Mephiles' Point Of View

After a few tries, I finally found a room that had books in it. It must be his living room, since there was a sofa and a few different chairs that face a flat screen TV. On the right side of the room were two bookshelves that went to my waist.

I went to my knees to look for a book that could tell me what I was feeling. My eyes stopped on a book that said "Human Emotions." I slipped the book out of its place and took a seat in one of the chairs.

I scanned through the book. Each page described a different emotion. Anger, lust, sorrow, fear... I kept looking until I found an unfamiliar word that seemed to describe how I felt...or at least how I felt whenever I was near Shadow. At the top, was the words True Love. After reading what the rest of the page I remembered having heard of the phrase once though I never knew what it meant.

It says it's a feeling that only comes once in a lifetime and is only for one person. It means that you care for the person, their mind, body, and soul more than yourself and do everything you can to make him or her happy.

I was nervous and angry now. This is extremely dangerous for someone like me. A demon falling in love with a being such as Shadow was strictly forbidden, even if he was immortal. To do this was practically suicide. I resisted the urge to toss the book.

I turned the page and found that there was more on the back. It's a short warning: True Love cannot be denied or avoided, by any circumstances. To do so, could result in horrible consequences.

I was completely frustrated now. If I were to tell Shadow my true feelings for him it would become even more dangerous. Many would try to kill him, separate us, or even take him for themselves which was a risk I couldn't take. I would have to avoid him from figuring out my love for him. No matter the cost.

I took the book to the guest room Shadow let me have and started to leave. I figured I'd go for a walk to calm my nerves.

By the time I got back to the house it was already 8:56 in the afternoon. I decided to look for Shadow since I hadn't seen him almost all day.

It was really hard to ignore the warning the book gave me about avoiding my love for Shadow but I had to so he would be safe.

I went up the stairs, to the door at the end of the hallway. It was cracked open; I supposed to let some light in since the lights were off. I softly flicked the light switch to see Shadow snuggled on top of the bed. I blushed when I noticed he had on one of the sweatshirts again. I quickly made the blush go away ignoring what he wore. He looked like the cutest thing on earth.

I walked into the room and I noticed that he was shivering. I scooped up the sleeping hedgehog into my arms. He looked adorable up close in his sleep. I blushed again as he started snuggling into my chest fur that stood out of my shirt. I had to smile at him. I sat him under the covers of his bed gently, taking care not to wake him up. Then I took the covers and covered him in them in a way to make sure he stayed warm. Afterwards he took the covers snuggling into them.

I simply stood there watching him sleep eventually kneeling down so I didn't have to stand. He looked content as he lay in his bed. 'So beautiful...' I couldn't take it much longer. I gently leaned into his forehead and gave him a small kiss. I whispered goodnight in his ear and slowly left the room.

As I walked into the kitchen I felt a sting of pain in my stomach. I looked down at my stomach, pulling my shirt up. I took off my bandages to see I had almost healed thanks to my regeneration ability. I tossed them into the trash can in the corner since they weren't bad enough to keep them. I must be hungry after missing lunch and dinner. When I turned around, I saw a plate of food on the table, with a piece of paper saying 'For Mephiles' in cursive. I was surprised. To think Shadow would make me dinner when I tried to kill him. I took a seat and started eating.

After finishing my dinner I went to my room and fell asleep in my bed. That's when my nightmare began.

I was in the dark void again, floating in the air. Above me, however, were three pairs of eyes; they were in the form of a triangle, one on top and two on the bottom. The pair on the top was bigger and closed but it still radiated a ton of energy, probably more than mine. The second pair was on to the side of the first and was also closed and showed a miner dark energy. The first pair that was on the bottom was open and had green eyes that radiated an energy not nearly as powerful. The emerald eyes looked familiar but I couldn't place them knowing they weren't mine. Then my surroundings changed to me being in a large room filled with machinery like an old base of some sort and on the table in front of me, was Shadow strapped down so he couldn't escape and a dark blue mist was above him with the same green eyes staring down at him with a wide smile below it. Shadow looked terrified as he stared up at it, trying to wiggle out of his restraints. I tried to fight the dark blue figure but I couldn't move a single part of my body.

"Shadow! Let him go!" I yelled over and over again but the mist never paid any attention to me at all. It then started morphing into a hedgehog with dark blue fur and dark energy surrounded him. A loud laughter echoed throughout the room coming from the figure. Then everything went black.

? Point Of View

This is the last night I'd need to come to Shadow's room and leave empty - handed. These thoughts were in my head as I climbed up into his window to his room and once again kneeled beside him. I was so close. I could do anything to him like this. Especially since the bat went out of town.

I felt my pocket to make sure I still had the note she had left for him on his counter saying she would be gone for a few days. I smiled to myself as I let my hand travel through his quills. I left once again through the night, heading towards an old buddy's house. I had some business with him.

When I reached his house, I kicked down the door, making it land at the other side of the room. In the blink of an eye, I was downstairs in Tails' lab. I saw him whip around and jump, startled at my sudden appearance.

"Sonic? What are you doing here?" He asked flabbergasted. I smirked.

"Here to ask an old friend for some help..." Then I formed a dark blue energy ball in my hand.

"Which you will do." I stated, my smirk getting bigger every second. I could see him gulp in fear, considering his options.