Breathe in

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Third person POV

Tails flew to the site of the wrecked Chao garden.

He spotted Amy and Knuckles with Cream and Cheese and the Chaotix team.

"Tails you're here! Where's Soraya?" She asked.

"Oh well, she's feeling a bit under the weather, so she said she could help tomorrow if there's any work left!" The two tailed fox explained.

"Aw man, I was hoping to tell her about this funny thing that happened after she left the club yesterday!" Amy sighed.

"Yeah, she's just not feeling great, but I'm sure she'll be up and lively tomorrow!"

They all then got to work, fixing the garden as Cream and Cheese played with the chaos to keep them busy.
Little did they know, someone was listening on their conversation.

Shadow was leaning against a tree in the darkness of the shadows. He tossed a green chaos emerald back and forth between his hands, his ruby red eyes studying the group's movement down below.
"So Faker's feeling a bit weaker today huh? Good, I can get payback for her annoying remarks yesterday." He muttered.

He clutched the emerald in his hands and muttered one of his signature phrases.
"Chaos Control."

He appeared again, but this time in front of Soraya's and Tails's house.

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TW
Hyperventilation
Anxiety/Panic attack
Throwing up
(Just general angst okay?)

Shadow's POV

I opened the door. The fox must have left it unlocked.

As soon as I step inside and quietly close the door I listen for any sounds of Faker.

Although I was shocked when I thought I heard....crying?

It was coming from upstairs, so I went up the carpeted stairs.

The cries got louder and it started to sound like hysterical sobbing.
They were coming from the bathroom near the end of the hall.

I placed my ear against the door as I heard the sobs inside. There was no doubt it was Blue crying, but it was strange because I had never heard her cry before. Not even once had she shed a tear in front of me.
Then I could hear her gasping breaths and choked out sobs. I peeked slightly through a crack in the door.

The hedgehog was curled up on the floor, lying on her side, trembling as hot tears rolled down her face. She was sobbing hysterically, practically choking on air. There were loose quills all over the floor, and it came to me that she had been pulling out her quills. My thoughts raced as I figured out what to do.

She's hyperventilating. Shit! What do I do...
I can't just leave her here, she might do something worse than just pull out her quills...

I sighed and walked inside the room, she didn't take note of me, not until I then pulled her into a tight hug.

I wasn't the best at comfort, but I have had to handle someone who was having a panic attack.
Maria had one when she got PTSD from getting shot in the ARK.
So I did what I had done with her with Blue.

Soraya was now quietly sobbing and her arms were wrapped around my torso. I held her head against my chest, as we just sat there on the floor. I could feel her heart pounding in her chest as she also held tight onto me.

"Breathe, hedgehog, in and out..." I said, running my hand through her quills to calm her down.

I could hear her gasping breaths as she tried to calm down, not letting go until she had finally calmed down.

"Breathe, Blue, just breathe."

Her breathing steadily got quieter and her heartbeat steadied.

"Better?"

She lifted her head up slightly to face mine, and nodded slowly. Then she stiffened and shoved me away running over to the toilet.

I was taken aback at first but then she put her face to the bowl and threw up in it.
I placed my hand on her back as she vomited into the bowl.

Why was I doing this? I don't care about her, I never have. But, there was something more broken, more concerning about her panic attack.

She lifted her head when she was done and used a piece of toilet paper to wipe her mouth off. Disgusting, very, but she was seeming to feel better.

"Thanks....Shadow..." she groaned, slumping back down onto the floor.

"You're welcome faker, however this is not what I expected when Prower said you were 'Under the weather'" I stated, folding my arms.

"I don't want Tails to worry too much..." She mumbled, hugging her knees to her chest.

"Not very smart to let him leave you alone like this. You could have hurt yourself much more, seeing as you already did some damage." I said, gesturing to the quills scattered on the floor.

"They'll grow back eventually..." She muttered.

I rolled my eyes and then sat down on the floor next to her.

"Now, care to explain why you were just hyperventilating and clearly having a panic attack, faker?" I asked, arching an eyebrow.

She looked at the ground guiltily.
"It's none of your business, Shadow..." She mumbled.

I rolled my eyes.
"Actually I think it is, seeing as I just prevented you from pulling out more of your quills and or doing anything worse." I stated.

"I-I've never told anyone, not even Tails..." She said quietly.

My curiosity raised even more. What could the hedgehog be hiding that she wouldn't even tell her closest friend, her brother?

"You can tell me hedgehog, I promise I won't tell anyone unless you allow me to." I say.

I would keep that promise, she kept some of my secrets that I had told her so it was only fair if I kept hers.

"I-I....I don't know how to say this..." She said softly.

"Just say it however you mean, faker, I'm sure I'll understand eventually."

I stared straight into her emerald eyes, trying to read what she couldn't tell me.

"Blue are you going to tell me or-"

"Shadow I'm trans."

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