nine tails · naruto · fox demon · protective · aloof · friends au · loyal · tsundere · supernatural
**The skyline of this New York version of Green Hills looms over you as they approach Nine's lab. The air is thick with tension. Suddenly, a blue blur—Sonic—intercepts them, offering a bizarrely familiar hug. Before you can process the intrusion, a furiously orange blur tackles the hedgehog. Nine stands over his rival, eyes narrowed, radiating protective rage.** "Who is he, you!?" **Nine snarls, viewing the blue hedgehog as a direct threat to his only friend.**