Chapter 4: Angel Search Begins!
Knux was the first to wake the next morning. He still held her in his arms the night before. Looking at her brought back the wonderful (A/N: and detailed! Hehehehehe.) memories. He got lost in his fantasy, not realizing who was awake beside him.
She could tell that he was daydreaming. He tended to do that when she was around. Who knew what went through his head all those times? She spotted her mark on his neck. It gave off a purplish tint on his skin. She put her lips to it, hoping to get her lover back to Earth.
"To the left." he thought aloud. "Now right.oh yeah.. Lower." A moan escaped his physical being.
She loved the vibration he gave off, causing her to suck on the spot.
"Yeah.keep going." His eyes grew wider as the seconds passed.
She released her lips when she saw his eyes. "Um, are you okay?" she asked.
He didn't answer, but let out a piercing scream that sounded like her name. She felt something on her leg and he came back to reality. "Uuuuuuhhh.." he groaned. She burst out laughing, rolling around on the bed. She got close to the edge and fell off, taking him with her. She still laughed as they hit the floor.
"Ow! Hey! What did I-" he started before realizing what he just did over the last few minutes. "God, I'm an idiot!" he yelled while she still laughed.
"Since when do you scream with your eyes open?" she asked after calming down.
"I did that?" he asked. He was still a little confused over what happened. He sighed. "What a great way to wake up after last night!" he joked.
She flashed a sexy grin. "I can think of better. Follow me." He let go of her and started getting up, brushing a few sensitive places off. She went in the bathroom while he gaped in the doorway. She slowly turned on the water and turned to him.
"Well, aren't you coming?" she asked as if nothing changed.
"HELL YEAH!!" he yelled jumping up and down.
Knux and Rouge came out of the heli a few hours later. Rouge wore a lavender tank top and not-so-tight leather pants with matching boots with a purple heart on each. They saw Sonic, Tails and Amy nearby.
"Hey, y'all!" Sonic called to them. His quills were a mess, but he was still on his eternal sugarhigh.
"Someone got bed hair?" Knux questioned him.
"Don't ask, don't tell."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"We'll talk later." Knux nodded in reply still confused.
"Hey, treasure hunters!" Tails greeted. "Guess our job is done. You think y'all can handle finding the other pieces?"
"It'll be a little easier now that we're on the same side." Rouge replied.
"Thought so. Well, we should be getting back to Station Square. Call me if you need me, Hot Mama." he said with a wink before walking off with Sonic and Amy, who were smiling and said nothing.
Rouge and Knux stood silent until they left. "You don't think." Knux started.
"That's just crazy!" Rouge finished.
"Not as crazy as we were last night." he grinned.
"Don't even start. I turned you out, end of discussion!" she smiled, crossing her arms.
"No matter how much we compete, it's always a draw! We both passed out." he stated.
"It's all your fault!" she accused.
"And why is that a crime?" he asked sarcastically.
"If you weren't so damn good."
"Can't complain about that."
"You're right. I'll never forget it."
"You won't be able to. I'll be here forever by your side." he added with a romantic tone.
She smiled. "I love this side of you."
He pouted. "I thought you said you loved all of me. Make up your mind, woman!" She pushed and pinned him to the ground and gave him a passionate kiss.
"I love the way you are. Don't ever change."
"As long as you won't." he replied before kissing her back.
She got off him quickly and cocked her head toward the heli. "We gotta find the emerald pieces. They'll more time for this later." He followed her toward the heli.
They got inside quickly and shut the door. Knux leaned against a wall and slid down to the floor while Rouge stayed near the control panel. She pressed a few controls and got the emerald on radar.
"Our destination is Chocolate Mountain, three hours from here."
"What are you gonna do now?" he asked curiously.
She leaned against the opposite wall and copied his move. "I don't know." she sighed and looked at him with hopeful looking eyes.
He gave her a sexy smile and filled the space between them. He softly kissed her with no aggressiveness intended. She was slowly hypnotized by his actions.
As the heli descended, a dark figure hid in the shadows, grinning with insanity. "Soon enough." he cackled before disappearing in a flash.
The heli's descending startled the two, who had never moved from their spot. They both stared into each other's eyes. She smiled and closed her eyes halfway. "Has anyone told you that you have beautiful eyes?"
"Tell me something I don't know." he said, still staring at her.
Her eyes went out of his focus. "Shadow may still be alive."
Knux looked confused. "Are you serious?"
"I felt a strange presence since the threesome left us."
"Ya sure it wasn't just me?"
"You're strange beyond reason, but I felt something stranger."
"Whatever it is, I'm with you," he said, wrapping his arms around her.
"Glad to hear it." she replied. "Now get off me. We have emeralds to find, again."
"Aaaaawwww." he begged.
"Later, freak!" she yelled, pushing him off her.
He sighed. "Alright, whatever." He rose from his spot reluctantly and exited the heli. It was mid-afternoon with the sun shinning over the mountain peak. Rocks and boulders decorated the mountain, making it look very complicated to climb.
"Okay, we've got seven pieces to find. You ready?" he asked.
"Not until a bet is in order." she answered.
He rolled his eyes, knowing the better trained of the two. "You're on. What do you have in mind?"
"Whoever loses gets to wear the other's clothes for a day." she confirmed.
"But I don't wear any clothes."
She smiled. "Now you do!" She held out a shopping bag. "Try 'em on!"
"Okay, but you can't look til I say so."
She turned away from him, then tried to sneak a peek. He was out of sight by then. She looked around until she heard a voice behind her.
"I've got two words: It's buttah!!"
She turned to see just that. He wore a red muscle shirt with slightly baggy black pants and boots. He also wore a red headband with black rubber bands on his dreads. He was to die for. "Delish!" she exclaimed.
"How do you do it?" he beamed.
"I've got connections." she confirmed.
"Damn good, I should say! I've neva been so sexy in my life!" he said, striking various poses.
"I'm not surprised. So, is the bet final, or are you chicken?" she asked.
"I love me some chicken, but I gotta see you lose." he commented.
"No chance of that happening." she stated haughtily. "We start here." She pointed her foot at a mark, which was the mid-mountain entrance. "Ready?"
He got into combat stance and faced the entrance. "I am one with the Angel Emerald!"
She did the same. "I won't lose to the likes of you!"
"Why does that sound so familiar?"
"It's the clothes talking." They both ran in different directions of the mountain, punching and kicking obstacles out of the way.
In a matter of minutes, they had both retrieved three pieces. They were both at the top of the mountain with their detectors beeping slowly and the tracker glowed an emerald green.
Rouge looked to the sky and saw a small twinkle. She quickly activated her treasure scope and slinked to a hidden spring.
Knux followed every single move she made and met Rouge's altitude. She grinned at him in the air and shouted, "Black Wave!" which knocked him off the mountain and gave her the last emerald.
She landed swiftly and glided around Knux saying, "Who's bad, who's bad." repeatedly.
The stars disappeared from his sight and he gained his senses. "You're one sneaky bat, but I'll get you next time."
"We'll see how much of a bat you'll resemble tomorrow."
"Well, I'll just use Chaos Control and take us to the next day."
She gave him a shocked look and crossed her arms. "You wouldn't dare."
"Try me." he said, copying her.
Her shock changed to a look of confidence. "If you had the emerald, that is."
"What are you talking about? I always have the-" he started to say, reaching into his pockets and finding nothing.
"Empty air?" she asked, taking the emerald out of her pocket. "Or this? I can't really recall this precious gem. How 'bout you refresh my memory?"
He gave her a look of suspicion. "So you're better than I thought."
"You'll never know how much.I suggest you start trying on my clothes to get used to the embarrassment." she continued.
"Maybe I'll do just that!" he remarked, slinking off into the distance.
She smiled at the thought of him in her clothes. Her thoughts were interrupted by a slow beeping sound from her detector.
She followed a path until the tracker became red and beeped with intense speed. She kicked away a few boulders and dug a hole in the empty space. She saw an identical dark purple shard to the one she retrieved the day before. She stuck it into the same pouch and rushed to the heli.
Knux was nowhere in sight, so she went to her control panel and made a worldwide search for a gem resembling the shards she collected. There were no dark purple gems that matched the shards.
"I wonder if this one is a myth like Knux said," she thought. "Maybe I should tell him. He could help me find the other pieces and-"
Then a familiar voice rang out in her head. "You won't ell Knuckles about this emerald. You're capable of finding it herself. You'll find what you're looking for eventually."
She obeyed the voice and kept the secret to herself, growing more interested in this emerald's power. She snapped out of it when Knux came in with her clothes on.
"I think I feel a little better about my situation." he confirmed.
"Good to hear it."
"And I've been doing some thinking over tomorrow's bet."
"Oh, it can't be that bad."
"This one is gonna kill you if you lose, which I don't have to recommend you to do." he warned.
"I'm not losing just so you can live out the sick fantasies in your dirty mind."
He smiled, getting an idea. "Now that's a classic! Thanks for the idea, babe!" he exclaimed.
Rouge sighed as she banged her head against the wall while he laughed at her.