Aishitene Motto

The red echidna looked up at the sky it was a soft blue and once in a while disturbed by white creatures called clouds. He closed his eyes and sighed softly. Things had been quiet for a while since Sonic and his companions had once again defeated Dr. Eggman. It always seamed like the same thing over and over again. Eggman makes some huge machine to threaten the planet and Sonic and his friends always stop him. Once in a while the red echidna would help. Though, usually the master emerald was being taken away. Other then that it was the same thing over and over. He soon sat up and looked around.

"When is something interesting was going to happen?" He echidna grumbled to himself. He looked around hoping that if he said that someone would happen to him. It failed and the only response he got was the wind blowing and causing a red leaf to fall on his nose. He then stops thinking that it was the middle of the summer season and red leaves were not to come until the fall. As he stood up and looked at all of the trees around him he noticed that all of the leaves were red. "Now this IS what I wanted." It was a puzzle a strange one at that. Why were the leaves red? The sun had been out many days in a row and it rain frequently so the leaves should have been a healthy green and yet he stared at red leaves.

He started to walk down the shrine when he noticed a vixen sitting under a tree. She was wearing a Japanese priests kimono red and white with a bow and arrow beside her. Knuckles growled lowly. He figured she was the one who caused he leaves to do that. As he got closer to her he noticed that she must have passed out. "Figures she would be out when I get to her." He went and picked the vixen up and took her back to the shrine. "What am I suppose to do with her?" He layed her down when he got to the shrine. As he walked behind it there was a small wooden house. He took her into the small home and layed her on the bed .He looked down at the vixen. She had somewhat long eyelashes and very long hair. Her fur was a dark orange-yellow with a healthy glow. He sighed softly and looked at her. He had a strange feeling that he had met her before or at least seen her.

A few hours passed and the vixen opened her eyes and looked up at the ceiling she then weakly sat up.

"Where am I?" She looked around the small room and saw a lamp and a few sheets. The room was very empty. The vixen placed her feet on the ground and stood up. She then reached her hand out and felt nothing. "My bow."

"It's outside in the living room." The vixen turned to see knuckles walking into the room with a glass of water and some food. "You should eat something before you leave out of here." She looked at him.

"I need to go. I will take my bow and then leave." She walked past him and Knuckles watched her.

"It's not smart of you to go out there right now."

"Take it for you to tell me what to do." As soon as the vixen walked out as was drenched in rain she turned around and looked at the echidna. He was trying not to snicker. "Don't say anything." She went and sat on the floor the echidna sat down beside her.

"So the famous vixen has returned. What brings you here?" She looked at the echidna. It had been a few years since she saw him last. She was just barely old enough to go running off. Now 16 she looked at the echidna. The vixen looked down and Knuckles smiled. He remembered her now. Sapphire Prower, she was the sister of Miles "Tails" Prower and a somewhat friend of the echidna. It was strange to see a vixen be as stubborn as an echidna. She had the opposite attitude of her younger brother. She was quiet and she barely spoke to anyone. He knew why but the echidna knew and soon he would have to tell her.

"I am sure that you have seen the color of the leaves." She looked at him. "It's been happening all over the planet for the past week now. I'm trying to find out what is the source of it and it bought me back here." She stood up and looked at her clothing soaked. The echidna got up. Soon the vixen pealed all of her clothing off and sat them on a chair so they could dry. The echidna looked away. He could never understand how the vixen was so open with herself and didn't care who saw her or so he thought. He cleared his throat and looked at her. She was now sitting on the floor her legs folded under herself and her hair falling down her chest.

"Have you gone to see your brother?" The vixen looked away.

"No, I might not go. I don't want him to get attached and then I leave." Knuckles smiled weakly. Even though the vixen kept to herself she was somewhat protective of her younger kitsune brother.

"He would like to see you."

"Sure, I am sure that hedgehog friend of your is taking care of him." She said it smugly. The echidna growled.

"He is not my friend. I just know him." Sapphire looked at the echidna.

"If you say so." The vixen shivered softly making her chest bounce a bit. Knuckles looked down.

"So what leads do you have on this changing of the leaves?"

"I was hoping you could give me some answers Knuckles." The echidna looked at her.He took a deep breath.

"Sorry… I just happen to notice the leaves when you showed up. Speaking of witch what happened to you? You had passed out." Sapphire looked out the window at the rain. It hit the sides and the windows softly. Out in the near distance she could see the master emerald. Knuckles turned and looked as well. The emerald glowed once in a while when there was a flash of lighting.

"On my way here I was attacked by some creatures. I didn't get a really god look at them but I do believe that they were metal. I am assuming this may have something to do with that Dr. Eggman." The echidna looked at the vixen. As much as he was trying to listen to the vixen his attention was someplace up. After a while the vixen looked at him and turned away.

"Nice to know that you are still male Knuckles." The echidna looked away blushing a bit. He never really got to see a females body and she was so close to him why not?