Hellloooo! Thanks for giving this story a chance! :) I gotta say real quick that, uh, I'm still new to the whole Sonic world here. So if there are any mistakes regarding the info, sorry! Just correct me & I'll fix them (except for the ages 'cause I know Tails is technically eight (right?) buuuuuttttt I would feel super bad if I made an eight year old go through this story so ha um...)

Anyways! I just hate that Tails is always the one who trails Sonic like a lost puppy. And I love mythical creatures, so here's this, a book about Tails reaching his true potential & figuring out who he wants to be. Hope you enjoy :D


Tails eyed the cake wearily.

It was the last piece of a triple decker red velvet made specially by Amy. It was iced in a layer of chocolate and lined with strawberries across the top and bottom. Undoubtedly, it was the best thing Tails had ever eaten in his life.

His stomach growled, but he wasn't sure if it was a good or bad sign. He, Sonic, and Knuckles devoured most of the cake the night before. Tails's stomach still churned painfully. However, he was hungry, and that was the only food in the house. Hesitantly, he grabbed the plate and sat it on his counter.

"Morning," Sonic greeted, strolling into the hut. Amy and Knuckles trailed right behind him.

"Morning," Tails replied, sighing as he looked over the cake. While Amy and Knuckles headed for the couch, Sonic joined the fox in the kitchen.

"What's wrong, bud?"

"I'm hungry, but I'm sick of cake."

"I hear that," Sonic laughed. He leaned on the counter and looked at his friends on the couch. "I was in a major food coma last night."

"That's probably because you ate the biggest layer!" Amy cried.

"It was so good, though," he moaned. Amy shook her head, smiling.

"You want this?" Tails offered, sliding the plate to him. Sonic glanced at it, considering.

"I can't take the last piece of your birthday cake." Although, his eager face said otherwise.

Tails waved his hand dismissively. "Take it. Happy early birthday." Sonic chuckled, dragging the cake toward him as he rummaged through a drawer for a fork. Tails walked into the living room and sat on the end of the couch.

"How's it feel being twelve?" Knuckles asked the fox.

Tails put a hand to his stomach. "A little sickening, if I'm being honest."

"That settles it," Amy declared, "I'm making something disgusting for the next birthday."

"No!" Tails and Knuckles cried. At the same time, Sonic mumbled, "I don't think that's possible."

Amy grinned at him. "You don't think I can make something bad?"

Knuckles and Tails looked over, smirking at their friend. Sonic paused, fork halfway to his mouth when he realized what he said.

"I just mean that you're kinda a good cook," he explained quickly, cheeks burning.

Tails and Knuckles snickered. Sonic rolled his eyes. "Okay, whatever. Now would be a good time for a subject change!"

There was a knock at the door. Tails jumped to his feet and went to answer as Sonic smirked, satisfied with his timing.

A human stood on the doorstep. She was tall and lean with a narrow face and glowing amber eyes. She wore a long red dress that fell to her ankles and puffy sleeves that covered her hands. She looked over the boy slowly, eyes widening just the slightest when she spotted his tails.

"Hello!" Tails greeted with a smile, squinting uncertainly. "Can I help you?"

"I'm looking for Miles Prower," she said in a soft voice. Tails's mouth fell open. Knuckles and Amy frowned, glancing at each other in confusion. Sonic snapped his head to the door, eyes narrowing. He dropped the fork to the counter and raced over, leaning against the doorframe as he looked the woman over.

"Who're you?" the hedgehog demanded, crossing his arms over his chest.

"Who's Miles Prower?" Knuckles whispered to Amy.

"I am Lorelei," the woman answered, smiling warmly at the boys, "and you must be Sonic the Hedgehog."

Sonic and Tails glanced at each other. Tails was confused, tilting his head to the side as his curiosity grew. However, Sonic was suspicious. His shoulders were tense and his jaw clenched as he glared at this stranger. Neither were surprised she knew of Sonic—half of the world did, too—but she shouldn't know Tails's real name.

"I am only here to talk, that's all," she reassured. "May I come in?"

At the same time Tails accepted, Sonic denied. The boys looked at each other. Tails gently shoved Sonic to the side and said, "Yes, you can come into my house." He shot a pointed look at Sonic, who rolled his eyes and walked to the couch.

"Should we leave?" Amy whispered. Sonic crossed his arms over his chest and watched the woman.

"Yeah," he answered. Amy nodded and jumped to her feet.

"C'mon Knuckles, we have to go help Sticks with something," she said, nudging him with her foot.

"But… But we don't know who Miles Prower is!" he cried. Amy rolled her eyes, grabbing his wrist, and dragged him out of the hut.

Lorelei took Amy's seat, smoothing her dress as she gazed around the home. "Oh, happy belated birthday," she said, smiling at the fox.

Tails beamed. "Thanks."

"How do you know so much about him?" Sonic growled. "Who are you?"

Lorelei smiled almost patronizingly. Sonic's scowl deepened. "Let me start from the beginning," she said. "I am Lorelei, headmistress at the White Valley School for Kits."

"Sounds like a preschool," Sonic scoffed.

"It is a boarding school for young foxes, yes, but kit is actually short for kitsune."

Tails frowned. "Kitsune?"

"Yes, we are an elite species known for our power. When a kitsune turns twelve, their abilities begin to appear. That is when we recruit them to our school so they can learn to control their new powers."

"That sounds too much like a fairytale," Tails laughed. "Powers? Sounds a little crazy, don't you think?" Sonic sighed, relieved that his buddy was just as skeptical of the woman.

Lorelei shrugged. "About as crazy as a hedgehog that runs faster than the speed of sound, I suppose."

Sonic rolled his eyes. Tail's mouth fell open at a loss for words. She had a point, he had to admit. Sonic's speed was still a mystery to Tails and the fox had given up trying to understand the ability long ago.

Lorelei smiled. "I want you to come join us, Miles."

"Tails," Tails corrected. "I don't like that name."

"Tails," she repeated, unsure. Sonic narrowed his eyes; her tone sounded too judging for his taste. Lorelei continued, "Very well. I want you to join us, Tails."

"Well that stinks 'cause he's not going anywhere," Sonic said with a shrug.

"Sonic," Tails sighed, glaring at his brother.

"What? This lady's crazy!" Sonic cried. He stepped forward, glaring at the woman. "If you're a headmistress or whatever at a school for foxes, why are you a human?"

Lorelei's smile never faltered and Sonic found himself despising it with every second. "This is not my natural form, hedgehog. Things are just easier this way. However if you'd like to see my true self, I'd be happy to show you."

Sonic waved his arms through the air, almost daring her to follow through. Lorelei rose from the couch and walked to the center of the room.

Sonic crossed his arms over his chest and glanced at Tails. His instincts warned him to race in front of Tails, ready to protect him from whatever the woman may try, but he knew Tails hated that. So, Sonic rocked on the balls of his feet, anticipating.

Tails glanced at Sonic. He took a step away from the woman, making a big show with his hands. Sonic smirked, wondering where that attitude came from. That's when he remembered that he basically raised Tails.

There was a blinding light. The boys covered their eyes with their arms as Lorelei was engulfed in white. It disappeared as soon as it appeared. Lorelei the Human was gone and a gorgeous fox with shiny silver fur and three and a half tails stood in her place. The half tail was a nub that stopped a few inches short than the other three. Tails grimaced.

"Silver the Fox," Sonic mumbled, chuckling at his own joke.

Lorelei explained, "This is my natural form."

Sonic rubbed his forehead. "I need a nap."

"How are you able to do that?" Tails eyes. His eyes shone with curiosity and wonder. "It's incredible!"

"You can learn all about the transformation and more, if you so desire. I think you'd like it at my school."

Tails' curiosity had been piqued. He wanted to learn more about the species and about himself. He looked to his brother, a hint of a smile on his face. Sonic was seemingly unimpressed, arms crossed over his chest again as he found other things in the room to stare at. Tails turned to Lorelei.

"I need to think about this," he decided.

Lorelei nodded. "Of course. I'm leaving tomorrow morning, so you have until then to make up your mind. I hope you make the right choice and accompany me tomorrow."

In a bright flash, Lorelei transformed back into a human. She smiled warmly at the boys before exiting the hut. The door clicked shut behind her, leaving the two in silence.

Sonic broke it, "Tell me you're not actually considering this."

Tails rubbed his neck sheepishly. "I, well… I mean, it would be cool, wouldn't it? A whole school full of foxes like her! Sounds fascinating."

Sonic shook his head, making his way back to the kitchen. "I don't trust her, Tails. How'd she even find you? Or know who you are?" He grabbed his fork, suddenly remembering the cake he abandoned. "We're supposed to be the only one how know your real name."

Tails leaned against the counter. "I dunno. Maybe that's one of her powers!"

"Or maybe she's been watching us and this is a trap." Sonic shoved a forkful of cake in his mouth. "Bet Eggman's behind this."

"Not everything is Eggman related." Sonic grunted and rolled his eyes. "Besides, don't you think I can handle myself if things go south?"

Sonic didn't look at him. He poked at the cake mumbling, "Yeah, of course I do…"

Tails cried, "You don't think I can take care of myself!"

"Well," Sonic sighed, "I don't have much proof to believe otherwise. I've been watching out for you since you were little, Tails. Little-er, anyways."

"I was on my own for a year before I met you."

Sonic nodded. "Yep, and I'm pretty sure you wouldn't have lasted much longer."

"I would too!" Tails cried. Although, he knew that wasn't true. He was a baby living on the streets then. Another month or two and he'd be a goner. He knew and Sonic knew. Still, Tails wasn't just going to admit it.

"Besides, it's not like I'll be on the streets. It's a boarding school."

"Yeah." Sonic frowned. "I've never heard of White Valley, have you?"

Tails shrugged. "Once or twice, but I've never been. It's not far from Cocoa Island."

Sonic sighed. He shook his head, green eyes trained on what's left of his cake. "I dunno about this, Tails. We just met her and now you wanna go somewhere neither of us have ever been? Don't you think this sounds weird?"

Tails crossed his arms. "You used to go places you've never been just 'cause you were asked."
Sonic rubbed his face; he knew running off irresponsibly would get him into trouble one day.

"Yeah, well, I'm older. I can do what I want."

He didn't have to look to know Tails was getting annoyed. Quietly, sternly, he added, "I just don't think you're ready, Tails."

The young fox huffed. "I think I am. So, I'm going whether you like it or not."

Sonic watched the kid storm off. He wished he could be angry at Tails' attitude because at least it'd be easier to keep up his side of the argument. Unfortunately, he found himself relating way too much to his little bro.

If someone ever tried to stop Sonic from doing something because he wasn't 'ready,' he'd be on a mission to prove them wrong. He knew this was the same for Tails, and how could Sonic really be mad at the kid for wanting to prove himself?

"Tails," Sonic said, walking around the counter.

"You're not gonna stop me," Tails declared. He was in the middle of packing a bag. There wasn't much for him to take, only a tool box and a few bathroom items.

Sonic shrugged. "Wasn't planning to." He walked to Tails' bed, crossing his arms as he watched his little bro pack. "Tails," he repeated, drawing the fox's reluctant gaze, "it's okay with me if you go."

Tails' eyes widened. He looked away as the corners of his mouth twitched. He mumbled, "That's the fastest I've seen you change your mind."

Sonic snickered. "Yeah," he agreed. "I knew there'd come a time when you stopped listening to me, though. I guess that time is now."

Tails paused, fingers curling around the bag's zipper. "This is the closest I've ever been to figuring out who I am. If this lady and this school can help me out…"

"I get it, bro." Sonic squeezed Tails' shoulder. "Go for it."

Tails turned, wrapping his arms around Sonic. The hedgehog returned the hug, clutching the fox tightly as he tried to push his fears aside.

He couldn't, though. He couldn't push away the nagging feeling that he was making a mistake, letting Tails go like this. Actually, it was more than a nagging feeling. Everything about it felt like a bad idea.

However, this was what Tails wanted, what he needed.

And Sonic's always had a problem saying no when it involved Tails.