Warning, lemon.

15 - Why He Wants You

"You're, asking me how long Scourge has been watching you?"

"Yes!" Sonic exclaimed with closed fists. He was making an adamant expression, wanting an answer immediately. It is true that Zonic doesn't know what happened on Mobius prime, but he's one of the only people Sonic knew of who knew Scourge best. Zonic wasn't close to Scourge or anything, but he definitely understood his character. This is the guy who arrested him more than once, who's led armies of military forces into battle. He's performed interrogations, cooperated in trials, this guy was a triple threat when it came to criminals. He had to know something about him. "I mean, you probably don't know for sure if he was watching me at all, but still," Sonic huffed. "The way he's planned things out, the way he set up fake attacks and riots,"

His twin narrowed his eyes carefully, trying to understand what Sonic was trying to ask. Shadow, was also a bit put off by the hero's sudden implications. Zonic blinked once before calling his name. "Sonic prime..?"

"He's smarter than what people give him credit for, that much is obvious, right? So with all this planning, he had to have been watching me to set this all up perfectly. S-So do you think," He stuttered. "Do you think this bastard's been stalking me the whole time?" He asked with a louder, shaky voice. He needed to know desperately. Because the answer to that would determine just how dangerous his enemy was. He's talked about all along how intimidating and toxic Scourge was to Shadow, but did he even realize himself just how insane he was? During those moments when he was practically bragging about how smart he was compared to Eggman, did he realize the depth of their situation?

This, was why Sonic was internally a nervous wreck. He's been that way ever since he was a child. Always looking over his shoulder, watching out for new enemies to pounce, judging on when or how they might assault him next. This was what masterminds did. This was their job, to make people fear their eventual return. To fall victim to their despair, and become paranoid. But if you're not paranoid, then you can't expect the attack coming next. He always masked it with his overconfidence and carelessness but, he couldn't this time.

"..Sonic prime, restrain yourself. You are shaking the chair." Zonic held up a hand with an anxious, daunting look on his face. He was holding tightly onto his nightstick, as if he was ready to use it. Zespio and Zector, the two soldiers behind the hedgehogs were already standing right behind them with unreadable expressions. They were all allies, but if their commander needed them to act, they wouldn't hesitate in striking. "Your fur, it is turning black. If you do not calm yourself, I will be forced to retrain you myself." He warned with a low, reluctant tone. He glanced at Shadow, who was sitting next to the now trembling Sonic. It was true, he was turning into Dark right before them. He looked angry and afraid, the epitome of this form. Shadow reached over and gripped Sonic's hand tightly with his own.

"Faker, get a hold of yourself, now isn't the time." Shadow whispered harshly. "The commander will be forced to take you down, and none of us want that, do we?" He then slipped his hand behind Sonic's back, leaning himself a little closer towards him. His whispers became less forceful, and more soothing. "Everything is fine. We're fine. Just explain everything to him, I will help you. Then, we'll get an explanation." He murmured as he gently rubbed his hand up and down his arm.

Sonic was starting to feel himself calm down almost instantly. Shadow's words were strong with meaning, and comfort. He always knew just what to say. Sonic took in a deep breath, and exhaled heavily as he lightly leaned against the ultimate life form. "...Yeah, I'm sorry. You're right." He said softly, his default fur color returning quickly. "I dunno why I got so worked up like that. That was faster than last time." He looked up at Zonic and smiled apologetically. "Sorry for getting like that, Z. I got ya all confused. I'll explain everything from the beginning, okay?"

"That is fine, Sonic prime, but," Zonic frowned. "I know more than you think. Your forms, including the one you almost turned into just now. I'll talk more about that later, as there are obviously a few things you yourself do not understand."

To this, Sonic furrowed his brows. Stuff that even he didn't know about? How would Zonic know more than him about his own super forms?

"As for Scourge, I will deduce an answer after you've told me about Mobius prime." He nodded over to his twin, gesturing for him to do the talking now. "Go on."

Sonic nodded back, swallowing hard at his own anxiety. He really needed to calm down. Maybe this wasn't just him. Maybe it really was Dark's influence. All Sonic's life, he's never shown his nervousness or his doubt. He always kept it to himself, and never let it come out. Nor did he let it overcome him. He never made outbursts or caused a scene like this before. He always knew how to handle burdens, not fall victim to delusions. Whenever he got like that, to the point where he actually turned into someone else, he knew for sure that wasn't him. Dark, is not him at all. That was another side, a side he was ashamed of.

Maybe that was Scourge's plan too, to turn Sonic into a paranoiac so that people would doubt him more. Well, he wouldn't let that asshole win. Not again. He'd never fall victim to his mind games, ever again!

Hey...

...

Hey! I'm talkin' to you!

...

You've been controlling me ever since I got back home. You're making me act like someone I'm not, this isn't me!

...

Back off. I don't know if he's tellin' you to mess with me like this or not, but I don't care! Leave me alone, and quit screwing with me! I've never let you control me before, and I won't let you do it now! I'm tired of being everyone's puppet. So back off, and let me live.

...

...Still got nothing to say? Fine. Don't come back.

...

So with another heavy exhale, he smiled, shocking everyone in the room. That look, the face of a winner. The expression of someone who wasn't afraid of anything, who was confident in himself. Who looked as if anything could roll right off of his back, and not even worry about it. Ha, it was so easy. Why didn't he do this sooner? Just chill, let go. Take things as they come, and don't worry about 'em. Show 'em all that nothing can bother you. After all, he was a hero. Heroes didn't worry, that's what civilians do. No, he was better than that, and they all knew it.

He knew it.

He crossed his arms over his chest and began to speak. "Again, sorry 'bout that. The Sonic you talked to before wasn't me. That was someone else."

Shadow's eyes widened, lighting up with hope. The insecurities, the doubts and worries, did he let it all go? Did he finally clear his mind and put himself at ease?

"Just had to tell myself to chill out for a sec, ya know? It ain't me to get all roused up. Anyway, back to business," He cleared his throat and continued. "I'll start from the beginning. Shads," He looked over at the dark hedgehog with a charming grin. To this, Zonic smiled a little. That was the Sonic he knew. He was proud that his twin finally fought back his negative emotions. Sonic masked it well, but Zonic knew him better than that. Ever since he came here, he knew he was hiding something, and he could sense that it was eating away at him. But now, he was serene. He was more than happy for him. "Mind helpin' me out?"

Growing a smirk himself, Shadow nodded. "Of course."

After maybe ten minutes of recounting everything that's happened in Mobius and anti-Mobius so far, Zonic and both of his soldiers were left dumbfounded.

"...So, that's everything." Sonic concluded. Seeing their faces, he could almost laugh, but they all knew this was no humorous manner. He sighed and closed his eyes. "Yeah, it's bad."

Zonic was still left speechless, looking down with wide eyes and not knowing what to say. This was horrible. No wonder Sonic was a nervous wreck. Not just because of Dark's influence, but because that maniac has the advantage of one of his forms. The red one, the one that was the absolute worst of them all. This was severely awful, God awfully bad. With that kind of power, he could...He could..!

"Z? You still there, buddy?" Sonic asked quietly. He could see from his expression alone, that this was more than just 'bad'. He couldn't blame him.

"My apologies," He quickly replied back. "Let me get this straight," He looked over at his desk and started to grab some of his files. He straightened some of them out, while one of his men, Zector, handed him a black pen. The commander thanked him and began jotting things down. "Anti-Sonic kidnapped you on your home island, Christmas Island to be exact," He snapped his fingers twice with his free hand, letting one of his officers know that he needed something else. Zespio suddenly rushed over with a thick binder. He laid it down beside the commander and stepped back respectfully. "His lover drugged you and took you to their base, the castle. There, you fought off his gang, but Scourge returned and caught you again. He then tortured you, and used his own ability received from the shrines of his world to steal one of your forms. The scarlet one. He then used it to force out your other form, the dark one, and had you under his control."

Sonic was nodding, he was correct so far.

"Then some time later, he took you back to Mobius prime to confront your friends. He had you hidden, while he paraded himself around as you. That is, until Tails prime revealed that he was an imposter. Then there was a big brawl, ending up with him escaping and you reverting from your Dark form. After that, you traveled to anti-Moebius and found a few anti counterparts, before being informed about Scourge's fake assault by the anti-Tails and came here for assistance. Is that everything?" The commander summed up casually, and almost tiresomely. He probably wasn't happy with what he was hearing.

Shadow nodded his head this time. "That's everything."

"Alright," Zonic stood up from off of his desk and scratched behind his head while looking down at his reports. This was a lot, he needed to talk to the warden about this. "I'll definitely use this new information to form a better plan. I'll have to have a meeting with the warden, and a few other high ranking officers. As for your previous question Sonic prime," Zonic turned around and leaned his back and his hands against his desk. "We've realized that Scourge does indeed have high intellect. We run a test on our inmates from time to time to see how they progress mentally and physically. Scourge is one of the most threatening inmates we've ever had. He isn't just powerful, he's cunning. He is indeed a planner who analyzes things thoroughly, and he knows how to manipulate people. The power of his charisma," He sighed. "It's powerful. People with that kind of power, are often leaders of despicable individuals. People like that have the power to command anyone at will, simply because people just flock to them like gnats on a porch light."

"With that immature personality of his?" Shadow raised a brow.

Zonic nodded once slowly. "Yes. It doesn't matter how you act, Shadow prime. If your personality is attractive enough, or if you say the right words to the right people in the right way, you can convince anyone about anything you desire. And that is a true manipulator, the talent of a cult leader." He glanced at Sonic. "Let's not forget, Scourge didn't need this power of yours to form a gang. He's done it before, plenty of times with his own social skills. The power he stole from you only made it a little bit easier for him to trick people. He doesn't need it to command slaves. That's how he escaped from here, three times." He sadly closed his eyes, knowing this isn't what they want to hear. But, it also seemed like there was something Zonic wasn't telling them, yet wanted to. "While I do not know for sure, it's more than likely that he did watch you for some time. Maybe not in person, but using the eyes and ears of his followers."

Sonic shuddered and looked away. That's so damn creepy, knowing that someone had watched you for a year, waiting to get the drop on you. Wait a minute, why didn't Zonic tell him that he escaped? "Z, why didn't you tell me he escaped? I could have helped you get him back."

"Absolutely not." He instantly disregarded the idea. "I knew you'd want to go after him, and I didn't want that to happen. You barely defeated him the last time, and he was at full strength the minute he busted out the second time. You would have been slaughtered, even with our help. At the time, none of us were nearly as strong as we are now, you wouldn't have stood a chance to apprehend him."

Sonic tried to argue against that. "Zonic-"

"No, Sonic prime. You know that just as well as I do." He looked to the side with a detached expression. "Besides, we wanted nothing to do with that demon anymore. After he escaped, he fell off the map. We had no idea where he was, and I couldn't find him in his own world from my monitors. It was like he disappeared. I have suspicions why, but nothing solid. We figured letting him go elsewhere and doing whatever he wanted was the best for our own home. We thought it was best just to deal with him later should he stir up trouble again." He looked over at Sonic, who seemed irritated from Zonic's reasoning. He had a feeling his twin wouldn't like that, but it was for his own good. "He wasn't your responsibility." He pushed himself away from the desk and began walking over to his friend. He knelt down to his chair and grasped his gloved hand tightly with his own bare one.

"..." Sonic just glared down at him. If he had let Sonic interfere, they may have had the chance to get him, and none of this mess would have happened. Maybe it was a shot in the dark, but they could have had the chance to prevent this!

"He may be your anti, but that doesn't matter. He wasn't your problem, he was ours. And now, you're both my responsibility. You always have been, and I wanted to protect you." He gave a little squeeze to his hand tenderly, having a notable fondness in his voice. "I know I'm not there for you much, but I am now. And you may not ever realize it, but I've interfered with your previous battles multiple times, just to ensure your safety. I don't want you to get hurt, don't you understand that?"

"You don't have to treat me like a kid. Hell, we're the same age, Z!"

"And that may be true, but I don't care. Like I said, whether you like it or not, you're both my problems. And it's my goal to make sure he's detained, and that you and your world are safe." He let go of Sonic's hand and stood up straight. The blue Mobian hedgehog just crossed his arms and laid back against the seat of his chair. Shadow, meanwhile, was surprised by the commander's heavy concerns. He really cared for Sonic, probably just as much as Tails or the echidna. He didn't just see Sonic as a friend, he saw him as a brother. In this case, a little brother that he needed to protect.

Sonic just shrugged. "Alright, fine, you win." He dropped it, much to Zonic's relief. He didn't like arguing with him, and maybe he didn't care about what he had to say, but at least he accepted it.

The ebony hedgehog held up a hand to get Zonic's attention. "Excuse me for interrupting," He said as he glanced at Sonic's face. He seemed, okay. Like he wasn't mad or upset at all anymore. Hm, that was a good thing. "But speaking of our world," He lightly nudged Sonic to grab his attention as well. "I haven't heard a thing from Rouge the entire time we were gone. It's been days now."

"Trust me, I'm just as concerned about your friends as you are, Shadow prime. I wish I could get my monitors working, I really do, but they're still being repaired, and you need to stay so we can try and figure out something together." He put a hand on his chest where his heart was to show his upmost sincerity. "I promise you, once we get them back online, we will contact you immediately."

The two hedgehogs looked behind them to see the purple chameleon and the crocodile bow their hands with their hands on their hearts as well. They meant what they said.

"Once I've had a meeting with the warden to report this in, we will talk again to devise a strategy with this new information in mind. And I'll explain about your forms." He turned his back to them and leaned over his desk, slightly bending his body to reach one of the drawers. He pushed away some of the items on his desk, including that weird pink box with a ribbon on it. Was that a box of cake...? Well, that wasn't what Shadow was paying attention to. His backside was in plain sight, his tail swishing as he made a few grunts to look for something inside. The ultimate life form was having a field day staring at his ass. Both his soldiers and Sonic just glowered at Shadow. This was getting a bit ridiculous. But he couldn't help it. That part of his body was so ample and- "Ah, there it is." He settled down and turned back around with something in his hand.

Sonic blinked from this, peering at the object in his hand curiously. "What's that..?"

Zonic uncovered the object, holding it in between his fingers. He swung it around as it made a few metallic clattering sounds. No, more like chimes and rings. He tossed them over to Shadow, who woke up out of his daze and barely caught them. Both he and Sonic looked down at them, and realized that they were keys. Keys? Why keys? "You said you needed my help, and I need you here so we can get a plan ready. There's a home nearby HQ that I'm renting. Use it while you stay here."

"Are you serious?" His twin exclaimed. "Z, this is too much."

Shadow began to protest as well. "Faker's right, that's unnecessary."

"I refuse to allow my guests to stay at some hotel. And while they're all very nice," Zonic slyly added. "I want you to be comfortable here, and I want you close to HQ so I know where you are. It's almost directly around the corner from the perimeter of the base. You'll know it's mine, there are two officers patrolling it. It has a nice view, you'll be able to look out the window and see our air force take off." He held up his hand and motioned for both of his soldiers to follow him out the room. As he walked out, he said one last thing. "There's a festival coming to town in a couple days, celebrating Eggman Nega's defeat. I expect to see you both attending. Hopefully it'll get your mind off of things, even for a little while." With that, the lieutenant general left their presence.

The two hedgehogs looked up at each other as they stood up from their seats. They were gonna have a house together, by themselves. Living, together. Sure it would be a short time but, this was a big step. They only just got together, and they were sure things would end up happening from built up tension. They didn't have a choice though, this is what Zonic wanted and they needed to be close just in case something happened.

Sonic felt himself blushing already.

Maybe two seconds after Zonic left the room, Shadow started groping Sonic's behind. The hero was completely caught off guard by this, demanding why Shadow was touching him like this all of a sudden. The ultimate life form put the keys in his quills and grabbed Sonic by his shoulders. He looked him dead in the eyes and said three simple words. "I need you." That alone made Sonic's blue face turn red. He was just so baffled by his forwardness, what did he want so bad? That's what he wondered, until he started whispering in his ear how happy he was that he had a place to keep Sonic all to himself. That's when he reached a hand down and groped him again, making his partner moan reluctantly. He didn't want to do this now, they were still in Zonic's office!

So, Shadow accommodated that by pulling him out of his office and into a bathroom that was just down the hall. It was clean, spotless, actually. Smelled oddly nice for a public bathroom. Shadow made sure he locked it, and for safe keeping, he used his chaos ability to forge a perimeter around the door so that it couldn't be opened from the outside. He learned how to do that recently. He slammed Sonic against the wall and attacked his mouth with rough kisses. Sonic was still unbelievably confused as to what the hell was happening. So with a growl, he shoved the dark hedgehog off of him to take a breather.

Panting, he looked up at Shadow with a little intimidation. He came at him like a ravenous dog. "What the hell's gotten into you?!" He yelled breathlessly.

"Forgive me faker," His partner said lowly. "But I'm been struggling with this throbbing tension all day." He looked below in between his legs, to which the hero self consciously closed them with a squeak. This was so outrageous, Shadow never acted like this before! "If I don't get what I want," He took a few steps forward slowly. "If I don't do something to you..." His voice sounded so vicious, he was surprised that he was aroused at all and not just angry.

"H-Hey, hey! HEY! Back! Get back!" Sonic warned while backing himself against the white wall even more. "Shadow, I'm warning you, I will kick the shit outta you!" He could take a wild guess as to why Shadow was aroused. He was staring at Zonic all day, staring at his ass and his legs and what not. They look exactly alike, so he probably wanted to plow Sonic right into the floor. While he was a little offended he was only like this because of his twin, he couldn't really blame him. That Zhadow guy Zonic talked about was cute. After all, he was the ultimate life form's twin. If he had the chance to get both him and Shadow in a bed at the same time for one night, he wouldn't object to it. He'd do the same so, he couldn't be too mad at him. "Listen-YO! Chill..!" He cried as his partner edged closer. "Listen to me for a sec!" He gulped nervously. "I'll let you do what you want, but it has to be quick. Just you know, don't cash out my V-card."

Shadow made a blank expression. "V...Card?"

Sonic chuckled. "My virginity. I ain't ready, we already had that talk. So," He steadily got off the wall and cautiously moved over to Shadow. "I kinda got an idea." He said as he took off his gloves and threw them somewhere on the floor. He then moved to clip off Shadow's inhibitor rings and pull off his gloves as well. He gazed into his red eyes, and moved his right hand towards his nether regions. Shadow flinched and grunted when he felt the palm of Sonic's hand rub against him. He was smiling gently at him as he moved his hand, stroking him softly. It was teasing, actually.

Shadow glanced down below before looking away. Chaos, if he looked too long he might finish too quickly. "Are you going to," He inhaled sharply with a moan. "Get on your knees?"

"And suck you off? Not what I had in mind." He said as he took his hand away from Shadow's member and held it up to his mouth. He sucked on his own fingers, making purely immoral, lewd expressions at him. After taking a few more licks on his digits, he took his fingers out of his mouth and reached back down to the elder's length. He placed his other hand on Shadow's shoulder, pulling him a little closer. He closed his eyes and kissed him lightly, giving a more mellow kiss than Shadow's previously aggressive ones. "Mmn,"

Shadow placed his hands where they always go, on his hips. Feeling and caressing him, touching his body. He was stiff, very stiff. The dark one gasped when he felt a tug on his shaft. Sonic broke the kiss with a smirk on his face.

"I may be younger than you," He whispered to him. "And I know Rouge was probably better at this than me,"

Rouge? Shadow thought. When did he figure that out? He couldn't even respond to that, because Sonic was moving his hand faster. "Ngh..!"

"Come on. You and her living together? The way she looks at you? There was tension every time you guys were near each other. No wonder Knuckles hates ya." He kissed Shadow again shortly before moving to his neck and placing kisses and licks there. "Nm," He made sure to put a mark here and there. He'd be in control this time. "Am I right?" He murmured sensually. "Huh?" He squeezed his hand against Shadow, making the other arch his back.

"Shit...!" He cursed.

"Right? That's how you had me last night." He nipped his teeth against him. "You told me you had experience, and I knew it had to be her. So I was a little jealous." He let go of Shadow again and took his hand from in between his legs. He looked at the clear substance at his hand and stared directly at Shadow as he slid his tongue on his palm. "Then I see you make goo-goo eyes at Z aaaalll day..." He trailed off with lowered eyes. Shadow panted, he was beginning to sweat. What just happened? Didn't he have him pinned against the wall not too long ago? Isn't this the same guy he had in bed last night begging him for more? "I got more jealous." He grabbed Shadow's wrist with his clean hand, the one that held his hips. He lowered it until he touched his arse. "I may be young, maybe I'm not as experienced as you are." He licked his lips and pressed them against the other's. "But I know what makes you feel good." He bit his lip playfully.

This was what, the fourth time he made the ultimate life form speechless? Maybe it was more times than that. He took control so easily, so fast. He had this strong aura of sex appeal, and he didn't feel this before. It wasn't nearly this strong when they were together last night. His wavelengths were immeasurable, and they felt so good.

Sonic reached his hand below and grasped Shadow's member one last time, before letting it slide in between his thighs. The hero was hard as well, and he was pressed against his lower abdomen. "Do it." Sonic murmured. Shadow didn't waste anymore time. He thrusted his hips against him, and the sensation nearly made him pass out. So this was what he had in mind. Nothing but more friction, with a touch of tightness from his inner thighs. He liked that idea.

He thrusted again, squeezing his fingers in Sonic's body. It hurt, but that's how intense the feeling was. He had to hold onto him tightly, once again imagining that he was inside of him. How much he wanted to enter him, how much he wanted to destroy him and ravage him. They nuzzled against each other's faces before sharing anther long kiss. "I need you," Shadow said in between kisses. "I want to be inside you.." He growled with another thrust. He could feel himself slipping, he was going to spray himself all over.

"..." Sonic didn't say a word, he just watched as Shadow thrusted himself in and out between his legs. Oh he wanted Shadow inside of him. Make no mistake, it was taking everything he had not to just shove it in himself. He could pick him up and take him right on one of the toilet seats. But, now wasn't the time to make love, and this wasn't a good place to do that. He wanted to lose his virginity in a bed, thank you very much. This was mostly just to get Shadow's rocks off, but he wanted some too. He never thought he'd be willing to let a guy do something like this to him, but trying new things was fun.

They stopped kissing, and Shadow just laid his head against Sonic's shoulder. It was tight, warm, wet...Everything he imagined. He kissed his shoulder blade and made a few more kisses on his arm. He then moved to his chest and kissed his peach torso. He licked against his collar bone, making Sonic flinch and close his eyes. He was almost there, he felt it rising inside of him again.

With a drawn out groan, Shadow gripped his fingers in Sonic's cheeks and released. Some white substance splashed against his bottom, and a little on his legs. He pulled himself away from the hero while continuing to rub himself. The blue hedgehog was a little surprised that it wasn't enough. Was he not finished? He noticed Shadow was holding onto his shoulder this time, while using his other hand to pleasure himself further. Then, he moaned and more white flew onto his stomach. "Fuck..." He panted.

Woah, that was a lot.

He looked down at Sonic's arousal, and got down on his knees. He grabbed his legs and pulled him closer. The hero was about to say something, until he felt Shadow's wet lips wrap onto his length. "A-Ah...!" He squeezed his eyes closed. "S-Shadow wai-Ah!" His legs trembled. He was sucking onto him way too hard. But it felt so damn good, he didn't want him to stop. He just wanted a heads up first, that's all. His eyes almost rolled back, his tongue was all over the place down there. He wasn't sure if Shadow did this before, but if it was his first time, he was doing a damn good job. "Ahh.." His moans were sounding more airy than loud.

Shadow raised his demonic looking eyes up to his blue lover, focusing his attention on his reactions and the faces he was making. His entire body was shuddering, his back arching every so often. He even looked up at the ceiling, probably asking the Gods why this felt so amazing. Shadow reached up his hand and rubbed it up against his abdomen. He grazed his fingertips on his chest, feeling for his nipples. Once he felt the tip of one on his thumb, he started to squeeze. Sonic gasped almost painfully, clenching his eyes shut.

"..! A-Ah..Mmn!"

The dark one took his lips off of his member to take a breather, licking his lips as he did so. "Hnm, any other ideas you have in mind?" He asked as he continued to pump him with one hand, and tweaking the nub on his chest with the other.

"Ha," Sonic managed to force out a laugh through pants. He opened his eyes and looked below to see his lover kissing his inner thighs. He was already wet. They had a hell of a mess to clean up before they left. "Honestly, I want you to fuck me right here."

His choice of words made the ultimate life form gape at him.

"But," The hero bit his thumb and his lip from the pleasure of being touched and rubbed. Shadow still didn't stop. "M-Mmm, not now. Not-Ooh.." He hissed. "Damn...Just keep going, I'm almost there..."

"Is that so?" Shadow stuck his tongue out and slithered it against the head. He then placed it back in his throat, going up and down. Sonic reached his hand out and held a tight grip on the fur of Shadow's head. He began to move his hips back and forth, feeling himself move in and out of Shadow's mouth. He moved a little quicker, his pelvis touching his lips. The red striped hedgehog moved his hand from his torso, and lowered to touch him from behind again. Sonic loved it, and his movements were becoming more erratic.

Watching Shadow get off from thrusting himself between his legs already had him hard before. He was basically waiting to burst from that. But now he sucking him off, and he couldn't hold on for long. That's exactly what the elder wanted. He wanted to see his face when he released again. It was the best thing he had ever seen, and he needed to watch it happen one more time. His noises, his mewls and groans. His whining, his body shaking and moving from the satisfaction. Frankly, Shadow thought he was doing some of it on purpose, just to get him riled up. The way he moaned, sucking on his own fingers like a victim of mating season.

"Shadow," He breathed. "It feels so good..." He could barely keep moving his lips to speak. Shadow took his hand from his member and reached below himself. He continued to suck, but he needed to touch himself again. The way Sonic was talking had him hot. He was stiff even after his release from earlier, he had enough energy to do it again. Sonic would help him get there, all he needed to do was keep on talking. "I..I-I can't.." He could barely utter any more syllables. Shadow pumped himself faster, closing his eyes as he concentrated on pleasuring the both of them simultaneously. "A little more..." He was about to do it, he couldn't take it anymore. "Ahh...Nm..Ahhh!"

With one last push of his hips, he released. The familiar ivory substance that graced their bodies before now filled up in Shadow's mouth. The black and red striped hedgehog grunted before taking him out of his mouth, releasing himself onto the glossy floors below them. Both out of breath, they stumbled back against one of the bathroom stalls, and fell on their butts. They laid their heads back against the stalls, and let the waves of chaotic pleasure rise and fall from their bodies. Shadow wiped the white from his mouth and looked down at the soiled floor.

They made a horrible mess. They had to clean up before they left. Maybe one of them could leave the bathroom real quick and get some cleaning supplies some where. As they sat next to each other trying to catch their breath, they looked over to each other and smiled or grinned. Welp, that was technically public sex. They may not have did the deed, but that was close enough, right?

They leaned close to each other, and kissed one last time.

They stayed like that for a while, with Sonic laying his head next to his lover's. He let his hand rest on his leg, and Shadow let his own rest on top of Sonic's. The blue hedgehog couldn't stop smiling. "I love you." He said quietly. Those words froze Shadow in his tracks. With an obvious shocked expression, he turned to the hero questionably. Sonic just shrugged and rubbed his palm on Shadow's leg. "I know you still probably don't wanna say it yet, but I wanted to." He looked away, staring directly at the wall. "Someone once broke up with me because of that. I said it way too early and I meant it too seriously, so I scared her off." He closed his sprawled legs and sighed blissfully. "I hope that didn't offend you. But, it just felt right to say it for some reason. And I did mean it."

Shadow didn't feel that he could say it back, but he did want to say something. He squeezed his fingers on Sonic's peach hand and looked away as well. "..You may be the most difficult creature I've ever met, but you're still perfect."

Sonic snickered. "Guess that's your way of sayin' it back, without actually sayin' it." He giggled louder. "You're cute, Shads."

Secretly, Shadow smirked at that.

I'll say it. I will. It's only a matter of time.

The medics in the medical ward were waiting for him. They had their heads bowed before he even walked towards them. His two soldiers, Zespio and Zector were standing by the doctors, bowing by the time Zonic stepped one foot close to the entrance. They all stood up straight and saluted all at once. Some wore doctor masks, some wore gloves, some held clip boards. They all wore the appropriate sanitary garbs. Everything seemed in order here.

Zonic saluted back, before walking forward. The doctors however, didn't move. To this, the blue hedgehog narrowed his eyes precariously. Why were they not letting him pass? Why were they disobeying him? One of the doctors who was a duck, pulled down his mask from his beak and humbly looked down. He didn't dare look in his eyes. "I am sorry sir. We did indeed identify the man to be Lieutenant General Zhadow. We tried healing him of any external wounds but, we didn't find any. Probably an effect of the anti-Sonic's strange power. We also ran a few tests-"

"Get to the point, doctor." He commanded curtly.

"Of course." The fowl cleared his throat. "We, couldn't wake him up, sir."

"Probably just needs a few days of rest." Zonic replied nonchalantly, before moving to try and go past them. But they wouldn't budge. "What is this?" He growled. His soldiers walked to his side and gestured for him to stop and listen to the doctors. They shook their heads, letting him know he needed to hear this. The doctor hesitated in speaking, but gained the confidence to keep going.

"N-No, sir." He tried again in a more grounded voice. "He won't be waking up any time soon."

Zonic felt his stomach drop. He suddenly couldn't feel his legs. His nerves weren't working, his brain couldn't comprehend that. "...What?"

"I am afraid officer Zhadow, is in a coma. We don't know when or if he'll ever wake up." The duck brought his head down, honorably. He knew the news was devastating, he didn't have the right to look at his commander in the eyes right now. "I am sorry. But we need to run a few more tests to-Commander!" He cried as Zonic shoved the medic out of the way. He pushed the others just as harshly, knocking them down on the floor with startled gasps and grunts. His soldiers tried to grab him to pull him back, but he slipped away. "Sir, please wait-!"

Zonic moved his quaking feet and sprinted as fast as he could to his partner's room. He was told not too long ago that he was in the room down the hall, room 304, if he remembered correctly. He pushed past nearby nurses, using every ounce of his energy to get to that room. For some reason, it felt like it was getting farther and farther, the hallway was getting longer. He couldn't reach him, he couldn't get to him. Not Zhadow, not Zhadow, he thought. Not him, never him! Nothing could ever happen to him. Nothing could ever put him in a state like a coma! He was too strong, he was unstoppable. He refused to believe that!

He didn't even realize he fell to his knees, out of breath. He held up a hand to his head, it was starting to hurt. So was his chest. It was throbbing, like he was about to have a heart attack. He swallowed hard, and put his hands on the floor to push him back up on his feet. He put a shaky hand on the door, and pushed it open.

After taking one step inside, he felt like his heart stop beating.

No, it wasn't beating, it was crumbling. He fell back to his knees, unable to find the strength to stand. All he could do was stare hopelessly as his partner, his lover, laid in the bed. His eyes were closed. His body wasn't moving. He barely saw his chest move up and down. He was holding on by a thread. This was a horribly accurate imitation of a dead body. Or a body with no soul. He couldn't even feel his presence. He wouldn't have known a body was here unless he looked. It was as if he was nonexistent, that he wasn't here in this world anymore.

He was dead, but he wasn't. A fine example of someone buried in the depths of a coma.

He didn't know he was crying until his vision turned blurry.

Everything was quiet, except for the heart monitor that echoed a beep. The clean sheets of the bed covered him up all the way from his neck. They might as well had put him in a morgue.

He heard foot steps from behind. The doctors and nurses, including his soldiers all saw their commander in utter despair. Zector knelt down and put his large hand on Zonic's shoulder with a firm hold, trying to give him comfort. Zespio did the same, looking at his boss's empty face. The duck sorrowfully looked away. He couldn't even say sorry. Being sorry wouldn't help a thing. "...When Sonic prime's associate brought him here, he was already unconscious. So, we ended up concluding that he was in that state for a long time. More than a week, perhaps. His body was thinning, and he wouldn't open his eyes. We flashed a light in his eyes and, no reaction. His brain wouldn't make his body react to pain, and his breathing is badly irregular. My commander," He addressed with as much respect as he could muster. "He's..." He couldn't even finish.

Zonic didn't say anything back. He felt dead. As dead as his love. Just, dead.

Just...Dead...

END - 15

Sorrow at the end.

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