Chapter Twenty One - Panic
(…)
The house grew quiet as Vanilla and Vector left for the night.
Their departure's silence was momentary however.
"All right, Now the fun can begin!" Amy smiled.
The T.V. Blinked to life and Amy opened her second night bag.
"Which movie do you two want to watch?" She asked showing the multitude of movies packed in tight.
Cream bounded forward with glee as she started pouring over them.
Slowly a pile of movies began to amass next to her as possibilities for the night.
Tails hesitantly grabbed one of the movies and looked it over.
"Helplessly, the hedgehog!" Tails read on the cover.
Amy snapped back to look at Tails with a smile.
"Oh that was the one I was telling you about Cream, the new one that's so romantic. You sure can pick a good movie Tails."
"Wait, I was just reading, I didn't mean..."
He was already surrounded by the two of them as they wrestled the movie free and set it in the machine.
Tails slowly backed up till he felt the couch behind him.
"Well, now what?" he sighed to himself as he plopped down in the middle.
Amy crashed down on his right making Tails try and escape to his left.
Before he could move however, Cream sat down on the other side.
Cheese and Chocola sat on the head of the sofa, above everyone's heads.
Their egg was nestled in Cream's arms as the movie began.
The romantic comedy played for the next hour and forty-seven minutes.
"So... why did he sign his name as helplessly?" Tails asked.
"Because he was helplessly in love with her." Cream smiled.
His nerves had been going wild since the start of the movie but now he couldn't stand it.
"I, uh... I've got to go to the bathroom" he said as he raced off.
Amy turned to Cream with a smile.
"So Cream, you've moved on to Tails?"
Cream did a double take. "What!"
"He was looking at you most of the movie."
Cream turned away with just the lightest blush.
"Tails and I are friends..." Cream said without turning back.
"You could be more then friends."
"I..." Cream felt her face heating up more.
"I think you're just imagining things."
Amy shook her head, "you know I'm an expert with these things."
"I still think you're imaging it. Tails even helped me with... Charmy." Cream frowned for a bit.
"Well, he's trying to help you... And you do like him right?"
"Of course I like him, he's one of my best friends..."
"I know that, but do you like, like him?"
"I... don't think so..." Cream said even thought there was still a blush on her face.
Tails came back a bit later and hesitated before returning to his seat between them.
"What movie is it now?" Tails asked.
"it's called Cooling Metal, it's about a mechanic who is in love with one of his clients." Amy smiled as she explained.
"A mechanic?" Tails asked.
"Yep, and they got a famous actress to play the part of his love interest."
"Oh, ok..." Tails suddenly felt nervous again.
"She is so pretty, I wish my ears were that pretty." Cream commented as the actress appeared on the screen.
Tails glanced at the rabbit on screen then back at Cream.
"Your ears are very nice, besides I'm sure she uses a lot of make up." Tails said with an odd smile.
Amy looked past Tails and grinned at Cream as she blushed.
Tails felt his muzzle grow warm and he looked away and at the T. V.
Cream felt Amy's eyes on her still so she diverted them down at the chao egg.
After fifteen minutes Amy got up.
"I'm going to make some popcorn, you two play nice." she walked off with a smile as both blushed lightly.
Amy took her time getting the popcorn going.
The movie grew to a mini-climax.
The lead actress leaned towards the mechanic as the two first begin to realize their feelings for each other.
Cream sighed as the two shared a quick kiss.
Tails glanced over at her and she turned her head towards him.
Tails felt his muzzle grow warm.
He glanced up at the two chao to find them asleep.
"C... Cream?" Tails said softly.
Her ears perked up immediately, "yes?"
"Could... I... hold the egg..." Tails stopped himself before blurting out anything else in it's place.
Cream smiled again, "of course!"
She slowly transferred the egg to his hands.
"It's so warm..." Tails breathed.
He looked up at Cream and their eyes met.
The blush was apparent on each of them.
The heat in Tails face meshed with the knot forming in his stomach.
Cream and Tails turned away at the same moment.
"I'll Check on Amy" Cream said as she got up.
She hopped to the kitchen where she found Amy there with a grin.
"Where's the popcorn?"
"I haven't made it yet."
"You've been in here for a while though."
"I know, you wanted to kiss him."
"What!"
"I saw you two Cream. You wanted to kiss Tails."
Cream felt her blush grow. "No... Tails and I are friends."
"It looked like he wanted to kiss you too."
Cream turned away to hide her blush this time.
"He... can't... he helped me try and get with Charmy."
"What if he did it because he likes you?"
Cream frowned... "it doesn't matter... I don't know... Wouldn't he have said something?"
"Maybe... he's just shy?"
Cream turned her head down.
(…)
Meanwhile, Tails watched as Cream sipped off.
He sat there for a moment as the movie kept playing.
Minutes passed and still neither girl returned.
Tails was about to get up and look for them when a small trembling race up his leg.
He looked down and saw the egg shift in his lap.
Every muscle he had tensed as he froze there.
His mouth refused to open, his arms refused to move, his body was fighting him every inch of the way.
Slowly he got his head to turn and look back at Cheese and Chocola. They sat there asleep.
A sharp noise made him snap his head back to the egg.
It was cracking.
Finally his lips surrendered control back to him.
"It's hatching!" he called through the house.
Cream's head raised as the words reached the kitchen.
She bounded from the room with Amy just behind her.
"It's hatching!" he called again even though they were all there.
Cheese and Chocola awoke and fluttered down to the egg.
Both placed their hands on it.
Tails still held the egg in his lap as more cracking filled the room.
Only one crack was present, it's odd shape working it's way around the egg.
The loudest crack came as the top shell completely flew off.
The rest of the egg tipped over towards Tails as the newborn chao tumbled out.
The chao was mainly a lemonish yellow, with fading brown on his head that matched Chocola's main color.
Cheese and Chocola immediately smothered the chao between them.
Their cries of happiness filled the room as Tails sat there with them in his lap.
"What will we name him?" Cream asked excitedly.
Amy came up with a few ideas but none of them fit.
Cream was pondering over Oliver or Amber.
Tails sat there silently for a bit.
"Well... With cheese and Chocola... What is something made from cheese and chocolate?" he asked.
Cream's eyes lit up, "Fondue!"
(…)
The door clicked lightly as Vanilla opened it.
Her front hallway greeted her with warm pictures.
A smile crossed her lips as she glanced at the newest picture.
The frame stood there with pride until she lifted it to eye level.
"Morning, Mel." she breathed before setting the picture back down.
Vanilla walked on and peeked her head into the living room.
The large pullout couch held them all.
Amy was the nearest, Cream in the middle with Cheese and Chocola just past her, and Tails had the far side.
Vanilla exited without noticing the odd lump next to Cheese and Chocola that marked the presence of their child.
She ventured upstairs and set the clock for an hour.
"Just a nap for now..." she yawned before laying down.
The alarm dragged her from the slumber just an hour later.
"I should get out of these clothes..."
After a bit Vanilla was presentable and refreshed.
She headed downstairs and glanced in the room filled with sleepers.
Nothing seemed amiss so she backed out of the room and turned towards the kitchen.
"I'll get them a nice breakfast for when they wake up."
Slowly a pile of pancakes rose to be twenty-five pancakes high.
"I'm sure they won't finish all of these but i'm sure I could have a bite."
With the plates set Vanilla returned to the living room.
"Everyone, time to wake up." She called softly.
Amy twitched a bit but other than that nobody moved.
"Everyone... Time to wake up" Vanilla repeated a bit louder.
Amy rose and Cream did shortly after.
Cream turned to Tails who raised her head.
"I can't get up..."
"Why not?" Cream asked as Vanilla moved Closer.
"He won't let go."
Cream looked over and saw Fondue with his head on one of Tails nickname-sakes.
"Cheese, Chocola" Cream woke them softly.
"The egg has hatched all ready?" Vanilla looked at the newborn.
"Last night … But I don't want to wake him" Tails said.
The two elder chao slowly rocked the younger till he rolled over towards them.
"I suppose he still needs a name?" Vanilla asked.
"no... we thought Fondue would fit." Amy spoke up.
The group slowly woke the newest addition so they could have breakfast.
Fondue first started crawling around the bed but when Tails lifted him towards Cheese and Chocola he tried to flap his wings.
Cheese and Chocola swooped down as he started to falter.
Fondue was suspended between them as everyone headed into the kitchen.
He swung back and forth with a smile until he saw the food piled on the center.
Fondue relished this day as he wolfed down his first pancake.
Forks punctured lightly and knives delicately cut at the soft and slightly gooey food upon everyone's plates.
Amy finished a bit after Vanilla and joined her at the sink as the others kept eating.
"How was your evening?"
Vanilla couldn't help but smile.
"Lovely..."
"You really enjoyed it?"
"I... did..."
(…)
Ok... that took way to long... so here we go.
Chapter is up, I got nothing else much to say... oh wait...
I hope to be brining this story to a close soon... so don't expect more then three chapters or such.
Anyway... i'm done.