Rambles of Tales

dream date - sonadow

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platonic
/pləˈtänik/
adjective
(of love or friendship) intimate and affectionate but not sexual.
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Shadow was feeling good about today. Why, you may ask? Because he is going on a date with his Sonic; of course, they go on dates all the time, but each time he still gets a rush of delight. He quietly hummed a tune and counted the clouds in the sky as he waited.

After everything, he has learned to appreciate the little moments in life. Yes, it still hurts to think about Maria at times, but he knows now that she would want him to be happy. Sonic even helped him along the way to be more accepting; probably one of the reasons he fell so hard for the blue hero.

He didn't know how long he had been waiting until his ears perked at the sound of footsteps coming closer. With a turn in the direction of the sound, crimson eyes locked with familiar emerald ones.

"Heh, did I keep you waiting, Shads?" Sonic winked at the ebony hedgehog as they did a little wave. Blood rushed to Shadow's face instantly at the sight of his sweetheart. He smiled and shifted his eyes towards the ground while trying to collect his words. Sonic noticed this though and let out a soft chuckle then extended their hand to the nervous being. Catching on, Shadow accepted the hand into his own; causing Sonic to give out a small smile.

They began to walk in the direction of their destination until an idea struck the younger of the the two. "Oh! I KNOW! How about we have a race to the cafe?!" Sonic bursted out, already trembling once again with excitement as they quickly turned and grabbed both of their partner's hands. Shadow was a bit shocked at the sudden outburst—even though he should be used to it by now—but quickly got over it and smirked. There was no way he would turn down a challenge.

The duo bursted into a sprint, grinning all the way till they reached the small cafe. They skidded to a halt right outside, then turned to faced each other. The hedgehogs bantered back and forth on who won until an elderly cat past by and made a remark about how cute young couples were.

This made Shadow blush brightly as Sonic just beamed and flicked their nose, "Heh! Let's call it a tie for now- we can always race again later! Now, come on!" The blue hedgehog practically dragged the other inside, all while vibrating like a freaking massage chair.

"Table for two please!" Sonic told the cashier who looked like she didn't wanna be here. With a sigh she's directed the hedgehogs to their table and gave them both menus. "Thank you!" The worker just ignored Sonic's exclamation and just went back to her original spot until needed.

"Sooo- what are you going to get? I think I'm going to go with the classic two dogs with the works!" Gloved hands dropped the menu on the table as the cheery hero flashed a grin when thinking about their favorite dish.

Shadow chuckled, "Well, same here. Along with a lemonade." He said and was met with another jump coming from his partner.

"Ah! I forgot about a drink, hm. Okay, we can be matching with the order then, Shads." Feeling a bit devious, they moved forward into the other's face as they stated this. This caused the striped hedgehog to scoff and pushed them away.

"Whatever. Just call the waiter already, faker." Laughter rang out once again and with a simple 'okay! okay!' Sonic paged someone over and gave their order.