STH OTP Prompts
Chapter 2: Sonic x Shadow, romantic
It seemed to be a quiet day for Sonic and Shadow as the two were simply spending the day together in their house. As silence filled the room the two occupied, Shadow turned his glance to his azure mate. "Sonic, can I ask you something?"
As he was relaxing on one of the small chairs in the room, Sonic looked over at Shadow in surprise before nodding with a smile. "Oh, yeah, sure thing! What's up?"
"Have you ever been rejected before?" It was more out of curiosity than anything, but Shadow really seemed interested to know; he was already familiar with the fact that Sonic was no stranger to giving out rejections once in a while, if his history with Amy was any indication, but being on the receiving end of one would be a shock to him.
Sonic was silent for a few moments at the sudden question, and then he let out a quiet sigh of dismay before nodding. "Yeah… once."
"Really?" Shadow asked, an expression of surprise coming to his face as he made his way over to sit down beside Sonic and find out about the details on this for himself. 'This sounds like it should be interesting…' Of course, Shadow wasn't willing to say that thought out loud and accidently make this incident worse for his mate.
"Mm-hm…" Sonic simply nodded his head once and turned his glance to Shadow so he could explain. "This was during one of my visits to the Chao Garden. I was just enjoying myself spending time with the little fellas and giving them affection like I always do, but when I went to pet them…" An expression of dismay came to his face with the memory of that day resurfacing in his mind. "One rejected me."
Shadow was left staring in stunned silence for a few moments; of all the things he was thinking he'd hear regarding this incident, he wasn't expecting the one time Sonic had been rejected to be from a Chao. After all, he knew for himself how the Chao seemed to flock to his mate like he was the centre of attention, which tended to be common when it came to Sonic, in all fairness. "Wait… really?"
"I know; I still can't believe it either! I just bent down to pat the little guy and he just smacked my hand away. That makes no sense. Those little fellas usually love when I come to visit them. Why would any of them say no to being petted?" He then let out a saddened sigh as he pressed one hand against his head. "Do you think he hates me?"
Shadow stared in stunned silence for a few moments before going over to place one of his hands under Sonic's chin and lift his head up to look at him, making the saddened gaze in his mate's eyes more visible, to which he couldn't help feeling concerned; he hated seeing his mate upset. "Sonic…" He was silent for a few moments before showing a comforting smile. "I don't know if I can think of anyone, aside from a few names I can list off the top of my head, who'd hate you."
Sonic quietly sighed in dismay, clearly looking not too convinced. "I don't see how this is really helping…"
Shadow watched his mate in silent concern before moving over on the chair so he was sitting closer beside Sonic and placed an arm around his mate with a reassuring smile. "I'm sure this Chao is just a bit stubborn and he'll warm up to you in no time. After all, you were certainly able to get through to me." Sonic stared up at Shadow in surprise as he continued. "And if that doesn't happen, then the next time we visit the Chao Garden, I'll make sure he sees you the same way his friends do: as the gentle and kind caretaker you are."
Sonic was left in silence for a few moments before he was able to speak. "Really? You'd do that, Shads?"
Shadow simply nodded in confirmation with a smile. "Of course. You know how I love to see you smile, just like you make everyone else around you feel the same way."
With a wide smile coming to his face, Sonic wasted no time in wrapping his arms around his mate tightly. "Thanks, Shadow."
Shadow simply showed a bright smile at the sight of his mate now smiling again before returning his embrace. "You're welcome."
