Give me your heart ~Sonadow~

Chapter 4: I care about Sonic

Shadow's POV

"Shadow!" I heard two voice call out to me. They were urgent and harsh, and I could faintly feel the sensation of movement as they spoke.

"Shadow!" The voices were becoming less blurry now, and I realised I was being shaken but... by who? And when had I fallen asleep?

"Shadow! Are you okay?" I suddenly recognised the voice in my mind, and it registered that it was actually Sonic.

"Um... I'm fine..." I shook my head slightly to get rid of the blur plaguing my mind. When I saw Sonic and Amy sat above me, all my memories came rushing back. "Oh..."

"Shadow? What happened just now?!" Amy asked, for the first time that day not teasing or looking cheerful. She was staring at me, like if she looked hard enough the answer may come jumping out at her.

"I-It was nothing," I shrugged, wobbling slightly as I tried to stand up. "To be honest, I'm not sure what it was... but I'm completely fine now, so you can just forget all about it."

"Are you sure?" Amy asked, being too nosy as always. She tilted her head slightly as she spoke and her ears perked up.

I turned and glared at her, "I'm sure I'm sure. Can we please let it go? It's nothing, really!"

By then I'd had enough of the pink hedgehog's annoying voice and pushy attitude, so I looked back over at Sonic. He had his back turned to me, but I could see his cheeks were lightly pink from the edge of his face. Hearing silence, he spoke up without looking behind him.

"Shadow, do you remember what happened before you fainted?" He asked, bending his head downwards and slightly to the right to try and hide his blush.

I felt one of my ears fold downwards as I looked at his curiously. "I was fighting Amy, wasn't I?"

Sonic's eyes darted to Amy, who looked at him questionably - but Sonic just shook his head. I narrowed my eyes at them. "Why? Am I missing something?"

"No," Amy sighed, looking away also as if afraid her face would give her game away. Yes, I knew they were lying to me. All the parallels were there, it was obvious. I just didn't ask because... well, I'll be honest. I just didn't care.

"Well then, why is everyone acting so strange?" I asked, leaning against the headboard. "So I fainted. So what?"

I saw Amy's head turn slightly, and I could see the smile on the edge of her lips. "It's not a very ultimate life form thing to do, is it?"

And that, folks, is how I spent the next hour beating up Amy Rose.

***

A few hours later, I was sat on a hill watching the sun go down. Not a very Shadow thing to do, I know. But I wasn't there alone.

"Shadow..." the blue hedgehog sat beside me began, smiling at me, "do you feel better now Amy's gone?"

I looked away, scared I might be blushing, before I replied. "I guess a little."

Sonic looked back towards the sunset, shutting his eyes whilst being bathed in the sunlight. "It's just that you seem a lot happier now than you were before."

I looked back to the sunset myself, thinking for a second. Was I happier? It made sense, didn't it? I mean, the pink hedgehog did piss me off. But usually, so did Sonic. So what had happened to change my mind?

"I don't know," I smiled, thinking about the past day. Truth be told, I was happier now. Today had been almost enjoyable, dare I say it. "Maybe I am turning mushy. I mean, I'm sitting on a hill watching the sunset."

Sonic laughed. "Doesn't make you mushy. I'm not mushy, and I sit hear and watch the sunset all the time."

"You do?" I asked, fairly surprised. Honestly, I didn't consider it a very manly thing to do. "Why?"

"Well, it makes you feel happier, doesn't it? And don't say no, you're visibly happier sitting here." I thought I heard him whisper something else, but he turned away so that I was barely even sure I'd heard it.

"I guess it does, mushy as it is. Have you ever taken Amy up here?" I asked. The thought of being Amy's boyfriend disgusted me but, hey, I wasn't Sonic.

Sonic looked away. "No. I haven't ever taken anyone else up here actually," Sonic stated, looking embarrassed - but I just laughed.

"I'm glad I was worthy of your hill," I stated, standing up and dusting the dirt off my fur. Rogue would probably make me get a shower later, anyway, so I just left it. "I'm going to go. Rogue'll be wondering after me."

Sonic nodded before standing himself. I turned to see off, but just as I was about to, I heard a mousy voice call after me.

"Shadow?" I turned to Sonic, looking at him puzzled. "Huh?"

"I know you and I aren't exactly best friends and all, but..." Sonic looked really nervous as he spoke, twirling his thumbs around each other, "do you think we could hang out again? I really enjoyed today, after all..."

I grinned and crossed my arms, tilting my head slightly. "Aww, Sonic. You actually want to hang out with me?"

Sonic blushed and looked away. "Geez, you could have just said no if you didn't want to..."

I just laughed and patted his shoulders as I saw his ears droop slightly. "Sure, Sonic. You know where to find me."

With that, I turned on my heel and ran off back to Rogue's house with a strange feeling in my stomach and a glow in my eyes.

***

"Shadow!" Rogue yelled at me for the fifth time that morning, shoving the door open with one hand. She was panting heavily as glaring at me, positively fuming. "Get your lazy ass out of bed!"

"Why?" I moaned, turning over and covering my ears with my pillow. I hated being woken up in the morning, and Rogue full well knew that. In my opinion, she was just being spiteful. "The sun's barely even woken up."

"Because I made you breakfast," Rogue rolled her eyes, crossing her arms. "And if you don't get up, I'll eat it before you get up. And I'm not making you anymore."

I sighed, rolling back over and glaring out her. Maybe it was childish, but heck, I was a creature of the dark and I liked to be in the darkness for as long as possible. "Fine, I'll be down in a minute."

Rogue left the room looking worried, and I can't blame her. I'd been thinking about the night before non-stop ever since I'd woken up, and it was worrying me.

Why would you ever say anything like that? I thought to myself, almost angry at the way I'd acted. He knows you would never say that! Besides, since when do you become the sweet kind jokey hedgehog? That's not you, it never will be.

I was scared, to say the least, and according to Rogue's actions it was obvious in my body language. But I'd never acted that way around anyone before, not since...

I refuse to even think of those days. I shook my head angrily and buried it in my pillow once more. When did everything become so confusing? I'd never been nice to anyone. People said it was an extremely rare sight to see me in a good mood, and it had been that since a very long time ago.

There was only one reason I could think of, though it seemed completely unfathomable to be. Back then, years and years ago, I hadn't been the cruel monster I am today. Why? Because there were people around I cared for, and those people were the only reason I kept fighting and didn't give up hope.

But wait... does that mean I care for Sonic?!?!