Chapter 2

Entity of a Shadow

Shadow appeared in a bushy forested area what looked like to be mobius. He dashed straight forward finding finding himself surrounded with tall buildings, a city, exactly where he wanted to go to escape the burdens of blue and green. However things looked different when he explored the city.

He looked around only to find rubble underneath his feet, some of the buildings destroyed, some were on and fire and some blue quills that were left behind in the mess of it all. His eyes turned into dots noticing that the quills he picked up were Sonics and that the green ones belonged to Scourge. He was certain he had ditched them in the forest but knowing Scourge's past actions and motives he probably wanted something out of the blue hedgehog and quickly led him here to destroy to get it.

Shadow remained silent during his findings,listening to any signs of life while following the trails of blue and green quills left behind during the battle of Scourge and Sonic. He walked five miles noticing a blue spark in the corner of his eyes he dashed on over there to find the blue hedgehog laying on his back with bruises covering most of his lythe body.

"Sonic!"

Shadow ran over to the fallen blue hedgehog kneeling down and checking his pulse. There was a barely a pulse but he sighed in relief knowing that he was still alive as he saw the blue hedgehog twitching his fingers slightly. He picked up Sonic bridal style carrying him across the end of the city into a forest where a small cottage was seen through the trees.

It was a cute cottage surrounded by flowers and trees and two small windows to look out of, placed on each side of the house as the door was in the center of it all. Shadow gradually opened the door leading inside the house and placed Sonic on the burgundy sofa in the living room. He grabbed a black blanket from the closet and covered Sonic half way trying to keep Sonic as warm as he could.

However the blue hedgehog kicked the blanket off of his body, turning to his side.

Shadow looked at him irritated but shook it off and grabbed the blanket again covering Sonic again. Once again Sonic kicked the blankets off.

"Okay now I know your awake."

Sonic opened his eyes slowly, rubbing the pain in his right shoulder, as he brought his knees to his face covering himself like a ball.

"Idiot." Shadow mumbled grabbing the first aid kit from the closet as well as another set of blankets just in case Sonic needed them later during the night.

Gently cleaning Sonic's arms and torso with alcohol, Sonic reacted feeling the sharp burning pains run through his open skin.

"Owch!" Sonic yelped grimacing even more.

"Stop grimacing and relax I'm being gentle as I ca-" Was all Shadow could say before mistakenly scratching Sonic's stomach as Sonic reacted to the pain it was a little scratch though nothing too serious.

"Look what you made me do Sonic."

"Sorry It burns."

"Well it's going to burn even more if you don't let me clean up those wounds or even worse you'll end up getting infections. You don't want to end up getting an infection do you?"

Sonic shook his head no letting Shadow finish to cleaning his wounds, wrapping up his injuries afterwards.

"You need anything just call me I'll be upstairs."

"Doing what?

"Mind your own business."

Shadow left the room headed upstairs like he said he would taking his gloves and shoes off leaving nothing on but his bracelets. It sure had been a weird day to say the least. Meanwhile Sonic flicked through the tv finding absolutely nothing to watch. He turned it off wrapping himself in those blankets Shadow had gave him earlier.

His mind raced too nervous to fall asleep. 'Okay Sonic why are you nervous there's nothing to be nervous about you and Shadow are just friends nothing going on between us right?'

"Right just friends." He whispered to himself.

Sonics eyes turned to dots realizing what he just said 'Friends since when?' He couldn't remember exactly when. He closed his eyes almost drifting to sleep when he heard a soft rain like noise. He stood up to look outside the window to see if it was raining but there was not even a cloud in the sky.

With his blue ears twitching he followed the noise upstairs where the bathroom was. 'Oh he must be taking a shower' Sonic thought. He shook his head not wanting to barge in and disturb him. His face blushed however into a very nice shade of red as he was thinking about how Shadow must have looked like without his shoes and glove. 'What that's absurd no way I could be thinking about him like that.'

The urge was growing as Sonic opened the door slightly not to make a sound. While peeking through the crack he fully pulled his head in feeling the steamy mist of the hot shower and staring at the one who had turned on the water for it to steam. He couldn't help it but look at how the older hedgehog looked when soaking wet and the way he just rubbed himself with that sufle like sponge really turned him on.

Especially when he scrubbed it around his torso. Drool pooled out of the corners of his mouth not knowing that something was happening down in his own special spot. 'no way' He ran down the stairs hiding under the covers hoping Shadow didn't see him.

"Come on Sonic talk to him stop being such a wimp." Sonic whispered to himself.

Sonic yelped feeling more of his manhood come out of hiding. 'Oh no. How can I be thinking about him like this.' He rubbed his leg against it trying to hide it once more but it was useless as the whole package came out of hiding.

Red gleaming eyes appeared as well as the shadow behind them looking an awful lot like Shadow himself with similar quills standing right up but it was too dark to see who it really was. It stepped forward showing it's toothy smile making Sonic whimper like a scared puppy. The shadow lifted Sonic's left bent ear and spoke to Sonic in a growlish voice.

"Wake up."

Sonic shot forward onto the floor making a thud noise looking around wondering where that voice came from it was so clear, so sharp, and it shook him to his spines. Was he really sleeping? Sonic wasn't sure.

Heading up the stairs Sonic found that the doors were closed and found that the bathroom hadn't even been used but Shadow's room was cracked open. When he tiptoed in there he saw the hedgehog sleeping peacefully in his bed with his shoes and gloves off leaving nothing but his bracelets on his wrists. Maybe it was a dream after all.

He went back to the couch where slept the night away.