Sonourge - Opposites Attract 7

Sonourge: Opposites Attract
Chapter 7

Sonic and Scourge headed over to one of the "snack shacks" and got in a short line. To Sonic's dismay, though, he saw that there were no chili dogs on the menu.
"Ah… Scourge. There are not even any chili dogs over here. Just those lame, tasteless, regular hot dogs."
Sonic began to walk away, but Scourge was quick to grab his arm and drag him back into the line. "That's cool, Sonic. There's some other stuff on that menu that we can try."
Sonic thought about it and gave Scourge a bright smile. Scourge returned the smile. "Yeah, I guess so." Sonic's stomach began to grumble for a couple of seconds. "And I guess my stomach guesses so, too." Scourge chuckled.
"Next," the echidna behind the counter of the Snack Shack said. Sonic and Scourge went forward and Scourge ordered two chocolate ice creams for the both of them. Sonic was about to take out some money to pay for it, but Scourge insisted that he paid. Sonic put away his money, and Scourge paid the echidna, which then gave him his two ice creams. Scourge handed one to Sonic and he said 'thank you'. They returned to where they placed their stuff and sat back down on their respective chairs.
Sonic and Scourge, while licking at their ice creams, looked out onto the vast amount of ocean, then they looked at each other. Then they looked back at the water where they could see their friends and family having fun in the water. This made Sonic smile.
"I don't think I've ever seen the ocean so beautiful before."
"I think it's the way that the sun hits it, Sonic." Scourge then turned to face Sonic. "But I didn't think you would care too much about the ocean. You hate it, don't you?"
"I told you before, Scourge, that I don't like being IN the water. But watching it from far away isn't all that bad."
"I guess I can I agree with you on that." Scourge then got up and extended his hand out to Sonic, gesturing for him to take it. He took the hand with a confused look.
"What are we going to do?"
"I just want to show you something, Blue. Don't worry about it." Scourge then let go of Sonic's hand and had him follow him. Scourge then progressively went over to a portion of the water where there wasn't anyone in the area. This made Sonic pretty nervous and made his stride become slower and slower.
"Scourge, I know what you're trying to do. The joke's over, isn't it?"
Scourge turned around to face Sonic. "This isn't much of a joke anymore, Blue. Not unless you want it to be." Sonic sighed. "Come on."
Sonic walked forward and stood next to Scourge at the shore. The water was going back and forth inches from their feet. "Scourge, you really don't have to do this."
"Sonic, we're friends, aren't we? I wouldn't do this if I didn't think it was safe for ya. Here, I'll show you." Scourge then left Sonic's side and recklessly threw his jacket onto the sand. He then stepped into the water, shivering at how cold it was. He then continued and began to swim around in the shallow water.
"Sonic, this ain't bad at all. The water is awesome when you get used to it, and it feels good to swim in it."
Sonic then shouted, "Yes, easy for you to say."
"Yeah, it was easy for me to say. Now get in here!"
"Nah, you can keep swimming in there by yourself and I'll just watch." Sonic laughed nervously.
Scourge smirked. "Fine. But before I find a place of my own, I am going to teach you how to swim."
Sonic smirked to himself. "Yeah, we'll see about that."
Scourge then began swimming around on his own, looking over at Sonic every little bit. Sonic simply sat in the sand right next to Scourge's jacket and watched Scourge. He sat there like that for a couple of minutes until he decided that he wanted to lie down in the sand. When he did, he tried to look down so that he could avoid looking up at the sun. Sonic then saw something peculiar while he was laying there. At the angle he was at, he could look into the inside of Scourge's jacket pocket, where he saw a little blue object on the inside.
Sonic shifted his body to get a closer look and debated whether or not to reach into the pocket, because he didn't just want to invade Scourge's privacy. He then looked over at Scourge who was constantly dipping his head below the surface and doing underwater swimming. Sonic simply shrugged and then dipped his hand into the pocket and pulled out the blue object that he saw.
He was extremely shocked, because what he pulled out was himself. It was the Sonic doll. Sonic knew full-well that some kids got Sonic dolls from certain vendors that consider him to be a true hero. He just didn't think that someone like Scourge would be carrying it around in his pocket.
Sonic then waved his arms at Scourge to get his attention. Soon after Scourge emerged from the water, he then saw that Sonic was waving at him. "What?"
"Hey, Scourge. I found this in your pocket, and I wanted to ask you about it."
Scourge looked over at what Sonic was carrying, and from afar, Scourge could clearly see that Sonic was holding the doll. Scourge was so shocked that Sonic had found it that he wasn't expecting the large wave that was about to crash down on him.
Scourge was about to answer, but then the wave hit him with such ferocity that it knocked the wind out of him. Sonic couldn't really tell if the wave knocked Scourge out, but then he saw Scourge float up like a dead body. Sonic gasped to himself and looked around to see if there was anyone around to help him. The nearest lifeguard was pretty far away, and Sonic didn't really know what to do.
After about 5 seconds of personal motivation, Sonic decided that he would try to go and save Scourge himself. He dropped the Sonic doll onto Scourge's jacket, and dipped his feet in the water. Sonic shivered, not because he was cold, but because he was completely nervous. He then slowly inched his way into the water, and then debated if he should have just gotten a lifeguard.
'Too late, I guess,' Sonic thought to himself. Sonic then decided to swallow his fear and tried to swim to Scourge, who really wasn't even that far away since the wave pushed him so close to shore. Sonic then grabbed Scourge and used him as a "floating device" to try to get back to shore.
When they did, Sonic took a breath of relief, but he wasn't finished because Scourge wasn't even able to take a breath. Sonic turned him on his back and tried to see what he could do. He tried to remember what Tails would do if Sonic had nearly drowned.
He then remembered that he could press on Scourge's chest and try to get the air flowing. Sonic put his hands on Scourge's chest and did quick pulses with his fists. After about 30 seconds of doing that, Sonic realized that he wasn't getting anywhere. Sonic was about to call 911 because he was worried for Scourge's sake. That's when he realized, there was one more thing he could do to save Scourge's life.
Sonic, without even thinking about what he was about to do, placed his lips on Scourge's and started to blow air into his constricted lungs. He did that until he felt breathing that wasn't his own. Scourge was breathing again!
Sonic was about to get off of Scourge before things got too awkward, but then Scourge wrapped his arms around the back of Sonic's head. Scourge then brought Sonic's lips closer to his own, and he did something that Sonic wasn't expecting in the slightest.
Scourge was actually trying to kiss Sonic. Sonic then started to move his head from side-to-side, and Scourge finally let go of him. When Sonic got up, Scourge got up and coughed up all of the water that had entered his mouth. After the fit was over, Scourge turned around to face Sonic, knowing full-well what he had just done.
"Sonic you saved my life. Again!"
Sonic tried to avoid Scourge's gaze. "Yeah… I know." Sonic then got up and was actually about to walk away when Scourge stopped him.
"Wait, that's it? You save my life, say 'Yeah… I know', and walk away? Sonic, I know this world has lost its class, but this is stupid."
"Well, what do you expect me to do, Scourge? I save people from Eggman a lot, and I just feel good about it. That's it."
"Well… I think that needs to change. I think you do way too much to not get anything in return. I feel like I should do something for you…"
Sonic scratched the back of his head. "Well, what did you have in mind?"
"Well… this." Scourge then gently grabbed the back of Sonic's neck with his right hand and brought their heads together until their lips were connected. This time, Sonic knew for sure that this was a legitimate kiss.
As they held like that, Sonic went through a few stages. He first started with confusion, then he was creeped out, then he just accepted it as it was happening. He closed his eyes, and just kind of let it happen.
After just a minute, Scourge separated the kiss and looked into Sonic's eyes. Sonic was about to say something, but Scourge silenced him.
"I know that wasn't what you were expecting, but I think I have a little explaining to do before I walk off of this beach and never see you again." Scourge paused briefly and then continued. "Ever since the hospital, more than just my attitude has changed. Before, I was fine with loving someone who just tolerated me, like Fiona. Now, I won't take that anymore. I needed somebody who more than tolerates me and actually wants to be with me. I needed somebody who would give me second chances after I screw up. I needed somebody like you."
A tear ran down Sonic's eye, because he then truly understood everything that has been happening in the past few days.
He understood why Scourge wanted Sonic to stay with him at the hospital. He understood why Scourge rested his head on Sonic's shoulder and let out a small purr back at the hospital. He understood why Scourge looked for Sonic's home in the dead of night when he could've just waited at the hospital. He understood why Scourge would sleep on a couch in a home where most of everyone hated him. He understood why he had that Sonic doll.
He understood it all. It was all for him.
Sonic finally said, "So… what now?"
"I think I'm just going to leave now, because rejection isn't really my thing." Scourge then did just that and walked away, but this time, Sonic was the one who ended up stopping him.
"Well… if rejection isn't your thing, then I guess you don't really have much to worry about."
Scourge turned around, and gave Sonic a bit of a confused look. His face was about to light up, because he thought that Sonic meant that he shared the same feelings. But he wasn't sure, so he decided to keep quiet.
"Scourge… I have never loved anyone ever before. I've only had one true fangirl, and well you just saw me turn her down an hour ago." Sonic paused, took a deep breath, and continued. "But then you came along, and you made this transformation and became so nice to me. You actually made me feel as if I were special or something. No one has truly made me feel special before like you have."
Sonic looked up and saw that there was a bright expression on Scourge's face. Sonic lit up because of that. "Your smile isn't bad, either. After seeing you frown and get pissed off for so long, it is a nice little contrast to see you legitimately smiling."
"I think I feel the same way about your smile, Sonic."
"Well, you'll be seeing it a lot."
Scourge chuckled. "So… what now?"
"Well… this." Sonic then leaned forward and gave Scourge a quick 5 second kiss on the lips.
Scourge giggled in embarrassment, and his tan muzzle went slightly pink. That was something that Sonic had never saw before, and he made it a personal goal to make Scourge blush like that as much as possible.
"So… what does that make us?"
"What do you want us to be, Scourge?"
"Boyfriends?"
"Me, too."