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Shadow stared at the paper on the wall, as if he could make it vanish with only his will.
“Oh, c’mon, don’t be so dramatic!” Rouge grabbed his shoulder.
“Hmph,” he scoffed, “You didn’t tell me he was going to be in the play.”
“‘Cause I knew how you would have reacted! And I was right,” she murmured, ”Hun, it’s just two months. Work with me, please.”
“ Just? You don’t have to tolerate him ! ” he whispered, because the certain blue devil that was being talked about was just across the hallway. He looked ridiculous, with his stupid cocky grin, and his stupid clothes, and his stupid soft gaze that was directed at him. Ah, he was caught staring. Shadow looked away. He felt like his cheeks were turning red.
From the way Rouge smirked, he was. “You certainly hate him, don’t you?”
That was the whole point of the conversation. He didn’t understand why she had said it in that tone. Shadow was about to reply when the blue hedgehog interrupted them. “Hey, Shads! Did you see that I got the role of Fiyero?”
“Yes.”
A pause.
“And?”
“Yes, I know.” What else did he want him to say?
“Uhm, so you’re part of the crew, right?” Sonic continued. It was one of the many things Shadow disliked about him. He didn’t know when to give up.
“Sure he is,” Rouge answered, “and he’s gonna help you rehearse!”
He grumbled. Of course he had to.
There was a rare glimpse of something Shadow couldn’t quite place on Sonic’s eyes. It made him sick, how giddy the blue hedgehog looked.
This was going to be hard.