The next day Tails feels very good. Nothing seems to be going wrong.
When he walks out of his house, there is Dulcy the Dragon, waiting for him.
"What the-Dulcy? What are you doing here?" Asks Tails.
"I think someone has a crush." Dulcy says, pointing at Tails.
"Crush. Hmm. Nope. I can't say that I know what you mean."
"Come on Tails. Dragons can always sense when someone is telling the truth, and after seeing you comforting Amy yesterday-"
Wait! You saw that?? What were you doing ease dropping?"
"I wasn't ease dropping. I just happened to overhear your conversation when I landed."
Tails looks down at the ground, then back at Dulcy. Her eyes dart to one side, and Tails looks over. Amy walks along the grass, picking flowers as she walks along. Tails quickly looks back at Dulcy, who is clearly aware of what is going on.
"Sigh. All right, all right, yes. I do have a crush on Amy. Just don't tell her ok?" Pleads Tails.
"Oh, don't worry Tails. My lips are sealed." Dulcy spreads her wings, and flies off into the sky.
Tails sees Amy and walk up to her.
"H-hey, Amy. Y-you all right today?" Asks Tails.
"Oh, I'm great today. I thought about what you said," Answers Amy, " And I realize now that Sonic was always going to be out of my league. And you know what? I'm not stupid. And I'm not ugly. I'm sure there is someone for me. Don't you think so Tails?
"Oh, yeah. Of course. In fact, he could have been right under your nose the whole time."
Amy pulls one of her flowers out from underneath her arm, and puts it on Tails' ear fur. She then skips off. Tails grabs the flower and smiles. He takes a sniff of it, and walks back into his house. He places the flower on his dresser and looks out the window. He opens it to let some air in, than leans against it, staring at Amy. Her beautiful smile. Her sparkling light-green eyes. Every thing about her so amazing to him. Why hasn't he ever felt like this about Amy before? Maybe it was the fact that he felt so bad for her after Sonic exploded at her. Although he did see Sonic's side as well. Why wouldn't Sonic be a little irritable? After Sally's death, and Uncle Chuck losing his free will, it just makes sense. Still, Sonic could have been a little less livid toward her.
Days go by and Tails can't stop thinking about her. He wants to ask her out, but his shyness toward something like that is keeping him back. What is a lovesick fox to do? Keeping it to himself is killing him, and Dulcy can't really help him. So finally, Tails decides to head to Sonic for advice. He knocks on the door and asks Sonic if he can talk to him.
"Hey, what's up little bro?" Asks Sonic
"Um.Ahem. Well." Tails stutters, and tries to put this in a less embarrassing way, "Well.I. I. There is this girl that I like-"
"Oh! Is that why you've been acting so weird the past couple of days?"
"Y-yeah. I tell you Sonic. I've never felt this way about anyone before."
"Well? Who is she Tails?"
"Heh. Um. Well. The girl I like. Is."
Tails takes a deep breath.
"A-Amy."
"Amy. Rose?"
"Yeah. Ahem. I like Amy Rose."
Sonic takes a minute to contemplate this, than puts his arm around Tails.
"Aww Tails. My little flying fox is growing up." Says Sonic
"You mean you're not even a little surprised?" Asks Tails.
"Why should I be? You two are the same age. And, if you're with her, she won't bug me anymore."
"So uh. I was wondering if maybe you could help me with asking her out."
"Is someone a little shy?"
Tails blushes and nods.
"Well, how can I say no Tails?"
Sonic looks out the window and sees that it is dark out.
"But, it's getting late. So why not wait till morning, okay?" Asks Sonic
"All right sure." Says Tails feeling loads better now that he has gotten this off of his chest, "And. Sonic? Thanks."
"No problem little Bro. sigh. No problem."
As Tails walks out, he knew what that sigh was for. It wasn't for the fact that Tails likes Amy, far from it. All this girl talk between them has made Sonic think of Sally. Tails was sure that if Sonic hadn't thought of Sally, he wouldn't have ended the conversation so quickly. But, as much as Tails didn't want to admit it. Sonic's loss of Sally just didn't seem as important as Amy did at the moment. Tails picks up the flower off of his drawer, sniffs it again, and puts it back down, before going to bed.
The next day Sonic begins his attempts at helping Tails. He doesn't come up with much, except for one technique. Sonic goes up to Tails and punches him in the arm.
"OW! What did you do that for??" Yells Tails.
"Did it hurt?" Asks Sonic.
"WHAT ARE KIDDING ME?? OF COURSE IT HURT!!"
"Good. Then if you don't want me to punch you again, than you will ask Amy out."
"What? This is your ultimatum? Either I ask Amy out or you keep punching me?"
"That's the plan, yes."
"Oh.I don't know if I can"
Sonic punches Tails in the arm again.
"OW!! STOP DOING THAT!!"
"Then go!"
Tails rubs his arm and looks up at Sonic. He then looks over at Amy, and takes a deep breathe. He slowly walks over to her. Amy is kneeling down picking flowers, unaware of Tails behind her. Tails looks back at Sonic, who punches a tree. Tails turns back to Amy and taps her on the shoulder. Amy turns around and sees Tails.
"Hey Tails." Says Amy.
"Uh.H-hey A-Amy. S-still picking flowers, eh?" Asks Tails nervously.
"Yep."
There is a small moment of silence between the two of them. Then Tails speaks up.
"Uh. Listen Amy. Can I talk to you for a minute?"
END OF CHAPTER 2
"What the-Dulcy? What are you doing here?" Asks Tails.
"I think someone has a crush." Dulcy says, pointing at Tails.
"Crush. Hmm. Nope. I can't say that I know what you mean."
"Come on Tails. Dragons can always sense when someone is telling the truth, and after seeing you comforting Amy yesterday-"
Wait! You saw that?? What were you doing ease dropping?"
"I wasn't ease dropping. I just happened to overhear your conversation when I landed."
Tails looks down at the ground, then back at Dulcy. Her eyes dart to one side, and Tails looks over. Amy walks along the grass, picking flowers as she walks along. Tails quickly looks back at Dulcy, who is clearly aware of what is going on.
"Sigh. All right, all right, yes. I do have a crush on Amy. Just don't tell her ok?" Pleads Tails.
"Oh, don't worry Tails. My lips are sealed." Dulcy spreads her wings, and flies off into the sky.
Tails sees Amy and walk up to her.
"H-hey, Amy. Y-you all right today?" Asks Tails.
"Oh, I'm great today. I thought about what you said," Answers Amy, " And I realize now that Sonic was always going to be out of my league. And you know what? I'm not stupid. And I'm not ugly. I'm sure there is someone for me. Don't you think so Tails?
"Oh, yeah. Of course. In fact, he could have been right under your nose the whole time."
Amy pulls one of her flowers out from underneath her arm, and puts it on Tails' ear fur. She then skips off. Tails grabs the flower and smiles. He takes a sniff of it, and walks back into his house. He places the flower on his dresser and looks out the window. He opens it to let some air in, than leans against it, staring at Amy. Her beautiful smile. Her sparkling light-green eyes. Every thing about her so amazing to him. Why hasn't he ever felt like this about Amy before? Maybe it was the fact that he felt so bad for her after Sonic exploded at her. Although he did see Sonic's side as well. Why wouldn't Sonic be a little irritable? After Sally's death, and Uncle Chuck losing his free will, it just makes sense. Still, Sonic could have been a little less livid toward her.
Days go by and Tails can't stop thinking about her. He wants to ask her out, but his shyness toward something like that is keeping him back. What is a lovesick fox to do? Keeping it to himself is killing him, and Dulcy can't really help him. So finally, Tails decides to head to Sonic for advice. He knocks on the door and asks Sonic if he can talk to him.
"Hey, what's up little bro?" Asks Sonic
"Um.Ahem. Well." Tails stutters, and tries to put this in a less embarrassing way, "Well.I. I. There is this girl that I like-"
"Oh! Is that why you've been acting so weird the past couple of days?"
"Y-yeah. I tell you Sonic. I've never felt this way about anyone before."
"Well? Who is she Tails?"
"Heh. Um. Well. The girl I like. Is."
Tails takes a deep breath.
"A-Amy."
"Amy. Rose?"
"Yeah. Ahem. I like Amy Rose."
Sonic takes a minute to contemplate this, than puts his arm around Tails.
"Aww Tails. My little flying fox is growing up." Says Sonic
"You mean you're not even a little surprised?" Asks Tails.
"Why should I be? You two are the same age. And, if you're with her, she won't bug me anymore."
"So uh. I was wondering if maybe you could help me with asking her out."
"Is someone a little shy?"
Tails blushes and nods.
"Well, how can I say no Tails?"
Sonic looks out the window and sees that it is dark out.
"But, it's getting late. So why not wait till morning, okay?" Asks Sonic
"All right sure." Says Tails feeling loads better now that he has gotten this off of his chest, "And. Sonic? Thanks."
"No problem little Bro. sigh. No problem."
As Tails walks out, he knew what that sigh was for. It wasn't for the fact that Tails likes Amy, far from it. All this girl talk between them has made Sonic think of Sally. Tails was sure that if Sonic hadn't thought of Sally, he wouldn't have ended the conversation so quickly. But, as much as Tails didn't want to admit it. Sonic's loss of Sally just didn't seem as important as Amy did at the moment. Tails picks up the flower off of his drawer, sniffs it again, and puts it back down, before going to bed.
The next day Sonic begins his attempts at helping Tails. He doesn't come up with much, except for one technique. Sonic goes up to Tails and punches him in the arm.
"OW! What did you do that for??" Yells Tails.
"Did it hurt?" Asks Sonic.
"WHAT ARE KIDDING ME?? OF COURSE IT HURT!!"
"Good. Then if you don't want me to punch you again, than you will ask Amy out."
"What? This is your ultimatum? Either I ask Amy out or you keep punching me?"
"That's the plan, yes."
"Oh.I don't know if I can"
Sonic punches Tails in the arm again.
"OW!! STOP DOING THAT!!"
"Then go!"
Tails rubs his arm and looks up at Sonic. He then looks over at Amy, and takes a deep breathe. He slowly walks over to her. Amy is kneeling down picking flowers, unaware of Tails behind her. Tails looks back at Sonic, who punches a tree. Tails turns back to Amy and taps her on the shoulder. Amy turns around and sees Tails.
"Hey Tails." Says Amy.
"Uh.H-hey A-Amy. S-still picking flowers, eh?" Asks Tails nervously.
"Yep."
There is a small moment of silence between the two of them. Then Tails speaks up.
"Uh. Listen Amy. Can I talk to you for a minute?"
END OF CHAPTER 2