Hello everyone. Here we are at the beginning of another Sonic fan fiction. This time, it's a SonicXRouge one. Don't like it? Turn back. I like SonicXAmy and KnucklesXRouge just as much as any one else, but I thought that a SonicXRouge fic would add a breath of fresh air to the site. Anyways, please read, review, and tell me things I need to work on.

Chapter One- It's a Date

Sonic sat on his beach blanket, and looked up at the blazing sun. Today was the perfect day, the birds were chirping, the water was clam, the sun was the perfect temperature. It was one of those days that made you feel like life was worth living.

"Oh my gosh, look at that!" A little girl shouted. Sonic looked up from his rest, and searched for the girl. "It's so pretty!" She yelled. His eyes found her, and he saw exactly what she was looking at. A chaos emerald. Getting up, Sonic smiled, and walked slowly towards the girl. She held the emerald in her palms, her eyes gleaming as she looked at it.

"Excuse me, but would you mind if I took that emerald?" Sonic asked her. She turned around to face the blue hedgehog.

"Your Sonic the Hedgehog!" She yelled in awe.

"Why, yes I am," He responded, heroically at that.

"Your my favorite hero of all time! But, why do you need this emerald?" She asked puzzled.

"Well you see, when Dr. Eggman tries to take over the world again, he's gonna try to get those emeralds. And if he sees that you have it, it could put you in a lot of danger. It would be better if I held onto it," The girl nodded in agreement.

"I see what your saying, if it's for the better, than you should take it," She held out the emerald to him.

"Thanks, you did the right thing!" Sonic exclaimed. He was about to walk away, the emerald in hand, when something caught him from behind.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't Sonic the Hedgehog..."

"He turned around to see Rouge the Bat standing there, looking as seductive as ever.

"What are you doing here Rouge?" He asked. She wasn't even looking at him though, she kept her eyes focused on the emerald at hand. "Ahem..."

Rouge perked up, and looked him in the eye. "Oh, I'm doing great, and yourself?" Sonic ignored the fact that she answered the wrong question, and just went along with her.

"I'm doing great," He put the emerald behind his back, and her face immediately looked at his.

"So, thats a nice looking emerald you have there, mind if I see it?" She asked, smirking at him.

"Actually, I do. Don't you have anyone else to go bother?" He asked, shrugging his shoulders.

"My, my. Aren't we the cranky one today," She said, crossing her arms. "Come on, just let me see the emerald, I won't do anything to it!" She yelled.

"I''m not worried that you will do something to it, I'm worried you'll fly off with it. And I wouldn't be able to catch someone as swift as you."

"Hm, I'll take that as a compliment. Please Sonic, I promise I won't fly away," Rouge was begging at this point. She really did love jewels.

"You know, I think for once, there is finally someone more persistent than me," Sonic smirked, Rouge glared.

"Tell you what, how about if you meet me for dinner tonight? My treat," She offered.

"What's the catch? Bring the emerald?" Sonic chuckled at his own joke.

"You got it." Sonic was a little surprised that she was serious, but at the same time, he knew he should have expected it.

"Alright fine, tonight at 7:00?" He asked. She grabbed his hand, and wrote down the name of a restaurant. "Chez Paul" was written in black ink on his arm. He was shocked, that was the most expensive restaurant in town. You normally had to make reservations a week ahead of time to get in.

"Meet me there at seven, and it's a date," Rouge said, starting to walk away. "Oh, and don't forget to bring that emerald." She winked, and flew off.

"A date huh?" Sonic asked himself. "Well then, I better get home and get ready." He smirked as he walked away from the sandy beach.

Well, there's chapter one. I hope you guys liked it. I know it's short, but oh well. I have so many ideas of things I want to do with this story, I'll have to have some time sorting them all out. Anyways, please review, and tell me things to improve on. And just so you know, Knuckles and Amy will be in this, hopefully this will answer any "What would Knuckles say?!" questions I have been getting. Now, go and review.