Hey! It's been two weeks since I last updated, so here are some news.

Since school is going to start soon, I probably will update a lot more often. Yeah, you heard me. Once ever week, that's all I can offer. It doesn't sound logic, but it's my logic. It's not important. Anyway, hope you all will enjoy this chappie. And as a bonus, 1 till 2 days later, the next chappie will be up!! Hooray! Applause!

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Anyway, on with the show!


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Sonic the Hedgehog: The True Power of Music

Chapter Seven

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It was a short moment of shock the fox and I both shared as we stared at one another. There were things I wanted to say, questions that needed to be asked, but Tails eyes looked away as he tried to get himself up from the floor.

"Sorry, I'll be gone!" the yellow fox said and got up, making his way towards the door, all ready to leave.

I realized then that he heard the conversation me and Sonic had. I didn't know for how long, but he definitely heard something. And what I had hoped for was that he didn't hear everything.

"Wait, Tails, don't leave." I called out to him, before he exited, "Please stay."

He already had the doorknob in his grip, and when I thought he was going out, he shut the door instead.

"Did you hear everything?" I asked.

He tensed a bit up, turned around and answered nervously: "Yeah, I did. I'm-"

"I'm sorry if you had to hear it." I interrupted, "I just hope I didn't hurt you through that."

"You didn't." he jumped in, "You don't have to apologize at all. I should excuse myself for listening to you guys."

"Well, you are quite a curious one, but that's understandable. You wouldn't be a genius if you weren't curious."

"Heheh, thanks for the compliment." Tails said and blushed.

There was a moment of silence, and I wasn't surprised about that at all. We just couldn't find the words to express ourselves.

"Did you really like Sydney?" he inquired.

It felt like a gunshot to me when he asked that question. It was weird that everytime at the mention of his name, my heart squeezed and tightened itself as an overwhelming feeling would choke and suffocate me that very instant. Pain. Anguish. Sorrow. Sadness. These all represented the overwhelming feeling, and there could be more than thoudand of them. Yet all that still wouldn't suffice to define that sensation. Probably ever since these memories came back, that feeling took over me, and I have never given a real thought about it. Despite all that, I guess I had to give an answer to that.

"Yeah, he was like a father to me." I replied, "He was a great one compared to my real father."

He sat down on the bed and asked: "You don't have a father? Why?"

"Because me and my mom left him when I was still young." I confessed with no regret, "It was a good thing to do, because I don't have the greatest memories with him. He always was interested in other women than us."

"I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"That you've gone through a lot of hardships." he said.

Woah, now come to think of it, it did seem that I went through a lot, I just never thought about until today. All I could think of was how touched I felt when that Tails cared so much about me. A smile began to form on my face and everything around me had changed. It wasn't only the mood or the atmosphere, but the aspect of things in life as well.

"We all go through hard stuff in life, and if we keep looking back, it's just gonna hold us up." I said, remembering the conversation with the blue hedgehog, "I understand now what Sonic meant about looking forward. Guess that's why he's so fast."

"And so stubborn."

"And forgetful sometimes." I added

"And so rash." Tails said.

We both laughed at our reactions. Poor Sonic, if he heard what we were saying…

"Well, no matter how he is, we all like him for what he is." Tails chuckled.

"That's true." I agreed and yawned, feeling so exhausted.

"It's maybe best for you to rest now." The genius fox said, "You still have to recover, right?"

There, that's what I wanted to see again. That cheerful, warm and bright smile on his face.

"Yeah, that's sure."

"All right, I'll be around, so if you need anything-"

"I'll just have to call you, I know." I interrupted, "But I'll be okay."

"All right. See you later!"

He left the room in swiftly and shut the door silently. Then I looked again around myself and noticed a window, where a ray of light shone through, chasing away the shadows in this room. Its light changed the color in here into a lively tone of orange, and as the moments passed by, the color would faintly darken.

The sun is setting, huh? Who'd ever think that a day passes so quickly by? Well I was sleeping quite a lot after all…

But while I was thinking, I couldn't stop pondering about Mom…

Is she worried?

What is she going to do?

"I should think about this after I recover." I said to myself and lay down on my back.

I pulled the covers over my chest and gripped tightly on them. I stared for the moment at the ceiling and started to close my eyes slowly, until all the images disappeared into darkness.

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Now that it has been settled with Tails, what will happen next when she wakes up? Find out soon in ONE TO TWO DAYS!

A.N: I know it was short, but that is why another chappie is coming up soon!! So please review!! It's always motivating!!