-yawns for a long time upon waking up-

Ahh mah gahd can't believe it's the weekend again. I just want to sleep in and watch some streams or Youtube videos, but alas I have to spend a few minutes of my free time in uploading the next one-shot lol.

So as usual so far it's another Knuxikal so hope you enjoy! ^u^

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters or locations. They belong to Sega.


Pocky Game

Lazy violet eyes looked at a white ceiling up above without a care in the world. A red furred anthropomorphic echidna laid on a couch with a bored expression, hands behind his head and legs crossed one another. He wore black pajama pants yet no shirt which showed the white crescent mark on his chest along with wearing no gloves, exposing the twin spike he has on each of his knuckles.

The fact that his name is also Knuckles isn't ironic, but if anything that was his name given ever since birth. He also had no shoes on, wearing only white socks. By the looks of it he was lounging around.

"Man there's not much to do today… Tails wants me to keep the defense system on to do something with it so the Master Emerald will be okay, the new creek's already flowing with water so that's out of the way and there's enough food to last me and Tikie for some time." Knuckles said to himself. The emerald guardian was used to relaxing most of the time when he guarded the Master Emerald on Angel Island, but lately he was able to do other things more often without worrying that the large gem will be stolen. With how Tails set up automatic turrets to detect any threat to the ancient jewel along with the Chaos Emeralds, the male echidna trusted his fox friend that they'll be efficient enough to keep those that plan to use it for evil intentions away.

Especially a certain large, bearded man and an ivory batgirl.

At the moment he is still relaxing which wasn't different from what he does most days… except he is now relaxing within a house. Away from the altar where he would normally be and for his friends, this isn't normal. Knuckles is known to be obsessed with guarding the Master Emerald and keeping it off limits to everyone.

However that obsession has been reduced. He still cares for his lifetime role in ensuring the unlimited power of the Master Emerald doesn't fall into the wrong hands, but it wasn't enough to overtake the newest and most important thing in his life.

And she is the same species as he is, meaning he is no longer the last of his kind anymore.

And they have met in visions she has shown him.

And they grew to like each other more and more with one day confessing, having been together for some time now.

And overall, she gave him the motivation to be better as a person and become stronger.

This person Knuckles is referring to… is none other than the resurrected echidna princess named Tikal.

'Speaking of which I wonder what she's doing? She's been knitting for some time but then Amy called her to meet near the altar… meh must be simple girl talk or-.'

"Knuckie, are you here?" a soft serene voice entered the living room he was in which interrupted Knuckles' train of thought. A smile came to his face instantly as he slowly raised himself up. "Yeah Tikie, I'm here." he said.

The emerald guardian watched Tikal enter through the front door. Knuckles couldn't help but gaze at how beautiful and cute she was, apparently her attire not being the tribal one she normally wears from her previous time. Similar to him she wore sleep clothing which consisted of a white blouse with a smiling sun on the front and yellow pajama pants with fluffy pink slippers. She didn't have her jeweled headpiece or necklace on along with no gloves.

If anything Knuckles couldn't help but feel like the luckiest echidna in the world for being with such a stunning and adorable girl.

Tikal made her way over to him and sat next to him, leaning close and giving him a soft kiss. Knuckles gladly returned it and for a few seconds they exchanged their love. Afterwards they separated with Tikal leaning into his chest and sighing blissfully. "Ahh Knuckie, these moments will always be the best I ever have in my life."

"Yeah, I'll never grow tired of this and I'll never forget them either. Thank you for filling that hole I've been having in my life." Knuckles replied happily. Tikal looked up at him with a giggle. "I should be the one saying that, but it is fair that we both needed it."

The emerald guardian nodded, his eyes shifting a bit to the side.

Noticing a small box.

"What's that?" Knuckles asked. Tikal turned to where he was looking and gasped lightly. "Oh this is something that Amy gave me." the echidna princess grabbed the box and showed it to Knuckles. "She said it was called 'pocky'."

"Pocky?" the male echidna said raising an eyebrow. He looked at the box with interest, seeing the word across the center of it with several sticks standing vertically in all directions. The whole box itself was a pink color, his eyes looking at the bottom of the text to see more text. "Strawberry huh?"

"Yes and she said to share these with you." Tikal replied getting herself comfortable next to him as she opened the box. "So if what she said is correct, they taste like strawberry."

"It's because they will taste like strawberry Tikie. The box says so." Knuckles said grinning at her. Even though Tikal is slowly getting used to modern times, she still goes by the word of others and not what is shown to her.

Tikal simply puffed out her cheeks in slight annoyance. "Well I wanted to make sure since Amy did say they will. What if the container has some other flavor that is not strawberry?"

At times Knuckles feels like either she's teasing him or she really doesn't know, but he couldn't get angry with her. Tikal's gentle and pacificist nature is too much for him to even cause his temper to let loose. Plus the female echidna really doesn't tease him much, and her teasing is pretty obvious so to ensure she's happy he would play along. It warms his heart to see her happy.

The expression she's making may not be considered happy but it does show that she is becoming aware of how different things are to the distant past she lived in.

"Hehe don't worry too much Tikie, all of them will be strawberry. If there's any other flavor in there I'll eat it so you can enjoy all the strawberry ones. Sweet as you." he said. Tikal squealed and leaned further into him. "Thank you Knuckie~, but I have to make sure you get some in return for eating those that are not strawberry."

"Like I said don't worry too much about. Now I've been getting a bit hungry so don't mind if I do." Knuckles reached for one of the edible sticks that were in the box.

Until Tikal pulled it away from him unexpectedly.

The emerald guardian raised an eyebrow. "Uhh I guess you can get some first…?"

Tikal turned away from him for a bit as she pulled one out of the box. Turning back towards him, Knuckles raised his eyebrows a bit.

The female echidna had one end of the pocky stick in her mouth with the other end towards him. Dazzling blue eyes watched him with need as she wiggled the dessert a bit to him. Signaling for the male echidna to take the other end.

Knuckles was still confused. "I don't understand but if that's how you want me to grab it." he then raised his hand.

Only for Tikal to bring out her own and grab his larger one, pulling it down. Knuckles was even more confused. "W-Wha? Then how do you want-."

Tikal let out a whimper, her eyes lowering a bit in sadness. Knuckles stared at her for a few seconds, until the realization hit him like a ton of bricks.

'Damnit… I forgot she got it from Amy… Amy, of course. Stupid me!' Knuckles thought in slight anger. 'I could already hear her laughing at me for this predicament… but I don't want to make Tikie sad so I guess I'll have to.'

Letting out a bit of air he moved a bit to face the echidna princess. Tikal looked up again to see his flustered expression get close to the other end of the stick. Her own face was becoming red, a new experience setting in for the two.

'W-What is going on? This should not be difficult. We hugged, kissed, cuddled and mated many times… I do not understand why this is difficult. Just seeing him get close like that… ooooohh why did you tell me to do this Amy!' Tikal thought in panic. Her ocean-colored eyes widened a bit upon seeing Knuckles open his mouth and grab the other end of the stick.

They stayed like that for a few seconds, watching each other silently and not moving.

Crunch.

Knuckles was the first to nibble, his jaw chewing on the semi-rough dessert and tasting the strawberry upon his taste buds. His muzzle was a deep shade of red with his violet eyes looking the other way.

Tikal noticed he was getting closer with each small bite. The pocky stick was getting a tiny bit smaller and her own muzzle became more flustered. 'EEP! C'mon Tikal just do it! Do not be a scared girl he's your boyfriend! JUST DO IT!' and with that loud thought she closed her eyes tightly and began nibbling her part of the stick.

The distance between them got shorter the more they ate at the pocky stick. Their breathing can be felt on each other's faces and the remaining dessert itself wiggled more between them.

Ten inches of strawberry goodness turned into five inches.

Five inches turned into three inches.

Three inches turned into one inch.

Knuckles eyes suddenly shifted towards Tikal, noticing her tightly closed eyes and nervous expression with the other end of the stick in her mouth. His eyes widened just at how close they were now but he couldn't stop. His heart wouldn't let him.

That one inch turned into half an inch.

That half an inch turned into millimeters.

The pocky stick is no more.

The distance is no more.

The only thing between them now is not the crunchy delight… but way better than that. And they both knew it ever since the first experience.

Knuckles' lips and Tikal's lips found each other once again and a passionate exchange happened between them. The orange echidna cupped the emerald guardian's face as she moaned into the kiss, tasting not just the strawberry of the pocky stick but also the taste of her lover. Knuckles himself wrapped his arms around her back and pulled her close, the strawberry hitting him immensely along with the incredibly sweet sensation of the smaller echidna's lips and the pleasant taste of her being.

This kiss was different compared to the ones they always give to each other. Fireworks would always set off in their heads when they made out, but that was only relishing the taste of each other. Now with the pocky added to the mix, it was ten times better. Knuckles and Tikal would have to thank Amy for the dessert, and if anything the pink hedgehog might have done something like this several times with Sonic. The Blue Blur himself would've had a meltdown since Amy does like strawberries.

The two echidnas continued their kiss for another minute, except Tikal slowly moved herself onto Knuckles and straddled his lap. Knuckles adjusted himself and rested his hands on the small of her back, one of them moving a bit further down and beginning to caress her slightly wagging tail. A squeal was let out from her in knowing how sensitive she was there but regardless she didn't break the kiss and brought the emerald guardian closer to her. After that one minute they both separated slowly and opened their eyes, a string of saliva connecting the two.

"Wow…" they both whispered. Knuckles licked his lips still tasting the strawberry with Tikal sneaking in another smooch afterwards. The orange echidna pulled back and shyly smiled. "So um… that was really incredible…"

"Uh huh…" Knuckles was at a loss for words. "I didn't know pocky could do that…"

Tikal nodded in response and reached for the box again. 'Alright, now to do the thing Amy said to me… but… i-it is very embarrassing… but this is my Knuckie. She said he will love it regardless. Okay, here I go.'

Knuckles felt her hand brush along his jaw up to his chin slowly as his amethyst orbs looked back up at Tikal. Widening considerably.

The echidna princess gave him a very, VERY seductive look with her traveling hand going towards the side of her face and brushing away at her orange quills. She batted her eyelids making her eyelashes more pronounced and he couldn't help but keep his gaze on her, the incredible beauty radiating to Knuckles. Just the way she wanted it… even though she gets it everyday hehe.

Wiggling the pocky stick with her mouth she got closer to Knuckles. The latter got more nervous and in response turned his head to look to the side. 'D-Damnit I can't! S-She's r-really-?!'

A hand gently grabbed the underside of his chin and turned him back around, his eyes timidly looking back at Tikal whose alluring expression remained. Her delicate fingers traced upwards from his chin to his lips and with both thumb and index finger she separated them.

Placing the other end of the pocky stick into his mouth and began to chew her end, Tikal's half-lidded beautiful blue eyes continuing to watch him.

'S-Since w-when is T-Tikie t-this so f-forward?!' the emerald guardian thought in panic. At least he wasn't the only one.

'AAAAAHHHHH! I CANNOT BELIEVE I AM DOING THIS OOOOOHHHH WHY AMY WHY?!" Tikal also panicked in her head. The echidna princess' sultry expression remained but the closer they got the more her expression began to falter. Already her face was an extreme shade of red and her lips twitched at how nervous she was getting the more she got closer to Knuckles.

This time Knuckles shut his eyes tightly and gulped. Even though he and Tikal have been together for some time, there would be moments where his shyness of girls will emerge. The peach-colored girl is no exception as her cuteness will get the better of him.

Tikal raised her hands again to cup his face and nibbled faster, already wanting it to be over and with a large bite she broke the stick another inch to bring her own lips already to his. Immediately claiming them and pulling the male echidna as close to her as possible.

Reacting with fervor Knuckles pulled her close again and the sensation of strawberry was experienced on their taste buds once more. Their own personal tastes were also exchanged and the craving for each other became more intense, their feelings of want and need bolstering the two to become as close as possible.

If anything the two were separated by time and now that the echidna princess is alive again, the two echidnas ensured that they use as much time as possible to be with each other. Even though the Master Emerald blessed them with near immortality as they recently found out so they got PLENTY of time.

A few minutes passed and the need for air became great again, separating with another string of saliva between them. The kiss was very intense and they became addicted that it would've been seen as if they were trying to eat each other's mouths.

Knuckles' and Tikal's faces were incredibly red as they panted moderately from the exchange. No longer were their expressions showing nervousness or anxiousness, but they now showed the huge desire for each other. Knuckles needed his princess and Tikal needed her guardian, and the pocky reinforced that aspect.

"More…" they both said, their hands reaching out for the pocky box.

From there they explored several ways on how they can enjoy the delectable candy while savoring each other's lips. During one of those times did Knuckles employ the same tactic as the second time, seeing Tikal's stunned expression as she became very shy at the forwardness coming form the emerald guardian. Nonetheless she loved the approach and threw herself more into him.

Alas at the end there were only a limited number of pocky sticks and once they were gone… at that was left is an empty box.

And two incredibly love-struck echidnas as they sighed happily laying on the couch with Tikal laying on top of Knuckles and the latter having his arms wrapped around her. The sweet dessert settled well within their tummies and for Knuckles, his hunger was very satisfied and more being with the echidna princess while for Tikal, her desire and love for the emerald guardian increased tenfold. It didn't take long for them to close their eyes and slumber from the food coma, their hearts beating softly along with each other and feeling their body warmth mixing with one another.

Pocky can be eaten as a regular snack, but when shared with another person… it can lead to interesting results if used in a more bonding way hehe.

For the two echidnas, their bond got stronger upon experiencing their first time with the dessert. Luckily it turned out just how they wanted it.

"A-Amy… c-cut it out… a-and get o-off m-me." Sonic fearfully stuttered as he watched the pink hedgehog above him. The rose-colored girl had the Blue Blur pinned down on a carpet floor watching him with an inviting expression.

A pocky stick was in her mouth.

Amy flirtatiously shook her head and slowly leaned down…

From there you can figure out the rest.

Fin.


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So yeah that was the whole idea lol. Introducing a modern day dessert to a loner emerald guardian and an echidna princess from thousands of years ago and seeing how they would react. That's my take on it so if you have any other approaches to it feel free so write on it... or you can just stick to imagining it in your heads lol. Typing too much work :c.

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Til next time! ouo/