A Time For Two Chapter 2

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Tails looked at the black hedgehog. He was wondering what to ask him. Their were a few questions he had for him but he didn't know if he had a right to ask such things. He shook them out of his head and then smiled softly.

"So you like being up here alone." Shadow turned away from him a bit.

"It is alright though sometimes it is nice if I got a visit form someone once in a while.

"I can come and visit you if you like. I know how to get here now and once you show me the way back home I will know how to get here." He smiled at the kit. He was being very nice to him. Was he doing it out of the kindness of his heart or because he felt he owed it to him for taking him in.

"Tails you don't have to. I don't mind, and please do not feel as if you owe me for doing this. I wanted to help you so there is no dept that you owe to me." The fox looked down, now he really felt bad.

"But Shadow you are alone up here all the time and well I wanna come and visit you anyway even if I do not owe you. Is that ok?" He looked back up at him and Shadow smiled softly.

"Sure Tails, if your heart is set on it." Tails smiled happily and hugged him. The after realizing what he was doing he felt his cheeks turn a softly pink as the black hedgehog held him back. It was new to him. No one hugged him like that. Not even Sonic. It was nice and comforting and he found himself burying his face into the Hedgehog's chest. .The black hedgehog was also surprised. Not only when the kit had hugged him but for the fact that he held him and it was as if he didn't want to let him go. It was like he was needed by the kit.

Tails shook softly as he held onto the hedgehog. He missed the feeling of contort. Sonic never held him like this and he needed it. He found himself tearing up for no reason he felt alone now without Sonic. Shadow could feel this and looked down at the kit as he shook softly.

"Tails, what is it?" He looked at him and then watched as the kit sit up and he could see the tears falling down this face. "Tails?"

"Why does Sonic always leave me behind? Does he hate me? Why isn't he here now?" Shadow sighed softly. He didn't know what to really say to the kit. He wasn't sure but he knew the blue blur wasn't doing it on purpose.

"He's just busy Tails. You know how he is."

"But he's always busy! Why is he always busy! Why won't he let me go with him?" Shadow held him closer as the kit cried again. It was different; he would have never guessed that the kit would just break down like that in front of him. Like he had said they did not know each other well and the fact at the kit was now crying in his arms wondering why his friend was never around him was interesting. He sighed as the kit started to shake more.

"Tails please try to calm down. I am sure that Sonic does not mean to do it." He found himself petting the kit trying his best to contort him though he wasn't sure on how to do it. Tails just kept shaking and crying. It wasn't like he could really go to anyone and talk about this. Amy would care less about how he felt towards Sonic. Knuckles wouldn't think much of it. He didn't know who else to turn so why not. He was glad he could let out to him and he didn't push him away. Shadow found himself comforting Tails the rest of the night until the kit feel asleep in his arms.

He looked down at the kit who had just spent a few hours crying to him about how he always felt alone because Sonic was never around; or how it seamed as if no one cared about him. But the black hedgehog knew that was not true. He cared about him. A lot more then what the kit knew for now though he wouldn't say much about it. He picked him up and soon carried him off and put the fox in the bed in the guest room and tucking him in. He smiled softly at him as he ran his fingers through the kits hair for a brief moment before heading to bed himself. He found himself smiling to himself knowing he had done a good thing.

As morning came the sun started ti come out. It came in through the small window and knocked on the eyelids of the hedgehog. As he was about to grumble and turn to the other side facing away from the window he felt something under him. It was soft and furry and was purring a bit. He opened one of his eyes and saw the kit had managed to get under him. He must have came in during the night and slipped into bed with him. He was holding onto him tightly the hedgehog looked at him. He couldn't move though he didn't want to. He just smiled as she closed his eyes back and went to sleep.

After a few more hours the hedgehog turned and his sleep and didn't find the kit near him. He opened his eyes and looked to see the kit was gone. Part of him was upset maybe he had left already. As he was thinking about it he soon heard the sound of a pot cooking. He also started to smell food.

"Is that.. Miles…" He then got out of the bed and headed out of the room. His socks scratched the floor but he didn't make a sound. As he turned and walked into the kitchen the smell of food attacked him and almost knocked him off his feet. It was wonderful; he had never smelt something so great. In the small area the kit was at the stove flipping pancakes. He had the small coffee pot going and there was a paper in the hedgehogs seat. He turned and looked at him and smiled happily.

"Good morning Shadow." The hedgehog just blinked as he looked at him. He then he went and sat down.

"Good morning Miles." He couldn't get his eyes off of the kit. It was different because no one had ever made breakfast for him. "Miles why did you make all of this food?" Tails couldn't help but smile. He finished the pancakes he was doing and placed them on a plate.

"I wanted to do something special for you. Not because I owe your or anything. I-I just wanted to do something nice for you." He smiled brightly as he fixed the hedgehog a plate of food. Shadow just watched him quietly as he put eggs and bacon on the plate with pancakes.

"Oh well thank you. This looks really good." Tails went to the small coffee pot and poured him a cup of coffee. It was the same mug he saw he had used the day before so he assumed that he like to use this mug.

"Here you go Shadow."

"Thank you Miles." He patted the kit on the head like a complement. It made his ears perk with happiness to know someone actually thanked him for what he had did. Shadow then went ahead with his morning actives. He would eat his breakfast and read the paper and then clean the dishes.

"I'm really glad you let me stay the night and the fact that you didn't mind what happened." Shadow knew the kit was talking about the outburst and the fact that he slept with him. He didn't mind it at all. It was nice to have someone beside him. The two spent the morning talking about how things had been for the both of them. Shadow found out that the hedgehog had been in and out of the kits life like this for the past two months where he was never around. He felt sad for him because he was almost just as alone as he was all the time. So they had agreed that the kit could come and visit him whenever he wished.

Soon the hedgehog was driving the fox back to the city. The fox looked out as he sat in the car. He had driven his plane around all the time and did a lot of running but he had never ridden in a car before. It was a nice change for him though soon the car came to a stop and Shadow turned and looked at him. Shadow smiled as he rubbed his hand through his hair.

"Alright Miles you get home now ok?" He nodded softly as he got out of the car. He sighed softly because he wanted to spend more time with him. He didn't get too upset because now he knew how to get to Shadows home. It wasn't that far from his house. It was a 20 minute walk. Maybe he would stop by later that day he wasn't sure.