Chapter 12

It has been around 3 months since Tails started living with Yakumo and Sarah. Everything seems normal day to go with, but Tails seems haven't got any clue so far for Sonic's whereabouts. But a glimmer of hope appears on that day when Tails was on the school, studying as usual

Apparently, the school athletics competition will be held one month before the winter vacation started (Around November since the winter in Japan started from December to March, correct me if I'm wrong). And this competition said it will be participated by 4 schools, including Yagami High school. The participant names are Misaki High School, Hakuo Academy, and Academy City (This participant only includes a certain high school and Tokiwadai Middle school) and the venue will be held at Hakuo Academy, around the center of Tokyo (I put Yagami district around Kanagawa). And more surprise to come was this event will be a tag-team match, meaning one pair of school will be battling against another. As a result, the Yagami High School will be joined Hakuo Academy to teamed up against Misaki High School and Academy City.

Of course, this big news was making a quite commotion around the school, including class 2-C as Tails was paid attention to what teacher said about this. People started to talk each other wondering which of the students will participate. And it seems that each school must send at least 5-7 students to join this event. And it doesn't have to be 3rd year, meaning that every student on that school has their chance to join regardless of what year they are. And currently the principal and some of the teachers are having their discussion to discuss about the potential student that will join in.

'This competition seems very interesting. I wonder if nii-san was there in one of the participant.'

As Tails think about it, he finally has some hope after hearing the news about competition. He might just find about Sonic. He knows a lot about his brother's habit, so it would be very surprise if Sonic doesn't joined this event because Tails knew that his brother loved competition regardless of what kind of it.

As the bell rang, announcing the end of the school, Tails approached Yakumo and Sarah, as he trying to discuss about earlier.

"Yakumo, do you feel nervous about this?" Tails asked curiously

"About the event? Well, to be honest, I'm kind of nervous, Tails." Yakumo replied. Mind to remind that ever since they become couple on that day – well, actually after they have slept together on the pouch - Tails and Yakumo started to call their names without adding a suffix to shows that they are officially a lovers. This idea was originally from the blonde-haired girl Sarah as she suggested that they should called their names without adding a suffix (Since Tails has just one name on it, I decided to use this method although his full name was 'Miles Tails Prower'. It will be weird if it uses his other name because he hasn't had the family name of it like Japanese people has)

"Well, I think both of you will be selected, I'm sure of it! After all, you guys very good when it comes to athletic." Sarah said optimistically. She does have a point. Yakumo and Tails along with basketball girl called Satsuki were very good on sports. Their scores always near excellent (only Tails who got excellent). She didn't mean to lowered herself, but her sport wasn't matched compared to these students. And that it's why she supported them, giving them courage.

"Thanks for the compliment, Sarah-san. I'll appreciate it, but that all depends on the teachers to decide." As Tails try to lowered himself as well, there was an announcement heard along the school from the board.

"For these names that have been mention through this, please report yourself to the teachers room immediately; Harima Kenji, Hanai Haruki, Sawachika Eri, Suou Mikoto, Tails, Tsukamoto Yakumo, and the last is Asou Hiroyoshi. Please report to the teachers room immediately. Thank you."

When the announcement was over, Tails and Yakumo went to the teachers room as the announcer was said. Sarah going along with them, seeing what kind of event awaits for them. As they reached the room, Sarah waited outside saying that she'll be okay with it and giving a support to the couple.

When the couple entered the room, they saw 6 students standing in front of the familiar figurine who is supposed to be Osakabe-sensei.

"Ah, hello guys! It seems that you guys have been called as well." Tails greeted them.

"Yeah, it's very surprising that you two were also been called." Mikoto said surpisingly

'Alright then, Itoko-sensei. Tell us why you have summoned us here." Harima said impatiently. Mind to remind that Itoko Osakabe is Harima's cousin. And while they meet each other at the school, Harima must called her Itoko-sensei, otherwise something terrible will happen to him. And he didn't want that.

'Patient, Harima. So it seems everyone's here. Good, I'll start explain why you guys were brought here." And so Osakabe-sensei started to explain things.

(Moment Later)

"So you're saying that we will participated in school athletics competition and we will co-operated with this so-called Hakuo Academy, is that right?" Eri asked

Osakabe-sensei nodded responding what Eri says, "That's right."

"And we will going to Tokyo on next week using a bullet train for all of us, am I right?" The basketball boy, Asou asked. Osakabe-sensei also nodded.

"Okay, I get it. But what about the accommodation and the living cost while we're there?" Hanai asked concern about the cost they have to deal with.

"About that, we still try to organize with the school of it. I'll inform you guys about 2-3 days later." Osakabe-sensei said tries to confirm what Hanai said.

"Well…I hope that it will be good news for all of us here, Osakabe-sensei." Yakumo said unsure.

While they are still talking about the competition, suddenly Tails heard something inside his mind, 'Hey, Tails buddy! Do you hear me? It's me, your brother, Sonic!'

'No way, nii-san! Is that you?' Tails responding the respond. But he realized that he's still in the middle of the meeting. He asked the permission to go because of important reason, and Osakabe-sensei permitted him. Tails ran quickly out of the room and towards the roof, leaving Sarah and Yakumo behind. This action does make Yakumo a little bit worried. Seeing her concern, Osakabe-sensei decided to let her go as well. "Yakumo-kun, you may go now and followed him. After all, you guys are a couple and it would make me feel bad if you stay in this room and not following him."

"Ah…Osakabe-sensei, thank you very much! I'll be leaving." She bowed and left the room, leaving 5 students behind.

"Well, she sure loves Tails very much." Mikoto said happily.

"Yeah, although I still feel like I should be the one for Yakumo-kun." Hanai respond in low tone. Mikoto punched his arm lightly to cheer him up. "Oi, cheer up, would you? What's done it's done, okay?"

When Yakumo left the room, she saw Sarah standing on the sideways, asking her about Tails, "Sarah-chan, do you know where Tails is? He seems a bit rushed all of a sudden."

"I think he went out to the roof. Should we follow him? When I saw his expression on his face, he seems happy."

"I think we should, since I'm a bit worried about him."

And so, the two girls ran towards the roof

Meanwhile, Tails is already on the roof after run through the hallway and stairs. He couldn't believe what he heard back then. To make sure about this, he tried to contact his brother once again.

"Nii-san, nii-san, are you still there?"

'Yo, I'm still here, buddy! I'm perfectly fine!'

Tails now believe that this is real, no such illusion he just heard, but the real voice of his brother, Sonic who's now contacted him for about 3 months.

"Thank goodness you okay! I'm so worried about you!" tears were gathering around Tails's eyes

'Hey, don't be so sad! Of course I'll be okay! Who do you think I am anyway? By the way, how's your life going on pal? I bet that you missed me so much when you are alone.'

Tails was chuckles hearing so much optimism from Sonic, "Yeah, I know who you are, nii-san. I really do. Well, my life's very interesting indeed. Do you want to hear my full story or just the main point of it?" Tails know that Sonic doesn't stand too much for long conversation. His brother prefers a simple yet meaningful conversation to be heard of.

'Well, I just want to hear the main point of it. Besides, I have something to do after this. Make it short, buddy!'

"Alright then, nii-san! Here's about some of my life while I'm here…"

(After Tails tells Sonic about his life)

'NO WAY! So you're saying that you're landed in some new world, saved by not just stranger but a beautiful girl, and now you guys are couple? Man, you're very lucky there, buddy!'

Tails can hear Sonic's loud voice in his head. He knows that his brother will be surprised when he tells him about it. "Yeah, I guess I am nii-san. I didn't know myself either. So what about you? Did anything happen to you recently? I bet that it must be tough living in some unknown world without me around you, nii-san."

'Hahaha! Yeah, I feel that way. Oops, looks like my times up. Don't worry, we'll continue this tonight. And oh yeah, if your girlfriend hear this, just tell her the truth, okay? She won't be too surprised if you explain it properly. See ya!'

"Okay, nii-san! See you later tonight!" And with that, the connection was ended, ending their conversation after 3 months. As Tails realized it, Yakumo and Sarah were watching the entire scene.

"Umm…Tails, are you okay? You seem talking to yourself." Yakumo said concern about his boyfriend's behavior.

"Oh, sorry about that. I guess that you girls just witnessed the entire scene I had." The girls nodded. "Well, why don't we go home and I'll explain on our way? It's getting late here and the air looks little colder now."

The group notices that the sun it's beginning to sink and decided to went home together. On their way home, Tails explain the situation he had on the roof back then.

"To make it short, nii-san just contacted me at teacher's room and we had a quite long conversation, it's simple as that." Tails concluded the explanation

"Yokatta…I'm glad that you've finally contact with your brother, Tails." Yakumo said grateful.

"But, if you had conversation with your brother, why we haven't heard the sound of it?" Sarah asks

"It's because nii-san talked in my head, or more precisely, inside my mind. The Chaos emeralds inside me and him are probably the cause of it." Tails stated

Both girls stared at each other looked confused when he said about Chaos emeralds. Tails noticed it and continued his explanation, "Oh yeah, I haven't told you girls about that one. I guess it's time for me to explain. But after we have dinner, of course!"

After they reached the home and had usual stuff as always, they had dinner, but this time it was Tails turn to cook the dishes since he never cook someone else others that Sonic. And since he has been living in Yagami for quite long, it was his duty to pay the debt that Yakumo had given to him.

"Wow, Tails-san! Your cooking it's very good! It's very similar to what Yakumo does." Sarah praising him and Tails immediately looked down blushing.

"Ah, Sarah-san, it was nothing, really…"

While Yakumo taste some of the Tails's homemade cooking, she felt something different yet similar to what she usually made. Yakumo felt happy and proud when she tastes it, "Tails, I think you'll be a great chef."

"Thank you, Yakumo…" Tails was still blushing while still eating his dishes. Sarah just watches this whole scenery the couple does, 'Ah, Tails-san, Yakumo-chan, you both looks very cute and charming.'

After they had the dinner, Tails begin to explain about the emeralds, "In our world, they are seven gems called Chaos Emeralds. They contain incredible amounts of power and each of emeralds has different color on it. In my body contain the yellow one. While nii-san has both the blue and cyan one. The other 4 were absorbed by my respective friends. When all seven emeralds combined, they grant their collector their ultimate power that is beyond my imagination that I couldn't explain myself." Tails stood up from the Tatami and backed away a little bit. "Here, I'll show you my transformation, but it's not full power enough as I felt back then. I hope you girls prepared for this." He closed his eyes and begins to concentrate his power. As past, the emeralds only grant the ultimate power if all seven emeralds were in one place and only certain person has the right to do it. But now, before he came to this world, he can transform himself at will after absorbing the emeralds with the help of his master back then. He brought is slowly, took a deep breath, and within a second, his body glowed in golden aura surrounding him. "Here, this is my transformation. I'm become super Tails."

Both girls were amazed by what Tails showing to them. As it was a dream for them, but it wasn't. In front of their eyes, there stood a yellow fox that has a golden aura surrounding him.

"Tails-san…you look very cool!" Sarah was astonished

"And you look…very strong and kind as well, Tails." Yakumo was also surprised and astonished.

Tails was surprised. He never expected some kind of reaction to be like this for him to handle. But for these girls, Tails can understand them. He turned into a normal self and got back to his sit, "Well, that's all I can explain. Do you have any question? I'll try my best to answer it."

Yakumo then started asking her question, "Umm…how is it feel…to have Chaos emeralds inside your body, Tails?"

"Well, actually, it's kinda feel happy because now the power is already a part of me and my friends as well. But somehow, I kinda feel something concern about this." Tails replied

"Hmm? I don't understand what you're saying, Tails-san." Sarah look confused.

"While I'm here, the emeralds sometimes resonating itself. At first, I don't know what caused this, but as time goes on, I can predict that there's something unexpected will going to happen. If that's true, then the emeralds must lead me to this world try to solving it, although I haven't seen anything suspicious so far." Tails finished his explanation. Then he remembered about the promise his made with Sonic, "Oh yeah, I have promised with nii-san talking tonight. Do you girls want to hear it? I think he will be happy about it."

"Really? That would be great! But how that's going to work?" Sarah was curious.

"Hmm…I need a telephone, which should do the trick."

Yakumo grabbed the local phone near the dining room and handed it over to Tails. "Ok, let's see if this trick works." He touched the phone and concentrated his power to communicate. The Chaos Emeralds that were inside Tails has the ability to communicate with others Chaos wielder, which is this case was Sonic. Soon enough, the sound of the blue hedgehog can be heard from the phone. "Hey, what's up, buddy? Took you long enough to contact me!"

"Gomen, nii-san. I just finished my dinner with my friends here. So are you ready to tell me your stories then?" Tails said while still holding the phone. He mustn't let go of it or the communication will be broken, although he can still talk inside his inner thought.

"Of course! I promised you earlier, didn't I? Okay, here are some of my stories so far…" And so, Sonic tells his stories about his journey. And because he's not good when it comes telling a story like Tails was, he just sum up his story to his thought and the important one.

(After an hour later)

"Well, that was interesting life you got there, nii-san!" Tails said happily. He was so glad that Sonic was okay in another place, even though It was tough for him that he was doing it alone. The girls were listening to their conversation and they look happy because Tails finally be able to contact with his beloved brother.

"Hehehe, tell me about it! And the people here are interesting and also friendly."

"Oh right, nii-san, do you want to speak with my friends? I think they want to know more about you?"

"Sure! Tails friends are also my friend! Go ahead! I'm really excited about this!"

Tails tells his friends to let them have a nice and fun conversation. "Alright, Sarah-san, Yakumo, please suit yourself! He's very excited to speak with you, girls."

"Okay, thanks for your help, Tails."

And so, both Yakumo and Sarah introduced themselves as they speak with Sonic through the phone, "Hello there, Sonic-san. Nice to meet you. I'm Tsukamoto Yakumo! And as you may know already…I'm his girlfriend…" the raven-haired girl was blushing when she introduced herself.

"And I'm her best friend, Sarah Adiemus! Nice to meet you too, Sonic-san!"

"Oh, so you guys are Tails's friend! Nice to meet you all! I'm Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog! And I'm his brother! I see Tails made some good friends while I'm not here." Sonic then change the subject, "So, Yakumo-san, when I heard your voice here, you're definitely a perfect choice for Tails! Please take well care of him, okay? He's sometimes act alone without me around!"

"Ah…Sonic-san, please…that's too much…" Yakumo face was grown redder as she heard what Sonic says.

"And also, I want to know, do you love Tails from bottom of your heart? Since I'm his brother and protective to him, you know what it means, right?"

Yakumo understood the situation. She felt the same way as Sonic did. Whenever when someone makes fun of his sister who's not here currently, she won't forgive that person because her sister was very important to her. the same way as her sister feel.

"Yes, I know, Sonic-san. And as for your question…yes, I love him deeply…he's very kindhearted and caring person. He's also very strong. I saw him as human, not just an animal. I hope…it satisfy your demand, Sonic-san."

Silence was filled in dining room. Tails face was grown redder as Yakumo finished her sentence. By the way, he's still holding the phone as a medium. After a moment, Sonic started to speak again from the phone.

"Hehehe, I knew it! The moment you speak about Tails, you're guys definitely and mostly a perfect couple! I can't wait to see you guys here! Oh, speaking of which, Tails, you there?"

"Hai, I'm still here, nii-san! Is there something matter?"

"I'm heard that- oh crap, looks like my time's up! Looks like we have to talk sometimes later! Sarah-san, Yakumo-san, take good care of him, okay? See you guys, later!" Sonic disconnected the communication. Thus, the conversation was over.

"That was shame. It looks like the energy inside me and nii-san already worn out. It can't be helped since it hasn't gone back to its full power." Tails let out his sigh of disappointment.

"Don't worry, Tails. I'm sure that you'll talk to him tomorrow." Yakumo cheered him up.

"I know. Thanks for the encouragement, Yakumo." He kissed her on her cheek and Yakumo does the same as he did. Sarah just smiled and happy watching the usual couple does. Then they realized it was already getting late and it's time for them to rest and prepared for another day.

To be Continued

A/N: So it's finally reaching the end of this story. 'WHAT? You mean this story will be finished?' No, it's still a long way to go, I can assure you guys. This is only the end of Tails arc and I'm planning to build up Sonic arc. They will eventually meet up in near future which you guys already know about it.

Okay then, until next time, folks!

sonic-elric

16 June 2011 09.26 AM