A/N: No comment.

There was no sound except for the soft whirring of the propellor and hum of the engine as the small bi-plane rolled out of the hangar, Tails in the cockpit. Sonic grinned, patting the huge body of the red 'Tornado' proudly.

"Heh. It's a long time since we took her out for a spin." He said, "You sure she can fly Ok?" Tails nodded.

"Of course. I've been working on the Tornado a lot recently. Everything should work perfectly."

Sonic raised an eyebrow.

"Should?"

"Hop on, Sonic. I would have built a passenger seat for you but I didn't have the equipment." Sonic jumped onto the wings in front of the cockpit, taking up his usual stance to balance himself properly. It had taken years to work out a safe way to position his legs and body and make sure he didn't fall off while flying.

Soon they were soaring high through the air, everything hidden by clouds, apart from the odd bird swooping expertly past their plane. Sonic spread his arms out wide, inhaling deeply. Tails frowned with concern.

"Sonic?" He called above the wind, "Do you have to do that? The wind'll rip you right off." Sonic turned his head to reassure Tails.

"Don't fret lil' buddy. I'm fine." Tails was silenced immediately. Sonic called him 'Lil buddy'. He hadn't done that since... well, since they were nothing more than friends. Tails sulked silently for the rest of the journey, until way into the evening when the sky changed to a streaky orange colour. Sonic glanced around at Tails, who looked a little moody, but the hedgehog just assumed that was because he was tired.

"Tails? You think we should start heading back now? You're getting tired." Tails sighed and began to turn the plane back around, taking a shortcut overs the mountains to get home. By the time Tails pulled the plane back into the hangar, the sky was a deep blue, decorated with little white stars. Sonic leapt off the wing, his legs wobbling slightly. He turned to help Tails out of the cockpit if he needed it, and chuckled gently at what he saw.

"Look at you." He murmured, walking closer to the plane, "You're practically asleep already." Tails didn't respond, though Sonic could tell he was still awake. He frowned. "What's wrong Tails? You're not talking to me now then, huh? C'mon, what have I said?"

"Nothing." Tails mumbled. Sonic climbed into the cockpit, though it wasn't really big enough for two. He pulled Tails onto his lap, holding him close. Tails tried his hardest to remain moody, although he knew he was just doing it to get attention, which is what Sonic was giving him. The hedgehog nuzzled into the side of Tails' head affectionately. He knew Tails wouldn't stay mad at him forever. Tails gave up and relaxed against Sonic's chest.

"What was that for?" Sonic asked.

"Oh, nothing. It's silly..."

"Tell me."

Tails shifted around awkwardly, feeling stupid getting worked up about something so small.

"It was when... You called me 'Lil buddy'. You haven't called me that since we were just friends. It's stupid really."

"No it's not. I'm sorry. We've not been out in the Tornado for a long time, and I used to call you that when we were out flying... I guess the moment just got to me."

Tails moved around a little, before giving a soft sighing noise and falling asleep. Sonic rolled his eyes. They couldn't sleep in the cockpit of a plane. Although... it was quite comfortable. Sonic slid down a little bit and closed his eyes too.

***

Tails yawned and stretched out, stopping when he felt various levers and other things poking him everywhere. Rubbing his eyes sleepily, he looked around, surprised to find himself in the cockpit of the Tornado, curled up on Sonic's lap.

"Hey, you're awake." Sonic muttered happily. "I've been awake for hours." Tails stretched out as best he could. All of his muscles were stiff and pulled when he extended his limbs. He winced, drawing them back in again.

"Did we really sleep in here last night?" He mumbled, rubbing the back of his neck to soothe the ache.

"Yep. You wanted to."

"Did I?"

Sonic nodded, hugging Tails closer to him. He whispered something in Tails' ear, making the kit's eyes widen. He spluttered with laughter.

"Sonic! Here? I don't think the engine wou-" He blinked in surprise as Sonic reached over the side of the plane and lifted up his red guitar. Tails rolled his eyes, sighing at his boyfriend.

"I didn't know you literally meant 'Sweet Music'." Sonic grinned, carefully reaching over to lay the guitar across Tails' lap, lifting the kit's hand over the large belly of the instrument and resting them on the strings. For the next hour, Sonic taught Tails to play, their hands resting on each other's as Sonic guided him. After an hour and a half, Tails could play the whole piece all the way through. Sonic nodded, encouraging him.

"Hey, you're a fast learner." The hedgehog smiled.

"Well, you're a fast teacher." Tails replied playfully. "You wanna go out in the Tornado again today, Sonic?" Sonic shook his head, happily hugging Tails.

"I'd rather stay right here."

"What, all day? What'll we do in here?" A wide smirk spread across Sonic's face.

"I don't know. Make sweet music?"

A/N: Short chapter is short. Thanks to Boolean for this idea too. Next chapter will be longer, but I won't say when it's going to be up because a) You won't believe me and b) I won't meet the deadline.