Taiream Stories

Snowy Sickness ( AF Pt. 2)

It had been weeks since Tails was sick and then he had thought that was the end of it. But earlier that morning Vanilla called him and told him how Cream had gotten sick after he stayed with them for the week until he had recovered. When Sonic accidentally let it slip how terrible Tails's sleep schedule was she pointed out that was probably the reason he got sick and he was probably yet to hear the end of it. Unfortunately though He had gotten Cream sick. He still couldn't remember what happened the first two days he stayed over but could remember waking up to find Cream sleeping against him in his Tails. It was partially awkward at first but it became rather comforting since she was there and he let her sleep. Now he was walking outside in the snow with his snow boots leaving shoe prints in the snow. He hadn't told Vanilla he was coming over but he felt like he had too after he had gotten Cream sick not even a month before her birthday. He also wore a jacket that concealed a present he had been meaning to give her. He slowly walked up to the door and got ready to knock before feeling a chill. He knocked on the door lightly and within a few seconds the door opened and he saw Vanilla looking rather stressed. "Oh Tails!..Sorry.. I didn't expect to see you here.. Come on Inside and out of that cold.." She said allowing him to pass by. "It's Alright Vanilla.. I'm just here to see Cream... I don't need anything.." He said waiting for her approval. "As much as I'd love to let you see her you could get sick again.. I'm not sure if that's a good idea.." She replied worried again. "You said it yourself that last time I only got sick because of my sleep schedule right?. I think I can see Cream now and not get sick.." He argued not realizing that he sounded rude. "And besides.. You're clearly overworking yourself.. And I don't think that It's over normal problems that you barely ever actually have trouble with.." He noticed Vanilla's hesitation and added "Why don't you go get some rest or even just relax?.. I can take Care of Cream for even just a few hours and then I'll leave and you can stop worrying about me getting sick or Cream being sick. " He reasoned with her. "I.. Alright.. I was already thinking about asking Amy.. Taking care of Cream has already gotten me sick and I'm having trouble trying to take care of her and keeping the house tidy.." She said before sitting down on the couch and holding her hand on her head." I.. I'm going to rest.. For a few hours.. " She mumbled before seeming to fall asleep. He hesitated a few seconds before he began walking towards Cream's room. He opened the door and walked in. It seemed to be around the same temperature as the rest of the house and it was dimly lit. He assumed that it was for Cream either being asleep or because the light was hurting her eyes. Either way he decided not to risk it and left them off as he sat in a chair next to the bed and the covers shuffled around for a few seconds before Cream looked out at him. "You feeling alright?.." He asked whispering in case she had a headache. She weakly nodded and he began to brush her ears which, as he had recently found out from Amy, Soothed and Comforted her. She held her eyes half open and seemingly stared at him for a few minutes. He stopped brushing her ears and she seemed to break out of her trance. He moved next to her sitting on the edge of the bed and he held his hand against her forehead feeling it's heat. "Tails.." She stuttered out with a strained voice. "What is it Cream?.." He asked scratching the back of her ear. "It.. It's C-Cold.." She stuttered again with a more normal sounding voice. "Would you like me to turn on the heater or anything?.." He asked putting his hand on the sheet. "Y-Yes.. Please.." She responded with her eyes partially closing with a certain dimness. "Give me a moment." He said before walking over to the heater and turning the dial. It didn't turn on and he turned the dial back to the off position and looked at the heater which he realized was broken beyond what he could repair without his tools. He thought for a moment and left the room seeing Cream's eyes had closed and he walked over to the end of the hall where he couldn't be heard by either Rabbit. He tapped his watch a few times and it beeped a few times as he waited. "Tails?.. Is there something wrong or did you just want to talk?.." He heard Amy ask. "I think I might need a littler help.. Apparently I wound up getting Cream sick a few weeks ago and as a result Vanilla is too.. She said she's just taking a rest but I know she's not going to be able to continue for long while being sick like this.. Not only that but it seems like there isn't a working heater right now.. " Hey said feeling slightly guilty. "Tails I'd like to help but I can't fit both of them in my house.. I don't have a spare bedroom.." She said apologetically. "I know.. I can fix the heater here in about an hour but I can't take care of both of them.. I want you to take care of Vanilla here and I'll fly Cream to my workshop because I have a few things I need take care of over there and I don't know if it's safe to keep them near each other..." He admitted." Okay I'll be over there in a few minutes.. I just need to grab a few things.. " She said before the call ended. He walked back over to Cream's room where he sat back onto the edge of the bed. Cream's eyes slowly opened as she felt the mattress shift beneath her and she moved her head to look up at Tails weakly. "Tails?.." She mumbled weakly sitting up. He put his hand on the blanket and slowly pushed her down on her back. "the Heater isn't working right now so you'll have deal with the cold a bit longer okay?.. I'll fix it and you'll be warm again.." He explained feeling bad about not telling her that she wouldn't be there for too long after he fixed it. "Alright.." She whispered now. He waited a few moments and Cream whispered again "Tails?.. Can you.. Lay down with me?.. " He hesitated for a few moments and took off his jacket and snow boots before he walked around the bed and laid beside her slipping under the blanket. She cuddled up against him almost immediately and muttered. "Your fur.. feels so.. *cough* warm..." He felt himself grow slightly red but let his tails cover her legs as he reached up and brushed her ear. He was hit by deja vu as he did so and he silently thought to himself about his feelings for her that had only become apparent after he was sick." Tails?.. Can I.. *cough* Tell you something?.." She quietly whispered into his ear as she looked over at him. "Go ahead.. I'm listening.." He replied as he began to brush her ear. "Tails.. I think.. I.. *cough* Like you.. Like... More than a friend.." She admitted also growing red and looking away down at her hands. "Cream.. I.." He hesitated unsure of how to respond. "Cream... You.." He stuttered still thinking. "I'm *cough* sorry.. I.. Know that you probably don't feel the *cough* Same.. Just.. Forget I said that.." She muttered sounding sad. "Cream.. It's not that I don't.. I just.." He trailed off as he distantly heard the front door open. He thought to himself for a moment and kissed Cream on the forehead. She seemed to shift around a bit and remained silent. "I.. Love you too.. Now please Try to get some sleep okay?.." He whispered brushing his hand against her forehead. She seemed rather stunned at first and waited a few moments before she buried her head into his fur for warmth as he put his arm around her back. "Okay.." She weakly replied as she put her arms around his back. He laid down with her for a few minutes and she seemed to pass out. He slowly let go of her and carefully put her arms in front of her after escaping the covers. He tucked her in completely before he walked back over to the door and put his snow boots on. He grabbed his jacket and reached into the pocket before pulling out a ring he had made himself specifically for Cream. He held it in his hand for a few moments and shook his head as a string of thoughts crossed his mind. *I'm just giving her this as a present.. I'm not asking her to marry me or anything.. Yet.. * He looked back at Cream who was still sleeping soundly and he imagined her in a wedding dress. He smiled at the thought but decided to keep it to himself.
He put it back in the jacket pocket and zipped it up so it couldn't fall out. He turned around and walked over to Cream's closet and grabbed a hoodie and a few dresses since he didn't know how long he would have Cream over. He folded the dresses walked over to Cream who was still sleeping. He carefully took the blanket off and saw her begin to shiver. He put the hoodie on her and noticed her legs still half exposed. He looked around the room since he hadn't seen any pants or anything of the sort in her closet. He walked over to her wardrobe since it made the most sense and he peeked through a few drawers mostly finding gloves, socks, and even a few dresses he had never seen Cream wear. In the last drawer he found a what he assumed to be a Diary. He knew he shouldn't look through it because he also had his own journal and he guessed he already knew what kind of stuff would be inside it. He thought to himself for a minute and decided to take it too and give it to Cream later. He put it in his one of his jacket pockets and closed the drawer since it had nothing else important. After looking around the room he couldn't find anything and substituted the blanket by wrapping it around her. After making sure it was secure he began brushing her fur for a few moments before he left the room.