SNAP, Party Crashers

"NOW who is it?!" Sonic growled, jumping to his feet before stalking over to the door.

"What the... why are you guys here?" he demanded.

A small black fox was standing next to a grey wolf with stormy blue eyes. They smiled. "Well, the author ran out of ideas for this story. So we were put in!" the fox said cheerily. "Think of us as your extended family. Or party crashers. Either works." Sticking her head in the house, her crimson eyes flashed. "Is that a wii? Awesome! I bet you have Just Dance, too!" she crowed, running into his home. She picked up a controller, challenging Manic – who was in a full body cast – to a dance off.

SNAP

A photo of Manic and Ronnie dancing to the death, hair flying.

Ash walked in, ducking underneath Sonic's arm. "Hey Shadow! Is that a lava lamp?" he cried, going over to admire it. He watched with huge blue eyes at the swirling pink globs floating in the purple liquid. He poked it.

CRACK, SNAP

A photo of Ash destroying yet another priceless item.

"Uh... that... WAS... a lava lamp..."

Sonic was five minutes away from a nervous breakdown. Just as he shut the door, he heard a yelp.

"Hey! That thing you slammed the door down on, yeah, that was my foot!"

Sonic looked up in surprise at the ebony wolf. Golden eyes glinted as his foot tapped impatiently. "So? Are you going to invite me in or just stare at me? Heellllloooo? Earth to Sonic."

Rhode Nightslash, head of the Dark Shape Shifters and troublemaker extraordinaire. He always made a mess wherever he went, leaving a trail of chaos behind him.

"Hello? You're still stepping on my foot!"

"Um, sorry," Sonic mumbled. He opened the door, though nearly face palmed. Why did he do that?

"You SO cheated, fox girl," Manic growled. "Again!" He was determined to beat her, no matter what it took. He even tried to stab Ronnie's foot with his crutch, which she easily avoided before sweeping his legs, making him fall while still keeping up with the beat.

"SONIC! Ash blew up my diary!" Sonia cried.

It was true. The grey wolf was staring, a dumbfounded look on his face, smoke billowing around him. He blinked in surprise, looking up at Sonia.

Sonia's eyes flashed angrily, her orchid hair standing straight up from the mini explosion.  Her hands were clenched into fists at her sides, staring in pure rage and hatred at Ash.

"Honey, are you friends with this delinquent?" Aleena asked, pointing at Rhode.

Rhode looked up, a mask of surprise on his scarred face. He grimaced at her, crossing his arms over his chest.

"Delinquent? Is this how you treat a guest, old lady?" he growled, putting his boots on the table as he leaned back in the chair.

"OLD LADY?!" she shrieked, her purple hair flying. They both shot out of their seats, yelling and waving their arms, pointing fingers and shrieking.

Aleena and Rhode were battling to the death, Sonia beating poor Ash's head in, and Ronnie whooping Manic's ass at Just Dance. Jules was just holing his head, looking lost.

Suddenly, arms were winding around Sonic, bringing him close to another body. Looking up, he stared at crimson orbs – and it wasn't Ronnie.

"Hey you," Shadow murmured, pressing his lips to Sonic's ear softly.

Sonic purred, smiling up at Shadow. "Thank god… a normal person…" he moaned, turning around and hugging him. He buried his face into Shadow's chest fur, sagging into him, nearly crying. "They're all insane!" he sobbed.

Shadow rubbed Sonic's back soothingly. "Hey, I have good news."

"What?"

"A room for two at a hotel. Just us, okay?" he said softly, nuzzling Sonic's cheek. "No family, no friends."

Sonic stared up in shock. "Well?" he gasped. "What are we waiting for?! Let's leave this hell hole!"

SNAP
Sonic and Shadow sharing a passionate kiss.

SNAP

Sonic tugging Shadow's hand, leading him quickly to the door.

SNAP

Sonic and Shadow a blur, running away from the house. In the background, everyone still fighting.

SNAP

The heroes in the hotel, finally getting some well deserved rest.

THE END~