Both hedgehogs had been staring at each other for a while before Shadow sighed in defeat. They had to deal with the situation either they liked it or not. The ebony hedgehog began to examine the walls more carefully.
"Faker, do you feel any air seep out on your side of the wall?" Shadow asked serious, they were tightly stuck and they could suffocate if they didn't get so much oxygen. Sonic pulled off his gloves and felt the walls corners. "No I don't feel anything just a flat wall." Sonic grunted, which made the ebony one bit his lower lip.
"It must be somewhere the oxygen is coming from, since we would otherwise have hard time breathing now." Shadow muttered and looked up `Bingo`.
"Does it really matter? We are alive that's good enough, we should just blast ourselves out of here." Sonic chuckle with a common grin of his.
The ultimate life form snorted at Sonics comment and turned around so sonic faced his deadly quills.
"Hey! Don't do that you will cut my head off!" The blue blur yelled angry as he bends his head to the side to avoid the quills.
"The only reason we still are alive faker is because there are somewhere in the room that seep oxygen, in other words could be an escape for us. It could be ventilation but it's a power cut as you may have notice." Shadow said referring to the dark room they were in. But Shadow had a very good night vision so he didn't have so much problem seeing in the dark.
"Yes but that doesn't mean you have to kill me with your quills!" Sonic repeated angry as he notice that Shadow hadn't moved yet.
"I will climb up idiot the walls is small enough to do that!" Shadow growled and put his left foot on the wall and his left on the opposite wall. He manages to climb up in the small room and stopped as he was at the ceiling. And as he suspected the source of the oxygen was by the corners of the ceiling which was strange according to shadow. He pulled off his gloves like sonic and threw them away which landed on the other hedgehog. "What the hell Shadow! Don't throw things on me!" The cobalt one growled.
"Stop complaining I am the only one that is trying to figure out how to get out. So shut it." Shadow muttered but was completely focus on the ceiling. Sure he could see very well in the dark but details was harder, so he let one of his hand flame up with chaos energy. Giving light in the dark room, Sonic was blinded by the sudden light but adjusted after a while. He looked up at the hedgehog over him not finding anything else to do.
Sonic tensed first at the sight he got, he became very confused by it. His issue about getting out of the room wasn't so demanding as before. If anything at all now he had question, lots of them that wanted to be answered. But he would wait until Shadow had either figure out how to escape the room or when he climbed down without success. The blue blur wasn't famous for his patience so if his rival took too much time he would question him right on the spot. Either he liked it or not, but Sonic knew he wouldn't like it.
Shadow growled as he still didn't find an escape or why they could breathe. He pushed the ceiling using all his powers but it didn't budge. Both of his hands were in green flame now and he was desperately punching the ceiling trying to break it.
Sonic watched his rival adepts to destroy the ceiling but his eyes were most focus on one spot. As Shadow punched he moved pretty much which manage to make Sonic blush embarrassed. But he still somehow couldn't turn away his eyes, they were glued and he sort of liked it. It has been a half hour and he didn't give up. The blue blur didn't mind waiting anymore he sure enjoyed the show. Sonic hadn't even notice how long Shadow was punching the ceiling and walls, but the ebony one gave up finally. He rested his head to the wall with a sigh disappointed that he didn't want to talk with Sonic at the moment but wasn't given so much choice.
"Sonic…do you see anything?" Shadow asked and shut his eyes. Sonic woke up from his absorbed stare hearing his name.
"No I don't see anything." He answer with a blush covered his muzzle, but the topic wouldn't leave his mind, so he would ask his rival about it.
"I am coming down then.." Shadow sighed and climbed down and sonic made room for him to stand once more. But now it was more awkward than ever before, at least for Sonic. The hero couldn't wait anymore and looked serious at the black form before him.
"Shadow…are you a herm?" Sonic asked with a blush covering his muzzle and the question made Shadow blush as well. But his ruby eyes glared at his rival furious as he now knew that Sonic had checked him out between his legs. But when he thought about it was his own fault, of course sonic would watch up trying to help him. However that didn't mean he accepted it.
Shadow took a stranglehold on his rival and growled furious. His ruby eyes glared into the emerald ones. Even though it was dark Sonic could see the ruby eyes. He was starting to have trouble breathing and tried to break shadows hold with no success.
"C..an…a..nt brea..th." The cobalt one manages to say and shadow finally let go.
"Pathetic!" Shadow snorted as Sonic leaned at the wall behind him. The ultimate life form didn't know what he should do. One of his biggest secrets was revealed, but the worst part of it was by his rival. Shadow wanted to ignore and escape from his rival. But he was stuck with him in a too small room. The ebony hedgehog knew he could just beat the crap out of the other, but he didn't want a bloody hedgehog so close to himself. It would disgust him in the end so he let him be for now.
When Sonic finally regained himself he watched Shadow closely trying to figure out how he possible could be a herm.
"I suppose..you don't want to continue talking about it, but I think I am the only one that knows about it correct?" The blue blur asked and got another glare from Shadow.
"You really have a death wish hedgehog, considering yourself happy that I restrain myself from killing you. But it will smell awful inside here with your corpse." Shadow snorted, but actually he wouldn't kill him teach him a lesson.
"But yes you are the only one that knows, and I want to keep it that way. If you tell anyone about it you are dead!" the black hedgehog hissed baring his fangs though Sonic couldn't see them.
"I was never intending to do that…trust me I wouldn't.." Sonic assured which calmed down the other.
"I can´t understand why you are one, you don't have a curvy female body it´s so surreal." Sonic said not leaving the topic.
"Can you not just leave it be!? It´s not that it change anything!" Shadow roared and punched the walls around them. He was desperate to get out the hero just didn't want to stop the conversation about it.
"Calm down shads, it´s not dangerous to share things you know. You somehow always think I will make fun of you." The cobalt hedgehog said and smiled which actually Shadow could interpret in the darkness. Shadow went quiet and stopped punch the walls and lower his ears in defeat. He had wanted to share his thoughts many times, but nobody really cared about him. Not even Rouge or Omega cared for him as deeply as he wanted. Before when he was young living in the ark he got attention all the time.
The ark may be big but there were many humans there so you never felt alone. But Maria was the only child aboard the ark. They were just as close to each other as Sonic was with Tails.
But since Maria died he was lost and still is. He was filled with hatred and sorrow, but he kept that to himself.
"Shadow since I know one of your secrets I think it's just fair I share one of mine." Sonic said with honest smile.
"I don´t want to know your secrets." Shadow growled irritated but Sonic just brushed it off.
"I am gay." The cobalt said and the ruby eyes widened he hadn't expect that, but that did the situation even worse. Standing close to his rival didn't really bother Sonic and Shadow notice that for the far beginning but he couldn't pin point why. But now he knew or he thought that it was the cause of it. Shadow tried to move further away, he could see the hero not being ashamed or embarrassed what he just said.
Sonic chuckle at Shadows reaction, the ebony one feared that he would do a move on him. It wasn't really hard for the blue blur to do that if he so wanted to. But the possibility to get a beating was a big risk, Shadow wasn't the type of guy that would submit. But Sonic really thought it was amusing, he put his hand on the others white chest fur and ruffle it.
"It's very soft and cute Shads, did you know that?" The hero noted with a grin on his muzzle. Shadow smacked away the hand of his chest, and a threatening growl rise from his throat.
"Don't touch me faker! I don't fear you because you are gay! You are uke anyway and I would never make a move on you! Besides I am straight!" Shadow yelled death glaring but not like Sonic could see it.
"Who said I was uke? And lastly in what way are you straight?" Sonic smirked teasing the other.
"You know damn well what I mean! I am not interest in guys!" Shadow yelled but Sonic chuckle at his outburst.
"I was just joking.." Sonic said grinning. But Shadow found no fun in Sonics words, it was like he had hoped he liked guys too.
The emerald eyes looked sort of up and down on Shadow, it was like they were trying to see his body. Especially on his lower part, this angered Shadow to no core.
"Faker for your information I can see very well in the dark! So you can stop looking between my legs or I will make you!" Shadow roared and his hands flamed with chaos energy.
"Thanks Shads now I can see you better." The blue blur grinned as his eyes actually was on his rivals lower part. That made the ebony one furious he kicked his rival between his legs, and a groan escaped from Sonic and he lean to the wall to not fall down to the ground.
The flame disappear Shadow refused to be near the other hedgehog now, Sonic actually have the nerve to stare at his private place and that was bad enough. Shadow climbed up as he did before, but now he was going to stay there until they got out. He looked down his rival had finally snapped out from his agony and notice that Shadow was gone. Since Sonic couldn't see in the dark he began to feel the walls and floor to find the other.
"Shadow?" Sonic asked as he didn't find his rival. Of course the ultimate life form didn't respond, he was not interest in Sonics desire neither to confirm he was still stuck in the room with him. The blue hedgehog lowers his ears in belief that he was alone.
"Please…Shadow don't leave me alone here.." The vulnerable hedgehog said to himself, unknowing that Shadow heard him.
"I am here Faker…use your brain for once, where would I be able to go!?" Shadow spat over his rival who looked up in relief though he couldn't see the darker hedgehog. He blended into the dark more than himself so that made it even harder to spot Shadow.
"Shadow…sorry for acting like a jerk..I was teasing you..sort of." Sonic admitted nervous like there was more behind it.
"I want to tell you something…that I have wanted to say for a long time..after the ark event…" Sonic said searching for the ruby eyes which he actually manage to spot. Shadow notice just by staring into the emeralds eyes of Sonics that for once his rival was serious. But he also saw fear in them, whatever the cobalt hero was going to tell him it was important. But Shadow figure that just by hearing that Sonic had waited for years to tell him, as if he never found a good chance to do it must be important. They weren't alone together that often, and if they were it always ended with a brawl. But this time was different and the blue blur refused to let the chance slip through his fingers.
"I..I.." Sonic stuttered which made the black ears of Shadows perk up. He had never seen or heard Sonic like that, so he remained quiet and let his rival speak. Laughing and interrupt him would surely stop the other hedgehog to finish his sentence he tried to say. Then Sonic found courage and determination to say it.
"I love you."