Christmas Carol
Chapter 1: Christmas...Buh Humbug!
Christmas, it's the holiday everyone loves, probably because of the joy of spending time with family and friends. Getting together and the children play games and open mysterious gifts. That's the life...
Unless, you happen to be Shadow the Hedgehog...
This scene takes place in a very joyful and snowy neighbour hood, where young Mobian children were playing outside in the snow. Walking down the street was a teenage pink hedgehog with shoulder length quills. She was glancing at the small children, throwing snowballs at each other. Two children happen to notice her, they both look at her. The girl giggles and waves at her, the boy waves nervously with pink cheeks. She smiles back at them and waves back. This is what she loved about Christmas, seeing the children enjoy each other's company. She walks off leaving the girl and boy by themselves. He turned to the girl with pink cheeks. "She's so pretty." The girl nods in agreement. The hedgehog continues walking by herself in the street.
Until a blue blur went by and stops in front of her. She smiles at the blue blur, which turns out to be a male teenage hedgehog. He grins at her happily. "Good evening Amy Rose. Are you having a great Christmas Eve?" She nods still walking with him beside her.
"I am, I was just on my way to see Shadow. Ever since we got together earlier this year, he has been a bit more open with himself." She grins happily to herself. "I just hope that our first Christmas together will be the best Christmas ever." The blue hedgehog nods but he looks forward and a sight makes him chuckle nervously.
"Uh, you sure about that?" She looks at him confused.
"Yes, why?" He points to a house, which is the only house not to be covered by Christmas lights. It looked so dull and old, no joy in it what so ever. Which explains why all the kids are on the one side of the street, away from that house. Amy looks at the house in shock. The male however, was chuckling to himself.
"I guess Shadow's not a Christmassy person." Amy glances at him with a warning look.
"Sonic, don't push your luck." She looks back up the house. "I'm going to check up on him." She was about to walk onto his lawn, until Charmy the Bee pushes her out of the way. She yelps before falling into Sonic's arms. They both look up to see Espio the Chameleon and Vector the Crocodile following him onto Shadow's porch. Charmy was cheering to himself.
"WOOHOO! I'm the first one here! I get to pick the Christmas Carol!" Espio groans to himself.
"Can't we do something else useful besides sing cheesy Christmas songs?" Vector looks at him in disbelief.
"Espio! Where's your Christmas spirit? I thought you agreed to spread it." Charmy gets in between them both.
"I PICK 'WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS'!" Espio sweat-drops to himself.
"The things I do for you guys, seriously." They walk up onto the porch standing into their positions while Sonic and Amy were watching from behind the fence. Sonic chuckles to himself.
"This is gonna be good..." Charmy rings the doorbell. Everyone remains in silence, waiting patiently for the person behind the door. After what seemed like forever, Charmy groans.
"How long does it take just to open a door!?" Vector sweat-drops.
"It's only been a few seconds..." Finally, the door opens revealing a black hedgehog with red streaks through his quills. He sees the Chaotix and his first reaction was a confused face.
"What the fuck?" Ignoring the profanity, they all opened their mouths.
We wish you a Merry Christmas
Sonic and Amy cringe at the bad singing while Shadow's eye twitches.
We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year-
The door slammed shut in their faces. Espio sighs turning around and walking off the porch. "Well that was a waste of time." The rest of the Chaotix follows him out of the lawn to 'give joy' to the next house. Sonic and Amy turn their heads back to the home of the black hedgehog. She sighs to herself.
"I can't believe it." Sonic chuckles a bit to himself.
"I know right? The Chaotix are terrible singers." She glares at him.
"Not them! I meant Shadow...I can't believe he would shut the door in their faces just for bringing cheer."
"Or, he slammed the door in their faces because they were awful." She punches his arm.
"This isn't funny Sonic, I just have to find a way to get Shadow involved in Christmas." She looks down in deep thought, thinking to herself. What was there available? All the restaurants are closed, and her family are visiting others. She stayed because she wanted to spend Christmas with her boyfriend. What else is there? There's nothing besides Rouge and Knuckles Christmas party that they're both invited to. But that was it- Wait a minute, they could both spend time together in the party. She grins to herself happily. "I got it!" Sonic looks at her confused.
"You did?" She nods at him excitedly.
"Of course, Rouge and Knuckle's Christmas Party!" Sonic sweat-drops.
"Wow, it took you that long to realise?" She didn't hear him because she decided to continue.
"Shadow was always so lonely before we became a thing, I'll get him to hang out with the others."
"Wait, didn't you tell me that when he got his invitation to the party, he burnt it?" She nods.
"I know, but this will be good for him."
"Or, maybe he doesn't want to be disturbed by other people..." She shrugs him off.
"Oh relax, he'll enjoy it." She runs up to his porch with an excited look on her face. She rings the doorbell and waits patiently. She hears the doorknob turn and grumbling from behind the door. It opens revealing an angry Shadow.
"Fuck off you retards!" His face softens once he saw it was her. "Oh, it's you. What do you want?" She smiles at him.
"Can I come in?" He scoffs.
"At this time of year? Fuck no." Her grin starts fading away replaced with a confused expression.
"Shadow? What's gotten into you?" He chuckles darkly at her.
"Oh, I'll tell you what's gotten into me. Everything to do with Christmas, that's it." She frowns at him.
"Let me in." His eyes narrowed.
"No." She gives him a warning look with her eyes narrowed.
"Let. Me. In."
"No, so fuck off." She growls frustrated and pushes herself into his home. He closes the door behind him. "Didn't I tell you to fuck off?" She turns back to him.
"Shadow, I want to know what's gotten into you." He gives her one of his famous 'hmpf's.
"Well if you really want to know, I don't want anything to do with Christmas. In fact, I hate Christmas." She gasps to herself.
"S-Shadow, why would you say something like that?" He narrows his eyes at her sitting down on his arm chair.
"Because to me, Christmas is a joke. It's always the same shit every year, apparently Santa Clause is real and is gonna deliver all the presents in the world. I think it's all bullshit." Amy walks over to him and grabs his hand.
"But Shadow, Christmas is about spending time with your family and friends. Having joy and a good time. Why can't you see that?" Shadow smirks at her darkly.
"Because it's a waste of time, spending one day on joy when it can't be every day. Christmas is a joke, it's a waste of time." Amy squeezes his hand harder.
"I will prove to you that's it's not a waste of time. Come to Rouge and Knuckles Christmas party tomorrow and you will enjoy it more." Shadow looks at her disgusted and pulling his hand away from her. He stands up looking into the fireplace.
"I have important things to do than to waste time with people I don't even like. I will be available for a mission when G.U.N calls me in. I don't have time for these pathetic holidays." He looks at her darkly. "It's such a shame you're so naive to see the truth of our world. There are people desiring peace and harmony, yet we all always get the opposite." He pulls her chin up to look at him. "Go home to your pathetic Christmas Tree and see if it'll save you from violence and war. And don't you dare come to me about something as pathetic as Christmas, ever again." He pushes her away from him. She looks at him shocked and upset.
"I'll stay out of your way, but you won't be able to see me ever again." She runs out of the living room and he could hear the door slam shut. Amy walks out onto the porch with a few tears coming out, she wipes them away with her tear. Sonic sees her come out, but his ears lowered when he sees her upset.
"Yikes, I take it didn't go so well." She looks up at him, her eyes fill with tears coming out. He sighs grabbing her hand. "Come on, I'll keep you company at home." They both walk away while crimson eyes were watching them walk away hand in hand. He could feel a sharp pain in his heart, seeing her like that and with another male. He shook his head ignoring the sight and went to sit on his arm chair.
"Christmas...Buh Humbug!" The phone rings next to him, he eyes it carefully before picking it up. "Hello?"
"Merry Christmas Shadow the Hedgehog from G.U.N-"
Shadow slammed the phone back down. "Fucking Christmas..."
Hey guys, just starting a Shadamy Christmas story...hopefully it will not turn out bad like the last one. But oh well, not making that mistake again.
Listen guys, I'm gonna need OCs, three to be exact. And I want specific kind of OCs:
The first OC is gonna be female and has to be filled with cheer and joy, a bit childish and funny.
The second OC is gonna be male and is gotta be joyful as well, but with a more teasing manner and full of playful sarcasm.
The third OC is gonna be male but he has to be serious and neutral about situations.
And guess what they are gonna be, it has to be obvious anyways. That's all thank you.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of those named characters.
KatDingo over and out.