Warning! Very odd SonicXTails brotherly scene coming up. Deal with it! lol

Sonic couldn't believe what he was about to do. He rarely thought things through, and usually acted on an impulse, and this was no exception. "So, Mi-…Tails." He said, remembering how "friends" called him Tails, "…I have something important to ask you." The kit turned out looking him in the eyes, confused.

"Aw geez…" Sonic thought to himself seeing the innocently curious look on Tails face. "Why is this so hard to ask?" He said under his breath. Suddenly the silence was broken by a loud rumbling stomach. Sonic looked down at the kit who had one hand on his stomach. "Oh man, now that I think about it, you must be starving. Let's get you something to eat."

The two headed out for Sonic's favorite restraunt. For some reason Sonic was having a hard time getting up the nerve to ask his question, and hoped to break the tension over some dinner. With their stomachs now full of chili dogs (this being a first for Tails, who promptly let out a loud burp) the two began talking.

"I don't get why Robotnik told me that story." Tails said quietly. "Why would he try and hurt me like that?"

"Because he doesn't give a crap about you." Sonic said bluntly. "He doesn't care for anyone, he's just some old jerk trying to make life hard for everyone. It's about as simple as that…still I suppose I don't know why he made up that story." Sonic sat mussing things over, and almost forgot about his question. "What would he get out of making Tails hate me?" He looked over at the tiny kitsune he was looking around curiously. He decided to just bite down and ask it.

"Listen, Tails. Not too many ways to word this, so I'll just come out and say it. I want to adopt you."

"W-WHAT? …" Tails asked stunned, coughing on his drink. A few other diners looked around at the sudden noise.

"Sh-shhh" Sonic said looking around at the startled patrons.

"Are you serious?!" Tails asked wagging his tails furiously, propping himself up with his hands on the table.

"Y-yes, just keep your voice down." Sonic said now embarrassed out of his mind. He shouldn't of gone somewhere so public with this question. "I know how the police treated you, I know how the orphanage treated you, and I know how society has treated you. And to be blunt about it, it pisses me off. Nobody deserves that."

"I do…" Tails said sadly, no longer wagging his twin tails. "The police told me I was a freak, and was below normal people."

"Stop talking like that." Sonic said, getting mad at him for the way he was treating himself. "You're not a freak, just because of that-" He said indicating his second tail. "Youre unique, you should be proud of it! Other people are just jealous, they only have one, you know." Sonic said jokingly.

Tails laughed a little. "I'd like to believe that…"

"Tails…" Sonic began with a sincere tone. "I've seen the crap you've had to deal with, I want to take care of you, I want you to have the life you deserve."

"No more orphanage, no more jail?"

"Nope."

"A home to live in, no more digging in the trash for food?"

"Naturally." Sonic answered, shoving the image of Tails eating garbage out of his mind. " I talked to the policeman about it, amongst other things, (Sonic said looking at the cuts all over the tiny fox) all you need to do is sign a piece of paper, if …you know, you want to." Sonic finished awkwardly.

Sonic wasn't sure if Tails reaction came from how happy he was, or if he just didn't know how to behave in public, but in front of everyone Tails walked over and pulled Sonic into a tight hug. His face glowing red, but a smile forming on his face, Sonic hugged his new little brother back. "I guess Amy was right." He thought, and couldn't wait to see the look on her face when he told her. "I am a big softie I guess…."

EARLIER

""I don't get why Robotnik told me that story." Tails said quietly. "Why would he try and hurt me like that?" Robotnik heard the fox saying through his patented "spycrophone"

"Damn it…damn!" He yelled in frustration, having heard the fox realize he lied to him. "To think I hugged that furry little freak to show my sincerity…" He mumbled in disgust. "I need brains and brawl to make this plan work. As much as I hate to admit it, that fox is technically smarter than I am. Knowing his potential, especially at the thought of having revenge on his parents "killer" I was ensured a good robot! No matter, that foolish Echidna is still on my side.

"I want to adopt you." He heard Sonic saying over his spycrophone.

"What's this!?" He said with a laugh. "He watched through the hacked security cameras as the Fox hugged the Hedgehog. "Oh ho ho ho!" He laughed maniacally. "Now I got you hedgehog! Ha ha, now I know where to hit you where it hurts! Oh ho ho ho!"

Sonic and Tails left the Police station having made the adoption official, and headed for Sonic's house. Had Sonic not had a reputation like he did, he would have been denied for being too young to adopt, but they figured he proved how mature he was time and time again.

It was really late at night by the time they headed back to Sonic's house. Unfortunately it had also started raining. They were both tired and wet from their long day, and decided to get some sleep. "Where can I stay?" Tails asked, modestly. He didn't want to inconvenience his new brother.

"Well, I still have that guest bedroom." Sonic said, before a clap of thunder cut him off and sent Tails up the wall. He chuckled a bit to himself. "Scared of thunder?"

Tails nodded at him. He hated anyone to know it, but it was a phobia he had.

Sonic looked at his shivering little brother and felt sorry for him. Sonic knew what it was like to have a phobia. "Come on…you can sleep with me. But only for tonight." He said leading Tails to his room.

The two got into Sonic's bed, and Sonic turned off the light. As he laid back, he felt the furry fox snuggling up next to him, shivering a little from fear. He just smiled in the dark (glad that Tails couldn't see him smiling) and wrapped his arm around him. The shivering finally stopped and the small fox fell asleep, nuzzling the hedgehogs chest in contentment.

Sonic smiled, as tough as he liked to come off, he enjoyed the idea of having a little brother to play with, and talk to, and more importantly, to love. Knowing the fox was asleep and would never know he did it, he kissed him gently on the forehead, before falling asleep himself.

Tails kept having the same nightmare, everytime there was lightning. He would dream of a giant robot shooting electricity out of it robotic chest, with a loud clap of thunder every time it did so. Around it were flames, and always two somehow familiar people being electrocuted, then falling to the ground. This time, when he had the dream, he could tell who those people were. As a burst of lightning lit up the victims face, Tails woke up in a cold seat, having recognized the victim.

It had stopped raining, and Sonic was lying next to him, still asleep. "Mom…" He said quietly. "Maybe that's why I'm scared of lightning…" He thought to himself, before falling asleep again.

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