Author: OBseSs3D
Title: Never Let Love Fall into Inexperienced Hands
Chapter One: He Aims, He Shoots—the Wrong Way
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the original characters. They belong to SEGA. But I do own 'Cupid ' and the headmistress and Edward.
Author's Note: Please review and critic!!

Uhmmm—I'm not a Sonic fan but this is dedicated to my friend, Lei.

"Bet you I can beat you to Mystic Ruins!!"

"Yeah right, faker. You can't beat me—you just wish you could. Hmph." Shadow had his arms crossed and one eyebrow raised at Sonic.

"You talk tough, but you could be faking it." Sonic taunted.

"Let's go then."

"Alright!!"

They both took off at lightning speed, Sonic running straight, his eyes focused on his destination, while Shadow took his time, looking laid back, zigzagging around obstacles, not even breaking a sweat.

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Henry stepped onto the cloud and waited patiently as it slowly lowered him down into the world.

"Hmmmm..." he surveyed his surroundings. His eyes lit up when he sighted a pretty hedgehog dressed in pink skipping in his direction. 'Yess, now for her future lover.' He skimmed the horizon and was surprised to see two clouds of dust also coming in his direction.

"Ohhh," the hedgehog dressed in pink said to her companion, a bunny, "I just love Sonic!!" her eyes turned dreamy, "Do you think he likes me, Crème?"

'Ah ha!! She likes this Sonic, whoever he is.'

"Ohhhh!!" the pink hedgehog squealed, "THERE HE IS!! With Shadow. They're racing—Ohhh, look how fast he is!!" She jumped for joy. "He's coming to me!!"

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Shadow added a little more speed and he was soon next to Sonic. But when Sonic looked over, Shadow seemed to be lost in his own thoughts and not concentrating on the race. 'I can't believe I'm going to admit this to myself,' Shadow thought dryly, 'but I think I'm actually in love. Love, is there such a thing? But how can I, an immortal, a..a..machine, feel love? And it gets worse!! I'm in love with someone I call a faker..Gahhh!! Having no feelings and emotions whatsoever is so much more easier.' Seeing as how he was lagging behind, Shadow sped up until he was far ahead of Sonic; It'd give him more time to ponder. 'He'd never feel the same way about me. Never. Dare I utter his name? It'd only make me depressed, seeing how I would never be able to be with him.' "...Sonic..." Shadow whispered.

Sonic, who was right beside him, heard. "Yes, Shadow?"

Shadow looked up, not realizing that he had spoken out loud. "Did I say something?"

Sonic looked at him puzzled. "Yea—"

Shadow shook off the look. "Ha. Probably said that there was no way you were gonna beat me faker." He grinned and sped off, taking the lead once more.

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Henry pulled back his bow, with the arrow already in place, and set his aim on the pink hedgehog, who he found out later was named Amy. Amy Rose. He pulled until his fingers were next to his cheek and..let the arrow fly—its path was straight to—er, in an attempt to say it mildly—the behind. As the arrow got nearer to her, it slowly lost color until it became altogether invisible and vanished into its target. Amy jumped. She felt as if something had brushed up against her behind. It didn't hurt. Just itched a little, but she wasn't about to scratch her behind in public. She had jumped because it surprised her. She turned her head around and searched. Was it a perverted old geezer or a young hedgehog who did it on a dare?

Henry grinned. 'Yesssssss, always knew I had good aim. I'll pass this test with flying colors!! Now...' he shifted his gaze over to the approaching dust clouds. He could barely make out a black and red hedgehog. But wait, there was a blue one running beside the black one! 'That must be Sonic' he thought excitedly as if it was a great accomplishment, which it wasn't. it was clear as day as to who was Sonic. Amy's eyes were shooting a laser beam, pointing to Sonic, ignoring everything else but her love.

He drew back his bow with another of the special arrows in place, and focused...He let the arrow fly—straight for the heart. He could already imagine the ceremony, his fellow Cupids would already be there, along with his mom and his dad—they would be so proud! He shook his head to clear it and focused on the arrow's path. 'OH NO!!' he gasped in horror. The black hedgehog was running in zigzags and was right in the path of the arrow!! "NOOOOooo!!!" Henry held his head in his hands. "NO! NO! NO! NO! This can't be happening!" But it was. Painfully, he watched as the arrow disappeared into the exact place where one's heart would be—but in the black hedgehog!

Oomph Shadow stumbled a bit. He continued running but massaged his chest. It had felt like something had rammed into his chest. 'Surely, I didn't plow through a tree or I'd feel pain everywhere.' He looked back. 'Nope' No stump or any evidence. He shrugged it off. No biggie.

Henry groaned. And he had hit the black hedgehog right in the heart. That meant the hedgehog would be head over heels for the pink one. Great justtttttt great.

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