Basket of Grapes

14 Days of Love (Sonic Style)

Chapter 4: Basket of Grapes

Krissie: Rouge is a lot harder to write then I thought it would be. Ah well. Today’s ship is Knuckles x Rouge.

Disclaimer: I own nothing but random ideas. Everything else belongs to SEGA.

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Knuckles the Echidna sat with his back leaned against the Master Emerald. It was one of those rare peaceful days and he was taking it in. He was watching the clouds inch along in the sky. He let out a content sigh as he closed his eyes to take a nap.

His eyes snapped opened as he heard the leaves of a tree rustle. Most would have presumed it was a squirrel, but Knuckles knew the sound was too heavy to be a simple squirrel. There goes the peaceful day.

“Come out from where you’re hiding!” Knuckles growled.

“Relax Knuckie.” Rouge flew out of the tree she had landed in. “I just came by to say hello.”

“Yeah right.” Knuckles growled. “You’re here to try to steal the Master Emerald again.”

Rouge rolled her eyes. “Are all echidnas as stubborn as you are?”

Knuckles answered her with an aggressive growl.

The white bat’s eyes widened as she looked at him. What has gotten into him?

Last of his kind.

“Shit!” Rouge thought as she realized she had hit a sore spot. She hadn’t thought about it when she said it, but now, she regretted it. Knuckles was always quick to anger and she was sure that he wasn’t going to calm down soon. She held up her hands in defeat.

“Now must be a bad time. I’ll come by later.” The white bat took off into the sky.

“Don’t come back!” Knuckles shouted.

The red echidna stood there breathing heavily. Once his breath had calmed down, he walked back up the altar. He sat back down and glared around the clearing. Rouge knew how to rile him up. He eventually closed his eyes as he tried to clear his head.

Knuckles jumped up as he heard the familiar sound of Rouge’s wings. “What do you want, batgirl?”

Rouge landed a few feet in front of him. She rolled her eyes. She held out a basket to him. The contents was several bunches of grapes and a few muffins. Knuckles stared at her blankly. She heaved a sigh and placed the basket in his hands. “I’m sorry about what I said earlier.” She leaned up and kissed him. Knuckles stiffened at the sudden intimate contact. Rouge smirked. She took a step back and jumped back into the sky. She gave the red echidna a sweet smile before flying away.

Knuckles stood still for several minutes, just holding the basket. He looked into the basket and nodded at all the grapes. He popped one into his mouth. Content with the food, he sat back down in front of the Master Emerald.

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