Of master and Slaves
Disclaimer: I do not own Sonic and co.
Warning: Yaoi and bad grammar (I do not have a beta reader _ therefore please forgive me on my bad English).
Chapter 6: curious questions and childish games
Cleaning was unbearable, each of his wounds stung as the wet towel brush across it. Keeping low hiss Shadow continue to clean up his now clogged wounds, and later apply fresh bandages over them. Damn that bastard, Shadow muttered cruses under his breath, Black Doom had gone overboard with the beating this time, and the newer wounds cuts were much deeper than those previous.
Shadow stopped dead in his track, and the towel just a few inches away from his wounds, Shadow dreaded this thought, what if, just what if Black Doom have suspicions or already have suspected Shadow trying to retaliate? What if Black doom was trying to leading him into his trap after discovering his plans?
A heavy sigh left Shadow's lips and he weakly place down the towel into the bowl of warm water. Perhaps Shadow is overreacting, and he needs to see for himself if Black Doom was really onto his plans, then he can make a counter plan to hit back Black Doom. HARD. Resuming his task to clean up his wound fast and efficiently, for the meeting he dread will soon be due. Much more arrangement will be required if he wishes to strike back at Black Doom, Shadow also need to considered Black Doom's counter measure and add it to his plan, the plan to outsmart his own creator, a plan without a fault. And he knew if Black Doom is making his moves, it would put his friends and people dear to him at risk; Black Doom played dirty, and Shadow knew exactly how dirty.
Whilst Sonic and Espio were both quiet for the momentarily, keeping glances at each other. The silent was deafening, the only sounds; were of their heart pulses and the running water coming from the bathroom.
"So you do know right?" Sonic decided to break the silent between then.
"Know what?"
Sonic shifted nervously. "About last night…"
"By last night, do you mean when Prince Shadow came in with those injuries?" Espio replied.
Sonic nodded.
"I saw everything Sonic, I wasn't exactly asleep."
The silent once again covered them like a thick blanket. Until Sonic's curiosity washed over him, and perhaps Espio can help him analyze the situation, since it was the chameleon's specialty and all.
"What do you make of it, Espio?"
"What?" The sudden random question caught the chameleon off guard, what about the dark prince interested Sonic so much that it bugged the sapphire hedgehog? Or moreover why was Sonic so concern about the dark one? Perhaps it was only out of curiosity that was one trait Espio would recognize the blue one have. Espio took a few minutes passing by to think about the question Sonic just asked. Shadow's expression were as if he doesn't care or this was daily routine to black hedgehog, or maybe that was only a tough exterior Shadow had to put up in order to survive?
Then a thought struck Espio like a million tons of bricks, did this castle held more secrets than it led them to think? As far as Espio were concern, just about every year the royal courtyard would come to the slavery house to purchase more new slaves, the previous one would no longer held any proof of their existence, what exactly happened to them? The gossiping around the slave house was always accurate and always had their ways of snooping out info on the castle; and this was the topic no one ever had the answers to.
Espio threw a few short glances at Sonic's way, this, Espio needs to find more solid proof to confirm, and maybe then he can confirm them to Sonic. However for now he needs to keep an eye out for what was happening around, or they would be next to never exist again.
"From what I can see, Prince Shadow is either used to this kind of treatment or he's just putting up a tough exterior. But to be brutal honest both theory sounded right, however it is more logically thinking the former were to be more accurate."
"…so in idiot language, you're saying he gets beaten up every night, as some form of punishment?" Sonic scratched behind his ears.
Espio stared deadpan at Sonic, and reluctantly nodded.
"That's bullshit, and ya know it." Sonic crossed his arms. "I say that's abused."
Espio nodded again. "He is the king after all Sonic. His words are laws in this country."
"And here I thought he was supposed to be some kind of stuck up snotty little brat." Sonic grunted.
Espio raised a brow.
"I meant he never seen the kind of type who gets abused and let it passed by." Sonic jumped up hands whirling around trying to get his point without getting misunderstood. "Don't you see that fiery look he got, and that attitude, and I got this hedgehog hunch that he's after what I am after, if ya get me."
Espio once again gave the green eye hedgehog another deadpan look. "And your point would be?"
Slapping his face in frustration, Sonic decided to re-explain himself in simple so the chameleon can understand. Failing to notice the door to the bathroom was slowing opening.
"What I meant to say, that I have this hunch, call it my hedgehog hunch that Shadow is gonna be a good guy. How do I know? Well I don't, just that look in his eyes and I can see it, I'm not saying that he's ugly, hell he's bloody beautiful, but when I see those wounds and those red eyes, I dunno I feel like I wanna do something about it, like he did to me."
"Are you saying that you feel responsible to what happened to him?" Espio replied after a few more momentarily of thinking.
"Yes, hell if we were in different society I could drop dead at his feet, and fall in love with him." Sonic gasped out the last sentence.
Espio's eyes widen, and his eyes moved to where Shadow is standing (Espio had long known Shadow was standing there), and back to Sonic. However Sonic failed to catch on the hint and gave Espio a funny look.
"What?" Sonic gave that funny look again.
Espio eyes moved to Shadow and back to Sonic, and played the process all over again like a cycle.
"IS there something wrong with your eyes Espio?"
Espio slapped himself, and groan audibly.
"Is there something wrong with me saying that I could fall in love with Shadow?"
Deep breathe, Espio opening an eye and replied.
"No you moron, the fact that Shadow IS standing right behind you is the problem."
Sonic blinked.
Blinked.
Eyes widen.
Oh shit.
Turning around to see a shocked Prince, Sonic grinned sheepishly at the black hedgehog. Shadow twitched at the grinning hedgehog, almost tempted to do something he'll regret it later, but chose to refrain from doing so.
"I'll pretend I didn't hear that." Shadow blankly said, and walked over his dressing draw ignoring the fact he was only have a towel wrapped around himself.
Sonic stared at the half naked prince.
And stared some more.
"Did I also mention that you're hot?" Sonic spoke before his brain could register.
Shadow froze on the spot.
Espio fell out of his bed, wishing there were a rock he can crawl under.
"…err…Excuse me?" Shadow reluctantly turned around to face the blue hedgehog.
Shadow didn't know if he should be shocked or be royally pissed off at Sonic's bold statement, about his appearances.
Sonic's shoulder slouched slightly and scratched behind his ears, due to his nervous habit thing.
"I-it's not in a bad way, yanno…?"
Espio had another strong urge to ram himself to the nearest wall and knock himself out of this embarrassment.
Shadow just stood quietly, processing this whole situation until he could muster up a good respond. Sadly none came to his mind, since he never faced this sort of predicament before.
"Sheesh don't stare, it's making me nervous." Sonic shuddered. "I already admitted to you that you looked drop dead gorgeous, anyone would fall in their heels for you. That's a compliment man."
Shadow stared.
"Oi stop staring at me…" Sonic growled.
Shadow gave him a deadpan look.
Sonic mentally smack himself. "…Okay let's try this…, put some cloth on before someone jump on you, and we all can walk out of here happy and do our work, deal?"
"You mean YOU will jump on me?" Shadow retorted with a smirk.
Sonic's jaw dropped.
"Thanks for the compliments; I didn't think you liked me in THAT way."
Sonic's jaw fell onto the ground. Literally.
"S-so you weren't yanno…u-upset?"
Shadow gave it some thought before replying TOO quickly to Sonic's liking.
"I don't think I was ever upset." Shadow moved forward inches away from Sonic's face before he could comprehend what was happening. Shadow's smirk grew wider at Sonic's priceless face, and inches himself closer to Sonic's ears. "However did I also mention at how adorable you are?"
Sonic failed to suppress a shuddered at the hot breathes whispering in his ears, and his cheek tinged with red. Turing quickly to resort, green eyes locked into red, staring a few passing moments, until Shadow's finger ghostly caress the side of Sonic's peachy cheek.
"What's the matter Sonic?"
His name that rolled off Shadow's tongue send shivers down his spine, until a hand caught his chin, lifting him up. A set of lips caught in his, a small gently brush of a peck, and Shadow let go smirking victoriously.
"Gotcha."
Sonic was stunned, too stunned to give an immediate retort.
"Y-You …" Sonic couldn't find a word to describe it, but hell he just let it roll of his tongue. "YOU TEASE!"
Which only earn Sonic a genuine laughter from the dark prince? Sonic's ears perked, was this real? Shadow was laughing and it actually sounded like music to his ears.
"You're a jerk Shadow." Sonic smiled and sighed.
"And you liked it."
"HA you wish." Sonic stuck out his tongue playfully.
Both hedgehogs were laughing whole heartily. Espio on the other hand had no idea what the hell just happened. But continue to stare dumbly at the two, as if they grew several heads. His mind were still trying to deciphered what just happened, until a pillow just hit square in his face. A pillow?
Snapping from his mind, he found the two hedgehogs were playing pillow fight and Sonic was losing the battle. How childish, Espio sighed. Glancing at them again, Espio had wonder if they notice what a promising position they were in, but kept his mouth shut and decided to mediate.
The door busted open.
Slamming against the wall.
"Oh Prince Shadow, rise and s--!"
Espio literally slapped himself for the few dozen times this morning, and he admitted its starting to hurt.
Amy immediately shut up at the sight in front of her
Shadow was on top of Sonic, both in a very promising position, ad both stared at her as if she was going to say something.
"Oh MY GOD I AM SO SORRY FOR INTERRUPTING!"
The door slammed again.
And feet tapping onto the hard ground. Running.
Espio by now have no idea if he should laugh or cry.
Shadow and Sonic just blink, and blink some more. And the two got up casually without noticing why or what made the pink hedgehog run off like that, sure Shadow expect her to burst in through the door like every normal morning, perhaps he really should put some clothes on rather than a single towel wrapped around his waist.
"What spooked her?" Sonic asked glancing to Shadow.
Shadow stilled from his half way dressing up.
"I don't know," Shadow shrugged. "Perhaps I was only wearing a towel?"
Espio wanted to scream, but instead ignore, ignore, ignore, and his mantra of ignores continues onward.
Sonic smirked. "If I was a girl and barge in with you looking like that, hell I'll get a nosebleed."
"So are you bleeding yet?"
Sonic pouted. "Asshole." And went to his corner of the room.
A small chuckle escapes Shadow's lips.
"Alright, enough side track." Shadow's tone became hard and serious.
Both Sonic and Espio perked up to the seriousness of the tone.
"You both get clean and dress. You have work to do, and I have a meeting to attend." Both Espio and Sonic could see it was an order and hurriedly getting themselves ready for the day.
In the midway of his getting ready, Sonic turned to glance at Shadow, but he was disappointed to see Shadow wasn't wearing his smirks or smiles anymore; instead it was replaced by a glaring hard scowl.
Sighing Sonic wondered what was going in Shadow's mind, or perhaps one of Espio's theories was right, Shadow had to play a façade, but the question was, for what?
Shaking his mind off Sonic waited for his next order.
But till then Sonic wondered his experienced with his first gentle but brief kiss, from Shadow who initiated it first, his fingers softly brush across his lips, he could feel that ghostly feeling of Shadow's lips on his, and there was somewhat a tinge of warmth left behind. If Sonic could think about it, he didn't quite place a finger on it, he didn't know what to think, but deep down he knew that he loved the feeling of the other's lips on his….maybe.
_TBC_
This is perhaps my last chapter for a while, since I got to go back to school and all. Just two updates to at least satisfy my reviewers ^_^. And i also apologize, this maybe the worst chapter of all _, I'm trying to get into detail of their bickering, the event they is supposed to be special them, an make them think, in another word, a slow pace XD, but like i said it will be a while until another chapter will be added. *dodges knives from angry reviewers*