It was the day after Boxing Day, and Tails had prepared himself to get ready to let Sonic know of his departure. God this was going to break the hedgehog's heart, he thought. It was something he had never thought he'd have to do. But it's his brother, he was sure he'd understand.
Tails didn't want to go, not really. He was happy where he was, in this country. He didn't need a change. But his parents were set on the idea and he didn't want to be awkward or let them down. After all, Tails was happy where ever he was.
Tails was siked. He was hovering around the phone. It was now 5 o clock, this was the third time today he had been set on ringing Sonic, but nerves kept getting the better of him. He was going to struggle on how to word it right.
The fox was shaking now, and he felt sick to his stomach. He nervously picked up the phone, just holding it there...
After several minutes, he dialed out Sonic's number, at a snail's pace, and he almost hung up by the fourth digit.
"Come on Tails, just a couple more..." He spoke.
Finally, the phone rang. Tails paced around on the spot nervously.
The phone was picked up rather quickly.
"Hello?" A hoarse voice on the other end spoke.
"Hey Sonic." Tails replied.
"Hey little bro! Nice to hear from ya."
"Yeah, you too. How's thing?"
"Things are pretty good ta. How about you?" Sonic lied.
Sonic was gradually starting to fade away. The pains in his chest were frequent and agonising, he still ate hardly anything and he must have weighed about 2 stone, he was more sky blue than dark, his voice was hoarse, he'd experience almost constant dizzy spells and would frequently pass out.
And Tails was oblivious to it all.
"I'm good, Sonic. Look, there's something I need to tell you..."
"Go ahead." Sonic encouraged.
Tails started to tear up. Sonic heard the tears started to overcome to fox.
"Bro, you- you're not going to like it." Tails admitted, voice choked with tears.
"Buddy, tell me what's wrong. Why are you crying?" Sonic asked, very concerned.
"It's about the surprise. Oh god Sonic I don't like it!"
"Tails, what surprise?" Responded a very anxious, worried hedgehog.
"My parents. They... they want me to..."
Tails could barely speak. Oh he didn't want to do this. Break his best friend's heart...
"They want to to... move the other side of the world. Next month..." Tails sobbed, voice completely broken and barely above a whisper.
Sonic could've died there and then. The phone dropped to the floor. Heart pounded a million miles an hour, his face paled, dizziness washed over him.
No. This can't be happening. No way, he must be hearing things. Right?
"No no, please no. Oh god oh god. Please tell me this isn't true." Sonic walked around his room, in a daze, talking to himself.
"Sonic, buddy, are you there?" Tails questioned, worriedly.
Sonic couldn't control himself. The pains were back, and worse than ever, and he almost fell over he was so dizzy. The pains were starting to spread to other parts of his body, and his fur was changing colour...
"Sonic! Answer me!"
"Sonic? SONIC?" Tails kept asking, full of worry. He could hear him in the background, and alarm bells were now ringing why Sonic wasn't answering. Was he ok?
"Big bro, are you ok?!" Tails was still crying heavily, he was so frightened.
He had known Sonic's reaction was going to be bad, but not like this. He must've REALLY upset the hedgehog, on a huge scale.
Tails was starting to wonder if things had really been ok with him all these months. He had taken Sonic's word for it, believed him and never carried it on. He felt such a terrible friend, letting things get this bad...
Suddenly, the phone hung up on Sonic's end. No, it wasn't just hung up, it sounded like the phone had been, smashed?
Tails was so worried. His tears were uncontrollable. His brother was tearing apart, and it was all his fault.
He ran into the kitchen, to his parents...
"Oh Mum, Dad. I told Sonic, and he's not happy!" Tails announced, collapsing to the floor.
Both his Mother and Father ran over to their son, his Father bending down to embrace him, his Mother standing close, watching on with concern.
"Tails, what did Sonic say, when you say he's unhappy?" Robert asked.
"He just... dropped the phone when I told him and then, and then..."
"And then what, son?"
"The phone... it smashed! And as far as I know I don't think Sonic has another!"
"Oh what am I going to do?!" Tails asked, still crying.
"First, I think it's best you get off the floor and we'll go for a walk, get some fresh air so you can calm down."
"Ok." Tails added, arising from the floor.
And with that, the three of them headed off out, for Tails to clear his mind.
Little did he know it was about to get worse.
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Sorry for the short chapter ^_^ The upcoming ones will be longer!