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Water. Water was essential for life. Plants needed water to grow. Animal's need it to quench their never ending thirst.
And Sonic needs it to see Shadow's toned fucking muscles! Gaia, he could look at that absolute hunk of a hedgehog all day. And night.
“Stop staring.” Shadow growled, loud enough to be heard over the waterfall as he rinsed the dried patches of blood out of his coat. Don't worry, it's not his! Sonic blinked, taken aback for a moment. “Oh- uh. Yeah. Sorry. I was just kinda zoning out!” He scratched at the back of his head, making sure to be careful to not hurt himself on his own quills. That would be embarrassing!
Standing up, Sonic stretched his arms behind his head, the joints protesting with a pop. “You missed a spot, by the way.” Shadow lifted his arms to check his torso, then checked his arms, not finding anything. The azure hero sighed, took off his gloves and shoes, and got into the lake with his dark counterpart. “Here, I'll get it.” To be fair, Sonic was also pretty dirty, just not with blood. Dirt caked his fur, and he was pretty sure he'd never get the mud and grass out of his quills.
“I can take care of myself.” Shadow spat, slapping Sonic's hands away, his ears falling flat in a warning. Sonic put up his hands in a non-threatening gesture. “I was just trying to help... jeez!” Shadow rolled his eyes. “I don't need your help. And I don't care for it.”
Sonic's heart gave a weak pang of hurt at the ebony biohog’s words, but he ignored it, forcing a smile back onto his lips. “Pfft. As if! You like me and you know itttt~!” He said in a sing-song voice. Shadow huffed, and turned away from the annoying blue pest. Sonic's heart grabbed the fact that he hadn't denied it and fucking ran!
Sitting back down onto a patch of moss, Sonic pressed his knees to his chest as he looked down at the flowers next to him. Yellow Acacia, and purple Balloon Flowers. Heh. What a coincidence. Sonic knew the meaning of the flowers, having had to listen for hours on end because Amy got really into floral arrangements, and she needed someone to rant too.
Sonic smiled. “Y'know, Shads, I'm really happy with you.”