Sorry for taking so long with this chapter, I got a little tied up with college and work so I haven't had much time for this story since I was working on other stuff. Here's a new chapter and while I can't promise the updates will be as common as the other stories. It would help a lot if ya'll could leave comments in the reviews of what you'd like to see for this story. I know it's unpredictable but I already have the ending written, I just need a way to connect this chapter to the end while making the story feel like it isn't rushed. Anywhoooo, onto the next chapter!

Sonic was glad Shadow had taught him to think fast otherwise he probably wouldn't have been able to move Shadow out of the way of Amy's hammer that was ready for him as soon as they got through the door to her house.

"What the!?"

"Move!"

"Gah!"

"Shadow get back here!"

"Chaos control!"

After Amy's hammer was taken from her, she noticed the state the two were in. Covered in scratches. She was automatically on Sonic, checking his scratches and fussing over his injuries. From his time with Cubot and Orbot, the blue hedgehog was used to the fussing so he simply sat there and let her tend to him while he watched Rouge.

"You want me to patch you up?" She asked.

Shadow simply crossed his arms and with a single 'no', Rouge had backed off and Shadow took his spot on the other side of his koi while Amy snapped at him a few times for letting her baby blue get hurt. Sonic found himself laughing at the actions of his heroes. Shadow couldn't help but smirk while Amy gave a small smile to the blue koi. He was getting used to being around his friends again and it had been months since he last saw the doctor. And after the fight with Scourge, Sonic showed signs of still having his memories. Shadow was getting his old Sonic back.

Shadow decided to take the blue hedgehog for a walk after dinner. Sonic not once, asked for a run instead. The two held hands, walking slowly while talking about things. After a while, Sonic went silent, which caused Shadow to be concerned.

"Is there something you wanna talk about?" Shadow asked, stopping the two to hold the blue hedgie's other hand.

"Something about the fight today with that green hedgehog is bothering me… I've never fought with someone like that before. It was like I already knew the moves even though I had never done them before. It was like I just knew what to do. Like I didn't even have to think about it." Sonic said, softly, his eyes focused on the ground below their feet. "And that green hedgehog spoke like he knew me. He talked about a fox. He knew you. It was like I had fought with him before too. Like I didn't even need to think about what to do to beat him."

Shadow was silent. He didn't know if he should tell Sonic about his memories or his life before the accident.

"Maybe you should just talk to the doctor about this. He'd know better than me." Shadow said, wrapping an arm around Sonic's waist and pulling him close.

Sonic responded by leaning his head on the puff of fur on Shadow's chest.

"Hey, Shadow?"

"Hm?"

"Have you ever thought of… mating? With me?" Sonic asked, shyly.

"U-um.." Shadow stuttered, glad his dark fur was covering his blush. "It has come across my mind once or twice."

Sonic nodded before falling silent again.

"Have you?" Shadow asked.

"Uh huh…"

The two sat in silence before Shadow rubbed the back of his neck, keeping his other arm around the blue hedgehog.

"Why do you ask?" Shadow asked.

"W-Well I feel like I've let you down when it comes to mating. It's like you've been expecting it but holding back because I haven't felt comfortable with it yet."

Shadow's eyes widened before grabbing Sonic's chin and turning his head to face him.

"Now listen, Sonic. There's no way I'd ever make you do something you don't want to. I love you for you. Not because I want sex. I'm going to wait for you to be ready and I never meant for you to think I wanted otherwise."

Sonic nodded and hugged the darker hedgehog close. The two pulled apart enough to look each other in the eyes before coming together in a kiss.

Ok so I was going to write a smut scene but I don't want to so this is just a cut. Use your imagination!

The next morning, the two hedgehogs found themselves intertwined with Sonic's head buried in Shadow's chest fur. They didn't want to move from fear of the possibility of losing the other.

"So it was real." Sonic found himself thinking aloud.

"Yeah." Shadow answered, in a daze.

He couldn't take his eyes off the bite mark on Sonic's neck. His claim mark. No one would be able to touch the blue hedgehog besides him now. It was strange to him seeing as they had been rivals before all of this memory business happened. Before, Shadow wouldn't have minded leaving Sonic on that spaceship. Now, he couldn't imagine leaving the blue hedgehog in any situation that would be dangerous. He knew that Sonic could take care of himself, but now he didn't think he could let him. After laying down and talking for a few hours, a growling from their stomachs caused them to get up and go down to the kitchen for breakfast. As Sonic sat down on a chair, a sudden pain filled his head and cause him to grab his head.

"Are you ok, Mr. Sonic?" Cream asked.

"Yeah." Sonic said. "I got this headache all of the sudden. It doesn't seem to be going away."

"Maybe we should get you a painkiller." Amy suggested. "I'll go get you one."

Sonic nodded and leaned his head on Shadow's shoulder, closing his eyes. The pain in his head felt like it was trying to split his skull. He moaned slightly but calmed down when Shadow stroked his back quills. Amy set a glass of water and two pills on the table in front of them and Shadow nodded in thanks. He nudged Sonic, who opened his eyes and took the pills before Shadow helped him stand up.

"Maybe you two should go for a walk." Amy said. "The fresh air would probably be helpful for your head."

Shadow nodded and lead the blue hedgehog out to the sidewalk in front of Amy's house.

"Shadow... What's wrong with me?" Sonic asked, rubbing his head.

"Nothing is wrong with you. You probably just have a headache from lack of sleep."

Sonic smirked slightly, nudging his partner.

"Then I should blame you, huh?" he joked.

Shadow chuckled slightly and wrapped an arm around Sonic's waist, pulling him into a side hug. "I suppose that would be fair."