Sonic knew that it was going to take time to find the kit's family. But when that afternoon on the beach turned into days and turned into weeks without results he was fairly sure that Tails' family wasn't here. The hedgehog teen didn't have the heart to break it to the kitsune. Then there was the fact that Tails grew on him, and it puzzled the hedgehog.
They learned many things about each other, big and small details in their time spent together. Tails had hardly ever left Sonic's side since that afternoon. So Sonic did his best not to leave Tails alone when he figured out how fragile the child is.
A child with lots of intelligence, but none the less a child still. Sonic was no expert in raising kids since he himself is one but it seems like nobody was going to do the job. He decided that he would fill in the shoes for Tails' absent family.
That was easier said than done. Considering the fact that Sonic didn't have a job for money, a real home for shelter, or an idea on how to raise a boy like Tails. Sonic's small sum of money had been depleting faster now that he had Tails to worry about and Sonic was growing concerned, where would he get the money? How would he support the two brothers? The people here weren't very kind to those outside of their villages or towns. They saw Sonic's reputation rather than the child himself.
Right now a crescent moon hung high in the sky with the stars glittering, the moonlight illuminating a hammock with two boys lying in it next to each other while the world sleeps. Only one of the boys is in slumber, the eldest slept peacefully, content and snoring lightly. The younger was wide awake, staring at the stars that reflected right into his eyes like vibrant blue pools.
Tails rolled onto his side while facing Sonic, the hammock creaked quietly and swayed with the motion but the hedgehog did not wake from his slumber. Tails stared at Sonic without meaning to.
Sonic had been a mystery to Tails, he didn't know why Sonic was being so...nice to him. Nobody was nice to Tails. From his few memories he could pick out, people didn't like him. And they certainly weren't nice to him at all. In fact, his first memories had been of rude adults and bully children always making him feel like the outcast he is.
"Hey Sonic..."
"..." The only response the kitsune had gotten was a soft snore from the older boy. Tails sighed, not in disappointment that Sonic is asleep. No, he sighed with acceptance. A harsh acceptance no five year old should ever have to think or realize.
"I know my parents aren't out there...but you keep looking just for me...why?" Tails said in a whisper, his voice may be young like he, but with his sharp intelligence the boy is aged up and more mature than he should be. In some ways a blessing, in more it's a curse.
Tails then closed his eyes, he didn't expect an answer from Sonic. Slumber befell the kitsune and his breathing came to a slow rhythum.