EMERALD FOREST
Disclaimer:
I don't own any characters in this story
[CHAPTER 5: SHADOW'S RING]
Sonic frantically looked around. He needed a place to stay, and fast.
He ran back over to Shadow, Rouge and Amy, and said, 'Rouge, can I stay at your house tonight?'
'No, Sonic,' said Rouge.
'Please?'
Rouge took him away from Amy and Shadow. 'Amy thinks we kissed the other day,' she said quietly.
'But we didn't,' said Sonic.
'Don't you think if you slept over at my place, she'd start *more* rumours?'
'But - but -'
'No buts,' said Rouge. 'You'll have to find another place to stay.'
'Do you need a place to stay, Sonikku?' said Amy. 'You can stay with me if you want.'
Sonic remembered Amy's question. 'Shadow?'
'Yes?'
'Could I...uh...stay over at your house?'
There was silence. Rouge wondered if Shadow would just deck him on the spot.
'Yeah, sure,' said Shadow. *I hope I won't regret this in the future.*
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Shadow dragged out a mattress into the lounge room. 'You can sleep on the couch, or on this if you want. There's a sleeping bag and sheets in this cupboard if you want.'
'I'll be okay,' said Sonic. 'See you tomorrow.'
'Yeah, I guess.'
Sonic lay down on the mattress and tried to get comfy. 'I can't believe I'm doing this.'
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Rouge walked into her house and laid down on her queen-size bed, not noticing the Giant Ruby Ring next to her pillow.
She woke up the next morning to her alarm. 'God dammit, that alarm is annoying!' she tried to hit the Snooze button, but couldn't so she just pulled the power cord out.
She sat up, and looked around. 'Hmm, one of those boxes that usually have rings in them.'
She grabbed it, and pulled out a ring with a two-centimetre ruby sticking out of it. 'Wow, this is amazing! Must have cost a fortune!' She then noticed that there was a folded-up piece of paper where the box was placed.
'To Rouge, hope you like it, from your secret admirer,' she read. 'Cool, I have a secret admirer!'
She lay down on the bed, examining the ring. 'I wonder who it is...' She closed her eyes and began daydreaming, as she fumbled with the ring. She put it on, and checked it out. 'It suits me,' she said. 'Hmm...I wonder why it's red...I know, it must be from Knux!'
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'So what's the deal with Sonic staying at your place?' asked Knuckles.
'His apartment building was closed off or something,' said Shadow. 'Rouge didn't want him staying at her house, and he didn't want to stay with Amy, so he asked me if he could stay over at my house.'
'That's strange,' said Knuckles. 'Why did he ask you?'
'Most likely because he didn't want to stay with Amy,' said Shadow, looking out from Emerald Forest, where he and Knuckles were sitting.
'Typical. Why'd you agree to let him stay?'
'Normally I wouldn't let him stay, but I want to see him suffer when Amy comes around.'
'Hehe,' said Knuckles. 'He might use you as an excuse.'
'Exactly,' said Shadow.
'So what's he doing right now?' asked Knuckles.
'Playing my PlayStation,' Shadow replied. 'Apparently he's never played a PlayStation more than once.'
Knuckles shook his head. 'And he's saved the world at least three times,' he joked.
Shadow looked up and saw Rouge coming. *I wonder if she's wearing the ring or not.*
Rouge jogged over to the two, and Shadow's question was answered. 'Hey Knux, hey Shad,' said Rouge.
'Hey Rouge,' said Shadow.
'Hey,' said Knuckles. 'Why are you so happy?'
'Check this out!' she showed him the Giant Ruby Ring. 'How cool is it?'
'Who gave it to you?' asked Knuckles.
'A secret admirer,' said Rouge, batting her eyes at him.
'I wonder who it is,' said Shadow.
'I think I have a pretty good idea of who it might be,' said Rouge, looking at Knuckles.
'Looks expensive,' said Knuckles. Shadow was tempted to reply, but kept his mouth shut.
'Whoever bought it must really like me,' said Rouge. 'And I only know of one person who really likes me.'
*Holy crap,* thought Shadow, *she thinks Knux bought her the ring!*
Disclaimer:
I don't own any characters in this story
[CHAPTER 5: SHADOW'S RING]
Sonic frantically looked around. He needed a place to stay, and fast.
He ran back over to Shadow, Rouge and Amy, and said, 'Rouge, can I stay at your house tonight?'
'No, Sonic,' said Rouge.
'Please?'
Rouge took him away from Amy and Shadow. 'Amy thinks we kissed the other day,' she said quietly.
'But we didn't,' said Sonic.
'Don't you think if you slept over at my place, she'd start *more* rumours?'
'But - but -'
'No buts,' said Rouge. 'You'll have to find another place to stay.'
'Do you need a place to stay, Sonikku?' said Amy. 'You can stay with me if you want.'
Sonic remembered Amy's question. 'Shadow?'
'Yes?'
'Could I...uh...stay over at your house?'
There was silence. Rouge wondered if Shadow would just deck him on the spot.
'Yeah, sure,' said Shadow. *I hope I won't regret this in the future.*
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Shadow dragged out a mattress into the lounge room. 'You can sleep on the couch, or on this if you want. There's a sleeping bag and sheets in this cupboard if you want.'
'I'll be okay,' said Sonic. 'See you tomorrow.'
'Yeah, I guess.'
Sonic lay down on the mattress and tried to get comfy. 'I can't believe I'm doing this.'
=============================================================
Rouge walked into her house and laid down on her queen-size bed, not noticing the Giant Ruby Ring next to her pillow.
She woke up the next morning to her alarm. 'God dammit, that alarm is annoying!' she tried to hit the Snooze button, but couldn't so she just pulled the power cord out.
She sat up, and looked around. 'Hmm, one of those boxes that usually have rings in them.'
She grabbed it, and pulled out a ring with a two-centimetre ruby sticking out of it. 'Wow, this is amazing! Must have cost a fortune!' She then noticed that there was a folded-up piece of paper where the box was placed.
'To Rouge, hope you like it, from your secret admirer,' she read. 'Cool, I have a secret admirer!'
She lay down on the bed, examining the ring. 'I wonder who it is...' She closed her eyes and began daydreaming, as she fumbled with the ring. She put it on, and checked it out. 'It suits me,' she said. 'Hmm...I wonder why it's red...I know, it must be from Knux!'
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'So what's the deal with Sonic staying at your place?' asked Knuckles.
'His apartment building was closed off or something,' said Shadow. 'Rouge didn't want him staying at her house, and he didn't want to stay with Amy, so he asked me if he could stay over at my house.'
'That's strange,' said Knuckles. 'Why did he ask you?'
'Most likely because he didn't want to stay with Amy,' said Shadow, looking out from Emerald Forest, where he and Knuckles were sitting.
'Typical. Why'd you agree to let him stay?'
'Normally I wouldn't let him stay, but I want to see him suffer when Amy comes around.'
'Hehe,' said Knuckles. 'He might use you as an excuse.'
'Exactly,' said Shadow.
'So what's he doing right now?' asked Knuckles.
'Playing my PlayStation,' Shadow replied. 'Apparently he's never played a PlayStation more than once.'
Knuckles shook his head. 'And he's saved the world at least three times,' he joked.
Shadow looked up and saw Rouge coming. *I wonder if she's wearing the ring or not.*
Rouge jogged over to the two, and Shadow's question was answered. 'Hey Knux, hey Shad,' said Rouge.
'Hey Rouge,' said Shadow.
'Hey,' said Knuckles. 'Why are you so happy?'
'Check this out!' she showed him the Giant Ruby Ring. 'How cool is it?'
'Who gave it to you?' asked Knuckles.
'A secret admirer,' said Rouge, batting her eyes at him.
'I wonder who it is,' said Shadow.
'I think I have a pretty good idea of who it might be,' said Rouge, looking at Knuckles.
'Looks expensive,' said Knuckles. Shadow was tempted to reply, but kept his mouth shut.
'Whoever bought it must really like me,' said Rouge. 'And I only know of one person who really likes me.'
*Holy crap,* thought Shadow, *she thinks Knux bought her the ring!*