Hey everyone! I'm so sorry for the delay, but you need not wait anymore, cuz I'm back! Here's the next installment of "Open Your Heart to Me" I hope you enjoy this chapter. Happy reading!

Chapter 3: Unrequited Love

The day turned out to be a good one. In fact, the sun was shining brightly over Mystic Ruins, giving off a warm, pleasant aura. As peaceful as the day has been…things were a bit more hectic at the Prower Residence. Tails couldn't keep his head on straight. Running around like a madman all over his home, getting ready for his get together with Amy. "Today is going to be a good day," he thought with a huge grin on his face. He had fixed his fur many time too keep its appearance neat. He looked himself in the mirror, fixed his headfur once more, and smiled.

Nodding his appearance, "Great! Now I just gotta wait for Amy to call me." Not even a second later, his phone rang. He darted out of the bathroom at the speed of light.

He picked he phone up and just grinned, "Hello?" His tone of voice clearly giving away his positive mood.

"Hey Tails! What's up?"

"Not much Amy. How are you?"

"I'm good. Hey, you wanna meet up at the Chao Café in about an hour?"

He nodded to himself, "Yeah that sounds good. The train ride takes about half an hour, and by the time I walk there, it should be about an hour from now. So I'll see you there, okay?"

"Okay. See you there, Tails."

Tails smiled, "See ya." He hung up the phone and made his way back to Station Square.

About 45 minutes later…

Tails was sitting on a bench in front of the café. He had gotten there a bit early…most likely due to his excitement of getting to see Amy again. A few minutes later, Tails glanced to his right and noticed a pink hedgehog in the distance. "Is that her? Yes…it is. Wow…she looks great…"

Again…Tails found himself in a trance. He couldn't stop staring at her perfection. Her gorgeous smile…her emerald eyes. Those eyes, he could lose himself in those all day.

She noticed him finally and waved, "Hey Tails!!"

He waved back and smiled, "Hey Amy!!" He stood up and approached Amy, giving her a friendly hug.

She returned the hug, "Let's get some food."

They walked inside and approached the hostess. She looked up at them, "Hello! How many in your party today?"

Tails smiled, "Just two."

The hostess nodded, "Okay, right this way."

They followed her into the café. She seated them in a booth, by a window, "Here you go. Enjoy your meal."

Tails and Amy smiled, "Thank you." And they took a seat.

Tails smiled at Amy, "So, how are things?"

Amy shrugged, "Eh, they're all right, I guess. I've been really busy at work. One of the girls called off last week, so I covered for her. I figured I'd make a few extra bucks. How about you? It's been a long time since we've seen each other."

Tails nodded, "Yeah it has been a while. I've been up to my same 'ol routine. Working on the Tornado like I always do. Although…I haven't been doing much on it lately…I just don't have the motivation anymore."

Amy raised a brow, "Huh? But you love working on mechanical things. Don't you?"

Tails nodded, "Oh, I love it, don't get me wrong…but I just…lost that spark I used to have. It just doesn't appeal to me as much anymore. Although I should mention that I have been rather stressed out lately." He knew what the problem was…it's right in front of him. "Oh…why can't I just tell her how much I love her… :sighs:"

Amy's expression became rather serious, "Are you alright Tails? Do you want to talk about it?"

He shook his head, "Not really…it hurts to even think about it."

Amy nodded, "I know what you mean." She reached across the table and held his hand, "If you ever want to talk about it, you know I'll always be here for you."

Tails felt his heart flutter again and smiled, "Thanks sweetie. You're the best."

Amy cheeks turned a light shade of red at that comment, "Thanks Tails. You're a great friend too."

Tails felt his heart drop again…that word…friend. He loved being with Amy, and appreciated her friendship…. but he wanted more than friendship…only one word came to mind, 'companionship'. His thoughts were interrupted by the waiter.

"Hello! Sorry for the wait. May I start you off with a drink?"

Tails motioned for Amy to go first. She smiled at the kind gesture, "Um…just a glass of water please."

"And for you sir?"

Tails thought for a second, "Um…a chaos cola please."

The waiter nodded, "Okay, I'll be right back with those."

Tails brought his attention back to Amy, "Amy… look there's something I want to tell you."

She looked into his eyes, "Yes?"

Tails took a deep breath, "Amy…these last few years have been nothing but happiness for me. Getting to know you has been the greatest thing to happen to me since Sonic brought me into his life." He held her hand and continued, "I just want you to know that you mean everything to me. I…I…." He cleared his throat, "Amy, I…I" before he could finish, the waiter came back with their drinks.

"Ok, water for the young lady, and a chaos cola for the young man. Have you decided on what you would like to eat?"

Tails broke out of his trance, "Uh, I..uh, give us a few more minutes."

"Okay. I'll be back in a few minutes."

Amy captured Tails' attention again, "Tails? What were you about say?"

Tails couldn't do it. He realized what he had almost done. He wanted to tell her so badly…but she was dating his best friend. Tails knew that he couldn't go behind Sonic's back like that. It just wasn't right.

Tails shook his head, "Um, I'm sorry…I lost my train of thought. What was I saying?"

"You were saying how much I mean to you…" Amy blushed a bright shade of red repeating the statement.

Tails smiled, "Oh yeah. Amy you really do mean a lot to me. I love spending time with you. That is one of the things that was stressing me out…I hadn't seen you in a while, and I missed you a lot. I kept thinking about you everyday and the more I thought about you…the more I missed you."

Amy was on the verge of tears, "Oh Tails…that the sweetest thing anyone has said to me." She got up from her side of the booth, sat next to Tails and held him close. He returned the warm gesture. "Tails…any girl that goes out with you will be the luckiest person alive. I don't think there's ANYONE out there that's as sweet as you, not even Sonic can compare to you."

Tails pulled away from the friendly embrace and gazed into her eyes, "Do you really mean that?"

Amy smiled and nodded, "Mm-hmm. From the bottom of my heart."

He smiled and let a few tears go, "Thank you Amy. You have no idea how much that means to me."

Amy smiled, "Aww…well it's the truth. I hope tha-" Amy was cut off by Tails placing a finger over her lips.

Tails continued his gaze, and their eyes met. He held his hand to her cheek and leaned in closer. "You're my everything…Amy Rose." He closed the gap between them by touching his lips against hers. He felt his cheeks heat up immensely. She accepted the gesture and returned the kiss. Tails was in eternal bliss…nothing could ruin this moment.

They deepened the kiss until Amy had realized what she was doing. She gently pushed Tails away, "Tails...wait. I can't do this. I'm with Sonic. I'm sorry."

Tails felt that pain in his chest again and nodded dejectedly, "No, you shouldn't be sorry…I kissed you. I was out of line. Please forgive me."

Amy frowned at his response, "It's okay. Let's just forget about this alright?"

Tails nodded, "Okay." He was really hurt now… "Just forget about it…she regrets it already.. god, I think I'm gonna hurl.." Tails got up and ran to the bathroom holding his hand over his mouth. Amy just sat there confused… "I hope he's alright…"

After a few minutes, Tails came back to the table. His face was just pale and expressionless. He sat down and put his head into his hands.

Amy became concerned, "Tails? Are you okay?"

He shook his head, "Not really. I just got really queasy for no reason. Maybe it's the breakfast I ate."

Amy placed her hand on his arm, "If you wanna go home…it's okay."

Tails looked at her, "No no, I'm fine Amy. I was looking forward to being with you today."

Amy forced a smile, "Tails…you really should go. C'mon I'll take you home."

Tails nodded, "Alright."

Amy flagged the waiter down and told him they were going to leave. She paid for the drinks and walked Tails to the train station.

Tails walked slowly to the booth again and purchased a ticket for Amy. The two of them entered the train, found seats together, and head back to Tails' home.

Tails fumbled around for his keys. Once he found them, he opened up his front door and walked in. Not even two steps into his home… BOOM! He passed out on the floor.

Amy shrieked, "Oh my god, Tails!" She walked over to him, and placed her hand on his forehead. He was burning up. She tried her best to carry him over to his bed. She laid him down on the bed, and ran to the bathroom. She returned with a cold hand towel, placed it folded up on his forehead in hopes to bring his fever down.

She brought a chair next to him and watched over him. Every few minutes, she'd take the towel and put more cold water on it to keep it cool. After an hour, Tails had shown no signs of getting better. Worried about him, Amy phoned Sonic, hoping he would know what to do in this kind of situation.

The phone rang and rang. She was getting frustrated, "C'mon Sonic, pick up the phone!" As if he could've heard her he picked up.

"Hello.."

"Sonic, I need your help now!"

"Amy?! What's goin on?"

Amy just began to panic, "Tails is sick. Today we went out to lunch, and I guess he got sick there, and I offered to take him home to make sure he's okay, and then when we got to his home, he passed out, and now he's on his bed with a really high fever, Sonic please come over here and help…I'm really worried about Tails."

Sonic shook his head from the amount of info, "Amy, first you gotta calm down. I'll be over as soon as I can, okay?"

Amy nodded and began to cry, "Okay, just please h-hurry Sonic."

"Okay Amy." Sonic hung up the phone and ran like a bat out of hell to Tails' workshop.

Amy put the handset back on the cradle, and walked back to Tails' bedroom. He was still passed out on his bed. She grabbed the towel from his forehead, cooled it off again, and placed it back on his forehead. Amy put her hand on his cheek again…still warm. Instead of removing her hand…she kept it there and caressed his cheek. "Tails. I know you can't hear me…but I just have to say this. You're such a great friend…and you know how much I care about you, and you care a lot about me as well. I don't know why you kissed me…and why I kissed back…but…we can't do that again. It just can't happen. I'm with Sonic now…I respect him, and care about him too. I can't hurt him. I hope you understand me Tails."

Amy was suddenly startled by a door opening. Realizing it was Sonic, she ran to the front door and held him close, "Oh Sonic…I'm so worried about him. Please…please make sure he'll be okay."

Sonic nodded, "Of course Amy. Tails is like my little bro, I wouldn't have it any other way. He in is room?"

Amy nodded, "Yeah. I've put a cool towel on his forehead, and have been frequently cooling it off. That's all I could do at the moment."

Sonic motioned for Amy to follow him, "That's good. There really isn't much else you could've done." They walked into his room. Tails still remained on his bed, feverish, and his hands were now clammy.

Sonic put his hand on Tails' cheek, "Goodness, he's really feverish. Amy what happened exactly?"

Amy stiffened. She didn't want him to know that Tails kissed her…so she had to lie…something she had never done her entire life, "Well…I met him at the Chao Café for lunch. We had sat down and ordered some drinks. Then we talked for a bit, and he just jumped out of the booth, and ran for the bathroom. When he came back, he was really pale and he seemed to be trembling. I told him that if he wanted to go home, that it was okay. He of course insisted that he'd stay because he hadn't seen me in a long time. I had to object to that…I told him that he was going home, and I would take him here. When he walked into the house, he didn't even take two steps and boom, he just passed out in the main hallway. I had tried my best to carry him into his bedroom…and well, here we are." She frowned…something inside of her was really scared for Tails' health.

Sonic furrowed his brow, "That's weird. Well, let him rest, and hopefully in a few hours he'll wake up."

Amy nodded, "Okay. Sonic, I'm so scared." She grabbed him in a hug.

Sonic held her close, "Ames, he'll be okay. Tails' is grown up now…he can fight whatever he has."

Amy nodded and let a few tears go, "Okay Sonic." She looked up and planted a quick peck on Sonic's lips. They walked back to the living area and sat there waiting for Tails to recover.

Every fifteen minutes, Amy would still change that towel on his forehead. And each time…she gave him a peck on the cheek and asked god to make sure he'd be okay.

After a few hours, Sonic woke up from a nap and Amy stood there…with a devilish-glare.

He raised a brow, "What is it Amy?"

She crossed her arms and pointed in the general direction of Tails' room, "You know…your best friend is sick in there, and you haven't once checked to see if he's okay!"

He raised his arms in defense, "Whoa, hold on a sec. I didn't mean to fall asleep. I checked on him when I got here! Calm down."

Amy began to fume. "Calm down?! How can I be calm? Tails is deathly ill in there and I have no idea what's wrong with him, and every time I walk into his room, I pray that he's still breathing. How can you be so calm at a time like this?!"

Sonic sighed, "Amy…please keep your voice down. Look I just…well…I have been trying to avoid him lately."

Amy raised a brow, "Avoid him? Why would you want to do a thing like that?"

Sonic sighed, "Because he doesn't know that I'm seeing you."

Amy looked at him weird, "What do you mean he doesn't know? Sonic I told him that we were going on a date the first time you opened up to me. Have you not told him?"

Sonic looked down and shook his head, "No…I haven't."

Amy glared at him, "Why not Sonic? Are you ashamed of me or something?"

This got Sonic's attention, "What?! No Amy! I'm not ashamed of you. I just…have my reasons."

Amy looked him in the eye, "And those reasons would be???"

Sonic looked away, "You don't want to know."

Amy walked over to him and turned him to make eye contact with her, "Sonic The Hedgehog, you will tell me why you're avoiding your best friend…or I swear I will pound you with my piko-piko hammer!"

Sonic flinched…if there was anything he was afraid of…it was Amy's mallet, "Alright, alright! I'll tell you. Please sit down."

Amy slowed her breathing and did that. She took a seat across from Sonic and looked him in the eye, "Well?" She began tapping her foot impatiently.

Sonic sighed, "Alright. Well…here's my reasoning. For the last few years, Tails has gotten close with you, right?"

Amy nodded but had a confused expression on her face, "Uh-huh…"

Sonic continued, "Well…I was afraid that he would be jealous because he used to hang out with you all the time, and I didn't want him to think that I was taking you away from him."

Amy sweatdropped, "That's it? Sonic, please tell me you're joking."

Sonic shook his head, "No…I'm not."

Amy looked away in disgust, "That's pathetic Sonic. You were avoiding your best friend for years because you were afraid that he would be jealous of us? That's just ridiculous."

Sonic looked down ashamed of his actions, "I know…I'm sorry Amy. Please forgive my stupidity."

She looked at his expression and just frowned, "It's okay Sonic…just maybe think before you do something alright?"

Sonic nodded, "Okay." He glanced down the hallway leading towards Tails' room, "I'm gonna check on him." He got up from the chair he was previously napping in and walked towards Tails' room.

He entered and kneeled down next to Tails, "Hey bud. How are ya?" Sonic looked down and sighed, "I know you can't hear me…" he held onto Tails' hand continued, "…but I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been pushing you away like I have been." Tails somewhat stirred in his sleep…but still remained unconscious. It appeared that he was having a nightmare.

Sonic frowned and held Tails' hand tighter, "Looks like you're having a bad dream…don't worry bud, I'm right here…" He began to caress Tails' cheek, "I'll be right here." After a few minutes, Tails stop fidgeting in his sleep and lay there peacefully. Sonic took the warm towel off of Tails' forehead, cooled it off, and put it back. Sonic forced a smile, "I hope you get better soon." He got up and walked out of the room.

Sonic plopped back in the chair he was in earlier and gave Amy a serious look, "The more I think about it…the more it hurts. I shouldn't have done that. I can't believe how selfish I was."

Amy sat in Sonic's lap and held onto him, "Sometimes we do things we regret, but that's how life works. No one knows why we do the things we do. Sometimes we do good things, and sometimes we do bad things. I wouldn't worry about it too much Sonic. Tails looks up to you. He loves you like a brother, I'm sure he will understand."

Sonic nodded, "Thanks Ames." He slowly turned her face to meet his gaze. She leaned in, letting her lips touch his for a brief moment. She pulled away and smiled, "No problem Sonic."

She looked towards Tails' room and then back to Sonic, "Hun, I'm gonna stay here until he wakes up. If you need to take care of anything, I'll be fine here by myself."

Sonic shook his head, "Nah, I'm fine. I'll stay here too. I'm worried about him as much as you are."

Amy nodded, "Okay sweetie."

They stayed at Tails' home…waiting patiently until he showed any signs of getting better…hopefully that would be soon….hopefully.

There ya have it. Hopefully you liked what you've read, and reviews are greatly appreciated. All I ask is that you PLEASE don't flame me because this seems like a Sonamy right now….don't fret Tails/Amy fans…things will change for our kitsune. Peace out.