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
