Lovers of a Different Blood (OLD/DISCONTINUED)

Storm

Shadow's POV:

We'd decided to stop and rest for the night in a grassy knoll in a valley. We hadn't even made it close to this 'forest' the voice was talking about (we don't even know if we're headed the right way). Silver still seems a little fidgety and uneasy, but he's calming his nerves better than he used to. He told me that he was really naïve on the run to this grassland, and I totally believe him.

It was a rather chilly night, being early spring. Sonic was shivering up a storm, and even I'm feeling the cold sink into my bones. Silver has a lot more fur, so he's probably nice and toasty. I'd assured the other two I would handle food on this trip, and that shut down their little 'worry farm'. I had caught a rabbit for dinner, and I let the other two have the majority of the scrawny animal. My stomach growled lowly as I felt the aftermath of eating only one leg.

The other two are sleeping soundly now as I keep watch. The low rumble of thunder boomed in the distance, warning me of an oncoming storm. It was around five in the morning currently; I'd said I'd wake them at dawn.

My eyelids are heavy, and it's difficult to stay awake, but I still am anyway. A yawn crawled up into my throat, and I let it out. It made me feel a little less sleepy. Dawn crept up rather quickly, telling my inner clock it's wake-up time.

"Get up." I plainly state as I kick Sonic in the back and nudge Silver with my foot. "Nngh..." came Sonic's groan, "...five more miiiiinuuuteessssss." I snort. "No. Get up. I thought princes were supposed to get up early." I tease. "Not meeeee."

Silver sat up with an exhausted yawn. "Is it dawn already..?" He mumbled cutely. "Yes. Now let's go. There's a storm coming." I look back in the direction of the provinces to survey the severity of the storm. The clouds were nearly as dark as night, and the bolts of lightning could be seen from my perch on the hill. "But we haven't even had breakfast yet!" Sonic complained loudly, sitting up with tired emerald eyes. "We'll get something on the way." I offer.

"..meh. Works for me." Sonic stands up, stretching himself out happily.

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Our pace was slow that morning, taking the time to enjoy nature and its gifts. I'd caught us a deer and picked some berries I knew weren't poisonous. Silver felt bad for the poor animal, but Sonic was just happy to have food. I ate more than I knew I needed, hoping this would provide me the energy I lost staying awake. We rested by the campfire for a few hours, and I found that to be our undoing.

The storm that seemed to be miles off an hour ago had just struck this valley, and hard too. Our little ragtag group ran for an hour after the storm hit to find shelter. Silver was almost whisked away twice, and Sonic nearly broke his leg on a rock. After finding a little cave in the side of a mountain to hide in, I salvaged some mostly dry lumber for a fire.

"Stupid storm." Sonic grumbled, laying by the fire. His leg was badly bruised and, according to Silver, not broken. "Stupid rock." I sigh. "Sonic, stop calling things stupid." I grumble, brushing droplets of water from my quills. "WELL ITS ALL STUPID." He hollered. Silver snickered in the corner.

"Stop encouraging him." I hiss. That only made him laugh harder. "See Shadz?" Sonic asked teasingly. "He agrees with me!" Silver laughed harder, melting the rest of the way to the stone floor. "You're stupid." I spat. Sonic gasps dramatically. "WHAT DID YOU SAY?" He demanded playfully, a huge grin on his face. "I TAKE OFFENSE TO THAT YOUNG HEDGEHOG."

Slowly my frown turned into a smirk. "I'm older than you." I inform. Sonic dramatically gasps again, ranting on some more useless things. I can already tell resting here for a while won't be as bad as I thought.
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An: woo! It's finally done! I've had this draft for, like, three years now but I never got around to finishing it. Phew, it feels good to get this story rolling again! I know this one is shorter, but it's literally 2am where I'm at rn and I'm sleepy (I'm only up cause my brain gives me this great ideas at this time haha it hurts). I'll try to update this story weekly if I can, and if not every few weeks. Heck, I might post some stuff Monday or Tuesday woot. Next PoV I'm planning on doing is Mephiles, and I'd like to hear y'all's thoughts on that. Anyways, that's all for now.
—SuperHedgies