Welp, it's Monday, I hate Mondays. Anyway, I typed this chappie yesterday, but I thought that I wouldn't get any reviews on Sundays, because people are gone to church or something. Anyway, you're all gonna love this chappie, trust me… (nods head)

Chapter Eight

Meanwhile, Knuckles was looking around for Rouge. Ever since what happened at the dance floor, he hasn't heard from her since. Did she go home already? Or worse, did she find somebody else as her date? Strange, Knuckles felt like he was in love with her. So he'll look all over the world for her! He called out for her so many times, but never found trace of her.

"Hey, c'mon, answer me", the red echidna hollered out as his feet was getting tired. He looked up and noticed Rouge relaxing on a tree branch. "There you are!" he ran to the tree.

"What do you want, Knuckles the Booty Lover?" Rouge asked unfriendly.

"Look, I gotta talk to you", the echidna began to speak honestly. "See, I know what I did was wrong, but I couldn't help myself. I think I'm starting puberty."

"Are you kidding me?" Rouge looked at him strangely. "Most of the guys I met, they told me that they started puberty when they were 7. Still, why should I forgive you?" she turned away.

"I didn't mean to, I swear", Knuckles got down on his knees. "How about I sing a song for you?"

"You can sing?" the white bat turned to him oddly.

The red echidna dashed off and then disappeared. He came back as he was pushing a large karaoke machine as he grunted in pain. Sighing heavily, he plugs up the thing and pulls out a microphone. Then he selects the song "Please Don't Go" by Tank. He cleared his throat.

"Please don't go, please don't go", Knuckles started singing in his horrible voice. As for Rouge, she covers her ears in pain. "Oh-,"

Before he continued, Rouge pulled out a machine gun and points it at the karaoke machine. Knuckles shrieked like a girl and dived out of the way before Rouge fired the bullets. She kept shooting the karaoke machine until it was broken down into pieces. Knuckles appeared again and took a good look at the destroyed machine.

"Must've picked the wrong song", he said to himself.

"I hate that song!" Rouge yelled out insolently. "Plus, you killed it! You didn't try out for American Idol, did you?"

"Umm…" Knuckles rolled his eyes to the side nervously.

(FLASHBACK!)

It was in Hollywood, the last stop to find the next American Idol for Season 7. Inside the judging room, Simon was about to fall asleep, Paula had her chin on her left palm, and Randy shook his head in disappointment. Knuckles was performing the song "My Humps" by Black Eyed Peas.

"I'ma get, get, get, get, you drunk, get you love drunk off my hump." Knuckles starts dancing like a weirdo as he was dressed up like Elvis Presley. "My hump, my hump, my hump, my hump, my hump. My hump, my hump, my hump, my lovely little lumps. Check it out."

"Please, stop", Simon waved his hand no. "Enough."

"Ok", Knuckles stopped dancing and stood up straight. "Well?"

"I thought it was pathetic", Simon Cowell said with rudeness. "I mean, you almost look like a crack-headed version of Elvis Presley. Plus, I hate that song."

"You're a sweet guy, but I don't think that you're ready for this, honestly", Paula Abdul said kindly.

"Dude…Never" Randy Jackson slapped his forehead. "It's a no for me."

"You can come back next year if you want", Paula suggested with a small smile.

"Ugh, I hope he doesn't", Simon sighed as he kicked back in his seat. "Definitely a no for me. Off you go."

Lowering his head in defeat, Knuckles walked out of the room. He walked pass Ryan Seacrest, who was talking to some other contestants.

"How'd it go?" he asked nicely, but Knuckles didn't reply back. "Ok, nevermind."

On and on, Knuckles kept on walking with his head down in depression. The camera man continued following as he held the device in his hands. If you could tell, it was starting to get on Knuckles' nerves. He was going to do something that no one else has done before.

"Is there anything you want to say?" the camera man asked curiously.

"GET THAT F-(BEEP)-ING CAMERA OUTTA MY FACE!" Knuckles roared as he punched the camera man down and took off from the security guards.

"Ouch!" the camera man cried in pain.

(End of flashback. WTF?)

"Umm…No", Knuckles lied. "Anyway, let me take you somewhere, just to show you that I'm sorry and that I care about you", he offered a hand.

"Like where?" Rouge crossed her arms.

"Erm…" Knuckles pondered for the moment.

(Back with Shadow and Amy…)

"I still can't believe that you missed the whole thing", Amy said with her arms crossed behind her head, walking next to Shadow.

"Man, I wished I would've seen it, but the stupid paint wouldn't come off", Shadow rubbed the back of his head. "What now?"

"I dunno", Amy looked around. "We've been on a lot of rides today."

"Except that one", Shadow pointed up ahead as he stopped.

"Which one?" Amy stopped and looked back at him. She turned back around and then widened her eyes.

Further ahead of them was the all-time favorite, the Tunnel of Love. No one was in line. Only an employee was standing on the dock in front of the boat that looked like a cute swan. A small blush came up on Amy's face. Does Shadow really want to ride that with her? Does she want to ride that with him?

"Umm…We'll go, but let's not do anything", Amy fiddled with her fingers.

"Yeah, yeah, let's not", Shadow rubbed the back of his head. "We'll just ride the ride, that's it."

The two walked up the dock. Shadow helped Amy on board and then got on also. Then the employee lightly kicked the boat forward and the boat began to reach to the tunnel.

"Have fun, you two lovebirds", Krusty the Clown waved (A/N, Hey, he's from the Simpsons!). He then did a psycho laugh as if he was on crack.

"Dude, that guy's a psycho", Shadow whispered to Amy. "I wonder if he's a child molester."

"Relax", Amy said with calmness. "Besides, he doesn't look like a predator to me anyway."

"Still, what's he doing here in Station Square? This ain't Springfield", the black hedgehog kicked back.

(Back at the dock…)

"I wanna touch the clown!" the familiar brown hedgehog from chapter 2 said as he tried to poke him.

"Well, hello, lil' boy", Krusty looked at the kid evilly.

"Oh, heck no!" the hedgehog's mom yelled with fury and then kicked the clown into the water. "Are you crazy?! That guy almost looked like that killer clown, 'It'! Plus, how many times do I have to tell you not to try to touch strangers?" she placed her hands on her hips.

"I'm sorry, Mom", the little boy said. "I think I'm bi-curious."

"Just like your father", his mother shook her head. "C'mon now", she took his hand and walked off. "No more cookies for you."

"Aw, man!" the boy wined.

(A lil' while later…)

"See? This place", Knuckles greeted as he and Rouge were standing in front of the Tunnel of Love. "Let's hop in", he offered a hand.

"Whatever, but don't try to get dirty with me, buddy", Rouge took his hand and got on the boat with him. "Because I don't want to bring home any babies."

"Fine, fine", Knuckles said as the Scooby-Doo shaped boat began to move.

(Back with Shadow and Amy, again…)

"It's so dark", Amy said as she and Shadow were in the middle of the dark tunnel.

"Relax, the lights will come on soon", Shadow said with no sense of fear.

All of the sudden, the lights came on, but they were kinda dimmed. Amy gasped with joy as Shadow looked around. The tunnel was filled with cute decorations of hearts, cupids, and more! Lots of lights on the ceilings looked like the shape of butterflies and some colorful heart spotlights were shown on the walls. Aside that, the water was so clean that the two hedgehogs could see the sparkles! The ride looked so beautiful, no doubt about it! Suddenly, some music comes on over the intercom.

(BGM plays "Kiss Me" by Sixpence None The Richer)

"Ooh, I love this song", Amy clapped her hands with cheer.

"Uh-huh", Shadow looked away with bore.

Kiss me out of the bearded barley
Nightly, beside the green, green grass
Swing, swing, swing the spinning step
You wear those shoes and I will wear that dress.

Amy starts lip-singing to the song as she enjoyed the tune. Shadow had his elbow on the ledge and his chin on his palm. Maybe he was getting bored. But he was also getting a little bit nervous. Really, was he starting to develop some feelings for her? For a psycho!? And was she developing feelings for the pervert? If not, then what the heck are they doing on the ride anyway?! Anyway, as the two continued to ride the ride, some colorful chao started dancing with each other around the boat. Aww, that was so cute! Amy watched with her mouth open with joy as Shadow only looked at the water.

(Chorus):
Oh, kiss me beneath the milky twilight
Lead me out on the moonlit floor
Lift your open hand
Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance
Silver moon's sparkling
So kiss me

The chao stopped dancing and flew away. Suddenly, some small rainbow colored fish began to flop out of the water, over the boat, and back into the water on the other side. Amy giggled as she shaded her eyes from the water drops as she watched. Shadow pulled out an umbrella hat and puts it on his head. He doesn't like the water. The fish finally stopped flopping and flying and the boat continued forward.

Kiss me down by the broken tree house
Swing me upon its hanging tire
Bring, bring, bring your flowered hat
We'll take the trail marked on your father's map

Knuckles and Rouge were further behind. The bat kept her arms crossed and had her eyes on the walls only. Knuckles wrapped an arm around her, but received a punch in the stomach. He groaned in pain as he fell forward. Slowly, he sat back up in his seat. Sure enough, he had to think on how to get Rouge to smile again. Maybe he should make her laugh! Calmly, he began to think to himself as he rubbed his chin.

(Chorus):
Oh, kiss me beneath the milky twilight
Lead me out on the moonlit floor
Lift your open hand
Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance
Silver moon's sparkling
So kiss me

(Music continues…)

Back with Shadow and Amy, some glitter began to rain down to the water and to the boat. Shadow sneezed as Amy brushed some out of her hair. She was starting to enjoy the ride more than him. Well, that was his loss. Magically, lots of red, pink, and white rose pedals began to rain down to the water and on the hedgehogs pleasantly. The red smelled like cinnamon, the pink smelled like strawberries, and the white smelled like vanilla. As Amy lets her hands out to catch some pedals, Shadow continued to look at the water. Out of nowhere, a beautiful red rose fell on his lap. He looked at it, then at Amy. As Amy starts sniffing the rose pedals, she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned to her right and saw a red rose. It was held up by Shadow, who was looking away shyly. Smiling cheerfully, Amy took the rose and placed it under her headband right next to her ear so that way others could see it.

Shadow looked up at the ceiling and noticed some heart-shaped disco balls began to light up the whole place. He looked at Amy, who was looking at the lights happily. But then, he looked deep into her emerald eyes. On the outside, she was a psycho, but on the inside…she was a cute girl with a sweet heart. So now, he was starting to fall in love with her. Amy turned to him, but he quickly turned away with a huge blush on his face. Then she looked into his ruby eyes. For some reason, she began to see the inside of the pervert. It was a handsome, dazzling, and an attractive man that looked like her knight in shinning armor. Alas, she was starting to like him! Better news was that she was truly over Sonic! Shadow swift his eyes at her, but she turned away with a blush on her cheeks.

Kiss me beneath the milky twilight
Lead me out on the moonlit floor
Lift your open hand
Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance
Silver moon's sparkling
So kiss me

While she wasn't looking, Shadow tip-toed his fingers to her hand. She lightly moved her hand away, causing him to gasp to himself. Lucky for him, she took his hand willingly. He looked at her with a blush and she blushed at him also. Shyly, they looked away from each other. However, Shadow began to scoot next to Amy slowly. Then she scoots next to him. Both of them accidentally bumped into each other and blushed some more. They looked at each other lovingly, ruby eyes to emerald eyes.

So kiss me…

"I think I'm…" Shadow thought as he leaned for her lips.

"…in love…" Amy thought also as she closed her eyes.

"…with", Shadow closed his eyes.

"…you", both of them said romantically in thought as they reached for each other's lips.

So kiss me…

Finally, Shadow pressed his lips onto Amy's. Without warning, Amy shot her eyes open in shock and delight. Both she and Shadow were sharing their first kiss. Well, Amy was starting to get excited. She pulled Shadow into a deeper kiss as he struggled to get free.

So kiss me…

The poor black hedgehog tried his hardest to get free from the kiss. He felt like he was about to die by a lack of oxygen! He moaned loudly as he felt Amy's tongue swirling around in his mouth. Just then, he began to struggle and move around some more, because he felt like the tongue was trying to go down to his throat. He pulled out his cell phone so he could dial 9-1-1, but Amy slapped it out of his hand and got on top of him. Crazily, she began to shake him like a maniac as she continued French kissing him. Shadow then holds up a sign that read "HELP!" on a picket sign. Again, Amy slaps the object out of his hand and continues to kiss him wildly. Maybe kissing her was a bad idea…Soon enough the song ended.

"Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hott like me? Don't cha wish your girlfriend was a freak like me? Don't cha?" a sudden voice shouted out, singing horribly.

"Huh?" Amy stopped torturing Shadow and sat up. Then she looked back. The other hedgehog coughed for some air as he pounded his chest lightly. Then he sat up and looked back also. Both of them saw Knuckles and Rouge. The echidna was dancing, while standing up, as he was listening to his ipod.

"Don't cha wish that your girlfriend was raw like me? Don't cha wish your girlfriend was fun like me? Don't cha?" the red echidna sang loudly in his terrible tone as he starts doing the dance called the running man.

Rouge looked up ahead and noticed that he just ruined a good ShadAmy moment. In order to let them continue, she kicked Knuckles into the water with her long white boot. The boat left him behind.

"Sorry, you can continue now", she said as she kicked back and closed her eyes.

While the boats were still moving forward, Knuckles came to the surface as he coughed for some air. He noticed that he was left behind. How dare she kick him in the water like that!? Was it another prank or something? Or was she still mad at him? Apparently, he didn't notice that he ruined a lovey-dovey scene.

"HEY! Don't leave me behind!" he snarled out unhappily. "What if there's a shark in here?" he asked the wrong question. Behind him, a large blue and white shark rose up from the water as the BGM plays the Jaws theme. The echidna looked back frightfully and then gasped.

"Hello", the shark smirked with his large teeth. "Name's Bruce."

"From Finding Nemo?" Knuckles asked as he shivered with terror. "Fish are friends, not food", he said the familiar line from the actual movie.

"Well, that's true", Bruce pondered. "But I think echidnas are dinner!" he glared at Knux hungrily.

Knuckles froze for a second. His eyebrow twitched as he did a frightened laugh. Then he let out a girly scream of horror. Rouge was too busy asleep, so she didn't hear him calling for help. Amy turned back around, but she suddenly gasped.

"Well, that was interesting", Shadow turned back around also. His eyes widened. He and Amy were heading to a large waterfall! A drum roll was heard from the background. Swallowing a gulp, he looks at Amy. Then she looks at him. Both of them let out a scream in union as they hugged each other and looked at the edge. And then…they went down to the water! Goodness, that waterfall almost looked like the size of the Niagara Falls!

Rouge flew out of the boat before she could've fallen down also. Then she went to look for a way out. Knuckles was swimming away from the shark. He looked back and noticed that the shark was gone. However, he was suddenly being pulled to the edge of the waterfall! He tried to swim back, but it was too late. Then he fell down the large waterfall!

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!" he screamed in fear.

This has been the longest chappie ever! Hope you like, R&R!