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Chapter 2: A Brand New Day

The unusually quiet night brought Tails a pleasant slumber. That is, until the Sun began to peek over the horizon, its rays penetrating the morning air signaling the start of a new day and new adventure for our hero. He slowly stirred in his sleep, raising his hand to block out the sunlight. Looking towards his alarm clock he groaned.

'7am? sighs Well, I'm not gonna sleep anymore, so I might as well get up.'

And he did so...ever so slowly. Tails was always a morning person. Always up at the brink of daylight to get his day started...but today was an exception. He knew that he'd be paying Sonic a visit today.

Tails got out of bed and walked over to the bathroom to get the shower going. He quickly took care of business, and went back to check the water temperature. 'Perfect.'

He stepped in the shower and let the warm water slowly run through his matted fur. After thoroughly cleansing his fur with soap, he turned the water temperature higher...'mmmm...this feels great'. After a few minutes he shut the water off and stepped out of the shower. He quickly grabbed a towel to dry off. Once he finished drying off, he wrapped the towel around his waist and went to the kitchen to whip up a quick breakfast.

As he was making breakfast...he heard a 'thud' by his front door. 'Hmm. Guess the paper is here.' He walked over to his door, opened it and looked down to see the daily newspaper. He picked it up and began to close the door. He stopped for a second, and unexpectedly remembered the time he last had Amy over... '..did I catch you at a bad time?' He chuckled at the thought. 'I can't believe I answered the door in just a towel. I must've looked like such a fool.' Finishing the thought he closed the door, and proceeded back to the kitchen to finish up breakfast. Took a seat at the table with a bowl of oatmeal, and the paper next to him. A headline in the paper caught his eye.

Tails read the headline and nearly choked on his food, coughs "Sonic The Hedgehog Possibly Retiring! What the hell?" Tails wolfed down his breakfast, picked up the phone and hastily dialed Sonic's number...

"Hello?"

"Hey Sonic."

"Hey little buddy! How are ya?"

"I'm alright. Hey are you busy right now?"

"Not at the moment. Did you need something?"

"I need to stop by and talk to you about some things. That is..if you don't mind."

"Of course I don't mind. Stop by whenever you please. I will be busy later tonight though."

Tails cringed at that remark, "I'll leave now actually."

"Alright, that's cool. I'll see ya in a bit. Later bro."

"Later."

Tails hung up the phone and made a face at it. He mimicked Sonic's voice, "I will be busy later tonight though...grrr. Why won't he tell me that he's going out with Amy."

He quickly dressed himself, grabbed a few things stuffed them into a sack and head to the train station.

Tails walked up to the booth, "One ticket to Station Square please."

The man behind the counter smiled, "No problem Mr. Prower."

Tails nodded, "Thanks." He took the ticket and head to the train in a hurry. Something inside if him knew that something wasn't right. 'What does Sonic have to hide from me?' He took a window seat and in a few minutes the train was off to Station Square.

After a half-hour, the train arrived at its destination. Tails walked off the train and made his way outside. He looked up and noticed the ominous clouds above. 'Great, just great. Why does it have to rain when I don't bring an umbrella?' As he finished the word umbrella in his mind, a loud crash of thunder followed by a heavy downpour came about. He stood there with that look of frustration, and began his walk to Sonic's apartment. And of course, Sonic's apartment was quite a hike from the Train Station, which meant he was going to be sopping wet by the time he got to Sonic's.

Inside Sonic's Apartment

KNOCK KNOCK

"Coming!" Answered Sonic. He walked up to the door. As he opened it, there was Tails...dripping wet from the rain, and he didn't look to pleased with it either.

"My god Tails! What happened?!" Exclaimed Sonic.

Tails furrowed his brow, "I forgot my damn umbrella. And of course, it had to start raining the second I walk out of the train station. My usual dumb luck, I guess."

Sonic sighed, "Goodness, that stinks. Come on in, I'll get you a towel so you can dry off."

Tails stepped in and closed the door behind him, "Thanks Sonic." He removed his shoes, which were also dripping wet. He suddenly realized he wore his newly acquired soap shoes. "Son of a..!"

Sonic returned with a large beach towel and wrapped it around Tails' shivering body, "What's a matter little bro?"

Tails pouted and pointed at the puddle in water surrounding his shoes, "I just bought those last week. They weren't cheap either."

Sonic chuckled, "Eh, they'll be fine. Just let them dry off and they will be as good as new. So, you mentioned on the phone that you had some things to talk to me about?"

Tails nodded, "Yeah." Tails briefly removed his towel to pull his backpack off. He opened it up and pulled out the newspaper clipping from earlier that morning. He walked over to the couch and sat down, "I was reading the paper like I usually do...and I came across this." Tails pointed at the bold lettering.

Sonic sighed, "Oh that. I don't know man. I was thinking about it a few weeks ago...and I was talking about it with Knux at the nightclub. I guess someone sitting close by happened to be a reporter. Go figure."

Tails nodded, "Yeah, that sucks. But, if you were thinking about that...why didn't you bring it by me? You know I'm always here for you." He felt that chest pain again...the same one that reminded him of being hurt. 'What's happened with Sonic? He's changed so much.'

Sonic closed his eyes and sighed, "I know, I know. I was just afraid of freaking you out, that's all."

Tails rolled his eyes, "Sonic...I'm grown up now...when are you gonna stop treating me like a child?"

Sonic put his arm on Tails' shoulder, "Tails. I don't think of you as a child. I just didn't want you to think I was giving up on being a hero. I know how much you've looked up to me."

Tails looked into Sonic's eyes, "Give up? Sonic, I know you better than anyone else does. You could be the last furry in the world, on the losing side of a battle, and you'd still keep going. It's not like you to give up at all."

Sonic nodded and smirked, "Yeah, you got a good point there."

Tails smiled, "I sure do." He pointed at the article again, "Well that's the main reason for me coming over." He glanced outside to see the sun shining brightly, "And since it's clear outside, I'd better head back before I catch a second batch of rain knowing my luck."

Sonic nodded, "Alrighty, that's cool." He stood up and walked Tails to the door.

Tails put on his still wet shoes, "Ugh, these feel gross."

Sonic chuckled, "Yeah...I bet they do."

Tails playfully elbowed Sonic, "Hey that's not funny. Oh, I almost forgot. What are you up to tonight?" He tried acting dumb...hoping Sonic would forget mentioning he was busy tonight.

Sonic tensed up, "Uhm...well...I was planning on going to the club with Knux again."

Tails noticed the slight fear in Sonic's voice, "Oh. Ya know, how come you never invite me to the club. I'm always sittin at home, by myself, with nothing to do."

Sonic raised his brow, "Nothing to do? I don't know if you remember, but there's an airplane hangar attached to your home with a huge bi-plane that you can work on."

Tails brushed the comment off, "Eh, I've been taking a break from that thing. I'm just getting tired of working on it by myself. I miss working on the plane with you, like old times." Tails pouted thinking of how much he missed his younger days.

Sonic frowned, "Yeah...I miss those days too. Hey, tell ya what, next week I'm pretty free, so if you want, I can stop by and we can work on it okay?"

Tails smiled, "Yeah. That would be great." Tails gave Sonic a brotherly hug, "Thanks bro."

Sonic returned the hug, "No problem little buddy." He broke the hug and smiled, "I'll catch ya later alright?"

Tails walked out the room and waved, "Later Sonic." The door closed behind him. He sighed and began walking towards the elevator. He pressed the down button and as the door opened he strolled on in and pressed Lobby. After a few seconds the doors opened revealing the lobby...and a pink hedgehog.

Tails' heart skipped a beat, "Amy?"

Amy smiled, "Hey Tails!"

He walked out of the elevator, the doors closing behind him, "How have you been? Goodness, it's been a while since I've seen you."

Amy nodded and pouted, "I know...I've been so busy with work. Heck I don't even have the time anymore to see Sonic, and he's my boyfriend."

Tails felt that chest pain again...but this time it was accompanied with his heart falling apart into a million pieces, "Oh, that's too bad. I take it you were about to visit him?"

Amy nodded, "Yeah. I have the day off for a change, so I figured I'd stop by and say hi to him." Amy looked at her watch, "Hmm, well I don't plan on being here too long. Do you have anything planned for this afternoon?"

Tails' face lit up like a toddler seeing a new bicycle, "Actually, I don't. Did you want to hang out? I've really missed you Amy." Tails couldn't help but blush at his own comment.

Amy smiled, "Awww, Tails. That's so sweet of you to say that. I would love to hang out with ya. I'll give you a call when I leave here okay?"

Tails smiled from ear to ear, "That sounds great."

Amy gave a slight nod, "Alright then." She gave Tails a bear hug, "I'm glad I ran into you today. I missed you too." As usual, when she broke the hug she gave Tails a light peck on the cheek. Amy turned back to the elevator and waved goodbye.

Tails stood there staring at her...watching her every move. The way she waved goodbye...the way she smiled. It was like someone created her...everything she did was perfection. He turned red, thinking of her and waved back right before the elevator doors closed. He remembered the kiss and held his hand to that same cheek again.

'Oh Amy. You're the sweetest being to grace this planet. Why can't you see that I love you so...'

Tails walked out of building and began his stroll to the train station. He took his sweet time getting there, taking deep breaths of fresh air, letting the sun soak it's rays into his fur. After a few minutes he arrived at the train station, got his ticket, and head back home to get ready for Amy.

Tails arrived at the Mystic Ruins after a half-hour. He approached his front door and glanced back in the direction of Station Square, 'Just you wait Amy. I will have the courage one day to tell you my true feelings. Just you wait...' He closed his eyes and sighed, yet again reminding himself of the reality that has been set before him. 'Well, I'd better get ready before Amy calls me.' He walked inside, shut the door, and head of to his room to get ready.

Okay, kind of an abrupt ending, but I figure Tails and Amy spending time together would make a good chapter by itself. Sorry for the long delay between chapters. I now have two jobs and school to juggle. So I'll try to update this when I can. Anyhoo, please review. Thanks for reading.