Knuckles started his journey for Rouge. He looked high and low for her, but she was no where to be found. Knuckles had no idea where to look for her until it finally hit him.
"Club Rouge." Knuckles remembered. "I remember now. She once said that it's her way of escaping her problems. Well… I'm definitely one of her problems right now. I need to fix this now." In a flash, Knuckles ran all the way to Club Rouge.
-Club Rouge, Rouge's Room –
Rouge was lying on her bed in tears thinking about how a certain echidna hurt her. "(sniff) (sniff) I still can't believe that stupid Knuckles said all of those horrible things to me." Rouge cried, as she tried to get Knuckles off her mind. No matter how hard she tried, however, the scarlet echidna kept showing up in her thoughts. "I thought he really cared about me after all we went through together. I guess he isn't the echidna I thought he was."
Suddenly, there was a knock on Rouge's door. When she answered it, her eyes widened. There, in front of her, stood the crimson echidna himself. "Hello Rouge." Knuckles said, in a tone that could've been considered a whisper. He was nervous since he didn't know what her reaction would be.
Rouge just stood there in shock. Her face then flushed hot red, but not in embarrassment. She was just pissed the hell off. She tried to slam the door in his face, but it was stopped by Knuckles' foot. The force from slamming made it bounce back since it hit his foot. Seeing the opportunity, Knuckles stepped in and moved towards her
"Get the hell out of my room, you dumbass." Rouge snapped. She had tears streaming down her face.
"Not until I say what I have to say." Knuckles exclaimed, trying not to get thrown out.
"I don't care about what you have to say." Rouge retorted. Knuckles could see the fire in her eyes. "You obviously didn't care about what I had to say at Angel Island, right before you embarrassed me. Do you know how much courage I had to build up before I could come see you?! I wanted to tell you that I loved you and I always have. I was going to tell you that I gave up my whole life for you. I quit my thieving ways and I no longer work for G.U.N. I lust wanted to start a new life with you, but you broke my heart." Knuckles was on the verge of tears. He didn't know Rouge felt this way. Secretly he felt the same but was too shy to admit it. He felt ashamed.
"Rouge… I." Knuckles stuttered before Rouge cut him off. "No, I don't wanna hear it!!" She tried to slap him but he caught her arm and pinned her down on the floor. Knuckles wanted her to stop struggling so he could talk to her. Rouge still continued to fight back.
"Get off me you asshole!"
"Rouge, stop and listen to me. I. AM. SORRY.
There was a dead silence. She just laid there staring into his violet eyes, while he laid there on top of her, staring into her aqua eyes. After a couple minutes of silence, Knuckles finally spoke.
"Look, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. I don't know what I was thinking… I just snapped. I was stupid… very stupid. Rouge, I... I love you. Please forgive me.
Rouge had turned away when Knuckles started talking. By now, she was facing him with a surprised expression on her face. "Ok." Rouge said as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She grabbed his muzzle, opened her eyes, and said, "No."
Preview of Chapter 4
On the next episode of "Repairing His Mistake", Rouge says no. Even after Knuckles apologizes, Rouge stills says no. That unbelievable! What's this? Rouge is giving Knuckles 3 chances to prove he loves her? Not only that, if he fails, she's out of his life forever? That's harsh. Can Knuckles make it home before it's three strikes and you're out? Man I hope so. I just can't stand the suspense. Find out next time, on "Repairing His Mistake." Episode 4: Proving His Love
