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Tails bit his lip nervously. “Are you sure this is gonna work?”
Rouge smirked at him over the edge of the two martini glasses she was in the process of topping. “All the pieces are in place. All we need to do is make sure at least one of those idiots agrees to a dare. These,” Rouge said, sliding the potent drinks to her co-conspirator, “will help.”
Tails gave the martinis a quick sniff and shuddered in disgust. “They smell like jet fuel. Who would want to drink this?”
“People with class, that’s who.”
“Then why did you make one for Sonic?”
“Who said I did? These are both for Shadow. Do you have any idea what his tolerance is?
Tails shrugged a shoulder light-heartedly. “Fair point. Will this be enough?”
“Sonic’s already more than buzzed, and this will push Shadow in that direction. Does Amy know the code word?”
“Yup,” the fox said, carefully watching both drinks as they made their way back to Team Dark’s new shared living room from the kitchen. The housewarming party they’d used as a ploy to get everyone together had done the trick. Lively sounds of laughter and playful conversation grew louder with every step, while Sonic and Shadow remained none the wiser. “Just somehow fit the word ‘challenge’ into the conversation and she’ll suggest the game.”
“Perfect. Silver and Blaze are in on it, too?”
“And Knuckles. Everyone is ready for them to just get together already. They keep making heart eyes at each other. It’s gross.”
“Oh hon, you have no idea. I once caught Shadow–”
“There they are!” Sonic called out. His inebriation was proven when he nearly toppled from his perch on a leather sectional that spanned most of the room. He quickly righted himself with a laugh. “Was about to come lookin’ for ya! Figured you might have got lost since this place is basically a mansion.”
Tails rolled his eyes. “The apartment isn’t that–”
“Ohhh! Is one of those for me?” Sonic asked, intrigued by the spear of olives nestled in each of the delicate glasses Rouge carried.
Shadow shot him a look, shifting from his position seated at the blue hedgehog’s side to reach for his drinks as Rouge neared. “They’re mine.”
“Both of them?”
“Both of them.”
“That’s not fair!”
“Sonic, trust me,” Rouge cut in, “you don’t want those.”
“Maybe I do!”
“Hmm,” the bat smiled. “Looking for a bit of a challenge?”
Sonic was only able to fit in a moment’s confusion before Amy perked right up. “Speaking of challenge,” she chirped, eyeing those nearest to her with a look Rouge was worried would put Shadow on alert, “who’s up for a game?”
“I love games!” Silver chimed in with a bit too much enthusiasm. “We should definitely play a game!”
Shadow raised an eyeridge. “What kind of game?”
“Pff, Shads. Does it matter? Or are you already worried you might lose?”
Shadow didn’t even bother looking up at his rival. He tossed back the martinis one after the other as though they were water and set the empty glasses down. “I couldn’t lose to you if I tried.”
“A game it is then!” Rouge moved between her party guests and sidled in next to Knuckles on the opposite length of couch. The echidna immediately tried to move away but Rouge wrapped her arm around his and held tight, amused by the flustered pink that spread across his cheeks. “What do you have in mind, Amy?”
The pink hedgehog paused like she was thinking when in reality the game had been chosen for the better part of a month. “How about Truth or Dare?”
“Yes!”
“No.”
Both rivals glared at each other.
Rouge chuckled inwardly. This was going to be fun. “Perfect!”
Amy clapped her hands with excitement. “Great! Shadow, why don’t you go first?”
The hybrid looked up sharply, brows furrowed. “Why me?”
“Why not you?”
“C’mon, Shads. Just play the game. Besides, you'll be getting it over with.”
Shadow huffed, temporarily pacified by the hedgehog at his side. “Fine. Truth.”
Amy paused, lips pursed as she thought. Shadow was normally so closed off, she hadn’t expected him to choose truth. “Have you and Rouge ever had sex?” she finally asked. She couldn’t help but be genuinely curious. The two had lived together for years.
Shadow nearly choked on the olive he’d been munching while Rouge burst into laughter. Sonic frowned.
Shadow finally cleared his throat. “No.”
“Seriously? Not even once?”
Silver shook his head. “I don’t believe it.”
“Believe it or don’t believe it, the answer is still no.”
“It’s true,” Rouge added with a wistful look. “It pains me to say it, but I guess I’m just not his type.”
Shadow shot his roommate a glare before angrily tossing his toothpick trash back into his glass and setting it on the nearby coffee table. “Now what?”
“Now you pick someone and they have to choose truth or dare,” Amy instructed.
Shadow shrugged. “Rouge.”
“A girl’s gotta have some secrets. Dare.”
“Fine. I dare you to give me your chaos emerald.”
Rouge sat forward, exchanging her grip on Knuckles’ arm to aggressively point at Shadow. “You can’t do that!”
“No one said I couldn’t. Rules are rules.”
“This is cheating!”
“Says the thief.”
Rouge growled and crossed her arms to pout. “Fine. Then I’m less sorry about this.”
“Sorry about wha–”
“Sonic. Truth or dare.”
“Dare, obviou–”
“I dare you to kiss Shadow.”
Sonic’s mouth fell open, eyes wide and unblinking. “You…. want me to do what??”
“Do you want me to spell it for you? K I S S I N G. First comes love, then comes a game of truth or dare, then comes two hedgehogs–”
Rouge yelped as a pillow was thrown at her face, Shadow’s aim just as ultimate as he. “Can it, Rouge. That has to be against the rules.”
“Well, no one said I couldn’t,” she mimicked, Shadow’s words taking all of five seconds to bite him in the ass.
“How about a hug?” Sonic offered. “That’s more likely to end with me leaving here with two functional legs.”
“No can do, Blue. You chose dare and this is the dare.”
Sonic sighed in defeat and slipped from the sofa’s arm to face his rival. Shadow looked up at him warily. “What are you doing?”
“Might as well have our fun with it,” Sonic whispered with a wink so fast only Shadow could see.
“You’re sure?”
Sonic didn’t answer. Instead he straddled his secret boyfriend’s lap and cupped his muzzle before kissing the dark hedgehog deeply. Shadow tensed in surprise, but then quickly relaxed into the familiar sensation of his partner’s lips on his. Just because no one knew about them didn’t mean they hadn’t done this hundreds, if not thousands of times before.
Behind him, Sonic’s tail wagged hard enough to displace air and Rouge’s living room faded from mind. He felt Shadow hands slide down to his hips, pulling him closer and earning the hybrid a soft, barely audible gasp. Shadow’s ears flicked forward knowingly, taking the opportunity to lick into Sonic’s mouth until the other was forced to cede control of the kiss.
Hands formally on Shadow’s muzzle, delved into striped quills, toying with a particularly erogenous zone located right at the base of the dark male’s skull. Shadow growled a warning before nipping at his partner’s bottom lip even as the hero’s touch made him shiver in pleasure. “I think the demands of the dare have been satisfied.”
Sonic kissed him again anyway, just because he could. “You taste like gasoline,” he murmured, though it wasn’t without affection.
Shadow hummed and smiled softly against Sonic’s mouth, pulling him back in. “You said you wanted a drink.”
“I didn’t think it’d be second hand.”
Shadow chuckled and pecked Sonic on the lips, chastely this time. He gestured toward the rest of the room with a subtle jerk of his head. “I think we broke them.”
Sonic turned and sure enough, every pair of eyes in attendance were fixated on them with a mixture of baffled, mildly horrified expressions. One of Tails’ eyes twitched comically and for some reason it looked like Amy may have drooled a bit in her stupor.
The pillow Shadow had chucked at Rouge was suddenly sent back with triple the force, hitting Sonic squarely in the head. “Hey!” he griped. “What’d I do?”
“How long?” the bat seethed. This time it was Knuckles joining their arms in an attempt to hold her back. Rouge pointed an angry finger once again. “You torture us for months with your ridiculous flirting and pining and you’re already fucking!?”
Shadow and Sonic’s eyes met before Sonic shrugged. “I guess?”
“You guess? You guess?”
Tails didn’t blink. His eye still twitched and he stared into nothing. “That’s how they act when they're hiding it?” The fox turned mildly green. “It’s going to be so much worse now….”
“Oh c’mon, it’s not that bad!” Sonic argued.
“You’re still sitting in his lap!”
“It’s my favorite seat!”
Tails grabbed a pillow and covered his face before screaming into it.