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I still haven't got any reviews yet. I'm a little disappointed by that fact, but oh well. I hope this chapter makes the story long enough so that people will care enough to read it. Hopefully, this chapter will make you want to read the rest of the story as soon as I'm done typing it. I would like to know how I'm doing is all. Thank you, and enjoy.

Chapter 3

As the duo of mysterious figures ran towards Tails, he was startled, but only at first. Rouge stepped in front of the young fox in a protective manner incase the pair of unknown visitors posed a threat. As they came closer, Tails knew that his suspicions were right about who the mysterious newcomers were.

"Hi Tails. Hey there Rouge." said a cheerful familiar feminine voice.

"Hello Tails, Hello Miss Rouge." said another polite feminine voice.

"Chao, chao!" said the small chao in the younger girl's hands.

"Hi there girls." Tails replied back.

It was Amy Rose and Cream the Rabbit with Cheese the Chao. They were spending the day together and saw that Tails and Rouge were alone, so they wanted to know if they wanted to hang out together. Tails quickly explained the situation about Sonic and how he met up with Rouge.

"That's awful! My sweet, sweet Sonic could be in danger!" Amy cried out so that it drew the attention of everyone walking on the streets nearby. Amy became slightly embarrassed and quickly put her hands over her mouth. Rouge let out a small laugh, which agitated Amy even more.

"So Rouge, I see you've got a pretty good grip on that RED emerald of yours. What's the matter, you couldn't get Knuckles to go out with you so you resorted to using the red emerald as a replacement! That's pretty pathetic Rouge!" Amy shouted out with a small laugh of her own to end her remark.

Amy had crossed the line with that statement. Normally, Rouge would try to maintain her cool at least for a little while when she was in public, but Amy had hurt her in her one sensitive spot when she was in a vulnerable situation. This caused Rouge to storm up to Amy, regardless of what the people around her would think.

"Why you little pink brat! How dare you speak like that to a lady like me!" Rouge shouted raising her hand in anger.

Amy would usually be scared and back down in a situation like this, but the thought of Sonic being in danger gave Amy the courage she needed to hold her ground, even against a much stronger person like Rouge.

"You're not more of a lady, you're just older than me, that's all! You know it, I know it, everyone knows it, even Knuckles!" Amy blurted out.

Rouge was severely offended by Amy's last comment. She was furious at this point, but her pride was so badly damaged that she couldn't think of good comeback.

"Shut up!" Rouge shouted, her hand gathering dark energy preparing to perform her signature Black Wave technique. "You don't know anything about me!"

"No, please don't attack her Rouge. She didn't mean it, and besides she's a lot younger than you are. Please don't fight! We should all be friends!" Tails begged Rouge pulling her back on her other arm. He didn't doubt Amy's fighting ability, but he knew that she had bit way more than she could chew this time.

"I don't care, she'd better learn some respect!" Rouge shouted so that the whole neighborhood noticed."And I'm the one who will teach her." This statement caused Amy to jump back a good amount in fear.

Rouge was struggling to regain her cool, but the pleas of the gentle young fox who was so kind to her managed to help her calm down. After a few deep breaths, she released the dark energy that she had managed to accumulate and put her hand by her side.

"Thank you Rouge." Tails said in a soft voice. He then turned to Amy who was somewhat frightened from Rouge's outburst but still trying to maintain her poker face so she didn't liet the others know. "Amy, I think you should apologize to her. I know we're friends, but I have to tell you that you were WAY out of line this time."

"Yes, I also think you should say you're sorry and make up with Miss Rouge Amy, because if you don't, you'll be setting a bad example for me and Cheese. Amy, please say you're sorry, because I know you're a kind person and if you don't apologize, it'll stay on your conscience, and I don't want that to happen to my good friend." Cream pleaded.

Amy was truly touched by Cream's words and she knew herself, that she was wrong. She knew what it was like to not have any attention from the man she loved, and knew that it was both cruel and childish to use that as a cheap shot to take advantage of Rouge, no matter what she did.

"Rouge, I'm really sorry." Amy said in her most humble tone. "I know what's its like to be in love, and how fragile your heart can be in those times. No matter how strong you are on the outside, you're sensitive on the inside. I should have respected that more, and I didn't. I know I don't deserve it, but will you forgive me? Please?"

Rouge was skeptical to accept Amy's apology, but she looked down at Tails expression and decided to let go of her grudge and be the bigger lady.

"Okay, I'll accept your apology." Rouge said. "But only as a favor to Tails."

"I guess I had that coming huh?" Amy said in a playful fashion.

"I guess you did." Rouge said confidently.

"Hmmm....tell you what Rouge. To make up for it, I'll do you a favor and find out how Knuckles feels about you. I'll even play matchmaker and set you two kids up. Well what do you say?" Amy said enthusiastically.

"Oh, um....sure. Okay Amy." Rouge said. She was obviously nervous, because her cheeks turned slightly red. Cream and Cheese both noticed this and giggled to themselves.

"Great, now that that's settled, let's find Sonic!" Amy exclaimed.

"Hey, look who it is!" Cream shouted in joy as she looked down the street.

"Oh, wow! Perfect timing!" Amy shouted as she ran to the figure down the street. "Hi, I haven't seen YOU in a while. How are you doing?"

Well that's it for chapter 3. I hope that will make the story long enough to attract reviewers. The sooner you review, the sooner I'll take you off of THIS cliffhanger. Until then, bye.