Tails woke up the next morning and went to the kitchen.
"Good morning Rouge", Tails said.
"Morning Tails, I made you some French Toast and bacon", Rouge said.
"That's nice of you, thanks…hey is it poisonous?" Tails asked.
"Lol, no Tails, why would you think that?" Rouge asked.
"Well we were never the closest of friends so I don't know why you were being nice to me", Tails said.
"Since you're a member of our team, it's the least I can do for a fellow teammate", Rouge said.
"Oh, thanks", Tails said.
Meanwhile, in the built in shooting range, Omega, Samus and Shadow were practicing gunfire.
Shadow was firing rather annoyed and growling after each gunshot.
"Something bothering you Shadow?" Samus asked.
"No, I'm just a bit confused right now", Shadow said.
"Confused?" Samus asked.
"Has someone ever flirted with you before?" Shadow asked.
"A lot Shadow, recently it was a guy named Solid Snake", Samus said.
"Ok then, has a girl ever flirted with you?" Shadow asked.
"A girl? No not really, though I thought Zelda did but I think it was my imagination", Samus said.
"Well when you thought, how did it make you feel?" Shadow asked.
"A bit weird, but it's that person's lifestyle", Samus said.
"I see", Shadow said.
"Does it have anything to do with Tails?" Samus asked.
Shadow's eyes popped open.
"How did you-", Shadow got interrupted.
"I saw the way he looked at you", Samus said.
"You think he has a thing for me?" Shadow asked.
"Maybe, I know that look, but I'm not too sure", Samus said.
"I always thought he was probably gay, but only for stupid reasons, never thought he would fall for me though", Shadow said.
"He's coming", Omega said.
Tails and Rouge came in the shooting range.
"Mind if we joined in?" Rouge asked.
"Ok, grab a gun", Shadow said.
Rouge shot next to Omega and Tails shot next to Shadow, much to his discomfort.
"What?" Tails asked, noticing his discomfort.
"Nothing", Shadow said.
Tails shot at the target, and did a good job.
"Wow, he's good", Samus said.
Tails shot the target and looked a bit angry.
"Hey you're not mad at me are you?" Shadow asked.
"No, I'm pretending that target is Eggman", Tails said.
"Wow, I guess you really hate Eggman", Samus said.
"Eggman must be destroyed, Miles Prower understands that fully", Omega said.
"You can call me Tails Omega", Tails said, shooting the target more.
"Relax Tails, we'll get Eggman", Shadow said.
"Yeah, I'll get Eggman, for putting (shoot) me (shoot) through (shoot) such (shoot) HELL! (Tosses gun at the target)", Tails said, then stomped out of there.
"Poor Tails", Rouge said.
Omega sent a missile at his target.
"Me and Tails share the same hatred for Eggman", Omega said.
Shadow looked on as Tails left, and then Rouge went to Shadow.
"You should go talk to him", Rouge said.
"Why me?" Shadow asked.
"He seems emotionally upset and he thinks he loves you, maybe you can help out his emotions", Rouge said.
"(Sighs) Fine", Shadow said and went to talk to Tails who was jugging down a glass of water.
"I see you're annoyed", Shadow said.
"Yeah, stupid Eggman, I guess I acted out of character", Tails said.
"Understandable, you do seem to have many problems in your life, especially regarding your emotions", Shadow said.
"Huh?" Tails asked.
"Tails, I know you've been eyeing me, and I know you talked to me in a flirty tone, is there something you wanna tell me?" Shadow asked.
Tails blushed. "No", he said.
Shadow looked in his eyes.
"I know you're lying", Shadow said.
"I don't wanna talk about it Shadow", Tails said.
"I'm not gonna judge you by your lifestyle Tails, you can trust me", Shadow said.
"But…" Tails said.
"Tails, just tell me, if you don't, we'll feel awkward forever", Shadow said.
Tails felt really awkward now, but he had to confess it sooner or later.
"I think I like you Shadow, but I'm not sure, these feelings may not be real", Tails said.
"Really? So you're not even sure", Shadow said.
"Yes, basically", Tails said.
"We'll have to do a test to find out then", Shadow said.
Shadow pulled Tails in for a kiss, a passionate one that Tails fell into and accepted.
The two then stood there locked in a kiss that lasted awhile.
Rouge, Omega and Samus watched from a distance.
"I knew that was gonna happen sooner or later", Rouge said.
"Wow, they actually went for it", Samus said.
"Interesting love between two males", Omega said.
"I wonder how long Tails had those feelings, imagine wondering that for a long time", Samus said.
"Hey I understand, I sometimes wonder, I always found Sally Acorn attractive", Rouge said.
"The princess?" Omega asked.
"Yes, she has a sweet ass", Rouge said.
Shadow got a phone call and broke the kiss.
"Shadow, we got a location", the Commander said over the phone.
