Rouge was so nervous that her bat wings where quivering.

I can do this just relax no need to fret everything will go perfect.

She walked very slowly trying to waste time and not get there very fast. Along the way she met up with Cosmo.

"Hi Rouge what are you up to tonight?" she asked with enthusiasm. Rouge kinda shrugged her shoulders and kept walking

"Well Cosmo I would wish I could tell you what is going on but I just can't it is like a really complicated thing to say.

Cosmo was puzzled and didn't know what Rouge was trying to say.

"The thing is that I have to do this thing alone it's a thing that I have been wanting to get off of my chest for a very long time and well... it has to be done sooner or later and if I wait later I may not get the chance to do what I have been wanting to do for like ever."

Cosmo understood this time what she was trying to say."Well Rouge the only thing that I have to say to you is good luck," and Cosmo turned around and went the other way. Rouge was coming close to Knuckles house

She could feel her hands starting to sweet and her heart pounding in her chest. She took a deep breath as she was just about to walk up to knuckles house ring his door bell and tell him how she had felt about him for the past years. The door opened and Knuckles greeted her with a friendly smile.

"Hi would you like to come in for some lemonade," he asked

"Sure why not." Rouge said. She stepped into his house it smelled like him and she loved the way Knuckles smelled. Knuckles went into the kitchen and got Rouge he lemonade.

"So Rouge you wanted to talk to me," Rouge took a deep breath and was about to say what she was ready to say

"Ok knuckles her's the thing well I kinda well... she was cut of when Knuckles took her chin and pulled it to his lips and they where kissing. Rouge was so shocked that she didn't realize what happened. He pulled away. All Rouge did was blink and said nothing.

"Knuckles I like you I like you a whole bunch."

"Rouge I know what your trying to say you love me." and I love you to

"You do love me"

"Yes I do,"

"well I do to" Knuckles gave Rouge a soft kiss and said " good night."