Hey guys, Silver here! I'm gonna take over the story today because she's uh.. Dealing with um.. "issues"

"WHY'D HE HAVE TO DUMP ME!"*Shoves spoon of ice cream in mouth* "WHAT A FREAKIN LIAR!"

*sigh* anyways, this IS a Shadilver pairing! No flames! And once she quits bawling, I'll get her to finish Be MY Valentine. Enjoy!

Detour

Finally, summer vacation. Silver turned off the ignition and stared down at the water. Amy and Blaze were already jumping off the dock, having arrived an hour earlier. It was nice to finally catch a break from the stress. A gloved hand tapped on his window, belonging to his blue-spiked friend. "You gonna stare at it all day, let's go!" Silver smiled.

"Alright, alright I'm coming." A grin of triumph, and Sonic took off down the slope, h is girlfriend, Sally, following right behind. He pulled the cuffs of his sweatshirt over his hands, and stepped out into the welcoming warmth of the sun. Sonic stood at the dock, waving him down and calling his name.

"C'mon Silv!"

"Yeah, come on down Silver- kun!"

Ugh, something to make you shiver. Ever since Sonic found that squirrel, that pink annoyance had found him as her next target. "Ah, no I'm good! I uh.." - His gaze drifted over to Cream, who was enjoying building her sandcastle - "I uh, promised I'd help Cream, y-yeah!" he smiled, halfway pathetically, and sat down next to the little rabbit, feeling the other's stares on his back.

Silver played with Cream, happily building the walls of her 'Creamtopia', and constantly checking his watch. 'Where was he?' the familiar hum of a motorcycle came into earshot, and ivory tried hard to contain his excitement.

"Mr. Silver, look! Your boyfr-!"

"OOOOOOOKAAAAAY that's nice Cream!" Silver shot a hand to the younger one's mouth, hoping no one heard her previous announcement. So far, she was the only one who knew of Shadow and his relationship, and she wouldn't have if she hadn't walked into the living room last week…

Silver jumped up and brushed the sand off his shorts, running up to meet his boyfriend. He shot a glance down to the beach before wrapping his arms around the ebony's waist.

"You made it!" Silver squeezed tighter, feeling the other's arms come to rest on his frail shoulders.

"Why wouldn't I? It's not like I live at work." Silver smiled and buried his blushing face into Shadow's chest fur. Once you got past his hard outer shell, Shadow was a completely different person. Shadow gently lifted Silver's chin, locking their gaze before catching his lips in a sweet kiss. If Silver was red before, he was on fire now. Shadow always made him feel loved. Silver broke away, frantically looking at the water, hoping no one had seen, and playfully punched Shadow's shoulder before walking down to finish Cream's castle.

XXX

The afternoon passed quickly, Sonic and the others had completely forgotten the presence of the other two hedgehogs and continued to dunk and splash each other to their heart's content. Shadow sat underneath a sagging tree, and Silver close by, not wanting to give any suspicion yet. The ivory slowly inched closer, draping his baggy sweatshirt over his knees. "You know, we should tell them."

"Hmph, why? I don't have a problem with a secret - and they're YOUR friends. Isn't that YOUR decision?" Silver traced circles in the sand by his boots, glancing down at the water.

"I guess so.. But what would they say, like, with everything?" Shadow crossed his arms and looked over at the small hedgie.

"Everything? What are you getting at?" Oops. Silver pulled the sweatshirt closer to himself, as if it could be a source of comfort.

"Well I -"

"WHO WANTS MARSHMALLOWS!" Silver sighed in relief as he stood up - nice save from Amy.

XXX

The stars were in full shine now, the sparks from the fire trying to match their glow as they drifted upwards. The group sat around the blaze (The fire, not the cat..) blabbing nonsense from the past year into their ears. Amy kept cuddling into his shoulder and he constantly had to shove her off. Oh how he'd love to shoot a hedgehog. Shadow probably thought the same thing, shooting a death glare at her back, wishing even looks could kill.

"You know, today's been the best day yet! Perfect way to kick off the summer!" Sonic announced, and raised his marshmallow into the air as a toast before shoving the entire thing in his mouth. Indeed it was. Silver looked over and locked eyes with the ebony. Those crimson eyes, at just one look a person would see darkness and hatred, but if they only took the chance to look deeper inside. His eyes truly glowed with kindness and innocence, even a hint of loneliness still left there. His amber eyes flicked to the movement of Shadow's hand shifting behind Amy's back. He glanced away, placing his hand on top. Their fingers danced with one another before intertwining. Maybe it was okay to keep a secret..

"Silver! Bring me more goddamn ice cream!"

Okay guys give her good reviews so she doesn't rip my throat out!

"SILVER!"

"Okay Okay I'm coming!"