been a long time since i updated huh? well mainly cause my brain waz fried and guy trouble on top of that. You guys don't really care about that but it helps my romance stories if i can't even get myself a relationship. Alrite let's recap. Team Sonic won their first competition, Dark Slash. At the end Dimitri went some what crazy for losing and was willing to face Adriana about it. Let's see if he survives XD.

*a race is next chapter. you'll soon notice i do a romance story and then switch to a racing story. So it's balanced and stuff.

DISCLAIMER: SONIC CHARACTER BELONG TO SEGA.

ZAK THE DAWG BELONGS TO ZINEN

ALL OTHER OC'S BELONG TO ME.

[Team Sonic's hotel apartment] [Day 3: 11pm morning] [Regular View]

"Just be sure to come back around three. Don't want to miss lunch," Sonic tells Tails as he leaves his room.

"Course Sonic. See ya Knuckles," he departs as Knuckles waves weakly staring at the television.

"Think those are real?" Knuckles asks Sonic.

"No, they're probably fake," Sonic replies.

"But you got one too. But yours is bigger," Knuckles points out.

"Shut up and just watch the stupid educational hedgehog episode," Sonic nags as he gets up to get himself a chili dog.

"The only reason I'm watching this is to see what humans think real hedgehogs are supposed to do. Your quills are way bigger yet they're aren't as sharp as the normal ones," Knuckles yells back yet flips another channel. "This must be interesting, echindas."

Tails runs down stairs and into the lobby. There he spots the shop that he met Ace in. That tiger striped fox...

"Hello? Anyone in there?" Tails calls from inside the shop, yet again empty.

"Dammit!" Tails hears Riptor yell in pain.

Ace runs down from hearing Tails but has a worried face,her hair everywhere,"Two Tails! No time for explanations, but just get over the counter and follow me."

Tails didn't know what to do. Is something the matter? But once he saw Ace's expression turn to fear he didn't have time to think. He slides through the grey counter and follow Ace up the stairs.

"You any good with people being stuck?" Ace asks in a hurry as she opens the door to the mechanic's attic.

"Uh yea," Tails says hesitantly remembering how many times Knuckles got stuck between things.

"Good, then can you please help me out," Ace pleads as she nears an odd contraption that is not as wide but long. At the very right end is Riptor stuck between two heavy loads of metal.

"How-"

"Tails! Not now just help me get them off of him!" Ace interrupts him already trying to get one side of metal off. She never really used his real name, this must be serious. Tails tries the other, with not much succession. Seconds past and the two held it up for a moment, enough space for Riptor to get out of.

"How the hell did you even get yourself in between those heaps of metal!?" Ace scolds at Riptor as Tails looks closer at the contraption.

"I don't know your-" before Riptor can say who is the cause of this he remembers Tails is here. Ace gives him a look of torture if he finishes that sentence, he was sworn to secrecy about this project. "I just got stuck." Riptor murmurs.

Tails looks at Ace and Riptor with a scrutinizing look,"What were you guys doing?"

"Nothing!" They both bark and then look at each other for a more elaborated response. Tails's blue eyes seem to slowly understand that this isn't near the truth. He looks at them with a stern look. Ace decides to clear it up. "Well Riptor was up here to.. uh look around for some food. You see, the fridge is near the corner and that's when he -uh slipped and fell in between it. And I was.. at the lobby when-"

"I didn't see you in the lobby or near the counter," Tails cuts in, knowing their lies.

"Just tell him," Riptor whispers to her. Ace looks at Tails, who has a soft expression towards her. She sighs.

"I was working on a project and well this hedgehog had to slip on my screw driver and jammed himself in my project," Ace says glaring at Riptor.

"Heh, so part of it was true," Riptor smiles nervously rubbing the back of his head.

Tails nods and looks back at the contraption then an invention,"What is it?"

"Oh"- Ace rushes over to see the damage Riptor did- "It's supposed transport items or animals."

Riptor then remembers why he got caught in between,"Wait a second! I didn't slip on your screw driver your stupid chao pushed me!"

Ace rolls her eyes,"Why do you always have to blame Tigger? Honestly, Rip, you done blaming Damien?"

"No I'm not lying this time! That little demon has been terrorizing me since day one! He pushed me in with this unbelievable strength!" Riptor stammers. Tails didn't know how to make of this. A power type chao? Impossible. Unless...

Tails spots something moving under a white blanket, growling. "Tigger is as sweet as syrup, he is an angel chao anyway. It's not in his nature!" Ace protests back, yelling.

"Do you guys always bicker?" Tails asks as he approaches the small thing trying to escape out of the blanket.

"No, some times they drag Damien into it," Damien says through all the commotion, leaning on the door. Ace and Riptor look away from each other, refusing to talk.

Tails picks up Tigger. An angel chaos but not white and blue but red and orange. As in orange fur and red tiger stripes. [know the name! XD]. The small thing wasn't happy looking at Tails, he looks as if he wanted to kill him. Tails starts dangling him, already feeling fear from the small chao. "You don't hold chaos like that!" Ace yells at him. Ace seems to have a soft side to chaos and youngsters. She took Tigger out of Tails's hand and starts holding it like an infant, patting his head. Tigger automatically purrs and falls to sleep.

"Demon," Riptor chimes near Tails. "That 'thing' hates competition you know. Especailly for Ace."

Tails couldn't understand what he meant until a minute passes. Tails feels his face burning a bit. That chao doesn't like men, especially ones who like Ace.

"Tails, how did you get here?" Damien asks his dark voice making the room seem small on how loud his voice is here. He isn't smiling or frowning but scrutinizing Tails's expression.

"Oh, I was-" Tails is cut off when Ace and Riptor started coughing, showing signs like cutting their necks. Ace shaking her head vigorously. "Uh- I was just visiting Ace. I needed my board to be checked over."

"Hm, then where's your board?" Damien points it out.

"I uh-..." Tails stammers trying to find an explanation. Nothing coming.

"Alright you caught us!"- Riptor says through the awkward silence, Tails and Ace panicking if he would really snitch on them- "Tails wanted to see Ace for a small date."

"What!?" Tails and Ace yell in union.

"Tails, don't be modest"- Riptor acts as if it is all planned- "We just were talking about how you will take Tigger and Ace out for a small walk around the track."

"Is this true?" Damien asks Tails, feeling like a parent than a friend of Ace's.

Ace shot a I-am-going-to-kill-you look at Riptor. "Y-y-yes sir," Tails stutters, as if Damien is Ace's father.

Damien has a huge smile on his face, his sharp teeth showing, dragging Ace and Tails out of the room, with Tigger being crushed by Ace's arms. "Stay out as long as you like! Show her a great time!"

Damien shoves out Tails and Ace out of the room. Riptor sighs in relief that it worked. Damien used to nag the two to find their 'soul mate', even planning to put them together.

"Do you think it would work out?" Damien asks as he still sees shadows standing still in front of the door, frozen.

Riptor shrugs,"Beats me. At least they took that demon with them..." Riptor grumbles putting on his headphones heading for the main computer to the right corner taking much space.

Out side of the door were frozen foxes with an annoyed chao, silently growling at Tails. This is my chance, Tails thinks as his face is burning. Bound to happen some time, Ace sighs in her thoughts as she rubs Tigger, not having much effect on his anger.

"So," Tails starts, standing up straighter,"Want to walk around the track?"

[Team Dark Slash's hotel room] [Day 3: 12 noon] [Regular View]

"I'm bored," Andre says with some trouble. He has been lying on the red couch in the middle, lying upside down. He has been flipping channels for the past hours with not much interest at any.

"Well then go practice"- Dimitri calls from the kitchen making himself a sandwich- "Maybe this time you'll actually learn to trust your team mates after being alone. Thinking of nothing but."

"Let it go Dimitri!" Andre yells back "So it cost us the race -one point. Don't be such a girl."

Dimitri growls in silence as he gets lettuce from the fridge. The kitchen is as Adriana's hotel room, huge and full of food.

[Practice Track] [Day 3: 8pm] [Vixen View]

"Friends?" Eric asks hesitantly, getting up and taking out his hand.

"Sure, why not," I sigh, taking his hand and then he pull me out. We both had a long talk about what he did. He apologized about two thousand times and well, I didn't like it when he feels too sad. So I gave up.

"Again, I'm really sorry. I won't do that again," Eric apologizes again.

"Eric, like I told the first time and right now, it's okay," I say a bit annoyed. He just laughs at how those words never seem to be enough for him.

"How many times did I say it?" Eric smiles at me as we walk around the muddly track.

"About two thousand times," I laugh and start kicking some dirt at the floor.

"Well I'm sorry about that," he jokes.

"Two thousand and one," I mock.

"Hey, that doesn't count!" He yells as I run off, getting a head start. I know he doesn't like it when he's wrong and well, a nice time to point that out. "Get back here!" He yells at me, catching up to me already. He stops right in front of me, I almost crashed right in front of him but I stop right on time. My feet stop but my face didn't. As I stop my face sways for balance and once I did open my eyes my nose touches his.

My arms circle around to try and back a little since my feet are stuck to the ground, my face burning. Why does this always happen to me?I finally lean back as I see his shocked face, fading away but his blush isn't. "Sorry," I mutter, embarrased.

He snaps out of it,"Yeah, it's fine."

I stretch my arms and toward them,"Heh, I'm kind of stuck."

Eric chuckles and grabs my hands and pull as hard as he can. The mud finally let go of my feet and I jump out. He used too much power and when I did come out I stumble. He pulls my arms up so that I won't fall down all the way. "Thanks," I mumble out. I laugh,"I'm such a jinx when I'm around you."

He laughs and lets go of me.

Back then Eric and I we're always playing in Dark Realm. His parents would always try and reason with my hard head parents for a truce but they always refused. His parents were good folks, kind and gentle, like him. When they come along they allowed him to play with Andre and Steel [well when Steel had a break since he was a servant. Check thier basic past, I'm finally twining them with the story! lolz, about time]. He usually talked to me and wrestled with the others. I missed the simpler times, but now, nothing seems simple with us. A simple kiss on the cheek means to say good bye, but now one kiss and he thinks I'm alright with it.

I sigh at the regret I feel but we keep walking along, heading for our room, my muddy shoes leaving a few foot prints on the lobby.

[Near the counter of Ace's shop] [Day 9pm] [Regular View]

"Well that was fun," Ace smiles at him as they stop near the counter of her gear shop.

"Yea, especially when Tigger finally let go of my tail," Tails says as he rubs his tails that had been bitten a few times. Ace laughs.

"Maybe Riptor can be right sometimes."

"Just this time," Tails points out.

"Yea," she laughs. "I guess Riptor was right about how Tigger doesn't like guys."

Tails and Ace had walked in the empty lobby and arrived where they have to depart, upstairs and through the counter.

Silence starts to fill the area and the only loud thing is the small chao's snoring. Ace begins to feel nervous.

"Uh, so. I had a great time Two Tails- uh, I mean Tails," she smiles at him and Tails returns the smile.

"No, you can call me Two Tails."- Tails laughs a little with her- "I grown to like the nick name."

"Me too."

Ace starts getting a bit closer to him, feeling something inside she has just noticed about Tails. That he the one. Tails seems to notice Ace coming closer to him, his face burning. "Uh, bye Ace," he says taking out his hand, stopping her.

"Uh, okay, bye Two Tails," she says hesistanty but none the less shook his hand. They both sigh and return to their rooms.

*As for silvamy lovers, is next chapter ^.^