Everyone had been partying and having a great time within the few hours they had been there. Sonic was talking to his buds when there was a knock at the door. He went to answer it, and stood in complete shock as to who it was.
"S-Shadow?" Sonic managed to utter. Regaining his composure, he cleared his throat and smirked smugly.
"Heh, couldn't stay away from the biggest bash of the year, I see?"
"Shuddup, Faker, the bat dragged me here." Shadow mumbled, walking over to the drinks, Rouge strutting in after him.
"Sorry about that, blue...He's a little grumpy today," she said, going over to gossip with the other girls.
'A little grumpy?' Sonic thought. 'More like a lot pissy...Let's see if I can't fix that...' He went to sit down on the couch, Amy following. Before inhaling to say "Hi," Shadow flipped him the bird while simultaneously guzzling down whatever was in his bottle.
More dancing and conversations ensued as the evening progressed. Tails was talking to Silver about apple juice, Knuckles was stalking Rouge, and Shadow was sitting on the far edge of the couch, away from an obnoxiously love-struck Amy swooning over a very uninterested Sonic.
"Iwonderhowniceourfirsthousewillbe!" she spat, tail nearly on fire from the amount of speed she was wagging it.
"OUR first house?" Sonic asked, eye twitching from discomfort.
"Of course, silly! I'll be your wife soon, right?" Amy pestered, smiling widely.
"...I need a drink..." Sonic said, getting up off the couch and into the kitchen.
He had no idea what to get. Knuckles and Vector had bought all the booze, so he of course had no say in the matter. Distraught, he grabbed the first bottle he saw, taking a small sip. Immediately regretting that sip, he grimaced, holding the bottle away from himself.
"Ah, gross, this stuff tastes like shit!" he groaned.
"That's because it's light beer, stupid," Shadow told him, coming from behind.
"So?"
"Light beer always tastes like shit. Here, try some of this." he held his bottle out to Sonic, who reluctantly took it from him and tried a bit, gagging afterward.
This tasted worse, so obviously Shadow was lying. Feeling totally fooled, he went for a clearer bottle. Surprisingly enough, it looked like water in a fancy wine bottle. He took a sip, preparing for the worst, but this wasn't half bad. It was a lot better than whatever the fuck Shadow was drinking. Apparently too blind to look at the label, he looked for another one, already finished with the first.
"Whoa, binge drinker, ease up a bit." Shadow cautioned.
"Ah, shuddup," Sonic replied, beginning to drink the second medium-sized bottle. He wasn't in the mood to contemplate much else at that moment. It was the first alcoholic beverage he'd fully experienced, and he loved it.
Well, almost fully experienced.
