All Sonic characters are copyrighted to SEGA, I don't own them in any way, shape or form...

This is my first fic so constructive criticism is okay but no straight-up flames, I will be doing chapters based around Sonic and Tails' brotherly love so feel free to give me any requests to do! Anyway enough of me babbling here it is the meeting of Sonic and Tails...

Tails is 4
Sonic is 11


"Freak"

That's what most people called Miles the little yellow fox just because he was born with a difference, unlike other foxes he was born with twin tails.

"Why don't you just leave? Nobody wants you here anyway. You're just a freak of nature, a weirdo that nobody will ever love" Brad the Badger spat at Miles just as he and his gang surrounded him and began to beat the poor little kit, by the time they'd finished he wished he'd never been born, he was bleeding and covered in bruises. You see not only was Miles a fox with two tails he was also a genius always inventing and repairing machines other Mobians wouldn't even think of in their wildest dreams and to top it all off he was only four years old.

He had been on his own for the last year since a bunch of robots came and destroyed his home, killing his parents and all his neighbours, Miles shuddered at the memory he tried so hard to forget, he started to twist his tails like a helicopter propeller and lift himself up to his makeshift bed in the tall trees where the bullies couldn't get to him.

"Why me? Why was I born this way? Why was my family killed?" These were the questions that filled his mind while drifting to sleep, praying his bullies would leave him alone for a day so he could finish off his latest invention, a little robot puppy so at least he wasn't alone in the cruel world. "Rain, typical" was the last thing he said before falling into an uneasy slumber.

Miles awoke cold, wet and sore from his beating yesterday, the morning sun shone down between the leaves of the tree as he just lay there and let the warmth touch his fur. He then heard the voices that he really didn't want to hear, not today... "Hey Freak, get down here before we climb up and pull you down and believe me it won't be a soft landing." Miles obliged and flew down, facing the bullies. Brad snorted as he saw the robo-pup "lookie what we have here, a robot mutt, boys..." The other members of Brads gang (Andrew Alligator and Sophie Squirrel) grabbed Miles and pinned him against the tree as they smashed his little companion to smithereens. "Now beat it before I beat you" Brad said with venom in his voice.

Miles was walking alone through the woods, holding the remains of his little partner in his hands and crying when suddenly he stopped, dropped the robo parts and changed direction.

The waves were smashing against the rocks below the cliffs Miles was standing on "Nobody wants me, I don't want to live like this anymore, I just can't" he jumped, waiting for the pain then nothingness, but it never did. He opened his eyes only to be met with a pair of green eyes...

"What are you playing at kid? Don't you know that jumping off cliffs is dangerous?" The strange blue hedgehog scolded "You could have been killed." He looked at the little fox with worry in his emerald eyes.

"That was kind of the point mister, why did you save me? Just so you could best me up? Just hurry and get it over and done with, I have to get away from here."

The blue hedgehogs eyes changed from worry to shock, why was a kid this young trying to take his own life? Taking a better look at him now he could see the cuts and bruises that covered his body, he could see the twin tails that the fox was trying to hide. "I won't hurt you." "Yeah well that's what all the others say, why are you staring at me? I know I'm a freak so just beat me and get it over with." "Where are you family kid?" The fox boy stopped struggling out of the hedgehogs grasp and just broke down into inconsolable sobs. "They're dead, my moma and papa are both dead, everything I once loved is gone. I have nothing left, nobody wants me they all think I'm a freak and I don't blame them! I just want this pain to end." "What's your name kid?" "Miles Prower, go ahead laugh, it's another thing I hate about myself." "Well Tails, you're coming with me, I'm going to take you in as my little brother because I can't leave a little kid your age to fend for himself." "Wait... Did you just call me Tails?" "Yeah, can't call you by a name you don't like now can I?" "And you really mean all that stuff about taking me in? No kidding?" "I mean it." "Thanks mister?..." "Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog."

Sonic picked up the newly christened Tails and placed him on his shoulders. "You ready to see why they call me Sonic? Just hold on tight okay?" "Okay, wh-HHHHHHY?" "Oh that's why..." Tails thought to himself as he could feel the wind blowing on his face making him feel completely free.

After about a ten minute run they arrived a little beat down house on a hill in the Mystic Ruins "It's not much Tails but it's home, you're home too now. I bet you're starving I'll make you some food when we get in."

Miles, er... Tails knew that his life had taken a turn for the better and he would make many fond memories with Sonic.