Initially the return to the house was good. The house was back to its normal look for one thing and you wouldn't have even known anything had happened to it.

"It looks exactly the same." Knuckles stated as he walked through the door that Tom had held open for him. He didn't want to risk breaking the house this early on.

"I know, they're good aren't they?"

Sonic grabbed Tails's hand. "C'mon Buddy! Let me show you your new room!" And with that he sped off upstairs literally dragging Tils behind him.

"Sonic!" Maddie sprinted after them. "Sonic, be careful! He's smaller than you!"

Tom looked down at Knuckles who looked up at him solemnly. Clearing his throat, Tom said. "Let me show you your bedroom, I think you're going to like it-"

"I will not be residing with the fox and hedgehog?"

"No, we've decided it's better if they share. Anyway, as the oldest we felt you needed your own space."

"I have had many spaces. I have travelled over nine planets."

"That's...not what I meant, Buddy. Anyway, here you are!" Tom opened the door and gestured inside. "What do you think?"

Knuckles looked round. The room was very...white. Hardly anything on the walls. There were just three objects in the room, a bed, a wardrobe and a chest of dwares. Sonic had explained these things to him back at the hotel so he knew what he was meant to do with them.

As he sat on the bed [and it was much much better than the one at the hotel] Maddie said. "You can paint the room if you like. Change its colours and maybe find a few more new things to put in it? We need to go bed shopping for Tails anyway, would you like to come with us?"

"Now?"

"No, tomorrow. Now it's late and we need to go to bed."

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[The next day]

Tom looked round, trying to hide his nerves. They were now in the bed store trying to find one for Tails and everyone was staring at them.

Sonic dealt with it well, waving cheerfully and sometimes giving a thumbs up to older kids.

Tails hid behind Maddie's legs, peaking out at the world.

"Now Tails." Maddie said, stroking the top of the kit's head. "These are the children's beds, pick out one you like."

Tails hesitantly headed over to the beds and touched them gently. "...Any of them?"

Maddie nodded and crossed her fingers behind her back, hoping the little one wouldn't pick one that was to expensive.

He didn't, going for one that was shaped like a plane. Sonic beamed and gave him a hug.

"Good choice, little bro!"

Tails blushed lightly and laughed.