Chapter 1

Hope you like the first chapter! I know its short, I'm probably going to write more for coming chapters, it's just that I had to finish it before I went to bed...XD Enjoy!

He stared angrily at the black hedgehog standing before him, his bloody stripes mocking the ivory hedgehog. His stance, hand on hip, suggested he thought he was wasting his time. Though it was mostly his eyes. Those crimson eyes that poured hate and regret and sadness and many other feelings the white hedgehog could identify distinctly.

Silver wiped the blood from his lips, silently cursing the ground Shadow walked on. The ivory hedgehog lay on the ground, trying to sit up, locking his gaze on the black hedgehog.

Weeks ago, Silver had been his normal, childish self. He never thought in his lifetime that he could become this.

It was just a normal day for Silver, hanging out with Sonic, Tails and Knuckles, playing the PlayStation 3. Just in the middle of the best match of Halo 3 ever to exist, Silver started coughing up a fit. Sonic paused the game and checked up on Silver.

"Hey, buddy! You all right there!?"

He patted his back a couple times, and Silver eventually faded to hiccups.

"Man I..I don't even k-know what that was. And..I don't want to know..," He said, hiccupping occasionally.

Once they saw Silver was alright, they went back to their game. Just a couple minutes later, Silver started coughing again, and it eventually turned into gags.

The ivory hedgehog's body lurched downwards every ten seconds, but nothing came out due to the fact that he hadn't eaten breakfast yet.

He ran as fast as he could muster towards the bathroom, shutting the door and leaning over the toilet. Thank God this wasn't used recently..he said relieved.

Then he started throwing up blood, missing the toilet and lurching all over the tile floor.

He heard Sonic and the others calling out to him, and he saw them open the door.

They all stared in horror as they watched Silver.

"Oh my God! Silver!"

Tails went to go call a doctor and Sonic and Knuckles gently picked up Silver and carried him to his room, careful to make sure he wouldn't cough up more blood.

An hour later, the doctor had informed Sonic to keep Silver on a steady flow of blood, he indicated by holding up three bags of blood. He had already hooked up an I-V to Silver, so the hard part was done. Then he left.

The reason Silver wasn't in a hospital now, and Sonic and the others were doing the work, was because they didn't trust hospitals.

Surprisingly, Silver recovered quickly and was soon walking again. But his attitude was different since recovering. He had more anger and smart-allicking than he did before.

Soon enough, he had fled the house and went on his own, out into the city, Soleanna. He fled to the park and sat on the grass in the shade of a tree.

"Aargh, what is happening to me?!"

Nothing's happening, Silver. You've always been this way..

"Who's there?!"

He looked around in confusion. He then realized the voice was in his head, as he was alone.

Embrace the darkness..We've always been here, hiding in your sub-consciousness…waiting for our chance. Welcome the evil that coats your soul. You know you want to…

"Yes…embrace the darkness…It's not like they all cared about me anyway," He said with an evil grin.

"Wait! No! Get out of my head, whatever you are! Leave me alone!"

He clutched his head, his eyes shut tight. He cried out as a shockwave of pain went through his mind. He fell to his knees.

Then Shadow came.