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Unexpected Guests

The pair had both slept soundly on the sofa until around 7am, being rudely awakened by knocking on the front door. She whispered "Don't move or make a sound, they will soon go."
J just grinned back at her before closing his eyes, she burying her head in the gap between the side of his head and sofa back. The strange thing was that he couldn't help think how weird it was to have a creature like her on top of him, but at the same time was more than happy to let her carry on. Unfortunately her theory was soon proven wrong as a few seconds later the door swung open, and before either of them could react a blue hedgehog was looking down at the pair curiously.

"So that's where you have been then." The blue hedgehog said with a big grin, jumping to conclusions to what had gone on between the two.

Nic replied defensively "Sonic it's not what you think."

"Sure whatever you say."

"Sonic! What are you doing here this time of day any way, and how did you get in? The doors locked!" As she said it a twin tailed fox walked into the room, Nic thinking Huh I should have guessed... "Ignore that last question."

"We just got back to the castle from the expedition trying to find eggmans location, and sally said about the argument you both had the other night."

"Sonic, I know the position you're in at the moment but as far as I'm concerned she can rot in hell."

J now curious about what had happened spoke up "What did she say Nic? "

"Don't worry Jay I'll tell you later."

"Ah so that's what your boyfriends name is. I'm surprised at you Nicole, I never had you down as a human lover..." sonic speaking in teasing tone, clearly trying his hardest to get the girl flustered.

"SONIC!" She shouted at him turning a shade of red and annoying J in the process, him thinking how can this sonic guy be perky this time of day?

"OK my blue annoyance my name is Jay Ballard, I can guess yours is sonic but who is your two tailed friend back there?"

"You don't know who we are?" sonic sounded shocked. Little did J know that he had somewhat bruised the hedgehogs ego.

"How the bloody hell am I supposed to know? It's not like I'm from around here."

Before sonic could think of a reply the fox stepped forward and introduced himself as Tails, and before long J was explaining the circumstances of how he arrived on Mobius (though leaving out the part of nearly running over Nic).

Tails rubbing his chin deep in thought as he spoke "That's odd, maybe its something involving eggmans new scheme, it's not like he hasn't done anything that strange before. Maybe its to do with..." Sonic sensed an impending techno babble speech from the fox and needed to divert the topic, thinking fast he butted in "Hey Nicole any food around here?"

"Is that a hint you would like breakfast sonic? Just be glad I was about to fix up something for Jay and myself or you know what my answer would have been"

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The 3 guys sat in the small kitchen around the table, Nicole refusing J's offer of help as she set about making breakfast. J noticed tails was studying a DVD he had brought with him from the living room..

"Hey tails what one have you got there?"

"It's the battle of Britain. Jay is the plane on the front the type that your people fly when you left?"

Sonic sighed loudly, he knew Tails still would revert back to how he was as a kid when it came to new machines and especially planes, and knew he wasn't going to talk about anything else for the next month.

"Well no that's the type my grandfather flown, they are long obsolete with the few remaining ones considered museum pieces. I keep that DVD just to remind me what my family have done in the past so to speak, you can borrow it if you want"

The fox nearly exploded in excitement as sonic face palmed before glaring at the human.

"So those are obsolete? What are the latest ones like from your time?" The fox sounding as excited as a child just about to open presents on Christmas day.

"Too much to say really without boring you and I'm no expert, but the latest ones can almost fly themselves with their computers, hell I'm sure some of them can think for themselves."

Sonic half jokingly added "And there was us thinking you Nicole were the first smart computer."

Nicole froze on the spot, hoping Jay didn't hear. Unfortunately he had, asking "What do you mean sonic by Nicole being the first smart computer?"

"Hasn't she told you then?"

"Told me what?"

"oh shit... Tails we gotta go NOW!" With that the blue hedgehog ran out of the house dragging the fox behind him.

An awkward silence enveloped the kitchen for a full minute whilst both just looked at each other until J spoke up in a calm yet firm tone. "Please explain to me what just happened Nicole. What did he mean by you being a computer?"

Her green eyes started to well up "If I say you will only abandon me like the rest of them"

"Just tell me Nicole and I'll be the judge of that"

"Please please don't judge me on what i once was... I was a computer based AI in my earlier form, though seven years ago I finally succeeded in having a real body and all the emotions that come with it, I'm no different to anyone else. Please you must believe me."

Silence again. Jays taxed mind having trouble processing what she had said.

A tear rolled down her cheek as she squeaked "Please say something"

He got up and moved away from the table. He been burnt by women in the past who would turn on the waterworks to get what they wanted, frankly on many levels he had no idea what to make of her now.

"Nicole this is too much for me to take in. I'm going out for a while to figure out what's what. I will be back OK?"

She sniffed and nodded in conformation. As he shut the front door behind him he heard her start sobbing loudly, himself feeling low and utterly confused with the position he now found himself in.