A/N: Hey, sorry for the somewhat-late update. Today (February 25) is my birthday, and I went out to eat after work. Anyways, enjoy this short but sweet (and non-pornographic) Sonouge story!


A healthy coating of snow had blanketed the Kingdom of Mobius, but that didn't stop Sonic the Hedgehog from getting in one of his daily runs. As he sped around Azure Lake Zone, he practically plowed through the snow, and when people saw the path he cut, they would know one thing: Sonic was here. The Blue Blur didn't even care about the cold that much. Granted, he wore an olive green M65 field jacket today, but more because he liked the image that the jacket projected than he wanted actual protection against the bitter chill of winter.

Eventually, Sonic had his fill of running for now, so he returned to his cabin at the southern end of the lake, which he shared with his best friend/soul brother Miles "Tails" Prower. It not only had a geothermal generator for power and an underground aquifer for running water, but also luxuries such as electrical appliances and electronics. In the cabin, he threw his jacket on a nearby coat rack, grabbed a large cooking pot and was about to turn on the stove when he heard knocking on the door, so he answered it…

"BIG BLUE!"

Rouge the Bat – wearing a black pea coat over her usual bodysuit ensemble – gave Sonic a big hug, which he gladly returned. Though Rouge wasn't his #1 best friend, he appreciated hugs nevertheless, and he especially appreciated this one because she was holding him as if he were someone she hadn't seen in a long time. The fact that she was so soft, warm and cuddly helped, too. However, nothing lasts forever, and they let go.

"Rouge, glad to see ya! Come on in!"

Rouge went inside, took off her pea coat and threw it on the coat rack.

"So, what brings ya here, Mama?"

Rouge frowned, and then sighed. "Well…I was feeling lonely today."

Sonic's expression turned serious as well. "You…lonely? You're jivin' me!"

"I realize it's hard for you to believe this, but as much as I enjoy living in my mansion, and as much as I don't mind being alone, sometimes it gets really lonely without my little Shaddy baby around."

Sonic rubbed the back of his head. "Hey, sorry if I blew ya off there. I just didn't think you were the type to feel that way, ya know?"

Rouge smiled. "Don't worry about it, honey! I know you're not the kind of guy who would deliberately be ignorant!"

Sonic smiled, too. "Anyways, you're welcome for as long as ya like! I was just about to make my world-famous chili dogs!"

"Chili dogs, you say? I'd love some! I do, however, have a couple of teeny-tiny requests…"

"Go on!"

"First, I'd like mine with extra beans, please."

Sonic gave a thumbs up. "Can do!"

"Second, I also prefer mine with a spread of béchamel."

Sonic gave Rouge a blank look. "Bay…what?"

"Béchamel is a kind of sauce. I use it in a bunch of my recipes."
Sonic shrugged. "OK, but how do ya make it?"

"It's simple: just melt some butter in a saucepan, whisk in some flour, slowly add milk, continue whisking and cook until thick, add some Gruyere cheese, Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper and nutmeg, and then stir until smooth."

Sonic nodded. "OK, that sounds easy enough, and I think I got all that stuff except maybe the cheese. Lemme check, though…"

Sonic rifled through a couple of cabinets as well as the fridge.

"Nope, no cheese," said Sonic. "I'll run out and get some, but please write it down for me in case I forget."

"You got it!"

Rouge pulled out a notepad and pen from her cleavage and wrote the name of the two cheeses for Sonic, after which she tore off the note and handed it to him.

"Get cozy!" said Sonic. "I'll be back in a flash!"

Sonic grabbed his M65 and zipped out the door. Rouge, meanwhile, plopped herself down on the couch. She was about to start an episode of Motor Squad on Netflix when…

"All right, I got the stuff!" said Sonic.

"Grand!" Rouge got up from the couch. "If you don't mind, I'd like to help."

Sonic gave a thumbs up. "Go ahead!"

And so, Sonic got on with making his chili dogs, while Rouge prepared the béchamel. Before Sonic could get on with the hot dogs themselves, he had to brown a pound of ground beef. Once that was done, he added half a cup each of chopped onions, red peppers and mushrooms, browning them lightly. Next, he added a large can of crushed tomatoes and eight ounces of Sweet Baby Ray's Hickory & Brown Sugar BBQ sauce. With that, he set his side of the stove to simmer for half an hour. He was about to go back to the couch when he felt Rouge hug him from behind, causing him to blush.

"Oh Sonic, I've been looking forward to hanging out with you for a while!"

Despite how flustered he was, Sonic smiled. "Thanks, Rouge! I'm happy to hang out with ya, too!"

"Awww, you're such a cutie! I mean, I like my little Shaddy very much, but you…you're a joy to be around, and your blue quills…oh, that color excites me very much!"

"Really?"

"Honestly, Big Blue, I don't think you realize the effect that your cool shade of blue has on women!"

"I guess it explains Ames…"

"Sure, Amy's nice, but I think such a handsome little devil like you could use a real woman!"

"Yeah, I don't mind hangin' with Ames, but she ain't as smokin' hot as ya."

"Oh, you naughty little boy! Are you trying to get me to nibble you?"

"Hey, if that's how ya rock, I won't mind! Hell, I think it'd be groovy if ya laid those fangs of yours on me!"

"Suit yourself, cutie!"

Without further ado, Rouge began nibbling Sonic's shoulder and neck. He moaned a little when he felt her fangs probing him.

"Yeah Mama, that's good!"

And so, Sonic continued to surrender to Rouge's touch. While he'd always found her attractive, he didn't think she'd actually return his feelings, but after she expressed her appreciation for consoling her after the ARK incident, he knew that the sparks were mutual. Granted, the Metal Sonic crisis and the War Against the Black Arms meant that romance would have to wait, but once peace was restored to the planet, he was free to get back on track. Ordinarily, he'd never been much for relationships, especially considering how clingy Amy was, but based on what he'd come to know from Rouge, the idea of being with a woman didn't seem so scary, and in fact, he was melting from her brand of affection. He could tell that she knew how to blow his fuses, and he wanted more. Then, suddenly, Sonic's little state of ecstasy was disrupted when he felt her actually sink her fangs into him, causing him to yelp. She withdrew and frowned when this happened.

"I'm sorry, Big Blue! I didn't mean to hurt you!"

"No no, it's mellow!" Sonic did his best to maintain a smile. "Come on, make it hurt so good!"

Rouge giggled. "As you wish, hon."

Rouge sank her fangs back into Sonic, who moaned louder when she did this. Even if it did hurt, it wasn't the absolute worst pain he'd ever been through. As a matter of fact, this sort of thing appealed to his closet masochist tendencies. That, and the fact that he was receiving it from such a beautiful, well-endowed woman made it that much better. The real cherry on the sundae for him, though, was the contrast of the pain and the snuggly softness of Rouge's body pressing against him. Feeling this, he melted that much more. He wondered, though, just how much of her affections he could take before he turned into a puddle of hedge-goop. He didn't have to wonder, however, when she withdrew her fangs from his flesh.

"Hold still, sweetie; this might hurt…"

"What are ya doin' now?"

"I just need to disinfect that bite."

Rouge pulled out a bottle of rubbing alcohol, some gauze and some medical tape, and proceeded to disinfect the bite. Upon feeling the sting of the alcohol, Sonic let out a shriek of bloody murder, causing Rouge to frown.

"It's OK, hon!" Rouge embraced Sonic gently yet firmly. "Mama Rouge doesn't want that bite mark to get infected and make you sick!"

Sonic took a couple of deep breaths. "Sorry, Mama. I can't help myself when someone puts that crap on me."

"I know it burns, but believe me, it's good for you!" Rouge bandaged the bite and smiled. "Here, let me make it all better!"

Still smiling, Rouge gave a gentle peck to the area that she'd bandaged and proceeded to go higher and higher with her kisses, up Sonic's neck and then his cheek before finally giving him a full-blown smooch on the lips. Feeling her hot, sensual touch, he wrapped his arms around her, and she did the same. Again, despite being soured off of romance once, he couldn't help but be drawn back in by her affectionate gestures. In particular, he found the sensation of her lips pressing against his too good to resist, especially combined with her cuddly embrace. He felt as though he'd pass out from her sheer sexiness if she kept this up long enough. The only thing keeping him conscious was the timer that he'd set going off.

"Oh, sorry, am I keeping you from something?" said Rouge.

"I just gotta add some spices and then the beans," said Sonic.

"OK, go ahead, sweetie!"

Sonic added a teaspoon each of chili powder, cumin and oregano before adding two cans of red kidney beans, drained. He then set the oven timer for an hour.

"All right, we got some time to kill," said Sonic. "Wanna catch a show with me?"

Rouge put her hands on her cheeks. "Hey, what a coincidence! I was gonna put on a show myself before you got back with the cheese!"

"Groovy! Which one?"

"Motor Squad!"

Sonic gave a thumbs up. "Aw, hell yeah! Let's do it to it!"

And so, Sonic and Rouge plopped themselves down on the couch, opened up Netflix and put on an episode of Motor Squad. Naturally, Rouge couldn't help but wrap an arm around Sonic and lay her head against him, so he wrapped an arm around her as well. While the show as a whole wasn't exceedingly heavy on romance, Ol' Blue found that the show was more entertaining with Rouge embracing him. During the show, he reflected on her brand of romance. While Amy Rose's idea of romance seemed to revolve around trying to harness the wind, Rouge seemed to be more apt to fly in the freedom that the wind offered, thus becoming one with it. It was because of this that he was more content to melt in Rouge's arms whenever she wrapped them around him. Soon enough, the show was over, but the timer hadn't gone off yet.

"So Rouge, we still got some time to kill. What else ya wanna do?"

Rouge wrapped her other arm around Sonic. "I know exactly what I wanna do!"

Rouge laid Sonic down on the couch and continued kissing him. Delighted, he wrapped his arms around her and surrendered to her dominance. Though usually the one to step up and take action, he didn't mind letting her be in charge, and in fact, considering that he not only found her drop-dead attractive inside and out and that she respected his free-wheeling nature, he was more than happy to let her take charge. Besides, considering how comfy the couch was, that made it much better for him. Eventually, he heard the timer go off, so Rouge got off of him.

"Go on ahead!" Rouge smiled. "I wouldn't want to keep Sonic the Sexyhog from making me the best chili dogs ever!"

"Yeah, they're almost done, too!"

Sonic headed over to the stove, and after turning on the oven part, he put the hot dogs in the chili mixture and waited for the oven to warm up. Once the oven was warmed up, he took some hot dog buns and put them on the middle oven rack. Naturally, Rouge followed him over to the stove/oven and turned one of the burners on low to reheat the béchamel.

"Sonic, I can't tell you how good that smells! To be honest, before I met you, I never was big on chili dogs, but the way you cook them, they're so irresistible!"

"Yeah, it took me a while to perfect the recipe, but I think it was way past worth it!"
"I'll say! By the way, I've been meaning to ask…"

"Yeah?"

"Where's Fox Boy?"

Sonic pointed his hand off to the side. "Tails has been hangin' out in the garage. He's really been goin' at it lately."

Rouge frowned. "But isn't it cold in there?"

"Surprisingly, no. See, this cabin uses geothermal heat, and when he was installin' that, he diverted a ventilation shaft to the garage so he'd be nice and toasty during the winter."

Rouge raised her eyebrows and smiled. "See, that's one of the things I like about you two: both of you always think ahead!" She frowned. "I just wish Shaddy and I had what you two have."

Sonic put a hand on Rouge's shoulder and smiled. "Listen, Mama, I dunno what things are like between you two, but I've always admired the way ya watch out for him. As much as I wanna kick that guy's ass sometimes, I know he's a good guy who just needs somebody to care for him, and knowin' that he has that level of support, that makes me happy!"

Rouge got her smile back. "Oh Sonic, you're such a sweetheart!"

Rouge gave Sonic another big hug, which he gladly returned. No matter how many times he received her touch, it never got any less magical. Even when she let go, he didn't mind.

"Say, how did you get to be so sweet, anyhow?" asked Rouge.

Sonic smiled. "Maybe I just can't help myself around smokin' hot mamas!"

Rouge gave Sonic a gentle push. "Stop it!"

"What?"

Rouge put a hand on her hip. "Really, I'm glad you find me so attractive, but you don't have to be so cheeky about it!"

"Moi, cheeky? Oh, now you're just wreckin' me!"

Sonic and Rouge had a good laugh. By this time, the timer went off again.

"That's my cue!" said Sonic.

Sonic grabbed a couple of plates, took the buns out of the oven and prepared to serve up the chili dogs.

"How many ya want?" asked Sonic.

"Just one for now."

With that, Sonic put a bun on Rouge's plate and put a chili dog in it, after which she put some béchamel on it. After he served himself three chili dogs, they sat down.

"Bon appetit!" said Sonic.

With that, Rouge and Sonic chowed down. Well…Sonic did, anyways, inhaling a whole chili dog, causing Rouge to frown.

"Big Blue, I love you, but sucking down your food like that is seriously gross, not to mention rude."

Sonic shrugged, but maintained his smile. "What? I can't help it if I'm a big eater!"

Initially, Rouge gave Sonic a stern stare, but it crumbled soon enough.

"Oh, who am I trying to fool?" said Rouge. "I can't be mad at you! I mean, even if you have awful table manners, you're still the nicest guy I've ever met! But enough talk, let's see how this is…"

Rouge took a bite of her chili dog and let out a hearty "mmmm".

"OK, I think you outdid yourself this time, Big Blue!"

"Hey, I aim to please!" Sonic sucked down his second chili dog.

After they were finished eating, Sonic headed for the fridge.

"Can I grab ya a drink?" asked Sonic.

"Just a water for now," replied Rouge.

"OK…"

Sonic grabbed a drinking glass from the cupboard and filled it with water from the sink before grabbing a can of Coke for himself.

"Here ya go!"

Sonic handed the glass of water to Rouge and sat down, only to notice her extending it to him.

"What do ya wanna toast to?" asked Sonic.

"To many more years of peace, love and good times!"

"Yeah, I can dig it!"

And so, Sonic and Rouge toasted and drank up. After they finished their drinks, Rouge got up from her seat.

"Well, it's been really fun, but I better head home now!" said Rouge.

"Hey, before ya go, I wanted to ask: mind if I head back with ya for the night?"

"Let me guess: you're worried that I'll be lonely tonight?"

Sonic retained his smile. "Well…"

"Don't worry, I'll be fine! I just needed somebody to keep me company for the waking hours! Before I go, though…"

Rouge gave Sonic another big hug and kiss, which he gladly returned.

"I love you, Sonic the Hedgehog!"

"I love ya too, Rouge the Bat!"

Rouge briefly gazed into Sonic's eyes before breaking away from him.

"Buh-bye!" Rouge waved at Sonic as she headed to the coat rack. "Have a super day!"

"You too!"

After putting on her pea coat, Rouge headed out the door, while Sonic smiled, knowing that he'd made her day that much brighter.


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