I'll keep you my dirty little secret

~ All American Rejects

A Month's Worth Of Love Letters

Chapter 1

Tails walked into Sonic's house after getting the mail for the day. It was a normal day of fighting Eggman, stopping him from ruling the world or in this case beating them and then ruling it. Even normal of Sonic to gloat as Dr. Robotnik just flew away in that egg shaped mobile of his. What wasn't usual was the blue hedgehog getting mail of late. Recently he found him even writing letters and sending them even when he thought no one was ever around. Only by a bird too and a very beautiful bird at that as well. Usually found in the wild and not very friendly according to what Sticks told the crew. Yet Sonic somehow had befriended it and had it delivering letters. Whatever the reason, he had seen the bird drop the letter off in front of Sonic's house and now he was inside looking to finally get answers after months of watching his fast footed friend write them.

When the coast was clear and no sound of his friend coming home. Tails looked at the letter addressed to his friend. Hands shaking as he tried to reason with his guilt driven mind. Telling it that this was for Sonic's own good and that he was making sure that the one sending these was on their side and not a trap sent by Robotnick. It was for a good cause, even if his mind said this was something Eggman would do. He tore part of the seal and groaned in frustration when he stopped and slammed his hand on the nearest table. Making a meta storage box near the edge fall off and spill more letters out. All opened by Sonic and from the same sender. Tails picked one up and read where the name was put but it only said admirer. The contents also didn't specify who it was. It did say that the sender loved Sonic as much as Sonic loved them. No gender or name was mentioned to keep this secret relationship just that. A secret from anyone who could possibly find these.

The fox realized then that the new letter would be the same. No gender or name but it was clear that the sender and Sonic both seemed to agree that they loved one another enough to keep it from everyone. Yet they had sent no pictures which meant they had already met in person at some point and found a way to keep in contact behind any of their friend's backs. Smart and ingenious but also a bit mean. It was a trust pact of two with no one allowed in or out. This meant that in the past few months of Sonic doing this, they had developed their feelings, wrote their secrets and general nitpicks and other quirks out to one another. Even the talent they possibly had. All under the guise of a letter. Tails found a letter mentioning the bird even that they used. It was all planned by the two. It was cute to know Sonic did have an interest and that his crush on Amy was gone.

It would explain the platonic way he spoke, gestured and told her things while in battle. It also meant Amy's feelings completely one sided and no doubt cause of the secrecy of these letters on unknown grounds. Tails heard feet and saw Sticks and Amy walk in. Both girls spotting him, the mail and then the old letters they had seen Sonic receive. Then glare at him.

"Miles Tails Powers! You can't read someone else's mail!" Amy told him sternly as she walked over and took the opened letter from his hand. "its very rude!"

"But Sonic has been getting letters for months now Amy and I got worried that…" He started.

"Even so," She said taking the new letter after packing away the old ones. "You can't read these! They have Sonic's name on them, not yours!"

"Who can't read what?" Sonic's voice said, making all three turn to face him in the doorway. "Did the mail run already?"

"Yep, Tails is convinced that your letters are full of secrets that no one can ever know," Sticks told him. "I am sure they are plans for a secret war between us and the appliances we use today though."

The blue hedgehog just shook his head and sighed as he crossed his arms, "yes Sticks, cause I can secretly amass an army somewhere far away and then let them know the invasion will start soon which means I have been secretly sending coordinates to them behind your guys' backs." Sonic's sarcastic tone told her.

"Sonic, here is your mail and no Sticks. He is just writing a friend no doubt. Nothing more," Amy quickly told the badger. "Besides, I am sure he is happy to keep it between him and the receiver. Unless…" the pink hedgehog snuggled up close to him. "You feel you can trust me too?"

Moving away, she fell onto the floor of Sonic's house. Standing quickly as she dusted herself off.

"Uh, no and no one else can read these. These are my letters for a reason. what I write and who I send them to are my business okay guys? I promise it's nothing bad," He said.

"Right cause a bunch of love letters means nothing can possibly go wrong," Tails spoke up, making his friend's blue cheeks turn red. "I was on the dot."

"Tails, whomever I like is my business! This is why the two of us agreed to not use or write our names down! People like you reading or finding these! Get out! All of you! I have a letter to read!" The blue hedgehog yelled, kicking all of them out quickly and shutting a door behind them.

"Way to go Tails," Sticks said. "Now we'll never know what he is really writing!"

Tails and Amy watched her walk, well storm, away to probably plan some form of destruction to calm her nerves. Leaving Amy to just give the fox a disappointed look. He didn't say anything though as even she left him to his guilt. Walking to a window, he peaked in and watched Sonic from outside. His friend smiling at whatever was written in the latest letter with a blush on that blue furred face. Even laughing at something he found amusing as he pulled up some paper, pen and a new envelope as the bird from before flew in through an open window on the other side. Landing on the table close to Sonic. The yellow fox could only watch as his friend seemed happier as he read the letter. Until the smile faded and Sonic looked...upset. Once the letter was finished, Tails hid and listened.

"...seems…" Sonic's voice started. "...letters can't be delivered now. He's moving."

The fox assumed his friend was speaking to the bird now.

"...but he didn't say where. Just that...I had to wait to send my response," Sonic finished.

A sigh told the fox that he had to leave. He hovered quickly over the railing and over to a palm tree. Watching Sonic leave the house and letting the bird fly away into the sky. Hand lingering in the sky for a second or two before being lowered slowly. His friend's face pointed towards the blue sky before looking down at the ground under him. The fox didn't know what to do and now his friend looked heartbroken. The letter tore what he built and his friend's feelings all in one go. It was clear from how Sonic just sat on the step and stared off that it hurt. He didn't even get told where his boyfriend in writing was moving too.

Coming out of hiding, Tails noticed that Sonic didn't look up to see Robotnick and an army of robots flying towards his home. Making the fox do his best to make it look like he had left as he ran towards Sonic's place.

"Sonic, Robotnik is coming!" He shouted, pulling a laser gun to fire as the evil scientist hovered with the army of bots over the place. "Son-..." Tails turned and saw that the blue hedgehog hadn't even stood up. "Sonic?" He walked over and got pulled into a hug. "...what happened?" Tails felt the hug tighten at his question.

"Are we going to fight or not?! I didn't come here to just watch you two have a hug out!" Their enemy shouted as Sonic let go. "Hello!"

"If you want, I can find the others," The fox said as Sonic silently stood up. "I mean that."

"...wouldn't change a thing," Sonic told him. "but thanks."

He patted the fox's head and walked towards the army. Looking up and Tails seeing Eggman as he refered himself as now a days, seemed disturbed. Both taken back at Sonic's scream and then jump attack speed. Destroying the bots within seconds and leaving Eggman nothing but himself now. The blue hedgehog landing on his mobile device and screaming to go home or he'd end the battle they had here and now. Jumping down and watching him flee quickly back to the mountain base. Tails walked over as Sonic landed onto his bottom in the sand. Sitting next to him silently as a comfort.

"I'm here...if you need someone," Tails said to him. "I mean that."

"I know," Sonic sighed. "thank you."

*takes cover* Please don't kill me! I love Sonic with Shadow and Princess Sally. I'm sorry if I am insulting anyone. Please spare me!