Chapter 2: Little secrets and lies.
At Station Square beach:
The sun had almost risen to it's peak. The cold front had arrived into Station Square the night before. Making the temperature livable for everyone here. Pedestrians found this as the perfect weather to play volleyball, build sand castles, sun bathe, swim, and or surf. All but Tails, who stopped at a diner on the coast to buy something to drown out is depression.
The bell on the door jingled. Tails was greeted by a waitress.
"Hello dear, how many?" The bus woman at the counter asked.
"Just one please." Tails replied.
"Right this way darlin'." The waitress grabbed a menu and led him to a window booth that looked out onto the beach. He took a seat and the waitress set is menu down in front of him.
"Can I start you off with something to drink?"
"Water please."
"Coming right up." She trotted off. Tails sat there for a moment browsing the menu. He was having a hard time deciding what he should buy. His stomach growled, all these pictures of food and unable to touch it. Tails gave a sad look as the bell on the door jingled again. Someone else arrived at the diner. Roughly thirty seconds later the waitress came back.
"Here is your drink." The waitress set his drink down. And left him to go to the person that just arrived.
"Oh, hello Amy." Tails ears twitched. He looked around his booth to the front door. It was 'his' Amy! She was wearing a purple shirt, tight blue jeans, two golden bracelets in replace of her gloves, her red hair band or in this case, quill band, a lipstick red purse and black high heel boots.
"Hi, Dorthy. My usual seat. Please" Dorthy took a menu and led Amy in Tails direction. His heart began to race, as well as his thoughts.
'What do I do? Should I say something. Oh shit! She's almost here! Think!' "Amy..." Tails impulsively whispered. Amy stopped right next to his table. Tails panicked and with speed faster than Sonic's, he buried is face in his menu.
Amy's eyes darted over him. 'Those ears. I wonder if...' Amy set her fingers on his menu and brought it away from his face. "Tails? I didn't expect to see you here?"
Tails jumped. "Oh! Um, Amy-chan!"
Amy giggled. "What's with the honorable Tails?" She observed him for a second. "Hmm...Dorthy, I would like to sit with Tails. Separate meal payments of course."
"Sure thing Amy. Here's your menu." Dorthy set the menu down. "Your usual drink right?" Amy took her seat across from Tails, setting her purse down in the booth and nodded to Dorthy. Opening her menu and taking glances around in it. She heard ice rattling in Tails' drink. Amy looked up at Tails. His hands were shaking as he lifted his glass to his mouth.
"What's wrong Tails, why are you shaking like that? You can't be cold, that much I know." Amy stated quizzically.
Tails took a sip then shakily set his glass back down on the table. "N-noting is wrong Amy. I'm f-fine."
Amy gave him a worried look. "You don't sound fine Tails. What's wrong? You can tell me."
"N-no, I can't. Its a personal problem." Tails closed is eyes and hoped that Amy would leave it at that.
"Okay, Tails...I won't poke my nose any farther. But, if you need someone to talk to. My ears are open."
"Thanks Amy." Tails mentally sighed, cracked his neck to relieve some stress and went back to his menu. Five minutes later Dorthy came back.
"Have you two decided?" She asked, setting Amy's pink drink down and pulling out her notepad. Amy and Tails spoke at the same time interrupting one another making Dorthy jump slightly. They both gave a smile. Tails gestured for Amy to go first. Amy nodded.
"I'll have, do-dodo-dodo...the usual."
"Okay, the garden salad for you...And for you sir?"
"Oh, I'll have the Super pancake stack and could I get that with huckleberry syrup if you have it, onegaishimasu." Dorthy looked at him confused with the word. Amy smirked.
"He said, 'please' in Japanese if you were wondering Dorthy." Amy said.
"That's a long word for please, don't you think." Dorthy put in.
"We'd rather not get into the details." Amy said, handing the waitress their menus. Dorthy nodded, taking the menus, then leaving Amy and Tails.
"Thanks Amy, I was afraid I might have had to explain it." Tails chuckled and Amy returned a warm smile. Silence fell between the two as Tails' laughter faded. Tails sat slouching, his head resting on his left hand. He stared out onto the beach and stirred his glass of coke with his other hand. Wondering if he would regret bringing up the topic of the date. Tails sighed, raising his head to look at Amy. "So, Amy, Sonic tells me that you two are going on a date. What are your feelings about this?"
Amy blushed slightly. "Yeah, Sonic and I are going on our first date. I'm pretty excited about it. Yet..."
"Yet?"
Amy surveyed Tails. "Well, a part of me always loved the thrill of the chase."
"Chase?" Tails was baffled by her lingo.
"Trying to make Sonic to go out with me. For example, yesterday I stalked him around for an hour or so. Observing where he went. Seeing if he was with another girl. I waited for an opportune moment. It was in the food court at the mall where I made a false move."
Tails smirked. "What was your false move?"
"I tripped over someone's foot and I fell into Sonic."
"Ouch."
"Quite. Landing into his quills was no picnic. After Sonic caught me, I'll say, we I had a, ahem, discussion. Then he did what I never thought would happen. He asked me out on a date."
'I just had to ask.' Tails ears dropped. "I see. That is certainly out of Sonic's character."
"What do you mean by that Tails?" Amy voice held a hint of anger. Luckily Tails picked it up.
"Its not you Amy, it definitely is not you. I mean your figure is so gorgeous and you're smart, and cute too." Tails reached a hand out to Amy's arm and felt her skin. "And you're strong. Your skin is so soft. You put other girl's beauty to shame in my opinion." Amy's face was as red as red can get and Tails drew his hand back. "Ahem! But, Sonic always told me that he was not ready to be tied down yet." Tails casually concluded without realizing what he said prior to that.
"T-T-Tails...what did you...h-how did you describe me..?" Amy blushed somehow even more.
"Hm? I described you?!" 'Oh crap!What did I say!?!?'
Tails looked away from her. "I'm sorry Amy, I can't recall..." Tails blushed with embarrassment as Amy relocated herself to Tails' side.
"Tails...I need to know something." Amy placed her hand on his chin and bought his face to meet hers. They gazed into on another's eyes for the longest time. The pink hedgehog became lost in the ocean blue sea of his eyes, the yellow kitsune in the brilliance of her emerald jewels. Their lips drifted slowly to each other. Gradually their eyes closed and their lips met. Time was frozen, their heart beats danced, it sounded as a beautiful divertimento. Tails could not believe his lips were touching hers. Oh how Tails wanted her. Tails brought a hand to Amy's face and stroked it. Amy gently placed her hands on the sides of his head, pushing them together. Tails, lost in the midst of all of this hot intimacy, slowly moved his hand down her face. He wanted to feel her slender curves so badly. He would do anything for this moment to never end. Tails was quickly getting an erection, Amy's nipples hardened and became visible under her purple shirt. This point in time just felt so, right. Suddenly, Tails felt Amy's tongue pushing against his lips. Tails' eyes sprung open realizing what he was doing. Tails' hand stopped just shy of her breasts and slowly pushed her away from him. Amy's tongue poking out of her lips slightly. Tails noticed her harden nipples and blushed a very deep shade of red.
Amy returned an equally deep shaded blush. "Oh..I'm sorry Tails...That isn't very ladylike or appropriate here."
"N-No, Ames. I-Its f-fine with m-me..." Tails stammered, locking a stare at her breasts. In his mind, his angel tossed a brick at his head.
"YOU ARE A PERVERT!!" It roared. Tails shut his eyes to stare at the darkness. He moved his eyes in the direction of the wall and reopened his eyelids. The two remained in an uneasy silence as both of their blushed receded. Amy opened her mouth to say something but, decided against whatever it was. So, that left Tails with the first words.
"Amy...It will be bad luck for you and Sonic if you, we, do this." Tails said softly. Who was he kidding, he would have had sex with Amy under the table, without hesitation, if they had continued. That was the best fleeting feeling he had ever experience in his life so far.
She smiled to him, putting a finger to her lips, and wearing a blush. "Did you feel anything though?"
Tails had to lie, no matter how disgusted it made him feel. Tails swallowed his racing heart. "I'm sorry Amy...But, no, I did not feel anything." Amy frowned. She moved back to her side of the table. She wiped her lips off with her napkin. That kiss was not meant for her. Dorthy arrived with their food.
"Here is your pancakes and you're in luck, we did in fact have a bottle of huckleberry syrup." She set his food down in front of him. Tails stared down at it, he felt himself wanting to cry.
"And here is your Garden Salad and ranch dressing. Oh, and here are your checks." Dorthy left the two of them to eat their meals.
Tails placed his hands together. "Itadakimasu..." Tails whispered. He drenched his pancakes in syrup and slowly began to eat.
"Itadakimasu." Amy said quietly.
The meal was unpleasantly empty of enjoyment. Tails shoveled food into his mouth automatically but, his mind soon found itself involved with a one way argument.
'Tails why didn't you tell her...She could have been yours if you would have just said those simple words, "I love you."'
'...Shut up...That's easier thought of than attempted, those three words hold so much meaning.'
'If you truly do love her then why is it so hard?'
'Is it not obvious! Rejection is what keeps me at bay!'
'You will never know if you do not ask though...You must at least try, try to win her heart.'
Back in the physical world tears were streaming down his eyes. Amy looked up at him.
"Tails, why are you-" Tails stood angrily. The expression of both sorrow and hate interrupted Amy's sentence. Tails pulled out his wallet and grabbed his check. He ran to the front counter, dropping the wallet and check on the counter. Then sprinting out the door, his heart wailing in anguish. "Tails! Where are you going?!" Amy gave chase, she grabbed her purse darted for the door. "Put it on my tab!" She yelled to Dorthy, who was shocked by the sudden outburst. Outside her eyes frantically scanned for Tails but, was too late. He was lost in the crowds of people. Amy stood outside the diner with her head directed at the concrete. "...Tails...Whats wrong with you?" Amy impulsively bolted for the train station knowing that would be the best choice.
In the train station:
"Ticket to the Mystic Ruins please." Tails asked, wiping his eyes of the still flowing tears.
"Something the matter Tails?" The ticket vendor asked.
"I'd rather not talk about it." Tails sniffed. He started off towards the stairs that led up to the boarding platform. Tails had just passed through the security gates as Amy stumbled in the revolving doors. She observed Tails on the next flight of stairs.
"Tails! TAILS!!" She called out to him, no response. Amy darted for the ticket counter. "Ticket :pant: Mystic Ruins :pant: NOW!"
"Everyone is in such a rush today. Even on the weekends." The vendor held the ticket out to Amy. She snatched it aggressively. Even out of breath, Amy still possessed the strength to hurry after Tails. She was stopped at the gates. She had to place her ticket in it to have the bar code scanned for legitimacy. Amy's hands were shaking far to unsteadily to place the ticket in the slot.
"I don't have the fucking time for this!" Amy yelled with frustration. She hopped the gate. Two security guards tried to stop her from getting through. One of them somehow managed to grab her tail but, she slipped out of his clutch. Amy sprinted up the stairs clumsily, flashing her ticket over her shoulder to the guards. Amy was blatantly distraught about something. Many of the people in station square knew better than to mess with Amy when she is like this. The hedgehog knocked over a great deal of people trying to catch up with Tails. Amy fell to the floor on the last step of the stairs. Amy used the railing to pull herself up. She allowed a few long gulps of air before she took off again. The doors on the train started to close. "NO!" Amy shouted. Amy dove and her body slammed against the train doors. Her right arm fell between the doors, preventing them from locking shut. Amy's head had smacked so hard a flash of white came to her eyes. Amy winced. "Kuso..." The doors opened automatically for her. Amy stepped on, rubbing her right shoulder. The people in the car she was in stared at her with 'wtf' expressions. Amy greeted them with a poisonous glare. "What the hell are you staring at?" That phrase was enough to shift everyone's attention from her. Amy took a seat next to an old lady in a blue dress. The train started towards the ruins. ":Pant: Excuse me miss,:pant: did you happen to see a yellow,:pant: two tailed fox board the train?" Amy asked still out of breath.
"Yes I did, he's in the next car up." She replied sweetly.
":Pant: Arigato...Thank you..." Amy inhaled a long, deep breath. Patiently waiting for her heart to steady. She didn't want to speak to Tails, flustered as she was. Amy shut her eyes and leaned her head up against the window. 'What is up with Tails? His action was so spontaneous. It wasn't the food. No food could evoke a look like that on anyone's face, that was raw emotion. So, then, what was it?..' Amy was bewildered by the whole experience, it all happened too fast. Too fast for even Sonic's pace. Amy stood to go check on Tails. The old lady took her wrist stopping her.
"If you are going to talk to the fox then, my advice to you would be to wait until the right time. When he walked on, his eyes were a lit with an emotion that could not be described. Talking to him at this particular moment might push him over the edge." She admonished.
Amy nodded. "O-Ok." She sat back down. Amy gained a runner's step as time crawled by. Amy Turned her attention to the window. Staring out at the sea, the glittering sparkles on the ocean surface seemed to form to Tails face...Placing Amy with a gentle smile.
