With hedgehogs squeaky clean and fed, all they had left to do was sleep in the large bed. Sonic laid down on his side, smelling the covers he realised they'd been changed while they were in the box.
"I have to admit, this isn't too shabby," Sonic said in satisfaction as he lay on top of the covers and put his hands behind his head, resting them on the pillow. Shadow stood by the bed on the other side. "Aren't you gonna join me?"
Shadow just frowned and looked away. "Wow, even when you're fattened up, you're grumpy…" he scoffed.
"Fattened up?" Shadow said through gritted teeth.
"You ate more than me… and I thought I was greedy."
"You try starving yourself for two hundred years and then see how much you can eat!" Shadow yelled at the top of his lungs.
"Shadow, just lie down. I promise I'll stay on my side of the bed!"
The dark one gave a 'Hmph' and laid down. Sonic noticed his ebony eye lids dropping as he laid there in silence. The blue one smirked and got under the covers, he felt tired, and the extreme comfort wasn't helping him stay awake. Sleep never felt so good before to the two of them, they decided to give into it and make the most of the time they had left in their comfortable bed.
Awoken abruptly, Sonic sat up and shook his head. Looking over to Shadow, he noticed the heavy sleeper was still deep in his slumber.
"It's time to go back inside, come on!" The humans yelled. Sonic rubbed his eyes and got up. He watched as one of the males shook Shadow gently to get him to finally wake up. The ebony hedgehog began to stir and he was left to wake up fully.
"S-sonic…. L-leave me alone…" he mumbled.
"It's not me… it's them… come on Shadow, wake up!" Sonic yelled. Shadow's eyes shot open and he leapt out of bed. The black hairs on the back of his small neck stood up in anger and apprehension, he'd been shaken by a human.
"I refuse to go back in there! Quit now while you can, Sonic and I are never going to get intimate!" Shadow said and bared his teeth.
"Even after you both washed with the shower gel that uses a scent which attracts mates?" The human in front of Shadow teased. Both hedgehogs looked at each other uneasily, then they were both grabbed and coaxed into the small metal room for a second time. The door was slammed in their faces and they were left to deal with each other once again.
But this time, it was different. Instead of falling into rock hard walls and floors, they plummeted into the comfort of a thick white duvet and pillows. The hedgehog's sunk into its bliss, confused about what was happening. "They've taken it one step further… who can resist falling asleep in this… soft… beautiful…" Shadow's voice got quieter and softer.
"Shadow! Don't fall asleep again!" Sonic yelled. Shadow snapped out of his sleepy trance and cleared his throat.
"You're right, Faker. If we fall asleep, we'll end up all over each other… and that's what they want," Shadow said, trying to get as far away from Sonic as possible. The two of them shuffled about and leant against the pillows they were given, but they were still touching each other.
Sonic's eye lids drew heavy, they flickered open and closed for a while until he snapped out of his trance. He knew he couldn't fall asleep, him and Shadow would end up cuddling somehow and it could all go wrong. Shadow had gone awfully quiet though, the blue one looked over to his dark counterpart to notice he was fast asleep. "It's up to me to stay awake and keep us apart," Sonic said boldly and got comfortable.
Sonic shook his head in shock as he felt himself dropping off. Shadow had spread out his legs slightly, his legs were over on Sonic's side. The blue one pushed the leg over to the other side again, but Shadow reacted by rolling his whole body to Sonic's side. Like a child automatically reaching out to cuddle a teddy, Shadow wrapped his arms around Sonic. The blue one breathed in in shock and worry. He wanted to get Shadow off of him but he… smelt so… good.
NO SONIC! You're straight! You like women, not Shadow! Sonic thought to himself. Cautiously, he pushed Shadow away from him, hoping the dark one wouldn't wake up in the process and give the blue hedgehog a beating. The deed was done and the hero was free again. Then he felt his eye lids drop like before. He would never survive these next few hours without sleeping. Him and Shadow would have to take it in turns… just give him and a few more minutes and then… Sonic's head shot upwards after he ended up dropping into a slumber again. Gotta stay awake! Sonic exclaimed in his mind.
A few minutes later Shadow began to stir. Finally, Sonic thought, he would no longer have to struggle to keep them himself and Shadow apart.
"F-faker… what happened?" Shadow said groggily and looked at Sonic with tired eyes.
"You fell asleep, I'm not surprised… this place is so comfortable… and warm…" Sonic's eyes began to close again. The hedgehog was sat up so fell forward when he dropped off, Shadow held out his hands to stop himself from getting crushed by the falling blue hedgehog.
Sonic didn't awaken from the shock of bumping into Shadow, instead fell into his accidental embrace. Shadow's eyes widened as he ended up with his arms around Sonic.
"F-faker… wake up. Sonic," Shadow said in disgust as he shook Sonic gently. The dark one turned his head to the side and yawned, after his yawn be breathed in slowly through his nose, breathing in Sonic's scent. Shadow turned back to Sonic, his muzzle brushed against his ally's, "S-sonic… you have to… wake…" he whispered weakly.
Shadow felt no more. They were both asleep.
Meanwhile, a few humans were high-fiving each other in the other room. With the subtle use of sleeping gas and hidden camera's, they were able to manipulate the hedgehog's into sleeping with each other. All they needed to do, was wait for them to wake up to see if this changed anything between them.