Hey guys! I have an all new chapter straight from the oven for you guys! Here, all the couples start to get to know each other better and get closer. Aww...So, here's Chapter 4!

Chapter 4

Honeymoon Pt. 1, Ninja Art Of Love

Everyone was at the Emerald City Bay as there was a large cruise ship about to take off. Suprisingly enough, there was not a soul loading onto the boat. Apparantly, the boat was rented out to a private party.

Tails walked onto the bay bridge next to the extremely large cruise ship. He was carrying two suitcases. He turned around and waited for the others. "Guys! Come on! The ship is gonna leave without us!" Tails shouted out to the 4 newlywed couples that slowly followed behind him. Cream and Espio walked up to Tails each carrying 2 suitcases filled with clothes and such things you take on vacations.

Cream was about the same age as Amy was, which was about 15 and she had grew up to be a kind, mature woman. Her ears had grown out longer and she had hair on her head just like her mother, Vanilla. Her legs had grown larger and she had a nicely large chest, as did Amy when she reached maturity.

"Thanks for getting us 9 tickets for an exclusive cruise ship, Tails." Cream said complimenting Tails.

"Yeah, Tails. It must have been hard to get these tickets and just for us and you." said Espio to his two-tailed friend.

"Thanks guys. And it was nothing, really. The captain owed me once. I saved his life once. It went a lot like this..." said Tails venturing into a flashback.

Flashback

" I went out flying over the sea to make fun of sharks I passed by just for fun."

Tails was indeed flying over the ocean and spotted 2 sharks swimming about. Tails screamed down upon them. "STUPID BONELESS FISH!!! HAHAHA!!!"

The 2 sharks heard Tails' insult. "Did you hear that?" said one of the sharks.

"Yes, but we'll have our day of revenge..." said the other shark. Then, 2 harpoons shot through both of the sharks. Then, 1 hedgehog who strongely resembeled Captain Ahab from Moby Dick and 1 indian-like echidna floated by the dead sharks in a lifeboat. "YES! I finally killed Moby Dick and Free Willy!"

"Um, sir? I think they were just sharks. Not whales." said the indian echidna.

"Dammit! Oh well. Now, let's shove off! We have to find and hunt Flipper!" said the Captain Ahab-esque hedgehog.

As Tails flew by, suddenly, one of his engines in the plane blew up and Tails' ship was falling down out of control. "Oh no! I'm falling! Aaaaahhhhhh!!!" Tails hit the sea and lost consciousness.

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Tails awoke several hours later. He woke up and saw a hedgehog in a white uniform and wore a sea captain's hat. "Are you all right?" he asked.

"Um...yes. I think so. Where am I?" Tails asked.

"You're on a cruise ship, but that's not important. The important thing is, you saved my life!" said the captain as he hug Tails tightly.

"But um, my plane went down, and I fell in the sea. And I woke up here, it kinda sounds like you saved--"

"How can I ever repay you? I owe my life to you!" said the overwhelmed hedgehog asked."

"Um..."

End Flashback

"And that's how it happened." said Tails proud of himself.

"Um, Tails? It kinda sounds like the captain saved your life. It didn't go the other way around. Right, Espio?" Cream said to Espio.

"Wow, Tails! I didn't know you were so brave! Saving a sea captain's life! That's amazing!" said Espio in strange amazement. A sweatdrop fell down Cream's face. "Nevermind..."

Knuckles, Amy, Shadow, and Tikal all walked behind Cream and Espio. "So, we ready?" Shadow asked everyone.

"All except for Sonic and Rouge." said Amy as she pointed to Rouge carrying one shopping bag filled with Sonic's clothes. "Come on, Sonic! You're holding everyone back!" yelled Rouge. Sonic was walking slowly carring 2 very heavy suitcases. "Why do I have to carry so much stuff? It's all yours!" screamed an exhausted Sonic.

"Hey, we agreed. I'd carry your stuff and you'd carry mine. Fair is fair." said Rouge. Sonic's eye twitched and he stared at Rouge pissed off. "You disappoint me." said Sonic as he continued to carry Rouge's luggage.

"Just be happy we're going on this cruise and that Tails was kind enough to get all of us tickets to go." said Rouge. Rouge passed by Tails and kissed him on the forehead. Tails blushed and Rouge walked on the bridge which leaded to the cruise ship.

"Oh sure, he gets a kiss and I get to carry her luggage. Yipee." Sonic said as he slowly walked on the bridge and followed Rouge.

Knuckles and Shadow watched Sonic's torture in amusement. "Wow, they haven't been married for 48 hours yet and they're already acting like they hate each other." Knuckles commented.

"Well, this is gonna be one interesting week." said Shadow. "Right, honey?"

"It sure will be." Tikal said sweetly to Shadow. They then kissed each other on their cheeks. They followed Sonic and Rouge on the bridge along with Tails. Knuckles and Amy watched the new coupels as they walked aboard the ship. "Aren't they cute?" Amy asked.

"Not as cute as you, darling." said Knuckles as he held Amy's hand. Amy cheeks began to blush bright red and she hugged Knuckles in return. "Oh, I love you Knuckles. I always will." Amy spoke softly to Knuckles as she nuzzled her face against Knuckles' chest.

"I love you too, Amy. I always will." said Knuckles to Amy very sweetly.

Sonic was carrying the suitcases on the bridge on the way to the ship. He looked down at the water and how high above it he was. Sonic shrugged at the thought of this trip. "Ugh...water. I hate cruise ships."

"Suck it up, Sonic. Try to have fun!" said Rouge as she and Sonic reached the ship.

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The cruise ship had taken off and everyone was aboard. Everyone was at the pool of the ship. Amy, Cream, Tikal, and Tails were swimming about in the pool. Knuckles, Shadow, and Espio were at the snack bar near the pool talking and watching the girls swim. Rouge was sun tanning in a thin bikini and short swimming panties.

She opened her eyes and saw Sonic whimpering in the corner at the fact that he was surrounded by water. "Sonic? What's wrong?" she asked worried for Sonic.

"It-it-it's th-th-the water. It's EVERYWHERE." Sonic said whimpering. "And...I can't swim." he said in fear.

Rouge sighed in disbelief that Sonic could be such a great hero, but can't do some of the simpelist things in the world, like swimming. "Sonic, come here."

Sonic arose from his fetile position and walked over to Rouge and sat down next to her in a chair. "Yeah?"

Rouge arose and jumped in Sonic's lap. She curled up against him and nuzzled her face up against Sonic's chest. Sonic's face blushed like crazy. "Sonic, go try and swim. For me? Please?" Rouge pleaded.

"Um, I don't know..." Sonic stated unsure of what to do. Rouge curled up closer to Sonic and licked his cheek softly. "Come on, just once? For me?" Sonic started sweating until he made a decision. "I'll do it!" Then, without thinking, Sonic catapulted himself into the pool.

Everyone in the pool watched Sonic's foolish action. "He's doomed." said Tails.

"Yep, you're right. He's a goner." said Amy in doubt of Sonic's swimming prowess.

Sonic was in the water and he actually used his legs to keep himself up and he actually kept his head above the water. He was really swimming. "Guys! Look! I'm swimming!" screamed Sonic in joy. Then, as Sonic got cocky, he started drowning. "AAAHHH! HELP!!!" Sonic shouted before his head fell under the water.

Knuckles shifted his attention towards Sonic. "Hang on, Sonic! We're coming!"

Espio saw Sonic drowning and immediently jumped into action. "Knuckles, let me take care of this." He configured his hands into several hand signs and then declared an attack. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Then, 2 clones of Espio appeared next to Espio. One of the clones ran and jumped into the pool.

Shadow and Knuckles looked at Espio and was amazed. "Shadow Clone Jutsu?" Shadow asked.

"Heh, yeah. I watch a lot of Naruto." Espio said embarassed with his hand on the back of his head.

The Espio clone swam and saw Sonic at the bottom of the pool about to lose consciousness. Espio grabbed Sonic and swam back to the surface. Espio gasped for air as he and Sonic arose from the water. Espio swam to the wall of the pool and got out and put Sonic on the ground. He pushed Sonic's stomach and Sonic coughed out water.

Sonic got up and saw Espio. "Espio, you saved my life!" Sonic hugged Espio, but as soon as he did, the Espio clone disappeared. Sonic and saw the clone disappear and screamed. "Aaahhh! Where'd he go?" Sonic asked very confused.

Rouge ran next to Sonic and hugged him. "Oh Sonic, I'm sorry I made you do that. I'm so happy you're all right! I was really worried." Rouge hugged sonic tightly and her breasts squeezed against Sonic's face. "Um, Rouge, you wouldn't mind hugging me tighter, would you?"

"Oh of course I wouldn't mind!" Rouge hugged Sonic even tighter and Sonic felt really good. "Heh heh."

Cream walked next to Espio and kissed him on the cheek. "Espio, that was really heroic! But, why did you make 2 clones?" Cream asked her love.

"Oh, the other clone got you a drink." said Espio. Cream turned around and the 2nd Espio clone gave Cream a ice cold lemonade. Cream grabbed the drink and then the Espio clone disappeared. Cream blushed and then everyone else who was in the pool got out. The sun was setting down and it appeared as though it was sinking into the sun.

"It's sunset. It's almost evening, we had better get back into our rooms." said Tikal.

"All right, let's go." said Tails.

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Cream and Espio went into their room. They went inside and everything was tidy anad clean. There was a TV, a neatly made bed, a couch, and complimentary drinks and food on a table. "Wow, this is really nice. Really great, isn't it Espio?" Cream asked.

"Yep. It's really cool. Who would have thought, you and me, huh?" Espio asked Cream embarassed.

Cream blushed and replied "Yeah..." Cream walked over next to Espio and held his hands. "Espio, follow me." Cream walked over towards the bed and sat down. Espio walked over to her and sat down next to her. Espio put his hands on Cream's long ears and then rubbed his hands against her face. "You're so beautiful, you know that?" Espio said softly to Cream.

"Oh, Espio. When I found out we were married, I honestly didn't know what to expect. But now, I know you're a great person and I look forward to being with you." said Cream as she hugged Espio tightly.

"I always thought of you as a friend, Cream. I never actually thought you'd be anything more to me. But now I can see I was wrong. I realized I love spending time with you and you mean more to me then I had realized before. I truly love you, Cream." said Espio softly as she held Cream softly.

"I love you too, Espio. I always will." Cream hugged Espio soflty back and then she kissed him on the lips softly. Espio kissed back and they held each other softly while doing so. They each invited their tounges to their kiss and then released each other from their kiss and sighed heavily. "Wait, before we do this, I think we better shut the door." said Cream.

"Yeah, you're right. We need this to be private." said Espio as he headed towards the door and shut it slowly. He then walked back to Cream and they continued their wonderful night where they last left off.

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Well, that's it for this chapter! Stay tuned as Shadow and Tikal come closer together! Oh, and guess where I got the Shadow Clone gag from...Please review and stay tuned!