Shadow's P.O.V

I close my eyes. Jeez, I need to clear my head... "Shadow..?" My eyes snap open. "Shadz..?" Oh, it's just faker. Of course. "I'm alright." "Are you sure..?" "Positive. Never better." Shit, now he KNOWS I'm lying.

"Shadow, you've been acting weird..." Silver raises a brow. "Why are you suddenly being nice to Silver?" Sonic questions. "...no reason." "But, Shadz-" "Shut your trap before I shut it for you." Sonic zips his lips shut. "So... what do we do now?" Silver speaks after a while. 

I sigh. "Did anyone have plans today or recently to do something?" I reluctantly ask. Sonic blushes and shakes his head. "Uh- no." "Faker, if you have to do something, you have to tell me, otherwise it won't be happening." I cross my arms at him.

Sonic's P.O.V

No! I can't tell him! That's so embarrassing! "Aw, don't worry, Shadz, I can miss it. I just need my phone from you so I can cancel." I smile sweetly at him, putting my hand out. "No. I don't think I will. Tell me what it is." He demands. Shoot... "Shadow, if I tell you, then you have to do it. No matter what. I won't cancel for you." I warn him. 

He rolls his eyes. "It's probably not even that bad." He glares at me. "Just tell me." He demands. "Ok, ok, fine! It's Amy! She and I made a bet, I lost, and now I have to go on a date with her!" Shadow and Silver's eyes widen. "Wait, so Shadow has to-" Silver starts and I nod. "...I'd rather eat your puke." Shadow says in an annoyed tone. I sigh. Seriously, Shadz..?

I sigh. "Shadow, you have to do this. I know you don't like her, but-" "I hate her more than you, faker. I'm not going on a date with her." "Shadz, I told you that once I tell you about this, there's no turning back." Shadow groans and hides his face in his hands. "Hey, hey, it won't be so bad, right?" "It will be the worst thing man can experience..." Such a drama queen...

Can't he do me this one favor? He knows I'll pay him back... "Shadz, please, she's my best friend, and I was planning on telling her that's all I wanna be. You can keep things completely platonic. That's what I was gonna do in the first place. Please, Shadow." I beg.

Shadow sighs. "If I do this you'll owe me one..." "I can do that!" Shadow rolls his eyes at me. "Silver, check your communicator every once in a while in case you get a mission from G.U.N." Silver nods at Shadow. "Will do! I have nothing to do by the way, except for a meeting with Blaze I have later today." "Ok, good. Faker, when's the... date?" Shadow strained that last word, almost as if it hurt him to say it.

I had to think for a moment because I'd almost forgotten. "Uh- tomorrow." His eyes widen. "Wait, you mean I have to pretend to be you perfectly, because she somehow knows when something's wrong with you, tomorrow? Faker, she's gonna find out! She always knows when something's wrong with you!" Shadow shouts in a shocked tone.

Since when does Shadow freak out like this? "Shadow, it'll be fine." I reassure him. "If she finds out about the switch, it's your fault." He's already blaming me... of course.

I roll my eyes. "Shadow, it's not gonna be that hard, I promise." "If I mess up, she'll kill m- you. Shouldn't you be more worried?" He raises an eyebrow at me. "Well, I trust you, Shadow. Not that you really gave me a reason to, but I do." 

Shadow looks at me unsure before sighing. "Fine, fine... I'll do it." He says reluctantly. "Thanks, Shadz! You're a real-" I get cut off by squealing. "Hey Sonikku!~" Amy runs over and tackles Shadow who barely manages to keep his balance. "...pal." I finished my sentence. I could tell Shadow was already annoyed with Amy. Oh, chaos...

Shadow's P.O.V

Ugh, great... I'm stuck going on a date with HER. Sonic snickers at me, while Silver tries his best to look 'grouchy' so it doesn't seem like anything's wrong. "H-Hey... Ames." I strain with a very obviously forced smile. It killed me inside to call her that nickname. 

I can't believe I'm stuck dealing with this until we switch back... I mentally groan. "Are you all better now, Sonikku?~" "A-Amy, can you not call me that?" "What's wrong, Sonikku?" "I just... don't really like it." How do I act like my rival?! How do I be Sonic?! 

"Oh... well, why have you never said anything?" He never says anything about it?! "Well, I... I-I didn't want to hurt your feelings is all." I let out a nervous chuckle. Jeez, am I really doing this right now?

You would not BELIEVE how hard I'm trying not to push her away and smack her right now... "Awww... Sonic, you're so sweet... so, are we still up for tomorrow?~" I grab my left forearm and squeeze it, so I don't scream in her face. "O-Of course... yes." "Cya then, Sonikku- Sonic..." She giggles and runs off. What the hell is wrong with her?!

"Well... that went better than I expected..." Sonic says with relief in his tone. "Uh- Shadow? Your arm?" I suddenly realize what I'm doing and let go of my arm. I'm bleeding a little. Great... "Shadow, you made my arm bleed!" Sonic complains and I roll my eyes. "For once I didn't have joy when causing you pain." I say while gritting my teeth. "I'll get bandages..." I walk inside my house and search for my med-kit.

Silver's P.O.V

How did Shadow act like Sonic so accurately? I had no idea Shadow could do such an accurate impression of Sonic. I guess it's easier when you have his voice and body, but still. It's like he already knew what to do and how to react! "We should follow him." Sonic suggests and I nod. 

We walk back inside of Shadow's house and see him rummaging around the kitchen muttering. "Uh- Shadow? What are you doing?" I ask him. "I'm looking for my med-kit. Last I had it, it was in the kitchen." Oh, that makes TOTAL sense. 

Shadow opens a cabinet and sees the med-kit on a high shelf. Sonic is a tad bit shorter than Shadow, so when Shadow tries to grab the med-kit in his body... he comes up short. 

Shadow even gets on his tippy-toes, but he still can't reach. "Need help there, buddy?~" Sonic teases. Shadow glares at him. "It's fine. And by the way, it's not my fault if you're too short to reach anything." "Oh, really? It isn't?" Sonic replies sarcastically. "No, it's your parents'." Shadow says with a smirk. 

Sonic glares and growls at Shadow, using all his strength to not hurt Shadow right now. "When we're back in our own bodies... I will kill you, Shadow." Shadow just chuckles as a response, which is unusual because he never smiles.

Y'see, Sonic never knew his family, so for Shadow to insult his family when he doesn't even know them is crossing a line for him. I wouldn't blame Sonic if he actually DID kill Shadow.

Shadow still tried reaching for the med-kit in the cabinet, but still couldn't reach no matter what. I rolled my eyes and walked over. Since I'm in Shadow's body now, I just reached up and grabbed the med-kit, handing it to him. 

Shadow snatched it from my hands with a sour expression. What'd I do to him? Shadow walks over to the couch. I yell at him as he walks. "You're welcome!" "I never thanked you!" I roll my eyes as Shadow sits down on the couch and starts to clean the wounds on his arm with anti-septic oil.

Sonic's P.O.V

It's weird seeing him do that in my body... I know it's him, and he's in my body, but he's also healing my body. Yes, he feels the pain right now, not me, but I still wouldn't expect him to clean it properly. Nonetheless, I'm happy he's doing this even if it is out of character for him.

Shadow finishes cleaning the blood and wound and then wraps it in bandages before closing the med-kit and returning it back to the cabinet, but this time on a lower shelf. He still needs to get on his tippy-toes to reach, but it's accessible for him.

At least Shadow's being somewhat careful for my body, which is nice, but a weird thought. I'm still mad at him for mentioning my parents, but I think I can forgive him... for now. 

4 hours later

I had to give Shadow a lot of tips on what to do and what not to do. Tomorrow I have to help him get ready, since he doesn't know how formal this is gonna be. Just to start our charade, we slept in each other's houses. Silver had to walk me to his house, since I don't know where it is, and he can't chaos control yet.

I lay in bed thinking about this whole situation. I'm in Silver's body... I'm in his house... I have to live his life... I can't believe this... I drifted off to sleep thinking about what could happen tomorrow. 

Shadow... please don't screw up...

Sorry that this chapter took a while! I've been more focused on "The Confession" so I haven't been getting chapters out here. So, I gave you a long chapter. You're welcome! 1588 words for y'all.