My Caring Evil Twin

Chapter Four

-Sonic wiped the sweat off his forehead after he finished cleaning all of the oil spills that were made. He threw the dirty rag over his shoulder and went to put the papers back in their stacks. He looked at the sketch of Fleetway for almost half a minute, feeling a mixture of fear and doubt. Tails doesn't know anything. He reassured himself. He doesn't know anything.
"Quit your worrying," Fleetway said. "He already said that I'm just another one of your stupid forms."
-Can you like not eavesdrop on my inner thoughts! Sonic snapped at him while keeping his composer so that Tails wouldn't suspect anything.
"It's kind of hard when I hear every bit of your thoughts," Fleetway reminded. "Again, I can't help the things you do."
-Sonic growled quietly as he tossed the rag in the trash can. He inhaled and grined when he turned to Tails. "Man! Working on that plane sure is fun!"
-Tails narrowed one eye at Sonic. "Don't patronize me, Sonic. I heard you growling in anger most of the time."
-Sonic put his hands behind his head and looked out the window. "Yeah...that's just because having oil on my fur is really...uncomfortable?"
-Tails rolled his eyes. "You don't always have to help me with these things if you don't like it."
-Sonic dropped his arms down his sides and flattened his ears. "It's not that! I love helping you. There're just times I'm at a grumpy mood is all," He hated lying to his friends because of Fleetway. It was one of the reasons he looked at him as the villain in his life. But he has to put up with him and all the things he does that gets him into trouble because no one else would understand.
-Tails made a questioning look and shook his head. He eyes then widened when he looked passed Sonic. Sonic turned around and saw Fleetway holding the sketch of him. He perked his ears and tried to stay calm. Fleetway, put it down! Fleetway set it down immediately and flew away from that spot.
-Tails walked over to the paper and looked at Sonic. "What was that!?"
-Dammit, Fleetway!!! Sonic looked around as he tried to think of another lie. He walked over to Tails and leaned on top of the shelf. "Maybe you got a ghost in your house."
"A ghost? Do you honestly think I'm a child?" Tails asked sarcastically.
"Be a non-believer if you want, but know that I had a ghost stalker back when I could turn into the werehog," Sonic reminded. "I believe her name was La and that she had a fetish for werewolves or something."
-Tails looked down at the sketch. "Okay, if there was a ghost then why would it want this?"
"I don't know. They uh...have their reasons for certain things," Sonic glared at Fleetway. Can't you ever sit still!? I'm tired of making up stories for you!
-Fleetway flattened his ears and looked away. "I'm sorry."
-Sonic perked his ears in shock. Fleetway had never apologized to him before and it caught him by surprise. He coughed and looked as Tails picked up the sketch. "Well, I'm not keeping this then," He looked at the trashcan beside him.
-Sonic put his hand on his shoulder and grined. "You don't need to do that," He held out his other hand to him. "I'll keep it if you don't want it."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah I'm sure," Sonic assured. "Plus, if it turns out to be cursed that just means another adventure!" Which he was relieved that he had lied about it being cursed. He wouldn't ever want to do anything regarding Fleetway.
-Tails looked down at the paper then handed it to Sonic. "Okay then," As Sonic grabbed the paper, Tails went over to a bag that hung on the wall. "Let me pay for your troubles."
"Oh, you don't have to. Amy already gave me fifty dollars the other day so I'm good!" 
"No, no! Let me pay you!" Tails demanded. "You don't have a part-time like most of us, so here," He grabbed his wallet and handed Sonic some money. 
-Sonic took the money from him and realized Tails had given him a hundred dollars. He shook his head and tried giving the money back. "Tails, no! Don't give me this much!"
"Shut up, Sonic," Tails snorted. "Accept the gifts you're given."
"All...all right," Sonic decided to accept the money and sighed. "But what if something happens and you need this?"
"I'll be fine, Sonic. You're the one who doesn't have a job." Sonic sighed as Tails gently shoved him and said his goodbyes as he left.

-While they were walking home Sonic had given Fleetway the sketch. Fleetway grabbed it and looked at Sonic in confusion. Just make sure to drop it if you see someone coming.
"Yeah, yeah, I know the drill," Fleetway muttered. "I'm not the child you think I am."
-Just making sure. I've run out of story ideas for you. Sonic kept his pace slow as he looked at the birds flying overhead. They were flying in circles and chirping beautifully. Sonic grined and rolled his eyes. Twitterpated. Spring is here indeed. 
"What's twitterpated?" Fleetway asked.
-Sonic kept walking as he was trying to remember the exact definition. Twitterpated means to be infatuated or obsessed. Since it's spring now birds want to mate, so they're twitterpated. Sonic would often tell Fleetway stuff like this. Fleetway never paid attention to things as much as he did, so when Fleetway asks a question about something with a profound definition Sonic would always answer. It felt weird to him, though.  It was almost like he was Fleetway's teacher even though he didn't like him all that much. It wasn't that he didn't like sharing some knowledge that he knew, but to Fleetway...
-Fleetway dropped the paper and hid behind Sonic. He pointed to the side and Sonic turned to see what he was pointing at. The bushes were rustling for a few seconds, their small leaves falling out of place. Curious, Sonic went to investigate. He moved passed the bushes and saw very faint footprints in the grass. He followed them until he saw two skunks ahead and hid behind one of the trees. Sonic took a tiny peek at the two. One was short and green while the other was tall and beige.
-Sonic pressed his back against the tree. What are Rough and Tumble doing here? The very first time he had encountered them was with Knuckles. They had stolen all the wispons from the other mobians and had taken some of them as their servants. Sonic never took them seriously but he's always on guard with every villain he encounters.
"Who are Rough and Tumble?" Fleetway had caught up and stood by Sonic.
-Right, you weren't there...for once. Sonic peeked over at the skunk brothers. Rough is the short green one and Tumble is the tall beige looking one. They're one of the new villains that showed up. They're not the brightest but that doesn't mean they don't know how to use their brawl strength.
-Fleetway stepped back a bit and wrinkled his nose. "No one needs to explain they're skunks."
-Sonic nodded and studied what the skunk brothers were doing. Tumble was standing as though keeping guard while Rough was digging in the ground. Sonic looked at Fleetway and tapped his arm. Go and see what they're doing.
"And why would I do that?" Fleetway asked in annoyance. "I thought I was another bad guy to you, too, and that you didn't need my help," He sneered.
-Sonic stifled and growl while glaring at him. Just do it! I don't want to ask again!
"You didn't even ask!" Fleetway snapped. He then growled and flew over to Rough and Tumble. He set himself down and leaned in closer to the hole Rough was digging. He twitched his ears and looked at Sonic. "They're digging up a Chaos Emerald!"
-They're what!? Sonic knelt down on one knee and motioned his hand to Rough. Take it from him. I don't want to know what they plan on doing if they're trying to get all seven.
-Fleetway narrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth. "I thought I'm not supposed to do anything! You're asking me to break the rules you made over a dumb emerald!?"
-Will you shut up and do it!? Sonic pestered. Never mind what I said before! Just go and---
"I got it!" Rough pulled up a light blue Chaos Emerald and was waving it around at Tumble. "Let's go and deliver this to Eggman."
-Eggman!? Sonic looked at Fleetway with an upset face. Please, Fleetway! Look, I'll do one thing you request if you do this! He regretted saying those words, but he needed to convince Fleetway. Sonic didn't want to be caught up in a fight at the moment and needed Fleetway's help for once. 
-Fleetway's stern expression fell into a concerned one. He nodded and grabbed Rough's tail. "Just this once!" He called out.
"Hey! What the---" Fleetway had pulled on Rough's tail and threw him at Tumble, causing them both to collapse. The emerald had fallen out of Rough's hand and Fleetway went to grab it. 
-Tumble had looked towards Fleetway's direction and his eyes widened. "Rough, the emeralds floating!"
"What!?" Rough got up and looked as Fleetway walked away with the emerald. "Well, don't just stand there! Get it!"
-With that, Tumble lunged towards the emerald, causing him to land on top of Fleetway. Fleetway yelled out in pain as the emerald was thrown to the side. The ground where Tumble had tackled Fleetway had been engraved. Fleetway lay in the hole while Tumble looked at the ground in confusion. Rough then sprinted towards the emerald while Tumble stood up and examined the hole. "What just happened?"
-Fleetway tried getting up but Tumble started stomping his foot on his back and he screamed in agony. Sonic stood there watching, his heart beating fast. 
"I can't stick my foot in the hole!" Tumble shouted. "What kind of black magic is this!?" He then stomped extra hard and started pushing his foot into Fleetway's back. Fleetway screamed out loud again and Sonic couldn't bare it anymore.
"Tumble!" Sonic leaped out from behind the tree and used his homing attack on Tumble, knocking him off of Fleetway with a spin dash. After untucking from his sphere, he stood in front of the hole Fleetway was in. He bent his knees and held his fists up. "What does Egghead need the Chaos Emeralds for this time?" He turned his head and looked at Fleetway. Are you all right?
-Fleetway coughed as he slowly got on his hands and knees. "No I'm not all right! He almost broke my spine!" He managed to sit up and looked up at Sonic, his expression showing affection. "But...thanks."
-Sonic turned his head back and faced Rough and Tumble as they stood together. Don't thank me yet. He braced himself when they slowly started walking towards him. He narrowed his eyes and tightened his fists. "I asked you two a question. What does the doctor want with the emeralds?" Rough and Tumble stopped five feet away from him and started growling. Sonic then smirked. "You two are being rude. Guess I'll have to teach you a lesson."