Chapter one: sealed with a kiss

Knuckles opened his eyes and turned to face the master emerald. Tana smiled down at him.

"Good morning my love," She jumped off the master emerald, and stroked Knuckles' cheek.

Knuckles sat up, "H-how did I get back up here?"

"Don't you remember baby?" Tana slid her sharp nails down the side of Knuckles' cheek, watching her black poison mix with his red blood.

"Wait…" Knuckles rubbed his head, he did remember something, "I think…"

"Don't think," Tana kissed Knuckles, and he lost his train of thought.

"Whatever you say," Knuckles smiled breathlessly.

"Whatever," Tana got up and spit Knuckles' saliva out of her mouth, gross, she thought, to bad he's not as hot as he is powerful, she sighed, I always get the fun ones.

"Where are you going?" Knuckles stumbled up.

"I have to go talk to some of my friends, but don't worry," Tana wiped some blood off Knuckles' cheek and licked it off her finger, "I'll be back before you are." And with that she shot into the air and was gone.

Sonic turned the corner to get to his locker and saw Knuckles leaning against it, staring off into space, with a ridiculous expression on his face.

"Knuckles?"

Knuckles jumped, "Oh, Hey Sonic," Knuckles went back to staring into space.

"Knuckles," Sonic walked over next to Knuckles, "you're leaning on my locker."

Knuckles jumped again and stumbled away from the locker, "I-I'm sorry."

"Are you O.K.?" Sonic said, dialing his locker code, "I thought you were going to take a sick day, after what happened yesterday."

"Yesterday?" Knuckles scratched his head.

Sonic looked at Knuckles anxiously, "You remember, Julie-Su kissed you, Rouge saw and you disowned Julie-Su?"

Knuckles looked around in puzzlement, "Who's Rouge?"

Sonic's Jaw dropped, "I don't know just that girl you've been going out with for like…a month now! Don't tell me you're that thick."

"Hey Knuckles,"

Knuckles squeaked and fell over as Jet walked over.

"What's wrong with him?" Jet asked Sonic, Sonic just shrugged.

They all looked up as the bell rang.

"Got to go," Jet ran off.

Sonic looked down at Knuckles, "Maybe you should go home," then he walked to his class.

Knuckles sat down on the Mystics shrine and pulled his knees up to his chest.

Tana landed next to him and retracted her disheveled black wings, "What cha doing back so early baby?"

"Sonic said I should take a day off," Knuckles said softly.

Tana leaned her head down and whispered in his ear, "Why did you listen to him?"

"I-I don't really know I just thought…"

"Don't think," Tana nibbled on his ear.

Knuckles turned his head and kissed Tana.

"So what do we do now?" Knuckles asked.

"I have a few ideas," Tana laughed flirtatiously.