No new characters here. Sorry again for my crappy Australian!

Man, I'm cold! Sorry, but it's winter and the livingroom (where my computer happens to be) is freezin! Why, this was just the time of year to run out of firewood.

Huh, figures!

Well, enough about me (argh, myteeths are clattering),here's the next chapter! (I'll justhave to unfreeze my fingers first! They are totally stiff. Man, I hate winter)

...sorry...

Here's the next chapter!

Part 6 "Love is in my ear!"

It was the beginning of third period.

Knuckles was walking, rather angrily, back to his classroom with his books, that he had forgot (again!).

He swore as he approached a corner at a short jog, but just as he started running, he was hit by something purple and insanely fast. Together with his books, he flew over five yards before he hit the ground with a painful thump.

"Damn!" he said, loudly, believing it was Sonic who had hit him. "Watch were you run, you stupid hedgehhh..."

"Sorry!" Aleksandra said, embarrassed. "I didn't see ya, thea! I was looking for ma classroom. M'not so familiar 'round hea yet, just started,yaknow!"

"I... It's o o okay...!" Knuckles stuttered hoarsely.

"Ya might alredy know," Aleksandra said. "but eim Aleksandra Delay!"

"Mhe.. me too!" Knuckles coffed.

"I... I... mean," he blushed as a badly sunburned radish, looking in every direction but at Aleksandra. "I did know!"

"Okay!" Aleksandra said. "Then, if yarnot me, than who areya?"

"Oh... Ehh..." Knuckles said. "Ih'm Knuckles. The Echidna!"

Just ask her out now! Knuckles thought.

"Hay, whatdaya say I'll helpya pick up all ya stuff, and well get back to class!"

"Ye...ah!" Knuckles said.

Just! Ask! Her! he thought as Aleksandra helped him pick up his stuff.

It... cant! be That hard!

"Ehh... ehm...!" he said as she picked up his last book. "Will... will... youhhaarghhh!" he stuttered, too low for her to hear.

"Hea!" she said, giving him the book, and then set off down the hall.

"Will you go out with me!" Knuckles said, but too late.

Aleksandra was already gone.

"AARRRGHHH! Let me DIE!" he roared, as he attempted to punch the wall, but he missed, and instead hit the door to the girls' bathroom and pushed it open, making a lot of girls scream and call him veeeryyy unpleasant things as he stuttered a hoarse "sorry!" and hurriedly closed the door, blushing worse than ever!

"Ooooouuuuhhhhh, Looooove is in the air!" "Sonic" said as he rounded the corner, with a particularly pleasant grin on his face.

"What do you mean?" Knuckles grunted.

"I mean I've got something in my ear, idiot!" "Sonic" said sarcastically. "I just happened to eavesdrop on the two of you, and it's sooooo obvious!"

"Did you have to eavesdrop on us to figure it was obvious you had something in your ear?" Knuckles said curiously.

"I was beingsarcastic!" "Sonic" said, rolling his eyes.

"Anyway," he lent on the wall. "she has got the total! Hots! for You! It's impossible not to see!"

"Are you... serious?"

"Could these eyes lie?" "Sonic" said, blinking and flashing his green lenses.

"Yeah, I think they could!" Knuckles mumbled.

"No, seriously!" "Sonic" said. "I mean it! She has got a major crush on you!"

"Are you... sure?" Knuckles asked suspiciously.

"Yeah!" "Sonic" said excitedly. "Totally!"

"Why are you telling me this?"

"Because I don't like Aleksandra!"

"And...?"

"I just cant see someone like that with someone, say, less idiot than you!"

"..."

("Sonic" checked his watch)

"..."

"Hey, what did you mean with that?" Knuckles said angrily.

"Wow, that was fast!" "Sonic" mumbled.

"..." Knuckles said.

Then, as he finally caught up: "Are you calling me slow!"

"Oh, no!" "Sonic" assured him. "I'm just saying that you and Aleksandra are just perfect for each other, and that she obviously feels the same!"

"Oh, okay!" Knuckles said. "If that's the case, then..., thank you, Sonic!"

"Any time, Knux!" Sonic smiled, patting Knuckles' shoulder. "You should get to class now!"

"Yeah, you too!"

"Noo, I don't think so!"

"Why not?"

"I'm not in the mood for school right now!"

"That doesn't sound like you!"

"Whatev...eh... I just figured my record is a bit too perfect, so I wanted to mess it up, just a little!"

"Ooookayy, if you say so..." Knuckles said doubtfully.

They turned and walked in different directions.

When he was out of earshot, "Sonic" laughed loudly (and evilly, making a little girl who was accidentally walking by, freak out, and she was still having nervous breakdowns for years afterwards).

"That," he laughed. "was WAY too easy! Now, for stage two!"

(The rest of the day passed, surprisingly, without any other mayor disasters. Probably because "Sonic" skipped school the rest of the day, and spent the afternoon solitary, planning)

So? Do you think Aleksandra loves Knuckles:)?

Hate to beg, but please review me! I would love to improve my writing!