The Love Square

Chapter Eleven

Taylor's POV

I haven't spoken much to Silver and Shadow. I don't want to. Especially Shadow. I was so angry from what he said to Sonic. But I was also so confused about Shadow and Sonic loving me. Did they really love me that much that it would result in the two breaking up. Let alone the whole foursome thing. The whole school is talking about it. I feel like I'm a celebrity being attacked by paparazzi, I can now see how they feel.

I left my bedroom to get out. I saw Silver sitting on his own in the living room. I feel so bad for him. I have to talk to him. I sat down beside him on the sofa.

"Hey." I greeted. Silver gave me a small smile.

"Hey." He whispered, "I haven't seen you around." I sighed.

"I know. I needed time to think. Sorry." Silver shook his head.

"Please don't apologise for anything. I knew it would eventually escalade." He looked down at his fingers, "I could tell that Shadow liked you. The way he looked at you, filled with so admiration and love. Sonic, must have picked up quickly. But I didn't expect Sonic to have the same feelings. He was always crazy in love with Shadow."
"It's so confusing, isn't it?"

"You're so lucky, Taylor. Two amazing guys love you." He looked down at his fingers. I could see tears forming in his eyes, "And no one loves me. I thought I could manage being with them only for sex, but I realised during the months that I wanted them to care about me too. Every time Sonic and Shadow had sex by themselves I wanted to charge in and scream 'What about me?' I'm so stupid." He started to cry. I quickly pulled him into a hug. I could feel his arms wrap around me.

"Silver, you're an amazing guy too. You're just not right for them. You're too responsible and intelligent and that's a good thing. Find someone who wants only you and not two other guys." Silver nodded, wiping his tears with the back of his sleeve. I could hear the door open behind us. I turned to see Shadow staring at us. I got up and headed for the door.

"I'll see you down for lunch, ok Silv?" Silver nodded. I quickly left the dorm before I could hear Shadow call my name. I still don't want to see him.

Knuckles' POV

Holy shit. I stared at Sonic as he peacefully slept in front of me. I remembered what we did last night and I'm afraid to say, I didn't regret a thing. But many questions were still unanswered. Did Sonic still like me now? Does he like me more than Shadow? Wait, I thought he loved Taylor? This guy is so fucked up with his emotions. I watched him as he slowly waked up. And his mischevious, emerald eyes came to life again. Oh boy. We both stared at each other and didn't say anything. We didn't really know what to say. What could you say?

After a few seconds, Sonic smirked and turned around in the bed, facing away from me. I slowly got myself out of the bed. Shit, I was still naked. I covered my manhood with a nearby t shirt and walked to the bathroom.

"Want me to join you?" Sonic finally asked.

"No!" I yelled before rushing in. I didn't know how to feel about Sonic now. It's so awkward that I slept with him. Yes, I still hate him a bit but I see him differently now. When I finished my shower I walked into the bedroom again. Yes, I changed in the bathroom.

"Sonic, could you get out of the bed. I need to clean the bed sheets." I told him. Sonic didn't budge. I walked over to his side and attempted to drag him out.

"I'm not going to ask you again!" I growled. Sonic yanked me onto the bed on top of him, "Let go of me!" I yelled.

Sonic leaned up and kissed me. I pulled away immediatley.

"No, Sonic. Please don't do this to me! I like Taylor!" I pleaded. Please don't tempt me.

"I like Taylor too." Sonic muttered before roughly pulling me into another kiss.

"You don't like him." Sonic was the one who pulled away.

"What's that supposed to mean? That's how we got in a fight."

"Sonic." He sighed and lay back on the bed.

"You can read me like a book, can't you?" He muttered, chuckling.

"Of course I can. Do you love Shadow?"

Sonic didn't answer, he looked unsure or somehow hurt. He looked away from me.

"I was sick of the foursome idea, sharing Shadow around with other boys. I just wanted him to myself. I knew Shadow was falling in love with Taylor. I was getting more and more jealous by the day. I wanted to test if he did love him, just to be sure that I wasn't making this up. I pretended that I loved Taylor too. I was hoping that Shadow would get upset and say that he loved me." I watched him clench his fists, "But no, all I got was a stupid love expression for Taylor and a shit load of insults. I hate him."

"Do you love Shadow?" I asked him again. He slowly unclenched his fists.

"I….I do. I love him so much, it hurts." He whispered. Wow, he sounded so cheesy, "But I still have feelings for you, Knux."

"Not much now, you just want to because you don't want to think about him. But have you ever thought what I wanted?"

"So what was last night?"

"Last night was a way to forget all the pain and heartbreak you had." Sonic shook his head.

"It just made it worse, Knuckles."

Sonic got out of the bed, also naked and walked to the bathroom. He looked back at me and forced a smile.

"I'll get changed." He said before walking in. I sat down on the bed. I noticed the crusty patches on the bed. Did I really make it worse for Sonic? I'm so awful, I thought I was doing good. I didn't mean to hurt him.

Shadow's POV

I fucked it up really badly. Sonic hates me. Silver hates me. Taylor hates me. I kicked over my bedside table in anger. I thought I would be with Taylor and no one would care or mind. What was I thinking? The more he avoided me, the more I realised that my love for him was just a phase. I didn't really like Taylor. I guess I just like being around him. I missed being a foursome. I haven't had sex for a week and it's driving me crazy.

My bedroom door knocked.

"What is it?" I called out. I had a small hope that it was Taylor but it was, surprisingly Knuckles. Why was he here? Oh yeah, Sonic is staying with him. I wonder how he's managing that?

"Can I talk to you?" Knuckles asked.

"Yeah, whatever." I sighed and sat on my bed. Knuckles continued to stand where he was, "How is Sonic?" I forced myself to ask. Not like I really cared at this time. He started all of this.

"Not good."

"What do you mean? Has he taken his medication?"

"Of course he has, I forced him to. He's just sad."

"Oh…about Taylor. Well, he deserved it." I muttered. Knuckles glared at me like I didn't know something.

"Wow, you really are dense." Knuckles whispered to himself.

"What did you say?" I growled getting up from my bed. Who does he think he is to come in here and judge me?

"I said you're dense. Do you know why Sonic is sad?"

"Because he loved Taylor but the feelings wasn't mutual. He can't have everything."

"You're wrong. Sonic doesn't love Taylor." I glared at him.

"What the fuck are you talking about? He said it right to my face…"

"Wrong!" Knuckles shouted, "He was testing you. To see if you loved Taylor. He loves you. He wants you for himself and to not get caught up in this 'foursome' business."

"But I…thought he was happy with it."

"He hasn't been happy for months. Last week was the last straw." I shook my head in disbelief. Was he telling the truth? I didn't believe a word of it.

"Get out." I spat. Knuckles shook his head back at me and walked out.

"Sonic doesn't deserve you anyway." Knuckles finally said before walking out.

Taylor's POV

I sat in the cafeteria with Silver eating breakfast. Silver cheered up a bit since our last chat. I saw Knuckles head to our table.

"Hi." He said. I still had food in my mouth so all he could do was wave.

"How is Sonic?" Silver asked quietly. Knuckles shook his head.

"He's ok, not great. He's going back home today for a few days."
"He could do with a break with everyone." Silver suggested. I agree. I'm still mad with Sonic but I felt bad that I punched him. I really wanted to talk to him but I knew it wasn't the right time.

"You guys we need to get Sonic and Shadow back together…as a couple." Knuckles informed us. Silver and I looked at him in shock.

"After all that has happened, you expect them to make up. They have the biggest, most stubborn personalities ever!" Silver said. He's got a point.

"I know, but come on. You can tell they have strong feelings for each other."

"What about Shadow and Sonic loving Taylor?" Silver asked. I blushed, I felt honoured but also ashamed that I broke the two up.

"Sonic pretended to like Taylor to see how Shadow would react." Knuckles. I gaped my mouth at him.

"That's pretty fucked up." I hissed. So, all of this just to see whether he loved him or not. Not cool.

"I know. People tend to do stupid things when they're in love." Knuckles said. He glanced at me quickly before carrying on to eat his food. Why did he look at me like that?

After breakfast, the three of us rushed to outside of the school. We saw Sonic packing bags into a car.

"Sonic!" Knuckles yelled. Sonic turned to us, the second he saw me, he turned back to his bags and carried on packing. It was like he was trying to avoid me. I don't blame him. I did punch him. I could see he had a small bruise on his cheek. It kind of looked good on him.

"We wanted to goodbye." Silver said as we reached him. He didn't say a word.

"I don't know why you're upset with us. We haven't done anything." Sonic laughed as he closed the boot.

"It's not that, I just don't want to hurt you again." I hugged Sonic.

"Knuckles told us everything, I'm really sorry. I didn't want Shadow to like me like that." I whispered to Sonic. He slowly returned the hug.

"I know. I'm sorry too." Sonic said. We pulled away from each other and smiled.

"Take it easy." I said, "We'll sort him out."

"You don't need to. I'm over it." He walked over to the car door, "I'll probably find someone back home to fall in love with." He smirked. "He can easily be replaced." He said with such confidence in himself. I wasn't sure if he really meant it.

"See you in a few weeks!" Sonic waved before getting in the car. The car slowly pulled out of the school's car park. The three of us stood there dumbfounded.

"Seems like he's back to normal again." Silver finally said.

"He's not." Knuckles said, "He told me this morning how much he loves him. He couldn't get over him that quickly." It was true. We needed to get Sonic and Shadow back together. First we needed to talk to Shadow, which was something I'm really dreading.

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Yes, this is a short chapter. Sorry I will try to make it longer next time.