So you all were commenting on how funny it was seeing Sonic acting all drunk last chapter. Even though this is a semi-dark fanfic, I will try to incorporate some of my humor into the story. ^_^

EDIT: read the author's note at the end of this story. It's important.


~Chapter Three~

It was daylight when Sonic awoke.

"Oh," Sonic mumbled, "my head."

Sonic frowned when he felt his back quills vibrating. He soon realized it was his cell phone. He dug into his quills, and pulled out the navy blue cell phone. He sighed when he checked the caller ID.

He put the phone up to his ear. "Hello Knuckles!"

"Sonic," Knuckles said, "did you find a zombie yet?"

"Nope," Sonic replied, playing with his ear, "haven't found one."

"Are you feeling okay? You sound weird."

"I feel awesome," Sonic said. He moaned as he began to rub his fur. "My fur is so soft and silky!" He arches his head back, and stops mid-rub when he noticed Shadow standing behind him.

Sonic quickly ended the call and looked at Shadow.

"Hi," the cobalt hedgehog said, getting up and running towards the ebony hedgehog.

Shadow blushed slightly when Sonic hugged him.

"Here," Shadow said, handing Sonic a red tablet. "Eat this."

Sonic chewed on the tablet.

"Are you feeling better now?" Shadow asked.

"Yeah," Sonic replied. "I still have a headache, but my head's not as fogged up as before." His eyes widened and he pointed at Shadow. "You ass! You drugged me!"

"No," Shadow says calmly, "I gave you medicine for your pain."

"You drugged me so I wouldn't tell the government about you!"

"If I wanted you to not tell the government, I would've eaten you alive, not drug you."

Sonic turned pale as a ghost after hearing Shadow's comment.

"Relax!" Shadow said, patting Sonic on the shoulder. "I'm not going to eat you!" He sighed. "You need to stop taking the things I say literally."

"You need to stop joking around with things like that!" Sonic exclaimed. "Because you could eat me if you wanted to." He frowned. "Why aren't you?"

"Why would I? You're not posing a threat to me. But-"

Sonic yelped when Shadow yanked the cell phone out of his hand.

"Wait," Sonic said, "what are you doing?"

Shadow scrolled through the recent calls.

"You were talking to your leader?" the ebony hedgehog asked, his voice barely above a whisper.

"Yes," Sonic replied, "but I didn't say anything!"

Sonic watched in horror as Shadow crushed his cell phone.

"That phone cost me a fortune!" Sonic cried, staring at the crushed bits of phone in Shadow's hand.

"It's a tracking device," Shadow said, throwing the phone to the ground. "That one call could've easily given away our location."

"Okay," Sonic said, "I want answers, and I want a new phone!"

Shadow sat down.

"What would you like to know?" he asked.

"Why do zombies kill people when they've already… 'fed?'" Sonic asked, sitting next to Shadow.

"There are some zombies that lose control. I'm not exactly sure why, though. But those zombies are the ones that kill without reason."

"How can you tell if they've lost control?"

"They stop acting human. They start walking slower, sometimes dragging one leg behind them. Their faces are expressionless; their eyes are glassy looking."

Sonic looked away when he asked his next question.

"Have you ever been friends with a human before?" the cobalt hedgehog asked.

"No," Shadow replied. "You're the only person I've interacted with."

"Aw!" Sonic said, smiling. "I feel special!"

"It's not that big of a deal, hedgehog," Shadow replied, smirking.

"It kinda is, zombie."

"Am I the first zombie you've talked to?"

"Yes."

"Aw!" Shadow cooed in a mocking manner. "I feel special, too!"

Sonic laughed. I still hate zombies, Sonic thought. But Shadow… isn't that bad. I can be myself around him. When I'm at work, I'm always stressed. I can rarely have a good laugh…

Sonic clicked back into reality when he felt Shadow tapping him on his shoulder.

"What?" Sonic asked.

"I said you should be able to leave in a few days," Shadow repeated. "I just want to keep an eye on that pulled muscle and the few cuts that got infected. After that, you can go back to your normal life, and forget all about me… until I get you another phone, of course."

Sonic nodded. Part of him was happy about returning to his friends and his job, his normal life. Yet another part of him yearned to stay with Shadow. To be under his protection.

Shadow stood up.

"You look tired," the ebony hedgehog said. "You should take a nap."

Sonic watched as Shadow left the shack before lying down on the blankets. He did look and feel tired, but his body remained wide awake. After what seemed like an eternity, the cobalt hedgehog finally drifted off to sleep.


I apologize for this chapter being short. My writer's block really affected this chapter! T_T Hopefully the next chapter will be longer and better. Reviews are appreciated!

**Edit: Due to my writer's block on this chapter, I feel the chapter didn't come out as well as it should have. Therefore, I have decided to redo the chapter. I'll still keep this version up, so you can all laugh at me or see the changes I made. Until chapter three... again!**