Chapter Four

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Rouge and Knuckles walked for a few blocks until they reached a popular nightclub. They showed their IDs and went inside. The club was popping. It was full of a lot of people and the music was fun. Knuckles and Rouge held hands and walked to the dance floor.

"Ugh, I can't believe I'm about to do this." said Knuckles, rolling his eyes. "The things you put me through batgirl."

"This will be painless. I promise." said Rouge, smiling.

"For you, not for me." said Knuckles, smiling.

Rouge chuckled.

Just then, a beautiful lioness came up to Knuckles. She put her hand on his shoulder.

"Hey there handsome." she purred seductively. "Wanna dance?"

Knuckles was about to politely decline. However before he could open his mouth…

"Um excuse you bitch, he's with me." said Rouge, giving her an angry glare.

"He's with you? Really? Why would such a hottie like him be with a basic bitch like you?" asked the lioness.

"You're less than basic you ugly piece of…" said Rouge, about to punch her.

Knuckles held Rouge back.

"Whoa, whoa, Rouge, calm down." he said, holding her back.

"She started it!" said Rouge.

Knuckles turned to the lioness.

"Look I'm with her. And you were pretty rude to her. You owe my date an apology."

"Pfft." scoffed the lioness. "Apologize? Please. I'm outta here."

"Yeah that's right! Walk away!" yelled Rouge, releasing herself from Knuckles.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"Can you believe the nerve of that bitch? She saw us holding hands. She saw that we're clearly together and yet she asks you to dance with her? Right in front of me? What a disrespectful bitch!"

"Don't let her get to you. Wait...did you just say 'we're clearly together?'"

"Um...yeah. I mean, we're together...on the dance floor. About to dance. We're dance partners." said Rouge, blushing.

"Oh, right. Yeah. Just making sure." he said, blushing.

"Speaking of dancing…" said Rouge, "come on, let's dance!"

Rouge placed Knuckles' hands on her waist and then put her arms around his neck. Knuckles had never danced with a girl before. He had seen dancing on TV and movies, so he kind of had an idea on what to do. As the music played, he was able to let loose and follow the rhythm.

All kinds of songs played like, 'Rockabye' by Clean Bandit, 'Finesse' by Bruno Mars and Cardi B, and 'Lemon' by N.E.R.D & Rihanna. Rouge and Knuckles danced very close to each other. Sometimes Rouge would shake and grind her booty on Knuckles. Knuckles would blush madly when she did this. After many fast paced songs, a slow song came on.

'Stay' by Zedd and Alessia Cara played. Rouge put her arms around Knuckles' neck and he put his hands on her waist. They danced slowly to the beat, looking into each other's eyes.

"Should I kiss him?" Rouge thought to herself.

"Should I kiss her?" the echidna thought to himself.

Their faces started getting close to each other. They wanted to kiss. However, Knuckles wasn't sure if he should. He felt awkward and nervous. Rouge wanted to kiss him as well, but she didn't know if she should make the first move. Their lips were inches away from each other. Rouge smiled and then buried her head against his chest. They kept dancing.

"Probably best if we don't." she thought to herself. "I don't wanna make things awkward."

"I guess she doesn't want to kiss." thought the echidna to himself.

They were both disappointed, but they kept slow dancing; enjoying the feeling of how close their bodies were.

After dancing, Knuckles and Rouge flew to the beach.

They walked around the beach, having great conversation. After a while, they sat on the shoreline by the ocean.

"Going to the beach was a great idea Knuxie." said Rouge. "This is fun and relaxing."

"I'm glad you like it" said Knuckles.

"I do." said the beautiful bat.

They quietly looked at the ocean. They were enjoying the view and the cool, refreshing breeze.

Rouge rubbed her arms up and down. She was a bit chilly.

"You cold?" asked Knuckles.

"A little. But I'll be fine."

"Come here." said Knuckles, who scooched over to her. He gently pulled her to him and held her. He gently rubbed his hands up and down her arms. Rouge blushed. Not only did she feel much warmer, but it felt really nice being this close to Knuckles.

"Better?" he asked.

"Much better." she said, smiling. "Thanks."

They looked into each other's eyes for a few seconds before looking away, embarrassed.

"Hey Rouge?" asked Knuckles.

"Mm?" she replied.

"Back in the club when that girl hit on me...were you...jealous?"

Rouge blushed and looked down. She didn't want to make eye contact with him. She was blushing so madly.

"Um...why do you ask?"

"Because um...well...when those jerks hit on you in the restaurant and the bar; I was um...jealous."

Rouge looked up at him, her eyes wide in shock.

"You...you were?" she asked.

"Um...yeah. Really jealous." he said.

Rouge smiled.

"Yeah, well...I was jealous too when that bitch hit on you." she said.

"So...does that mean that…" he said, scratching the back of his neck. "Um...do you like...have feelings for me? Because I...um...I really like you Rouge. I have um…feelings...for you."

Rouge kept staring at him in shock. She couldn't believe it. She had always wanted to hear this. She had always dreamt of this day. However, she didn't know he felt the same way.

"I've liked you for a long time Rouge. I just...um...I was just too shy to tell you. I didn't think you'd be into a guy like me anyway. When I lost the bet and we went on this date, I was secretly happy. I've been building up the courage to tell you how I really feel all night. So yeah, I have feelings for you."

Rouge continued to stare in shock.

"Um, Rouge, are you gonna say something?" asked Knuckles when she was quiet for many seconds.

"Sorry." said the bat, snapping back to reality. "Um, I just...I wasn't expecting that. Truth is...I have feelings for you too."

"Really?" asked Knuckles, smiling.

"Yes. I've also had feelings for you for a long time. I was just too stubborn to tell you." she said.

"Wait, why did you think I wouldn't be into a guy like you?"

"Well, um…" said Knuckles scratching the back of his neck. "...because you know…"

"No, I don't know." she said, chuckling. "Tell me."
Knuckles sighed.

"Because you're so incredibly beautiful and really smart and you're cool. I mean, I'm the kind of guy that just enjoys chilling on Angel Island and enjoying nature. I'm a simple guy. You're a social butterfly and this glamorous agent. I didn't think you'd be into a guy like me. I always thought you'd date Sonic."

Rouge faced Knuckles and gently held his face. She looked into his eyes.

"Knuckles the Echidna…you're an amazing guy. You're handsome, smart, disciplined, loyal and strong. You have so much self-respect and pride. You don't try to be someone you're not. You're genuinely yourself. And even though you're a pain in the ass sometimes…you're kind, selfless and a really good guy. And you are cool. Don't put yourself down. You're the total package."

Knuckles smiled.

"Thanks Rouge. I appreciate all those nice things you said about me."

"You're welcome. It's the truth though."

After a few seconds of silence, Rouge chuckled.

"You thought I would date Sonic? Are you kidding me? Sonic's my friend, but he can be an arrogant, cocky, jerk sometimes! If we were together, he'd spend more time reminding me how awesome he is while eating chili dogs!" said Rouge, laughing. "Me and Sonic? Please! Hahaha!"

Rouge kept laughing and Knuckles laughed as well. They were both laughing so loudly.

"That's funny." said Knuckles, wiping a tear from his eye from laughing so hard.

They happily sighed and looked into each other's eyes.

"So...um...now that we know how we feel about each other...what now?" asked Knuckles.

"Well...we date. Become boyfriend and girlfriend. That's what you want right?"

"Yeah, absolutely." said Knuckles. "But, I don't even know where to start with this whole relationship thing. I've never had a girlfriend before."

"You'll figure it out. Besides for a guy who's ever had a girlfriend…I had a pretty amazing date tonight."

Knuckles chuckled.

"Thanks Rouge. I had an amazing time too."

"You know what else a boyfriend and girlfriend are supposed to do?" she asked seductively.

"Um…" said Knuckles, looking confused.

"Kiss." she said.

"Oh, right." he said, smiling.

Rouge chuckled and brought her face close to him. Knuckles also came closer to Rouge. They kept getting closer and closer until their lips finally met. They both felt electricity and butterflies as they kissed. Their kiss started gently but became more passionate. They loved the taste of their lips against each other. Knuckles put his hands around her waist and Rouge put her arms around his neck. After minutes of their steamy make out, they released their kiss.

"Wow…" said Knuckles, completely blown away.

"Whoa…" said Rouge, swept away by his kissing.

They looked into their eyes smiled at each other.

"For someone who's never had a girlfriend, you sure are a great kisser." she said. "I told you you'd figure this dating stuff out."

"I need more practice though. You know...to figure it out." said Knuckles with a mischievous grin.

"Oh really?" she asked, laughing.

"Practice makes perfect batgirl." he said, chuckling. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her.

"You're so silly Knucklehead." she said, giggling and kissing him back.

She released their kiss.

"So, now I'm your girlfriend…I can take the Master Emerald right?" she asked teasing.

"Hell no!" said Knuckles.

"Can't blame a girl for trying!" she said, laughing.

Knuckles laughed as well and they continued making out passionately under the beautiful night sky.

Aww! How cute! I ain't gonna lie, when they finally kissed it gave me feels! Lol! Way to go Knuckles! Proud of my boy for stepping up and confessing his feelings! Now he's got a hot girlfriend! Lol! And y'all better not go anywhere because there's another chapter!