Chapter Eight - Tears
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Tails stood there for a moment as Amy cared for Sonic.
"And so falls another great warrior..." Sonic said as Amy ran her hand across his head.
"Sonic" Amy said with just a hint of anger.
"What?" Sonic said with her normal grin.
Amy saw him wince as she ran over a large bruise.
"How am I your "Fall?" this is just the beginning of something great."
Sonic cringed again as a wave of hurt washed from his body.
"Sorry" Amy said immediately making sure to avoid that place in the future.
"Simple Ames, I fell in love with you." Sonic said and immediately his pain doubled.
"OH SONIC!" Amy yelled as she pulled him into a tight hug.
Sonic could feel his mind begin to numb from the pain.
Tails saw their tender moment and knew he should leave them.
A half step back, then a turn, and then he looked back again.
"Watch it Amy, I don't think you want the rest of him turning blue." Tails said and walked from the room.
"UAUUUH" Sonic inhaled sharply as Amy released him and his windpipe.
Tails was headed for the door when he noticed a helmet hanging by the door.
"Charmy..." he breathed seeing the familiar headwear.
"CREAM!" Tails shouted in his head looking around.
"The guy she's had a crush on just turned out to be a total jerk..." Tails thoughts raced as he looked around.
"She must be" Crying could be heard coming from upstairs.
"in tears..." He finished while heading up the stairs.
He followed his ears and arrived outside Cream's door.
"Cream" he called and heard her sobbing slow.
"Go away" the response came and hit Tails like a brick.
"She said it so sweetly... but it almost burns..." Tails thought before trying again.
"Can I come in Cream?" Tails asked only to see the door open a crack.
"CHOO!" Came the reply as Cheese slammed the door again.
Tails pressed his ear to the door.
"Cheese, please, he's still there... I just... need to be alone..." Cream's soft voice came from the other side of the door.
Tails backed up and the door opened a second time.
Cheese floated out and closed the door delicately.
"Cheese, please let me in" Tails pleaded but saw the chao's face harden.
"Choo" Cheese said but Tails didn't leave.
"I really need to talk to Couh" his words were cut off as Cheese flew into him at full force.
Tails was on the floor but rolled out of the way of Cheese.
"Cheese, you're as against violence as Cream, stop it" Tails said dodging the chao again.
Cheese came charging back and Tails tried to jump to the side only to hit the wall of the hallway.
"Cru" Was all he got out before Cheese nailed him in the gut.
Tails crashed to the floor before he heard the door open.
"Cheese... let him in" Cream said standing in the doorway.
The chao stopped but still looked angry.
"You hurt her, so much..." Cheese kept thinking as Tails got up.
"Tails... you need to go away..." Cream said turning to go back to her room.
"I can't" Tails said and was greeted with Cheese floating in front of him.
He didn't even bother with the chao as Cream began to close the door.
"I know Charmy's a jerk but i'm not leaving you like this." Tails called and Cream slammed the door.
"I can't leave you here... I can't leave you in tears..."
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Cream opened the door a crack and walked away.
Cheese flew to the crack and opened the door just a bit more to slip through.
"What can I do..." Tails thought as he neared the door.
Tails slowly pushed the door open and stepped inside.
Cream was on her bed, curled into a tight ball, crying softly.
Tails walked over to her and looked around the room.
He eyed the open window, the pile of dolls in the corner, the dresser decorated with little hearts... and empty picture frames with hearts on them.
Tails stood there with something stuck in his throat.
"I... Cream..." Tails saw her continue sobbing unabated.
He reached his hand out for a second only to withdraw.
"She needs you... you have to help her, she's a friend!" he heard his head say.
"But... I can't... she... she liked Charmy... and now, she must be hurting so much..."
"What does that matter? HELP HER!"
"But... I can't help her... not they way I helped Amy... Charmy isn't right for her..."
Tails stared at her heaving body as his brain battled back and forth.
"SHUT UP!" he yelled in his head making the two sides quiet down.
"I have to do what I can..." he concluded.
"I can't do much Cream, but i'll be here if you need me" Tails said and saw her sobbing slow a little.
Cream could feel a tinge of happiness from his words, but she still was hurting.
"Thank you" Cream sobbed before beginning to fall asleep in her tears.
Tails stood there for a moment before sitting down, next to her bed.
An hour or so passed before anything happened.
Tails turned to the window to see water slowly pooling inside.
"The rain" Tails breathed and ran to close the window.
Cream stirred from the creaking of the window frame.
"Tails..." She called and was greeted by his face.
"But I just woke, up, why am I dreaming..." Cream thought as he held her hand.
"What did you need Cream?" Tails asked as the storm outside grew worse.
"I... I..." Cream remembered that she was awake and that Tails was there for real.
"Lo" She started before a large boom echoed from outside.
Tails froze up and his ears drooped with his tails as the thunder rolled over the house.
He was just about to return to normal when a second roll of thunder pierced the house.
The second roll hit Tails and cause his balance to falter for a bit.
Tails fell forward on top of Cream.
The thunder died away and Tails came back to his sense.
Cream was blushing profusely but was enjoying him being so close.
Tails scrambled to get up only to have Cream hold him there.
The two eye's met and their faces loomed closer.
Their lips met as thoughts raced through both their heads.
They broke from one another with blood pooling fast.
Tails tried to get up only to feel Cream still holding him.
"Uh Cream, can I... get up?" Tails asked and saw her look away with a frown.
"You said you would stay..." Cream said with a set of tears.
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Ok... the Amy Act is now complete, Sonic and Amy will be in this story in the future, just this part has come to a close.
Tails and Cream are struggling with both their feelings and their thoughts.
Things seem wrong but are right, and the right thing to do is often wrong...
Sorry this took so long, but now... the stage is set.
Look for the second act of my story to be up some time soon.
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Good Night, Live Life, And Hold On... There Is So Much In Store...
- One Psychopathic Maniacal Fox
