Confessions
Disclaimer- I don't own any of these characters, or the songs that I'll eventually use in this fic maybe-probably-possibly.
----------[ Chapter 1: Night Training
Knuckles sat on the stairs on the shrine, looking down at his gloves with slightly narrowed eyes. Tonight he was on guard duty by himself, saying calmly that he didn't need any help that night. The legion hasn't been heard from in a month or so. Robotnik has his own problems on lower Mobius and couldn't be concerned with the Emerald. Life for once was... normal on Angel Island.
Knuckles hated normal. It opened the door to feelings he either shouldn't experience or didn't want to deal with. He was reminded of how 'fortunate' he was to be guarding the Master Emerald while his friends could pursue other things in their lives. Only Espio and Vector had a real job, but all of them had the sort of social life he had always dreamed of having.
His eye suddenly twitched. " Damnit... " He sighed before sprawling out on the steps.
A recent memory flooded his mind and consumed his thoughts. During Sonic's absence from Mobius he and his friends was forced to live in Knothole with the Freedom Fighters due to a sudden takeover of the island. He was concerned about his mother and father's condition on the Island, but there was nothing he could do until Sonic returned from space. For the few months he waited, he had the chance to live the life that he wanted his whole life.
In that short time he had met her.
Sure he met the 'interesting' bat before that time, but during that short time in Knothole he had really gotten to know her. Her excuse for being there was because the President wanted to know more about the people in Knothole so they could become allies. Rouge made the transition like it was nothing, and was especially friendly towards him.
It seemed to be harmless fun the way Rouge dragged him around the growing city. A hug here and a pat there. A few times she planted a light kiss on his cheek or forehead. Once... she cuddled with him right in front of Julie-Su, who tried her best to ignore them both. That day she went home early and wasn't seen outside her room again until next week.
Julie-Su had warned him about her...
Oh damn... did she warn him about her!
That night... Rouge had told him that she wanted to do some training with him. She told me not to tell anyone where we were going since it'd be distracting. Julie actually pulled him aside right before he left and embraced him, for what might have been the last time. Knuckles could still remember in detail, that she wore some sort of berry lip gloss and smelt like the wildflowers surrounding the forest. Her fur was so soft and silky... but she was shivering as if she was afraid.
Why are you shaking... I asked her something along those lines. She looked up into my eyes with a sorrowful look. Julie simply said 'I love you' in a voice that made him regret ever going out that night, before walking away.
Knuckles couldn't figure out for the life of him what possessed him to go out that night. He was so native to think that was what she was taking him out there for, it was the only thing he could think of! Still he went out to that secluded spot on the far end of the forest, on the opposite side of Robotropolis. He was lead to an open field with very tall grass, surrounded by trees on every side.
Rouge was sitting down on a rock on the edge of the field, wearing the same clothes that she wore when they first met. He knew she had another outfit that looked a bit more... fitting for her, but he wouldn't admit that he'd rather see her in that.
At the time, he couldn't think of leaving Julie-Su for any else in the world.
Disclaimer- I don't own any of these characters, or the songs that I'll eventually use in this fic maybe-probably-possibly.
----------[ Chapter 1: Night Training
Knuckles sat on the stairs on the shrine, looking down at his gloves with slightly narrowed eyes. Tonight he was on guard duty by himself, saying calmly that he didn't need any help that night. The legion hasn't been heard from in a month or so. Robotnik has his own problems on lower Mobius and couldn't be concerned with the Emerald. Life for once was... normal on Angel Island.
Knuckles hated normal. It opened the door to feelings he either shouldn't experience or didn't want to deal with. He was reminded of how 'fortunate' he was to be guarding the Master Emerald while his friends could pursue other things in their lives. Only Espio and Vector had a real job, but all of them had the sort of social life he had always dreamed of having.
His eye suddenly twitched. " Damnit... " He sighed before sprawling out on the steps.
A recent memory flooded his mind and consumed his thoughts. During Sonic's absence from Mobius he and his friends was forced to live in Knothole with the Freedom Fighters due to a sudden takeover of the island. He was concerned about his mother and father's condition on the Island, but there was nothing he could do until Sonic returned from space. For the few months he waited, he had the chance to live the life that he wanted his whole life.
In that short time he had met her.
Sure he met the 'interesting' bat before that time, but during that short time in Knothole he had really gotten to know her. Her excuse for being there was because the President wanted to know more about the people in Knothole so they could become allies. Rouge made the transition like it was nothing, and was especially friendly towards him.
It seemed to be harmless fun the way Rouge dragged him around the growing city. A hug here and a pat there. A few times she planted a light kiss on his cheek or forehead. Once... she cuddled with him right in front of Julie-Su, who tried her best to ignore them both. That day she went home early and wasn't seen outside her room again until next week.
Julie-Su had warned him about her...
Oh damn... did she warn him about her!
That night... Rouge had told him that she wanted to do some training with him. She told me not to tell anyone where we were going since it'd be distracting. Julie actually pulled him aside right before he left and embraced him, for what might have been the last time. Knuckles could still remember in detail, that she wore some sort of berry lip gloss and smelt like the wildflowers surrounding the forest. Her fur was so soft and silky... but she was shivering as if she was afraid.
Why are you shaking... I asked her something along those lines. She looked up into my eyes with a sorrowful look. Julie simply said 'I love you' in a voice that made him regret ever going out that night, before walking away.
Knuckles couldn't figure out for the life of him what possessed him to go out that night. He was so native to think that was what she was taking him out there for, it was the only thing he could think of! Still he went out to that secluded spot on the far end of the forest, on the opposite side of Robotropolis. He was lead to an open field with very tall grass, surrounded by trees on every side.
Rouge was sitting down on a rock on the edge of the field, wearing the same clothes that she wore when they first met. He knew she had another outfit that looked a bit more... fitting for her, but he wouldn't admit that he'd rather see her in that.
At the time, he couldn't think of leaving Julie-Su for any else in the world.