TeirusuOtaku: Hey dudes! It's my first time back ever since...well, a long time! You ever change your email and forget your password? Well, that happened to me. You might have known me as VidBuster120, author of The 8th Emerald? Yeah. Don't bother reading that, because back then I was new to the place and the chapter entering got all screwed up so you won't get anything at all (unless you're good at solving jigsaw puzzles or something). So yeah, I better get on with this before I start rambling, because I tend to do that sometimes.

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Tails Takes Flight

Disclaimer: Dude, I so totally don't own the Sonic the Hedgehog francise! Curses.

Chapter One: Cheater, Cheater

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Tails walked down the street merrily, whistling a tune with his hands behind his head. He has just gone grocery shopping, and the plastic bag full of food and goodies was dangling from his shoulder, locked loosely in place by his raised arm. "What a great day. Everything went smoothly, just as I had planned it." Stopping for a second and setting down the bag, he took out a sheet of paper from one of his gloves, and a pen held to his wrist by the black wristband of his other glove. "Let's see...grocery shopping. Check," the fox said, crossing through the words on the list. "That takes care of my to-do list. Sonic should have the place clean by now." Picking up the bag again, he rushed home, propelled by his twin tails for extra speed.

Arriving in front of the apartment complex they lived in along with Knuckles (whenever Knuckles actually had time to come to the city), Tails scanned a nearby bush for the spare key, which he found quickly and unlocked the door. Tossing the key back in the bushes, he slowly opened the door and cried, "I'm home you guys!" After some silence, he entered the apartment and closed the door behind him, his ears twitching slightly, trying to pick up any sound. The fox set down the bag, and crossed his arms in annoyance. "I know you're here. I was only gone for five minutes." Straining, he finally picked up some rustling, and a faint whisper. "Aha!"

Rushing to the source, he found himself running through a hallway and bursting through a door. "Aren't you guy too old for hide and...seek?" His last word came out as sort of a squeak, as he took in a moment to think about what he was seeing. Sonic was laying in his bed, underneath a naked Amy, whose face was flushed a deep red. Judging from the smell of sweat and a hint of musk, Tails could already tell what's been going on, which normally wouldn't have surprised him. The thing is, Amy is his girlfriend. They've been going steady for almost a month now, with no obvious problems in their relationship. And then this happens. Anger began to boil in his veins, his face turning a crimson red color, though it still displayed a calm disposition. The hedgehogs stared at him for a moment before Sonic began to speak.

"T-Tails! You're...um...you're home early, little buddy! I thought you went shop--" his was interrupted by Tails' calm, yet cold voice.

"GET...OUT." His fists clenched tightly as he spoke with his eyes closed. Normally, he would've have said anything, but he did technically own the apartment, and therefore had authority over who resided there. Sonic spoke again, trying to coax the fox to calm down.

"Listen Tails, it's not what it looks like I swear--" Again, he was interrupted, but this time by Amy.

"Sonic..." She began, looking into his eyes, "Let's...just go." She got off him, a faint, moist popping sound occuring as she did so, making Tails wince. She gathered her clothes and dressed silently, the faint rustle of her clothes the only sound in the room. As she put on her shoes, Sonic rolled off Tails' bed, putting on his gloves and shoes, his attention shifting to Tails for a moment. Seeing his best friend like that, flustered, angry, and yet calm at the same time sent a sort of chill down his back. As Tails opened his eyes, Sonic quickly turned back to his shoes, buckling them. The two finally finished, and Sonic walked past Tails, recieving a glare from the fox as he did so. Amy, however, stopped in front of Tails, her eyes staring into his. "Tails...I--"

"Save it. Just...just leave. Please," he added sternly.

"I'm sorry Tails, I really am," she said, her voice cracking as the remorse hit her like a speeding car. She sighed and left the room.

As Tails heard the front door click, he flopped on his bed, only to bounce off it a nanosecond later, as if repelled by an invisible force. He exaled sharply through his nose, causing a sort of sneezing sound as he tried to clear it of the strong scent of musk lingering in the bed, in the area where Sonic had been. The smell of it in the air had intensified since Sonic's body was not on the bed to block it from rising. Sniffing the air curisously, he actually found it to be a pleasant aroma when not too much of it was taken in. He shook his head, clearing his senses of the hypnotizing scent and opened all the windows halfway, turning on the ceiling fan to circulate some fresh air into the room.

Sitting on the bed and trying to ignore the scent of Sonic still heavy on the sheets, Tails thrust his face into his hands and sobbed lightly. How could this happen? He thought to himself. Everything was going so perfectly...I suppose it had to end somewhere...He looked out the window, down to the street three stories below him. I wonder if I'm high enough...Opening the window all the way, he stood on the windowsill, holding his tails. Maybe I just wasn't good enough for her...I wonder if I'm good enough for anyone. I suppose it won't matter much if I don't exist...but maybe this is going too far. It's too late now, I've made up my mind. Goodbye everyone. I hope you all live happily after I'm gone. With that, he stepped off the sill, gripping his tails tightly to ensure he won't use them to fly by reflex. He closed his eyes and waited for contact with the pavement.

It never came.

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TeirusuOtaku: How do you like it so far? It'll get better, I assure you. So come on, review people! I'm sure you want to see more. This is Tei-kun, signing out.

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