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Learning to Love Again: Part Three

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"Wh-What's up, Cream?"  Amy was nervous, having never heard Cream sound so serious.  Amy decided to sit down on the bed, looking at Cream intently.  Cream walked over to the bed, huffing, and sat beside Amy, looking at the floor.

"Are you and Tails d-d-dating?"  Cream could barely get the word out of her mouth without crying.  She had always had a crush on Tails, and not seeing him for so long only strengthened those feelings.

"What?  No!  He's just a good friend. . ."  Amy was enthusiastic, and this helped put Cream at ease.

"Do you think he likes you. . .?"  Cream was still nervous, as she had seen how close the two were, and knowing Amy spent the night at Tails's place didn't help her calm down.

"No, Cream. . . I don't think he's. . . ready yet. . ."  Amy sighed and put her hand on Cream's shoulder.  "But he seems to be acting normal now. . ."  She leaned up to Cream's ear and whispered excitedly, as if she was telling a huge secret.  "But I've teased him a bit, and he always lights up like a Christmas tree when I mention you. . ."  She giggled, which made Cream smile.

"Amy!  Why would you tease poor Tails like that?"  Cream playfully reprimanded, sticking her tongue out.

"Well, Cream. . ."  Amy played along, acting shamed.  "I know how unhappy Tails was after Cosmo's death. . ."  Cream frowned at the mention of Cosmo, as the two had grown close during their adventures.  "And I just want to see him happy, just like you do. . . and the best way I've found to be happy is to love.  And if the person you love loves you back, it's the best feeling in the world. . ."  Amy clasped her hands together and her eyes went wide.  Cream smiled and giggled at Amy's sudden change in demeanor.

"I want to see him happy, too, Amy. . . and he seems to be back to his old self. . ."  Cream smiled and then mumbled.  "He's even cuter now. . ."  She blushed, and Amy laughed.

"See, Cream?  Everything will turn out okay."  Amy turned and hugged Cream, and Cream returned the hug.  "He's a lot happier now, and I know he's happy to see you again.  You just need to tell him how you feel."

"But how do I do that, Amy?  I always get so nervous around him. . ."

"And he's just as nervous around you, Cream. . . but if you both like each other, you'll find a way to make it work.  Maybe I can help you out. . ."  Amy winked, Cream nodded, and the two began to plot ways to get Tails and Cream together.

Tails had flown home as fast as he could.  His mind was in a fog; the last few days had taken quite a toll on him.  He entered his house and flopped onto the couch, running over everything that happened.  The situation with Sonic seemed to be mostly resolved, and he was glad it went so well, as he thought it was his greatest source of stress.  His thoughts, however, strayed from Sonic to Amy.  He had wanted her to be safe, and happy, but after Amy's conversation with Sonic, he always imagined himself being her savior.   She had helped Tails through his depression more than his therapist had, because he had trusted her so much, he told her things no one else knew, and she stayed by his side and helped him as best she could.  He always wanted her around, and he was happy to be with her, but did that mean he loved her?  The word seemed so foreign to him after Cosmo, and he started to get nervous just thinking about it, so he avoided the topic altogether, opting to work on making blueprints and inventions instead.  He worked slowly, getting distracted by thoughts of Amy.  He got back on task, telling himself she would show up tomorrow.  He managed to get a few things done the rest of the day, and went to bed rather late after nearly falling asleep at his desk.

Amy and Cream woke up the next morning with devious grins on their faces.  They talked about plans for Tails, caught up with how they were doing, and shared a bit of gossip before turning in for the night.  Vanilla had agreed to let Amy and Cream visit Tails after Amy had asked, saying she didn't want to stay at any one place too long and be a burden.  Vanilla had asked Amy to stay longer out of politeness, and said that Amy was always welcome back if she needed it.  Cream showed Amy a shortcut to Tails's house that she had discovered, allowing them to get there on foot in about one hour, rather than two.  Cream had brought some sandwiches and other food in a picnic basket, hoping the three of them could have lunch together.  Near the end of the journey, Cream saw some beautiful flowers and picked them, making them into a bouquet with Amy's help.  Cheese joined them, picking a flower for himself along the way, flying around and happily waving it over his head as the three of them walked.

Tails woke up later than usual.  He was a bit startled until he realized he had fallen asleep at his desk.  He sighed and looked at the clock.  He was up really late, and only got about five hours of sleep.  He knew Amy had promised to come over today, but he didn't know when.  After a quick shower and some food, he waited around for Amy, getting more and more nervous with each minute.  The thoughts he had from last night were creeping into his head again.  He hoped he could get some help to sort out his conflicting thoughts.  He tried to distract himself by thinking about Cream.  He still felt bad for avoiding her, but he thought she had forgiven him.  He had had a crush on her before he met Cosmo, but now, he couldn't think about Cream as a potential love interest.  Something deep down wouldn't let him think about anyone in that way.  He started to try to reason it out again when he heard a knock at the door.  He jumped up and ran to the door.  "It must be Amy!"  He said quietly to himself, but was confused when he saw someone else at the door.

"Sonic?"

"Hey, Tails.  How's it going?"  Sonic was looking much better now.  Tails thought he looked just like his old self again; like nothing ever happened.  Sonic didn't know Tails knew about what he did to Amy, and Tails wanted to keep that a secret.

"I'm fine, Sonic, just slept in for a bit."

"You have anyone over recently?"  Tails blinked, knowing he shouldn't tell him about Amy stopping by.  Amy made sure Sonic didn't know about going over to help Tails; she didn't want to worry him as well, and Sonic came by on his own time to try to help Tails.  Tails talked to Sonic, and Sonic did help him get better, but Tails preferred Amy's company to his.

"No, why?"

"Huh.  I thought for sure Cream would try to stop by. . ."  Sonic smirked, which caused Tails to roll his eyes.  Cream had tried to come by Tails's house, but Tails was either not around, or hiding and pretending he wasn't home.  He felt bad about it, but he thought it was better than having her see him like he was.

"No, no one's been around. . ."  Tails shrugged.

"So what have you been up to, then?"

"Working on inventions, the usual."

"Huh.  Hey, you mind if I come inside for a minute?  I wanna ask you something. . ."  Sonic glanced around nervously, and he saw the last thing he wanted to see.  Amy and Cream had arrived at Tails's house, chatting away, but Amy froze up, and Cream nearly dropped her bouquet when she saw both of them.

"Sonic?"  Amy looked at the pair, her jaw dropped.

"Sonic!"  Cream gasped, and both of them ran towards Sonic and Tails.

"Cream!  A-Amy!"  Sonic couldn't help but stutter at seeing Amy again.  Amy stopped a few feet away from Sonic, and put a hand on her hip.

"How's it going, So-nic?"  Amy stressed his name, showing that she was still a bit upset with him.

"Just. . . just fine, Ames."  Sonic looked nervous at seeing her again.  Cream and Tails stepped towards him, hoping they wouldn't have to separate the two.  Cheese felt the tension in the air and flew behind Cream to hide.

" Oh, really?"  She smiled, but shot him an icy glare.  Sonic's head dropped down and he sighed.

"You know how bad I feel, Amy. . ."  He glanced at Cream and Tails, then looked Amy in the eyes.  "I'm really sorry. . ."  He cringed as he met her glare.

"I know. . ."  She spoke softly, then smiled, stepping towards Sonic and hugging him.  Sonic started to back away, but he froze when Amy hugged him.

"A-Ames. . . what's going on?"  His hands were shaking involuntarily.  He wanted to hug her back, but was too shocked to do so right then.

"Now I KNOW you're sorry. . . you were scared, but still looked me right in the eye and told me your feelings. . . the courage of a true hero. . ."  At this point, Sonic slowly put his arms around Amy.

"So. . . we're cool now, right?"  Sonic was still nervous and glanced around, thinking he would see Amy's trademark hammer somewhere.  He only saw Cream and Tails, both with stunned looks on their faces.  Even though they both knew about all this, Amy's behavior had scared them, too.

"We're still friends, but I still want some time apart. . ."  Amy pulled away and smiled.  Cream gasped, but covered her mouth afterwards.  Sonic nodded.

"Okay. . . I gotta get out of here now, I promised I'd meet Princess Sally for lunch. . ."  Amy shot him a suspicious glance.  "It's just business. . . geez, Amy. . ."  Sonic rolled his eyes, and Amy giggled.

"I'm just messing with you Sonic, have fun!"  Amy smiled, and Tails stepped forward.
"Sonic, didn't you want to talk to me about something?"  He asked.

"No need, Tails.  Good to see you again, though!"  Sonic smiled, waved goodbye, and then dashed off.  Tails figured out what Sonic wanted to talk about, and was glad that this conversation resolved everything.  Amy turned to Tails.

"That went well."  She smiled at him, and he smiled back.  "I came by to visit, Tails," She playfully lowered her voice to a whisper and put her hand up to block her mouth, as though telling Tails a secret.  "And Cream has something for you. . ."  She pointed at Cream, but the bouquet was easily visible, as was the picnic basket.

"Th-These are for you, T-Tails. . ."  Cream stepped forward nervously and handed him the bouquet.  "A-And I thought the three of us could have lunch together outside. . ."  She blushed, holding the basket up to her face to try to hide it.  Cheese flew out from behind Cream and looked around for somewhere to eat.

"Wow. . . thanks, Cream. . . it's beautiful. . ."  Tails smiled and blushed at the gift.  "Where did you want to. . ."  He saw Cream run off to a nearby hill, more out of embarrassment than wanting to eat.  Cheese was close behind.  ". . .eat?"  He followed her, and Amy ran after the three of them.

The four of them sat down on the hill, looking up at the clear sky and bright sun.  Amy helped Cream and Cheese get the food out.  The food was covered by a blanket, and Cream spread it on the ground, so everyone could sit comfortably.  After the sandwiches were passed around, Cream happily sat beside Tails, and Cheese playfully sat on Tails's head, which made him laugh.  Cream scooted closer to Tails and spoke first.
"S-So Tails. . . what are you doing these days?"

"Oh, I'm mostly just working on my inventions.  I'm trying to make planes that don't use as much fuel and cause as much smoke, so they're better for the environment."

"That's great, Tails!"  Cream hugged him happily, which made him blush.

"Thanks for the delicious lunch, Cream."   Amy said, then turned to Tails.  "Tails, you should cook next time."

"M-Me?"  Tails looked shocked.

"Yeah. . . you kept talking about cooking yesterday, so I know you're pretty handy in the kitchen."  She grinned.  "Why don't you make something for the three of us sometime soon?"  Amy leaned towards him not willing to let this go.  Cream looked excited by this, and Cheese gave a happy "Chao!"  and began to play with Tails's fur, right behind his ears.

"O-Okay. . . gah!  That tickles, Cheese!"  Tails was laughing at Cheese's antics, and Chese flew back over to Cream, hovering above her left shoulder.  Amy laughed as well.
"It's settled, then.  Tails, why don't you bake a cake, like you were talking about?"  Amy grinned at him.

"Sure. . ."  Tails didn't mind more company, and he already agreed to making the cake anyways.  "Maybe later, okay?"  Amy and Cream nodded at this.

"I didn't know you could cook so well, Tails!"  Cream looked a bit shocked, but still happy.

"Yeah, Tails here is getting to be quite the catch!"  Amy winked at Tails, who blushed and looked down at the blanket.  "So, Cream, how about coming back later tonight to have some chocolate cake with us?  Tails and I got the ingredients while we were out shopping the other day."  Tails turned to Amy and looked a bit stunned.  He didn't know she planned for that to happen, but he didn't check what she bought.  Tails ate quickly to avoid having to answer, but Cream smiled.

"I'd love to!  Chocolate cake is my favorite!"  Even Cheese smiled at the thought.  "What are you going to do today, though, Amy?  Are you going to try to talk to Sonic again?"  The rest of them fell silent at the mention of Sonic's name.

"I'm not sure, yet, Cream. . ."  She thoughtfully put her finger on her chin.  Tails was unable to hide the pleading look in his eyes.  He silently begged for Amy's company, as being around Cream made him nervous, but Cream thought he wanted her to be with him.  "I do need to drop my things off at Tails's house, though. . ."  Tails nodded, using a half-eaten sandwich to hide his smile.  "Maybe you can go back to your house for your baking molds, Cream, and I'll get settled him and see if he's any good at baking?"  The plans Cream and Amy had made together last night were going well.  Amy had tried to point out some of Tails's strengths that Cream didn't know about, with Cream around so Tails couldn't deny what Amy was saying.  In addition, Cream wasn't going back to get baking molds for Tails, but some handmade candies and gifts that the three of them couldn't have carried along with their other things.  

"Okay.  I'll be back soon, Tails!"  Cream hugged him, as did Cheese, and the two ran off.  Tails waved goodbye and picked up the bouquet Cream brought for him.

"Umm. . . shall we go in, Amy?"  Tails was blushing deeply from being alone with Amy while holding Cream's gift.

"Sure, Tails. . ."  Amy giggled.  The two walked up together, and Tails opened the door, gesturing for Amy to go in first.  "Aww, such a gentleman. . ."  She gave a slight bow of thanks and walked in, placing her suitcase upstairs.  Tails closed the door behind him, placing the flowers on the table.  His heart had started pounding when he thought of what happened during the picnic.  He was nervous from all the attention he had gotten, and he wanted to be alone with Amy so badly.  He felt safe when she was around him.  As much as he tried to rationalize it, whenever she was gone, he missed her and wanted her company, either in person or on the phone.  Even thinking that she would call or visit would seem to calm him down.  He walked to the couch and sat down, closing his eyes and taking some deep breaths to calm himself down.  

During this time, Amy had put her suitcase upstairs and opened it, a bit of perfume accidentally spraying her as the sprayer fell onto the edge of the suitcase.  She decided to wait until later before unpacking, wanting to talk to Tails about making the cake for later that night.  She was in a playful mood, and decided to sneak up on Tails, moving quietly down the stairs.  She saw Tails sitting still and noticed his deep breaths.  She sighed to herself, thinking that Tails was a bit tired from lack of sleep, and a bit flustered from Cream's flirting.  Her playful side came back, though, a grin showing on her face as she nearly tackled Tails into the back of his couch while she hugged him.  
"YAH!"  Tails's eyes opened wide at this.  This is how Sonic must feel, he thought to himself.  His head moved forward and gently nestled itself on Amy's shoulder.  His deep breaths continued, and he got a strong whiff of Amy's perfume, which made her smell like roses.  Whoa, my head's spinning. . .

"Tee-hee!  You're so cute and innocent, Tails. . ."  She held him gently.  "Thank you so much for talking to Cream again. . . she really missed you. . . and thanks again for letting me stay with you. . . you're a great friend, Tails. . ."

Tails heard her speak, but her perfume was overpowering him.  Combined with his thoughts of her from the last two days, and the lack of sleep, he could barely handle it. He started to shake in Amy's arms.

"Tails?  Tails!"  Amy was worried when he felt him shake, and soon felt him crying into her shoulder.  She gripped him tightly.  "TAILS!"  She had seen him do this before when he was depressed and overwhelmed, and she tried to snap him out of it.

Tails knew Amy was there, but he was trapped in his own mind at the moment.  All he could think of was Amy.  His heart sped up, and he began to sweat, but tears were still falling from his eyes.  He always wanted to be with her, to help her, to protect her.  She always made him happy when he was sad.  He couldn't bear it, and his own thoughts rang louder in his head than Amy's scream, even though her lips were inches from his ear.  I. . . I've felt this before. . . but. . .it can't be. . . it's not possible. . .

Upon Amy screaming his name a second time, Tails fainted, slumping into Amy's arms.
OH GOD WHY CAN'T I STOP WRITING THIS?

Also, I really want to get the last scene right, after Tails goes in with Amy and sits on the couch. What do you all think of that part?
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