Um this is my first fic, as if you couldn't tell. ^^;

This is gonna end up being a Sondow ficy.

Oh one side-note…I never finished the game…Xx I'm still trying tho. But I know from a friend that Shadow did something another and destroyed the ARK. ^^;;

So please be gentle and R and R

Thank you.

A Second Hand Of Fate

Sonic sighed as he glanced at the cloudless sky. It had been weeks since he and the others had managed to stop Eggman and Shadow from completing their plans of world domination. Everything had almost gone back to normal.

Shadow.

Just thinking of that fake hedgehog stirred Sonic up. Everything about Shadow just annoyed him to no end. In an agitated motion Sonic ran a hand through his cerulean blue quills. And the most annoying thing about it was Shadow was the one that had been on his mind these past weeks. It took these weeks for Sonic to realize that he held feelings for the dark hedgehog.

Why did he sacrifice himself? It was a question that Sonic couldn't answer himself, and most likely never get an answer. This was why he was out here. Because his thoughts were rambling all through his head, and he really couldn't think around all the others around him.

Another glance at his surroundings told Sonic that he was in the nearby forest. When he had left the little headquarters that he and his friends were at he wasn't aware were his feet were taking him. He had just wanted to get away from it all, just for as little while at least.

"AHH!!" And apparently he still didn't know where his feet were taking him; arms failing Sonic tripped on something on the trail and went down. Expecting a hard landing, Sonic was rather surprised when he landed on something soft and warm.

"What in the…..??!!" An equal surprised voice filled Sonic's ears. The voice sounded some how familiar….

With a start Sonic realized that he had his eye closed tightly. Sonic opened them to see who he had landed on. The person was inky black and had crimson ruby eyes…his quills held the same crimson ruby look as well. Only one person, or rather one hedgehog looked like that….

"Shadow?!" Sonic exclaimed, unable to keep the relief and excitement out of his voice.

"Yeah? You've only proved my point yet again Sonic. No hedgehog would be caught in this situation." A familiar came across Shadow's face.

"Wha? Oh!" Sonic blushed when he saw that he was laying on Shadow's lap. Hastily he pulled himself up, his face flushed with embarrassment.

"Well I figured I'd be seeing you again. You have an annoying knack of finding me. Though I'd rather you'd had waited till after my nap was done." Shadow chuckled as he too pulled himself up.

"How long have you been here?" Sonic demanded. Now maybe he'd be able to get some answers!

"Not sure, a few weeks." Shadow replied carelessly, stretching out his arms.

"You've been here this whole time?!" Sonic cried.

"Yeah, what's it do you Sonic?!" Shadow snapped.

"Because damn you I've been worried about you these past weeks. I thought you was dead! Don't you think you could've told us that you was here?!" It all came out here, all the stress, worrying, and the upsetting feeling of losing Shadow all busted out of Sonic in an aguish shout.

A look of confusion appeared across Shadow's face. What was Sonic talking about, him worrying that he was dead? That thought should've made the blue hedgehog smile, but worried?? It was quite obvious that Sonic was gonna talk about it.

"Sit down Sonic and just start from the beginning." With a sigh Shadow sank back down to the ground and into a pit of confusion.

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