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Note: This is it! The last chapter! ^_^
Chapter Ten: The Confession and Grand Finale
Angel Island slowly rose, and the Master Emerald went back to it's normal aura. Knuckles rubbed the Master Emerald a few times, and it turned a bright orange colour.
'Yes, Knuckles?' an airy, ghost-like female voice answered.
Knuckles took a seat by the Master Emerald. "Tikal, I have a problem..."
'Feel free to tell me about it. I will try my best to help you out,' Tikal answered.
"Well...it involves a girl..." Knuckles mumbled in embarrassment.
'A girl who goes by the name of Rouge the Bat, am I right?' Tikal replied.
Knuckles was surprised. "Yeah...how did you know?"
'Don't forget the Master Emerald was with you during your whole adventure. I was watching you and Rouge,' Tikal answered before giggling.
"What's so funny?" Knuckles asked curiously.
'The fact you like Rouge. It seems very unlikely someone like you would fall for someone like her,' Tikal answered in amusement.
"Oh," Knuckles frowned with a blush. "Wait a minute, I never told you I liked Rouge!"
'Remember I was with you through your whole adventure. I saw and heard everything that happened. I know what you were thinking,' Tikal said in amusement before giggling again. 'No matter how much you deny, I know the truth.'
Knuckles whole nuzzle was pink by now. He looked at the ground, as if he was ashamed. "Well I guess there's no point in denying. I do like Rouge."
Tikal giggled again. 'Don't worry! I think she likes you too.'
"I'll be the judge of that, thank you," a familiar voice said from somewhere in a tree.
"What?" Knuckles asked in alarm, looking toward a nearby tree. A familiar head was poking out of the tree, upside down. "R-Rouge!" Knuckles recognized her. The Master Emerald went back to it's normal green aura, and Knuckles panicked. "Uh...how long have you been up there?"
Rouge smirked before getting out of the tree graceful and landing on her feet. "Long enough to know you like me."
"Oh," he said rather sadly, turning to leave.
"You shouldn't be ashamed of what you feel," she stepped closer to him and he started to feel a little uncomfortable. Her eyelids lowered and she smiled at him.
"W...what do you mean?" Knuckles asked nervously, his heart beat increased.
Rouge put her arm casually on the back of his head. "I mean...maybe I feel the same way," she said in a low tone with a smile.
By now Knuckles heart was beating overtime, and his nuzzle was completely red. Rouge's head neared his. He gulped.
"Relax," she whispered soothingly. A shiver was sent up his spine as she brushed her lips against his.
She then backed up a little. He longed for more, and she knew it. "Oh that's right, I'm not supposed to kiss you again, remember?" Rouge teased with a wink.
Knuckles chuckled as he relaxed. He walked closer to her. "You have my permission," he said in a low tone that made Rouge melt.
Rouge smiled as she kissed him again, this time longer, and much more passionate. Knuckles didn't hesitate as he kissed back. It felt good. It felt right. It felt...perfect.
After a few seconds they parted, both with smiles on their faces.
"I love you," Rouge smiled warmly at him.
"I love you too, Rouge," Knuckles replied softly with a smile.
"Ooh, how romantic!" a female voice cooed.
"Huh?" Rouge and Knuckles said in unison.
A familiar pink hedgehog jumped out of some nearby bushes. "That was so romantic!" she wailed.
Sonic and Tails joined Amy, by her side. "Yeah, not to mention embarassing," Tails grinned smugly with his video camera strapped across his hand.
"What?" Knuckles gaped. "You...you have that on tape?"
"Yep," Tails grinned smugly. He zoomed in on Knuckles' angry face. "Ah, the perfect ending," he smirked, satisfied. He turned off his camera and put it away before noticing Knuckles was standing right in front of him. "Ah!" Tails shrieked, cowering behind Amy.
Rouge laughed a bit before walking up to Knuckles. "Don't worry, he won't hurt you..." she said, before pulling out a photograph from somewhere behind her, "but if you don't burn that tape, I'll show the world this!" she held up the photograph with pride.
Tails gasped, realizing what the photograph was of. "No!" He dove for the picture. Rouge swiftly held it up high, as Tails helplessly jumped for it. Sonic snatched the picture out of Rouge's hand while she entertained Tails. He studied it carefully. The photograph was of Cream kissing Tails. Tails was blushing like a mad man and his eyes were the size of dinner plates. Sonic burst out laughing.
"Nice picture, Tails!" he laughed.
Amy smirked, seeing Sonic so amused. "Let me see that!" she said, taking it from his hands. "Ha ha ha!" she began laughing uncontrollably, eventually leaning on Sonic for support.
Tails blushed with an angry frown as he snatched the photograph out of Amy's hands. "Guys! Stop it!"
Rouge giggled. "Come on, Tails. You couldn't keep it hidden forever," she smirked, flashing her fangs.
Tails smirked smugly. "Kind of like I can't keep this," he waved the tape from his video camera in his hand, "hidden forever!"
Knuckles and Rouge exchanged glances. "I'll hold him down -" Rouge started. "- and I'll take care of the video tape!" Knuckles finished. They smirked as they both neared him.
"G-guys?" Tails gulped as Rouge firmly held Tails down.
"Hyuh!" Knuckles groaned as he yanked the video tape out of Tails' hand.
"No!" Tails whined. "Not my video tape! Knuckles - wait!"
Rouge let go of Tails. "Listen fox boy, you can keep your tape if you don't show anyone else."
"And you can keep that stupid picture as long as you don't show anyone else, okay?" Tails said angrily. They shook on it.
"It's a deal," Rouge grinned.
"Well come on guys, let's leave Rouge and Knuckles alone," Tails said as he left.
"We'll catch up in a second, Tails," Sonic yelled to him. Tails nodded. "Okay!"
"See you later, guys," Sonic smiled as he left with Amy.
Rouge and Knuckles watched them all leave. Rouge then turned to Knuckles.
"So, what now?" she asked him gently.
"I don't know..." he said.
Rouge sighed. "I wish we could have more adventures like the one we just had."
Knuckles couldn't help but smile. He nodded. "Yeah, I know what you mean. But...we're both busy. You work, I guard..." "Yeah," Rouge frowned sadly. "If only we had some sort of excuse..."
Her eyes suddenly sparkled as she looked at the Master Emerald with a grin, thinking of a plan. Knuckles grinned, too, knowing what she was thinking.
"May I?" Rouge smirked, taking a step forward.
Knuckles outstretched his hand and bowed as he smiled at her, as if to say 'ladies first.' Rouge looked back at him before looking at the Master Emerald as if it was for the last time.
BAM!
Emerald shards flew everywhere.
"Hey Rouge," Knuckles turned to her with a smile.
"Yeah?" she responded, turning to face him.
"I bet I can find more pieces first!" Knuckles grinned smugly.
"Yeah well we'll see about that," she laughed. They both ran off into the sunset, in search for pieces of the Master Emerald.
"And so, another adventure begins," Sonic said gently with a smile.
Amy grinned. "Yep. They're such a cute couple!"
Sonic pecked her on the cheek, and she blushed. "But not as cute as us," he smirked.
Amy blushed with a huge smile. "Not even close," she giggled.
"Come on guys, are you coming?" Tails called from far ahead. Sonic cleared his throat. "Yeah!" he yelled in response.
"And so it continues," Amy joked with a wink. Sonic looked back at her. Amy nodded. "Go ahead."
Sonic began to run and Amy chased after him. "Sonic! Wait for me!" she cried.
Tails would never figure it out...
THE END
Note: If you don't get the ending - Sonic and Amy are secretly a couple. ^_^; Sorry if that caused confusion.
Anyway - thank the lord! XD I finally finished the story! I hope you enjoyed the last chapter. Sorry x10000000000 it took so long.
Note: This is it! The last chapter! ^_^
Chapter Ten: The Confession and Grand Finale
Angel Island slowly rose, and the Master Emerald went back to it's normal aura. Knuckles rubbed the Master Emerald a few times, and it turned a bright orange colour.
'Yes, Knuckles?' an airy, ghost-like female voice answered.
Knuckles took a seat by the Master Emerald. "Tikal, I have a problem..."
'Feel free to tell me about it. I will try my best to help you out,' Tikal answered.
"Well...it involves a girl..." Knuckles mumbled in embarrassment.
'A girl who goes by the name of Rouge the Bat, am I right?' Tikal replied.
Knuckles was surprised. "Yeah...how did you know?"
'Don't forget the Master Emerald was with you during your whole adventure. I was watching you and Rouge,' Tikal answered before giggling.
"What's so funny?" Knuckles asked curiously.
'The fact you like Rouge. It seems very unlikely someone like you would fall for someone like her,' Tikal answered in amusement.
"Oh," Knuckles frowned with a blush. "Wait a minute, I never told you I liked Rouge!"
'Remember I was with you through your whole adventure. I saw and heard everything that happened. I know what you were thinking,' Tikal said in amusement before giggling again. 'No matter how much you deny, I know the truth.'
Knuckles whole nuzzle was pink by now. He looked at the ground, as if he was ashamed. "Well I guess there's no point in denying. I do like Rouge."
Tikal giggled again. 'Don't worry! I think she likes you too.'
"I'll be the judge of that, thank you," a familiar voice said from somewhere in a tree.
"What?" Knuckles asked in alarm, looking toward a nearby tree. A familiar head was poking out of the tree, upside down. "R-Rouge!" Knuckles recognized her. The Master Emerald went back to it's normal green aura, and Knuckles panicked. "Uh...how long have you been up there?"
Rouge smirked before getting out of the tree graceful and landing on her feet. "Long enough to know you like me."
"Oh," he said rather sadly, turning to leave.
"You shouldn't be ashamed of what you feel," she stepped closer to him and he started to feel a little uncomfortable. Her eyelids lowered and she smiled at him.
"W...what do you mean?" Knuckles asked nervously, his heart beat increased.
Rouge put her arm casually on the back of his head. "I mean...maybe I feel the same way," she said in a low tone with a smile.
By now Knuckles heart was beating overtime, and his nuzzle was completely red. Rouge's head neared his. He gulped.
"Relax," she whispered soothingly. A shiver was sent up his spine as she brushed her lips against his.
She then backed up a little. He longed for more, and she knew it. "Oh that's right, I'm not supposed to kiss you again, remember?" Rouge teased with a wink.
Knuckles chuckled as he relaxed. He walked closer to her. "You have my permission," he said in a low tone that made Rouge melt.
Rouge smiled as she kissed him again, this time longer, and much more passionate. Knuckles didn't hesitate as he kissed back. It felt good. It felt right. It felt...perfect.
After a few seconds they parted, both with smiles on their faces.
"I love you," Rouge smiled warmly at him.
"I love you too, Rouge," Knuckles replied softly with a smile.
"Ooh, how romantic!" a female voice cooed.
"Huh?" Rouge and Knuckles said in unison.
A familiar pink hedgehog jumped out of some nearby bushes. "That was so romantic!" she wailed.
Sonic and Tails joined Amy, by her side. "Yeah, not to mention embarassing," Tails grinned smugly with his video camera strapped across his hand.
"What?" Knuckles gaped. "You...you have that on tape?"
"Yep," Tails grinned smugly. He zoomed in on Knuckles' angry face. "Ah, the perfect ending," he smirked, satisfied. He turned off his camera and put it away before noticing Knuckles was standing right in front of him. "Ah!" Tails shrieked, cowering behind Amy.
Rouge laughed a bit before walking up to Knuckles. "Don't worry, he won't hurt you..." she said, before pulling out a photograph from somewhere behind her, "but if you don't burn that tape, I'll show the world this!" she held up the photograph with pride.
Tails gasped, realizing what the photograph was of. "No!" He dove for the picture. Rouge swiftly held it up high, as Tails helplessly jumped for it. Sonic snatched the picture out of Rouge's hand while she entertained Tails. He studied it carefully. The photograph was of Cream kissing Tails. Tails was blushing like a mad man and his eyes were the size of dinner plates. Sonic burst out laughing.
"Nice picture, Tails!" he laughed.
Amy smirked, seeing Sonic so amused. "Let me see that!" she said, taking it from his hands. "Ha ha ha!" she began laughing uncontrollably, eventually leaning on Sonic for support.
Tails blushed with an angry frown as he snatched the photograph out of Amy's hands. "Guys! Stop it!"
Rouge giggled. "Come on, Tails. You couldn't keep it hidden forever," she smirked, flashing her fangs.
Tails smirked smugly. "Kind of like I can't keep this," he waved the tape from his video camera in his hand, "hidden forever!"
Knuckles and Rouge exchanged glances. "I'll hold him down -" Rouge started. "- and I'll take care of the video tape!" Knuckles finished. They smirked as they both neared him.
"G-guys?" Tails gulped as Rouge firmly held Tails down.
"Hyuh!" Knuckles groaned as he yanked the video tape out of Tails' hand.
"No!" Tails whined. "Not my video tape! Knuckles - wait!"
Rouge let go of Tails. "Listen fox boy, you can keep your tape if you don't show anyone else."
"And you can keep that stupid picture as long as you don't show anyone else, okay?" Tails said angrily. They shook on it.
"It's a deal," Rouge grinned.
"Well come on guys, let's leave Rouge and Knuckles alone," Tails said as he left.
"We'll catch up in a second, Tails," Sonic yelled to him. Tails nodded. "Okay!"
"See you later, guys," Sonic smiled as he left with Amy.
Rouge and Knuckles watched them all leave. Rouge then turned to Knuckles.
"So, what now?" she asked him gently.
"I don't know..." he said.
Rouge sighed. "I wish we could have more adventures like the one we just had."
Knuckles couldn't help but smile. He nodded. "Yeah, I know what you mean. But...we're both busy. You work, I guard..." "Yeah," Rouge frowned sadly. "If only we had some sort of excuse..."
Her eyes suddenly sparkled as she looked at the Master Emerald with a grin, thinking of a plan. Knuckles grinned, too, knowing what she was thinking.
"May I?" Rouge smirked, taking a step forward.
Knuckles outstretched his hand and bowed as he smiled at her, as if to say 'ladies first.' Rouge looked back at him before looking at the Master Emerald as if it was for the last time.
BAM!
Emerald shards flew everywhere.
"Hey Rouge," Knuckles turned to her with a smile.
"Yeah?" she responded, turning to face him.
"I bet I can find more pieces first!" Knuckles grinned smugly.
"Yeah well we'll see about that," she laughed. They both ran off into the sunset, in search for pieces of the Master Emerald.
"And so, another adventure begins," Sonic said gently with a smile.
Amy grinned. "Yep. They're such a cute couple!"
Sonic pecked her on the cheek, and she blushed. "But not as cute as us," he smirked.
Amy blushed with a huge smile. "Not even close," she giggled.
"Come on guys, are you coming?" Tails called from far ahead. Sonic cleared his throat. "Yeah!" he yelled in response.
"And so it continues," Amy joked with a wink. Sonic looked back at her. Amy nodded. "Go ahead."
Sonic began to run and Amy chased after him. "Sonic! Wait for me!" she cried.
Tails would never figure it out...
THE END
Note: If you don't get the ending - Sonic and Amy are secretly a couple. ^_^; Sorry if that caused confusion.
Anyway - thank the lord! XD I finally finished the story! I hope you enjoyed the last chapter. Sorry x10000000000 it took so long.