The green boots clicked angrily with intent down the catwalk of the No Zone prison. The slender, red pant covered legs twitching slightly. The pair belonging to a rather angry blue hedgehog in a freshly cleaned uniform.
Zonic felt the frown on his features increase as he neared the lower levels with the office spaces of the Zone officers.
Marching down the stairs, Zonic mumbled something along the lines of," Dumb hedgehog" as he rounded a bland corner to a particular office.
He opened the door to his shared office. A dark, red streaked hedgehog sitting at the opposite desk.
"What happened?! Where were you today?!," blue demanded
the taller hedgehog. His hands resting on his hips with little amusement.
The said hedgehog smirked a bit in response," What? Miss me that much?~" He laughed at the angry look.
"Well~," the dark hedgehog leaned back in his desk chair, his feet resting up to reveal his dark green skate like boots. "I pissed off the warden with my last stunt on the job with you.," he said," So he put me on desk duty." Blue flared up angrily," Are you kidding me? I needed you on patrol today!," he closed the door, angrily pacing. "At this point, why doesn't he just make us both stay on the desk instead of making the needed patrol harder?," he angrily kicked the side of his desk.
Sitting down in his own chair.
"Well, the day for wasn't for naught," the dark hedgehog said, leaning back more and flicking pencils into the ceiling.
Zonic looked at his partner, his frown increasing at the laid back attitude.
Zhadow was extremely powerful, yet he never really seemed to use any of his abilities. Preferring to be lazy and sleeping most of the time.
But when the time did come to be serious, Zhadow always came through.
Most knew this about the dark hedgehog, but Zonic knew better.
THe nonchalant way of "not caring" from his partner, hid something deep within him. It didn't help that he was utterly terrifying when he DID decide to do something.
The ultimate lifeform of this zone, frighteningly determined when called for. Probably the reason the warden made them partners. Combined, they were an unstoppable force.
Zonic only wished he'd be more serious on the job instead of cracking jokes and such.
Sighing, Zonic crossed his arms. A leg coming up over the other. "Please tell me you've at least got SOME work done while in here?," he asked. The dark hedgehog focused on a part of the ceiling as a pencil shot up, nailing it.
His tongue slid back into his mouth, a hand absentmindedly scratching his cheek.
"Well...I did do some reports..." he said, the relaxed rubies closing.
Zonic looked at the tray with finished reports.
There were only two.
"Can't you be serious for once when on desk duty?!" He said exasperated.
Zhadow grinned," Well, out of the both of us, I seem to be the one to get his reports in on time.," he shoved a large pile across his desk to his. "That's yours.," he said, grinning at the angry look.
"How are all of these mine?!"
"I do my reports immediately after the job.," he said, shrugging.
"You always let them pile up in spite of the warden." Zonic grumbled something, grabbing a pen and pulling the stack closer.
Zhadow let his rubies flick over to the tired emeralds as blue took off his helmet.
His smirk lessened at the sight of bags. Sighing, Zhadow stood and casually made his way over.
Zonic choosing to ignore him as he dulling began to go through his own paperwork.
The officer flinched at the feel of hands on his shoulders," What are you doing?!," he yelped, the taller hushing him.
"You seemed tense.," he said, his thumbs making small circles on tense shoulder blades. Peach cheeks turned a dark red, the owner biting his lip to hold in the sound of pleasure. "I-I am not..."
"Lair~," the dark one smirked softly, leaning down," You know you can't lie to me~"
Zonic sighed, giving into the soft but firm hold. Humming
quietly as the fingers did the work. "You're irritating sometimes, you know that right?," he mumbled quietly, feeling the other rest his chin against his head," I know~"
Zonic shivered at the deep chuckle.
Zhadow hummed softly," I wish you didn't hide your quills so much...," he said, nuzzling against them," I really like them." Zonic flushed," It's a work hazard."
"Not if it's how you stop the criminals."
Barely containing a whine as the hands left, Zonic watched his red streaked companion move the papers away. Casually laying down on the desks.
"What are you doing faker?," he asked, earning another smirk from the other.
"Oh just hanging laying around~," he said.
"You're gonna hurt your back.," he said simply.
Zhadow scoffed," Please~ There's only one way to strain me. And you know exactly what that is~"
Zonic snorted, covering his mouth," Stop...we're at work."
"That didn't stop us before."
Zonic couldn't help but grin at the memory. "Ok...Ok...you may have a point.," he said, ignoring the growing smirk. "So?~," he scooted over until he was partially on his
desk. "Lay down with me." "I have reports to do...," he said, sighing softly.
"They can wait another fifteen minutes..." The dark one said seriously, a rather different look in his rubies.
Zonic shivered at the familiar look. With an exaggerated sigh, he resigned," Fiiiine," he said
tiredly, crawling onto the desk with a grunt. Zhadow let a red sleeved arm wrap around the other with a soft purr. His partner sighing as he rested his head against his chest.
"Aren't I the best pillow?" "The ultimate pillow..." Zhadow laughed at that.
"Oh, so you do have a sense of humor~," he teased. "Only when it's you...," blue smiled softly.
A soft rumble tickled his cheek. "Oh don't start that...these are our work desks." "I can't help it. You're too cute like this."
"Don't make me harm you.," Zonic threatened with no malice.
Zhadow smirked softly," Oh please do~"
"Don't tempt me."
