A/N- Sorry bout the cliffy. This chapter was originally going to be cut in half, but I decided to be nice and give you the whole thing.

This story is finished as of now, because I'm pretty much refusing to write a furry. I can do it, I'm sure, but it would go against my ethics/morals (what few of them I have, I like to keep to).

I leave for vacation tomorrow, so if your reply between now and August 31st, sorry if I don't get back to ya!

Dedicated to my love, get better soon.

Illyric: Sonic, you're doing the disclaimer.

Sonic: Why me?!

Illyric: Cause you screwed up Tails, now get over it and start talking!

Sonic: Hmph. Fine. Illyric doesn't own any of this but this plot, which SUCKS!

Illyric: Hey, watch it, I'm writing this thing, be careful what you say; the pen is mightier than the sword…

Sonic: -Gulp-

On with it!

"Aw, crap!" exclaimed Knuckles, staring through the telescope.

"What is it, babe?" inquired Rouge, worried about what could hve happened to set the echidna on edge.

"Well, Tails just ran out of the restaurant, Sonic ran after him, and I think" the echidna paused and took a breath, "That it's going to rain very soon. It looks like this storm will be bad. Let's go back into the house; we'll wait out the storm there. Those two will eb fine." said the red one, in what have been the longest speech of his life.

"Alright, but if they're not back in an hour, I'm calling Tails' cell. I worry about the little guy…" She trailed off, voice growing softer as her sentence went on

"That will work, and I agree with you whole-heartedly. We'll give them an hour; that ought to be enough time to get things together."

Tails ran for what seemed to him ages before stopping at his home. The rain was coming down harder now, and was actually beginning to hurt. He hurried under the porch, and went into his pocket for his keys.

Of course, what would life be without Murphy's Law?

He had left his keys back at the restaurant with…

Sonic.

Tails remembered that night and cringed. He was certain the blue speed demon hated him, and even more sure that the hedgehog was no longer his best friend.

Miles turned so that his back faced the door, and slid down the cool, hard wood until his knees were hugging his chest. He was cold, he was wet, and his fur was going to stink in the morning.

He wrapped his arms around himself, and began to sob uncontrollably.

Sonic's heart positively ached.

He had followed Tails after grabbing the fox's keys and cell phone, both of which had been left by the rushed vulpine. The rain had been coming down harder and harder, the wind blowing into Sonic's face as he hurried after his friend. Sonic actually passed Tails, and guessing as to the teen's choice of a hide out, hid in a bush in front of Tail's house.

He waited a short amount of time, and was rewarded with the Fox's arrival. Miles Prower tried the door, and spin around. He slid down the door, and criend, holding himself.

Sonic felt his heart wrench again, when he saw Tails shiver.

He walked over onto the porch.

"Tail?" he called out softly, crouching next to the younger.

"Go ahead, Sonic." the teen sobbed. "I know you must hate me, so go ahead and swing!" The teen cringed again, expecting a smack. He covered his face in his hands to soften the blow.

What he got was completely unexpected.

Sonic, having been shocked that Tails though he would be struck down by his best friend, grabbed Miles' hands in his left, and tilted mile's head back to look him in the eye with his right. He wiped as tear away with a thumb.

"Tails…do you really think I could ever hate you? I had no idea you loved me, but I would never intentionally hurt you."

He grasped the vulpine's hands in his own and pressed them to his chest.

"Feel this, Tails? I can say now that it beats for you alone. You mean everything to me, and to feel and see you hurt tears a hole in my hurt. I…will try to love you, Tails, though it may take me some time. Please…wait for me."

Sonic finished his speech, and leaned forward to capture the fox's lips with his own. The kiss was brief and fast, nothing more than a short meeting of lips to reassure them both. It was Tails' first kiss, and as such, was just as magical as he had dreamed it would be. For Sonic, though not the first it was most definitely his favorite.

The two stood, held hands, and as Sonic unlocked the door, Tails looked out towards the city.

The full moon rose in the sky, and the rain was lightening up enough to see the lights at the city. Though it had certainly poured, the aftermath was more than worth the events of that night.

Tails smiled, and the two entered the home, two hearts becoming one as they crossed the threshold.