Chapter 5

SHELBY'S POV

Day after day, it seem to get worse; I've never would of expected that living with Jose would be a major hassle, he's so confusing. I heard a thump come from upstairs, Panicking I check the monitor and didn't see a ascend in his heart rate

"whatever" I stated plainly

I place the monitor down and rested on the couch holding my forehead. I could feel my blood pressure rising as I imagine what He was doing upstairs. He's something I never experience before, so, unpredictable should I say; One minute he's happy, next he's sad, then angry all of the sudden, like seriously, talk about multiple personality.

"Then their was yesterday" I whisper

The all mighty bad ass tough guy Jose had fear struck to his very mind. Never before have I seen someone so terrified to the point that their eye's will explode. It left questions in my mind, what could of possibly scared him. Their was no one in the house except me, and I was reading the daily news paper. Then all of a sudden I hear glass breaking and his heart monitor blow off the charts. I looked into his eyes and saw fear run from his head to toes

"Their is so much mystery surrounding him"

Sighing I decided to stop thinking of the manner, then I heard the phone. Groaning I turned to my side and let it head to the messaging system. Mocking the computerize voice machine I ended with a beep

"Shelby-chan! pick up, its me Carlee, I wanted to call and let ya know I was in town...guess your not home...nah your home, I just figure you have a strange guy living in your house who is giving you a hard time driving you nuts. Hahaha just kidding, anyway, I called to let you know that I'll be heading over soon for a visit. Well talk to you later Shel, oh and stop mocking the voice mail machine, they have feelings to, bye"

Dumbfounded I continue to face the opposite direction of the phone.

"Her randomness impresses me sometimes, I swear its a gift. I cant wait to see the look on her face when I tell her I have some strange guy living in my house driving me nuts like she just said"

giving off a small laugh I heard another thump come from upstairs. I let out a growls and rushed upstairs; I couldn't take anymore of this, it had to stop today

JOSE'S POV

I jumped back and forth as a fly flew back and forth.

"God damn fly why won't you die?"

I looked around trying to figure out were the sucker went to I felt something tingling in my ear then a loud buzz sound. Letting out a yelp/growl I turned around and attempted to swat the fly out of the air but instead I tripped over my pants and flew to the floor once again.

"arghhhhh I give up!"

I laid on the floor in defeat as the fly continue to fly around my room, buzzing about in circles. I tapped my finger against the floor, a second after that the door flung open.

"What is all the banging and thumping I'm hearing from downstairs all about, I swear to Chaos himself I'm sick of this crap, now I want an explanation!"

I looked up at the crazed blue hedgehog girl

"why are your panties in a bunch? Want to know what, whatever, you want an explanation look in front of you"

Shelby looked around angrily and notice the fly buzzing around; She walked over to me and extended her hand outward as if she caught something.

"Oh god its a fly" mocking my cocky attitude

She walked over to the window and open it, opening her palm the fly flew out the window were I looked at her in shocked.

"but how?"

She laughed at me, she walked out the room and told me I had Five minutes to go downstairs otherwise she wont be so nice next time. I growled at her as she left the room, I had a feeling that I should listen this time, so in defeat I stood up and brushed myself off following after her.

SHELBY'S POV

I waited for Jose to come downstairs and to my surprise he actually came down without any trouble. He looked at me then took a seat on the loveseat.

"what do you want now?"he said plainly and rudely

I growled at him which seem to make him flinch

"You know I've had it up to here with your SHIT!"

He flinched at my remark, I'm not one prone to swearing when I'm mad or frustrated but I've really had it with him. He's always rude or if it isn't that he's always secretive about things

"I've tried to be nice to you, and at time's your tolerable, but I've had it with the rude remarks, and the way you treat me. I don't even know what to think about you, if I should trust you or not, your so random or in other cases unpredictable. Your nice one minute, rude the next, conserved always, then angry. What is your deal man?"

He gave me a look that I never seen him give before, like...whats the word, lost of words. I looked at him and sigh "sorry I shouldn't have snapped". I hated myself at this moment for being soft but I couldn't help it, its in my nature.

"Look, I've got my reasons for how I act, you happy now"

At that moment I could feel my left eye twitch. Come on, what kind of excuse is that, just hearing his excuse makes me want to rip off my fur and scream "He's mad I tell ya MAD!"

"Look come on, that's no excuse for how you've been treating me, you have to let me know whats bugging ya so I could help"

Jose stood up and looked directly in my eye's

"NO! I don't need your help or anyone's. No one can be trusted. Trust is nothing but a word that fools people into letting there guards down."

He bolted out the house before I could of said any thing. I stood up and sighed, at least he gave me some sort of information, sort of, well all I could tell that he was used, or was lied to and had his trust betrayed.

JOSE POV

I continue to run through the forest until I reached the outer skirts of the city, I don't know why I ran out but I was so built up with rage, trust, trust is nothing and look were it got me, killed, or so I thought until I turned into this thing. Either way I couldn't take being in that house getting a lecture from someone who doesn't know jack squat about me.

I took a deep breath and ran into the city, trying to blend in knowing Shelby would set out to look for me like she has done before I looked for a dark alleyway. The streets weren't filled with people since it was getting late and rush hour was coming to an end, just a few humans and mobains here and their.

I made a left into an ally way that would be good for laying low, just to get my thoughts straight. I walked slowly watching my back just in case someone wanted to jumped; I walked to the wall and lean back, skidding down its rocky edges till I hit the floor

"not an excuse pfft, she don't know jack shit about me" I said to myself

as the time past by I felt a drip of water on my nose, then downpour. Sighing I decided to ignore it and continue to sit here letting the rain act as my "bath". I continue to ask question's to myself, such as.

"why am I alive?"

or

"why couldn't I save them"

soon afterward I felt angry and sad, as the rain continue to pour I let out a roar that echoed down the streets, crying my eyes out thinking of my parents, how I couldn't save them, and how I entered a life a crime. They wouldn't have wanted this from me, even though it was the only choice I had. "Live or die, take life by the gun and serve me, or die here as a nobody" that was my choice Terry gave to me. Of course I didn't want to die, I was frighten, scared, and alone. As I grew I knew what I've done was wrong so I tried to sabotage every mission so I could end up in prison hopefully getting "life' in jail or penalty by death.

"why"

I kept repeating why over and over, I missed my parents. I want to go back to how things used to be but I can't. My parents are dead, and I entered a life of crime. I gave my trust to a friend and in return they killed me. I know longer had a feeling of right and wrong. Sobbing I placed my head on my knee's

after five minutes I felt someone tap my head

"excuse me sir"

the voice was gentle and sweet. I looked up and saw a female albino wolf, she had a pink strip of hair that ran down her back side as well. She had a brown vest along with boots. I had tears in my eyes but the rain seem to cover it up.

"your going to get sick if you stay out here you know that"

she twirled the umbrella in her hands. I continued to look at her, she seem so peaceful, as if she cleansed all hatred and sadness.

"why do you care" I coughed out

"why?" she asked

she took a seat next to me and placed the umbrella between us so we both couldn't get wet from the rain.

"well I care because I care, I don't like to see people suffer and I just happen to see you from the corner of my eye when I was walking. I told my self, oh my god theirs someone suffering, you got to help them right away. So that's why I'm here, oh wait I don't think that answer's your question, sorry"

She gave me a smile and rubbed her head as if she was indicating she had a sweat drop, I chuckled then stopped. I didn't want to open myself, not again, last time I did I got shot.

"you know, you look like you carry the weight of something dreadful, both good and bad"

I looked at her in astonishment; could she really see that from me

"or I might be wrong who knows?" she said sticking out her tongue

She laughed a bit and continued. "we all make mistakes you know that right"

I looked down at my hands, the shot echo through my ears as my past came back up.

"what if our mistakes can't be taken back. What if you be shone down by your mistakes?"

I didn't know why I asked her, but I figured I just wanted to hear what her answer would be

"well" she said softly "mistakes can never be taken back, their done their done. People can't live on with their life's if they keep dreading on the past, they'll only end up hating the world. As for being "shone" for them, it's the same thing, just learn from it, making mistakes is bad, but in the long wrong, realizing your mistakes makes you stronger"

she paused for a second and then rubbed the back of her head again, "well that's what a fortune cookie told me last time I had take out"

I looked at her in confusion as if a anvil dropped on my head, I couldn't tell if she was serious or not. I looked at her and let out a loud laugh. It was funny to me, her outlook on life, I sorta envy her. Even though if she was being funny or serious, her words, well, they were true.

"what's your name" she said in a small chuckle

I stopped laughing and got serious, I didn't want to open up, but, I had a feeling that I could trust her.

"my name..."

She looked at me and smiled

"you don't have to if you want ok"

Sighing I stood up moving the umbrella over her

"it's Jose"

"and mine is Carlee, it was nice to meet you Jose, I'm glad that you didn't turn out to be a hobo who wanted to eat my cookies when I said something to you"

I laughed and turned around, shocked to see that she wasn't their no more, I knew I couldn't have thought that up. I laughed quietly and looked at the street. I guess I owed Shelby an apology, whoever that Carlee girl was, she was right, in a way. I ran toward the street and looked around, still weren't a lot of people so I didn't have to worry about bumping into anyone.

SHELBY'S POV

I enter my house with a big sigh, I swear I give up on Jose, first he runs off, then it starts to rain, I swear Chaos doesn't love me, that or is that I always have the worst luck when it come's to anything. I walked upstairs to the bathroom and grabbed a towel drying off my spines as I walked down the hallway. I then heard a knock at the door.

"coming"

the knocking continue till I open the door, then I got a tackled by a shadow. I open my eye's and saw an albino wolf staring me down on top of me

"Shelby-chan! I'm sorry I'm late"

I laughed at Carlee as she pinned me to the ground.

"don't worry about it"

She stood up and helped me up, she was drench so I figure she ran here or flew here, that being I was happy to see her here, I needed someone I knew to talk to other then the nut job Jose. Carlee walked into the living room and sat on the sofa, she still seemed like her happy go self, random as always.

"so Shel, how are you?"

I walked over and took a seat next to her, leaning back. I didn't want to tell her everything at once cause she would start to play the twenty questions game with me.

"well, it's been quiet interesting, I've been doing thing's with Sonic and Tails, mainly helping them figure out if Eggman is up to something since he's been quiet for some time now"

She nodded her head and smiled

"Oh same old Shelby, I missed you, it's boring without ya back on earth, who else can I hug tackle without getting yelled at by"

I was going to say something but then I heard the door burst open, I looked over and saw the golden trouble that entrusted on my shoulder's appear before me. He was dripping wet with his spine's hanging down. He looked tired as if he ran non stop

"Hey look!" He shouted at me

I sighed knowing something was going to happen. I didn't even bother to look at Carlee because I knew she was going to be all "who's that" and let the twenty question's begin, or make me think of "The Game"...damn I thought of it

"look...I'm sorry ok...I didn't mean to be mean..."

I looked at him, I was shocked and confused once again, because he's so unpredictable I didn't know to believe him or not.

"I'm really sorry, I had a talk with someone and, well, I'm sorry, I don't want to get into detail but I'm sorry"

Jose looked at Carlee and Carlee looked at Jose, I knew from this point my ear was going to be chew out with questions but then I heard something that made me more confused.

"OH! Its Jose, hey I didn't know you lived here as well"

I looked at Carlee confused, then Jose. Jose on the other hand was pointing at the door which seem to lead to the city then back at her, then at me. Afterword's he fainted.

"was it something I said" Carlee asked in confusion

I to was confused but, I couldn't really argue, all I know is that Jose must of talked to her sometime earlier when I was looking for him, and she knocked some of her "Carlee sense" into him, or he hit his head really hard, either way, I was glad to hear him say sorry over and over again...I just wish I would have had a recorder so I could hear him say it over and over again, and maybe blackmail him with it

HEY GUYS, LOL LOOK WHO FINALLY UPDATED...SORRY, DONT WORRY I'LL SAVE YA THE EXCUSE AND CUT TO THE CHASE. LIVING WITH FRIEND WHILE I CONTINUE TO GO TO SCHOOL AND WORK. I GOT A LAPTOP, ME, NOT MY MOM'S NO MORE MINE, I BOUGHT HER A NEW ONE XD. WELL EITHER WAY HERE YOU GO, AND IT'S ALL THANKS TO SONIC COLOR'S BECAUSE THAT GAME GAVE ME MAJOR INSPIRATION AND IF YOU DONT OWN IT, I SUGGEST BUYING IT BECAUSE IT'S AN EPIC GAME FOR STATERS JUST REMEMBER

"COLOUR'S US IMPRESSED"-IGN

AS ALWAYS I DONT OWN SONIC AND CHARACTERS

I ONLY OWN THE PLOT OF THIS STORY, JOSE, AND KEITH

SONICTHESHAPESHIFTER OWNS CARLEE

AND SHELBYTHEHEDGEHOG OWNS SHELBY

THATS ALL FOR NOW, I'LL WRITE MORE SOON, CHAO