●Meetings and Greetings●

3rd Person Pov

The ebony hedgehog stepped out of bed, putting his feet on the floor. He walked out of his room, drowsily walking towards the coffee machine. As he turned it on, his tail wagged from the smell of his favourite substance being made. Coffee.

He grabbed his white mug and poured the coffee into it. He took a sip and placed it back onto the counter with a content sigh. He grabbed a few creamers and poured in a little bit of sugar. He then grabbed his mug and walked out of the kitchen, going to the living room. He sat down gently on the couch, lifting his mug to his lips. After a sip, he smiled slightly and placed it down on the coffee table. Grabbing his phone, he scrolled through his texts from G.U.N.

"You have no choice. Come tomorrow at 9 in the morning. Don't be late."

He sighed heavily, making sure to respond.

"Fine."

His back slumped against the couch as he sighed again, pressure building up on him. He had so many plans for this week. He had told Cream a week ago that he'd visit her. G.U.N wants to draw blood for another experiment they had in mind. Not thinking about how Shadow felt about it, not like he had a choice in the matter. Oh, and let's not forget about how Rouge is gonna drag him off to the mall, again. I might add.

"How are you?" he texted to his 'friend', Maurice.

"Good, how are you baby?"

Once again, the ebony hedgehog blushed like mad, his mood changing.

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Sonic's Pov

I purposely texted and called Terios 'baby' again. I wish I could see his face right now! I bet it would be priceless.

"I'm good. Do you want to meet?"

My smile fell, he wants to meet? Like, in real life?

"Idk, maybe."

His reply just softened the conversation's thick atmosphere.

"I can wait if you want to. I don't mind."

God, he's so cute. I wonder if Terios is even a guy at times.

"It's ok. I don't mind meeting you. How about tomorrow at Rumi's Café?"

He replied, "Sure, see you there!"

I smiled thinking about tomorrow. I can't wait to meet him! Wait, I don't know what he even looks like!!! He didn't have a profile picture...

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3rd Person's Pov

The two hedgehogs went on their way, Shadow going to G.U.N to get his blood drawn, and Sonic hanging out with his friends at his house. Everyone having fun, or in Shadow's case, the worst time of their lives! Rouge was just off at a jewellery store, buying some necklaces and earrings. Just adding more to her collection.

"Ooh! Look at this precious ruby red gem. The gold necklace just compliments it so well!"

Rouge of course had to buy it.

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Shadow's Pov

I grunted as they stuck the last needle into my arm, taking more than generous amounts of blood. My eyesight getting blurier by the second. 

"And, all done." the woman drawing my blood said, her voice high-pitched yet soft. She quickly put a bandage over the hole from the needle.

"Alright, I will be taking my leave," I responded coldly, although my cramps were killing me. "See you next time Miss. Ana."

"Take it easy Shadow. You should probably rest. I'm sorry, I wish I didn't have to take so much blood." Miss. Ana sincerely apologized.

"It's okay, I know you don't have control over how much you need to take. Thank you though." I said, pushing myself off the cot. My shoes clanked on the ground as I stood up straight. I walked out of the door, my right hoodie sleeve stuck and rolled up. I pulled my sleeve over the bandages from my shots and left for Cream's house. I did promise I would go, and I don't want to break any promises.

<><>Time Skip<><>

I had finally made it to the little rabbit's house. I walked up to the door, knocking gently on the door. Vanilla opened up with a smile on her face.

 "My, hello, Shadow. Are you here to play with Cream?"

I looked up and smiled at her before answering, "Yes, am I allowed to come in?"

She nodded, then opened the door the rest of the way, giving me access to her house. I walked inside, then took off my air shoes, gently placing them by the door. Vanilla has a rule for shoes inside her house, I do that for my house with Rouge too. I hate when people wear their dirty shoes inside my clean house.

"Hi, Mr. Shadow!", Cream said to me. I smiled gently back at her.

"Hello, Cream. What do you want to do?"

She giggled and then pulled me into her room. She then pulled out a dress. 

"Can we play dress-up, Mr. Shadow?" she gave me puppy eyes, and I couldn't say no.

I sighed before responding, "Fine, just don't tell anyone."

I grabbed the pink dress out of her hands, going to her close to put it on. When I came out, she smiled brightly.

"You look so pretty, Mr. Shadow!"

She had gotten dressed in an orange dress while I was changing. 

"You look prettier." I praised. She just giggled then we played tea party. I just love this kid as if she was my younger sister. 

Eventually, I left for home, saying goodbye to Cream whilst putting her in bed. Hugging her right before leaving. Vanilla had thanked me for coming, but I had said it was no problem.

I used my Chaos Emerald to teleport home.

I was then in my room, it was dark, but it was peaceful. I turned on my lamp, the dim light illuminating my room. I got changed into some black leggings, taking off my sweatpants. I then took off my shirt, simply throwing my yellow hoodie back on. It had a big blue rectangle print on the front with a yellow flower logo in the middle of the rectangle. I snuggled up in my bed, sleeping until the next day.

<><>Time Skip<><>

I woke up, slipping out of bed. I grabbed my phone texting Maurice again.

"Morning."

He replied, "Good Morning! Are you almost ready? It's 8:32. Don't worry, I'm still getting ready."

He seemed pretty awake.

"yeah, just give me a minute or so."

He just sent a 'thumbs up' emoji, which gave me some time to get dressed, brush my quills, and brush my teeth. I hadn't taken a shower in a few days, so I hopped in real quick. 

As the hot, stream of water hit my quills, I sighed feeling relaxed. I grabbed my shampoo and started to lather it into my quills, not missing a single spot. I rinsed and did the same with my conditioner until my quills were silky to the touch. I then grabbed my loofah, put body wash on it, and started to scrub every inch of my body. Being extra careful with my neck, I was really sensitive there. I stood in front of the water, rinsing off the soap while ringing out my loofah, getting the suds to pour out. I put my loofah back on the tiny shelf on the inside of the shower. I stepped out of the shower once I shut off the water. Grabbing my slightly soft towel, I started to dry myself off. I put on my clothes, some nice ones, and looked in the mirror. My quills were all messy. Although, my red flannel went well with my dark blue jeans. 

As I combed out my quills so they would look decent, I noticed my chest fur puffing out the flannel. I then took off the flannel and the white t-shirt underneath, combing my chest fur so it would look more even. I put back on my white shirt and red flannel. This has already worn me out. 

As I was walking out the door, my phone buzzed, and a notification popped up.

Maurice had texted me, "Can u send me a selfie, I wanna kno what u look like."

I quickly texted him, "Sure, one sec."

I took a quick picture and sent it to him right away. I then walked out the door, locking it as I left.

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Sonic's Pov

As I looked at the picture, my mind reeled with questions. Was Shadow who I had fallen for? He's gonna freak when he realizes I'm the one he's been texting. He hates my guts, everyone knows that. 

A few minutes later, I saw him walk into the tiny café. My heart skipped a beat when I saw him look around the room. I saw him take out his phone. Oh shi-

"Hey, where are you? I don't think I got your pic..."

I didn't know how to respond. My mind was all over the place, he would surely kill me.

"I'm that blue hedgehog over there."

 He looked up and recognized right away, but he didn't look mad, at least I think he didn't. He calmly walked over and sat down at my booth, the situation made the atmosphere thick. It was thick enough that you could cut it with a knife. Shadow seemed to be contemplating his next choice of words.

"So..." was all he said, I guess he's trying to strike up a conversation.

"Is your name actually Maurice?" He actually started to talk with me, as if he didn't know me.

"Umm, yeah. It's my middle name. What about you, is your's Terios?"

"Yeah, that's also my middle name. Do you come here often?" he asked as he glanced around the room. I found it quite cute that he was so interested, yet curious at the same time.

"Yup, Tails and I both like to come here on the weekends for breakfast. Their waffles are the best!" He smiled a bona fide smile. He then giggled under his breath.

That's how it went for the rest of the time. Question after question, we both ate our waffles and he immediately loved them the first bite he took. I just laughed at him, he was just too adorable. 

"Well, it was nice seeing you, maybe we can hang out again sometime soon," he stated, walking out the door. I just nodded and pulled out my phone. Wait till Rouge hears 'bout this one.