Wow. Long dead spell for awhile, huh? Sorry about that. I've just been so busy with everything...It's been hard adjusting to work and stuff, and I'm really behind on sleep. x.x We all know how that is, I'm sure. But here I am, finally. So everyone just calm down. lol

Hope you enjoy this chapter! Expect faster updates now. Cause I'm back!

Calling You

Chapter 2

Tails woke up early the following day from a strange dream. The sun wasn't even up when he rolled from beneath the covers and lowered himself to the floor. The dream left a bad taste in his mouth, and a weird feeling in his stomach, and he proceeded into the kitchen, where he poured himself a glass of water, drinking most of it in one gulp.

In the dream, he was simply running through darkness. Nothing but running, but the darkness never ended. He had a feeling that someone needed him, but he couldn't get there fast enough, that he couldn't find his way through the pitch blackness. The dream finally awoke him when their was a piercing scream through the darkness, and he was suddenly falling...

Tails shook the dream from his mind, pouring himself another glass of water and gulping it down quickly. A quick glance at the clock told him it was only 4:30 in the morning, but he knew he would not be able to sleep. He poured yet another glass of water and, sipping it slower than before, walked into the living room, sitting down on the sofa.

For several hours, Tails watched T.V., tinkered in his workshop, and cleaned the house some. It was nearly four when Tails sat down to wait for Sonic. He watched T.V. during this time, as the time ticked by slowly. There, around a half-hour later, Tails fell back asleep, with still no call from Sonic...

A couple of hours later, as he slept, a strange ringing noise kept creeping into his sleeping mind, and he groaned quietly, trying to turn away from it and go back to sleep. But instead of rolling over on his bed, Tails found himself jerked away when he felt himself slip off the surface he was sleeping on and land on the ground with a thud. The breath knocked from him, Tails gasped for several seconds, and realized what the ringing noise had been when the answering machine clicked on. He continued writhing on the ground, fighting for breath, when Sonic's voice came over the phone.

"...Tails...I'm sorry..." Sonic said, sounding distressed. Tails then took the time to look up at the clock on the wall; it was nearly ten at night. The kitsune felt the familar anger and pain from the day before, and growled angrily when he recovered, pulling himself up off the floor. "I'm sorry. I forgot all about our plans. With Amy a-and the baby..." Tails felt the unfamiliar flames of jealousy flare in his belly. "I just...I'm sorry, Tails." Silence reigned over the house for a moment, until Sonic sighed and the phone hung up.

Tails sat on the couch, staring at the little red flashing light on his answering machine for a few minutes. The stirrings of anger, jealousy, and hurt were rumbling in his chest, and he looked away, instead focusing on the floor. Sonic had once again forgotten about him. The thought of that sent shivers down Tails's spine, and he closed his eyes. When the baby came...when the baby came...Tails might as well be thrown out. Sonic wouldn't need him. The kitsune felt the pain stir again, and he growled, standing up and walking outside the house.

Just as he stepped outside, the phone rang again, and Sonic left only a desperate huff on the answering machine.

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The next day, Tails awoke, remembering the betrayal from the day before, and angrily went about his day, forcing the thought of Sonic forgetting about him from his mind.

The hedgehog hadn't tried to call again. And that only made Tails' hurt increase. The kitsune worked in his workshop until five came around, in which he took a long shower, the anger that was left ebbing away to depression. If Sonic forgot about him before the baby was even born, what would happen when the baby was actually here? Would his son even know about Tails, the so-called best friend? The thought made Tails upset, and he finished his shower, taking his time to comb out his bangs just right. He walked out of the bathroom, his fur all puffy and sticking out everywhere.

He walked into the living room, working to flatten his fur, and was shocked into motionlessness when he saw the familar blue hedgehog stretched out on the couch. Sonic was focused on the television, and only noticed Tails by the shocked gasp that emerged from his throat upon seeing Sonic. The hedgehog looked up, and smiled strangely at Tails.

"Hey buddy," Sonic greeted, hesitantly. "How's it goin'?" Once the shock was gone, Tails glared at Sonic, saying nothing. The hedgehog dropped his grin and blinked, unsurprised. "Look, Tails, I came to talk to you, since you know, you're not answering my calls."

"There's nothing to talk about, Sonic," Tails replied back, his voice oddly unemotional. The kitsune made a show of taking the towel he had in his hands and tossing it to the floor, heading to walk into his workshop. Sonic was there immediately at his side. Tails ignored him.

"Tails, buddy, I'm sorry!" the hedgehog exclaimed, but Tails kept walking. The hedgehog huffed impatiently. "Why won't you understand me? I just forgot! I was busy planning things with Amy about the ba--"

"Oh, the baby again!" Tails finally exploded, whipping around to face Sonic, who was stunned into silence by the kitsune loud outburst. "You're always too busy with the baby to even talk to me anymore!" Tails was shouting, and Sonic still hadn't said a word. The hedgehog was watching Tails in shock. "All you care about is the baby! So if you forget about me now, before it's even born, what about when it really is here!?" Tails knew his anger was irrational, and couldn't understand the mixed emotions flickering upon Sonic's face. His own emotions were unreadable as well, but the one that stood out, the one Tails acted with, was jealously. The irrational jealousy that had hold of him. He was no longer Sonic's favorite anymore. And never again would be.

There was silence now, and Sonic still hadn't tried to speak. Tails was panting, his shouting taking his breath, and he felt the guilt of what he said creeping up on him. But he kept his stance, glaring angrily at Sonic. Inside his minds eye, he kept seeing himself as a kit, Sonic's best friend, Sonic's favorite. Now, he was no longer that kit. The two brothers stared each other down, one glaring, one not fully understanding. Sonic finally blinked, looking away from Tails, an unreadable expression on his face. He walked toward the door, shaking his head.

"You truly don't understand, Tails," the hedgehog said quietly. "This is a big deal. I'm...I'm going to be a father. And all you can care about is me not having the time to deal with you." The truth. And it stung Tails. Simply because he knew it was true. Sonic turned to face him, and Tails could see the anger and hurt shining in his eyes. "I'm shared shit less here, Tails. It took me forever to will up enough courage to leave Amy for awhile to come and talk this out with you. And we see how much it was worth it." Tails said nothing, still glaring, the anger still burning inside him.

"Right. Well. Whenever you're done being superdad or whatever, let me know." Sonic's eyes narrowing.

"Sure. And whenever you're done being a bastard, you know where to find me." He opened the door, stepping out without another word. Tails was left alone, the anger still burning in his chest, even when he finally decided to head to bed.

He was nearly asleep when what he had actually done hit him, how his irrational jealously had probably just lost Sonic forever, and the thoughts kept him awake all night, the anger tears burning his eyes.

End of Chapter