Ok here's the last chapter sorry it's short but here it is this was after all one of my on the side short stories so enjoy!
The morning air was warm with the rising of the sun as fresh dew formed on the grass and birds were singing their morning melodies. Knuckles eyes lazily opened. He was looking up at the blue sky there were a few clouds passing over. He was suddenly attacked by his memories; the beating of his heart began to soar as he sat up quickly and when he did he noticed that something fell off of him. He looked down to his left and there beside him was Rouge. Knuckles winched a bit as the sudden movement caused the scars on his back to crack a bit. He scooted beside Rouge and picked her up so he was cradling her in his arms. He looked over her body it was covered with terrible bruises and burns she was a deathly pale and she didn't look to be breathing. Knuckles took his hand and ran it down her face gently. "How did this happen you're so hurt…" Knuckles looked in the direction of where the fire had been it was out. "Rouge you didn't." He looked back down at her there were some tears in his eyes as he pulled Rouge's limp body to him. Knuckles tears fell from his cheeks and ran down Rouge's face and then down her neck. "Please no I've lost everyone I've ever loved in the past I can't lose you to please Rouge stay with me…stay with me." "You didn't have to do this you didn't have to die; this place isn't your responsibility it's mine. I should have been the one too die out there not you not the one I love."
"Why should either of us have to die?"
Knuckles stopped suddenly he looked down at the girl he was holding so carefully in his arms. Rouge's eyes opened ever so slowly and they gazed upon the face of the guardian. "I thought you were…" Knuckles spoke in soft tone that was like the voice of an angle to Rouges ears.
"It's okay I thought I had lost you too." Rouge was struggling a bit with her words. She lifted a weak hand to Knuckles face. "I won't leave you alone Knuckles I can't, being apart from you hurts so much…I came here hoping that just being able to see your face would cure this pain but now I realize that all I want all I need is to stay here with you." Rouge leaned into him so her head rested softly against his chest. "I love you Knuckles and I won't ever leave you again."
He pulled her close almost never wanting to let go. "I'm sorry Rouge I won't push you way any more, everyday that you were gone I thought about you and about how much I missed you. The distance between us didn't change the way I really feel it just took me a while to finally admit to myself that I've found someone to love after all this time." He gently put his hand under her chin and pulled her face up to look at his. "This is something I've wanted to do for a long time now." Knuckles then kissed her with deepness and passion.
And so the huntress and the guardian finally got what they each desired most of all and that was each other. Their journey was a long and hard one and so be the path of love, if you travel this road and do not travel it by guidance of the heart one will lose their way and stumble from the beaten path and maybe end up hurting the one they love most. Both of these two went a stray from the road but the love they had tried to leave behind guided them back and now they will continue down this road only now they will do it together.
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Okay the ending wasn't so good but other than that how was? Don't forget to read my other stories and oh yea I try to take requests if you guys got any.