"It's here! It's here!"
-Charmy Bee, Sonic Heroes

Yes, it is here! After only one day, the sequel to Unexpected Attraction has arrived! As you can tell by the title, there are to be some unexpected things happening in the story. This story can be read as stand-alone, but I highly recommend reading UA first. Some things will make much more sense if you do. Anyway, disclaimer once again, this contains yaoi! If you don't like that, then don't read. It'll be simpler for the both of us if you just return to the story browser. For those of you continuing on, I hope you enjoy!

A note to all my previous readers: I know I implied I'd narrate from whatever perspective got the most votes, but after I started writing, I realized that what's going to happen later on in the story wouldn't have the same effect if told from Shadow's POV. So, I apologize to all of you out there who wanted it narrated in his POV, but it's going to be in Sonic's POV like the first one.

Chapter One

"Shadow…! Shadow…! Please… wait!" I keep yelling for him to wait as I run after him in a field. "Please come back! What did I do wrong?" I don't remember doing anything to upset him. He isn't coming back. Why isn't he coming back? I thought he loved me… He's getting further away, and I can't run anymore. I never get exhausted from running, so why now? I collapse to my knees after I stop. "Shadow!" I cry. Tears are starting to freely flow down my cheeks. "Shadow, come back! I need you!" Isn't he even gonna talk to me? I close my eyes and fall to the ground…

"Sonic, are you okay? Wake up, faker!" My eyes snap open, and I sit up, but I'm not in that field anymore. I'm back in my bedroom… I feel an arm wrap around me, and I turn in the direction the arm is coming from to see Shadow sitting right there. So he's not gone… I immediately turn to hug him, and I start crying on his shoulder.

"Shadzy, you're still here!" I cry in relief. "Oh, thank God! I was afraid you'd left me forever!" He wraps his arms around me and rubs one of his hands up and down my back, trying to calm me down.

"It was just a nightmare," he comforts. "Why would I ever leave you, blue?"

I sniffle, and tears continue to run down my face as I reply, "In the nightmare, you just kept walking away from me! I couldn't catch up to you no matter what I did, and you wouldn't come back! I didn't even know what I did to make you mad! You just wouldn't come back!" Shadow lifts my head off his shoulder and pulls me into a deep kiss. No matter what problems I'm experiencing, kissing him always seems to make them dissipate. This is no different.

Eventually, we pull out of the kiss, and Shadow looks at the clock. "It's three-thirteen. We should get back to bed. After all, we wouldn't want to be tired on our special day tomorrow." He's right, and what a special day tomorrow will definitely be. Three things are happening in one day, and I want them all to be fun. I don't want to be drowsy all day. I nod, and we both lay back down.

I snuggle my head into Shadow's chest as I yawn and say, "Night, Shadzy…" and I close my eyes.

"Good night, faker. No more chili dogs before bed for you," says Shadow right before I quickly drift off…

I wake up the next morning to the smell of something really good coming from downstairs. Ah, Shadow's cooking is always good to wake up to. I look at the clock, and it says eight-thirty-two. That's as good a time as any to wake up. I get out of bed and go to the bathroom, taking care of all my hygiene stuff, like brushing my teeth and washing my face, and then I take a quick five-minute shower before I run downstairs, inhaling the smell of Shadzy's delicious cooking.

I guess I'm getting down here just in time, too, because he's just finished dishing the food onto our plates. He walks over and sets the skillet he was using down on the stove before walking over to me. "Good morning, birthday boy, and happy anniversary. I never thought the day would come when we'd be together for four years." I smile at him as he gives me a light kiss on the forehead.

"I know what you mean," I reply. "and happy twentieth to you, too!" Man, has it really been four years already? Four years since we first locked lips, and I still haven't forgotten that wonderful feeling that washed all over my body that night. I don't know how, but in that moment, I knew that Shadow was the one I was supposed to be with. We walk over and sit down at the table, and we start eating the eggs and sausage he had prepared. It was nothing special, but nonetheless, it was still good, as always. The special food will come at lunch and dinner.

After we eat, we rinse our plates off and head out the door. It's nine o'clock, and the birthday party doesn't start until nine-thirty, but hey, it's always good to be early. We run over to my—I mean Tails'—house. I'm still not used to calling it just his house. It was always ours until I moved in with Shadow last year. I look over at Shadow, and he doesn't seem pleased, granted he doesn't seem displeased, either, but still…

"Shadz, you know you didn't have to come to the birthday party with me," I state. "I know you don't like this kind of thing."

He sighs and smiles. "Don't worry about it, faker. I'm going because I want to spend the day with you. It's our anniversary and both of our birthdays. Why wouldn't I want to spend time with you?" And with that, we arrive at Tails' house, and I smile back at him before knocking on the door.

Of course, none other than Tails opens the door. The fox looks kinda different from four years ago, but mostly the same. The only thing that's really changed is his voice. It still hasn't deepened that much, but he doesn't sound like a girl anymore. "Hey, Sonic! Shadow! I didn't expect to see you guys here early. Well, come on in! Amy and Knux are helping me get things ready, so you two just sit tight and wait for the party to start. Oh, and happy birthday and anniversary, you two!" He runs back into start decorating once again, and Shadow and I walk into the living room, where Amy is up on a stool and hanging stuff up.

"Sonic!" she exclaims as she literally drops everything just to run over and hug me. Ugh… I may not get any discomfort from shortness of breath anymore, but her hugs are still majorly uncomfortable. You'd think that, after four years, she'd have stopped hugging me all the time, but no, she still does. Amy has changed a whole heck of a lot compared to Tails. She grew her quills down past her shoulders and stopped wearing that red minidress all the time. Instead, she wears a blue tank top and a pair of jean shorts that go halfway down her thighs.

"Happy birthday!" And then, as she releases me, a smile creeps onto her face, and it's a mischievous smile that usually means she's going to ask an embarrassing question that's gonna invade both my and Shadow's privacy. "So have you two, y'know, been naughty yet? After all, it is your guys' anniversary."

Of course, both Shadzy and I blush at each other before I answer, "Amy, what kinda question is that?"

Shadow, however, smiles and answers, "I want to, but faker here wants to wait until he thinks we're ready."

I cross my arms and respond, "Well, I just wanna make sure our relationship is unbreakable before we do." Shadow probably thinks I mean something different than what I'm actually getting at by saying an "unbreakable relationship".

Then, of course, Knuckles walks into the room. Knuckles really doesn't look any different from four years ago. At all. "Hey, Sonic, Shadow, you guys are here early! Well, first of all, happy birthday! Second, happy anniversary! And third, how've you been doing?"

I wink and give him a thumbs-up as I reply, "Good as ever! In fact, I'm ecstatic because this is our four-year anniversary."

Shadow just shrugs his shoulders. "I suppose I'm doing well." Man, I love him, but sometimes, I wish he would be just a little more social.

Now, I'll bet you're wondering why Knuckles is helping, let alone not guarding the Master Emerald, that gem he seems to love so much. The answer is simple. Without Eggman around, there's next to no one to steal it… Well, besides Rouge, but now that the two of them are a couple, Rouge would probably only steal it for kicks or to play a prank on him… Y'know, I've noticed something about Knux lately. He's been a lot more cheerful and lighthearted in the past four years. I don't know if it's being with Rouge or if it's the fact that Eggman's gone, or maybe both, but it's honestly good to have a jolly Knuckles

Soon enough, there's another knock at the door, and I hear Tails yell from the basement, "Sonic, could you get that? I'm kinda busy right now!" I comply and go open the front door to reveal Cream and her family. Yes, I said family. It's more than just her and Vanilla. Vector ended up marrying Vanilla, and right now, Vanilla's even pregnant with their child and Cream's half-brother or sister. We really don't know which yet.

I get a warm smile from Vanilla as she greets me, and of course, Cream bows to me and calls me Mr. Sonic, and I have to tell her that she doesn't have to call me "Mr.". That little rabbit sure has grown. Her voice isn't very squeaky at all, and she's as tall as Tails. No offense to Tails, but he's not exactly the tallest guy around. Speaking of Tails, I just have to do this to him. It's been hilarious lately to watch his reaction whenever Cream shows up. "Hey, Tails, guess who's here!"

Almost immediately, he runs up the stairs and rushes right up next to me. "H-hi, Cream!" Oh, man, he's blushing so much!

He and Cream have grown really close lately, so she doesn't even call him Mr. Tails. "Hi, Tails. How are you today?" Even so, she's still so polite to him… Watching them kinda reminds me of me and Shadow. Both of us loved each other, but neither of us knew that the other did.

Not even fifteen seconds after they come inside, there's yet another knock on the door. I open it to reveal none other than the Chaotix. After Vector left, Espio became the leader of the group. It's just been him and Charmy, but I'm surprised how much more work they've gotten done in the past two years. Charmy has become especially mature compared to the buzzing hyperactive bee he used to be, granted he still has a bit of that side to him.

"Hello, Sonic. Happy birthday," says Espio as he walks in.

Charmy flies in as well and holds up two thumbs. "Yup, happy birthday, Sonic!" And he flies back over to Espio.

After that, Shadow walks up to me and hugs me from behind. "Hey, faker, how many more people are coming? I don't want too many to be here."

I don't really have to think as I reply, "Rouge, Silver, and Blaze. That's all. Then, we can get on with the b-day party, and after that, it'll be time for a romantic dinner." Oh, yes. It will be very romantic. I turn around and give him a light kiss before there is yet another knock on the door. I go ahead and open it to reveal all three people who I just named. What a coincidence.

Honestly, the two women don't look like they've aged at all. Silver, however… I'm not saying he wasn't cute before, but damn, he is hot! Not as much as Shadzy, but still… Obviously, Rouge is still pretty sexy, too. Knux is lucky to have her… and not just for her body, mind you! Blaze is still very pretty; I can see why Silver thinks she is. I greet all three of them before they walk in, and we can finally get the party rolling!

While everyone's playing games and stuff, I walk over to Vector. I have to get his advice on something. He's become a lot more serious lately, so hopefully he'll be able to help me. After all, he's the only person here who's done this. After I get his attention, I ask him to come over to the workshop with me, because I don't want anybody else hearing. Especially Shadow.

"What's up, Sonic?" he asks when we arrive at the workshop.

I take a deep breath in before I answer, "I need your advice on something. How do you propose to someone?"

He smiles at me. "You're gonna propose to Shadow? It's about time, buddy. You two have been going out for four years! Okay, the first thing you're gonna wanna do is make sure that the atmosphere around you guys is as romantic as possible. I would recommend not having too many people around, but I wouldn't recommend having nobody around, either."

There's still something that's bothering me, though. "I've seen countless movies where a guy proposes to a girl, but what do I do since I'm proposing to another guy? Do I change anything about the way I present it or anything?"

Vector strokes his chin for a few seconds before saying, "I don't think so. Maybe you should practice first." He looks around the room for a second before seeing a robot that Tails is working on. He points at it and says, "Pretend that's Shadow." Ehh, I guess that works. That is a hedgehog robo, after all.

I walk over to it and face it. "Okay, do you have the ring with you? It'll make practicing a bit more realistic." I nod, and he continues, "Okay, now kneel down." I get on one knee. "Take the ring box out." I reach into my quills and pull it out. "And say, 'Shadow the Hedgehog, will you marry me?'"

I exhale and say, "Shadow the Hedgehog, will you marry me?"

"Now, open the box." I do as he says, and he lightly claps. "Very good, very good. Just do that, and you'll be as golden as that ring." The ring is just a simple gold ring. Nothing too fancy. I know Shadz doesn't like things that are too elaborate. It actually looks kinda like a Ring. Spend Rings to buy a Ring… If you think about it, it seems counterproductive.

I get up off my knee, close the ring box, put it back in my quills, and smile at Vector. "Thanks, Vector. That was the first time I hadn't felt confident in myself."

Vector gives me a thumbs-up. "No problem," he responds before we go back upstairs.

The rest of the birthday party was great. Lunch was an awesome casserole that Tails made. Everyone gave us presents, although Shadow only got one present, and that was from Rouge. She and I are about the only two people who know him well enough to get him something that he'd really want. Shadow and I didn't give our presents to each other yet. We decided that we're gonna give them to each other later. Besides, my present is the proposal, and I'm not gonna propose to him until dinner.

Soon enough, the party's over at about eight-thirty. I stay until everyone's gone, except Tails, obviously, and then I leave with Shadow. We don't run, however. I wanna save my energy for the proposal. While we're walking, Shadow hugs me and says, "Finally, we're out of there. Now, I get to have a romantic dinner with you." When it's just me and him, Shadow's usually a lot happier than normal. Like right now, for instance. He's smiling at me lovingly. I love his smiles, and his cheerful eyes are gleaming like rubies as they catch the light of the setting sun.

Eventually, we arrive at the restaurant I wanted to go to. It's an Italian restaurant that Shadow and I love. It's usually not too crowded, and it has a very romantic atmosphere. It's all the things that Vector said should happen when I propose.

Dinner is especially romantic. We aren't getting any looks like you would expect, mainly because everyone knows we're together anyway. We just eat and talk, just the way we should. Soon after we're finished, we get up to leave, but I stop Shadow after he stands up. I take a deep breath before I get down on one knee, and Shadow's face immediately lights up, or at least as much as he's willing to show in public. I look into his ruby eyes as I pull the ring box out of my quills and open it as I say, "Shadow the Hedgehog, will you marry me?"

O.O *GASP* A cliffhanger! I know, I'm so maliciously evil for putting a cliffy here! I really hope you all enjoyed the first chapter, and please, review! I live off reviews! Please tell me what you think, especially if you read the first story. For now, however, I must take my leave. Until next time, fanfic readers!

-Tails Luv-er