(A/N Ok, this is the REAL chapter six to fix a mistake in my last chapter. Once again, thanks for reviewing, I love you all kidding. Thank you for the compliments, hope the story doesn't suck, and why aren't you berating me! You know its fun to correct all my mistakes! Come on, do it!)

Drake held out his hand which was covered by a black glove. Knuckles reluctantly shook it.

Knuckles peered around Drake curiously at Rouge.

"What happened to Rouge?" he asked.

"Afraid I gave her a bit of a scare when I sneaked up behind her."

Rouge put the book she was flipping through back on the shelf and walked up to Drake.

"I'm Rouge, better known as the treasure hunter Rouge. Nice to meet you."

"Flattered." Drake replied smoothly seizing Rouge's hand and quickly pecking it.

Knuckles rolled his eyes.

"Sorry if I scared you earlier. My name is Drake. Are you with this kind gentleman?" he asked.

"No, I'm with a friend of mine." she replied.

"Really, well, it seems you are trying to find out a thing or two about the castle. I could give you the grand tour, if you would like?" he said in an even smoother voice.

"I'd love to." she replied.

Drake took Rouge's hand and led her out of the room telling her details about the library as they went through the door.

Knuckles left a while after them once he was done thinking.

"Stupid suck-up bat." he mumbled.

"You mean Rouge?" said a voice behind him.

Knuckles spun around to see Sonic behind him.

"No, that Drake guy" he replied.

"Jealous, eh?" he replied.

"What's that supposed to mean" growled Knuckles.

"You like her don't you?" he said leaning against the wall.

"No, what gave you that idea?" he replied sharply.

"It's obvious isn't it? What's even more obvious is that Drake likes her too." he said.

Knuckles' face went slightly pale. "He does?"

"So you do care huh? Yeah, he's been walking with her all around the castle."

Knuckles went even paler.

"He has?"

"Yup, as a matter of fact, here he comes now!" said Sonic speeding out of sight.

Knuckles panicked and jumped behind a tapestry with a secret passage behind it.

Rouge walked down the hall with Drake holding her hand. Knuckles growled as he watched from behind the tapestry.

"Rouge, you really are an amazing women." Knuckles heard Drake say.

"You really think so?" Rouge replied.

"Yes, I do. You are smart, funny, courteous, and above all remarkably beautiful." he replied.

Rouge blushed and Knuckles began to grind his teeth angrily.

"Rouge, would you consider us as, oh what is that American term? Girlfriend and boyfriend?" said Drake.

"Tch, yeah right!" whispered Knuckles under his breath.

"Yeah, I……..I guess I would." replied Rouge.

Knuckles was stunned. He didn't move until after Drake and Rouge were out of sight. He couldn't believe it. Rouge, like that creep? That was improbable! But, still possible. Just like Rouge's story. Knuckles slumped against the wall with his hand on his head. How could he be such an idiot? He was a lonely loser born to do nothing but guard a stupid emerald. How could Rouge ever like him, the fighting freak?

Knuckles spent the rest of the day on his bed pretending to be sleeping. When he finally got up to go to dinner, Sonic noticed Knuckles and pulled him off to the side.

"What happened?" asked Sonic.

"I don't want to talk about it." replied Knuckles.

"Oh yes you do!" replied Sonic.

"Oh no I don't!" he mimicked.

"Come on Knuckles, something is giving you issues. You're too tough to be looking miserable like this without something being up. Now I'm gonna sit here until you tell me what's up!" replied Sonic sharply.

"Well what if I don't want to talk about it?" Knuckles replied.

"Then you are gonna sit here forever." replied Sonic.

Knuckles sighed and looked away.

"Rouge is dating that Drake guy" he mumbled.

"Ouch! Well, I know one thing that this is helping you out with!" said Sonic.

"Really? What!" replied Knuckles harshly?

"You can finally admit to yourself that you like Rouge!" he said smiling slyly.

Knuckles was blushing deep red and growling with his teeth bared.

"Why you little!" he yelled as he lunged at Sonic.

Sonic leapt out of the way and jumped on top of a tall statue.

"Touchy, eh?" said Sonic.

"No, just in the mood to kill something!" yelled Knuckles.

"Than try this spider over here, the maids missed it" said Sonic pointing at a spider web.

Knuckles lunged at Sonic again but this time managed to pin him to the ground.

"Why fight me Knuckles? Take out your anger on somebody more annoying. Like Amy for instance!" he said nervously.

Knuckles looked up.

"Somebody is coming!" he whispered.

Knuckles dragged Sonic behind a tapestry and signaled for him to be quiet.

Rouge and Drake were walking down the hallway, Drake holding Rouge close to him.

"Come Rouge, we don't want anybody to see us, not yet at least." said Drake as they walked down the hallway.

"Why do we need to keep it a secret?" replied Rouge.

"I just want to keep it secret for a while, I'm waiting for the right moment that's all." he replied smiling at Rouge.

Rouge leaned in to kiss Drake. Knuckles was grinding his fist into the floor.

"Quick, we most go before everyone wonders where we are." said Drake as they rushed towards the dining room.

Sonic looked over to Knuckles.

"Knuckles?"

"WHAT?" he growled.

"You are putting a hole in the ground." he said pointing at the hole Knuckles made grinding the floor with his fist.

Knuckles stopped grinding the floor and left the tapestry passageway.

Sonic walked out and yelled to Knuckles "The dining room is the other way!" he yelled.

"I'm not hungry!" he yelled back.

Sonic shrugged his shoulders.

Everybody was asking each other where Knuckles was, except for Rouge and Drake. Sonic just silently ate his dinner. Nobody noticed how Rouge and Drake where smiling at each other all the time or how Sonic hadn't said a word the entire meal. Not even how Lucius and Veronica were missing during dinner.

When dinner was over and everybody had eaten their fill, the contest winners all left for the ballroom.

Drake was talking to Rouge, but nobody could hear what they were saying.

Rouge finally walked towards the ballroom and was the last one to go in. Knuckles was lying on the top bunk staring at the ceiling. Everybody could tell he was in a bad mood and didn't dare talk to him.

As soon as Rouge walked in, Sonic turned on his flashlight and looked around.

"So, anybody have any good ghost stories?" he asked.

This time Cream shot her hand into the air.

"Ok Cream, tell it like it is."

"Well, it was a nightmare I had last night………"

story-

Cream was walking down a country lane on a bright sunny morning. She saw a house up ahead, it looked nice and cheery. Cream walked up to it and decided to go inside. When she entered she heard the door shut abruptly behind her.

Cream went up the stairs and saw a pretty room with a table in the middle. She went up to the table and saw it had tea served on it.

Cream took a teacup and sipped from it. She noticed a black and white picture on the wall, of a family. They looked so happy together. Next to a picture was a boy who Cream hadn't noticed there before.

"Hello, what is your name?" she said politely.

The boy just looked at her.

"Do you live here?" she asked.

The boy looked at her some more.

It must have been her imagination, but after she blinked, the boy was a foot away from her.

"Ummmmm, would you like some tea?" she said holding out a cup of tea with a shaking hand.

The boy shook his head no and smiled revealing sharp, pointed teeth.

Cream nervously took a sip of tea, but when she took a sip, she choked. The tea had a long, thick, black hair in it, covered with blood.

story end-

"Ewwwww, that's so gross!" said Amy wincing.

"Yeah, I had a dream about that black and white picture too last night." said Tails.

"Weird……….anyways, who has another story?"

"Oh, I do I do!" said Amy hand stretched high in the air.

"Okay Amy." said Sonic.

Story-

Amy, a beautiful pink hedgehog was eating a romantic dinner with her husband Sonic!"

interruption-

"Amy!" yelled Sonic.

"What?" she shrugged.

"Is this a scary story or a daydream?" he said.

"You never said what kind of story it had to be." she said crossing her arms.

Sonic hit his forehead with his hand.

"It's supposed to be a SCARY story. That was scary too, but I'm talking ghost here alright? Not marriage." said Sonic.

Tails was snickering into his pillow attempting to stifle the laughs.

"Fine, then I won't tell my story." she said angrily.

"OOOOOOOOOkay then, anybody have a REAL ghost story?"

Nobody raised their hands.

"Ok then, guess its time to hit the sack." said Sonic.

Everybody pulled their covers over their heads, except Knuckles who was still staring at the ceiling.

(A/N Awwwwwwwww, poor Knuckles. I told you I would set up sparks. I will try to finish up the next chapter quickly now that my writers block is gone. Please review and send me scary story ideas cuz mine SUCK!)