A Time For Two

Chapter 8

I Hate You All

The kit was back at his workshop now packing his things up. It was hard for him to make a choice but it didn't really matter. Four days out of the week if not more he would come back and work on his plane. He would come it was his workshop. It just would not be his home. The black hedgehog stood in the doorway of the bedroom. He couldn't help but smile watching the kit run around in circles trying to figure out what he should take and what he should leave there.

"Miles, do you need any help?" He soon walked closer to the kit. Tails soon turned and looked up.

"N-No I will be done in a second Shadow. I-I just can't figure out what to take." Shadow crossed his arms.

"You act as if you are never coming back. You can always come and get more things when you need them. You only live 40 minutes away from my home." The kit sat on his knees looking up at Shadow. He was telling the truth. They did not live too far. In fact Shadow and Knuckles were his closest neighbors. Sonic, Amy and a few others of his friends lived in the city. He still felt a bit lonely when he sent all of his time working.

"Alright Shadow." He soon stood up with a green bag. Shadow grinned as he could see the kit was having problems trying to hold the bag. Shadow went and picked the bag up putting it over his shoulder. The kit laughed softly as he hugged Shadow. "You know I could have carried it myself."

"And watch you struggle with your little arms. " He smirked softly as Tails ears dropped to his sides. "Oh come on Miles, it was a joke."

"Your mean Shadow." Shadow just smirked at the kitsune as he turned to walk out of the small house. "H-Hey! Are you even listening to me?" Shadow grinned and pretended not to hear the kit. "Shaodw!" Tails tugged on his leg and growled annoyed. He then heard Shadow chuckle softly. "You jerk!" Shadow just kept grinning and left out of the house. Tails soon locked the door and followed him back to the region of the jungle that Shadow home was in.

Late the two are now back at his small home and Shadow takes the bag into his bedroom.

"Here Miles, I made some space for you in my closet. You have your own side." Tails walked over as he looked and and smiled.

"Thank you so much for doing all this. Taking me in and letting me live with you."

"It's the least I can do for you." He looked at Tails as he smiled happily at him.

Tails stayed in the room and made space putting all of his clothes away. He then looked over at Shadow's clothing. Shadow's shirts were a bit bigger then his so they would look a lot bigger on him.

"Shadow?"

"Yeah Miles?" He was sitting in his favorite chair as always about to read the newspaper put stopped. He soon got up going into the bedroom. "What is it?"

"You need some new clothes. " The black hedgehog just blinked looking at Tails. He wasn't sure where that came from but he cleared his throat to respond.

"What do you mean I need new clothing? What is wrong with my clothing?" Tails lifted it up one of his shirts.

"Come on Shadow this thing looks older then you are." He stood up and looked at him. "I'm going to the store because there is no food in here. Maybe you should think of getting a new shirt and pants." The black hedgehog rolled his eyes.

The two of them were now in Station Square. They both had decided to meet up in two hours so they could go home. Shadow had a few things he needed to do as did Tails. As Tails was going into the large market he saw the blue hedgehog walking with food in his hands.

"S-Sonic! Hey!" The fox ran over to him. It had been a while since he had saw him. Though as he was running he slowed down to a stop thinking of what he said to him last. He wasn't even sure if he would respond to him or not because of how he yelled and ran away. He soon took a deep breath as he walked towards him. "Hi Sonic, how are you today?" The blue hedgehog just shrugged his shoulders at the kit. It was strange to see him again. He thought that he would never see him again because of what had happen.

"Nothing much Tails, how have things been for you?"

"Fine, I feel a lot happier then what I used to be." Sonic smiled smugly.

"Happier, running behind Shadow the way you sued to run behind me. You know he doesn't care about you right?" Tails looked at him shocked.

"Of course he cares about me. He cares more then you ever do now."

"What makes you think that?"

"You didn't even bother coming and looking for me did you? You were just thinking oh he'll be fine and come back whenever he wants to. Did you even think that I could be dead or something?"

"Oh come on Tails, I know you wouldn't do something stupid like that?"

"What makes you think you know such a thing!" Out of anger Tails smacked the contents out of the hedgehog's hand sending them crashing to the smooth glass like ground. This in turn made Sonic angry.

"What in the hell is your problem!"

"You don't even care about me? You're so fucking worried about yourself and what the hell you want that anyone else is just in the way!" Sonic growled as he held his hand up as if he was about to strike him but was stopped by another. He turned to see Shadow standing here holding his arm. By this time Tails was on his knees crying. Also attention had been bought to the area thanks to the food falling on the ground. Shadow just looked at Sonic calmly no anger or anything.

"What do you think you are doing?" Sonic growled as he pulled his arm away from him.

"I wasn't doing anything until Tails came and started to bother me." Shadow felt a bit confused. Sonic used to treat the kit like a little brother but is seamed lately as if he did not care about him at all. Was he the reason for this? Could Sonic really be jealous of him because Tails was giving all his attention to him? Tails soon looked up at the both of them with tears in his eyes shaking from fear and anger. Shadow sighed softly as she kneeled down and wrapped his arms around him.

"Come on Miles, I'll take you come." Sonic rolled his eyes as he turned away walking out of the market. Shadow just shook his head not sure of what to think about things now. Was he the reason that the two of them were having this falling out. He did not want to be the one in charge if the two of them got into a really bad fight that could end their friendship. He thought the two of them were cute together but he did care for Tails and did not want to see him upset. He soon helped the crying kit to his feet and the two of them walked out of the market and headed back to the car. Once in the car Shadow turned and looked at him. "Did you start that fight in there with Sonic?" tails looked up at him almost shocked.

"I.. well I was talking to him and he said something nasty. I did knock the food out of his hand but Shadow you don't understand! He said you didn't care for me and I know that is a lie. I know how much you care about me. Even more then he does!" Shadow by this time had pulled off.

"Miles, I haven't known you as long as Sonic has. I do not believe the two of you should be fighting like this and if you started it you should go and say that you are sorry."

"Just because you didn't know me as long as Sonic doesn't mean you don't care about me and that Sonic can talk trash about you!" Tails could feel the tears start to swell out of his eyes and down his muzzle as he sniffled softly. Shadow sighed softly.

"Do you think that Sonic is upset that you are spending all of your time with me and not him?"

"Why should he care! He was never around anyway he would just run off for days! Do you think Sonic is right and I am wrong?"

"I believe that the both of you are wrong." Tails eyes shot open as he screamed.

"STOP THE CAR!!" Shadow sighed as he came to a stop. Tails took no time to take the safety belt off and get out of the car.

"Miles, get back into the car please." Tails did not look at him.

"No! How can you say I was wrong! He was talking about you! I care about you and… and you!! I HATE YOU!!" Tails screamed as he soon ran off into the city. Shadow watched him run off wondering what he should do. He knew this was a shout for attention the question was should he go after him and give him what he wanted. He did not believe this was the way to do thing so he sat there a while. He wasn't going to go home but he was not going to go running off after him so soon either. He knew Tails needed time to think about things and that once he did he would do one of two things. Either he would keep going and not turn back or he would come back to both him and Sonic. Though, he was not looking for an apology. He just wanted the kit to be happy and he knew one thing he needed was to be on good turns with Sonic and vise versa.

Tails was shaking from anger now as he walked down the pathway heading to who know where. He couldn't understand why Shadow was taking Sonic' side when he had seen first hand what it had done to him. He was having nightmare about Sonic leaving him and then the way he acted in the market just made him boil over. He found it to be so wrong that Sonic would say such a thing, but then Shadow it was almost as if he was agreeing with him or something. The kit cried more as he held his head feeling a headache overcome him. He was lost, very lost and the people the thought he could relay on kicked dirt in his face and walked away.

"Why.. Lords of the heavens why has this happen to me? Am I really a bad person?" As he said that once again the clouds darken and it started to rain. "I hate you all."