*screaming as I pick up a pillow and throw it* HAVE SOME HURT/COMFORT FLUFF APART OF THE GHOST AU

props to anyone if they figure out what the meeting with the lady really was about *wink*

trust me, after this one, the drabbles will be slightly intense, hence the amount of steam *from the shower* in this fic. (what? me foreshadowing that? HA! *crawls under blanket* PROPOSTEROUS)

also, I literally died from the title I made last night. Literally I was staring at a blank document and I was seriously going "Welp, I should at least name it so I know which one I'm working on" *thinking* "...*silently types out title* heh..." I came back to it like "omfg past me wtf? XD"

Shadow gritted his teeth as he rested back into the soft couch with high irritation. His red orbs burned in heated anger as they rested on the green specter floating lazily next to him.

The bright blue irises against the pitch black sclera of his eyes twitched tiredly at the drawl of the television. "Man...I really want pizza…," the green being said. Sighing quietly as if it was the most painful thing ever.

"If you would've listened to me earlier, you'd probably be eating some right now.," the dark, red streaked hedgehog said testily.

"I heard you said 'crystal' not the whole 'don't touch it'. How was I supposed to know it would break?," the younger said with a slight bit of irritation himself.

"Maybe if you didn't rush into things, you'd be more successful.," the older tiredly stood up, choosing to ignore the heated glare on the back of his head.

Walking into the bathroom, he took out a towel and proceeded to start the shower. Barely restraining the sound of his sigh when a ghostly head poked through the wall. "Maybe if you weren't uptight all the time, I might consider what you're saying," the green teen spat with heated vengeance.

"I didn't need to help you, you know. I still don't NEED to.," Shadow said, beginning to lose his temper. "If you think you can handle everything on your own then by all means, go ahead." He retorted, tired of the bothersome hedgehog anyway.

The green, scarred ghost seemed to pause for a long moment. "...You know I can't…," he muttered, looking internally destroyed as he began to recall his situation. The witch that seemed like a good date, the weird test, the curse, then this agony of never being able to return to normal alone. If he attempted to do so without assistance, all it did was hurt him more.

The red streaked male took in a breath and finally sighed," I know….I didn't mean to go there...I'm sorry….," he said quietly, still slightly hurt from the other's offhandedness he made earlier that lead to this whole situation to begin with.

Silence filled the now steamy room, the two averting their eyes as the rest of the ghostly apparition floated into the bathroom.

Biting the inside of his cheek, the green hedgehog nudged the darker male's shoulder.

Reluctantly, Shadow moved his arms so the other could rest against him to the best of his ability. Though, it took much of his willpower to force away the needed shiver from the slimy coldness that was now pressed against him.

"...You know it'll be alright in the end, right?," the older male said softly, his arms cautiously going around the shivering teen. "We'll handle this. We'll make it right. You'll be flesh and bone again….I promise.," he said softly, feeling the other swallow down a sob.

Carefully, Shadow lead the other through the shower curtain. The hot water cascading down onto him, only to pass through the other. "Does this….at least help warm you up?," the ultimate life form asked innocently.

Chuckling, Scourge seemed to genuinely smile at this. "A little...it's still pretty cold…" Shadow hummed softly, his hand brushing and failing to wipe away a stray tear on the other's muzzle. "Your hand in my face feels weird though…"

"Well, perhaps it's because my fingers went through your face."

The green hedgehog laughed at this. Carefully, he pushed his hand through Shadow's muzzle. "Does that feel weird?" He asked with a tiny smirk.

"Not really," the other lied," Just cold."

Scourge snorted softly," Liar."

Shadow flushed a bit when the other moved closer," I'm...sorry about earlier…," the teen said quietly, dark ears going up in slight interest. "The lady….witch….was supposed to be someone who knew where your damn emerald was," he said honestly.

Silence filled the shower, steam slowly rising upwards before the dark male chuckled softly. "You went through all of that….for my damn fourth chaos emerald?," he asked, a pain in his chest. "Well...you said you couldn't find it...I wanted to surprise you.," the teen said.

Carefully, Shadow dared a peck to the see through cheek. Flushing a bit when he went a bit too far and bumped his nose against the wall. "That didn't go according to plan…," he said softly, a shy chuckle leaving him when he noticed the other's growing smirk. "Well, let me try," he said, the older laughing softly and waving it off with slight embarrassment.

"You'll go through me too." "So? I wanna try!," the other pouted softly. "Fine, I'll allow one attempt," the older hedgehog said with slight playfulness.

He wasn't expecting an expert kiss to the lips with no face going through his head. Blinking, Shadow felt the electric coldness leave his lips as quickly as it came.

Across from him, the teen looked smug," You may claim to be the ultimate life form, but you still have a lot to leave about kissing and stuff," he said cheekily, grinning when the other huffed.

"Oh, I'll show you how capable I am when you're pleading for me to do more...when you're back to normal," he said, flushing when the other laughed.

"Is that a threat or promise?" "Both." The green hedgehog smirked, his blues shining deviously," I can't wait for it to be fulfilled." He winked, making the other flush more in response and making him laugh once again.

"Don't disappoint me stripes~," he teased.

"Please, you should know when I make promises I keep them tenfold.," the other said seriously.

The green ghost flushed softly," That's what I'm looking forward to."