Here comes the obligatory sick day chapter, yay!

Chapter 18: Sick Day

Sonic coughed harshly as he lay in his bed, his covers draped over him as his nose felt sniffly. Ever since he had woken up that morning he had been feeling miserable as his head pounded painfully and his muscles ached.

And apparently he wasn't the only one.

Across from him, Tails whimpered as he lay in his bed, coughing and sniffling as well as he tossed and turned in an attempt to get comfortable.

Maddie was already in the attic checking on them, feeling each of their foreheads and taking note of each of their symptoms.

"Alright, guys, it looks like you both have a minor cold so stay in bed and rest okay?" Maddie told them.

"Not much else we can do." Sonic remarked before he and Tails went into another coughing fit.

Maddie frowned sympathetically at her sick boys. "I'm sorry you're not feeling well, babies." She said, kissing her finger and then placing said finger on each of their foreheads. "I'll be right back."

She then went down the steps of the attic, leaving Sonic and Tails alone in their sickness.

"Man, this sucks." Sonic remarked weakly.

"Yeah, being sick sucks." Tails said sadly.

"Being sick sucks, PERIOD." Sonic added, standing up and shakily walking over to Tails' bed, sitting down on the edge.

Tails giggled weakly at his older brother's humor as Maddie returned to the attic, carrying two bowls of chicken noodle soup in her hands as well as a couple of cups of tea.

"Here. Be sure to eat and drink these while they're still warm. It should with your sickness." Maddie told them, giving each of them a bowl and cup.

"Thanks, Mom." Sonic and Tails both said, each taking their bowl and cup as Maddie went back downstairs.

Tails took a spoonful of chicken noodle soup and placed it in his mouth. The little fox let out a satisfied humm as he swallowed the spoonful. "Mmm, this soup's really good."

Sonic took a sip from his cup. "Hm, this tea's not bad either. I think Mom put some honey in it."

Tails ate another spoonful of soup. "We really shouldn't have played out in that rainstorm yesterday." He groaned.

"Hey, we were mud-wrestling! It was fun! You seemed to have a good time." Sonic protested.

Tails weakly smirked. "Yeah, I really enjoyed throwing worms in your face."

"Mmm, delicious." Sonic joked, causing Tails to laugh and cough at the same time. "Here, try some of this tea."

"I'll try the tea if you try the soup." Tails stated, grabbing his own cup.

"Deal." Sonic agreed, fetching his own bowl.

Sonic sipped a spoonful of his soup while Tails took a sip of his tea.

"So, what do you want to do today?" Sonic asked, laying back next to Tails.

Tails scooted away slightly. "I'm pretty sure Mom said we should keep our distance from each other, since we're both sick."

"What, are you saying I can't cuddle with my favorite little bro?" Sonic questioned teasingly, wrapping his arm around Tails' shoulder and pulling him close to give him a slight noogie.

"Hey!" Tails giggled weakly, though was too exhausted to fight back as he snuggled into his big brother's neck. "You're impossible, Sonic."

"Nothing's impossible, Tails." Sonic remarked. "Improbable, illogical, but never impossible."

Tails rolled his eyes, smiling amusedly at his brother's antics. No matter how miserable he felt, Sonic never failed to make him smile.

Sonic, then getting an idea, reached over and grabbed Tails' soup, taking out a spoonful and hovering it over Tails' mouth.

"Taaaails~. Here comes the airplane~!" Sonic teased in a sing-song manner.

Tails pouted cutely. "Really, Sonic? I'm not a baby."

"Not according to Mom." Sonic grinned.

Tails' cheeks blushed red. "Well, Mom's allowed to call me that."

"Oh and not me? Your favorite big brother?" Sonic said in mock offense.

"Who said you're my favorite brother?" Tails asked teasingly, smirking as his hedgehog brother with a raised brow. "Maybe I like Knuckles more?"

Sonic winced, placing a hand over his heart. "Ouch. That hurts man."

Tails giggled before smiling softly at his brother. "I'm just kidding, Sonic. You and Knuckles are my brothers and I love you both very much. Just like how I love Mom and Dad very much."

Sonic smiled back, pulling Tails into his lap as they relaxed. "We love you too, little bro."

For the next few minutes, there was nothing but absolute silence as the two brothers rested, with Tails feeling very content resting Sonic's lap as he nuzzled against his brother's chest while Sonic laid his head back against the pillow.

A few hours later, Sonic and Tails found themselves feeling much better as they continued to lay in their bed in the attic.

Sorry this was so short, but I hope it was sweet enough for you to enjoy!