Shadow's eyes widened in pure shock. It was unexpected, to say the least. He knew his entire face was red, ears included.

Sonic the Hedgehog was kissing him.

Sonic the FREAKING Hedgehog was kissing HIM.

His hands flew up to the others chest, confused as to what they should do. On one hand, this was Mahkah: the god who is TAKEN by a resurrected goddess. On the other... Sonic's arms were snaking around his waist, pulling him closer, and it felt so good....

He let it happen for a few more seconds before pushing the other away. "What the hell, Sonic!?"

"Wh-What?" Sonic blinked, confused. He didn't understand why Shadow pushed away.

"What about Farah!?" Shadow's voice was more high pitched than usual.

"I-" Sonic cut himself off, glancing away. Not because he didn't have anything to say. No, he had too much to say. He just couldn't say them. Instead, he sighed. "I wasn't thinking.... I'm sorry."

"You should be!" Shadow snapped. He bit his lip, still feeling a tingle from them. As much as he would never admit it, he wanted another from the blue hedgehog.

He had thought about the other in that way once or twice before, obviously pushing all those feelings away. Now that this had happened though... he was starting to lose that control he had built up. He wanted another kiss... badly....

So, without thinking, he quickly grabbed Sonic's shoulders and met their lips again. A pleasant shock ran through his body as Sonic immediately started to kiss him back, wrapping his arms around his waist and pulling him closer. The kiss ended once again with Shadow pushing the other away, realizing what he had been doing.

"You kissed me that time!" Sonic quickly said before Shadow could open his mouth.

"I know!" Shadow growled out, muzzle redder than his eyes.

"Do ya wanna kiss me or not?" Sonic put his hands on his hips. "You're kinda sending me mixed signals here, Shads!"

"Son- no- Mahkah. You. Are. Taken!" Shadow clenched his fists. "There are no mixed signals! You shouldn't be kissing me in the first place!"

"Why'd you kiss me just now, then!?"

"I-" Shadow took a deep breath and spoke quieter. "Let's just forget this ever happened, okay?"

"Before we do that, can I at least have an answer to my question?"

"No." Shadow crossed his arms and turned away. "Let's go; the others are probably waiting."

Sonic bit his lip as he watched Shadow start to walk off towards his and Tails' house. He sighed. 'If he is, then I can't tell him. It has to come naturally.... If he's not, then I might have a problem because I've fallen in love... with someone who's not her....'

He quickly followed the other, realizing that he was getting too far in his thoughts. He took a deep breath as he walked, keeping his eyes glued to his shoes. If his suspicions were wrong and Shadow wasn't really Farah, he'd be in so much trouble....

He spared a glance to Shadow. He didn't look any different because of the kiss. Actually, nothing had really changed about him. 'Was I wrong? Ah, jeez, I'm gonna have a lot of explaining to do when Farah comes back to me....'

He looked Shadow up and down, feeling his muzzle heat up a bit as he quickly looked down again. Getting to know Shadow had caused some feelings to rise. It was nice, seeing him happy or pleased. He just wanted to make Shadow feel that more often. It made him happy, seeing the other like that.

All he wanted to do was make the other happy....

And somehow that turned into love.

But that's wrong, isn't it? To fall in love with someone while you were searching for your fiance? He still loved Farah, of course.

Oh, how he still loved Farah.

He almost swooned as his thoughts drifted to her. He remembered holding her closely as she told of stories. Some made him laugh, some made him happy, but all of them made him love her even more. She was always a good story teller; the best he had ever met.

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"... And then he picked her up and set her on her horse. They looked at each other happily, glad to have met each other. They rode off together, a new life awaiting them. And so the story ends, with the two happily married and living together forevermore."

"Beautiful as always, my love." He nuzzled into her hair, holding her close.

"Thank you." She smiled, holding his hands.

"Do you think that will be us soon?" He questioned her with a gentle kiss to her cheek.

"I know it will." She giggled. "Oh, I can't wait."

"If that's how you feel, imagine how I feel." He chuckled.

"Just a few more days." She smiled to him.

"A few more days." He repeated, smiling to her.

And then they kissed, happy and gentle.

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It never happened....

She... She died the next day.

He took a deep breath, pushing those thoughts out of his mind. She was back now; he didn't need to dwell on her death.

Meanwhile, Shadow was stuck in his own thoughts as well.

They were a bit more... angry.

'How dare he kiss me when he knows perfectly well Farah is waiting for him! How dare he!'

His face was red with a furious glow as he thoughts raised on.

'How dare he! How... How dare I kiss him back! How dare I when I knew perfectly well that I shouldn't! These feelings shouldn't be shown! He's taken!'

As his thoughts started to turn on himself, his fists clenched and his walking started to turn into stomping. Luckily, the other hedgehog seemed too stuck in his thoughts to notice.

'I'm such an idiot! He has someone already! They're trying to find each other! I can't just move in on that! How dare I show him those feelings!'

He felt a low growl leave his throat, which the blue hedgehog noticed.

"You okay, Shadow?" He questioned, only slightly timid.

"I'm fine." He replied as they arrived to Tails and Sonic's house.

Quickly, he slammed the door open, stomping in. Sonic followed, gently closing the door behind him.

The sudden entrance seemed to have startled two hedgehogs on the couch. Sonic looked to them with curiosity. They stared at him, and all was silent for a moment.

The two's eyes started to tear up as they shouted at the same time. "Mahkah!"

Sonic's eyes widened. "How did you- wait...." He glanced between the two, a realization coming to his mind. "Haizea? Buziba?"

And then he was tackled to the ground with a hug.