(Disregard the One-shot part of the title,because this might become a two shot depending on if you guys like it ^_^)

You know how just ONE bad day,could make your life a living hell? What if that one bad day turned into a bad week,and that bad week turned into a bad month,and that bad month into a bad year? I feel like I'm falling into a bottomless pit,and I keep falling,never hitting the bottom,until today. I COULDN'T find a way a way out,until I met him…

Flashback

Shadow stared into the distance,he sat on top a hill,thinking,he never heard the footsteps behind him until the person spoke.

"Hey there!"A cheerful voice said,Shadow turn his head and looked up to see who it was,he was greeted by cheerful emerald eyes which belonged to a cobalt hedgehog who was smiling at Shadow,"Are you new here?"Shadow nodded blankly,"Come on,I'll show you around!"the hedgehog reached out his hand towards Shadow who hesitated before he accepted it and stood up,"My name's Sonic! What's yours?"

"Shadow,Shadow the hedgehog…"Shadow responded,giving Sonic a smile,he hasn't smiled in years,it felt good to smile once more.

"Nice to meet you Shadow!"Sonic said as they walked down the hill,"Mind if I call you Shads?"

"Fine with me."Shadow shrugged.

Flashback stops

We talked,we laughed,we had fun. Shadow gave a small smiled,everything was dark around him,he was in Eggman's fortress,tied to a bomb set to go off in twenty minutes,the constant beeping made his heart skip a few beats every now and then. At least I now know what love feels like...

Flashback

"Hey Shads!"Sonic yelled,waving to the ebony hedgehog as he ran over to him.

"S-Sonic! Slow down!"Shadow yelled back,too late,Sonic crashed into Shadow.

"Hehe,"Sonic chuckled sheepishly,"Sorry."

"It's fine."Shadow smiled,"But seriously,slow down next time."he added more dryly.

"Are you excited!"

"For what?"Shadow asked confused.

"For snow!"Sonic sighed,shaking his head in disappointment.

"Not really…."Shadow responded.

"You look thin."Sonic changed the subject.

"I don't eat much…"Shadow sighed,trying to hide his sadness.

Sonic's ear twitched,worry briefly crossed his face but quickly disappeared,"Wanna come over to my place?"Shadow smiled and nodded.

At Sonic's house

By the time Sonic and Shadow reached Sonic's home,it was snowing lightly,"Sonic!"Amy gasped,running over to the blue hedgehog,giving him a crushing hug while Shadow watched on.

"Amy let go!"Sonic gasped,trying to get out of the pink hedgehog's hug.

"I'm never letting you go!"Amy smiled,not realizing the Sonic had brought a friend.

"Um? Who are you?"Shadow asked in a not so polite tone.

Amy finally let go of Sonic who breathed out relief before passing out from lack of oxygen,"I'm Sonic's girlfriend!"Amy said cheerfully,"And you are?"she added more rudely.

"He's Shadow the hedgehog…."Sonic said weakly from the floor.

"Nice to meet you Shadow."Amy said smiling widely,"I'm Sonic's girlfriend!"

"I'm not your boyfriend!"(Yes,a Chowder reference cx) Sonic yelled,getting up,"Anyways,I want to introduce you to my other friends." Sonic said smiling as a red echidna and a two tailed fox stared at Shadow.

"Hey Sonic,"Knuckles said,,"Who's that?"

Sonic wrapped his arm around Shadow's shoulders,and pointed before say,"This is Shadow,I he's new in town and I meet him a few months ago. Shadow,those two are Knuckles and Tails,"Sonic removed his arm from Shadow's shoulder,"Oh yeah,that reminds me,do you have a place to stay at?"

"I used to."Shadow respond.

"What happened?"Knuckles asked.

"And where did you used to live?"Tails added.

"I used to live in a forest not far from here."Shadow sighed.

"Oh I remember!"Sonic blurted out,"There was a forest fire…"

Shadow nodded,"I lived in a cabin and took care animals and chao…."There was a long moment of silence before someone spoke.

"So,uh...you wanna stay here until you get some money or something."Sonic offered.

"No thanks."

"But!"Sonic tried to object,but Shadow shook his head no,"It you say so...but I think you should stay with me! You have no place to stay and I think you'd like it here!"Sonic purred.

Shadow looked away,blushing slightly,"Fine…"he sighed,still not looking at the others.

I was often distante from the others,including with Sonic,but as Christmas came around,it was harder to avoid the others.

"Hey Shads!"Sonic said,smiling at the dark hedgehog who had just woken up,"How are you doing today?"

"I'm doing fine."Shadow responded planly with a sigh.

"Wanna have a race?"Sonic asked.

"Don't waste my time."Shadow growled lightly,rolling his eyes.

"Scared you're gonna lose?"Sonic teased.

Shadow smirked,"Bring it on!"

"Okay then,to the park and back!"Sonic decided as they both headed outside.

"Ready!"Shadow said,looking at Sonic.

"Set!"Sonic smirked.

"GO!"Both hedgehogs took off,creating a large gust of wind in their wake.

"You're pretty fast!"Sonic smiled,surprised that Shadow could keep up.

"Likewise."Shadow nodded. They soon reached the park.

"I won!"Sonic said,skidding to a halt.

"No you didn't."Shadow said dryly,"It was a tie."

"Yeah,yeah it was a tie."Sonic said,tapping his foot rapidly on the ground,"Hey Shads,are you okay?"

"I'm fine."Shadow grunted,crossing his arms.

"You say that all the time!?"Sonic said frustratedly,"I get the feeling that your not okay…"

Shadow was quiet for a moment,"I'm not okay."he said,looking away from Sonic,a sudden chill from the cold,went down his spine,but he ignored it,"I'll tell you on the way home,"He sighed,frot billowed from his mouth as he did so,"I just don't want to talk about it right now…"

Sonic stared at Shadow before taking his hand,"We don't have to talk about it."Sonic said smiling. Shadow smiled back and nodded.

For most of that day,Sonic and Shadow spent their time at the park before heading home,"Hey Shads,"Sonic said.

"What?"Shadow asked which Sonic only responded by pointing up. Shadow blushed when he saw it was mistletoe. There was a long moment of silence before,without warning,Shadow kissed Sonic.

Flashback end

"Ten minutes left Shadow,"Eggman was in the upper levels of his fortress,sending a video to Shadow,"Seems like Sonic won't be coming-WHAT?! Sonic!?"

"Where is he Eggman!?"Shadow could hear Sonic's voice,but the live recording cut off.

Ten minutes to live,or to die. Ten minutes to break Sonic's heart,ten minutes to never see my children again…..Shadow closed his eyes.

Yep! A cliffhanger! :D Want me to continue on this one shot? Let me know XD I could really use some feedback on how well I did on this story :3