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✧ Chao Garden ✧

Welcome to Smash Academy's Chao Garden!

Who: Everyone!
Where: The Lake
When: Backdated to Sonic's flubbed network post on August 23
What: Looks like Smash has been keeping their lake pristine, because the cutest presence to grace Sonic's universe have taken a liking to it!

Chao (pronounced 'chow', sing. & plur.) have found themselves a comfortable little paradise to call their own on Smash Academy's grounds, enjoying their days swimming around, playing games, and taking a gratuitous amount of naps in the warm kindness of the Sun's light.

Most of what you see around the lake now are these little guys in their more neutral, infant forms, and some of the eggs that Sonic was seen holding in his video post are nestled snug and comfy in tall patches of grass. Either way, Chao have an evolutional struggle to contend with, but perhaps a little help from another life form can give them an idea on what they can truly become.

In order to avoid making this the longest log opening possible, please visit this entry in Sonic's journal for all the information you need about how Chao will work! I had to make some adjustments from the original concept, obviously.

As for the log itself, consider it an opportunity to mingle while picking up your Chao (like the dorm log!) You don't need anything from me. ~~But Sonic is going to be watching the crap out of all of you CHAO POLICE~~

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Um.

What.

Shadow shifted his eyes to glance at the Chao egg pressed against his skin, ears tilting downward with mild irritation at the touch. Of course onic would be here. Of course he would be here with that Chao egg he was toting.

To that, he gave a simple demand: "Get that thing away from me."

"Not just any ol' thing - It's a Chao Egg," Sonic reminded him with a small smirk. It evolved into a full grin and Sonic plopped himself down beside him.

Maybe he had been too busy panicking over the water and escaping Shadow's attempt to rip his head off, but the last time he was here, he didn't recall how serene the crisp taste of the lake water in the air made him feel. Though his ears tickled with a damp sensation along the tips, fur bristled by slight strokes of humidity (it was still summer, after all), he felt perfectly content and comfortable sitting with his buddy amidst familiar breeds from back home.

Said egg wiggled in Sonic's lap, the pull of gravity startling the little Chao inside of it. Sonic patted the top of it as if it were its head, then looked toward the Chao gnawing away at Shadow's foot. He chuckled, but said nothing else.

"No, really."

Shadow silently huffed, eyes shutting and snout lifting slightly with an air of pride circulating the vicinity. From behind him, a thump could be heard from his tail, a sign that he was getting agitated. Granted, it wasn't enough for him to want to shove Sonic away just yet, but he wasn't exactly liking having Chao eggs shoved into his face.

... Now, wait a moment. What was that sudden chuckle for?

He rose a brow, bringing his head down and dipping his book into his lap, and he growled. Oh, that thing was going to ruin his shoe. Great. He wasn't about to have that, though, so he flicked it a small ways away, hearing it squeak in retaliation.

"Hmph."

"Hey!" Sonic barked, watching the poor Chao go soaring in real Chao time. They were smaller, after all. A small ways was a long ways for them, and they were still babies!

Sonic's knuckles met with Shadow's bicep in a sharp jab, displeased with his actions probably a grand understatement.

"It wasn't hurtin' anything!"

Shadow hardly even flinched upon the punch to his arm, tilting his head haughtily off to the side. He curled his leg inward, the very one the Chao was chilling on, bringing it up to his chest. The book fell from his lap as a result, half-on one leg, half-in the grass.

"It was chewing on my shoe. I am not going to tolerate tarnishing my property."

He shot Sonic a glare. Oh, yes, he would know. He sure has done so before...

Sonic grabbed Shadow's leg and shoved it back into the ground, pinning it there. Those jade eyes were no where near the vicinity of playful when he turned to warn him.

"And I ain't gonna tolerate you hurtin' innocent creatures. Besides..." He watched the poor Chao pick itself up from the ground, looking back at Shadow with tears bubbling in its eyes. It quickly approached the dark hedgehog again, angry, crying, and pounding its mitts into Shadow's hip rather weakly. Not that it'd be anything short of painless and adorable, but it was still trying to make a point. "They're just kids."

What it still was, however, was annoying. Shadow grabbed the creature by its scruff and lifted it to his eye level, staring into its watery, tear-filled eyes. The little guy gazed into him, wibbling, more than ready to cry again.

They're just innocent kids that don't know what they're doing.

... He did remember one incident when Maria ruined once of Gerald's machines, not knowing that she was making a huge mistake. He remembered how she was weeping to him, how she felt terrible, and how he comforted her and told her it was alright.

Sigh. Fine.

Shadow brought the Chao back down into his lap, huffing, yet remaining gentle, a sign that he gave in. He displayed more indication of that, reaching a hand down to pet the little one on the head, ears folding downward with reluctance.

Edited 2012-08-26 15:11 (UTC)

Sonic's hand withdrew from Shadow's leg once he sat the Chao down and began to show it gentle attention. That was more like it. Seeing Shadow change his mind so quickly on how to treat something weaker than him... Heh.

...

Hmm. Sonic wondered if he could keep that up. If...

And with that sudden thought, Sonic shoved the Chao egg in his hands against the white fluff of Shadow's chest. He did, after all, have something else he needed to get to now. Shadow's sudden change in nature inspired another idea.

"Here ya go!"

Edited 2012-08-26 21:12 (UTC)

"Gnhhhn--!"

Shadow flinched, feeling the abrasive, dry shell of the Chao egg rub against his skin. He swallowed a large breath, feeling it against the most sensitive area of his chest, something that made his legs quiver.

That was really the wrong spot to push something - anything - into.

He twitched softly, his legs snapping shut in retaliation, eyes locked onto Sonic with what he hoped the blue hedgehog would take as a look of rage. Really, he had pissed him off for doing that. That was no lie. It was just half of the truth.

Touching him there felt nice, really nice, too nice. He was not about to have that. Not even Maria had touched that part of him!

"... You," he growled, exhaling deeply, "are going to stop that. Now."

Eh, Sonic was used to your pissed off demeanor, Shadow. He had just about every blank space in your emotional template filled in, but all that honestly meant was what he should and shouldn't take seriously, not so much what he should or shouldn't be wary of.

"Take the egg," he said, unknowingly holding Shadow's comfort hostage until he did just that.

Shadow could feel his toes curl within his shoes, the texture of the egg still getting to him every time he even breathed. It was just the sensation, the way Sonic was so close to him --

With that thought, he socked Sonic in the face, his own cheeks burning for even thinking of that.

"Enough!"

WHAM!

Welp.

Sonic hadn't quite braced himself for that. When he sat up again, his face was puffing up red and blood was trickling from his nose in two plentiful streams, but he was still holding the Chao egg out. Oohhh, how he wanted to hit you back, Shads.

"Take it!"

BUT, he'd punch you later. He wasn't about to start a brawl in front of the Chao. Not with one so close and an egg in his hands.

Ah, much better. Shadow's breathing steadied, arms flinging up to cross over his chest, notably higher than usual. He kept the delicate area covered, just in case Sonic decided to make another fast move.

"... I will," he growled, his voice lighter than he'd intended, "if you do not touch me there without warning again."

Maybe if he had more warning he wouldn't have been this fucked off, but sadly, he didn't see it coming. That only amplified the sensations and those... thoughts.

What was that even about? Just the heat of the moment making him grab for some sort of reasoning...? Yeah, let's go with that.

"What? Why? Are you ~~fucked~~ hurt?" Sonic pushed the blood off his muzzle, crawling closer to stick his bloody nose a tad closer in that direction.

That Chao from earlier was out of there cause, uhm, gross. Blood dripping.

Shadow averted his gaze, however concerned he might have been. Sure, it was nice and all, but dammit, he was sensitive there and Sonic had no right to be up in his business. It left him uncomfortable, to put it mildly.

"... No," he mumbled. "Just do not do it again. It feels strange."

Sonic withdrew the egg to his own torso, sitting on his legs and sniffing back his blood and snot. He coughed at the sharp, coppery taste.

"Sorry, didn't know, but it wasn't on purpose," he offered, hoping it was enough. From there, he stood up, smiling again and holding the egg down to Shadow. Here ya go, buddy. ~~Here we go~~

"Mmh..."

Shadow finally accepted the egg, handling it carefully and holding it close. It wasn't cold, but it wasn't exactly warm, either. It was probably a mixture of the life growing within it and the outside air balancing the temperature to something more acceptable. It made enough sense.

His ears flopped, mouth stretching in a wide frown.

"... My guess is," he told him, "that you want us to raise this Chao together."

That left him feeling even more odd. Raising a child-like creature with someone? How very parental, otherwise known as Way Out of Shadow's League or Interest.

Sonic studied Shadow within those few precious moments before the other made his open conclusion. How he held the egg, what his face said that his voice wouldn't or couldn't convey. As for his words? Well, it wasn't exactly what Sonic had in mind, but...

"I can help, yeah," he agreed with a temporary adenoidal wheeze to his words. He tipped his head back a little to stop the ticking trickle beneath his nose. At least it was slowing down.

"You will," he sternly corrected, luminescent eyes narrowing in his direction. "I am not going to raise one of these on my own when it is your fault that I am."

Implying that he was going to anyway...? Hmph. Shadow already regretted his wording. For now, however, he ignored the Chao egg, reaching down to yank a glove off of his left hand. With that out of the way, he reaches a bare finger upward to wipe at the blood dripping down his friend's nose.

He dipped his lids downward, eyes poised to stare down at the ground.

He was apologetic, but he doubted that needed to be spoken.

Sonic's reflex was to lean back from his approaching digit at first, but he pressed right into it when he consciously concluded that hostility didn't exist. Sonic's lips were dancing with amusement as he hed back chuckles, and he stood as patiently as twitching toes would allow, waiting for Shadow's apology to complete. When finished, Sonic gave a playful flick to Shadow's palm as it hovered.

"I'll be back!"

And he took off, making a few stops along the way, but with one goal in mind.

"...?"

He bolted so fast that Shadow couldn't even protest. At the thought, he flinched -- he wanted to make him stay? -- and stroked the top of the egg unknowingly. His mind wasn't focused on his hand, on anything, as he stared out into the lake, lids falling heavily over weary eyes.

Just what was he planning? He was both curious and hesitant to find out.

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