Sonic was lying in the middle of a grassy field not too far away from the city. A cool breeze was blowing, making the grass around him sway back and forth. The sky was a light shade of orange from the setting sun. Life couldn't be more perfect (Other than high school of course). Not a care in the world, nothing could ruin this moment of peace.
"SONIC!" a voice yelled… Amy. Sonic eyes shot open as he leapt to his feet and took off running away from the pink hedgehog. His feet pounded the ground as he picked up his speed.
"She chose today to bug me!" Sonic said to himself as he ran. It's not that he didn't like her, it's just that sometimes she can be a bit…overfriendly. She was constantly annoying him, wanting to know all his whereabouts, asking him why he missed their dates (Even though he never agreed to go on them). She really was a sweet girl, just not the kind Sonic wanted as a girlfriend. He continued to run, surprised by Amy's speed. He spied a lone tree in the distance and made a bee-line for it. He caught the trunk in his hand and swung up into its branches, hiding himself best he could. He took the moment to catch his breath.
"Damn… does she practice keeping up with me or something…?" he panted. Trying to relax, he leaned back. His head then hit something soft, and warm. He looked up; his emerald eyes met that of crimson ones. Shadow the Hedgehog stared down at him. A strange silence fell over them. Sonic was frozen; he couldn't break their eye contact.
"Um, do you mind?" Shadow said, breaking the silence. Sonic snapped his head forward so fast that his neck hurt.
"S-Sorry…" Sonic said; a bit embarrassed. He rubbed the back of his hurting neck. Shadow gave him a confused look.
"If you don't mind me asking, why are you in a tree?" He asked.
"I should ask you the same thing!" Sonic shot back, defensively. Shadow's eyes widened, narrowed, and averted their gaze.
"Fair point…" He said. The silence returned, making things even more awkward. Sonic felt bad for saying what he had in such a rude manor. Shadow was simply asking a question, he had no right to take his annoyance out on him. He turned to apologize, but Shadow was gone. He looked franticly around, trying to find the dark hedgehog.
"Hey Shadow! Have you seen Sonic?" A familiar voice said. He looked down and saw Amy running toward Shadow, who stood right beneath him. He took a deep breath and backed deeper into the mess of branches hoping she wouldn't see him. Amy stopped right in front of the tree trunk.
"Well?" She said impatiently. Shadow looked back at the tree and smirked.
"Actually, yes." He said. Sonic tried to blend in, but his blue fur stood out among the green leaves.
"Uh oh." He whispered to himself. He closed his eyes, praying for a miracle.
"He ran off that way." Shadow said, pointing away from the tree. Sonic let out a breath of relief. Amy smiled.
"Thanks Shadz!" She said as she ran to where he had been pointing. Once she disappeared from his sight, Sonic took the opportunity and leapt out of the tree. He took off running towards the city at full speed. Shadow turned and saw that Sonic was gone.
"He always runs away." He said, shaking his head in annoyance.
It wasn't until Shadow was miles behind him that Sonic realized he hadn't thanked him for not telling Amy where he was. He shrugged the thought off and continued home.