And here we are again. Sorry for the long delay, real life and writer's block are starting to catch up to me again. It seems Miles and Angela are becoming good friends...or did they end up skipping the "friends" bit? I honestly can't tell.

Angela: Shut up! I'm not good at things like this...

Me: Sorry.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own any character from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. All rights belong to SEGA and Sonic Team.

Chapter 3
The True Bond

I woke up with a start. I was still leaning against the tree. I barely had any memory of last night. I stood up, and noticed something carved into the tree. "MP + AG"? ...Sure, it was a corny message, and I don't know why she would do it, but she apparently did, and I didn't really mind too much. Just when I was about to turn around...

"Hey Miles!" said a familiar feminine voice, startling me. I turned around to see Angela behind me.

"Can you please never do that again?" I requested.

"No promises." She walked up to the tree and saw the carved message. "What's this about? Miles, are you really that corny?"

"Huh? You mean...you didn't do this?"

"Of course I didn't. If you didn't, who did?"

"I...don't know."

"Heya, lovebird freaks!" rang a male voice completely unannounced. Just then, two dark-gray foxes jumped out of the tree in front of us. The first one, who I knew was named Ash, was garbed in a black t-shirt, dark-blue jeans and gray shoes that were similar in design to mine. The other, who I knew was named Mist, was dressed in a dark-blue miniskirt and dark-blue shoes.

"If there's anything that I really can't stand about you two, it's your surprise visits," I told them.

"Miles, who are these two?" Angela asked me from behind.

"They're just my cousins, Ash and Mist Kilo. They tend to cause...trouble for me."

"Trouble?" Mist laughed, "What do you mean, cuz?"

"Wait a minute," Ash said, seemingly confused. "Miles? You abandoned that name more than five years ago, Tails!"

"I...don't understand," Angela stated. "Tails?"

"Don't...call me Tails..." I said angrily, fists clenched.

"Wow, you're really confusing, cuz," Mist said.

"I just...can't stand that name anymore," I continued. "Why did I even want to be called that?"

"So you prefer an incredibly lame pun as your full name," Ash said.

"...You could say that." It took me until then to remember that my name was a sort of pun. "Can you please leave?"

"Alright, fine, me and Mist won't bug ya anymore. C'mon, sis, let's go."

"Okay. See ya, cuz," Mist said, and they left.

"...I'm sorry about that outburst, Angela," I apologized. "I don't know what came over me."

"It's okay, Miles," she remarked. "I understand how you feel." She gestured to her second tail.

"...Actually, I was going to ask you something about that." I felt it was about time she explained herself.

"Uh, okay. Ask away."

"Okay, about your tails..." I somewhat trailed off at this, thinking about how to put it simple enough. "Can you...fly?"

"W-wait, WHAT?" She seemed confused when I asked that. She then started laughing slightly. "Flying? What are you talking about?"

"Here, I'll show you." I started rotating my tails and was lifted up into the air by them, much to Angela's amazement.

"Whoa, and I can actually do that?" she asked me as I descended, landing lightly on the ground.

"Sure, it's easy to learn, but kinda tricky to master. Come on, try it."

She started spinning her tails at a somewhat slow pace, but soon enough she kept increasing speed, and slowly but surely managed to get a good two feet off of the ground before tiring out.

"Man, it's...exhausting..." she told me breathlessly, lying on the ground.

"Hey, I had to teach myself this technique," I told her somewhat sternly. I calmed down for a second and continued. "I'm willing to help you."

"Th...thanks." I helped her up to her feet and we started walking toward my apartment, discussing our pasts. I told her about my adventures with Sonic, and she told me about her travels from town to town. I told her that despite Sonic being my best friend and having plenty of other friends, I occasionally feel alone at times. She told me she feels alone practically every day. We were walking pretty slowly, as it was getting dark when we finally arrived at my apartment.

"You live here?" she asks me.

"Yeah, I know it's not much, but it's where I call home," I told her. "Well, I guess I'll see you tomorrow..."

"Okay. See you tomorrow, Miles." I was about to open the front door when I turned around.

"...Oh, and Angela?" I said.

"Y-yes, Miles?"

"I think that it would be best if, for now we were just friends...with benefits, I guess."

"Oh...okay. That's it?"

"Yeah. See you tomorrow, Angela."

"Good night, Miles." I turned and opened the door as she walked off.

'I don't know why, but she's kinda worrying me,' I thought, heading off to bed.

Well, this might be disappointing compared to the other chapters, or it could be better, I honestly can't tell myself. Please give feedback in a review if you can. Come on, I have anonymous reviews on, don't be shy.

Miles: So you're growing closer to the point of begging.

Me: Oh, shut it.

Chapter 4
Questioned

Chapter quote: "I just don't feel the same way about her."