Hey everyone. I know it's been a hell of a long while. To tell the truth, I forgot that I had an account on here. What has it been, a year? Well I'm seventeen now. I've put everything that stopped me from doing my work behind me, like my ex, (which, bewilderingly, I realized I wasn't so in love with her, and there were many other girlfriends to come after her,) my friends who held me back, and just basically anything that put a lock on me making anything of myself.
Well, I'm going to continue and hopefully end this series in this fiction. Then I have to go back and re-write them. I re-read them and noticed a lot of mistakes. And I don't quite want to continue this series, because I started on a new Kingdom Hearts one called "The Love and The Lost." Definitely read it! I uploaded it like three days ago and haven't gotten any reviews yet!
Well anyways, I'm pretty aware that you don't want to be reading the author's not, so let's just get on to the story.
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After stopping by Shadow's house and taking a shower, we went to McDonalds and got a burger. I still felt a little bit weak from being out for days, but I managed to walk with Shadow the whole way. When we got there, Shadow ordered us both a big mac meal with large fries. We went and sat at a table after getting our order.
"You have no idea how bad these are for you," Shadow said with a laugh. He picked up his burger and took a bite. A small moan of pleasure was barely audible while he was chewing.
"Yeah, Shadow," I said, sticking my tongue out, "So bad for you. How's Skye?"
Shadow swallowed the piece of burger he was chewing on and took a sip out of his drink. "She's good. She's been having mood swings lately; she's expecting the baby in less then a month. Hah, me, a father soon. Kind of hard to believe, isn't it?"
I gave Shadow a once over. He had changed since Sonic and I first met him. This year was supposed to be his victory lap, but instead, he had to drop out of his fun year so that he can prepare for being a father. "Yeah," I said, "It is hard to believe."
There was a couple of moments of awkward silence until I couldn't take it anymore. Shadow was eating the last of his fries. "Shadow? I'm sorry for what happened a few days ago. I wasn't in the right state of mind when I did that to myself, honest…"
"It's alright, Tails." Shadow said to me, cutting me off with a hand, "It's our little secret, alright? Just promise to never do it again."
I smiled. "Sure thing, Shadow." It was nice to know that he cared so much. It was like having a second older brother, like Sonic, but much more mature. "Please tell me you have smokes."
Shadow got up and started walking outside. He turned and winked at me as he pulled a smoke out of his pocket and put it up to his mouth. I looked down and mentally kicked myself when I realized I hadn't touched my meal yet. I started stuffing the burger down my throat, and when I felt like I was chocking, I took a large gulp out of my drink. When I was done my burger, I moved on to the fries and swallowed them down like they were water. After taking the final gulp of soda pop (and realizing I was quite satisfied) I looked outside and saw that Shadow was still there, having a smoke. Casually walking out and ignoring the awkward stares of the people in the restaurant that witnessed me scarf down an entire meal in two minutes flat, I went and stood by Shadow.
"Send me a smoke," I demanded after a let out an enormous burp. I felt a bit bloated.
"I saw that," Shadow laughed while he gave me a cigarette. I checked the brand and it read Du Maurier. I smiled and lit it up, enjoying the taste. After a few tokes, I started getting a head rush. It felt nice.
"I have a head rush," I started, taking another pull and exhaling it through my nose, "It feels nice."
"Yeah, I wish I still got those." Shadow said with a smile, "My body's so used to smoke, it's unbelievable." I took in a breath of oxygen and slowly exhaled. What seemed like smoke that came out was really my breath. It's the beginning of February and so, it was pretty cold out. But my jacket kept me warmer then usual and I felt pretty good. I took in another drag and exhaled in thought. The past few days seemed like a blur to me.
"Well, I have to go," Shadow said after he took a look into his phone, "I'm meeting Skye soon. Wanna come along?"
"I have other things to do, sorry," I replied, flicking away the butt of the cigarette, "But if you're still around, I'll catch you later?"
"Definitely," Shadow replied, "Later." And with that, Shadow walked away, leaving me to my thoughts. My phone started vibrating, so I pulled it out of my pocket and flipped it open, putting it up to my ear.
"Hello?" I said into the phone.
"Hey, Tails?" I heard from the other line. I hadn't heard that voice in weeks. "How are you?"
I didn't know weather to reply or hang up, but I went with the first of the two options, "Hey Ames. I'm good, just hanging out at McDonalds. Shadow and I were hanging out, but he left to go see Skye. Why?"
There was a bit of a pause before she replied. "Because, I was really worried about you, Tails. That accident sounded pretty bad. Can I come see you?"
I kind of didn't want to see Amy right now, but I guess I owed her that much. "Sure, why not? Meet me at McDonalds, you know, the one on the corner of Palmtree and Beach's avenue?"
"Sure do, I'll see you in a few, alright?" Amy said, "I love you, Tails…"
"…I love you too," I replied after a short pause. I heard the phone click, so I flipped my phone closed. I realized that I had left my pack of cigarettes at home, and boy did I need another one. I turned to look around and saw that there was nobody smoking outside, so bumming a smoke wasn't the answer. I guess I have to wait around until I get home to bum another one off of Shadow.
I walked into the restaurant and got into the line up. I felt kind of thirsty and needed to occupy myself while I waited. When I got to the front of the line, I ordered a large coke and small fries. After paying I got my food and sat down at a table. I was absent mindedly eating the fries and sipping on the drink that I didn't notice my phone going off.
Amy walked by me and sat in front of me on the other side of the table, dropping her purse onto the chair next to her. I swallowed the last of my fries and took a drink from my soda. "Hey."
"Hey," She replied. She was rubbing her already gloved hands because of the cold outside, so I took her hands into mine and kept them warm. I saw her cheeks go red and I felt mine heat up, too.
"I'm sorry," We both simultaneously said. I quieted down and let her go first.
"I'm sorry for the last few weeks, Tails. I was a big bitch and I didn't mean to hurt you," She apologized.
"And I'm sorry for the way I've been acting lately," I started, staring into her eyes, "It's not me, and I didn't mean to put you through pain or worry you."
"It's okay," She replied, "I know you didn't mean it… But will you forgive me?"
"Of course I forgive you, Ames! I've always forgiven you. Even the day I saw you and Scourge at the beach making out, I mentally knew I forgave you for it."
Amy got up and sat on the seat beside me. She gave me a big hug and I was happy to return it. "I was so worried!" She exclaimed. I kept her in the embrace and rubbed her back a bit, trying to comfort her.
"I'm alright, Ames." I said, breaking the embrace. I flashed a grin, "I've been hanging around Sonic for years. Don't you think I'd pull through?" With that, she started to sob. I hugged her tightly, not letting go until she stopped. Yet again, I was ignoring the stares I got from the customers eating around us. When she stopped crying I kissed her forehead and smiled.
"Let's go to somewhere more private."
***
We went to the abandoned playground in the forest. But this time, I wasn't there because I was depressed or alone. I actually felt genuinely happy. Something inside me stirred, it felt like things were looking a lot better then they were a short week ago. Amy and I were both sitting at the top of the slide, because the metal chains on the swings were too cold. Amy was sat on top of my lap, and we were laughing and chatting.
"Man, that's funny. Did Knuckles really do that?" Amy asked.
"Yeah, Rouge showed me the picture," I stated, "She said to me not to tell anyone because she promised. You can keep this a secret, right?" I was telling Amy about a picture Rouge had shown me. It was of Knuckles tangled up in a yellow lacey bra. It was taken more then a year ago, after last Christmas. I heard Amy laughing and it brought butterflies to my stomach. She turned to me and smiled, causing me to let out a big smile, too.
"You know," Amy started, "When you were in the hospital, I kept on asking myself what I was going to do if you died. I was in there every day, and I made myself touch your face, to see if you were still warm and alive."
"Yeah," I started, staring into her warm, emerald green eyes, "I felt that. I was hoping I could tell you that I didn't want you to stop, it was so comforting." I felt a cold breeze and started to shiver. I guess Amy felt this, because she turned around on top of me and wrapped her arms around me.
"Tomorrow do you want to come with Rouge, Skye, Knuckles and I to the mall?" She asked.
"Sure, sounds like fun," I replied. I took out my phone and checked the time, which read 9:16pm. "Now, to get you home…"
Amy got off of me and offered me a hand. I took it and stood up. We climbed down the slide set and started walking toward her house. Her parents, Christie and Alexander Rose were big shots. They both had good jobs and had a big house. Amy playfully shoved me to the side. I smiled and lightly shoved her back. We started walking normally again and I felt her hold my hand, intertwining our fingers. I smiled and held her hand back.
We got to the park close to Amy's house and she released my hand. I looked over to her and felt a chunk of snow hit my in the torso. She had been the one who threw that.
"Oh, you wanna play like that, huh?" I said. I bent down and fashioned my own snowball. I wound up to throw it at her, but realized she was gone. "What the…"
I was tackled to the floor, and she landed on top of me. The whole time we were laughing and I looked up into her eyes. She was so beautiful with the snow falling around her. We just stayed there, in the comfortable silence and cuddled in the snow. No one else was at the park at this time of night in February. Just her and I.
After a while of cuddling, I hoisted her off of me. I extended her a hand after I got up and she took it. We walked hand in hand to her house. At her doorway, she paused before going in. She turned to me and gave me a hug.
"I had a really fun time today, Tails." She whispered into my ear. She kissed me on the cheek and turned to her door. "Good night."
"Night," I said absent mindedly. My hand was resting on my cheek, where her lips had just touched. She giggled and opened her door, closing it behind her.
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I walked into me and Shadow's house and smelled pizza. Shadow and Skye were sitting in the living room, playing Monopoly and quietly talking amongst themselves. I took off my shoes and sat down on the floor next to them.
"Hey guys," I said, grabbing myself a slice of pizza and mentally noting to eat healthy tomorrow to make up for today.
"Hey Tails," Skye answered, shifting closer to me and giving me a hug, "I'm so glad you're okay. Wouldn't want my little bro hurt."
"Ah, no worries," I replied. "So I'm going with you, Amy, Rouge and Knuckles to the mall tomorrow. You coming along, Shadow?"
"Nah," Shadow replied, flashing a smile, "Sonic, Silver and I are going to help Silver pick out a tuxedo. Apparently he's going with Mina to her cousin's wedding in a week. He's so lazy, waiting until now to go get the tux."
"Yeah," I agreed, looking at the monopoly board, "Who's winning?"
"Me!" Skye exclaimed, "I'm totally kicking Shadow's ass. He's the car."
I looked at the pieces. Skye was the boot, and Shadow was the car. His 'lucky' piece, but this time, he had no luck. Skye had over ten thousand dollars in properties, Shadow only occupying two thousand dollars worth. I laughed and got up. "Well, I'm going to bed. I'm still kind of tired from the whole hospital thing. Night, guys!"
"Night, Tails," Skye said.
"Night," Shadow said with a wave and a grin.
I walked up the stairs and into my room. It was all clean, Skye must have come into here and cleaned it for when I got back. I took off my clothes until I was only in boxers and socks and took a seat on the bed. There was a note on the pillow. I picked it up and opened it.
Dear Tails,
We hope you read this. We all still really care about you, and we love you, buddy. Don't let anything take that reality away from your mind. We're right beside you the whole step of the way and we're here when you need us. We are all really worried about you, and don't want anything bad happening to you. Keep this note safe and read it whenever you feel down. We love you.
Signed,
Sonic, Shadow, Knuckles, Silver, Rouge, Mina, Skye and Amy.
I put the note down and smiled. They all still cared, no matter what I had put them through. I realized then, that the last six months of my life were worthless, I shouldn't have ever acted the way I did and I should have let things blow over, because they always do in the end. I put the note on my bedside table and took my socks off. Stretching, I went and turned off the lights, getting into bed afterward.
Thoughts of every one of my friends ran through my head which made me happy. I slowly drifted off to sleep.
There, that's it! Long chapter. Took me a few hours to type, but anything to please my readers, if you guys are all still there. Sorry for the wait! But here it is, and I hope you enjoyed reading it as I enjoyed writing it. Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to skip review replies this time because it has been a long time since I had read them. Read and Review, please!
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