Neither one spoke through the journey home as the car sped through the cool night air. Several minutes later Shadow slowed the car halt in front of the large house. Shadow first entered the house followed by a sulky Tails. Shadow groped around for the light and when he finally found it flicked and the dim room flooded with light, to reveal a very nicely furnished room. Shadow walked into the living and sat down on the black couch and Tails sat directly opposite from him. For what seemed like an eternity neither being spoke, but stared unblinking at each other. Finally Tails broke the ice.

"So Shadow what are you doing back here so early. I thought you, Sonic and Knuckles were coming back next week." He said in hopes that he could steer the conversation away from himself. Shadow noticed this and replied.

"Hm. Trying to avoid answering, what you were doing out at the park." Tails said nothing and just stared at the floor. "Well if you must know. Sonic was worried about you and I volunteered to come by early and check up on you."

So they think I'm not capable of taking of myself, Tails thought "I am not a kid!" he growled through clenched teeth. "I can take care of myself."

"Oh really." Shadow replied "Like standing in the rain like a goddamned zombie is taking care of yourself. Don't you know you could have gotten sick or something?"

"Well I didn't, are you happy." Tails said, his voice dripping with venom, while glaring daggers at him. This is more serious than I thought he never acts like he's always polite and never has any malice, Shadow thought as Tails spoke,

"No. I'm seriously worried about you. It's not like you to do stuff like that. You're not acting normal. You were always so rational. What happened?"

Tails clenched his hands; his body was violently shaking with anger. "YOU COULD NEVER UNDERSTAND!" he screamed at him, before bursting into tears. Shadow quickly embraced him and calmed down the crying fox.

"Shush. Shush. Its okay. Its okay. Clamed down. Its okay. Its okay." He cooed as he calmed him down. Once he had calmed him down, Shadow asked what happened.

"I'm just so stupid." Tails said once he had calmed down. He bowed his head to avoid facing Shadow.

"No your not you're the brightest kid I know. Now tell me what happened."

Tails took a deep breath and sighed. "Cream."

"Cream?" Shadow echoed, he searched his mind until the picture of a female rabbit entered. "You mean that rabbit girl that you always hangout with? What did she do?" Tails shook his head.

"She didn't do anything. Today was the day I was going to ask her to go to the dance with me." Tails took another deep breath and continued. "Anyway I had everything planned, So when by the time I got to her house, before I got the chance to tell her, she told she was going with guy named Chaud." Shadow nodded, he knew how Tails felt. He had also been too late to tell his feelings .He at one time had a girl he was in love with, by the name of Maria. She was his best friend as well and by the time he had finally summed up enough courage to tell her. She was killed in a car accident. After that he fell into a depression for months, but his friends and family never gave up on him and finally pulled him out of depression. He shook the images out of his head as Tails continued with his story. "Anyway I spent the rest of the night wondering around in the rain until I reached the park and you found me. I'm an idiot aren't I?"

Shadow shook his head. "No you're not. She'll soon tire of this guy, Chaud and then you'll have your chance. You and Cream are meant to be together, I feel it in my veins, just give it time." He said giving him a thumbs up.

For the first time since he received the terrible news, Tails smiled. "Thanks Shadow I really need that. You know at first I really wished you was Sonic, but I now glad it was you who I talked to." He attempted to stand, but fall backwards.

"Tails are you okay?" Shadow asked as he helped him up. "God you're burning. Why didn't you tell me?" Shadow said as he touched his forehead.

"I didn't want you to worry." Tails said cracking another smile as he stood up. "And Besides, I'm fine." He took a few steps towards the stairs before passing out. With a slight smile he picked up the fallen fox and carried him upstairs to his room.

Early the next morning a loud banging on the front door a woke Shadow. He glanced at the alarm. 8:00 a.m. This is too fucking early he thought as he buried his head under the pillow in attempt to muffle the sound. In response the knocking became louder and more rapid. Realizing that he was not going to get the chance to return to his precise sleep he grudgingly trudged down the stairs towards the stairs and opened the door. To find a cream colored rabbit sitting on the outer stairs.

"Hi Shadow." Cream greeted cheerful

He glared at her before coolly replying. "Hello. Cream"

What's up with him, she thought at his chilly reception she overlooked it and asked. "Is Tails up yet?"

"No. He's not feeling too well."

"Well can I at least see him?" Asked Cream slightly annoyed at the he was treating her. Shadow opened his mouth to say something, but soon stopped when he a heard a voice behind him.

"Good morning Shadow. Hey what's going on?" Tails called from up the stairs wrapped in a heavy blanket.

"Tails what are you doing out of bed. Your sick you should be resting."

"Its okay Shadow, I just heard someone knocking and came to see who it was." He took notice Cream. "Oh morning Cream. Let's go up to my room." Shadow looked at him puzzled, Tails slightly nodded as Cream went up the stairs.

"Fine, since I'm already up I'll make breakfast. What do you want?"

"Any thing's fine." Tails called as he made his way to his room closely followed by Cream.

"Why was Shadow treating me so coldly?" Cream asked once they entered the room.

"He's not morning person. He normally wakes up at eleven and is still grumpy unless he has his morning coffee." He said as he laid down on his bed and sat on the other edge.

"You really don't to well what happened."

"I got caught in the rain on my way back." Cream nodded. There something he's not telling she thought.

"So where's Cheese."

"I left at home. I came to see how you were doing, you left pretty quickly and I wanted to see how you were handling..." She struggled for amount before using the word rejection."

"I'm fine now." She gave a scrutinizing look. "Really I am fine. I'm alright Shadow helped me deal with my problem."

"Who is this girl that was stupid enough to reject you any way? I want to have a talk with her."

A slight laugh escaped his mouth when he thought of Cream talking with herself. "No its okay its not important. I'll just find someone else." A knock on the door interrupted them and Shadow entered the room with a tray off food.

Cream glanced at her watch. "Well Tails it time for me to leave. I hope you feel better soon. Bye!" She called as she left.

"Here eat." Shadow said as he passed Tails the plate of food.

"Thanks forever thing Shadow." Tails said as he started to eat.

With a slight grin he replied "Just don't tell anyone or they'll think I've gone soft."