I: Yellow


It was raining. The Mobius sky was tinted gray and the precipitation was heavy. Water came like a rush upon the awaiting flowers scattered among the grass down below. Hues of coral, lilac, and red lined the valley, and the rain painted a watercolor picture over the village fit for the finest museum.

A certain two-tailed kitsune used the weather to his advantage as he tinkered with his infamous Tornado, adding in the latest of technological gadgets part of his lineup to prepare the crew for their next fight- or flight. Sonic was sleeping in a makeshift hammock up by the second floor, so Tails was trying his best to keep his workload quiet. It wasn't often that his best friend took a break. However, when he heard the light rap at the door, he figured he might have spoken too soon. His eyes darted towards the upstairs and luckily he didn't see any movement, so with a huff he lay down his tools and made his way over to the door.

"Hi Tails! How's it mphhhh-" A hand was brought to her mouth and her eyebrows crinkled in annoyance. She was already irritated at getting caught in the massive downpour and now Tails was making her shut up before she could even say anything. This was definitely not how you treat a guest in Amy Rose's book. The fox brought his finger to his lips and shushed her while pointing towards the hammock.

"I don't want you to wake him Amy. You can stay if you promise to be quiet." He resisted the urge to roll his eyes as she gazed lovingly up at the blue figure, then noticed the basket she was carrying. "Is that for Sonic?"

The soaked girl blinked out of her trance and looked down at the package she forgot she had. Her attempt at trying to shield it from the water was evident, but it didn't mean her efforts were successful. Tiny wet droplets dotted along the fabric of the cover placed over the top of the basket, and she smiled at her fox friend while offering for him to take it off her hands.

"Silly boy, it's actually for the both of you! It was such a nice day earlier and I figured I would make some cookies! However, on my way here it decided to rain on my parade- literally, so I don't know if these guys made it out alright. I hope they did." Her voice dropped its enthusiasm and Tails looked at her earnestly. He took the basket from her and led them to a table in the kitchen a little ways away from the living room so they could talk in an inside voice without waking up the blue hedgehog.

"Amy don't you know that cookies in the rain are the best source of comfort food? This is the perfect time to eat them!" He gave her a grin, to which she visibly lit up and reciprocated immediately. His tails flicked in response.

Tails had known Amy since what felt like the beginning of time. If Sonic didn't roll around first, he would have known her the longest. The young boy saw her as a big sister, and never quite minded the affection she held towards his big brother. He found it endearing in a way, and despite the blue blur's constant cries for help, he found it to be the most rewarding to not trifle in their shenanigans. Watching from the sidelines was much more fun, however he would step in when he felt like his best bud was being just a little bit too harsh to the oversensitive girl. Amy always stuck up for him and would knock out any bully or badnik with her hammer no matter the time of day, so he figured it was only fair he returned the favor.

They chatted for a bit while eating chocolate chip and sugar cookies, and reminisced over their past adventures like their time aboard the ARK and fighting the Metarex. They moved on to more recent stories like Sonic's birthday and the news of Silver announcing his stay in their present timeline so they wanted to plan a party for him. The two could talk for hours about almost anything. Almost.

"Say Tails, do you like anyone?" Amy leaned forward on the table and smirked at fox whose cheeks showed a hint of pink. She clasped her hands together, giddy with excitement.

The fox stuffed a cookie in his mouth and replied plainly, "Of course I do. I like everyone."

The female hedgehog rolled her eyes and slapped a hand against her forehead. "No I mean like someone. Like a crush!" The younger boy flushed an even more prominent shade of crimson and shook his head vigorously at such a ludicrous question.

"Amy! Ew no way! I'm way too busy to even think about girls, bleh! Gross." The kitsune stuck his tongue out in disgust, but the rosy rascal knew better and giggled in response.

"Sure, okay. That's not what a certain rabbit told me about you. But you don't have time for girls, so I guess I'll just keep my opinions to myself!" The glint in her eyes was almost menacing and Tails was caught in the middle. She was baiting him. If he reacted, she would know. If he didn't react, she would still know. Who was he even kidding at this point, she probably already knew regardless and was just messing with him for her own entertainment. But then again…that was Amy. Was he really surprised?

"Buzz off Amy, you're playing me like a fiddle. Well guess what? I'm not falling for your tricks. Why would I tell you about my crush on Cream?" He looked at her with the most deadpan expression and she had to muffle her laugh with both of her hands. By then he realized his mistake and his aqua eyes widened in mortification, but it was too late. Amy's laughter was released which in turn caused a giggle fit between the two of them.

Unbeknownst to the pink and yellow figures downstairs, a blue hero's ear twitched at their laughter and raised an eyebrow to see what the commotion was all about. He peeped an eye out from the hammock and his heart smiled. His little bro and his girl friend were caught up in a laugh attack, holding on to each other for dear life. He grinned as he let them have their moment. Burying himself back into his slumber, he rested contently with comfort instilled in him from seeing the last image of his two best friends.


A/N: Hi guys, starting off short and sweet with a little bit of a brother/sister vibe. I'm so excited to add more to this. I don't have an idea on how long I plan for this to go on, but I want it to include most characters in the Sonic universe. I'll try and upload when I can, but real life gets in the way unfortunately as I have a summer class coming up and work. I have two other characters already written, but I need to edit and work out some kinks here and there. But this is just the beginning! Thank you for your constant support! If there's any canon character you'd like to see in a one-shot with my favorite gal, drop it in a review and I'll see what I can do. XO