Chapter Three -

Shadow raised a brow at the blue hero bouncing up to him, grinning from ear to ear like a child who knew he had done wrong. He stops right in front of him, holding a small grey bag in his right hand. "I got us something," he says, sounding proud of himself. Shadow only continues to give him a suspicious look, not sure if he could trust the other with whatever it was he had.

"What did you get and how did you get it?" he asks, walking away from the wall he had been leaning against, the two making their way passed the restaurant and down the colorful road cutting through Twinkle Park. Sonic walks alongside him, still smiling happily.

"You'll see~" he chirps, causing Shadow to roll his eyes. Sonic was in an overly good mood, which meant whatever he got was either going to be dangerous or completely stupid.

Probably both.

A beep from Sonic's wrist communicator completely erased his smile, however, the speed demon looking down at it with a scowl. Shadow could briefly see the word "Sally" on the screen, and felt himself frown slightly as Sonic hit ignore and looked away with his ears quirked back. Just thinking of Sally seemed to put him in a sour mood, despite how happy he was only seconds before. Then again, the Ultimate Lifeform thinks, didn't the two get into a huge fight not so long ago? Something about the princess cheating on him with some monkey prince…

He had only paid so much attention while Rouge had talked about it. He hadn't really cared considering he never talked to Sonic anyway. Little did he know only a week later he and Sonic would start hanging out…

He then realized he didn't really know that much about Sonic. Sonic knew almost everything about him, from his past to why he does how he does, and yet Shadow hardly knew a thing about Sonic's own past, his own reasons to why he does things…

Reaching for the other's hand, he pulls him slightly closer, turning his scowl into a small smile like a switch. "It's getting late. What did you want to do?"

Sonic hums, the two stopping to look up at the fireworks and lights all around. They stood beside a large pool, currently empty of people, the only two in the area at the late time. "Not sure," Sonic sighs. "I really don't feel like going back to the city… Sal would be up my ass in an instant."

Shadow frowns, studying the Hero of Mobius as he watched the lights dance across the sky. "I could take you to my own place," he offers, catching the other's attention and bringing his emerald eyes to meet his own red ones.

"Your place?" Sonic questions. "You have your own place?"

Shadow can't help but smirk. "Of course. Somewhere away from G.U.N. and Rouge, since I can't trust either."

Sonic smiles instantly. "Alright, I'm fine with that."

"Then come here," Shadow says quietly, wrapping an arm around the hero's waist, pulling him against his own body and causing the hedgehog to let out a surprised yelp. Sonic's face reddened darkly, his nose touching Shadow's, who smirked and felt for the Chaos Emerald he held in his quills.

"Chaos Control."

The white robot glared as best as it could at the teal hedgehog, shaking his head disapprovingly. "You gave him what?"

Breezie shrugs carelessly. "What? Sonic's cute as fuck, and I get to put him on my show. You know how much bigger I'll get when I get an interview with Sonic the Hedgehog on my show?"

Scratch sighs, shaking his head. "What if he gets into trouble?"

The girl frowns, watching the blue hero on camera disappear into the crowd. "He'll be fine. He may seem stupid and crazy, but he's dangerously smart. Don't let him fool ya."

The robot stomps his foot irritably. "I mean what if he breaks something?!"

Breezie turns around and glares at him. "It'll be fine! You saw him at Casinopolis! He's fine. Besides, I want him to keep coming back to my establishments. You know how much money he brings me with every visit?"

"And you're covering him?" Scratch frowns. "Why not reveal the fact that he's dating Shadow and get even more attention?"

She only continues to glare at him. "This is the deal, hon. He keeps coming back, and I cover his ass. Plus, I owe him a favor or two anyway."

The robot didn't like it at all, but there was really nothing he could do to change his boss's mind. He had a feeling she actually had feelings for the hero, even if not romantically, which is why she spoiled him any time he showed up.

He couldn't deny that he was also actually slightly worried about him, too.

"Where. The fuck. Did you get moon herbs?" Shadow forced out, giving his boyfriend a suspicious glare. Moon herbs were highly illegal to mobians. The dark hedgehog remembered accidentally discovering a batch while he and Rouge raided a base to some shady scientists. Just a whiff of the stuff had Rouge tripping out so hard she thought he was some ex-boyfriend of hers she wanted to kill…which didn't end well at all. He had to knock her out and take her to the hospital before she hurt him or herself.

Sonic shrugs, playing with the grey bag that had recently dumped its contents on Shadow's coffee table. "Just a friend," he hums, not keen on sharing exactly who. Shadow had to wipe a hand down his face, staring at the herbs on the table. "Are serious about this? Rouge couldn't even handle these."

The hero shrugs again, meeting Shadow's eyes with his own mischievous ones. "I heard about that," he grins. "Come on, it'll only be a little."

The black and red hedgehog only stared blankly at the other, contemplating the whole thing. This was a bad idea, he thinks to himself. Then again, so was draining their Chaos Energy to get drunk without knowing what the consequences were…not to say what had happened then was a consequence, but still…

Sonic was giving him a devilish, puppy dog look. A look that just begged him with every ounce of his being to get into trouble with him.

What could it hurt? he asks himself. They were in the middle of a woods, nearly the middle of nowhere, in a small cabin Shadow built himself after getting fed up with Club Rouge, just the two of them by themselves…

"Fuck it…" he breathes out, knowing he was going to regret this in the near future. "Fine."

Sonic let out a happy sound to that, bolting to his feet to jump into Shadow's arms. "You are the absolute best," he purrs, nuzzling his nose.

The biohog sighs. Sonic was going to be the death of him…immortality be damned.

A flash of green buzzing through a thick crowd of people came to a sudden halt, revealing a lime green hedgehog sporting a black jacket, red shades over his light blue eyes, and black boots. He looks around with a frown, his eyes squinting as he tried to make out which street he was on.

Why was Mobius so damn hard to navigate? His world was nearly empty of cities like this, bustling with hundreds upon hundreds of people, tall buildings that touched the sky, and cars driving down paved roads. A few people -both human and mobian- gave him strange looks as they passed by, to which he simply ignored and made his way forward in another flash.

He jumps on top of a tall bus, putting a hand over his eyes as he searches for anything to tell him where exactly he was on the large planet.

Ah, there.

"Central City Printers" was written on a large black and white sign on a tall building, causing him to huff and tap his foot irritably.

"God damn," he grumbles, jumping off the bus and landing next to a few startled people on the sidewalk. "All the way out here? Which way is Mobotropolis?" he mutters to himself, walking over to a newspaper stand and snatching one. An angry human curses at him as he walks away, his eyes scanning the page.

"Why am I not surprised?" he grins to himself. Sonic was always on the newspapers, no matter what day it was. The hero was on the front page, shaking hands with the 'President of the United Federation,' alongside a detailed article of the event. Apparently the humans swore an oath to completely abandon any harmful chemicals they used, along with gas for fuel and littering in the oceans. Blue in politics? He couldn't see it, really. Why wasn't that princess doing things like this?

Oh?

Another article down below also had a picture of Sonic, along with the princess herself. The shot captured the two seemingly fighting; Sally yelling and Sonic with his hands over his ears, walking away from her.

"Tension between Princess Sally Acorn of Knothole and Hero of Mobius's Resistance Leader Sonic the Hedgehog is starting to raise brows. According to eye witnesses, multiple occasions of the two leaders fighting has been seen numerous times, even out in public. While no one can discern what exactly each of the arguments is about, it has been confirmed that Princess Sally had indeed cheat on our hero with Prince Monkey Ken Khan."

"Get the fuck ouuuuttt!" Scourge exclaims, his face lighting up instantly. Chipmunk face cheated on old Blue with a monkey? Now that, was loowww, even for Sally.

Throwing the paper aside, the green hog grins. Oh, this was going to be fun. He could fuel the fire between the two easily. He may even get the guy to join him!

Whistling happily, the hog marches forward with a glint in his eyes.

"Did you hear?!" he suddenly catches, stopping to turn and look at two mobian girls talking excitedly by a small café. "Sonic was with a boy at Casinopolis! Holding hands!"

What…?

To think his luck couldn't get any better…the moebian thinks with a sinister grin, stepping closer to listen to their conversation.

"Like, a date?" the other girl exclaims.

"Uh-huh!" the first girl answers, nodding her head energetically. "My cousin was there when it happened! She sent me these pictures of the two together. I think the guy's name is Shadow, but they were together the whole night!"

"That is so cute!"

Stripes? And Blue? Scourge grins.

Oh, this just got a whole lot better.

Hands raked down his sides, claws just slightly cutting through the fur and scraping his skin. He couldn't stop himself from moaning no matter how hard he tried. Only a little of the herbs had them both hot and energetic, and agreeing that going out for a run was a bad idea in their state (especially after Sonic started hallucinating), they decided to retort to other activities…

Like pinning Sonic against the refrigerator, while a pot of tomato soup exploded because it sat on the stove for far too long, and ignoring it because they were too horny to focus on the possibility that the house could catch on fire…

"Stop fighting me," Shadow huffed into his ear, trying to get the hero to stay straight enough to get a second finger in him. Sonic groaned, arching his back in reply.

"Well…" he pants, barely able to form words. "When someone pins you against a flat surface…I…ah…y-your immediate reaction is to fight back…nnn…"

Shadow glared at him, ramming his second finger into the hero's tight hole with no remorse. Sonic let out a strangled cry, squeezing his eyes shut tight. It wasn't enough…he needed more…

"Your reaction to me pinning you against a wall, should be submitting," the dark biohog growls, causing the cobalt hedgehog to shudder and whimper against him.

They were too worked up. They felt far too energetic, but weren't releasing enough of that energy.

"Can…you at least…put me down somewhere?" Sonic pants, ears folding back. "I need to move."

"I'll tie you to my bed," Shadow mutters into his ear, ramming his fingers deeper into him, even harder, "and fuck you until you black out."

Just the thought of Shadow tying him down and taking him without restraint had him melting; a deep moan breaking his lips and his hips bucking to meet the other's thrusts. He felt even hotter than before, precum dripping from his tip and rubbing against Shadow's own erection. The Ultimate Lifeform was aggressive with him, which was exactly what he wanted.

He had no idea this could be so fun. He wasn't sure if it was the drugs in his system, or the fact that Shadow was just so good at this, but he felt amazing. He also felt very needing.

"Do it," he gruffed in return, his voice deeper than usual, causing Shadow to growl and smash their lips together. He pulled his fingers from him and reached down for his legs, pulling them up and around his waist, before wrapping his arms around the hero and pulling him away from the fridge.

"Stove…" Sonic panted, barely able to get it out as Shadow passed the said appliance. He flips it off as he walks by, carrying the hero into the hallway and down to his room. Lips locked and tongues fought with each other as Shadow carried him over to the bed and threw him down on it, climbing over him. He grabs his arms and pins them above the hero's head in one hand, using his other hand to reach underneath him and lift him up towards the center of the bed. Sonic growled at being held down, his blue legs kicking on either side of the red-streaked hedgehog in between them. Shadow growled back and bit down on the hedgehog's neck, causing him to yelp and arch his back again, while his arms tried to fight out of their hold.

Shadow's right hand slid up the younger's leg and around his thigh, letting his fingers dig into it possessively. Sonic whined underneath him, red faced with sweat matting his blue fur, bucking his hips and practically begging for him to do something. He obliged by reaching underneath him again and lifting the hero's blue hips up to meet his own, thrusting hard and fast, causing Sonic to gasp and kick and growl some more.

Sonic's arms were fighting against their hold, but Shadow wasn't having it. Using a bit of his Chaos Energy, a gold bind forms around the hedgehog's wrists, which then connected them to the bed post. Sonic cursed and kicked again, one eye squeezed shut while the other glared darkly at his mate. "What are you-?!"

"I told you what I was going to do to you," Shadow growls, before his teeth capture the other's lips against his own. Blood leaked from a cut on Sonic's lip, courtesy of Shadow, who now had both hands free to do what he wanted.

So he was actually going to keep him tied down? Sonic is shivering uncontrollably, trying and failing to fight Shadow's tongue with his own, while feeling the other's hands once again rake down his sides. He feels those hands slide over his thighs and in between his legs, spreading them wider apart before one hand is going below him, two fingers immediately slamming into his rear.

"G-hnnnah!" Sonic turns his head away from Shadow's, crying out at the sudden force below. How could something that hurt feel so good at the same time? The question was erased from his head the moment those fingers pulled out and slammed back in, nailing his sweet spot and nearly sending him over the edge. "Ah…yessss…." he pants, unable to control himself. Shadow smirks, taking in the sight below him with hungry red eyes. Sonic was a mess; breath in hard gasps, sweat coating his fur until it was slick and shiny, quills in a disarray, fur matted, wearing no clothes and tied to his bed, face red and ears pinned back, mouth agape because he couldn't stop moaning his name. Oh, he was going to hell for this, but he didn't even care.

He knows Sonic is close, oh so close, but he doesn't plan on letting him release any time soon. He dives down for his neck, nipping and licking downwards, electing sweet cries every time his teeth sank into tender skin. Sonic was going to go insane at this point, which was perfectly fine to Shadow. He continues down, over a fawn chest and biting into his left nipple, causing Sonic to curse out and whine, bucking his hips and practically begging for Shadow to get on with it. The biohog enjoys the hero's torture for a moment more, before going down over his stomach and biting that, too.

"Sh-shit Sh-Sha-Shadow!" Sonic cries, unable to bear it any longer. He couldn't move, had no outlet at all… Shadow's fingers were still sliding in and out of him; harder every single time they pushed in. "Sh-Shadow please…!" he cries, before yelping as his mate made another bite on his stomach. "God—dammit Shadow-now!"

He could sit there all day listening to Sonic beg to him, threaten him, curse him, plead to him…he could care less even if the world was ending around them. By the end of it all he would just die happy listening to Sonic cry his name because that's all that mattered to him.

"How much do you want this?" he asks, his voice husky in the younger's ear. Sonic shuddered and groaned, snapping his teeth together. "Tell me," Shadow pushes on, pulling his fingers out all the way and lifting Sonic's hips to meet his own. "Tell me how much you want this…"

"D-Damn…s-sadist…" Sonic chokes out, gasping when he felt Shadow's tip against his now wet and quivering hole. "Sh-Shadow…"

The dark hedgehog nuzzles him, pressing a kiss on his temple. "Tell me Sonic," he purrs, biting the tip of his blue ear and tugging gently. Sonic mewled, turning his head away as far as he could. Shadow was enjoying this too much…and he couldn't deny that he was too.

"I-ahhh, I…" Sonic tries, gasping when Shadow grounded their hips together again. Damn tease, he thinks bitterly. "I want…ah!"

Again Shadow rolled his hips into his own. The dark hog was messing with him! He hears him chuckle in his ear and growls loudly.

"Goddammit Shadow, stop teasing me and just fuck me already!" he yells, kicking his legs.

He nearly lost it hearing Sonic talk, yell like that. He slams in, his length sliding right in with no issues, hitting Sonic's sweet spot and causing the hero to cry out. He has to grit his teeth to hold his own moans in, but loses it quickly when he pulls back and thrusts back in. Sonic was hot, and wet, and tight, and every time he moved forward Sonic would mewl and cry and moan his name with no shame at all. Eventually the blue blur wrapped his legs around his waist, aiding him in his thrusts and bringing himself to moan out into the hero's ear. Sonic growled and he growled back, his thrusts getting harder and faster, more erratic as they neared the edge. Sonic couldn't take it; the feel of Shadow taking complete control over him, moving inside him, felt so good and so euphoric he couldn't even see anymore. His eyes were glazed over and staring into space, as Shadow rocked his body so hard the bed thumped against the wall.

"Fff…Shadow…" he can barely cry, as the dark hedgehog buried his face into the crook of his neck and wrapped his arms completely around his body, holding him close as he gave his last thrusts.

A broken moan left Shadow the same time Sonic let out a silent scream, the two hitting their climax at the same time. Sonic came all over Shadow's stomach, matting the dark fur and dripping onto his own fawn. He could feel the biohog's seed spill deep inside him, sending a warming sensation that left him fuzzy through his whole body. Shadow collapsed on top of him, panting into his ear as he pressed kisses down his face, across his muzzle and neck, murmuring his name over and over again as if he couldn't get enough of him. Sonic felt his vision fading, his body light in Shadow's arms as he continued to nuzzle and kiss him, the binds on his wrists disappearing as the Ultimate Lifeform pulled him as close to him as he could.

They fell asleep only seconds after.

The lynx frowns, watching the footage replay over again. No doubt about it…that was a green flash, just outside the city. It didn't get any closer or try to enter the city, however, despite the constant run around it. With a sigh, she pulls up another screen and makes a call, only waiting a minute or so before Sally answers.

"Nicole? Something wrong?" the girl asks. She looked exhausted.

"Apparently," the AI sighs. "Scourge has been running around the city all day."

"What? What is he doing? I thought he was sent to the No Zone!"

Nicole shakes her head. "I have no idea. I can contact the No Zone and ask them what happened."

"Please do, we have enough to deal with right now," Sally said, shaking her head. "I'll try and call Sonic, but I doubt he'll answer."

Sally hangs up before Nicole can respond. The lynx frowns, watching the blank screen for a moment, before sighing again and opening up another call screen.

It takes a few minutes longer for the two zones to connect, but surely enough a purple chameleon in No Zone armor appears on screen, raising his visor to reveal his eyes.

"Nicole?" Zespio blinks, caught off guard by the caller. "What can I help you with?"

"Did Scourge escape from your custody?" the girl asks, crossing her arms. The officer's eyes widen, as he nearly bolts out of his seat.

"He…he did!" he exclaims. "Why do you ask?"

"Because he's here," Nicole deadpans, brows furrowing.

Zespio's mouth drops open, the cop fully standing up now. "I'll report this to Commander Zonic immediately!"

He runs off screen, leaving Nicole to close out the call with a frown. Would have been nice of them to tell everyone Scourge was once again on the lose. The girl turns and scrolls through her calls, stopping on Sonic's name and pondering for a moment. Sally was unfortunately right: Sonic wouldn't answer. He hasn't been answering any call that wasn't from Tails, lately…besides that mystery person he kept texting and calling every single day. It wasn't actually her business, but if he and Sally didn't get their heads back together, they were going to drive him away for good. Besides, Sonic was a friend to everyone. She couldn't see him leaving them…

She hoped.