It was a sorry sight for Tails to see Sonic ins such a state. The defeated hedgehog sat with his face in his hands in Tails' living room, having once again shown up unannounced and very distressed. Tails had made him a cup of coffee, but it sat untouched in front of him as Sonic appeared to still be collecting himself. Tails patiently waited with his hands folded in his lap for several minutes before he cleared his throat, eager to get on with his evening.

"Sonic, are you gonna…?"

"Yes, jeez, I'm sorry man, I just… I'm all over the place right now." Sonic's voice was weary, but he finally looked up at his companion. "I came straight here, so I haven't had a lot of time to process everything that just happened."

"Talking about it usually helps."

"I know, dickhead." Sonic snapped. Tails held his hands up and scrunched his face, making Sonic's shoulders slump. "I'm sorry man, I'm on edge. I saw Amy at Rouge's nightclub tonight."

Tails raised his brow. "Oh? Then what's all this?"

Sonic's lip quivered slightly but his voice was steady when he spoke. "I was trying to say I was sorry, and that I really do want to be with her, and she just blew me off. Like I was nothing."

Despite being Sonic's best friend, the irony was not lost on Tails. "You've been blowing her off since we were kids. She can't wait around forever you know."

Sonic glared at him but continued. "Then Shadow showed up. Did I tell you that he keeps blowing me off too? Won't even say hi to me."

That didn't strike Tails as odd, for as long as he knew Shadow, he never really liked Sonic all that much. He was rarely more than civil towards him. Why should that bother Sonic? "So what?"

"It's not that so much as this, dude. So, he comes up, and he's like, 'Hey, Amy, you look hot, let's get out of here,' and then she just up and left with him." Sonic crossed his arms over his chest with a humph and looked at Tails as if the fox was meant to say something profound.

Tails only uncomfortably shifted in his seat. "Sonic, why are you so obsessed with Amy all of a sudden?"

Sonic lifted a brow. "She's always been my girl, hasn't she?"

"Uh, no, not at all. Not ever have you shown any interest in her."

"Well," Sonic paused for a second to think of a defense. "I didn't need to! She was always so into me, so it was just, you know, enough. Don't you think?"

"You… think that because she adored you, you didn't even have to act like you liked her?" Tails spoke slowly and deliberately, a little taken aback at Sonic's childish behavior.

"When you say it like that—"

"I think any way you say it is kind of messed up, dude."

Sonic looked down, still feeling indignant. He knew he didn't own her, but he felt somewhat entitled to what he assumed would always be available. To lose Amy to his own rival… it was too much for him to bear. "Tails, can you tell me the truth?"

"Sure, man." Tails replied weakly.

"Do you know if Shadow was the one who fucked her?"

Tails immediately grimaced, and it told Sonic everything he needed to know.

"I can't fucking believe this. She's mine, how could he fucking do this?" Sonic said, angrily rising to his feet.

"Sonic, you better calm down right now!" Tails barked. "Amy's not yours! She's not anyone's! You're acting like a bratty child!"

Sonic locked eyes with Tails for a long moment before his breathing steadied and he fell back into the couch. He'd lost a game he'd never even tried to win, always assuming there were no other players. It was his own fault and he felt humiliated. Once more, his face fell in his hands.

"Sonic, I'm sure this probably sucks for you, but I honestly think you got what was coming."

"Thanks, Tails. You're a great friend." Sonic replied bitterly. He then stood and casually strolled towards the door, making his friend get up and follow.

"Man, where are you going?"

"I'm going home, Tails. I'm tired, and I'm really sad, and I feel like a real piece of shit." Sonic replied quietly.

"Don't bother Amy and Shadow."

"I'm not gonna." Sonic said, his tone somewhat defensive. "What kind of scumbag do you take me for?"

Tails only shrugged and waved goodbye, sending his friend into the cool evening. He felt bad for Sonic, and he felt bad for Amy, but he wondered what Shadow was up to. Maybe I should call Rouge. He thought as he yawned. What a mess.