Tails' eyes slowly opened, taking in the sun rays coming from the window. He stirred and was about to stretch, but he felt something holding him down. Trying to adjust his eyes, he looked down to find Rouge asleep, clinging on to him tightly.

The young fox smiled at his lover, giving her a small kiss on the forehead. His affection was subconsciously returned as Rouge snuggled closer to him and into his chest, muttering his name happily in her sleep.

Tails smiled and sighed, knowing that he wasn't going anywhere for now. He hugged the batgirl and cuddled with her. A few minutes later, Rouge woke up.

"…Morning, cutie…" Rouge's voice came in a sleepy tone as she yawned and nuzzled the fur under Tails' neck.

"Good morning…" Tails whispered as Rouge slowly pulled herself up.

"How are you feeling?" Rouge asked, trying to make the question sound as light as possible.

Tails smiled and hugged her.

"…I feel…better." Tails said, but Rouge thought that she could make him feel even better.

"Aww, really? I'm so glad, sweetie…" She said, cupping the fox's cheeks together and rubbing her nose against his lovingly. Tails blushed at the sudden affection and let out a childish giggle.

Rouge smiled as she saw her lover's face brighten up. She wanted to keep hearing that cute laugh; to keep him as happy as she could. She began kissing his nose and his cheeks, earning more smiles and giggles from the kit.

A few minutes passed, and before Tails knew it, he was being gently rocked in Rouge's arms as she kept kissing his forehead tenderly. He felt warm and secure, but there was also something in the back of his head that started bothering him.

"…Rouge…?" He asked quietly. The bat heard him and stopped her movements, looking at the fox.

"Yes, cutie?"

"I thought…that you would stop treating me like a child…?" Tails said, looking at her with a slightly raised eyebrow. The way Rouge had been treating him for the past minutes felt almost as if she was playing with a baby.

Rouge waited for a few seconds before saying anything. She brought her hand back to his cheek and held it up.

"Tails…I'm not treating you like a child…it's just that…um…" She said, looking away from him. She couldn't find the words she was looking for, or rather, she felt ashamed of saying them.

"It's just that…no matter how old you get…you'll always be…my…my little foxy…" She said, blushing and looking away. That was how she's always thought and how she'd always think of him.

"…But still…" She said, turning her gaze back into his eyes, "…That doesn't mean I think of you as a child…" She whispered as she pulled him closer into a deep kiss. Tails quickly fell into it, his eyes rolling back as he felt Rouge's hand stroking his yellow-colored hair.

When she released Tails from the kiss, Rouge squeezed the kit close to her.

"…That's enough proof for you?" She whispered with a playful smirk.

"Y-y-yes…" Tails stuttered out. Rouge always managed to hypnotize him with her charms, and he believed that it would always be like that as well.

"And…Rouge…" He said, snuggling back into her arms in the same position they were earlier.

"I…I promise I'll always be your…um…your little foxy, too…" He said, blushing as well and hugging her tightly. Rouge could only smile and kiss him again as they happily cuddled in the bed. Now the two of them knew for sure that, no matter how much time passed, nothing would ever change between them.

Once they finally decided to leave bed, Tails and Rouge had a quick breakfast which Rouge offered to make. Tails didn't really have much of a choice, since he didn't know much about cooking, and Rouge wouldn't allow him to anyways.

After eating, they went outside of his house. Tails closed the door and locked it, looking at Rouge with a slightly nervous expression. Rouge guessed what he was thinking and smiled at him.

"Don't worry. Everything's going to go just fine." She assured him, giving him a quick kiss on the lips. "Trust me."

Tails smiled back at her and looked ahead, thinking about what would happen when they found Sonic. "…Thank you."

The two of them walked along the soft sand of Seaside Hill, a place Sonic frequented whenever he was bored or wanted to be alone for a while. They looked around the vast area but found only palm trees and rocks. After a long hour of searching, Tails screamed in frustration.

"Argh! We'll never find him! He's probably far away from here, avoiding me! He hates me!" He yelled, falling into his knees on the sand and slamming his fist down in anger.

"He…He hates me…" Tails said weakly as he broke down into tears.

Rouge kneeled down next to the kit and gently wiped the tears off his eyes.

"Don't say that. He doesn't hate you. You two just need to talk things over and then everything will be alright…" She whispered quietly, letting Tails sniffle a few times in her shoulder as she hugged him.

"…D-do you think we'll find him?" He asked quietly. Rouge stood up with him and took his hand.

"Yes. We'll find him, and even if we don't, we can always look for him tomorrow. He's bound to show up sooner or later." Accepting that answer, Tails walked along with her.

They searched through the entire zone, looking desperately for Sonic. Rouge noticed not far away a bunch of tall palm trees together, covering a medium-sized area with their shadow. Below them was a big rock and sitting on it was…Sonic.

Rouge tapped Tails' shoulder and directed his attention towards the cobalt hedgehog who had not yet noticed them. Tails felt a lump in his throat forming as soon as he saw him, but Rouge's hand on his shoulder reassured him as they approached him silently.

Gaining his attention felt like the hardest part at the time. Whenever he reached up with his hand, Tails lost his confidence and retracted back. Finally, after about five attempts, Rouge unexpectedly tapped Sonic's shoulder, making it seem like Tails had done it.

"S-Sonic…" Came out his stuttering voice. The blue hedgehog only seemed to take a small glance before returning to look back down.

"…What are you doing here?" Appeared his voice as well, but cold and almost pained. "I thought you hated me?"

"What? N-no…I don't hate you…" Tails said, honestly surprised that Sonic thought that.

"Oh really? Well, it sure didn't seem like that yesterday!" He said, standing up and looking at him in the eyes.

"S-S-Sonic…I'm sorry…I didn't…I didn't mean what I said…I was angry…p-please forgive me…"

Sonic stood there, not saying anything. But what Tails didn't realize until it became obvious was that his eyes were becoming watery.

"S…Sonic…? Are you…crying…?"

"…You know…When you were yelling at me…I…I felt…really bad. I felt as if…as if I was losing my little bro…" He said, the tears that were being held in his eyes now starting to freely stream down. Tails was in the same, if not worse, state.

"B-but…you'll never lose me! I mean, I'm always going to be your brother! I was just…just angry…I was scared that you would hate me when you…found out…" At this point, Rouge stepped into the conversation.

"…Listen, I think both of you were angry yesterday, and that's why things got so aggressive…but you care for each other, don't you?" She asked, looking at the two of them. The hedgehog and the fox both nodded.

"…Then you don't have anything to worry about." She said, smiling. She then stepped closer to Sonic and placed her hand on his shoulder again.

"…Look, I know that you were just trying to protect him…but I promise, I didn't mean anything bad for him. I honestly…I honestly love him…" She said. Tails face seemed to brighten up a lot upon hearing those words.

Sonic looked at her with a stern face, almost as if he was judging her words. He then whispered something.

"…If you ever do anything to hurt him…I swear…"

"I won't do anything. I promise."

Sonic finally seemed to relax. He looked back at Tails with a sad look on his face.

"Tails…buddy, I'm sorry…"

"Oh, come on…you can do better than that!" Rouge said as she pushed Sonic towards Tails. "Now, I want to see a hug." She said, smiling.

They both hesitated for a moment, but Rouge slowly forced them closer until they were hugging. She let them go afterwards and they continued on their own. It wasn't long before they were both truly squeezing each other and letting another set of tears loose.

"W-waah…S-Sonic…please forgive me…I-I never meant to yell at you like that…w-waah…"

"No…n-no, you don't have to say anything…I-I shouldn't have…s-snapped at you…I'm s-sorry…"

"Aww…that's adorable…" Rouge said as she looked at the two brothers embracing each other.

Once the tears died down, the three of them sat down to wrap everything up for good.

"Tails, if this is really what you want…then I promise I won't get in your way anymore."

"Thank you, Sonic…And I'm sorry for hiding this from you…"

"It's okay. I…I was being over protective…"

"There we go. It wasn't so hard in the end, was it, boys?" Rouge said, smiling.

Now with everything solved, the trio went back to Tails' house. The day was coming to a close, and they were getting ready to sleep.

"Are you sure you don't want the guest room, Sonic?" Tails asked as the hedgehog got situated on the couch, finding it comfortable enough to sleep on it.

"Nah, I'm okay with you two doing all that stuff, but I don't want to be hearing it the whole night, you know…" Rouge giggled slightly at that.

"Don't worry, we're…not gonna be doing that tonight."

"Well, I still like this couch. It's actually pretty nice."

"Okay then, I'll go get you a blanket…"

Sonic fell asleep as fast as he could run. Tails and Rouge stood there, watching as the blue hedgehog snored on the couch. Tails walked up to him and wrapped the blanket around him.

"…Good night, big bro…" He whispered, smiling. The fox and the bat then headed up to get ready for sleep themselves.

They slipped under the covers of the bed once more, this time the two of them much happier than before. Tails looked at Rouge with an innocently cute smile.

"Rouge…" He whispered, gaining her attention.

"Yes, cutie?" She said in a slightly flirty tone as she pulled up the blanket over them.

"I just wanted to say that…" He snuggled closer to her and Rouge felt his arms and his namesakes as well wrapping around her.

"…I love you too." Rouge simply stared at him, blinking for a few seconds before her face showed the happiest smile she's given in a long time.

That night, the two of them slept with smiles on their faces. Tails held Rouge on top of him as the bat used his chest and the fur below his neck as pillows, letting her enter another world of dreams where her fantasies now were all about her favorite little fox...

A/N: I'm terribly sorry it took so long, but I promise the next chapter will come much faster. I'm also sorry for this being so terribly written, but oh well, you can't expect much from me. But if you DID like it, please leave a review!