Friends Forever

New story time! Once again, the Chaotix are involved and once again I'll need your opinions on this story. I can use the advice, flames, anything you can hand my way. Ah yes, quick heads up, school is going to start very soon for me so updating may be a slight dilema for me so please just keep watching.

Disclaimer: Dark-Illusion-Detective does not own the Chaotix, any of the Sonic characters nor does she own Sega.

Thank you disclaimer. Now on to the first chapter!

Chapter One: Chaotix Detective Agency No Longer

It was suppose to be a quiet night, just like usual and nothing was suppose to go wrong that night. But as usual, Charmy was wrong. The hyper bee was on his small bed and he was occupying himself with looking at a photo album. Usually he wouldn't occupy himself like that; on most days he'd do anything that would get him yelled at or something that seemed like a lot of fun, but this night was different.

Charmy looked at a picture of the Chaotix Detective Agency grinning and looking like a family. Espio had his arms crossed and he looked at the camera with a concentrated stare, Vector was laughing along with himself. But the arguements in the other room snapped him out of the past and back into the present, where Espio and Vector were arguing again.

"Vector! We're never going to pay these bills!"

"Relax Esp, we'll get it paid off."

"You always say that! Look how bad our debt is and you tell me with a straight face that we'll get it paid off," said Espio with his usual strict, disciplined voice. Their arguements about the rent, food, even about the jobs they were taking on seemed to get worse and Charmy wanted no part of it. What made things worse was Espio would threaten to leave and Vector would shut himself in his room.

"I bet if they didn't argue so-"

Charmy's thoughts were gone when he heard Espio threaten to leave again. The bee looked at the picture of the three of them and remembered that Mighty the armadillo left a long time ago, back when he was younger; he didn't want that to happen again, he didn't want anyone else to leave.

"Go ahead and leave then! Charmy and I will do better off without you!"

"Fine! Good luck without me!"

Then there were a couple of door slams and Charmy took the picture out of the album and he flew off his bed and toward Vector's room. He knocked on the door.

"Vector."

The door opened and Vector looked at Charmy with a frustrated look in his eyes.

"What is it Charmy?"

"... Where's Espio?"

"He went out for a walk. He'll probably be back by morning."

Charmy frowned and he sighed.

"Something bothering ya?"

The bee nodded, "yeah... is the rent that bad this month?"

Vector took out the paper and I saw the amount. Charmy had a shocked expression as he remarked, "that's a lot of zeros."

"Does that answer your question?"

Charmy nodded and he asked, "is that why you were arguing with Espio?"

"Yes."

"H-he'll come back right?"

Vector nodded, "he always comes back after a while. He just needs some time to cool off."

Charmy smiled at that, that was a relief to hear. Then Vector closed his door, the bee flew back into his room and laid on his bed. He put the picture of the three of them in his pocket and waited to hear the front door open, and to hear Espio's voice saying he was home. Charmy took time to think about the mystery they had just solved; a girl that went missing. It turns out that the girl was kidnapped and thankfully they found the kidnapper and got him before he escaped.

"... What if Espio and Vector's arguement was worse that I thought it was? What if Espio's gone for good like Mighty?" that was the thought that hit Charmy out of nowhere. Why he would think that, he would never know, but that thought was what made him close his photo album and stuff it under his bed. He laid down in his bed and hoped dinner would be served pretty soon, he was getting kind of hungry and he hoped Espio would come as his eyes closed and he fell into his dream land.

-- A Few Hours Later --

"Charmy! Dinner!" called Vector and the bee woke up. Charmy yawned widely as he lazily flew down the stairs and toward the dinning room. Once he was in his seat, Vector placed down a dinner the bee would've never expected. On his plate there was a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, potato chips and on the side were two candy canes. The hyper bee instantly looked at the candy canes and he remembered something that probably was better off in the back of his mind.

When Mighty left, he was given two candy canes and he gave the candy canes to Vector and to Espio. He was only three at the time, he didn't really remember how he took the armadillo leaving but Vector remembered clearly. Charmy looked at Vector and he quickly looked around for Espio. Not seeing him he turned his attention back to Vector who sat down next to him.

"... Vector, where's Espio?"

At first, Vector said nothing. Charmy felt like something was wrong, deeply wrong, he repeated his question and Vector looked away from Charmy.

"Vector! Where's Espio!?"

"Charmy... h... he might not be coming back."

"Huh? What'cha mean by that?"

Vector took out a piece of paper and Charmy read it. His honey colored eyes widened and he dropped the letter that said this:

To Vector and Charmy,

The detective agency isn't going anywhere. I know this for sure. The rent clearly says we need to change something so I'm going to. I'm leaving the agency. I'm sorry, but you guys know I'm telling the truth. We're always in debt, and every month is getting harder for us to get jobs. That's why I'm gone now... Gomenasai.

Espio

P.S- I have my cell phone with me. Call if something happens.

Charmy's attenaes drooped as he looked at his food with a sad look.

"H-he's not coming back? Vector! You can't let him go!"

"It's his choice to leave. We can't stop him. All we can do now is keep-"

"What? Keep up with the agency without Espio?" questioned Charmy with a tone that sounded so confused, so sad. Vector flinched at that. "We can't! We need to talk to him about this. Maybe we can change his mind."

Vector shook his head, making Charmy's eyes widen. Vector would do anything for the agency so when he saw him shake his head for something that would not only benefit their friendship but the agency, he felt like panicking.

"But... Espio..."

"He's growing up, he can make his own decisions Charmy. Maybe Espio is right though."

"H-he's not right! He's wrong! Wrong, wrong, wrong! The agency had been doing just fine!"

"Charmy I know you're upset but-"

"But what?! He can't just leave us!"

Vector frowned at Charmy who was clearly upset by this. Vector sighed and he said, "... I know you Charmy. You're a fighter... but don't you ever think of doing anything else?"

"What do you mean?"

"Anything besides being a detective?"

Charmy shook his head automatically, he's been a detective for as long as he could remember, he wasn't about to give up on something he's been. Vector sighed again and said, "don't you think it's time to make a change?"

"What kind of change?"

Vector looked like he would destroy himself by saying what he said next.

"Ending the Chaotix Detective Agency?"

Charmy's eyes widened and he looked at Vector with almost pleading eyes.

"NO! Vector! You can't!!"

"Charmy-"

"Don't Charmy me! You can't! You can't do this!" yelled Charmy. Tears started to form in his eyes and he blinked back the hot tears that threatened to fall from his eyes.

"... I know you're upset but Espio is right. We need to make a change."

Vector put a hand on Charmy's shoulder and the small bee moved away from Vector. He took the candy canes and he darted up to his room. He had no idea if Vector followed him up the stairs because he flew into his room, slammed the door and locked it. Charmy landed on the floor and he walked over to his bed. He climbed on it rather than fly on it and he began eating one of his candy canes as the tears began falling.

"Charmy!" called Vector as he knocked on his door. Charmy didn't say anything, he didn't want to talk about anything. Espio was gone like Mighty was, Vector wanted to drop the whole detective agency just because Espio wrote about making a change.

"LEAVE ME ALONE!!" cried Charmy finally after three minutes straight of Vector knocking on his door. "LEAVE ME ALONE!! JUST GO AWAY!!"

"Charmy! Please calm down!"

"NO VECTOR!! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!!"

Charmy didn't hear Vector knocking on the door anymore and instead he heard something dialing; a phone.

"Hello? Yes this is Vector... I know, I know. I just showed Charmy the letter."

There was a pause but Charmy didn't know that, he was crying full blast into his pillow. Vector could hear him crying and he sighed.

"No I didn't know any other way to tell him that you weren't coming back. It was painful telling him. Uh huh... fine. Thanks," muttered Vector as he hung the phone up. Charmy sniffled and hiccupped trying to calm down slightly, in the middle of this, he heard Vector's door close.

Charmy took out the photo album, and tossed the pictures out of it, grabbed a picture of when Knuckles, Mighty, and the rest of the Chaotix were there. He looked around him and saw the pictures all over the floor and he ran over to his small desk where he was to do any paper work, grabbed a piece of paper and scribbled down a note and put it on the blank page of the album. Charmy closed the album and let a corner of the note stick out.

"Vector will find that easily. If a change is what we all need, then I guess I'll make mine now."

Charmy looked at the window and he opened it. The night sky never looked so inviting as it did now; it was raining but the bee didn't care. He just wanted to get out. Charmy then remembered the door was locked, he walked over and unlocked it. He then hiccupped as more tears ran down his face. He put the pictures he took from the album in his jacket pocket and he walked toward the window.

Charmy looked back at his room, he then ran back and grabbed his old camera. He held it in his hands as he darted toward the window, jumped through the space and he was outside in the rain. He kept flying away from the building until he heard a shout.

"CHARMY!!"

He looked down and saw Vector running after him. Charmy's tears fell faster at this and he didn't say anything. He instead flew faster.

"CHARMY!!"

But it was too late, Charmy was out of sight thanks to the dark clouds and Vector stopped and was panting. He looked where he saw Charmy last and he held the now wet note in his hands.

Vector,

I can't let you end the Chaotix. The Chaotix I know is the group of people called my family, my friends. You want to end the detective agency, you can now if you want. You don't need my opinion anymore. I want to be a detective Vector. That's what I'm going to be. I know you talked to Espio. Well, if you want, you can tell him that I'm not around anymore. Tell anyone anything you want; that I disappeared, that I ran away.

Vector... Espio wrote this and I'm not sure what it means. I guess it's some kind of apology because Espio used it. So I'm using it now. Vector... Gomenasai.

Charmy Bee

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Just a quick note. Gomenasai means I'm sorry in japanese I think. So there's chapter one. Don't worry things will get better. Just look for my updates, and you'll see.