Knuckles giggled at Sonic's flustered state. He reached over and wrapped an arm around him.
"This has been the best night ever," he said. "Thanks, Sonic."
Sonic smiled at him, placing his hands on the arm that was holding him. "Heh, I agree. Thanks to you too."
He nuzzled his boyfriend's arm slightly. "Y'know... if they won't be able to deal with us, we could always run," he suggested, looking unsure, but also fairly positive. "My crown might be worth something. We could go somewhere together."
Knuckles was surprised by this. "You'd really do that? For...for me?"
Sonic grinned. "Why wouldn't I? You think I'd rather be rich and royal than be with you? Yeah right!" He laughed playfully at the idea.
"It's just..." Knuckles replied, "...you'd be giving up everything!"
Sonic looked up at him, puzzled, then smiled softly. "You are my everything, Knux."
Knuckles blushed hard, his muzzle turning about as red as the rest of him.
"A-ah, st-stop it..." It was his turn to be flustered now.
Sonic laughed, then got up and hugged his boyfriend, finding him to be even cuter when he was so flustered. "Tell ya what, we'll stay here for a little longer to gather everything we need, then sneak out on some night, okay?"
"O-okay, sounds good." Knuckles smiled as he returned the embrace.
Sonic sighed happily. "Heh, best day ever, huh?" he asked, sitting down on Knuckles' lap once he released him.
"Sure is," Knuckles replied. He nuzzled Sonic affectionately.
Sonic giggled, nuzzling back despite how flustered he was. "Wanna stick around 'til the fireworks stop?" Honestly, it was more of an excuse, as he didn't quite want to leave the 'moment' yet.
"Sure!" Knuckles replied. These were his first fireworks after all, so he wanted to enjoy them for as long as he could. And besides, he was having a great time hanging out with his new boyfriend.
Once the fireworks stopped, Sonic left Knuckles' lap and took him back into his bedroom, letting out a small yawn before flopping down onto the sheets.
"Wonder if there'll be festivals like this in other towns." He had to admit that there'd be quite a few things he'd miss if he left, but he wouldn't mind at all as long as it was for Knuckles.
"...Oh!" He realized something and blushed, looking over at Knuckles. "So, uh... couples sleep together, right?"
"I think so..." Knuckles wasn't entirely sure. It felt right, though.
"Mmm... alright then." Sonic's nervousness quickly turned to affection as he held his hands out to Knuckles, flexing his fingers. "C'mon then. The bed's lonely with just me here," he said with a chuckle.
Knuckles giggled, then climbed into the bed.
Sonic wrapped his arms around his boyfriend affectionately, then touched their foreheads. He enjoyed Knuckles' warmth so much...
Knuckles kissed him between the ears.
"Goodnight," he said with a yawn.
Sonic's ears flittered happily from the kiss. He yawned as well, then curled up against Knuckles. "N...night..."
Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Sonic and Knuckles, one of the castle maids had heard their confessions on the roof, and quickly fled to the throne room to inform the king and queen.
"He what!?" the king asked, shocked that his son would be so easily led to run away.
"And with a peasant boy, no less!" The queen was equally surprised.
The two rushed out and headed for Sonic's bedroom, determined to set things right.
However, when they opened the door, no words came out of their mouths.
Sonic was lying there peacefully, gently held in the arms of the 'peasant boy'. Neither looked like they had a care in the world, and the king and queen were reminded of their times together when they were young. They couldn't break that up. Just by seeing the two, they knew it was real love, no doubt about it. The two closed the door, looking at each other with a small smile.
The king wrapped an arm around his queen. "I'll talk to them in the morning. They don't need to go anywhere."
And then the two left, leaving Sonic and Knuckles to rest easy.