A/N: Here is another chapter of Sontails:DCT. Just a quick update, I have been having some trouble lately and battling with some depression because of a whole lot of shitty stuff in my life but writing this fanfiction, along with a full length novel that I am trying to work on, has really been helping me try to stay positive. Because of this, I will be working on this a lot more frequently so you can expect more updates more often, or at least I hope so. I might have a couple times when nothing happens because I don't want to leave bed but what are you going to do. Anyway, enough from me, on with chapter 5!
Chapter 5:
What are we Doing?
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! Tails rolled over, muttering something inaudible under his breath. He brought his hand down hard on the blaring alarm clock that was producing obnoxious sirens beside his bed, silencing it immediately. He yawned, stretching his arms out and rolled over, closing his eyes to block out the harsh, morning light.
"Tails, honey, how are you feeling? Do you think you are up for school this morning?" his mother called from downstairs. The scent of crispy bacon swirled up the spiraling staircase and wafted into the young fox's bedroom, capturing his attention. Tails licked his lips enthusiastically, jumping out of bed and running downstairs.
He sat at the table, chowing down on the many strips of bacon that his mother had prepared for the two of them. Tails took another big chomp of the blackened food and spoke in-between mouthfuls, "Yeah, I'll be fine. Thanks, mum." He swallowed. There was no way he was missing school today. Neither was Sonic. They had to talk. This needed to be settled now. It was too crazy, too unbelievable. He shouldn't be feeling this way, and knew Sonic shouldn't either but he can't help but feel faint at barely the sight of his love. He was like a man possessed. Always waiting, following his love.
His mother sat down in the oak wood chair opposite him at the other end of the rectangular, mahogany table. She reached over to the marble top kitchen bench beside her and fiddled with the nobs on the home made radio that Tails had constructed for his mother's birthday last year. Static filled every inch of the room, straining the golden fox's ears before the sound of his high school principal's voice broke through.
"Attention all students and parents," the voice began, struggling to complete with the low droning of the static that was competing inside the speakers. "Due to the snow flurries and blizzards outside, school will be cancelled for the day. Have a nice rest and we will see you all first thing tomorrow morning. That is all." The voice ceased and static wrestled back to control again. His mother turned it off, the sound of the instant buzzing causing her to shudder uncomfortably as static drifted back into all corners of the room.
Their community was situated in the south-east corner of Mobius and was one of the smaller communities of the land. Most people knew each other and there was only a population of about 50,000 people strewn about the town. Due to this, there was only three different primary schools and two high schools, one in the north and one in the south, so it wasn't unusual for the principal to address everyone over the radio.
"Since there is no school, maybe you'd like to invite Sonic over today and do some homework together?" his mother suggested, beaming her comforting and delighting smile at him. Tails nodded and ran upstairs eagerly. He grabbed his phone that lay haphazardly on his bedside table and punched the digits that he had memorized into his phone to dial Sonic's number.
"Yeah?" Sonic's voice came through the receiver, sounding tired, annoyed and quiet. It was obvious to Tails that Sonic was frustrated that he had been woken up but was way too polite to tell his friend.
"Schools cancelled today," Tails muttered.
There was a moment of silence but Tails could seemingly hear the gigantic smile that had crossed the hedgehog's face delightedly.
"Don't sound so sad," Tails replied sarcastically when no response came. "Would you like to come over and spend the day at mine?" he questioned, forcing himself to make the words exit his mouth.
"I'll be right over," was the reply before Sonic hung up. Tail's rushed into his bathroom and wrenched the hot and cold shower handles to the left and waited for the calming water to cascade down. The anticipation was killing him but he knew he needed to wash himself and get ready so he wouldn't seem repulsive to his blue love.
About half an hour passed by as the young fox washed his fur all over, making sure to use extra conditioner to make his fur seem extremely soft. He combed down his bangs, which then flung back out into place between his two azure eyes like they did every morning. Finally, he picked up his toothbrush and floss, making sure to make his mouth as clean as possible.
DING DONG! The door bell sounded and the kit hovered down eagerly and pulled open the door. Sonic stood there, his emerald eyes shimmering and his cobalt blue fur covered in snow. Wind whipped his face and Tails pulled him inside and away from the cold.
"It's not a good day out there," Sonic said facetiously. Tails smiled before asking what Sonic would like to do.
"Got any food? I'm starving!"
After Sonic devoured the rest of the bacon, leaving not one scrap or crumb left upon his plate, he pushed his chair back and belched. "Sorry about that," he said, covering his mouth with his gloved hand. Tails didn't mind, having Sonic with him for a whole day was such a great feeling to the young fox that nothing could spoil it for him.
"Wanna go upstairs…" Tails asked suspiciously.
"Uhhh, sure," Sonic shrugged, following Tails upstairs. The two entered and Sonic closed the door slowly behind him as Tails jumped on the bed and sat up, looking at Sonic. Sonic breathed slowly, standing at the door, still clinging onto the door handle.
'What am I doing?' he thought to himself. 'Chaos, forgive me.'
"Is something wrong, Sonic?" Tails replied cautiously, seeing the distress on Sonic's face.
"N…Nothing, Tails," Sonic replied, walking over and sitting down next to Tails. The golden fox flung his arms around Sonic and brought him in close, enjoying the warm embrace of the hedgehog. He ran his hands through the spiky quills of his friend and took short, big whiffs of Sonic's scent. It soothed the fox. However, Sonic didn't hug back.
"I…Is something wrong?" The kit asked. Sonic didn't reply, he simply laid back and stared up at the ceiling. "Last night… You think it was a mistake, don't you. You hate me and only came over here to tell that to my face." Tears started welling in Tails' eyes again. He hated feeling so weak and constantly crying like a baby, especially in front of his hero. He never liked it when Sonic saw him so weak, but there was nothing he could do. His feelings of sadness and embarrassment flurried around inside of him as ferociously as the snowflakes outside which hailed around and pelted the window.
"T…Tails, Tails seriously," Sonic began, absorbing the sadness that was flowing from Tails. He didn't know what to say, what to do. There was so many wrong, confusing, wonderful feelings that all washed around inside of him. His heart was like a ship being flung about on the ocean, caught in a cyclone. One thing he did know was he couldn't take seeing Tails, his Tails, so sad. His sadness was the tsunami in the storm which caused Sonic to fall overboard. He threw all of his doubts aside and drew Tails close, placing his lips onto the fox's. He knew that they both couldn't throw caution to the wind. He needed to be the sensible one cause Tails' heart was thinking for him. But Tails made him feel so happy. He decided to push these doubts deep down and gave himself into the kiss. Tails felt his tongue poke at his pearly white teeth, begging for entrance into Tail's mouth. He opened obligingly and shuddered in pleasure as Sonic's curious tongue explored the inside of his mouth. Tails' tongue, equally as adventurous, roamed around the far reaches of the hedgehog's mouth, soaking up the saliva and relishing in its wondrous flavor.
After a few short minutes, but what seemed like an eternity to the two teenagers, Sonic broke apart and fell back down on the bed. He panted, gasping in big, selfish gulps of air as he tried to fill his screaming lungs back with the oxygen that they had been deprived of. Once he got his breath back, he turned his head and saw Tails, gazing lovingly at him. Sonic reached out his hand and clasped it in Tails', intertwining and connecting their fingers like stands of silk in a web that had been carefully constructed by a clever spider. He could feel the sweat on Tails' palms but he didn't mind at all.
"What are we doing?" he sighed again, getting lost in Tails' eyes for the third or fourth time. They shone like the colour of a Lapis lazuli as his sapphire fur was being reflected back at the hedgehog through the fox's blue eyes.
"What our hearts want," Tails chimed in, gripping Sonic's now de-gloved hand tightly and pulling him closer. Sonic stayed, leaning back on the bed with one hand behind his back and his head resting on it. Tails snuggled up to the hedgehog, resting his head on Sonic's bare chest and nuzzling his face into his sapphire fur. He could hear the slow heartbeat and feel the quaint rising and falling of Sonic's chest.
Sonic moved his other hand and placed it around Tails' body, hugging him tightly. Sonic was thankful for the golden fur of his fox love as the cold slowly began seeping in through the window and Tails had kept Sonic incredibly warm and toasty.
They both lay there, in silence, enjoying each other's company until Tails finally broke the silence with a question. "Do you really love me, Sonic?"
Sonic looked down, his eyes filling with hurt and shame. Tails looked up, returning his gaze innocently. Sonic leant down and placed a small kiss on Tails' forehead. "Please stop asking me that," he said coldly. "Of course I do."
"But you have doubts."
"Can we not talk about this?"
"But you do," Tails continued insistently, not wanting to let Sonic get away with acting distant. "Don't you trust me?"
"Tails, stop!" Sonic quickly snapped, shifting position. Tails shuffled off of him, shocked by the sudden outburst. Sonic continued, "I love you and you need to understand this. Yes, it is true that I have only recently accepted and discovered these feelings but they have been inside of me for a long time. I love you so much but I am only weary and distant because I shouldn't be feeling this way. It's not allowed." Tails opened his mouth with the intention of speaking, trying to interject but sonic put his finger to the kit's lips and silently whispered, "Shhh. I know our religion won't allow it but frankly, I don't care. We can just be happy in secret. Nobody will ever find out."
Tails nodded in agreement. He knew the consequences would be dire if anybody found out about their secret love. They would be chased out of town or sent to prison. If they had to flee to another community and pass their boarders, they might be killed for trespassing or start up war. Neither wanted that. It had to be kept a secret.
Tails decided to push the thoughts out of his head and push his luck with his love instead. "How much do you love me, Sonic?" Tails began, trying to see how much Sonic would say so early in their secret, but forbidden love.
"Don't push your luck, buddy," he laughed. He looked up at the sky, the sun being covered by the clouds and the hexagonal, individual snowflakes peppered throughout the sky outside, littering the ground in sheets of white. "Look outside," he said finally.
Tails glanced up, noticing the shimmering flakes dancing on the wind. "They are beautiful," he remarked.
"Not as much as you," Sonic chimed in. "Count them all. I could stare up at the sky and match each single snowflake with a reason for how much I love you but not enough snowflakes could fall before I run out of reasons."
Tails stared at him, mouth agape. 'Since when was Sonic so profound and filled with whimsy?' he thought.
"Ha-ha, sort of sappy isn't it? I can't get more cliché can I?" he remarked, a smirk crossing his face as he tried to turn his words into a joke.
"You're such a geek," Tails laughed, giving him a big hug and placing his lips against Sonic's again, who kissed back happily. He whispered between kisses, "It was beautiful. I love you, Sonic."
"I love you too, Tails," Sonic said, kissing back even harder. Each enjoyed every single second of this time they had together, both wishing that they had revealed, or in Sonic's case, discovered, their feelings for each other previously. From this moment on they were more than just best friends and closer that measly brothers, although both were the only child in their families and didn't know the true feeling of a brother. They were lovers. Inseparable. Soul mates.
Suddenly, Tails ears pricked up as he heard footsteps crunching down the hall, coming briskly towards his room. Sonic reacted fast, having much quicker reaction times than Tails. He swiftly snatched their 10th grade mathematics text book and threw it down onto the bed. It flung open to a page about trigonometry, right at the same moment that Tails' mother opened the door.
"How's the study going boys?" she asked, noticing the textbook laying haphazardly on the bed sheets.
"Good," the two teenagers chimed in, in unison.
"Sonic, darling, your parents just called saying they would like you home for lunch."
"Okay Mrs. Prower. See you at school tomorrow Tails," he smiled, giving his signature thumbs up before sprinting out of the room and the house.
Tails waited until him mother left before sighing. "Don't leave so soon," he muttered to himself.
Sonic ran home, feeling the harsh, freezing winds whip his face and sting his eyes. Although most Mobians hated this feeling, it made Sonic feel alive. At that same moment he passed the park in which the two boys used to frequent and play when they were younger. "Why did I have to leave so soon," he cried out.
Suddenly, like Chaos was watching from above, doubts flooded though his head. Maybe it was because of the snow or maybe because he could think straight now that he wasn't in Tails presence. 'What are we doing?' he thought to himself again, unable to get the thought out of his mind for more than a few seconds. 'Why does everything good have to be bad in this world?' He tossed these thoughts aside, begging for them to flood out of his head like water down a drain. He raced the rest of the way home, picturing his love in his mind until he arrived at his door, smiling happily.
A/N: Thanks for reading chapter 5 and as always, if you liked it then leave a review to let me know what you think. I also created a youtube channel, also named TwoTailedFox, which is at you tube with the (/channel/UCdM-_IOxowp6x-ics1_OCUg) after, in which i will be doing read throughs of the story so people can have an audio version to listen along with as they read if they would like. Otherwise you can search for my video which I will record and upload later today which will be called Sontails:Dreams Come True Chapter 1 (obviously :P)
Next chapter I will delve more into the school life of the teenagers and develop their friends characters more so stay tuned.