19Alright everyone, so I was sent a request by SuperSentai199, who came up with a pretty cool idea. I'm going to be writing chapters of this whenever I really feel like it, and not setting myself to a schedule like Subject #4261. So strap in, let's get this started!
Blurring the Lines
Sonic always enjoyed days like this, where he could just relax. Sure, he enjoyed the action of fighting Eggman and saving the world, but sometimes, a bit of relaxation helps. He was wondering what Tails and Sal were up too at the moment. Knowing Tails, he was probably in his workshop, working on who knows what. Sally, depending on what he was up to was either freaking out, or mildly concerned. She never liked seeing him get hurt. Sometimes, she straight up banned him from performing certain experiments if they could really hurt, or even kill him.
Sonic stood off and dashed back to his house. Entering into the front door, as he expected, nobody was in the living room. Sonic walked downstairs and found Tails and Sally. Tails was currently looking over a schematic on his desk, double checking everything with Sal to see if he was correct. Sonic noted his tails were sticking out, he was frustrated about something.
"Just don't know, it needs more power but it's already as efficient as I can get it! What am I missing?"
Sally sat in one of the chairs next to him, her metal body glinting in the light.
Sonic grabbed Tails from behind and hoisted him from the desk.
"The one thing your missing is a break!" Sonic spoke.
Tails looked back at Sonic and smiled. "Sonic… I haven't been working for too long..."
"You've been working for nine hours now. As much as I know you want to finish whatever you're working on, you need to take a break."
Sally interjected her opinion on the topic, "As much as I don't want to have to tell you, he makes a point. You have been working all day."
"Fine…" Tails responded. "What did you have in mind?"
"We could always go exploring!" Sonic suggested, "You always seem to enjoy it when we do that."
"Yeah! Let's do that, there's still a bunch of Mystic Ruins we still haven't fully explored!"
"I'll come as well," Sally added. "Sounds like it would be fun."
The three of them headed upstairs to grab their shoes before darting out the front door. Sonic was easily the fastest of the three, with Tails and Sally following behind.
Eventually after some running, they came across an open courtyard.
"Doesn't look like we've been here." Tails remarked, "The entire structure appears to have eroded away with age, leaving just this flat courtyard."
"Hmm, that's actually pretty cool." Sonic replied. "Change of scenery does good sometimes."
The three of them looked over the nearby ridge, the view was stunning. Bright oranges accented the sky and clouds creating a very picturesque view. Tails seemed entirely mesmerized by the view. After a minute, Sal looked over at Sonic before turning to Tails.
"What you thinking about Tails?"
"I'm just thinking about tomorrow and all."
"What about it?"
"It- It's nothing, I'll just, tell you about it tomorrow."
"You sure you don't want to talk about it."
"Not now, let's just enjoy the view a little longer."
Sally reluctantly stopped pushing the topic. She knew if Tails didn't want to talk about it, he didn't have to, and she learned a long time ago to not push Tails into talking about something he didn't want to. It tended to end with the kitsune having a breakdown.
After a little while longer, Sonic spoke. "Alright, well. It's getting dark, we should probably start heading back."
Tails and Sal nodded in agreement.
Eventually, the group of the three of them arrived back at the house. Tails got himself into bed, he was tired by now. Sonic and Sally stayed up a little while longer before also resigning to their beds.
-X-
The three slept soundly through the night and woke the next morning. Tails, rather than just wearing shoes and gloves only like usual, had gotten dressed in shorts and a plain T-shirt. Sally and Sonic followed a similar trend.
"Alright, you ready Tails?"
"I think so."
The group of three left their house and started toward the small town nearby. Upon arriving, Tails stopped by a store a grab a bundle of flowers. They then made their way over to the cemetery. Tails lead the group, walking past multiple headstones before finally stopping in front of one. Tails softly sighed under his breath.
"Hey Mom, Dad. I'm just here to tell you how I'm doing. I brought these for you."
Tails set the flowers at the base of the stone.
"I know they're your favorite. Everything's been going great, I've made sure to be more careful since I missed last time. I've made sure not to hurt myself that badly again. I really miss you guys."
Tails sat down on the grass, his tails resting behind him. He didn't speak for a moment, seemingly lost in thought.
"I just don't understand why it had to be you. I wish you were still here."
Miles turned to read the tombstone on his left.
Amadeus G. Prower
Husband of Rosemary Prower
Children:
Miles A. Prower
"May his soul rest among the stars."
Miles read over it a few times, pausing on his name each time he read through it. He vividly remembered spending time with his parents, and enjoying every second of it. It had never occurred to him that one day, they might be gone.
"I'm still living with Sonic and Sally, they've been taking care of me. I just, wish you guys were still here. If it means anything, I still have the locket you gave me. I rarely take it off." The locket in question hung around Tails' neck, mostly concealed by his fur. It contained a picture of him, Rosemary, and Amadeus. Along with a small message from each of them, engraved into doors on the locket. Amadeus' was about being able to accomplish the impossible, while Rosemary's was about the importance of living life to the fullest. The small locket was one of his most prized possessions.
"I miss both of you." Tails finally couldn't hold off his emotions for any longer, small tear drops ran down his face as he sat, the silence only interrupted by his occasional sniffling.
Eventually he heard soft footsteps approaching behind him and felt a cold hand on his shoulder. He looked back and saw Sally, one of her metallic hands rested on his shoulder.
"Do you want any company?" She asked.
"Sure…"
Sally sat next to Tails on the grass. No words were spoken for a bit, finally Tails spoke.
"Sal, I've had a question for a while now. Why did you decide to take me in? Even though I wasn't normal."
"I took you in because you weren't normal, you're a special individual Tails, don't ever forget that."
Tails smiled slightly, before pulling Sal into a hug, the steel felt cold, but he didn't care.
"Tails, if you don't mind me asking, what do you miss most about your parents?"
"I- I just think its having them there. Plus, my Mom always knew what I needed and how to help me, and my Dad always knew how to find the positive in everything. I miss them so much…"
Tails looked to be on the verge of tears again.
"I know you do Tails." She just wanted to try and comfort the kitsune as much as possible. Tails always got emotional on today, he visited the graves of his parents once a year, it was more of a personal thing for him. He had been close to his parents when they died in a plane crash, she and Sonic had been taking care of him ever since.
Tails leaned his head against Sally's shoulder. Memories of his parents and his recent life ran through his head. He felt a little better about everything, now that Sally was here with him. Eventually, Tails stood himself up, and pulled himself back together.
"You good Miles?"
"I think so, we probably want to start heading out."
"Alright."
Sally stood up and began to follow Tails out of the cemetery. One the way out, Tails took one last look back at his parent's graves before leaving.
Eventually the two of them returned to their shared house. Sonic was waiting for them to return, he had left from the cemetery after an hour or two. Tails generally liked his time alone today.
Tails walked upstairs to his room, Sally stayed down on the main floor with Sonic.
"It seems he's doing better." Sal told Sonic "He only cried once this time."
"That's much better than two years ago. Do you think he's finally getting over it?"
"Maybe a little bit. You don't just get over something like that Sonic."
"I know, it's just... It's been 5 years."
"Says the one without dead parents."
"They might as well me, you know how much they hate me!"
"Fair enough. Still, maybe you should think more about how he feels."
"Alright, I'll try. Sorry for the comment."
"Your good."
Sonic eventually rose from his seat, "I'm going to go check on him."
"Alright, I'd recommend letting him sleep with you tonight, you know how his nightmares get."
"Can do, night Sal."
"Night Sonic."
Sally stayed up for a bit longer before heading to bed. Tails would be his normal self tomorrow. She knew he would...
Alright, that's it for the first chapter. Hope you guys enjoyed it. I plan to try and update this semi frequently, along with Subject #4261. Leave your thoughts in a review and follow to be notified when I update. See you next time!
