*Shadow's POV*
"She's kidding, right?" I heard a whisper coming from my closet making me snap my head in that direction and signaled him to stay quiet. I leaned closer to my door and listened carefully, only relaxing when I heard her moving stuff in my kitchen.

"Unfortunately, no." I walked to my bed and sat down. "You can come out now." I pinched the bridge of my nose, then ran a hand through my quills, trying to figure out what to do. But Sonic being here clouded my mind.

"So she's really going to stay the night? What do we do?" He whispered as he walked out of the closet and sat beside me. He was now letting himself be closer to me. I wasn't sure how to feel about it.

"I don't know. Shut up." I spoke sternly, letting him know Rouge could hear us if he wasn't quiet.

He raised his hands in the air and then looked at the door and back to the closet. He could stay hidden there, but if Rouge heard a single movement, she'd immediately go looking, and there was nowhere else for him to go from there.

While I thought of a plan, I noticed Sonic was staring at me, his eyes never leaving my way. I locked eye contact with him, the same feeling from earlier coming back, making me want to leave running, yet I was stuck in place.

"Stop that." I whispered.

"Stop what?" He raised a brow and watched as I moved away from him.

"That. What you're doing. I hate it." I admitted, but I wasn't even sure it was true. It was a strange feeling, I give it that, but did I actually hate it? It didn't feel like it. But it also didn't feel like something I should accept either. It felt wrong yet at the same time good, perfect. Like I should just jump in. It felt dangerous.

"I'm not doing anything, Shadz." He spoke, his voice barely audible as he got closer to me, making me tense, but I was unable to move yet again. 

This feeling. I knew what it was, or at least I thought I did. I've never felt it before, and the fact that it was so unknown to me made me afraid of it. I wanted to throw myself out the window and run away. But I also wanted to see this through.

As much as I did not want to admit it. I wanted to kiss him. His lips were on mine just for a brief moment before Rouge interrupted, and I had instantly felt a spark, something deep down had lit up. I wanted more of that. But was it right?

Was it okay to give in to this?

"But if you want me to stay away, I can." He stood up, about to walk away, but I reached for his hand and grabbed it. He looked back at me, but I was focused on our hands. It felt strange, but it didn't feel wrong.

"Sonic. Wait." I stood up slowly. My heart felt like it was about to explode. I felt so nervous all of a sudden, but I didn't want to stop. I let myself give into this. If I stopped now, I may never let myself accept this ever again.

"Shadow." His voice broke as I leaned closer. He stiffened for a moment yet relaxed almost immediately. 

Then I lost all senses and kissed him. All the tension I was feeling just a second ago finally disappeared, just like everything else around us. It was just me and him in this room. Just me and him.

The kiss was soft and gentle, neither of us wanting to pull away. I felt a strange feeling in my stomach. Was this what everyone called butterflies? It's ridiculous. A strange feeling indeed. Yet one I didn't mind.

When we finally pulled away, we rested our foreheads against each other, the two of us panting lightly. For once, Sonic didn't have any jokes to throw out. He remained silent as we enjoyed the moment. Our cheeks flushed, the heat of it finally making us take a step back from the other. Something shifted between us now, something big.

My ear twitched a few times, my senses finally kicking in, realizing what we had just done. Sonic looked like he was about to speak, like he was nervous, maybe afraid of something.

"Im still not letting you out of my sight, Hedgehog." I finally spoke, my voice low and serious. This made Sonics smile returned.

"Wouldn't want you to." I didn't answer anymore, simply stayed quiet thinking just what the hell did I just get myself into.

Yet it seemed like it was all the answer he needed.