Another Lover
Chapter Three: A Vixen's Prey
Tails decided to walk the rest of the way to Knothole. He felt that Monica would be offended if he kept carrying her. A silly thought on his part, but he felt like he just would not take that risk. He looked at the teenage vixen walking beside him; she seemed so… innocent. She kept her head turned away from him, obviously trying to avoid his stares. "You know, it's not polite to stare at a lady." Monica said. Tails quickly turned away. "Sorry, I was just um… doing uh…" Tails said, trying to find something to say. "Studying me?" Monica asked, finishing his sentence.
Tails blushed at the comment and didn't respond. They walked on a few more minutes in silence. Tails looked forward and realized how far they had to walk. It was about an hour to get to Knothole on foot. He was so used to walking on this path. It was a special shortcut he made to go from Robotropolis to Knothole without getting caught. He decided to start up a conversation for the long walk.
"So… where did you come from?" Tails asked. The young vixen looked into the sky with a look of emptiness in her eyes. "I lived on the other side of Mobius, in the desert. My brother and I looked out for each other. We always had each other's back. But one day, robots came out into the desert looking for something. My brother, Matt, got into their way, saying that they would not steal anything from our desert…" Monica stopped, looking down to the ground, "And he was shot down for it." she finished, a tear rolling down her cheek. "Whoa, that's horrible." Tails said.
"After they left, I decided to follow them, not knowing exactly where they came from and what they wanted so badly. I was caught on the outskirts of Robotropolis and was thrown in a cell to be used for later purposes." Monica said. She looked at Tails and saw him thinking very hard. She saw his distant eyes as they seemed to search for something that was beyond what the two foxes could see. She knew the look instantly and tried to cheer him up. "But I'm safe now, thanks to you." she said. Tails tried to hide the fact that he was shy by turning his face. A smile spreaded across Monica's face as she saw Tails' reaction.
"So… what type of a guy are you?" Monica asked with a seductive tone to her voice. Tails quickly thought of something to say, but decided that the truth was the best. "I'm sixteen, I love rock music, I am a master mechanic, I am a Freedom Fighter, and I'm the best friend of the greatest hero alive." he said, confident of himself. "Well, you sound interesting. Who's the other guy?" Monica asked. "Sonic the Hedgehog." Tails said. Monica thought about the name, "I haven't heard that name before, but I think I do remember hearing yours about a year ago. They said you helped the desert citizens when a gang of coyotes harassed them." Monica said.
"Oh yeah, I forgot about that." Tails said. "Wow, your more handsome than they described you were." Monica said. Tails blushed for a third time. He was about to respond when a sword stopped him from going on with his thoughts or moving any farther. ""Report your name." A person demanded. "Tails, I thought that this forest was supposed to be safe?" Monica asked. The guard quickly put down his sword, "Sorry Tails, I didn't notice it was you." he guard said and opened the secret entrance. They both walked in and Tails looked at the impressed vixen. "Welcome to Knothole." Tails said.
To Be Continued