Disclaimer: Although it should be obvious, I don't own Sonic, Shadow or the series in which they came. I am merely borrowing them to fuel my terrible and perverse fascinations. If they did, oh man, the comics would have been different.

!WARNING! This is SHONEN-AI/YAOI/SLASH. If you don't like guy-guy relationships then DON'T READ. And no flames please. If you ignored the warning and read it anyway then it's you're fault, not mine. Correction: If you do, it will be pointed out for all to see and laugh at if you so choose to flame after the large warning and feel the need to be so overly homophobic and shallow-minded.

Author's Note: Thanks SOOOO much to everyone that reviewed. (offers hugs and throws out Sonic and Shadow shaped cookies.) And, as I promised here is the next part to the story, sorry it took so long. Hope everyone can bare through the OOC-ness that's coming up, but I suppose that if you lived with it the first bid, this bit won't be a problem.

And a special thank you goes to my ONE and FIRST EVERflame which was so elegant and simple (coughs dramatically and read the flame as it was written) "YOUSUCKYOUSUCKYOUSUCK!SONADOWISWRONGYOUPERVERT!". Well put BlueSonicRocker115. (grins unshamefully). And I have to give you due credit that your 'review' was the 'straw that broke the camel's back' and made me get off my lazy butt and update. I laughed the entire time I was uploading it.

So again thank you to all of my wonderful reviewers: Skittle the Sugar fairy, BlueSonicRocker115 (grins and thinks 'Is it JUST me or could that name be taken wrong?), Kokesu, Nameless Moonshine, Az the Dragon, Sandriver, and the 1st reviewer who this part is dedicated to: Sonia. Enjoy and Review

Notes:

Italics denotes inner thought (mind to mind).

'...' thoughts to self. ((Also used to show emphasis on words in sentences but I'm sure you get that.))

"..." spoken word

XxXxX denotes a change in scene or a swap of main character point-of-view. ((It'll make sense, don't worry.))

And now, On With the Show!

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No, this can't be happening...it couldn't have happened... Sonic's mind spun as he watched the other hedgehog dumbly. Shadow had kissed him; passionately kissed him. But, he couldn't have. Shadow didn't like him...he hated him...didn't he?

Sonic didn't hear Shadow's words but he fathomed their meaning as his gloves and shoes re-appeared beside him. He looked at them confusingly, as if he had never seen them before. His eyes moved from the black hedgehog's back to his things on the floor and back again. He's letting me leave...just like that? Why? His hand moved to his lips and he touched them lightly, remembering Shadow's soft lips on his. The memory made his heart burn. Tears pooled in his eyes but he didn't notice them slipping down his fur to the cold floor. All he could see was Shadow's back. He's leaving...he's leaving me...he's leaving me and he won't come back... Sonic's voice repeated in his mind with every step that Shadow took. No, Shadow...no, don't leave...please don't leave...Shadow...Shadow... He must have called the other's name out loud for the black one stopped and turned partially, looking over his shoulder again.

Is he...is he crying? Shadow asked himself as he watched tears fall from those beautiful jade colored eyes. Is he crying because of what I did?

"...Shadow"

Blood red eyes lifted from the floor they had dropped to at the weak call. Even in the large echoing room, it was barely loud enough to be heard. He turned fully towards Sonic as the blue one lifted a hand towards him.

"Please...please don't leave..." He sounded weak and pathetic, totally unlike how Sonic the Hedgehog should sound, but at the moment Sonic didn't care. Shadow was looking at him and he grasped at the chance to stop the other from leaving.

Unconsciously Shadow took a step towards him and another and another until he was crouched down at his side. A gloved hand reached up and brushed a tear from those green eyes and followed the prior tears' path down his cheek. His hand stroked Sonic's cheek absently. "Why?"

Sonic sniffled weakly and closed his eyes at the touch, nuzzling his cheek into Shadow's palm. He hadn't planned it this way. This wasn't the way he wanted his feelings to come out. The chance of Shadow using him was still great but as he looked up into those deep crimson eyes he found that he would rather deal with that chance then live without the possibility of his touch. "Because...because I don't want you to."

Doesn't want me to? Shadow asked himself as he watched Sonic nuzzle into his stilled hand. Does that mean...he doesn't hate me? Is he...is he crying because he wants me to stay with him?

"Why?" he asked again. He needed to know, even if the answer wasn't the one that he wanted. Even if Sonic really did hate him...or didn't feel the same, he still needed to know. Those bright green gems looked up before turning away, a light blush coloring those tear-stained cheeks. That's a good sign Shadow mused as he carefully grasped Sonic's chin and turned his head up until he could look into those beautiful eyes. "Why not, Sonic?"

Sonic's eyes widened. Shadow never called him by his name. Not like that. Why is he being so...careful with me? Does he actually care? He swallowed lightly as his mind reminded him of the question and he closed his eyes in contentment as Shadow's hand began to stroke his cheek again. It's now or never hedgehog. If you're gonna tell him, this is your shot Sonic swallowed again at his own mental prodding, his throat went dry as he whispered. "...because I love you."

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Shadow paused his hand as the whispered words sunk in. Loves me? He...he loves me? He looked incredulously at the blue hedgehog before him, scanning those bright eyes for a sign that would tell him he was lying. But there wasn't one; reflecting in those eyes was everything he found himself desperate to see. Love, desire, passion and...honesty. He meant what he said. He meant it with all his heart and Shadow felt the pain in his own melt away. He gently cradled Sonic's cheek as he leaned down and claimed his lips again.

Sonic moaned into the kiss and found himself moving into Shadow's arms. God, but that kiss felt right. Shadow's tongue ran over his lips and he gladly gave it entrance. It moved slowly, mapping every inch of his mouth, savoring the taste and feel before moving on.

Their tongues dueled lightly and Shadow grinned as he added more pressure and deepened the kiss, trying to pull Sonic fully into his arms. He stopped and broke the kiss as he found resistance and he looked to find that Sonic's ankles were still bound. He gave the blue one a silent apology before moving him and snapping the ropes as easily as the ones that had bound his wrists. With no resistance now, he pulled Sonic back into his arm and nuzzled him affectionately.

Sonic burrowed into his arms and sighed contently before curiosity got the better of him. "Sha...Shadow?" The other raised his head from its place in the crook of Sonic's neck and looked at him. "Does this mean that you...?"

"Love you too?" he answered rather bluntly and smiled at the blush he received in doing so. He cupped the Blue Blur's face and kissed him chastely on the lips before smiling mischievously. "Does all that not answer your question?" Sonic smiled wordlessly and snuggled back into his arms. Shadow let out a heavy yet contented sigh before placing his head on top of Sonic's.

They sat their in each others arms for a while until Sonic shuddered. Shadow looked at him curiously before his eyes widened in understanding. He gathered Sonic into his arms as a groom would carry a bride and stood up. He turned towards the door as Sonic struggled in his arms.

"Hey! Hey, Shadow! What are you doing?"

Said hedgehog laughed lightly and smirked at the question. "I'm moving you off the cold floor. You're shivering and I'd say you were turning blue if you weren't already."

Sonic crossed his arms defiantly but stopped struggling. "Yeah well, you know I can walk on my own."

"No you can't. I have a hold of you and I'm not letting you go, didn't I tell you that?" Shadow raised an eyebrow at him questionably and his smirk widened as Sonic rolled his eyes and looked away. Shadow kissed the end of his nose and walked to the door. He paused momentarily to shift Sonic in his arms enough so he could raise one of his hands towards the door. He waived it slightly and the familiar 'click' resounded in the room as the door slid open.

He moved out and down the hallway the opposite way he had the first time. Shadow smiled again to himself as he looked down to see Sonic still non-plussed about being carried. "You don't like not being able walking on your own, do you?" he asked redundantly.

Sonic rolled his eyes again, "Nah, really?" he said as they stopped at another door. "Where did you get that idea Shads?" There was no malice behind the name this time but the sarcasm was abundant. Shadow looked down at him again as he walked through the now open door.

"Well. Far be it for me to carry you then." He walked a few more steps before dropping Sonic. The Blue Blur yelped in surprise and cringed, expected cold floor but instead met soft cloth. He looked down surprisingly and found himself on a rather large bed with dark soft blankets. Turning his eyes from his surroundings he mock glared Shadow, who again had that smug smile on his lips but Sonic found it didn't bother him as much anymore. The glare lessened and faded into a seductive smile as he patted the space beside him. "Wanna join me?" he purred.

Sonic moved towards the middle of the bed as Shadow kicked off his sneakers and climbed on. He met Sonic in the middle and drew him into a kiss. Their tongues slid together hotly as Shadow's hand ran down Sonic's side and eased him down. But he found that Sonic's arm was supporting him and it wasn't going to be moved easily. Shadow smirked again at the defiance to his wishes and chose instead to run his hand up and down Sonic's side, reminiscent to his earlier menstruations. Sonic broke the kiss with a deep gasp, his eyes sliding shut before opening quickly to look at him.

"Not going to give into your 'soft hands' this time, Shadow." He smirked as he pulled the other to him dominantly and initiated another hot kiss. The dark one shrugged and went with it, deepening the kiss again as he moved to straddle Sonic's hips.

The Blue Blur found himself at a disadvantage again as Shadow successfully pinned his lower half to the bed while his upper half was supported by one of Shadow's arms around his waist and his own arm propped behind. Well then. He wants to 'fight' does he? Heh, no problem. Sonic moaned loudly into the kiss and reached his un-supporting hand up into Shadow's quills and he noted quickly that it was no longer out of joint and he silently thanked his luck that it hadn't been broken as he thought.

He wound his fingers into Shadow's quills and pulled him closer as he licked Shadow's lips lightly before roaming back into his mouth. The action got a returned moan from the dark one and Sonic smiled to himself as Shadow moved to get closer. As he moved Sonic shoved him back, using the hand in his quills to further the motion and Shadow, off balance, fell backwards. In a second, he found himself on his back with bright, smugly-smiling green eyes overtop of him.

"My turn," Sonic purred as he straddled Shadow's hip and leaned down, pressing his chest to Shadow's as he re-claimed his lover's lips.

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A/N: Oh my god! I wrote a lime! Go me! First one I ever wrote. Hope it was ok.

Well, there's the next installment (since they're kinda too small to call chapters). Although I must be honest, I have NO idea when I'm gonnafinish this... or more to the point, no idea when I'm gonna write my sad excuse for a lemon, which will be off-site or badly, badly edited and the final chapter/epilogue.

Thanks again for all your support and reviews. It means a lot to me.