Dear all my reviewers,

To all my fans that sent me nice reviews I thank you very much for your honesty and I'm glad you liked my story. And to those that flamed me for choosing Sonic and Tails as the pairing well....sorry for not listening. I apologize for the constant lateness in my updating but I have had constant writers block and I have school to worry about to so please bare with me. I am trying very hard. Well anyway back to the show, I hope you like it. Meow! =^.^=

Chapter 4: Unknown Disease

Tails

Time seemed to slow down as I sat there in the waiting room. My impatience and yearning to see Sonic was starting to overtake me. But I somehow managed to suppress my urge to run through the doors screaming his name. I just felt so helpless trying to wait so long.

I looked up slowly to Knux who was now leant against the far wall staring at the double white doors quietly and sighing heavily as he crossed his arms. I looked down again and sighed myself as I closed my eyes again.

It wasn't until now that I noticed something missing; Amy Rose. Where was she at? Wouldn't she be here already? Does she know what was happening? Does she even care? I looked up again and sighed knowing I should give her house a call just in case they didn't tell her. I slid out of the chair slowly and stood up straight then walked over to the receptions desk and puts my hands on the counter and lifted myself up a little. I looked through the open window a moment and found one of the receptionists putting a few files away.

"Excuse me....is there a phone around here?" She looked at me a moment and smiled kindly as she walked over to me. "Why yes hun...you can use this phone. I know you don't want to leave until we know what's wrong." I smiled a little and nodded as she pointed to the door near me and I dropped to the floor and walked over to it and went in and around into the receptionists office. She handed me the phone and I started to dial up Amy's House number; not exactly sure if she was home but I decided to start here first.

The phone rang several times and I after a few additional tries I sighed and hung up the phone. I looked down a moment in thought of where else I could find her. I remembered her cell phone and figured she probably has it. I racked my brain trying to remember the number then dialed it up. I didn't have to wait long this time when I was answered with a sharp tone saying that the user does not have his or her phone on. I grunted and sighed a little then hung up again. This was becoming hopeless.

When I started to think on where I could possibly find her now, another thought crossed my mind. Why did it matter if I told her? It wasn't until now that I finally remembered something I hadn't before. "Oh right....she's not even here....she's gone out of town to see her family." I grunted to myself not having the slightest idea what the number could be then shrugged. "Oh well....her loss" I looked down again wondering who else I could call but shrugged again only having one name in mind but I knew straight out that would cause a lot of trouble if I told her. "There's no way I'm calling her.." I chuckled slightly then nodded to the receptionist and walked back to the waiting area and climbed into the chair with a huff. "Sally doesn't deserve to know.." I sighed and lowered my head again but soon lifted it again to look at Knux who leaned forward and stretched a little.

"Do you want a drink bud?" he walked over to me and kneeled down in front of me. I nodded a little and thought for a moment. "Coffee please.." I answered quietly as he nodded and stood up. "Anything else?" he asked back and I quietly answered once more. "Just some cream.." he nodded and patted my head gently and left the room without another word.

Knuckles

After leaving the waiting room I leaned against the wall briefly and sighed quietly. "Poor kid...Sonic means everything to him." sighing again I stood straight and walked down the hall asking around where I could find a coffee machine or something.

After a few minutes I finally locate a vending room and finding a cup of coffee already made I pour two cups and put some cream in one of them. I carefully pick them up and sigh as I walk back down the several hallways until reaching the waiting room but stopping a moment to think about something.

"The Master Emerald reacted when Sonic got ill....maybe it has something to do with the chaos emeralds..." I looked up again and turned around pushing open the door with my back and walking in quietly then over to Tails who now was reading a magazine about health. I frowned a little partially understanding what Tails was going to do if Sonic made it out but I said nothing about it.

I handed him the coffee and sighing as he nodded in thanks and we both took a few good sips of it before moving back to lean against the wall again and closing my eyes and taking a sip of the coffee every now and then.

Tails

I sat quietly sipping at my coffee every now and then finding it hard just to stay awake right now. I fingered through the pages quietly looking up on heart diseases and body illnesses but nothing came remotely close to what Sonic had. I sighed now and continued to read letting the time pass by at a snail's pace.

Finally, after what felt like hours, I looked up quickly nearly spilling my coffee when I saw the doctor walk out again then managing a light smile as he walked over to me. He knelt down in front of me and put his hand on my head again. I bit my lip now very scared as to what he might say and I felt my heart nearly stopping for that moment of silence until he finally spoke in a quiet, calm voice.

"We managed to stabilize him for now...he's sleeping right now." he finally answered smiling lightly again as I nearly lunged at him and hugged him tightly trying not to sob knowing that Sonic was ok for now. That he wasn't in pain but just sleeping. I just felt so relieved at that moment knowing he was ok and now suffering still.

I looked up at the doc as he smiled and set me down petting my head fur again as I tried to contain my urge to run in and look for him. I wanted so badly to see him. I didn't care if he looked like a robot being wired up for recharge. I just wanted to see his face again.

"You can go in and see him....the doors open so you can find him Tails...just be quiet for now." he smiled again and stood up and walked over to the receptionist as I nearly charged through the double doors with Knux hot on my tail.

I came to sharp stop seeing the door to Sonics room which was opened as the doctor said and I turned to look at Knux who now stood directly behind me and smiled a little then nodded almost knowing what I wanted to ask.

"Go on Tails...you should be with him now....I'll be back later when I check on the Master Emerald...maybe I can dig up some idea of what has happened to him." I nodded as he turned and walked out then I turned to the door again and slowly walked to it.

As I finally reached the door frame I stopped for a brief moment and peaked my head in slightly then slowly stepping forward to look at Sonic who was wired to a heart machine with one of those needles in his arm. A clean bed sheet was draped over his stomach and his SOAP shoes were set nearly on the floor beside his bed.

I bit my lip a little as I slowly walked towards him and after locating a near by chair and pulling it over beside his bed, I slowly climbed up into it and sat down quietly. I could only stare at his sleeping face now. I felt a great burden lifted off my shoulders seeing that he really was sleeping and not in any pain. I could tell when he was in pain, he could never hide that from me. And simply knowing that he could sleep, made me feel a lot happier. But I would never be completely happy until whatever was threatening his life was stopped.

I slowly reached over and gripped his hand tightly trying to hold back tears again wishing he could see me and hear me at this moment. But I knew I had to settle for him just being able to sleep. I bit my lip again risking doing something more but I had yearned to do this so much. He was always there for me and protected me when I needed him. He was the only family I had; and I just had to show that affection that he always showed me.

I slowly stood up on the chair and twisted my tails up and slowly lifted into the air and floated over his sleeping form slowly. I smiled softly watching his sleeping face then slowly lowered myself and pressed my lips to his forehead gently and smiled softly again finding contentment in simply doing this. I whispered quietly in his ear remember how he had done this countless times for me before.

"Good night Sonic..." I slowly floated back to my seat and sat down again. I stared at him a bit longer and noticing two things I hadn't before. That his normal spiky quills weren't sticking out anymore but seemed to resemble large clumps of hair that hung down around his face and shoulders. I blushed deeply in awe of what I saw, finding it made him look more beautiful then he already was in my eyes. As I looked to his face again I noticed that his soft lips were curved in a small smile and I immediately blushed thinking he knew what I did but it made me happy knowing that.

I felt fatigue finally catch up to me and deciding that the worst was over for now, I slowly laid down in the chair and curled up letting my two long bushy tails cover me like a blanket and finally nodded off to sleep with a contented smile of my own.

Chapter 5: Memories of You