Positives and Negatives {Sonourge}

FOURTEEN

__Two days went by. Sonic had yet to hear anything new from Tails about Fiona's case and it made him anxious. He wanted to find out who killed Fiona. Mainly, he wanted Scourge to have his revenge. Sonic never really liked revenge, only if it was life and death, and Fiona's death was an exception. 
__Sonic and Scourge were in Sonic's bedroom. Sonic talked to Scourge and was going through his phone while Scourge was looking inside the closet, which Sonic allowed him to do. They were mainly talking about Buck, who was still living in the backyard, and if they should keep trying to get rid of him or not. 
__"I'm just saying," Scourge said as he looked inside a box of old trading cards. "A gunshot would scare him off."
__"Even if I wanted to, I don't own any kind of firearms," Sonic explained. "It's not how I roll. And before you say it, I'm not asking Shadow to waste a bullet in the air just to get rid of Buck."
__"I can't believe you named him."
__"I needed to call him something. I still don't know if I even want to keep trying to get rid of him."
__"Well, you can always wait until he decides he wants to mate with a female," Scourge pointed out. "That'll take a long time, though."
__"I'm fine with that. All I really have to do until then is make sure he has water."
__"Wait, hold on!" Scourge went into the closet and came back out with an old white acoustic guitar. 
__Sonic set his phone down and looked at the guitar with joy. "Holy shit! I forgot I had that!"
__"You know how to play?" Scourge asked.
__Sonic got up and walked over to him. "Yeah! I learned how to play the guitar before I played electric," He grabbed the guitar from Scourge and started tuning it. "It still plays well!" He took a glance at Scourge. "Can you play an instrument?"
__Scourge nodded. "Yeah, but I hate it."
__"Why's that?"
__Scourge crossed his arms and sighed. "My old man forced me to learn the saxophone."
__"Why did he force you to learn it?"
__"Eh, he figured if his son played an instrument that everyone liked well, it would attract the right people to help him with his plans. He tried making himself a family man and everyone liked it."
__"That doesn't seem fair," Sonic remarked.
__Scourge then made a small grin as he examined Sonic and the guitar. "You know some songs?" He asked, now changing the subject.
__When Sonic was done tuning it he looked up and nodded. "I can remember a few. It's been about four years since I played the acoustic, though," He then motioned to the bed. "Have a seat. I'll play one."
__"Shit. Really?" Scourge laughed and went to sit on the bed. He crossed his legs and placed both hands on his lap as he waited for Sonic to play.
__Sonic stood there and pondered for a bit on what songs he remembered playing before. That's when Fresh Eyes came to mind. He recalled the chords and began playing them, and while he played he started singing. "I got these fresh eyes. Never seen you before like this. My god, you're beautiful."
__Scourge's smile grew bigger as Sonic sang. He let out a small laugh as he leaned back a bit.
__Sonic's smile grew big as well as he continued. "You dress up just a little and I'm like, 'Ohhh, damn,'" Sonic's heart started racing when Scourge started swaying his head side to side to his singing. "So, suddenly I'm in love with a stranger. I can't believe she's mine. Now all I see is you with fresh eyes. Fresh eyes."
__Sonic continued to sing and play the guitar with passion. Even though it had been years since he played the acoustic, he was playing it like he just spent hours practicing. Scourge had uncrossed his legs and continued to sway his head. He seemed to be enjoying Sonic's singing and he looked so happy. It made Sonic happy as he finished the final chorus.
__Scourge started clapping while laughing. "Damn, Sonic! That's good!"
__"Why thank you," Sonic said. He then playfully took a bow and looked at Scourge.
__"You know anything else?" Scourge tilted his head as he asked. His eyes showed he was excited.
__Sonic began thinking again, trying to remember another song. He found himself staring into Scourge's blue eyes. They glistened in the light and it made Sonic feel warm. He then thought of the perfect song. He tried remembering the notes from a video he saw on the Internet and started playing the intro sequence to Ocean Eyes.
__Scourge kept his smile big as he listened to the intro. He cupped his hands and placed them on his lap when Sonic started singing.
__"I've been watchin' you for some time. Can't stop staring at those ocean eyes."
__Scourge's eyes went wide and his smile went away. His ears twitched as he leaned forward a bit and continued to listen.
__Sonic felt his heart beat faster again. He didn't understand why Scourge was looking at him like that. But he continued to sing, attempting the high notes perfectly where the harmony of the song came in. He never felt this way before. "I'm scared. I've never fallen from quite this high. Falling into your ocean eyes. Those ocean eyes."
__Sonic started pacing a bit as he kept singing and playing. Scourge had brought his smile back and started swaying his head again. Sonic didn't understand what was happening now. He started feeling hot as he sang for Scourge. He could even feel himself sweating as Scourge stared into his own eyes. He wondered if Scourge was feeling what he was feeling.
__Sonic followed the ritardando of the end of the song and felt his heart pounding as he sang the final chorus with feeling. "No fair. You really know how to make me cry when you gimme those ocean eyes. I'm scared. I've never fallen from quite this high. Falling into your ocean eyes. Those ocean eyes."
__Both Sonic and Scourge stayed silent after the guitar stopped making sound. They were staring at each other. Sonic was uncomfortably nervous, and he couldn't tell if Scourge was as well or not. What now!? What now!? Sonic couldn't think straight. Finally, Scourge spoke.
__"How come you don't make a career out of this?" He asked carefully. "You were upset when telling me Tails and Amy had their career plans. You could be a singer."
__Sonic was finally able to move. He went to put the guitar back in the closet. "Believe me when I say I've thought about it. Back when me and my siblings were looking for our mom, we had plans on ruling the throne together while still being singing pop stars. But as you can see, that wasn't happening."
__"But it's something you can do," Scourge insisted. "That way you don't feel so bad about yourself."
__Sonic sat down in front of the closet and just stared into it. "It's not that I don't want to. I just don't want it in the way."
__"In the way of what?"
__"I'm the world's greatest hero. As long as there are people like Eggman trying to ruin my world, then I have to be there to protect it."
__Scourge had got up and went to sit next to Sonic. "There's always going to be people like him. They've been here before you were born, and they'll be here when you're gone. You can't do anything about that."
__"I know," Sonic looked at Scourge. "I just want to focus on that while I'm here."
__Scourge looked away with his ears flattened. "It's not like you're the only one. There are other people out there that can help while you can do what you want."
__Sonic felt his heart melting as a knot formed in his stomach. "Why do you care about what I do?"
__Scourge didn't turn to even look at him. "You've helped me a lot while I've been here. Believe it or not, I see you as a friend. I want to see you happy, too."
__Sonic's heart started beating faster again. His face was heating up and he felt like he was about to pass out. What the hell is going on!? He cried out in his head. Why do I feel this way about... Sonic suddenly couldn't breathe. Panicking, he stood up and ran into the bathroom. He quickly turned on the sink faucet and started splashing water on his face. He felt himself calm down as he looked at his face in the mirror. This can't be happening. How can I feel that way for another again? This doesn't make any sense! I'm just trying to help!
__Scourge then ran into the bathroom and stood next to Sonic. "You all right?"
__Sonic was panting as he looked at Scourge. "Yeah, yeah. Sorry," Sonic took off his wet gloves and set them by the sink. He turned off the sink before he clenched his bandana with his hand. "I think I need to lie down."