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Knuckles didn't know what to do about his… situation, so he went to see his friends for advice. Luckily, they were all gathered at Sonic's apartment. Surprisingly, Shadow was residing at Sonic's apartment as well. Unfortunately, Knuckles had to suffer being ridiculed by his friends.
"You said what to Rouge?!" Sonic responded loudly.
Knuckles looked at Sonic confused. "I said that she…" Sonic interrupted him. "I heard what you said Knuckles! I'm not an idiot like you."
"Not completely anyway" Shadow replied jokingly.
"Shut it Shadow"
"Why am I an idiot again? Knuckles asked puzzled. "Because you don't know how much you damaged Rouge emotionally." Tails jumped in. "What do you mean emotionally? Knuckles questioned.
"You are so clueless. You continuously called Rouge a thief and you questioned why she flirts with you. You basically hurt her feelings." Amy responded. "And that's a big no-no" Tails added.
"But then why would she keep coming to see me and flirt with me? I mean she said that she wanted be with me, but I still don't get it." Knuckles replied curiously. (Everyone falls anime style.)
"You can't be that stupid! I mean did you fall on your head when you were a baby. How can you not understand THAT!" Sonic yelled, causing blue veins that pop up on his forehead and neck. "Sonic, calm down. Now Knuckles, she only does those things because she likes you. Maybe even love you." Amy answered
Knuckles' face went from redder than his fur to bluer than Sonic's. He was starting to feel guilty now." So… you mean… this whole time… she liked me." Knuckles let out sadly. "Of course. She has been giving you hints since your time together on the ARK." Amy replied back. "We ALL noticed it." Sonic added on.
"And I basically shot her down, right?" Knuckles questioned miserably. "Makes you feel sick just thinking about it, doesn't it? You must feel dreadful." Shadow said to Knuckles who was feeling lower than dirt.
"You really blew it Knux. I mean Rouge was hot man. She wore the sexiest outfits. Also, she had a nice figure and… oww. What was that for?" Sonic was interrupted by a pinch from a certain pink hedgehog. "Because you never said any of that about me and I'm your girlfriend." Amy retaliated. "Plus, you're not making Knuckles feel any better." Tails replied, which was true because Knuckles was so down that worms could look downward and would have a hard time seeing him.
Sorry Knux, I got a little carried away. Amy, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you. You're way more beautiful than Rouge and I mean it. I love you. Sonic answered while kissing her on the cheek. He meant every word. Amy could tell by looking into his emerald eyes. "Aww, I can't stay mad at you Sonikku. You are so adorable and I love you too." Amy replied back. She kissed the azure hedgehog on the cheek.
Anyone has a barf bag? Shadow said with an annoyed tone in his voice. "Because I'm feeling nauseous."
"Why don't you go find Rouge and apologize to her Knuckles? Cream came in. She heard the whole conversation and kept quiet the whole time. "That's a great idea Cream. Knuckles, you can also express your true feelings for Rouge." Tails said with enthusiasm.
"Uh… w-what ff-feelings? I have n-no idea w-what you're tt-talking about." Knuckles stuttered as he started blushing. He was redder than usual, especially since everyone was staring with smirks on their faces. "Admit it Knuckles. You like Rouge. In fact, you love her." Sonic teased.
"S-says who?!" Knuckles stuttered again.
"Whatever Knuckles. You can keep denying it, but you know the truth. C'mon Amy. Let's go the movies."
"Ok Sonic. Bye Knuckles and good luck with Rouge." Amy yelled out as she and her blue boyfriend left through the door.
Knuckles just remained quiet. He didn't even pick his head up when Amy and Sonic left. "Look Knuckles, just go find Rouge and apologize to her. You have to be nice to her though. That means no temper." Tails replied, trying to cheer Knuckles up.
"C'mon Tails. I wanna go to the carnival together. I hope Ms. Rouge doesn't stay mad at you Knuckles." Cream said as she pulled on Tails' arm and left through the door.
Knuckles continued to stand in place. He was depressed and ashamed of himself. Suddenly, Shadow walked to Knuckles and gave him some words of wisdom.
"Knuckles, you better fix this problem with Rouge quickly." Shadow said, with a serious look on his face. "She's one of my closest friends and I like seeing her happy. I've never seen her happier than when she is with you. I know for a fact that she loves you. She never stopped talking to me about you. Telling me how good you look and how strong and protective you are and how she can't stop thinking about you. You need to do whatever it takes to earn her forgiveness. Because if you don't and she stays upset, I'm literally kicking your ass. Good luck, Knuckles."
When Shadow left, Knuckles still stood in the middle of the floor, now alone. He was thinking now. He didn't know what to do first. Then, Knuckles got an idea. "I know exactly what to do, but I have to find Rouge first." He said as he ran out the door.
Preview of Chapter 3
Next time, on "Repairing His Mistake", Knuckles starts his journey for Rouge after seeing that he was wrong. Things don't go as planned however. He can't find her. Knuckles had better hurry before Rouge gets some serious anger issues. Whoops, too late. It appears that she is more pissed off than Knuckles originally thought. Can Knuckles calm her down enough to explain how he feels about her? Tune in next time on "Repairing His Mistake." Episode 3: Redeeming One's Self
