I think I'm a little late but I hope you guys will still enjoy this little story for Day 5 of Sonadow Week.
The prompt is "Future" so you know what that means… WEDDING :D
NOTE: ALL SONIC CHARACTERS BELONG TO SEGA!
Future
"When can we go? I wanna go throw the petals now, Dad!"
Sonic chuckled as he adjusted his bowtie. In front of him, Faith bounced on her toes and swung her little basket of flower petals around. "Just a few more minutes, kiddo. We gotta wait for all the others to make it down the aisle first," he told her, adjusting the crown of sunflowers adorning his daughter's head.
Faith pouted, putting her hands on her hips and tapping one foot. Sonic smiled, remembering the first time he and Shadow had seen her do it. Shadow had turned to him, a fond smile on his face, and said, "She's already got some of her Dad's impatience."
Peering through the curtains, Sonic saw Tangle and Whisper make it to the end of the aisle. He took a deep breath and slowly let it out. Just a few more minutes…
"Alright, Faith, let's go," Cream announced, making the little tenrec squeal with excitement.
"Papa and I will see you later, Dad!" Faith giggled, hugging Sonic before joining Cream. Shadow chuckled as he watched her skip down the aisle, throwing handfuls of rose petals in the air along with Cream, who was the co-flower girl. He opened his arms in anticipation as Faith threw the last handful of petals then sprinted the last couple of steps towards him. He scooped up his little girl, lavishing her with kisses, and gave Cream a fond smile as the rabbit girl smiled at him and joined her mother and their Chao companions at their seats.
"Finally…" Sonic whispered, grinning broadly, as the curtains opened. Just as he was about to break into a run so he could finally reach Shadow and make things official, two arms reached out and held him back.
"Easy there, Romeo. We'll get there when we get there," Knuckles told him as he and Tails began to slowly walk their brother in all but blood down the aisle.
"But, guys…" Sonic gazed longingly at his beloved, who was clad in a dashing black tuxedo and red tie. 'Sweet Chaos, that level of hotness should be illegal…' he thought, smiling like a love-struck fool. He was certain that hearts were floating above his head as his own heart pitter-pattered in his chest.
Tails softly chuckled, patting Sonic's back. "We're nearly there, bro," he said as he smoothed out the folds in Sonic's gold-trimmed white cape.
While Sonic struggled to resist the urge to just run down the aisle, Shadow could hardly keep it together. His husband-to-be was a vision of absolute beauty. The white suit and cape, both of them trimmed with gold, was a lovely contrast to Sonic's cobalt fur. Two large sunflowers served as epaulets and they were surrounded by a variety of colorful flowers. A flower crown made by both Cream and Faith sat atop Sonic's head. And the way Sonic's eyes were focused solely on him, emerald orbs filled with so much love for him, made tears well up in Shadow's eyes.
"Rouge, I'm falling in love again," he whispered to his best friend, one of the maids of honor.
"Nervous, hun?" Rouge asked him, she and Omega standing by their teammate.
"SHADOW'S HEART RATE IS INCREASING. CORTISOL LEVELS ARE AT ZERO. HE IS MORE EXCITED THAN NERVOUS," said Omega.
Faith, still in Shadow's arms, gently wiped away the tears from his eyes. "Happy tears?" she asked her Papa, who smiled and nodded. Putting Faith down, Shadow waited with bated breath as Knuckles and Tails escorted the blue hedgehog who had changed his life to him.
Finally, after Tails shook Shadow's hand and Knuckles gave the Ultimate Lifeform a hearty slap on the back and told Shadow to take care good care of him, Sonic faced his future husband and beamed.
"Hi."
"Hey," Shadow answered, their ungloved hands joining together.
Rouge picked up Faith and set her down on top of Omega, the little tenrec clapping her hands and smiling brightly. As the guests sat down and the wedding officiant began speaking, Sonic and Shadow looked into each other's eyes and felt the love they had for each other burning brighter than the sun.
The whole ceremony was a bit of a blur for both of them. They may have fumbled a little in saying their vows but they didn't care. As soon as they both slipped on the wedding bands on each other's fingers, they knew that there was no turning back. And they wouldn't have it any other way.
"Do you, Shadow Robotnik-Hedgehog, take Sonic Hedgehog to be your husband?"
"I do," Shadow said, gently kissing the finger that wore Sonic's wedding band.
"And do you, Sonic Hedgehog, take Shadow Robotnik-Hedgehog to be your husband?"
"Yup! 1 million percent I do!" Sonic winked at Shadow, who fondly rolled his eyes at him.
"Then, by the power vested in me and with the blessing of Chaos and Light Gaia, I now pronounce you husband and husband."
"Love you, Shads," Sonic whispered.
"And I love you, Sonic," Shadow whispered back, pulling the blue hedgehog to him for the all-important kiss.
Faith was the first to congratulate them, jumping down from Omega and running over to them to embrace them both. Sonic and Shadow laughed as they lifted her up and kissed her on both cheeks just as someone snapped a photo. With their daughter in their arms and all of their friends cheering and clapping for them, the newlyweds looked at each other and smiled.
Their future was about to begin. And they were thrilled to start it together.
