Stalked by a Killer

By Fangs of Lightning and The Chuckinator

Chapter 1: Sonic's Confession

Sonic sighed again as he was once again dragged down the hall of the mall. Amy had her arm tightly wrapped around his, looking around for the next store to drag her unwilling companion into.

"Amy, what are we doing here?" He asked, clearly annoyed.

"Shopping, of course. You said you'd spend some time with me."

"I didn't mean..."

Sonic sighed. When was Amy going to take the hint that he didn't like her at all?

Amy looked at Sonic, a small frown coming to her face. "Didn't mean what?"

"Never mind."

Amy looked around again with a sigh of her own. "We don't have to be here if you don't want to."

Sonic nodded. He looked around and saw Shadow. A smile came to his face and he ran up to the other person. Shadow turned when he heard someone approaching, confused to see Sonic. "Sonic? What do you want?"

"I just wanted to get away from Amy. So, how are you?"

"I'm fine. You?"

Sonic smiled. "Good."

Shadow nodded. "So, you came here with Amy... You lose a bet or something?"

Sonic shrugged. "She just came to my house and dragged me out here. I didn't have much of a choice."

"Probably thought you had another date." Shadow chuckled. "Sometimes I swear that woman's got more issues than me."

"I don't even like her, Shads. She's an annoying stalker."

"I know that."

Sonic smiled. He looked around but didn't see Amy. Sighing, he turned back to Shadow.

"Want to leave?" Shadow asked. "We could find something else to do."

"Sure," Sonic said, and walked off with Shadow. "What did you have in mind?"

Shadow shrugged. "Anything really. It's better than being at the mall."

Sonic chuckled and nodded. "We could go for a run."

Shadow smiled; that was what he was thinking too. "Where to?" he asked. The hedgehogs left the front door of the mall.

"Maybe to Mystic Ruins."

"Sounds all right to me." Shadow looked around to refresh his memory on which way the Mystic Ruins were.

Sonic smiled. "Follow me."

Shadow smiled as well and followed him. They eventually reached the Mystic Ruins. The both of them looked around the area.

"Have you ever been here?" Sonic asked.

"Not recently." Sonic nodded and they walked around the forest. "Has anything interesting happened with you?" Shadow asked.

"Not really. What about you?" Sonic asked.

"Nothing's really happened to me, either."

"Want to come over and hang out for a while?"

Shadow looked over at him in surprise. "Sure."

Sonic smiled and nodded, then ran off. Shadow sighed and followed him. When they got to his house, Shadow looked at Sonic. "Why have you taken a sudden interest in me, Sonic?"

"Hm?" Sonic looked over at Shadow. "I haven't taken a sudden interest in you."

Shadow chuckled. "Don't lie; I can see you blushing. What's going on?"

Sonic gulped and looked away. "I'm hungry. You want anything?" Sonic was nervous; he hadn't expected Shadow to ask him something like that so suddenly. He wasn't quite prepared to say anything about it yet.

"Sure," Shadow said, wondering why Sonic changed the subject. Did Sonic...like him?

Sonic gave him a smile and went into the kitchen. Looking around his fridge, he tried to decide what would suit this occasion. "What would you like?" he yelled.

"Chili dogs," Shadow said.

Sonic chuckled and brought some out, giving them to Shadow. "I never knew you liked chili dogs."

"I do, but not as much as you."

Sonic smiled and sat down. "Guess I'll just have a few too."

Shadow nodded and they ate in silence. A few minutes later, the telephone rang. Sonic sighed and picked it up. Shadow nodded and they ate in silence. A few minutes later, the telephone rang. Sonic sighed and picked it up.

"Hello?"

"Sonic!" Amy yelled. "How could you leave me in the mall like that?"

The blue hedgehog sighed in annoyance. "Amy...I saw Shadow and wanted to hang out with him for a while. He is my friend too."

"Well...that's true...but you could've said something to me!"

"Look, Amy...to tell you the truth, I don't like you. You're very annoying, always take me on dates we've never agreed on, and always act like you and I are in love! I don't love you, Amy, and I don't know why you always think that!"

Amy was silent for longer than a few seconds, though Sonic swore he could hear her whimper. "I...I understand..."

The line at her end hung up, and Sonic sighed. He hung up as well and looked at Shadow.

"What did she say?" Shadow asked.

"She asked why I left her."

"I guessed that much. What did she say after you explained?" Shadow paused. "Unless I'm putting my nose where it doesn't belong."

"She just told me that she understood and then hung up," Sonic said.

Shadow shook his head. "Do you think she'll leave you alone?"

"Most likely she will," Sonic said, looking at Shadow and blushing again.

Shadow smirked when he noticed. "You're blushing again."

Sonic hesitated and looked away. "Sorry...I..."

"Sonic...if there is something that you want to tell me, go ahead."

Sonic swallowed. This was a lot harder than he thought it would be. "I...have feelings for you..."

Shadow's eyes widened. "You do?" The blue hedgehog nodded. Shadow continued staring at him with wide eyes. He wasn't sure what to say to Sonic. "I...I see..." The other hedgehog turned away. "I'm afraid I can't say the same."

Sonic immediately felt his emotions fall. "Oh. Well, that's all right. "

Tears came to his eyes and he hesitated, then walked out of the room. Shadow looked back at him. He may not have fallen in love with the other, but he still cared about him.

"Sonic," he said. "Do you want to talk at all?" The blue hedgehog said nothing, and Shadow heard crying. He frowned. "Sonic?" Shadow went in the direction Sonic had gone.

He ran into the living room and saw Sonic sitting on the couch, crying. He looked at Shadow.

"Why don't you love me back?" Sonic asked.

"I don't know, Sonic." Shadow sighed and sat next to him. "I care about you, but it just never developed into anything more."

Sonic hesitated and turned away. Who else could he love now? He didn't love Amy, that was for sure. Shadow looked over at Sonic and sighed again. He wasn't good at cheering people up.

"I...I thought you would," Sonic told him.

"Why? If I gave the impression that I did, I'm sorry."

Sonic hesitated. He stood up, shaking his head, and walked up to his room. Shadow sighed and thought about what Sonic had said. Why would Sonic think he would fall in love with him? No matter how hard he thought it over, he couldn't figure it out. Shadow groaned; if he had known about this, then he wouldn't have hurt Sonic's feelings by rejecting him. Sighing, he walked out of the house and closed the door behind him.

Sonic jumped when he heard the door slam and walked out of his room. "Shadow?" He asked, looking around. There was no one there. "He...he left me," Sonic stuttered to himself. Tears fell down his face and he went into his room, sobbing.