It was after that Rouge had left that Shadow had went back to the kitchen. Only to find that Mephiles had vanished. The ebony hedgehog searched the house. The bedroom? No. The bathroom? No. Shadow had finally given up in searching for the demon, knowing he had vanished away. And, Shadow couldn't help but feel.... sad. "Wait. What? Why am I sad? I should be happy. That bastard is out of my life forever." Shadow then walked to his bedroom, hoping he would finally get some sleep.

It was after some time in bed that Shadow began feeling strange. He didn't know why, he just did. As he turned onto his side, he felt a warm presence that had suddenly joined him in bed. Shadow couldn't help but feel comfortable beside whatever had decided to lay down with him. He turned onto his other side, his arms wrapping around whatever was there beside him. He felt something fluffy, of which made him open his eyes. He shot up in bed when he realized who it was. It was Mephiles. "Well, hello Shadow. Seems like your comfortable." He chuckled. Shadow scooted away from him, falling out of bed and onto the floor. "Ow." Mephiles looked at him on the floor, trying not to laugh. "Are you OK?" Shadow got back in bed, rubbing a slight bruise on his behind. "No. I'm not. Where the hell did you even come from?" "I came here just before you fell asleep. You looked like you needed some company." The demon responded, wrapping his arms around the red streaked hedgehog. Shadow blushed. "I don't need your company, creep." He said, removing Mephiles's arms from his waist. "Oh, I know you love my company, my dear." Mephiles replied, pulling Shadow closer to him. Shadow reacted by moving away from him, going to the end of the bed. "Keep your hands off me! Get out of my house!" Mephiles moved towards him, holding him there. "You won't get rid of me that easily." He said, kissing the other lovingly. Shadow pushed him away. "I will get rid of you. And once I do, I'll be happy." "Oh just wait, my dear Shadow. Once I'm gone, you won't be able to live without me..." He whispered into his ear. And with that, Mephiles melted into the matress, dissapearing completely. After he had left, Shadow couldn't help but think about his words. And why they were suddenly making sense.