Sonic's heart fluttered as he felt Shadow's soft lips on his own. He melted into the kiss, lids sliding shut. Unconsciously, his arms wrapped around the Vampire's neck, bringing him closer.
Shadow was... slightly enjoying this. Rouge didn't give him the time of day anymore –she was too preoccupied with her gowns that she was going to wear for the coronation – and the wedding. She had become bitter over the years –probably wishing for her humanity.
There was something different with Sonic. Something warm.
Shadow was able to think of many things at once. When he was in war council he could think about what town he would attack that night and when he would do. He would also explain how to fight the werewolves while pondering over this. As of now, though, he mind was focused on the young hedgehog in his grasp.
Sonic's cheek reddened as he let out a soft moan. He pulled away, blushing. "S –sorry," he mumbled.
Shadow chuckled. "You're okay, kid. I want you to go home and make whatever girl who's admiring you very happy, okay?" he said. He smirked at the younger hedgehog. "You're a good kid," he repeated, laughing quietly.
Sonic felt like he couldn't move, putting a finger to his lips. He looked up at Shadow with large, innocent emerald eyes.
Shadow chuckled, and could not resist kissing the blue hedgehog again, gently on the lips.
Sonic's heart pounded louder and harder then when he first saw Shadow. No coherent thought passed his mind, no even a vicious demand for his heart to slow.
Then there was pain.
Sonic let out a sharp gasp, throwing himself as far away from the other as he could manage. He turned into a shivering ball of curled up spikes.
Shadow knew what was happening, looking out the window at the moon. He kept his face blank, but moved towards the shivering heap. He cradled Sonic in his arms. "It's okay. Just calm down, loosen up... You're a werewolf; you know how to... ah, 'go with the flow.'"
Sonic would have laughed if he was not feeling like he was slowly burning. He threw his arms around Shadow's shoulders and buried his tear streaked face into the crook of Shadow's neck. He sobbed; when changing into a werewolf, he would just feel like he was being tickled. Now –in this state between a vampire and a werewolf, his body felt like it was being ripped to shreds. His new fangs grew painfully large and pierced his tongue as they grew to a point.
He finally screamed in pain as he felt his body go numb, freezing cold. On whim, he kissed Shadow roughly to try and ease himself from the pain of the transformation. The elder let him, feeling horrible for putting the youth through this.
Shadow gently stroked Sonic's quills, trying to comfort him. His mind wandered, thinking back to his first few nights as a vampire... so long ago, it seemed. It was.
Sonic was panting hard as he pulled away. Tears still wetting his cheeks, he nuzzled into the fluff of white fur on Shadow's chest
"Are you okay now?" asked Shadow, stroking the other's quills gently, whispering soothing words into the other's ear.
Sonic was still panting, but nodded. He kissed the other's jaw in agitation. "Ah," he gasped.
Shadow chuckled. "Now when did you turn into the romantic type?" he wondered aloud.
Sonic forced out a laugh. "I... I'm not sure. Whew. I'm... sorta tired. Mind if I...?" he asked, patting the bed.
Shadow smirked at him, though this was the first time that Sonic noticed that the small smile held no happiness or any feelings whatsoever. It was empty.
"Go ahead," Shadow said quietly. He began to get up, but Sonic had a tight and firm grip on his wrist.
"Do not leave me," he said.
Shadow closed his eyes with a soft smile.
He liked this kid.
...
Sonic didn't know where he was.
In an ancient palace in the forest? The Vampires' palace?
A door was cracked open, a raven creature writhing on the bed with screams of agony.
"Shadow?" Sonic whispered.
A weird creature with two large horns was clattering his claws on one wooden arm of the chair impatiently.
"When will he wake?" the creature demanded. "I did not send you to Werewolf Country to get me ... THIS! I asked for their 'Weapon of Mass destruction,' or so they call it. And this is what you bring me, Flash and Ebony?" he demanded.
A gray cat and a jet black hedgehog shuffled their feet nervously. "He was the project the Professor had created; we witnessed him talking with the old man."
"You should have seen him at night!" the cat cried. "He was three times the size of any regular sized werewolf! He can take down anything!"
The hedgehog nodded eagerly. "Yes. It was amazing."
"THEN WHY WON'T HE WAKE UP?"
The room shook with his bellows. The two purple creatures held their ears in pain.
"Perhaps it is due to the fact that the werewolf part of him takes longer to die," the cat said nervously. His fingers fiddled with his green vest nervously as he looked at the floor.
The look alike of the agonized creature looked up at the alien. She was a black hedgehog with vibrant pink streaks. So this was Ebony? "I support that idea," she said simply.
Flash shot Ebony an annoyed glare and sighed. "I promise you he'll be up and running soon. We'll stay outside of his door, My Lord, and wait for him."
The creature grunted, getting up from his chair. He stalked out of the room while the two vampires looked at each other uncertainly. Flash stepped out of the room while Ebony sat on the bed.
"Calm down," she said, trying to soothe him.
Shadow flinched at her touch. "Why are you d-doing this to meeee?" he moaned.
She looked guilty. "We had to do it for the Master," she said.
"Make it stop!" Shadow screamed.
"I can't."
"Do something! Help me! Please!" he begged. He cried out in frustration as she didn't move.
Ebony looked away.
As the raven anthro panted, Sonic studied him. He looked so young –innocent.
In pain.
"Ah!" he sobbed. His body arched awkwardly as he watched the color drain from his own arms.
Sonic wanted to help –but this was so long ago; he couldn't do a thing. Finally, Shadow's heart was pounding so hard that even Sonic could hear it. Finally, with a scream that seemed to shake the castle, the beating stopped. Shadow didn't breathe. He didn't move.
"Shadow?" asked Ebony. "Are you...?"
Shadow's eyes cracked open. He glared bitterly at Ebony. "What have you done?" he demanded.
"W-well, I err, umm..." she stuttered.
Shadow hissed at her. "You killed me," he snarled. "You took my life, you rat."
She gave a bored look. "Well, don't YOU sound like dad," she said.
Shadow let loose a growl between clenched teeth. "Get out of my sight before I shred you to pieces. You have to the count of three."
"What, am I a child?" she scoffed.
"One."
She backed away, nearing the door.
"Two."
She gave a tiny shriek as she watched Shadow get up in one blurry movement, and she ran out the door.
"Three."
Screaming.
...
Shadow was stalking down a hall. He was older now, but not by much. He was cold, bitter. He slammed open two large golden doors, striding inside with a snarl. "Get me my father. Now!" he barked to a servant. The servant nodded nervously, but before he was able to leave, he asked: "And where is my fiancé? She was to be brought here an hour ago! Find her and bring her to me."
The servant scrambled out the door.
Shadow huffed in irritation as he observed the room, arms crossed over his chest. His crimson eyes looked over the room, tracing over every detail.
The ballroom was gold with the finest wood floors, and on each wall was a set of candles, making the room have an ominous glow. Musicians fiddled timidly with their instruments.
Sonic wondered why they were all afraid of him. Yeah, he was one scary dude, but not THAT bad.
A silver furred bat girl waltzed into the room. She wore a dark purple gown adorned with pink lining. Her corset squeezed her breasts so tight it was a wonder how she was able to manage a breath. She was almost as white as her shoulder length hair. She had bright electric blue eyes –but that's what separated her with the living. Her eyes were glassy and flat, her body looked frozen, like ice.
She was the prettiest girl Sonic had ever seen –but his eyes were locked on Shadow, who went from enraged to angry.
Sonic felt like his heart was in his throat when he realized that this was Shadow's fiancé.
The train of her gown slithered behind her like the tail of a snake. She worked her way over to the impatient hedgehog, trying to lift the hem of the long dress so that she could get to him faster. She smiled apologetically as she sat next to him, on the arm of his large golden throne.
"'Tis a good way for me to lose weight, if it was still a problem," she chuckled.
Shadow looked at her blankly. There was no emotion in his eyes. It was like he was just the body, and the soul had taken leave a while ago. "You look fine."
Rouge chuckled softly, laying a hand on his shoulder. "Lighten up, my love. It is a special night. Sven hundred years ago you were brought onto this planet," she whispered, fingers gently sifted through his midnight black fur.
Shadow closed his eyes, leaning his head into his gloved hand. "Every time the date of my birth comes, I grow bitter. I am an old hermit, Rouge. So old. I want to spend this night alone, but my father forbids it."
"Well, you are the heir to the throne. We don't want our King in his room, acting melancholy when it's his-"
"Do not finish that sentence, for if you do it shall be your last," Shadow threatened.
Rouge rolled her eyes. She snapped her fingers and the room began to flood with guests. Old Fashioned Music played, and Shadow's 'Father' walked into the room.
'Guh, he's just as gross as he was last time,' Sonic thought.
Shadow grimaced and grumbled underneath his breath.
Rouge gasped. "Shadow! Do not use such words in the presence of your father!" she chided.
More grumbling.
Rouge laughed and pulled him up from the throne. They greeted 'Black Doom' and went down to the dance floor.
The dancing of the guests was too slow for Sonic, and he felt like gagging at the music. It seemed to calm Shadow, though. He sighed as Rouge forced him to dance.
"Do it or I'll shove my boot up your ass," she hissed.
He chuckled, and took one of her hands while the other wound around her waist. The dance was slow, but Rouge smirked, closing her eyes and leaning her head on Shadow's shoulder.
"I don't care what you do," she said happily. "But I love you, you got that?" she asked.
Shadow rolled his eyes. "Yes dear," he said in a goofy voice.
She stomped on his foot.
"Oh!" he gasped.
She laughed, and he looked up at her with the stink eye. But he smiled.
"Happy 700th birthday, Shadow," she laughed.
He looked horrified that she mentioned his birthday.
"Let us all wish our Prince a happy birthday!" she called out, holding up a golden goblet. "Long live Lord Shadow!"
"Long live the King!" the audience cried.
"And may many more befall you, Lord Shadow of the Vampires..."
...
SONIC'S POV:
I bolted upright, hissing at the weird feeling –my mind was racing. So many things at once! It said:
Shadow's a King of the Vampires?
What happened to him that night of his transformation? He went from a defenseless hedgehog into a cold murderer.
He was a werewolf when he lived?
An experiment?
He lived with a Professor?
His fiancé's hot. (I smirked at that last comment.)
He's so warm...
I didn't know where I got that thought from, but I blushed right when the words popped into my head. I looked down at Lord Sleepyhead with a stubborn pout on my face.
That's when I realized that I told him the kiss was for my hypothesis –now was time for the experiment.
But I didn't want to move.
Shadow's limp arm was wound behind my back, hand resting on chest. He was completely still, not breathing.
For some reason I don't understand, I settled down next to him. I settled my head on his chest and curled my arms around him. I closed my eyes and smiled softly.
Like I said before.
He was warm.
...
After my nap, I looked at Shadow, who was just staring at the ceiling. His eyes wandered over to me. "Hello," he said quietly.
I blushed. Why did I like his smile?
"H-hey," I stuttered.
Shadow looked at my face curiously. He put a hand on my cheek and leaned in close. I shuddered.
"Is your face supposed to be red?" asked Shadow.
I didn't know how to answer. "Um, not really."
Shadow began to panic. "Are you okay? Do you need to cool down?" he looked nervous. "Dammit, it's been a while since I've been around a living creature other than prey." He mumbled, twiddling his fingers.
I couldn't stop myself from lip locking with the adorable Vampire. Yeah, I said adorable. Or thought it. You know –the point is I kissed him!
Shadow seemed surprised. I could feel those weird jolts of energy from his fingertips on my shoulders arch across my body. I pull away, gasping.
"What was that?" I nearly yelled.
Shadow shrugged. "Vampires are never good at showing their emotions –well, through facial expressions anyway. The emotions are spread through our bodies. You just felt my surprise rush through you. It's better than grief or anger."
"Are there any others?" I asked, because –well... Surprise felt pretty good. I wondered what... other feelings would feel like.
Shadow concentrated. "Yes," he finally decided. "But as a Vampire, I haven't felt happiness for centuries."
I suddenly was hit by a wave of desire to make Shadow happy. I've never felt like this around any other person ... animal... whatever –before. "Well, I'll get you laughing in no time!" I announced.
Shadow sweat dropped. "As you might know, I'm not particularly the 'happy' type."
I just smiled at him and wrapped my arms around his waist. I was going to get those other feelings from him one way or another.
I looked up at him, trying to pull up the 'innocent puppy' face. He gave me a pretty dry look, saying, "I really shouldn't be doing this with you. I mean, I'm supposed to be getting married and..."
"Calm down," I whispered. For once, I felt like the older one. I touched his hand, and I nearly drowned in confusion. Shadow was so confused; I nearly felt it just as well. Why was I doing this?
"An experiment always comes after the hypothesis," I said matter –of –factly. I pressed my lips to his again, and wound my arms around his neck. His lips were just as soft as before.
Jolts of an unidentified emotion fill me. For some reason, I liked this one best of all. I pressed harder against him, just wondering what I could force out of him.
Shadow shuddered. This was new. I pulled away, but didn't stop there. I wasn't too sure what was happening, but I pressed my lips to his jaw, and the older Vampire jolted back in shock.
"What are you doing?" he gasped.
"A little research. Now calm down for me. Just relax," I said soothingly. He was still tensed, and I rolled my eyes. "C'mon, man. You were the one who taught me this, remember?" I laughed.
"Yes, but I haven't done this in 50 years!" he argued.
I pulled away. "Whaddya mean?" I asked, confused.
"Sonic, my fiancé and I are in a tough spot. And probably will be until the wedding," Shadow said.
Why did this prompt me to do this even more?
"And?"
"We barely even hold hands. I'm a little rusty," he said, embarrassed. However, I thought this was cute.
"Don't worry. I'm new at this too."
Shadow opened his mouth to respond, but looked outside where the sun was shining bright. We hissed in unison, and closed our eyes.
My heart began to pound in my chest once again, not once every five minutes. My fangs went back to being normal canines and I felt myself getting smaller.
I cracked open my eyes, and looked over at Shadow. He looked like a nineteen year old hedgehog once again. Almost as if he was still living and breathing.
Shadow huffed as he got up and stalked off to the room with a coffin inside.
"Hey!" I called. "This is like the eightieth time you've done this!" I yelled up to him. My response was a lot of grumbling and more heavy steps.
I sighed and raced after him. "You know, I haven't really started my lessons yet," I pointed out.
Shadow threw open the lid of the coffin. "Lessons will begin tomorrow night. I'm too tired to do anything right now, and you DON'T want to meet the other side of me."
"Other side? Like what? Your left?" I asked dumbly. Yeah, dumb. Sometimes... okay, more than sometimes... it's conceivable... I can be dumb.
Shadow gave me a dry look. "Ha –ha. Very funny wiseass. Now go to your little friends. They'll be missing you," he snorted.
"Hey, everybody LOVES me!" I argued. But it was useless, for he just snapped shut the coffin and I could hear him snoring. I stuck my tongue out at the figure I knew was resting in the coffin and turned my back. "See ya Shads," I said, using the name the hated.
I heard a growl: "That's not my name, you ingrate..."
I didn't flinch at the words. Shadow was his regular grumpy old self during the daytime.
Everything was fine.
...
NORMAL POV:
Sonic grumbled. He had been going in and out of the forest of the Vampires for three weeks and he still couldn't find his way out easily.
"Ow! God..." he muttered as a branch hit him right across the forehead.
He finally managed to stumble out, fur sticking up in random places. He was covered in mud –from tripping at least twenty times –and smelled... well, to make a long story short, he stunk on ice.
Sonic slumped over. Shadow had nearly worked him to death! Well, a little bit MORE than death, considering the fact that he was barely living during the night.
His favorite lessons were learning how to fight. That was fun. Especially when he got to use his new tactics on Knuckles. And he got to be close to Shadow, which was also a plus.
His least favorite was hunting.
Shadow said he was being a baby and to just kill the poor thing...
Okay, let's go over what happened.
Shadow lead Sonic into the forest, and Sonic was –once again –commanding for his heart to slow down. He just couldn't get over that grip on his hand...
And then Shadow's face became grave, and he told Sonic to take a step back, and said: 'Whatever you do, do not step in my path. That would be... in a word. Bad.'
Sonic finally listened to him.
It was possibly one of the most exciting and frightening moments of his life.
Shadow was so fast he couldn't even keep his eyes on him. The only thing he saw was when Shadow lost himself in his senses, back hunching and the whole of his eye(s) going red. Then he lunged.
Shadow stood proudly on a large mound of dead bear bodies, but his expression was grave. His gloves were soiled with dripping blood, and he still had that wild and dark look in his eyes. He sighed and peeled the gloves off his paws. "There goes another pair..." he muttered.
"Can't you just throw them in the washing machine?" asked Sonic.
Now it was Shadow's turn to look dumbstruck. "Washing... machine? What is that?" he muttered.
"Wow, you really don't know?"
Shadow gave Sonic a 'look.' "Have you already forgotten that I'm the oldest male vampire in existence, Sonic? I haven't been outside of my realm in over... well, actually, I can't remember."
Sonic smirked and hooked an arm around Shadow's shoulder. "I guess I'll just have to take you out then," he said with a smirk.
Shadow frowned and batted Sonic's hand off. "Don't try to change the situation. Go and hunt. It's not that hard," he said, lulling Sonic into it. Just concentrate on those small, crackling embers at the bottom of your throat."
Now that Sonic thought about it, it felt more like fire.
"Now just concentrate on the soft thud of the pulse of an animal, and just..." he opened his eyes to see that the blue hedgehog had taken off. "Hey, wait!" he growled. "Don't go after the villagers!"
It hadn't turned out well.
Sonic panicked at the last second, and had a quivering gazelle beneath him.
And that's how they got to where we started off before.
It ended up very bloody –well, for Shadow anyways.
Shadow got an extra treat –though almost hacked it up. He said: 'Animal blood is not pure. I am supposed to be the perfect Vampire; I only drink the purest blood of humans.'
Then Sonic retorted: Dude, you're an animal.
So lessons were ended early that day.
Sonic grumbled, remembering that. He couldn't kill it, and made Shadow puke at the same time. Not fun.
"Sonic!"
Said hedgehog looked up once his name was called.
It was Knuckles, in Were-Echidna form. He was a hulking seven –maybe eight –feet tall. His knuckled gloved hands were nearly bigger than his head, and his teeth were set in a toothy smile.
"It's been ages!" he cried.
Sonic forced a smile; his fangs lowered as he felt the warmth of the other and the scent of his bloom hit him like a bettering ram.
"Why are you biting your lip?" the confused echidna asked.
'Because I'm five seconds away from tearing your throat out.' "Just a little anxious," Sonic replied. "It's been a while since I've seen all of you. And I have to go to war council... again..."
Let me explain. The only group of people that know about his 'little problem' are not his friends; they are the war council. And for that, Sonic felt nervous, like they were planning something.
"Eh, don't worry about the geezers in loincloths. Ya know, I just don't understand why those humans don't put on ants. Just because we're werewolves, doesn't mean we shouldn't cover up!" he sighed. "Seriously, those humans are so annoying. Even underwear would work, old men!"
Sonic nodded, trying to keep himself from breathing. Shadow informed him that he didn't have to breathe when in this form, and Sonic confirmed that he'd win any breath holding contest. He would then sing "I am the champion, my friend!" before Shadow pushed him over.
But the blue hedgehog agreed. If he wanted to see a full moon, he could look outside the window. He didn't want to see it every time a council member bent down, and BOY would he see a wrinkly old moon.
And all his friends asked why he was having nightmares so frequently...
"So where have you been, man?" asked Knuckles, breaking Sonic's train of thoughts.
"Training," was all Sonic said.
Knuckles nodded. "Okay. Amy's been looking for you. She wants to eat dinner with you down by the fire."
Sonic groaned quietly.
"All the power to ya, man," Knuckles said. "Good luck, and don't die kay?"
"I'm already half dead," Sonic muttered.
"What was that?"
"Nothing, nothing," Sonic said, dismissing it. "Where is she?"
"She's already waiting down there. It's already eight o'clock. And Sonic, she dolled herself up. She actually looks pretty cute –" he froze when he said that. "Ugh, it must be a new moon..." he grumbled.
For werewolves, a full moon led to a perfect time. A new moon meant delusions.
Sonic blinked. Knuckles thought she looked cute? Maybe he should give her a try...
Sonic waved Knuckles off before he went looking for Amy.
...
Amy did look good.
She wore a regular red tank top with faded blue jeans. Her shoulder length pink quills were tied up in a ponytail, two stray quills on both sides of her head. She smiled, her cherry red lipstick shimmering in the firelight.
"Oh, Sonic!" she cried, waving her hand. "Over here! OVER... HERE!" she called out.
Sonic winced. Behind the normal façade was the normal, annoying Amy who you could hear from thousands of miles away.
He cracked a smirk. "Hey, Ames," he greeted.
She blushed. "Ames? Is that the pet name you gave me?" she asked. For a second, Sonic thought he's be nailed in the head with her signature piko-piko hammer. "Eeep! That's so cute. Imagine when we're married, and I'm the queen..." she sighed happily, a dreamy look in her eyes.
Sonic shifted away from her. "Yeah, yeah... But let's not look that far ahead! I mean, it's almost two years away!" he said nervously.
She nuzzled her head into his cheek. "Oh, and it'll be such a good time!" she sighed.
Sonic chuckled timidly and backed away. "Heh. Let's go get some food, huh?" he suggested.
Amy smiled. "Okay, honey..."
That's when Sonic felt like puking.
Later, he was sitting next to her on a log next to the big fire. She twirled a quill in her fingers, bored.
Sonic looked at her. "Hey... uh, wanna come for a walk with me?" he asked.
Amy was trying hard not to squeal, and to be the mature girl that Lady Vanilla was teaching her to be. She nodded with a smirk and slid her hand into his.
Sonic almost flinched, but just grasped it tighter. "Uh, yeah, here, this'll be a lot easier if I just carry you," he offered.
Amy's jade eyes lit up excitedly as he lifted her up bridal style. "O-okay," she stuttered.
Sonic blasted off into the woods.
...
They were in Vampire territory.
"We shouldn't be here," Amy whispered. But there was a certain adrenaline rush –Sonic was so bad!
Or at least she thought so.
"Loosen up. I've been here thousands of times. Don't worry, I'll protect you," he said with a timid smirk.
Amy blushed. 'It's just like my romance novel,' she swooned.
Sonic sat her sown by a lake. Fireflies lit up the sky and the stars were out. They were resting on a soft patch of grass.
"Hey Amy, mind if I try something?" he asked.
She tensed, but gave a heartwarming smile. "Go ahead," she breathed.
Sonic wasn't entirely sure how to do this. Shadow had shown him. His heart fluttered just remembering that, and he had to hold his breath as he slowly leaned in and gently kissed the girl.
She held completely still before kissing back roughly and breaking away. "You're great!" she cried.
Sonic was about to speak before she cut him off. "Mmmph!"
As they kissed, Sonic became bored with the teen. He began to think of other things, like the burger he left back at the fire...
And Shadow.
That proved his suspicions.
'Oh god...' Sonic thought. 'Oh man, how can I be in love with Shadow?' he screamed in his head.
Speaking of the devil...
"Rouge, why on earth did you bring me here?" asked an annoyed black and crimson streaked vampire.
Amy nearly squealed as she saw the vampire approaching, breaking the kiss and scrambling to put her back against the bark of a tree. 'Sonic!' she mouthed.
He put a finger up to her, motioning her to be quiet. His eyes were focused on the un-living relic of Shadow's fiancé, Rouge the bat.
She was wearing black spandex pants with black leather hunting boots. She also wore a black tank top that was about three sizes too small, and looked like it was about to burst. A long leather strip that ran across and around her back held various knives. Her long silver hair was tied in a ponytail as well, cascading like a shimmering waterfall down her back. Her flat and glassy aqua eyes sparkled as she took Shadow's hand.
"We never spend time with one another, my love," she said.
"Can't we spend time together at the palace, in our nice, warm coffin?" he asked hopefully, eyes looking at the palace in the distance.
"No!" she cried. "And besides, I just fed. What's the point in staying there when we may roam our country?" she asked, sitting down next to him.
"It is not our country till we are married, Rouge," he corrected with a sigh.
Amy's eyes widened and she shook Sonic's shoulder. "That's him!" she whispered. "Kill him!"
Sonic shook his head. "Be quiet," he hissed.
Rouge laid her head on his shoulder. "I miss doing this. Remember 200 years ago when we would go for the occasional carriage ride under the stars? Or when you would carry me through the forest and hold me in your arms, just relishing in the fact that we were together?" she asked, trying to prompt him into doing some of it.
Shadow smirked and wrapped his arms around her, bringing the bat girl into his lap. "I do remember," he confirmed.
She smiled. "I'm glad."
It was quiet between them, and it sort of looked like Rouge had drifted to sleep before Shadow nudged her.
"Rouge?" he said.
"Mmm?"
"I'm sorry to end the night like this, but... I have to give you a mission."
Rouge bolted upright. "A mission?" she asked excitedly. "What mission?"
"There is an emerald in the Werewolf country," he said, crimson eyes glowing.
"Yes...?" she prompted. "Please, go on! I'm so bored these days!" she cried.
"There is an emerald there, far greater than the seven chaos emeralds we already posses. It is named the Master emerald. Find it and bring it to me," he said.
Rouge's purple wings fluttered. "Oh, Shadow! I'm so happy! Thank you so much!" she sobbed. "You are finally accepting me for what I really am! A world famous treasure hunter!"
Shadow nodded, rolling his eyes. 'She gets WAY too excited.'
She took a knife out of the strap and began to sharpen it. "Oh, the fun! I can't wait to see the new guardians face when he sees me charging at him!" she laughed coldly. She kissed Shadow quickly –but passionately –before flaying off into the night.
Amy looked horrified. "Sonic, I'm going back to the town to warn Knuckles!" she whispered. "The hard part it finding that mystical house of his..." she muttered. She kissed him before sprinting off into the woods.
That left Sonic and Shadow alone.
Shadow was on his back, staring up at the stars.
"Hey, Shads!" he called.
Shadow grumbled, but looked up in shock. "You... You heard all of that, didn't you," he stuttered.
Sonic shrugged. "Dude, you're a king. That's way awesome!" he said, cleverly avoiding the fact that he was also one.
Shadow sighed and pinched the skin between his eyes with his index finger and thumb, dark lids closing over crimson orbs. "It's a burden I'm not too sure I'm willing to carry."
Sonic smirked and sat down next to him. "You look like you need a little loosening up. 'Sides, this is the day we first met a month and a half ago," he said proudly.
Shadow grinned. "Yeah, I guess it is. Time doesn't really roll well with me. What is a century or a week?" he chuckled, and then shrugged.
Sonic blinked. "Well, a week is..."
"I know, I know. But after living for as long as I have (is it really living?) you just want to get it over with."
"Get it over with?" asked Sonic, raising an eye ridge. "You want to die?"
Shadow pursed his lips. "Try to think about it this way. You've lost your mind from being alive this long. The only way you can gain happiness is to torture another living creature; to inflict pain just to ease yours. It gets... crazy after a while."
"Wow..." Sonic mused. He looked at Shadow, whose face was expressionless, but his eyes glowed with pain. "Here," Sonic said. He bit back a smirk as he hugged the other. Shadow simply closed his eyes, leaning his head on Sonic's.
Shadow felt friendliness pour from Sonic's hands. He smiled. Sonic was a nice kid. Good friend.
Sonic smiled as he looked up at Shadow. He couldn't resist himself from gently kissing the saddened Vampire.
Shadow's eyes shot open at the contact, but forced himself to stay calm. He gasped when he felt an emotion of Sonic's zap him almost into next week.
"What was that?" asked Shadow, feeling like he was going to pass out.
Sonic blushed. "Just don't freak out when I spill, okay?" he said.
Shadow nodded eagerly. That emotion felt... well, familiar. He hasn't felt it ever since Rouge had woken up from her transformation and tackled him to the ground. "Go ahead. I'll be fine with it."
Sonic sighed, hating how his cheeks glowed cherry red. "That emotion was... ah... love," he mumbled.
Shadow looked surprised but smirked. He heard him, but he wanted to hear it again. "What was that?"
Sonic's face was now as red as a monkey's butt. (A/N: From a manga I was reading)
"Say it, Sonic."
"...I love you."
...
There! I'm done! This is the longest chapter I've done in ages!
Sonic: Lazy.
Shadow: You just flipped on the computer this morning. What a disgrace.
At least I put out SOMETHING!
Shadow: uh, Sonadow is the worst.
Sonic: YOU MADE ME KISS AMY! *runs to wash out mouth with soap and sponge*
Yeah, I know. I promised myself I wouldn't do it, but I had to. It made you finally realize that you'd rather have Shadow then her...
Sonic: I hate you.
WAAAAH! ... Okey dokey, I got over it.
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A/N: This is going to be the last chapter for a LONG time, okay? Also, I'm disabling my PM's, so this is it. I'll miss you guys so much! I'll keep on writing though.
Bye!
~ShadowRox