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She didn't have the heart to tell him they wouldn't do a thing against Shadow.\n\n\"Hey, baby-Blue, drink this,\" she calls softly, sitting on the edge of the bed. He was refusing food and water earlier, but maybe now he would at least try to get something in his system. He doesn't budge, however, his ears quirking back and the scowl deepening on his face, eyes still closed.\n\nWith a sigh the bat girl sets the cup of water down on the nightstand, before flapping her wings to get over the hedgehog and lay on her side next to him, facing him. There wasn't much space there for her up against the wall, but she got comfortable anyway and threw an arm around the hero, pulling him in for a hug. His eyes snap open and his face reddens instantly, when his face is practically smashed into the abino's large chest. He closes his eyes, his scowl returning, and she chuckles, pressing a soft peck on his head.\n\n\"How're you feeling, Blue?\" she asks, her voice quiet, \"...and don't say, 'fine,' either. That's a dirty word that means there's obviously something wrong.\"\n\n\"Annoyed,\" he mumbles, the first thing he's said since waking up. She smiles, taking that as a victory.\n\n\"What else?\" she continues to pry, loosening her hold on him so she can see his face. He meets her eyes, frowning at her, and she notices the red in his eyes was gone, and he seemed to be under control of his emotions again.\n\n\"Tired,\" he mutters, his tone just slightly above a whisper. She chuckles again, pointing a finger at his chest, or specifically his heart.\n\n\"I mean here, darling. Get those emotions out. There's really no point in hiding them from me at this point.\"\n\nHe seems uncomfortable, but sighs and closes his eyes, knowing there really was no point in hiding them from her. She's already seen him cry, and probably in the worst state he's ever been. How come it was always her that was finding him like this? When he first went Dark, she was there, she was the one that found him, panicking in a mess of destroyed robot, hyperventilating because he had no idea what was going on around him. She stayed with him until he calmed down, and helped him out of there.\n\nThen there was the last fight with Sally, where he found the princess locking lips with St. John, who decided to come back at the best of times. He sat at her bar and talked her head off, first in tears, second in anger, and then he just hung out with her the rest of the night on her couch, the two watching comedies and laughing about dumb things that happened in missions and day-to-day events.\n\n...and now this…\n\nShe was starting to become a sisterly-mother to him. Where his mom lacked the social skills and seemed too awkward to be a mom to begin with, Rouge pulled down all the boundaries and took care of him like a mother would.\n\nShe admitted once she didn't really understand her care for him, especially since she honestly didn't really care too much about others, but that she just couldn't help it and was fine with it.\n\n\"Aggravated,\" he admits, and she nods in understanding.\n\n\"Go on, darling, get it all out.\"\n\nFor some reason, once he started, he couldn't stop. \"Pissed off, upset, irritated, I want to kill him, I hate this, I hate myself for not being able to do anything about it.\" He pauses to wipe his eyes, while Rouge pets through his quills. \"I want to run and hide somewhere, or slam my head repeatedly into something until I go into a coma… I can't control my emotions...I can't control myself...I can't even…\" he stops himself with a shaky intake of breath, as she pulls him into another hug. \"I can't even fight him...I don't have a say in anything...I can't tell anyone or it's going to cause more problems...I...found out I'm immortal…\"\n\nShe blinks in surprise and pulls away from him, meeting his shaky emerald eyes. \"You're what?\"\n\n\"Immortal,\" he huffs. \"Apparently my energy is so strong I can't die.\"\n\n\"When did you find this out?\" she asks, unable to contain the shock on her face. He closes his eyes, his brows knitting together.\n\n\"Yesterday morning. My uncle told me. He has to do some tests to see if it's true for sure, but…\"\n\n\"Does…\" she starts, trying to process this. \"Does Shadow know?\"\n\nSaying his name seemed to snap something in Sonic, because his ears flew back and flattened against his head. \"I didn't want to tell him...but I didn't have a choice…\"\n\nHe hated those words.\n\nHe's never had to give up like that before, or do something against his will. He's always had the power to fight it, fight back…\n\n\"He was going to kill me if I didn't…if I didn't choose to submit...\" he continues...voice shaky. Rouge stares with wide eyes as he goes on. \"When I told him I couldn't die he just…\"\n\nThat son of a bitch…\n\nRouge closes her own eyes and takes in a deep breath, trying to contain her anger. \"I'm sorry, Blue…\"\n\nHe shrugs, letting out another shaky breath. \"It's not like there's anything that can be done about it, now…\"\n\nHe sounds like he's given up, and that really bothers her. She presses another kiss on his forehead and holds him close. \"Maybe not, darling, but we're going to find a way to smooth this out as best as we can. We're not going to let him take advantage over you like this, and we're going to make sure this goes as good as it can for you.\"\n\n\"Hmm.\"\n\nShe can tell he doubts it, and she slightly does, too, but they needed to be determined about this. Both hedgehogs were going to have to force this to work, especially in these next six months.\n\nShe still wasn't going to be happy with Shadow when he showed up, though.\n\n\"Drink your water, sweetheart,\" the bat says quietly, after laying with the cobalt hero for almost a half hour. \"I'm going to go make you some food.\" She presses another kiss on his forehead before she gets up, watching him sigh and sit up to grab the glass. \"Try not to be so grumpy,\" she pats his head, making him roll his eyes. \"It doesn't suit you, Sonic. Everytime you're unhappy, I get unhappy, and then we're both no good to each other.\"\n\nThere's a hint, just a tiniest bit of a smile there, but it's gone as he drinks his water, looking away from her. She puts her hands on her hips, smiling at him.\n\n\"A for effort, I suppose. Rest up, darling, and you're more than welcome to stay here as long as you need to, especially when you have to be around that asshole,\" she says, before frowning curiously. \"Do...you know when your heats are supposed to start?\"\n\nHis face reddens and he looks away, shrugging. \"I don't know…\" he mumbles. \"I've already had o-one…\"\n\nAlready? She frowns, thinking back to the papers. She needed to keep reading so she knew what to expect. If he was in heat before Shadow even took him, then there was something she needed to figure out.\n\n\"I'll look into it,\" she offers quietly. \"I recommend staying here anytime you guys have to...you know…\" she doesn't want to really bring it up, and with the way he avoids her as his ears flatten and his face darkens, she can tell he doesn't even want to think about it. \"Just until you can trust him enough to not be near me when it's going down.\"\n\n\"That'll never happen,\" he mutters, closing his eyes and falling back down on the pillow.\n\nShe studies him for a moment, wondering if she should try to console him any more, but decides he really needs to eat, and she turns, stopping in the doorway to glance back at him. \"Sleep, shower, do what you need to, darling. I'll be back up in a little bit.\"\n______________________________________________\n\nWhen he arrived at Club Rouge, the bat girl herself was standing in the kitchen, cleaning up what looked to be breakfast. She doesn't even look up at him, but her large white ears flick at the sound of him in the doorway.\n\n\"I should kick you out,\" she says, throwing her dishrag in the sink, \"but I don't trust what you would do outside of this building.\"\n\nHe glares at her as she walks up to him, crossing her arms and scowling at him. Their ears were both bent back aggressively, and the tension between them was growing immensely.\n\n\"You hurt him,\" she continues, voice low and threatening. \"I told you to leave him be. What you did was inexcusable.\"\n\n\"It isn't your problem, so your opinion doesn't matter to me,\" he glares back at her, eyes narrowed.\n\n\"It [i]is[/i] my problem!\" she yells, her fur practically standing up on end. \"You left him there! If I hadn't followed you there and found him he would have been stuck there all night! He was bleeding for Chaos's sake!\"\n\n\"I left because he told me to, so mind your own damn business,\" Shadow snaps back, his quills rising in agitation.\n\n\"You should have at least brought him to me, so I can take care of him!\" she growls. \"Not just leave him there like that!\"\n\n\"Like you give a damn about anyone but yourself,\" the biohog argues back. \"You only help others if there's something in it for you.\"\n\nHe wasn't expecting to be kicked back so hard he crashed through a cabinet full of wine bottles.\n\nHe hit it hard, glass stabbing into his back and causing him to curse loudly, grimacing as he collapses on the splint wood and shards of wine bottles, slipping in the alcohol as it started to pool on the floor beneath him.\n\nThat [i]bitch[/i].\n\nHe gets up, watching her tense defensively, ready to kick him again if he tries to attack her back.\n\nThat's exactly what he planned to do.\n\nHe launches himself at her, ready to knock her right off her feet, but something hits him first, and he's suddenly stumbling backwards, holding his face as blood dripped down from the newly made gash in his muzzle.\n\nIt takes him a minute to realize it wasn't Rouge that hit him.\n\nSonic seems just as surprised as the both of them that he managed to actually hurt Shadow, but he's the first to recover as he looks down at the blue rings around his wrists, realizing the same time they did that they were glowing brightly.\n\n\"Didn't think these would work [i]that[/i] well,\" he admits out loud.\n\nSo the inhibitors Tails made let Sonic hit him…?\n\nHe can feel his Chaos Energy reacting, confused as ever. Sonic shouldn't have been able to even lift a finger against him, yet he hit him straight on and left a significant injury as well.\n\nThe hero was standing in front of Rouge protectively, fists raised and eyes narrowed determinedly. Sonic's energy must be going insane at that point, and seeing how the hero's face was red and he was shifting uncomfortably, he could tell the rings could only protect him from his energy so much.\n\nSonic was probably about to go into heat, but with the rings on it was having a hard time happening…\n\nRouge had a hand over her mouth as she watched Sonic stand ready to attack the other hedgehog again. Sonic would risk making his situation with Shadow worse just to protect her? Now that was some chivalry if she ever saw it. It actually touched her, that he would do that for her, but worry settled in right after as she realized Shadow was most likely going to kill Sonic for this.\n\nLuckily Shadow seemed too far shocked to do anything immediately. That look on his face was priceless, and she had to hold her laugh in because this was probably going to get messy.\n\nShadow recovers, sneering at the blue hedgehog that stood his ground against him. \"They aren't going to last much longer,\" he says, almost mockingly. Sonic's energy was too strong to be held back by any inhibitor. He would go into heat within the hour, and the more energy he used, the sooner it would happen. The moment the hero went into heat, he would lose complete control over his body and won't be able to do anything at all, no matter how strong-willed he was.\n\n\"Well, then I guess I should take advantage of this wonderful opportunity,\" Sonic's reply was dark, his tone even darker. He looks back at Rouge, his voice softening just slightly. \"I'll repay you for the damages with a Chaos Emerald.\"\n\nHer eyes lit up, mouth falling open, before she smirks and nods towards Shadow. \"You don't have to repay me at all, Big Blue. Seeing you kick his ass is good enough for me.\"\n\n\"Good,\" Sonic hums, turning back and swiping his nose with his thumb.\n\nShadow doesn't even get to blink before Sonic is dashing at him, fist reared back. He barely catches the other, but not before they go crashing through the wall, over the bar counter, and all the way into the far wall on the other side of the club.\n\nRouge had to admit, she flinched when that wall exploded, but, Sonic needed this.\n\nShadow's back hits the bottom of the wall, and Sonic doesn't hesitate to slam his fist into the biohog's face, then again, and before he can hit him a third time Shadow grabs the hedgehog by the arms and throws him to the side. Sonic hits the ground but gets up just in time to lock fists with the other, his blue inhibitors glowing against the strain of his energy fighting him.\n\nThey meet eyes, and Shadow notices the other's face is still red, and the hedgehog is just glaring at him as if he wanted to kill him, and he can feel their energy reacting, not happy with those rings…\n\nHe doesn't expect Sonic to risk losing his stance when a knee hooks him in the ribs, and then another kick sends him crashing through a couple tables behind him.\n\nSonic's heart was slamming in his chest faster than ever. He hoped by the time his heat won over his body Shadow was down enough to not be able to hurt him anymore, or get revenge for this, but his hopes were dim at the chances of that going that well.\n\nBefore the ebony hedgehog can get up he decides to spindash him, slamming into him and hearing Shadow let out a loud curse as he continued to spin into him. It doesn't last long before he's being thrown backwards, and he bounces against the ceiling, landing in a crouch on the ground just as Shadow's running after him.\n\nHe dodges to the side and grabs a nearby steel chair, slamming it against the dark hedgehog as he passed by. Shadow stumbles, nearly falling forward, catching himself on a couch and turning to hit the other with a Chaos Spear, but is cut short when he gets hit in the head full force with the side of the chair.\n\nHe practically sees stars as he falls backwards, reaching up a hand as he sees Sonic swing the chair again. Wasn't the hero against weapons? He supposed at this point the hedgehog didn't care, but just wanted to cause him as much pain as possible.\n\nFor some reason, he couldn't give his all in this fight. There was the tiny voice in the back of his head that said he deserved this, but was too damn stubborn to listen to it.\n\nHe catches the chair before it hits him, throwing it aside and causing Sonic to fall forward with it, the hero yelping as he lands on the dark hedgehog. Shadow takes that opportunity to flip them over, slamming the hero against the ground and the back of the couch. Sonic grabs a glass cup off the table nearby as he falls, smashing it into the side of Shadow's head and causing him to reel back.\n\nSonic kicks them over, about to get up when a shudder goes through him and he gasps, gritting his teeth. He quickly gets up, attempting to take a step back, when his knees give out from under him and he collapses.\n\n[i]'Not now, come on!' [/i]he thinks helplessly, watching Shadow push himself up, and again their eyes meet, and Shadow notices what's going on, and Sonic bites the inside of his cheek, debating heavily on his next move.\n\nAs Shadow gets to his feet, stepping forward, Sonic grabs the table next to him and swings it full force, nailing the onyx hedgehog in the stomach and sending him backwards, table falling on him.\n\nThat was it, Sonic falls back and scoots back so he's against the wall, panting. He squeezes his legs together, shaking uncontrollably as his energy was starting to really fight his inhibitors. All he could do was try to calm himself down, begging Chaos to not put him in heat, just not yet…\n\nRouge is then kneeling down beside him, giving him a smirk. \"Beautiful. Damages are so worth it.\"\n\nSonic gives a weak chuckle, but turns his head as another shudder goes through him. Rouge pulls him into a hug, turning to watch Shadow push the table off of him, rolling to his side to hold his stomach. They meet eyes, before he huffs and closes his, and she notices that he's shaking now almost as bad as Sonic is.\n\nSo Sonic wasn't the only one suffering here...Shadow was being affected by Sonic going into heat…\n\n\"I think you guys are done, here,\" she decides to announce, scratching behind one of Sonic's blue ears as she talked. \"No more fighting. Shadow,\" she snaps, getting his attention, \"you can't even touch him unless he gives you his consent. If you do without I'm telling Towers you're planning on assassinating him, and then he'll have you locked up on Prison Island again for another fifty years, while they feed Sonic your Chaos Energy. Clear?\"\n\nHe blinks at her, before looking away. His nod is barely noticable, but she takes it. He's learned his lesson, for now at least.\n\n\"Blue,\" she says to the hero in her arms, making him look up at her. \"You'd better tell me when and if he hurts you like that again, so I can ruin his life. Don't hide anything from me, you understand?\"\n\nHe nods, closing his eyes as she pulls him into another hug.\n\n\"Good, then,\" she looks back at Shadow. \"Here's how this is going to work… For now, you two are to meet up here any time Sonic goes into heat. This is the only place you guys will take care of your business, until Sonic says he's comfortable and I deem it okay for you guys to go somewhere else with it. You guys need to figure this out on your own, but I'm going to be keeping an eye on you both until you guys can be trusted to not kill each other and be safe with each other. I mean my threats, Shadow.\"\n\nHe huffs and gets up, despite how shaky he is, and she can tell he's actually hurt, and Sonic never fully recovered from last night…\n\nThey were both broken messes, and she supposed she had her work cut out for her…\n_______________________________________________\n\nThe tension in the air was so thick you could mistake it for fog.\n\nRouge's way of punishing Shadow was letting him bandage and clean himself up, picking the glass out of his head and back, while she cleaned up Sonic. They sat in her kitchen, ignoring the hole in the wall she was going to make Shadow pay for (along with all the other damages, especially her wine), Sonic sitting on the counter by the sink while Shadow stood on the other side of the room, doing a half-assed job of taking care of himself.\n\nSally was texting Sonic, asking where he was, when he would be back, and he was explaining to her that G.U.N. needed his help for something, and that he would be back within a week or so, give or take a few days.\n\n\"I'm surprised you're as nice to her as you are,\" Rouge comments, ripping the end of the bandage and pinning it to the ones wrapped around the hero's chest. Sonic shrugs, putting his communicator down next to him.\n\n\"We've made up. She apologized and everything…\" he says, sounding glum. \"Everything's been fine…\"\n\n\"Are you still in love with her?\" the bat can't help but ask, tilting her head as she steps in front of him slightly. He avoids her look, again shrugging.\n\n\"Yeah, but it's not like that matters now.\"\n\nShadow on the other side of the room felt those words hit him like a spear. Sonic would never be able to chase his dreams of being with Sally now, simply because of him, because of this bond.\n\nRouge sighs, leaning back against the island counter behind her. \"I never liked her anyway, to be honest, darling. She's demanding, and anytime something doesn't go her way she acts like it's the end of the world. She wasn't right for you.\"\n\nSonic scoffs, an empty smirk curving his lips. \"And who is?\"\n\nAnother burn, and both Shadow and Rouge felt it.\n\nRouge looks down, crossing her arms with a frown. \"I suppose I can't open the club today… I'll have to get some calls made to get this all fixed.\" She looks back at Shadow, who seemed to have given up on his injuries, before looking back at Sonic. Both hedgehogs were still shaking, and Sonic's light blue inhibitors were glowing brightly. At least he had a method of kicking Shadow's ass when he needed to, she thinks. That was a start. He looked horrible, though, with his face red and his ears pinned back. He couldn't even stand on his own anymore; she had to practically carry him in here earlier.\n\nHe was only a fraction away from going into heat, and he had to be suffering like crazy at the moment. They all knew what was going to have to happen, but they were all stalling…\n\n\"Alright,\" she sighs, getting their attention. \"I'm going to take Blue upstairs to the room I'm giving him. Give him all the time he needs before you guys take care of the current problem at hand.\"\n\nSonic flusters and bites his bottom lip, while Shadow looks away, avoiding her look.\n\nWalking over and helping Sonic off the counter, she glances at Shadow one last time before throwing Sonic's arm around her shoulders and helping him out and to the room.\n\nBy the time she sat him down on the bed, a look of anxiety had settled on his face, and she felt bad for allowing this to happen.\n\n\"I'm sorry you have to go through this, Blue,\" she says, kneeling to sit on the ground in front of him, taking his hands in her own. \"I won't be far, and will be right up afterwards, okay?\"\n\nHe looks like he's really going to have an anxiety attack, and his nod is shaky as all hell. \"Y-Yeah…\"\n\nShe stands up and hugs him again, and he lets out a trembling sigh, burying his face in the crook of her neck.\n\n\"It shouldn't be as bad as the first time,\" she says, trying to ease his worry. \"I'll get you a warm bath after and you can sleep. I'll go out and get you the finest chili dogs I can find.\"\n\nA weak chuckle leaves him as she pulls away, and she can tell he's trying to listen to her. Trying to stay calm.\n\nShe smiles warmly at him. \"I won't leave until you're ready.\"\n\nThey sit for a couple more minutes, before he gives her the okay, and it takes all her power to leave him there.\n\nShe felt like she was giving up her most treasured possession, and it hurt.\n_______________________________________________\n\n[i]\"Be gentle with him.\"\n\n\"You hurt him and I'll kill you.\"\n\n\"Don't make me regret this.\"[/i]\n\nThose are the words Rouge told him before she sent him upstairs. He didn't make any promises, but he knew she would follow through with her threats if she had to. She was a woman of her word, which was one of the reasons they had become allies, if not friends, over time.\n\nWhen he entered the room, Sonic glared at him heavily, and the atmosphere suddenly weighed much more than it was supposed to. He suddenly felt defensive, even though he knew he should be in the wrong.\n\nHis stubborn mind and energy told him that he shouldn't feel guilt. That he shouldn't feel bad because he was only doing what he had to.\n\nHe shuts the door behind him, not allowed to lock it under Rouge's orders. He crosses his arms, frowning at the shaking hedgehog sitting on the edge of the bed across from him.\n\n\"You have to take those off,\" he was talking about the inhibitors. Sonic's glare darkened.\n\n\"I will when I have to,\" he huffs, face already pink and sweat already visible on his cobalt fur. The hero's legs were squeezed together and his hands were in his lap, hands curled into fists. The fact that he hadn't gone into heat yet was actually impressive at this point, but it was obvious that it was going to happen the moment Shadow laid hands on him.\n\nThe biohog let his arms fall to his sides, thinking they might as well just get this over with. He walks over and sees Sonic tense up, leaning over and grabbing the hero under the knees, and lifting him up and in the middle of the bed.\n\nJust as he had thought, the moment he moved Sonic, the hedgehog let out a huff and then a hiss, and then a whimper as his body reacted to his mate's touch. The blue hero squeezed his eyes shut, feeling his energy begin to course through him like it did the night before, and he knew the moment those rings came off he was going to fall apart like a set of building blocks.\n\nShadow crawled over him, spreading his legs apart and reaching for his wrists, grabbing the blue rings and feeling for the buttons that would release their clips. He found them, and his eyes met Sonic's, and it took the younger of the two a second to realize Shadow was waiting on his approval, which was actually surprising but gratefully appreciated, especially considering how last night went…\n\nHe takes in a deep breath and turns his head, looking away and giving the other a tiny nod.\n\nThe moment the inhibitors came off, a blast of energy hit the both of them, and Sonic gasped and threw a hand over his mouth as his heat broke him apart immediately. A hot, intense pressure built between his legs and his lower stomach, and he whined at the feeling of something wet trailing down between his thighs.\n\nShadow seemed to lose it then, and he leaned forward, locking lips with the hedgehog and forcing his tongue in the other's mouth. Sonic moaned, hips bucking and hands finding the sheets beneath his head, whining as he lost all sense of self-consciousness with every touch.\n\nShadow's hips bucked into his own, and Sonic let out another gasp, choking back a cry as he felt the other's hands travel down his body and feel him up in between his thighs. Gloves discarded sometime in between the kiss, he feels a finger prodding the tight hole beneath his tail and he whines again, legs spreading on his own without even thinking about it.\n\nHis body is forced to relax because of his energy, and he reaches an arm up to wrap around Shadow's shoulders as he feels that finger enter him, slowly but easily without resistance.\n\n[i]\"Ah-!\" [/i]he turns his head and snaps his teeth together, unable to stop the needing whines and moans leaving his lips as his body arched in Shadow's arms, the black and red hedgehog nipping lightly at his neck and drawing a few specks of blood, while his finger curled and thrusted inwards, wringing out another cry of pleasure from him.\n\nHis vision was going white, his energy was giving him a dark aura that swirled upwards until it hit Shadow's own golden aura, their Chaos Energy reacting to the emotions and physical pleasure in between them. He yelped when he was thrusted into again, just short of hitting his sweet spot, before Shadow is adding a second finger and those fingers curl, spread open, and thrust forward, stretching him open.\n\n[i]\"Nnya-ahhh~!\"[/i] he exclaims, squeezing his eyes shut. It felt so much better than the first time, despite the pain that was still there. Shadow must have been told off by Rouge before he came up here, because he was actually taking the time to prepare him this time. His member was poking out of its pouch, peaking out more and more with every thrust. The clear fluid his body produced when he went into heat, was leaving a mess in his crotch and the bed under him. His hands fly above his head and hold onto the wall there, arching his back and moaning loudly as his prostate is hit, hard this time.\n\nWatching Sonic come undone beneath him was something he didn't think would get him this good, but he was having one hell of a time just watching, now. The way Sonic's mouth would fall open, tongue falling out and face flushed dark pink, sweat dripping down his pelt and eyes squeezed tightly shut, brows up in stress from the pleasure, ears bent back and quills flat against his head. The way he would moan and whimper, and his hands would grip the wall, then the sheets, as if they just didn't know what to do with themselves, while the hero's back would arch and his body would mold into whatever the ebony hog saw fit.\n\nHe was enjoying this more than he thought he would. More than he knew he should.\n\nSonic pants heavily as he feels those fingers remove themselves from him, his mind swirling as it tried to keep up with his body. An arm is sliding around his waist and lifting his back off the bed, until only his upper back and toes are touching it. He whimpers, grabbing the sheets and nearly tearing them, feeling Shadow's tip press against his opening, and his toes curl at the feeling of being slowly entered.\n\nShadow was definitely being far more gentle with him this time around, although he could be better. He didn't appreciate the hickies he was sure were on his neck now, or the fact that he probably wasn't going to be able to walk at all at this point…\n\n[i]\"Ah!\"[/i] he exclaims when his thoughts are suddenly destroyed, as Shadow thrusts forward all the way in, not holding back anymore. He pulls out and slams back in, making the hero curse and cry out loudly, his legs kicking, hands finally ripping the sheets.\n\n[i]\"Sha-! Ahh-hah!\"[/i] he can't get anything out or hold it in, and Shadow was increasing his pace, leaning forward to wrap an arm around the hero's torso, while his other hand grabbed his right thigh and forced his legs apart more, getting a better angle. Sonic squeezed his eyes shut, meowing out uncontrollably, while the streaked hedgehog panted heavily in his ear.\n\nIt was hot, and the pleasure was beginning to get too much, and Sonic leaned his head back as he felt warm lips on his own, Shadow's tongue invading his mouth again. He just happens to squint open his eyes and meets Shadow's ruby red ones, and the dark hedgehog takes that initiative to bit his bottom lip, tugging roughly on it, before reaching a hand up to hold the side of his face.\n\nThey never broke eye contact.\n\nSomething about it was enough to make Sonic's heart pound heavier in his chest, make the pleasure ten times better than it was. Shadow leaned forward to press their lips together, not forcingly...leaving it soft and chaste.\n\nIt was an odd, bubbly feeling he couldn't describe.\n\n...and then there's a thrust that has him losing it, a weak cry breaking his lips and making Shadow groan in his mouth.\n\n[i]\"Shadow!\"[/i]\n\nHearing Sonic call his name hits him in the chest, and the hand he has holding the side of the hero's face pets around to hold the back of his head, putting their foreheads together as he rode them through their orgasm.\n\nThis was getting to him too much…\n\nSonic shakes his head, mouth open as he arches his back again and lets out a soft whine, Chaos Energy buzzing through him and completely destroying his body and emotions again. He wraps his arms and legs around Shadow, whimpering and holding onto him tightly.\n\n\"Don't….d-don't leave y-yet…\"\n\nHe's not sure why he listens, or why he pulls Sonic close to him in a tight hug, burying his face in the crook of the hero's neck. His energy felt warm, and he realized soon that Sonic seemed to be drawing on it, using it to calm himself down.\n\nIt dawns on both of them that Sonic needed Shadow's energy, or he would lose control of himself again…and it made Sonic tighten his grip on the dark hedgehog, begging without words for him to not leave. He didn't want to go through that again… He was tired of crying and not being able to keep himself in check…\n\nBy the time Sonic isn't shaking so badly anymore the Dark Chaos Born is practically asleep, his hold on Shadow weakened, giving the biohog a chance to pull out and let go of him.\n\nSonic groaned, reaching for him, but Shadow pushes him away, mixed emotions swirling through him.\n\nOne told him to lay with Sonic, the other told him to go.\n\nWhatever chance he had to mend their relationship was gone with Sonic's virginity last night, and the hero said it himself; he hated him, and there was no fixing that no matter what he did. There was no point in trying to fix something that was far too broken, and so he gets up, only giving one last glance towards the now sleeping hedgehog murmuring his name, before he heads to the bathroom to shower, and then leave.","writing_bbcode_parsed":"Chapter Three - Calling the Truce

He was laying on his side when she walked in with a glass of water, facing the wall away from her. She notices his quills are all tensed and pointed out like a trap of spikes, as if he was worried someone would sneak up on him. She didn't have the heart to tell him they wouldn't do a thing against Shadow.

"Hey, baby-Blue, drink this," she calls softly, sitting on the edge of the bed. He was refusing food and water earlier, but maybe now he would at least try to get something in his system. He doesn't budge, however, his ears quirking back and the scowl deepening on his face, eyes still closed.

With a sigh the bat girl sets the cup of water down on the nightstand, before flapping her wings to get over the hedgehog and lay on her side next to him, facing him. There wasn't much space there for her up against the wall, but she got comfortable anyway and threw an arm around the hero, pulling him in for a hug. His eyes snap open and his face reddens instantly, when his face is practically smashed into the abino's large chest. He closes his eyes, his scowl returning, and she chuckles, pressing a soft peck on his head.

"How're you feeling, Blue?" she asks, her voice quiet, "...and don't say, 'fine,' either. That's a dirty word that means there's obviously something wrong."

"Annoyed," he mumbles, the first thing he's said since waking up. She smiles, taking that as a victory.

"What else?" she continues to pry, loosening her hold on him so she can see his face. He meets her eyes, frowning at her, and she notices the red in his eyes was gone, and he seemed to be under control of his emotions again.

"Tired," he mutters, his tone just slightly above a whisper. She chuckles again, pointing a finger at his chest, or specifically his heart.

"I mean here, darling. Get those emotions out. There's really no point in hiding them from me at this point."

He seems uncomfortable, but sighs and closes his eyes, knowing there really was no point in hiding them from her. She's already seen him cry, and probably in the worst state he's ever been. How come it was always her that was finding him like this? When he first went Dark, she was there, she was the one that found him, panicking in a mess of destroyed robot, hyperventilating because he had no idea what was going on around him. She stayed with him until he calmed down, and helped him out of there.

Then there was the last fight with Sally, where he found the princess locking lips with St. John, who decided to come back at the best of times. He sat at her bar and talked her head off, first in tears, second in anger, and then he just hung out with her the rest of the night on her couch, the two watching comedies and laughing about dumb things that happened in missions and day-to-day events.

...and now this…

She was starting to become a sisterly-mother to him. Where his mom lacked the social skills and seemed too awkward to be a mom to begin with, Rouge pulled down all the boundaries and took care of him like a mother would.

She admitted once she didn't really understand her care for him, especially since she honestly didn't really care too much about others, but that she just couldn't help it and was fine with it.

"Aggravated," he admits, and she nods in understanding.

"Go on, darling, get it all out."

For some reason, once he started, he couldn't stop. "Pissed off, upset, irritated, I want to kill him, I hate this, I hate myself for not being able to do anything about it." He pauses to wipe his eyes, while Rouge pets through his quills. "I want to run and hide somewhere, or slam my head repeatedly into something until I go into a coma… I can't control my emotions...I can't control myself...I can't even…" he stops himself with a shaky intake of breath, as she pulls him into another hug. "I can't even fight him...I don't have a say in anything...I can't tell anyone or it's going to cause more problems...I...found out I'm immortal…"

She blinks in surprise and pulls away from him, meeting his shaky emerald eyes. "You're what?"

"Immortal," he huffs. "Apparently my energy is so strong I can't die."

"When did you find this out?" she asks, unable to contain the shock on her face. He closes his eyes, his brows knitting together.

"Yesterday morning. My uncle told me. He has to do some tests to see if it's true for sure, but…"

"Does…" she starts, trying to process this. "Does Shadow know?"

Saying his name seemed to snap something in Sonic, because his ears flew back and flattened against his head. "I didn't want to tell him...but I didn't have a choice…"

He hated those words.

He's never had to give up like that before, or do something against his will. He's always had the power to fight it, fight back…

"He was going to kill me if I didn't…if I didn't choose to submit..." he continues...voice shaky. Rouge stares with wide eyes as he goes on. "When I told him I couldn't die he just…"

That son of a bitch…

Rouge closes her own eyes and takes in a deep breath, trying to contain her anger. "I'm sorry, Blue…"

He shrugs, letting out another shaky breath. "It's not like there's anything that can be done about it, now…"

He sounds like he's given up, and that really bothers her. She presses another kiss on his forehead and holds him close. "Maybe not, darling, but we're going to find a way to smooth this out as best as we can. We're not going to let him take advantage over you like this, and we're going to make sure this goes as good as it can for you."

"Hmm."

She can tell he doubts it, and she slightly does, too, but they needed to be determined about this. Both hedgehogs were going to have to force this to work, especially in these next six months.

She still wasn't going to be happy with Shadow when he showed up, though.

"Drink your water, sweetheart," the bat says quietly, after laying with the cobalt hero for almost a half hour. "I'm going to go make you some food." She presses another kiss on his forehead before she gets up, watching him sigh and sit up to grab the glass. "Try not to be so grumpy," she pats his head, making him roll his eyes. "It doesn't suit you, Sonic. Everytime you're unhappy, I get unhappy, and then we're both no good to each other."

There's a hint, just a tiniest bit of a smile there, but it's gone as he drinks his water, looking away from her. She puts her hands on her hips, smiling at him.

"A for effort, I suppose. Rest up, darling, and you're more than welcome to stay here as long as you need to, especially when you have to be around that asshole," she says, before frowning curiously. "Do...you know when your heats are supposed to start?"

His face reddens and he looks away, shrugging. "I don't know…" he mumbles. "I've already had o-one…"

Already? She frowns, thinking back to the papers. She needed to keep reading so she knew what to expect. If he was in heat before Shadow even took him, then there was something she needed to figure out.

"I'll look into it," she offers quietly. "I recommend staying here anytime you guys have to...you know…" she doesn't want to really bring it up, and with the way he avoids her as his ears flatten and his face darkens, she can tell he doesn't even want to think about it. "Just until you can trust him enough to not be near me when it's going down."

"That'll never happen," he mutters, closing his eyes and falling back down on the pillow.

She studies him for a moment, wondering if she should try to console him any more, but decides he really needs to eat, and she turns, stopping in the doorway to glance back at him. "Sleep, shower, do what you need to, darling. I'll be back up in a little bit."
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When he arrived at Club Rouge, the bat girl herself was standing in the kitchen, cleaning up what looked to be breakfast. She doesn't even look up at him, but her large white ears flick at the sound of him in the doorway.

"I should kick you out," she says, throwing her dishrag in the sink, "but I don't trust what you would do outside of this building."

He glares at her as she walks up to him, crossing her arms and scowling at him. Their ears were both bent back aggressively, and the tension between them was growing immensely.

"You hurt him," she continues, voice low and threatening. "I told you to leave him be. What you did was inexcusable."

"It isn't your problem, so your opinion doesn't matter to me," he glares back at her, eyes narrowed.

"It is my problem!" she yells, her fur practically standing up on end. "You left him there! If I hadn't followed you there and found him he would have been stuck there all night! He was bleeding for Chaos's sake!"

"I left because he told me to, so mind your own damn business," Shadow snaps back, his quills rising in agitation.

"You should have at least brought him to me, so I can take care of him!" she growls. "Not just leave him there like that!"

"Like you give a damn about anyone but yourself," the biohog argues back. "You only help others if there's something in it for you."

He wasn't expecting to be kicked back so hard he crashed through a cabinet full of wine bottles.

He hit it hard, glass stabbing into his back and causing him to curse loudly, grimacing as he collapses on the splint wood and shards of wine bottles, slipping in the alcohol as it started to pool on the floor beneath him.

That bitch.

He gets up, watching her tense defensively, ready to kick him again if he tries to attack her back.

That's exactly what he planned to do.

He launches himself at her, ready to knock her right off her feet, but something hits him first, and he's suddenly stumbling backwards, holding his face as blood dripped down from the newly made gash in his muzzle.

It takes him a minute to realize it wasn't Rouge that hit him.

Sonic seems just as surprised as the both of them that he managed to actually hurt Shadow, but he's the first to recover as he looks down at the blue rings around his wrists, realizing the same time they did that they were glowing brightly.

"Didn't think these would work that well," he admits out loud.

So the inhibitors Tails made let Sonic hit him…?

He can feel his Chaos Energy reacting, confused as ever. Sonic shouldn't have been able to even lift a finger against him, yet he hit him straight on and left a significant injury as well.

The hero was standing in front of Rouge protectively, fists raised and eyes narrowed determinedly. Sonic's energy must be going insane at that point, and seeing how the hero's face was red and he was shifting uncomfortably, he could tell the rings could only protect him from his energy so much.

Sonic was probably about to go into heat, but with the rings on it was having a hard time happening…

Rouge had a hand over her mouth as she watched Sonic stand ready to attack the other hedgehog again. Sonic would risk making his situation with Shadow worse just to protect her? Now that was some chivalry if she ever saw it. It actually touched her, that he would do that for her, but worry settled in right after as she realized Shadow was most likely going to kill Sonic for this.

Luckily Shadow seemed too far shocked to do anything immediately. That look on his face was priceless, and she had to hold her laugh in because this was probably going to get messy.

Shadow recovers, sneering at the blue hedgehog that stood his ground against him. "They aren't going to last much longer," he says, almost mockingly. Sonic's energy was too strong to be held back by any inhibitor. He would go into heat within the hour, and the more energy he used, the sooner it would happen. The moment the hero went into heat, he would lose complete control over his body and won't be able to do anything at all, no matter how strong-willed he was.

"Well, then I guess I should take advantage of this wonderful opportunity," Sonic's reply was dark, his tone even darker. He looks back at Rouge, his voice softening just slightly. "I'll repay you for the damages with a Chaos Emerald."

Her eyes lit up, mouth falling open, before she smirks and nods towards Shadow. "You don't have to repay me at all, Big Blue. Seeing you kick his ass is good enough for me."

"Good," Sonic hums, turning back and swiping his nose with his thumb.

Shadow doesn't even get to blink before Sonic is dashing at him, fist reared back. He barely catches the other, but not before they go crashing through the wall, over the bar counter, and all the way into the far wall on the other side of the club.

Rouge had to admit, she flinched when that wall exploded, but, Sonic needed this.

Shadow's back hits the bottom of the wall, and Sonic doesn't hesitate to slam his fist into the biohog's face, then again, and before he can hit him a third time Shadow grabs the hedgehog by the arms and throws him to the side. Sonic hits the ground but gets up just in time to lock fists with the other, his blue inhibitors glowing against the strain of his energy fighting him.

They meet eyes, and Shadow notices the other's face is still red, and the hedgehog is just glaring at him as if he wanted to kill him, and he can feel their energy reacting, not happy with those rings…

He doesn't expect Sonic to risk losing his stance when a knee hooks him in the ribs, and then another kick sends him crashing through a couple tables behind him.

Sonic's heart was slamming in his chest faster than ever. He hoped by the time his heat won over his body Shadow was down enough to not be able to hurt him anymore, or get revenge for this, but his hopes were dim at the chances of that going that well.

Before the ebony hedgehog can get up he decides to spindash him, slamming into him and hearing Shadow let out a loud curse as he continued to spin into him. It doesn't last long before he's being thrown backwards, and he bounces against the ceiling, landing in a crouch on the ground just as Shadow's running after him.

He dodges to the side and grabs a nearby steel chair, slamming it against the dark hedgehog as he passed by. Shadow stumbles, nearly falling forward, catching himself on a couch and turning to hit the other with a Chaos Spear, but is cut short when he gets hit in the head full force with the side of the chair.

He practically sees stars as he falls backwards, reaching up a hand as he sees Sonic swing the chair again. Wasn't the hero against weapons? He supposed at this point the hedgehog didn't care, but just wanted to cause him as much pain as possible.

For some reason, he couldn't give his all in this fight. There was the tiny voice in the back of his head that said he deserved this, but was too damn stubborn to listen to it.

He catches the chair before it hits him, throwing it aside and causing Sonic to fall forward with it, the hero yelping as he lands on the dark hedgehog. Shadow takes that opportunity to flip them over, slamming the hero against the ground and the back of the couch. Sonic grabs a glass cup off the table nearby as he falls, smashing it into the side of Shadow's head and causing him to reel back.

Sonic kicks them over, about to get up when a shudder goes through him and he gasps, gritting his teeth. He quickly gets up, attempting to take a step back, when his knees give out from under him and he collapses.

'Not now, come on!' he thinks helplessly, watching Shadow push himself up, and again their eyes meet, and Shadow notices what's going on, and Sonic bites the inside of his cheek, debating heavily on his next move.

As Shadow gets to his feet, stepping forward, Sonic grabs the table next to him and swings it full force, nailing the onyx hedgehog in the stomach and sending him backwards, table falling on him.

That was it, Sonic falls back and scoots back so he's against the wall, panting. He squeezes his legs together, shaking uncontrollably as his energy was starting to really fight his inhibitors. All he could do was try to calm himself down, begging Chaos to not put him in heat, just not yet…

Rouge is then kneeling down beside him, giving him a smirk. "Beautiful. Damages are so worth it."

Sonic gives a weak chuckle, but turns his head as another shudder goes through him. Rouge pulls him into a hug, turning to watch Shadow push the table off of him, rolling to his side to hold his stomach. They meet eyes, before he huffs and closes his, and she notices that he's shaking now almost as bad as Sonic is.

So Sonic wasn't the only one suffering here...Shadow was being affected by Sonic going into heat…

"I think you guys are done, here," she decides to announce, scratching behind one of Sonic's blue ears as she talked. "No more fighting. Shadow," she snaps, getting his attention, "you can't even touch him unless he gives you his consent. If you do without I'm telling Towers you're planning on assassinating him, and then he'll have you locked up on Prison Island again for another fifty years, while they feed Sonic your Chaos Energy. Clear?"

He blinks at her, before looking away. His nod is barely noticable, but she takes it. He's learned his lesson, for now at least.

"Blue," she says to the hero in her arms, making him look up at her. "You'd better tell me when and if he hurts you like that again, so I can ruin his life. Don't hide anything from me, you understand?"

He nods, closing his eyes as she pulls him into another hug.

"Good, then," she looks back at Shadow. "Here's how this is going to work… For now, you two are to meet up here any time Sonic goes into heat. This is the only place you guys will take care of your business, until Sonic says he's comfortable and I deem it okay for you guys to go somewhere else with it. You guys need to figure this out on your own, but I'm going to be keeping an eye on you both until you guys can be trusted to not kill each other and be safe with each other. I mean my threats, Shadow."

He huffs and gets up, despite how shaky he is, and she can tell he's actually hurt, and Sonic never fully recovered from last night…

They were both broken messes, and she supposed she had her work cut out for her…
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The tension in the air was so thick you could mistake it for fog.

Rouge's way of punishing Shadow was letting him bandage and clean himself up, picking the glass out of his head and back, while she cleaned up Sonic. They sat in her kitchen, ignoring the hole in the wall she was going to make Shadow pay for (along with all the other damages, especially her wine), Sonic sitting on the counter by the sink while Shadow stood on the other side of the room, doing a half-assed job of taking care of himself.

Sally was texting Sonic, asking where he was, when he would be back, and he was explaining to her that G.U.N. needed his help for something, and that he would be back within a week or so, give or take a few days.

"I'm surprised you're as nice to her as you are," Rouge comments, ripping the end of the bandage and pinning it to the ones wrapped around the hero's chest. Sonic shrugs, putting his communicator down next to him.

"We've made up. She apologized and everything…" he says, sounding glum. "Everything's been fine…"

"Are you still in love with her?" the bat can't help but ask, tilting her head as she steps in front of him slightly. He avoids her look, again shrugging.

"Yeah, but it's not like that matters now."

Shadow on the other side of the room felt those words hit him like a spear. Sonic would never be able to chase his dreams of being with Sally now, simply because of him, because of this bond.

Rouge sighs, leaning back against the island counter behind her. "I never liked her anyway, to be honest, darling. She's demanding, and anytime something doesn't go her way she acts like it's the end of the world. She wasn't right for you."

Sonic scoffs, an empty smirk curving his lips. "And who is?"

Another burn, and both Shadow and Rouge felt it.

Rouge looks down, crossing her arms with a frown. "I suppose I can't open the club today… I'll have to get some calls made to get this all fixed." She looks back at Shadow, who seemed to have given up on his injuries, before looking back at Sonic. Both hedgehogs were still shaking, and Sonic's light blue inhibitors were glowing brightly. At least he had a method of kicking Shadow's ass when he needed to, she thinks. That was a start. He looked horrible, though, with his face red and his ears pinned back. He couldn't even stand on his own anymore; she had to practically carry him in here earlier.

He was only a fraction away from going into heat, and he had to be suffering like crazy at the moment. They all knew what was going to have to happen, but they were all stalling…

"Alright," she sighs, getting their attention. "I'm going to take Blue upstairs to the room I'm giving him. Give him all the time he needs before you guys take care of the current problem at hand."

Sonic flusters and bites his bottom lip, while Shadow looks away, avoiding her look.

Walking over and helping Sonic off the counter, she glances at Shadow one last time before throwing Sonic's arm around her shoulders and helping him out and to the room.

By the time she sat him down on the bed, a look of anxiety had settled on his face, and she felt bad for allowing this to happen.

"I'm sorry you have to go through this, Blue," she says, kneeling to sit on the ground in front of him, taking his hands in her own. "I won't be far, and will be right up afterwards, okay?"

He looks like he's really going to have an anxiety attack, and his nod is shaky as all hell. "Y-Yeah…"

She stands up and hugs him again, and he lets out a trembling sigh, burying his face in the crook of her neck.

"It shouldn't be as bad as the first time," she says, trying to ease his worry. "I'll get you a warm bath after and you can sleep. I'll go out and get you the finest chili dogs I can find."

A weak chuckle leaves him as she pulls away, and she can tell he's trying to listen to her. Trying to stay calm.

She smiles warmly at him. "I won't leave until you're ready."

They sit for a couple more minutes, before he gives her the okay, and it takes all her power to leave him there.

She felt like she was giving up her most treasured possession, and it hurt.
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"Be gentle with him."

"You hurt him and I'll kill you."

"Don't make me regret this."

Those are the words Rouge told him before she sent him upstairs. He didn't make any promises, but he knew she would follow through with her threats if she had to. She was a woman of her word, which was one of the reasons they had become allies, if not friends, over time.

When he entered the room, Sonic glared at him heavily, and the atmosphere suddenly weighed much more than it was supposed to. He suddenly felt defensive, even though he knew he should be in the wrong.

His stubborn mind and energy told him that he shouldn't feel guilt. That he shouldn't feel bad because he was only doing what he had to.

He shuts the door behind him, not allowed to lock it under Rouge's orders. He crosses his arms, frowning at the shaking hedgehog sitting on the edge of the bed across from him.

"You have to take those off," he was talking about the inhibitors. Sonic's glare darkened.

"I will when I have to," he huffs, face already pink and sweat already visible on his cobalt fur. The hero's legs were squeezed together and his hands were in his lap, hands curled into fists. The fact that he hadn't gone into heat yet was actually impressive at this point, but it was obvious that it was going to happen the moment Shadow laid hands on him.

The biohog let his arms fall to his sides, thinking they might as well just get this over with. He walks over and sees Sonic tense up, leaning over and grabbing the hero under the knees, and lifting him up and in the middle of the bed.

Just as he had thought, the moment he moved Sonic, the hedgehog let out a huff and then a hiss, and then a whimper as his body reacted to his mate's touch. The blue hero squeezed his eyes shut, feeling his energy begin to course through him like it did the night before, and he knew the moment those rings came off he was going to fall apart like a set of building blocks.

Shadow crawled over him, spreading his legs apart and reaching for his wrists, grabbing the blue rings and feeling for the buttons that would release their clips. He found them, and his eyes met Sonic's, and it took the younger of the two a second to realize Shadow was waiting on his approval, which was actually surprising but gratefully appreciated, especially considering how last night went…

He takes in a deep breath and turns his head, looking away and giving the other a tiny nod.

The moment the inhibitors came off, a blast of energy hit the both of them, and Sonic gasped and threw a hand over his mouth as his heat broke him apart immediately. A hot, intense pressure built between his legs and his lower stomach, and he whined at the feeling of something wet trailing down between his thighs.

Shadow seemed to lose it then, and he leaned forward, locking lips with the hedgehog and forcing his tongue in the other's mouth. Sonic moaned, hips bucking and hands finding the sheets beneath his head, whining as he lost all sense of self-consciousness with every touch.

Shadow's hips bucked into his own, and Sonic let out another gasp, choking back a cry as he felt the other's hands travel down his body and feel him up in between his thighs. Gloves discarded sometime in between the kiss, he feels a finger prodding the tight hole beneath his tail and he whines again, legs spreading on his own without even thinking about it.

His body is forced to relax because of his energy, and he reaches an arm up to wrap around Shadow's shoulders as he feels that finger enter him, slowly but easily without resistance.

"Ah-!" he turns his head and snaps his teeth together, unable to stop the needing whines and moans leaving his lips as his body arched in Shadow's arms, the black and red hedgehog nipping lightly at his neck and drawing a few specks of blood, while his finger curled and thrusted inwards, wringing out another cry of pleasure from him.

His vision was going white, his energy was giving him a dark aura that swirled upwards until it hit Shadow's own golden aura, their Chaos Energy reacting to the emotions and physical pleasure in between them. He yelped when he was thrusted into again, just short of hitting his sweet spot, before Shadow is adding a second finger and those fingers curl, spread open, and thrust forward, stretching him open.

"Nnya-ahhh~!" he exclaims, squeezing his eyes shut. It felt so much better than the first time, despite the pain that was still there. Shadow must have been told off by Rouge before he came up here, because he was actually taking the time to prepare him this time. His member was poking out of its pouch, peaking out more and more with every thrust. The clear fluid his body produced when he went into heat, was leaving a mess in his crotch and the bed under him. His hands fly above his head and hold onto the wall there, arching his back and moaning loudly as his prostate is hit, hard this time.

Watching Sonic come undone beneath him was something he didn't think would get him this good, but he was having one hell of a time just watching, now. The way Sonic's mouth would fall open, tongue falling out and face flushed dark pink, sweat dripping down his pelt and eyes squeezed tightly shut, brows up in stress from the pleasure, ears bent back and quills flat against his head. The way he would moan and whimper, and his hands would grip the wall, then the sheets, as if they just didn't know what to do with themselves, while the hero's back would arch and his body would mold into whatever the ebony hog saw fit.

He was enjoying this more than he thought he would. More than he knew he should.

Sonic pants heavily as he feels those fingers remove themselves from him, his mind swirling as it tried to keep up with his body. An arm is sliding around his waist and lifting his back off the bed, until only his upper back and toes are touching it. He whimpers, grabbing the sheets and nearly tearing them, feeling Shadow's tip press against his opening, and his toes curl at the feeling of being slowly entered.

Shadow was definitely being far more gentle with him this time around, although he could be better. He didn't appreciate the hickies he was sure were on his neck now, or the fact that he probably wasn't going to be able to walk at all at this point…

"Ah!" he exclaims when his thoughts are suddenly destroyed, as Shadow thrusts forward all the way in, not holding back anymore. He pulls out and slams back in, making the hero curse and cry out loudly, his legs kicking, hands finally ripping the sheets.

"Sha-! Ahh-hah!" he can't get anything out or hold it in, and Shadow was increasing his pace, leaning forward to wrap an arm around the hero's torso, while his other hand grabbed his right thigh and forced his legs apart more, getting a better angle. Sonic squeezed his eyes shut, meowing out uncontrollably, while the streaked hedgehog panted heavily in his ear.

It was hot, and the pleasure was beginning to get too much, and Sonic leaned his head back as he felt warm lips on his own, Shadow's tongue invading his mouth again. He just happens to squint open his eyes and meets Shadow's ruby red ones, and the dark hedgehog takes that initiative to bit his bottom lip, tugging roughly on it, before reaching a hand up to hold the side of his face.

They never broke eye contact.

Something about it was enough to make Sonic's heart pound heavier in his chest, make the pleasure ten times better than it was. Shadow leaned forward to press their lips together, not forcingly...leaving it soft and chaste.

It was an odd, bubbly feeling he couldn't describe.

...and then there's a thrust that has him losing it, a weak cry breaking his lips and making Shadow groan in his mouth.

"Shadow!"

Hearing Sonic call his name hits him in the chest, and the hand he has holding the side of the hero's face pets around to hold the back of his head, putting their foreheads together as he rode them through their orgasm.

This was getting to him too much…

Sonic shakes his head, mouth open as he arches his back again and lets out a soft whine, Chaos Energy buzzing through him and completely destroying his body and emotions again. He wraps his arms and legs around Shadow, whimpering and holding onto him tightly.

"Don't….d-don't leave y-yet…"

He's not sure why he listens, or why he pulls Sonic close to him in a tight hug, burying his face in the crook of the hero's neck. His energy felt warm, and he realized soon that Sonic seemed to be drawing on it, using it to calm himself down.

It dawns on both of them that Sonic needed Shadow's energy, or he would lose control of himself again…and it made Sonic tighten his grip on the dark hedgehog, begging without words for him to not leave. He didn't want to go through that again… He was tired of crying and not being able to keep himself in check…

By the time Sonic isn't shaking so badly anymore the Dark Chaos Born is practically asleep, his hold on Shadow weakened, giving the biohog a chance to pull out and let go of him.

Sonic groaned, reaching for him, but Shadow pushes him away, mixed emotions swirling through him.

One told him to lay with Sonic, the other told him to go.

Whatever chance he had to mend their relationship was gone with Sonic's virginity last night, and the hero said it himself; he hated him, and there was no fixing that no matter what he did. There was no point in trying to fix something that was far too broken, and so he gets up, only giving one last glance towards the now sleeping hedgehog murmuring his name, before he heads to the bathroom to shower, and then leave.","pools_count":1,"title":"Bonds of Chaos - Chapter Three","deleted":"f","public":"t","mimetype":"text/rtf","pagecount":"1","rating_id":"2","rating_name":"Adult","ratings":[{"content_tag_id":"3","name":"Violence","description":"Mild violence","rating_id":"1"},{"content_tag_id":"4","name":"Sexual Themes","description":"Erotic imagery, sexual activity or arousal","rating_id":"2"},{"content_tag_id":"5","name":"Strong Violence","description":"Strong violence, blood, serious injury or death","rating_id":"2"}],"submission_type_id":"12","type_name":"Writing - Document","guest_block":"t","friends_only":"f","comments_count":"2","views":"125","sales_description":null,"forsale":"f","digitalsales":"f","printsales":"f","digital_price":""}