Mother Knows Best
Chapter Fifteen
Kiera put on her coat and grabbed her house and car keys. "I'm going to the hospital, Tails." Tails stood up from the sofa and moved quickly and swiftly to her, worried.
"Why? Is something wrong?" He asked quickly, worried and concerned about her.
She shook her head. "I'm getting my stitches out. Nothing to worry about. I'll be back before you know it. If you get hungry, there is lots of food in the fridge and pantry."
Tails nodded, calmed down now. "Good luck and have fun."
Kiera laughed. "Always." She then left and got into the car, driving off to the hospital.
Tails went back, sat on the sofa and continued to watch his favourite television show right now, Sons of Anarchy. He was on the last and final season, and was invested in it for the past day or two. Kiera would watch his shows with him and he would do the same but they normally enjoyed the same shows.
They would have what they call 'duvet days' and get their quilts down from their rooms, snuggle on the sofa with food, snacks and drinks and binge watch the new season of their favourite show. They've already binge watched all ten seasons of Supernatural, all of The Walking Dead, Sherlock, and Game of Thrones. Tails always loved to spend time with Kiera like this, there are just waiting for the new season of Grimm to be available and they'll have another great duvet day.
For our next duvet day, it probably won't be the two of us, he thought with a slight smile.
He didn't want their little thing to change but he liked Shadow and he made his mother happy so he could allow him to join in on their duvet days if he wants to.
"But I'm not calling him dad." He quipped while pressing play on the remote to continue the episode. He got half way into the episode when the doorbell rang. Tails groaned in annoyance and paused the episode again. He stood up and walked to the door and opened it.
He was more than surprised to see Shadow at his door. "Shadow?"
"Hey Tails, is Kiera here?" He asked, waiting patiently.
"Uh, no, she isn't. Kiera's, uh, out at the moment but she'll be home shortly. I think." Tails didn't want to tell him where she was because he knew it was Kiera's choice to tell him what happened to her.
"Where is she? I want to surprise her that I'm here." Shadow said. He got worried when Tails didn't answer him for a few moments. His jaw tightened when the silence went longer than intended.
"Where is she, Tails? Is she hurt?" He asked, it was more of a demand than a simple question.
"Hospital." He forced out. Shadow's eyes widened at that. A million thoughts ran through his mind, terrible thoughts. The images and the sight of the crime scene appeared in his mind and Kiera.
He took a deep breath, trying to remain calm but Tails knew he was anything but calm. "Which one?"
"Yukon River Hospital, I'll go with you." Tails sighed and his car keys.
The two of them got into the car and rode in silence all the way to Yukon River Hospital. Tails glanced at Shadow from time to time. He didn't expect him to come all the way down from Mobius to Kiera after a day or so from their weekend together but he was happy about the fact. He now knew that Shadow deeply cared for Kiera and needed to be with her.
He loved her and gave her more than what Tails himself could give her. Tails wanted Kiera to be happy and he was glad that Shadow could give that to her. He did hope that he would understand what happened to Kiera and not break her heart.
He parked the car in the hospital parking lot but Tails stopped Shadow from getting out the car by grabbing his arm. "Don't hurt her, okay? She's been through a lot and she doesn't believe she deserves your love or any man's love so…just be gentle with her, all right?" He slowly let go of his arm and got out the car.
"I wouldn't in a million years even think of hurting her. If I did, I'd never forgive myself. You should know that." Shadow said seriously and Tails knew he was sincere. He always kept to his word.
Tails and Shadow walked swiftly over to the reception desk. "What room is Kiera the Lone Wolf in?" He asked quickly.
The receptionist checked her computer and then turned back to them. "Are you family of Miss Lone Wolf?" Shadow tried to think of something quickly but Tails beat him to it.
"I'm her son, and he's her fiancé." Shadow glanced at Tails and then back at the receptionist, he was impressed with Tails at this point. He was a good liar when he wanted to be.
"Okay, she is currently with Dr Graham in room 267 on the second floor." She said.
"Thank you." Shadow nodded and headed up the stairs to the second floor with Tails and hastily walking to room 267. They both walked into the room talking with Dr Graham as he removed the stitches on her stomach. A portion of her tummy fur was shaved for them to stitch it up in the first place and they had the shave it again to get to the stitches to take them out.
"Good as new, Miss Lone Wolf. If you still are experiencing pain just come back and we can prescribe you some pain killers." Kiera nodded and turned her head to see Shadow and Tails staring at her.
Oh shi-, she thought.
Shadow moved over to her with Tails as Dr Graham left the room. Kiera looked up at him, worried he was going to yell at her or something as horrible.
He softly kissed her cheek. "Let's get you home, love."
Kiera was surprised at how gentle and okay he was being but she had a feeling that they would be talking about all of this when they got back home.
"I'll drive back in my car and you two can take Kiera's car." Tails said and gave a comforting smile and mouthed to her: 'don't worry.' Kiera nodded and felt reassured now. She sat up, grabbed her coat and left with the two of them. They all walked in silence all way out of the hospital and to the cars. Kiera gave Shadow her car keys so he could drive them home with Tails following in his car.
Kiera looked at Shadow as he drove them home. She could tell he wasn't mad but he wasn't happy either. Her ears folded backwards, believing she disappointed him. They didn't say anything on the whole car ride back to her and Tails' home. Once parked in the driveway, they got out of the cars, locked the cars. Shadow gave her back her car keys as they entered the house. She put her keys in the bowl beside the living room.
Kiera walked down the hallway and to her bedroom to put her coat away in her wardrobe but then was twisted around and into Shadow's arms. He cupped her cheek and kissed her with urgency and desire. His held her waist, pulling her closer to him as he could. Kiera had her hands on his chest, holding onto the labels of his jacket. He slowly pulled away for their kiss.
"I missed you, love." He softly whispered to her.
"I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel the same, honey." Shadow grinned at that but his grin then disappeared. Kiera sighed, knowing what was coming.
"Let's sit." She said lightly near to a whisper.
Shadow nodded and the two sat down on her double sized bed, she looked sadly at him.
"I came to surprise you but then Tails told me you were at the hospital. I thought something horrible had happened to you." He said slowly, showing his concern for her.
"Yes and no, Shadow. I went to the hospital get my stitches out of my stomach." Shadow gripped her hand, he hated the thought of her being in any sort of pain. He didn't want her to experience that.
"Who hurt you?" He asked but she knew it more of a demand. He needed to know who hurt his girl.
"It would be better if I told you the story of how Tails and I met." Kiera said lightly. It's time, she thought.
He has to know.
Shadow looked into her eyes, listening to her as she began to tell her story. He listened to every single detail – no matter how hard it was to hear.
"I first met Tails when I woke up on his sofa. My shirt was torn off half way so he stop the bleeding on my tummy. He told me he saw me walking out of the woods near the house basically near death and covered in blood. From that moment on we stayed together and we were always together. We got along incredibly well. I went to hospital a day or two after he found me because my tummy started to bleed through my shirt so Tails took to the hospital. A few months later: I met you." Kiera said holding in everything she had not to cry.
Shadow held onto her hand as she spoke, he wasn't sure if she had finished her story so he remained silent for her. He used his other hand and softly wipes away any stray tears that slid down her soft, warm cheeks.
"I was hurt because…a man named Alistair was ordered to kill me by the man called Lorenzo. The same men that went after my family and killed them all except me because the first time I wasn't at home. I was on a date which I will always regret. The second time, Alistair found me and he left when he thought I was dead. For good. But I lived, barely, and escaped. You know the rest." Tears slowly cascaded down her cheeks, it hurt her to remember finding her whole family dead and then being attacked by Alistair and left for dead.
Kiera continued before Shadow could say something or anything for that matter. "The last thing Alistair said to me that I remember was 'that I shouldn't have got in the way'."
Kiera was pulled into Shadow's warm and comforting embrace, she cried into his shoulder. "I'm scared, Shadow." She shivered and shuddered in his arms, clinging onto his chest. Shadow held her tighter and closer to him, softly rubbing her back in an attempt to comfort her.
He was pissed off and in full protective mode.
"I know, Kiera. You're safe with me and Tails. I'll protect you with my life because I love you so much. I don't know what I'd do if something did happen to you."
AN: Hello darkness, my old friend. Allas! A new chapter to MKB after what seems like a year, it probably has been a year but here lies the next chapter.