This chap will be very, very, very, very short. This is a little, or, a lot late… I've had a friend over and have been very busy. But Here's chapter 2. But first, I got a comment that I agree with on my reviews. I, too, think that the characters are REALLY offset. But, that can't stop me. I've lost contact with that 'Knux goes insane' deal, but I'll try and regain it. The reason I'll only update if I get reviews is because KnuxxRouge is getting old to some people. Not ta me though! Oh, and you know the 'Dear old Knux' deal? That is copyright Elektrik Shadow, another fan fiction writer I have contacts with. Also, because I love System of a Down and Bullet for My Valentine, there will be a few characters singing a few songs from them. You can sing along if ya want! Or email me and ill send the songs to you. LoL ok finally here we go.


'Were did his parents go? Did he even have any? The poor thing!' Rouge thought to herself. As she flew to Emerald Island, she was thinking of odd things about Knuckles. Why? No one will ever know. She continued to think until she reached Emerald Island. As she approached him, he was asleep with a radio up decently loud and her flower still in his mouth. On the station, they were playing 'Aerials' by S.O.A.D. It went perfectly with the sunset, yet eerily at the same time. She turned it down, scaring Knuckles.

"WHAT IN THE HELL! WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?" He jumped up. She laughed.

"Calm down." This is and will be a much overused phrase in this story. Knuckles quit breathing so hard. He shook his head.

"You should at least knock." She looked around.

"I don't see any door, Knucklehead. Do you?" He threw his hands up as if to say 'whatever'.

"You know what I mean." She rolled her eyes and sat down. He did the same and turned the radio off. She looked at it.

"Wait, you have a radio? There's nowhere to plug it in!"

"Yeah, well one day Tails decided I didn't listen to enough music, so he made me a radio powered by the Master Emerald." Rouge nodded.

"It's nice. Like a sport radio." He nodded. He looked at her seriously.

"Ok. What did you want?" She looked at him.

"To see what you were doing. I said it's boring down there. And that coffee you had this morning didn't wake you any more than I thought it would." Knuckles shrugged.

"Shit happens." Rouge smiled.

"I used to say that. But one day, nothing happened." She kicked an ant hill by her foot. "Oops." Knuckles rolled his eyes. He turned the radio back on.

-#let me show you just, what I'm made of#-

Knuckles rolled his eyes again.

"This song, again?" Rouge folded her arms.

"I like it." Knuckles, because he has a soft heart, kept it on for her. She blushed and started playing with her (I don't know if its hair or what but I guess it's safe to call them whiskers). She then looked out towards the field in front of the ruins. "You know what?" Knuckles looked at her. "This island is pretty." Knuckles fell on his face Pokemon-style.

"Well, of course. It's Emerald Island." She looked at him as he looked out.

"Damn, that feeling again." She said to herself. Knuckles looked at her.

"What?" She sweat dropped.

"AHAHA! NOTHING!" Knux just shook it off.

"Whatever." She looked at him seductively.

"What? What did I do?" She laughed.

"You are actually cuter when you're clueless." Knux looked at her funny. He just turned the station on the radio, where Bullet for My Valentine was playing 'Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow'. Knuckles smiled.

"Yay. Some metal." Knuckles bobbed his head to the beat. Rouge rolled her eyes. Rouge's stomach felt funny.

"I think I'm hungry." Knuckles looked at her.

"Then go eat." She looked at him, seductively.

"You wanna come?" He looked down.

"Well… I guess I am hungry…" She took his hand and pulled him up.

"OK! I'll pay!" Knuckles blushed and sweat dropped.

"I.. I was going to pay… you just leave that off." She nodded. As they walked down the stairs, Alexi Septimus flew through the air, again.

"What in the hell is his problem?" Knuckles shrugged.

"That's Alexi for ya." (Explaining the Alexi thing will take a while, it's just a thing I have with my friends.) They walked off the island to see Team Restlex playing some sort off game.

"I'm Fraygonot!" yelled Liartra excitedly.

"Oh yeah? Well I'm Grumbolianot!" Squire frowned.

"Ok, if your all Wankonots, I'm Barney!" Knuckles laughed.

"You know, they can be real num-nums sometimes." Rouge just laughed and continued home to change. Knuckles, with no further solution, was forced to follow. Once they arrived, Rouge turned to him.

"Are you coming in?" Knuckles looked at her seriously.

"Huh?" He put his hand in his pocket, embarrassed. (Yes, he has pockets, because he wears jeans in my story.) "Oh… yeah. If its not too much trouble." Rouge winked and smiled.

"Nope. Not here." She grabbed his arm and pulled him in. He looked around casually. "Stay here, let me change." As Rouge walked away, Knux stood there, with his pissed expression. He heard a knock at the door. He answered it, revealing Cream.

"Hi, Knuckles! What are you doing here?" Knuckles looked funny at her.

"Waiting." Cream giggled.

"Ok. Give this crown to Rouge when she is done. And trust the Trojan Man! Stay protected and don't encounter strafe! Safe sex is the way to play!" She skipped happily away as Knuckles stood there with a mixed expression of confusion, doubt, and anger. He shut the door, sweat dropped, and rubbed his head in confusion while looking at the crown. Since Rouge seemed to be taking a long time, he decided to try it on. He couldn't get it to fit.

"What the hell? Did she measure Rouge's head? This is some shit!" Rouge walked out as Knuckles finally just put it on his head, not even on. Sorta like a hat. Rouge giggled as Knux turned and stared, embarrassed.

"Hello, Queen Knuckles! You ready to eat?" She fell over laughing. He was now pissed beyond all reason.

"I AM NOT A QUEEN!" Rouge just laughed on. He threw it to her and told her about Cream. She accepted it and they headed out.

"Wait, you didn't even change!" Rouge fluffed her 'hair' and smiled.

"No, but I put on a few necklaces and different shoes!" Knuckles rested his hand on his face and walked on. After five minutes, they arrived at the restaurant.