Positives and Negatives {Sonourge}

TWENTY

__BEEP...BEEP...BEEP...
__Sonic slowly opened his eyes, his vision blurry. His throat and chest hurt badly. He tried to sit up, but it hurt to move. He was able to bring up his right hand and rub his eyes. His vision cleared up and he saw that he was in a hospital bed. He felt something in his left hand and saw he was clenching the cyan bandana. He looked around and saw that Scourge was asleep in one of the chairs. Sonic tried to call out to him but no words left his mouth. Just sounds that hurt his throat. He tried sitting up again. He was able to move up for a bit until his chest started to sting and he collapsed with an agonized shriek.
__Scourge woke up immediately and looked at Sonic. He got up and ran over to the bed and examined Sonic. "Oh my god! Are you feeling okay!?"
__Sonic groaned and shook his head. He started rubbing his throat and felt that there were bandages on his throat and chest. Why can't I talk? What happened? He looked up at Scourge, feeling scared.
__Scourge's eyes were filled with sorrow as he flattened his ears. "I almost lost you, too. I'm so sorry for making you run off."
__Sonic shook his head. He then groaned and looked around the room. I need to communicate. He looked at Scourge, holding out one hand and using the other to imitate writing with a pencil on it.
__Scourge looked around the room and walked over to the door, which was closed. He grabbed a couple of blank papers from the door's folders and a black pen. He walked back over to Sonic and helped him sit up before giving him the paper and pen. 
__It was a little difficult for Sonic to write, but his handwriting was still readable. He wrote down, It's not your fault. I was able to meet Super Metal Sonic. When he was done writing, he showed Scourge the paper.
__Scourge's eyes moved as he skimmed through the sentence, his ears flattening as he did. He looked at Sonic with this worried expression. "The robot, right?"
__Sonic nodded. He looked down at his bandana that he'd dropped on the floor and tried to grab it.
__Scourge knelt down and grabbed it for him and looked at Sonic as he stood up. "Look, about what I said," He looked away as he continued. "I didn't mean to say it like that. The truth is I'm not sure how I feel about this. Being with you to be specific. I do like you as more than just a friend, but I'm not completely sure yet. When you told me you loved me, I wanted more time to think. But instead, I said those words without even thinking about what I was doing and it hurt you," He looked back at Sonic and went to tie the bandana around his neck for him. "Just forget what I told you. I want more time to figure out what I want."
__Sonic didn't know whether to feel relieved or upset. This was not what he wanted to talk about. At least he didn't mean it. Sonic began writing again. What happened to the Destructix? He showed it to Scourge.
__As Scourge read it, he groaned and crossed his arms. "Well, I got the Zone Cops. After I found help in the city, I ran into Zonic's patrol and told him what happened. He and his patrol are outside the hospital right now with the Destructix. They want to see you after the doctors let you out."
__Sonic groaned and wrote, You'll have to talk for me then. and showed Scourge.
__Scourged nodded and went to hug Sonic, which caught him by surprise. His voice was cracking as he spoke. "I'm glad you're okay. I don't know what I would do if you died."
__Sonic closed his eyes and hugged him back. He let himself rub his head against Scourge's. This hug was different from the other day, and Sonic liked it. He wanted to stay like this forever. 
__"Sonic!" Two voices had yelled in unison.
__Sonic pulled away from Scourge and saw that Tails and Amy had ran into the hospital room. They were both panting and looked worried. Scourge went to sit back down in his chair as Tails and Amy rushed over and hugged Sonic.
__"You're okay!" Amy cried.
__"We heard what happened!" Tails added before he and Amy pulled away from Sonic. "Did the robot lure you in as well? How did it do it?"
__Sonic looked down at the paper and started writing, It took the form of Scourge and I nearly went into its grasp. It said it used illusions to lure in the others it killed. He showed the paper to Tails and Amy.
__Tails skimmed through the paper and his ears twitched. "Illusions?" Tails started scratching his chin as he pondered. "That disk I found. When I flipped the switch, I saw illusions. Could that robot have a similar disk inside it?"
__"Can you not talk, Sonic?" Amy asked.
__Sonic brought up his hand and pointed at the bandages on his neck. Would've thought that was obvious. He thought sarcastically.

__After ten minutes, the doctors allowed Sonic to leave. He was given different medicines he would have to take. He was also told he was lucky that his wounds weren't that deep and that they would heal with time and care. Tails and Amy already left and went to tell everyone else what happened. Scourge was helping Sonic walk out of the hospital, where Zonic, Zespio, and Zector stood outside with the Destructix, who all wore rings around their necks and had their hands tied behind their back.
__Zonic had stepped forward to Sonic and tilted his head. "You're lucky to be alive," He said brightly. "Especially after getting beat up by these guys." He pointed at the Destructix.
__Sonic snorted and looked away as he crossed his arms. He started to get annoyed when Scourge started giggling and glared at him. Scourge stopped and smirked, which made Sonic look away again.
__"Yeah, he can't speak right now," Scourge explained. "But I think he's trying to tell us to fuck off."
__Zonic nodded as he looked at Scourge. "You surprised me, Scourge. I would never have expected you to help him like this."
__Scourge then crossed his own arms and snorted. "Seriously, fuck off."
__Zonic rolled his eyes and looked back at Sonic. "Will you still be able to pay the debt after what just happened?"
__Sonic looked at Zonic and nodded.
__"All right," Zonic turned around and faced the Destructix. "Anything you want to say before we take you away?"
__Simian had glared at Scourge. "You're a disgrace."
__"Hey," Scourge sneered. "You're the ones who abandoned me and Fiona. You don't get to say that."
__Simian, Predator, and Lightning stayed quiet, but Flying started speaking with a smile on his face. "You're still my fellow green brother!" He said. "I didn't want to ditch-smitch you."
__Scourge's eyes were a little wide and he shook his head. "Doesn't change that fact that you did."
__Flying then frowned. "Aw! Don't see it like that. You always gave me fun games to play and I respect you. Yes, I do! Oh, won't you visit at least?"
__Scourge was silent for a few seconds. He then sighed and rolled his eyes. "I'll consider it."
__"YEE!!!" Flying cheered, though the rest of the Destructix seemed annoyed.
__Zonic then pulled out a warp ring and threw it on the ground. "Get them out of here!" He ordered Zector and Zespio.
__Zespio had jumped through the portal while Zonic and Zector stayed behind the Destructix as they went through. After they all went in, the portal shrank and disappeared.
__Scourged wrapped his arm around Sonic but didn't look at him. "Let's get you home. The sooner you rest, the sooner you'll be able to talk."
__Sonic obeyed and walked with Scourge. Sonic was still upset, though. He knew Scourge didn't mean what he said when Sonic confessed, but they still hurt him. And it was confusing Sonic why Scourge was still here and helping him. Scourge had said he needed time to think about the confession. Sonic believed it would be better if he wasn't near him while he thought about it. But Scourge wasn't leaving. Even if it wasn't what Sonic had hoped, Scourge did care about him. That was the best thing Sonic could have right now.