Also, for fun, I've decided chaos can make a few basic sounds, since it's not very clear in the game if they can ever speak or communicate in any way. So they're like little pets in this fic, with cute 'blurr bur' sounds.
WARNINGS: contains language, yaoi/slash, and MPREG.
I don't own 'em, but please review anyways.
Tails had never been one for physical challenges; he was content to pass his time reading or tinkering around with his Tornado, and his friends, for the most part, respected this. Every once in a while though, Sonic, in particular, took it upon himself to ease his own boredom by trying to expand Tails' range of experiences. The hedgehog sighed now as he recalled his last such altruistic act and how it had brought him to the terrifying situation he now found himself in.
Sonic had felt -beyond- bored, not even television or video games could satisfy his restlessness. Sleep seemed his only viable option left. Every time he began to relax, however, the sounds from Tails' workshop distracted him, until finally his curiosity and irritance couldn't be ignored any longer. "Hey, TAILS!" he shouted loudly, as he rose from the couch to pad lazily towards the makeshift workshop. Tails met him in the corridor, looking worried.
"Something wrong, Sonic?" His childlike eyes glistened with their usual wonder and curiosity as he quickly looked the blue hedgehog over for injuries. "You called me?"
Knuckles also peeked out of the nearby kitchen to consider the blue fighter, although his gaze was more critical and guarded, than curious. "What are you yelling about now?" he snapped.
Sonic glanced over at the red enchida a moment, before snorting and turning away, effortlessly dismissing him. All his attention was on Tails as he stated bluntly, "I'm bored. Let's do something."
"But I was recalibrating-"
"Do it later," Sonic interrupted in a voice that bore a note of impatience. "I want to go out now."
"Out where?" Tails asked quietly. He had already resigned himself to pushing his work aside for a few hours. He could never bring himself to deny Sonic- not even for his own benefit.
The blue hedgehog looked thoughtful a moment, before announcing, "I want to go to the beach. Go get the Tornado ready." He turned, about to head back to his room to grab a towel and sunglasses, but Tails soft voice stopped him.
"I can't."
"Why not?"
Tails cringed at the angry snap to Sonic's voice, and quickly stammered, "I was trying to tell you before, Sonic! I took the Tornado's engine apart to recalibrate it! It'll take an hour at least to get it back in flying position."
"Why the hell did you do that?!"
"Leave him alone," Knuckles demanded suddenly, earning a grateful smile from the small fox and a furious glare from the hedgehog. The red enchida sloched against the hallway wall, crossing his arms over his chest casually. His eyes met Sonic's and held them as he said calmly, "Yelling at him won't get you anywhere, Sonic. You should treat your friends with a bit more respect. He's doing his bes-"
"WHADAYA MEAN, 'RESPECT'?!" Sonic cut in heatedly as he took two steps closer. He was close enough that, with his face tilted upwards, his nose could just lightly brush against the underside of Knuckles'. Breathing heavily to contain his anger, the hedgehog grabbed his red companion fiercely by the shoulders and shook him, squeezing tightly. "Whadaya mean by that!? Huh? I respect Tails! I'm just trying to help hi--"
"You're not helping anyone by being such an ass!" Knuckles countered, interrupting Sonic in turn. His eyes narrowed and he reached up to grip the hedgehog's wrists and squeeze the bones tightly, trying to break the other teen's hold on him. Sonic gasped, but refused to let go. "You're so damn stubborn!" Knuckles hissed, ignoring the pain in his shoulders as he tried to free himself.
Tails watched in disbelief as a simple request to visit the beach was slowly turning into another fight. More often then not lately, this was how every conversation between the blue and red boys ended- in a fist fight. As Tails watched his friends, their figures began to blur, then disapeared completely in a flood of tears. It wasn't until the two-tailed fox whimpered, "Why do you always have to fight?" and turned, sobbing, to dash back towards his workshop, that Knuckles and Sonic finally noticed the other boy's distress. They released each other and exchanged guilty looks.
"Maybe we should...."
"Talk to him?"
Both nodded gently, but neither moved towards the back of the house. They could easily hear the muffled sounds of Tails sobs, but neither could bring themselves to take the first step towards stopping those tears. Their guilt held them still, even as the shame washed over them.