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Chapter 6: Loves Eternal
Knuckles released his soft grip on Rouge then began to walk toward the Master Emerald's altar. Rouge watched him walk away for a moment and then a little hesitantly followed. When she reached the altar she saw Knuckles sitting on one side, she looked to the other she recognized it immediately it was the spot they had often shared together when she was last here. Rouge approached the place instantaneously she knew so well. She took her seat there and ran her hand across the cold stone ground. 'Has it really been that long ago?' Rouge lay down on the spot wishing Knuckles warm body was there beside her to keep her warm as well. She wrapped her wings around herself in an attempt to keep the cold away. She lay there for sometime trying to fall asleep, but sleep would not come to her no matter how much her mind seem to call for it. Rouge grew board of laying there trying to sleep she stood up and walked toward the Master Emerald when she reached it she lightly touched its smooth surface, then she looked out of the corner of her eye at Knuckles who was sleeping. She then closed her eyes and sighed. "Sometimes I think I don't even know what it is that I want." The Master Emerald suddenly began to glow with a light array of greenish light. Rouge didn't remove her hand it was like an instinct she did have to turn away slightly the brightness was a little much for her sensitive eyes. When she turned back she saw something that did somewhat surprise her. It was an image of Knuckles in the Master Emerald. She knew this must be the answer to her unformed yet still present question. "I will stay with you then Knuckles for as long as you will allow me to be by your side." She finally removed her hand from the stone and took her place back on the ground on the other side of the altar. She soon was able to find sleep as well.
Knuckles had been tossing and turning in his sleep a bit at last he awoke he was also having trouble finding a peaceful sleep. He looked over at the resting female. He was so angry with himself for the way he had acted towards her when she finally returned and after all that time he had been secretly wishing for her return although he would never admit that to anyone. He saw Rouge quivering in the cold he felt that maybe he was a bit responsible for her actions before, so he got up and took an old familiar place beside her and gently wrapped one arm around her waist as she laid hush on her side. Knuckles wasn't there two minutes before Rouge turned her body so her face was to his; close enough so that he could feel her breath, and somehow as if by nature Rouge's outside wing draped over Knuckles body covering him from the wind, memories of that moment returned to him as he remembered the many times he had done this with her and yet it had never occurred to him that maybe there was more to this girl than he had thought. Knuckles blushed a little as he closed his eyes thinking of what might become of this. Being next to Rouge seemed to in a strange way settle his nerves and he soon dosed of into a calm sleep.
It was rather late into the night when Knuckles eyes slowly opened he saw that he was still lying with Rouge in his arms and her wings draped all around his body he wondered what could have woken him. He suddenly realized a strange sent in the air it was smoke. Knuckles hurriedly got up and ran to the stairs of the shrine he looked around and could see the spot where the black smoke was rising if he didn't hurry the whole island would be burnt down. Knuckles suddenly stopped his movements and looked back at Rouge she was still sleeping. 'I can't ask her for help…not now.' He turned away and disappeared into the forest toward the burning fire.