A/N: Hey everyone, sorry for the long delay. I have been very busy this past year and when I had free time I worked on catching up my other story, Sonic High. The other reason it took so long is because I was working on the songs for Chapter 16 which is entitled Sontails: The Musical. I'm taking a chance and doing a musical chapter (Like musical episodes in T.V shows) in which I have parodied 10 songs and written new lyrics to suit the plot. Characters from Shadow, Amy, Blaze and Knuckles, along with Sonic and Tails all get songs. It is taking some time but after chapter 15, it will be out almost right after and I hope it is well received by you all. I can't wait to hear what you have to think about it! I hope you all enjoy this one as the plot continues to thicken and stakes continue to rise. Please keep those reviews coming!

Chapter 14:

Science Fair Blues

Blaze lay awake, tossing and turning all night. Her normally warm blankets offered no comfort, simply cooking her under their immense heat. Her pillow, normally a fluffy cloud which allowed her to soar into the sky amongst her dreams felt like a heavy stone, weighing her down, tethering her to this earth. How could she sleep when she knew the things that she did? It plagued her. The image of the two of them. Two… guys. What did they think they were doing? But most importantly, why did she care so much?

Sonic and Tails had been best friends with Blaze since year 7, and in those four years, she had grown to trust them completely, especially Tails who she had begun treating like a little brother. She had always thought of asking the little fox out if Silver ever left her. Unfortunately, the homophobia of their community had been so ingrained into the inhabitants since a young age, there was a piece of her that hated the two.

"Should I tell anybody?" she sighed loudly to herself.

"I don't want them to die, or leave my life."

"But they deserve to for what they did!"

"But what is wrong with it?"

"Everything!"

"They have found love. Who am I to judge them?"

"You need to go tell everyone before their gayness rubs off on you!"

"That's not how it works!"

Blaze was having an incredible battle inside her head. Her inner self and heart waged against the external thoughts that had been instilled inside of her, wrenching control of her thoughts. She didn't know what to do and got no sleep that night or the following Sunday, leaving her with red rimmed eyes, deep black outlines around her pupils and bags upon her bags.

"Hey, babe… what happened to you?" Silver asked as she walked into the first class of the New Year, collapsing onto the small, wooden desk.

"Just… don't worry about it," Blaze sighed, dozing off before the cobalt hedgehog and his golden best friend walked through the doors.

"Hey everybody," Sonic announced as he moved through the door, flashing his thumbs up at the room whilst dawning a large, toothy grin. Knuckles got up to bump his fist, Silver gave him a high five and most of the girls in the room began drooling over him.

"I don't get why every girl swoons over you," Knuckles said frustratingly.

"I know why," Tails said in his head.

"What was that little bro?" Sonic asked. Tails suddenly shot up, his spine straightening out as he almost jumped out of his skin.

"N…nothing, just thinking out loud I guess," he sweated.

"Did you just say you knew why?" Knuckles asked, scratching his head. Sonic turned his head, shooting daggers at his friend.

"No, I… said…" Tails stalled but both hedgehogs and the echidna watched him, eyes focusing on him as he tried to think of an excuse when suddenly the door was flung open and a tall, thin squirrel walked into the room, dawning a long, flowing light blue dress that accentuated her hips which swayed mesmerizingly from side to side.

"Seats… now class!" she snapped, sipping her morning coffee from a cardboard take-away container. The students all quickly ran over to take their seats, Tails faster than anybody else to avoid the situation he had dug himself into.

The teacher that walked in was a squirrel with long, flowing auburn hair and dawned a long flowing, orange dress which flared out at the ankles, not dissimilar to a gown that a princess would wear to a ball when courting princes from far off kingdoms. Although she looked strangely formal for a year 11 teacher, that didn't cease the incessant stares from almost every guy in the room. However, they hardly noticed her get up because they could not take their eyes off of the large breasts, equal in size to those of their previous black and white teacher.

"How lucky are we to have Rouge and now this one?" Knuckles whispered, pounding the fist of Sonic who sat next to him.

"Just wait until she falls for my charms," Sonic smirked, returning the gesture. He could feel the heat and discomfort of the glares that the golden kit was sending him, judging him silently but Sonic had assured Tails that he only acted this way so people wouldn't think they were weird.

…

"Look what I found the other day!" Shadow announced proudly as swiped open his phone and showed the crowd of guys who were gathered around his desk. On the phone was a website that had a plethora of videos and recordings of males and females doing sexual activities and pleasuring each other.

"Woah, that's so cool," Knuckles agreed.

"Where did you find that?" Silver asked.

"Shads, you have certainly outdone yourself this time," Sonic admitted, nodding to the midnight hedgehog.

"What… is a certain faker jealous of me?" he bragged.

"What's your problem, Shads? Whatever it is, I bet it's hard to pronounce," Sonic smirked.

"That's real rich coming from you. Hey, by the way, I think you dropped something on the ground." Sonic looked down to see if he had dropped anything but instantly got frustrated when Shadow continued. "Oh, don't worry. It's just your dignity."

"Ah, I see that you have set this time aside to humiliate yourself."

"It's quite sad really that you need to watch others having sex to get off. That doesn't make you cool, it just shows everyone that you can't get any yourself," Tails suddenly piped up, overwhelmed with disgust by his classmates who were all enjoying the horrid display, especially at Sonic.

A chorus of laughers erupted from the teenagers and Shadow simply stood up and stormed out of the room, fuming. "Nice save there, bud," Sonic replied with a toothy grin. Tails gripped his wrist and walked him to the corner of the room and began to ask him about why he was ogling those women like that.

"Look, Tails, it isn't really like that. I just need to pretend that I'm into that stuff so we don't get found out, okay?" Sonic explained.

"Okay Sonic, I believe you."

…

"Mr. Prower. Is my teaching style interrupting your little daydream?" the teacher asked, snapping Tails out of his momentary flashback.

"N…No, everything is fine Miss…" Tails began but trailed off when he realized that he didn't even know what his female teachers name was.

"Just call me Alecia," she beamed, returning to a happy tone of voice and smiled at the fox. "I heard from Rouge that you are the class prodigy. Am I correct?"

"Humph, he wishes. Unfortunately, just because he is smart doesn't save him from being a nerdy loser," Shadow muttered under his voice, not making eye contact with the angry gaze of Alecia.

"You bet, Alecia. Tails here is the smartest kid you will ever meet. Isn't that right buddy," Sonic laughed, piping up to defend him from the likes of Shadow.

"I…I guess so," Tails stuttered, embarrassed as he rubbed the back of his neck with his hand but couldn't help grinning all the same.

"I'm going to assume you know about the science fair project coming up," Alecia asked, kneeling down to his level. Tails nodded his head in response. The eyes of every student in the room was focused precisely on the conversation going on in the middle of the room. "This year, we are competing against the most prestigious schools around and we can only select three students. I would like you to be one of them, Tails."

"Thank you so much!" Tails squealed with delight, notably bobbing up and down with excitement.

"Great! It's next week. I'd like you to come in next Saturday to the gym to present your project with the rest of the schools top students."

"N…Next week…" Tails trailed off, suddenly fear gripping him. This was one of the most important moments of his life. This was his chance to prove to everyone that he was smart. This was his chance to get the job as one of the top scientists of his community like he always wanted. But how could he do that in one week alone?

"I know it is hard to finish something in time but I'll give you the rest of the day off to start work. I'll see you tomorrow, Tails," she smiled, ushering the young, golden fox out of the class before she turned her attention back to her class and began teaching them with the daily plans that she had constructed.

Tails spent the rest of the week working on his project. Countless hours, sleepless nights and many missed meals filled his future as he sat at his desk, working on plans for his creation. It wasn't until the Wednesday night that his solitude was finally broken.

Knock, Knock

"Go away mum, I don't need anything right now," Tails yelled dismissively, not even bothering to move his head to the direction of the door.

"Hey buddy, how's it hanging?" Sonic asked, peering inside the door and looking upon the mess inside Tails' bedroom. It was as if a bomb had exploded inside his room. Empty bowls with cutlery littered the floor. Broken pencils and pencil shavings covered the understory of his room and a small, metallic bin sat in the corner which had been overflowing with crumpled up pieces of paper.

"Nothing is good enough," Tails sighed exasperatedly, collapsing his head onto his folded up forearms in defeat.

"Don't say that, Tails," Sonic soothed, sitting down next to the fox and wrapping his arm around the back of the fox's neck, pressing deeply on his shoulder muscles. Almost instinctively, Tails let out a quaint purring sound from his throat as the joy of the massage helped him relax. His muscles loosened as his brain switched off slightly.

"I just need it to be perfect," he moaned.

"You're Tails Prower! No matter what you do, I know it will be perfect."

"But I can't think of anything. I'm growing a complete mental blank!" the kit protested.

"Well let's see what you have here," Sonic picked up the last sheet of crumpled paper and unfurled it, smoothing out the creases before looking at the design. "I think this looks pretty good," Sonic marveled at the plans.

"Of course you would think that. You don't understand how bad it is," Tails retorted angrily without thinking. He immediately regretted his decision when he saw the hurt in Sonic's eyes and took back what he said. "I'm so sorry, Sonic. I've just been in such a foul mood lately and I just don't know what came over me." He stood up, stretching his legs and walked over to Sonic, pulling him into a warming hug and placed his lips against the hedgehogs.

"If you're really struggling, like you are, then I have a few suggestions. Get a nice, long rest after having a long, hot shower. Then, in the morning, take a relaxing walk to clear your mind and come have a day at school to get a different environment. Then…" Sonic continued but was cut off by the fox.

"That's it! You're brilliant," he kissed the cobalt hedgehog and rushed back over to his desk, drawing up some new plans.

"Uh… thanks. It's not that I don't like taking credit but… what exactly did I do?"

"It's simple. Sometimes you just need your best friend to give you some helpful advice to help you overcome everything," Tails smiled back at him.

"So… you're all good then?" Sonic asked, unsure of himself.

"Yeah, I'm good," Tails replied, waving his hand in the air to show that he wanted Sonic out of the room.

"Okay… I'll see you at the science fair," Sonic waved goodbye but Tails was too engrossed in his plans that he didn't even hear Sonic's final gesture.

…

The day of the science fair had finally arrived and the gym was littered with small booths, each holding incredible machines that did unimaginable things.

"Excuse me. Pardon me. Out of my way!" Sonic yelled, pushing through the crowds of bustling people, eager to see the many new things that were on display. He was already late and was cursing himself. He couldn't miss the unveiling of his best pal's project.

"Just in time," Blaze nudged him as he busted through a line of people and stumbled over next to Blaze who was in the front of a circle of amazed onlookers as Tails began his speech.

"Ladies and gentlemen," Tails began. "We have all had those moments when we are trying to think up an idea, or in the middle of a project but run into a mental block, or writers block."

"I have," Blaze called out helpfully.

"But I have created a solution that will solve everything," Tails continued proudly. "Today, I am proud to present Buddy Bot 2000!" he exclaimed as he pulled the sheet off of his invention to reveal a metal version of Sonic. The design was simplistic, yet elegant and it was clear that a lot of effort was put into constructing the outer layer. It had three, steel quills which jutted out at different angles and thin, metallic fingers that extended from his sapphire painted hands.

"What does it do Mr. Prower?" a judge asked, scribbling notes on his clip board.

"I learnt from a friend that the best way to get through a mental block is to hear some good advice from a great friend," he smiled, glancing over at Sonic when he said this. "My invention has been programed to listen to the problems of others, be it a mental blank, relationship advice or something else and compile the best advice suited to the person asking the question."

"Okay then…" the judge began. "My girlfriend just dumped me, what do I do?"

The metallic Sonic's eyes glowed red as his head lifted up. A few seconds passed before it began to speak in a rough, robotic voice. "It is important to cry when it happens. It's good to get all those bottled up emotions out and tears are the best way to get this to happen. Take a few days to yourself to really come to terms with what has happened. Then, as the days pass, make sure to keep busy and rely on close friends. Hanging out with close mates and going out to have fun is a great way to move on and also to meet new people," it conclude.

A round of applause and cheers erupted from the crowd as the judge exited to go deliberate with the others. Tails stepped down off of the platform as a line of people began to extend nearby of animals wanting to try it out and get some advice for their own.

"It's so popular, buddy! You'll win for sure and everyone will want their own buddy bot!" Sonic exclaimed happily, patting his friend on the back to show his moral support.

"Thanks Sonic. Want to come with me to check out some other inventions? I have some time to kill," he asked.

"Blaze and Amy, would you like to join?" Sonic offered but before Blaze could answer, Amy quickly grabbed her arm and stepped in front of her.

"No, sorry. We have some girl talk to do." Sonic simply shrugged and ran off with Tails to go marvel at the other machines that had been constructed for the event.

"What was that for?" Blaze moaned, stretching out her arm.

"Don't you think that looks a lot like Sonic?" Amy asked.

"Of course, it was made after him," Blaze replied.

"I just think it's a bit weird that Tails would build it after Sonic. Don't you think it's a bit strange?"

"Not really. Wouldn't you want to build something modeled after the one you lov…" Blaze stated but quickly cut short. Her eyes bulged open as she realized what she had just uttered.

"What. Did. You. Say?" Amy stammered, shocked. Her mouth fell open as the gears in her head began to turn and the last piece of the puzzle fell into place.

"Nothing! I said nothing! Just stupid old Blaze saying random stuff like she always does. La, la, la."

"It all makes sense now. All the weird moments I've caught them in. The sudden outbursts when somebody picks on Tails. The moment at the hill. The sleepover. Why we hardly ever see those two after school anymore," Amy began rattling off examples and punching herself for not seeing the signs.

"Amy, please don't tell anybody that they are gay. You know what would happen," Blaze begged.

Amy suddenly punched herself in the arm. "Oh, my Chaos! That means they are gay! We have to tell everyone quickly! That's disgusting! They can't be allowed to walk around with everyone else and act like they aren't infecting people."

"Amy, please. They are our friends, we can't just treat them like animals," Blaze pleaded with the pink hedgehog.

"I can't believe I ever loved that weirdo. This explains why he never showed any interest," She huffed in annoyance. "Just wait until I tell everyone," she beamed, making a streamline for the microphone where Tails had previously announced his project.

Blaze quickly grabbed her dress, pulling her backwards, causing her to trip and fall on her back. The anger was clearly present in her eyes. Blaze had to think of something quick before Amy did something that she would regret.

"But Amy, think about it. You can use this against Sonic. He would have to go out with you now!" Blaze said flustered, hating herself for saying it but knowing that it was the only way to stop her from blabbing their secret to the crowd. The violet feline still wasn't sure how she felt about the whole thing but she wanted to make up a decision on her own and not let this hot headed, short tempered hedgehog ruin Sonic and Tails' lives without properly thinking it all through.

"Hmmm, good point. Sonic will have to do everything I say. This is perfect. Thanks Blaze, I'll go tell him the good news!" she skipped off evilly, eager to see the look on Sonic's face when she tells him that he has to be her boyfriend or else his secret will be revealed.

'What have I done,' cursed herself inside her head. She couldn't take it anymore. The constant battle of mind and heart that had been waged inside of her all week, along with her spilling the beans to Amy of all people was too much for her to bare. She opened her mouth and let the bile and vomit spill onto the floor as the contents of her stomach escaped up her esophagus and out onto the stage floor below.

A/N: Thanks for reading. What will Amy do with this new information? Find out next chapter. And I hope you are all as excited for chapter 16 as I am. It will be hell to do a read through of for my youtube channel but I'll cross that bridge when I get there. Anyway, please leave reviews to let me know what you thought of this chapter, it means a lot. See you next chapter!