Shadow's P.O.V

"Whatever I did, I sorry!" I say in an innocent tone. Sonic sighs. "Shadow... you're not in trouble." Sonic picks me up and places me in his lap. "Shadow... you said you can't control your actions sometimes. When you said that, I thought you meant that you do silly things. Whatever this is, is a whole new level."

My ears lower and I curl up into a ball. "But... as long as you don't go overboard, I can deal with it. Ok, bud?" My ears perk up and I look up at him. "Thank you, Faker..." "Please, I think the "faker" thing is long overdue." I giggle. "You're right... Sonic." I smile at him.

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After a long day of running, I lay down in the guest room, prepared for sleep. I start to doze off until I see a weird figure in my room. I shut my eyes tightly out of fear, but when I open them, the figure stands still. The longer I keep them open, the more it moves, but when I blink, it returns to its original spot in the room. I hid under the covers, trying to fall asleep...

Sonic's P.O.V

After a long day of chasing that bratty kid around the house, I got tired. I went upstairs in my room and dosed off.

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I woke up sometime in the night. Something had kicked me. I was about to get up to grab my phone so I could check the time, but I bumped into something. It was Shadow! He was right there! Why is he here?! I poke Shadow once to wake him up. Nothing. I shake him a little. Nothing. I manually opened his eyes..? Something! Shadow awakens. He sits up and rubs his eyes while looking at me.

I look annoyed and confused while Shadow looks tired and drowsy. "Shadow, why are you in my bed?" Shadow's ears lower. "I- Um- Er- N-N-No reason..?" I groan. This kid... "Shadow, why? Just tell me, I can't do this right now..." I say, rubbing the tiredness out on my face. "I- Um- I-I got scared..." He quietly admits. I raise an eyebrow. "From what?" "There were figures in my room..." He whispers. "They scared me... I came here 'cause I felt safe..." He lays back down.

I sigh. "Shadow... what figures?" I say, tired, but less annoyed. "They were pitch black figure people..." I immediately thought of paralysis demons and my eyes shot open at him in shock. Looks like I'M not getting any sleep tonight... "They were in my room..." Shadow continued. "They kept coming closer... but they went away when I blinked... they were scary... And I saw faces... Some had, some didn't... And I got scared..." His voice cracks in his last sentence. He starts to whimper. 

My ears lowered in shame that I had gotten annoyed with him. I pull him closer to me and give him a hug. "C'mon buddy... it was just your imagination. There are no figures in the dark." Shadow rests his head on my chest. "But... I saw them. And I rarely imagine things..." "Children have more active imaginations than teens and adults, which is why most adults think that children are seeing things when they say 'there's a monster in my closet' or something like that."

I try to explain the best I could for Shadow's sake. "...I know children can sometimes see things. Real things. But this isn't one of those times, ok Shadow?" "Ok..." "You can stay here tonight, but you actually have to sleep in the guest room tomorrow, ok?" "Ok... thanks, Faker." Wait, this was Shadow in control?! "Wait- Shadow?!" "Huh..?" "You're the one controlling your body right now?!" "Ummm..." 

He seemed embarrassed. "Shadow!!" "I'm sorry... but I wasn't lying about the figures scaring me..." He mumbles. I sigh out of annoyance. "You little shitbag..." I mutter. "I didn't lie to you 'cause you didn't ask!" He's not wrong about that... "Still, you should tell me." "Why?" "So I don't start babying an adult, Faker, why else?" 

Shadow lays his head down on the pillow and nuzzles against me. I push him away. "Don't get too comfortable, Shadow. I'm telling you. Don't use this as an excuse to act like a baby." I turn my back to him. Shadow sighs. "Fine... goodnight, Faker." "'Night, Fakest Faker." That earned a giggle from Shadow.

Why is he so cute??

(Me: Ok, I know I said that Rouge and the mystery character would finally be in the story, but I really wanted to write this in. I promise we're gonna have another character involved in the next chapter! Until next time! Bye!
Lil' Shadz: Wait! You lied to me!
Sonic: Get over it, scaredy cat. New people in the next chapter.
Lil' Shadz: That better be true.
Sonic: Also I'm joining the Shadow Burrito Supremacy. Whispers to me
Me: Thank you. Whispers back
Lil' Shadz: The WHAT supremacy?!
Me: Bye!
Lil' Shadz: WAIT-!)