Chaos Controller15: Hello and happy Valentine's Day. Special for the 14th of February, I think we need a story, but I think I'll start it early with a first chapter. What a deal! So, without further ado, let's see what happens. I hope you enjoy it! I don't own any of the Sonic the Hedgehog series characters.

Shadow the Hedgehog sat in his house, watching the television. One of the ads during a timeout in the game he was watching caught his attention, and not in a good way.

It was an ad for jewelry. The ad spokesperson kept making reference to Valentine's Day. Shadow cringed at every mention. Was it really already that time of year again? That crazy time where people bought their loved ones heart-shaped boxes full of chocolates and kissed a lot and everything else that Shadow had never been a big fan of. It was that time of year where people were all lovey dovey with each other.

When the ad ended, his game went back on. Although the basketball game on was exciting, a 73-68 score, Shadow was still distracted by that ad. "Damn you Super Diamonds Superstore." Shadow said as he tried to concentrate on the game.

It worked well until the next timeout and the ads came back on. Now it seemed as if they were enjoying tormenting the hedgehog. Two of the five commercials were centered on Valentine's Day.

He wasn't a fan at all, yet still, it did remind him of something he would've forgotten otherwise. He got up and opened his fridge. There sat a gorgeous red heart-shaped box full of delicious chocolates. He picked it up. On the side a little tag had a certain bat's name on it. He opened it and glanced at all the sweets. He reached in and took one out, stuffing it into his mouth.

He thought for a moment. He was going to go to Rouge's place, right, and give her the box of chocolates and confess that he loved her. He was going to do that, right? But it was Valentine's Day, and he hated Valentine's Day and couldn't stand the thought of being just another person who plays along with the day.

On the other hand, if he didn't then, when else would he do it? Also, by whenever he found out he would've eaten all of the chocolates himself.

That was it. The mental argument was over. He was going to proudly go to Rouge's, knock on her door, give her the box and say he loved her.

But what if she got all crazy and smothered him.

No, he made up his mind and was sticking with it.

Having made up his mind, he checked the score one last time. 88-93. He glanced at the clock. It was 10 in the morning. Wait a minute, how could there be a basketball game on at 10 in the morning? That's when it finally occurred to him. He was watching a repeat from last night. Grumbling something, he shut the TV off.

Maybe it was too early to approach Rouge on such a topic? No, she's always wide-awake and ready for anything.

He stepped out of his house and started on his way to Rouge's house. The walk seemed to be the longest one he'd ever taken. So many things were flying around inside his head. One of his biggest concerns was what if she turned him down. Then what would he do?

Busy worrying about that seemingly small detail, the walk sped up. He already had her house in sight before he knew it. That wasn't so bad. He looked down at the box in his hands and said a quick prayer. "Oh please work. I'm already embarrassed enough doing all sorts of romantic crap on Valentine's Day. Please don't make this go any worse then it needs to."

He found himself at her front door and gave it a couple knocks. He looked up and saw a familiar face. It was Knuckles. "Hey." The echidna said in a friendly voice while blushing furiously.

Shadow remained emotionless. Knuckles looked closer and noticed the heart-shaped box. "Hey! What the hell are you doing?" He asked in a stern voice.

Shadow shook his head. Knuckles noticed the name on the tag. At the same time, Shadow noticed a small velvet case in Knuckles hands. It had to have some sort of jewelry in it. "Hey. You better not be here for..." Knuckles grumbled, knowing the answer real well.

"You!" He grabbed Shadow's shoulders and wrestled him into a bush beside Rouge's door.

Seconds afterward, Rouge opened her front door. "Hello?"

"Anyone?" She asked.

She shrugged and shut the door. "Weird."

Meanwhile, Shadow and Knuckles were wrestling and were now out of the bush. They rolled around for a little while and then stood up at the edge of the bat's yard. Knuckles growled. "This is war."

He threw a punch at Shadow, but missed. Shadow ran backwards a couple. "Coward, are you?" Knuckles taunted.

Shadow scowled and hurled himself at the echidna. Knuckles barely dodged it. Shadow quickly made a break for his house. Knuckles realized where he was going and followed.

By the time Knuckles made it the door was shut and locked. He banged on it a couple times. "Let me in!"

He heard the door unlock. Without a second thought he barged in. Immediately there was a gun at his head. "Either let me have her or say goodnight." Shadow threatened.

"Never! Shoot me, I dare you." Knuckles challenged.

Shadow sat there with a flame in his eyes. It all fell into his hands. He was just given the power to pull the trigger that would certainly end Knuckles' life. It was obvious that peacefully discussing who could have Rouge as a girlfriend was no longer an option. What does Shadow do?

Chaos Controller15: Well, guys, sorry to leave you hanging on the cliffhanger here, but it's how it's going to be done this time around. I wonder what Shadow's choice will be. See you next time for the conclusion.