Sonadow: Love Story

Being a hero is sometimes really tough. Especially if your enemy is Dr. Eggman, an evil genius who can easily build a robot of tin can if he wants to. But after many years and battles, all this changed in part. I didn't had to fight only against those robots, but now I was facing a new opponent and a challenge called Shadow the Hedgehog also known as the Ultimate Lifeform.

The moment when I first saw him was amazing because it made me feel so many emotions at the same time. First I thought that he was only a fake hedgehog, trying to ruin my reputation and take advantage of the fact that he looked very much like me. I was angry, confused, curious and still somehow kinda happy. I had finally met someone who could keep up with my speed.

During our first battle I noticed that there was more than just him looking like me; he was also really fast just like me. And the fact that he could use Chaos Control so easily just with one Chaos Emerald made me a bit jealous. He was really strong, everyone could see that. I knew he would be causing me a lot of trouble...

"I was made by Professor Gerald. The only perfect creation who was endowed with the power of chaos control, Shadow," he said as he introduced himself to me at the end of our first meeting.  

"Hm, is that all you have to say?" I blurted out.

"It seems that I don't have time to fool around with you. Adios.. Sonic the Hedgehog! Chaos Control!" And then he disappeared as quickly as he had appeared. After that I thought him a lot. Who was him? Where did he come from? Was he good or bad? And what was the connection between him and Eggman? He gave me more questions than answers..  

But then suddenly I started to understand him more. I heard a story about Space Colony ARK, Gerald Robotnik and most importantly I heard a story about a relationship between Shadow and girl called Maria Robotnik. They were very close friends and after some unpleasant events Shadow witnessed the death of Maria. Her death broke Shadow's heart and he never recovered from it..

I didn't see Shadow just as a phony hedgehog who was my rival anymore. Now I saw a miserable guy who had lost his best friend and who was really broken and sad about it. Knowing his tragic past made me feel a bit sad for him. No one should have to witness the death of a loved one.. That must have been horrible...

I wanted to help him. I wanted to be his friend and I wanted him to know that if he wants to talk, I could be the person who would listen to him. But it was hard to get close with him. He was a very distant and mostly he wanted to be alone. Whenever I tried to approach him, he looked at me a little angrily and told me to leave him alone. But I just couldn't leave him alone. I'm a hero, and I don't want to leave anyone in the lurch. Whether it's a rival or not.

It took me a lot of time but finally we were getting closer. Shadow didn't ask me to leave him alone anymore. Actually it looked like he was enjoying my company at times. I was really happy and a bit surprised when one day he started to talk to me. Usually he was just sitting there quietly and I was doing all the talking but now finally he was talking to me back and we were having a conversation! I was hoping that now we could become friends. A really good friends.

Before I even noticed soon it was Shadow who asked if he could come over and we could do something together like friends do. It surprised me a lot but it sure made me happy. Shadow considered me as his friend. After all my hard work I was now finally friends with the Ultimate Lifeform!

We were really close. We spent a lot of time together and we often talked about things, we could talk about almost everything. But little by little I began to feel that something had changed between us. I noticed that I thought about Shadow all the time. I wondered constantly where he was, what he was doing, and most importantly, who's with he was at the moment. I was also feeling weird about him. For example, when we were hanging out and some of our friends started to talk with him I kinda felt jealous. It made me confused. Shadow was a really close friend of mine so I didn't understand why I felt like this.

But soon, little by little, I started to feel even more weird around Shadow. Sometimes I caught myself just staring at him and smiling in stupid way. When he was close to me my cheeks were feeling warm and I felt how my heart was beating faster in my chest. And sometimes when he touched me I felt tingling on my skin and my whole face turned red. But the last straw was the dreams I saw about Shadow. Sometimes we were just hanging out innocently but then in one moment we were kissing and cuddling each others. Sometimes my dreams went even more further. After those dreams I always felt really uneasy around Shadow. And he noticed that too. Many times he asked if something's bothering me but I just told him that I was just alright. But of course I was lying. To him and to myself..

I felt like I was going crazy. I wasn't able to stop thinking about Shadow. I wanted to see him all the time and I wanted to spend with him every single one of my free moments. During the day, I dreamed of him, and at night he was in my dreams. I felt as if I was some kinda crazy man, who was obsessed about Shadow. I was scared to spend time with him because I was afraid that I'll do something that ruins our friendship. And I didn't want that to happen. Shadow meant too much to me. I knew now that I was in love with him...

One day, everything changed again. We were hanging out in a park, just me and Shadow, and eating ice cream. It was sunny, warm summer day and we had planned that we would go to the beach. Yes, I can't swim, but heck, I would do that for Shadow. Anyway.. We're eating ice cream and talking. I remember how I looked at him and I felt how my cheeks were getting warm and red again. I had decided that today I would tell him how I feel, no matter what.. He was smiling at me friendly and again asking if everything's alright. I only nodded and I gulped a bit. I took a deep breath and I was just about to say something but then I suddenly felt really nervous. I felt how my heart was beating almost as fast as I could run in my chest and my hands started to shiver a bit. I looked at him in the eyes and I tried to talk. It felt like those words didn't want to come out from my mouth at all...

"Shadow.. I like you," I finally blurted out. He looked at me and smiled.

"I like you too Sonic. You're a real good friend of mine," Shadow answered. I shake my head slightly.

"No Shadow, I mean.. I really like like you. A lot," I said again. He looked at me slightly in wonder and he tilted his head a bit, making me blush more because he looked so god damn cute right now!

"I don't understand, Sonic," he said. I took a deep breath again to calm my nerves.

"Shadow. I kinda.. like you a lot. Like.. I.. I love you." Shadow's eyes widened slightly and I saw how deep red blush appeared on his cheeks.

"W-what?" he asked like he didn't hear what I said.

"I love you," I repeated. He turned to look in other way and his blush was getting even more deeper. I looked at him and I was waiting for some kinda answer.

"Sonic I.. I like you too.. A bit more than just in friendly way.. But I don't think it's a good idea to ruin our friendship with feelings..." he said. I looked at him. I wasn't really happy with that answer. Of course I was happy Shadow had even little feelings towards me but.. I just couldn't be 'just a friend' anymore. I wanted to be more.

"Shadow, look at me." He turned to look at me slowly. I looked at in his beautiful blood red eyes.

"Shadow, go on one date with me. Just one. Please.. I want to show you how much I really care about you.." He blushed more.

"A.. Alright then.. One date," he said. I started to smile happily and I hugged him.

"You won't regret this!" I said happily. So, we really went on one date. And then another. And another. And one more. And one more again. And then one more before we started to be together officially..

And here we are now. We have been together half an year. We love each others and we are living together in my house. Shadow really makes me happy and I'm glad that he loves me too. We're really happy together. Speaking of which.. Today is very important day to me. Because today I'm going to ask Shadow to marry me.

I was holding Shadow's hand and walking in a park with him. He was blushing slightly and looking around a bit. I knew he was still feeling slightly embarrassed around me because he was so shy about his sexuality. And being in relationship with a guy, especially with a guy like me, was new to him. He was so adorable when he was worried about my reputation and stuff. But I told him many times that I don't care what people think. I only care about how Shadow's feeling and what he thinks about this all. Jeez, I'm focusing on a wrong thing again!

Anyway so, we are walking in the park now. Holding hands and stuff. I started to walk towards that same park bench where I confessed my feelings to Shadow. We sat down and we kept holding hands. I turned to look at Shadow gently with a smile on my lips. He looked back at me.

"Why you're looking at me like that, my love?" Shadow asked with a little smile on his soft and perfect lips.

"I'm just so happy that I have you," I said and I smiled more. A blush started to appear on his cute tan cheeks, making him look even more adorable now.

"I-i'm happy I have you too, Sonic.. But I must admit, this is really weird. In a good way, I guess. I haven't been this happy in a while, Sonic. But with you.. I feel happy," he said slightly shyly. I smiled more and I placed my hand gently on his cheek.

"I love you Shadow~" I said gently. He blushed more and looked at me in the eyes.

"I love you too Sonic...~" he whispered. I stroked his cheek gently and I pressed my lips on his. He closed his eyes slowly and he leaned closer to me. I closed my eyes too and I kissed him gently. I felt how Shadow moved closer to me, making our kiss deepen more. We were kissing for a while until Shadow pulled away from the kiss and hugged me. I nuzzled against his head and I heard a cute little purr he made. Ultimate cutieform...~

"Shadow, there's something I want to ask from you," I said. He turned to look up to me.

"What is it?" Shadow asked with amazement in his eyes. I smiled and I got up from a bench. I knelt down on my one knee and I took a little ring box from my quills (Yeah, I keep things in my quills! Using a backbag or something slows me down! This is way more easier way to keep things like Chaos Emerald or rings with me.). I saw how Shadow's eyes widened as he looked at me.

"Sonic, what are you..? Get up, that's a r-really bad joke..!" he stuttered. I chuckled softly and I looked up to him.

"I'm really serious here, Shadow," I said. He blushed even more and he looked completely confused and amazed. I looked at him and I smiled.

"Shadow. From the moment we met I knew that you would cause me troubles in one way or another. And you really did. You made me fall in love with you passionately. I knew I wanted to be with you always. You already made me the happiest hedgehog in the world when you told me you loved me after our fifth dates. But now, you would make me even more happier if you would answer 'yes' to my question. So... Shadow the Hedgehog, will you marry me?" I said and I opened a ring box, inside of which was a golden ring.

"Sonic.." I looked at Shadow gently and I saw how his eyes were getting watery and his lower lip quivered slightly. I smiled gently to him.

"I-i.. Yes! Yes of course I marry you!" Shadow shouted out slightly while a few tears were running down his cheeks. I smiled even more and I felt how my own eyes started to get watery as I took a ring and I placed it on Shadow's ring finger. He started to smile happily and he looked at the ring.

"It's.. gorgeous.. Just like the rings you always c-collect," he said. I sat next to him and I held his other hand while my other hand was around his shoulders.

"You know.. I have been collecting rings almost my whole life, but this one is my favourite and special one..~" I said as I leaned my head gently against my lover's head. Shadow smiled and he placed a kiss on my chin.

"I love you so much Sonic..~" he said with a purr.

"I love you even more~" I said. I looked at him. He was smiling really happily and tears were still falling down his cheeks as he looked at me in the eyes. Those two blood red eyes looked at me with the most beautiful gaze I have ever seen. Yep, this is definitely the hedgehog I want to marry and spend the rest of my life with..~