After the party, Shadow and Rouge headed back to her mansion, near Rusty Ruin Zone. With its faded grayish-brown façade, it fit in perfectly with the environment. Inside was an interior fit for a mansion, marble flooring, marble staircases, imported crystal chandeliers, imported carpeting, mahogany and leather furniture…in short, the author's interpretation of luxury. Shadow and Rouge crashed in the latter's bedroom, where a fluffy king-size bed awaited them. She insisted that he curl up with her in bed and read a good book together. The Ultimate Life Form agreed, albeit on the condition that he get to pick the book. She acquiesced to his demand, and they got down with their quality time. Rouge found the book – The Executioner: War Against the Mafia – to be rather macabre for her tastes, but having Shadow by her side softened things up a bit. As night fell, Shadow told Rouge that he would be going out for a bit. She didn't question him, knowing that he always returned. Plus, he promised to be in time for the opening of that disco that Silver bought passes for.

However, when the grand opening of The Glitter Palace came, Shadow was nowhere to be found. Rouge went in anyways, knowing that he had to come around anyways. Though she vaguely recalled that he hated disco, she also knew that her feminine charms would convince him to arrive sooner or later. Inside, she texted him, saying that she could be found at the bar if he ever decided to show up. For close to an hour, Rouge nursed an overpriced drink as she waited for Shadow to get there. Mobius was an egalitarian society, but even so, a few creeps thought it would be funny to hit on her. Rather than risk getting kicked out and ending the night prematurely, she walked away like Renée and let some other guys bust them up. She felt like partying, so as Roundtree once said, she got on up.

Eventually, Rouge had her fill of mirror balls, neon lights, strobes and that four-on-the-floor beat, so with a bit of disappointment in her heart, she went back home.

"Hey Mama, what's up?"

Just as Rouge entered her bedroom, she saw Sonic sitting down in a rocking chair, legs crossed, a cocky smile gracing his face.

"Big Blue, what are you doing here, and what's…that…smell?"

Rouge smiled when she caught a whiff of something, which caused her jaw to drop.

"It's Cruiser Cologne," said Sonic. "Far out, don't ya think?"

Rouge nodded. "Yep, that's some good stuff, all right. So tell me, why are you invading my home?"

"Here's what's poppin': Remember that one birthday gift ya got for me?"

"I think so…"

"Well, since it was so nice, and since ya saved my uncle's business, I thought it would only be fair if I returned the favor, ya know?"

"Sure…"

"Now, before we get down, I gotta ask: Is Shad here?"

"Ah, he probably got snatched up by Mephiles. Too bad."

"Anyways, now that that's settled, I want ya to walk over to the bed."

"OK…" Rouge did so.

"Next, I want ya to take off your clothes."

Rouge snapped to attention. "WHAT!?"

"I said, take off your clothes."

Rouge put her hands on her hips. "Are you nuts? You don't just tell a woman to take her clothes off!"

Sonic walked over to her.

"Maybe this will change your mind!" Sonic produced the blue Chaos Emerald.

Rouge regained her smile. "All right, now we're getting somewhere!"

She took the Chaos Emerald from him and put it down on one of the nightstands next to the bed. After that, she began to disrobe, and he looked away.

"You're allowed to look, you know!" said Rouge. "Nudity is nothing to be ashamed of! Hell, look at you and the other guys!"

So, Sonic slowly turned his gaze back towards her. He kept his composure in spite of the display presented before him.

(Dang, that's some good stuff!) "OK, now lie down face-first on the bed."

"You got it!"

Rouge got up onto the bed, where a neon blue towel had been placed. Lying face-first, she tilted her head and laid it on a pillow. Then, she felt a bit of weight on top of her: Sonic – gloves and footwear off – had straddled her body. Soon after, she was treated to the smell of coconut.

"And here comes the fun part!" said Sonic.

Sonic rubbed some lotion on his hands, and he started to massage Rouge's back. Immediately, Rouge let out a soft "oh".

"That…feels…good…"

Rouge gave way to Sonic's firm yet soft touch. Encouraged, the Blue Blur pressed down just a bit harder.

"Wow, you're soft!" said Sonic. "I've felt the touch of quite a few women, but you take the cake!"

Rouge couldn't respond with words, so she said "ah". Soon enough, Sonic got into the groove, working up and down her back.

"Hey Rouge, do ya like the sound of my voice?"

Rouge nodded slightly.

"Good, because I love the sound of yours!"

While working on Rouge's back, Sonic began massaging at the base of her wings. This caused her to moan a bit more, which encouraged him to keep doing that area. As this was happening, she imagined herself on a tropical island, with waves lapping against the shoreline, the sun beating down on her skin, the cool breeze caressing her. To enhance the mood, Sonic hummed a slow version of the Green Hill Zone music. Then, he let his hands travel down Rouge's arms and to her hands.

"Nice hands. Ya must be real good with those, know what I'm sayin'?" Sonic smirked.

Rouge let slip with another moan. After massaging her hands for a bit, Sonic returned to her back. Keeping his hands on her back, he nibbled her ear, causing her to giggle. Then, he continued.

"Hey, I gotta say, I've always loved your self-confidence. To tell ya the truth, I've heard too many stories about ladies who didn't dig themselves, and those made me feel really sad, so knowin' that there's somebody like you out there who takes good care of herself and ain't afraid to show it…well, that makes me happy, ya know?"

After rubbing her back just a little bit more, Sonic let his hands slowly travel down to her sides and down to her butt. He resisted the urge to do the obvious, instead turning around and massaging her legs.

"Wow, you are TENSE!" said Sonic. "What were ya doin', kickin' down vault doors all day? Guess ya really need this."

Sonic spent a good amount of time on Rouge's legs. When he felt that they were well and taken care of, he moved on down to her feet. This produced even more moaning from her.

"You like that, don't ya?" said Sonic. "Yeah, I like that too! In fact, let me give ya a nickel's worth of thought: I've seen artwork of you on the internet, and I couldn't help but notice that more than a few cats like drawin' your feet, and…well…that really sugars my overdrive!"

Sonic kept rubbing Rouge's feet, causing her to keep moaning. When he pressed on a certain part of her feet, it sent a charge through her body. Sensing this, he tried to find the sweet spot. When he did, he found himself being tempted to mess around with her feet in another way, but he decided that he was better than that. Thus, Sonic kept with his usual massage. As he did, Rouge's moaning slowly became more immodest, which sent a charge down his spine. Though it felt good, he had to remind himself that his gift was meant to be really friendly, and nothing more, so he made no attempt to follow up on that impulse.

"Ready for a real thrill?" asked Sonic. "Here it comes!"

Sonic continued to work the same spot on Rouge's feet. She kept moaning, even emitting a few squeals of delight in the process. Eventually, her charge topped off, leaving her in a state of pure mellow. Taking note, he slowly decreased his speed and pressure.

"Whoo, that was somethin' else!" Sonic began drying his hands. "I hope that was as good for you as it was for me!"

Rouge – blushing by now – only responded with a nod and an "uh".

"Rouge, before I go, I wanna tell ya somethin': You're one of my favorite ladies! I'd say you're just about on target with Ames and Sal! Heck, I sometimes like ya better than chili dogs! But enough talk, I gotta boogie! Good night!"

Sonic rubbed his nose against Rouge's cheek before hopping off the bed. After putting his gloves, socks and shoes back on, he hopped off the balcony and into the night. As for Rouge, she slowly drifted off to sleep.