"Not even Metal?" Tails adds, looking under the table at Sonic.
That's when Sonic realizes he left Metal alone to come talk to Tails... and he rolls out from under the table. He uncurls, gets up, with a worried look on his face.
"I left Metal at my house! I didn't tell him why I was coming here! He might have left to find me I was acting weirdly what if he's hurt what if someone spots him!? Even worse, what if Egghead catches him!?"
"Sonic breath! We'll find him! He can't be far if he's looking for you, and he knows to stay out of sight til we figure this whole thing out! And I'm sure he's fine. He can take care of himself. I'll help you look for him though, it you'd like."
"I'd like that a lot. Come on, lets go!" Sonic starts to jog in place, ready to speed off.
"Go on ahead! I'll get the Tornado and fly over the area to see if I can spot him! You look from the ground okay?"
"Right!" Sonic zooms off after that, going through street by street, yard by yard, trying to find Metal.
The sound of the Tornado could be heard over head as Tails looks for Metal from the plane.
Metal, on the other hand, was still looking for Sonic when he heard the Tornado fly over.
"Normally Tails doesn't use the Tornado unless something has happened... ... ... Sonic!" Metal then starts his engine and goes after the plane, hoping that Tails could tell him what was going on!
An alert comes up on Tails' monitor that something was approuching his plane from the left side. He watches the object get closer, only to realize it was Metal Sonic as soon as he looked over! That's when Tails motions for Metal to follow him, turning the plane around and heading back to his work shop.
Metal notices Tails' gesture and follows the plane as it heads back.
Sonic notices the plane turn around and head back to the landing strip, so he blasts over to meet Tails there.
After the plane lands and comes to a stop, Tails hops out and watches as Metal lands not too far from him. Thankfully, the landing and runway area was lit up so things could be seen.
"There you are! Sonic was worried about you! He should be here any second to explain why too!" Tails chimes, smiling.
"Worried about me...? I feared that the doctor did something to Sonic! He ran out of the house suddenly saying he had to check on you!" Metal replies, looking around for Sonic. "Wait why would he be worried about me? Did something happen?"
"You could say that. But nothing bad happened! And Sonic's fine. Speaking of Sonic, here he comes now!" Tails notices as a blue blur races over to them.
Sonic comes to a screeching halt when he spots Tails and Metal standing there, the blush once again growing on his face. "Oh hey Metal! Nice to see you again! What brings you here? I was actually just about to head back home-!"
"Sonic." Tails interupts, glaring a bit. "Get to the point."
"What point? What's going on here? I am confused. Please explain what is happening!" Metal didn't seem to be liking this whole thing...
"Well... you see... I kinda... actually..." Sonic starts, trying to say what he wanted to say.
When the glare from Tails grew stronger he sighs and breaths in. He was going to do it! He was going to say it!
"I love you too! But not just in the way I explained to you!" He finally blurts out, face and ear tips bright red.
"Then why didn't you just say that instead of running off? And what's this other way that you love me? I do not understand."
"The other kind of love is where someone likes someone else not just enjoying being around them but also really likes them and wants to spend more time with them and you reall really like them and kinda want to spend the rest of your life with them by your side?" He was talking swiftly, thankfully slow enough for it to be made out.
Metal listens, takes a moment to think, then nods. "So love means you don't want to leave someone no matter what because you like them and enjoy them correct? If that's the case, then I love you that way as well."
Sonic couldn't believe his ears, Metal actually liked him back! Maybe not exactly exactly how Sonic felt, but it didn't matter! Metal loved him back! He quickly goes over to Metal and hugs them, then looks him in the eyes and kisses them softly. "Lets go back home then. And I'm sorry for running off. Next time I'll talk to you about it first."
Metal nods. "Lets go home."
The two of them start walking off, when Sonic waves to Tails.
"Thanks for the help Tails!"
"You're welcome Sonic! See ya guys later!" The fox waves back as they leave.