Emerald Picnic

Tails was finishing up the last of the packing when he heard Amy calling him in her singsong voice.

"Ta-ils! Are you done yet?"

Tails smiled. In a few minutes, he and Amy would be headed for the Emerald Hills for a picnic. He had been planning it for weeks, but had only asked Amy just recently. She had replied with her usual perpetual happiness, and, of course, a 'yes'.

"Almost Amy!" he replied.

"Hurry Tails!"

Tails just shook his head.

"Okay Tails," he told himself "you can do this. Just stay cool."

"Coming!" Tails shouted.

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Tails was having the time of his life. Everything had gone smoothly, without any interruptions.

Amy was enjoying herself, looking at the flowers, having finished eating, and he was just lying back, looking at the clouds drifting casually across the sapphire-blue sky.

"Hey Amy, can I tell you something...private?"

This was it, the big moment. He had been trying to tell her this for... how long had it been?

"Sure Tails!" Amy sang. "What is it?"

"I've been wanting to tell you for a long time now..."

"What's that?"

Tails started blushing.

"I...er...that is...I mean..." he stammered.

Amy gave him a questioning look.

"IloveyouAmy." Tails spat out.

"Huh? You said that too fast Tails."

"I love you." He repeated, and handed Amy some flowers he had picked earlier.

"There, I said it." Tails thought.

Now it was Amy's turn to blush.

"I...I...I don't know what to say Tails..." Amy stammered.

"I've been trying to get up the courage to tell you that for almost a year now." Tails said, dragging his foot across the ground.

"Is that what you were doing the other day? Were you trying to tell me?" Amy asked.

"Yeah... I was."

"Tails? I've got something to tell you now."

Tails looked up.

"Yeah?"

"I feel the same way."

Tails looked startled.

"But I thought you were after Sonic?"

"I know... but that was just a crush... besides, Sonic likes Sally."

Tails smiled "You sure fooled me Amy."

"Really?"

"Yeah, I thought you were really after him."

"Nope."

Tails gave Amy a kiss, and they started back to Knothole.