No Chance

Sonic has fallen in love with Shadow. He knows there is no chance that Shadow will ever return his feelings and so he does everything in his power to forget about those feelings—even going as far as inviting Amy on a date. But even that doesn't stop his mind from throwing what-if scenarios at him...

TAGs: Wordcount: Over 10.000, Dreams, Day Dreaming, Angst, Unrequited feelings

Disclaimer: I do not own Sonic the Hedgehog or any related characters.

[Last Edited: 2018-09-14]

Chapter 1: Sweet Dreams

It was long past midnight but sleep still refused to claim Sonic's tired mind. He lay motionlessly on his bed, curled into himself, with one lone runaway tear sliding down his cheek and the aching feeling in his chest still as strong as when he had lain down so many hours ago.

His whole body felt sore from lying in the same position for such a long time, but the hero couldn't find the strength or will to roll over. It was laughable. He, Sonic the Hedgehog, who hadn't been broken even when faced with almost hopeless situations and nearly undefeatable foes, had been broken by a few simple words.

"Annoying imbecile!"

"Bothersome idiot!"

"Blue nuisance!"

Even though it was probably the thousand time today that Sonic recalled that fight today, Shadow's insults still painfully dug into his heart. The two of them had always fought, had called each other horrible names and never actually said a single nice thing to each other. That was how it had always been. He used to just shrug it off like if it was nothing. But now he found himself unable to...

Why?! Just why did he have to fall in love with Shadow out of all people?!

W-why...?

Shadow would never love him back. Doctor Eggman was more likely to give up his world-conquering tendencies than Shadow even taking the tiniest bit of liking in him; that one was very much obvious after all this time of knowing the ebony agent.

There was just no chance for him...

Sighing exhaustedly, Sonic closed his heavy eyes. Hoping it would grant him at least a bit of emotional release, he continued to silently cry into the night until his body finally granted him the sweet embrace of unconsciousness.

-O-

A pleasant shiver ran through Sonic's body as his left ear was gently caressed, the warm hand gingerly rubbing over the blue appendage in an almost lazy fashion. Sonic found himself melting into the sensation and when the hand moved its ministrations lower to softly scratch behind his ear, he very much purred at the attention.

Slowly, Sonic opened his eyes to see who was the owner of this artful touch and he was met with the sight of striped black fur and intense red eyes.

Shadow.

For some reason, Sonic didn't question why Shadow was in his bedroom or how the agent had even gotten here. The only thing that mattered was that Shadow was there and all else was unimportant.

There was a small smile on the other's face, however, it melted into a frown almost right after and the gloved hand that had been caressing Sonic's ear moved to gently stroke the peach cheek of the blue hero. "You've been crying..." Shadow noted.

"I-I have..." Sonic admitted, averting his gaze from the dark hedgehog in shame. He could hear Shadow sigh tiredly before the agent was leaning down and a soft kiss was being pressed to his forehead.

Somehow Sonic didn't question even this strange gesture.

"I'm sorry about calling you those names," Shadow murmured sincerely. Surprised, Sonic turned his gaze back to his dark rival, his surprise intensifying when he saw the guilty expression on Shadow's face and the agent's slumped posture. "Work has been quite stressful these past few weeks..."

"It's alright, Shads, don't beat yourself over it," Sonic replied, smiling reassuringly at the dark hedgehog as he could see the other was clearly sorry.

Shadow stared at him for a while and the he shook his head, chuckling. Sonic could feel something warm spread inside his chest at hearing Shadow's laugh. "I'll never understand how can you so easily forgive people," Shadow confessed, smiling warmly again. "I think I should make it up to you somehow."

"What do you have in mind?" Sonic asked, curiosity slipping into his voice.

"Well, it would only be fair that for making you feel bad, I should now make you feel good instead, wouldn't it?" Shadow mused aloud, lips pulling into a smirk as he leaned so close to Sonic that the hero could feel the other's warm breath on his face. Sonic could feel how his heart picked up its pace, his eyes widening in anticipation.

Then Shadow connected their lips.

Sonic felt a warm feeling spreading through his whole body, his eyes closing instinctively as his arms wrapped around the dark hedgehog to bring him closer to their owner. Their lips seemed to mesh together like two pieces of puzzle and Sonic found himself getting lost in the kiss. It was hot, overwhelming, wonderful and mostly of all—perfect.

However, even thought it was all Sonic wanted at the moment, the need to breath made itself known and so he reluctantly pulled away from Shadow to fill his lungs with the necessary oxygen. But just a few moments later he found himself being kissed again, even more passionately than before. One of Shadow's arms sneaked around his waist and pulled, pressing the two hedgehogs closer—

Sonic blinked awake, the sudden absence of Shadow leaving him confused.

What...? Where is Shadow? It took the blue hero a moment to realize that he was all alone in his room and that everything that had just happened was just...

A dream. Sonic's mood immediately dropped at this finding, a sad look replacing his smile. Just a dream...

Sonic sighed as he looked outside through the window, which he hadn't bothered to cover with curtains the previous night. The sun was already high in the sky.

I should get up. Reluctantly, Sonic got up and headed for the bathroom. Once there he looked himself over in the bathroom mirror, noting he looked absolutely horrible.

Well, that wasn't really unexpected considering he'd spend the whole night crying...

The blue hero sighed as he undressed himself and then climbed into the shower, hoping the embrace of warm water would make him forget his aching heart at least for a moment.

-O-

Tails checked the kitchen clock for what seemed to be the thousand time today. It was already past ten and Sonic was still in the bed.

Sighing, the young inventor continued to make pancakes, his mind wandering back to his friend. Sonic had been acting quite strange for the last few weeks; he didn't smile as often as he used to and he he had been unusually quiet yesterday.

That was also why Tails was preparing pancakes now and why he had also prepared a load of chili-dogs before that—those two foods were Sonic's favorites and he hoped it would improve Sonic's mood at least a little bit.

"Hey! Morning, buddy!"

"Oh! Good morning, Sonic!" Tails was relieved to see the blue hero up finally. He let his eyes linger on Sonic a little longer, trying to determine the level of strangeness of blue hero's behavior. He seemed as his usual upbeat self... "Take a seat! I'm almost finished with the breakfast."

"Whoa! Both pancakes and chili-dogs for breakfast? What's the occasion?" Sonic asked, a big grin on his face as he put some of the food on his plate.

"Uh—No reason." Tails just shrugged his shoulders, quite caught of guard by the other. Sonic wasn't really acting out of the usual. Maybe it had been just some kind of phase...?

Sonic send a curious look Tails' way but didn't question his answer. Tails flipped the last pancake onto a plate and then sat down at the kitchen table across Sonic.

The two ate in silence. Nothing unusual about that. Breakfasts were always silent in their household. Though from time to time, Tails would steal a glance at Sonic, searching for any signs of strange behavior he might have missed.

Sonic pretended for the first five minutes that he didn't notice Tails' staring but when the glances continued, he spoke up. "Is something wrong?" he asked.

Tails frowned internally but outwards he didn't let it show. He should be the one asking this question here. "Everything is fine. What about you?"

"Hm...Nothing unusual." Sonic shrugged his shoulders, trying to not think about the dull feeling in his chest—it wasn't like Tails could do anything about that anyway.

Tails frowned. He knew his brother was keeping something from him. "Sonic—"

"Guess who's here~!"

The duo both stared in surprise at Amy, who had just entered the kitchen, neither of them sure how she had managed to get past the locked main door.

"Oh. Hi, Ames," Sonic started, still unsure what to make of her sudden appearance. "...Do you need something?"

"No~!" she singsonged, giggling. "I just wanted to see my Sonikku!" she declared before she hugged 'her Sonikku' tightly, even going as far as planting a kiss on his cheek.

For once, Sonic didn't try to avoid her affectionate gestures like he usually would. Instead her looked her over, an idea suddenly appearing in his head.

"Huh? What are you looking at?" However, Amy clearly mistook his staring for a bad sign. "Is there something on my dress?"

The pink heroine immediately started to search her dress for stains, but a soft touch on her shoulder from Sonic made her stop her frantic search. "Calm down, Amy. There isn't anything on your dress. I was just admiring how beautiful you look today."

The sound of Tails' jaw hitting a ground could be heard across the multiverse.

On the other hand, Amy just turned slightly redder in the cheeks and waved her hand in the 'oh, you,' gesture.

"I'm serious, Amy!" Sonic stood up, gesturing wildly. "You look dashing today!"

Tails's jaw hit the ground once again as he stared in utter bewilderment at his male friend. Sonic never complimented Amy's look without the threat of her hammer looming above his head! And now he did it twice in a span of ten seconds! Was he dreaming?

"Oh, Sonikku!" Amy laughed, latching onto her hero's arm. "How romantic of you!"

Sonic chuckled as he curled his arm around Amy's waist, bringing her closer to him. "Such a beautiful lady deserves thousands of compliments."

The young fox continued to stare at the two hedgehogs, wondering what on Mobius was happening—something was definitely wrong with Sonic. But what?

Tails frantically searched his mind for an answer or at least some kind of clue what it might be. But he came up blank.

"—On a date?!" Tails was harshly brought into reality by Amy, who was now hoping excitedly. "A date with my Sonikku! Of course! Of course!"

A date? Sonic's invited Amy on a date?! The young genius was struck speechless, his mind just not able to form even a simple sentence, and so he could only stare as the duo waved him goodbye and then how they promptly left the house to go on their date.

Tails stared in confusion at the spot where the two hedgehogs had stood just moments ago.

What in the name of Chaos had just happened?

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