This one is a recent one. I was reading a story somewhere (it may have been on here) where Tails was severely depressed about Cosmo's death. So I decided to write a little piece where Tails learns that there is someone that he can always count on

I'll Be With You Always

Robyn hummed as she set another plate down gently on the huge marblestone table. It was another typical night in the Prower household- Robyn was making dinner while everyone else was slacking off. Not that the grey fox minded, though- she actually preferred to do the cooking herself, especially after Sonic had blown up the oven several times…

The thought allowed a chuckle to escape her lips. She shook her head before putting her lungs into two words: "CHOW TIME!"

Within minutes, the room was filled with various occupants of the mansion. Another few minutes went by, and nearly everyone had gathered around the table in the dining room. Robyn found herself beside Sonic- and an empty chair.

Before she could ask the others about it, Sonic turned to her with a snarky grin. "… 'Chow time'? What are we, puppies?"

Robyn laughed. "Yes. You all are my little puppies who I must care for or you'll blow up my oven."

Silver snorted. "Come on… that was Sonic's fault."

"Hey, Knuckles told me to put that tin of potatoes in there!" the blue hero protested.

"Yeah, but Shadow told me to tell you!" Knuckles retorted.

Shadow smirked. Zoey laughed and shook her head. "All right, children. Calm down."

"Hey… where's Tails?" Aliana asked suddenly.

All eyes shifted around the room. Sure enough, the young kitsune wasn't to be seen. Murmurs of "Tails?" and "Where is he?" rippled through the room. Then they heard a small "ahem" from the doorway. Their attention switched from the empty chair to a slender blue fox with her arms crossed. "Robyn, Tails wants to speak with you."

Robyn frowned. "What? Right now?"

"Yes. Right now," Alustriel answered passively.

With narrowed eyes and a confused expression, Robyn stood up and headed for the stairs. Once she was out of sight, Alussie took her place at the table and began stabbing her pasta with her fork. A sigh escaped her lips, which caused the others to glance over at her.

"What's wrong, Ace?" Amy asked.

The blue fox gingerly put her fork down. Glancing around at her curious friends, she uttered one name.

"Cosmo."

-XxXxX-

Robyn paused outside of her brother's door and took a deep breath. She raised a fist and knocked on the wooden door. "Tails?"

"Come in, big sis," Tails answered.

He sounded a little melancholy. Concerned, Robyn pushed the door open and found the young kitsune sitting by the window. "Are you all right, lil bro…?"

He sighed as he swung around and faced her. "No…"

The female fox walked over and sat on his bed, her jade eyes probing her brother's blue ones for an answer. "What's wrong?"

"…Cosmo," he choked before emitting a sob.

Robyn frowned, confused for a second. Then her eyes widened once they landed on Tails's calendar. "Oh no… it's-"

"Been a year," Tails interrupted with little wracking cries.

"Oh, Tails…" Robyn pulled her brother onto her lap and held him close. For a few minutes, they sat there. Tails cried and buried his face against Robyn's chest while she tried to soothe him with soft whispers of "Shh, shh" and stroked his bangs. Needless to say, it didn't work that much.

Finally, Tails looked up. "No one remembered… I spent all day dropping hints, and no one remembered…"

"Oh, darling…" There were a few tears in Robyn's eyes. "I had it marked so we could do something special… and the day somehow got away from me…"

"I miss her, big sis," Tails choked.

"Me too, sweetheart. Me too…" Robyn gently kissed the top of his head. "But… you know that girls will come and go. When it comes down to it at the end of the day…"

She tipped his chin up and smiled tenderly. "You'll always have me. Whether Zoey gets drunk beyond all possibilities, or Celine goes off and gets married, or Alussie gets sent off on a really long mission, or whoever else goes to do whatever else… I'll be with you, always. You're more important to me than anyone else in the whole universe."

"I love you too, big sis," Tails whispered through his smiling tears.

Robyn smiled and hugged him again. Then she patted him on the back and stroked his bangs. "Come on. What do you say to dinner and then going to see Cosmo's tree?"

Tails nodded. "Okay… together."

And that is exactly what the two siblings did. Together. Because nothing would break their bond of brother-sister love.

THE END