Under the Snow
Chapter 1: Sun Kissed
A year has gone by; another long, tiring year. But it was much more bearable with someone to support the young hedgehog. Silver sat at the table, legs crossed and tapping his finger against his cheek. He stared out at the retreating ocean and watched as it pulled back up onto the beach for a bit, a small smile worked onto his face as he watched the other hedgehogs argue and splash each other in the water.
Sonic had dragged all four of them out to the beach. He said it'd be relaxing but the only one who seemed 'relaxed' at all was Silver. On occasions like this he'd normally be wearing a jacket to cover his beat up arms but he hadn't needed to do that for a long time. Shadow, his lover, had chased down the culprit of Silver's abuse and taken good care of him. The ivory hedgehog was truly grateful, and truly in love.
Shadow started walking back in his black and red swim shorts, rubbing his soaked head, "Silver why don't you come in the water?" He smirked and lent down to softly kiss Silver's lips. Silver just stared up at him with his yellow eyes and shook his head, "Aw, come on…" Shadow pouted and furrowed his brows, pursing his lips lightly.
"I don't swim well…" Silver murmured a bit shyly, looking away. To be honest, it was a lie. Silver actually swam great. Shadow quirked a brow and frowned at the smaller hedgehog before whispering.
"You're a horrible liar."
Silver's face turned a soft pink and he hopped out of his seat and glared at Shadow for a bit before smiling, "Fine, fine…" He looked around suspiciously then knocked Shadow over and over to the water, laughing. Shadow tossed about for a moment before springing to his feet and chasing after the other hedgehog, tackling him down into the water.
They really did seem like a good couple. It was so sweet just watching them.
Tails stared at the two from his spot on the beach where he sat. He was tinkering with a small little machine he brought with him but was distracted by the others. Truthfully, the fox was very envious of them, yet scared to get that close to anyone. Sonic jogged over and flopped down by Tails who looked down to him and smiled a bit, "Tired yet Sonic?" The younger boy tilted his head and raised a brow to the older.
Sonic smirked proudly and sat up, "No way!" He stuck his tongue out at Tails teasingly then jumped on his feet, "Come on! " He snagged the young fox by the wrist and dragged him off towards the water. It wasn't until the younger boy yanked away that Sonic wiped the grin off his face and actually looked Tails in the face, "Tails…?" He tiled his head and furrowed his brows worriedly.
"I'm staying with Knuckles…!" Tails suddenly spoke out loudly, almost a shout, before turning and running from the stunned Sonic.
"Tails!" Sonic shouted and started to go after him when he was stopped by Shadow. "S-Shadow?" The black hedgehog merely shook his head. Silver had also walked over to Sonic and placed a hand on his shoulder. Shadow had long known of how Sonic loved Tails. He also knew Tails would reject it all stubbornly. Silver had heard quite a bit of the drama from Shadow when the ebony hedgehog was upset or had a bad day.
Sonic looked back and forth between the two then looked to Tails who was just started to disappear from sight then hung his head shamefully. Shadow patted his back then looked Sonic, furrowing his brows, "Knuckles… Wasn't he staying in Alaska?" Sonic nodded slowly.
"Yeah, I'm sure he's still there though." Sonic grumbled.
"Why would he come all the way out here to the beach with us then? Isn't that a long way from here?" Silver tilted his head.
"It is, but Knuckles could be here to pick him up." Said Shadow dully as he looked at Silver. The white hedgehog nodded then looked at Sonic before perking up.
"Why don't we take Sonic to Knuckles and Tails?" He chimed cheerfully. Shadow nodded and looked at Sonic.
"Don't worry Sonic. We'll help you…" He smiled at Sonic and light patted his head. Silver watched him and frowned, tugging Shadow away from Sonic jealously. "Eh, Silver?" He tiled his head and looked down at the ivory hedgehog curiously.
Tails sat on the couch, bundled up in a blanket and quietly sipping some hot cocoa. Knuckled walked over and sat next to him, petting his head lightly, "Avoiding Sonic again?" He smirked lightly and watched the little fox tense up for a moment. "Don't worry, I needed the company." He stared down to Tails before standing and yawning. "I'm going to get some sleep; the spare room is by the bathroom." The red echidna pointed to a door by the kitchen then stared off to a room on the opposite side, "Night Tails."
Tails said nothing, just looked at Knuckles and nodded. He looked around then stood, the blankets falling off of his small, cold form and he crept to his room while shivering. He opened the door and practically flung himself under the blankets. He was almost literally a shivering ball of fluff.
When morning came the little fox yawned and squirmed only to hurry back to being in a tight, warm ball. "C-Cooollldd…." He groaned before sitting up and slipping out of bed, slipping his small feet into some slippers and yanking a blanket off of his bed, covering up with it as he shuffled out of the bed room. He could hear two people talking; he soon saw Knuckles and an unfamiliar husky chatting in the living room. "Morning…" Tails muttered, looking to Knuckles then slowly to the guest, "Who's this?"
Knuckles smiled and ruffled Tails's fur, "Ah, this is my friend Zee, Zee this is—"
"Miles…" Tails quickly interrupted, smiling up to the white and grey husky. The canine had been much larger than him, perhaps older as well. But he certainly was very handsome. Tails cringed when he realized he was staring-and that his mouth was open while doing such. He blushed and bow, "N-Nice to meet you Zee!" He stuttered then glanced up to the canine who gave a light chuckle and began to soft stroke Tails's head.
"Hey there shorty." The husky smiled and then looked at Knuckles, "Hey could I borrow him for a day? You're too busy to hang with me, like always." He raised a brow and smirked at the echidna. Knuckles nodded and looked to Tails.
"Yeah, Miles why don't you go run around with Zee, it might be fun." He laughed then stared to Tails, "Besides, I can see you freezing in here by yourself." He chuckled then nudged the smaller boy towards the canine.
Tails squeaked and looked up to Zee; he looked about then gasped, "I-I need to change, I-I'll be right back!" He dashed off to his room and started to throw on some warm clothes as quickly as he could. He came out looking like a straight up mess. A bunch of fur on his cheek was sitting up straight and made him look a bit silly, but Zee walked over and lightly brushed the fur down then lent down and gave Tails a light sniff. "U-Umm…" Tails's face turned bright red from embarrassment.
"You smell nice…" The canine softly murmured then lent up and snickered, "Sorry, sorry, I'm a dog; I like to smell people." He shook his head, "It's weird, I know."
Tails eagerly shook his head and smiled up to Zee, "No, it's fine, I understand completely!" He giggled and then gazed up to the husky. He had such pretty hazel eyes.
Knuckles coughed then stared at the two suspiciously, "Oi, stop flirty and get out of my house you homos." He snickered lightly and shook his head, "No, but really, shoo." And with that Tails and Zee were kicked out of the house.
Zee took Tails's hand in his and led him along, "Come on, I'll take you to a bar." Tails lightly tugged away and mumbled shyly.
"B-but, I'm underage…" He furrowed his brows and looked up to the husky. Zee shook his head and winked before slowly whispering into Tails's ear.
"So am I, but I go there anyways…" To his words Tails could only squirm and blush more. Not only was he attractive he was a bad boy. What a horribly irresistible combination!
Just like that Tails was swept away to a bar. They drank, laughed, joked, they carried on and then, then Tails couldn't remember anything…
