Cha.8

'I have to find out the truth!' Shadow thought, 'he's lying! It's all about revenge that's all this has been.'

"Shadow, stop!" Sonic shouted. "please, your body can't handle this pressure!"

Shadow quickly stopped and he faced the blue hedgehog, "shut up! I don't need you! Everything was a lie!"

Sonic frowned and he slowly nodded, "yes it was."

Shadow didn't say anything yet again he really couldn't since it was to painful to even open his mouth. Instead he turned and walked ahead of sonic, then, he stopped, "I trusted you! I thought I actually found hope, but even that was lie. You left when they brought me in. Then we meet again? Am I to believe that that was a coincidence?"

"Maybe it was more," Sonic said, 'maybe it was fate."

"there's no such thing," Shadow said, "fate is just an accuse to lie."

Sonic narrowed his eyes and he frowned again, "maybe, but who knows. The world works in odd ways. Ways that even we don't understand no matter how hard we try to understand it."

"What's to understand? We're born, live and die. That's all. Happiness and dreams are only illusions in our minds. They never last. Like right now, I was happy. But even that was taken away from me. As for fate? I don't believe in that. I don't believe in anything!" Shadow shouted and Sonic nodded agreement, "I'm visiting my parents! Come if you want! I don't care anymore!"

"Shadow, I want you to trust me!"

"How? All this time you were lying to me! How can I trust you knowing that?!"

Sonic didn't answer, instead he pulled Shadow in for a hug and even he was surprised, "I'm sorry! Oh god I'm so sorry1 I wanted to tell you, but I was afraid that you would leave!"

Shadow felt tears form in his eyes and he hugged Sonic back, he wept uncontrollably, "I wanted to know! But not like the way Yasha told me! Not like that!" Shadow said through sobs.

Sonic held Shadow tighter and he rocked him back and forth, "I'm sorry, Shadow. Please forgive me!"

Shadow pulled away from Sonic, his eyes redder from sobbing and he nodded, "I do."

That, of course, was partially true. He could never forgive him fully. Knowing that everything was almost a lie. Shadow released himself from Sonic's grasp and he slowly walked away, then stopped, "I want to see them," he said, "I want to know the truth."

Sonic nodded and he walked up to Shadow, placing a hand on Shadow's shoulder, "the reason why I left was because I was tired of hurting people. Lets go, you deserve the truth and I want to be there with you when you get them."

Shadow nodded and he placed his hand over Sonic's, "thank you. Thank you so much."

Sonic chuckled and then he smiled. He walked with Shadow through the woods, helping him through the woods since he was still injured. They even stopped so Shadow could wash the dry blood from his mouth. There was still evidence of the cuts.

"we're here," Shadow said when they exit the woods and came across a small house. He slowly walked up to it and placed his hand on the door knob, but froze.

"you can do it," Sonic said and Shadow forced open the door.