Tag 10 – Big Daddy
Title: What Matters
"Hey, Sonic?"
"What's up, keed?"
"You never did tell me . . . What happened to your family?"
"Huh?" The question brought Sonic up short, and though Tails flew around to hover in front of Sonic's face, he didn't land.
"Well, Boomboom was looking for his dad, right? And we ended up finding him."
"Yeah . . ."
"Well, we know that I got lost from my parents, but what about yours? They were never around when I met you, and you never told me what happened to 'em, either. So, what happened?"
Sonic could tell that Tails didn't mean any harm by his question. He was genuinely, innocently curious. All the same, it wasn't a subject that Sonic liked to talk or think about. Shrugging, he moved to walk around Tails, the movement as casual as everything else he did.
"Same thing that happened to yours, I suppose."
"Huh? But we don't know what happened to mine." Tails followed after, and Sonic did his best to shoot the fox an easy grin.
"Exactly."
"So, you got lost from your family, too?" That wasn't exactly the truth, but it was the easiest answer, so Sonic nodded. Tails' countenance fell. "Oh . . . I'm sorry, Sonic."
"What're you sorry about? It's not like it matters. I barely remember them, anyway. They're not important, now."
"They're not?" Tails sounded dubious, so Sonic made his grin even bigger and shook his head.
"Nope, 'cause now I've got you!" Reaching up, he yanked Tails out of the air, and spun him around to set him on his feet. "As far as I'm concerned, you're more than enough to worry about."
"Gee, thanks." Despite his tone being a bit sarcastic, Tails grinned. "Well, the same goes for you. I don't even remember what my parents looked like. The only one I remember is you."
"Looks like we're set then, li'l bro." Sonic gave Tails a light pat on the shoulder, and they started off again, this time in silence. But this time, instead of letting his mind wander to where they were going to get their next meal, Sonic just allowed himself a little grin.
It used to be that thinking of his family made him feel a bit low, but now . . .
. . . well, he had Tails. And as far as he was concerned, Tails was the only family he needed.