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KnucklesXRouge

Chapter: 1: Life

They say before your life ends, you life flashes before your eyes...

He sighed. Nobody understood him. Nobody cared for him. His best friend stopped visiting him a year ago when he got a girlfriend. There was only one person who visited him, well to steal the Master Emerald, but it still kept him joy.

The pieces fell into place and his miserey was imminent. He knew it. The one person who was attempting to steal the emerald was beggining to come less and less. Probably because she was sick of seeing him.

He sighed again. He knew that he only had so many chances left. Others were wanting love, money, power, or beauty. He only wanted someone to keep him company.

A rusteling sound came from the bushes. He knew that it was her. She was always bad at sneaking up on him.

His name was Knuckles. His best friend's name was Sonic. His girlfriend was Amy. Tails and Cosmo were happy and in love living in their house all the way in the mystic ruins.

"Come on out bat girl." Knuckles said. Rouge stepped out into the wide-open, with the moonlight reflecting off her fur. Almost giving off a reflection. "Hello Knuckles." she said.

"Rouge. Come on up here and take a seat." Knuckles said as he patted next to him, on top of the altar where the Master Emerald stood, gleaming it's green radient energy.

Rouge reluctantly flew up to him and took a seat. "Nice night huh?" he asked. "Yes." Rouge replied. Knuckles laid down on his back. "Rouge. Why do you visit me less and less?" Knuckles asked.

Rouge considered that fact for a moment then replied, "Well, you always stop me from taking your emerald so I am giving up slowly." Knuckles sighed. "Figures." he said.

"Everybody hates me. Even Sonic dosen't stop by and say 'hello' anymore. *sigh* It's like I don't even have a purpose in life anymore." Knuckles said. Rouge took in everything he said and it weighed heavy in her heart.

He continued, "Everyday, I grow older, wishing that something would happen good in my life for once. Ya know?" he asked. Rouge nodded although she never knew what it felt like, seeing as all the men in Station square stared at her.

"Why don't you leave the island?" Rouge asked. "I can't. It's my clan's code. I have to watch the Mater Emerald. Such a heavy burden to me is... hard to handle. I can't stand it anymore!" Knuckles said as he slammed his fists into the ground.

Rouge saw his eyes beginning to get moist. "I want a normal life! At least one where I don't have to watch this stupid thing 24/7! Everyday I pray that something happens. But nothing ever does!" Knuckles yelled.

Knuckles laid down on his stomach. Rouge scooted up to him and rubbed his back. She didn't know what it felt like to have such a heavy burden. She could only feel the pain in her heart for the pain that Knuckles is expierencing now.

"Thanks for listening Rouge." Knuckles said. Rouge smiled then patted his head. Knuckles sat up. He began to hum a tune. Rouge recgnoized and listened.

This is what the words to the tune were:

My life is heavy,

Everyday I take a levy,

Hoping for a happy life,

Maybe even a wife,

But not everything ends in a happy way,

I'm not sure how many days,

But I will count my ways.

To figure out what I need to do,

Before I contract the flu,

In this world, I am alone,

So I toss the less fortunate a bone,

Now it's time for me to change my tone,

Time to stand up for what I believe in.

He stopped humming. Rouge presumed that it was the end. He truely was depressed. She felt that someway, somehow, that all of his misery was his fault.

"Rouge?" Knuckles asked. "Yes?" she replied. "Thanks. For listening." Knuckles said. "No problem. Why are you so depressed Knuckles?" Rouge asked.

"It's just that everybody's forgotton about me. You were starting to leave and forget me as well. I thought I was beginning to lose my last friend. I don't know what I would do... I wish that I could just walk out of this place and forget about the current life I have. I mean tommrrow's my 22nd birthday and nobody knows it." Knuckles said.

Rouge wasn't sure how much more she could take before hugging him and saying, 'I care for you Knuckles. I haven't forgotten.'

"One day, when I die, I will be long forgotten and not loved or anything. Nobody would even know that I would have died. Sonic and Amy forgot about me I bet. Tails and Cosmo are too much in love to recgonise anything. Shadow died about a year ago. Eggman retired. Nothing to keep me company besides you Rouge." Knuckles said as he smiled at her.

Rouge sat next to him, ready for anything, anger, sadness, willing to kill himself, anything. "Knuckles. If you want to, let it all out." Rouge said. Knuckles threw his head into her lap and spilled his guts out.

"I'm sick of it Rouge!" Knuckles said as tears flew from his eyes. "I'm sick of nobody knowing who I am or not caring about me! I'm sick of everybody not noticing me!" Knuckles said as he took a deep breath.

Knuckles cried into her lap. Rouge felt so bad that he had endured it all. She rubbed his head and back and said, "It's alright. Let it all out.." softly.

He continued, "Rouge, you're the only thing that's keeping me from going insane here! If it wasn't for you... I don't know what! I probably would'ave killed myself from all this loneliness! Everybody is wanting love! I just want to be noticed!" he cried.

Rouge just felt like her heart was torn apart, burnt to ashes, then reformed only to be burnt to ashes again. "It's ok Knuckles." Rouge said. "No! No it isn't! Nobody cares about me! Nobody even knew that my birthday was tommrrow!" Knuckles yelled.

Rouge had to admit, that was sad that his best friend didn't even know that his birthday was tommrrow.

"Knuckles. Do you want me to stay with you for tonight?" Rouge asked. "No. No. I don't want to make you miserable just to make me feel better." Knuckles said. Rouge smiled then hugged him. "It'll get better. I promise." Rouge said before she flew away.

Knuckles laid down in confusion. Why had Rouge stayed through all of his tears? Had she actually felt for him? Or did she have pity on him? He pondered these questions as he fell asleep.

Infinity Warrior: Wow. I did not know that I could write that depressing... Jeez...

Infinity: Nobody deserves depression.

Infinity Warrior: Agreed. I still can't believe I hade that short song up in like five minutes.

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