Tails New Friend, or Foe?

Chapter One: Informal Encounter.
Tails was walking back to his workshop from the local auto parts store after purchasing some simple nuts and bolts, as well as a new wrench for his believed aircraft one windy autumn’s day. While the young prodigy fox advanced down the sidewalk he would often rummage through his new box of supplies to ensure that he had everything he bought there and accounted for.

“Let’s see, one, two, three, and four, five, ten, fifteen, twenty, twenty five. Yep, I have those bolts. Ah. There is the new screwdriver for the tornado. Now all I have to do is just count the nuts for the fuselage and..Umph!” Tails ended by bumping into a nearby pedestrian as he wasn’t paying attention.

As the young yellow fox impacted someone he feel over on his butt nearly dropping his new box of supplies. Fortunately however most of the contents in the box merely jumped and never reached the top as the box feel smack down upon the light grey pavement. Tails then looked over to see that a black and grey fur fox around his age was also on the ground after the two children had both collided.

“Hey pal, watch where you’re going!” The black fur fox let out in anger.

“Gee, I’m really sorry man!” Tails let out as he moved over to pick up his box of pre-purchased tools.

The black furred fox then proceeded to push himself off the ground and stand back upright. Tails then took notice as he appeared to be slightly taller by about one inch or 39 centimeters taller. While Tails was worried that the black fox was going to pick on him in anger he instead walked over and let down his hand to be helped back up. Although Tails was worried that this was some sort of bullying trick he decided to play along and take his hand. Soon however the black fox simply helped Miles back up from the ground.

“Thanks.” Tails replied back to the other fox child.

“Hey, I know you! You’re the yellow fox who goes around the blue guy!” The other fox with only one tail replied.

“Sonic? Yeah, I’m his best friend.” Tails simply replied while trying not to sound in anyways boastful.

“That’s cool. So I’m guessing this box of yours here is filled with all sorts of stuff for that neato airplane of yours huh?” The black fox said as he leaned over and put in a purple gloved hand with a spiked bracelet around it inside.

“Please don’t touch those, they’re kind of important.” Tails said nervously wondering if the black fox would try to steal from him.

“Alright, I was just curious you know? I hear you’re some sort of genius or something, well from what I’ve been told.” The black fured fox with dark green eyes said as he instead stood backwards.

“So, what’s your name? If I mask you that.” Miles asked the black furred fox as he picked up his box of tools once more.

“Name’s Grief.” The black fur foxed replied as he moved over and then perched against a red clay wall of an apartment building.

“Grief? That’s sort of an odd name, no offense. Are you sad all the time or something?” Tails asked rather curiously.

“No no, okay. I will only tell you this once. Don’t go around repeating this alright?” Grief asked Tails.

“Okay?” Tails asked as Grief walked over to his big fox ear.

“My full name is…Griefan Nathaniel Bradanska, don’t laugh or I’ll sock ya in the gut.”

“I won’t.” Tails replied as he was nervous once more.

“Good!” Grief said as he walked over.

“Don’t tell anyone my real name, it’s just not cool you know? Grief sounds way cooler.” He said

“I won’t, you can count on me.” Tails said

“Good, I hear you’re not the lying type anyways. I really, really hate liars.” Grief replied.

“Hey, at least it isn’t bad ad Miles Prower.” Tails responded trying to lighten the mood.

“Nah, nothin is as bad as the middle name ‘Nathaniel.’” Grief remarked back to his fellow vulpine.

“Well if you say so. At least is isn't’ bad as Sonic’s real name.” Tails replied.

“His ‘real’ name? Okay, now I gotta hear this. What is it?” Grief asked.

“Maurice.” Tails responded in a rather smug way while he thought of all the time Sonic himself picked on him.

“HA HA HA! Maurice?!? Really? Maurice the blue hedgehog, HA!” Grief said as he burst out laughing at Sonic’s absent expense.

“I know right? He grunts at me when I remind him of it. “

“I was wrong, Nathaniel has nothing on that!” Grief said as he took a few breaths to stop laughing.

“Yeah, well I’m off to go work on the Tornado. These parts are to replace her old rusted ones around the hull.” Tails informed Grief.

“Hey, can I watch you? I mean I really never seen a biplane made by someone my age before. If you need any heavy lifting I can help you out!” Grief said as he proceeded to flex his muscles fueled by his own ego.

“Sure, just don’t touch anything I tell you not to okay?” Tails asked.

“Deal!” Grief said as he grabbed his hand and shook it.