SonAdow High School Life

Curiosity is Killing the Hedgehog

Tails came over to visit on Sunday; we did our usual routine of playing video games while catching up on stuff.

“Wow invited on a senior trip! Who invited you?” He asked leaning with his controller as if it could help him turn his character better.

“Promise you won’t tell?” I said keeping my eyes fixed on the screen.

“Yeah! Come on tell me!” He nodded.

I took in a deep breath, “Shadow.”

“No way…” He abruptly put the game on pause.

“Heey…” I grumbled looking back at him.

“The last thing I heard anything about you and Shadow you both had a fight together, now he’s inviting you on his senior trip?? Was the fight some resect battle or something?”

I shook my head, “No it wasn’t like that, it was stupid really; some guy set up the fight. But since then Shadow had… ‘Calmed down’.”

“Calmed down? What do you mean, he’s a government special ops and secret weapon of mass destruction; there’s no such thing as ‘calmed down’ for something like that.”

…What’s he talking about? It aggravates me that Tails’ knows more about my boyfriend than I do myself… (oh my gosh, I just called him my boyfriend! I know it’s true but this is the first time I’ve said it myself!) Anyhow, Tails wouldn’t know so much if he wasn’t always hacking about on the internet. He better watch out, one day he’ll hack into something he really doesn’t want to see. Hmph.

“He isn’t a ‘something’ Tails.” I growled, “He might have anger issues and knows his combat skills but that’s no reason to accuse him of being a weapon, like he’s some kind of gun.” I crossed my arms.

“You must have not read his files still…” his ears dropped, “Come on let me pull them up for you!” without any real permission he jumped up from the gaming chair and took out the laptop. “I can’t believe you still haven’t read them yet, I swear it’s like a book in the public library.” He said already at work clicking on the keys.

“Tails! I don’t want to know anything in his files, that’s an invasion of privacy and downright rude.” I got up walking to his side. I remembered Shadow doesn’t like people who already read his files, making it seem like they already ‘know’ him. I can’t be like those other people, if Shadow wants me to know something about him, he’d tell me himself… right?

“Look here it is!” Tails pointed at the screen, “Project Shadow the Hedgehog files dating back all the way from 1950!”

“TAILS!” I yelled slapping the lid of the laptop down almost snapping his hands in it. “I said I didn’t want to see what’s in them, and I never told you it was okay to get on my computer!”

He jumped holding his fingers close to his chest his ears folded completely down, “Okay okay, sorry…”

“Good!” I picked up the laptop and put it away. Shit, I just yelled at my best friend and just about cut his fingers off with a laptop screen!

“I just wanted to help you out.” He got up from the chair, “I guess I’ll be going now.”

My dad knocked on the door and poked his head inside, “Hey kid’s everything okay??”

“Just fine Mr. Hedgehog. My mom called for dinner, I have to leave.” Tails lied without a hint of guilt and bowed his head walking past my dad and down the stairs.

“Um… okay?” Dad watched him leave and then looked back at me, “Sonic what happened?”

I sighed looking down; I just lost my best friend, who’s been like a little brother to me. “I-I guess I got a little mad is all.” I said quietly and sat on me bed.

“Now don’t go pouting like that son, you’re in high school and Tails is a smart kid, whatever little problem you had here won’t matter with in next week.” He said.

“Yeah I hope so.” I grumbled. Dad went back down stairs, as I turned of the game and tv and sat back down with a sigh. I looked over at the laptop, my curiousness eating away at my thoughts, ‘Project’ Shadow? Files that date back to 1950? The more I thought about it I couldn’t break my eyes away from the computer; I mustn’t look, but I really so very terribly want to!!

I grabbed my guitar on the other side of my bed, ah ha; this will distract my mind from thinking about it! I strummed on the strings listening to the melody. I wonder if Shadow had any musical talents, or what kind of music he likes. I bet that’s not listed in those stupid files. But my mind kept going at it, maybe the little things like favorite food, color, and music isn’t in the files, but IS in there!? I hadn’t exited the page exactly, all I would have to do is open the computer and there it would be, endless government files and I could answer all my questions right here and now! I began to sweat with temptation my guitar making a split high pitched squeak when I had lost my concentration and hit a really bad note. Ugh let’s just get this over with! I about tossed the guitar over the bed and scurried about to the computer and opened the lid. The screen lit up to my log in; how did Tails get passed my password? Because he’s a master at getting through things like that, he can get into government files, I’d assume guessing anyone’s password was no problem for him.

After putting in my code the screen brightened showing the page. ‘Top Secret’ in big red letters, and in bold black ‘Project Shadow the Hedgehog’. I moved the mouse to the top bar and pressed the small red ‘x’ button. Phew… saved.

 Though I saved myself from snooping and reading his files, I just couldn’t help but still question them. Tails’ words and just the title of the file was enough to set me on edge. Who exactly am I getting involved with? Dating back all the way to the fifties, a project, and weapon of mass destruction… I really don’t want to invade his privacy or pry it out of him, but he’s going to have to tell me soon.