okaaaaay.. sorry about the really long author notes :\ juss wanna explain everything..(: okie here goes chap. # 2!!

Sonic: 19

Knuckles: 20

Tails: 12

Shadow: 22

Rouge: 21

Amy: 17

Cream: 10

Rouge pushed the door open hesitating at the doorway.

"Knock knock?" Rouge smiled leaning in a bit. "Rouge!!" Amy said throwing herself off of Sonics' lap and running to give Rouge a hug.

"Yay.. Rouge.." Sonic said rolling his eyes but glancing at Rouge's outfit with clear admiration. Rouge smiled. "Hey Sonic, hey Tails," She said winking at the small fox and laughing when his cheeks turned a bright red. "Oh, and guess who I found?" She said walking back out and pulling Knuckles in by the hand. Sonics' eyes widened up bit but his expression stayed calm. "Of course it would take Rouge to bring him back…" Sonic said adjusting himself as Amy came to regain her spot back on his lap.

"Yeah.. She uh.. Convinced me to come back…" Knuckles said rubbing the back of his neck with his free hand. "Looks like she did more than convince you…" Amy said staring at their intertwined hands. Knuckles cheeks turned an unmistakable red.

"It's- it's not like that!" Knuckles stammered dropping Rouge's hand. She only smiled at his immediate reaction not seeming to be hurt by his blatant response.

"Whatever," Sonic added after a few seconds of silence. "I guess it's none of my business right?" He said smiling at Rouge. She flashed her dazzling smile in response, taking a seat on the floor next to Sonics' feet. "I really only came to see Amy, but of course she would be over here rather than at her own house." She replied to his teasing comment.

"Knuckles, you just gonna stand there?" Amy said watching the tension radiate off him.

"Um, no.." Knuckles answered unsteadily, sitting next to Rouge but keeping space between them. Rouge frowned at his timid behavior. "Come on," She said winking at him. "I don't bite." She added scooting herself closer to him. His heart stuttered a bit at the direct contact. Sonic raised an eyebrow before returning to playing with a strand of Amy's' hair. Tails ears pricked up a bit, and then he relaxed before letting out a bored sigh. "Shadows here."

The door burst open a few seconds later at his dramatic entrance. He stopped immediately at the sight of Rouge and Knuckles before letting out a low chuckle. "What a pretty picture." He mumbled striding to the kitchen. Rouge smiled up at him. "Is this why you come here?" Sonic said craning his neck to look at Shadow, now raiding his refrigerator. "To eat my food?"

"Noise noise…" Shadow muttered pulling a bottle of water out. He stretched himself onto the recliner, taking a sip of water, before throwing a smirk at Rouge and Knuckles.

"So when did this become official?" He said chuckling to himself.

"It didn't." Knuckles retorted glaring at the dark hedgehog. "Ah…" Was all he could manage before erupting into a group of giggles. "Oh Shadow," Rouge said rolling her emerald eyes. "Like everyone else wouldn't be thinking the same thing if they saw me sitting with you like this."

"It would look better…" Shadow muttered narrowing his eyes at Knuckles.

Shadow felt an instant pang of jealousy. Rouge grimaced at his words before looking back towards the TV.

Amy noticed the sudden discomfort in the room. "So Sonic," She said trying to perk up the atmosphere. "What's on the agenda for today love?"

"Whatever you want…" Sonic said planting a small kiss on her lips. Rouge smiled at the love they obviously showed for each other before letting out a small sigh.

"We should all go out." Amy suggested brightly.

"Pass." Shadow immediately responded. Tails turned towards Sonic waiting to see what his role-model wanted to do. "I don't know… Amy? Rouge? Talk it over." He said smiling down at his love. Amy shuffled off his lap to make access to Rouge easier. They talked quietly to themselves, completely absorbed in their plans. Sonic raised an eyebrow at Knuckles, but the echidna simply shrugged with a confused expression. Shadow seemed to notice there little exchange and scowled at the TV. Knuckles gaze was fixed on Rouge's astounding face with confusion and curiosity.

She seemed to be showing interest… Was she interested? He watched her full lips move quickly in the excitement to her and Amy's sudden plans. Her emerald eyes flashed to Knuckles in a quick motion.

"You should come Knuckles.." She said with a wide smile.

"Uh," He answered momentarily stunned. "Where..?" She laughed in response.

"The Forum… To try some things on. Sonic's going… So you wouldn't be alone…" He tried to break away from her penetrating gaze unsuccessfully.

"O.. Kay." Was all he could manage throwing a small smile her way.

"Sonic, we're going to the Forum…You're coming right?" She asked with hope although it wasn't really needed. "Of course." He said wondering how she could think anything else. She smiled and kissed his lips with a quick eagerness. Knuckles watched them with curiosity. Rouge laughed cupping Knuckles face with her hand so he would look at her. "Don't watch them.." She smiled, starting to get up. Her hand was already wrapped around his, pulling him up with her. They walked out the door together. Fresh anger was pasted all over Shadows' face.

"You act like you've never experienced that before." Rouge said laughing, looking into Knuckles violet eyes, walking forward as they waited for Sonic, Amy and Tails to come out. Knuckles looked down, his cheeks burning with embarrassment. He looked up meekly. Rouge chuckled. "You've never kissed anyone?" She said, surprise playing across her face. Knuckles sighed. "Once.. About 15 years ago." He said smiling.

"You were five?" Rouge replied quickly, shock tainting her voice.

"You know how old I am?" Knuckles said caught off guard by the information the gorgeous bat knew. Rouge laughed. "You don't give me much credit, do you Knuckles?" She said flashing her dazzling smile again. "No… I think I give you too much," He replied absentmindedly as he stared forward. "And even then, I don't think you get enough from me." Rouge grinned from ear to ear, delighted with the sudden turn the conversation had taken. She leaned toward him, breathing her honey breathe on his face.

"You're one of the few guys that I simply cannot understand…" She smiled leaning back. Knuckles fumbled for the right words, coming up short.

"Hmm…" He replied staring forward again. Her gaze was fixed on him. He turned back to her and smiled. "So do you… Do you kiss a lot…?" Knuckles said, the interest burning behind the question. She smiled. "Not lately." She replied, no hint of lying anywhere in the simple response. "No one's really caught my interest until recently." She added gazing up into his violet eyes. His heart stuttered at the words recently. His eyes flickered to her face. "Would it be bad if you told me who…?" He murmured. She smiled.

"Not now… Next time." She laughed winking at him.

He chuckled to himself. Rouge's eyebrow arched up before she flashed her teeth again. "What?" She asked. He grinned automatically.

"Nothing. Just that… You said 'next time'." She raised her eyebrow confused.

"That means there's gonna be a next time." He said flashing his teeth in a brilliant smile. She laughed. "Very charming." She replied with a nod. She twisted herself around in Knuckles' hand so that his hand was now on her waist. She pressed herself closer to him still. Rouge looked up at his shocked face and smiled.

"What do you think… People would say, if they saw us like this?… People we didn't know. Just random people on the street." Knuckles swallowed.

"They'd… They'd probably think we were together…" He answered quietly.

"You seem nervous… Does this make you uncomfortable…?" She murmured quietly to him, starting to pull herself away. "No no. I'm fine…" He said pulling her tighter, afraid that she might just disappear if he let her go. Her bright teeth sparkled as she felt the spark from him holding her closer. She sighed. "I wonder what's taking them so long." She said staring back at the house. All the while Knuckles eyes were stuck on her perfect face. They came out a few seconds after that, Knuckles arms automatically dropping from around Rouge. She smiled up at him, and he could only help but smile back.

"Sorry we took so long." Amy said holding Sonic's hand, with Tail's right at their side. Sonic's eyes were wary as he watched Knuckles and Rouge.

"Ready to go?" Amy asked cheerfully. Knuckles nodded. "Yeah… Where's Shadow?" Rouge asked looking around for the black hedgehog.

"Oh, he went out the back door… I don't think he wanted to go." Amy frowned.

"Oh." Rouge breathed out. They began walking forward. Knuckles involuntarily wrapped his hand around Rouges'. He stared down at her, his cheeks bright red. She looked up at his violet eyes, smiling her brilliant smile before turning her perfect face forward again. Sonic was peeking around Amy, bewildered. Amy turned to see what had caught his attention and chuckled quietly.

and that was chap.2 pimps(: i think it was pretty good if i do say so myself(: but then again, what do i know? review please!!(;