Fear
By: Shadowluz07
'Establishing'
The two hedgehogs have been establishing a great friendship with each other since the origin of their relationship. They called this friendship because of two reasons. One, they didn't want to unveil of the existing relationship because it just started. Two, they weren't sure if what they were feeling about each other was real. It was difficult to call their relationship serious; so they decided to play the roll of best friends. However, when they were alone, Shadow used the master techniques of romance to progress on his relationship with the blue hedgehog. It wasn't easy for either of them because Sonic couldn't tell if he was being flirted with and Shadow would forget his lines. So, when will they face their friends with the truth?
+++In a Forest….+++
"I'm not coming down, Shadow!" hollered Sonic from a tall tree. "Come on Sonic! Get down from there!" Shadow yelled back. The blue hedgehog nodded his head and spoke in a young voice, "No! I'm not getting off this branch!" he held the branch closer to his chest wrapped his legs around it. The elderly hedgehog made a small pout and crossed his dark arms. "Sonic the Hedgehog, don't make me go up there!" The hero turned his face and stuck out his pink tongue as a gesture. Shadow growled at the sight of the insult. "That's it! You asked for it!" At a dashing speed, the ultimate life form sprinted upward towards the high part of the tree by using the objects around him to gain elevation. Sonic, seeing the speed of the black hedgehog; he immediately jumped down and hit the floor. Shadow noticed the sudden change in location of his lover and pursued him downward.
When the black hedgehog reached the ground, he dashed towards the blue one. Sonic widened his eyes at the incredible speed of the other and ran for his own sake. Both runners of great velocity ran through the forest. Flying aircrafts above them could only see, however, the dashes of light they left behind. Sonic happily laughed as he looked back and noticed his competitor was nowhere in sight. His fast feet came to a stop near a redwood tree. Green eyes surveyed the area in search of the striped hedgehog. "Where is he?" he wondered. A dash of light rose above the canopy of the trees. It slowly made its way down to the middle of the forest floor. His fire skates hit the ground in silence. "Shadow?" Sonic questioned by the swiftness of the sudden breeze. Then right behind the blue hedgehog, stood the ultimate life form; whose eyes were locked on target. Sonic's eyes continued to wander around in search of the other hedgehog. When he was just about to turn his head to look behind him, the ebony one attacked first.
Sonic was thrown to the ground with great force. He had a surprised expression before his face was placed onto the dusty earth along with the rest of his body. A gloved hand reached for the cerulean quills on his back and the dark one spoke, "I win, faker!" Sonic moaned in great agony, but he managed to pull himself together to standing up. His green eyes looked at deep red. "Why are you so much into rough play? I thought we were done with rivalry?" Shadow snickered, "What's wrong? Can't take a little pressure?" Sonic found the emotion in him to smile back and giggle a bit.
"Well, you've won this round; but I won't go so easy on you next time!"
"You always go easy on me."
The young one changed his voice into something of more innocence, "No I don't!"
"Admit it faker, you're terrible at tag when I'm the only one playing."
His rival growled in a competitive way, "You're going to regret saying that. Moreover, stop calling me faker! You already know my name!"
"What's the matter with faker? Can't take a little… name calling?"
"That was my nickname when we were rivals, why are you still calling me that?"
"It suits you well."
"So you're calling me fake in this relationship or something?"
"No. This is just my way of teasing you… its fun."
Sonic pouted, "Well, I don't like being judged, Mr. Ultimate life form." Shadow revealed a surprise expression in his eyes, "Are you mocking me now?" The youngster snickered and gave a secretive grin, "Maybe…" It has been only weeks since this couple formed and Shadow found it astonishing that his lover was catching onto the flirting process (even if it was new to both and rare to locate them doing so.) The two very distinct hedgehogs of two opposite personalities have learned to care for one another and understand the issues of each other in a way. The black hedgehog; thanks to Rouge's assistance, this lover has been persuading Sonic into the realm of actual dating. However, the hero, being as close-minded in love as any free-spirited teenager; he hardly noticed the romance in his boyfriend.
Shadow revealed his rare smile. "Foolish hedgehog" he nodded his head in a way that he felt that Sonic's comeback was a pitiful sight. The phrase, Foolish, was not one the white bat gave as a suggestion. Her words were not that clear to the dark one's ears. He used this name with his mate rather than 'babe', 'baby', 'darling', or any other title in that category. "Is that the best you can do?" The blue blur snickered, "Oh, don't worry. I've got more." "Really? Prove it."
"Well, first of all, you are pretty gay about this whole dating thing. It's really unlike you."
"I could say the same thing about you. Who was the one who agreed? Hm?"
"Oh please! You proposed it! So obviously, I said yes. Anything to get Amy out of the way."
"So… you're saying that you used me?"
"No way Shadow! I'm not that mean."
"Oh… so you're a bad hero. Bad example for the younger children."
"Shut up! Like you know how easy it is to be good all the time. Matter of fact, I just have a knack for being a hero most of the time."
"You do realize your comebacks are useless."
"As useless as your reason of creation."
"Shut up! Like you have any idea why I was made."
"Why wouldn't I? I already know it was for you to be my first boyfriend."
Shadow blinked and was speechless. He had expected something more deep in the evil manner but for some reason, he felt as if Sonic was somehow trying to attract him in a way that only Rouge would explain. Thoughts raced in the life form's mind to search for an explanation. Because of this, there was a long silence between the two hedgehogs. "You're full of surprises and everyday, you seem to stun me with things I never knew you'd say." Blue eyelids covered green irises, but reopened them.
"What do you mean? I was saving myself from your rage."
"That it sounded like a flirt."
"And you would know what that is, how?"
Shadow nodded his head and looked up at the sky. "It's getting late. We should be heading back." Sonic raised a brow, "Why do we need to go back now? It's still day out." The black hedgehog fired up his shoes and ran off through the trail. He yelled back to Sonic, "You promised Amy to be back by noon!"
+++Sometime Later...+++
"Oh! Where is that Sonic?! He said he'd be here at noon sharp!" complained the pink female. Rouge, being along side her on the front porch said, "So much for being the world's fastest hedgehog. He can run fast, but he always skips on deadlines." She paused and widened her eyes,
"Hey, wasn't Shadow with him?"
"I don't know."
"Do you know where Sonic went at least?"
"He never tells anyone."
"That's awkward… Shadow told me he was going to the forest."
"Why does Shadow tell you everything, but Sonic rejects me?"
"He doesn't. He just trusts me a bit more than Sonic more does to you."
Light green eyes gave a serious stare. Rouge sighed, "Okay, maybe a whole lot more, but still. I'd be scared if some crazy fan of mine started chasing me around." Amy looked down at her lawn and felt ashamed. The grass was drained of morning dew, but it glimmered in the sunlight.
"Do you really think I overreact? I mean… I am always cheerful and stuff."
"You should try settling down more. Guys like the calm girls more than the over exaggerated ones. Life isn't a painting, sure it's a mixture of colors and figures… but it takes a hell lot of work to keep you in that painting."
"What does that mean?"
Suddenly, a strong wind blew across the shining grass. The wind was so strong that it blew the birds out of the tree in front of the house and made Amy's dress lift. Luckily, she placed her hand over it to keep it down. "What was that?" questioned Rouge. The wind stopped as Sonic and Shadow appeared into view. Amy opened her eyes and saw her hero. Her eyes glistened in light green and her heart had begun to beat in an extreme rate. It seems as if she had forgotten she had spoken to Rouge about this. Using her high-pitched voice, she screamed out a name, "SONIC!" She ran down her porch and hugged the blue hedgehog. The teenager tried getting away from her tough grip by swinging his arm around and using his other one to push her away. "Amy, please! You're squishing me!" The ebony hedgehog laughed as he watched the poor hedgehog suffocate. "Okay, seriously Amy, I can't breathe!" Once the pink hedgehog realized her mistake, she quickly released him and looked down. "I'm really sorry…" Sonic looked at her, "It's okay." He swayed his gloved hands on his legs to brush off the extra dirt on him.
It wasn't long before the pink one recollected her regulation of Sonic's curfew. "Where were you? Do you realize how worried sick I was?" The hero gave a surprised look. He was no longer seeing the cheerful hedgehog he had always feared and rejected; the opposite of knew and loved. "What do mean Amy?" She growled at his innocent statement. Her eyes soon filled with agony and hatred. "Haven't you ever seen someone you love disappear from your very eyes without them saying goodbye or where they'd be heading to in case they run into trouble?!" Sonic soon changed his behavior into a more concerned state and almost to the peak of maturity "Amy… I didn't think you'd overreact about me leaving for a small run." Light colored eyes soon dripped water and a hammer soon appeared in her hand. This shocked the hero. "Overreacting? YOU THINK I WAS OVERREACTING?!" The dark hedgehog moved over to his female friend and whispered into her ear, "Now she is." He also added another statement. The bat smirked at looked back at the now aggravated girl. "This is going to be a hell of an argument."
Sonic widened his eyes and swayed his arms back and forth and they crossed in the air as a gesture to stay away. "Amy, please, you're letting your temper get to you!" She then portrayed a monstrous expression of rage. "Then let me show you how over reactive I can be!" She swung her hammer, but Sonic's palm captured it in the air. The pink hedgehog growled, "Let go, Sonic!" Sonic grunted, her strength was incredibly strong, but he refused to let go. "No! Amy, you just need to calm down! I didn't come here late on purpose! It was Shadow who reminded me to come back here!" Suddenly, her strength and anger dropped and her eyes returned to their regular state. "W-what do you mean?" Sonic released Amy's hammer and explained to her how he had lost track of time and Shadow had reminded him to return to her. Light green eyes saw the ground and tears streaked down from her face. "I'm sorry…" More had begun to pour down like a river. Her hands covered her face and she apologized once more. "I honestly don't know what came over me! I'm not like this!"
With no words or strings attached, Sonic held Amy in his arms as a way of understanding and forgiveness. Her heart seemed to rest on his welcoming hug. Although no one spoke, emotions were speaking in a deep conversation. Shadow, being Sonic's boyfriend, found that this was not something his eyes should have bestowed. His eyes grew in a sight of envy through his thick crimson irises. Rouge looked at him and noticed what was going through his mind. It wasn't that he felt love for Sonic and he wanted no one with him except himself, but he felt it was his obligation not to allow any girls to steal what was to be his. That is, according to Rouge's lessons on romance… But there was one line she used that triggered the following event. The tears falling from the young girl's eyes stained her face. Their eyes met and she told him with honesty, "I'm afraid to lose you." Sonic sighed and replied,
"Amy, I know you really like me, but you have to realize that we are not together! I only save you because you're one of my greatest friends."
"Lies! You hide your truths from me! I can see your true feelings and yet you refuse to speak them!"
"I'm only telling you the dead truth Amy! It's not that I'm hiding anything! If I ever loved you, I'd tell you! But YOU are lying to YOURSELF!"
Amy pushed herself away from her hero and cried tears of agony, "You men are heartless and cold to the bone! Leaving girls such as I waiting for boys like you just to say 'yes'! You break a piece of me every time I hear the same thing!" Sonic formed a frown, "It really does hurt me that you suffer because YOU have chosen to and you blame ME!" The argument continued and as words transferred back and forth, Shadow stepped in to break the argument, and to claim his boyfriend away from the fan girl. To start, Shadow had begun to walk between them and spread his arms out as a gesture to stop. "Stop it already!" The two hedgehogs stopped and listened to the ebony hedgehog. "You guys act like little kids!" Sonic raised his ego, "She started it!" "Damn right I did!" shouted Amy with her egotistic attitude. "There's a lot of tension between you two. Let's just all calm down and-" Shadow was interrupted by Sonic's unforgivable statement, "Can't you see that Amy doesn't listen with her ears?! Honestly Amy, what are you trying to be- My mother or girlfriend?" Shadow lowered his arms and looked upon the blue hedgehog with a surprised expression.
Soon, Rouge appeared and faced the egotistic hero with angry eyes of aqua. Instead of settling this in a mature manner, she allowed her fists to do the talking. The white bat swung her gloved fist at a great force and it pressed against the hero's face. He was blown away by the unexpected attack. "You'd better take that shit back if you know what's good for ya!" Sonic rubbed the impacted area on his face with his palm and groaned quietly from the pain. He then snickered, "If you're trying to teach me a lesson about manners, you'd better do better than that Rouge." He paused and smirked at her, "How could I possibly learn from someone who is a complete hypocrite. You're upset because I said that Amy doesn't know what the hell she really wants; which is quite true, while you live life not knowing what you want. You're always flirting between Shadow and Knuckles. Honestly, you seem like a confused whore." Rouge's eyes narrowed and her eyebrows centered to the middle. Her boots were ready to charge at through the thick grass. She could see herself kicking him in the face so hard that he'd fly, but when she tried, something stopped her.
A pair of dark arms that gripped her body stopped her. He was holding her down and not giving any way of release. "Let go of me! This doesn't concern you Shadow!" She yelled as she tried to push him away. His deep voice spoke solemnly, "It has everything to do with me." His red eyes searched for Sonic's emerald ones. When Sonic and Shadow connected, the teenager sensed he was in trouble. "Sonic, get into the house and that's an order!" The young one hesitated, "But Shadow, I…" The ebony one's look went deeper, "I don't want to hear excuses! Just get into the fucking house, now! We'll discuss this later." With no more replies, Sonic rushed to Amy's house. It was ironic that Shadow sent him to the home of the girl he just insulted… When Sonic had disappeared from their eyes, the life form looked back at the struggling bat in his arms. "I'm going to release you. But know that I'll talk to him about his behavior." The female tried to cool her rage, but the dirty look in her eyes spoke of hate. "I'm not beating the shit out of him for you." She said and walked off when he released her. Her heels allowed her to move above the grass and towards the devastated hedgehog. "Amy… this isn't your fault."
Green eyes filled with water, but they were closed from the world. "Yes it is. He hates me. He fucking hates me." The white bat wrapped her caring arms around the pink one and she caressed her back. "Calm down, Amy. It's not your fault." The negative one sighed and walked into the brick walled home. As he walked in, the house held many accessories. Crystal chandeliers dazzled the living room and the glowing light bulbs of the other rooms made the house luminous. He walked past the crimson carpet and past light pink walls; through wooden furniture and marbled tiled floors, until he reached the back of the house. Past the back door was Sonic, leaning on a white iron rail. "What the hell was that about?" questioned the dark one. Sonic turned his attention from the outside view of the balcony and towards Shadow. "Oh, it's you…" He had the expression of a depressed child. His eyes were sad and his ears drooped when he noticed it was Shadow. Sonic felt as if he had disappointed his loved one and was about to receive a great punishment for it. This for Sonic was rare because he never usually felt deprived of having to receive one.
The older one stepped out into the balcony and stood beside his male companion. "Sonic, you didn't answer my question." Elbows pressed onto the iron bar and the back of Sonic's gloves hands were used to keep his head in a locked position. Still, the child refused to look at Shadow. "I have nothing to say." Shadow refused to let Sonic out of his sight; he hoped to find some sense of a reasonable reaction. "You know what you did was wrong right? You can't treat your friends like that only because they're really attracted to you and can't help expressing it. Don't act like the innocent one." Just before he could continue with the lecture, there was an incident occurring right before their eyes. Crimson eyes stared at the azure hedgehog, but his ears were picking up a disturbance. Sonic was all ears towards the human conflict going on about ten feet away from them. Past Amy Rose's flower bed and patched up garden, were in a revolting kissing spree. Tongue and lips were in motion; with so much passion, it seemed that they could devour each other in that spot! There was a Caucasian male with blue eyes, brown hair, and a height of six feet. The female was an albino. Her hair was almost silver, her eyes were a grayish-red, skin was pale as snow, but her height was of an average. Suddenly, another female approaches. Her face was blurry to both hedgehogs, but her facial expressions were so dramatic, that even they knew what her feelings were. She was a bit over the height of the albino, but not taller than the boy. This girl was blonde with blue-green irises and her skin; tan, but you could still tell she was of European decent.
She was walking around but stopped and stared at the couple before her. They didn't seem to notice her until she hollered at them. "So this is how you thank me, with you betrayal?" The couple split and the male walked to the other and he had an 'uh oh' kind of look. "Marilyn, please, it's not what it seems!" he pleaded to cover his sins. However, the blonde was not fooled.
"Damn your lies, Kyle! I know you've been eyeing her since sixth grade and now you're doing this?"
"Mary, I-"
"Shut the hell up! You have no right to do this to me!"
She then turned to the other girl, who was cringing in her stance. Her knees were bent, head was kept low, and her eyes were filled with shame. Marilyn looked upon the albino, "Sister, I warned you not to fuck with me, and that's exactly what you did! You had no damn right to steal my boyfriend!" Sonic and Shadow created expressions of the "burn" effect as what they call in slang for trouble with no exits; or something like that. The blue hedgehog then sighed as he began a new conversation; since Shadow seemed to have calmed down about the situation of misjudging the girls. "Ah, romance! That's why I never wanted to deal with it in the first place. The state of affairs they have are so complicated." Shadow looked at him and their eyes met, but only for a second before he turned back to the humans.
"Supposedly, when you love each other you're supposed to resolve your problems together. The human race makes love sound so cheesy; they fight over the most absurd things!"
"Even Amy seems to have some part in this issue. I like being friends with everyone, but she acts like any girl I talk to is her enemy or if I'm gone for a long time, that I'm dead or something."
"Well, what would you do in her shoes?"
"I avoid romance so I wouldn't have to deal with this nonsense! You're really mature about complex situations. That's why I enjoy ending up with you."
The black hedgehog felt a bit flattered, but continued with the conversation, "In that case, I agree. I'm glad we don't have to deal with this crap. I mean, even Knuckles seems to make love more difficult than it really is. We all know he's into Rouge, but he denies it when asked. It's so stupid! Why does he do that?"
"It's because Knuckles is a knucklehead who thinks he's so tough and prefers to be looking like the awesome tough guy. It's really cheesy if you ask me."
"Exactly!" Shadow announced as he turned to his mate. They were know facing each other. The dark one continued, "But I think Rouge likes that about him. Perhaps it's their special way of attracting each other." The blue hedgehog dropped his head and stared at his shoes; as if to express a sense of innocence. He then begun to click his sneakers sideways in a playful manner. "Hey…Shadow?" Shadow blinked, "Yeah?" Sonic looked back at him, "How come we don't do that?" The ebony one moved his eyebrow, "Do what?" Gloved fingers twisted around each other in a nervous way and emerald eyes seem to reveal shyness. "Well, everyone seems to have strange moments when they're really into each other. Like Rouge and Knuckles. What's our way?" The couple in front of them continued to argue, but the two hedgehogs seemed to have forgotten them. Jet-black and crimson arms crossed and dark eyelids closed. A smirk was formed on his muzzle and he chuckled under his breath. "Get each other in trouble!" Sonic looked at him in deep confusion, "What do you mean?" He opened his eyes and revealed deep red irises. "I told Rouge to kick your ass!" Sonic's eyes widened and he yelled, "That was your idea?!" Suddenly, the blue hedgehog sprinted into action and tackled the striped hedgehog. Shadow dodged and skated off into the yard. The speedy hedgehog followed and yelled behind his target, "I'll get you for that Shadow!" The two boys chased each other and the humans quit their arguing. Instead, they had begun to watch the new playful vengeance established by Sonic the Hedgehog on his former boyfriend, Shadow, the ultimate life form.
Chapter end notes: the more you review, the more ganas for me to continue.