Title: Voices
Anime: Sonic X
Pairing: Sonadow
Chapter 12
He heard a small 'crunch' sound when he was put in one of the wooden chairs at the table. He felt that he was sitting on something and looked down at the black trash bag.
"Why am I wearing this?" he asked.
You passed out in the shower. That room was unsuitable for you right now, so I put you in that so you wouldn't ruin the covers in that pink room.
This upset Sonic a little bit, but Shadow already knew it would. It was no surprise to him. The fact that he had a lack of control of his own body was very upsetting.
Any requests? he asked, referring to the dinner he was about to make.
"I don't know…" the blue hedgehog said.
The ghost-like teen looked through the refrigerator, and then the freezer. There were frozen vegetables in a bag—the mixed kind—and frozen grilled chicken. There were also pizzas, different kinds of ice creams, and frozen TV dinners, and it wouldn't do for Sonic to have something unhealthy on a day that somebody else was cooking instead of him. He took out the grilled chicken and vegetables, proud of the hero for buying something healthy for a change.
The vegetables—cauliflower, broccoli, baby corn, water chest nuts, and carrots—went in a big bowl that was small enough to fit in the microwave, but big enough to hold half the bag. He put water and some olive oil in the bottom of it, and put it on for six minutes. After wards, the grilled chicken—one piece, unless Sonic wanted more later—was put on for three.
He brought both of those things to the table, and then brought ketchup and butter for Sonic to add to his food. The blue hedgehog looked happy. He probably like this change of food, for once. He typically ate unhealthy things that made themselves rather than something he had to work for. On top of that, it was made by Shadow, who seemed to know what he was doing in the kitchen.
As he happily ate with a smile, he thought about it. It wasn't that he couldn't cook, it was that he was lazy. He wondered when he became lazy, and then thought back to some time ago when he started to hear the voice talk to him for the first time. Then, another voice showed up: Shadow, who claimed he wasn't actually a voice, but the spirit of Shadow the Hedgehog, the Ultimate Life Form.
Shadow came across him by chance. He didn't think Sonic could see him when he was looking around in this town. He was just using this ability to send a copy of himself to search for a Chaos Emerald where he wasn't. He happened to walk into this house, and search every nook and cranny. He couldn't feel much energy, here. He walked up the stairs, using his tangibility to keep himself from slipping through them. He saw a secret room and walked inside of it, surprised to find Sonic the Hedgehog all alone and talking to himself. He looked lonely. Much to his surprise, the lonely boy looked at him and saw him, as though whatever state he were in could cause certain sense to be heightened or dulled—heightened, in this case—so that he could actually see his form. "Look… another voice showed up. And I actually know him… but this one's dead." Sonic said, more to himself than anyone else. Who was he talking to? "Will you stay awhile, Shadow?"
Shadow had zone out while waiting for Sonic to finish. He came out of his mind and saw him looking at him, close to his face. They were sitting across from each other, so Sonic was leaning over a bit more than he should. His bottom was out of his chair and their noses were two inches apart.
Huh? the darker one said, slightly startled. Sonic didn't move. The moment made it feel like the room had just gotten warmer. Both of their cheeks turned slightly pink as they inched closer.
Suddenly, the moment was killed.
"Uh… gotta go!" the azure male ran from the room into the downstairs bathroom before he had an accident. When he opened the door and came out, he had put the bag back on for safety reasons. When he looked in the kitchen, Shadow was gone.