My Past

Tails closed the dusty old book and gently moved Sonic's hands from their place around his waist. The hedgie still had a fever and obviously still wanted to sleep. But, as Tails left him, Sonic moaned softly, as if he sensed Tails' absence but was far too deep in sleep to wake up. The little fox pressed a kiss over Sonic's sweaty lips and went to prepare a cold compress for his lover.

The sudden rise in temperature, Tails knew, could be from the warm meal Sonic had just eaten, but he wanted to be sure. Finding his lover curled into the couch, slightly on his side, Tails huffed, gently turned Sonic over and placing the cold compress over his forehead. "There," he said softly, caressing the triangular ear closest to him. "Feeling better, Soniku?"

The hedgie squeaked and his arms reached out for Tails. But, the fox pulled away, not willing to cuddle right now. Sonic, upon grabbing nothing, turned over to the other side, making the cold compress slip off. Tails sighed and placed it back on his forehead, then went upstairs.

"How exactly do I tell him?" wondered the fox, sitting in his computer chair and waiting impatiently for it to boot up. "How do you tell someone something you don't even know for yourself?"

During his nap with Sonic, Tails had had a strange dream. He was running away from a burning medieval castle, the birds in the white forest around him screaming as the flames touched their feathers. A burning bird girl, which the fire did not seem to harm, grabbed his hand and led him away into the forest. "You must go, young one," she was saying in an accented voice. "You will remember when the time comes. Go! And don't look back!" And, then it had been over.

"What does it mean?" Tails growled, racking his brain for answers he couldn't give himself. "Who was that burning girl? What was I running from? What…"

"My love?" Sonic stood at the door, a breeze flowing past him and hitting Tails with his scent.

The fox looked up, not realizing tears were streaming down his face until he found them mirrored in the emerald orbs. Sonic was crying, too. "Sonic," Tails choked. "I…"

Sonic spread his arms wide and Tails flew into them, tears adding to the blue and tan fur. Cobalt lifted him and Tails continued to cry on his shoulder, wrapping his arms and legs around his lover's shivering body. "What's wrong, love?" Sonic inquired, sobs staining his perfect voice.

"Sonic, I think…" Tails squeezed Sonic tighter. "I think someone needs my help."

"Why?" Tears played on Sonic's face, running down his black nose, but he wasn't sobbing anymore.

"I had a dream. There was a burning girl and she said some things."

"What kind of things?"

"She said "Go. You will remember when the time comes. Don't look back."" Tails sniffed, wiping the tears from his eyes. "What does it mean?"

Sonic sighed. "It means that you are more than meets the eye. Maybe when you found me…"

"Huh?" Tails remembered nothing about his youth…or, at least nothing before the day he'd joined the Freedom Fighters.

"I never told you?" Sonic shook his head into Tails' shoulder to rid himself of the sweat on his forehead and collapsed into the couch. "Allow me to tell you then, Tailsy. I was taking a nap by the Elder Maple when suddenly, there was a little yellow fox with two tails poking me to see if I was alive. You were very young, but already you could speak. "My name is Miles Prower," you said. "What's yours?"

"I answered. "Sonic," I told you. "What are you doing out here, little buddy?" That was the first time I ruffled your fur." Sonic paused to tussle the fur that covered Tails' head. The little fox giggled. "Now then. You said "I don't know." I asked you where your parents were and tons of other things, but you kept saying "I don't know" and the more I asked you stuff, the more you cried so I just lifted you in my arms and basically adopted you." Cobalt grinned, kissing Tails on the tip of his shiny black nose.

"And here we are." Tails finished.

"Here we are."

Gold touched sapphire's forehead gently. "I think I know what I have to do."

Sonic licked his cheek slyly. "And that would be…?"

"I have to go on a quest to find my past." Tails answered.

O_O that was awesome! Hope you like it!