Tails didn't like flying anymore. Five years had passed since Cosmo died, and the whole crew had broken up. Sonic and Tails lived together, of course, Shadow stayed with Rouge, and Knuckles had gone off to somewhere he didn't want to tell anybody.

Amy was at Master University with Tails. Today she was skipping along, hair in twin tails like any other stupid kid, pelting Tails with questions about Sonic. Tails had zoned her out.

"Tails!" she protested, "quit doing that, idiot."

Tails sighed. He stopped and turned to face Amy, lifting a brow. "If you want to know so badly, why the hell won't you go ask him?!" he snapped, crossing his arms. Amy blinked. "Alright, sheesh, give me the attitude, but don't do it to Cream." She gave him a pleading look. "Kid's had enough of your bullying already," she added. Tails softened, but only slightly. "Cream," he whispered, dragging his eyes away. Then he frowned again. "Fine."

"Fine yourself kid," Amy murmured.

Sonic worried. Really, he did. But today he had some other thing to worry about.

He and Amy went to different schools, sure, but they were the same University and had...friendly competition.

Boy, he needed Tails. The old Tails, not this...

Four years and he'd be going to college.

School wasn't Sonic's thing, really. No battles.

But...then...nothing either.

No Shadow.

No Rouge.

No Knuckles.

No Tikal.

No Chris.

No...No...No Amy.

"Mr SONIC!"

Sonic's head snapped up. The teacher, frowning, was holding out a piece of chalk. A problem was on the board.

Sonic bit his lip. He REALLY needed Tails.

Meanwhile, everybody was staring at the new girl. Her clothes were different. It was only her triple tails that attracted everybody.

"Tails!" someone yelped. "Tails should see her."

"I thought he was the only one..."

"Yeah. They look alike...so much...Don't they?"

"Hope they don't ACT alike."

"It'd be great though, if we had another mechanic."

A hawk stood and pointed towards the door. "Look!"

Tails was staring awkwardly at the crowd gathered around the pure white Kitsune. His twin tails formed a fort around his feet, but the girl had three, and all of them were wagging angrily. Tails felt a faint spark of recognition, but then sighed and said, "Alright, everybody. Nothing to see here, go on."

His classmates groaned.

Meanwhile, Tails made friends with the new kid. Her name was Snow, and she thought she was the only multi-tailed kit there was! She wasn't blushing like any of the other girls, but instead was happily chatting away with Tails. She had a LOT in common.

"Sure I've never seen you before?" Tails asked. "You look so familiar."

"Same here," Snow said.

Tails gave her the beginnings of a smile. "Maybe we should hang out some time. Not from here?"

"Nope," Snow said, waving. Her eyes glazed over. 'Not really,' she bit her bottom lip and Tails leaned in close.

"July eighteenth?" Tails asked, giving her a grin.

"Deal."

As he turned, He found Cream beside her locker. Cheese perched higher on her head.

"Hey Tailsy-Tails," Cheese greeted sadly. She had changed her style and lost the poofy school orange dress and replaced it with a red one. To Amy, it was cute, but Tails had to admit...this wasn't the innocent Cream he knew...

"Hey Creampuff...I mean, Cream..." he said, losing the smile. Suddenly Cream slammed her locker door. Hard.

"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU!" she roared. "You forgot! YOU FORGOT!"

Tails stepped back, horrified, as Cream approached, glaring, while the chao tried desperately to stop her.

"You...you...forgot...her...birthday...the...promi se...we...made...five...years...ago..." Cream sobbed. Her knees went weak; she fell down, and landed in Tails' arms. "Cosmo's birthday.' he whispered. 'I never forget her, Cream, I just, well, was thinking of someone else."

Tails looked down and blushed. Cream's brows furrowed. "Who was it then? The new kid?" she asked angrily, pushing him away, but Tails grabbed her hand. "What?! No! No, Cream, you have to understand. It wasn't her," Tails begged. Cream tried to yank her arm away but she was still weak and besides, Tails held her with such force she was starting to give in. But no, she wouldn't do that! Besides, why should she listen to him!?

"Let me go!" she yelled. "I'll do it alone. Then you can spend time with your pretty little fox, and I'll be out of your way!" Cream gave her arm one final yank, and this time, Tails let go. As he reached home, Sonic greeted him with his palm up ready for a hi-five, but his arms drooped to his sides as Tails dragged by. "Hey little buddy, you okay?" he asked gently. Tails straightened his back. "Yeah. Sure," he replied. "Hey Sonic?"

Sonic was all ears. "Yeah, what?" he asked.

"What do you do when you lose someone you love, then somebody else loves you but you get mad at her, and now that you want her so badly she hates you?" Tails asked, sinking down into the couch, pulling his knees up to his chest and wrapping his tails around him. At this point Sonic had bit his lip to keep himself from smiling. But he couldn't fight it. Eggman, he could handle, but this…

"wahahahaha!" he laughed, rolling back on the floor. Tails looked annoyed. "I'm serious!" He furrowed his brows. "Quit it!"

"I know Buddy. God, I know! YOU'RE IN LOVE!"

Tails stood up, looking down on the breathless hedgehog. "I'm not!" He cried.

"Denial means you are," Sonic said cheekily, standing up. He hugged his best…no, brother, and shook him until he was dizzy. He knew it. Before Cosmo had arrived Tails' cheeks had always been bright red when Cream was there, and often after they did a job together Sonic would find him curled up in his little fort.

Something stung.

It stung very badly.

"What the FUCK Tails!" Sonic roared. "Why'd you do THAT?!"

Tails smirked. "Just getting even…"

Bookie: Well, like it? Next chapter is full Taiream and Shadamy. Bye, and no worries! NO WORRIES. There will be Sonamy.