AN: I know some people may think Tails is a little OOC in this chapter, But i believe this is something that would be really upsetting.

Chapter 2 : Private Sorrow

Sonic was finishing his breakfast when the phone rang

"Hello?"

"Sonic its Amy."

"Hi Amy, Do you know i was jus-"

"Sonic when was the last time you heard from Tails?"

Sonic could sense a hint of fear in Amy's voice

"Erm.. two days ago, I tried to call him a few times yesterday but there was know answer. He was probably busy working on some new invention and hasn't heard the phone"

"I don't think so Sonic, i tried to call him lots of times yesterday but there was no answer, and now i tried to call him this morning but i still cant get him. I'm really worried Sonic will you come and get me so we can go round and see him?"

"Amy i'm sure he's fine, there's no need to be so upset. Its only been two days since we heard from him, he might just have been out a lot."

"But Sonic that's not all, the last time i heard from him was when i called him just after we came back from our first date. He sounded really upset over something and i'm sure he was crying."

Even Sonic had rarely seen Tails cry, and so he started to get a little worried himself as he continued to listen to Amy who was almost crying herself.

"I tried to ask him what was wrong but he said he was fine and then hung up before i could get another word in, I've not heard from him since."

"Amy its ok, i'm sure he's fine. I'll meet you at station square in half an hour and we can go and see him, ok?"

"Well ok then Sonic, See you soon."

Amy hung up the phone and quickly picked it up again, dialling Tails' number. Again the phone began to ring and Amy hoped those rings would be interrupted by Tails cheerful voice. But there was still no answer, Amy put the phone back down and silently made her way to her closet and got dressed. She decided she was just being paranoid and that in less then an hour she would be sitting chatting with him at his home. She hurried out the front door. Locking it behind her, she made her way to the train station.

About an hour later

Tails was in his workroom trying to occupy himself with some metalworking, it wasn't having the desired effect. as soon as he began thinking about anything, he began thinking about the girl he was deeply in love with. It hurt him so much to think about her, He missed her so much. He started crying softly. Tails was not used to dealing with emotional problems on his own, Whenever he was sad about something he always had someone to speak to, Sonic was always there to listen to his problems and give advice. This was the first time Tails was really upset with no one to speak to about it. His thoughts were interrupted by his doorbell. Tails stepped into his hallway wondering who it was, That was until he heard Sonic's voice.

"Tails! Tails are you in there?... Tails!"

'Oh no, They must have seen the tornado in the hanger. They know i'm at home'

Part of Tails wanted to open the door, run into Sonic's arms and tell him everything. But he knew that was something he couldn't do this time. He ignored Sonic's continued shouting and was about to head back into his workshop when he heard another voice... it was Amy

"Tails if you're in there please open the door! i'm really worried about you! Please Tails!"

'She's worried about me?'

"Tails! Please open the door Tails! T-Tails? P-Please Tails... o-open the door."

Amy was so worried that she had begun crying. This was too much for Tails to listen to, He couldn't stand the thought of Amy being upset.

Sonic and Amy were about to break the door down, but then they heard the locks being undone. The door slowly opened to reveal a rather distressed kitsune, His red puffy eyes and nose made it obvious that he had been crying for some time. there was silence for a few seconds before Sonic began to speak.

"What's wrong lil' buddy? what's got you into this state?"

"N-Nothing I w-was... t-tired and erm-"

Before Tails could even put together a coherent sentence, Amy stepped forward and threw her arms around him. Tails lost all control over his emotions, he broke down and started crying harder then he'd ever done before.

"Come on"

Amy took Tails through into the sitting room and sat down with him on the sofa. Sonic followed, Closing the door behind him. Sonic sat down on a chair at the other side of the room, While Tails continued to cry on Amy's shoulder. Amy hugged Tails as tightly as she could, She was doing her best not to burst into tears herself. For half an hour Amy sat with Tails in her arms, both Amy and Sonic were completely shocked, They couldn't imagine anything that could upset Tails so much as to get him in this state. By now Tails crying had quietened down to a gentle whimpering Then Tails pulled away from the hug, He rested his head Amy's shoulder and she took hold of his hand. Sonic got up from his chair, walked over to the sofa and kneeled on the floor in front of where Tails and Amy where seated. Sonic used his most caring voice as he spoke.

"Do you wanna talk about it Tails?"

Sonic still had no idea what the 'it' could possibly be. Tails shook his head slowly from side to side. Sonic frowned a little and opened his mouth to say something else but Amy started speaking first.

"That's ok Tails, you don't have to talk about it unless you want to."

Sonic got up from next to the sofa.

"I'm gonna go and make you something to eat, wont be long."

As Sonic entered Tails' kitchen he began to think.

'I never seen Tails so upset before, I hope the little guy is alright. Why doesn't he want to speak about it? He always comes to me when he's upset about anything. I don't understand why he wouldn't want to speak to me about this, not unless...'