Chapter 13—Mint, the garden, a moment
Tails sat in his chair stuffed to the brim.
He hadn't spared any morsel of the meal from his mouth.
He wasn't sure why but all the food had hints of mint in it and he just couldn't help himself.
He ate more then he should have but luckily he had enough control to not eat like a glutton.
With every bite he took Cream seemed to smile a little wider until she was starting to look like she was frozen with that grin.
Cheese was sitting next to Cream with his plate nearly licked clean and it wasn't long before he nodded to sleep.
Vanilla had taken only small amounts yet she seemed to be chewing the entire time for she never spoke.
Once dinner was done Cream took their dishes to the kitchen where she placed them in the sink.
A moment later she returned with two large glasses with straws protruding from them.
"Well you three I better be getting off to bed" Vanilla said before a small yawn escaped her.
"I'll put Cheese to bed as well, the little guy looks absolutely stuffed" she said as she scooped up the little chao.
"Thank you Mom" Cream said before turning her attention back to Tails.
"Mint shakes with chocolate sprinkles" chimed Cream as she moved her chair closer to his.
Tails couldn't help himself, the shakes looked handmade and they were mint.
He practically dove into it and found that it was delicious.
"I'm glad you like it" said Cream cheerily, her plan had worked perfectly.
"Yeah its great Cream, how did you know I liked mint?" Cream nearly choked on her shake.
"I uh… well I sort of thought with all the mints you had in that bowl." Cream said telling half the truth.
"So that is why everything tasted like it had mint in it." Tails concluded innocently.
"Yes, I thought if I added it you would like the food more… I'm sorry" Confessed Cream as she started to tear up.
"Hey, don't cry" said Tails as he lifted her head and kissed her deeply on the lips.
His hand still under her chin Tails felt the soft fur move as she chocked back the tears.
"Don't feel sorry, I loved every mouthful" finished Tails as he looked into her eyes.
Cream's tears stopped immediately.
(…)
"Tails come with me to the garden ok." Cream said sounding like she was in a dream.
"Ok Cream" Tails replied as he joined her in a dreamlike state.
Cream seemed to float away to the garden and Tails was happy to follow.
Cream made sure to close the door silently as not to alert her mother and led Tails to a patch of flowers.
"Do you remember these flowers Tails? I planted them with you when we got back from space… for Cosmo." Cream turned to look at him.
Tails flinched a little bit at the mention of his first love who sacrificed herself for the good of the universe.
"I don't know how she would feel about this" continued Cream.
"But I love you Tails… I love you." Cream moved closer to Tails till they were only an arms length apart.
Tails had secretly picked a few flowers on the walk out to the spot and was happy that he hadn't taken any from this patch.
Working his hands as fast as he could behind his back, Tails struggled to make a flower crown.
He was hard at work but upon hearing this he nearly dropped the crown.
"I loved Cosmo and I know she loved me and that means that she would have wanted me to be happy… Cream you make me happy, I did love Cosmo but I LOVE you Cream" Tails raised his arms and held her close looking into her bright eyes.
"And I… I want to be with you till the day I die." Tails finished as he kissed Cream while placing the crown on her head.
Cream looked up and laughed a little at the crown before further immersing herself in the kiss.
"Thank you Tails" Cream half giggled.
Just then the crown started to fall apart and the indivdual flowers slowly spun around Cream on their descent.
"Well I guess you need to work on your crown making a little" said Cream laughing it off.
"Cream…" started Tails but his words failed to express what he had to tell her.
Even when he messed up it still made her happy.
Tails gave Cream the deepest most passion filled kiss he could muster.
His conscious seemed to melt around his lips as they met with Cream's.
Cream soon was lost the moment and she surrendered to the embrace absorbing every millisecond of bliss emanating from her lips.
Her tongue meeting Tails' and danced with it adding to the experience.
The kiss finally ended with both gasping for air.
Both panted from the kiss as their eyes met and without another word they both knew what the other was thinking.
(…)
"So Tails where do we go from here…" Cream asked as she leaned against him.
Her small frame being covered by his arms and tails making her feel safe as could be.
Tails thought deeply for a moment before answering.
Cream's small body seeming to warm him like nothing had before.
"Well I guess I'm going to need a ring and eventually a bigger house" He finally said while moving his face closer to her's.
Cream's ears picked up and a confused expression came over her face momentarily.
"but just remember I'm not good with names." Tails said softly while pulling Cream closer.
They kissed again, soft passion blazing in the otherwise silent night.
Flower petals from the once crown blew away softly as the two kept their embrace going.
"I know" Cream said in between kisses.
"But I love you all the same." Cream concluded as their lips met once again.
The cool night air blew again and Cream huddled closer to Tails as he wrapped his tails around her till the wind stopped.
There the night ended in the garden with each other.
Tails would spend the night at Cream's asleep on the couch while Cream would go to bed in her room.
Then, in the middle of the night, Cream would sneak downstairs to be with Tails.
(…)
Another note for another chapter.
Every time I go through these chapters, I am reminded of a moment a while ago.
A moment that I still remember fondly.
This chapter is one I connect with the best of those moments.
I thank you all for reading this far and I assure you there is still more to come.
It has been rather long and many things have happened since I originally wrote this but as it comes to this part I feel like it would be incomplete with out.
Good night, Live life, and look for the moments that mean the most.
--- One Psychopathic Maniacal Fox