I'm In Love With a Killer ~ Sonadow

Chapter 24 |Familiar Faces|

|Sonic's.POV|

After freshening up, we left the diner by going through the back door. It was a pretty lovely morning, I wasn't hungry anymore and the cold air started feeling a little warm again thanks to the sun. I was holding Shadow's hand as we walked around town, since there weren't lots of people around anymore, exploring wouldn't be as crowded. Then again, people were afraid to leave their houses because of us. So I don't think it matters anymore.

We kept walking until I felt a tap on my shoulder, causing me to turn around to see who it was. A red echidna who wore casual clothing since it was getting warmer. And his face seemed like it was familiar, I think I even recognized him in that camera that Shadow showed me. I tightened my scarf around my face to keep my stitches hidden.

"Sonic! Long time no see", he shouted. Shadow, startled by the echidna turned around quickly and tried to handle the situation. "I haven't seen you in months", the echidna said. "Who are you?", Shadow asked while he pushed me behind him to hide me.

"Knuckles, of course, it's been a while though. I haven't seen Sonic since that one Friday I think", Knuckles said. "It's been a while since I've seen Amy or Tails, was wondering if you've seen them?", he asked. A tense 3 seconds passed by and Shadow answered "No unfortunately he hasn't seen them", Shadow said. Knuckles rolled his eyes and turned to look at me. "Can Sonic speak for himself?", Knuckles asked annoyed. "N-No I haven't...I haven't seen them", I replied.

"Are you guys not friends anymore", he asked. "We're just going through some things", I lied. "Both of them don't answer their phones anymore, and when I came over to their houses they wouldn't answer", he replied. Shadow put his hand over my already clothed mouth and interrupted. "We're in a hurry", he said menacingly and turned us around pulling on my arm with lots of force. "No!", I shouted and pulled my arm away from Shadow. He snarled and whispered, "What are you doing?". I shushed him and walked back to Knuckles. He was the only one who could find out our secrets if he put the pieces together. I wasn't going to just let him roam free to eventually find out. I walked up to him and acted happily. "Sorry about that Knuckles, Shadow can be overprotective", I said.

"Overprotective? Are you two dating?", he asked. I bit my tongue and backtracked. "No of course not, we're just a little spooked from all the murders that have been happening lately", I said. "Oh yeah, this town is pretty dead for the most part, everyone's afraid of leaving their houses at night", he said. "But the sun is out, why would they be afraid of going out now?", I asked.

"Who knows? Killers work in mysterious ways. They could kill in broad daylight and pull it off with no one noticing", he said. "Killers? How do you know there's more than one?", I asked. "Well there's no way that one person could've done all this, have you watched the news lately? Every morning is something with someone being found dead", he said. I shuddered, it's as if your diary was being read in front of a bunch of people but they didn't know that it was your diary.

Of course, it was no secret that people were being murdered, everyone knows that. They just didn't know that and Shadow was behind it. So hearing someone talk about it and ask questions like these made me feel scared that he'd figure it out. "Are you sure you haven't seen Amy or Tails? I'm starting to get worried about them. I have a feeling that you also went missing for a little while", he said. My heart was beating hard and fast, I couldn't think straight and the hallucinations were coming back. I became dizzy and my ears were filled with the sounds of screeches and ear-piercing sounds. My eyes filled with tears and I looked down to avoid having to look at anyone. Those sounds were echoing in my head, my only defense was to tuck myself into a little ball and lay on the floor until it was over. I smiled under my scarf, maybe that would help soothe me. Laughter also works right? They say that laughter is the best medicine.

|Shadow's.POV|

I knew that it was bad to trust that Sonic would think that he could handle this by himself. He has hallucinations during times of stress or when he's sad or angry. Plenty of other things but I can't say I know. I just know that when he gets overwhelmed he'll experience a hallucination. He's always smiling through them, laughing was just his way of saying 'Help me'.

Knuckles stared down at Sonic who was rolled up in a ball on the floor, laughing his heart out. "Sonic?!", Knuckles asked confused. Knuckles got on his knees and tapped Sonic on his shoulder. I laughed to myself, knowing that touching him right now was a horrible idea. Sonic doesn't like being touched during his hallucinations. I only grab Sonic when I see that he's hurting himself or hurting me.

When Sonic felt knuckles tap his shoulder, he screamed like he was in pain and raised his head from his position. "Stop!", he shouted. When Sonic lifted his head, his pretty scarf was no longer covering his smile. Knuckles jumped back from the nightmare that lay before him. "What the hell is wrong with you!?", he shouted. I felt a little offended that he didn't enjoy the view of Sonic's lovely smile that I stitched myself. I sighed and realized that I had to take care of yet another problem that Sonic couldn't get out of by himself.

|Hours Later|

|Sonic's.POV|

I woke up from my hallucinations with the warm feeling of being cuddled up next to Shadow on the couch. He felt soft and It took a second to set in, but I realized that he was shirtless. His fur was soft to cuddle next to, so I was warm and comfy next to him. "What happened to your shirt?", I asked playfully as I looked up to see that blood streaks stained his face. "It was stained, so I had to take it off", he said. "Stained with what?", I asked playfully again. "His blood and your tears", he said while looking at the fireplace that showed a burning corpse. I giggled and left a kiss on his cheek. "I cried?", I asked.

"Yes, I couldn't tell if they were tears of joy or sadness, but there were a lot of tears", he said. I blushed and sat up next to him. "I'm sorry, I know that you hate seeing me sad", I said looking down. "You were laughing and smiling, I was satisfied with what I saw", he said. "Really?", I asked. "Today you were my happy and precious little monster, and I love you for that", he said and kissed me.

I giggled and scooted closer to him, wrapping my arms around his neck. "Well it looks like everything worked out perfectly today, huh?", I asked. He smiled and nuzzled my face. "Yes it did", he said.

"Except for one thing", I added.

"Hmm?"

"I'm hungry"

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