|Third Person POV|

Shadow and Sonic just sat in silence next to each other, neither one made a move though only Sonic had moved to scratch at his stitches and stomach the area on his stomach had gotten red from him scratching at it.

Can I do anything for you, Mister Shadow?

Shadow looked over at Sonic after seeing the hedgehog sign to him, at this point he just rather keep Sonic from talking to him, since he really didn't want anything to do with the blue hedgehog. "No" the other hedgehog strictly said, to Sonic before just going back to being quiet.

Sonic only blinks and just adjusts himself to be sitting on the couch opposite from Shadow, the handcuffs really preventing them from moving a lot, The azure hedgehog just had his hands on his lap trying to compose himself it really wasn't going well for him he just didn't understand why Shadow was being so distant it's him, and only talked to him if the ebony hedgehog needed him to do something when wasn't often.

Shadow can feel his arm move again because of Sonic, he just glances over to the blue hedgehog who just had his hands over his head. He could see some tears forming in the blue hedgehog's eyes.

"Why?...Why do hate me?" Sonic broke the tension his voice was rather shaken and very weak, and raspy.

Shadow blinks before he lets out a small sigh "I don't hate you...I hate what you became when you started to see that therapist..."

Sonic only blinks and looks at Shadow, before just using sign language cause he really didn't want to lose his voice.

But I thought you wanted me to like this?

"I wanted you to stop hurting yourself and possibly others that don't need to be murder..." Shadow responded "Not this emotionless husk..."

Sonic only looks off to the side he had some emotions to him, just not much after all he wanted to be perfect for Shadow, but he just hated to be alone in his thoughts, he was so use to having Fleetway, Dark, and Exetior comment on everything he did it kind of kept him sane but now that he was alone in mind it kind of made him wish he wasn't around anymore. Dark was right about him needing them. He flinched when he felt a hand on his cheek wiping his tears away, he hadn't noticed he was crying again. This feeling was new to him since he only felt pain and misery, but this feeling he didn't understand.

"Your Personalities?" Shadow started looking at Sonic. "They really kept you sane?"

Sonic didn't say anything but he nodded, without the three his mind has been to opened for his nasty thoughts to come swarming in and making him feel like the way that was back of the all words that were carved into his cheek even though he doesn't understand what half of those words mean. A quiet sigh escapes his lips he just kind of sniffs and scratches at his stitches again, before feeling Shadow pull his hand away with the handcuff.

Shadow only lets out a sigh before looking at the red mark on the side of Sonic's stomach , why hadn't he noticed that before, it didn't look like much probably just a rash, the other hedgehog using his free hand just feels the area, it was kind of wet and splotchy pulling his hand away to look at it, there was some red on his glove. He was gonna have to keep Sonic from scratching at that, he felt a pair of green looking at him, Shadow look over at Sonic, before point to the rash "Don't scratch at that either"

Sonic didn't really understand why he couldn't itch at his stitches or the red area that was on the side of his stomach, not wanting to disobey he just nods. The two were again met with silence. Before the sound of something growling broke the silence, Shadow knew it wasn't coming from him since he didn't growl like that, so the option had to the blue hedgehog, but how would he growl when he was still recovering from that attempt, that happened a six weeks ago. He looked over at the hedgehog who really wasn't doing much beside just sitting there itching at the carving in his shoulder to not disturb the Ebony hedgehog from his train of thoughts, before the growling was heard again.

"Sonic? Are you hungry?" Shadow asked the blue hedgehog, who just turned his attention to Shadow and shakes his head, he wasn't hungry despite how skinny he looked, he wasn't in the hospital to he really wasn't getting the nutrients he needed from the IV bags that the hospital had. Shadow only got up pulling the blue hedgehog with him to the kitchen at least with the handcuffs he's about to get the hedgehog the help he needed, he thought Rouge would help keep the other hedgehog fed but even the Bat gets busy. "How long have you not eaten Sonic?"

Sonic didn't respond as he just looked off to the side he really hadn't felt hungry since he got out of the hospital and went to see his therapist, so to long.

"Damnit Sonic..." the other hedgehog said before he just opened the fridge to see what kind of easy leftovers he could make for the blue hedgehog, so far there wasn't anything, he was gonna have to cook something, though this does explains why he slept a lot when the other hedgehog didn't need him to do anything.

Sonic just trying to stop himself from falling over cause of the handcuffs that his left wrist was trapped, but with Shadow's shifting in the fridge it was rather hard, though the hedgehog didn't really have a preference for anything since he would literally eating anything that was edible and not toxic to him, he wasn't really allergic to anything either, he was just afraid to eat cause of the cut on his neck at first it hard to swallow, can he even eat? I mean his throat doesn't hurt to swallow. He was suddenly jolted out of his thought when Shadow moved to the pantry and started to get something out that was in a can, and a pot. The Blue hedgehog did notice a pack of hot dogs already on the counter behind him.

"Alright Sonic, if we are gonna be handcuffed together your gonna help me cook this for you" Shadow said turning on the stove and putting the pot on the stovetop that had the red lights on. He gives Sonic the can opener and the can.

Sonic took the tool and looked at it confused about it, he's never cook before, he's been in the kitchen of course but never really helped Shadow or Rouge cook, he felt Shadow help guide his hand. And showed him to help open the can. Sonic struggled some the can opener was really started to hurt his hand but he got it open, he really wasn't looking for Shadow to praise him for doing something like this, he was used to not get praise for anything good he does, but at least he was learning, he just sniffs the lid of the can that he opened it didn't smell bad and he wasn't to try it but he was pulled to the stove.

|Sonic's POV|

I don't know what we were making but I was glad I could help him with something besides just cleaning up after him.

But whatever we were cooking kind of smelt good, and I couldn't help but let my tail wag, I've never really had a good meal before, except for when I met Shadow...he's a good cook.

I kind of didn't mind him dragging me along while he was cooking. But I'd so glad that I'm gonna be eating some that smelt good.

|Third Person POV|

Sonic watched Shadow put the final touches on the food before placing the plate in front of Sonic, on the plate was eight hot dogs with chili poured over them and some cheese sprinkled on top, Sonic sniffs the food before just taking a hot dog and just shoves at least half of it into his mouth. Shadow watched the other hedgehog eat but when the azure hedgehog shoved half of the hot dog into his mouth the ebony hedgehog was taken back and just blinks before he just looked away from the blue hedgehog, he didn't really have problem with watching the other male eat but when he almost deep throated the hot dog he really didn't need to think about it.

Sonic didn't mind Shadow watching him eat he was rather used it, he was just busy with eating the hot dogs that he hadn't noticed Shadow wasn't looking at him he was just to busy when he finished he heard a cough from Shadow and he looked over at the other hedgehog who had just taken the plate to clean it, he just uses his thumb to wipe away some of the chili off of Sonic's cheek.

"Just because I'm not monitoring you, doesn't mean you cant just eat" Shadow's tells Sonic, who just looked away and nodded, it's not his fault that he doesn't get hungry often, after all being in isolation with little food to eat besides just medication that had the vitamins that he need to survive or was just force feed by a feeding tube down his throat. He really didn't mean to make Shadow's life like he was babysitting a little kid.

Sonic felt another tug on his arm and he followed after Shadow to the restroom, the hedgehog was confused but he just knew that Shadow was there to help him out, even tho the blue hedgehog didn't think he deserved all this kindness after all the shit he put on Shadow and Rouge, he's really been nothing but trouble. He felt another year roll down the corner of his eye. He really was pathetic and worthless, he just felt something cold on his stomach but he didn't flinch at it, he was still use to feeling pain that he was numb to it but he looked down to see Shadow put a cold wet paper towel on the rash to help stop the feeling at least and to clean it, before the other hedgehog patched it up.

Shadow just pulls Sonic along with him, this was something he was gonna have to get use to because of the handcuffs but he started making his way to the stairs he knew the Sonic spent most of his night sleeping on the couch but this time it was gonna be different since they are handcuffed he made sure Sonic didn't stumble down the stairs cause that would cause him to fall as well. He really did miss the hedgehog asking him questions about stuff he didn't understand but now it was blank stares and silence, opening the door with his other hand he just walks into his room.

Sonic only blinks and his eyes looked around the room, he really hadn't been upstairs before since everything he needed was on the first floor but room was normal or to his standards normal with the moonlight shining into the room light it up a bit, the bed looked comfy and there was a nightstand next to the bed with a picture of Shadow and some human with blonde hair and a light blue dress, she must have been important to the ebony hedgehog in away he felt another tug on his wrist he and was pulled towards Shadow, who was in the middle of take off his rocket shoes or that what they looked to the blue hedgehog and his gloves he was gonna have to wash them since he felt that red spot on Sonic's body. The blue hedgehog was a little iffy with taking his own shoes, since he really hadn't check to see if that wounds had healed on his paws but if he was gonna sleep here he might as well follow Shadow's footsteps so he sat on the bed, Sonic blinks and the bed was more comfortable than the couch was, well anything was comfortable than laying on the cold concrete floor of his old cell but he reached down to undo the buckle on his shoes before slipping them off his paws looked normal, besides the bandages that were still wrapped around the blue hedgehog's paws.

Shadow just got into bed and laid down he just knew he was gonna be handcuffed to Sonic for awhile, which he didn't mind now that he knew a little bit more about the other hedgehog's personality and how important they were to the blue hedgehog.

Sonic looked over at Shadow and saw that he had his eyes the blue hedgehog only bit his bottom lip but he laid down next to Shadow on his stomach his hand was kind of close to the ebony hedgehog's the handcuffs were restricting there movement, Sonic just take a hold of Shadow's hand, he didn't know why he did this it just felt nice.