Still Alone [Open]

[is-the-ultimate.livejournal.com]

If there was one thing Shadow hated to admit? It was being hurt. Not physically, mind you; emotionally. He was the bad ass, the guy who would never tell you how he was feeling even if you tortured him right there.

If he was willing, he'd tell you the reason why he was hurt - his rejection from Rogue Squadron just for being "too short". Sure, it was probably a childish thing to feel, but at the same time, he felt justified. At a time where you're one of the last people left in the multiverse, why hold back?

Every time he thought of the incident, it made his blood boil. Part of him, Stacy willing, wanted him to find one of those precious "X-Wings" and ram it into that stupid office.

"Maybe I do deserve to be an "Outsider"." Shadow muttered from a perch up on a rooftop. "Because I sure as hell isn't going to be any help elsewhere..."

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And that, THAT, was completely unexpected. Most who would have even seen such an action would have been flabbergasted at acting in that way upon a child!

But of course, Alessa was no child, and was technically not even Alessa, if you wanted to be frank. But that didn't matter. The kiss she wanted was returned to her, and it was foolish to think about anything but that moment.

When they parted, she gave him a steady look. "Are you sure what you're doing?"

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"Perhaps." Shadow replied. "Then again, I'd just admitted to liking a demon in the guise of a child and returned something she was forward in giving. That's the thing with someone like me - never predictable."

He was right there: like she said earlier, he was an Outsider, always doing things their own way.

"I have to ask the same question: are you sure? It's a stupid question for you, but, still..."

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And that answer earned a look that Shadow had probably not seen in Alessa before: a look of respect and attraction, and unlike a child's expression at all. "I don't like predictability, or people who want to blend on this ship. You were not accepted by those humans, and I'm glad. You're better suited for hand to hand fighting."

And she gave him a nod.

"I am sure," Alessa said. "For something like this, demons cannot afford to be wrong. It could lead to our deaths. You could say I like being risky."

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"Well, then... I guess we have plenty in common, then." Shadow said, smirking. "Though... we got a lot of work to do. Who knows when this thing might show up and face us. And like everyone's said, we need to be ready..."

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Alessa returned the smirk. "Use your words when you need them. When I'm doing something like this, I am deadly serious. I don't do something unless it amuses me or is of importance anyway, and these days there are precious little things to laugh about."

And here, she gave him a wink. "You just make sure you do better than you did at the Poles. I think you stopped counting after awhile."

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"Don't worry. Whatever I got at the Poles? I'll be sure to surpass next time." Shadow said. "But, for now... I think I'm going to get myself ready for this beast."

With that, he turned and started to walk off, only to stop a few feet away and turn back around. "If you need me for anything, Alessa... I know you can find me. I'll be here..."

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

"The Poles were strange, robot creatures and strange abominations," Alessa answered. "This Nightmare King will be the worse of them all. If you do not bring all of your strength with you, you could be killed."

When he stopped to turn around, he would probably be a little shocked to find her several feet away. "That is something you needn't worry about, Shadow the Hedgehog. I WILL be looking for you."

And out for you, but that did not need to be said.