The sun was shining on a little town just south of Station Square; Emerald Town. One resident happened to be fixing up a vehicle
in his home, a young Kitsune named Tails. "Okay, Sonic, try it now. I think I got it right. Hopefully." he said, grease and motor oil splattered on his light copper fur, along with his clothing. The hedgehog unquestionably nodded and hopped into the front seat, starting the car. The engine came roaring to life and then settled on a low hum.
"Listen to that baby purr! She's set! Thanks, Tails, you've done great, like always." Sonic said before playfully punching Tails' shoulder.
"You know, I've been meaning to ask, why do you need a car anyway? Same with Shadow and his motorcycle. You guys are supposed to be the fasted things alive." the younger of the two asked, the other shrugged.
"Racing with the others, mainly. But I do like having a car, in case the rain slows me down or I just feel like giving my legs a breather, you know? Not everything has to revolve around speed." the blue hero explained. Tails shrugged, it was reasonable enough to him. Just then came a knock on the wall, the duo looked to see the source, a familiar red echidna standing in the doorway. "Knucklehead! Been hiding out on us again, eh?" Sonic chuckled before he and Knuckles slugged each other's arms followed by a headbutt, Tails couldn't help but roll his eyes at them, but he smiled.
"Just been tryin' to restore the Altar of Angel Island. Tikal and Chaos are a little restless so I figured some restoration would help. Anyway I came to ask you guys something. I need one of you to come along for a double date this Saturday that Rouge planned. Soo who's willing to do it?" he explained. Sonic and Tails glanced at each other before looking back at their friend.
"Well I can't. Got a date of my own. Some movie or something." the twin tailed kitsune said with a half grin. Sonic bit his lip in order to keep himself from saying something smart.
"Really? So who's the lucky lady that landed our little tech bro?" Knuckles laughed, giving Tails a noogie, the latter protesting and squirming. In came a familiar pink hedgehog, Sonic instinctively dove under the work bench. Knuckles cocked an eyebrow, his gaze shifting between Amy and Tails. Tails threw up his hands in defense.
"Look the guy she was gonna go with flaked and she already had the tickets. I figured I'd go as a favor." he elaborated, Knuckles shrugged, Tails was always like that with Amy, acting often as a last minute date or her wingman. "Give me a quick sec to go get out of these rags, you guys are welcome to come inside." he remarked, gesturing to the doorway leading into the house before heading through said doorway and up to his room, the trio left followed suit and made themselves comfortable in the living room. Sonic and Knuckles opted to play some games while Amy watched.
"Hey, I heard some shit went down with you and Sally, what happened?" Amy asked. Sonic shrugged and continued his game.
"Nothing bad happened, really. The spark was gone and she felt she needed to focus on her royal duties and stuff with her family,
I told her go for it. We're still on good terms." the blue hero explained. After that Tails walked in, now in a simple grey tee with black shorts, he also had a box.
"What's in the box, bro?" Knuckles asked, trying to focus on his game, he had forgotten how good Sonic was at Street Fighter.
"Just some games I ordered. New one came out for us, Sonic. Still weird they make games of our battles with Eggman." Tails said as he opened the box, pulling out four games.
"Hey I get a paycheck from it, so whatever. Whatcha got?" Sonic glanced over, intrigued, he paused the game giving Knuckles a breather.
"Let's see I have an Ultimate Genesis Collection, it has the games that tell how how you met me and Knuckles on it, one based on that magic book of Arthurian legend you have, one called Unleashed ... Don't you still turn into that werehog form?" Tails inquired, Sonic nodded. "And finally the new one, Mania Plus. it even has Ray and Mighty in it, we need to talk to them more." he noted.
They played games for the remainder of the evening, picking teams to pit against each other in games, Tails even ordered a couple of pizzas, they enjoyed their time together, but eventually had to part once the sun started to set.
"See you guys later, I'll text you Saturday, Amy." Tails said before heading back inside. Knuckles went ahead and drove off, his car was similar to Sonic's, except the details that reflected who the owner was. Instead of driving home Sonic opted to walk with Amy.
"Shit I forgot to ask Knuckles about the date." Sonic groaned as he smacked his forehead, getting a chuckle out of Amy. "Oh well, I'll text him in the morning. So, the guy that flaked this time, what was his excuse?"
"I was the rebound, his girlfriend slept with half of the county and they split, only used me to make her jealous. It worked, now they're back together. Til she jumps on the other half of the county's dick." Amy groaned, making a small gesture of strangulation when she mentioned the jealousy. Sonic rolled his eyes, this was common for the pink girl. "This is why I'm wary about hook-ups half the time." she added.
Sonic put his hand on her shoulder. "Hey, perk up. It just takes a bit, you'll find someone, don't know where, don't know when, but you'll find someone head over heels for you, and you'll be the same for them." he said as he playfully nudged her shoulder. "Besides, who knows? You might hit it off with Tails." Amy laughed at his optimism.
"If it weren't for the fact I'm not attracted to men much, I'd go for Tails. But I'm looking for someone." Amy said as she looked to the orange skies. "I just have to be patient, I suppose." Eventually they made to Amy's, a little one floor house surrounded by a garden, Sonic looked at the flowers as the pink hedgehog unlocked her door, to which he spun on his heel to look at her.
"Til next you kick my ass in F Zero, m'lady." he said in a mocking posh voice with a bow, Amy rolled her eyes and flicked his forehead.
"See you around, good luck with your date." Amy replied before going in. Sonic did a quick stretch before bolting off, leaving a blue streak behind him. He debated between going and getting his car or just running home, he opted for the latter option, running helps him think, his mind wandering to the possibly of who his date was. Due to being a recluse Knuckles didn't know a lot of girls, let alone one Sonic didn't possibly know. Once he arrived home he shot Knuckles a quick text, asking about the date. He left his phone alone for a short time to make a quick second dinner to build up what he had burnt off from the pizza. He often hated his high metabolism. When he got back his phone screen glowed, signaling a text, luckily from Knuckles.
"It's a surprise. Be patient and relax."
"Okay, I got you now, fucker." Sonic said as he stared at the text before stuffing a chili dog in his mouth. Oh how he hated when Knuckles says something about surprises, many in the past resulted in Sonic getting spooked often, one prank after another.
A/N: So, I finally got enough confidence to post my stories again haha. What better way to start than a rewrite to get rid of the rust? Please R&R and tell me what you think. A lot of ideas that will be present in this story (and other future Sonic stories will center around my AU Toastyverse.