"A sleep over?!"

"Yep!"

Winter doesn't know how to feel about the idea. On one hand, being able to show Tails around his home would be a dream come true, on the other hand he was worried about him discovering his weapons stash... And his training room... And his work computer...... And his Tails otaku collection. To him though it didn't matter, as long as he locked the doors to the training room and the room with his work computer and made sure his weapons stash and crazy Tails fan stash wasn't discovered he was totally okay with the fox boy coming to his home.

"...Uh okay"

Tails eyes light up and he throws his fist in the air excitedly, forgetting for a second that Winter was holding him, "Wahoo!"

The wolf almost falls forward but manages to stop himself from doing so, "Whoaaaaa!"

"Oh sorry... I'm just so excited" Tails responds, the fox says, "I can't remember the last time I had one!"

Winter sets Tails down on the ground gently, "Are you sure you're not just doing this so you dont have to go to the hideout?"

Tails shakes his head, "I swear, I just wanna spend a night with you"

The fox starts playing with his fingers when he thinks about having the opportunity to snuggle with the wolf on his couch, his blush slightly visible to Winter.

"We could watch a movie or two... Or you could show me some of your recipes... Heh heh" Tails says, avoiding eye contact.

Winter sighs, "I'm too tired to do a cooking lesson, so lets just watch a movie tonight, maybe we could do one in the morning"

"Okay!" Tails says, the fox jumps up and flies behind Winter landing on his back, "I want a piggy back ride!"

"Ah okay okay, fine" Winter says with a tired smile, holding him by the legs as the fox rests on his back.

Tails laughs playfully and rests his head on him as Winter picks up his bag and the two begin their way to the train station. On the way there Winter stops at a store to buy some chicken tenders so they had something to eat while they were at home and so the wolf didn't have to cook while being slightly in pain and exhausted from the events of today.

"So how was your day?" Winter asks, as Tails rests on his back.

"Well... I almost died, so all in all pretty eventful" Tails responds as he looks at the bright lights of the city.

"What!?" Winter shouts.

"Yeah, did you hear about the explosion at the Musahino Docks? We were investigating something there and we fell into a trap, but this guy saved me and now I'm here" The fox explains.

"Who was it?" Winter asks, stopping at an intersection waiting for the light to change.

"This team of assassins, there's a green one, a light brown one, an orange and brown one and a white one. The white one is their leader and he's the most interesting of the four in my opinion" Tails explains, the fox thinks back on the hug he gave him and it puts a smile on his face.

Then the fox face palms, "Ohhhh that's why they're called The Four Seasons! Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter....... Winter.... Wait-"

The wolf starts sweating nervously, did he just get found out?

"-Nah, I've gotta be overthinking it" Tails says throwing his arms up.

Winter sighs quietly, then he notices the light changed and starts crossing the street, Tails humming a tune to himself as the wolf carries him to the subway station. The entire time, the fox's heartbeat is elevated, he's blushing.

He's not as tall as Sonic yet he's so strong...

"Hey foxy, are you okay, I can feel you're heartbeat going up" Winter asks, the wolf looking back at him.

"Huh?! Yeah... I'm just all over the place!" Tails says, reassuring him he was okay.

"Okay, I have some medicine in my bag if you ever need it" Winter says.

"N-No, really I'm fine" Tails responds, declining his offer.

"Let me know if you change your mind" Winter says, smiling at him.

Tails blushes and moans quietly, "Thanks"

Eventually the two find themselves on the train, since the day is coming to a close it's the midst of rush hour and everything is crowded. The fox had never taken the subway any farther north than 63rd Street, the station Burning Hearts was close to. The two manage to find a seat together, while they're riding Tails notices Winter looking out the window as the subway train moves at speed past all the local stations.

"You know I'm surprised you don't have a chauffeur, being that you're a celebrity and all" Tails says, looking at him with playful eyes.

Winter looks over at him and snickers a little, "Well, when I was younger I hated being driven around by our families chauffeur, I actually liked taking the bus and the train... Mostly the train"

"How do you not get recognised here?" Tails asks.

"I don't know, so much unusual shit happens in this subway system that it's sort of normal" Winter responds, "Sometimes fans see me on the train and I happily sign their autographs. But it doesn't happen as often as you think"

"Oh okay" Tails says, his eyes getting sparkly with excitement, "Things like trains interest me too!"

"Any vehicle interests you Tails" Winter says, laughing a little.

"Well yeah! Things like planes, cars and trains definitely get my attention! If I didn't end up joining Team Sonic, I would have gladly started my own business building all sorts of unique cars and stuff!"

"That's actually my backup plan if Burning Hearts goes under, starting a heavy industries company" Winter says, his mind already imagining the things they could design together.

"Oh! What if we start one together!" Tails says, his eyes seemingly glowing brighter at the thought of starting a company with him.

Winter gasps and takes his hands, "Would you?!"

"Yeah!" Tails says, looking into his eyes and nodding very fast.

The two squeal excitedly, they hug eachother and look into eachothers eyes.

"What do you wanna call it though?" Winter asks.

"Hmm" Tails goes, scratching his chin in thought, "How does Morningstar and Prower sound?"

"Makes sense, putting our last names in the name makes people know who's in charge" Winter responds.

"Woo! We're gonna start a business!" Tails says, giving Winter an affectionate squeeze, the fox laughing as he shakes Winter around like he's a plush toy

Winter laughs and hugs him back, "Yeah we are"

As the subway train travels farther from the city centre, the amount of people on the train trickles down ever so slowly until the train almost near the terminal is pretty much empty. Tails and Winter watch some video essays together while holding hands, leaning on eachother for support as the story they were watching made Tails a little jumpy since the story was about an insanse asylum that was rumoured to be abandoned.

"Wanna watch something else?" Winter asks looking his way.

"No... It's fine" Tails responds.

"Okay, well I do wanna watch something else" Winter goes, about to close the video.

"N-No! Don't!" Tails shouts, desperate for him to not change the video.

Winter shocked by his shout jumps a little, not expecting him to be so passionate about something that made him so uncomfortable.

"You're not scared of this... Or you are scared of this, I'm confused" Winter goes, narrowing his eyes at him.

"I'm not scared I swear! I can't be scared..."

"Tails we're all scared of something. Take me for example: I'm scared of losing people I'm close to, like you, or Alex or Samantha my second best friend who manages all the financial stuff at Burning Hearts. You may be a hero but even heros get scared from time to time, I can imagine So-... I mean, crap, someone like Knuckles or Amy gets worried that they can't save everyone from that psychopath that's tried to take over the world several times, I'm sure you guys worry about what could happen if he succeeded in getting his way. Fears are what make us better people, they keep us in line, they motivate us, without fear you get ahead of yourself, you don't make the best decisions. I could go on and on but you get my point right?"

Tails stares at him, his eyes growing a little bigger, everything he heard him say was beautiful, and it made him love Winter a little more.

"What?" The wolf says, confused with all the staring he's doing.

"Were you a wiseman in your past life or something? I've never heard anyone say something as profound as that" Tails asks, finally cracking a smile at him.

Winter laughs and puts his hand on his head, "I dunno... Maybe I was"

Tails crawls on top of him, wrapping his arms around him for a tight hug, "Thank you"

"Awww, it's no big deal" Winter says as the fox laughs.

Tails blushes as he closes his eyes and accepts the back rubs Winter gives him, his heartbeat slows as hs relaxed on his chest, Winter can feel his chest calm down a little as well, like Tails was a comforting puppy wanting attention.

Eventually the train arrives at the terminal at the very north of the line nearby where Winter lives. The two step off the train and Winter walks Tails up the steps to the station house so they can begin the walk to Winter's home, the fox wonders what his house is like, was it like a big mansion? A tiny building with a high enough pricetag that a normal person wouldn't be able to afford it?

While they walk, Tails can't help but look around the other houses on the street, they all seemed rather new, some of them were huge and more box like, others were more abstract than the rest. The area felt more like suburbia if anything, just a relaxing place for people to live with their families and friends.

"So what do you think of London Grove?" Winter asks as the fox looks around the street.

Tails is so enamoured by the cool looking houses and buildings that he almost walks into a streetlight, Winter pulls him out of the way which makes him shout in surprise.

"Hey silly, watch where you're going!" Winter says, hands on his hips.

"Sorry, this place is so strange though. But it's so cool too!"

"We'll go figure, London Grove has a lot of people with too much money in their bank accounts, one of those places where rich assholes live. Me being an exception of course"

"Heh heh... I think this place is unique" Tails responds, jumping around excitedly, his hand still in Winter's as they walk down the quiet street, the crickets hidden in the green shrubs and bushes chirping every now and then, "It's not as bright as Nightstar City which is great, every time you go there your eyes are just assaulted by neon haha"

"Yeah, it drives one mad" Winter says, looking down at his friend.

"How much does it cost to live here?" Tails asks.

"Depends on what your looking for, last year some dude won a house here that was worth e400,000 in e-currency" Winter explains.

"Sheesh" Tails responds, "I'm asking because... Well um... Hypothetically if I were to leave Team Sonic-"

"What?!" Winter shouts, his eyes going straight to shock.

"-Hypothetically!... Nothing's official... Yet. I wonder if I could live here, it's so peaceful, and I'll have a place all to myself" Tails continues.

"Orrrrr, you could live with me and be my roommate, that way you won't have to spend a dime" Winter suggests, winking at him.

"Wait really?! You'd be okay with that?! Hah! That sounds so fun!" Tails shouts, the fox vibrating with excitement, "Where would I sleep though?" Tails asks, wondering if he would have to sleep on the couch if that ever even happened.

"Haha! Don't worry about that I have like 3 different guest rooms!" Winter responds.

"Ohhhhhh... Wow that sounds awesome!" Tails goes, humming happily

"Eh I feel like I have too much space if you ask me" Winter responds, scratching the back of his head.

"Pffft! I have to deal with having a smaller room, I would kill to have a bigger one so you're lucky!" Tails responds, the fox feels his phone vibrating in his pocket so he takes it out and sees Sonic is calling him, he declined his call and continues talking with Winter.

"Sheesh! How far are we?" Tails says, his feet getting tired from the walking and lack of food in his tank.

"We're actually coming up on it right now!" Winter answers, pointing at his place.

When Tails sees Winter's home, his eyes widen, four floors, a front lawn, a mott with koi fish, big glass windows and warm lights... It was like something out of a movie.

"Whoa" The fox whispers in awe.

"Awesome right?" Winter says as he walks over the little concrete bridge that goes over the mott.

Tails kneels down and looks at the koi fish in there, staring at them as if they were stars.

"Did this place come with the fish?" Tails asks as he stares down at the little koi fish wiggling around in the water.

"Originally no, but I thought one day why not have some fish swimming in there" Winter responds, the wolf takes off the glove on his right hand and puts his fingerprint on a scanner which unlocks the door, he pushes it open and puts his bag down by the door.

Tails notices the door is open and follows him inside, when he gets in he sees the interior is just as fantastic as the exterior of the home, Winter takes off his shoes while putting his blazer on a coat hanger. Tails also takes off his shoes and coat as Winter closes the door and locks it.

"Well, welcome to my humble abode" He goes up the step and into the living room, Tails follows him in and takes a moment to appreciate the wood shelves adorned with all sorts of books, there was one shelf that had a picture frame of him as a young boy playing by the beach, when Tails sees it he starts gushing at how cute he looked.

"Where's this?" Tails asks as he stares at the picture curiously.

"Oh that was at Cape Vesuvius. My mum begged me to come with her to the beach and I caved in" Winter says, not even turning around. The wolf was going upstairs to change into his house clothes, "It was really hot over there"

"You don't like warm weather I take it?" Tails asks.

"Well I'm half arctic fox so no, I don't. It feels like my skin is on fire when I'm in tropical weather!" Winter shouts from upstairs.

"Eh that's fair" Tails says as he walks into the kitchen amazed with how big it was, all sorts of different pieces of cookware on the walls, everything was clean, looked state of the art, brand new.

Tails, lost in curiosity opens the huge fridge in the wall and sees all sorts of foods and ingredients inside, he sees a piece of chocolate cake and does everything in his power to not just eat it right there, some barbeque ribs on the shelf above it, a huge fruit salad below.

But the one thing that catches his attention are is the tonkatsu, the way they looked, the way they smelled just called out to his carnivorous side, his mouth watering as he looks at how perfect they are. He reaches for them so he can take them from out of the fridge...

"What are you doing?" Winter asks, standing in the doorway.

"Ahhhhh!" Tails shouts, slamming the container back in it's spot and closing the fridge door immediately, "Uhhh nothing, I uh thought I'd see what else you have to uh eat"

Winter looks at him disapprovingly, "You were gonna eat my pork cutlets weren't you"

"Huh? What? No! Don't be silly!" Tails says, looking up at the ceiling.

Winter can't help but break out into laughter, he walks to the fridge opens the door, takes out the container with the mouthwatering pork cutlets inside and hands them to Tails, "Since you're my friend, you can have them. I can make more anyway"

Tails at a loss for words takes the container and smiles at him, "Thanks"

"Of course! You are my guest after all!"

Tails puts them in the microwave so he can warm them up, his stomach hounding him to eat the meat already, once they're done he takes them out and immediately tries to eat them only to burn his tongue, Winter can't help but find the situation hilarious and giggle at him while offering him some water.

As the fox eats the meat from the container heartily, Winter chooses a movie for them to sit and watch in the living room.

"Bah! Those were amazing!" Tails says, putting his hands on his face.

"I'm glad you liked them" Winter says as he comes into the kitchen, "Oh... You ate all of them. You have a much bigger appetite than I thought"

"Mhm" Tails goes while wiping his mouth.

"I hope you have room left for the chicken tenders, because when I opened the box there were a lot more in there than I thought" Winter says, sweating nervously.

"Lucky for you, I love meat... Maybe just as much as sweets" Tails says, trying to not drool at the thought of more tender, salty, peppery meat going into his mouth.

Winter puts his hand on his head and chuckles at him, "You're like a silly younger brother"

"And you're like a bigger older one" Tails says, moving Winter's hand to his soft cheeks.

"Come on, I have Foxgrove Foxes waiting for us to watch!" Winter goes, walking to the living room, Tails follows closely behind him and immediately upon entering the living room notices the figurine of himself to the right of the screen.

"Ohhhh I don't know you were that much of a superfan" Tails says, crossing his arms.

"Huh? WhaaAAAAAA-" Winter shouts, noticing the figurine on the shelf.

He jumps snatching it and hides it in a drawer, looking back at a smirking Tails with a guilty face.

"Haha" He laughs nervously.

Tails puts his finger on his face and looks around the room, then he notices a closet that was slightly open, Winter notices he's looking at the closet and gulps when he sees a smirk form on his face.

"Tails... I swear I just have cleaning supplies in there" Winter says, silently begging him to not look in the closet.

"Suurrrrrreeeee" Tails says, his smirk growing into a grin.

Tails runs towards to closet, Winter shouts and runs after him. Tails gets there and opens it, what he sees inside both shocks him and excites him.

"Aha!" Tails shouts.

Inside is a whole collection of memorabilia of himself! Winter freezes when Tails discovers it, the fox picks up a giant plush of himself in front of him and shows it to Winter, trying to hold his laughter in. Winter falls to his knees, his head drops down in shame.

It's over...

"I'm at a loss for words... I knew you liked me but I didn't think you liked me this much" Tails says, finally letting his laughter out.

"Uggghhhh" Winter moans, he wants to end it all.

"If it makes you feel better, I'm not creeped out" Tails says, hugging the plush.

"But I literally have a whole collection of stuff that's literally... You-" Winter starts, shocked that he wasn't weirded out by his collection of Tails memorabilia.

"You're just passionate!-" Tails walks over to him and gives him a hug, "-And that's okay"

Winter fights the urge to cry, the fox's kindness was overwhelming, Tails kisses him on the face and lets the plush go so he can embrace his friend, Winter hugs him back happy to have Tails as such a good friend.

"Let's watch the movie... Nosy"

Tails laughs and nods with him.

The two finally sit down and start watching the movie which was an action-adventure drama film about two male foxes competing for a beautiful female, the story took place in Nightstar City and what was basically happening in the film was the girl disappeared somewhere, tired of the two others bickering and fighting over her, but she leaves clues on where to find her.

As they watch Tails lays on Winter's side, both of them under a blanket as they snuggled together and watched the film, Tails rubs face on Winter's side, the wolf not minding as he holds onto him. The fox much so more immersed in the way he smelled, and how perfect his body was, he smelled like caramel, he could feel the wolf kept in shape too, feeling his body made him warm inside. Sonic was tuned too, but Tails just preferred Winter, compared to Sonic his body just felt perfect.

Soon the movie comes to an end with neither of the foxes getting the girl, who goes on to marry someone else, but they do end up becoming good friends, Winter had seen the film before but couldn't help but start clapping as the credits rolled.

Then he looks down at Tails, who has his face buried in his side, Winter gently shakes him which snaps the fox out of his trance and makes him look up at his tired face.

"Do you think we'll ever be like those two?" Winter asks.

"Huh... What do you mean" Tails responds, thrown off by the question.

Winter chuckles, "I'm asking you if you think we'll ever start fighting over a girl one day... If I ever fall for one"

Tails blushes heavily, mostly from the thought of being stuck in a scenario with Winter.

"Uh... Maybe" He responds timidly.

Winter puts his hand on his head and pats him a few times before yawning and stretching, as he stretches his t-shirt lifts a little, Tails' eyes drift underneath, he can also see a little under his shorts... He can feel his face warming up, he gulps, unable to avert his gaze as his heart patters against his chest.

Winter notices he's looking at him when he's done stretching and Tails immediately turns away, narrowly avoiding being caught. Winter tilts his head to the side and then shrugs, the wolf scoops him up into his arms and starts laughing.

"I don't know about you but I'm ready to go to sleep" Winter says.

Tails looks up at him, he can feel his face turning red, the fox burries his face in Winter's shirt, confusing the wolf yet again.

Odd little guy isn't he?

"Tails... You're panicking again..." Winter says, trying to figure out why the fox was freaking out.

"Sorry, I uh have a lot on my mind! M-Maybe some sleep would help hahahaha"

Winter blinks twice and stares at him for a second, "Okay then... Off to bed we go"

"C-Can I sleep with you?!" Tails shouts, throwing Winter off guard.

What is wrong with you Tails?! Why you ask that OUT LOUD, stupid, stupid, stupid, ansndmsmsmdmsmkwkskakwkskowkwksnnsmdk

"...Uhhhh weird request but... Okay" Winter responds, completely oblivious to the nature of what he was asking.

Tails' face turns into a tomato and he starts kicking his feet around, the embarrassment was a lot to handle for the little fox. Winter just smiles at him and carries him up the steps, Tails whimpers as he is carried to Winter's room. The wolf sets him down on the bed and taps a screen on the wall, lights on the edges of the floor turn on, he adjusts the colour setting so it's more orange, Tails amazed by the colour changing lights stares at them in awe.

"I'm gonna go take a shower and then we can tell eachother some stories if we still have the energy left" Winter says, picking up a towel from his closet.

"O-Okay" Tails says, sitting up, his head snapping towards him, a tinge of pink radiating from his warm face.

With that the wolf walks out while humming a song to himself, leaving Tails all alone in his room, the fox's Tails wagging slowly, his heartbeat was like a jet engine, as he sits there he still can't believe it himself.

I'm in his room... I'm actually in his room, oh my goodness, I'm in his fucking room ahhhhhh my gosh!