A trip to the mall! This should be fun! Once again I do not own Sonic or any of the other characters.
What Do Girls Like?
Sonic the Hedgehog made sure to wake up early enough to be able to go to the mall and look around without having to rush. Taking a quick shower, he rubbed a towel over his fur to dry it. Putting on the few articles of clothing the hedgehog owned, he left the house to find a hostage. Tails normally would go with him but the fox was a bit young and had already left to go to Creams house. Knuckles was...somewhere. He hadn't seen the short tempered echidna since he had run off and briefly wondered if the guardian had recovered his large green gem. Rouge was persistant and pretty elusive. Anyway, that left only one option, which meant he had to head to the park.
"Shadow!" Sonic yelled catching the dark mobian just as he was leaving the park.
Shadow turned his red eyes on him and curled his lip back in distaste,"What do you want Faker? I have other things to do."
"Like what?"
"Being as far away from you as possible." The red and black male answered in a bored tone.
The blue hedgehog frowned at the answer. "Aww come on Shadow! I really need help!"
"And why would I help you?" Shadow asked turning away from his rival.
"Because if you do I won't pull a prank or mess with you for an entire month. I won't even talk to you if you want," Sonic fought to keep a Shadow-like smirk off his face.
Interest showed clearly on his face as his eyes locked onto the other hedgehog. Ruby red eyes seemed to study and try to determine if the blue blur was telling the truth. "Are you serious?"
"Completely!" Crossing his arms over his chest, Sonic waited for the question to be asked.
"What exactly do you need help with Faker?"
The grin that formed on the peach muzzle made the darker male uneasy. "I'll explain on the way to the mall," the cobalt speedster said before grabbing the others arm, dragging them along.
Explaining the details on their way to the mall, his dark counterpart just shook his head at the end. Shadow was not the least bit happy about being dragged to the mall but it would be worth it. A month without Faker...his prayers had been answered! There was no way he could pass up this opportunity, he would of regretted it later if he had. All that was left was to somehow survive this trip and then he could enjoy the reward afterwards.
The two hedgehogs entered the mall and were greeted by the sight of people bustling from store to store, busy as usual. Sonic took the lead and safely reached the wall so they could stand to the side and not get trampled.
"What are you thinking of getting her?" The Ultimate Lifeform asked as soon as they stopped walking. Seeing the nervous smile on the other males face, he let out a groan. "I'm guessing you don't have any ideas." Recieving a nod, Shadow refrained himself from choking the life out of the hedgehog. He kept repeating in his head that 'he would kill him when the month was up'. "It seems you are a bigger idiot than I thought. Well lets walk around and see if anything catches our attention," the ebony male suggested.
Walking past shops, they would glance into the stores as they passed by but saw nothing interesting. Shadow would drop suggestions like maybe buying her a dress or a nice shirt but Sonic didn't want to pick something she didn't like or worse, try and guess her size and get it wrong. If he got it too big than Amy might suggest he thinks she is fat, which he doesn't, or if he gets it too small she might think she is fat. There was the slim chance he would get it right, but who wanted to gamble with their lives over clothes? Not Sonic the Hedgehog! With a bored expression on his face, Shadow continued to point out a few items every few minutes but each one was rejected. Finally, Shadow snapped.
"Why am I even here if you aren't going to take any of my suggestions? This is just a complete waste of my time and patience with you!" Snarling, the striped hedgehog crossed his arms over his chest and gave his companion a death glare.
Sonic had opened his mouth to reply when there was an ear piercing screech. Both males covered their ears in pain as they tryed to pinpoint the source. The horrible noise had been made by some girl who was now surrounded by other girls. Normally this wouldn't have bothered the two if it weren't for the look in the many pairs of eyes; the look resembled the one a lion might give a gazelle before it pounced on it. A groan was uttered from Shadow while Sonic looked around frantically to find an escape route. Without warning, the fangirls sprang into action, lunging for the two hedgehogs. In perfect unison, the two rivals took off in the same direction. Even though Shadow wasn't exactly what you would call a hero, he was still popular with the ladies and had as many fangirls as Sonic the Hedgehog. There were two streaks, one blue and the other one a mix of red and black as they ran.
Somehow both of them hadn't noticed the store they had slipped into until it was too late. The pupils in emerald green eyes shrunk in horror as he noticed his surroundings...horribly familiar surroundings. Soon, flowery and fruity smells began to overpower their sense of smell. The cobalt male let out a sneeze while the other hedgehog just pulled his lip back in a snarl. Shadow had never been to this part of the mall since he avoided it at all costs, why would he buy perfume? Glancing to the side, he saw faker, who he blamed for everything that was happening to them.
"Hello gentlemen! What brings you here? Would you like to sample our n-" The saleswoman stopped when a pair of red eyes locked onto her, startling her. The owner of said eyes, was glowering at her and she began to feel uneasy. The bright fake smile the woman wore slowly disappeared from the intense stare she was recieving.
Feeling satisfied as the lady bolted, Shadow let a triumphant smirk form on his muzzle. One annoying sales person down, a few more to go! Maybe if they were lucky they could get out without being bothered by another employee. Wasn't he allowed to have some happiness in life? Obviously that was a no. That wasn't going to happen as the two were approached again. And as fate would have it, it was the guy that Sonic had wanted to punch last time he was here.
The guy smiled and pulled out a bottle like a gunslinger. "You will positively love this smell! Its new and a big hit among the men!" This guy was overly excited. The salesman made one of the biggest mistakes of his life. Squeezing the atomizer bulb, he sprayed the ebony and crimson hedgehog in the face with it.
As soon as the perfume hit Shadows face, the mobian's body stiffened and there was all emotion vanished from his face. Time seemed to slow down and the famous hero waited in suspense, unsure of what to do. A fist shot out, connecting to the salesman's face. Customers and employees alike froze in place, all attention now turned to the furious hedgehog and the salesman in pain. Everyone was in shock except for the one who had just punched the guy. It was pretty hard to miss the smirk that was practically plastered on his face. The blue blur for once was speechless, his brain still trying to process what had just happened. This sort of thing should have been expected, especially from Shadow. After all, it was a well known fact that Shadow wasn't socialable or what you would call a 'peoples person' but he didn't think that his rival would actually get physical with an employee. Although, it was the guys fault; its sort of rude to randomnly spray a passerby in the face with perfume, even if your trying to sell it. However, that did not give anyone the right to punch or physically harm that person in anyway! Great! Now Sonic had to find Amy a gift and try to explain what was going on in Shadows dark and twisted mind.
"Nice going Shadow!" The cobalt male quietly growled out,"Why did you go and do such a stupid thing?"
With a small smirk he replied,"Well the guy was asking for it so I did him a favor."
"The guy may be annoying but that doesn't give you reason to haul off and hit him! As if I don't have enough things to worry about!" Shadow simply rolled his eyes but didn't say another word. It seemed that he was done talking and that was fine with Sonic. The speedster let out a soft sigh and murmured,"How could this get any worse?"
"Sonic and Shadow the Hedgehog! What in the world are you two doing!" Yelled a very familiar voice that caused both males to visibly stiffen in pure shock.
Willowpelt12:"Another beautfiul trip to the perfume department! I personally have no issues when I go to that department but sometimes the scents are a bit overpowering. Another chapter finished! Sonic just can't seem to catch a break when he is with one of the guys. Something always goes wrong! Hope you all are enjoying my story!"