Heart To Baby Chapter Four

Chapter Four
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  Sonic looked up at Shadow with those huge eyes of his. His stomach ached, and he knew didn't know why. He opened his mouth to tell Shadow this, but only baby sounds came out. Shadow looked at him curiously and held him out. "What are your trying to say?" Shadow whispered as Sonic continued to make baby sounds.
  Sonic started crying and and Shadow panicked. He didn't know the first thing about trying to care for a baby. All he knew is that they ate, cried, pooped, and slept...
  Ate. Of course!! Shadow thought. Sonic was trying to tell him he was hungry! Shadow carefully placed Sonic on the counter that had no glass on it. He rummaged through Sonic's pantry and came up with a half-empty jar of applesauce.
  "Damn, this will have to do," Shadow murmured as he fished a spoon from the dishwasher. Sonic was looking eagerly at the jar, stretching his arms out to it. He was leaning so far forward that he almost fell. Shadow caught him with ease and scooped the sauce out of the jar and placed the spoon against Sonic's peach mouth.
  The baby opened his mouth and ate the spoonful of applesauce gratefully. He giggled and reached for the jar. Shadow shook his head, and walked to the fridge. He grabbed the milk and a small pot and poured the milk into it. He had learned from a good friend of his that babies like warm milk and fall asleep shortly after drinking the entire thing. He set the heat to high and went to feed Sonic more applesauce.
  Sonic refused to take the second spoonful. Shadow frowned and pulled the spoon away. "What are you doing Hedgehog? Aren't you hungry?" Sonic cried out in anger and knocked the spoon from Shadow's gloved hand. Shadow set the jar down and crossed his arms. He didn't know what the Faker was doing, but his patience was running out.
  He turned and checked the milk, finding it to be warm enough to give to Sonic. He found a sippy cup in the cupboard (Shadow didn't even what to know why that was there...) and poured the milk inside, closing the lid tightly. He picked Sonic up from the counter and pressed the nozzle to Sonic's lips. He expected Sonic to knock it away, but he took it and started to drain it.
  Shadow sat down on Sonic's couch and watched Sonic as his drinking slowed and his eyes started to droop. Shadow took the cup away and sat Sonic on his lap. Sonic was looking at him sleepily and he reached forward and touched Shadow's fluffy chest. Shadow gave Sonic a small smile and allowed Sonic to lay against his chest. Sonic's tiny fists curled around tufts of the fur, his eyes finally closing. Shadow watched Sonic as he slept and decided that he would give his friend a call. His eyes also started to close as he carefully shifted so that he was lying down with Sonic between the couch and his chest. He smiled again and thought that yes, he would call his friend.
  But right after... he took... a 10 minute rest...