After the battle with Nine, you and Shadow were exhausted. Well, that was an understatement. You had a couple bruises and scratches here and there. You flop onto the floor.

“Wow… that actually worked…” You pant tiredly. You look up at Shadow. “We made it… thanks, Shadow..” You hold up your fist for him to bump.

He hesitates for a moment before he returns it. Your hand subconsciously slips from exhaustion, but Shadow catches it.

“Don’t die now..” He says. It’s hard to tell if he’s being genuine or sarcastic since he’s using his usual flat tone. In all honesty, you were a bit dizzy from the past events.

Shadow flops down next to you, you two leaning against each other for support. “This is.. the last time.. I even consider working with you,” He says. You sigh and nod in agreement.

“Fair enough.” You respond. You start to feel your eyelids getting heavier and you lean against Shadow a bit more. You hear him mention something along the lines of ‘checking on your friends’, but you already dozed off. Shadow notices and sighs.

“Or.. you can rest a little bit, that’s okay too..” He huffs, before he, too, closes his eyes.

5 minutes later…

You start to wake up again and just as you’re gathering your bearings, your thoughts are interrupted by the sound of… purring? You look over at Shadow and… he’s the one purring?