A/N: Hi again Dreadwing!
Camping trip (Tails x Zooey)
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"You look so adorable together!" Amy exclaimed happily and tried to ruffle the bangs of Tails who leaned back to escape her.
"We're not adorable!" He then whined in irritation, earning snickers from both the hedgehog in question and Zooey.
"Of course we are." Zooey replied softly from beside him, and took a better grip of his hand, whereupon Amy squealed something about them being 'a perfect couple'…
"Would ya two lovebirds cool it a little and help set up these tents?" Sonic then called. He and Knuckles had been trying to get up some tents, since the team were going to camp out in the woods tonight. Unfortunately Knuckles seemed to have as much trouble with putting up a tent as with everything else, and Sonic wasn't doing any better, hence his request…
"You call that a shelter? Where's the traps? The defense mechanisms? The-" Sticks had appeared as soon as he called and began gesticulating wildly while in detail pointing out all the flaws of his build, while Sonic just nodded frantically, not daring to disagree. After a minute or so Amy decided she couldn't watch it anymore and went to 'help' them. Zooey just glanced over at them with a mildly amused, mildly concerned look, while holding onto his hand with her own gloveless like she didn't even realise she was doing it.
Tails loved every second of the contact, even though it was very hot and their hands not particularly fresh… Anyway, it was probably going to be a really warm night too, so they hadn't brought anything except the tents. (If you try and sleep outside without a tent, then you certainly haven't camped before)
"How about we set that one up?" Tails' attention went back to Zooey, as she pointed at the last tent with a slender yellow finger. It was a neat little green thing, and it didn't seem to be too difficult to set up. (Not that it mattered, Tails would set up a tent as big as a palace if Zooey wanted him to)
"Sure!" Tails smiled. This was going to be a lovely evening.
The campfire crackled. Zooey's laughter like a songbird echoed through their glade. Sonic cracked yet another terrible joke. But hey, it was summer, give him a rest…
They would probably have roasted marshmallows, if they had any with them. Oh well…
Zooey squeezed his hand, and Tails looked up. She pointed, but she didn't need to. A glowing orange sun lingered over the horizon, while the sky above shifted in pink, red violet, gold and rosy amber.
"…Wow." He breathed. Zooey agreed silently beside him.
"Oh look!" Amy and the others turned to watch the sunset too, awestricken. The pink hedgehog then murmured something about how romantic it was, and Sonic muttered a reply while blushing furiously.
…And then it hit Tails. Tonight it was going to be a full moon…
He closed his eyes as darkness enveloped him, and he could feel his arms stretching. Like, an insane itching feeling, and then… poof. And as a scientist he absolutely loathed the fact that he didn't have any idea how it worked…
"Oh great…" He muttered, but with his new voice it sounded much louder and angrier.
Amy and Sticks either squealed or screamed in surprise, and Amy quickly scooted away. Zooey had to bit her lip not to snicker at their reaction, while she glanced at them with pity.
…And then Knuckles screamed. Like a 5-year-old girl.
Zooey began laughing with a choked sound, and Sonic practically exploded. Even Amy started laughing. Tails couldn't help but laugh too, even though he probably sounded like a dying animal in this form. If Zooey had fun, then he too felt happy.
Sonic and Knuckles could be heard arguing all the way over to their tent. The echidna seemed to be blaming Sonic for the fact that they tent had halfway collapsed, and Sonic kept defending himself, just as stubborn.
Amy and Sticks had quietly disappeared into their neatly set up pink tent, and was now giggling at something. Probably the arguing in the other tent…
And Zooey was freezing. How in Lyric's name did it get so cold all of a sudden?
"Come here." Tails said quietly. Zooey looked up, and then she quickly scooted closer. Tails wrapped his arms around her, as he could feel her shiver through her clothes. She nuzzled her face into his grey-furred chest, and put her arms around him as best as she could.
Her shivering started to subside almost immediately.
"…Mmm…" She moaned tiredly into his chest. "Tailsy?"
"…Yeah?" He said quietly, blushing faintly.
"I love you…" She murmured.
"…Love you too." He replied after a second of surprise.
He didn't get an answer, but then he heard a soft snore. He smiled faintly. She had fallen asleep…
