A/N: Hello all! THIS is the first chapter in all its glory.

Disclaimer: I don't own SEGA, Nintendo, Shadow, etc. And now, on with the fic!

The day-breaking sun rose in the sky, setting its warming rays upon the planet of Mobius and its inhabitants. As the sun rose, it shone in the window of a small house, situated on a hill isolated from most others. The sun shone on the face of the hedgehog sleeping within this house. He opened one eye, then the other, and slowly got up from his bed. This hedgehog (or as he is more commonly called, Shadow) stretched and yawned, surveying his house. Shadow's house was clean, almost spotless. 'I think most people would be surprised that I'm such a neat freak,' Shadow thought.

Dismissing the thought, Shadow then went into the kitchen, also spotless, and got a soda from the fridge. He took a sip, letting the cool liquid soothe his throat that burned from being parched while sleeping. He chugged the whole can, and threw it in the nearby trash bin. He checked the calendar, which read August 1. He froze. Today marked 3 years since Mobius was restored and Mecha Sonic was defeated. With his Chaos energy, he barely needed to eat, so he skipped breakfast, and went outside. He stood on his deck for a while, motionless, not saying a word. Then, a voice, one he knew all too well, shouted up at him.

"Hey, Shadow! How ya been?" Sonic yelled. Shadow, whose concentration was broken by the little blue furball, responded, "Dammit, Sonic! How many times have I told you to not interrupt my meditation!?"

"Sorry, buddy…But hey! Amy's birthday party is today! You wanna come?"

Shadow teleported down to Sonic's level and looked him dead in the eye. Sonic gulped.

"Don't. Ever. Call. Me. 'BUDDY'!" Shadow roared.

"Gotcha." Sonic said. "So…you want to come with me to Amy's party?"

Shadow thought for a moment, then he crossed his arms and "hmph"ed. "Sure, whatever." Shadow said, chuckling.

"Okay, so you don't wanna- wait what?" Sonic said.

"Are you deaf? I said sure."

Sonic looked at Shadow and blinked. Shadow blinked in response. Sonic blinked again. A few more seconds passed and Sonic screamed, "WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH SHADOW!?"

Shadow sighed and said, "It's me you imbicile. Am I not allowed to go to a social event every once in a while?"

Sonic continued screaming. "THE REAL SHADOW WOULD HAVE BLASTED MY HEAD OFF FOR EVEN SUGGESTING GOING TO A SOCIAL EVENT! AHHHHHHHH!"

Shadow sighed and yelled, "I WILL IF YOU DON'T SHUT THE HELL UP!"

After several minutes of excruciating pain for Shadow, Sonic finally calmed down enough to be sociable with. "So you want to go?" Sonic confirmed. "Yes, and if you flip out again I WILL TEAR OUT YOUR INTESTINES AND STRANGLE YOU WITH THEM!" Shadow answered.

"Great! I'll go tell Amy, she'll be thrilled and probably a little stunned. The party's at 4:00. See ya there, buddy!" Sonic ran off to tell Amy and to avoid Shadow's wrath.

Shadow's eye twitched and he roared, "DON'T CALL ME BUUUUUDDDDDDDYYYYYYY!"

Whew! This was two whole pages and I suck at writing stories. I hope it wasn't too bad and whoever catches the Elder Scrolls reference I put in here gets to have their OC in my story! Please tell me if you catch any spelling mistakes. I HATE spelling thing wrong, and I would appreciate it. I'll try to get chapter two up soon. I guess that's it, and remember, this is my first EVER story, so review and no flames or YOU MUST DIE!