Kagome back with chapter 3 of the story. Yesterday was the day this story got online! Now, I have no clue what to do with this chap. All I know is it's almost 11 (pm), I have to go to a sleepover tomorrow, and after that, I'll be busy because we're JUST getting around to opening our pool, so, yeah…I just noticed something; I've barely used anyone but the hedgehogs (Sonic and Shadow. For you morons…) and the treasure hunters (Knuckles and Rouge…baka). Now that I've bored you all (and me) to death, let's get on with chappie 3! It'll suck! Oh, and Knuckles is a bit out of character. But he's half asleep most of the time…so…

Disclaimer: I didn't own Sonic, Knux, Rouge, Shadow, or anyone else last chapter. The only thing that's changed about that is…I still don't own anyone! Or Trix (you'll see)!

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CH 3: Trix and Choices

Rouge tossed and turned in her sleep, unsure of what to make of her…whatever it was. "Maybe a midnight snack will help me clear my mind." Rouge thought as she walked downstairs into the kitchen. Pouring a bowl of Trix, Rouge's mind wondered off. How did I loose my memory? Is Knuckles an alley or an enemy? And-

Before the bat could think anymore, she realized that the Trix where all over the table and her bowl was more than full. That's when she heard footsteps. Knuckles's footsteps.

"What are you doing up?" She asked.

"I'm the one who should be asking that." A tired Knuckles said. "It's three in the morning, Rouge. What are you doing?"

"I was getting a snack…" Rouge responded, unsure if she should tell him what just happened. They did seem to have something going on…Should she bring it up or not.

"Why are you up?" She asked, receiving a tired look.

"I couldn't sleep."

"Um, Knuckles…" Rouge started, deciding to blab. "I remembered something…"

"Really, what!" He asked, trying to hide his excitement.

"We were fighting over the Master Emerald, when I almost fell into a pit of lava." She explained. Knuckles knew what she was talking about. "You saved me…"

Agreeing, Knuckles poured himself a bowl of cereal.

"But why!" Rouge demanded. "We're rivals!"

"How long will it take you to get it through your head!" Knuckles yelled. "We're also on the same side! We're only rivals because I have to protect what you are constantly trying to steal!"

"Did you save me because of the Emerald pieces, or because-"

Immediately, a black blob came dashing in the room, interrupting Rouge.

"Pathetic." The blob-aka Shadow-said, after stopping. "Next time you two start fighting, make sure you don't wake me up!"

The hedgehog quickly grabbed the box of Trix. Realizing that there weren't any left, he stole Rouge's bowl, who immediately did the same to Knuckles.

"Rouge!"

"What, Knucklehead?" Rouge winked, catching Knuckles off guard. It reminded him of Rouge, the Rouge he knew before whatever happened…

"My Rouge…" Knuckles said very softly out loud, without realizing it. Shadow just rolled his eyes, apparently being the only out of him and Rouge to hear Knuckles.

"Give me back my Trix!" Knuckles exclaimed, attempting to grab the bowl from Rouge.

"Not yours anymore!" She said, snatching the bowl away at last second, then started eating it.

"Mm" She teased. "So good! I bet if a red echidna was hungry, Trix would be perfect!"

Knuckles did the only thing he could; he gave Shadow puppy-dog eyes.

"Don't look at me, echidna!" Shadow ordered, scotching himself and his food away from Knuckles. "Get something else!"

Knuckles didn't have a choice; he went for the cereal, receiving a punch to the head from Shadow. After fighting back, Knuckles went into a war over Trix with the black hedgehog. Rouge smiled and watched the free entertainment.

"I'd pay to see this!" She smiled. Finishing her Trix, the bat started to go upstairs, adding "Too bad I don't have to!"

Rouge settled into bed. Already comfortable, she was almost asleep when she heard a phone go off. Her cell to be exact. Rummaging through her clothes to find the phone, she realized it was right on the nightstand where she left it.

"Hello?" She answered.

"Rouge!" The voice on the other end responded. "What is taking so long!"

"Is this some sort of prank call or something…?" Rouge was more confused than a first grader in tenth grade math (yuck…I can't believe I said 'math' in the summer!).

"Stop messing around!" The voice said. "Do you have the Emerald pieces?"

"What are you talking about!" Rouge demanded. "Who are you!"

"It's your boss, bat girl." The man on the other line was defiantly getting annoyed. "I'm not in the mood for jokes so get the Master Emerald pieces!"

"What Emerald pieces! I don't know what you're talking about!"

The man laughed VERY sarcastically. "And you know what else! I bet you have amnesia, too!"

"I do!" Rouge responded, unsure of who she was dealing with.

"Nice try! I know you don't want to steal from the echidna, but-"

"What echidna!" She gasped. "You mean Knuckles!"

"So, you don't have amnesia. How much does he mean to you? The echidna…Have M.E., My layer. Tomorrow. Or else I'll make sure you're sorry!"

"But, WAIT!"

Click!

"He…hung…up?" Rouge said, shaky from the call. "Master Emerald?"

"You're a thief!"

"We're only rivals because I have to protect what you are constantly trying to steal!"

"I'm…a thief?" Rouge asked herself, just realizing that Knuckles had mentioned that earlier that day.

"Get the Master Emerald pieces or else!"

"I know you don't want to steal from the echidna"

"Master…Emerald…?" She finally understood it. She was on a mission to steal the Master Emerald pieces from Knuckles. What should I do? Rouge thought. I can't tell Knuckles I was sent to steal from him, but if I don't show up tomorrow, I don't know what could happen!"

Suddenly, the door burst open.

"Rouge! You in here?" Shadow barged in.

"ROUGE!" Knuckles was following along right after. He would have been in first if Shadow wasn't half as fast. "What happened!"

"No, nothing happened…I just…" Rouge closed her eyes. She couldn't rely on Knuckles this time. She had to try to figure this one out alone. "I just…was surprised."

"Surprised by what!" Knuckles demanded. "You sounded like you were in a conversation!"

"A very loud one at that…" Shadow added.

"Its…fine…" Rouge lied. "Good night."

"Who. was. on. the. phone?" Knuckles demanded, yet again.

"Wrong. number." Rouge replied and got back into bed.

"I won't get mad at you if you tell me, Rouge!" Knuckles yelled. "What did they want!"

"It…" Rouge hesitated. She had no choice. "…was my boss…"

"Your boss?" A confused Knuckles asked. "That's what this is about?"

"This is sad." Shadow interrupted, unaware that this wasn't as 'sad' as it sounded. "Good night."

"He…" Rouge couldn't tell him about stealing M.E. "…wanted to see when I was coming back. He doesn't believe me about…my memories."

"Rouge…"

"I'm expected back tomorrow. This will be my last night here."

"Rouge…do you really have to leave tomorrow?" Disappointed by that, Knuckles walked up to Rouge and sat on her bed. "I wish you could stay longer."

Neither of the two spoke for a while. Rouge knew what she had to do, although she did not want to. On top of that, she didn't want to worry Knuckles with her amnesia and returning to stealing.

"Do…you have the Master Emerald pieces, Knux?"

"Yeah…why?"

"Well…" Rouge searched her head for an answer. "…I never got to see them and they seem like a big deal."

As Knuckles pulled them out and handed them to Rouge, she thanked him in a very quiet voice. That's when Knuckles noticed something was up.

"What's wrong?"

"I…" Rouge closed her eyes, tightening her grip on the Emerald pieces.

"Rouge? What's-" Before Knuckles could say any more, Rouge got up and walked to the door.

"I'll take these with me as a…parting gift." She said, fighting back a few tears.

"Rouge! You don't have to do this!" He exclaimed. "You don't have to-"

"You're so gullible." Rouge winked, hopping that that was something she would usually do. "I faked the amnesia to get the Emerald pieces from you. I still remember things."

So Knuckles couldn't go after her immediately, Rouge kicked him in the stomach…hard…

"Than answer this, then." Knuckles demanded as he fell to the floor. "What do you care most about?"

"What do you mean?" Rouge asked, getting a little nervous.

"If you had to choose one thing in the world you loved more than anything…"

"I'm not answering that one. Guess." With that Rouge ran off, forgetting how stubborn Knuckles was.

Seconds after Rouge ran off, Knuckles was on his feet again.

"It didn't hurt that much…" He said out loud, than chased after her, just to be stopped at the door by Sonic and Tails.

"What's going on Knuckles?" Tails asked. He was defiantly unaware Rouge just ran away.

"Rouge ran off." Knuckles explained. "She took the Master Emerald pieces with her!"

"What!" Sonic asked. "Are you sure!"

"We'll take the X-Tornado!" Tails exclaimed.

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Kagome: Wow…it was only a semi-disaster idea-wise. I thought it'd be an empty chapter. Well, it's 10:30, so I've been typing this chapter over an hour strait. I'm getting really into it, so the fourth chapter might be ready on Wednesday to post online. If not, I'll just get to the library on Thursday. Then I can look at my first reviews-assuming anyone will want to read this crap. Than I'm just talking to myself.