Declaimer: Yes, you know...read other chapters...
Author Notes: I hope you all like this chapter. I wasn't going to post it until the 24th, but I said, why not? I hope everyone like it.
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Chapter 5
Sameo slammed his fist down on the table in a small room, "What do you mean, you can't get a trace?!" He bellow, scaring the young bat that was in front of him.
Slice coward, "I...I...I mean...the emerald...can not...pick up a trace...the jewels must be...cloak or something..." Sliced murmur, this was ridiculous! Slice the Bat, NEVER cowards in fear to anyone! But, than again, this dude here was an insane demon summonor and, well, anyone would be terrified of him.
Sameo growled, "You are worthless! Go out and FIND it than since the Master Emerald can not pick up a trace!"
Slice stared at him, "What? But it could be anywhere!"
The dragon eyes glared red, "I thought you were the greatest treasure hunter in the world?"
Slice sighed, "Yes, but..."
"But what? If this is the way you want to act, I would've had a better chance in getting that jewel with your sister!"
That made Sliced flared, "My sister? Pul-LEASE! I'm ten times better than THAT bat." Slice crossed her arms. "I'll find you that bloody jewel before that sister of mine and her boyfriend. You can count on me, Lord Sameo." Sliced left the room without another world.
Sameo smirk, "I knew she'll fall for that one, that stupid creature. Once I get what I want from her, I shall depose of her." He lean back on a chair, only having two legs on the floor, than Klaudia came in a little too noisily, causing Sameo to fall on the ground..."Ow..."
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Tarosamo, Knuckles, and Rouge were in a small clearing where they had set up camp the night before. Tarosamo offer to teach them a few more moves or whatever, and of course, Knuckles decline, but Rouge was glad to be taught a few more tricks.
Knuckles sat in a tree, over looking the area. He snorted as he watched that echidna teach Rouge a few kicking techniques. "Humph, I don't need some stupid echidna teaching me how to fight. I already have my own fighting styles and techniques..." He said to himself. 'I bet that echidna is just trying to get close to Rouge. How could she be so stupid?'
Down on the ground below the tree, Tarosamo was teaching Rouge the art of Tarosamia, a unique fighting technique that he had learnt from his father, who had learnt it from his father before him. It goes back many, many generations.
"So, in order for me to master this technique, I must be one with the power of kicking?" Rouge asked, slightly confused, it all sounded crazy to her.
Tarosamo nodded, "That is correct."
Rouge shrug, "Well, if you say so...and this attack...also has an elemental power too?"
He nodded once again.
"What is the element for this attack?"
"The element depends on the individual who wields it. My element happens to be Wind." He swirl his hand around creating a tornado. "Sir Knuckles element is fire."
Rouge grinned up at Knuckles, "That explains why he's so hot headed."
Knuckles ignore her, looking off in the distance.
Rouge turned back to the black and pale blue echidna, "So, all we need to do is figure out my element?"
"That is correct, unless you do not have one."
Rouge frowned, "That's not fair. Knuckles gets an element, I should have one too. After all, I am the better Treasure Hunter!" She grinned and did a cute pose.
Tarosamo coughed, "Ahem...yes...anyway....try to do the attack I taught you. Oh, here, take this." He pulled out a blue stone and tossed it to Rouge.
Rouge caught it, turning it around in her hand. "What is this?"
"That is an elemental stone. The Water Stone. It will help you in your attack. But in order for it to work, you must keep it with you at all time." Tarosamo explained.
"Hmm..." Rouge took out a string and tied it around the stone so it would hang like a necklace. Rouge tied it around her neck, "Perfect." She purred. "So, what was that attack again? Oh, yeah, Swirling Doom?" Rouge kick the air two times, than did a spinning roundhouse kick, flipping up, and concluded with another set of kicks, and to her and everyone else's surprise, water swirl around like a tornado. Rouge was amazed, "Wow, that's awesome!"
Tarosamo nodded, also impressed, "Very good, Rouge."
Knuckles than decided to jump from the tree and landed next to Rouge. The bat grin, "Nice of you to join us, Sir Knuckles." She bowed mocking him.
Knuckles rolled his eyes, "Stop that."
Tarosamo grinned at the two, "It is nice of you to join us, Knuckles. I was wondering if you'll like to learn a few new moves?"
"Thanks, but no thanks." He declined walking away from them.
"Aw, Knuckles, c'mon. It's not like it's the end of the world." Rouge said, trying to get the echidna to change his mind.
He thought for a moment, than turn to Rouge, "Uh, Rouge, could I speak with you? Privately?" He asked, glancing at Tarosamo as he said the last part.
All playfulness left Rouge as she notice the seriousness in his voice. "Uh, sure, what's up?"
Knuckles started walking away. Rouge sighed and jog a little to catch up with the red echidna. They stayed silent for a while and Rouge was beginning to think he wasn't going to say anything at all. She started to say something, but Knuckles cut her off, "Rouge, I—I mean..." He sighed. This was so hard.
"Knuckles? What's wrong?" Rouge asked with concerned.
Knuckles growled, "This whole thing is wrong."
"What whole thing?"
"The whole thing with this...this "adventure"! It makes no sense!" Knuckles yelled, stopping and looking towards the blue sky.
Rouge thought for a moment, "Well, maybe it's not suppose to make sense, you know? Maybe faith intended for us to save the world. We had before, right?"
"Yeah, but this is different."
"How is it different?"
He turned to Rouge, looking into her eyes. "How is it different? Saving the world those other times didn't involve demons and "powers". Sonic was always the main character and hero. It didn't involve some...some...WEIRD echidna!"
Rouge shook her head, "Knuckles, Sonic isn't here. And...are you jealous of Tarosamo?"
Knuckles stared at her as if she was crazy, turning red. "Wha—what?! No! Why would I be jealous?!"
Rouge shrug and took a step closer, "I don't know, I was hoping you could tell me."
Gulping, Knuckles backed up from her, "Uh..."
"Are you jealous because he is getting a lot of attention from a certain bat?" She hinted, moving a little closer.
"What?! No! I, why would I be jealous of that?!"
Rouge smirked, "Oh? Well, if that's the case, I'll go back and "train" with Tarosamo some more."
"NO! Uh, shoot..." Knuckles sighed.
Rouge grinned, "Ha! I knew it! I knew you liked me! Just admit it, Treasure Hunter!"
Knuckles face turn redder, if possible. "Don't flatter yourself, bat-girl."
"Aw, is that how you wanna be, knucklehead? Just admit it, I wont tell!" She taunt, grinning even wider.
"Rouge, I said I didn't like you! I—" He stop, I what?
"Ouch, well that hurts." Rouge pouted playfully, turning away, pretending like she was really hurt. She was, actually, a little sting.
Knuckles sighed as he walked up behind Rouge, okay, time to admit the fact, first to himself. He knew he didn't like Rouge, in fact, he hated her guts sometime. And that was that. But, he also knew he loved her. Yes, Knuckles, you loved that bat since the first day she, uh, try to steal your emerald...okay, maybe not than, but it was definite after saving her from falling off that beam with the ARK incident. Needless to say, he was freaked out. He never, in all his years of life, felt this way towards anyone, let alone a female. He was so used to being alone. That was until Sonic and friends walked into his life (note: I do not know how Sonic and Knuckles met!). And than, Rouge. Trying to steal the Master Emerald. Of course he forgave her. Forgave her enough to fall in love with her. Yeah, time to let her know that.
Knuckles stopped in thought, but what if she doesn't feel the same? What if...she laughs at him? What if she rejects him? What if? Life is full of what ifs. But you got to chance it sometimes. He didn't know what to do if she didn't felt the same. That would be horrible, given the fact that he finally brought up his courage and than she throws him back down. Knuckles shook his head, no matter. He's just going to go on with his life.
Rouge noticed that Knuckles been in deep thought for the pass five minutes. What was on his mind, anyway? She shrug her shoulders, "Uh, Knuckles?" Knuckles eyes turned to her, focusing on her face, her beautiful crystal blue eyes.
He took a deep breath, 'Now or never, god, give me the strength.' "Rouge, there's something I must tell you..."
"Yeah?" Rouge had a tint of worry in her eyes as she looked at him.
Knuckles sighed one last time, before continuing, "Rouge, this is difficult for me, but, I..." He suddenly stop as he saw a creature behind Rouge, ready to strike. His eyes grew wide, "Rouge! Look out!" He pushed Rouge out of the way before the creature could make contact.
It hissed. It looked like a giant spider, with a long horn on it's forehead and eight furry legs. It was black with red spots around the horn and on it's back like a Black Widow's.
Rouge stared at it, "What is that?"
Knuckles glared at it, standing in front of Rouge, again, protecting her from the demon thing. (Protective, isn't he?)
The spider hissed as it slashed a leg at Knuckles, who dodged it. He pushed Rouge out of the way, not wanting her to get hurt by the thing. "Rouge, leave, now!"
Rouge rolled her eyes, "Whatever, knucklehead. I'm not going anywhere. I can fight, too, you know."
Knuckles growled. "You are impossible."
She smirked, "But you are more so than me."
The spider rolled it's eighTEEN eyes as the two argued. It finally got tired of hearing their little spat, and charged at them, all eight legs moving fast on the ground. It jumped in the air, legs pointed directly at the two.
Knuckles and Rouge noticed it just in the nick of time and jumped out of the way as the spider created a small crater in the ground where they were standing just seconds before. As soon as the spider touched ground, it jumped up again and landed a claw across Knuckles face, knocking him into a tree.
"Knuckles!" Rouge yelled, running to the fallen echidna, before she reached him, the spider attacked her, sending her to the opposite side from Knuckles. The spider stood over Rouge, it's green saliva dripping from it's fang...thingies...(Wow, my terminology sucks. Lol). It look maniacally at the bat, ready to fest. It face inch closer and closer to her.
Rouge backed away as far she could, and ended up backed into a tree, the spider had her. Rouge closed her eyes, 'Well, looks like this is the end...how ironic...dying by the hand...er...mouth...of a over grown spider...'
Suddenly, something splatter across her face and she snapped her eyes open. She glanced at the spider. Something, or rather, someone cut it straight down the middle and what splatter across her face was the spider's guts. Rouge jumped up in a panic.
"Ew! Gross!!" She wiped the green stuff from her face in disgust and look at her savior, Tarosamo. He stealth his sword, which still had spider guts on it.
"Are you alright, Rouge?" He asked in concern.
Rouge nodded, "Yeah, fine, except for the fact I'm cover in spider guts!" She paused, "Hey, where's Knuckles?"
They heard a moan, turning to it, Knuckles slowly woke up, with a large bump on his head.
"Knuckles!" Rouge hurriedly rush to his side, "Are you alright?"
He shook his head to clear the cobwebs and felt the small bump on his head, flinching a little bit. "What do you think?"
"Hey, don't bite my head off for caring!" Rouge crossed her arms and glared at the red knucklehead.
Knuckles turned away from her, not wanting to look in her angry eyes. He was so close too! So close in telling her...but yet so far away. No wonder why he hated spiders. All the courage he built, the strength he mustered...crushed in a mere moment. Burst into flames. Vanish into thin air. Gone, forever!! KABO—(Knuckles: THEY GET IT ALREADY!!) Ahem...well, Knuckles courage was gone. ^_^()
All was silent. Tarosamo, forgotten, as it may seem, glanced between the two, nervous. He slightly cleared his thought to get their attention. That didn't work as the two were lost in their own little world. Lets see what is going on in their heads, shall we?
Knuckles was confused. Confused about everything. About life in general, his guardianship, his destiny, and of course, about Rouge. Why did that stupid spider had to interfere? Now he'll have to build all that courage up again. Funny, Knuckles, fearless Knuckles, he wasn't afraid of anything! Why on Angel Island would he be afraid of telling a certain female about his feelings? He was so concealed, he wouldn't let anyone in. Sonic would have a better chance at telling Amy he loves her! Knuckles paused, and rolled his eyes. Yeah, right.
Rouge sighed as we enter her mangle thoughts. 'That stupid smelly echidna, you try to be nice to him and what does he do? Ugh...I hate him so much...but yet, I love him...' (Oh no...Helga?) So many months had passed since they first met. A lot had happen. Feelings grew stronger. It was amazing. The feeling she gets when she is around him. Her heart beat quickens. It just drives her insane. His cute little dreadlocks, his wonderful purple eyes, his, uh, knuckles.
Yeah, she knows she loves him, just like Knux knows he loves her. But, they don't know how they feel for each other and are scared to confess.
Tarosamo cleared his throat, louder this time, and the two snapped out of their thoughts. They both turned to Tarosamo who smiled sheepishly. "Uh, we should get going..."
Rouge nodded and stood up, "Yeah, I guess you're right, Tarosamo. Lets go." She than left the two guys and went to the camp site to get ready and look for whatever they were looking for.
Knuckles also stood up and glared at Tarosamo. "Where are we going?"
"We are going to retrieve the Jewel of Darkness before Sameo does." He answered as he too headed to the camp site, with the red echidna following behind.
"How do I know if this jewel even exist?" Knuckles asked, not fully believing this weird echidna.
Tarosamo turn and stared Knuckles in the eyes. He was only a few inches taller than the red echidna (sorry, forgot to mention that earlier). "Because, I would not lie about the faith of the world." And with that, he turned away and started his walk again.
Knuckles sighed. "Wish I was Sonic right about now..." Than an image of Sonic being chased by Amy flash through his mind. "Or maybe not..."
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Well, that's chapter five for you. Well? What do you think? Review, thanks mucho!
Author Notes: I hope you all like this chapter. I wasn't going to post it until the 24th, but I said, why not? I hope everyone like it.
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Chapter 5
Sameo slammed his fist down on the table in a small room, "What do you mean, you can't get a trace?!" He bellow, scaring the young bat that was in front of him.
Slice coward, "I...I...I mean...the emerald...can not...pick up a trace...the jewels must be...cloak or something..." Sliced murmur, this was ridiculous! Slice the Bat, NEVER cowards in fear to anyone! But, than again, this dude here was an insane demon summonor and, well, anyone would be terrified of him.
Sameo growled, "You are worthless! Go out and FIND it than since the Master Emerald can not pick up a trace!"
Slice stared at him, "What? But it could be anywhere!"
The dragon eyes glared red, "I thought you were the greatest treasure hunter in the world?"
Slice sighed, "Yes, but..."
"But what? If this is the way you want to act, I would've had a better chance in getting that jewel with your sister!"
That made Sliced flared, "My sister? Pul-LEASE! I'm ten times better than THAT bat." Slice crossed her arms. "I'll find you that bloody jewel before that sister of mine and her boyfriend. You can count on me, Lord Sameo." Sliced left the room without another world.
Sameo smirk, "I knew she'll fall for that one, that stupid creature. Once I get what I want from her, I shall depose of her." He lean back on a chair, only having two legs on the floor, than Klaudia came in a little too noisily, causing Sameo to fall on the ground..."Ow..."
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Tarosamo, Knuckles, and Rouge were in a small clearing where they had set up camp the night before. Tarosamo offer to teach them a few more moves or whatever, and of course, Knuckles decline, but Rouge was glad to be taught a few more tricks.
Knuckles sat in a tree, over looking the area. He snorted as he watched that echidna teach Rouge a few kicking techniques. "Humph, I don't need some stupid echidna teaching me how to fight. I already have my own fighting styles and techniques..." He said to himself. 'I bet that echidna is just trying to get close to Rouge. How could she be so stupid?'
Down on the ground below the tree, Tarosamo was teaching Rouge the art of Tarosamia, a unique fighting technique that he had learnt from his father, who had learnt it from his father before him. It goes back many, many generations.
"So, in order for me to master this technique, I must be one with the power of kicking?" Rouge asked, slightly confused, it all sounded crazy to her.
Tarosamo nodded, "That is correct."
Rouge shrug, "Well, if you say so...and this attack...also has an elemental power too?"
He nodded once again.
"What is the element for this attack?"
"The element depends on the individual who wields it. My element happens to be Wind." He swirl his hand around creating a tornado. "Sir Knuckles element is fire."
Rouge grinned up at Knuckles, "That explains why he's so hot headed."
Knuckles ignore her, looking off in the distance.
Rouge turned back to the black and pale blue echidna, "So, all we need to do is figure out my element?"
"That is correct, unless you do not have one."
Rouge frowned, "That's not fair. Knuckles gets an element, I should have one too. After all, I am the better Treasure Hunter!" She grinned and did a cute pose.
Tarosamo coughed, "Ahem...yes...anyway....try to do the attack I taught you. Oh, here, take this." He pulled out a blue stone and tossed it to Rouge.
Rouge caught it, turning it around in her hand. "What is this?"
"That is an elemental stone. The Water Stone. It will help you in your attack. But in order for it to work, you must keep it with you at all time." Tarosamo explained.
"Hmm..." Rouge took out a string and tied it around the stone so it would hang like a necklace. Rouge tied it around her neck, "Perfect." She purred. "So, what was that attack again? Oh, yeah, Swirling Doom?" Rouge kick the air two times, than did a spinning roundhouse kick, flipping up, and concluded with another set of kicks, and to her and everyone else's surprise, water swirl around like a tornado. Rouge was amazed, "Wow, that's awesome!"
Tarosamo nodded, also impressed, "Very good, Rouge."
Knuckles than decided to jump from the tree and landed next to Rouge. The bat grin, "Nice of you to join us, Sir Knuckles." She bowed mocking him.
Knuckles rolled his eyes, "Stop that."
Tarosamo grinned at the two, "It is nice of you to join us, Knuckles. I was wondering if you'll like to learn a few new moves?"
"Thanks, but no thanks." He declined walking away from them.
"Aw, Knuckles, c'mon. It's not like it's the end of the world." Rouge said, trying to get the echidna to change his mind.
He thought for a moment, than turn to Rouge, "Uh, Rouge, could I speak with you? Privately?" He asked, glancing at Tarosamo as he said the last part.
All playfulness left Rouge as she notice the seriousness in his voice. "Uh, sure, what's up?"
Knuckles started walking away. Rouge sighed and jog a little to catch up with the red echidna. They stayed silent for a while and Rouge was beginning to think he wasn't going to say anything at all. She started to say something, but Knuckles cut her off, "Rouge, I—I mean..." He sighed. This was so hard.
"Knuckles? What's wrong?" Rouge asked with concerned.
Knuckles growled, "This whole thing is wrong."
"What whole thing?"
"The whole thing with this...this "adventure"! It makes no sense!" Knuckles yelled, stopping and looking towards the blue sky.
Rouge thought for a moment, "Well, maybe it's not suppose to make sense, you know? Maybe faith intended for us to save the world. We had before, right?"
"Yeah, but this is different."
"How is it different?"
He turned to Rouge, looking into her eyes. "How is it different? Saving the world those other times didn't involve demons and "powers". Sonic was always the main character and hero. It didn't involve some...some...WEIRD echidna!"
Rouge shook her head, "Knuckles, Sonic isn't here. And...are you jealous of Tarosamo?"
Knuckles stared at her as if she was crazy, turning red. "Wha—what?! No! Why would I be jealous?!"
Rouge shrug and took a step closer, "I don't know, I was hoping you could tell me."
Gulping, Knuckles backed up from her, "Uh..."
"Are you jealous because he is getting a lot of attention from a certain bat?" She hinted, moving a little closer.
"What?! No! I, why would I be jealous of that?!"
Rouge smirked, "Oh? Well, if that's the case, I'll go back and "train" with Tarosamo some more."
"NO! Uh, shoot..." Knuckles sighed.
Rouge grinned, "Ha! I knew it! I knew you liked me! Just admit it, Treasure Hunter!"
Knuckles face turn redder, if possible. "Don't flatter yourself, bat-girl."
"Aw, is that how you wanna be, knucklehead? Just admit it, I wont tell!" She taunt, grinning even wider.
"Rouge, I said I didn't like you! I—" He stop, I what?
"Ouch, well that hurts." Rouge pouted playfully, turning away, pretending like she was really hurt. She was, actually, a little sting.
Knuckles sighed as he walked up behind Rouge, okay, time to admit the fact, first to himself. He knew he didn't like Rouge, in fact, he hated her guts sometime. And that was that. But, he also knew he loved her. Yes, Knuckles, you loved that bat since the first day she, uh, try to steal your emerald...okay, maybe not than, but it was definite after saving her from falling off that beam with the ARK incident. Needless to say, he was freaked out. He never, in all his years of life, felt this way towards anyone, let alone a female. He was so used to being alone. That was until Sonic and friends walked into his life (note: I do not know how Sonic and Knuckles met!). And than, Rouge. Trying to steal the Master Emerald. Of course he forgave her. Forgave her enough to fall in love with her. Yeah, time to let her know that.
Knuckles stopped in thought, but what if she doesn't feel the same? What if...she laughs at him? What if she rejects him? What if? Life is full of what ifs. But you got to chance it sometimes. He didn't know what to do if she didn't felt the same. That would be horrible, given the fact that he finally brought up his courage and than she throws him back down. Knuckles shook his head, no matter. He's just going to go on with his life.
Rouge noticed that Knuckles been in deep thought for the pass five minutes. What was on his mind, anyway? She shrug her shoulders, "Uh, Knuckles?" Knuckles eyes turned to her, focusing on her face, her beautiful crystal blue eyes.
He took a deep breath, 'Now or never, god, give me the strength.' "Rouge, there's something I must tell you..."
"Yeah?" Rouge had a tint of worry in her eyes as she looked at him.
Knuckles sighed one last time, before continuing, "Rouge, this is difficult for me, but, I..." He suddenly stop as he saw a creature behind Rouge, ready to strike. His eyes grew wide, "Rouge! Look out!" He pushed Rouge out of the way before the creature could make contact.
It hissed. It looked like a giant spider, with a long horn on it's forehead and eight furry legs. It was black with red spots around the horn and on it's back like a Black Widow's.
Rouge stared at it, "What is that?"
Knuckles glared at it, standing in front of Rouge, again, protecting her from the demon thing. (Protective, isn't he?)
The spider hissed as it slashed a leg at Knuckles, who dodged it. He pushed Rouge out of the way, not wanting her to get hurt by the thing. "Rouge, leave, now!"
Rouge rolled her eyes, "Whatever, knucklehead. I'm not going anywhere. I can fight, too, you know."
Knuckles growled. "You are impossible."
She smirked, "But you are more so than me."
The spider rolled it's eighTEEN eyes as the two argued. It finally got tired of hearing their little spat, and charged at them, all eight legs moving fast on the ground. It jumped in the air, legs pointed directly at the two.
Knuckles and Rouge noticed it just in the nick of time and jumped out of the way as the spider created a small crater in the ground where they were standing just seconds before. As soon as the spider touched ground, it jumped up again and landed a claw across Knuckles face, knocking him into a tree.
"Knuckles!" Rouge yelled, running to the fallen echidna, before she reached him, the spider attacked her, sending her to the opposite side from Knuckles. The spider stood over Rouge, it's green saliva dripping from it's fang...thingies...(Wow, my terminology sucks. Lol). It look maniacally at the bat, ready to fest. It face inch closer and closer to her.
Rouge backed away as far she could, and ended up backed into a tree, the spider had her. Rouge closed her eyes, 'Well, looks like this is the end...how ironic...dying by the hand...er...mouth...of a over grown spider...'
Suddenly, something splatter across her face and she snapped her eyes open. She glanced at the spider. Something, or rather, someone cut it straight down the middle and what splatter across her face was the spider's guts. Rouge jumped up in a panic.
"Ew! Gross!!" She wiped the green stuff from her face in disgust and look at her savior, Tarosamo. He stealth his sword, which still had spider guts on it.
"Are you alright, Rouge?" He asked in concern.
Rouge nodded, "Yeah, fine, except for the fact I'm cover in spider guts!" She paused, "Hey, where's Knuckles?"
They heard a moan, turning to it, Knuckles slowly woke up, with a large bump on his head.
"Knuckles!" Rouge hurriedly rush to his side, "Are you alright?"
He shook his head to clear the cobwebs and felt the small bump on his head, flinching a little bit. "What do you think?"
"Hey, don't bite my head off for caring!" Rouge crossed her arms and glared at the red knucklehead.
Knuckles turned away from her, not wanting to look in her angry eyes. He was so close too! So close in telling her...but yet so far away. No wonder why he hated spiders. All the courage he built, the strength he mustered...crushed in a mere moment. Burst into flames. Vanish into thin air. Gone, forever!! KABO—(Knuckles: THEY GET IT ALREADY!!) Ahem...well, Knuckles courage was gone. ^_^()
All was silent. Tarosamo, forgotten, as it may seem, glanced between the two, nervous. He slightly cleared his thought to get their attention. That didn't work as the two were lost in their own little world. Lets see what is going on in their heads, shall we?
Knuckles was confused. Confused about everything. About life in general, his guardianship, his destiny, and of course, about Rouge. Why did that stupid spider had to interfere? Now he'll have to build all that courage up again. Funny, Knuckles, fearless Knuckles, he wasn't afraid of anything! Why on Angel Island would he be afraid of telling a certain female about his feelings? He was so concealed, he wouldn't let anyone in. Sonic would have a better chance at telling Amy he loves her! Knuckles paused, and rolled his eyes. Yeah, right.
Rouge sighed as we enter her mangle thoughts. 'That stupid smelly echidna, you try to be nice to him and what does he do? Ugh...I hate him so much...but yet, I love him...' (Oh no...Helga?) So many months had passed since they first met. A lot had happen. Feelings grew stronger. It was amazing. The feeling she gets when she is around him. Her heart beat quickens. It just drives her insane. His cute little dreadlocks, his wonderful purple eyes, his, uh, knuckles.
Yeah, she knows she loves him, just like Knux knows he loves her. But, they don't know how they feel for each other and are scared to confess.
Tarosamo cleared his throat, louder this time, and the two snapped out of their thoughts. They both turned to Tarosamo who smiled sheepishly. "Uh, we should get going..."
Rouge nodded and stood up, "Yeah, I guess you're right, Tarosamo. Lets go." She than left the two guys and went to the camp site to get ready and look for whatever they were looking for.
Knuckles also stood up and glared at Tarosamo. "Where are we going?"
"We are going to retrieve the Jewel of Darkness before Sameo does." He answered as he too headed to the camp site, with the red echidna following behind.
"How do I know if this jewel even exist?" Knuckles asked, not fully believing this weird echidna.
Tarosamo turn and stared Knuckles in the eyes. He was only a few inches taller than the red echidna (sorry, forgot to mention that earlier). "Because, I would not lie about the faith of the world." And with that, he turned away and started his walk again.
Knuckles sighed. "Wish I was Sonic right about now..." Than an image of Sonic being chased by Amy flash through his mind. "Or maybe not..."
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Well, that's chapter five for you. Well? What do you think? Review, thanks mucho!