This story I wrote reminded me of the time I used to pick some flowers outside during kindergarden for my teacher. And chasing butterflies too.

Anyways, I don't own Shadow or Maria. They belong to SEGA. Nebula belongs to me.

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Shadow and Nebula were playing a game of tag at the field of flowers. Laughing and being playful with each other.

"Got you" Shadow playfully tagged Nebula with a gentle tackle.

She squeal in joyfulness and giggled, "You got me, Shadow"

Shadow chuckled.

She smirked and pounced him like a cat, "Got ya!"

"Yes you did" Shadow chuckled.

A while later

Shadow and Nebula were lying down on the grass with the flowers around them. Just then, a butterfly lands on Shadow's nose.

He scrunched his nose up a bit, in order to get it off.

Nebula chuckled at this. It was so cute that a butterfly was on Shadow's nose.

Just then, a butterfly landed on Nebula's nose.

She giggled at how it tickled her nose.

Shadow smiled at this.

Nebula gently waves it off her nose as the pretty butterfly flies around the flower field.

Shadow watched it fly there.

"Pretty aren't they?" she said.

"They sure are. But I just don't know how you tell the difference between moths and butterflies" Shadow said.

"They may look the same but they are different. Butterflies usually come out at day time. Moths come out at night time but some usually are diurnal" Nebula said.

"Wow. But how come butterflies don't bite?"

"They don't have a mouth. I know it sounds weird but it's true" Nebula shrugs.

"Ah" Shadow said.

A while after talking to each other; Nebula just loves to sniff the flowers. Flowers that are purple are her favorite.

Shadow wasn't really sniffing them.

"How come you don't sniff the flowers, Shadow?" Nebula asked him curiously.

Shadow shrugged.

"Oh" Nebula knew that he wasn't born on Earth, he was created by Eggman's grandfather.

"Yeah" Shadow said.

"Wanna sniff them?" she asked while sniffing the flowers.

"Sure, I guess" Shadow said.

Nebula smiled and watched him take a sniff on the flowers.

Shadow found that they smelled good.

"They smell pretty" he smiled.

"They sure do" he said, "I can see why Silver likes sniffing the flowers so much. Man, he really sounds like a girl"

This made Nebula giggle, "Oh, Shadow. You're so funny"

"Thanks" Shadow said with a chuckle.

A butterfly lands on Shadow's nose again.

Shadow chuckled and waved it away.

Nebula chuckled as the butterfly flew away.

Shadow playfully pounced on her again.

She was stunned at this but managed to roll over to be on top of him.
"Sneaky hedgehog" she smirked.

"Thanks" he rolled on top of her.

Nebula leans her nose on his like an eskimo kiss.

Shadow smiled and nuzzled his nose against hers.

Nebula did the same and purred softly while playing with his fur chest.

Shadow purred and chuckled a bit.

While they're having fun, the ghost of Maria smiled at this. She has been watching them for a year and is happy that Shadow has someone to care and love him.

"I'm so proud of you, Shadow the Hedgehog" she said and disappears.