"About time." Sonic smirked as he dashed up to a black and red hedgehog cheekily. He appeared humorous, however inside, he was quite upset that he had waited for so long for the hedgehog he had secretly admired for a long time to appear.
Why did he admire him so? Probably because he resembled himself, but was the complete opposite of him morally. It fascinated Sonic, and challenged him at the same time. Of all his other love interests: Sally, Blaze, Amy - Shadow was the most fun to chase, the most fun to pursue. Everyone else was predictable or boring after a while.
But not Shadow.
At Sonic's retort, Shadow rolled his eyes, and folded his arms across his white, furry chest. "Yeah. I had some work to attend to."
His eyes showed no answers, and were blank but shiny. Sonic scratched his head and frowned, saying "hmm".
"Well, I won't ask - I know you well enough by now." Sonic said smiling again, with a cocked eyebrow. Sonic wanted to say so many things to Shadow, things he had thought of the whole day leading to now - while he was with Amy and Tails, or arguing with Knuckles. Every waking moment created a question he wanted to ask his lover: What do you think, Shadow? What would you do in this situation? He wasn't lost, but simply, infatuated. He wanted to know Shadow even more than he already did, and be a part of his world.
But Sonic was sure that Shadow didn't give him much thought, and found him a nuisance.
Shadow closed his eyes and raised his eyebrows, smiling devilishly. "It's a shame, you know. I'm sure you'd like to know what I was doing." He opened one eye and checked Sonic's expression.
Of course, Sonic was surprised, and more curious than before. What the...? Was he seeing someone? Did Shadow know about Sonic's feelings? Was he joining with Eggman again...?
"Huh." Sonic said blankly. "If only it was easy to get it out of you."
"I was with one of your friends." Shadow remarked, now opening his eyes fully to observe Sonic's expression. Confusion... Surprise... Wonder.
"Um, Knuckles? Tails..."
"Amy." Shadow said, still watching him.
Sonic's heart dropped. What if Shadow had feelings for her? Feelings that Shadow didn't have for him... What if he only wanted females... And not me? I used to think that too, but...
Shadow expected his response, however for a different reason. He had expected that Sonic had feelings for Amy, and had become jealous. But no, not at all.
The only feelings Sonic had for Amy were irritation and bitterness, as she was always either faking her anger toward him, or acting like the damsel in distress, when she was more than capable of being her own independent self - at least she'd gotten somewhere, though.
But if Shadow liked her... Well, of course. Shadow was dark, mysterious, and fiesty. Amy was bright, honest, and intense with emotion - something Shadow definitely wasn't. They would compliment each other well.
But Sonic was bright too. He was persistent, and cheeky. While he and Amy clashed at times, he always though Shadow was for him, despite their fights.
"Relax, faker. It's nothing too serious. We just share some secrets. Watch TV together. She's still all yours." Shadow had lost interest, but Sonic couldn't pick up on it. He was still captured within his own thoughts.
"Ah - I don't like Amy that way, Shadow. You know that. I want to protect her, sure - just like all of my friends."
"Well, it's a good thing then - I don't need protecting anyway." Shadow hmphed and sped off into the distance, leaving Sonic disappointed and upset.