((I am expecting to build on the quasi-lemoniness of chappy previous in this one. Who knows…. Sonic my loose his virginity tonight!))
Sonic: -runs away and hides under a rug- NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
A: -drags him back by a foot- but anyway, it should be fun so enjoy and don't forget to review because you love us!
Again, I give credit to Gamegirl2 for my inspiration. Neither of us own Sonic. Yaoi goodness ensues. Republicans suck donkey balls. Did I miss anything?
Chapter 4- Don't Deny it
Knuckles sat up with alarm as an ungodly sound wafted in from the other room. Off-key singing.
"I am not your rollin' wheeeeeels! I am the highwaaaaaaay!"
"Lord have mercy…."
He flopped back down, stuffing a pillow over his head to muffle the offending racket.
Sonic took another swig from the bottle, giggling to himself and swaying slightly. He continued to spin around teeteringly and sing with the loud music.
"Ohh, I'm sho glad he don't have neighb-hic-borshh…. Udderwisshe I might get in shum sherioush… -urp, excush meh- trubble….…. 'I am not your blowin' wiiiind, I am the liiiiiighteniiiiing!'"
Just then, a booming clap of thunder resounded throughout the house, causing Sonic to fall over in his fright.
"Wooo… good shtuff! …..umm….. uh oh….."
He realized that the lights had gone out, and the music had stopped. It took him a second…..
"Duude, the powershh out….." he finally observed, sitting up while still gripping the bottle. He stood, wobbling slightly, fumbling around sightlessly.
Knuckles jerked in surprise when he heard his door open.
"Sonic, what did I tell you?"
"Hey, man, I diddn' know it was yer -hic- room…. The lightsher out."
He sat up, giving him a narrow glare. It would have been more effective if he could see.
"The what now?"
"Da lightshhhh. Deyr out."
"Are you drunk?"
He heard a sloshing sound as Sonic hid the bottle behind his back.
"umm….. maybe?"
The guardian sniffed the air.
"Is that my tequila?"
"eee….. don' kill me…… ish jussha few sipsh….."
He sighed angrily. "I don't even understand what you're saying. Go…. Pass out on the couch……. or something."
He heard a thump as Sonic tripped over his own feet. He stumbled over himself and leaned heavily on the bed.
" -hic- shorry…. I twipped…. I dint meanta….. ehh.."
He reached out, touching a hand to Knuckles' face to verify where he was. He swayed, sliding the hand across his cheek.
"Sonic…." Knuckles placed his own bare hand over the other.
"W…wuh?"
Faintly, Knuckles could make out the outlines of his face…. The big eyes, now dilated fully in the darkness, blinked innocently.
"h…hey…. Y'know…. I been mean'in ta tell you sumthin'…" he began, lifting a knee to the mattress.
"heh…. And what's that?" he asked, smirking irresistibly.
'Stop it!' he berated himself.
"I… uhhhmm…." He crawled onto the bed, hand dropping to the echidna's shoulder for support as he swayed slightly.
"I been thinkin'… -hic- y'know… I thought about you th'other day… an…. I dunno.." he giggled inebriatedly, a hand to his mouth. Knuckles could tell he was blushing.
"Go on…."
"I thought…. Y'know…. If I were a girl….. I'd think you were kinda cute…"
Knuckles bit his lip, closing his eyes. 'Oh, God….'
"…R..really? That's interesting….."
"y….. you ain't gunna punch me or anything?"
"….. why would I?"
"Good… 'caussshe I lied…. I meant I'd think you were shexy. That's more than cute, I think." He hiccupped softly, then fell forward giggling into Knuckles' chest.
The guardian bit his lip again, wrapping an arm around the hedgehog's shoulders.
"I'll take that as a compliment, Sonic."
The blue one sighed happily, snuggling closer to him and nuzzling his midsection, relishing the softness of the other's fur. Knuckles was speechless. He stroked Sonic's quills absently, silently wondering whether or not he should conceal his growing erection.
"Knux..?"
"yeah..?"
"Say my name again….."
"…..s…..Sonic…"
He giggled again, moaning slightly.
"I like the way it sounds when you say it… I dunno why…."
Knuckles smiled, drawing the intoxicated hedgie into his lap.
Sonic's eyes widened.
"wooo…. Holy cows….. ummmmm…… hey…. Knux… ish dat waddI think it ish?"
"heh…. Maybe." He wrapped an arm around the other's waist, lifting his chin with a finger. He gazed into those green eyes, even if he couldn't make out the dazzling emerald of them in the dark.
"Something wrong, Sonic?"
He stifled a wanting sigh and shook his head.
"I…. I…. Knux…."
He leaned forward suddenly, throwing his arms around the other's neck and kissed him. The unexpected weight caused both to land in the soft sheets heavily.
Knuckles was so surprised by this, it took him a few seconds to retaliate, kissing back more roughly when he gained his bearings. Unfortunately, he was a little too late.
"Sonic?"
The poor boy had passed out in his first moment of released passion, and lay there limply on the elder's chest, straddling his waist.
"Damn you, Sonic."
-.o.-
Sonic opened his eyes to the painful sunlight, groaning as his head pounded unmercifully.
He felt at his forehead, removing a damp cloth. He sat up suddenly, realizing he had spent the night on the couch.
"Storm's passed." Knuckles remarked calmly from an armchair, turning a page in his book.
"Oh, God… Jesus Christ Bananas…. My fuckin' head……" he groaned, leaning forward and drawing his knees to his chest.
"I coulda told you this would happen." the echidna remarked apathetically.
"wuh….hnnnnnn….gh…. where the FUCK are those pills..?
"Don't ask me, I ain't your nurse."
Sonic just winced at him in an attempt at an incredulous glare.
"What the fu…. Oh, to hell with you… gawdamn echidnas….. I'm never touching tequila again… makes me… -urp- " he sat, wide-eyed, with a hand to his mouth.
"Past the bookcase on your immediate left." Knuckles directed.
The bathroom door slammed shut. Loud coughing noises were heard.
About ten minutes later, the sickly hedgehog emerged, looking a little pale. He staggered back to the couch and collapsed, letting an arm flop over his eyes.
"Y'know….. I deserve the cold shoulder for drinking your booze…. But the LEAST you could do…." He removed the arm to glance at the now-empty chair.
"Figures. Asshole. Leave me here to drown in my own fucking vomit. I hope he rots in hell….."
You can just feel the love, can't you?
He let his arm fall limply to the carpet, sighing in exhaustion. There was a light rattling as it grazed a small object. He grasped it and raised it to his blurred vision. His painkillers.
"Thanks a lump. One nice thing he does for me. That's all I asked for. Wasn't hard…."
Knuckles, at the moment, was outside, clearing some debris from the storm. One more disadvantage of living at high altitudes: more frequent and much more violent weather.
He was actually trying to convince himself that the event of the night previous was a dream…. A very….vivid…..interesting dream. 'No! no, stop. Men don't interest you. For God's sake, you have a girlfriend!'
(AN- in this fic, he's still with Julie. NOT Tarsa.-see "Cruel World"-I'd feel bad if he were cheating on her…. Julie's fine though. Let's all dump on Julie! )
And yet……
He fought the tempting thoughts off angrily, tossing aside a moderately-sized palm that had blown in from the jungle.
'Enough. No more thoughts about Sonic. He needs to leave. As soon as he can walk…..'
His mind wandered a little more as he stood, staring at the sodden ground.
'How could it be so easy…… so easy for me to just…. DO those things to him? It's like… like I WANT to or something…. Hot damn, I do…. What's WRONG with me?'
He shuddered, grimacing.
'You are NOT a fag… no…. you're a guardian. You have more important things to worry about…. And Mom wants grandchildren……' he nodded to himself, closing his eyes and folding his arms.
'It was just some weird phase. It's over. In fact, I'll go call Tails now. Yeah. The sooner he's gone the better. I'll even help drag him to the plane.' He nodded again, opening his eyes and striding back to his home.
-
" Heya ol' buddy ol' pal! Waddaya say we start off the day with some good healthy violence?" the hedgehog beamed, seemingly lifted from his severe hangover.
"You're leaving."
"OH, NO I'M NOT!" he screeched, holding up his cell. "Just called Tails, in fact, hoping for that VERY same thing! Turns out AMY tripped over a wire and shorted the charger, which was connected to ALL of his planes and/or flying paraphernalia at that precise moment." He smiled widely, obviously not pleased.
"So, until further notice for an indefinite period, I am STUCK here with YOU. Mr. Happy himself. I hope you DROP DEAD!" he fairly shrieked in the marsupial's face.
"Funny, I was going to suggest the same thing to YOU!" he snapped in retort, barring his sharp teeth.
"YOU WANT VIOLENCE, ASS WIPE?"
"YOU BET YOUR FURRY RED ASS I DO!"
"LET'S TAKE IT OUTSIDE, THEN! YOU DON'T KNOW WHO YOU'RE FUCKING WITH!" he cracked his sharp knuckles menacingly.
-
The two faced off several yards from the house in a fairly rocky area. Sonic cracked his neck, ignoring the intense dizziness and the stabbing headache that had only slightly been curbed by the pills.
Knuckles wasted no time, making the first move as usual. Sonic blocked the punch, swinging a knee straight into his chin with a loud crack. The receiver cried out as it had caused him to bite his tongue, then retaliated with a knee thrust of his own to his opponent's sensitive gut. He hacked painfully, red-tinted vomit splattering the damp ground.
"Keep it up, boy. See how long you can stay conscious."
Sonic, now bent over, received a heavy double-fisted blow to the upper back, causing him to hit the ground hard. He groaned, coughing, trying to get back up. He couldn't think clearly through the pounding…..
He felt a shoe hit his face sharply, feeling a tooth loosen. That got him back on his feet… he wiped at his mouth, staggering slightly.
"You always did kick 'em when they were down…"
"I take my opportunities seriously."
"You're a fucking coward is what you are…"
Knuckles hissed an angry gasp of disbelief, eyes narrowing.
Sonic parried the next attack, managing to place a few hits of his own in the various weak points… side, nose, instep, knee…. He was about to hit below the belt when his opponent regained his bearings and hammered his skull against the other's sore cranium. This caused him to reel backwards a few steps, tripping over his own feet as he held his hands to the afflicted region.
"Mother MARY! THAT FUCKING HURT!"
"Ohh, I'm sorry. I thought we were sparring." Knuckles smirked.
Sonic groaned, the pounding growing more than he could bear. He sank to his knees, coughing a slight sob.
"Awwh, the hedgie's gonna cry. Go on. Cry, you little pussy. Cry like the faggot you are."
"Go fuck yourself…."
"Why? So you can watch?"
He opened a single smoldering green eye, giving him a cold sneer. "What's WRONG with you?"
"Nothing, Sonic…. Nothing at all." He lowered his head, grinning demonically, those fiery violet eyes piercing with intense hatred. "In fact… I think I've finally cleared things up. I've figured out what I've wanted to do all this time….." he tilted his head, closing his eyes in a pleased grin. "I'm going to kill you."
"You've fucking lost it….."
He dodged a sharp punch; the echidna's fist embedded itself in the damp rock. They locked eyes for an agonizing minute.
Sonic wailed on him, throwing a few punches himself and hitting home on his rival's jaw several times. Knuckles shoved him away, swiping his barbs with daggerlike precision and raking a long red line down Sonic's side. He screamed, clutching the fresh wound. In his moment of hesitation, his newfound enemy attacked again, hammering him in the face. The afflicted was sent flying, skidding on the loose dirt for several feet.
"Holy fuck, he's serious….." he coughed, now too weak to raise himself.
"Better believe it." Knuckles calmly strode to his fallen foe. He knelt next to him, leaning over to look him in the face.
"Where's Tails, Sonic? Where's your lifeline now? Where's your escape? Come on, I'm curious."
"Knux…. you have serious issues." He wheezed in reply.
He cried out as his quills were seized and Knuckles yanked him to his feet.
"I have issues, huh?"
"You heard me…."
They stood, glaring each other down for another long moment. Sonic held his side, heaving breath. One of his eyes was swelling shut, and dark bruises were evident on his stomach and through his fur. Knuckles held fast, ignoring the pain that both Sonic had inflicted…… and the pain it caused him to be doing this.
He felt moisture gathering in his eyes…. 'don't even think about it. You have no reason to feel bad about this…. guardians don't cry….'
'What's wrong? Why isn't he trying to rip my head off? What's he waiting for?' Sonic thought, beginning to panic.
With a cry of rage, Knuckles charged forth, thrusting his fist at the blue head. Sonic winced, eyes shut. After a moment….. and after realizing he didn't feel the blow, he cautiously opened his eyes.
The punch had missed by centimeters. His arm extended past his head, and he stood there, panting…… tears streaming down his cheeks.
"Knuckles….." Sonic was confused. The look in his opponent's eyes was that of deep regret, of longing…. he began to realize the truth…..
"I……" Knuckles began….. "I HATE YOU!"
"I HATE YOU TOO!" Sonic snapped back.
They stared each other down angrily for another moment.
Knuckles' arm rested against Sonic's shoulder….Sonic himself placed a hand to the crescented chest….
And both suddenly found themselves in the midst of a passionate kiss.
Knuckles caressed the blue one's face tenderly as Sonic wrapped his arms around the other's back…
'Okaay….. how did THIS happen? Better yet….. why don't I MIND?' Sonic asked himself. 'At least he's not trying to kill me anymore…Maybe I shouldn't question a good thing…..' his mind answered.
'Fair enough.'
And he deepened the kiss, moaning lightly in ecstasy.
Knuckles broke away, resting his forehead against the other's, draping his arms around his neck.
"Sonic…. I'm sorry…."
"Don't worry about it…."
"No…. I'm…. I can't. I'm sorry….." he pulled away from the embrace, stepping hesitantly backward a few paces. He turned and ran, taking to flight.
"wuh……." Sonic frowned after him. "what?…. But….. but….. waitaminute….. I….. OH I'M SO CONFUUUUUSED!" he grasped at his quills, then shot after him.
-
The door had been locked, all the shades were drawn. Sonic's bag rested on the doorstep.
He clenched his fists tightly, feeling hot tears spill down his cheeks.
Rejection…..
"Why…. Why do I care? Why does this…. this….. hurt…. So much….? I….. What's happening?"
Knuckles leant against the other side of the door, shedding tears of his own.
'Oh, Sonic…. If only I knew….'
He felt a sharp pang of regret as he heard the bag being lifted, slung over a shoulder. He sobbed, sliding down the door as the hedgehog walked away.
((OH NO! They love each other, but both don't have a clue! What's going to happen? Will they ever come to terms with their true feelings? It's like a furry soap opera or something…..))
Sonic: …… ok, just to clear things up…. That was NOT moi. Moi doesn't cry…. openly. Moi is more self-controlled than that.
Knuckles: Vou is about to get another knuckle sandwich.
Sonic: ok, who's vou?
Knux: -heavy sigh- Why are you pairing me with him? He's an idiot.
Shadow: -still laughing his ass off- Oh, I love this! Sonic getting beat up, AND dissed! BURN!
Mighty: I thinkShady's still stuck in his "Kelso" role….