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« I do feel weird when you’re with me. »
The echidna was focusing on the huge green emerald in front of them. If he was not talking to her, his interlocutor would think he was simply ignoring her.
« Oh yes? »
« I feel kind of sick when you’re around. »
Teal eyes was looking at purple ones, even though these ones were still focused on something else.
« How so, hun? »
Rouge heard him letting a sigh out. And because of his strong red arms crossed against his partially white chest and his stunning gaze now staring at the paved ground, his eyebrows frowned, she assumed he was confused.
« I have that… strange feeling in my stomach when I see you, or when I’m thinking about you. »
An touched grin appeared on a white and peach face.
« You think about me? »
« And I don’t even know why. » He closed his eyes for five seconds, trying to make sense to his thoughts. After a small silence, he finally continued. « Every time you leave, I find myself hoping for you to come back, even if it’s just to try to steal the Master Emerald. And I still don’t know why. »
Rouge could see his fists clenching against his muscular arms. Is it was because of the frustration of not understanding why he felt this way?
Her smile get slightly wider. She was about to say something, but Knuckles continued before she could even start.
« I—… I can’t find the right words when I’m talking to you. I can’t stop stuttering and my whole body feels hot and odd when you… do that thing. »
« "That thing"? » She repeated, not knowing what he was referring to.
Beautiful violet eyes finally met teal.
« The nicknames. The physical contacts. The compliments about "How strong I am" or "How attractive is my smile". The dates.»
A slight chuckle broke free from her pink lips.
« You mean when I’m flirting with you? »
At first, the guardian of the Master Emerald didn’t answer. But after five seconds, he finally nodded.
« But you don’t like when I’m doing this, don’t you, hun? » She teased him.
Indeed, Knuckles always complained when she was flirting with him -and already complained once when he saw her flirting with another man. But it was on her nature, and he didn’t really do something to make it stop. So she kept going. She knew he was receptive to her charm.
« I… don’t like how my body reacts to this. That confusing feeling in my stomach intensifies, my face is hot, I feel like I’m physically weak. But… I don’t know, I don’t want it to stop. I feel weird when you are in my field of view, but the feeling is fine. But when you’re not around, I feel weird in a bad way, I wonder if you will come back one day and I can’t… stand it… »
The two last words were almost a whisper and he broke the eye contact. Rouge slightly smiled. The pretty boy was ashamed…
The woman get closer to him. His scarlet face became even more red when two gloved hands cupped his cheeks. She closed her eyes, hiding her teal eyes with her blue eyelids, and her lips met his.
It was sensual, it was soft. Knuckles was so troubled he didn’t even react, but it was full of a feeling Rouge was holding for a long, long time. She used to flirt with every men she could but she slowly stopped since she noticed a man. Strong, red, an idiot who has no clue how to treat a woman… but it was him. He made her laugh, even when he didn’t intend to, he was the most attractive person she have ever seen, his naivety was adorable, he didn’t need anyone, his honesty was something she liked about him, his loyalty -to his status as the guardian of the Master Emerald and to the ones he cared about- was simply lovely, she loved how wild he was. But his wildness didn’t erase the fact that he was also kindhearted, brave and selfless.
He was just perfect.
She just loved him.
When she broke the kiss, she faced a flustered echidna, staring at her with eyes wide open, full of confusion about what just happened. She chuckled again.
Oh, Chaos, he was usually shy around women but she noticed how much more timid he was with her.
« I love too too, hun. I wish I could talk to you more but… I have to leave. You know, businesses. Bye, handsome. »
And Knuckles watched her flying away, without be able to say anything.
He knew she will come back soon.