Well, here we are. The sequel to Skies are Blue! I am actually going to have fun with this one. I'm going to incorporate a bit more humor in this story due to some of my… characters. Yeah some of them are going to be really stupid. Plus, I'm going to play with POVs. Every chapter or so is going to be a different character's POV, but I'm not going to have the entire story using first person. Don't ask why; I just won't. Haha. Well, enjoy!

Disclaimer: Sonic and Co. belong to SEGA. Sky the Hedgehog, Frost the Hedgehog, Blitz the Hedgehog, Boston the Hedgehog, and any other character unaffiliated with SEGA belong to me, as well as this story.

Shadow's POV

"Shadow! Dinner!" Sky calls to me from the kitchen. I heave myself off the couch with a sigh and enter, finding her standing at the stove.

To my dismay, he is sitting at the table. Frost: my arch rival as of this moment. Seriously, this ass-hole thinks that he can take the love of my life from me, and I'm not talking about my motorcycle. I'm talking about my short, sweet, and sexy girlfriend Skylar the Hedgehog., the same one (if you remember our previous adventure) that was raped and abused by the dark incarnation of our favorite late deity Iblis known as Mephiles the Dark. I ended up saving her, of course, but this guy thinks that he still has a chance of winning her over if he moves into her house and consumes all of her food. Okay, the last part is a bit of an exaggeration, but that doesn't mean he doesn't piss me off.

I guess I should give a bit of a recap. Ok, well, months ago my beautiful girlfriend Sky literally fell from the sky (irony!) and was injured. After she woke up, I proceeded to take her out, ended up falling in love with her, only to be crushed by my rival Sonic the Hedgehog, because he temporarily stole her from me. Of course, she came back to me, only after her twin brother Silver, his girlfriend Blaze, and Sky and Silver's younger half-brother Blitz showed up and caused the house to become dangerously cramped. After a series of fights Sky and Blaze have (they're archrivals. Long story.), Silver decided it would be a good idea for us to go to the beach. Unfortunately, while we were there Mephiles the Dark showed up and kidnapped Sky, claiming that he could "create the ultimate being" by raping her and creating a child. Of course, I saved the day and, well, made him disappear, with help of Team Sonic and Sky and Silver's father Boston. To this day he hasn't shown up again.

In case you're wondering how Mephiles' psychotic plan to impregnate Sky and create the "ultimate being" went, you should probably know that it didn't work. She had just gotten off being in heat, thank God. When we found out, we were so happy. Everyone else was happy too, especially Boston.

Speaking of Boston, in the six months since I've been here staying with Sky, the old man and I have been getting along quite well. He approves of my relationship with his daughter, though we've had a couple of speed bumps and butted heads. Silver's cool with everything too, and so is Blitz. I've actually gotten used to Blitz and Silver being there all the time. Sky wasn't kidding when she said she pretty much has a family of her own to look after. Too bad her miniature family consists of her brothers.

As for Sonic and his trio of misfits, they left some time ago. Sonic thought it would be awkward if he and his friends stayed, so they left as soon as Sky was discharged from the hospital, which I think was a brilliant idea since I still haven't forgiven him for temporarily taking Sky from me almost a year ago. I know it's not good to hold grudges but hey, he'll get over it.

I take my seat at the table across from Frost. Sky sets a steaming plate of spaghetti in front of each of us and joins us at the table with her own plate.

"So, Shadow, did you have fun with Silver and Blitz while I was in my therapy session?" Sky smiles as if she made a joke.

I scowl at that, though I intend to tease. "We went to Boston's house and hung out there."

Sky has been attending therapy for any depression that she may develop since the incident. I can honestly say that she was traumatized at first, but she's been getting better. She doesn't scream whenever I come into our bedroom in the dark anymore. And she actually lets me touch her. Her wounds have healed as well and her fur is growing back.

"How is Daddy?" If you don't remember, Boston's ulcer was… bothered when he was given a kick to the stomach by Mephiles. He's been on house arrest for months, and the poor guy gets lonely. Why is he on house arrest? Because Sky doesn't want him stressing himself anymore. He's the general of the arm, and the most powerful warrior. Plus, he likes to fight. He loves to fight. And he hates that Sky is making him stay down. I don't blame him. It must get pretty boring just sitting around all day.

"He seems better. He's happy, that's for sure," I reply, twirling spaghetti on my fork.

"Good. I guess I'll see him tomorrow, and Frost, isn't your mom joining us?" Sky addresses him, turning away from me.

Frost swallows. "Yeah, that's what she said. I'm going to have to get her. She's still a bit shaky so I have to help her."

"Oh, okay. Do you want me to come with you or is Flicker going to help?" Sky asks. I roll my eyes and continue stabbing at my food. I don't have anything against Frost's mother; I just don't like the idea of Sky going off with Frost alone.

Flicker is Frost's older brother by two years. They look almost exactly alike, but Flicker doesn't have lining on his quills and he has bangs. Flicker is another one of Sky's ex-boyfriends. Yeah. Another one. He's a lot less irritating than Frost, and maybe that's due to him having a girlfriend, but I do think him far superior to his ass of a younger brother.

"Flicker's going to help me. You and the others can go on ahead," Frost mutters while picking at his food.

"Oh. Okay, if you're sure," Sky murmurs. She turns back to me, raising her eyebrows. "Do you want to come with me to the store? I'm going to get supplies for Blitz's birthday cake."

"Of course," I answer. Does she really even have to ask a question like that? "When do you want to get going?"

"As soon as we finish eating."

"Okay then."

Blitz's birthday is in two days, and his is two weeks before Sky and Silver's, March 12. He's going to be fourteen.

Speaking of Blitz, he's changed a lot since I rescued Sky. He was really scared when she was taken and found out that Mephiles raped her. He did a lot of growing up and has been a real help around the house. Both he and Silver have been really, and they don't bother me and Sky as much anymore. Both of them do a good job of staying out of our way. Silver actually doesn't really come back to the house that often anymore. He spends a lot of time at the Palace nowadays. In fact, right now that's where he is, while Blitz is at his friend's house.

After consuming the rest of my food sustenance, I wait by the door for Sky so we can leave. She returns quickly, slinging a purse over her shoulder.

"Ready to go?" she asks me, her eyes sparkling and making my heart flutter.

I nod, careful not to reveal any emotion.

She smiles and takes my hand, leading me out through the front.

The sky looks better, not as fiery, and the Lava Sea has receded. Vegetation is beginning to grow all over the place, and Sky even began cultivating her own miniature garden next to the house. Her psychiatrist suggested it as a stress-reliever and she took her advice. It's really pretty, and I can tell she put a lot of heart into it.

"Are you getting Blitz anything for his birthday?" I ask her. I really don't care, but I hate awkward silences.

"Yes, I'm making a new pair of shoes for him. The soles of his are worn and he needs something sturdier. Are you?"

My cheeks burn. "I wouldn't know what to give him. That, and he doesn't like me that much." It's true. He obviously prefers Sonic over me. It's been that way for a long time, since they met.

"Just give him a little something, at least. He likes muffins, like I do, so you can get him one," Sky begs. I scowl. Why me?

"Fine," I grumble. "I'll get him one the day before his birthday, okay?"

"Yay. I know he'll love it," Sky murmurs. She stretches up, her lips meeting mine. Immediately my frown disappears, and I feel a smile playing at the corners of my mouth. She's the only one that can do that to me.

"He's lucky that he's your brother," I growl playfully, kissing her again.

"Hmm…" Then, she gets all serious. Aww… I kinda wanted to kiss some more… "Okay, so first we're going to stop at the market, and then the pastry shop."

"Sounds like a plan."

She squeezes my hand and begins dragging me towards the makeshift town. The market is the biggest store there, and she pulls me in that direction. Something catches my eye from a display window: a ring. I've been planning to propose for months, but one thing keeps me from it: a ring. Something so simple, but so… not. Before Sky can drag me into the store, I stop her.

"I'll catch up with you. I saw a… potential gift," I lie smoothly, taking her hand in my own. "See you soon."

"Okay. I hope it's a good one," she murmurs, pecking me on the cheek before scurrying off.

Oh, it will be a good one. I walk back towards the direction of the store where I spotted the ring. I duck into the store to find a young ginger fox manning the counter. He wears a black and white checkered scarf.

"Good evening!" he greets me. "Can I help you?"

"Yes, I would like to see the ring in the display window," I tell him, struggling to be polite.

"Right away, sir." He brushes past me and reaches into the window, withdrawing the ring from its stand. It sits in a small black velvet box, on a white satin pillow. He hands it to me. "Here you are…"

I set the box on the counter and hold the ring up. The diamond is beautiful, set in the center of six others. The band itself is white gold, shined perfectly. I'm sure Sky would love it. "How much?" I inquire, looking back at the cashier.

"Four hundred."

"Four hundred?" I gasp, shock reflected in my voice.

"Yes."

"That's completely unreasonable!"

"Supply and demand." The fox takes the ring from me, places it back in the box, and closes it. "No money, no ring."

Frantically, I dig inside of my quills, pulling out my two old inhibitor rings. Sky had fashioned new ones for me months ago, and I'm sure these would pay for the ring.

"How about these?" I offer, holding up the rings.

The fox takes one of them and looks it over. "One of these will do," he says. "You have yourself a sale." He tosses me the ring. "Nice doing business with you."

I refrain from rolling my eyes and instead nod and exit, tucking the ring into my quills along with my second inhibitor ring.

I walk back to the market, finding Sky standing in front with grocery bags in tow. She looks up as I approach.

"There you are!" she greets me, walking up.

Being the gentleman I am, I take the bags from her. "I'll carry those for you."

"Thank you, sweetie," Sky purrs, almost making me blush. She hardly calls me pet names. "I think we have everything. Did you find what you were looking for?"

"Huh? Oh, yeah. But I couldn't afford to buy it," I lie, flicking an ear. "Ready to go home?"

Sky nods. "Mhm, but I want to drop something by Blitz first. He's staying the night at his friend's house and asked me to get some marshmallows for him."

"Marshmallows?" I raise an eyebrow.

"I don't know… but he's been good, so he deserves a little something," Sky says.

"His birthday is in two days, what more could he deserve?"

Sky glares at me. "He's getting the marshmallows, Shadow, whether you like it or not."

There's no arguing with her, especially if I expect to get some one-on-one with her tonight.

I sigh. "Fine." I follow her through the streets., carrying the bags and wishing I could be anywhere but here.

After returning home (you don't want to know the boring details of our little trip to give Blitz sugar), Sky and I stow away the supplies and go to our room. I sit on the bed while Sky puts on her sleep clothes. Not pajamas, for she only wears a t-shirt and gym shorts for sleeping in. I kick off my shoes and socks off and lie on my back. Sky joins me, lying on top of my chest and pressing her cheek to the white fluff of my chest fur. She's so cute when she does that. I place my hand on her waist, bending my knees so she lies between them.

"Are you going to help me make the cake tomorrow night?" she asks me without looking up.

With another hand I stroke her quills, staring up at the ceiling. "Of course I will. Do you even have to ask that?"

Sky looks up at me, resting her chin on my chest. "I guess not." Her eyelids lower and she kisses me gently.

"Is there anything else you want me to do for you?" I ask urgently, feeling a bit forward.

Sky frowns. "Not that I can think of."

I growl impatiently. Sky and I haven't had sex yet, which probably is a good idea considering the circumstances, but I'm getting tired of waiting. "Forget it."

She appears confused but shrugs and lies back down, her ear tips tickling the bottom of my chin.

I sigh, disappointed. But then I think of the ring carefully stowed away. I'll have her soon enough. I guess I can wait a little while longer.

Well, no arguments in this chapter, but meh, I thought it was okay. Please review before you go!