"Hey, Tails?" Sonic yelled. "Where are you? I haven't seen you all day!"

Sonic had been searching for Tails for around 5 minutes now. And then, somewhat out of nowhere, the blue hedgehog heard a large groan. Sonic, following his instincts, ran upstairs, and found Tails, lying in bed, lights off, with a wet flannel on his forehead.

"Tails!" Sonic said, making sure to be quiet. "Are you okay?"

"I feel terrible." groaned Tails. "I feel really hot, and my stomach hurts too."

"You definitely sound like you're ill, buddy." whispered Sonic. "I'll get some medicine. But first..."

Sonic ran out of the room, and then came back with a stack of buckets, and lay them out next to Tails' bed.

"Here's some buckets in case you need to throw up." said Sonic.

"Okay, but why did you give me eight buckets?" Tails croaked.

"Well, do you remember my last birthday party?" Sonic replied. "Guess I found out something that Eggman could use against me."

"What, that you're allergic to lemons?"

"Yeah, when life gives me lemons, I'm gonna throw them in the trash."

Sonic turned to the door and walked out, but walked back in, holding a woollen carrier bag.

"Oh, and by the way. If you need anything, just call me! I'll be here in seconds!"

Sonic turned back around and left. Knowing that he'd be alone for a while, the yellow fox decided to get some sleep.

Sonic was in a mall he wasn't too familiar with. He usually went to the mall in Downtown Station Square, but he knew he could get to a pharmacy faster by going to the one in Central Station Square. The thing was, he didn't know where any were in the mall. So he decided to ask around.

"Hey, does anyone know where the nearest pharmacy is?" Sonic yelled. But no-one answered. And, doing what he did best with the little info he had, he left the mall to head for Downtown Station Square.

In the mall of Downtown Station Square, Sonic knew exactly what he was doing now. There was a pharmacy nearby that knew him and Tails very well, and helped the two when they were sick, and one of those times was right then. But he had a problem. The escalator was broken, and some kid has spilt their Chaos Cola all over the stairs. So he had to take the elevator. When he got in, unfortunately for him, a teen who smelt like he had taken a bath in Mega Mack had gotten in the elevator before him. Now, he had to go up 15 floors with someone who made him more uncomfortable than how he felt during his last birthday party. But he got in anyway, as that was his only choice.

"Hey, so..." Sonic said, trying to create small talk. "...come here often?"

The teen didn't say a word. He just sat on his phone, and gave Sonic a hand gesture that meant he wasn't in the mood for conversation.

"Please save me" Sonic thought. "If anyone can read my mind, please save me..."

After a while, Sonic finally made it out of the elevator, clutching his nose.

"Oh, man. That was uncomfortable." Sonic groaned. "HAVE A SHOWER, KID!"

Sonic walked across the mall, still clutching his nose. After a few minutes, he made it to the pharmacy.

"Hey there. So, I kind of need some medicine for Tails." Sonic said.

"Okay. What are his symptoms?" the person at the counter said.

"He's got.." Sonic's communicator began vibrating. "... hold on, I gotta take this."

Sonic picked up the communicator, and he answered mid-vomit.

"Ugh, Tails," Sonic groaned. "Why did you call me right then?"

"W-what? Sonic?" Tails muttered, still weak. "I think I buttdialed you."

"Why did you have your communicator in your bed?"

"I don't know, it was probably under my pillow and I must have hit one of my tails on it when I was rolling over."

"Okay, I'm at the pharmacy now, I'll see you later!"

"Okay, Bye!"

"Okay, anyway..."

After a long explanation, the pharmacist said he had exactly what Tails needed. He handed Sonic the medication, Sonic paid the rings, and left.

"I still have some rings left." Sonic thought. "Why don't I get something to keep Tails happy? Maybe... Chocolate Milk? Yeah, that'd be good!"

So Sonic went to a café, and checked through the menu.

"Oh!" Sonic thought. "They've got Mint Chocolate Milkshakes! Tails would LOVE one of them!"

Sonic turned to the Barista, and tapped on the counter.

"Hey there!" Sonic smiled. "I'll have a Chocolate Milk and Mint Chocolate Milkshake to go!"

Once he'd been given the order number, he sat down in a seat, and then realised he was next to Amy.

"Sonic!" Amy screamed. "You were supposed to be here at half past 12! You're half an hour late!"

Sonic had reluctantly agreed to a date with Amy a few days ago, as her mood swings meant that there was a chance that he would receive a hammer to the face, and he didn't want to risk having his face crushed.

"Amy, keep it down!" Sonic retorted "We're in a public place!"

"BUT WHY ARE YOU LATE FOR THE DATE?!"

"Tails is sick! I've got the meds, and now I'm getting him some drinks!"

"You missed our date because of THAT?"

"Yeah! I want to help my best friend!

Amy began growling. The Piko Piko hammer appeared in her hands, and Sonic stood up, clearly uncomfortable.

"N-no, Amy," Sonic whimpered. "W-we can talk about this..."

"Number 93, collect your order!" shouted the barista.

Sonic ran up to the counter, grabbed his order, paid the rings, and ran, Amy struggling to keep up.

"GET BACK HERE, YOU DIRTY BLUE DATE-DESERTER!"

Sonic made it back to the Mystic Ruins, and ran into his house. He quickly ran back into the bedroom, where he saw Tails, having filled up 7 buckets with vomit.

"Hey, Tails!" Sonic whispered, making sure to not upset the fox. "I got the meds, and also got us some drinks!"

Sonic held out the Mint Chocolate Milkshake. "I got this for you!"

"Thanks!" Tails spoke. "I love Mint Chocolate!"

Tails sipped his milkshake, and looked back at Sonic. "Once I'm done with this drink, I think I'll get some more sleep."

"Yeah, me too." Sonic quietly replied. "Amy went mad, and that stressed me out a LOT.

Once Tails finished his drink, he took the meds, and tried to get some sleep. Sonic, not wanting to make too much noise to wake up his friend, tiptoed downstairs, put his Chocolate Milk in the fridge, walked back upstairs, and went to sleep. But his sleep wouldn't last long.

"Hey, Sonic?" Tails whispered.

"What is it, Tails?" Sonic yawned.

"I'm still really hot, can you get the fan, please?"

"Sure thing, buddy!"

Sonic slowly walked out of the room, and came back with a desk fan.

"Thanks."

Sonic set the fan to the medium setting, and hopped back into bed, and went straight back to sleep.

The next morning, Tails hopped out of bed, full of energy.

"I'm not sick anymore!" Tails happily blurted. He looked over to Sonic, who proceeded to groan.

"Hey, Tails? Can you go get the fan?" Sonic moaned.

"Guess the roles reversed this time." Tails chuckled, as Sonic tried to laugh as well.

Special thanks to the r/MilesPrower discord for helping me come up with the title! (i'm not really too creative when it comes to titles, so major props to them)

And Another Special thanks to AndTails for getting me back into writing fanfictions! (his link is right here: u/13352531/AndTails)

And most importantly, thank YOU for reading this!