Cream smiled to herself in the mirror in her bedroom as she tied a big, red ribbon around her two ears. She giggled with delight as she gazed into the mirror. She had never been on a date before! Then the rabbit looked down at the dress that she normally wore. Wanting to look her best, she walked over to her closet and thumbed through some clothes.

After a few moments of hunting, Cream finally pulled out a red dress. She took off the beige one, and slipped on the red one, keeping the blue tie thing that she always wore around her neck. Cream smiled in the mirror one last time before finally walking out of her room.

Little did the rabbit know, however, that a spider had made its nest into that red dress.

Meanwhile, Tails groaned as he put on a black tuxedo jacket. The fox didn't really want to get too dressed up, but he knew Cream, and she would over-dress for the occasion. Which lead to Tails finding a dusty old tuxedo in his closet and him borrowing one of Sonic's ties.

Just as Tails was pulling the tie around his neck, the doorbell rang. He looked at his watch. What the heck? It hasn't been an hour yet! More like twenty minutes. He pushed the thoughts to the back of his head as he rushed to his front door and opened it. He gaped at Cream's appearance.

Yup. I was right. She DID over-dress…

Cream bowed politely at the fox. "Um, hello Tails," she said. "Was it any trouble that I was here early? I was just too excited, I couldn't stand it any longer!"

Tails sweat dropped. "Uh, n-no, p-perfectly fine," he stuttered. It had suddenly hit him that this was his first date. "So, did you have any place in mind for us to go?"

Cream pondered a moment. "Well, we could go out to eat at that fancy restaurant on the other side of town."

Oh, good. I guess I'll have to pay for that, too. "Uh, sure, why not?" Tails turned his head slightly and rolled his eyes. How come every time he said something, his thoughts conflicted with it?

So, off the two went. Tails warmed up his Tornado 2 in car form, and everything was silent as the two cruised down to the other side of Station Square. Tails' eyes darted over nervously to the rabbit sitting next to him, as she was completely silent.

Wonder what she's thinking? He thought.

Cream, however, seemed to just be enjoying the ride. She looked around excitingly at all the buildings floating by so fast. "This much speed…it's truly incredible!" she cried and squinted her eyes against the wind. Tails blushed.

"Well, y'know, it was nothin'." Cream chuckled and noticed that the restaurant was coming up fast.

"Tails, you'd better slow down."

"Wha…?" Tails realized that he was going to the hardware store instead of the restaurant. The Tornado came to a screeching halt, much to the surprise of the surrounding people. Gah, that was…close…?

Tails opened his car door, and politely walked over to the other side of the car and opened Cream's door. She looked puzzled. "Why'd you do that?" she asked. "I'm strong enough to open my own door." Tails furrowed his brow and stopped himself from slapping his forehead.

"It's something polite to do on dates, Cream. The man is supposed to open the other door." Cream thought for a moment before smiling.

"Oh! OK!" she said cheerfully.

Tails walked into the restaurant. Hoo boy, I can tell this is gonna be interesting…

The restaurant was named The Gilded Lily. Everyone there was dressed in nice clothes. In the back of his mind, Tails sighed with relief that he'd worn a tuxedo instead of the more casual wear that he had planned. Before long, a waiter came up to the two.

"Table for two?" she asked. Tails nodded, and she led them to a table in the back, which was lit by candlelight. This was a little ridiculous to Tails, because it was only around 1 o' clock in the afternoon.

The waitress handed each of them a menu, told them about lunch specials, took drink orders, then left them there. Tails picked up the menu and started to look through it. "Hey, some of this stuff looks really good!" he said as he thumbed through everything. Cream smiled in agreement. The fox hid his real thoughts from his date.

All this stuff is too expensive! I hope she doesn't decide to pig out today.

When the two finally decided what they wanted to eat, they sat down the menus and launched into conversation. "So, Tails," Cream started. "Have you heard anything about what Mr. Sonic is up to lately?"

Tails shook his head. "Nah, not really. I don't think he's been busy, though…I just borrowed this tie from him." Cream chuckled as Tails showed her the blue tie. Dangit! I just revealed my secret…

Cream fiddled with her ear for a moment as the conversation grew silent. Tails racked his mind for something to talk about. Who or what did Cream like?

Just as Tails had thought of something to say, Cream turned her head excitingly at a voice she heard in the distance. "Is…is that Charmy??" she exclaimed. Tails looked in the direction that the rabbit was staring at.

"Would the Chaotix really have enough money to eat here?" he asked aloud (accidently, of course). Cream rolled her eyes.

"Well, Tails, if you must know," she said as dignified as she could muster. "The Chaotix recently hit the jackpot of all cases. They probably completed it and are here to celebrate!"

And WHY didn't I know about that…? Tails wondered.

Sure enough, the Chaotix were seated just behind Tails and Cream; however, only Espio and Charmy were there. Cream excitedly ran over to them. "Hi, Charmy! Hi, Mr. Espio!" she said rather loudly. Charmy looked over and grinned.

"Hi, Cream!" he greeted. Espio nodded slightly at her. Cream looked around funnily.

"Where's Mr. Vector?" she asked, puzzled. Charmy rolled his eyes and pointed to the back of the restaurant.

"That big dummy is on a date with your mom, Cream!"

"Huh?"

Cream was flabbergasted. "Seriously? B-but I didn't know that…Mother and Vector…that they would ever…?!"

Tails watched a speck of dust fly over the table with boredom. This date was going all wrong. Seriously, what guy has his date drop him for a BEE? Or a chameleon, for that matter. Suddenly, the waitress reproached Tails with a notepad, snapping the fox out of his thoughts. "Have you and your-erm-date decided what you will have today?" she asked.

Tails looked up surprisingly. "Oh! Erm, yes, actually. Cream, it's time to order….ah, Cream?" Tails looked back in the direction of Espio and Charmy and found Cream freakin' out. "Cream?? C'mon back, it's time to order!"

Cream looked back at Tails. "Oh, right, the date." The rabbit walked back over to the table and took her seat. She politely told the waitress what she wanted, as if she were an angel. Tails smiled slightly. That innocence DID have a certain charm to it.

Tails waited as the waitress sauntered off with her notepad. Then he turned back to Cream. "So, what did the Chaotix have to say?" he asked. Cream gasped, suddenly remembering the dramatic announcement.

"My mother and Vector are on a DATE here!" she gasped. Tails' jaw nearly hit the ground.

"Wha? Really?!"

Cream nodded. "Mm-hm! I couldn't believe it!" The rabbit lifted her arms up, and in doing so managed to have the tie on the back of her dress come loose. She looked back with curiosity and turned to Tails. "Um, would you mind tying the back of my dress back together?" she asked.

Tails started blushing. "Uh…sure," he stuttered out. Cream walked over to her date's seat and turned so her back was facing Tails. The fox nervously grabbed each of the strings on the dress and began to tie them together.

Suddenly, Cream noticed something crawling on her shoulder. With a puzzled expression, she turned her head closer and closer to the object. When she figured out what it was, she began to scream bloody murder.

"GAH! HELP! HELP! IT'S ON TOP OF ME!!"

Of course, poor Tails was left wondering what the heck was going on while he held onto Cream's back. Espio and Charmy glared over, also wondering what the heck was going on. "Cream!" Charmy cried. Then the bee's glare turned to the confused Tails. "You let go of her, you cad!" he yelled and launched over at the two.

Espio darted over and grabbed Cream as she fell over, and Tails was left with Charmy stinging him in various places all over his arms, legs, and tails. When he was finally satisfied with his work, and Cream had regained her composure, the restaurant's manager stormed over and grabbed Tails.

"The Gilded Lily does not tolerate that kind of behavior, young man!" he snapped, and chucked Tails right out of the door.

As Tails picked himself up, he wondered what he was going to do with Cream. He decided that the Chaotix would take care of her. As he got home later that evening, he found a bill in his mailbox for over 100 dollars…from the restaurant, no less.

"I DIDN'T EVEN EAT THE FOOD!" he howled, waking the angry neighbors.