Chapter 4

First Kiss

The next morning, Knuckles was sitting in a tree, thinking.

Then, he heard someone say, "Knuckles, hi." He turned to see Halley sitting

next to him.

"Hey, Halley," he said. "What's up?"

Halley blushed a little bit. "Listen…I just wanted to thank you…for helping

me when I needed it. I mean, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have known who to turn to and--"



Knuckles silenced Halley by putting his hands on her shoulders and pulling her into a kiss. It

was so passionate, that neither one of the lovers wanted to let go.

After Halley broke away from Knuckles, she gasped and put her hand on her

lips. "You kissed me!"

Knuckles smiled. "Yes, I did."

"But…why now? Why didn't you do it when I wanted you to?"

"Well, for a few reasons. One, 'cause we've been going out for a couple weeks

and I wanted to take it slow. Two, because you did blurt out that I never kissed you. Most

importantly, you weren't really expecting it, were you?"

"No, I guess not."

"That's the main reason." Halley's eyes were watered with tears and she

hugged Knuckles while she was crying.

She smiled. "I love you, Knuckles."

Knuckles hugged Halley back. "I love you, too, Halley." The echidna and

the cat smiled at each other. They were so happy, especially Halley because she got her family

back and a kiss from her boyfriend. She'd never thought it would actually come true, but it did.

The End