Sonic's Alpha Part 15

Well, they were all at Twinkle Park now, having easily left Tails and the others lost back in the mall. Although Scourge and Manic had to literally be dragged from Victoria's Secret because all the women wanted to keep them since they found them so 'fuzzy and adorable'!

So, Sonic figured that they might as well enjoy it. At least, that's what he figured they should do. In reality, they probably should be trying to figure out what their first move against G.U.N. would be, but you know what? Even heroes needed a break sometimes! Vampires included!!

Scourge went off to the shooting range while Sonic and Shadow went to the food court. Sonia grabbed Manic's hand as usual, leading the now limping hedgehog away in his new sneakers. And just when they walked past the Tunnel of Love, the gentleman there asked:

"You two lovebirds don't wanna ride?"

Sonia and Manic blinked and looked at their intertwined fingers before snatching their hands away, both shouting, "HELL, NO!!"

The guy just sweat dropped as both grumbled and stormed away together, but not before giving one another looks of disgust.

"Ugh, this is all your fault, you know that!?" Sonia could be heard shouting to the green male.

"Me!? How the heck is it my fault!? You're the one always holding my hand!!" Manic shouted back.

"Oh, just shut up, Manny!!"

"Come on Shadz!" Sonic took his mate's hand and dragged him from an over decorated picnic table where they had stopped for a bite to eat. Sonic hadn't eaten for like a day, and still had yet to consume blood, so his stomach happily accepted the 6 chili dogs he wolfed down. Shadow had only decided to eat two. Almost immediately all eyes were drawn to the sight, both because Sonic was holding someone's hand, which was a very rare thing to see indeed, and because that someone happened to be another male. The new couple had become the hottest thing talked about in the past few hours, the word spreading like wildfire, so it was almost expected that when Sonic and Shadow walked into the room, they became the beacon of (sometimes unwanted) attention.

Especially the person in charge of dart throwing booth, who was practically leaping up and down while trying to flag them over. Thankfully, most people were either too uneasy about approaching the ebony hedgehog that had the look of death in his eyes, or were too shy and preferred to simply observe and have a fan girl fit at the yaoi couple. In any case, Sonic was not immediately swamped with adoring fans, and was even able to walk hand-in-hand with Shadow effortlessly through the crowd and towards that very same dart game.
When the blue hedgehog got there, the teenager smiled and handed the blue blur a whole cup's worth of darts.

"The games on me!" he smiled.  It was a great idea, because now that people were watching, that would most likely mean that they'd come play as well. Of course, Sonic wasn't one to catch on to those kinds of things, and honestly who would when told they could play and it was for free? He figured he got it for saving the city like a hundred times, which was totally just something he did because he was being a nice guy.

Besides, if this was how the public wanted to show their thanks, then Sonic figured he would be being rude by not accepting it.

"Hey, Shadow, bet I can hit more balloons than you!" Sonic smirked at his mate, his childish side coming to the fore.

Shadow's ruby eyes turned towards Sonic and flashed dangerously as he smirked. "I bet you just bit off more than you can chew, love."

"Heh, just watch this," the blue blur picked up one of the darts in his cup and quickly whipped it towards the board. But, without proper care to aim, the dart missed all the balloons completely. It landed directly in-between a blue and red balloon, which was very unlikely. After all, with a huge wall full of balloons, what were the chances it would land in the space between two?

The Alpha-now-mortal snickered, picked up his own dart, and seconds later there was a loud pop! Pink pieces of latex fluttered to the ground after, leaving the dart stuck in the board.

Sonic scoffed and picked up another, trying to be patient this time and aim. When it bounced off a balloon, the blue hedgehog seemed to lose what fragile composure that he had left, shouting, "Was that even legal!?"

Another pop. The balloon piece fell, along with the first dart Sonic had thrown, released from the cork by the vibrations of the Alpha's strong throws and deadly aiming.
Scowling, Sonic tried again. This time it fell short and his eye twitched.

A dark chuckle and another loud pop were all that were needed before a nuclear bomb exploded inside the losing blue hedgehog. Furious, he shoved the cup aside and then crossed his arms, turning away from Shadow and the teenager behind the booth with his nose in the air. "This game is ridiculous!"

Sonic's outburst was followed by a brief moment of silence, then pops went off like firecrackers. Sonic whipped around and saw that Shadow had thrown the darts all at the same time, and each one of them had made their mark. Dumbfounded, he stared in shock, his mouth on the floor while the guy behind the counter started going on and on about how this new guy had been amazing (and deadly he quietly added).

Sonic snapped back to himself when Shadow was offered a pink teddy holding a heart.

"I'd much rather have the blue one," Shadow growled, crossing his arms and refusing to even look at the bear that was handed to him.

The teenager quickly switched the toys (probably scared that darts would be thrown his way if he didn't obey). After trading the prizes, the teen turned, calling more people over to play. The people who had watched Sonic and Shadow with their undivided attention quickly flocked over to the stand, along with a few others who had noticed the hedgies playing, but had only watched with some interest from far away. The booth got full fast, so Sonic and Shadow moved away from it so they wouldn't be in the way, despite how badly Sonic was itching for a rematch.

Once they were safe from the crowd, Shadow happily handed over his trophy for his wife. "Here."

Sonic blinked at it for a moment, and then suddenly broke out into a teasing grin as he accepted it. "Did you go through all that trouble to win this for me? Aw! You shouldn't have!"

Shadow chuckled, "What trouble?"

The blue speedster glared at his husband before looking down at the bear. It was rather adorable, with its button nose and little button eyes. And it was soft looking as well, something a child would really enjoy hugging until its eyes popped out of its stuffing. Sonic's tail wagged like crazy as he hugged it just as tight. Both males walked on, while Sonic wrapped his arms protectively around the bear, carrying it much like a child would. "Why didn't you want the pink one?"

"Blue is my favorite color," Shadow smiled, looking his wife up and down out the corner of his eyes.

The heat was burning his cheeks again. "Oh…"

Silence stretched around them for a time, each just enjoying the other's company, until the next gentlemen at the booth beside the dart throwing game started waving his arms like mad. Figuring if having Sonic and this new guy come to one booth boosted that guy's profits, then maybe having them come to his ring tossing game would be just as effective.
Sonic's tail wagged again and he looked from the gentleman to Shadow, as if asking for permission. Shadow merely smiled and nodded his head in that direction.

Then his wife zipped off towards the booth, making sure to save a seat for the small teddy bear while the man behind the booth started running off at the mouth before handing over the rings to toss.

The ebony hedgehog smirked at his queen's childlike behavior, and slowly followed.

After that, the young couple had been lured into every game to be played at the park (and Sonic had to give away all the animals he won, except the teddy bear of course since they all wouldn't fit on the bike). Both had joined up with the others to go down to the go-cart course and raced one another, went to the Falling Fast roller coaster, and Shadow burst into laughter when both hedgehogs looked at the picture taken just before the biggest drop of the Heart Breaker.

Of course, that was only because the ride was dropping into water and Sonic had practically screamed like a little girl… talk about sounding like a wife.

By the time the sun started to go down, all the rides had been ridden, all the food had been tested (at least eight times because Sonic was a bottomless pit), and all the carnival style games had been played. Shadow looked over at his wife and saw that he was truly enjoying himself. Whenever Sonic laughed or smiled, it made Shadow only love him more.

The Alpha King gazed up into the night sky, up at the stars, and smiled when he heard a yawn.

"Are you ready to go, love?" he asked, looking at his mate rub his eyes.

"Yeah, I guess so," Sonic chuckled, getting a little sleepy.

"You know, if you were in your other form, you wouldn't be sleepy," Shadow pointed out.

"Is that so?" he asked as Scourge came over to join them.

"Yeah," he jumped in. "We're creatures of the night, remember?"

"Yeah, I forgot," he laughed sheepishly. "I guess there's still a lot that I need to learn."

"Which is why I need to talk to you in private once we're back home," Shadow pointed out to his mate as Sonia and Manic showed up, Manic sneaking a piece of Sonia's cotton candy when she wasn't looking.

Sonic blinked, "Um...okay."

"Oh, I truly did enjoy myself today!!" Sonia sighed with content. "Thank you, Shadow!!" she said, giving the king a hug and friendly peck on the cheek.

"Heh, you're welcome, Sonia," he chuckled.

"Yeah, this day would've been perfect if Sonic's wannabe friends hadn't spoiled it in the beginning," Scourge stated.

"Scourge, hush!" Manic whispered, "We're trying to get Sonic's mind off of them, remember?"

"Oh, yeah," Scourge rubbed the back of his neck nervously. "Sorry, boss."

"It's alright, Scourge," Sonic chuckled as they all mounted their bikes, and of course he didn't forget his teddy bear, placing it in his head quills for safe keeping.

"I see that humans happily accepted me before my own friends did. Plenty of people, well girls in particular, asked for tons of pictures of me and Shadow together."

"Yeah, and all those lights nearly blinded me," Shadow mumbled.

"Aww, da poor baby," Sonic pouted, wrapping his arms around his mate and nuzzling into his the side of his neck, purring as he seductively whispered, "I'll make it up to you on your birthday, 'kay, love?"

Shadow blushed and Scourge and the others snickered like crazy as they started their engines and drove off.

They stopped back by Sonic's home so that he could lock his door, since he'd be spending the night at the palace. When he walked up to the door, however, he saw a note was taped to it.

He tilted his head questioningly before taking it in his hand and reading it.

"Sonic, I'm sorry about what happened today and we hope to make it up to you. If they are willing, we'll try our best to get along with Shadow and his friends as long as it makes you happy. Hope that we can talk things out later on. We have no idea where Amy went, but we hope she's alright with your...orientation. Congratulations on your marriage, too, btw.

                   Love, your lil bro, Tails."

Sonic smiled and quietly said to himself, "Thanks, bro."