Here's chapter 12!
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Knuckles P.O.V.
Oh man. Not good. I've just put myself in deeper shit. She's pissed. No, scratch that. She's really pissed.
All I asked was 'Are you okay?' She looked like she was cryin' and I was tryin' to be considerate! Next thing I knew, she was shoutin'- no screamin' at me, sayin' 'Do I look fucking okay?!'
Her outburst shocked the hell outta me. Why was she directin' her anger towards me, anyway? What the hell did I do?! Women. I will never understand them. Their emotions and moods change faster than the speed of light!
After she shouted at me, she ran into the kitchen. I could hear her cryin'. I hated it. I hated it so much. I despised the noise. More so, knowin' it was me that caused it.
Cream and Tails were just sittin' on the couch, gaping at her. After she left the room, I then got their attention. Cream had a sympathetic look on her face while Tails had an annoyed expression, for some reason.
"Knuckles, whadya say to her?"
I looked at him, kind of offended. He's accusing me of something when I don't even know what I did!
"I did jack shit! All I said was, 'Are you okay?', and then she screamed at me! Damn, women are hard to suss out…"
I heard Tails sigh, as if annoyed. God, he's irritatin' me know! Cream just put her hand on his chest, rubbin' it as if to calm him, then turning her head upwards towards me.
"You should go talk to her, Knuckles." Her voice was calm and smooth.
"What? Why me? You're the same gender, and…. And it'd be easier!" Great, now I'm makin' excuses!
"It wasn't a question, Knuckles…" Her voice had a little anger in it, but the only facial expression of that emotion shown was an eyebrow raised.
"But…" I stared but was cut off.
"No 'buts', Knuckles. Sort things out before you do somethin' you'll regret." Her finger was pointin' towards the door.
I just sat there, not sayin' a word, and lookin' as if I was spaced out. But I was thinkin'. Thinkin' whether I should go in.
If I do, and I say the wrong words, then I'm fucked. There will be no more gardian, which scared me to hell. Or… If I go in there, and I say the right words, hopefully at the end of the night there will be one very happy echidna.
I've made up my mind.
She's worth the risk…
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Rouge's P.O.V.
How dare he! How dare that stupid moron do that to me! Sayin' all those things about this girl. Sayin' she's beautiful, she's smart; she works for the Government and all that… Who gives a shit?!
Even Amy agreed with him! She's supposed to be my best friend! Not this, this… witches best friend! This girl seems to be takin' everything from me… My best friend, my friends, and now she's gonna steal my man…
Well, not officially mines… Not yet, anyway. But I guess that chance has been taken from me. If I found out who this girl is, I will personally deal with her.
Ugh, I still can't believe it. He doesn't even know how much I care for him! Now he's tearin' me apart…
I couldn't keep the tears and anger in any longer. So I let it out. All of it. I was banging the work tops with my fists, sometimes cryin' out from the frustration buildin' up inside.
There was one thing buggin' me though. No matter how much I tried, I couldn't hate him.
Because I love him.
And I hate it. I hate that I love him. I despise it. So I made a promise to myself. I promised myself that after this night, I will no longer be friends with him. It'll be easier for me if I don't see him. Easier to get over him.
I let out a shout of frustration again.
"But it's not that easy! No matter how much I try, my heart won't let go!"
"Then don't let go." A voice said behind me. I looked over my shoulder and found him. Yeah, him. The one that's causin' me all this pain.
I was supposed to be the one torturin' him tonight, not the other way around. Ugh, men…
He was just standin' there. His hands at his sides, a frown shown on his face.
I hate him. I hate him.
"I hate you." I didn't intend it to come out so cold. It just did…
But it wasn't the reaction I was expectin' from him. He walked over to the door and leaned on it, crossin' his arms across his chest. The arms I was touchin' not too long ago. The figure I had yearned to cuddled up against at nights, just standin', lyin', or whatever. It didn't matter. I thought that as long as I was huggin' him, everythin' was okay. All my problems would vanish. I would be happy.
But no. I wasn't touchin' him. I didn't want to. I felt like all my problems had come back to me all at once. Work problems, personal problems, everythin'.
And worst of all, I didn't feel happy. I felt like shit. Actually, worse than that. It felt like I was in hell.
"Why?" Was all he responded to my statement.
I was furious now. Why? Why?! What is he, stupid?!
The expression I had on my face was of pure disgust. I turned my body from facin' the sink, to facin' him. At least we had space between us in the kitchen.
"Why? What the hell do you mean 'why'?! Damit Knuckles, you're more dense than a bloody dummy!"
Nothin' changed from him. His expression, his body language all stayed the same.
"Well, if I'm that dense, why don't you tell me about it?"
Just then I realised. He truly doesn't know. He truly is stupid. He really didn't get the hints I gave him. All the flirtin', all the teasin'. I guess that's how I fell head over heels for him though…
I couldn't take it anymore. I couldn't take it. He needed to hear it, from me. If I don't say somethin' know, I'll explode!
But I can't. I won't. Things will get difficult and awkward. I don't want that. My mind was tellin' me not to say it.
But I did. I shouted it. It just came out in a burst of anger!
"God damit, Knuckles! I love you, you stupid ass echidna!" As soon as that sentence came out, my hand immediately went to my mouth, makin' sure nothin' else would get out.
I didn't really expect a reaction from him. But I got one. He looked me directly in the eyes. They were wide. And his mouth became an 'o' shape.
As much as a bad time it was, I had the desire to go straight up to him and kiss him square on the lips. But I stayed in control.
This feelin' was very, very strange. I've always been in control of my emotions, keepin' calm and such. I was- am- the spy… And the best treasure hunter at that.
We just stayed silent for a couple minutes and it was becomin' very awkward. As soon as the confession kicked into him, he looked like he was about to say somethin'. That is, until an explosion blew up half the kitchen! How could anyone get as much bad luck as me in just one night?!
As soon as the explosion went off, Knuckles raced to me and dived to the wooden floor, takin' me down with him. He completely covered me with his body, makin' sure nothin' touched me.
As bad a time this was, I felt a tinge of happiness when his body was so close to mines. Hell, he was on top of me! And damn, it felt – and looked- right.
I scolded myself for thinkin' such dirty thoughts at a bad time – yet again. But I can't help it! He's just one god damn sexy – and stupid, but I love it – echidna!
I felt a blush creep on my face, but I managed to keep it under control.
Heh, toldja I was good at that kinda stuff. I just ain't good at keepin' private thoughts away at bad times, like now for example…
I came outta my thoughts when Knuckles started movin'. The smoke had cleared a little. Just enough for me to have a clear view of his face. He lifted his body up with his arms, each placed on either side of my head on the floor, lookin' down at me.
"You okay?" Wow… Real concern was in his eyes. This is another reason why I fell for him…
"Yeah…"
We just looked at each other. And – if I'm not mistaken, which I'm sure I'm not – he was comin' closer towards me. I can't describe how I felt when I saw him doin' this. So, I just reacted and followed his lead.
Just as we were about to connect for the first time – which I was really hopin' for tonight – a voice interrupted us…
"Yo, Knuckles, Rouge! Mind helpin' us over here? You can get frisky later." Ugh, Sonic sure knows how to spoil a moment…
As soon as Knuckles heard his voice, his eyes shut. He took a deep breath and replied with a simple grunt and a "Fine."
We then saw Sonic standin' a couple metres away from us in a defence stand. Amy was beside him, doin' the same. Tails also doin' the same, but with Cream behind him, keepin' his arm up.
Then we heard "Sonic! They were just havin' a moment and you had to go and ruin it!"
Sonic just gave Amy a sheepish grin and a muttered "Sorry.", before focusin' on the object ahead.
I looked their way, and what do I see?
Old Egg head…
Great… Now I have to kick his and Sonics ass for ruinin' my - our – moment!
I then felt Knuckles shift. I looked upwards and found him standin beside my body, outstretchin' his hand for me to take. Without hesitation, my hand was firmly placed in his, hoistin' me up by his side.
We then got into a fightin' position like the others.
When I looked upwards, I had a bit of a shock at what I saw. Old Eggy definitely doesn't look in top shape. His orange moustache was now grey, with white comin' in. He looked fatter than what he used to be; Too many McDonalds burgers?
But what got me the most was his wrinkles. God, I hope I don't look like that when I'm older…
"Greetings, my dear rodents. How since to see you all after three years. I see you've all been keeping in tip top shape. And, my… is that Cream and Amy? My, haven't you grown…"
Both Sonic and Tails growled. Jealousy? I think so…
"Ok, Egghead. Whadya want now? You know we'll destroy your machines within a minute."
"Yes. Yes, I know." I was now confused. He had quite a mischievous look on his face, which I didn't like. I knew that look when I used to work for him. He was up to somethin'…
"Well, whadya want? I'm getting' bored already." I had to stifle a chuckle at Knuxie. He could be quite the comedian when he wants to be…
Eggman then took a glance at Cream, Amy and then me. He then spoke "Those three."
Before any of us could understand what he meant, he had pressed a button, lockin' me Amy and Cream in some sort of bubble thing. I tried kickin' and punchin' mines, but it wouldn't break nor rip. It felt like some sort of rubber. I had no idea what I was in!
Before any of the boys could get to any of us, we were shocked. It felt as if you were getting' electrocuted with 300 volts. But damn, this really did hurt.
I then fell to the bottom of the bubble, feelin' nothin' but pain and exhaustion. I was blackin' out. I could tell by the blurry vision I was getting' and the eye lids fallin'.
But before I completely lost conscience, I heard Knuckles shout "I'll get you outta there, Rouge! I promise!"
I smiled at what he had just said. I take back what I said earlier. I don't hate him. I could never hate him. But I would always love him.
'Watch yourself, Knuckles'
Everythin' then went black…
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Sorry I took long to update again! Been busy and stuff… Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed that chapter!
Yess there is now some action in the story! :D And sorry for all the swearin' that's in here! I don't know what the ratin's mean so I put anythin' in.
Hope ya's enjoyed! :3
MG