Aching for Warmth Sonadow

Winter had come round again. Snow had only just started falling however the temperatures were already below zero.

A crimson and ebony hedgehog walked the streets of the white town of Spagonia. Snow had piled up on dead street lamps. He sneezed and squeezed  his arms tighter to his torso. He looked at the many deserted buildings. A part of town no one wanted to see, it held too many bad memories of what had happened. Shadow the hedgehog stopped and slid down the wall of a crumbling house. He placed his hands on his eyes.

he took them off his face and used them to pull his legs to his chest… he ached for warmth. Any warmth either it be a thin blanket or scarf or even the thinnest jacket… but he'd much rather prefer the warmth and softness of Sonic's body.
Last winter a major battle broke out here in Spagonia between Sonic and Eggman.
it all finally ended after houses had fallen and the city had been deserted and Eggman crushed Sonic in his robot's fist.
And all Shadow could do… was watch.
Eggman used so much force to crush Sonic he could hear the blue hedgehog's rib cage cracking.

He threw his broken body into a pile of rubble… and it was over.

Shadow looked down at the old splatters of blood. No longer was the blood a striking crimson but a sickening brown.
Shadow stood up and carried on walking down the street.

No one bothered coming back here after what had happened; even when it rained it would only ever rain on the side of Spagonia that had life.
No one bothered looking for Sonic's remains… they thought there wouldn't be any.

He looked at the crumbling side walk where the robot's foot had once stepped.
Ebony turned into an abnormally long alley. He bowed his head… he missed the blue blur.
in fact… he loved him.

Shadow stopped at the sight of a figure sitting in the corner of the alley.
"Hey," he spoke, "What are you doing here, this area is out of bounds."
the figure never spoke or turned it just sat there. It was covered in tattered old blankets and random items of clothing along with a thick layer of snow.
"Hey." Shadow said more stern this time.
The figure curled up tighter. Shadow saw something… who or whatever it was, was crying.
Ebony walked up to the figure slowly. He stopped… he saw royal blue and peach fur stained with old blood.
it clicked in Shadow's brain. "Sonic?"
He never looked up, all he did was curl up tighter in the torn blankets.
Shadow crouched down, "Sonic is that you?"
Sonic turned his face away from his old 'friend'.

"Sonic?" Shadow placed a hand on Sonic's.
Sonic gasped and jerked away, wishing he hadn't. he wrapped his arms around his torso crying out in agony.
ebony sat next to the hedgehog. "Sonic what's wrong?"
Azure removed his arms to reveal nasty gashes and his broken ribs.
Shadow moved his hand out to touch the bloody chest of the other.
"Shadow…" Sonic whispered.
Shadow smiled. "I missed you."
Sonic never laughed, he couldn't.
"I got so bored, it's not nice running by my self." Shadow chuckled.
Sonic looked down at the blankets that covered his legs.
"I'm sorry." He took in a small shallow breath.
Shadow looked at him, "no need to apologise I'm sure you wouldn't want to race me any way~"
"No I'm sorry, I cant race you any more."
shadow looked at him wide eyed. "what?"
Sonic removed the blanket bursting out into tears.
he had lost his left leg.
"Sonic…" Shadow looked at his sobbing friend.
Ebony extended his arms outward pulling sonic into a hug.

Sonic buried his face into the fur of Shadow's chest.  Shadow brushed the snow off his quills.
"that's why you never came back to us."
Sonic looked up, "No one cares about me anymore. I'm nothing. No one remembers me anymore. No one loves me. I'm lost Shadow."