Chapter Fifteen
Ignoring Sonic and Shadow's protest to let them go, Rouge continued to pull on them until they were downstairs and underneath the house. The waves crashing on the beach disguised their voices, and underneath the house nobody from inside could see them. So far, it was the most private place she could think of to talk to them.
"Alright now. Spill." She demanded, letting them go and crossing her arms.
"Spill what? What do you want from us?" Shadow growled at her. "What right do you have to just grab us like that and expect us to tell you anything?"
"Come on boys, this is the third time you two have separated from the group together… ok, the first time yesterday you didn't leave together but still, you both left." Rouge frowned. "I want to know what you two are up to, and I want the truth."
"We aren't up to anything, Rouge." Sonic hissed at her. "And really, it's none of your business about what we do."
"I just want to make sure you two aren't causing any trouble. We're supposed to be on vacation and I don't want you two fighting each other all the time."
"We're not doing anything, bat, so butt out. I've already told you once." Shadow snapped.
"Not until you tell me the truth! Stop lying to me and just spill the tea already!"
Sonic and Shadow growled at her. It was obvious that the nosy bat wasn't gonna leave them alone, but what could they say to get her off their backs without revealing Sonic's secret? Then suddenly, Shadow smirked. He glanced at Sonic and nodded. Immediately, the Siren in disguise didn't trust that look.
"Alright then, fine." The ebony hedgehog said. "You want the truth? I'll tell you the truth."
"What? Shadow!" Sonic gasped.
"Finally." Rouge rolled her eyes. "Just tell me what's going on between you two."
"Alright, but you have to promise not to tell anyone. Not even our friends."
"Yeah, sure, whatever. What is it?"
"Shadow don't!" Sonic begged him, tears threatening to fill his eyes. "You promised you wouldn't say anything."
"She's not gonna leave us alone until we tell her, Faker." Shadow said to him, looking at him with a frown. Sonic was going to protest again, but then, something in those eyes told Sonic to trust him. He sucked in a breath and nodded. Shadow nodded back and looked back at Rouge. "Alright Rouge. The truth is… we're… dating."
Both Sonic and Rouge's eyes widened in shock. Did the ebony hedgehog seriously just say that?! It was a good cover up, but Sonic wasn't sure what to think about it. Suddenly it felt as if it would've been better if Shadow had told her that he was a Siren.
Suddenly, Rouge frowned.
"I don't believe you." She accused. "You're lying."
"Why would I lie about that?" Shadow growled.
"If you're really dating in secret then prove it. I wanna see you kiss him. Right now."
Shadow huffed and turned to Sonic, approaching him closely. Sonic's eyes were wide and his face was blushing a cherry tomato red as Shadow's hands gingerly grabbed his cheeks. His heart beated a mile a minute as Shadow leaned his face closer to Sonic's, lowering his eyes seductively as he slightly opened his mouth.
"Just go with it." The black and red hedgehog whispered quietly before he suddenly pressed their lips together in a passionate kiss.
Sonic's whole face blushed so brightly that even his ears turned red. He went rigid for a moment, unsure of how to respond, unsure of how to react. But then, after a few seconds of soft tan lips on his peach ones, Sonic's body relaxed. His eyes lowered and he finally began to kiss back, wrapping his arms over his shoulders, being mindful of the bite.
Rouge watched on with wide eyes as the two hedgehogs made out in front of her. After a few seconds of passionate kissing, the two hedgehogs pulled away with a wet sound, staring into each other's eyes in what the bat could only guess was love. She cleared her throat, gaining their attention again. "Well then, I guess that clears it. Sorry I didn't believe you."
"It's alright, Rouge. I wouldn't have believed it myself if someone told me that I'd end up falling for this blue Faker." Shadow assured her, pulling himself away from the blue hedgehog. "But now you see why we had to be so secretive."
"Especially with Amy around." Sonic added.
Rouge nodded. "I understand but you really shouldn't keep this from the others, boys. Especially from Amy. It's not fair to her to make her think that Sonic is still available."
"We'll tell them, Rouge." Sonic nodded. "But we want to do it on our own time. When we're ready. When we know that this will work between us."
Rouge nodded with a sigh. "Alright, I guess that makes sense. I'm sorry I forced it out of you two but you know, you were acting kinda suspicious."
"We know, and we understand. It's fine." Shadow nodded, directing her back to the stairs. "You go ahead inside. Sonic and I will catch up."
Rouge smirked. "Don't get too handsy down here you two." She giggled then finally went upstairs and inside. As soon as they heard the door close, the two hedgehogs finally relaxed.
"Phew." Sonic sighed as he approached Shadow. "That was a brilliant cover story, Shads."
"Yes, and hopefully not one we'll have to do again." Shadow frowned, looking back at Sonic. "After all, you have a mate waiting for you, and it wouldn't look too good if she ever saw us kissing like that."
"R-Right." Sonic nodded, ignoring the feeling of hurt in his chest. He really did enjoy that kiss. "You know, speaking of kissing… you're a really good kisser, Shadow."
"... So are you, Sonic. Ryn is a very lucky girl."
"Heh, yeah." Sonic blushed, smiling sheepishly. He suddenly looked down, his ears lowering to his head as his worry for Ryn came up again.
Shadow looked at him with a sad expression before gently grabbing him by the shoulder. "Come on. Let's go inside. I'm sure Tails has that thing figured out by now."
Sonic nodded and without another word followed him inside.
