Ugh, sorry it took so long, but I got really stuck because I have SO many ideas for this story and it's kinda complicated seeing as there are quite a few little plots all sewn into one story. It's the first story that I've ever tried that's this confusing, but you guys don't know what I mean just yet... there's more to go ;)
Thank you to Skyelara, TailsDoll82, Lightning the fox, XoxoSonamy4440oxoX, BlueyO, SilverDawn2010 and Agent Yates for you reviews!
And I'm sorry this chapter is kinda short... I kinda feel like it's not as good as the others... hope you guys aren't let down :/

Chapter 5 – Day Two

Amy pushed her sunglasses higher up on her nose, nodding a greeting at Tails. He smiled at her and Rouge, and opened the door to his workshop wider so that they could enter. Rouge sauntered in, oozing in her typical sultry confidence. Amy followed suit, putting her hands in her pockets and trying to look nonchalant.

"Hey there, fox boy," Rouge purred.

Tails closed the door behind them. "Hi, Rouge. Is there something you wanted?" he asked, a little awkward.

Rouge's teal orbs scanned the room, passing over several scraps of machines before resting on a small device in the corner. "Just paying you a little visit, foxy. But a little birdie told me that you've got a new invention. What is it?" she asked, gesturing to the gadget she'd seen.

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Tails beamed at somebody taking an interest in his work, and picked it up, holding it for Rouge to see. "I haven't thought of a name for it yet but it's basically a device that can scan any plant, tell you what it is and how to care for it. And you can even use it to detect plants from far away!" The fox smiled. "I made it a few days ago, but it's not for me. I made it for-" He paused, blushing profusely. His tails began to swish in his bashfulness and he looked down sheepishly.

Rouge raised her eyebrows in interest. "Who is it for? You've gone pretty red, Tails." Then she smirked. "Oh, I get it. It's for that green gal Cosmo, isn't it?"

Tails let out a nervous chuckle, his cheeks flaming. "I just thought it would be useful to her," he admitted quietly.

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Amy grinned. "That's so cute!" she shrieked excitedly. Then she noticed Tails's bewildered stare and Rouge's frown, and she swallowed. "Urr… I mean, good for you, man. Is this Cosmo cute?" She felt herself relax a little, relieved that she hadn't just blown everything.

Tails blushed even more and muttered an inaudible answer to her question beneath his breath, his ears folded backwards. "She's just a friend," he said.

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At that moment, the girl in question entered the room with Cream and Cheese in tow. Tails whipped round to face her, quickly hiding the invention behind his back. Her blue eyes focused on him and she smiled.

"Tails," she said. "Cream found the flowers she wanted for her mom's bouquet but we were wondering what this one was called…" Her voice trailed off as she noticed Rouge and Amy, and she paused. "Oh, I'm sorry. I hope I'm not interrupting something," she said quickly.

Tails shook his head vigorously. "No, no. I-I'll introduce you." He stepped aside, allowing the seedarian to come forward along with the rabbit and chao. He cleared his throat, praying that his blush had faded. "This is Andy. Me and Sonic met him yesterday at the park. Andy, these are my friends Cream and Cosmo."

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Rouge raised an eyebrow once again in amusement, glancing between Cosmo and Tails, smirking at Tails in particular. He caught her stare and his ears flattened as she leaned closer to him to whisper in his ear. "Gee, fox boy, for two friends you and Cosmo sure do hang out a lot."

Tails felt his cheeks redden again. "She just came to help Cream pick out some flowers for Mother's Day," he insisted.

"And you had these exotic flowers in your backyard because?"

"For research!"

"Which was for your little present for Cosmo," Rouge finished triumphantly. "Well aren't you a little cutie?"

Tails let his gaze fall to his sneakers, trying to pretend that Rouge wasn't there.

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Cosmo shook Amy's hand, smiling politely. "Hello," she greeted.

Cream did the same. "It's very nice to meet you."

Amy smiled back at them, distantly mulling over how strange it was to meet her friends twice. She couldn't help but feel an enormous sense of relief that they didn't recognise her, as well as faint surprise that the first part of her scheme was over and done with. Rouge was the only person who'd seen through her façade, but then perhaps she was overly observant. Either way, Amy was just pleased that her plan was going well. She turned to Cheese, whose gaze was flitting between the people in the room, his little face drawn into a bewildered pout.

"Chao!" he cried, pointing his stubby paw at Amy.

They stared at him in surprise.

"Cheese," said Cream. "This is Andy. Weren't you listening?"

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The little chao scowled in frustration, pointing again at Amy. "Chao chao chao!" he squeaked. He fluttered beside the pink hedgehog, waving at her frantically.

Amy leaned back from him, feeling a little worried. Obviously she couldn't understand what the chao was saying but she knew that he was trying to tell her friends something about her. And that couldn't be good.

Cream bit her lip in confusion. "I don't understand," she said. "Cheese is acting like he recognises you, Andy."

Amy shook her head in alarm. She tried to force a laugh. "I've never seen him in my life."

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At that statement, Cheese seemingly became even more aggravated and he shrieked louder. Amy sent him a pleading look, half wondering if he could even see her eyes through her sunglasses. She was praying desperately that he would stop before someone found her out. Luckily, Cream stepped forward, taking the chao in her arms.

"I'm very sorry about Cheese's behaviour," she said, glancing at him sternly. She looked up and sent an apologetic look to Amy. "He's never usually like this. He just thought that he knew you, I think."

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Amy felt her thumping heart slow down and she put on a smile, clearing her throat. "That's okay. Poor little guy's confused," she said, shrugging.

Cheese fumed and tried to cry out again but Cream shushed him, hurriedly taking him out of the room. The remaining friends watched them as they left, an awkward silence befalling around them.

"That was weird," commented Tails. The others nodded. He shifted his weight between his feet, occasionally daring to look up at Cosmo. She caught his eye and smiled, remembering her business in the room.

"So, do you think you could find out which flower this is?" she asked, pulling out a long green stem with a tightly closed violet bud behind her back. The firm petals were gathered together as if sheltering the seeds underneath. She handed it to Tails, who blushed as their hands brushed in the transfer.

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He reached back for his new invention, ignoring Rouge's knowing smirk. "I have this," he said nervously. "It's a new invention I made. It can tell us exactly what plant it is."

Cosmo observed it with interest as Tails placed the delicate flower onto the little scanner. A green light emitted from the device before a mass of information appeared on screen.

It read: 'Latious Flamoures. A small, violet flower that is uncommonly found in Mobius.'

The information continued with details of almost everything related to that flower, and Cosmo eyed it in amazement.

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"Wow, Tails!" she exclaimed. "It has everything on here! Did you make this?" Her eyes shone.

Tails chuckled bashfully, his namesakes swishing behind him. "Yeah. I worked really hard on it."

Rouge piped up, a mischievous smile on her lips. "And who did you work on it for, Tails?"

Tails flushed once again. "I-I… urm…"

Cosmo looked at him in surprise, obviously not understanding what Rouge meant.

"I sorta made this… for you, Cosmo," he admitted. "I just thought that you'd find it helpful since you love plants to much."

Cosmo's eyes widened and she beamed at him. "Oh, Tails. It's lovely, thank you. It's really sweet of you, but you didn't have to go to all this effort just for me," she breathed. Her blue orbs were sparkling as she regarded the blushing fox.

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"I wanted to," he smiled. "I'm just glad you like it."

Cosmo held the gift to her heart, smiling. "Thank you," she said again. Then she straightened, a light raspberry tinge on her own cheeks. "I'd better check on Cream." With that last statement, she hurried out of the room, a small smile gracing her features as she left.

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It was taking all of Amy's strength to hold back a girlish outburst but she couldn't risk it after her previous gush of excitement. She fought back the urge, grinning like an idiot. It was very refreshing to see some romance around her, seeing as her own wasn't taking off anytime soon. She ignored the sting of that thought. At least her experience as a so-called boy would hopefully change that.

Rouge folded her arms. "That wasn't so hard now was it, fox boy?" she said.

Amy couldn't resist a chuckle at that. Tails said nothing but had to turn away to hide his timid smile.

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The three friends went to join Cosmo and Cream in the garden, but paused as a loud knock resounded from the workshop door. It sounded almost impatient; too similar to the one Amy had heard last night. She swallowed, watching as Tails went to answer the door and Rouge dragged her to the garden. She would've protested had she not been so anxious that her mind went blank. So she found herself numbly helping Cream pick out flowers, her mind stuck on one thought. Sonic.

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Was he telling Tails about the note, about her disappearance? What would everyone think? Her stomach suddenly felt rather queasy and she bit her lip, glad for the little protection that her sunglasses gave her. They shielded her thoughts and allowed her true emotions to be concealed, or at least she hoped. She kept glancing at the door back into the workshop, half hoping and half dreading seeing a blue figure appear there. She strained her ears, poised for the sound of his masculine voice to reach her ears. All that could be heard was a gentle breeze carrying the voices of her female friends who continued to gush over flowers.

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Eventually she was able to block out her thoughts, to a point where she was in state of mental paralysis. She started a conversation with Cream, forcing herself to respond and not to think about anyone else.

But then she heard him. Her leapt in her chest. Oh, she knew it! She listened carefully, trying desperately to pick up the soft sound of his voice. She could just about make out some of his conversation with Tails.

"… yesterday… No, I doubt it," he was saying. "I don't know. Don't you think it's kinda weird? It just doesn't feel right."

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Amy whipped her head round to try and see the hedgehog and the fox but she could barely distinguish them from behind the reflective glass of the doors. She had a sinking feeling that she knew what they were talking about. She felt a hand enclose around her arm as Rouge held her still.

"Forget about it. It's not important right now," she hissed into Amy's ear. She'd obviously noticed Sonic's presence as well.

Amy ignored the other girl, still listening intently to Sonic and Tails, but they'd seemingly finished their talk, as Tails joined the others outside. A slightly concerned frown set on his features, he approached Cream and Cosmo. Amy took this as her cue to jump to her feet, hardly trying to look casual as she hurried back inside, praying that Sonic was still there.

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"Hey, did you two hear from Amy recently?" Tails asked the girls in front of him. "I mean in the past few days."

Cream and Cosmo looked at each other, confused, and shook their heads.

"No," said Cosmo. "Now that I come to think of it, I haven't seen her in about five days."

"Me neither," added Cream, her dark brown eyes now widening as they adopted a worried look. "Do you suppose she's in trouble?"

Tails shook his head. "No, I'm pretty sure she's safe. You see…" he paused, glancing back at the workshop, before deciding to continue. "It's a little hard to explain."

In case you're wondering, that flower name is 100% not real :P I even checked on google, haha! It just came to me, but it's not important so never mind.. Hopefully you enjoyed that. I know it was short but I'm still struggling a bit with this part in the story. Like I said before, it isn't planned so I can't say how exactly it will work out.
Please review! I kinda need feeback with this chapter...