Days of Our Lives

Four years into the future…

Tails glared at his face in the mirror, trembling as his bridesmaid helped him fix his fur up nice.

"Well!" Two heavy hands squeezed his shoulders reassuringly. "I think that should do it! Ready to go through with this, Tails?"

The fox sighed shakily. "Honestly, I…I don't know."

"Do you feel uncomfortable in a suit? I'm sure Sonic would love to see you in a dress…it wouldn't take long to transform this white suit into a dress, either. What with the hole we had to make in the pants for your tails…"

"Cut it out, Amy!" Tails snapped, though playfully. "This is serious!"

Amy raised an eyebrow and swiveled the chair around to face her. "Tails, do you honestly believe Sonic is taking this seriously?"

"Yes…?" Tails began, and then laughed hysterically.

"See?" Amy giggled. "You can't say it with a straight face, can you? That proves it isn't true!"

Tails evaded his gaze, and said nothing.

"Listen, you never did tell me how or where he proposed to you."

Tails' eyes shot up to her level, reading her eyes warily. "I can't, Amy. You said…"

Amy let out a long, defeated sigh. "Tails, I'm going to tell you something right now. I never loved Sonic. When I met Aero, I realized that. The three of us used to play together, and it was Aero I loved, not Sonic. But, as I lost contact with Aero, I began to mix my memories of always loving him with loving Sonic. I never loved your boyfriend, your husband-to-be, and I am very happy for you." There was no force in this statement. Amy really didn't love Sonic. "I mean, I love him—but not like that. I'm happily married, besides. Aero is a wonderful man, very attractive, as I'm sure you noticed."

"Hey!" Tails growled, flushing. Amy laughed.

"I'm kidding, little bro! Chill!" She patted him on the shoulder, fixing his pristine white bow tie for him. "Now, why don't you tell me? It'll be a while before the wedding gets set up."

Tails looked around at the dressing room of the local playhouse. He and Sonic had come here as children and played with all the other Freedom Fighters. That was how he'd gotten acquainted with everyone. He still remembered cuddling Sonic under and amongst heaps of clothes, and climbing all the way to the highest rafters…what an appropriate place to be married! It was full of so many memories. Tails was giddy about it, absolutely excited to be married. He wasn't as nervous as when Sonic had first proposed.

He sighed dreamily. "All right." He said gently. "I've told you the story thus far, so now I'll skip ahead a little. Nothing much happened at the castle those days that followed. We finished packing, left, and were home within twelve hours. It took three days for Sonic to get the surprise ready, but within that time frame, he proposed to me."

"I can tell this is going to be good." Amy smiled, turning Tails back towards the mirror so that she could fix his coattails. She fell silent as Tails began to narrate.

"We were home in the house together, and then…"