere special, just out.
Fiddling with the TV, June watched them headed for the door. "You two have a good time. I'll be fine here."
"I don't know when we'll be back, okay? Tom and I might slip off to the casino if we feel a bit... anyway, Teal should be home from work soon." Grabbing her purse in one hand and Tom by the other, she raced for the front door, barely squeezing past her daughter. "Oh, you're home."
"And you're leaving?" Teal asked, a bit surprised.
"We're going out to have some fun," Tom explained.
Rouge said, "while we still can... June's home, so... you're not going out with Slate tonight?"
"No," Teal said, "he's helping back home so I'm sitting out tonight. You two have a great time, don't worry about us!" Kissing her daughter, Rouge led her husband through the door.
Inside the main hall, Teal kicked off her work boots. She hated them. Her fingerless gloves were tossed aside. She couldn't understand the concept behind fingerless gloves. Toes stretched, free from the work day as she headed for the kitchen. The container of strawberry yogurt called to her like a siren. Grabbing it, digging out a spoon, Teal headed for her room.
She spotted June on the couch. "Hi, June..."
"Didn't hear you come in. They left already."
"Yeah, I passed them on the way in," Teal said. Beginning to walk away, she stopped. "Right... JUNE! Um... listen, I-" Her face turned a bit red.
"Yeah?" June was interested to hear.
Blurting it out, Teal explained, "I met someone at work you might be interested in."
"Really?" June's curiosity was held.
Teal continued, "she's seventeen and a bat."
Impressed, she said, "another gay bat, what're the odds of that? So... keep going..."
"Well, she's a GUN employee but- I think she's a bit goth, too."
"How goth?" June inquired.
She said, "black fur, dyed a pink streak in it, likes tacky, bright jewelry."
"Please, that's not goth," June shouted out. "That's barely rave material. So, how'd you find out about this one?"
Turning away, Teal said, "not important."
Laughing, June taunted, "she hit on you, right?"
"NO!" Teal didn't want to talk about it. "Just asked me out and I said I have a boyfriend!" Pulling out a strip of paper, she waved it. "You want this or not?"
"Fine, geez, don't freak." June looked at the paper. "Phone number?"
Teal handed it over. "She was interested in a date tonight, so... not like you have anything better to do." Looking at the scribbled number, she picked up the phone.
The doorbell rang. And rang. Running for the front door, Teal opened it. "TEAL! Uh... I didn't know you lived here." "Tiff... June's inside. Come in." She led her guest into the living room where June waited.
The two looked each other over. "I didn't know you had a sister, Teal..."
"I'm not her sister," June corrected.
"Oh... you look a lot alike, so..." Tiff looked June over carefully. "Wow... you're, uhh... pretty."
"I'm going to leave you to alone, okay? Bye, have fun..." Teal said, walking off.
"Teal said you asked her out." "Yeah," Tiff replied, "I didn't mean to freak her out or anything, but... well, never know 'til you ask someone."
June smiled. So far she seemed happy. "You like Night Babylon?"
"Never been there but I heard it's a bat's city. Uh... is Rouge home? I've been wanting to meet her for a LONG time..."
"She's out with her husband. But... we might run into her, actually. So, where do you like to hang out?"
Rouge walked down the streets of Night Babylon, her husband holding her hand. "We haven't been out like this for a while. Want to go see a movie?" Tom asked.
"No," she said. "Back to my place now... I can think of a better way to spend a couple hours than sitting and watching a movie..."
The streetlights illuminated roadside benches. Rouge spotted a familiar form. "June! I thought you were home?"
"Sis, no... I-"
Tiff asked, "Sis?"
June explained, "Tiff, Rouge is my sister."
The black bat looked up. "Wow... I woulda thought Rouge would be older than that..."
"She is," June said, "she's, uh- older than you need to know, okay?"
Rouge spoke, "I'm only forty, June! It's not THAT old... who's your friend?"
The bat stood, grabbing her hand. "I'm Tiff. I work in the GUN records room. I've been wanting to meet you for SO long... you're a legend!"
"Thank you," Rouge said, Tiff letting go. "June never said she had any friends..."
"Rouge, dear, I think they're on a date," Tom pondered.
"Bingo," June shouted out.
Smiling, Rouge said, "of course! I- you two having fun?"
"June is AWESOME!" The black bat fluttered her wings, hovering a few inches off the ground.
Checking her watch, Rouge muttered, "well, you can tell me about it tomorrow, okay? I'll let you two get back to your date. Have fun, and be careful!"
They watched Rouge walk away with Tom. "Don't mind sis, I think she's just new to this."
"I don't care about that," Tiff said. "She's nice. She's cool with you? So no big deal."
"Yeah, sis took it well when I told her. So, uh..." Tiff looked her in the eyes. "You wanna stay out some more?" Without a word, June took her hand.
Squeezing back, Tiff replied, "I have tomorrow off, so... sure!"
The door the casino apartment slammed shut, Rouge clicking the locks in place. In a quick leap, she sprang forward, tacking Tom to the couch. Kissing deep, she stopped only long enough to breathe. "Date's over. Fun's just started. And I'm not even wearing any panties..." she said, smiling.
"You're not- you mean you were walking around all night with your-"
She shook her head, an evil grin on her face. Jumping to the floor, Rouge slowly slipped the heels off and unzipped the back of her dress, letting it fall loose to reveal her nude body.
Straddling Tom, she messed with the buttons of his shirt, throwing aside his tie. "I like being naked around you. Makes me feel young..." pulling his shirt open, she asked, "you want to be naked around me?" Unzipping him, she pulled his pants off. "Look at you, not quite but you're in the mood."
"I haven't had dinner yet. I want to eat something before we do that," he said, inviting her to stand over him. Feet on the cushions, Rouge placed her muff in his face, pulling one leg up onto the top edge of the couch to spread herself.
Grabbing her leg for support, Tom began to lick, his other hand gently tickling her tail. Feeling dirty, he let a finger free to tickle her ass hole. Unable to help herself, she laughed out loud. "TOM! That's very ticklish back there!" He continued tickling her as he licked. "But damn, does it feel good!"
Moaning and laughing, Rouge couldn't help but orgasm, a slight stream spraying Tom's face. "You need a new title," he said. "Ejaculation queen sound good?"
Grinning, she slid down, gently easing his dick inside of her. "I'm not going to ride you, Tom, I just want to make out. Let friction do the rest."
"Sounds good," he said, "but I am going to tickle your feet."
"Wonderful," she responded, leaning in, taking him by the lips. The tongues practically wrapped around each other.
She winced as he began running a finger gently over the bottom of her foot. Continuing her kisses, she enjoyed the sensation. She liked being tickled. It always seemed to enhance her pleasure when she was making love.
Twenty two years, seven months have passed
Lunch break.
Sitting at one of many empty tables in the cafeteria, Teal sucked down her beef jerky, one of the few pleasures she ever found in the vending machines. She'd been carrying out menial tasks around the building all day and her feet hurt.
"TEAL!"
She turned in her seat to see Tiff headed her way. "Wow, you look... awful," Teal greeted.
"Yeah, my building lost water last night. I had to boil water and scrub down in the kitchen this morning."
Teal, curious, asked, "wow, what happened?"
"I don't know, a few pipes in the basement broke I think."
Teal thought something odd. She asked, "how'd you boil water if you don't have any?"
"Oh, everyone in my apartment building was making runs on the nearby stores for water bottles and jugs. Man, that stuff costs a FORTUNE! I stocked up for a while."
Grunting, Teal stretched out her wings. "I've been over every inch of GUN HQ today at least three times and it's not even NOON yet!"
"Yeah, we've been busy what with that terrorist attack in Station Square today. I had to cancel my date with June tonight, they have me pulling a double shift! Guess it's just as well, I don't have running water at home..."
"Terrorist attack?" Teal hadn't heard.
"Well, maybe not the word for it, but it was a big bank robbery. Thieves killed a lot of people. Heard that Sonic guy was helping deal with the hard stuff and I know Agent Shadow is in the field. You... really hadn't heard?"
Slamming her beef jerky bag down, she said, "I've been delivering things from one office to another. I don't read what they give me, I'm never sure if my security clearance is high enough or not... and I've been thinking about what to get mom and dad next week."
"Right, June said their anniversary is next week! Guess you'll have a party and all that! Hmm... I think I have appropriate clothes for that kinda thing..."
"You're coming?" Teal wasn't too surprised, though the girl's usual rave clothing wouldn't mesh well with a formal affair.
"Wouldn't miss it!"
"So, uh... you and my aunt have been getting along well." Teal tried to avoid asking anything too personal.
In a cheery voice, Tiff said, "June is great! Thank you for introducing me to her! She's been wonderful, and she's really fun to be with, just so... don't take this the wrong way, but I've looked up to Rouge- your mother, for years. She's why I joined GUN. And to be dating her sister, it's just so... but don't get me wrong, June's got a LOT of unique qualities that I like!"
She could see Teal was a bit uncomfortable. "Uh... Teal? What's wrong?"
"Nothing," she responded, "I just- well... it's great that you're getting along with her so well, but, uh... if you and her are doing anything in private, please, I don't need to know. It's none of my business..."
Laughing, Tiff said, "don't worry. June and I haven't- we're not intimate, okay?"
Defensive, Teal said, "Don't get the wrong idea! It's not because you're both girls, I just... what people do in private is their business. I keep out of mom and dad's business, and-"
"Gotcha. OH! Break time's up! Talk with you later, Teal!" Running off, Tiff left Teal alone to finish her meal. Break time WAS almost up, but she was going to spend every last second of it.
The front mansion door opened. Teal was home from work. Kicking off her work boots, all she wanted to do was wash, change, and get ready for her date. "Teal," Rouge greeted. "Listen, Slate called and..."
"I heard the news. Knuckles helped with that big thing in Station Square today." Teal was disappointed, but understood.
"Knuckles has two broken ribs." Rouge didn't want to let her little girl down but this was the way it had to be today. Patting her daughter on the shoulder, she said, "why not see if June wants to do anything since you'll both be free."
Teal asked, "what about you and dad?" "Your father went to Station Square today. He's going to donate to aid in the repairs. When he gets back he's taking me out again!"
Headed towards her room, she saw the door to June's standing open. The girl was laying on her bed, reading. "Teal, hi."
"Yeah, guess Tiff called you earlier."
"No big deal," June commented. "She's busy at work, so I'm gonna work on my reading. I still have a bit to go but at least I know how to read now."
"Slate canceled," Teal said. "Knuckles got two broken ribs today so Slate's gotta stay home and help."
"Damn," June remarked, "they can't just put that in a cast, either."
"Listen..." Teal paused. "I still need to get mom and dad their gift. You wanna go with and help me find something good?"
Closing her book, she replied, "love to."
Nuzzling her husband, Rouge hugged tight. "Bad day?"
"Those thieves did a number on Station Square, that's all I know... professionals. Explosives... they blew that bank apart for the cash and made a mess of their escape route." Tom sighed. "I talked to Sonic. He said these guys killed at least fifty people. Everyone in the bank, no hostages, just awful... I donated ten mil to the rebuilding fund but that's not going to make a real dent. They hit the railway pretty bad with a rocket, not to count all the people..."
Rouge kept her shirt on. No doubt Tom wasn't in the mood after what he's seen today. "You ever get involved in stuff like that when you were still with GUN?"
She replied, "sometimes it could get bad." Kissing him, Rouge leaned him back. "Cuddle?" Pulling her arm over him, he squeezed her hand tight.
One Week Later
"Shadow!" Teal was surprised to see him in the GUN break room. "You're coming to the party tonight, right?"
"Yes, I'll be there." Shadow was never one for random conversation.
"You can't just show up, Shadow, you DID get them a gift, didn't you?"
He replied, "yes, I did. I'll-"
He went silent as something smacked against his head. "SORRY!" the voice called out.
Picking up the object, Teal recognized the phone. She looked over to see Tiff, visibly upset. "Shadow! I'll deal with this!"
"But she-"
"I'll tell mom if you don't let me deal with this! She didn't mean to hit you with her phone!" Relenting, Shadow walked away.
Running over to Tiff, she asked, "what's going on?"
"I'm being kicked out of my apartment!"
Teal was a bit surprised. "Why?"
Tiff said, "the rent's doubling for everyone. They SAY it's to cover renovation costs, but one of my neighbors just told me it's their excuse to kick out the poorer tenants and make room for people with money! I gotta find a new place to crash now..."
"So I guess you'll be apartment hunting tonight then..." Teal understood.
"What? No way! I can do that tomorrow! besides, I haven't seen June in a week and..."
"Right, tell you what," Teal offered, "I'll put in a few inquiries and see what I can do for you..."
The party was lively, except for Knuckles, who stood in place. "Karen! Knuckles!" Rouge greeted. Knuckles was wrapped in bandages, his chest still in pain.
"Rouge! Listen, Knuckles can't talk, his ribs are still REAL sore. But he's moving around," Karen said, Knuckles giving a thumbs up.
Teal grabbed Slate's hand. "Dad doing okay?"
"Yeah," Slate replied, "he was able to come. Guess dad's not made of rubber like he used to be and took a beating this time."
"From what dad told us," Teal said, "he's probably lucky he only got a couple of broken ribs..."
Sonic found Shadow at the buffet table. "Surprised you showed up."
"I showed up to give my respect to Rouge and her family, Sonic." Shadow displayed the typical emotional state he always did."
Sonic continued, "things were going well between you two but I've noticed something's changed."
Shadow collected his plate. "It was something Rouge said. She's getting older and I don't age. If we'd become a couple back then it wouldn't have worked out. I will watch all of you age and die eventually."
"Wow... kind of a downer attitude, Shadow..." Sonic wasn't sure what to say.
"Hmm... perhaps I shouldn't think about that now. I'll try and socialize." Shadow walked away.
Miles joined him, collecting food for himself. "I think Shadow's hiding something," he commented.
"Hiding what?" Sonic asked.
Tails responded, "not a clue. Nothing bad, but I get the feeling he did something to piss Rouge off. Strange, I also get the feeling she tried to make things right but he still feels sorry about it. She invited him but he's not in the mood to really be here..."
Sonic, surprised, asked, "you got all that from watching him?"
"Hey, it's Shadow," Tails remarked, "you pickup on his subtle attitude changes over time."
The party was over, the clock late, the guests gone. Collecting her purse, Tiff headed for the door. "Tiff?" It was Rouge. "Teal told me about what happened today."
"Yeah, real kick in the ass for me but I'm sure I can manage. Great party, by the way!"
Rouge put a hand on the girl's shoulder. "Please, come with me..."
She led Tiff into the living room. "Tiff, June, how serious are you about each other?" The two girls looked at each other, blushing.
"I think that means," Tom said, "that they like each other."
"June..." Rouge paused to build up the anticipation. "Would you like it if Tiff moved in?"
"Oh, no, I couldn't do that," Tiff shouted, "I couldn't make you put up with me like that... but, uh..." She looked her girlfriend in the eyes. "Well..."
"I'd like it a lot, Tiff," June said, taking her hand.
"Uh..." Teal muttered.
June asked, "what? Not like you don't get a bit cuddly with Slate!"
Tiff smiled. "Okay... but, uh... I couldn't ask you to just take me in. I can pay rent."
Tom explained, "I don't need rent money. Right now we're using ten percent of the total living space in this place. It costs money to maintain the rooms we don't use. You'd actually be helping offset the costs by moving in. This place was built to house a large family and servants. Four people is wasting room. And there's something else..."
Rouge spoke up, "we could use an extra person around to help out in the coming months, and I'd rather it be someone the family trusts and someone that- well, Tiff, my sister likes you and I want her to be happy. So..."
"Help out?" Teal asked. "Help with what?"
Rouge cleared her throat. "I'm going to need help and your father will need as much as he can get. Teal... I'm pregnant."
"Sis? For real?" June was amazed. "That's.. great!"
"Mom! When?" Teal begged.
She answered, "I just found out today. I was going to announce it at the party, but then you told me about Tiff's problems and I talked it over with Tom..."
"I thought we should let the family know first," he explained, "and besides, if Tiff and June are that into each other... well, she's family. We'll help you get your stuff tomorrow so you can move in. Now, then... Tiff, you can either pick a room, or stay in June's room, depends on what she wants."
"Wait... you'd be cool with us in the same room?" June was a bit shocked.
"Look, I don't care WHAT you two are up to, it's not my business and I'm not poking into it." Tom clarified, "you don't butt into what we're doing and we don't butt into your personal stuff."
Leaning over, June said, "it means they'll knock on the door to make sure we're decent!"
Tiff was ready to cry, she was so happy. "Rouge, I..."
"I know, your idol just offered you something nice." Rouge smiled. "Take it and enjoy, but remember, I'll need help, this isn't a free place to stay!"
Tom piped up, "you three have no idea. At least, this time, I'll have some real help. Not just when someone stops by."
Twenty two years, eight months have passed
Paint cans popped open. The edges were taped over. Dressed in old clothes, the three began work. June poured pink paint into roller pans as Tiff screwed the wooden handles into the rollers. Each grabbed a paint roller, dipping them, and working on their assigned walls. "You two CAN go off and do something else," Tom said.
"I'm not gonna freeload," June responded, working eagerly. "It's no big deal. Tiff, we gonna do my room later?"
"OOH! Yeah, but, uh... I was thinking if we had some of the pink left over... and do some bits in black to match my hair... you mind if I go wild, Mr. Adriani? Uh... it is your house, so.."
Tom paused. "My grandfather would be pissed if someone painted a wall in this place like a nightclub." He turned. "So do whatever you want. They're not here anymore. But for now... a pink room for a baby girl."
Rouge put groceries away. Tom would be busy with the baby's room, she should at least stay as active as possible until the baby grew too big to do such things. Teal grabbed bags, lending a hand. "Mom..."
"Yes, dear?"
Teal stated, "you're only one month but your stomach looks a LITTLE big... you haven't been putting away a few extra snacks, have you?"
Angry, she shouted, "Teal, I would never pig out like that! I'm not-" Her voice went silent as she caught her reflection in the shiny black surface of the fridge door. "Well... I KNOW I haven't let myself go... maybe it's the muscle I've put on over the years?"
Teal began to panic. "That's not muscle..." Running, she halted at the baby's room. "DAD! It's mom..."
"WHAT?" he shouted.
Tiff and June dropped their paint rollers.
Rouge stepped into the doorway. "Teal's panicking. I'm sure it's nothing to worry about!"
"MOM... look at your belly, it's too big!"
Tom looked down. He agreed, it was too large. "We're going to the hospital!"
"Tom, an appointment would take forever!"
Grabbing her hand, he led her gently to the front door. "Then we make them see us now!"
The three teenagers sat in the living room, all worried. "I-" Teal seemed the worst affected. "If mom loses this baby it'll ruin her..."
"She's not going to lose that kid! One thing about me, her and mom, we're all tough girls and handled a LOT of crap." June hid her concern well, but deep down she was just as worried.
Tiff looked ready to cry. "Rouge the Bat was a good GUN agent and she's still a good person. She took me in when I needed a place to live..."
They heard the front door open. Bolting upright, the three girls watched Tom march into the living room, taking a seat. He seemed to be a zombie. "DAD!" Teal shouted.
"No... please tell me her baby's okay..."
"It is, Tiff!" Rouge walked in, smiling. A collective sigh was heard.
June said, "that's good to hear, sis... so, why's Tom in another dimension?"
Standing behind his chair, she reached down to rub his chest. "It's twins!"
"You mean..." Teal took her father's hand, trying to snap him back to reality.
"Let him be, Teal, he needs some time to let it soak in."
"You mean he'll be okay?" Tiff asked, a bit concerned.
"Well, I'm not sure I'd say THAT..." Rouge commented, her arms embracing him. "He went through a LOT of stress when Teal was on the way."
Tom squeezed her hand. "I'm okay now... Teal, thanks for spotting that. Probably better we found out early."
"Tell you what," June said. "We'll finish painting, you get some rest, okay?"
"I'll help," Teal offered.
"No, Teal, that's okay. You help them, okay?" June's eyes spelled it out. She wanted to be alone with Tiff.
"Right... dad, I'll get you a glass of orange juice."
The paint rollers worked the walls. "I am SO glad nothing was wrong with that baby- well, guess it's babies now!" Tiff shouted.
June was relieved. "Yeah, I don't know if I coulda stood to see sis let down if it was. I mean... then there's Teal and Tom, I don't know what it woulda done to them."
Tiff's eyes caught June's. "Guess babies aren't something we'll ever have to worry about..." She was a bit let down.
"Tiff, just 'cause were lesbians doesn't mean we don't have the parts." June took her hand. "I- what I mean is they can fertilize eggs in labs. I read about it."
Blinking, Tiff said, "yeah... maybe someday. June..." Without a word, she gave June a light kiss on the lips. "Eh... maybe we should get back to work?" Giggling, June grabbed the paint roller. "Not like we don't do that enough already..."
"Or sleep in the same bed..."
Tiff was smiling. "I- I didn't mean that we-"
"I know," June said. "Just because we're not having sex yet doesn't mean we can't be affectionate! Not like sis waited before hitting the bed with Tom."
"JUNE! That was different..." Tiff became defensive of her idol. "He almost DIED!"
"Yeah, I forget that sometimes... I just don't wanna rush this. If I do one thing right in my life, I wanna make this work!"
"OH! June, they have an opening at work in the records room! You could help me in the dungeon! Wouldn't be so boring!" Tiff seemed eager at the possibility.
"Me? But..." she hesitated. "You know I'm not reading too good yet. Anyway, sis needs me around here."
"Yeah... good point. June, about your reading..." Tiff said, "you're getting a LOT better at it. I'll help you, okay? Some day you can work with me in the records room."
"That sounds good," June commented. "Listen, after we get done, wanna go out?"
Tiff smiled. "Sounds great!"
Rouge stretched, leaned back on the sofa. "You okay?" she asked.
"Yeah," Tom responded. "Just..."
"Worried to death? I know. Don't be, okay?" She held his hands, rubbing his wedding ring to hers. "I made it through one kid, I'll make it through two more, Tom."
They watched Teal lead Slate into the house. "Teal? I thought you were going out tonight?"
"Yeah, going out usually means going OUT," Tom commented. "You haven't left yet? We're fine here, you go out and have fun!"
"Change of plans," Teal explained.
"Yeah, I offered to help her sort through her old baby stuff." Slate stood proud. "Anyway, dad's ribs healed fine so I'm free again, but Teal told me you're having twins so I thought I'd offer to help, too."
"Thank you, Slate," Rouge said, impressed by the boy's genuine attitude. They watched the two walk off.
"I think Teal did good hooking up with him," Tom said. "He's got a good sense of honor."
Rouge responded, "he gets it from his father." Thinking, she added, "thought he does seem to make better use of it at times."
Twenty two years, eleven months have passed
"Morning, birthday girl!"
Teal rolled out of bed. "One more hour, please..."
"Come on, Teal, sis wants to have a party for you today and you KNOW everyone's gonna show up." June opened the curtains, Teal's eyes flinching from the sun. "Anyway, she's got that doctor appointment today and you should be there for her."
"Right, mom's getting her checkup on the twins today. Hope they're still doing fine!" Shaking off sleep, Teal stood.
June said, "those babies in her will be fine. Better be." Reaching for her work clothes, Teal paused. It was Saturday. No work. "Tiff's out finding you a gift. After we get that done at the clinic I'm gonna go buy you a cake. You like anything special?"
"Huh? Oh... lemon cake if you can find one."
Buttoning her shirt, Rouge was pleased. Her two babies were doing fine, although the strain of having two of them inside her was already taking its toll on her body. She was eating heavily and already had the clothes dragged out that she should be wearing in the later months. At the very least, she'd found pregnancy clothes made in her size that could accommodate twins.
Tom, however, suspected he should get a wheelchair in case she needed it. Rouge thought the idea unnecessary. Opening the door for her, Tom led her into the waiting room. "They're doing just fine."
"Good to hear, sis," June said.
"Now, Teal... you have a birthday party to get ready for!" Rouge commented, hugging her daughter.
Amy bent down, patting Rouge's stomach. "Amy, they're babies, not a good luck stone!"
"Right... shouldn't slap at it so hard," she said, gently rubbing. "Sonic would've come but the boys are both sick. But I thought I'd show up anyway, since it is Teal's seventeenth."
"I didn't invite too many people, I didn't want to drag this out. Teal probably wants to go on a date anyway." Rouge made a neat stack of empty gift boxes.
Karen watched her daughter tie the loose ribbons into neat bows. "Tom doing okay? I know he kinda had trouble last kid you had, you know."
"He's doing fine," Rouge said. "Or... better than he did before. Huh... can you two help me up?" They both took her hands.
"Bathroom?" Amy asked.
"You know it!"
Tom sat, Knuckles looking out the window. "Teal's growing up good. I think Slate's gonna stick with her."
"Yeah, she's been a good kid all these years. Mostly responsible. A real handful as a baby..." Tom responded, thinking back to when Teal learned how to fly. "Now I have two more on the way."
"That's gonna be painful," Knuckles commented, "I mean, I had two cracked ribs, it hurt to breathe for a while, but... childbirth, wow..."
Tom wasn't listening. "I'm forty-three... when these little girls turn eighteen, I'll be... they'll be born near my birthday, I guess, so when they turn eighteen I'll be sixty-four years old."
"Oh... I never thought about THAT. Karen and me are gonna stick at three. But... wow, you'll be grandparents before they become adults."
"If I live that long," Tom said, a bit sad. "If either of us do."
"Don't say that! You take care of yourself, you work out... and you were able to deal with Rouge in her wilder days. She could be a REAL trial to deal with back then... I mean... hey, I had to guard the Master Emerald! She..." Knuckles was overly defensive. "... it wasn't hers to have. I did what I had to do."
Tom said, "I don't want to think about this anymore right now... so, about that big mess in Station Square..."
"Yeah, I was there on business for the island when I got caught in the middle of it." Proud of his contribution, he said, "I did what I had to do to help stop that!"
"Right," Tom muttered. "I didn't get to go into the gunfire. Never did. But at least people like me are around to fund the cleanup."
Teal led Victoria into the living room. "Vic! Didn't think you'd make it!"
"Ted couldn't find a babysitter so I had to watch his little boy for a bit. Wow, you look... big!" Vic said, laughing. "Oh, Teal, your gift!"
"Thank you," the girl said, leaving her mother alone with her old friend.
"You doing good, Boss?"
Rouge replied, "of course. Just strained... and my feet hurt. My back hurts..."
Taking a seat, Vic blurted out, "Boss, you know that I won't be able to run the casino floor forever.... I think it's time I train my replacement."
"You have someone in mind?" she asked.
Vic answered, "not yet. But I have a small list of employees I want to try, find the one that'll best be suited to the job and train them. It'll take a few years so I want to get an early start."
"Vic," Rouge said, "you were running that place before I owned it. Before the scumbag crime lord I arrested was sent away for life. You know what's best for that place, so I trust you."
"Tom here?" Vic asked. She hadn't seen him.
"He's taking a quick nap. I thought I'd let him get some rest. I'm carrying two kids, he's worrying for two people."
"Great. Anyway, I need to get back to the floor for the night shift tonight. I'll stop by when I get time away and see how you're doing, okay?"
"Sounds good, Vic," the bat said.
Twenty three years, two months have passed
Rouge found it hard to walk, but she did so as if her life depended on it. Her arms wrapped around June, giving her sister a light kiss on the cheek. "Happy birthday!"
"You remembered..." June felt warm inside. No one had ever celebrated her birthday before, or even brought it up. "But you shouldn't be walking around like this, sis."
"I'm fine. I wanted to give you your present." She handed June a stack of books.
"Romance books?" June was a bit confused. "Uh... these are guy on girl stuff, aren't they?"
"These are special books, June. I wrote them."
June saw the author's photo on the back of all three books. "But that's a human, sis!"
Rouge explained, "they were released under a different name. Tom and I didn't want the media attention. I stopped writing when Teal was born... or, we both stopped writing."
"Both? You mean he wrote these with you? Uh... sis, how hardcore are these?"
"What, you're not disgusted by a guy sleeping with a woman, are you?" Rouge smirked.
She replied, "I AM a lesbian... but I have been a bit curious about it. You sure I'm old enough?"
"You're old enough to know," Rouge said. "You'll be doing it with Tiff someday so you may as well learn about this stuff now!"
"Oh..." June's face turned red. "We, uh..." Taking her hand, Rouge tried to let her know that she understood. "We didn't do it yet!" June shouted defensively. "We just... I grabbed her boob the other day."
"Really? And?" Rouge seemed to be butting in.
"I think she liked it..." June responded.
"Then you're ready to read these."
"And I think you're ready for a wheelchair, sis. Look at you!" June was concerned. Rouge was big and only two months from delivery. "Seriously, sis, don't overdo anything!" Helping her sister sit down, she picked up the books. "Guess Tiff's going to work now, so I'll start on the first one while she's out."
"Hey, cheer up birthday girl!" Tiff shouted, running towards her. "I'll be back this afternoon!" Kissing June, she waked off. Teal waited by the door, dressed in her work clothes. Once outside, the two bats flew off. "Teal, I need'ta get June a present!"
"What budget you have for a gift?" Teal asked.
She responded, "well, not paying rent's allowed me to save up a LOT of extra cash, so... okay, what does she like?"
"Hmm..." Teal thought. "Mostly mom and you, I guess. She's never been one for small talk."
"Your mom's big on jewels and stuff, so maybe June would like them, too! Teal, can you help me go shopping after work?" The look in Tiff's eyes seemed to beg.
"Yeah, guess so. If they don't keep me for a late shift, anyway!"
Wandering outside, June headed for the old storage shed near the river at the edge of the manor grounds, past the fruit fields. Inside, she found Thomas sorting through various odds and ends. "Whoa! Where'd this ugly thing come from?" she asked, puzzled about the origins of the small vehicle in Rouge's likeness.
"That... is something she wanted to keep. I don't know where she got it, or how, but she wanted to keep this ugly thing. It's a car... I think."
"And this?" she asked, gripping the large board.
"The Temptation," he responded, "her... what was it? Right, Extreme Gear. Those flying hoverboards used in races. I think she wants to enter one again. Said after the twins get old enough and she's in shape. I never wanted to try one of those things... I like having my legs unbroken."
Otherwise the shed was full of old tools and such, most of which had no real value. "I think it's time half this crap got sent off for recycling. I remember using some of this as a kid, when this was still a winery. Don't need it now."
"Sis gave me those books she wrote."
"And?" he asked.
She said, "...wow. If thats based on what you two do, I mean... damn! I'm a lesbo and some of it even made me tingle..."
"I'm not sure I want to discuss that stuff," he said.
She apologized, "sorry... still, if even some of that is based on truth I think sis did good marrying you. Listen, I- my dad was a good guy but I only knew him a few years before he kicked off. I just wanna know I can come to you if I need to. Especially about sex. Sis has kind of a light nature about the subject."
"I wouldn't call it THAT, but... she does enjoy it. Not sure I can tell you much, since you-"
"Don't date men? Yeah... and, hey, I know you let Tiff live here for me. Not to catch a quick peek at us or somethin'. That means a lot to me." Smiling, June closed her eyes.
He said, "Rouge is the only woman I've had sex with and she'll BE the only woman I have sex with. I don't need some girl less than half my age to feel good."
Taking a step down to the floor, an echo rung in her ears. "You hear that?"
He asked, "hear what?"
"Right, human ears..." She stomped the floor. "This spot's hollow!"
Turning, Tom looked down. Dropping to his knees, he tapped the metal panel. "It IS hollow... hand me that crowbar!" Taking it, he jabbed it into the seam and pried upward. Underneath the floor sat five wooden boxes. "I don't believe it..." he mouthed, lifting one out.
The front door slammed. Tiff carried the small gift while Teal quickly checked the bandage on her arm. Spotting her daughter's injury, Rouge shouted, "TEAL!"
"Mom... ever seen an automated spy and attack robot made to look like a standard garbage pail?" Stunned, Rouge's eyes widened. "WELL I HAVE! Someone snuck one into GUN HQ today. Took us an hour to neutralize it. Thing had a small turret built in. Bullet grazed my arm."
"I was sealed off from the action," Tiff explained. "Protocol. Seal off all confidential files in the event of an attack. Means they lock the doors!"
"Wasn't a total loss," Teal added, "I did get some heavy weapons training today. I need a burger..." Tired, she ran for the kitchen.
Tiff squeezed the present. "June in?"
"I am now," she said, helping Tom wheel in the cart. "Damn thing's HEAVY!"
"What's that?" Rouge asked, waddling forward.
"Okay, YOU need a wheelchair," Tom scolded, opening a nearby cabinet. Pulling out the metal frame, it unfolded.
"Didn't even ask me before you bought it... but you're right." Tom rolled it to her, helping her sit. "That takes a LOT off my feet..."
Bending down to kiss her, he said, "your sister found five cases of old wine hidden in the old shed."
Holding one of the bottles up, June displayed it. Tom commented, "one from my grandfather's vintage. One of those just sold for about five hundred thousand."
"Wow, that's a LOT of money for wine!" Tiff remarked, eyes wide.
"It's not just the wine, it's the family name, too," Thomas said. "But that's not my concern. I think we'll keep this stuff stored away and let bottles of it out for auction every few years. Stuff should be good, too, that compartment was air tight and cool."
"Oh! June... here!" Tiff said gleefully.
"Me? Wow..." Taking the package, she unwrapped it to find a necklace with a green gemstone set inside of a fine gold casing.
"OOH! Very nice!" Rouge said, impressed by it.
June was amazed. "You didn't-"
"I DID!" Tiff said, cutting her off. "Go on..." Without argument, June placed it around her neck.
"Looks very pretty! So... June... wanna go out and celebrate?"
Grabbing Tiff's hand, June said, "Nah... I got some books. You wanna read them with me?"
Curiously, she inquired, "what kinda book?"
"You'll see..." June's eyes told enough. Taking her hand, June led her girlfriend off to their room.
"Tiff doesn't know what she's in for..." Rising from the wheelchair, she sat beside her husband. "Thanks for the wheelchair."
"The twins'll be here soon. Time flies..." He thought quietly for a moment, finally saying, "but there are times I wish it could just stop..."
Twenty three years, eight months have passed
The twins slept in their crib, two small babies silent for the moment. Tiff sat, reading, watching them. She'd let Rouge or Tom know when they woke up.
In the home gym, Rouge jogged on the treadmill, keeping a steady pace. The bat was getting old and she'd gained considerable weight during her pregnancy, but had managed to work almost all of it off in spare moments, between Teal, June and Tiff taking turns watching the twins to let her have time.
"Rouge, babies crying!" came over the intercom. Refusing to waste even seconds making a response, she ran through the mansion.
"Feeding time. Okay, which one..." The twins wore name bracelets at all times. "Violette... come here," she said as she lifted the child gently. As practiced, June removed a bottle of breast milk from the cooler and placed it in the bottle warmer. One would have to be breast fed, the other bottle. While it was technically true that women have two breasts, Rouge found that trying to hold two children upright to feed at once was physically impossible without help.
It was easier to feed the other one with a bottle.
Tiff turned away, allowing Rouge a bit of privacy to lift up her sports bra and place the child to her to feed. Testing the bottle temperature, Tiff removed it and collected the second child. "Rose, bottle time. Please, stop crying, I have food...!"
"She's four months old, dear."
"I know, but... I think babies can understand us," Tiff said, placing the rubber nipple in the child's mouth.
"I know this is killing your socializing time," Rouge said.
Tiff responded, "nah. Since we got new employees down in the basement, the Commander said I could have more time off since I'd be helping you. And it's not like I'll be having a baby of my own... anyway, they should be back from the store soon."
Tom had run to the grocery store, Teal and June assisting him, leaving Rouge and Tiff alone with the infants. Curious, Rouge asked, "Tiff... I noticed you keep shying away when I feed my kids. If it's bugging you, you don't have to stay in the room with me."
"Uh..." her face turned red. "It's- it's not that..."
"I think I understand now," Rouge said. "You're not looking because you WANT to look?"
"AH! NO! I..." Fully embarrassed, Tiff began to stutter.
Trying to ease her mind, Rouge spoke, "it's okay. I think a woman my age should be happy that the younger crowd still finds her attractive. Even IF it's from the lesbian side..."
"Rouge, you were my idol as a kid, the reason I even went into the GUN recruitment office and signed up for a job! You were a kick ass woman back then, top ranking agent in the field, then you got hooked up with Sonic and..." Pausing briefly, she finally said, "and I thought you were very pretty. I know, dumb, right? I just turned eighteen and you're forty-one!" Taking the bottle away, she burped the child.
"And it's not like- well, I do see a bit of you in June, but that's not why I fell for her."
"I know. I do appreciate the validation of my beauty, though," Rouge said, "but don't take this the wrong way, but I'm not interested in you that way. Lots of reasons. I'm not a lesbian, I'm much older, and I'm married. Still..."
Shying away, Tiff turned to allow Rouge to burp her child. "They'll go back to sleep now. Should be a bit quiet for a couple hours... you two rest, my little angels..." Rising from her chair, Rouge began to leave the room, stopping suddenly. "Tiff, this is for you. Just a little reward for all you've done for my family. Don't take it the wrong way, okay? But do take it." Without hesitation, Rouge gave Tiff a quick kiss on the cheek. "And if you got any feeling from that, I'd suggest you find June when she gets home and seeing if she'd want to have some fun. I'm going back to my workout. Call me if the twins need me, okay?"
Tiff was unable to speak. Her idol had kissed her on the cheek. Barely walking straight, she was star-struck, walking to her room. She opened the door to find June laying on the bed. "Back already?"
"I didn't see you on the way in so I just came in here to crash for a bit," June said.
"Yeah, we were feeding the twins, so..." Sitting beside June, she took her hand. "You still got stuff to do?"
"Not anymore," June replied. "Why?"
Leaning in, Tiff said, "wanna get a bit cozy? Just... kissing and cuddling?" She flipped the lock of fur in front of June's eye.
"Whoa..." June was a bit surprised, but was willing. "Don't know what got you in this mood, but hey, count me in!"
Tom's hand reached for the door but Rouge stopped him. "They're asleep now, let them be."
"Oh..." Tom relented.
She gently pulled on his arm. "You can see them when they've had their nap. I need some attention right now..." Leading him into their bedroom, she sat him down, crawling onto him. "Tom... I need to feel sexy again. I gave birth to two children and I've been working off the pounds I gained. I've been busy taking care of them. Just for five minutes..."
Rouge slowly kissed him. "We haven't done it in almost a year. You've been carrying a lot of stress, too. You need this as much as I do."
Sliding his hand down the front of her pants, he said, "if I remember how..."
"I don't think you'll have any trouble, big boy," she shouted, unbuttoning his shirt as he gently rubbed her.
"We were too wrapped up with baby stuff, weren't we?" he commented, squeezing her tits.
"Too much to even play with ourselves? I know..." Peeling her sports bra off, she let her breasts free. "Tell me these still look good!"
"I need to be careful with these," he said, "wouldn't want to hurt them." Gently pinching at the nippled, he continued, "you have two babies to feed, but... they still look great."
Sliding a hand down her stomach, he felt the softness, thin bits of fat left over. "Almost gone."
"Thank you," she said. "It's not turning you off, is it?"
"Not you, not ever." Without further words, he slid his hands into her pants, pulling them down.
"I want it, Tom. NOW!" she ordered, wincing as his hand slapped at her pussy. Not wasting a second with gentle foreplay, his fingers danced, rubbing her vigorously. She groaned load. "I need you in me! This isn't enough!"
"You sure?" he asked, staring at her boobs.
"I'm back on birth control. Now screw me!" Yanking his pants down, she played with his dick. Rouge fondled and stroked until he was hard.
"I'm ready, babe!" Tom shouted, pulling her up onto him. Balancing, Rouge grabbed him, placing the head at her opening, pushing down. She almost screamed out, forcing it in was almost stressful. "DAAMN!" Tom couldn't believe it. "How in the HELL did you give birth?"
She commented gleefully, "I think I REALLY overdid it on those thigh exercises! You like?" He answered by gently smacking her rear. Talking was just wasting time. Gripping on, Rouge began to bounce up and down. The bat was horny and ready. "Tom, I-" She was sweating and breathing hard. "I'm gonna cum!" Rouge had prided herself on quick orgasms but she was barely started.
He said, "do it!"
Rouge wasn't sure why, but she hit orgasm in less than a minute. Tom screamed from the force of her muscle contractions, his own screams almost drowned out by hers. Tilting her head back, she was able to quiet the shrieks, though her body shook. "My turn now," he said, flipping her to the bed in a quick motion, turning with her, keeping himself inside. Rouge lay with her back flat on the bed while Tom stood upright, thrusting like crazy.
Grunting with full effort from his lungs, Tom balanced a hand on her clit, teasing it hard. "I'm gonna blow! I'm gonna blow!" he shouted.
She screamed out, "cum all over me! Please pull out and cum on me!" Yanking back mid-thrust, he was able to pull out, grinding the bottom edge right on her clit with the next thrust. Rouge screamed out loud, hitting a second orgasm as his dick rode her clit, squirting all over his balls as he came, a long stream of sperm firing far, hitting her breasts. More pumped out, splattering on her stomach and finally soaking her pubic fur.
"Oh... my..." she stuttered, amazed. "You've been saving that for a LONG time..."
"That kinda hurt when it came out..." Rubbing the head, Tom knew he'd be sore later. "Okay, bath time! You needed one anyway but with THAT..."
Reaching for the radio, Rouge clicked to the frequency of June's receiver. "June, Tom and I are going to take a quick bath. Watch the twins for us until we're done, okay?"
"Sure thing, sis," came the reply.
Unlatching the case, Teal polished the G.U.N.-issued pistol. She'd now been fully weapon-certified on the range. Tom had let her keep it in the house, provided it was unloaded and any ammunition stored separately.
Grabbing her work clothes, she changed. They'd called her in for a late shift. Her orders were to sweep the place for bugs and other planted spy devices. After what she'd gone through prior when dealing with such threats, it was a task she took seriously.
Collecting the case, she closed her bedroom door. Her parents sat in the living room with the twins. "I gotta go to work now."
"You be DAMN careful with that thing, you hear me? Tom shouted. The gun made him a bit nervous.
"Don't worry, daddy," Teal assured, "no bullets. I'll get ammo at work." Kissing her mother and hugging her father, Teal looked down at her baby sisters. "They're being quiet for a change."
"Sleeping. You be careful at work, dear," Rouge said.
Twenty four years have passed
"Well?"
"Well WHAT?" Sonic asked.
"The book... did they buy it?" Amy was impatient beyond reason, the outcome eating at her minute by minute. Sonic's life story, written out and being shopped to a publisher.
He responded flatly, "they're waiting to see what the year's publishing schedule will be, that's all."
"So..." Rubbing his quills gently, "they liked it?"
"Of course they liked it, it's my life. I've had people begging me for that stuff for years."
Smiling, Amy leaned close. "Zoom's out on a date and Boost is staying over with friends.... wanna celebrate?"
"Huh..." Looking around the room, Sonic replied, "I don't have the checks yet, but I don't see why we can't start the party a bit early...." Nuzzling close, the two lovers were interrupted by a slamming door, their older son running past in a quick motion. "Did I just see that?"
Pacing through the house, Amy found Zoom's bedroom door shut. Trying the knob to find it locked, she rapped on the door. "Zoom?"
"Great... bet he got dumped."
"He wouldn't lock the door," she noted. "Not over that. Something's really wrong..." Recalling the key she'd hidden away, the pink hedgehog retrieved it from her purse, unlocking her son's bedroom. Inside, the blue child was huddled on the bed, shaking violently.
"Zoom?" Edging in, Sonic was genuinely worried. "What happened?"
"Jennifer..." the boy mumbled. "Dad, I-"
The look on his face wasn't loss. Sonic could tell that this wasn't a death. "It's okay. Whatever this is, just tell me."
"Dad, I-" Zoom paused. "She's pregnant..."
"WHAT?" Amy shouted in disbelief. "What the hell did you do?"
"AMY!" Sonic wasn't in the mood. "Not now! Is she- I mean-" Searching for the words, he asked finally, "are you the father?"
The kid was still shaking. "We just- it kinda happened..."
Looking each other in the eyes, Sonic and Amy weren't sure what to do.
"Yelling wasn't the best way to handle this," Rouge scolded. "As I recall, there was a certain twelve year old girl who was begging for a wedding ring I used to know."
"Easy for you to say," Amy blurted out. "Your daughter isn't even pregnant yet."
Biting her lip, the bat added, "I still have two more little girls who can do something stupid. At least they all got some of Tom's genes. I might actually be scared if they'd been pure bats."
Shaking her head miserably, Amy slumped down. "Where'd we go wrong..."
"You didn't. Kids get old enough, eventually they make decisions..."
Amy recalled her childhood. "After Sonic saved me I went home and my parents were MAD at me... I was eight and I ran off. I didn't even see them again until I was sixteen and things never went well between us. Did he get this from me?"
Rouge didn't answer. Honestly, the bat felt as if Amy'd always been too impulsive. "Any plans yet?"
"All I can think of is getting drunk. Then I'll worry about what's going to happen. You got any-" She remembered that Rouge was strictly non-alcoholic. "Is that bar still open across the street from the casino?"
"I think so. But Amy, do me a favor..."
She asked, "what?"
"Don't drink too much," Rouge advised.
"Uh huh... so, where'd everyone go?"
She answered, "Tom took the twins for their checkup, Teal's out with Slate and June's out with Tiff. House is a bit quiet, really..." Thinking about it, the bat woman realized that she'd grown used to people being around all the time.
"Wow," Knuckles remarked. "My boys always seemed to know better. And I'd bet the Master Emerald itself that if Slate got Teal pregnant like that, Rouge'd have broken my neck AND his..."
"Thanks," Sonic shouted out, "I came here for help, not insults!"
Rolling his eyes, the echidna went on, "so, what about the girl's parents?"
"I don't know... they might not even know about this yet. I don't know if she'll tell them or not. She might get an abortion... poor girl's so young."
"Your kid did something dumb, just try to make the best of it. Look, I gotta go," Knuckles said, "flight leaves soon and Karen won't like it if I'm not on it."
Saying his goodbyes, Sonic walked off, his mind spinning.
It had been less than a day and already events were falling apart. Running around in a daze of blurred vision and jumbled thoughts, the casino lights of Club Rouge seemed to make things worse.
"Amy?" The voice was distant, echoes in her ears. "AMY!" Grabbing the pink hedgehog, Rouge pulled her through the crowds and to the back office. "You don't look well..."
"It's Zoom..." Gasping for breath, Amy finally explained, "her parents found out. They- they-"
Rouge closed her eyes briefly. "Not happy at all, I take it?"
"They said they're going to press statutory rape charges! Against my own SON!"
"Son of a... great. She's just a teenager." Somehow, Rouge had expected such an overreaction from the girl's parents, but not this bad. "This could get ugly. The courts will say she wasn't old enough to consent." Sliding open the wall panel to reveal a screen, she said, "It's not too late. I'll just have to call in someone a little higher up to handle this... go home and wait."
"But-"
"Go home. This is a secured channel anyway. Understand?"
Nodding, Amy ran out as the bat entered her code into the keypad.
Two police officers pushed into the house. "You're NOT taking my son away!" Glaring angrily, the blue blur was ready to fight.
"You're not going to challenge the police," the officer muttered. "We have a warrant and if you don't move, we'll arrest you as well."
"I've dealt with worse than you," Sonic threatened. "Try me..."
Shoving past, they opened the boy's bedroom door. "Zoom Hedgehog. You're under arrest. The charge is statutory rape. Please stand up with your hands behind your back."
Afraid to move, afraid his life was over, the boy's salvation came from the hallway as a voice called out, "stand down." The form was tall and imposing, accompanied by three men in body armor.
The cop was annoyed. "This is a police matter, not a GUN matter."
Snatching the warrant and tearing it to shreds, the Commander responded, "Sonic is a national hero. His son's situation MAKES it my business. Kindly escort them out of here," he ordered, "their services are no longer needed."
Grabbing the officers' collars, the GUN troops gladly led them out of the house. "We're going to file a formal complaint!"
"Great, more paperwork to be filed away where no one will read it," one troop joked.
"Yeah, more wasted paper," the second added.
Sonic shook the Commander's hand. "THANKS! But-"
"I was notified two hours ago. I didn't want to waste time. Don't worry, as far as the police are concerned, their authority has been ruled out."
"Huh... who told you about this?" he asked, quite puzzled.
Amy answered, "I told Rouge. Guess she wasn't just making me feel better."
"I wish I could say that this was over, but..." The Commander shook his head as two angry hedgehogs ran inside.
"So he's the father of this little punk!" the brown one shouted.
"Don't call my son a punk, jerkwad!" Sonic screamed back.
The tan one, the girl's mother, pushed Amy. "Thanks for ruining my daughter with your rebel kid!"
"Civil, please," the Commander said. "If this turns violent I'll have no choice but to have people dragged out of here..."
Gritting his teeth, the girl's father grumbled, "great. We call the cops, he calls the friggin' MILITARY!"
"Sonic, Amy, meet Brad and Linda Green. The angry parents. Now, as for your complaint..." Taking a strange joy in this, he went on, "Linda Green? Your daughter is fourteen, but according to records, you're only thirty years old."
"THIRTY?" Amy's eyes popped wide. "That means she was-"
"SO?" Linda saw no point in this. "Just because I screwed up doesn't mean Jenny can do as she wants!"
"Screwed up?" Brad asked. "Oh, so being with me was a screw up?"
A voice from behind called out gently, "mom, dad..." A teenage girl had joined them. "You tried to have him ARRESTED?"
"Tried and got bullied by the government!" Angered, Brad grunted something incoherent. "Jerks, always gotta get their way and take advantage of others! Just because blue boy did some stuff when he was a kid, he thinks he can do as he pleases!"
Jenny was tired of this."I'm keeping the baby!"
"You little..." Stepping forth, Linda's hand went up, gripped tight at the wrist by the imposing form of the GUN Commander.
"You hit her and I'll see to it you spend ten years on a GUN prison island! Now calm down!"
Relenting, the woman merely shouted, "you're not my daughter. Don't even come back home, I'm throwing all your crap away you little WHORE!" Her parents left without further word.
Turning to his men, the Commander ordered, "go to their address and retrieve all of Jennifer's personal belongings."
"Yes, sir!" the lead soldier acknowledged, the three leaving to carry out their duty.
"Well," he said, "it looks as if my part in this is over. If you will excuse me, I have other matters to attend..."
Left alone, the four remained silent. Finally, Jenny spoke, "Zoom, I-"
Taking her hand, the boy responded, "you can stay here. It's my kid, too. That is, if they don't mind."
"Uh... it's okay with me," Amy said. "Besides, you'll need my help in a few months. I've been through this twice."
Smiling slightly, Sonic said, "we have a spare room. OH! Uh..." He'd forgotten one small detail. "How are we going to explain this to Boost?"
Twenty four years, two months have passed
Teal was mad. "I don't know HOW this guy keeps getting these bugs into GUN HQ but when they find him...." It had been a long day. Her feet were propped up on the coffee table. She saw a shape fly past, followed by another, larger object. Teal smiled, knowing she wasn't the only one with work-related difficulties.
Rouge flew through the house, catching her daughter midair. "Rose! Enough, time to take a nap!" Making her way to the twins' bedroom, she pulled the door shut behind her. Tom had already put Violette to bed. "Worn out?" he asked, Rouge nodding. Flying around tired out the little girls quickly. Making sure the window was sealed tight, Rouge locked the door from the outside.
Tiff sat with June. "I almost missed your birthday..."
"I heard. Another security breach at GUN," June said, understanding the hassles of such employment.
"I also didn't have time to stop and get you anything," Tiff said, feeling miserable.
She responded, "it's okay. Look, we could go out, but..."
Rising, she went to the door, turning the lock. "Tiff, I... I really love you. And we said when I turned eighteen we would get serious. That's today..."
"Oh." Tiff was a bit taken back. "You want to... have sex..."
"Like you haven't been thinking about it," June scolded. "We don't have to if you don't want..."
Tiff grabbed her hand. "I think I'm ready. So... I guess we get naked and touch each other?"
With some hesitation, June leaned forward, kissing Tiff. "We touch each other already. Shouldn't be a problem." Sitting on the bed, Tiff leaned back, closing her legs. "June... I think your present is ready to be unwrapped. Be gentle, okay?"
Lowering to her knees, she slowly reached for the buttons of Tiff's uniform, undoing them one by one, revealing her purple bra. Easing the shirt down, she slid it from the bat's arms. Spotting the bra clasp in the front, her fingers reached for it. "Front clip?"
"Hey, YOU try a back-clipping bra with wings in the way!" Licking her lips, Tiff felt her pussy beginning to tingle.
June could hardly wait. Tiff's breasts weren't as large as hers, perhaps a cup smaller, but she'd felt them before. They were soft and firm. Unclipping the hooks, she parted the bra cups. Tiff's nipples were pink, the areolas small. "June, I'd always thought about nipple piercings... what do you think?"
Her eyes didn't leave them. "You don't need them," she said, "they're beautiful!" Desire overwhelmed restraint. She began to play with Tiff's tits, sucking on them furiously. Moaning, Tiff's back arched. "Wow... that feels really good!"
"You ever licked your own tits while fingering?" June teased.
"What? Never tried it..."
She watched as June stood, arms raised. "Your turn. I don't have a bra on, just the shirt."
Grinning madly, Tiff's hands pulled the shirt over her love's head, two large breasts falling free. "OH! MY! GOD!"
"Like them? I know sis is proud of hers, I'm at least the same size..." June said, grabbing her lover's hand and placing it to her chest. Tiff's fingers squeezed gently as June leaned in. "Tiff, pretend you're a guy and suck my titties!"
She gently bit on her lower lip as Tiff did as ordered. Leaving a trail of dripping spit, Tiff said, "they're great! Now... you still have something to unwrap..." Spreading her legs, she invited the bat girl downward.
Taking the zipper, she slowly removed the girl's pants, leaving only her black panties. Wasting no time, June hooked a finger under them and slid the garment for a peek. "You dye your fuzz?"
Embarrassed, Tiff said, "so?" Tiff's pubes were bright pink, same as the strip of fur she dyed on her head.
"Pretty," June commented, easing the panties down Tiff's legs.
She was now totally naked, her lesbian lover looking at every inch. June wanted it, to touch it, to taste it. Her fingers spread Tiff's labia. She was already wet. A hand rubbing it gently, her fingers began to play. "Please don't!" Tiff shouted fearfully. "I'm..." June noticed her hymen, still intact. "I heard it hurts..."
"I won,'t" June assured. "I'll do something better." her face moved in quick. Wasting no time, her tongue moved up, licking her lover gently. "Damn, that tastes good!" Smiling, Tiff began to moan. She simply let herself go, enthralled by the feeling.
Pulling back the hood, June found Tiff's clitoris, tongue gently flicking it. "WHOA!" Tiff screamed out, "that's REALLY sensitive!"
Easing the flap of skin back down, June resumed kissing and licking. Tiff's thighs were soaked by leaking juices, which rubbed off onto June's cheeks. She enjoyed the taste and the smell. Different from her own. Breathing heavily, Tiff's hands rubbed June's head. "I'm going to... to orgasm!"
She replied, "yeah, cum for me!" as she licked harder. Tiff's body tensed. It was much more intense than anything she'd done on her own. Knees bent, Tiff screamed out, resisting the urge to clamp her legs shut on June's head. Her toes curled, so tight it almost hurt her feet.
Satisfied that her love was pleased, June stood, turning, and dropped her pants. "Tiff, does being naked make my ass look fat?"
Grinning like an idiot, Tiff reached out, hands around June's wait, pulling her to the bed. "It's your birthday, June, why am I getting the orgasm?"
"Right... lean back, Tiff!"
She asked, "why?"
"Just do it, I wanna try something!" Straddling her left leg, June put her hand under Tiff's right thigh and lifted up, sliding her left leg under it, pressing her cunt to Tiff's. Slowly moving in a circular motion, June began to groan. "That feel good?"
"Yeah... what ARE you doing?" Tiff was amazed.
June replied, "I'm fucking you!" Thrusting her pelvis gently, June forced her pussy against Tiff's, the skin slipping along a trail of mixed pussy juices. She was certain she'd felt her clit taking full force, likely pushed free from the skin flap while grinding. Much like Rouge, June was a tough woman and could stand such direct stimulation. How long she could stand it was another matter.
"I'm gonna cum, Tiff, I'm gonna cum all over your cute little pussy! You want me to cum all over your pussy?" Tiff struggled to answer, moaning loud as June slipped a hand between them to fondle her nipples.
Forcing a hand up, Tiff grabbed her girlfriend's ass, squeezing it. "I'm ready! JUNE! I love you!"
It forced June to climax the instant she heard it. Tensing up, she forced her pussy in tighter, shaking her hips violently. Tiff grabbed the sheets as she climaxed with her lover, the two screaming out. Collapsing, June was exhausted as she looked Tiff in the eyes. Kissing her love gently, she asked, "like that?" Tiff only smiled.
"Good... rest some and we'll keep this up!"
"You wanna do this again?" Catching her breath, the black-furred bat wrapped her arms around June.
"Of course," June said. "We're women. We can keep this up all night!"
In the kitchen, June grabbed bottles of orange juice. "Having a good time?" She jumped. Rouge was standing behind her. "My little sister's a woman now..."
"Sis! Yeah..."
"Don't be shy. I don't need to hear the details, just tell me you're happy, okay?" Rouge said.
June replied, "I am!"
"Good. Anyway... you're not the only one getting some. The twins have been fed and are asleep, so... time for me and Tom to get romantic."
Leaving her sister be, Rouge raced for her bedroom. Jumping to the bed, she grabbed hold of Tom's naked body, her robe flying open. "Let the girls have THEIR fun," she remarked. "Me, I'm sticking with the man I love!"
Twenty four years, four months have passed
It was June's first day. A simple task, scan in paper documents to be recorded in the computer files. It was her first job.
"Doing okay back here?" It was Tiff Nightwing.
"Yeah," June responded, a bit bored. She'd been at this for an hour. Still just a trainee in the GUN records room, her tasks were simple, representative of one with only basic security clearance.
"Break time. Go on," Tiff said.
Checking the clock, June stopped her work. Looking into Tiff's eyes, she paused. Tiff reminded, "after work. Keep it business here. We're the government, big business, okay?"
As she walked past the desk, she saw Teal, wheeling in a fresh cart load of boxes. "Great, more work... yo, Teal, what's with the chocolate milk?"
Balancing the bottle on the cart, Teal had forgotten about it. "Coffee machine's broken," Teal explained, "I'll get my caffeine wherever I can."
Punching the code to open the door, June made her way to the elevators. Her work outfit was uncomfortable, sterile. Already, she had dirty thoughts about her and Tiff taking them off when they got home.
She noticed something odd. Thinking quick, she ran, flying, tackling the individual without a word. Content that he was down, June reached for the security alarm.
Teal was pulling the empty cart when she heard it. Unclipping the holster latch of her pistol, she ran, cautiously, gun ready. Spotting two troops, she joined them, the three proceeding carefully. "JUNE!" Teal saw her aunt, pinning down the old janitor. "What's going on?"
"I saw him doing something funny!"
"What, exactly?" Teal asked.
She replied, "I don't know, I think he slipped something into the wall." They looked at the wall itself, which appeared to be solid.
"False alarm," one of the troops said.
"June, that's Bob, the old guy who cleans! He's not up to anything..."
June was sweating. "I know what I saw, Teal!"
The second troop silenced the alarm. "You didn't see anything. Sorry about this, Bob, she's new here."
"It's okay," the old man said, a bit shaken.
"Teal? You believe me, right?" Ready to cry, June was afraid. Afraid her new job was ruined, afraid her credibility was in question.
"I... I don't have rank here." Holstering her handgun, Teal had no choice but to let the old man go.
They heard the sound of footsteps along the metal hallway, echoes growing short as they approached. The Commander of GUN and three elite soldiers. "What's going on?" he inquired.
"False alarm," the troop said.
"But I SAW...." June shouted, tears welling in her eyes.
Ignoring the ranking troop, the Commander asked, "saw what?" June said, "I saw him slip something into the wall, I know it!"
"Very well," he responded, eyes close to the wall. He spotted a thin seam in the metal itself. "Okay... then this man won't mind being searched if he is, in fact, innocent..."
The Commander knew the old man, but to him, something wasn't right. "I... I have nothing, of course..." Bob muttered, taking a step back.
It was then that Teal heard it, the footstep. It wasn't right. "I need to see your shoes!"
The Commander was quick, grabbing the old man's arm. "Please, I insist! Shoes, now!" Frightened, the janitor stooped, taking his shoes off.
Collecting them, Teal checked the soles. "This one's too hard," she explained, tapping on it.
June saw it. "There!" She pointed to a small spot on the side.
Finding it, Teal hit the tiny switch, the middle of the shoe sliding out a thin tray. Holding up one of the tiny discs it contained, she said, "spy bugs!"
The old man was broken. "I needed the money..."
Turning to the elites, the Commander ordered, "get a team down here to get that wall apart! Get that bug OUT of there, NOW! As for you two..." he said, pointing to the two troopers. "You were going to let this go without fully checking it out?"
"But sir, he's-"
"I don't care. ANY, and I mean ANY threat is to be taken seriously! Now get him to interrogation!"
Examining one of the devices, he found it to be a very thin data recorder that could wirelessly leech off nearby signals. "probably doesn't transmit data. These would have to be collected. Why didn't scans detect them?"
"I think the shoe's lined with metals that block any scans," Teal said.
"Ah, Teal. You found this out?"
"Actually, she did," Teal explained, pointing to June.
"Well done for your first day here!" June was happy. She felt important.
"Now... Teal, begin standard bug sweep procedures. You know them by now."
"Yes, sir!" she shouted, running off to begin her assignment.
Rouge was proud of the twins. Violette and Rose were practically inseparable now, playing together. The twins were bonded. "My happy, precious little girls..." Picking them up, Rouge held them tight.
"Mommy loves us!" Violette shouted.
"Mommy, I'm hungry!" Rose said.
The two girls only had basic vocabulary but it was enough for now. "Okay, dear, I'll get you your sippy cups..."
"I'll do that," Tom said, entering the room. "You have a phone call." Rouge, setting her girls down, reached for the nearest phone. "Not that phone," Tom said, "the video phone in the study."
Rouge knew of only one person who would contact her on that. She made her way to the study.
"Commander..."
"Rouge. I see you're doing well," the GUN Commander greeted. "But I didn't call you for social business. Your sister has been a big help to us in cracking the mystery behind the people smuggling the spy bugs in. She caught one in the act this morning."
"Wow," she said, "and only her first day. I'm proud of her... but you didn't call me for that."
"Of course," he replied. "Our interrogation indicates he's not working alone. I don't know what to do. I have the facility on silent lockdown, no one exits or leaves but it's not been announced. I don't want anyone else in this building to know we're on to them!"
She was curious. "Who was it?"
The Commander didn't want to say it. "Robert Hodges. I believe you knew him once..."
She was stunned. "Yes, he was a janitor there when I was active. I never would have thought he'd be involved... how'd he smuggle the devices in?"
"His shoe had a concealed tray with a lining to mask it from bug sweeps."
"Well, then," she said. "Its simple... search everyone's shoes!"
"That will take time, but... we have no choice, do we?" Wiping his glasses, he added, "your daughter and sister are beyond all suspicion, and I have little reason to suspect involvement of the woman who works in the records department."
Rouge blurted out, "Tiff is my sister's lover. No need to try and make it sound different."
"Of course... those three I don't suspect. You may have been a thief but you were loyal to your government and I would doubt those three to be any different. However... no one else is beyond such careful scrutiny. Not even..."
She knew who he meant. "Rouge, is there ANY reason that Shadow the Hedgehog should be removed from my list?"
She wanted to defend him, defend her old friend, but her mind recalled what Shadow had done. Sleeping with her own mother ten years ago and keeping it quiet. "I can't say that. I'm sorry," she apologized, "but Shadow always had his own goals. I doubt he's involved but make sure. Check everyone. I have two of my family in there and a third who's practically family. I want them to be safe."
"I'm doing my best," he said. The screen went blank.
Every employee and soldier in the base had to be checked. The team running the tests was small, limited to Teal, the Commander himself and only a small handful of elite high-ranking soldiers that had been cleared. They had kept it secret why everyone's shoes were being inspected, though they received a fair number of odd looks and arguments about it.
The shoes were bad enough, of course, but checking all loose personal belongings was taking more time.
Teal picked up the lipstick tube, carefully touching every bit of the casing, the button pressing in to pop the bottom loose. Pulling the sleeve off, she found a storage rack with two unused spy bugs. Dumping out the purse, she found identification, handing it to the elite. "Go get her," she ordered, the guard stepping into the next room and cuffing the woman.
"Sweep found six planted bugs already," the Commander stated. "And we have four in custody, with five of the placed bugs accounted for."
"Well, she wasn't the sixth," Teal said, showing him the container.
"Right... the women's locker room is done. Men's is next." The Commander led Teal to check all lockers. One by one they sorted through everything in each.
The shoe opened. Teal counted four devices, two slots. "I think we have a seventh bug somewhere still!"
"Sweep's not done yet," the Commander said, "they'll find it." Checking the wallet in the locker, they stepped out. "You."
"Me? But..." the man said, stunned. "Look, can't be me, those aren't even my shoes! What's that sticking out of them?"
Their suspect was in his workout clothes, no doubt why his office suit was in the locker. "Wait!" Teal shouted. Looking the storage shoe over, she bent down to look at the shoes their suspect had on. Checking the tags, she said, "sizes don't match. He's wearing size eleven, this is eleven wide..."
They looked the room over carefully. One of the men was wincing, sitting with his feet off the floor. "Shoes too small? Detain him!" Before anyone could do as ordered, the man bolted, tackling the Commander to the floor. Elbowing one of the guards, he took the gun, taking pot-shots as he ran. "Damn!" Teal helped her boss to his feet. Unclipping his radio, he said, "all GUN soldiers be alert! We have an escapee! Male, tall, red hair, armed!"
Gathering whatever troops were with them, they ran through the halls. The spy was pinned down in the entrance hall, but had enough firepower to keep GUN at bay. Taking cover, the Commander muttered, "we'll never be able to take this guy down while he's still got ammunition left!"
"I have an idea," Teal spoke, "not a good one but..." Without waiting for confirmation, she flew to the ceiling and quickly dashed across the room. Pulling her pistol, she was quick to aim. The bullet passed through her target's arm, rifle dropped as blood sprayed from the wound.
"Clear!" one of the troops shouted as they rushed him, securing the loose weapon. "Medical team to the front entrance!"
"Sir! Shadow the Hedgehog is requesting to be allowed inside!"
The Commander, content all was under control, ordered, "let him in but keep a FULL watch! He's still not been cleared!"
Troops lined the entrance, weapons ready. The door unsealed as Shadow stepped in, followed by Miles Prower. "Sir," he greeted.
Behind them wheeled in a tall cart with a man strapped to it. The man was old and instantly recognized. "Ivo Robotnik?" The GUN Commander was shocked.
From behind, Robotnik stepped. "No, that would be me," the old man said.
Confused, Teal asked, "then who's that?"
Robotnik explained, "this is Eggman Nega... he comes from an alternate dimension. Seems he has been here for some time."
"He's been behind the spy operation," Tails explained. "Our equipment at the lab picked up on the signal he was using to received pirated radio transmissions from GUN. Seems he was rather angry that his spy plans were busted, but it was trivial to follow his signal. I found Shadow and we were able to bring him in."
Taking almost no interest in the situation, Shadow simply said, "I'm going to fill out the necessary reports," walking away.
Eggman Nega was furious. "Of all people to go good, you, Eggman, had to ruin my plans here..."
Angry, Robotnik swung his cane, striking Eggman Nega. "Do not call me that anymore!"
"I'm so proud of my little sister," Rouge shouted out, hugging June.
"Hey, what about me?" Teal seemed a bit offended. "I had to go sweeping for bugs, inspecting shoes all day and then had to shoot one of the spies!"
Hugging her daughter, Rouge said, "you did good, too!"
"Yeah, they get all the credit." Tiff was mad. "I had to sit in GUN lockdown for six hours in the dungeon while everyone else got go have the real fun! Six hours of securing files!"
"Aww, don't be mad, Tiff, I'll make it better..." June wrapped her arms around the bat girl, inviting her to their room.
Tom put his hand on Teal's shoulder. "You doing okay?"
"Just fine, dad, why?"
"You DID shoot someone," he said.
She replied, "yeah, in the ARM. I'm fine, dad!"
"Just... if you aren't, come talk to me, okay?"
Flying up, Teal hugged her father. "Daddy, you worry too much!"
Twenty four years, five months have passed
"Yo, Tiff!" Teal tapped on the desk.
From the back room, the black-furred raver bat darted, answering the call of someone requesting her presence. "Teal.... um, where's the usual boxes?"
"Not my job anymore," she said. "I got promoted to field agent today!"
Tiff was happy, jumping up and down. "WONDERFUL! It's about time! June know yet?"
"Nope, haven't told her," Teal replied, "and don't tell her. I want to!"
"Right! Duh... so, Rouge know yet?"
She said, "yep. Mom and dad were here earlier. Anyway, I don't have any assignments yet so I'm just hanging out until they give me something to do." Teal enjoyed the quiet. No more errands to keep her occupied. Just wait for something to happen. "Listen, Tiff... can you dig into something for me?"
"Sure thing! What?" Tiff asked, eager to help.
Teal explained, "the file that explains why mom was made a top-ranked agent so young..."
"Anything but that file..." Tiff frowned. "Believe me, I tried. That's highest security clearance! Only two people have that, the Commander and the President. Not even your mom can talk about that mission and she was involved!"
Stunned, Teal asked, "what kinda mission would even GET that level of security? Not even the Space Colony ARK stuff is that classified!" Refusing to wait for Tiff's response, Teal bolted from the room. Quickly, through a maze of hallways, elevators and stairs, Teal made her way to the Commander's office. "We need to talk."
"Teal? What's wrong? You look..." He didn't finish his sentence.
"My mother's file," she said bluntly, "I want to see it!"
"Agent Teal, you know where the records department is, all you have to-"
"I was just there," she said, cutting him off. "I was told it's highest security clearance only!"
"What?" The Commander was stunned. "That's impossible, NO mission file is classified as such unless under cases of SEVERE secrecy and I'm only aware of two such cases, both of which I've reviewed! One involved your mother, but that was her final mission."
Unconvinced, she asked, "did you ever read the file on my mother concerning her promotion?"
"Of course I-" His mind stopped to think. "Actually, I never have... come with me!"
She followed behind, the two making their way to the sub-basement. Without asking, the Commander ran behind the desk into the back. Typing in his access codes, he brought up the files of highest security. "Okay... what secrets does this report hide?"
The crib had been out away. In their small bed, the twins slept, Rouge making sure their blanket was secure. It was the daily routine. Teal, Tiff and June would go to work while Rouge stayed home with Tom taking care of the girls. She missed being able to go out but she'd never give up her children for it.
The girls had played all day and were still developing, tiring out easily. They could fly but lacked stamina. Rouge enjoyed being in the air with them, two laughing, happy little girls following their mother around.
Closing their bedroom door, she found Tom in the living room, sitting beside him. "Doing anything?" she asked.
"Not really, no." He was bored.
Taking his hands, Rouge led her husband to his feet. "I want to go somewhere a bit more private..." In their bedroom, the door clicked shut, lock turned. Tom expected to be jumped, pinned to the bed. Rather, she took him by the hand, gently walking to the bed.
"I don't want to get too deep right now. I need some stress relief, that's all." Springing forth like lightning, she jumped up on him, Tom's back pinned to the bed. Their lips locked, Rouge losing herself in the kiss. With purpose, she kept it slow, sucking on his lips gently, their tongues slowly tasting each other.
"Wow..." he commented, "you wore the cherry lipstick."
"I'm middle-aged, Tom, not repressed." His fingers ran through her fur, Rouge returning the favor. She took care to look closely. Not one gray hair. "I'm not the only one aging well..."
Looking him in the eyes, she felt warm inside, only getting warmer when he said, "still love you, Rouge. That's one thing about me that will never change!"
Kissing him again, she responded, "and I'll never stop loving you. Tom, I..." Rolling onto her side, she unbuttoned, shirt falling loose. "Make me feel good. Kiss me everywhere." Wasting no time, Thomas began to kiss, moving up her stomach and gently teasing her breasts. Pulling down on her bra, he gently pinched Rouge's nipples, squeezing a soft moan from her.
Leaning back, Rouge flattened her wings, legs parted, one knee up. Raising her butt, she allowed Tom to ease her skirt and panties off, kicking them free. Tossing her shirt away, her bra went flying. Lying totally naked, Rouge felt young again. Rouge also felt horny, a fact her husband was quick to pick up. Without speaking, he began to kiss her mound, like he was kissing his wife on the mouth. Tongue dancing, Tom enjoyed the taste and the feel.
Squeezing her breasts, she reached a hand down, running fingers through Tom's hair, which only seemed to encourage him. An arm wrapped around her leg, Tom kissed harder, losing himself in her scent and flavor. His tongue flicked the clitoris hard, just how she liked it, moving away occasionally to slide inside the bat's vagina.
Reaching his right hand up, Tom found it, the wedding ring. Rouge, quick to act, locked fingers. His thumb rubbed hers, a small, almost meaningless action that sent sparks through her.
Smiling, Rouge rose slightly, arching her back, curling her toes as she achieved orgasm, moaning, stuttering to keep herself from screaming and possibly waking the twins. Pulling his head free, Tom looked her in the eyes. "Stress all gone?"
"All gone..." she gasped, still reeling. "Huh? Tom?" She was looking at his crotch.
"What? I have SOME self-control... unless you want to get it on, in which case I can-"
"NO! Better not... but I'll take you up on that offer tonight, okay?" Crawling up the bed, he kissed her gently. She could taste her own pussy on his lips. "Better get dressed," he said. She replied, "hold me first. Just five minutes..."
Sliding an arm under her legs, Tom hoisted Rouge in a quick motion, sitting back with her. His hands felt her skin, kept soft through years of gentle soaps and lotions. "I like holding you..."
She replied, "I like being held..."
Not content to let her have the last word, he said, "and I like seeing you naked."
"And I like being naked with you to see."
The girls entered the house, the work day done. Teal, carrying the folder, found her mother. "Mom..."
"Teal? What's that?" Rouge asked.
Handing it over, Teal explained, "the mission record that got you promoted back when you were still in GUN."
"Oh, that..." She didn't bother to read it.
"Why was it so secret?" Tiff asked. "We had to get the Commander himself to access this!"
June said, "yeah, sis, what's so special?"
"I've always been curious myself," Tom said.
Rouge explained, "nothing big. I just stopped an assassination attempt on the president at the time and helped shut down a large terrorist network."
"Nothing... dear, that's pretty damn big if you ask me!" Rather startled, Tom wondered why she'd never mentioned it.
She sighed. "I joined GUN for a quick opportunity to steal stuff in the field. Not to be a hero... then that happened and I got a taste of being one of the heroes..." Tossing the folder aside, she continued, "the mission file was sealed because we hadn't dealt with the entire group at the time and the president wanted to keep it quiet. Guess after all these years we never thought about it."
Hugging her mother, Teal commented, "mom, I'm proud of you."
"Don't kick yourself, sis, you ARE a hero!" June said.
"I'm proud you're my idol!" Tiff added.
Holding his wife tight, Tom finally said, "you'll always be a hero to me. Always."
Night time. A time of privacy. Doors shut and locked, everyone in their bedrooms.
Rouge was drenched in sweat, her husband pinned to the bed underneath her. The bat was rocking slowly, arms up behind her head, tits catching the light of the lamp. Licking her lips, she groaned loud as Tom ran his hands up her body, holding her breasts tight.
"That's it, time to finish!" she shouted, already close to climax. Bouncing up and down with good rhythm, Rouge enjoyed the feeling of his dick sliding in and out. Balancing herself, she remained steady as Tom thrusted from below, riding him, moaning and screaming with a smile on her face as she climaxed, back bending as his sperm shot inside, filling her.
Pussy still buzzing, Rouge wasted no time, reaching back a hand to tickle her love's balls. "Don't get soft on me yet!"
"Wouldn't dream of it," he shouted, grabbing her hips tight, thrusting upward like a jack hammer. Body shaking, tits bouncing, Rouge Adriani was stunned, her clit still sensitive with no time to cool down. Closing her eyes, she orgasmed a second time, squirting gently all over Tom's stomach.
"Think you can take it?" he asked, continuing to pound away.
She screamed out, "just keep fucking me! OH GOD!"
"It's gonna be a while before I cum again. You wanna keep count? Think you can hit thirty before I cream again?" Holding onto his arms, she gasped for breath. It was intense. Tom's cock slid in and out with ease, lubed up heavily from semen and pussy juices, little resistance aside from the muscles inside clamping down.
"I'll.. try... here comes number THREEEEEEEE!" Screaming out loud, she was beyond the point of sexual pleasure. Rouge felt as if her clit was about to explode. "TOM! I...I'm gonna pass out!"
Stopping, he gave her a break. "Okay... you have your limits after all..." he remarked, sitting up to help ease her off him.
Rolling down to the bed, Rouge was exhausted. "Guess I'm losing my touch in bed," she said.
Tom looked at her pussy, walls contracting in, soaking wet. It was opened slightly. "Looks like you're done for now."
Gripping his hand, she corrected, "hardly. Your dick still up?" Rolling over, he showed off, still erect. "Good boy... I have these," Rouge commented, pressing inward on her boobs. "Come on! I want you to!"
Without argument, Tom straddled her chest, penis sliding in between his wife's tits, gently pushing back and forth. Propping her head on a pillow, she watched, the head poking in and out from between. Grabbing her breasts, Tom pinched on the nipples, playing with them, pressing in on them to control the tightness.
Tom enjoyed how the sweat lubricated his motions, how her breasts gripped just hard enough to keep his foreskin in place. Sliding faster, he said, "might want to tilt your head back!"
"Nuh uh, I wanna watch this!" Rouge kept her eyes focused, mouth closed as her lover ejaculated, spraying jizz all over her neck and chin. Watching it shoot out from the end hit a spot in her brain that she liked, the spot where the dirty thoughts lived.
"Okay, I'm done..." he muttered, gently pulling out from between her tits. "Bathtub!"
Picking her up, she cradled in his arms. "Finger me in the tub? My pussy's feeling better now..."
Locked away in their room, Tiff and June were stripped naked. Squeezing out the bottle of massage oil, Tiff ran it over the girl's body. "Oh, your titties are so big!"
"Yours aren't bad, either, Tiff!" June complimented.
Sliding her hand down June's body, Tiff stopped below, rubbing June's vagina. "Like that?" she asked, smiling.
Placing her hand over Tiff's, the bat helped her rub, pushing deeper in. "Kiss me, Tiff!" Turning her head, June locked lips, the two making out. Unable to stand it anymore, the black bat pushed June down, lying on top. She wanted to suck the nipples, like cherries inviting her to taste. It was an invitation she accepted, suckling June's large breasts. "Damn! That feels good..."
Tingling below, Tiff was ready for the good stuff. "Trib time!" she shouted, leaning back, holding June's legs as she slammed her pussy hard into her lover's, their labias mashed between them. Moving her pelvis around, Tiff kept a gentle circular motion, kissing along June's calf.
"Sis said she liked her feet tickled when she's getting off," June said, "try it! Tickle my foot!"
"Okay..." Tiff, hesitant, began gently ticking her girlfriend's foot, a gentle touch moving her finger along the sole and over all four toes.
Stifling a giggle, June said, "I think it's working! Want me to try on you?"
"Uh... well..." She wasn't sure. "Okay, but if I tell you to stop, you'll stop, okay?"
"No prob." Taking Tiff's foot, she didn't bother simply tickling. Her tongue darted out, running over the girl's foot.
"OH!" The feeling ran up Tiff's leg, hitting her clit, up her spine. "That tickles! But it's really..."
"Makes your clit feel good, doesn't it? Mine, too!" Tiff was breathing hard, trying not to laugh as she kept grinding her pussy into June's, tickling the bat girl's foot.
June, tongue out, licked her lover's foot gently, sticking to the single spot which made her leg twitch, the tickle spot linked by a single nerve to the genitals.
Rubbing together, Tiff's clit worked in full force. She knew where June's sensitive spots were, pulling back her hips and smacking into it hard, both girls yelping loud from the impact. Kissing her leg, tickling the toes. Tiff felt June orgasm, wet fluid pumping out as the bat screamed. It was enough. Cumming right after her, Tiff moaned, thighs clamping down, squeezing June's leg hard.
Stopping her activities, Tiff looked into June's eyes, leaping forth. "Feel good?"
"DAMN good," June responded.
"Good." Tiff's tongue darted out, licking the girl's pussy. It was soaking wet, coated with the orgasm juices from both their cunts.
June loved it. "Yeah, eat me, you hot bitch!"
"BITCH?" Pulling the skin back, Tiff slapped her hand down hard on June's clit.
Wincing, she was ready to scream. "I- I didn't mean it! Tiff, you're cute, sexy and nice, okay? And I love you so much!"
Licking gently, she replied, "much better."
Leaning up, June said, "come on, don't leave me out! Get that pussy up here and let me taste!" Jumping off the bed, Tiff turned her back to the wall, climbing into place and straddling June's face, leaning forward to resume her rug-munching. "Yeah, dinner time, baby!" June, without hesitation, began to lick and such on the raver girl's wet pussy.
Teal sat outside, Slate holding her. "I'd ask you in, but... mom and dad are probably doing things you don't need to know about, and Tiff and June are doing things you'd only wish you knew about, so..."
"I understand," the echidna boy said.
"Listen, I..." He held out a small box.
"For me?" she asked.
"Well..." Slate opened it, revealing a small ring. Teal was amazed. The small emerald sat in the ring. "Same color as your name. But, uh..."
"Oh. I see. It's not just a gift, is it?"
"Too soon?" he asked, feeling let down. Pulling the ring from the box, she slipped it on, giving him a kiss. "Teal?"
"That's a 'yes', dummy! Of course I'll marry you!" Smiling, the echidna gave her a tight hug. "You had to have saved forever for a ring like this!"
"Actually, I mined it from the island," he said. "Well, not the ring, but the emerald. I had the ring made by one of the craftsmen."
"Your parents know?" she asked.
He replied, "Dad does, he knows I was gonna ask. Figured, with things how they used to be between dad and your mom, I'd see if he was cool with it. Mom doesn't know yet, though."
She spoke, "then go and tell her the good news! I'll let everyone know when I get in the house." Kissing him again, she let him leave.
Walking inside, she found the intercom panel. "Mom, dad! You two better get out here, I have good news!" The second button pushed, "June! Get some clothes on and get to the living room!"
Teal waited, a parade of four individuals in robed and quick clothing filling the living room. "What's the good news?" Rouge inquired, wondering what exactly had dragged her out.
She displayed the ring. "Slate and I are getting married!"
Twenty four years, six months have passed
Knuckles rarely visited Club Rouge, but today was the day for the fathers to talk. Their children were to be married. "Teal might move out... I don't know how Rouge will take that," Tom said.
"Slate's got his own house now, so... don't worry, if Teal moves to the island with us, she'll be fine." Knuckles sighed. "But..."
"But what?" Tom asked, wondering why Knuckles seemed to be elsewhere.
He said, "Slate might move off the island. Your daughter's in GUN, he might want to live close to where she works... or even join up. Our island doesn't have infinite space and the population's been going up. Some of the echidnas are going to start leaving."
"We need to support them no matter what they choose." Taking a bite of his burger, Tom said, "we met with the doc at the fertility clinic yesterday."
"Yeah? What'd they say?" Knuckles was worried about whether or not children were possible.
"Said that tests on echidna genetics are still new. Since that island was only discovered so recently they don't have decades of research. Speaking strictly, bats and echidnas aren't related too well and might have a low chance. Although..."
Knuckles hung on, waiting to hear the rest. "... with Teal being half human, it may increase the chances." Thomas paused. "Or ruin the chances of a genetic compatibility. They don't know."
Knuckles placed his head on the table. "I used to guard the Master Emerald. Now, it's guarded by a titanium box, six inches thick. I have a family and I worry more about them than I ever did about the Master Emerald..."
At another table, they heard a customer ranting. "...you seen the owner of this place? Not bad, but gettin' old. What her husband outta do is treat her like money! You know, change her for two twenties! Heh!"
Tom wasn't amused. "Excuse me," he said, standing from the table, striding to the man's table and delivering a hard smack to the back of his head. "You just said something bad about my wife!"
The man rolled over, somewhat dazed. "Hey, I know you... Giovanni Adriani's boy. The loser who killed off a great wine business! Your father would be disappointed in you!" Tom recognized the man, older now but he'd been one of the old family friends, a butt-kisser who sucked up to his family in the past. Rich elitist snob.
"I was always disappointed in my father, so it makes us even. SECURITY!"
The man wasn't having this. "You little punk! You don't even respect your own family name! You don't deserve their fortune or-" Swiftly, Tom sent his fist forward, into the man's kidney. Knuckles was in awe, watching from his seat.
Three old 102-series robots walked forward, Tom ordering, "throw this bum out onto the sidewalk. If he causes trouble, deal with him as you see necessary!"
"Order received," the lead robot said, grabbing the rude customer to haul him out of the casino. Returning to the table, Thomas sat down, picking up his cheeseburger.
"WHOA! You beat the crap outta that guy!"
"He'll pee red for a week. I don't need his crap. I don't need my father being dragged into this. Old fool was a joke. I buried the old family business where it belongs." He was proud.
Knuckles spoke, "wow, you really didn't like your father, did you?"
"You still look up to your old tribe, don't you?" he asked.
Knuckles responded, "a bit, yeah."
"And the others on the island, they look down on the old tribe, don't they?"
Saddened, Knuckles replied, "yeah. They do. Most of them, anyway."
"Just because someone came before you, laid the foundation," Tom mused, "doesn't mean they were always right."
Rouge curled up by her husband on the couch. The old apartment above the casino was their private hideout. "How'd it go with Knuckles?" she asked.
"Went well," Tom replied, "no problems."
"Heard you got security to throw some guy out."
"That was nothing," he said.
She took his hand, wedding rings rubbing together. "Tom... with Teal's wedding coming up..." She looked him in the eyes. "We're getting older. Would it be asking too much to renew our wedding vows?"
"Of course not," he replied, squeezing her hand. "You mean a new ceremony, right? It'll cost money..."
"We have money," Rouge noted.
"Okay," he said, "why not? How do you want it? Big, elaborate? That'll take time to set up... or we could get something smaller together..."
She said cheerfully, "our anniversary is next month. I think it'd be a good day to have it."
"Good. I'll make the calls tomorrow then."
"Tom..." She nuzzled tight. "I heard the details. How that customer you threw out said you should dump me for a younger woman, and how you punched him out... I'm proud of you."
"Thanks. Come on, I want to get home. We DO have two other daughters to spend time with, still!"
"Right..." Rouge stood, grabbing her purse. "June's with them but they probably miss us..."
The twins were crying. Teal knew why. The little girls were teething but they refused their teething rings. "Come on, these will make you feel better!"
Violette screamed out, "I want mommy!"
"I'm here, sweetie," Rouge said, running into the living room. Jumping up, the girls flew into their mother's arms, clinging tight. "Teal, hand me their teething rings." Opening the cooler, she pulled out the two yellow objects, giving them over. "Okay, one of you needs to sit down," Rouge said, Rose jumping to the couch as she put the cold ring into Violette's mouth. The child, content, joined her sister as Rouge placed the second teething ting into Rose's mouth.
"I really shouldn't have been gone so long," Rouge said, sitting beside her babies.
"They weren't too bad," Teal responded, "not until their gums started hurting." The twins calmed down, the plastic teething devices just cold enough to help numb their mouths from the pain of their teeth growing through. She asked, "so, how'd it go?"
"Your father and I are going to renew our wedding vows. Next month on our anniversary!"
"Whoa! Cool, mom! Probably not a bad idea anyway, I tried on your old dress but it doesn't really fit me. At least someone can still wear it."
Cuddling her babies, she asked, "where's June? I thought she'd still be here."
"They went off shopping," Teal explained, "they want to throw me some big party."
"No male strippers, okay?" Teal turned to find her father.
"Dad, no... they know I'd kick their butts if they did that. Besides, not like they'd want a guy there taking his pants off."
Rouge kept the next question on her tongue. It finally slipped, "Teal, what will you and Slate be doing when you're married?"
Their daughter understood the question. "Mom, dad, I... I'll have to move out. At least for a bit. Slate and I are gonna want time alone... after that, well..."
"You can move back in here later if you want to. We do have a larger room that can be set up for you two," Tom said. "But we'll understand if you don't want to."
"Daddy... it's too far off to know. I know you thought I'd always be here but..."
Standing, Rouge hugged the girl. "I know. My child has wings and she must fly someday."
Ready to cry, Teal responded, "I'll never fly too far from you."
Twenty four years, seven months have passed
The couple posed for pictures with guests, more memories to place in a photo album. Rouge felt twenty again, wearing her old wedding dress. "Family picture!" she shouted, inviting Teal to bring the twins. Rose, stubborn, was picked up by June who carried her to her mother. Carefully posed, the photographer snapped the portrait in the instance that the twins sat still.
Running off, the twins resumed picking at their lunch. "What's going on?" Violette asked.
"Mommy and daddy got married!" Rose explained, ignoring the healthier treats in favor of the cake.
Violette was confused, her developing brain unable to process the concept. "Mommy and daddy are already married!"
"I don't know," Rose said. To her, it really didn't matter yet.
Letting Tom go to mingle, Rouge smiled at her sister. "It's nice to see you in something formal, Tiff. You're usually wearing those black shirts and such."
"Uh... like you wore standard GUN-issued uniforms?" Tiff reminded.
Rouge noted the solid black fur. "You didn't have to take out the pink dye for this, dear."
"But it's a special day for you! I didn't wanna ruin it by looking like some punk!" She sighed. "Probably the closest we'll ever get to this..."
"Don't say that," Rouge said, "I'm sure you two will be legally married someday."
June gave her girlfriend a sly look. "Admit it, you want to wear a wedding dress!"
"So I guess you'll be the groom, then?" Tiff taunted back.
Smirking, June responded, "no way am I wearing one of those penguin suits!"
Leaving the two girls to debate the details of a lesbian marriage, Rouge found her daughter, minding the twins. "Teal..."
"Mom. Been REAL good. Nice turnout..."
Hugging her, Rouge said, "just get a date set, dear, that's all you have to do. Now... it's time your father and I snuck off. Guess nothing lasts forever..." Rouge was disappointed that the ceremony had to end, but it was done. Their wedding vows were renewed and she couldn't expect the guests to stay forever. "Anyway, Teal, take the twins home. Your father and I will be home tonight."
"Gotcha, mom. Have fun!"
The door to the casino apartment flew open as Tom carried his wife through. "Be careful. I'd like to keep this dress put up. I might want to do this again in a few years." Kissing her, Tom set her down on the bed, lifting off the veil and setting it aside. Kicking off her high heels, Rouge undid the back of the dress, the bottom sliding away, leaving her in stockings. Playing with his tie, she undid the ribbon, pulling it free.
"I think you put these on wrong," he said, noting her panties on over her garter. "Although..."
"Do it," she ordered, thrusting her pelvis up to let him pull her panties down. Her heart-shaped pubic fur exposed, just for him, she smiled. "I need my tits out."
Reaching back, Tom unzipped the top half, the piece falling free. Rouge had not taken into account all the muscle she'd gained and the top was a bit tight, springing loose. Undoing the claps of the garter, he slid her stockings off, belt falling free, leaving his wife completely naked.
Faking a stretch, Rouge jumped him, pinning Thomas to the bed. Without a word, she undid his shirt buttons, jacket and shirt falling loose from his arms. Working down, she undid the zipper, pulling his pants and underwear off without pause.
Gently gripping his head with both hands, Rouge leaned in for a kiss. Lips pressed, tongues intertwined, the bat could barely breathe but she didn't care. "Tom..." Rolling over, Rouge placed her ass on the edge of the bed, legs apart to invite him, tail sticking out. "...do me like it's our first time."
"You mean not knowing what we're doing and-"
"You know what I mean," she said, grabbing his hand, pulling him on top. Easing against his wife, Tom bent his back, pressing against her hips as his hands reached behind her back and head. Soft still, Tom rubbed his penis along her wet, soft opening, feeling himself becoming erect. Pulling back, he placed it to her opening, slowly pushing inside, Rouge grunting happily through their kiss. She was accustomed to this, every nerve inside tickled and touched from the insertion.
Tom's scrotum brushed against her tail, Rouge's legs gripping around him tight as if they were locked in place. She seemed to be urging him to thrust harder, knees twitching. Tom was moving slow, gently pulling out and pushing in, every push sending sparks through Rouge's body.
Time lost meaning for the couple. They were sweating, lips tight, kissing and fondling each other. How long had it been? ten minutes? Two hours? Rouge didn't care. She'd felt herself orgasm at least once but Tom had yet to climax.
Breaking free of the kiss, Tom leaned back, gripping Rouge's hips and thrusting harder. She wanted to scream out a number of dirty things but all she could do was moan and grunt, fingers holding tight to the sheets as her legs kept a solid lock around Tom's butt. His final thrusts were sharp, hard, slamming into her. Rouge could feel him cumming, fluid pumping into her that drove her wild. She climaxed, biting on her lip with a smile.
She literally felt eighteen again.
Collapsing from exhaustion, Tom kissed his wife. he felt him slide out, a trail of sperm and pussy juices smearing her tail as his dick slid along. Panting, he said, "we should get home..."
"Hold me. Ten minutes?"
Arms tight, Tom embraced the bat. The fire burned dim, the love making done, but the fire of their love still burned.
The twins were glad their mother was home. The two girls had no understanding of why their parents went somewhere, nor did they need to know. Teal took the box containing the wedding clothes, putting them in the closet. "Photographer said you'll have all the prints back in five days," Teal explained. "And I set a date for my own wedding."
"Wonderful!" Rouge shouted. "When?"
"Valentine's day," Teal replied. "I know it's a bit off but Slate and I have some things to do before then..."
"A nice day for a wedding..." Rouge liked it. "But it means one less day for him to buy you gifts if your anniversary is on the same day!"
Teal sighed. "My greedy mother..."
"Tiff!"
It was Tom. "How much can you dig into in the GUN records department?"
"I have level five clearance. Not top-level but it's good. Why?"
He explained, "I want you to poke around some. Make sure I don't have any unknown family members."
"Tom?" Rouge was perplexed. "What for?"
"I want to make sure that my family gets my fortune when I'm gone. And by family, I mean you and my daughters. Not some scumbag who finds out he has some genes in common and thinks he should get something for it."
Teal, concerned, asked, "dad?"
"What?" He saw her concern, a faint look of worry in her eyes.
"Nothing's wrong with your father, dear," Rouge spoke. "Nothing's wrong with either of us. We had our physicals two weeks ago."
"I'm just making sure while I still have the means, before some jackass tries to make some claim. That's all."
"Oh. Well, I was gonna get dinner started. Dad, you want that steak sitting in the fridge?" Teal's mouth watered at the thought of it.
He replied, "yeah, put them in the oven. It'll take longer to cook but they come out better that way."
"Eww..." June shuddered.
"Please, June, just because WE can't eat meat doesn't mean they shouldn't. Actually..." She developed a wicked smile. "...Teal, fry some of that soy meat. I'm going to MAKE my sister try it!"
"Soy meat?" June had no idea what she was talking about.
"Fake meat," Tiff explained. "Made from soybeans and artificial flavors."
"It almost takes like actual meat, too!" Teal shouted, grinning. She hated soy meat and any chance to insult it, she gladly accepted.
"I want chicken nuggets!" Violette shouted eagerly.
"Me too!" her twin sister shouted in agreeance.
"Okay, looks like I'll be in the kitchen for a while..." Without argument, Teal ran off to cook dinner for the family.
Rouge spotted the photo album. "Ah, here it is..." Opening the cover, she said, "come here, everyone. June, you haven't seen these yet."
Tiff was excited. "OOH! Your wedding pictures!"
Gathering, June and Tiff pulled up chairs to look. "Damn, you were a hot bride back then," June said.
Tiff elbowed her. "That's your SISTER! I'm the one who should be calling her hot..."
Twenty four years, nine months have passed
The roof of the Adriani mansion was flat, a nice place for bats to hang out at night. However, Teal felt no kinship to the tiny bats that fluttered around in the night air, although sometimes she found them to be cute little animals.
Laying in the cold November air, she looked up at the stars. June was nearby. Tiff was working late in the GUN records department, leaving her without her girlfriend.
"Three more months..." "Yep. We're going to look at that apartment tomorrow," Teal noted. "I'll miss this place but I won't be too far away. Close to my family, close to work..."
"I don't know. I wouldn't wanna move into someplace that's smaller than my own ROOM is..." June commented.
Teal replied, "well, that's not what I'm worried about."
"Right..." June laughed. "You just wanna get it on with him without us around."
Mildly offended, she shouted back, "hey, not my fault I'm not such a whore like pure bats are!" Quickly, she added, "I didn't mean that! I..."
"I know," June said.
"Hey, just because we haven't done it yet doesn't mean we aren't going to make some noise in the sheets!" Closing her eyes, Teal thought about it. "Just because mom and dad do it about every day doesn't mean sex is everything... not like I don't finger every few days."
"Whoa! Teal..." June smiled. "so you do like it! Good girl!"
Ignoring her aunt, she said, "working at GUN can be a lot of stress. Helps me unwind... what do you care? I'm going to be sleeping with a man."
June took offense. "Just because I'm lez doesn't mean I'd never do a guy. Just... to find out what it's like. Maybe if I get curious I'll ask sis to let me three-way with her and Tom."
"EWW!" Teal shook at the mental image. "That's my DAD! And mom's your sister! Nasty!" She decided to go for a second blow. "Anyway, I'm sure dad would probably turn you down. He's too attached to mom for something like that."
"Tiff would probably freak out anyway." Standing, June flapped her wings. "I'm going back in."
"I'm staying up here." Teal watched her fly off.