You're My Both

Wait-! That's Not Right!

He nodded, but did not comply with that.

[How do you know it?] Sonic  was curious, alright? You can't blame him. He literally just found out that he can talk with someone else other than Tails.

Like - he could talk to 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸! Just... Of all people why did 𝘩𝘦 know sign language? Sonic felt torn. He was happy to have someone to talk to, of course he was! But the fact that it was 𝘩𝘪𝘮? It made him nervous as hell.  He hoped, he wouldn't sign anything stupid to him.

He used to not think what he signed when he was younger, just like he did with talking. One moment the thought formed in his mind and then bum! It's out. It caused him some problems a few times.

"Mind your own business." He replied in a monotone tone.

[C'mon, man! Tell me!] He sped to him and hang over his shoulder. Mostly to annoy him to be honest. He wasn't complaining about the warmth radiating from the others body, though. It felt nice.

Shadow immediately pushed him off and Sonic had to thank chaos for his quick reflexes, because otherwise he would be already kissing the floor and it's not something he'd want to kiss. What a pity that the warmness was taken away from him so quickly.

"Don't touch me." The ebony hedgehog growled. "Let's just say it was useful to me. That's all." He huffed.

'Aww, man.' Sonic thought to himself. That was a quite disappointing answer, he wouldn't lie.

[I'll get it out of you one day.] He winked at him.

Shadow rolled his eyes. "You talk too much."

Sonic stopped dead in his track. Huh?

[What? But.. I can't talk!] He signed confused.

"Yes, I can see that." He pushed himself off the wall and came up to Tails, who got back to his computer in the meantime. "Anything I can  help with?"

'Is today Shadow's-Making-Everybody-Confused day?'

First the talking thing with Sonic and now he was asking Tails if he wanted help with making sonic talk again?

"Umm. I don't think there's anything anyone can help me in this case." The fox said and Shadow nodded. "But thank you, Shadow. That was really nice of you." He smiled at him, but the dark hedgehog didn't respond.

The heavy, awkward silence fell between the three of them. It went on for a while, untill Tails couldn't take it anymore.

"Why don't you two go for a race?" He  suggested, getting both of their attention on him.

[I just came back from a run, though] Sonic blinked. Usually he wouldn't mind a race even if he just ran, but after his little down mood earlier, he felt a bit low on energy. Mentally.

"You're admitting a failure?" Shadow taunted the blue hedgehog. Never mind.

[Huh?! When did I say that?] He took a step back like he'd just been slapped.

"Just now" he shrugged.

[No, I didn't! Oh, you're so on!]  He scoffed, rolled his shoulders like he was gearing up and he rushed out from the workshop leaving a blur of blue light behind him.

"Don't break my fence this time!" He managed to hear Tails in the last second.

The yellow streak appeared right next to him grinning mischievously. "Are you that desperate to lose, Faker?"

Sonic flipped him off, not feeling like acting polite that day. Bad luck for him - 𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘢 exist. He didn't notice a random toy that laid on the path and lost balance. Why the hell was it even there?! And so convincingly placed? Did the universe hate him or something?