Chapter Twelve

Sorry it's late. I had writers block and a bad case at that. It's gone and I hope I don't get it again.

Tails was floating through the cloud. The last thing he could remember was jumping at Eggman, then nothing. Tails landed on a large cloud, seeing nothing except the sky and more clouds beyond.

'You stupid fox!' Tails heard someone say.

Tails turned around and was met by a hard slap across the face. Tails recomposed himself but only to be put into complete disarray when he received a kiss. When the kiss ended, Tails saw that the person who hit him and kissed him was Cosmo.

'Cosmo…' Tails started, but was cut off be Cosmo. 'You can't stay away from danger can you?' Cosmo said, grumpily. 'Not even twenty four hours since you were last here and now look. Do you want to die Tails?'

'Cosmo, it's…' Tails started again, but was cut off again by Cosmo.

'Life is precious Tails, yet you waste it like water' Cosmo continued, still furious.

Tails start sobbing, from shock and sadness that Cosmo would treat him this way. Cosmo sighed and said 'Sorry Tails, it's just you got a second chance at life with no strings attached. And yet you think that you can die without any consequences and come back as if nothing has happened.'

Cosmo was about to continue but was interrupted by a kiss from the sobbing Tails. Cosmo closed her eyes and enjoyed the kiss and when Tails started to pull his head away Cosmo held him there. Tails smiled in the kiss and continued it with Cosmo for a few more minutes. When they pulled away from the kiss, both of them were blushing hard.

'Sorry Cosmo, I just couldn't hold it back' Tails said.

'Oh, I don't mind Tails. It is just that I'm jealous of you. You got back to the world of the living. You could see your friends and family again' Cosmo replied with sadness at the end.

'Cosmo, I now know that even if I chose to stay here, I will still be with my friends but with one major difference. I'll be with you' Tails said.

'Tails…' Cosmo started but lost her words.

'Cosmo, here you are with your family. Your family cares about you. My family is just a bunch of crazy people. I have my physical health crazy dad who tries to fix everything with running…' Tails went to continue, but was cut off by Cosmo laughing. 'It's true! Our toaster broke once and dad ran around the block with it trying to fix it. He could have spared us a few hours of embarrassment if he just gave it to me in the first place'

Cosmo was on the ground, rolling around and laughing. Tails started laughing too as he reviewed what he just said. 'Anyway…' Tails said as he wiped a tear away and stopped laughing.

'Yeah, my dad's crazy, my mum treats me like I'm a five year old and she has to be by my side every second. My brother, Zac, is addicted to video games and every word that comes out of his mouth is about them. He got a job at a young age to buy every new game' At this point, Cosmo was considering this and understanding what he meant about her family caring about her.

'My younger sister, Rebecca, was like a cross between Amy and Cream. She is easy to anger but is sweet, caring and clueless the rest of the time. But that isn't the worst of it' Tails started, pausing to compose himself.

'What, there is something worse than that?' Cosmo said, confused. She knew that her life was worse than his, but she decided to listen, intrigued.

'I felt like I was being suffocated there. I was five at the time and I ran away' Cosmo gasped. 'The worst part is that my parents didn't even try searching for me. I snuck back and looked through the window. It was like I hadn't existed. Nothing had changed at all. That was when I met Sonic and left with him' Tails finished.

Cosmo threw her arms around Tails. 'I'm so sorry Tails! If I knew I wouldn't have… I'm being a burden to you again aren't I?' Cosmo asked.

'Please don't say that Cosmo' Tails said as he started crying. Cosmo kept hugging Tails for a few minutes as he cried. Tails eventually stopped crying and Cosmo let go. Tails wiped away his tears and put a smile on for Cosmo. It was here that Cosmo started to question if she was the right one for Tails.

And as if he read her mind, 'Cosmo, there are many reasons why I love you. You can calm the angriest of people, your straight forward and always caring. An obvious one is that you're beautiful. But the one that I bet no one could guess would be this one. When I'm with you, I forget about all the dramas in the world. I forget about my family, Eggman and the Metarex. I forgot that I was dead when I saw you. I even forgot about my friends. MY FRIENDS!' Tails yelled.

'Don't worry, Tails. They will be alright now. With Luke there then they won't kill themselves' Cosmo said, calming Tails. 'Time for us to go, Cosmo' a voice said. Tails jumped at the voice.

'Do I have to?' Cosmo asked. Two figures came out of nowhere and appeared next to Cosmo. Both of the figures were seedrians like Cosmo.

'Yes Cosmo. I'm sorry I have to take Cosmo from you' the older seedrian said to Tails. The older seedrian was like an older, taller version of Cosmo. 'If it's important…' Tails said.

'Galaxina, can you show him around while I am with Cosmo?' the older seedrian asked the younger seedrian. The younger seedrian was slightly taller than Cosmo and her face seemed more mature.

'Yes Mother' the young seedrian said. Tails looked over at Cosmo and she smiled to him. A second later, both Cosmo and the older seedrian disappeared as quickly as they had appeared.

'What the?' Tails asked. 'Hi. I'm Galaxina, Cosmo's sister. What's your name?' the younger seedrian asked.

'I'm Miles Prowler. But my friends call me Tails' he replied. 'Why Tails?'

'Because' Tails said, turning so Galaxina could see his two tails. 'As you can see, I have two tails'

'Wow!' Galaxina said. 'Oh, that's right! I need to show you around'.

One second Tails was standing on a cloud with Galaxina and the next; they were in a park next to a fountain. 'This is beautiful!' Tails said. The park was covered with various flowers in a pattern as if they had been purposely planted like that.

'It sure is' Galaxina replied happily. 'Oh wait' Tails said, stopping Galaxina as she started to walk away.

'Who was that person with you and Cosmo?' 'She is Earthia. Our mother' Galaxina answered.

Tails and Galaxina walked through the park to a large street. Not too many people were here but the edges were lined with stalls.

'Here we have the marketplace where you can get anything you want for free' Galaxina said proudly. Galaxina and Tails walked through the market seeing different stalls and what they had for sale.

Halfway through the street, Tails stopped and looked across the street at someone. This person obviously stood out in the crowd but didn't draw attention to anyone else; it was as if that person was meant to grab Tails' attention and his only. The reason he stood out in the crowd was that he was wearing an aqua green robe.

'Where have I seen that robe before?' Tails thought, more about the robe design itself than the colour. 'Someone you know?' Galaxina asked the staring Tails, interrupting his thoughts.

'No, but I think I might know who they are' Tails answered as he walked over to the man in green, leaving Galaxina at the stall. 'Excuse me?' Tails said to the man, getting his attention.

'Yes?' the man asked as he turned his head to him. 'I think I know you from somewhere'

'And what does that mean?' the man asked. Three names jumped into Tails' mind.

'Would your name be Aqua, Lightning or… damn, what was it?' Tails said as the last name evaded him as he went to say it.

'Tempest?' the man asked. 'Yeah, that's it! But how did you know?' Tails asked.

'The first two names you said, I haven't heard them in a long time. And how I know the last one?' the man said as he turned around. 'My name is Tempest. I don't think we have met. How did you know those three names?' Tempest asked the fox.

'A man named Luke told me' Tails answered. Tempest smiled at his remark.

'I must apologize then my dear fox. If Luke told you, then I should tell you my real name then' Tempest bowed as he said the next sentence. 'I am Alexander Bradshaw, at your service'

'Okay then. I have to go now but I'll talk to you later' Tails said as he started to walk away.

'Hey' Alexander said. 'What's your name?'

'Miles Prowler, but call me Tails' he said as he walked away. 'Fitting nickname' Alexander thought as he noticed Tails' tails.

A new OC has been introduced. What will happen with Tails dead. And how are Sonic and the others going. Find out whenever I post the next few chapters.