Chapter 6
A Warm Bedside
Kimmie: I feel great! Since school is underway it will take me longer to post, but never fear.it will be finished! Anyway, it's my fault for getting writer's block. There will be kissing in this chapter too whether you like it of not (I don't know it you guys like the idea of little kids kissing all though we all know they are mature enough) but I hope you enjoy it anyway.
Also, most of you guys are saying how you wanted Julie-Su to be in here as rival, or just real characters instead of made up ones. But think for a second-this fanfic would turn out to be a war zone! I didn't want to mess with possible couples so I chose my favorite pairings and joined them all together for a fanfic. So, nothing personal to Julie-Su/Knux or whatever, I like the pairing but I'm a Sega girl-plus, I still don't know enough about her to write.
As for Amber, Freda, and Shaniska; you will get to see their reactions in the final chapter. Well.you will see how 'great' Shaniska takes the outcome before then.dear god.*mutters* Also Sally's.again, dear god. Mina and Amy's stories will have a lot of action/adventure in it, just to warn you. You'll love it! So sit tight.
Cream sat by the toasty fire with Cheese sitting in her lap. She looked around the living room and sighed with contentment. She decorated most of the living room, as much as she was able to at least. She couldn't decorate the top of the tree so her mom, Vanilla, had to do it instead. The good part is; she made the angel at the top of the tree.
"I made some cookies," Vanilla said, peeking out of the kitchen, "Would you like some?"
"Sure!" Cream said, Cheese happily squealing in agreement. "Thanks."
Cream looked at the door nervously and wondered if Tails was ever going to step through that door tonight. Cream had told her mom about almost everything (except for the fact that it was a bet) and Vanilla agreed to let her stay up until 9:00. Cream complied; Tails had to get to bed too so how late could he possibly show up?
Suddenly the doorbell rung; Cream's heart practically burst out of her chest!
"I'll get it," Vanilla said. She calmly walked to the front door while Cream and Cheese followed behind. Vanilla opened door and.Tails wasn't standing there. Instead, there were three children.
They beamed at Vanilla and Cream and Cheese and sung from their carol books, "Jingle bells! Jingle bells! Jingle all the way."
Cream couldn't help but smile all though her heart really started to hurt her. What if he didn't show up? What if he never walked in this door tonight? Those questions kept buzzing through her head as the carolers finished their song.
"That's wonderful!" Vanilla said, clapping.
The three kids blushed.
"Oh, before you go.would you by any chance be caroling because of Mina?" Vanilla asked. "Because I think all the singers are gathered at the Theatre so that people who really want to hear the songs will be there."
"Oh no!" One of the kids, a blue bee, screamed, "I thought Mina said we would all meet up in the streets after caroling at all the houses!"
"You messed up again?" Groaned a red chameleon.
"Now we'll never make it," Cried the purple croc.
"Don't worry your little heads!" Vanilla said, "The performance starts at 8:30, you have fifteen minutes to run over there."
"Thank you very much," The blue bee, "We'll be on our way!" The troupe ran as fast as they could towards the direction of the Theatre.
"I'd better call Mina and let her know that three of her performer's are missing." Vanilla sighed, touching her hand to her cheek. She ran over to the kitchen and picked up the phone. As she dialed the Theatre's number she looked up at Cream and said, "I'll only take a second, the cookies will be ready by then."
"Mom," Cream said, "Please ask Mina how she is doing. She'll know what I mean." When Vanilla gave her a wink, Cream plopped back on the sofa and laid her head against its softness. She really did wonder how her friends were doing. Did they get any luck? There were a lot of thoughts running through her head but none of which she could find answers to. She was so antsy and it bugged her. She had nothing to do but wait for Tails to show up, if he did. She wasn't sure about Amy, but at least Rouge and Mina had to do things that occupied their minds.
Suddenly memories started to replay in her head; she closed her eyes and let them come. She remembered the first time they had met. Not met as in introducing each other, but just getting a glance at each other before celebrating the return of Vanilla.
Her first adventure, the most scary of all, was to find and save her mother who Eggman captured. She spent most of her time with Cheese while beat up robots at high speeds. She met Sonic and was very happy to see him-too bad he left in a hurry. Oh well, Cream realized that that's how Sonic is.
When Sonic (From his perspective in Sonic Advance 2) rescued my mother, Tails and Knuckles had been there with me watching as brilliant lights flickered in the air for victory and seeing Sonic grin at them while still holding her mom.
While this was happening, she looked at the orange fox next to her because she wanted to know who he was. She noticed his two tails first and even then how she wished she could just curl up with them around her. They looked so soft and fluffy. She looked up at his face and couldn't think of a cuter boy. He noticed she was staring at him and looked back at her. Cream had blushed and was ready to apologize, for staring was impolite, when he smiled back at her. It was only for a second because by then Sonic had reached the ground. It felt like an eternity to her.
She was not in love with him then. How could she be? She wasn't very old and wasn't supposed to feel love yet. She had just felt like he could be a good friend to her.and she wanted to be friends with him. Yet, there was the feeling called love deep within her heart just waiting 'till it didn't have to stay hidden anymore.
She was now twelve and he was thirteen. (Kimmie: I really never bothered with the ages until this part. All you need to know is that they are not exactly children anymore, but not adults either.) Her body started to change and so did her thoughts. At first she just wouldn't believe she had feeling for him because she thought it was just a phase and that's what hormones did to her. She didn't want to hurt Tails either by saying she loved him and then waking up one morning knowing that she didn't feel that way anymore. (Kimmie: That's what happens when you have a crush before hitting puberty and dealing with your wacky moods. All though, I wouldn't know if it happened to guys too -_-)
She did learn that her love for Tails was true. She just felt confused because her love decided to show itself when puberty happened. Cream was so happy to know she was really in love with Tails but.does he love her?
As she heard Vanilla hang up the phone, Cream opened her eyes.
"Ah, the cookies are done." Vanilla said, bringing over a hot plate of sugar cookies and laying them on the table in front of them. Vanilla took a seat next to Cream. "Mina was so happy I called. Just before I did she realized that they were missing. The kids made it back on time and show is running smoothly so far."
"That's great." Cream said. "I'm so glad they made it. It would be terrible to miss out on an opportunity like that. Especially since they might be doing a play next year."
"Mina also said she was doing fine but there was no luck." She said, "What does that mean?"
"Mina and Rouge and Amy are going the same thing as me. Mina gave a present to Shadow." Cream said, swinging her feet.
"Oh, really? That's so nice." Vanilla sighed, "He's such a sweet young man, I often talk to him while going shopping for food."
"Aw Mom! He's not young, really!" Cream said, feeling embarrassed for Shadow, "He's really about 68 year's old by now."
"Yeah, but I'm a mother so I have to say those things." She smiled, "I'm really happy that it's Mina."
"You really think so?" Cream asked, "I mean, most people would be surprised to see them as a couple.if it turns out that way."
"Well, don't let your choices be affected by other people. You have to look ahead to the future and what could happen rather than where it is now." (Kimmie: That goes out to the people who think Shadow and Mina can't be a couple 'cause they haven't met yet! Nya! XP) Vanilla said. She grabbed a cookie and took a bite.
"I hope Tails gets here soon" Cream sighed.
"I hope so too. You know, it's almost nine." She said.
"No mom! I have to wait!" Cream cried.
"I'm sorry honey but you have to get to sleep." Vanilla said, "Don't make me look like the bad guy; I allowed you to stay up this long."
"You're right, I'm sorry." Cream sighed, giving her mom a hug. "I think I'll go to bed now though; I doubt he'll come."
"Don't give up hope!" Vanilla yelled, as Cream made her way upstairs. Cheese grabbed another cookie from the plate and flew up after Cream. "I do hope he will be here. I don't want to see Cream hurt."
Cream got cleaned up and jumped onto her bed that had a quilt with fall colors on it. She sighed and leaned her head against the pillow. She stretched and stared at the ceiling. "Tails.I don't want to stop loving you.but if that is what you wish, if you want Freda over me, then I want you to be happy." Cream whispered. She tucked herself under the covers and fell asleep.
@--
Vanilla was watching a Christmas special on the television when she heard a knock at the door. With her hopes up, she went to the door and answered it. Low and behold it was Tails, carrying a small metal suitcase with him.
"I'm sorry I'm a little past nine," Tails said, "But I had to finish the touches on her present."
"It's all right, Tails." Vanilla said, patting Tails on the head, "Cream's up in her room and getting ready for bed. I sent her up early because I waned her to get some sleep."
"I understand." Tails said, "Every parent is trying to get their kids to sleep tonight."
"You know where her room is, go ahead. Don't be afraid to wake her up if she's sleeping."
Tails climbed the stairs quietly as he headed toward her room. When he opened the door, he saw her already asleep in bed with the light still on. Cheese saw Tails and practically squealed with delight but then remembered that Cream was still asleep. Instead he hugged Tails and Tails laughed quietly and hugged him back.
Tails wasn't sure if he wanted to wake her up but he was sure she had been waiting for him. Any sleep loss wouldn't matter.but he wasn't really sure. He sat down on the side of her bed and watched her sleep. She looked so peaceful and not to mention pretty as the lights of the room gave her a soft glow.
==
"Hey guys! Look what I got from Freda!" Tails cried. He was holding in his hands a set of power tools specifically made for technicians. He never thought to buy those kinds of tools before because he didn't consider himself a technician. While glancing at them he realized that they would come in handy.
"That's neat, buddy." Sonic said. He tapped his hand on Tail's shoulder. "What are you going to make with those?"
"I'm not sure, really." Tails said, sheepishly.
"What did Cream get you?" Knuckles asked, still eying his cookies.
"I don't know; I didn't open it yet." Tails said. He reached for the box and started to open it. Inside was a portfolio. He opened it and saw sketches of the Tornado but with different designs on each page. There was a note at the top that said "These are designs that I thought would be neat for the Tornado. If you ever felt the Tornado needed a new look, I hope my ideas would help you reach a decision."
"That was really thoughtful of her." Shadow remarked.
Tails looked at the book with intrigue. Some of the designs were really cool. He didn't realize she had decorating talent but maybe he just wasn't paying attention. He smiled to himself.
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Tails found himself stroking Cream's cheek as he remembered. He did feel love for her, he just didn't recall how much. All he could worry about was always being behind Sonic and how he always had to be one step above Eggman in his inventions. He never had to worry about Cream because she was rarely in danger; so she never penetrated his busy thoughts. Lately he had time to relax and think about other things. He started to feel a flutter in his chest when he was around Cream and he found out that that feeling was love.
Tails bent over Cream's sleeping form and just inches away from her face. He could feel her soft breath blow on his face, as he stayed frozen where he was; no really knowing what he was going to do. He assumed he was going to kiss her; just lightly so that he wouldn't wake her up. Somehow he just felt he had to do it.
He closed his eyes and blushed hotly as his lips lightly touched hers. It only lasted for a few seconds but the contact sent a slight shiver down his spine. He never thought that a kiss could be so powerful. Some people say that a kiss is a lover's first caress but Tails thought differently. He thought it was the last and most important caress a lover can make. He thought it held more emotion then any other kind.
Cream opened her eyes when she felt something warm on her mouth. As Tails pulled away, her eyes went into focus. Not wondering about what that something was, Cream smiled really big and hugged Tails; throwing her arms around his neck. "Tails! I'm so glad you made it! I thought you wouldn't show up!"
"Heh." Tails stuttered, "I-I'm sorry.I was just a little late. I hope you don't mind that I was here."
"Oh, not at all!" Cream said, letting him go, "You should have woken me up."
"I-I did."
"?"
"Never mind." Tails reached on the floor and picked up his suitcase. He dropped it on the bed with a plop and unlatched the locks. Before he opened it he smiled, "I really appreciate the gift you gave me but I don't think you would really think I was telling the truth. So, my present will show you." He opened the suitcase. Inside was a mini model of the Tornado. The only difference was it was painted with the designs she made. The plane was yellow with red and blue curved stripes running along the side and front of the plane. The cockpit was painted black and blue. Sonic and Tails' symbols were painted on the front.
"It's amazing!" Cream breathed, her happiness overflowing.
"I took the designs I liked most and put it together." Tails said, "I like this design but I'd really like it if you, me, and Sonic sat down one day and plan. Would that be okay?"
"Absolutely." Cream said. "That's what I wanted."
They both stared at each other, just smiling while Cheese fell asleep on the rug. Soon, the peaceful moment turned into awkward silence. Tails got up and closed his suitcase. "Well, I'm really glad you liked the present. I guess I should get going now so we can both get some sleep."
Cream watched him walk toward the door but she didn't want him to leave yet. At least.no without.
Cream got up from bed and gently turned him around so he was facing her. With her face close to his she whispered, "I want to give you a good night's kiss before you leave." Tails nodded shyly and closed his eyes. Cream stood up on her toes and kissed him. Tails brought his hand to her cheek and sighed; it seems a kiss never loses its touch.
When they separated, the stood there smiling a blushing. "Thanks." Cream murmured, rubbing the back of her head sheepishly.
"Why are you asking thanks, you're the one who kissed me?" Tails asked.
"Thanks for letting me I guess." Cream replied, giving him a quick hug. "You should get home. The night will be really cold." Cream walked Tails down the stairs.
"Ah, so you two are done?" Vanilla asked, clearing away the table.
"Yes." Tails replied, "Thank you for letting me come in."
"Anytime." She said, smiling. When Tails left, Vanilla turned to Cream and asked, "So, how did it go?" Cream smiled brightly at her and ran into her arms. "I guess it went well." She grinned, hugging her daughter.
Outside, Tails was smiling with his finger under his nose. (Kimmie: Like in Sonic X!)
Kimmie: Another chapter finished! * Crash * what was that?
Rica: * Comes running * I broke the coffee machine!
Kimmie: Hmm.Good thing I don't drink coffee.
Rica: * blinks *
Kimmie: I couldn't believe how much you guys liked Rica. I'm so happy ^_^. When I step into the business world I'll be just like that.except for the fact that I won't break anything. I'll just stare blankly until someone comes to tell me what to do. I would imagine, though, that if I tried it myself, I would break stuff so that's the side of me I put into Rica. I know everyone has a Rica somewhere in their hearts.
Rica: *^_^*
Kimmie: I feel great! Since school is underway it will take me longer to post, but never fear.it will be finished! Anyway, it's my fault for getting writer's block. There will be kissing in this chapter too whether you like it of not (I don't know it you guys like the idea of little kids kissing all though we all know they are mature enough) but I hope you enjoy it anyway.
Also, most of you guys are saying how you wanted Julie-Su to be in here as rival, or just real characters instead of made up ones. But think for a second-this fanfic would turn out to be a war zone! I didn't want to mess with possible couples so I chose my favorite pairings and joined them all together for a fanfic. So, nothing personal to Julie-Su/Knux or whatever, I like the pairing but I'm a Sega girl-plus, I still don't know enough about her to write.
As for Amber, Freda, and Shaniska; you will get to see their reactions in the final chapter. Well.you will see how 'great' Shaniska takes the outcome before then.dear god.*mutters* Also Sally's.again, dear god. Mina and Amy's stories will have a lot of action/adventure in it, just to warn you. You'll love it! So sit tight.
Cream sat by the toasty fire with Cheese sitting in her lap. She looked around the living room and sighed with contentment. She decorated most of the living room, as much as she was able to at least. She couldn't decorate the top of the tree so her mom, Vanilla, had to do it instead. The good part is; she made the angel at the top of the tree.
"I made some cookies," Vanilla said, peeking out of the kitchen, "Would you like some?"
"Sure!" Cream said, Cheese happily squealing in agreement. "Thanks."
Cream looked at the door nervously and wondered if Tails was ever going to step through that door tonight. Cream had told her mom about almost everything (except for the fact that it was a bet) and Vanilla agreed to let her stay up until 9:00. Cream complied; Tails had to get to bed too so how late could he possibly show up?
Suddenly the doorbell rung; Cream's heart practically burst out of her chest!
"I'll get it," Vanilla said. She calmly walked to the front door while Cream and Cheese followed behind. Vanilla opened door and.Tails wasn't standing there. Instead, there were three children.
They beamed at Vanilla and Cream and Cheese and sung from their carol books, "Jingle bells! Jingle bells! Jingle all the way."
Cream couldn't help but smile all though her heart really started to hurt her. What if he didn't show up? What if he never walked in this door tonight? Those questions kept buzzing through her head as the carolers finished their song.
"That's wonderful!" Vanilla said, clapping.
The three kids blushed.
"Oh, before you go.would you by any chance be caroling because of Mina?" Vanilla asked. "Because I think all the singers are gathered at the Theatre so that people who really want to hear the songs will be there."
"Oh no!" One of the kids, a blue bee, screamed, "I thought Mina said we would all meet up in the streets after caroling at all the houses!"
"You messed up again?" Groaned a red chameleon.
"Now we'll never make it," Cried the purple croc.
"Don't worry your little heads!" Vanilla said, "The performance starts at 8:30, you have fifteen minutes to run over there."
"Thank you very much," The blue bee, "We'll be on our way!" The troupe ran as fast as they could towards the direction of the Theatre.
"I'd better call Mina and let her know that three of her performer's are missing." Vanilla sighed, touching her hand to her cheek. She ran over to the kitchen and picked up the phone. As she dialed the Theatre's number she looked up at Cream and said, "I'll only take a second, the cookies will be ready by then."
"Mom," Cream said, "Please ask Mina how she is doing. She'll know what I mean." When Vanilla gave her a wink, Cream plopped back on the sofa and laid her head against its softness. She really did wonder how her friends were doing. Did they get any luck? There were a lot of thoughts running through her head but none of which she could find answers to. She was so antsy and it bugged her. She had nothing to do but wait for Tails to show up, if he did. She wasn't sure about Amy, but at least Rouge and Mina had to do things that occupied their minds.
Suddenly memories started to replay in her head; she closed her eyes and let them come. She remembered the first time they had met. Not met as in introducing each other, but just getting a glance at each other before celebrating the return of Vanilla.
Her first adventure, the most scary of all, was to find and save her mother who Eggman captured. She spent most of her time with Cheese while beat up robots at high speeds. She met Sonic and was very happy to see him-too bad he left in a hurry. Oh well, Cream realized that that's how Sonic is.
When Sonic (From his perspective in Sonic Advance 2) rescued my mother, Tails and Knuckles had been there with me watching as brilliant lights flickered in the air for victory and seeing Sonic grin at them while still holding her mom.
While this was happening, she looked at the orange fox next to her because she wanted to know who he was. She noticed his two tails first and even then how she wished she could just curl up with them around her. They looked so soft and fluffy. She looked up at his face and couldn't think of a cuter boy. He noticed she was staring at him and looked back at her. Cream had blushed and was ready to apologize, for staring was impolite, when he smiled back at her. It was only for a second because by then Sonic had reached the ground. It felt like an eternity to her.
She was not in love with him then. How could she be? She wasn't very old and wasn't supposed to feel love yet. She had just felt like he could be a good friend to her.and she wanted to be friends with him. Yet, there was the feeling called love deep within her heart just waiting 'till it didn't have to stay hidden anymore.
She was now twelve and he was thirteen. (Kimmie: I really never bothered with the ages until this part. All you need to know is that they are not exactly children anymore, but not adults either.) Her body started to change and so did her thoughts. At first she just wouldn't believe she had feeling for him because she thought it was just a phase and that's what hormones did to her. She didn't want to hurt Tails either by saying she loved him and then waking up one morning knowing that she didn't feel that way anymore. (Kimmie: That's what happens when you have a crush before hitting puberty and dealing with your wacky moods. All though, I wouldn't know if it happened to guys too -_-)
She did learn that her love for Tails was true. She just felt confused because her love decided to show itself when puberty happened. Cream was so happy to know she was really in love with Tails but.does he love her?
As she heard Vanilla hang up the phone, Cream opened her eyes.
"Ah, the cookies are done." Vanilla said, bringing over a hot plate of sugar cookies and laying them on the table in front of them. Vanilla took a seat next to Cream. "Mina was so happy I called. Just before I did she realized that they were missing. The kids made it back on time and show is running smoothly so far."
"That's great." Cream said. "I'm so glad they made it. It would be terrible to miss out on an opportunity like that. Especially since they might be doing a play next year."
"Mina also said she was doing fine but there was no luck." She said, "What does that mean?"
"Mina and Rouge and Amy are going the same thing as me. Mina gave a present to Shadow." Cream said, swinging her feet.
"Oh, really? That's so nice." Vanilla sighed, "He's such a sweet young man, I often talk to him while going shopping for food."
"Aw Mom! He's not young, really!" Cream said, feeling embarrassed for Shadow, "He's really about 68 year's old by now."
"Yeah, but I'm a mother so I have to say those things." She smiled, "I'm really happy that it's Mina."
"You really think so?" Cream asked, "I mean, most people would be surprised to see them as a couple.if it turns out that way."
"Well, don't let your choices be affected by other people. You have to look ahead to the future and what could happen rather than where it is now." (Kimmie: That goes out to the people who think Shadow and Mina can't be a couple 'cause they haven't met yet! Nya! XP) Vanilla said. She grabbed a cookie and took a bite.
"I hope Tails gets here soon" Cream sighed.
"I hope so too. You know, it's almost nine." She said.
"No mom! I have to wait!" Cream cried.
"I'm sorry honey but you have to get to sleep." Vanilla said, "Don't make me look like the bad guy; I allowed you to stay up this long."
"You're right, I'm sorry." Cream sighed, giving her mom a hug. "I think I'll go to bed now though; I doubt he'll come."
"Don't give up hope!" Vanilla yelled, as Cream made her way upstairs. Cheese grabbed another cookie from the plate and flew up after Cream. "I do hope he will be here. I don't want to see Cream hurt."
Cream got cleaned up and jumped onto her bed that had a quilt with fall colors on it. She sighed and leaned her head against the pillow. She stretched and stared at the ceiling. "Tails.I don't want to stop loving you.but if that is what you wish, if you want Freda over me, then I want you to be happy." Cream whispered. She tucked herself under the covers and fell asleep.
@--
Vanilla was watching a Christmas special on the television when she heard a knock at the door. With her hopes up, she went to the door and answered it. Low and behold it was Tails, carrying a small metal suitcase with him.
"I'm sorry I'm a little past nine," Tails said, "But I had to finish the touches on her present."
"It's all right, Tails." Vanilla said, patting Tails on the head, "Cream's up in her room and getting ready for bed. I sent her up early because I waned her to get some sleep."
"I understand." Tails said, "Every parent is trying to get their kids to sleep tonight."
"You know where her room is, go ahead. Don't be afraid to wake her up if she's sleeping."
Tails climbed the stairs quietly as he headed toward her room. When he opened the door, he saw her already asleep in bed with the light still on. Cheese saw Tails and practically squealed with delight but then remembered that Cream was still asleep. Instead he hugged Tails and Tails laughed quietly and hugged him back.
Tails wasn't sure if he wanted to wake her up but he was sure she had been waiting for him. Any sleep loss wouldn't matter.but he wasn't really sure. He sat down on the side of her bed and watched her sleep. She looked so peaceful and not to mention pretty as the lights of the room gave her a soft glow.
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"Hey guys! Look what I got from Freda!" Tails cried. He was holding in his hands a set of power tools specifically made for technicians. He never thought to buy those kinds of tools before because he didn't consider himself a technician. While glancing at them he realized that they would come in handy.
"That's neat, buddy." Sonic said. He tapped his hand on Tail's shoulder. "What are you going to make with those?"
"I'm not sure, really." Tails said, sheepishly.
"What did Cream get you?" Knuckles asked, still eying his cookies.
"I don't know; I didn't open it yet." Tails said. He reached for the box and started to open it. Inside was a portfolio. He opened it and saw sketches of the Tornado but with different designs on each page. There was a note at the top that said "These are designs that I thought would be neat for the Tornado. If you ever felt the Tornado needed a new look, I hope my ideas would help you reach a decision."
"That was really thoughtful of her." Shadow remarked.
Tails looked at the book with intrigue. Some of the designs were really cool. He didn't realize she had decorating talent but maybe he just wasn't paying attention. He smiled to himself.
==
Tails found himself stroking Cream's cheek as he remembered. He did feel love for her, he just didn't recall how much. All he could worry about was always being behind Sonic and how he always had to be one step above Eggman in his inventions. He never had to worry about Cream because she was rarely in danger; so she never penetrated his busy thoughts. Lately he had time to relax and think about other things. He started to feel a flutter in his chest when he was around Cream and he found out that that feeling was love.
Tails bent over Cream's sleeping form and just inches away from her face. He could feel her soft breath blow on his face, as he stayed frozen where he was; no really knowing what he was going to do. He assumed he was going to kiss her; just lightly so that he wouldn't wake her up. Somehow he just felt he had to do it.
He closed his eyes and blushed hotly as his lips lightly touched hers. It only lasted for a few seconds but the contact sent a slight shiver down his spine. He never thought that a kiss could be so powerful. Some people say that a kiss is a lover's first caress but Tails thought differently. He thought it was the last and most important caress a lover can make. He thought it held more emotion then any other kind.
Cream opened her eyes when she felt something warm on her mouth. As Tails pulled away, her eyes went into focus. Not wondering about what that something was, Cream smiled really big and hugged Tails; throwing her arms around his neck. "Tails! I'm so glad you made it! I thought you wouldn't show up!"
"Heh." Tails stuttered, "I-I'm sorry.I was just a little late. I hope you don't mind that I was here."
"Oh, not at all!" Cream said, letting him go, "You should have woken me up."
"I-I did."
"?"
"Never mind." Tails reached on the floor and picked up his suitcase. He dropped it on the bed with a plop and unlatched the locks. Before he opened it he smiled, "I really appreciate the gift you gave me but I don't think you would really think I was telling the truth. So, my present will show you." He opened the suitcase. Inside was a mini model of the Tornado. The only difference was it was painted with the designs she made. The plane was yellow with red and blue curved stripes running along the side and front of the plane. The cockpit was painted black and blue. Sonic and Tails' symbols were painted on the front.
"It's amazing!" Cream breathed, her happiness overflowing.
"I took the designs I liked most and put it together." Tails said, "I like this design but I'd really like it if you, me, and Sonic sat down one day and plan. Would that be okay?"
"Absolutely." Cream said. "That's what I wanted."
They both stared at each other, just smiling while Cheese fell asleep on the rug. Soon, the peaceful moment turned into awkward silence. Tails got up and closed his suitcase. "Well, I'm really glad you liked the present. I guess I should get going now so we can both get some sleep."
Cream watched him walk toward the door but she didn't want him to leave yet. At least.no without.
Cream got up from bed and gently turned him around so he was facing her. With her face close to his she whispered, "I want to give you a good night's kiss before you leave." Tails nodded shyly and closed his eyes. Cream stood up on her toes and kissed him. Tails brought his hand to her cheek and sighed; it seems a kiss never loses its touch.
When they separated, the stood there smiling a blushing. "Thanks." Cream murmured, rubbing the back of her head sheepishly.
"Why are you asking thanks, you're the one who kissed me?" Tails asked.
"Thanks for letting me I guess." Cream replied, giving him a quick hug. "You should get home. The night will be really cold." Cream walked Tails down the stairs.
"Ah, so you two are done?" Vanilla asked, clearing away the table.
"Yes." Tails replied, "Thank you for letting me come in."
"Anytime." She said, smiling. When Tails left, Vanilla turned to Cream and asked, "So, how did it go?" Cream smiled brightly at her and ran into her arms. "I guess it went well." She grinned, hugging her daughter.
Outside, Tails was smiling with his finger under his nose. (Kimmie: Like in Sonic X!)
Kimmie: Another chapter finished! * Crash * what was that?
Rica: * Comes running * I broke the coffee machine!
Kimmie: Hmm.Good thing I don't drink coffee.
Rica: * blinks *
Kimmie: I couldn't believe how much you guys liked Rica. I'm so happy ^_^. When I step into the business world I'll be just like that.except for the fact that I won't break anything. I'll just stare blankly until someone comes to tell me what to do. I would imagine, though, that if I tried it myself, I would break stuff so that's the side of me I put into Rica. I know everyone has a Rica somewhere in their hearts.
Rica: *^_^*