𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙪𝙧.

•𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐞•

Shadow shut the bike's engine off, his back and stomach feeling almost instantly cold when Sonic got off the vehicle and stretched, his emerald eyes fixated on the deep woods that stretched vastly before the two 'hogs.

"I have to leave early in the morning. G.U.N." Shadow called to the blue blur, who had his hands placed on his hips. He had gotten himself a new pair of gloves from the workshop. Sonic looked over his shoulder and shot Shadow a thumbs up. "All good! Come on. Let's get going before I start to hurt," Sonic smiled. He looked like he was about to hold a hand out for Shadow, but quickly retracted it and brushed it off as a wave, gesturing for the dark hedgehog to follow him.

Shadow shook his head and did just that; followed Sonic into the darkness. The moon shone above them, a simple quarter moon. However, it was enough to provide light. "Stop there," Shadow said after a moment of walking and pointed the base of a rather mossy tree. Brown mushrooms and fungi sprouted over the bark and roots, along with thick grass at the base of it. Providing Sonic comfort when he went and took a seat in the niche between two roots.

"You need to ready yourself for the transformation. You remembered it hurting, right? So try and get comfortable," Shadow explained and took a knee in front of Sonic. The azure one nodded, the faintest amount of red tinting his pale cheeks at the semi-close proximity between him and his red-striped counterpart.

Sonic's eyes darted away, his muzzle wrinkling in shame. What was wrong with him as of recent? He could have sworn that Shadow just started looking more... Handsome? Attractive? Good-looking? Hot as fuck? His ears flicked. It wasn't like him to think of someone like this. Sure, he had a few flings in the past, but he had been drunk or just horny at those times and needed to get off. But this doesn't just feel like a sexual drive, he thought to himself, jumping when Shadow set a hand on his knee. He hadn't even noticed that his whole body had begun to quiver.

"Don't eat me when you wake up, okay?" Sonic gazed up at Shadow, his gums aching as fangs grew from them to replace his herbivore teeth. "I'll-" he winced. "I'll try to remember this time." Without thinking, he set his hand over Shadow's and screwed his eyes shut. Shadow looked down at their hands and raised a brow. Dark claws shredded through Sonic's gloves and Shadow sighed. He would need to get him another new pair.

Shadow was frowning miserably as he marched a little ways in front of the "werehog", his face still sticky from all the licks and kisses he got from this overweight wolf the moment it had woken in its own body. Sonic was rumbling in a way that resembled a laugh, mocking Shadow's state as he limped along behind him on three legs. "You keep that up and I'll shoot you again." Sonic stopped suddenly and growled, his ears tipping back and pupils shrinking.

"Oh, so you do understand me? You just choose to ignore me. I see how it is," Shadow rolled his eyes. Sonic kept growling and ambled closer. "Now what?" The life form hissed. Sonic shoved his wet nose into Shadow's belly and began sniffing crazily, his tail flicking to and fro as he wandered around behind Shadow — keeping his nose buried in the dark quills — and came back to sit in front of him. His muzzle remained in a snarl.

"What?" Shadow scoffed. What smell could have been on him that would make this- Oh. Shadow clenched his fists. "You think I was frolicking around, picking flowers with another hedgehog?" He shouted defensively, unsure why he was getting so mad about Sonic's accusations. Sonic's eyes narrowed, prompting Shadow to continue speaking.

"Uh, dipfuck, what you're smelling on me is fucking you!"

Sonic stopped growling. He tilted his head and took another close sniff at Shadow. God, some kind of predator he is if he can't even make out his own herbivore scent. Once Sonic was satisfied, he licked the side of Shadow's face and nuzzled him affectionately, his two massive arms coiling around him and pulling Shadow in for a big bearhug before Sonic dropped onto his back and curled up around Shadow.