Chapter 1
An Unexpected Surprise
Tails
"Wakey Wakey, sunshine."
Mina's singsong voice slowly brought me out of my sleep. I opened my eyes to her smiling face, and I couldn't help but feel happy myself. It was like waking up to a sunrise.
Realization of reality hit me as I noticed the lack of light around me. Glancing over at the clock, I started to question my girlfriend's sanity. "Uh, Mina," I muttered, and her head turned to me with a "hmm?"
I sat up, frowning. "You.. realize it is only 3:30 in the morning, right?"
She nodded, grinning. "Yep yep," she answered, as if I just asked her the simplest question in the world.
"Okay.." I scratched my head, wondering if I was dreaming. "So... what's going on? Did you need something?"
Yes, Mina and I both had our own homes. Ever since our last battle with the evil soul army, however, we had started camping out at Freedom Fighter HQ with the rest of the team. It was nice to be living at my old home again- surrounded by everyone I cared about most.
This came with many perks, one obviously being that Mina and I could live together. Although we had seperate rooms, Mina usually ended up tip-toeing into my bed in the middle of the night after deciding she was lonely (or if she was on edge after a weird nightmare.)
Despite this bonus, sometimes I felt that maybe, just maybe, Mina could.. sleep a bit more. She was a bit of a night owl, always tossing and turning and complaining of her boredom. This usually resulted in her slipping quietly out from under my arms and grabbing a pen and paper, scribbling down any ideas for songs that had popped into her head in the dark silence.
I had gotten used to this, and usually her quiet humming would work as a lullaby, quickly soothing me back to sleep. This time was different, though. There was no humming or songwriting. Mina just decided that she wanted to enjoy the wonders of.. 3:30 a.m.
I now looked at my lover who was just smiling at me, sitting on the edge of the bed. She giggled at my inquiry, shaking her head. "No, silly.. sorry. I just wanted to know if.. you would like to join me? I wanted to adventure somewhere."
I yawned, stretching my arms in the air. "Well, Mina, um.. does this require the light from the stars? Or.. can it wait until-"
She cut me off, crawling into my lap. "I have a specific place I want to go to.. I have something to show you. Pretty please, Miles? I promise I'll let you sleep after you see this." She looked at me with pleading eyes, and I couldn't help but to give in. "Okay, lead the way," I said, and she grinned again, kissing me on the cheek and jumping out of the bed. I followed, slowly but surely.
After cleaning up a bit and grabbing my phone, Mina quietly led me through the hallway and out the back door. We took the back-alleys from the HQ, our only light from the bright stars and full moon. While we walked, I looked around at our surroundings, keeping an eye out for any suspicious movement. I had been on edge for the past year since our battle with evil soul Alyndus, I had a strange feeling that evil was always lurking in the shadows and waiting to strike.
Mina noticed my uneasiness, and put her hand on mine. This brought my attention back to her. Her eyes were illuminated by the starlight, and I could see the reassurance in them. "It's okay, no one is following us," she stated, looking behind her as she did. "Promise. We are completely alone." She smiled, and I felt my expression break into a believable grin. "Okay, okay," I answered, squeezing her hand tightly. "You're right, sorry."
I forced myself to keep my eyes ahead, for her sake. I didn't want to ruin her optimistic and happy nature- this was the most comfortable she had felt since our last adventure.
I could now see some familiar sights, and I realized where Mina was leading me.
Chao Garden. This happened to be the place that Mina and I were when I first fell in love with her.
"Here we are!" She exclaimed as she pulled me through the emerald-green grass. We arrived to the nesting spot, and she let go of my hand as she ran to the eggs. I sat in the grass, watching her with a smile as she carefully kneeled and slid her hands under a chao egg. She stood, egg in hand, and walked over to me. Sitting beside me, she held the egg in the middle of us. "When we first came here about a year ago together, I found this newly laid chao egg. Its mother was not around, so I decided to care for it myself. Some nights I will sneak out here to check up on the egg and hold it."
The egg had a bluish green tint to it and was covered in sprays of purple. It was one of the most unique eggs I had ever seen.
"Mina... it is so beautiful." I put my hand on it lightly. "The fact that you have spent so much time caring for it makes it even more wonderful. You probably saved the poor thing's life."
She smiled, her eyes full of pride but spotted with what looked like longing. "I just wanted to give it the care and nurturing it needed. Besides, being an egg mom has been.. well.. life changing." She looked up at me, her face turning red. "If.. that makes sense.."
I smiled, kissing her lightly on the forehead. "Of course it makes sense.. and of course you, out of all people, would want to fill in for this little guy's mom. You are just caring that way. That is one of the things I love most about you- your love for all creatures."
She squeezed my hand and leaned up to kiss me back. "Thank you, Miles," she said sweetly with a big smile. "That means a lot to me."
Just as she said this, the egg started trembling in our grip.
This surprised both of us, as we both looked down at the being.
All of a sudden, cracks started to form in the egg. Mina gasped excitedly, jumping up. I followed suit, and we watched as the egg cracked fully, revealing the small creature inside. Both of us stared.
Looking up at us with innocent, naive, beautiful white eyes was a small chao. Its body was white, its hands and feet the color of a clear sky. On its back were yellow wings, and above its head was a round blue Angel's halo.
"Wow.." was all that I could say. I glanced at Mina, and saw that her eyes were welling up with tears. Before I could say anything, she squealed and scooped the chao into her arms and spun around. "Oh my GOSH, it is GORGEOUS!" She was grinning through her tears, squeezing the chao lightly. She looked to me, and I grinned at her, walking over to hug her.
"It is beautiful, Mina," I said, my arm around her as I looked down to the baby chao. It looked happy, and was cooing in its own language. Suddenly, it wrapped its little arms around Mina's arm, cuddling into her chest.
"I think it really loves you, hun," I whispered into her ear, and she looked like she had just heard the news of her life. "Do you think.. it will let me raise it?"
I gestured to the baby in her arm. "I am pretty sure you are its mom now."
She rocked the chao back and forth as it giggled happily. "You need a name, little guy," she told it, holding it up into view. "Hmm.. well, the halo really speaks Angel. Do you like that, huh?"
The chao giggled again, squirming happily in her grasp. She laughed, hugging the chao again. "Alright, Angel it is, then!" she exclaimed. You can come home with me and daddy, okay?"
The chao looked into her eyes. "Choo-Choo.. mo..mama!"
The chao then looked to me, and mumbled "D-da.. dahdah!"
Mina and I smiled at each other, and she nuzzled against me.
"We are parents now.. wow.." I muttered, just so she could hear me. "Look at us."
The sun was now rising, the sky illuminated by the beautiful pink and orange of a perfect sunrise. We stood there, Angel now sleeping in Mina's arms, admiring the beauty of the sky. We were a family.
And nothing could ever change that.
Hey there, readers!
The long-awaited sequel of my first story, "I Know You," is finally here!
Due to the popularity and love for the first story, I decided to treat you all with an even better sequel and continuation to the love story of Miles and Mina. Taking place a year after the soul incident, the two lovers are now trying to live a normal life. The memories of the last battle are keeping Miles on edge, and strange findings are about to lead the two on a new adventure. I will not say more than that, though- I don't want to spoil anything for you all!
I hope you all enjoy this story, as I now have more experience and can focus more on the relationship now that Alyndus is out of the way. Most of the story will be the interactions between the two and the rest of the Freedom Fighters, and of course the family that is now formed between the lovers and their adorable baby chao, Angel!
Updates will hopefully be almost daily~
-Fangirling
