Anonymous asked:

To break away from the 59 quintillion Sonamy requests, can you try writing a Knuxouge story that's more serious than the usual Rouge messes with Knuckles stories that take up 90% of fics about them? I like those but it gets very old and I wish more people wrote Knuckles as smart.

cutegirlmayra answered:

-breaks free- Let's do this.

prompt:

Knuckles looked up to see the chao all begging for some food on a high tree, their little wings too weak to reach.

"Huh… want some of that power fruit, huh?" he saw one trying to climb it and smiled. "Alright… if you want it that badly!" he swung his fist back and jabbed hard into the tree, having the chao praise and cheer as he basked a moment in their joys.

"It was nothing… really… huh?" he put his hands to his hips, closing his eyes to soak in the hero's thanks before looking to see Rouge falling from the tree and landing on him.

"Offph!"

"Ugh! You have to be such a brute." She sat on him, rubbing her head before the chao completely disregarded the fruit and swarmed her, wanting someone new's affections.

"Ah! H-hey! Watch it. You kids really need more attention.." she wobbled up, but Knuckles tripped her down in his rage, getting up.

"What do you think you're doing here, batgirl?!"

"I have a name! Ugh, that hurt you insensitive-!" she kicked and then torando'd him off of her leg.

He went flying before hitting a wall, but smirked, thinking it was a typical fight.

"So, that's why you've come. To tick me off and try and steal the emeralds, is that it?" he cracked his knuckles. "Well-" he ripped himself from the wall of rocks and dirt he was thrown into. "Sonic has the Chaos Emeralds. And the Master Emerald isn't going anywhere!"

"I'm not here for that right now." she huffed and turned away.

His eyes blinked in surprise, "W-wha? You're not?"

"No… Shadow's… he's been injured.. left before they could even properly address the wounds.. I was worried he was heading for you.. to get the Emeralds…" Rouge faced her back to him, hugging herself.

She looked down, "I was… worried about you…" she quietly stated. "I was waiting up to see if Shadow was really after the Chaos Emeralds, but you brutishly knocked me from my watch-tower!" She kicked a rock at him, much louder now that he was paying attention.

He leaned away from the rock and dodged it. Still looking suspicious, he leaned forward and put a hand on his chin, "Hmm.. sounds pretty for a lie…"

She hunched her shoulders, anger clear on her twitching brow. "Lie!? Ohh..! You've forgotten who you're friends are and when to trust them!" she flapped her wings up, hovering slightly. "This world's going to ruin if Shadow gets his hands on those emeralds! Something happened to him with that injury and I need to find out what!"

She flew off, but Knuckles charged and glided after her. "Wait up! Rouggge!"

"What are you hollering about now?" she annoyedly looked back and started darting through trees and dodging others in an attempt to lose him. "Haven't you shouted at me enough already!?"

"You-! You're the one that was spying on me!"

"That's my job!"

"You're a no-good thief! That's your job!"

"Ugh! Will you ever get it through you're big, fat red head that I'm not all that bad as I seem?" she seemed to turn slightly gentler, looking back as if hopelessly feeling unable to express that to him enough.

"Rouge… look out!" Knuckles suddenly had fear replace his untrusting eyes.

"Huh?" She swerved out of an on-coming tree in her path, before her wings swiped a twig and scratched her, flapping out of rhythm of each other now. "Ahh.. n-no!" she started to fall.

'Rooougggeee!" Knuckles dived for her, and quickly caught a vine and held her hand from fully falling.

She seemed a little stunned, looking up in surprise. "You… you saved me?"

"I have I ever not?" he smiled through his strain.

He put her down as she twitched from him applying herbs to it.

"That stuff doesn't sting.. but it sure feels icky." She shivered.

"Quit complaining! Hmph. It's my people's recipe." he finished and gently rubbed a leaf over the ointment. "So… you really weren't here to steal anything..?"

"Well…" she smirked, looking away. "A certain heart wouldn't be so bad.."

"A heart?"

"Nevermind." she scoffed, realizing he was too dense to-

"You won't find a heart willing enough to put up with your mischief, Rouge.."

Her anger spiked and she punched down hard on his head.

"OW! What was that for!?"

"You seem to know why!" she huffed and turned away, sticking her head up towards the sky. "You know, every time I come here you're always the one giving me trouble!"

"Ah-ah…ME!? You steal my emeralds!" he stood up, holding his fist with the leaf crushed in it.

"That's only to grab your attention nowadays…But if I were successful, it wouldn't be so bad~" she cooed, fantasizing about her emeralds.

"Hmph. I can't understand you, Rouge…" he sat back down, as a Chao unfolded his arms and begged for affection.

Rouge looked out of curiosity, "…You're so gentle with them…" out of a little envy, she relaxed and looked sorrowful.

Knuckles lightly petted it's head, before looking to Rouge, "…What? You want me to be that way to you, batgirl?"

She frowned and turned away, "Hmph! As if you could be!"

….She suddenly felt a pat on her head and a soft rub from side to side on her hair….

"Well, if you wanted me too, all you needed was to ask. Hahaha!" Knuckles gave a hardy laugh.

Suddenly another powerful hit wammed on his head.

"OW!"

"You're nothing but a phony!" she stood up, "Acting like you don't get it! But I think you're just as bad Sonic! You tease and you wait for whatever opportunity you can to torment me! Well, I've had it!" she shouted down to him, before stomping off with her wings down, trying to not move them any more than she needed too.

She stopped, looking around. "Without my wings… how am I gonna get off this blasted island and even find Sonic to warn him about-"

"I never mean to hurt you…Rouge…"

Rouge suddenly turned around.

Knuckles had tapped the little chao away, looking solemn. "And Sonic doesn't mean any harm with his actions either. Sometimes.. we just don't know how to respond. We make things a joke because it's easier to keep it a joke."

He knelt… before groaning as he motioned himself upwards and dusted himself off. "You're not as bad as you seem, Rouge. That's what you said, right? Maybe I'm not as dense either…" he looked away, as if this made him uncomfortable and nervous.

Rouge closed her mouth, just trying to breathe and let the man speak.

"…" When he crossed his arms, she knew he wasn't going to say more and started-

"You could act kinder… that's a start." she lowered her head to the side, but kept her eyes on him, waiting for a sign of comprehension. "You sure act stupid… So who's the real pretty liar now?"

"…I'm not pretty.." he mumbled. "I'm handsome."

"Oh, that's what you're offended about." she placed her hands on her hips, leaning forward, but smiling without cause to stop.

"You… you little-!" she leaped with joy and let her wings glide to him, taking him down as she smothered him, making him try and pull her off of him.

"Rouge! Ah! Stop, what are you-!? Rougee!"

"There's not one excuse you can give me now, you stubborn echidna!"

Knuckles's face turned red, straining against her before seeing her laugh.

"You're… You're making fun of me!"

"Guess I am stealing something today." She suddenly gave him a seductive look and leaned closer.

But before anything could happen, a chao saw the 'wrestle' and wanting to join, as many of his brothers and sisters did the same thing and completely dog-piled the two.

They struggled and tried to push the chaos away but laughed when they finally gave themselves a moment to process what had happened.

Between the two… Rouge was stuck on Angel Island anyway… so they spoke more than all the years they've ever known each other… while petting the needy chao, of course!

Rouge put a tender hand on his shoulder, "You know, you could just say it."

"What? That I've got a sense of concern for ya? Not a chance!"

Knuckles closed his eyes and looked away, before opening one eye to smile at her. "Besides, you might let it go to your head."

She frowned, playfully. "Well, that's one way to put it. Ahhaha!" she jumped for him again, startling the chao.

(more serious than subtle confessions? or did you mean dark? Please let me know!)