Tails was finally going to do it.
He was finally going to tell Sonic how he felt.
The true reason he had stayed around all of these years.
Trembling slightly, he got it in his head that he could do this.
Be brave. Be brave. You can tell him just be brave
He started to approach Sonic. He had butterflies in his stomach. Tails promised himself he wouldn't bail on this, he promised, and so he wanted to keep his promise. Sonic was but a few steps away and a million thoughts ran through Tails' mind.
"Son-" he started
"Tails, I've gotta be somewhere." interrupted Sonic, "Could you look after the place for a few hours?"
"Su-Sure Sonic."
"Thanks. Gotta run!" Sonic ran off. Tails dropped to the floor; his heart and courage crushed into a thousand pieces. For an hour he cried, the pain in his heart felt only getting worse. Tails finally couldn't breathe properly and had to force himself not to cry anymore. You'll never be able to tell him if you're in a state like this. Calm down. He stood up whilst furiously wiping away the last of the tears falling down his face.
"Tails? What's wrong?" came a worried female voice from behind him. Turning he saw Cream looking at him. She repeated herself and this time Tails answered straight away.
"Um. It isn't anything you need to worry about. I just need to... calm down a bit. I promise you. I'll be fine." Tails hadn't made a promise he couldn't keep until now.
"Was it something to do with Sonic? I saw him here before," Cream stated in her naturally childish voice. There was no hiding from Cream. She had such an innocent face. Tails couldn't help but begin crying again. He really did trust her.
"Yes, it was to do with Sonic," he sobbed. Cream had trouble finding the right words to say. She just watched Tails sitting on the floor, staring at nothing and just letting the tears fall. Finally she said "Calm down Tails. Whatever Sonic said or did doesn't matter. Don't take it to heart."
"If you knew you wouldn't say that." She knew he was right. Cream may have been young but she could still understand most things that went on but, she didn't understand this.
"Can you please leave me alone for a while? I need to clear my head."
"Sure. Don't worry about whatever happened though. Everything will sort itself out," and with that, she left Tails there. Sonic, I can't turn to you this time. I need to be brave and I always was because of you. But this time, I have to be brave on my own. Why is this so confusing? Tails began beating himself up on the inside, calling himself worthless and saying Sonic would never feel the same. Those thoughts, however, didn't stay in his mind for long. He began speaking to himself quietly but he was aggravating himself nonetheless.