Broken Glass

8

     
--- 2 Months Later ---

PoV: 3rd Person 

  Weeks passed and progress with Sonic slowed to a stop. He would walk around every so often, but loud noises startled him. He would normally follow Shadow into, at least, the same room. If not then he would be right next to him. Sonic had learned everyone's names, though he never said anything. Instead, Sonic would try and signal them, mostly Shadow.

  Once he was out in the open, Sonic never seemed to be getting better. He still moved on all fours, he never ate unless someone took a bit from his plate first and fed him. He almost never showed much emotion, because he didn't know. The only things they really saw in Sonic was exhaustion, fear, and annoyance. For everyone, it felt like Sonic was going to stay how he was forever. 

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PoV: Sonic

  It was nighttime now. Everyone was always inside at night. According to Tails, I should be asleep too. I walked away from them, they were always loud for me. Shadow didn't follow me. That was okay, I wanted to be alone. These Mobians, they were letting my body feel stronger every day.

  I think, today... I can stand, I looked for a ledge to help me up. I made sure no one was with me, then I grabbed onto the ledge. I legs didn't feel weak, but it was hard to balance myself. I wonder how long it's been since I've stood up for this long. It felt good, I stretch my body like this. I could see put the window with no help now.

I'm gonna show Shadow! This might make him happy, I walked over and pulled his glove.

"What, you need something?" Shadow asked.

  What? No, I want to show you something. I pulled him towards the kitchen by stealing his glove, that always got him to follow me.

"Hey," he chased me and I stopped under the table, "Sonic give it back."

  No, let me show you this first, I walked over to the ledge and he snatched the glove from me, hey you took my bribe.

"Don't give me that annoyed look of yours. Are you hungry?" I decided to take the chance while he was here.

  I grabbed the ledge and started to pull myself up.

     
PoV: Shadow

      
  Why is it always the gloves? I slipped my glove back on and froze. Sonic was standing right in front of me. He was off balance, but he was there, only a few inches shorter than me.

"Sonic, your standing," I didn't know why this made me excited, but I didn't care, "look at you. You can look out the window on your own."

  Two months of almost no progress and now this. He was waiting until he was strong enough, and it gave me an idea. I held his hand and tried to get him to actually walk a few steps forward. He seemed fine doing that, and then I saw it. He was looking at himself walking, and I saw a sight that made my heart skip a beat. A smile, Sonic's smile.

"Sonic, wait here," I left him by the door frame.

"Shadow, what's with the huge smile?" Rouge asked as soon as I walked back in.

"Okay, you guys can be excited, but stay as quiet as you can. Just do that for me," I instructed.

"Okay?" I ignore their weird looks.

  I quickly went back to Sonic who was crouched down again. He was fiddling with a ball Rouge bought him.

"Hey, come on," I reached my hands out for him, "let's walk again, huh? Just a few more steps and you can play."

  He turned his head towards the fridge.

"A few more steps, then I make you food," he took my hands with that deal.

  He balanced himself out and held onto me tight. I walked backward slowly, into the living room. I only needed to hear Rouge's gasp to know how excited they all were. Sonic didn't smile this time, instead, he started pouting.

"Here," I pulled Rouge over to support him, "walk with Rouge for a little and I'll cook you something."

  I ignored their conversations. I had one thing on my mind, an open field.

      
PoV: Sonic

     
  Okay, okay, I went back down, I'm done with this, it doesn't feel good anymore. I moved back to under the kitchen table, the way they were all staring made me nervous.

"Sonic," Shadow pulled a chair out of the way, he had food in his hand, "come here, time to eat."

  I didn't budge, it was only safe if he ate it first. He took a bite, and I ate. After that I curled up on his lap, I always like it when he held me. The night was calm when Shadow was with me, but something told me tomorrow would be different.

       
--- Next Day ---

      
  They took me some were today, I didn't know where. There was green all over, grass. Shadow sat by me, he was waiting for me to come out. I place my hand down, the grass tickled my hand.

"Sonic," Shadow grabbed the glove in my box, "stop pulling your gloves off."

  He had put on shoes on my feet too. Red and white ones.

     
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  A while passed, Shadow was running in the grass. I was to busy exploring everything. Bugs, butterflies, trees, clouds, it was all familiar. How the grass brushed against me, it felt close to me. Something was missing, something I couldn't do like this.

  Everyone was distracted, so I stood up. Everything felt... closer. Shadow had made me practice walking again this morning, so it wasn't so unbalanced this time. The wind blew, it felt like a calling.

"Run..."

  But from what?

"Not from, for."

  For who?

"For you... the wind... run."

  I run for me.

  I took a few steps forward and something bubbled inside of me, excitement? My legs felt anxious about this. I started walking, it wasn't enough so I walked a little faster. Soon I was jogging. I felt closer and closer to something, I didn't know what, but I know I wanted it. I started running, faster and faster. I circled the field, not straying too far.

  The wind whipping around me, it was like a dream. 

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  And he walks! Sonic it's getting better again, how long will it stick?

"Find out next time on Total. Drama. Island!" -Chris Michlan.

  Hahaha just kidding.

See ya for part 9.

  Bye bye ~ 😙