Chapter 10 – Oddities
Hangar doors lazily shuddered open, letting a little bit of rain enter the garage. Inside, a red biplane sat motionless, the cockpit being gently barraged by the rain. Tails shielded his eyes and ducked beneath one of the wings for protection from the rain. "I really hope this rain quits," he hissed. "If it doesn't, my plans will be ruined!"
"What plans?" Tails spun around to see Cream gazing innocently into his eyes. "What were you talking about?"
Tails felt himself start to sweat. Oh, no, he thought, if she finds out, the surprise is a bust! "Umm, nothing," he said, mentally fishing for an excuse. Come on, anything that's not too corny... "I... wanted to work on my tan." Yeah, great one, genius.
Cream giggled. "I like your shade just fine, honey," she said, rubbing the fur on his arm. "Although, I think you could use a little sun. You feel a little clammy."
"Do I? I hadn't noticed," Tails fibbed. "Oh, is it really 7:48? We should get moving!" He pulled her into the passenger side of the Tornado. "I don't want your mom to worry."
"Tails, take it easy!" Cream pulled him into the seat next to her and patted his hand. "I left a note on my pillow, anyway. She should know where I am."
Tails was at a loss for words. "Yeah," he sighed. "It's just, you're still in your pajamas. You should get some real clothes on at some point today."
Cream gave him a sly look. "You're one to talk," she said, "because you almost never wear anything except shoes and gloves." Tails looked at his sweatpants and scowled a little. "I said almost, didn't I?" Cream asked with a slight smirk.
Tails looked at his chest, then at Cream with a definitive expression on his face. Cream blushed a little, obviously getting his point. "That's because boys can get away with it, I suppose," said Tails.
Cream pouted a little. "Alright, you can take me home," she sighed as Tails turned towards the front end of the plane. "But first..." She leaned towards Tails with a slight smile.
He turned from the window just at the right moment and his lips met hers with pure bliss. They pulled each other close, neither wanting to let the other go. Tails felt the material of Cream's pajamas rub against his fur. Oh, God, he thought, they're silk! The material made its way to the skin on his chest, making him moan slightly. He slipped his tongue into Cream's mouth, forcing more emotion into the kiss than he ever had before. Cream returned a soft moan and wrestled her tongue with Tails'. Nothing except for air could pull them away, and it eventually did. The pair released each other, taking in heaving breaths and gazing into each others eyes.
"Well," Cream panted, "I think I'll enjoy being fourteen, if this is how it starts." She gave Tails a hug.
"I certainly hope so," Tails replied, "because I think I will." He chuckled lightly and squeezed her back.
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"Jesus, Tails!" Usagi was upstairs in the office area, listening for the plane to take off. "If you don't leave soon, she might get suspicious and want to look around!" He growled lightly and reached into his glove. He pulled out a small pink cell phone. "You said that you needed a reason for her to come back later, and this is a damn good idea, if it'll work." He flipped the phone open and made sure it was off. Just then, the house phone rang, making him jump slightly. "Shit, I thought it was this one," he groaned. He put Cream's phone in a small drawer behind the computer and dove downstairs to answer the other phone. "Hello, Prower residence," he said.
"Umm, Miles?" a female voice replied. "Is that you?"
"Nope, Usagi speaking," he said. "Who's this?"
"Oh, hello dear!" the voice said. "It's Vanilla Rabbit, from the mall yesterday. Do you remember?"
"How could I forget?" he joked, trying to not sound nervous. "How are you this morning?"
"Well, I'm fine, but I was wondering if I could speak to Miles?"
"Umm, you just missed him," Usagi lied. "He's gone to the store to, y'know, buy some, uh, mints."
"Oh, rats," Vanilla said. "Well, could you tell him I called, please?"
"Right, yeah," Usagi replied quickly.
"Oh, Usagi?" Vanilla asked, much to his displeasure. "Also, have you seen Cream there at all?"
"Err, nope," Usagi squeaked. For f***'s sake, he thought angrily.
"Okay, thank you, dear," Vanilla said before hanging up.
Usagi threw down the phone. "Dammit, Tails," he hissed, "scram outta here! Vamoose!" No sooner had he said that he heard the engine of the Tornado switch on. "Good," he sighed, "now if you'd just get going."
Suddenly, the garage door burst open with Tails flying through. "Gangway, look out!" he yelled.
"What the hell?" Usagi shouted. "What are you doing?"
"I have to pee," Tails half-whined. He flew upstairs as Usagi face-palmed himself and swore. About a minute later, Tails slid down the banister. "You still got 'it'?"
Usagi pointed upstairs twice. "Now get outta here!" he barked. "Vanilla just called here asking for you and/or Cream!"
"Oh, crap!" Tails turned and nearly ran into the door. "I'll be back soon!"
"Go on, git!" Usagi shouted. He threw a box of tissues at the door to rush the fox out.
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"You took a while inside the house," Cream said after they took off. "Was anything wrong?"
"No, I just, well, had to pee," Tails said nervously. Why does every teenager have to deal with hormones, he thought. It's a good thing Usagi didn't question me, or I would've been in trouble.
"Umm, okay, then," said Cream with uncertainty. She looked at the rain making patterns on the cockpit window.
"Are you okay?" Tails asked. "You're unusually quiet."
"Oh," Cream sighed, "it's just I was hoping I could go swimming on my birthday, but it's raining, and I don't see any clear skies."
Tails felt his ear twitch, and looked at her in the mirror. "You wanted to go swimming?" he asked slowly.
"Yeah," she sighed. "Maybe I could've shown Usagi that it's a lot of fun to swim, but I guess not." She turned to face him. "But, I did get to spend the first seven hours of it with you, so I guess it evens out."
Tails felt himself blush a little. "I'm glad you feel that way, because I'm glad I got to spend this much time with you, too." His mind shifted into overdrive, and the rest of the trip to Cream's house became a mental mush.
Cream stopped trying to start any conversation after being ignored twice. He seems different than usual, she thought. Do I... bore him? She whimpered lightly and stared back at the drenched window. "Tails, my house is right there," she said loudly.
Tails blinked, muttered something in reply and pushed the wheel forward. They descended and touched down right by the front door. "Wait here," he grunted. He opened the door and looked up, checking to see if the wing offered any protection from the rain. "All clear," he called.
Cream got up and walked toward the door, but couldn't see Tails. "Where are you?" she called. She turned to look in the plane, but felt him kiss her before she could flip all the way around. "You little sneak," she said with a small smile. She reached behind her and gently knocked on the door. After a second, they heard the lock click and saw Vanilla pull the door open.
"Oh, Miles, there you are," she said. She looked at Cream with a smile. "I'm glad you're back, birthday girl!" She hugged her tightly.
"Thanks, mom," she replied. She opened her eyes towards Tails and winked at him. "Love you," she mouthed.
"I love you, too," Tails mouthed back. He gently slipped back into the plane and shut the door behind him. He pushed a button to start the engine for just the wheels, and the plane started rolling away. And I'm home free, Tails thought with a sigh of relief. I thought she would've noticed her phone was gone at some point.
Cream and Vanilla went inside the house and sat down at the kitchen table. "You saw my note, right?" Cream asked nervously.
"Yes," said Vanilla sternly, "but I think it was a little bit careless of you to go in only your pajamas and robe."
Cream blinked. "Oh, yeah," she muttered, not caring about her appearance at the moment. "Sorry, mom." I wonder if Tails liked the idea, anyway, she thought.
"Did you get my call?" Vanilla asked. "I called you about fifteen minutes ago."
Cream gave her a quizzical look and reached in her robe pocket. "Uh oh," she squeaked. She checked her pockets again, but there wasn't anything but lint. "Umm, I think I left my phone at Tails' house," she said nervously.
"That's odd," Vanilla replied. "You usually always have it with you."
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Ooh, cliffhanger... again.
I have to stop that... but whatever.
Been job-hunting (f***in' hate it, too) so updates may come slower, I dunno.
...Ahh, Tails, all we boys have to deal with hormones. It suck, don't it. =D
Anyway, I'm off.
-Usagi