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Author's Note: I hope that you'll enjoy this Tails' Fan Fiction. This was an idea that was lingering deep within my mind for a while and figured that I let you all read this. I'm planning to make this…maybe 25 chapters if I'm lucky? Lol Anyway, happy reading to all and please do leave a review!

Chapter One: Behind Blue Eyes

~(Thirteen Years Ago)~

It seem like the usual victory for Sonic and Tails. They managed to, once again, stopped Dr. Eggman from his succeeding in his evil plans; it was way too close to call they might add. Sonic gets the overwhelming tight hug from Amy while receiving a pat on the back by Knuckles. Shadow, on the other hand, wasn't one to celebrate so he stayed in the background, blending in the scenery. Rouge, like always, stood next to the Master Emerald, embrace its glistening beauty. But what about Tails? Tails was sadly on the sidelines, just like any and every other sidekick would be. Even though it pained him to see Sonic getting the full credit, he just smiled and tried to brush off the negative feeling from his shoulders. To his own surprise, Cream the Rabbit went and hugged Tails with a warm and friendly welcome.

"You did great out there, Tails." Cream spoke in her usual gentle tone.

He lightly patted her head as a bigger smile appeared, "Thanks Cream… that means a lot." He paused a bit as he looked at the group that surrounded Sonic and thought to himself, 'Will they be able to see that too?'

~(Thirteen Years Later; Present Day)~

Everything seemed to have changed within those thirteen years; after the last attack of Dr. Eggman to be precise. Sonic finally looked beyond the clinginess of Amy Rose and asked for her hand in marriage. No more than two years later, Sonic and Amy had two children, two light purple hedgehogs in the name of Jules and Mari; named after two important people in their lives. For Knuckles, he's still living the bachelor life with a few additional strings; meaning he has a partner named Julie-Su and a daughter in the name of Lara-Su. To this very day, he's still guarding the Master Emerald with every drop of life he has. Shadow and Rouge were having a secret relationship, not letting others know on how much they care for one another while having thoughts of stealing precious jewels from well-known places. Cream, she's been attending at a college to learn floriculture as she just loves studying about flowers. But what about Tails?

Tails, being full grown adult, worked as a mechanic at a nearby repair shop which he owns himself. Whenever he's not fixing other people's vehicles, he's normally found in the back fixing up his pride and joy; The Tornado. While tinkering with the mechanical parts of the plane, Tails wiped his forehead, feeling the sweat seeping out from his blonde fur as his blue eyes continued to look directly at his work. A soft sigh surpassed his lips as he slowly backed away from The Tornado, his gaze looked over at the wall which held the past newspaper clippings of what he and Sonic have done. Most of the clipping state that they saved Mobius from danger; well most only say 'Sonic saved Mobius', but he knew that he was in this himself. He couldn't help but feel as if his bravery wasn't good enough to be in papers like Sonic's and will forever be known as Sonic's Sidekick. The thought of having that label for as long as he lives, kills him inside. He clenched onto his baby blue, yet messy, t-shirt as he tried to keep himself together; he wished that he would be known as a hero for once.

He was about to punch a hole in the wall when he got interrupted by a phone call. He quickly calmed down as he grasped onto the phone and answered in the most professional way possible, "Hello, this is Miles Prower's Repair Shop. What can I fix for you today?"

"Tails? Holy cow, you sound different." Spoke a female on the other end.

He raised an eyebrow as he became intrigued, questioning, "Yes, this is Tails. May I ask who is calling?"

"Oh I'm so sorry, how dumb of me… It's me, Cream." She responded with a soft giggle.

"Oh wow… I couldn't even tell. How's college? I'm sure that studying floriculture is something new to you." He spoke, trying to hold a decent conversation leaning against his desk.

"It's all right, a little scary in my opinion. That's only because I've only been around you and the rest of the gang, for so long. Floriculture is actually quite amazing, I actually loving that class all together. But anyway, I called you because I was wondering if you're going to Sonic's Friend Reunion. Can you believe that it's been thirteen years since the last attack of Eggman?" she replied while throwing a few questions within her reply.

He stood there in silence as he looked back the newspaper clippings, growling lowly, "Yeah… I know. It's been quite a long time. Still, I think that Dr. Eggman is up to something, he always is. I don't even care that it's been thirteen years since his last presence, I know he's planning his next move." He paused to take a deep breath, "But anyway, sure. I'll go to the meet together, just as long as a certain someone doesn't gloat about their success."

"I have a sense that you're still feeling rather forgotten even after thirteen years." She spoke feeling rather sad about him.

"Right… I'm holding a tremble grudge against it all. But, I will try my best to suppress it." He spoke clearing his throat, "So do you wish for me to pick you up or are we going to meet each other over at the so called party."

"Oh goodness, you're making it sound like this is going to be a little date or something." She replied.

"Are you implying something?" He asked in a teasing tone.

Even though they're just talking on the phone, he knows that the made blush, possibly dark red at this point. He chuckled a bit before hearing her answer, "U-Uhm… no… I'm not implying! I'm just saying! Hmm…I guess you can pick me up at the front of the college."

"Very well then, I'll see you at eight." He spoke while have gave her a goodbye and hung up.

He shook his head a few times as he looked down, noticing how greasy his clothing is before letting out a few sets of chuckles. He walked over towards the doors and turned off the lights, indicating that the shop was closed for the night and headed off inside; heading towards the bathroom to clean up.

~(An Hour Later)~

Pulling in front of a tall building was a light blue Mustang convertible which had pure white leather seats and colored dice hanging on the rear view mirror. Tails was sitting in the driver seat, wearing a plan white t-shirt with a dark blue jacket, a pair of jeans and his favorite pair of sneakers. A soft sigh surpassed his lips as he looked up at the stars, letting his mind fall into a deep thought; thinking of the past once again. He had a glimpse of Sonic's cheesy grin lingering deep within his thoughts, which made him growl under his throat. He wish there was a way to change his fate; to change his title from sidekick to hero. He continued to be lost in his thoughts while the sound of light taps of heels along the concrete of the sidewalk. Eventually, the sound of the taps stopped and a feminine voice spoke out in a gentle tone, "Tails? Wow… you've seriously changed in appearance as well." She paused as she noticed him day dreaming, "Umm…Tails?"

"Hmm?" he responded, realizing that he was being talked to and looked at her with widened eyes, "O-Oh…Cream! I'm terribly sorry…" he paused as a light blush appeared on his cheeks, "But wow… you're beautiful."

A dark blush appeared on the feminine rabbit looked away; feeling bashful about his compliment. Her multicolored fur looked well groomed and seemed a bit longer than what she had when she was young. She wore a beautiful orange sun dress with a blue belt wrapped around her waist and a pair of white high heels. Her long rabbit ears were longer and could easily be mistaken as natural hair; for they were tied into one ponytail. Her hazel colored eyes looked back at Tails as she replied, "Thank you…things certainly changed over the years."

"This is true… but most people tend to stay the same." He spoke, chuckling a bit before sighing, "Well anyway…" he paused as he got out of the car, and extended his hand out to her, "Let me take you safely to the passenger side."

"Oh goodness, you're still quite caring." She spoke as she placed her hand upon his and lightly gripped around his hand, "At least I know that you'll never change in personality."

He chuckled once before gradually leading her to the passenger side and open the door for her, waiting for her to get herself in, "Let me know when you're completely inside."

With a simple gesture of her nodding her head, Tails closed the passenger side door and walked over to the driver side. He got in and slammed the door; turning the keys in the ignition and hearing the engine run beautifully. While the car was warming up, Cream placed a hand upon his arm as she asked, "You think you're going to be okay going over there?"

He slowly looked over at her and placed a hand upon hers rubbing his thumb gently against her skin while giving her a light smile, "Honestly with you around, I think I'll be okay. But… if something does happen…" he paused as he placed a kiss upon her cheek, "Don't stop me from leaving, okay?"

No matter how badly she wanted to say no to his words, she just simply agreed with a little nod while lightly blushing once again. He chuckled softly to himself as he shifted the gear and started to drive away from the college, heading to their next destination; The Gang Reunion. While on the road, Tails thoughts began to race once again, making him think deeply, 'I honestly wonder if Sonic would be kind enough to not brag about the battles that he wrongly credited for? I just hope I don't snap at anyone…especially in front of Cream. I don't think I would forgive myself for that.'

~(At The Get Together)~

It seemed like it was a two hour drive for both Tails and Cream before they managed to reached to their destination. They were surprised on just how many cars that were parked in the long driveway. Tails turned off the engine and just sat there in his seat, looking at the large mansion up ahead. He raised an eyebrow at the whole scenery before hearing Cream questioning, "So… this is Sonic and Amy's place? Never thought that they would get a place like this…nor settle down with one another for that matter."

"Yeah… they got this place after convincing Queen Aleena to help out paying off the mortgage. So in a technical sense, she can easily kick them out if they were to do one thing wrong." He answered while thinking to himself, 'Then again…I don't see her doing that to her own grandchildren. Let's just hope that their rich looking home doesn't change their personality.'

He shook his head a bit before opening his car door, shutting it and walked over to the passenger side to help Cream out. He offered her his hand as he gracefully help her stand up and shut the passenger side door; heading up towards the mansion. They took their time as they were amazed by just how much of the land was part of their property. Cream looked over at Tails, feeling concern as she lightly tighten her grip upon his hand, "I surely hope you'll be all right being here… I really don't want you being offended in anyway."

He lightly shrugged, replying, "Eh, it's no big deal… I haven't gotten see Jules and Mari for a long time. The last time I saw them, they were a few days old, a cute bunch of twin purple hedgehogs. Eight years, I'm sure they don't remember me, especially when I'm their god father."

"Well you'd be surprised, children tend to know more things than adults do." She stated as they both stopped at the front door, "I guess we've made it."

He chuckled a bit, "Yeah, I know… I figured the party would be over by the time we get here," he joked a little before ringing the bell, "Here goes nothing."

It took a few minutes before someone actually answered the door and that someone was a pink feminine hedgehog in the name of Amy Rose. Her quills were long as most was placed into a neat bun, her green hues sparkled beautifully. She wore a red sparkle strapless dress which showed her hour glass figure; let alone her slightly swollen midsection. She also wore a pair of matching flats. Both Tails and Cream looked at her stunned as Amy politely questioned, "What? You act like you've never seen a pregnant woman before."

"I thought you were going to stop at the twins." Tails spoke scratching his head, "Or…that's what I could remember."

Amy sighed a bit, "Hey now, Sonic and I didn't plan this one. Either way, the twins are excited for their little brother or sister."

Tails allowed Cream to walk into the home before hearing her questioning Amy, "So… when are you due?"

"The doctor's says around July but it's not for certain." Amy replied as she closed the door, "The party is out in the back. I'll be out there shortly, "she paused as she looked around, sighing, "Jules! Mari! It's time for bed!"

Tails' ears twitched a bit, hearing those names as he hears small fast patters of feet running from the kitchen all the way to the living room. Two purple hedgehogs came to a stop in front of their mother as they both spoke in a sadden tone, "But mom… we want to stay up a little longer."

"No darlings, you need to get your sleep. Your father is planning to take you to the park tomorrow so you can run as much as your little hearts content." She replied, smiling, "but you can however go and hug your Uncle Tails before you head upstairs."

"Uncle Tails is here?!" spoke up the little purple boy hedgehog before looking behind him, "UNCLE TAILS!"

"Hey buddy! Come over here… both of you!" Tails chuckled as he got down on one knee and opened his arms.

Tails got a surprise of his life as both of the purple hedgehogs ran to him and gave him a super glomp; causing him to almost lose his balance. He had gotten a closer look between the two young hedgehogs as he chuckled. With Jules, he could tell that he has Sonic's looks, his quills and all, but he also had a single quill placed on the left side of his face in which he got from Amy. He had Sonic's green hues as well. Mari, on the other hand, her purple was a little lighter than Jules, she looked like Amy with the hairstyle and her eyes are a lighter green than anyone else in the family. They both were wearing identical indigo colored clothing with black colored sneakers.

"Uncle Tails…." Mari questioned in a cute tone, "How come you don't come around?"

"Yeah…why don't you come over to see us?" Jules asked as both he and sister looked at him.

"I've just been busy with work, little ones." Tails stated as he patted the tops of their heads, "But don't worry, I'll try my best to come over more often."

"YAY!" the twins cheered while hugging Tails once again.

Amy smiled at the sight of her children being happy as she clapped her hands twice, just to get their attention, "All right kids, time for bed."

"Actually Amy, let me take them to bed. You go out there and be with Sonic. I'm sure he'll be showing concern at this point." Tails stated while looking at Amy.

"I'll help him as well," Cream stated as she smiled, placing a hand upon Tails' shoulder.

Amy sighed softly as she waved her left hand over to the stairs, "Thanks you two, I really do need to get back to him before he becomes a worry wart." She paused as she walked over and placed a kiss upon both Jules' and Mari's cheek, "Goodnight my unique emeralds, I love you."

"We love you too, Mom." Both Jules and Mari said at the same time before yawning.

Amy lightly tapped upon both Cream's and Tails' shoulders, indicating that they can go and place her children to bed. Cream gently picked up Mari while Tails had Jules' in his arms, heading their way up the stairs and towards their bedrooms. Tails walked into Jules' room, which the walls were a dark blue color while the floor was covered with several boy toys. He carefully walked his way to his bed, and laid Jules upon the mattress; covering him with a few of his blankets and sighed softly. Tails looked down at Jules and watched him sleep peacefully, something about seeing his godchildren for the first time within eight years made feel slightly at ease. Slowly, he found himself being lost in his own train of thought when he felt a hand upon his shoulder, causing him to jump out of his skin.

"O-Oh… I didn't mean to startle you, Tails." Cream spoke in a whisper.

He placed his hand upon hers as he replied, "Don't worry about it… Is Mari sleeping?"

"She's out like a light… you know you'd make a great father…. Whenever you do decide to settle down" she stated with a light smile.

"Heh…thanks." He spoke before looking at her at the corner of his glisten blue hues, "Let's go downstairs and head to the party."

Cream nodded once as she grasp upon his hand and led him out of the room; heading down the stairs to get to the party. Within each step, both Tails and Cream could hear the music from outside becoming louder and louder until they managed to step outside onto the large patio. Amy and Sonic's backyard was like a pure dream; mostly Sonic's dream. An open field to run through with the beautiful scenery of Sonic's most favored places of all time; Green Hill. Most of the field is covered with party stuff, like long tables and chairs, a DJ playing random songs and a portable dance floor. Tails' left eye lightly twitched as he thought to himself, 'Just when I thought I can be at ease…seeing all these things that Sonic can easily get is making me more furious.'

While still within his thoughts, it took no time for Sonic to realize that both Tails and Cream have arrived. Sonic's appearance hardly changed but he did grow a few more inches over the years. His blue quills were still in the same length and his green hues sparkled with joy; all he wore was a dress shirt with a pair of his all-time favorite red and white sneakers. Sonic sped through and greeted Tails with a bro hug, "Tails! Buddy! I'm so happy to see you again! Where have you've been all this time?"

Tails grumbled under his breath, trying to be at least respectful to Sonic, "I've been at my garage which is also a repair shop. I've been fixing up people's vehicles and Tornado. A mechanic can be truly busy."

Sonic chuckled a few times as he ruffled Tails' blonde fur, "You need to learn to take a break. My partner in crime deserves a break too." He paused, giving Tails a thumbs up before looking over at Cream, "Whoa… I didn't recognize you for a second. I mean… I did know that you were coming over but…" he whistled in shock, "You're not the little Cream I used to know."

"It's okay, Sonic." Cream giggled a bit, "I mean, many people can change in appearance, but they can never change in personality."

"That's certainly true." Sonic agreed before feeling the hands of Amy upon his shoulders, "My love, what is it?"

"Your favorite meal is waiting at the party table," Amy said as she looked at him, "You should get there before it gets cold."

Sonic's eyes widened with shock as he yelled out for everyone to hear, "EVERYONE! CHILI DOGS ARE READY!"

The sound of laughter echoed throughout the backyard while everyone at the party headed towards the party table; getting ready to stuff their faces. Everyone except Tails that is. He stayed behind for a bit, he felt his heart burning with anger and his hands balled into tight fists. His thoughts once again began to race, making him think of worst things about Sonic, 'I bet you're still gloating about your success… I bet you enjoy being in the spotlight…I bet you love taking all the credit…. You didn't change Sonic… You didn't change at all!'

"Tails?" Cream asked in a concern tone, "Are you all right?"

"I'm fine…" he snapped at her, grumbling under his breath, "Just want to get this pathetic excuse of a get together done and over with."

Tails stormed pass Cream and headed towards the party table, trying to cool himself down before meeting back with Sonic and the others. Cream stood there with her hand upon her chest, worrying about him dearly as she spoke in a soft tone, "Tails…"

Tails calmed down a bit as he took a seat at the far corner of the party table; observing everyone with hues. Within each glimpse he noticed just how much each friend has changed, just by appearance alone. Knuckles, the red bullheaded echidna, had only changed a little throughout the years. The only distinctive change to Knuckles was his quills were a bit longer and he has a few scars on his left cheek. He wore a green denim vest with a pair of black baggy jeans and his usual pair of sneakers. Shadow the black hedgehog, being the ultimate lifeform, he didn't change at all when it came into appearance. He wore a black leather jacket, which had spikes on the shoulders, with a red t-shirt underneath and a pair of black jeans and of course his usual shoes. Lastly, Rouge, the white bat, seemed to have changed the most. Her hair grew longer and it appeared to be wavy and elegant. She seemed to get rid of the overly done makeup and used natural colors, which actually brought out her light blue hues more. She wore a little black and pink dress that shows off her busty hour glass figure. Tails let a soft sigh surpassed his lips, noticing that Cream went and sat next to him. She placed a hand upon his lap, giving him a sign that someone still cares. The tender moment between friends came to an end when the sound of Amy clinging a fork against a glass, trying to get everyone's attention.

"Thank you all for coming to this little get together. It's been so long that we've actually seen each other." Amy spoke out with a light smile, "I'm just so happy to see how much has changed and how much things didn't change. I'm grateful that Dr. Eggman is no longer here, trying to ruin our lives over and over."

Sonic cleared his throat a bit as he added, "I'm sure we'll never see Egghead again. Am I right?"

Tails balled his hands into tight fists once again, mumbling under his breath as anger began to fuel his body once again, "Go ahead…state it… say that it was all thanks to you…. Do it… I dare you…"

Knuckles laughed a bit to Sonic's statement as he raised his glass, "Well good riddance to that. I'm getting tired of chasing his slow ass everywhere!"

Sonic chuckled a bit as he raised his glass in return, "Haha, yeah! And it's all thanks to me!"

Tails had enough of Sonic and his gloating nature as he lifted the table and tossed it over to the DJ and wrecked the speakers. Everyone looked over at him in shock as they were confused on exactly why he acted in such a rude manner. Tails started to breathe heavily as his eyes glared at Sonic, "I have had it! I've had it with the damn lies! I've had it with you taking all the damn credit of defeating Eggman! I've done half the plans! I've done half the work and yet you still take full credit! I'm done with your spoiled gloating ways! I'm tired of being your damn sidekick! I'm tired of being number two in every fucking thing!"

Sonic blinked a few times, still in shock as he tried to talk to him in a calm tone, "Tails….buddy… you need to ca-…"

"Don't 'buddy' me…" Tails interrupted, "I'm out of here."

Tails stormed out of the party and headed towards his car, leaving Cream behind and the others speechless. Cream couldn't help but to tear up, feeling bad for what Tails had to go through; she even felt the emotion and truth lingering in his words. Sonic sighed under his breath before hitting his head a few times, "Man… I didn't… I didn't even know… I feel such a jerk."

Author's Note: Holy cow… I didn't expect it to be this long of a first chapter. BUT, I do hope you enjoy and PLEASE do leave a review. If I can get at least thirty views or three reviews, I'll be willing to post the second chapter right there and then. I do enjoy writing these fan fictions for you all to read. So if you have any ideas for a pairing or a story in general for the sonic genre, please feel free to PM me and I'll see what I can do. Again, please don't forget to leave a review. See you next time!