Tails x Zooey

Requested by SonicBoomFan4000

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Zooey – clad in a red parka and matching mittens – took the car keys, and ran ahead to the car. Or, that was what she had supposedly planned to do, but the ice on the ground had other plans. She placed a boot-clad foot on the ground, and then the foot slipped away backwards.

"Aaaggh!" She yelped, and Tails's head snapped upwards. He winced internally as she fell on the ice with a thud, and he quickly dropped what he was carrying to rush and help her…

…And then suddenly his foot gave away too, and he yelped as his face also made contact with the ground. Oww… It was hard, of course, and surprisingly cold too, and now both he and Zooey were just… kinda lying on the ground. And his knee hurt.

Tails pushed himself up on his elbows, and glanced to Zooey to see if she was okay. She had dropped the keys in the snow, but seemed to be fine. She was just about to push herself up, when she saw Tails' worried expression. A shadow of amusement went over her face briefly, and she batted her lashes and said dramatically,

"Looks like I've fallen for you… again."

…Tails took it back. It was actually very warm outside today.

"…Oo-key…" He croaked out, embarrassed. Zooey stifled a giggle, and got up on her knees, to then quickly stand up on her feet after that. She looked down at him, with laughter in her eyes, and said,

"Need a hand?"

A blushing Tails then allowed her to help him up onto his feet again, and he brushed his lips against her cheek, about to then go and collect those boxes again. But, alas, she foiled his plan by wrapping her arms around him, and kissing him on the mouth. And of course Tails had to respond, and he put his arms around her waist, and they tried to deepen the kiss without getting any of their scarves in the way…

…It was at this point that Zooey's phone began ringing, with a loud rock-version of a holiday song. The kiss promptly ended, with Tails quickly stepping away and Zooey frantically rummaging her pockets for the phone. While she was distracted by that, Tails then went off to search for those dropped car-keys…

She talked. He found the keys in a pile of snow, and she ended the call. Then they both, carefully, walked back to the porch so that Tails could pick up the box, and hand in hand, still carefully, they then walked back to the car. They managed not to trip this time, and Tails held up the for for Zooey, who just smiled and said,

"I'm still the one driving, you know."