Chapter One
Loud music with a throbbing beat flooded the cave, shrieks of laughter and joking erupting randomly and mixing into the gigantic room. Everyone was either seated and drinking or on the dance floor, their bodies pulsing with the beat of the music. Multicolored strobe lights were flashing, reflecting off the crystal in the wall and on the bodies of the Freedom Fighters. There was not one face that was not smiling in the enclosed area, and for good reason. They had just defeated the local slave master, the head of a group that had been wrecking destruction near the Mystic Ruins. They had finally taken over the head owner, and the rest of minor owners had scattered.
Of course, this was only a small victory in the big picture of things. The slave masters were everywhere now. Since two years ago when they had invaded, flooding like night over the land and taken over. It had been so swift that there was barely a chance to retaliate. There had been short and gruesome battles, that finally lead up to the begginning of a small war. Blood and gore and death. They had lost this largest battle, along with many lives: Proffesor Eggman's life included. Eggman and the Freedom Fighters, along with many other creatures, had actually teamed up when Earth was invaded. The invaders were an evil like nothing they had ever faced before, and they knew that if they did not band together then everything would be lost. And at one point they thought that it all had been lost, when they had lost that small war.
But then, when they were in hiding, they were approached by a rabbit that was broken and bloody and bound with cuffs of silver. It was a slave that had come from the war, and had somehow survived without his master finding him. Sonic and his friends rushed to his aid, this brown slaverabbit, and tried to coax him back to health. But the attempt was in vain, as the rabbit did eventually die of bloodloss. Before he died, though, he turned to Sonic with misted eyes and gasping breath, and told him that they were all like angels, kind and fighting for what was right. That was when it all changed, and the Freedom Fighters came back full force, splitting into groups that turned into swarms to fight what was going to be a long war. These swarms split and scattered about the earth, setting up underground posts where they hid and fought against the slave masters. They each took names, and in memory of the slaverabbit, Sonic's team was known as The Tenshi, whom now resided beneath the earth at the Mystic Ruins.
And so, they kept fighting.
But now they took a minor break from the horrors of war, and let loose to party.
"Oh for.." Tails laughed loudly, shoving his friend in the shoulder.
His friend gave a little sway, laughing almost hysterically. He was an almost completely white male fox with blue points and an extremely fluffy tail. He had black sunglasses on the top of his head and was wearing a leather jacket, and his pale blue eyes were tearing up from laughter. "No! I'm serious! You should have seen them! I swear if they didn't leave Shadow would have eaten him up right there on the dance floor!" He gasped out, unable to stop laughing, and his drink was spilling onto the table. Tails nearly fell off of his chair from laughing so hard.
"That really is not something we all would have needed to see!" The orange kitsune cracked up again, his own cobalt eyes watery from so much laughing. Xander was gasping for breath, one hand on his chest, his sunglasses askew behind his large fringe. Tails managed to calm his laughter to a frequent giggle and Xander let loose a long sigh, signalling he was done with his hysterical laughter. He too, however, continued to chuckle. He took a swig of his drink as Tails grinned at him.
"You know, Sonic and Shads always tend to leave these dances early. Sometimes I wonder if we should ban them from the dance floor, they get too happy." His face split into a huge grin, and Xander started off again so badly that he knocked his drink all over the table. At this point Tails started laughing loudly again as the white kitsune got a coke and rum mix all down his front and on his hands. He yelped and leaped to his feet, still laughing, and tripped backwards over his chair, landing on his rear, his tail flipping over his head. Nearby a group of girls had saw this and proceeded to squeal with laughter.
"Smooth, X! Very smooth!" A dark blue mouse with purple hair shouted at them over the music, laughing as she turned back to her pink fox friend. Tails waved at them, still laughing before helping Xander up.
Suddenly Knuckles, clad in black leather pants, went running by shouting and laughing and waving around what looked like a frilly magenta peice of fabric. A wave of laughter followed him as Rouge came bolting directly after. Xander's jaw dropped and he stared, then erupted into a fit of laughter and pointed. "HE'S GOT HER PANTIES!!"
The girls nearby shrieked with laughter, the blue mouse doubled over and holding her pink fox friend's shoulder. Tails exploded into laughter as he saw Rouge tackle Knuckles to the ground, wrestling him for her underwear. There was a lot more laughing and staring and pointing as more people came over to watch, and finally Rouge came up holding what turned out to be her side-tying-thong. Hopping to her feet she stuck her tongue out at Knuckles, whom was still on the floor with his hands behind his head and giving her a suggestive look. Rouge laughed and turned, flicking her tail at him then bolting back to the dance floor. Knuckles grinned and rolled to his feet, then waved off everyone.
"All right kiddies! Show's over!" More laughing as the circle dispersed and Knuckles moved over to Xander and Tails, tugging gently on the peircing Tails' had in his left ear "Having fun you two?"
They both nodded, grinning, and Xander gave Knuckles an incredulous look. "How the hell did you get her panties!?"
The red echidna cracked his knuckles and linked his fingers behind his head, winking. "Talent!" He then saw Rouge over Tails' shoulder, and the foxes turned around to see her waving him over, grinning in a seducive manner and batting her eyelashes at him. Knuckles cocked his head and looked at the two foxes sideways, giving a cheeky grin. "If you'll excuse me.." And he took off, grabbing Rouge around the waist when he got to her and pulling her close. The two proceeded to bump and grind on the dance floor to the beat of the music, and Xander rolled his eyes as Tails laughed and turned back to the white and blue fox.
Suddenly the music changed to a slow, heavily pulsing beat and Tails' ears cocked forward as he jumped up. "Tainted Love! I love this song!" And he grabbed Xander's hand. The white fox gave an excited grin and darted to the dance floor, dragging Tails with him. When they reached it Tails turned and pulled Xander into him, pressing his body against his. Xander cocked his head down and looked at Tails through half lidded eyes - and Tails gave a half-smirk, cocking an eyebrow. The white fox gave a laugh, draping one arm over his counterpart's shoulder and stradling one of his brown-leather-clad leg as they started dancing.
About halfway through the song, somehow with the crowd throbbing the dancing foxes ended up near Rouge and Knuckles. Knuckles had his hands on Rouge's hips and was slumped a bit, and there was absolutely no space between them at all with her practically being on top of him. The bat caught the orange fox's eye, and with a laugh made mute by the loud song, made Knuckles look. When he looked up he gave them a fakely scolding look, and waggled his eye ridges at them. Laughing, Tails waved him off and Xander flipped him off playfully. Knuckles returned the gesture, grinning, and turned his attention back to Rouge.
Tails and Xander ended up staying on the dance floor for a few more dances before leaving and heading to the bar to get drinks. The orange vulpine's tails were waving behind him as he started to drink his beverage - although then the two kitsunes turned the drinking into a chugging fight to see who could finish faster. They tied, and laughing with drink down their fronts, Miles suddenly whipped his tails forward and pulled Xander in close, claiming his lips tenderly with his own. When they broke Xander grinned and tugged his boyfriend's ear as the music changed again. "Lets go dance some more!"
Tails cocked his head and listened to the beginning of the music, then grinned, "All right lets go!" Xander's face split into a delieghted smile and he dragged the other fox back to the dance floor. -
A few hours later the pair left the riot, which was still going strong and probably wouldn't end until daybreak, and headed for their rooms. Turning down a corridor, they came to Xander's room, and he opened the door - then paused. Turning he looked at Tails, tilting his head curiously. Tails smiled at him and pulled him into his body, nuzzling his neck. The white kit purred and held the orange fox close, closing his eyes. When Tails pulled back he smiled tiredly and stroked the white fringe from Xander's eyes. The blue-pointed fox yawned. They were both exhausted. Tails looked wearily down the hall, his room was pretty far from there. Xander cuddled into him and nuzzled his shoulder:
"You can stay here for the rest of the night if you want." He yawned again and Tails nuzzled the top of his head.
"I think I will." He replied, also yawning as Xander pulled away to lead him into the room. Miles shut the door with his tails as Xander flung himself onto the bed, then followed suit and fell onto the bed. Xander rolled over and snuggled into him, and the two were asleep before they even realized it.
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Yay! New chappie! Small disclaimer:
Tainted Love - Marilyn Manson
Also no flames on the shounen-ai, I warned you already about that. R/R is appreciated!
Oh and incase anyone missed it for some odd reason, this is two years after the prologue.