Knouge Song Fic

You can run to me, you can laugh at me or you can run right out that door…

  The crickets were chirping, singing their song of the night. In tall, black high heels, black leggings and a purple dress, I sighed as I raised my fist to gently knock on the door. I haven't been nervous since I was in high school and I was a part of the talent show. I was worried that he would say no.

This might come as quite a shock, but I've given it a lot of thought; this thing that's come between us can't be ignored

  The door swung open and he glared at me. I smiled the normal way and stepped in. "Now what do you want? And why are you all dressed up?" Knuckles asked, following me. I sat on the couch and took a sip of his grape soda. "Who do you think you are, waltzing in here and taking over my house?!?" He took the glass from my hands. "Stop drinking my soda; I don't want your germs."
  "What? Are you afraid of cooties? I thought we all grew out of that phase, Knuxie." I said. "I just wanted to talk."
  "But why are you all dressed up? If you just wanted to talk, why come dressed up all…all nice?" Knuckles asked. I leaned forward, holding my head up with my index finger.
  "Am I making you uncomfortable, Knuxie?" I asked. He crossed his arms and gave me a pouty look.
  "No." he mumbled.

I've taken all I can, this is where it's got to end, 'cause I can't be your friend, anymore

  "Good." I said, crossing my legs, indicating that I was staying for a while. "Why don't you take a seat; this'll be a long conversation."
  "About what?" Knuckles snapped.
  "Calm down, red; I'm not going to do anything to you." I said. "It's about…relationships." I tried to hide my face so he couldn't see I was blushing.
  " Relationships? Seriously Rouge, I think you need to find some friends." Knuckles grumbled, plopping onto the couch.

And I can't be accused of not being there for you. How many times have you shown up at my door?

  "By relationships, I meant friends, Knuxie. Seriously, I think you need to take some anger management classes." I said.
  "HEY! That was uncalled for!" he shouted. I laughed.
  "Oh Knuckles, you're so funny." I said, snatching the glass back out of his hands. "Have you ever felt some kind of connection towards someone?" Knuckles grimaced, trying to pry the class out of my hands.
  "What are you talking about, bat girl? What has gotten into you?" he asked.

I hope you understand that this wasn't in my plans. But I can't be your friend anymore.

  I pulled away from him, and turned my back to him. "Nothing; I just wanted to ask you a question." I replied. "Answer my question," I put my hand on his knee, and leaned in closer to his face. "Have you ever felt a connection with someone?" Knuckles looked away, angrily, and inched away.
  "What kind of connection?" he asked.
  "Oh, y'know… friends ." I answered, getting closer to him.
  "Sure; I've got Sonic and Tails." he said, chuckling. I frowned.
  "Well, aren't I your friend?" I asked, depressed.
  "Are you kidding me? Why would I want you as a friend, bat girl? You always want to steal the Emerald!" Knuckles shouted. I scowled at him and crossed my arms.
  "No wonder you don't have any more friends because you're just plain rude!" I shouted. "Why can't you be nice to me? I've never done anything to you!" I stood up, tugging on my skirt. "If you just want to be a jerk, then I'll just leave!" I opened the door and marched out of his house.

And it's killing me to know you without having a chance to hold you, and all I wanna show you, is how I really feel inside

  I walked to the island's edge and gazed down at the city below. Spreading my wings to fly away, I heard the leaves on the bushes rustle. "Rouge! I was only joking!" Knuckles shouted. I felt something warm and wet fall from my cheek and sighed. It was so stupid of me; crying over someone who didn't even care. I wiped the tears away and began flying away. "Rouge! Come back!" Something made me stop; whether it was the hope in my heart or the tenderness in his voice, I landed my feet back onto the island. Knuckles stood before me, out of breath and looked at his shoes.
  "Yes?" I said, tapping my foot.
  "I'm sorry." he mumbled.
  "For what?" I asked, waving my hands in the air.
  "For being rude to you." he answered. I couldn't help but smile.

You can run to me, you can laugh at or you can walk right out that door, but I can't be your friend anymore

  "Apology accepted." I said. I walked past him, grabbed his hand and pulled him along. "So, since you apologized, does that mean I'm your friend?" Knuckles pursed his lips as he stumbled trying to keep up with me.
  "Maybe." he replied. I let my wings glide in the air and started to lift Knuckles off of the ground. "HEY!!! Put me down!" I laughed.
  "What? You can't be afraid of heights; you live on a floating island!" I flew up to the shrine and dropped him onto the emerald. As he sat up, dazed from the drop, I sat next to him and crossed my legs. "Knuckles, what do you think of me?"

So baby it's up to you, do I win or do I lose? Will my heart fly or lie broken on the floor?

  "What do I think of you?" Knuckles asked, confused.
  "Yeah, what do you think of me? Am I nice, kind, caring, loyal, beautiful, sexy? " I clarified, resting my head on his stomach.
  "You're a bat girl. That's what I think of you." he said. I sighed impatiently.
  "No; I gave you choices, use one of those, knucklehead." I said.
  "You're nice I guess." he said.
  "Kind?"
  "Sure."
  "Loyal?"
  "Possibly."
  "Beautiful?"
  "Uh…"
  " Sexy? " Knuckles pushed me away from him and jumped off of the emerald.
  "Nice try, bat girl. But I'm not that stupid." Knuckles said, walking away. I rolled over and grabbed his foot.
  "Well maybe I'll just have to say it to your face." I muttered.

Well take me as I am, cause I want you to be my man. But I can't be your friend anymore

  Knuckles fell over and I crawled closer to him. "Knuckles the Echidna, do you like me?" I asked, narrowing my eyes. Knuckles blushed and crawled backwards like a crab.
  "I-I gotta go…" he stammered. I held onto his wrist and pulled him closer to me.
  "Answer me. Do. You. Like. Me?" I repeated, my face inches away from his. He pushed my face away from him, and started to run away. "HEY! Get back here!" I chased after him as he ran into the forest; I flew in the trees, keeping my on him and avoiding branches. "KNUCKLES!!! YOU ARE SUCH A BABY!"
  "Go away, bat girl!" Knuckles shouted back, throwing a rock at me. I dodged the rock by diving underneath it and tackled him. "Ah! You're crazy, bat girl!"
  "Do you want to know what I think, Knuxie?" I asked. "I think you think I'm alright." I said, sitting on him. His face was in the dirt and he was trying his best to push himself off of the ground. "After all, you have such a cute pet name for me."  Spitting out dirt, Knuckles coughed and started kicking.

And it's, killing me to know you without having a chance to hold you. And all I wanna do is show you how I really feel inside

  "Rouge, get off of me!" he cried, throwing me into the mud. My dress was ruined, but for whatever reason, it didn't seem to bother me. "Go away! Why can't you just leave me alone??" I stood up, mud dripping off of me and crossed my arms.
  "I'm not leaving until you answer my question!" I said.
  "What question?"
  "Do you like me?" We stood in silence as he turned away. He grumbled something inaudible and walked away. "What was that?"

You can run to me, you can laugh at me or you can walk right out that door

  "I didn't say anything!" Knuckles mumbled. I caught up to him and stared at him. "I don't understand what you're getting at, bat girl. Why do you want to know if I like you?" I sighed and stopped.
  "Let me put it this way." I whispered, looking down at my muddy dress. "I need to tell you something."

And it's killing me to know you without have a chance to hold you. And all I wanna do is show you, how I really feel inside

  "Huh?" Knuckles asked, turning around. "Is something wrong?" I bit my lip and stretched my hand so he could hold it. "Rouge…you're scaring me." I couldn't help but laugh.
  "Nothing's wrong. It's just…I…" I stopped myself before the words flew out of my mouth. Why was this so hard? "The thing is…the reason I…I was wondering if you liked me was…was…uh…" I sounded like a moron. "Knuckles…is there someone…who's special to you?" Knuckles blinked, glaring at me.  
  "W-why? Like what?" he replied.
  "Like…y'know…a special someone. A girl in your life." I clarified.
  "Special someone?" he repeated. Annoyed, I stomped my foot and slapped him.
  "Yeah! A special someone, a girlfriend, someone who you care about so much that you would feel so empty inside if they didn't care about you back!!!" I snapped. "It's not that hard to comprehend!" My voice echoed in the air as Knuckles rubbed his face. I turned around and stared walking away from him. "All I wanted to know was if you thought someone you knew was special…important enough to you that you could possibly love them. That's all I wanted to know!"
  "Then why didn't you just say that!!!" Knuckles hollered.
  "Because…!" I screamed.
  "Because why?!?"
  "BECAUSE I LOVE YOU!" I froze, startled by the words that had flown out of my mouth. I had said it; I said it in anger, but I had said it. The crickets were still chirping, as if they were trying to serenade us. Embarrassed, I began to run back to the shrine without looking back. I hadn't been ready to tell him yet, tell him that he was my special one, the one I cared about so much. I thought it had been so obvious though; me always visiting him, trying to steal the Master Emerald. I would've thought he would've known.
  Arriving at the shrine, I sat down in front of it, with my face hiding in my knees. I didn't know what to think; did he like me back? Or did he think I was just some foolish girl with a foolish dream. Or did he think that I was only after him because of the Emerald.
  He wouldn't understand.
  "Rouge," I heard him say. I glanced up, seeing him standing in front of me.
  "What? What do you want?" I snapped. He paused, sitting next to me and he patted my back.
  "Do you really feel that way about me?" I scowled at him.
  "Do you think I would say 'I love you' and not mean it?" I hissed.
  "What about Shadow?" Knuckles asked.
  "Shadow only cares about himself; no one else." I mumbled.
  "But don't you live with him?" I laughed.
  "He's my roommate, Knuckles. Just because we live under the same roof doesn't mean that we love each other."
  "So…you really mean it?" he asked. I looked at him, in his violet eyes and smiled weakly.

You can run to me

  "Yes, I meant it." I answered, leaning closer to him. He smiled back at me, putting his hand over mine.

You can laugh at me

  The crickets suddenly stopped, their job had been complete.

Or you can walk right out that door

  Knuckles gently cradled my face with his hand and pulled me to his face. My heart started racing as we kissed; it felt like a dream come true. We pulled away from each other, didn't say a word, but just smiled and held each other in the moonlight.

But I can't be just friends, anymore.