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Sonic just happened to be walking by when Shadow set a small case down on the counter and opened it up, shockingly nondescriptly considering the case's content.
"WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHY WOULD YOU BRING A GUN INTO MY FUCKING HOUSE?!"
Shadow looked up at Sonic quizzically, as if that was an odd question to ask when someone's brought a gun into your fucking house.
"What? It's always been here, I brought it with me when I first moved in."
"You wha- why are you getting it out right now?!"
"I want to shoot something."
"SomeTHING or someONE?"
"I know you know what I said, Sonic."
Shadow looked back down at his gun, turning it over and putting bullets into it. Sonic would facepalm if he felt safe enough in this situation to avert his gaze from the object in question for even a second.
"Are you licensed?"
"I am, in fact."
"Does Knuckles know?"
"Maybe? I wouldn't know."
"Why wouldn't you know?!"
"Because I don't know what Knuckles knows or doesn't know, you fool. Ask him."
"KNUCKLES DO YOU KNOW SHADOW HAS A GUN?"
From the other side of the house, Knuckles let out a quiet, "ohhh."
"YUP."
"WHY DIDN'T YOU THINK TO LET ME KNOW?!"
"I FORGOT THE WORD FOR GUN UNTIL RIGHT WHEN YOU SAID IT JUST NOW."
"For the love o- what the fuck are you gonna shoot with that thing???"
Shadow turned the safety off.
"There's a mosquito in my room."
Sonic grew more frantic. He loved Shadow, he really did, but his boundaries were being threatened, namely the walls of his home.
"I've seen you kill a mosquito with your hands before, just do it again!"
The edgehog stood up from the couch and looked Sonic in the eye before walking past him and in the direction of the hallway.
"You don't understand, Sonic."
Tears threatened to spill from the edges of both hedgehog's eyes. Shadow knew it had to be like this, but both of them knew it hurt.
"What don't I understand? Enlighten me!"
Shadow stilled in his tracks but didn't turn around. His hands would've been trembling if he wasn't such a badass.
"This one somehow managed to bite me. This time, it's personal."