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THEY DID THE MASH

Who: ERRYBODY
What: CURSES
Where: ALL OVER THE SCHOOL
When: Halloween night through November 7th.
Warnings: 2spooky.

It was a dark and stormy night--

Well, no. It wasn't. In fact, it was rather cool and clear, a perfect October evening for the perfect October celebration. Stars winked above, the choice accompaniment to the orange moon looming overhead. Tonight. Tonight would be a party.

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But just as the sun begins to set, the sound of cackling can be heard ringing through campus, the harbinger of what could only be described as Halloween Shenanigans.

Woe betide those that fell into her path.

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Unfortunately, Shadow did think about it that much. It simply was, but it would not last. He was immortal. Sonic was a frail, normal hedgehog, despite his gift of speed. Sometime in his life, he was going to die, but it was too late to save himself from the heartbreak. He'd already grown, dare he think it, attached.

He typically wished he hadn't, but as of now, he was perfectly content.

He had his warmth to protect him from the night air's cold, after all.

He wasn't about to take to sleeping opposite of him. He slithered through to his arm, tucking himself neatly beneath it and shutting his eyes, unwilling to see the reaction he was going to be given. He could already see that cheeky grin in his head now, filled to the brim with pride. Idiot. Of course he would.

What he hated the most was the thought making him purr. He rumbled beneath his arm's weight, tail swishing through blades of grass contentedly. It displayed how easily comforted he was by his very presence alone, something he hadn't expected between the two who once wanted each other dead, as far as he was concerned. It felt... wrong, unneeded, weak.

He wasn't about to admit to one thing:

If this was wrong, he didn't want to be right.

Yeah. Yeah, he would be grinning.

As soon as he felt his arm defying gravity, he assisted in letting Shadow wiggle his way beneath it. Once tucked in, Sonic's snicker almost came off as a snarl, but he only pulled Shadow closer to his body to make sure he stayed warm... and safe. At least if they slept this way there was no chance of him being snatched up by a hungry predator, right? Right.

At this point, Sonic would kill to have something to say. For once, he's been rendered somewhat speechless. All he could do was rest his snout against his hand, get a small sniff of his companion, and close his eyes to veil everything with a coming rejuvenation.

Aw. That little whiff he sought made him seem like a precious little doggie himself. It warmed his heart, really, even further now that peace was starting to overcome his being for sleep. Shadow wanted to berate himself for giving a fond smile at the sight, but he couldn't. Besides, it wasn't as if Sonic could see it.

Maybe if he just tried something here before he dozed...

Ah, what the hell.

One affectionate swipe of the tongue against his cheek later, he curled fully into a ball, positive that his face had heated beyond comprehension. It- It was tempting, alright?

Sonic peeked an eye open as he felt a damp strip of fur sink down against his skin. This time he did give a little snarl, albeit a silent one, and took it as Shadow having the last word about the slobbering bit. Really? He wasn't getting away with that.

He was a BIG FUCKING DOG, dude, and his tongue was about half your size. Guess whose face was getting one enormous taste test?

You betcha, Shadow the Hoglet.

SLUUUURP.

~~You're welcome for this + icon~~

Oh

my

goodness.

Nope. NOPE. Shadow bit his lip, trying to hold back nausea as he shook his body, small globs of drool flying in all directions. Take that, Sonic. Take some of your slobber back.

"Filthy little...!"

Well, screw sleeping with him. Shadow squirmed out of his hold and rolled over to the other side of the blanket, glaring at him as his head laid flat and his tail thumped loudly.

Dickface.

Wasn't so gross when it belonged to him! HAH.

Sonic flinched away from the returns in any case, relaxing only when Shadow had stomped off to pout at the other end of the blanket. He was still for the moment, watching him with the utmost pride of having won that round, decorated only by a victorious smile. It wasn't long before it became a grin of arrogance and he pinched the blanket in order to drag the little hedgehog back to his arms for one hell of a bear hug.

And maybe a noogie. "Heh!!"

Shadow gave a very, very loud huff of air, ears pinning to his scalp with the unwanted gesture. Nothing bothered him more than something as intrusive and uncomfortable as a noogie. NOTHING.

"Y-You--!" He tried to yank himself away a little, enough to stay in his hug (which, on the bright side, he didn't horribly mind), but enough to keep away from his mitts. "It baffles me that I find reason to give a darn after this..."

...

Wait.

Wait a minute.

"... Darn."

No, wait! He meant to say 'damn'! No, that wasn't right!

"... Darn!!"

Oh. My.

Shadow stared at him with eyes bulging and expression bewildered. No. This curse, whatever it is, it-- it has inhibited his swearing, however rare. When he swore, it was filtered to something more child-friendly.

Why.

"What is going on there? You malfunctioning, buddy?" Sonic had ceased his noogie activities in order to just tap some clawed digits on the top of Shadow's skull. Man, this was too good. "What was that again? Damn?"

"D...!!"

You know what? No. Shadow slumped his shoulders, having given up. There was a higher power at work here that he couldn't control, and he hated to admit, but there was nothing he could do about it. Not yet.

"Do you want me to bite you again?" Because he could.

"Kitten's bite," he retorted, knowing it wouldn't hurt nearly as much. Shadow, please. "Y'can't bruise me like this."

Sonic kept him close this time, not wanting him to get away from the safe haven of strength and fur he had looped around him. He laid his head back down, gave his tail a to and fro, and sealed those emeralds away from the small flicker of moonlight that crept through the trees and illuminated them.

Fine then. Maybe he'll be close this time just to get your warmth, Sonic. Not like he wanted to be affectionate or anything.

Finally, Shadow felt that they'd exacted enough vengeance on each other. He was tired, sick and tired, and he hoped he would wake up with some semblance of normalcy on his shoulders. He gave a stretch and a yawn, huddling up to his friend and pressing into the sanctuary of fur he provided.

...

"Goodnight, pup."

Not without mouthing that, at least.

He'd let him have it. For now. The idea of a long night's sleep was enticing enough to give Shadow the last word, Sonic only tugging him a tad closer for security before drifting off to sleep.

The next morning came at a startling rate, Sonic having slept for what felt like a hundred years. He was groggy, disturbed by the strength of the Sun, and what shocked him further was how not even his transformation back into a hedgehog had stirred him awake. He had that lingering feeling of having woken up briefly, but Hell if he could recall it whatsoever.

He batted his lashes once or twice, grumbled under his breath at the idea of giving in to consciousness, then squeezed and curled his face into... whatever he was hugging onto.

[[ date is being changed to 11/08 with permission because this idea won't work on the 31st thru the 7th + this won't interfere with anything this way LMAO ]]

Sonic happened to be hugging onto a very much larger, much more normal Ultimate Lifeform. Unfortunately, he also happened to be clinging to him in the sense of his face being practically buried into his chest fluff. Normally, Shadow would have reacted, yet now, he felt very, very positive. He was fine. That was brought to his attention immediately upon awakening, feeling his body to be much longer and heavier than his prior size.

Along with that, well...

Admittedly, this did feel nice. He wasn't about to admit to that, and thankfully, he didn't have to, given Sonic was still sleeping (so he thought).

So with that in mind, he smiled fondly, a hand dancing downward to trail over blue fur, softly stroking his forehead affectionately.

This was not something he would have opted for if he knew he was conscious.

[[CAN'T TELL US WHAT TO DO, TIME.]]

It wasn't until Shadow initiated active contact did Sonic finally decide it was time to roll out of the forest bed for the day. He did plenty less rolling and more stretching his figure out, fingers dipping into waves of oil black spines and nose burrowing into the snow that laid carelessly upon it.

He peeked up through a hazy one-eyed gaze at Shadow, an quizzical expression on his morning face. When it occurred to him, however, that Shadow was pret-ty larger than he recalled, there was a moment of eye-opening panic.

"Woah!" Sonic shouted, scooting back from Shadow in absolute surprise. "... Oh," He laughed nervously once he looked between their two bodies. "For a second there I thought I shrunk!"

Oh.

Oh.

Salty behavior was initiated at full swing. Shadow was not about to have that, and despite Sonic scooting away, he made it a point to grab his shoulders and push him back even further. He didn't even have to look at his own face to know that he was absolutely red.

It could not get any more awkward than this.

"Do not do that under any circumstance. Period."

Yet the way his face was more radiant than a strawberry spoke otherwise.

"Do... What? Shrink?" He pushed himself up from the ground, the fabrics of the blanket stetching under his weight. "Apparently that's your gig, not mine." Grin.

"Don't play dumb with me, blue hedgehog. You know what I am talking about." With that, he gave an exasperated sigh and stretched, enough so that his joints popped a little under the tension. A subtle roll of his shoulders and a craning of his neck later, Shadow rose, eyeing him in a manner not short of unamused.

"Otherwise, you are a terrible mother dog. A shame I could not even nurse from you."

Of course, he was joking (because, I mean, ew??), but hopefully the inevitable reaction from Sonic would be worth it.

Yeah, wow, ew. Sonic gave a shudder at the thought, standing to join him.

Given some thought, he took to shrugging it off. "Not effectively, anyway." GROSS. STOP, YOU TWO.

Oh.

Well, he was hoping for something a little more substantial than that.

"Hmph. At any rate," began Shadow, dusting himself off from the grass and dirt in his fur, "now that I am at normal size, I have more important matters to focus on. That is, unless you are more prepared now to whelp and then feed your pups."

No.

They were never going to stop.

Shadow, why were you encouraging this discussion, dude? Weirdo.

Fine, Sonic will give him a puzzled tick of an eyebrow before wrinkling his nose right out of his sight. He was done having his imagination corrupted by that imagery.

Sonic spent the same amount of time clearing himself of minuscule debris along the backs of his thighs, one shake of a tail and a dusting of his hands to complete the ritual. For spending a night in the forest with an old brat, it was, by far, the best sleep he'd had in weeks.

Shadow earned a smile in his direction and he may not even know why.

"Aaw, Shadow," Sonic started in, that content smile being smothered by the grin he was born to bear. "All this talk makes it sound like someone wants to be a soccer mom!"

Well, Sonic was still going along with it. Consider them both equally as weird, the weirdos.

...

That remark, though. That had Shadow twirling to face him, eyes sharp as those of an eagle, gaze as intense as that of a puma on the prowl. Excuse him, Sonic? What was that?

"And just what is that supposed to be mean?" He spoke with a soft growl under his tone, a very noticeable one. Was he implying that Shadow wanted to mother pups?

Wow. No.

He'd rather Chaos Control those babies into space before he did that.

"You tell me," Sonic requested, holding a hand out as if Shadow could just pay up that information like a debt owed to him. He started this nonsense so that was practically true in Sonic's eyes. "Do we need to get you a dog?"

...

Okay, conversation over. This was segwaying into plain stupidity from disgusting banter. As if Shadow needed more than a verbal retort, he flicked his hand out to swat at the offered one, grumpily sneering.

"Shut up."

Shadow the Hedgehog knew how to behave like an adult.

Like Sonic was any better? He's still a teenager, after all. Look at your life, Shadow. You argue with a teenage boy.

His response was initially nothing but a snort, withdrawing his palms and relaxing it against his hip. "You're right. You can't even take care of a Chao --" Which triggered a moment of concern along his features. He looked back toward the school and wondered what time it was.

"How's he been?" Sonic asked, voice just barely a feather kissing the wind. He hadn't seen much of... well, anyone. He had to leave their Chao with him, even though Sonic wasn't sure it was a good idea at the time.

Edited 2012-11-20 20:09 (UTC)

Shadow was a fifty-year-old in his prime, ageless and almighty, bearing strength and brain capacity beyond anyone's wildest dreams, yet here he was, arguing with a teenage boy. Such is the life of the Ultimate Lifeform.

Another standard in the life of the Ultimate Lifeform was catastrophe, such as the kind that a little Chao could wreak upon a room. Oh no.

"Alone."

That was all he muttered before he twirled to run off, yet he halted long enough to glare at him over his shoulder.

"You're coming with me." Who knows what he's done? He's been... who knows how long in that room, the whole, entire time he'd be tiny. That was very, very bad.

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SCREECHES TO THE SUN

NUH UHHHHH OMG SHADOW

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