Sonic was in an absolutely happy mood today. The sun was bright, birds were chirping in the trees below, singing sweet, unwritten melodies.
He had gotten slightly more plump, and his belly was unnoticably swollen. His purple, shiny robe hid it well.
Sonic stood out on the balcony, his quills doing a light dance in the gentle breeze. He smiled to himself.
"Just the perfect atomosphere for what I have planned today."
Shadow would be gone for a while. He was teaching some of the nearby children archery. Modern weopons were banned from Hedgenscade, for they were "weopons invented by and for Man."
Bows and arrows were considered the number one weopon in Hedgenscade. In lore, it is written that a hedgehog who could have the strength to pull the string back far enough was certainly strong enough to hunt with it.
Sonic walked inside, leaving the glass doors open. He walked up to the empty holder of Shadow's bow and quiver and traced his fingers along it.
He turned and peered at his bed, small puddles of white gunk all over the sheets.
The blue hedgehog smiled, remembering last night's 'festivities'.
"God, what an animal."
He walked over to the wall and slid his fingers across the maid service button. Figuring he would just get in the way of their work and what needed to be cleaned was quite obvious, he walked downstairs to be greeted by one of his 'concubines'. Or, at least, what they would normally be if Sonic was heterosexual. He only considered them best friends and they did the same to him back.
They understood, though, because they, themselves, were homosexual, too.
"Sonic! Mornin'!" said the white and pink-striped sow, bowing lightly. They were never scared to be too unformal with him, because he was awfully unformal for a king in his speech.
"Hi Hedgie. Where's Narsi?" He asked.
"Oh. She went with Shadow."
"Why?"
"She said she wanted to get out for a while. Who can blame her? I mean, the weather is beautiful..."
"Yeah, it is. We deserve it though, the weather's been depressing for the last...I dunno, weak or so?" Sonic looked around, noticing the maids running up the stairs. Too many days had passed of terribly stormy weather.
"So how goes the plan?" Hedgie smirked mischeviously.
"What pla--Oh, right. Thaaat." Sonic gave back the same smirk. He took out a small gold-rimmed box and revealed it's contents to Hedgie.
"Ohhh...Wow." The sow gasped. "It's beautiful. Shadow'll love it."
"I sure hope so." He closed it and put it back into his pocket.
"AAAAAAAAAAUGH!!!" came a loud feminine groan down the hall.
"Must be Narsi." The white hedgehog observed. "Doesn't sound too happy, does she?"
"Nope. Dark blue, I bet."
"Same."
The purple and green hedgehog stomped up to the other two, Shadow following her casually, quiver and bow around his abdomen.
"Those stupid kids! I swear!" She groaned again, holding her head in fustration.
"I thought you guys would be gone for at least another hour or so..." Sonic quietly recalled.
"We would have..." Shadow replied, "but the kids...just...I don't know. They didn't have respect for either one of us."
"Not only are we adults but we're in royal foundation too...and they STILL wouldn't listen to us." Narsi moaned, her eyes slowly shifting from a dark blue to a bright cyan.
"Well, it's their fault for not listening to the greatst archer in Hedgenscade and one of the most prettiest sows in town."
"Aww, your so nice, Sonic." Narsi's eyes turned light green. Shadow smiled at Sonic, mentally saying the same exact thing.
"I'm going to put my stuff away. Be right back." Shadow walked up the stairs, the maids dodging him as he went up quickly.
"When will the public be gathering?" Narsi asked. The two others knew what she was talking about immediately.
"Three thirty."
The purple hedgehog nodded.
"Aren't you nervous?" Hedgie inquired, looking up at him. Females were normally 6 inches shorter than the males.
"Doing it infront of the whole of Hedgenscade? You bet."
"Should we go and tell the cooks what to make?" Narsi asked. She loved preparing food.
"Sure."
The two females walked off torwards the kitchen as Shadow came back down. The newly arriving dark hedgehog wrapped his arms around Sonic's waist from behind him, kissing the back of his neck.
Sonic lightly chuckled. "Hey there, Shazzu." he purred.
Shadow nipped at Sonic's neck. "How ya feelin'?" he rubbed Sonic's potruding belly under his robe.
"Fine I guess. I didn't retch this morning."
"That's good, that's good..." Shadow cooed. "Have you been outside?"
"Yes, I stood out on the balcony for a while. Want to take a walk?"
"I'd love to. I'm still irritated by those damn kids." Shadow growled softly.
Sonic giggled. "It's hard to tell."
Sonic and Shadow went about on their walk, civilans and palace guards bowing as they passed.
It took them two hours to get back. They sat down on the couch and Sonic looked at a clock. It read 12:25.
Shadow put an arm around Sonic. "How about we get something to eat?"
Sonic smiled at him. "No, Shazzu. We're having a feast tonight."
"Oh, really?" Shadow nibbled on Sonic's shoulder lightly. "What's the occasion?"
"You'll see."
"I love suprises."
There was a huge sea of hedgehogs below him. By the noise they made, whatever it was that it was about, made Shadow more anxious to know what it was all about. Narsi and Hedgie stood nearby.
Sonic game up onto the stage, into veiw, and everybody hushed up and suddenly cheered.
Shadow gulped as he saw newscameras in the sea. He hated the thought of being on television.
Sonic pulled Shadow's head to face him, then immediately gave him a passionate kiss that didn't last too long. The crowd cheered again--mostly the females.
He picked up the microphone and placed the stand out of view. He held the microphone to his mouth and the sea quieted.
"Shadow..." His voice boomed at a gentle tone of voice, "...I have something to ask you."
...Why in the world did Sonic want to ask him something infront of public?
It was still quiet.
Sonic got down on one knee, kneeling in front of Shadow. He finally relized why the characters in movies had to do this. His heart was going at the speed of sound and he sweated slightly. He reached into his pocket.
Shadow stared down at him with wide eyes. He knew this pose, this pose...right when someone was going to ask them...no...no Sonic actually be asking him...?
"Shadow Shcherbakov..." He tried his best to pronounce Shadow's Russian last name as best as he could.
"...Will you marry me?"
"S-S-S-Sonic.." he stuttered. He swallowed his own saliva.
"Yes. I will."
The crowd cheered loudly.
He had gotten slightly more plump, and his belly was unnoticably swollen. His purple, shiny robe hid it well.
Sonic stood out on the balcony, his quills doing a light dance in the gentle breeze. He smiled to himself.
"Just the perfect atomosphere for what I have planned today."
Shadow would be gone for a while. He was teaching some of the nearby children archery. Modern weopons were banned from Hedgenscade, for they were "weopons invented by and for Man."
Bows and arrows were considered the number one weopon in Hedgenscade. In lore, it is written that a hedgehog who could have the strength to pull the string back far enough was certainly strong enough to hunt with it.
Sonic walked inside, leaving the glass doors open. He walked up to the empty holder of Shadow's bow and quiver and traced his fingers along it.
He turned and peered at his bed, small puddles of white gunk all over the sheets.
The blue hedgehog smiled, remembering last night's 'festivities'.
"God, what an animal."
He walked over to the wall and slid his fingers across the maid service button. Figuring he would just get in the way of their work and what needed to be cleaned was quite obvious, he walked downstairs to be greeted by one of his 'concubines'. Or, at least, what they would normally be if Sonic was heterosexual. He only considered them best friends and they did the same to him back.
They understood, though, because they, themselves, were homosexual, too.
"Sonic! Mornin'!" said the white and pink-striped sow, bowing lightly. They were never scared to be too unformal with him, because he was awfully unformal for a king in his speech.
"Hi Hedgie. Where's Narsi?" He asked.
"Oh. She went with Shadow."
"Why?"
"She said she wanted to get out for a while. Who can blame her? I mean, the weather is beautiful..."
"Yeah, it is. We deserve it though, the weather's been depressing for the last...I dunno, weak or so?" Sonic looked around, noticing the maids running up the stairs. Too many days had passed of terribly stormy weather.
"So how goes the plan?" Hedgie smirked mischeviously.
"What pla--Oh, right. Thaaat." Sonic gave back the same smirk. He took out a small gold-rimmed box and revealed it's contents to Hedgie.
"Ohhh...Wow." The sow gasped. "It's beautiful. Shadow'll love it."
"I sure hope so." He closed it and put it back into his pocket.
"AAAAAAAAAAUGH!!!" came a loud feminine groan down the hall.
"Must be Narsi." The white hedgehog observed. "Doesn't sound too happy, does she?"
"Nope. Dark blue, I bet."
"Same."
The purple and green hedgehog stomped up to the other two, Shadow following her casually, quiver and bow around his abdomen.
"Those stupid kids! I swear!" She groaned again, holding her head in fustration.
"I thought you guys would be gone for at least another hour or so..." Sonic quietly recalled.
"We would have..." Shadow replied, "but the kids...just...I don't know. They didn't have respect for either one of us."
"Not only are we adults but we're in royal foundation too...and they STILL wouldn't listen to us." Narsi moaned, her eyes slowly shifting from a dark blue to a bright cyan.
"Well, it's their fault for not listening to the greatst archer in Hedgenscade and one of the most prettiest sows in town."
"Aww, your so nice, Sonic." Narsi's eyes turned light green. Shadow smiled at Sonic, mentally saying the same exact thing.
"I'm going to put my stuff away. Be right back." Shadow walked up the stairs, the maids dodging him as he went up quickly.
"When will the public be gathering?" Narsi asked. The two others knew what she was talking about immediately.
"Three thirty."
The purple hedgehog nodded.
"Aren't you nervous?" Hedgie inquired, looking up at him. Females were normally 6 inches shorter than the males.
"Doing it infront of the whole of Hedgenscade? You bet."
"Should we go and tell the cooks what to make?" Narsi asked. She loved preparing food.
"Sure."
The two females walked off torwards the kitchen as Shadow came back down. The newly arriving dark hedgehog wrapped his arms around Sonic's waist from behind him, kissing the back of his neck.
Sonic lightly chuckled. "Hey there, Shazzu." he purred.
Shadow nipped at Sonic's neck. "How ya feelin'?" he rubbed Sonic's potruding belly under his robe.
"Fine I guess. I didn't retch this morning."
"That's good, that's good..." Shadow cooed. "Have you been outside?"
"Yes, I stood out on the balcony for a while. Want to take a walk?"
"I'd love to. I'm still irritated by those damn kids." Shadow growled softly.
Sonic giggled. "It's hard to tell."
Sonic and Shadow went about on their walk, civilans and palace guards bowing as they passed.
It took them two hours to get back. They sat down on the couch and Sonic looked at a clock. It read 12:25.
Shadow put an arm around Sonic. "How about we get something to eat?"
Sonic smiled at him. "No, Shazzu. We're having a feast tonight."
"Oh, really?" Shadow nibbled on Sonic's shoulder lightly. "What's the occasion?"
"You'll see."
"I love suprises."
There was a huge sea of hedgehogs below him. By the noise they made, whatever it was that it was about, made Shadow more anxious to know what it was all about. Narsi and Hedgie stood nearby.
Sonic game up onto the stage, into veiw, and everybody hushed up and suddenly cheered.
Shadow gulped as he saw newscameras in the sea. He hated the thought of being on television.
Sonic pulled Shadow's head to face him, then immediately gave him a passionate kiss that didn't last too long. The crowd cheered again--mostly the females.
He picked up the microphone and placed the stand out of view. He held the microphone to his mouth and the sea quieted.
"Shadow..." His voice boomed at a gentle tone of voice, "...I have something to ask you."
...Why in the world did Sonic want to ask him something infront of public?
It was still quiet.
Sonic got down on one knee, kneeling in front of Shadow. He finally relized why the characters in movies had to do this. His heart was going at the speed of sound and he sweated slightly. He reached into his pocket.
Shadow stared down at him with wide eyes. He knew this pose, this pose...right when someone was going to ask them...no...no Sonic actually be asking him...?
"Shadow Shcherbakov..." He tried his best to pronounce Shadow's Russian last name as best as he could.
"...Will you marry me?"
"S-S-S-Sonic.." he stuttered. He swallowed his own saliva.
"Yes. I will."
The crowd cheered loudly.