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Sonic, who sat comfortably on the couch, looked away from the TV and stared at the black hedgehog that stood by the kitchen doorway. His eyes glanced down to see his striped lover holding a bottle of whatever vitamins he got this time at the grocery store. The hero despised those things so much, mainly because they replaced the usual treats he would feed on almost every day. But then he remembered something that was stashed away in their bedroom closet, a gift from none other than Rouge, their child's soon-to-be godmother.

A wicked grin spread on his lips as he realized what to do.

"Wear the shirt."

Immediately, Shadow scoffed and rolled his eyes, regretting his words.

"I will not wear that damn shirt--"

"Then I won't take them," Sonic protested, casting his attention back to the television and going back to ignoring the GUN agent. Shadow stood there for a few more seconds, scowling at figuring that the blue speedster would treat him with the cold shoulder for the rest of the day. He looked down at the bottle in his hand and in defeat, sighed. Without another word, he trudged upstairs in search of the piece of clothing that his husband wished for him to wear.

The things I do for him, Shadow thought as he grumpily shoved on the stupid shirt, deciding that Rouge would pay for this one day.

He made his way down, slowly approaching the end of the stairs. He paused at the last step, peeking over to see that Sonic kept watching the screen. Inhaling a deep breath, the striped hedgehog walked over to stand near the couch, and before he 'chickened out' as his rival would say, he cleared his throat.

The hero didn't even bat an eye in his direction; Shadow growled, irked by the other's attitude but tried to bite back his rude remark. He's pregnant, the mood swings were going to be a common thing, he had to remind himself. The hybrid tried it again.

"Ahem."

No acknowledgment whatsoever.

"Sonic, I swear," Shadow muttered, making his way to stand in front of his lover. "Look at me!"

The speedster's view of the screen was blocked by his partner and he huffed, exasperated. "What Shadow?! Can't you see--" The Blue Blur froze at what stood before him. His angry expression vanished, gradually replaced by the same smirk from before.

"Oh Chaos, you actually did it!" Sonic laughed, applauding the older hedgehog for donning the one thing he never would be caught dead in. His emerald eyes started to water from the burst of laughter that erupted from him because damn, Shadow did it.

For him.

"Are you done, idiot?" Shadow crossed his arms over his chest, hiding the best thing about the shirt. He was avoiding the hero's gaze, and Sonic could tell it was due to the embarrassment he was feeling. Although the blue hedgehog believed pink was a good color on his face, it didn't sit right with him for his husband to feel such a way, especially when he made an effort to go along with this.

So, pulling out his phone from under the blanket he was currently using, Sonic opened the camera app and focused it on the striped hedgehog.

"Hey, babe?"

Crimson eyes dared to look over at the pregnant hedgehog and widened at the flash that blinded him momentarily. Once the shock of what happened washed away, Shadow quickly lurched forward, hands reaching out for the hero's phone. Carefully, of course, for he did not want to hurt the baby.

"Give me that!"

Sonic, being the fastest thing alive, managed to hide the device behind him, caging it with his back and the couch. He stared up to meet the other's upset face, stifling his laughter as he regarded the shirt on the dark body. The hero did think it was kind of funny, but now that he looked over his rival closer up...wow.

"You look sexy," Sonic admitted, appreciating how the shirt hugged his husband's body very well. He had forgotten how much he missed having Shadow hovering over him like this, to see those beautiful eyes boring holes into him, sparking a fire that had been missing ever since the news.

"W-what?" Shadow stuttered, a deep red dusting his muzzle and slithering up to his ears. Without a warning, the black hedgehog was pulled down to have his lips crash onto peach ones. His rival always had been able to catch him by surprise, but he did not care at this particular moment as he placed his hands on each side of Sonic's body. He melted into the kiss as the hero's hands traveled to his quills, pressing their lips closer, desperately, and everything started to feel so hot.

"Shads..."

It was Sonic's moan that pulled the hybrid's mind back to reality. Pursuing their usual needs of desire was no longer possible; it would be bad for the child, and for them, the experience would be rather unpleasant. Not wishing to continue something they might regret doing, the agent slowly released his lover's lips and knelt to place his head on his lap. Sonic just smiled and understood his actions. He threaded his fingers through crimson-striped quills, massaging his head, and grinned when he heard a familiar purr.

"I meant it, Shadow."

"Hm."

A calming silence settled over them.

"You will delete that picture, though."

Sonic smirked, amused by his handsome man's threat. To this day, the infamous Shadow the Hedgehog has never fulfilled any of them since the day they became friends.

"Sure, if you promise to wear it all day."

Shadow groaned, burying his face further onto the speedster's lap.

"Hedgehog, you said--"

"Please, for me," Sonic begged, scratching behind a black ear to tilt the other's answer to his favor. It absolutely did the job as the hybrid sighed, surrendering to the hero's request.

"Fine, but please delete it."

Sonic laughed, the bubbling sound bringing a smile to the dark hedgehog's face unbeknownst to the other. The shirt was terrible, no argument against him would make him say otherwise. Where and why the hell Rouge got it, he would deal with that on another day. But now, Shadow only cared about his lovely hedgehog, who had also complied to eating his vitamins.

Because I love you, Shadow had always known it was the reason why he did everything he did for Sonic.

"After I send it to Rouge, of course!"

"SONIC!"

"You say something, Mr. Ultimate Daddy?" Sonic teased his lover, enjoying the sight of his flustered state as their usual playful banter filled the house's quietness.