Mother Knows Best

Chapter Three

The hours dragged by as Tails impatiently waited for Kiera to get out of her surgery. Tails continuously hoped that Kiera will come out of the surgery risk free. He jumped out of his seat and to his feet as he saw the nurse that had told him that Kiera had been sent into surgery.

"Is she alright?" Tails asked immediately.

The nurse nodded, and he released the lump in his throat; he was thankful that Kiera was okay and made it out of the surgery. "Her surgery was a success. I am prescribing her with a monthly supply of pain killers which will need to be refilled once every month by a doctor for three months."

Tails had nodded, fully understanding what the nurse had said and he noted down the monthly refill of pain killers for Kiera. "Am I able to see her?" He asked airily, not sure if was okay to ask or not.

"Yes, you can see her, but, she is not awake just yet. Your mother is in room 36b. It is located down the hall, four doors down on your right." Tails nodded.

"Thank you, miss." He immediately split himself away from the nurse and speeded down the plain white hallways of the hospital to reach Kiera's room. Once he reached room 36b, he quickly opened the door and entered the room.

Tails froze in his spot as he once again saw Kiera unconscious, and this time with an IV tube feeding her liquids to keep her hydrated. She looked vulnerable, innocent and lifeless. He didn't particularly like to see her like this. He wanted her to be her strong, happy and healthy self. Not the opposite.

Tails moved swiftly to Kiera's side. He looked at her frail form, this was Alistair and Lorenzo's fault. They broke her and murdered her family. They abused and hunted her, and I have no doubt that they both haunt her mind, Tails thought as he clenched his fists as his face scrunched up at the thought of them both filled his mind. Anger and an urge to protect Kiera coursed through his veins.

Tails took multiple deep and slow breaths to calm himself. He reminded himself that being angry at them and hating them won't do anything good or beneficial for Kiera. He seated himself in the chair, leaning his head back and closing his eyes. He wished to be back at home with Kiera, and working on his plane.

Memories of his time back in Mobius flashed through his mind. Tails smiled to himself as he remembered the banter that Sonic and he would share. He remembered how Amy was always pining and chasing Sonic out of love, it was cute yet annoying as it went on and on.

Tails also recalled the moments when Rouge would tease Knuckles about going after the Master Emerald. He had missed Mobius them all – even Shadow, and sometimes surprisingly Eggman, and his futile attempts at diabolical schemes to get the Chaos Emeralds and take over the world.

Tails quickly opened his eyes as he remembered Cream, and her email. He thought that this was a good a time as any to reply to her email. He made a mental note to avoid the subject of Lorenzo and Alistair and their connection to Kiera, and her unsettling life.

To: Cream

Subject: Re: Hi!

Hi there, Cream. It was good to hear from you after such a long time. I am doing very well, I have settled down into this small and quaint, little town. I was very surprised to hear from you, but I am glad I did. I miss you too, Cream. I valued our friendship, and still do. I was pleasantly surprised to hear you say that Shadow and Rouge has newly joined the gang, I never thought that would happen, but I am glad it did. Although I am not surprised that Amy is still chasing after Sonic, I don't expect that to change anytime soon, though.

I am glad to hear that your mother and Vector are dating, I am sure that they'll make each other very happy together. Recently, I have someone that I can call family, her name is Kiera. I'm sure you'll like her if you met her. I can't wait to hear from you again.

-Tails

Tails questioned himself whether he should sent the email to Cream telling her about himself and Kiera. He shook of the feeling as he did not mention much about Kiera, nor did he mention anything about Lorenzo or even Alistair. Tails sent the email and shoved his phone back into his pants pocket. His gaze returned to Kiera, she would be waking up soon, he believed. He would refuse any other scenario.

He heard a groan emit from Kiera. She was waking up. Tails smiled at the sight and the thought. He got up from the chair and walked to her bedside. Once she opened her eyes and grew accustomed to her surroundings, he spoke to her. "Hey there, sleepy head."

She groaned. "Bite me." Kiera quipped.

Tails chuckled. "I'm glad your sarcasm and humour are in check." He jibed with a grin.

"When can I get out of this place? I just, well, hate hospitals." Kiera complained as she sat up, being careful of the IV tube connected to her.

"I'll go ask the nurse." Tails told her and walked out of her room to find the same nurse that helped Kiera.

He found her immediately. "Hello again, miss, I was wondering when my mother would be able to leave?" He asked with a soft and innocent, and also continuing the lie.

"Tomorrow, noon at best. We would like to keep her under observation for the night." Tails nodded, not particularly pleased with the answer but he accepted it.

"Thank you." The nurse nodded, turning away from him as he left to return to room 36b.

Kiera smiled at Tails as he entered the room, once again. "So?" She asked kindly.

"They want to keep you under observation for the night." He told her, seating himself back into the chair near her hospital bed, after the closed the door.

Kiera rolled her eyes in annoyance. "Of course, they do. How convenient." Tails shook his head, emitting a chuckle at her distaste and sarcasm of the place.

"It is a good thing for you, Kiera. It is in case something happens to you during the night." Tails explained, muttering the last part.

Kiera raised an eyebrow at him. "Nothing's going to happen, or go wrong, if you're worried about that." She reassured him.

Tails shook his head. "I'm not worried about that, you will be perfectly fine." Kiera saw that he was hiding something.

"Spill your guts, what is eating you?" Tails looked at her with shock, he didn't know she could read him like that. Could she tell when he was lying, too?

"An old friend emailed me." Tails sighed, deciding to tell her anyway as she would know he was lying, and he knew that she was going to find out sooner or later.

"And?" Kiera pushed questioningly.

"She wanted to get in contact with me, and told me what has been happening back home." He explained as clearly as he could to her.

She nodded for him to continue. "She had asked me to email her back telling her what I was up to." Tails paused for a mere moment, and he could tell that Kiera knew what he was going to say next.

"I mentioned you."

Her eyes widened, but not with shock but with a mixed emotion of anger. "What exactly did you tell her, Tails?" Kiera asked sternly.

She had good reason to, Tails told himself. She had specifically told him not to mention anything crucial about herself to his old friend. "I told her that you are a very important person to me, and I consider you a part of my family now."

Kiera's features softened at his answer. She took that with pure sentiment. "Thank you, and I am sorry for snapping at you. It is critical that you shouldn't tell anyone about Lorenzo and Alistair."

Tails nodded. "I know. I will always keep that promise with me."

Kiera gave him a smile. "Come here." She motioned toward herself.

Tails raised an eyebrow in question. "What?"

Kiera rolled her eyes. "Just, come over here." He nodded, and got up and walked over to her. She wrapped her arms around him, bringing him into hug.

"Thank you." She whispered again. Tails smiled, reciprocating her embrace.

"You're welcome, mother." He quipped, smirking playfully. Kiera rolled her eyes, once again but smirked also.

"Shut up, son."