Author's Note- Sorry about the Cliffie. I just couldn't think of another way to end it.

Disclaimer- I don't own Sonic and Silver Sheilds owns Dexter and Lauren.

Chapter Four

I woke up with a pounding headache. I slowly opened my eyes and saw Cream asleep on a chair next to me. I looked around some more and saw that I was no longer at Tails' Workshop. Instead I was in a room that had a bunch of Chao stuff and I immediately knew I was in Cream's Room. Not only that, but it looked like Cream had nowhere to sleep last night!

I felt terrible. I got up, picked her up with one arm and set her down onto the bed in my place. Just so I could make sure she wouldn't be too cold, I tucked her in with a bit of difficulty before situating myself in the chair instead. I watched her for a minute or two to make sure I hadn't woken her up before I got up and walked out of the room.

I looked around the house and could immediately tell it was a victorian. As I neared the end of the hall I heard some voices. I abruptly stopped and listened to them.

"Is he going to be okay? I'm starting to get a bit worried." I heard a young female voice that could only be Amy Rose say.

"Which one are you worried about? Levi or Cream?" I heard Tails say.

"Both!" Amy said."Levi's been asleep for almost two days and Cream hasn't moved from that chair the entire time!"

I listened some more and heard Dexter. "Well, think about it this way. He risked his life for Cream and probably won't be able to do very much for awhile from that injury on his back. If you ask me, I think he deserves some sleep."

I decided I had heard enough of their conversation and stepped around the corner. I looked at the group and cleared my throat. Everyone turned around and stared.

I coughed and said,"So, what's going on?"

Dexter gaped at me and said,"You're up? The doctor said you would need a few weeks to walk around on your own!"

I sighed,"You mean that nasty burn on my back?" I chuckled,"Sorry to burst your bubble, but I lost the feeling in my back long before I came here. To be honest, I can hardly feel a thing!"

Everyone stared in disbelief. Since it didn't seem like anybody would say anything I continued.

"Anyways, Cream was asleep in a chair when I woke up so I put her in the bed instead."

A fox I hadn't seen before spoke up."Thanks for doing that." She said."I'm sure Cream will appreciate it. By the way, my name's Lauren."

I nodded and said," It's nice to meet you Lauren. My name's Levi." I looked around to see who was in the room. I saw Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles sitting on the couch while Amy, Lauren, and Dexter were sitting in some chairs around the room.

I suddenly felt someone squeeze me around my legs and looked down to see Cream squeezing my bottom half in a death grip and looking up at me with her big, brown eyes. One look and I could tell Cream had been crying. Quite a bit by the looks of it.

She buried her head into my jeans and I felt them get wet. I could immediately tell that Cream was crying. I knelt down and gave a one-armed hug little bunny to try and cheer her up. Cream lifted her head up and said,"Mr. Levi! Thank you so much for saving me from those robots!" She sniffed," When you didn't wake up I was afraid that you died protecting me! I was so scared!" After saying this, she started crying even more so I picked her up with one arm and started rocking her.

Eventually she calmed down enough for me to talk to her and I said," It's okay Cream. I'm just fine. Everything's okay." She hugged me so hard I swear I could hear my ribs creak in protest. After about twenty minutes of crying, she fell asleep and I looked over to see an older rabbit come into the room and smile.

"It looks like my daughter has taken a liking to you. I can understand why too." She smiled and walked over."It's late. I think I should take her back to her room for the night." I nodded and passed her over to her mother before taking a seat on the couch next to Tails.

Knuckles stood up and walked out the door saying,"I better go. The Master Emerald won't protect itself after all."

After that, everyone dismissed themselves one by one. I followed Tails and Sonic to the X Tornado and hopped in. Tails started up the engine and took off while I looked out the window and watched the stars. Before long though, I drifted off in the backseat.

So, How is it? I was having problems finding enough time to finish this one at all because of school and Christmas preparations so it may not be as good as it should be. Just review and tell me what you think. One last thing. I'm making a new rule. I will not update unless I get reviews so even if I have a chapter done, I won't update unless I know people are actually READING my story. In other words, no reviews, no update. Shippo Out!