Shadow took a step back, not knowing how to respond at the current situation. Slowly, he tried to reach out for the Chaos Emerald, but his actions where forced to stop. His hands were held by the blue blur who was now expecting an answer.
The hybrid shook his head, fear on his features were clear. He didn't know what to say, nor did he know what to do. So he did the next possible thing he could do, he snatched his hands and opened the window, jumping out of there with his bag on his arm.
Sonic looked shocked and hurt, "I guess... He doesn't feel the same." despite the sadness, he smiled.
The black hedgehog ran as fast as he could, way past the field. Soon, he rested, climbing up a tree and began to doze off.
Hours have passed and he was still there, he woke up, the sunlight of a nearing sunset hitting his face. Slowly, he began to open them. When he finally adjusted, he realized that the football practice had started.
Shadow hopped off the tree, going closer to the practice, his japanese styled messenger bag loosely hanging from his arm while both hands were at his pants' pockets. He looked for a place where he could hide while watching the blue blur. But he paused, hearing someone whimper while the others laughed.
It was the other football players, mocking the red wolf.
"Gadget?" he backed down a bit, shocked at the scene prevailing in front of him.
The group's gaze then landed on him and he growled, "What the f*ck do you bench warmers think you're doing!?"
They all laughed, worst of it, they're all jackals. "Bench warmers? We can do a lot more than Knux and his gang!" one said,
"Are you implying that they're weak?" Shadow asked, letting go of his bag, carefully placing it down.
"Yep!" the smaller one said,
"Matter of fact, you are, too!" Another one tried to insult,
Shadow hummed in amusement, removing his gloves and replacing it with finger less ones. He then cracked his knuckles by bending his fingers, not using his hands to make then create popping sounds. The whole squad prepared to attack him, but a sudden loud yet calm voice made it.
"Stop." there appeared another jackal with heterochromia eyes, narrowing it to his squad, "Pathetic." he shook his head and faced the black hedgehog.
"Infinite." Shadow greeted while walking past him, going towards the red wolf, Infinite nodded in acknowledgment.
Shadow helped him up, also lifting up his bag for him then handing it back. "You come with me, from now on." He said, giving him a rare smile of reassurance.
When they left along with their items, Infinite let out a deep sigh. Then he gave his group the most scar some look, making them all flinch.
"You have no idea what his capacity is." Infinite scolded,
"B-But..!" The tall one tried to protest, but only earned a growl from Infinite.
"I will make it up to that red wolf. Please do not attempt to do that stunt again, there will be consequences for you, and that might include getting kicked out of the team." Infinite reminded, hands on his pockets this time, leaving his squad of jackals.
He walked towards the halls, not even looking at any person who attempted to say hi to him. Infinite only meant business, especially around the black hedgehog.
Meanwhile, Gadget the Wolf sat beside the black hedgehog, they were on an empty unused classroom where they could get a perfect view of the field. Shadow just stood there, watching the team play while the red wolf was looking at him and back at the field with a smile.
"So, " Gadget starts, earning a soft hm from Shadow, "Sonic, huh?" he asked, raising a non-existent brow.
Shadow then choked (probably from his own saliva), coughing out. "W-What?" he stutters, enough evidence for Gadget.
"Gee Shadow, if you like him, why did you run?" Gadget asked, lightly punching the black hedgehog on the his shoulder.
"Y-You knew about tha-t?" he asked, quite surprised, but a sudden thought invaded his thoughts, making him panic.
Gadget noticed and smiled, "Aside from the both of you, only Rogue and I knew." he winked.
The hybrid shook his head, laughing lightly, now comfortable and calm, "I guess I was just scared and it was so sudden." he looked down admitting, unable to meet Gadget's hues.
"Why? Are you afraid of losing him?" Gadget asked, only to receive a growl from Shadow.
The black hedgehog stopped, sighing, "Maybe."
"Why?" Gadget asked, but the black hedgehog just looked away, at that moment, Gadget knew he should stop.
"You should give him a shot, ya know?" The red wolf advised, opening the door of the classroom and left Shadow to think.
Meanwhile, the red wolf looked down, a happy yet disappointed expression plastered on his face. In truth, he likes Sonic, that was why he was willing to help them be together. Because he knows that Shadow is the only one that could make him happy.
He walked down the now empty halls of the school. For a moment, he felt at peace, then warm fluid came rolling down his cheeks. Sobs escaped his mouth, trying to hold it back, since he did, these sobs turned to hiccups.
All of a sudden, he let out a sharp gasp. His glasses fell on the floor, seeing the blurry figure in front of him. He couldn't make out who the person is, all he sees is a blurry color of blue and amber. Then he realized something, they were closer than before, it wasn't long until he stopped seeing those two colors, only feeling a warm sensation on his lips.
That's when he realized it, that mobian was kissing him. Gadget attempted to push him back, but the grip on his hands became tighter, causing him to let out a gasp, giving this guy a chance to slip in. The red wolf then had an idea, all of a sudden, he bit the tongue hard.
The guy let out a painful screech, but his grip didn't loosen.
"Listen, buddy! I don't know who you think you are, but that's not how you court someone you like!" Gadget grit his teeth, struggling to get off of this mysterious mobian's iron grip.
The assaulter let out a small laugh, "You're right, sorry." surprisingly, he replied, "You're just so... Irresistable." he complimented.
This caused the wolf to have a muzzle same color as his fur. The mystery guy let out another laugh.
"I' ll court you properly, but you'll have to guess who I am." with that said, he pecked Gadget on his lips yet again, placing his glasses on his hand.
The red wolf was left in shock for a moment, then placed his glasses back when he recovered, expecting to see his attacker, only to see no one there. Gadget then started to blush again, covering his mouth with the back of his hand.