Tails found every attempt to keep himself down futile, the fact he himself was in his crushes room was enough to get him all ticklish and warm inside. It felt like him, it was like he was surrounded by him, it smelled like him, it practically was him.

He puts his hands on his face as if he was shocked.

I'm in his fucking room... Haaaaa Score! Maybe I can learn about him and get closer to him... And eventually..... AHH!

Tails stands up from off the bed just as the shower starts walking around his room, the fox boy first goes to his desk and notices some digital pictures frames. The first one a photo of Winter when he was younger, he didn't have the piercings on his ear or the physique Tails admired, the fox can't help but gush at how adorable he was.

Awww, he looked so much more chubby as a kid...

The next picture appeared to be of him with a grey husky with pink eyes, both looked to be wearing brown school uniforms, Tails could see how tired Winter looked compared to how happy and energetic this stranger is.

Huh so he does have other friends, wait why am I even surprised about that-

The last picture on the table was him and three other foxes, a red fox with pink eyes and a floral dress, a brown one with blue eyes a beige leather jacket and sunglasses, a orangish brownish one with a scarf around her neck, and Winter with a white turtleneck.

Are these his siblings...? They look more like foxes than wolves... Interesting... Does he always wear only white??

After checking out the pictures, Tails wonders if Winter has other stuff to wear besides white clothes, so he opens his closet and starts looking at his clothes, the fox to his disappointment finds that indeed, Winter does have mostly white clothes.

"I need to take him shopping" Tails says, as he holds up one of his buttoned down shirts, sighing to himself.

Then the fox feels compelled to... Put it on. He imagines how cute he would look with it on, how big it would look compared to his smaller size, he wants to feel like he's being embraced by the wolf even if he's not there with him.

The fox gulps and takes off his own shirt slowly putting on Winter's... As he expected it was big, he feels warm inside as he looks into the mirror with big eyes, his tails wagging excitedly.

His excited eyes linger on the shirt that's just big enough to cover half his thighs. His heart gently pattering against his warming chest, it felt like his whole body was just surrounded by him and his warm friendly embrace.

Perfect

Then the fox hears the water stop running and gasps, starting to unbutton the shirt so he can fold it up and put it away. He struggles a bit to put his own shirt on and he sits back down on the bed, trying to calm himself down so he didn't look suspicious. Soon Winter comes back with a t-shirt and shorts on, still drying his fur. Tails grumbles inside, he was hoping he'd have the chance to see the wolf topless but it looked like that wasn't happening.

"Did I keep you long?" Winter asks.

"Nope" Tails responds, trying to not look suspicious.

"Alright. Are you gonna go shower?" Winter asks, taking a brush from a bucket next to his desk, the wolf brushes his tail fur as Tails continues to stare at him, his brain still on the image of himself in the mirror wearing Winter's shirt.

"Earth to Tails!"

"Huh oh what? Yeah, okay I'll take one"

Winter sits on his bed, the fox's head following him like a camera, Winter notices his staring which makes Tails jump and hastily leave for the bathroom.

"There's a smaller pair of clothes in the guest room next to the bathroom!" Winter shouts.

"Okay!" Tails shouts back.

Winter sighs and continues brushing himself. Wondering more what the cause of Tails' strange behaviour was.

Has he always been that strange?

Eventually after Tails cleans himself the wolf gets the spare pajamas in the guest room and heads back to Winters room, the wolf is laying there on his phone, when he sees Tails standing by the door he smiles at him.

"I almost forgot you asked to sleep here" Winter says, laughing nervously.

"Yeah... I did" Tails responds, blushing heavily.

Winter scoots to the side and pats the spot Tails would sleep on, the fox gulps and walks over so he can get in with him, his heart beating faster than usual. Winter was actually okay with him sleeping in the same bed... It felt like they were already a thing, like they were already together. Winter messages his head as Tails lays on the pillow eyes glued to his wolf like he was a tasty treat.

"Hey Winter" Tails says timidly, his brain scrambling like an egg because he was actually in bed with him.

"What's up" Winter says.

"Do you uh... Wanna go shopping after your shift at the restaurant?" Tails asks, managing to barely keep his gaze locked with his.

"On one condition" Winter responds.

"What's that?" Tails asks, curious to know what it might be.

"Fill in for my friend during Searing Symphony this week" Winter says, resting his head on his elbow.

Tails couldn't believe what he just said, him singing with him? It sounded too good to be true.

"I-I'm sorry, did you say sing with you on stage?" Tails says with a nervous grin.

"Yep" Winter says, "You've done it before, this won't be any different"

"True, but I don't have a ton of vocal training. What if I mess up? What if people laugh at me?! What if I embarrass you?!-"

Winter gently karate chops him on the head, Tails yelp's and holds his head before looking back at the wolf who has a disappointed look on his face.

"You really shouldn't just doubt yourself like that" Winter says, the wolf opens his phone and shows a picture of the grey husky with pink eyes that he saw earlier, "Me and Marina, my friend from school were supposed to duet together since she's a good singer too. But not too long ago, she hurt herself while performing in Sundial City so she's out of action"

"Oh... That sucks" Tails goes.

"It does. I wanted to ask you since Fleetwood but uh... I forgot!" Winter responds, the wolfs ear drooping guiltily, then he looks back at the fox, "If you're not feeling confident enough, I can be your coach and show you how I do it!"

"Really?! I'd love to take lessons from you!" Tails says, his eyes glowing like stars.

"Ah... So is that a yes?" Winter asks nervously, his heart starting to squeeze nervously.

"It is!" Tails says, doing his best to resist the urge to squeeze him.

"Oh thank you, you're a life saver!" Winter says, the smile on his face was enough to melt Tails' little heart.

The fox gives him a wobbly smile the urge to squeeze him in a hug growing harder to control, "Aw shucks Winter... I-It's nothing really"

"Say how good is your Korean?" Winter asks.

Tails blinks for a second, his brain processing what he just asked him, "It's up to par, why do you ask?"

"Uliga hangug nolaeleul buleul geos-igi ttaemun-e (Because we're gonna be singing songs in Korean)" Winter responds, surprising him with Korean.

Tails blinks again, surprised Winter could speak Korean at all, "Jaemiss-eul geos gat-ayo (That sounds fun)"

"I guess we have a deal then" Winter says, he taps on the screen next to his bed and the lights turn of, "Good night Tails"

"Good night Winter" Tails says.

Winter can see Tails is antsy the fox's eyes look disappointed like he was hoping for something but didn't get it, maybe he was worried about performing in front of all those people, maybe he wanted a hug! That's it! That's what'll help him feel better! He gently pulls him closer to him, remembering that cuddling and hugging helped him relax, Tails yelps and looks up into his eyes as the wolf holds onto him while smiling warmly at him. Tails' shaky hands wrap around him and he closes his eyes as he embraces Winter's soft, warm body.

"Calmer?" Winter asks, gently rubbing his back.

"Mhm" Tails goes, noticeably more tame.

"You still perplex me, you know that?" Winter comments.

Tails laughs nervously, his ear twitches a clear sign to Winter that he liked his warm embrace, "Mmm"

"Get some rest silly, we have a long day tomorrow"

"Aye aye captain"

Eventually the boys both pass out on the bed in eachothers embrace, who need blankets when they had eachother. As they sleep through the night Tails had a dream... With none other than Winter in it.

The fox wakes up in a house, it reminded him of the one he had in his first dream, the one where he was all alone, one of his worst fears, something he dreaded more than being struck by lightning. But the home was noticeablely more lively, picture frames on the walls, posters and... A kids hand drawn drawing?

The fox gets out of bed to the smell of pancakes being cooked, he looks in the mirror on the wall, some patches of brown fur on his face, the tips of his ears... He was older. He looks next to him and sees a picture of him and Winter kissing eachother on the nightstand, his eyes go wide at the realisation that he was actually married to him... He had him, he had a family.

The fox rushes downstairs wearing his pajamas still to see him there sitting with what looked to be their son, the wolf looked bigger, even more in shape then he did now. Winter notices him staring at him on the staircase and smiles at him.

"Good morning you! Are you gonna come eat or are you gonna stand there?" Winter says, crossing his arms.

"Daddy!" The son shouts, the child gets up and hugs Tails as he continues coming down the steps.

Feeling the child embracing his leg, made his heart thump, a smile slowly appearing on his face along with some tears.

I know this is a dream but... I wanna be here forever...

As Tails continued moaning and giggling while living in dreamland, a faint banging sound echoed from downstairs. Winter's ear twitches and he opens his eyes, thanks to his training he could pick up on sounds as faint as that, he's already concluded that the noise originated from the kitchen, but if his experience told him anything, it's that no room should be left unchecked. The wolf gently separates himself from Tails, looking down at the sleeping fox as he tossed and turned while blushing.

Is he dreaming about having a girlfriend?... Bah! Not important, who the fuck is downstairs???

The wolf opens his closet while keeping an eye on Tails and pulls out a pistol with a flashlight attachment and a knife, he slips out of the room and turns on the flashlight as he heads downstairs. Nothing was out of place in the living room, he checks the library... Nothings wrong there either, the dining room was also the way he left it too. All that was left was the kitchen... The only room left on the lower level.

Winter slips into the kitchen and notices, one of his pans on the floor, he looks around the room and then slowly walks over to the pan so he can pick it up, when he reaches for it he can sense the presence of someone watching him, someone he felt was a threat to him and hia guest...

He throws the knife towards the darkness... Nothing, so he points the gun and flashlight in the direction he threw the knife... Summer, holding the knife in between his fingers, the brown fox wearing a black leather jacket, sunglasses and jeans.

Winter relaxes and grumbles frustratedly, "And you couldn't use the the door why?"

"I would have, but catching you off guard is fun" Summer responds, firing a cocky smile at his brother.

Winter growls annoyed with his arrogance and turns on the lights, "What do you want"

"The answer to that question is simple... Why is the fox in your home" Summer responds, crossing his arms, his tone turning serious.

"If that's the reason you came here I'm going back to bed-" Winter says, audibly irritated by the question.

The wolf turns so he can leave, but Summer throws the knife at the wall before he can go, "Answer my question"

Winter's face scrunches and he turns back to Summer, doing everything he can to surpress his rage and not kill Summer while Tails is sleeping upstairs.

"Me and Tails are friends. Have been for little while" Winter responds, he pulls the knife out of the wall.

"Do you have any idea how dangerous what you're doing is? We're already on not so great terms with those clowns" Summer says, he takes off his sunglasses to show Winter that he wasn't playing around, his eyes looked like they had tiny fires starting inside.

"As long as he doesn't find out who I actually am, there shouldn't be a problem" Winter responds.

"Oh brother, I can't believe you actually became friends with him" Summer grumbles.

"Who I associate myself with is none of your business" Winter says, his frustration becoming harder to control.

"It is when we're working with people who won't hesitate to throw us in prison because of our profession!" Summer shouts.

"Shout like that again and I won't fucking miss next time!" Winter says, some of his anger bubbling over, the wolf banging his fist on the counter.

Summer grumbles, relenting slightly as to not give his brother another reason to want to cut his body into pieces. Winter takes a deep breath and turns around, listening to see if Tails woke up... He was still asleep, so he turns to his brother and snarls quietly.

"I've taken precautions to make sure Tails doesn't discover my weapons stash or what my actual profession is. I don't know why you thought I was stupid enough to reveal my identity to him in the first place! So let me ask you a question: how many people know who I really am, what I really do for a living?... The answer? You three... And our other associated family. No one else"

Summer sighs and closes his eyes for a second before looking back across the room at his brother, "Before I leave... Do you have feelings for him?"

Winter almost fails to resist the urge to punch him in the jaw, "No... In this profession, love is dangerous... It can get you killed"

"So you remember our father's teachings... Good" Summer answers, satisfied with his brothers answer.

"Are you done?" Winter asks, getting ever so much closer to blowing his top and attacking Summer for intruding in his home.

"...I'm satisfied, for now"

"Spy on me again and I will break your fucking face" Winter snarls.

"Mhm" Summer says as he makes his way towards the door so he can exit the house.

Once he's gone, Winter leans against the counter, messaging his face. Who would have known that his own little brother could get his blood pressure so high... Why did he let his blood pressure get so high, and why did it seem to boil more when Summer asked him if he had feelings for Tails.

"...Winter?" A tired voice calls out.

Winter immediately opens one of the cabinets and throws the gun and knife in it before closing it and turning around. Tails was indeed not asleep and awake wondering where the wolf was, the fox wiping his eyes as he shuffles towards him.

"Tails, did I wake you up?" Winter asks, hoping the shouting wasn't what woke him from his slumber.

"You weren't in bed" Tails responds, lazily taking his hand and dragging him back to the steps.

"Were you lonely or something?" Winter asks, some guilt in his voice.

"Mm" Tails goes, still half asleep and pulling the wolf along as they go upstairs.

"Sorry, I heard something downstairs and thought it might have been a chao or something" Winter responds, scratching his head.

"It's fine... Let's just get some rest" Tails says, a big loud yawn follows as the two of them go into the room.

Tails cuddles back up with Winter and goes back to sleep, the wolf wraps his arms around him, Tails smiles and moans happy that the wolf sought comfort in him. Eventually Winter though still annoyed with his encounter with Summer was able to fall asleep, both boys hold onto eachother as they sleep peacefully in the bed.

Eventually morning comes and it's time for both of them to wake up, the sunlight hits Winters face, the wolf groans as his eyes open and his vision adjusts, when he does open his eyes, the first thing he sees is Tails' nose. The fox holding back laughter as Winter's eyes go wide.

"What the?!" Winter shouts.

Tails starts cracking up, Winter's reaction was priceless, "Haha, nose jump scare"

"You crazy little-" Winter starts, "I thought you were some crazy animal!"

Tails starts laughing again, cracking up more as Winter puts his hand on his chest and sits up, "Sorry... Haha... I'm done! I swear!"

"Who knew you were a jokester too" Winter goes as he slips out of bed.

"It was one of my more corny ones... And it still got you" Tails responds, jumping off the bed next to him.

"You suck" Winter says.

"Uh huh" Tails responds.

"So what's got you in a such a good mood?" Winter asks as he walks to the bathroom so he could brush his teeth.

"I had a really great dream last night" Tails responds, scratching his chest.

"What happened?"

Tails lets out a satisfied sigh, "I was older, I had a family, a son, and a partner?"

"A partner ay? Who?"

Tails face turns red, he definitely couldn't say it was Winter, "Uhhhhhhhhh... This uh um... Beautiful cayote!"

"A cayote huh? I didn't know you liked them crazy!" Winter says, tapping on a screen next to the sink, a small robotic hand comes out of an opening next to the mirror and a brush emerges from inside of it and starts brushing his teeth.

"Haha... Kinda...-" Tails says as another one comes out and starts brushing his teeth for him.

"Whar Der Yor Warnt For Breakfash?" Winter says as the machine continues cleaning his teeth.

"Prancerakes?" Tails goes, while his teeth get cleaned too.

When the two are done freshening up, they head downstairs Tails running around the wolf as he turned on a machine next to the oven that prepared cups of tea and coffee, he selects honey ginger for himself and then turns to Tails.

"What do you want to drink?" Winter asks him.

"Uhhhh do you have any mint tea?" Tails asks.

"Somehow I knew you were gonna want that... Yes, yes I do" Winter responds, the wolf puts a mug in the machine, it starts whirring and then the liquid starts pouring into the cup.

Tails gets one from the dish rack and comes back over, just as he gets back Winter's drink is done pouring, the wolf sits at the kitchen counter and puts his head down on the cold hard countertop. Tails already figuring out how to use the drink dispenser comes to the counter and sits with him.

"I usually drink coffee but this is a nice change" Tails says as Winter lazily grumbles.

"No wonder your short then" Winter says, managing to grin.

"H-Hey!" Tails shouts, offended at the attack on his height.

"Coffee stunts your growth silly" Winter says, as he finally sits up and sips on his tea, "Oh yeah, this could definitely use some more sugar"

"Coffee's the best thing to happen to me okay!" Tails shouts.

"Guess you don't mind being a shorty forever then" Winter teases.

"Stop talking about my height!" Tails shouts, his muzzle turning pink from the embarrassment.

"Consider it revenge for poking your nose in my face" Winter responds as he picks up the jar of sugar and starts putting some in the tea.

Tails' face puffs into a pout, his cheeks as pink as bubblegum, tears welling a little in his eyes. Winter does his best to not break out into laughter but with how hilarious and adorable Tails' face was it was impossible not to laugh at him. He looked like one of those jealous or embarrassed anime girls and Winter couldn't get enough of it.

"I'm gonna start making the pancakes, what do you want on yours" Winter asks as he stands up and walks to the stove.

"... Chocolate chips" Tails responds, pretending to be upset with Winter and looking away from him.

"You're still mad at me aren't you" Winter asks as he starts pouring in flower and buttermilk pancake mix.

"Hmph" Tails goes, closing his eyes.

Winter sighs and walks over to him, planting a kiss on his forehead as an apology for going to far. Tails' eyes expand as the fox looks up at him his expression softening as the wolf steps back from him so he can return to the stove and continue cooking the pancakes.

Heh... That definitely wor-

Tails throws himself at Winter, urging him to give him more attention, "Oh whoa!"

"Jerk" Tails pouts, flustered that he knew how to make him not angry at him, the fox squeezes him tightly as Winter grins at him.

"I'm not a jerk, I just know how to get on your good side" Winter teases, petting his head.

Tails stands there watching Winter cook the pancakes observing everything he does, how big the pancakes are, how much sugar and milk he adds. When they were done cooking, Winter serves them to Tails who looks at the brown pancakes with glee, his tails wagging excitedly. When Winter is done serving himself some he sits with Tails who cannot wait to dig into the food.

"They look amazing!" Tails squeals, trying to stop himself from drooling.

"I'm glad you think that... Also you can eat them now" Winter says, adoring his reaction whenever he made the fox food.

Tails does just that as the wolf starts eating his food too, Winter watches as he savours every bite, Tails loved his cooking there was no doubt about it. The fox loves it so much...

"More! Is there more!?" Tails goes, his eyes begging for more.

"Ehhhh?!" Winter goes, astonished with his appetite.

Both boys get another serving and chow down, after that Tails was definitely tapped out especially because of how filling those pancakes were, the fox sits back and burps while rubbing his stomach. Winter takes his plate and puts it in the sink.

"That'll be e42 sir" Winter says, extending his hand out.

"What?!" Tails shouts, surprised Winter was asking him to pay for their breakfast.

Winter laughs and ruffles his head, "I'm joking!"

"Bah! You scared me!" Tails shouts, punching him in the arm.

"Any critiques?" Winter asks as he wipes the counter down.

"Nope, they were perfect!" Tails responds, shooting a satisfied smile his way.

"Aw, I was kinda hoping for criticism. I wanna be the best chef I can" Winter responds.

"You already are though... Really" Tails says, blushing happily.

"...Thanks" Winter says, rubbing his arm.

"Mhm" Tails goes, nodding at him.

Then the doorbell rings, Winter goes to answer it expecting it go be a package he expected to arrive that day. Tails follows him, curious to see what he's doing. When Winter opens the door he freezes when he's met with the emerald eyes of none other than Sonic The Hedgehog himself.

"Good morning" The hedgehog says with a grin.

"What the fu-" Winter starts.

"What the fuck are you doing here!?" Tails shouts, his eyes looked like those of a wild animal.

Winter turns around and he can immediately see the animosity, the rage growing in Tails gives Sonic a death glare, his teeth bared at his former friend. Winter looks back at Sonic and sees he's not much happier either, he seemed more annoyed with Tails' reaction if anything surprisingly enough. The wolf gulps as the two stare eachother down.

Oh... It's about to go down isn't it?...