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Shadow looked down at the red rose in his hand. He hoped Sonic liked it. He sighed as he went around the corner. There was Sonic! He was with Knuckles? What were they talking about? "Listen, Knux, I care about you too, but not that way."
Knuckles laughed. "Sonic, I didn't mean like THAT. I just felt like you don't hear people say that enough."
Sonic smiled. "Oh, then, thank you. I guess we all need to hear that sometimes." He waved as Knuckles went off.
"Um, Sonic," Shadow stepped closer. "I wanted to tell you something." He held the red rose out to him.
Sonic took it. "Shadow, what are you trying to say?"
Shadow sighed. "I'm asking if you'll be my faker."
His faker? What was that supposed to mean? "Shadz, what does that mean?"
Shadow grumbled. "I have romantic feelings for you."
Sonic tilted his head. "I didn't hear you." That was a lie. He had heard him. He just wanted to hear him say it again.
Shadow sighed. "I have romantic feelings for you."
Sonic smiled. "The phrase you're looking for is 'I love you.'"
Shadow felt his muzzle heat up. Of course, he just had to use the wrong phrase. "Yes, I love you." He put the red rose in the blue hedgehog's quills. "I love you; so very much."
Sonic held his hand. "I think I finally understand what you meant by 'my faker.' You want me to be yours." He held the crimson hedgehog's face. "I would love to be yours. That is if you want me."
Shadow felt himself smile. "Of course, I do. I will always want you to be mine. No matter what."
He felt Sonic kiss him. "Good, cause you can't ever take that back."
Shadow laughed. "Why would I ever want to take it back?"
Sonic frowned. "Well, I have ADHD and autism."
Shadow held him close and smiled. "Well then, hello, fellow autistic hedgehog."
"Shadz!" He nuzzled against him, finally happy with where he was in life.