Though Sonic might had confessed for the most part... he was still timid about it. He wasn't sure Metal actually understood what he was trying to say... So after a few days of thinking, he decided to give it another try at explaining it more clearly to Metal, just to be on the safe side.
"So about the other day... Let me try to explain it again, just so I'll stop worrying about things, okay?"
"I don't see why you would need to, but okay."
"First of all, there are two types of love for someone. First is where you love them like a best bud, and the second is where you love them as someone you what to show affection to and spend the rest of your days with, and trust with your life and with your secrets. It also includes the first kind of love too."
He was already blushing brightly, trying to get to the next part of things.
"I... I uh... I feel like my love for you is the second one..." There he goes mumbling again.
Thankfully for Metal, he could hear things others couldn't.
"Isn't that what you said before? With the addition of this affection you mentioned?"
Sonic pauses for a moment then nods. He was kinda surprised. "You don't know what affection is...?"
"I know the definition, but I do not know anything else about it. From my recent experience, the definitions only tell so much it seems."
"Affection is where you... well show affection! Like kissing and hugs and gift giving and such things like that! Its a way of showing how much you care about the person you love so much!"
Metal takes a moment to go over the information, then nods in response. "Given what you had told me, and what you said last night. My answer remains the same. Though I am curious about how this affection is done. Do you mind showing me?"
Just when Sonic thought he couldn't get any more flustered or blush any brighter, he was proven wrong. He just sat there, staring at Metal.
"Are you okay? Your face and ears are red, like last night. Is that what you call 'Blushing'?"
"Oh! Yeah! That's what blushing is! Ahahahaha-!" Sonic laughs a bit, then goes to move closer to Metal.
Though Metal seemed to lean back a bit at first, he soon stopped after reminding himself who he was with.
Sonic pauses when Metal moves, then gives a reassuring smile. "I promise, I'm not going to hurt you. And if I do something you dont' like, tell me and I'll stop. I respect you Metal, as well as love you." He didn't move closer, he stayed where he was at, looking at them.
"I know you would not hurt me. I am use to stepping away if the doctor drew near. It is... as you would call a habit. It will take time to program that out as part of my response scenarios." Metal replies.
"I figured it'd be something like that. Tell you what, you can approach me for now on, instead of me approaching you. That way it'll be on your terms and there won't be any worry of getting hurt? Sound good?" Although Sonic really wished he could have showed Metal some affection like they asked... he wasn't going to overstep.
"That will work. Thank you. Sonic... why were you moving closer to me anyway? Is it because I asked about this affection you told me about?"
Sonic nods quickly and gets a sheepish grin on his face. "Yeah... it was. I was going to give you a hug, but I wasn't going to do so if you didn't want me to."
"I asked you to show me. I do not see how that equates to me not wanting you to." Metal opens their arms, moving them out to the side some. "This is how you act when someone wishes to give you a hug correct?"
"Yeah, that's right. A hug it is then!" Sonic happily chimes, going over and wrapping his arms around Metal.
Metal soon does the same, then after a few minutes lets go as Sonic lets go. "That was.. Nice. We should hug again sometime."
Sonic nods, smiling big. "Sounds like a plan to me Mets! Is it alright if I call you that?"
"I do not mind. You've already asked me that before."
"Oh yeah! I forgot!"