Here's another chapter. Rated M. Contains infrequent drug use, strong language and 'adult situations'. Enjoy.

Found Out

Sally

Guess I was hungrier that I thought. Sally hadn't really eaten anything the last few days. She had thought about Sonic and little else. Who could blame her. The man whom she adored for many, many years, had just up and left without saying a word, opting instead to leave her just a Dear John letter. When Tails had offered to cook her something to eat, she wasn't very hungry. But with someone there with her, she didn't think about Sonic very much. A small part of her normal life had returned. She also started talking again, instead of the one or two sentences that she had barely managed to spit out over the last week. She never thought she would be so lost without Sonic. The last week had been hell on her. Every morning, she had to force herself to get out of bed, force herself to eat or even do the simplest of tasks. She had not even changed her clothes or taken a shower since Sonic had left. And why should she. She had no one to impress. No one to care for. Why should she take care of herself? But with Tails there, these problems had vanished. Of course, Tails could never replace Sonic, but since Tails was the closest person she knew to Sonic, it felt like he was there.

After the food had been eaten and the dishes had been washed and put away, Sally was finally able to take a bath. Mmmmmm. This is heaven. She thought. The warm water enveloping her, melting away every bit of stress. The bubbles from the bubble bath encasing her in tiny pearls of silken joy. Sally had sat in the bath for over an hour. She toweled off and put on clean clothes. Something she had almost forgotten about in the fog that had settled in her mind since Sonic had left. Sally left the bathroom to find Tails sitting on the couch watching TV. "Hey Tails, I'm gonna go to bed. Do you think you could help me make my bed? I do it myself, but it takes two people." She said.

"Yeah sure." Tails said, getting up off the couch and following Sally into her bedroom. The first thing he noticed was how nice the room was. The second was that every picture of her and Sonic had been placed face down. I guess that's the only way she could come in here without breaking down. Tails thought. The third thing he noticed was one of the pillows was not covered in a pillowcase, but a shirt. That's odd. Why would she use... And then it hit him. It was Sonic's. It reminded her of him. In fact, before she had done that, she hadn't slept for two days. On the third day, when she had put the T-Shirt on the pillow, she had slept for almost 11 hours.

Sally and Tails finished making her bed and she turned her attention to Tails. "You don't have to stay here with me, Tails. I'll be fine." Sally said. On the outside, she tried to act like everything was fine. But on the inside, she was grateful that Tails would in the house. She didn't want to be alone. After all, her best friend and the one person she truly loved had left her without warning.

Tails turned toward her and smiled. "To be honest, it's kind of lonely at the lab. I don't have anything big going on right now, and it's guarded pretty good so I don't have to worry about anyone breaking in and taking things. And besides, you guys have a better TV." Tails said with a smile on his face.

"Thanks Tails." Sally said. She was grateful that someone would be with her tonight. She couldn't bear the thought of being alone for another night. The bed that Sonic and herself had shared for so long had grown cold. The house, once so full of love and life had become cold as well. Almost becoming a prison for Sally. This place was no longer familiar. It was foreign. But having someone there to take some of the sadness off of her shoulders and help her bear the weight made her feel almost at ease. Was it Sonic? No. But it was the one who knew him the best. Two friends who had been through thick and thin together. "Go ahead and make yourself at home. If you need anything, just ask me." Sally said.

"Good night Sally." Tails said quietly and shut the door.

Shadow

It was around five in the morning when Shadow had left to look for Sonic. He wasn't sure what had driven him to look for his most hated rival. In fact, it made his skin crawl. When he first heard what had happened, it was one of the times he could remember being happy. Truly happy. But, he had witnessed the effects it had on Sally. Shadow did not care for Sonic, but he took no satisfaction watching Sally suffer. He was doing this for her and her alone. "Now, it should be right around here somewhere." Shadow said. The sun had begun to come up, casting enough light for him to see. Shadow found the spot he found the previous day, still undisturbed. If I was him, which way would I go? Shadow got down on one knee, looked around, trying to find any hint that people had been here recently. If he kept a sharp eye out, he would be able to spot any inconsistencies on the forest floor. People rarely traveled this far into the forest. Only well experienced campers and hikers made there way this deep, and there weren't any around at this time of year. And if anyone had been this far in, there would be tell-tale signs that people had been this far in (Really quick, even though they're animals, is it weird to call them people?).

Shadow looked around and saw a set of shoe prints on the ground, heading east. "Let's see, east? The only place that has anyone living in it would be Metropolis." There were three places Sonic could go from here. Labyrinth Zone, which was a vast underground cave system. Oil Ocean, which was, as the name implies, a vast oil field, and Metropolis, the second largest town next to Station Square. "So that's where he went." Shadow said. "I guess we should have figured this out." Shadow said as he got up off his knee. "Another winner." He popped off. Let's see, he left what pills he had on him here, so I guess he wasn't thinking clearly. So, he wouldn't be able to run as fast as he usually can. And it takes about... a day to get to Metropolis at our speed. So let's see, in his condition it would take him almost two days to get there. And there's only one person I know that would take him in in a place like that. "Scourge." And with that, Shadow sped of in the direction of Metropolis.

Sally

When Sally had woken up, it was morning. She had gotten a full night's sleep for the first time in almost a week. She felt refreshed. She reached over to the other side of the bed and reached out for Sonic, only to find the bed empty. "Oh yeah. That's right." She said quietly.

She got out of bed, saddened by the fact that Sonic had not been there when she awoke. She made her way out of the bedroom and into the living room. She walked over to the couch to find it empty. Her first thought was that Tails hadn't been at the house last night at all and she had just dreamed it, but a few second's later, she heard a noise coming from the bathroom. She walked over to the door and found it was slightly open. Inside she could hear the water running from the shower. Sally started to walk away but didn't move. "What the...?" Sally wondered, wispering to herself. Normally, she wouldn't even think about things like this, but she hadn't been herself since Sonic had left. It had been a week. A week since she had felt Sonic by her side. A week since Sonic had shared their bed together. A week since she had felt Sonic's touch. Part of her didn't want to do what she was about to do. After all, it was Sonic's best friend. She didn't want to betray him. But, the side that had been hurt and abandoned by the one she truly loved, wanted to do this. Sally shut the door just enough to make it look like it was closed, but open enough she could see when Tails stepped out of the shower. She heard the water for the shower shut off and her heart begun to beat faster. Tails stepped out of the shower and she caught the full show. He was facing forward with his back turned toward her. His twin tails swishing about from side to side. His fur dripping with water. Sally's eyes immediately were drawn to his butt. It reminded her of Sonic. This made her tense up and become wet. Her eyes scanned every inch of Tails. Oh my god! What the hell is wrong with me? This isn't right! What about Sonic? Sally wondered in her head. Her hand had stopped just before entering into her panties when Tails turned around.

Tails turned to reveal his naked body to her eyes. Sally took in everything. He had a good build on his body. Not like a body builder, but enough that he had definition. Something Sally had never really noticed before. Tails looked older for his age too. He looked eighteen, but was actually fifteen. Tails turned to where he was facing her and Sally's fingers began to probe inside her, but forced herself to stop. What if he hears me? She thought. Sally backed away from the door trying not to make a sound. She opened her bedroom door and locked it behind her.

Sonic

It was morning when Sonic woke up. The first thing he noticed was how dry his mouth was. It felt like he had tried to swallow a mouthful of cotton balls. He smacked his lips to try to get some saliva flowing, but it was like trying to water a dry field with a thimble. Sonic go up off the couch and looked around. The pizza boxes from the night before lay on the table, empty. We went through three pizza's? Jesus. Sonic thought. "How loaded were we last night?" Sonic asked to himself.

"Pretty loaded." Scourge said. "You can really put away the food when you've got the munchies, dude." He said laughing slightly. Scourge got up from the couch as well and headed to the bathroom. "If you're going to the kitchen, can you grab me a beer?" He asked. Sonic made his way into the kitchen, somehow avoiding tripping over anything in the process. "You sure do start early, don't you?" Sonic said.

"Yeah. But it's just to knock the dryness out of my mouth. Besides, I don't really drink. I try to stay in the best shape possible." Scourge said.

Sonic laughed. "Oh yeah. You're the epitome of health." He popped off. Sonic grabbed two bottles and walked back to the couch. He handed Scourge a bottle and took one for himself. Scourge took it, opened it and took a drink. "Breakfast of champions." He said, putting the bottle on the table and grabbing the remote for the TV. Sonic drank his own beer. And it was good. He had never been one to drink, always opting for water or a soda. But this wasn't too bad. Sonic set his bottle on the table and turned to Scourge. "So, do you remember what happened last night?" He asked. Sonic couldn't remember much. He only knew that they had pizza.

"So, you don't remember anything?" Scourge asked. "Really?"

"Nope. Only thing I remember is that we had pizza." Sonic said.

Scourge gave off a little laugh. "Man, where would you be without me? OK. I'll tell you. You're lucky I can remember all this."

Sally

A few minutes later, Sally opened her eyes. She was breathing rapidly, her muscles still tense, body tingling with delight. She had never had an orgasm like that before. She had come close with Sonic, but never with that kind of intensity and power. She felt as if she were floating on a cloud, wrapped in satin sheets. It was heaven. Her entire body was tingling and every muscle in her body was tense. After it was over, her muscles relaxed, starting at her feet and moving up her body until she was completely limp. Sally opened her eyes and breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh, I needed that." She said. Sally sat on the edge of the bed and stretched. She felt rejuvenated and refreshed. Sally got up and walked over to the door when she heard a small knock. It was Tails.

"Sally?" Tails called out.

"Yes?" Sally replied.

"Is it OK if I come in?" He asked.

Sally gave herself a quick look over to try to make it look like she had just woken up. "Yeah." She said.

Tails opened the door and walked in. "Morning!" He said in a cheery tone. "You look good. Did you sleep good?" He asked.

Sally took one look at him and turned away. She could tell she was blushing. "Y-yeah." Was all she managed to get out.

"You OK Sally?" Tails asked. He started to walk over to her when Sally stopped him. "I'm fine. I was about to change though." She said, trying to get the Tails to leave so she could collect herself.

"Oh, sorry. I just heard a noise and thought something was wrong. Must've come from outside." Tails said, turning toward the door and walking out. Sally let out a long sigh. In the short time he had stood there, she didn't see him like she had before. She saw him as she did when he had got out of the shower. She let out a long sigh, trying to gather her thoughts. "Get hold of yourself girl. He's gonna know something's wrong if you don't when you go out there." She said to herself. Sally grabbed a set of clean clothes, put them on, opened the door and walked out.

Shadow

Shadow had been on the move since early in the morning and had managed to only make it a quarter of the way to Metropolis. "Damn. This is taking way to long for my tastes." Shadow stopped. He figured he would have at least reached the halfway point by now. Before he had started, he debated whether or not to use Chaos Control or not. On one hand he would be there in no time. But on the other, it would severely deplete his energy. It was a risk he was willing to take. He took his stance and closed his eyes.

"CHAOS CONTROL!" He yelled and shot of at the speed of light toward Metropolis.

Sonic

Sonic sat there and took in what Scourge had told him. "Really?" He asked.

"Yeah. You pissed off the pizza guy pretty good." Scourge said.

Sonic laid back on the couch, still sipping on his beer. "So, we were watching... static?" Sonic asked. "Guess we were." Scourge said, and turned it to a channel that picked up nothing. They both looked at the snow, only this time through sober eyes. There was nothing. No shapes. Nothing. "Huh. So why were we watching this again?" Sonic asked. "I got no idea." Scourge replied.

Sally

Sally walked into the dining room and found Tails in the kitchen, making breakfast. "Hey. You want anything?" Tails asked. This time Sally didn't turn away, but found it hard to talk to him. "Just a couple of eggs I guess." She said, and sat at the table. Tails turned his attention back to the task at hand. Sally sat at the table and held her head in her hands. She wasn't really even hungry. She just said whatever came to her head to try to buy herself a few more minutes to straighten herself out. Ok, Ok. Calm down. Just let it go.

"Here you go." Tails said, placing a plate of eggs in front of her. "You OK?"

Sally looked at him. "Yeah. I'm OK. Thanks Tails."

Shadow

"So this Metropolis?" Shadow asked himself. It was even worse than he remembered. He had been here only once before, when he had teamed up with Sonic and Tails to fight Robotnik. At first, he refused like he always did. But Sonic eventually convinced him to join up with him. The outskirts of Metropolis were like every other hovel he had been to before. Run down and abandoned buildings were everywhere. Almost every corner had a dealer or hooker standing on it. The police were almost non-existent. They left people to fend for themselves. The gangs pretty much ran the town. The only time the police responded was when someone was killed. Shadow knew it would be a bad idea to run around blindly. He didn't want to piss anyone off in this kind of town. He looked around and saw a woman standing on the corner, looking around. "Might as well start with her." He said.

"Hey hon, you looking for a good time?" She asked. Shadow shuddered on the inside. "No. I'm looking for someone. You seen a blue hedgehog around here?"

The woman thought for a minute. "Yeah. He came through uh, last week sometime. Said he was looking for someone. Looked horrible too. Like he was in pain."

Perfect. "Do you know where he went?" Shadow asked.

"Yeah. He went to Scourge's. Sumbitch still owes me money." She gave him directions to Scourge's house. "You see that prick, tell him Rachel's looking for him." She said.

"I will. Thanks." Shadow said, and sped off.

Sonic

Sonic sat on the couch, taking in what he had done last night. He never imagined he could be that kind of person. "I guess I know what I'm capable of." He said.

"Being an a-hole apperently." Scourge popped off. Scourge reached out for the bag of weed and his pipe. "I'm gonna do another one. You want some?" He asked.

"Naw. I'm good." Sonic said, grabbing the remote and flipping through the channels. A minute later the room was filled with smoke. It hung heavy and thick in the air, moving slowly through the air. Sonic sat there watching TV while at the same time breathing in the second hand smoke from Scourge. A few more minutes later, he got really hungry. He smiled slightly. His eyes were half closed. Even his body, all the way down to his bones, felt relaxed. Scourge turned to look at Sonic. "Heh, dude. You're stoned." He said laughing.

Sonic turned to look at Scourge. "No. I'm fine." He said before both of them burst out laughing. They both laughed for a good three minutes before either said anything. Scourge spoke first. "Yeah, you're high."

"Oh no. Call the cops." Sonic said. "I'm hungry as balls. You want anything?" Sonic asked as he walked into the kitchen to try to calm his rumbling stomach down. "I'll take another beer." Scourge said. The kitchen was pretty basic. Just a stove, refrigerator, sink and a couple of cabinets. Sonic opened the fridge. Nothing had changed since the last time he looked inside. "Guess it's a liquid breakfast." Sonic said, grabbing two more beer's and walking back to the couch.

Shadow

Shadow managed to find Scourge's house rather easily. "So this is where he lives? What a piece of shit." Shadow said. The house looked run down just like the other houses in Metropolis. The house was painted in a faded lime green paint. The grass looked like it hadn't been cut in god knows when, coming up halfway Shadow's legs. Shadow walked up to the porch and knocked on the door.

"Who the hell's knocking on the door this time of day?" He heard a voice inside the house ask. A second voice said, "See if they brought food." Sonic! Shadow recognized his voice immediately. The door cracked open enough where Shadow could just see a pair of eyes. "What do you want?"

This must be Scourge. Shadow thought. "You Scourge?" Shadow asked.

He saw the eyes looking him over, as if he was sizing him up. "Yeah. What's it to you." Scourge asked, the tone in his voice lower that it had been when he opened the door. Looks like he's trying to act tough. Well, let's see how tough he is. "Well!" Scourge demanded.

"I'm looking for someone." Shadow said.

Scourge looked him dead in the eyes. "Well whoever he is, he ain't here. Now look, if you ain't here to buy sumthin' or blow me, you need to get the hell off my property! Got it?"

That's it. That was the last though that went through his head before he kicked the door in. It hit the wall behind it hard, leaving a dent in the wall where the doorknob had struck it. Shadow didn't kick it hard enough to break it off the hinges, just enough to scare Scourge. Scourge barely managed to get out of the way of the door before it had hit him in the face. He knew Scourge was the kind of person who couldn't fight and would beg for mercy at the first sign of trouble. Shadow walked in and saw Sonic sitting on the couch, Sonic's eyes wide with surprise. Shadow turned his attention back to Scourge. "Listen to me and listen to me good. You do anything to try and stop me, you'll be next." Shadow growled. Scourge just stood there, shaking, afraid to move. "Okay man, you're the boss."

Seeing Shadow standing in Scourge's house threw Sonic for a loop. He didn't think anyone would find him here, much less someone that he knew didn't give a damn about him. "S-shadow! What the hell are you..." Were all Sonic managed to get out before Shadow rushed him. Shadow had lost all control of his emotions. There was no stopping him. Before Sonic could react, Shadow grabbed Sonic by the throat and lifted him off the couch, pinning him against the wall. "Look you worthless piece of shit. What the hell is wrong with you?" Shadow demanded, his grip tightening slightly.

"What are you talking about?" Sonic managed to get out.

"You know damn well what I'm talking about. Sally. Do you know what kind of hell she's been going through that last week? She's cried every day since you left, she's hardly ate anything, it's been nothing but sleeping and crying. If it wasn't for Tails, she might have killed herself by now." Shadow growled, his grip getting tighter and tighter with every word. "Now give me one good reason why I shouldn't end your pitiful fucking life right here?" Shadow demanded. Sonic struggled to free himself from Shadow's grasp, but he wasn't nearly as strong as Shadow. Sonic felt his lungs begin to burn. His eyes grew heavy. "What would..." Sonic said, but came out only in a raspy, gurgling voice. Shadow released his grip just enough so Sonic could talk. "What did you say!" Shadow demanded?

"What...would...Sally...think" Sonic managed to say. Shadow realized if he didn't stop now, he would end up hurting Sally far worse than Sonic had. Hearing Sally's name snapped Shadow out of it. Shadow released his grip on Sonic and he fell to the floor on his butt, landing with a hard thud. Sonic looked at Shadow, his eyes wide. Sonic tried to speak, but the words wouldn't come out. He knew Shadow didn't like him, but he had never done anything like this before. Shadow didn't say a word. He just glared at the hedgehog on the ground in front of him, doing everything in his power to keep himself from grabbing Sonic again. The black hedgehog got down on one knee and looked him in the eyes. "What was that for?" Shadow repeated, "That was for Sally. Now, I'll say this once. You've got two weeks to get your ass cleaned up and back to Sally where you can get your pitiful ass some help." Shadow leaned in close enough so there noses were almost touching. "If you don't, I'll come back and drag you home." Shadow said, getting off his knee and back to his feet. He turned toward the door, but stopped just inside. Shadow looked over his shoulder at Sonic. "Don't worry. I won't tell anyone where you are. That is, if I feel like it." Shadow turned around and walked out the door, off the porch and shot down the street like a bullet.

Sally

Sally didn't say much as she ate. In fact it took everything she had for her not to lose it when she looked at him. She knew that she hadn't done anything wrong. What she had done was completely normal and everyone did. There was no shame in it. But the state she was in now couldn't rationalize it as easily. In her mind, she had cheated on Sonic. What would he say? She pushed her plate away and leaned back on the chair, trying to come up with something, anything to say.

"Finished?" Tails asked. When he spoke, it surprised Sally. "W-wha?" She said.

"Are you done? You sure you're OK?" He asked.

Sally got hold of herself enough to reply. "Yeah. Just weird waking up without Sonic." She said, which was a half-truth. "So what are you gonna do today?" She asked.

"I was thinking we could go out today. I know you haven't left the house in a week. Well, except when we all went out the other day." He said, putting the dishes in the dishwasher. "I thought we could go to Station Square for a couple of hours. You know get your mind off things here. Whad'ya think?" Tails asked. Hearing Tails' idea made her forget about what had happened earlier. "Sure." She said. "What's the worst that could happen? We have fun?" She asked jokingly as she got up from the table. "When do we go?" Sally asked.

"Whenever you're ready." Tails said.

"Well in that case, I'll get ready." She said.

Sonic

Sonic sat on the floor, trying to understand what had just happened. He wasn't expecting to be found out. He knew that no one else knew where Scourge was. He was the only one who knew where he lived. Sonic managed to pull himself off the floor and back into the groove he had made on the couch. Blue held his head in his hands, his arms and legs shaking uncontrollably, trying to calm himself down. "Dude, you OK?" Scourge asked. Sonic didn't say anything.

Sonic was shaken up pretty bad. He knew Shadow didn't like him, but he had never actually shown violence toward him, much less attacked him until this moment. It took him by completely by surprise. His nerves were shot and he was on the verge of breaking down and crying like a baby. Sonic didn't move. "Come on, get up." Scourge said, but Sonic did nothing. He just stared at the wall. Scourge started to panic. This can't be good. He thought. "Come on, get up." He said, grabbing Sonic dragging him up on his feet and somehow managing to get him back on the couch.

Tails

Sally and Tails had been at the mall all day. He even bought her a few things. She tried to put up a fight but Tails didn't hear any of it. "Don't worry about it." And "No, no. I insist." Were all he kept saying every time she protested. After a full day at the mall they both went back to Sally's. She unlocked the door and Tails followed behind her, carrying the bags inside. "Where d'ya want 'em?" He asked.

"Just set them on the floor." She said. Tails set the bags on the floor. "Heh. Guess I bought you more than I thought." He said, rubbing his hands where the handles of the bags had left marks in his skin. Sally grabbed a couple of bags and walked into her bedroom. Can you help me move these in here?" She asked, walking in and setting them on the bed. "Sure." He said, grabbing a couple and taking them back where she was. He walked back to her bedroom and set them on the bed. Before he could walk out and grab the other two, Sally stopped him. "Wait, Tails." She said. She walked over to him and grabbed him by the shoulders. "Thanks." She said. Tails gave her a small smile. "No prob..." He said, but was cutoff. Sally grabbed him suddenly, kissing him. They exchanged in this fashion for several seconds when Tails broke away. "What are you doing?" He asked. Sally was breathing heavily at this point. She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down. She started to cry when Tails walked over to her and put his arm around her. Tails thought. "It's ok. Let's talk." He said, guiding her over to the bed and sitting down. "So what's going on?" Tails asked. He thought if he could get her to open up, he would find out what had made her do something like trying to make a move on her boyfriend's best friend.

Sally sat down next to him and let out a long sigh. "Look, Sally," Tails began, "I know that I'm not Sonic. But, I am a friend. And I can tell you there's something you need to talk about." He said. Sally looked at him, deciding whether or not to tell him what exactly was going through her mind. She looked at him again. "You...you won't say anything, will you?" She asked.

Tails looked back at her and gave her a smile. "Of course not." He said.

"OK." She said, wiping away the tears, taking a deep breath, and letting it out a second later. "I guess I should start..."

Scourge

Sonic sat there, staring at the wall, still shaking after what had happened. After all, it was the first time that Shadow had shown real aggression towards him and the first time he had attacked him. Sonic rubbed his neck where Shadow had grabbed him. It was sore and he could still feel Shadow's hand closing his airway. It was all he could think about. In fact, he didn't even notice Scourge sit back down beside him.

"HEY!" Scourge yelled, snapping his fingers in Sonics face. "You're freaking me out." Scourge said. He had never seen Sonic like this. His gaze transfixed on the wall across the room in an almost catatonic like state. That must've broke his fucking brain. And after all he went through with that psychotic bitch. It'd break anyone down. He started to freak out. Nothing he did could snap Sonic out of the state he was in. After all, what did Scourge know about dealing with someone who had almost suffered a complete nervous breakdown? The worst he ever had to deal with was someone using the last of his stuff, something he never allowed. What the hell do I do? Can't take him to a hospital. I don't think they could help. "Come on dude, snap out of it!" Scourge yelled. It was pointless. Scourge thought for a minute when an idea came to him. It wasn't good, but it was better than just sitting there. Scourge got up and came back a minute later. "I didn't want to do this, but I don't know what else to do." He said, grabbing Sonic's arm.

Sally

"I guess that's everything." Sally said. Tails sat there, listening to her story, not judging in any way, like a true friend. Sally had told Tails everything. Why she made a move on him, her problems. Everything. "You're sure? There isn't anything else you want to talk about?" Tails asked.

"No. That's it." Sally said. Tails got up and walked over to the door and turned the knob. He opened the door and started to walk out when Sally stopped him. "Wait." Sally said. Tails stopped and turned around. "What?" He asked, stopping just inside the doorway. Sally opened her mouth, but no words came out. "What is it?" Tails asked. Sally looked away from Tails. She didn't know if telling him any more was a good idea or not. Sonic had been the only one she had ever opened up to, besides her mother, which she did every day up until she passed away just before the war had started. Tails shut the door and sat down beside her again.

"Actually, there is one more thing that I didn't mention earlier." She said. "It happened about four days after Sonic left. At the time, I didn't know what he was thinking. I don't know, I mean, I thought he would be back after a day. You know, give him some time to sort things out. And since it was him, I figured he'd be back after a day or two. The first and second day, I didn't think anything was wrong. I kept thinking, 'Oh, he'll be back tomorrow. He just needs more time.' But he didn't come back." Sally stopped long enough to collect herself. Tails sat there, listening to everything and taking it all in.

"Well, the third day after he had left, I guess he came back sometime early that morning because I found the other note." Sally said. "Wait." Tails said. "Other note? You mean he came back?" He asked. "He's left before, but that was to give him time to make a decision on something important that we had talked about. But I knew this time was different." She said, reaching into her dresser and pulling out the other note Sonic had left. Tails took it and looked it over. The first thing he noticed was that it was covered in dry tear drops. Man, you'd think with all the crying she's been doing, she'd be dehydrated by now. He thought. The second thing he noticed was that it wasn't a note, but a letter . It read:

Sally,

I know I've been gone the last couple of days and I know you've been worried about me, just like you always are. But first off, I'm ok. I know I haven't been the easiest person to get along with the past couple of weeks, I mean, I know and I'm sure you've obviously seen what I've been going through trying to get off the Phenotol that crazy bitch had me on. Well, I guess going through withdrawal will make anyone do the shit I've put you through. I know I've been an asshole even by an assholes standards, and all I can say is I'm sorry. I'm sorry with every fiber of my being and I know there's nothing I can do to make up for what I've done. Well, I've had a lot of time to think about everything and I've found the only solution that I could think of. I have to leave. Now before you get too upset, I want to make it clear that it's not you, it's me. I know that's been used to death, but it's me. I don't want to put you through anymore hell than I have already. I don't know where I'll go, but I do know that I won't hurt you anymore. I love you.

Sonic

Tails put the note down and looked at Sally. "So how long had he really been gone before you called us?" He asked. Sally didn't even hesitate. "Six days." She said. SIX! Tails thought. "Why didn't you call us sooner?" He asked.

"I would have," She said, pointing at the letter Tails was holding. "But once I realized that he had left for good, I cried. That's all I did. I mean, I cried so much, after a while, it got to the point that I couldn't even make tears anymore." Sally stopped again, taking a deep breath before continuing. "After I realized Sonic wasn't coming back, I... I just lost it. I..." Sally had started to cry again. Tails put his arm around her. He tried to console her the best he could. "Are you OK? If you want to stop, I'm not going to force anything out of you." He said. Sally turned toward him. "No. I'll be fine. Well, after all that, once I finally realized Sonic was gone for good, I went into the kitchen, grabbed a chair, and I..." Sally stopped again and took another deep breath. "I tried to hang myself." Tails felt his heart sink into his stomach. "You... you tried to kill yourself?" He asked. He thought he had prepared himself for anything. But he couldn't have imagined that she would have done something like try to commit suicide. Tails looked at her, fighting back tears. "Why?" He asked.

"I didn't want to live without him. I thought that I'd rather be dead than live without him. Of course I know that now, but that's what I felt at the time." Sally smiled and took Tails' gloved hand in hers. "Do you remember when you called me the other day?" She asked. "Yeah. What about it?" Tails asked.

"Well, when you called, I was on the chair with the rope around my neck, and just before I kicked the chair out from underneath me, you called. You saved me Tails." She said, smiling and crying not tears of sadness, but tears of joy.

Sonic

"What the...!" Sonic yelled. He looked around to find he was on the couch now, his arm burning, Scourge sitting beside him, a worried look on his face and Shadow gone. "What the hell happened?" Sonic asked. Scourge breathed a sigh of relief. "Whew! I didn't think you were gonna be alright." Scourge said. Sonic tried to remember what had happened, but the only thing that he remembered was that Shadow had been there one minute and the next he was sitting on the couch. "What happened?" Sonic repeated. He felt a sharp pain in his arm, looked down and saw the needle sticking out of his arm. He pulled it out and threw it on the floor. "What did you do? Why does my arm feels like it's on fire?" Sonic demanded.

"I didn't know what to do! You blanked out man. I did what I thought was best!" Scourge yelled. Sonic yelled back. "You did what you thought was best? Oh, so I guess taking me to a hospital is out of the question!" Sonic slumped down on the couch, trying to figure out what to do next. "So what the hell did you..." Sonic stopped mid-sentence when he noticed something out of the corner of his eye. It was the needle Scourge had used. Sonic knew he was an addict and had come to accept it, but he swore that he would never turn to any drug that you needed to inject. He knew once you used something like that, it would be almost impossible to get off of them. Sonic didn't even look at Scourge. "What did you inject me with?" Sonic asked, but it came out garbled. Sonic fell on the couch, riding the most intense high he had ever been on.

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A/N: This one took me forever to do. The biggest problem I had was that I didn't know where to stop. I hope you guys and girls are enjoying this. One more thing, I don't get to read reviews until I upload another chapter since I can't get internet service where I live, and please point out any weak points you think there are. Thanks for reading. Please review.