ShadAmy Chapter 1- One Night

ShadAmy Chapter 11- A Close Call

Rouge must have been tired from work, she had fallen asleep quickly leaving Knuckles to further think about how to keep her happy, and happy with him. He moved over to his side of the bed and snuggled deep in his pillow trying to relax himself. But two things stopped him from resting peacefully. One was a slightly different smell. It wasn't strong, in fact his face had to be buried in the pillow to get the full sent, but never the less, the smell had never been there before. And two, something had been poking him like a little needle in the sheets. He sat up for a moment feeling around where he had felt the poke and picked up something like a bristle, or quill. Thinking nothing of it and it could have been his own he picked it from his sheet and let it fall on the side table.

---Morning

"I've always loved cold pizza for breakfast."

Knuckles woke up to the sound of someone else in the house.

"Can't stand it." Rouge said.

"Why not? It's meant to be cold..."

"No. That's why they serve it hot Shadow." She sad.

"Well they shouldn't." he grunted.

Knuckles got up and went to the kitchen meeting them leaning over a counter talking.

"Shadow? What are you doing here? Knuckle asked.

"Well, look who decided to get out of bed today. Hey knuckle head." Shadow snickered.

"Shut up... what are you doing here?"

"Talking with Rouge." Shadow shrugged.

"About cold pizza?" Knuckles asked.

"I like fish sticks and apple sauce." Rouge interrupted.

"Together? As in like... apple sauce serves as your dipping sauce for the fish sticks?" Shadow looked back at rouge.

"Yes." She nodded, "It's so good."

"...Ew." Both the boys wrinkled their faces.

Rouge rolled her eyes and opened the fridge.

"So uh, I heard you was quite the lover boy last night there Knuckles. Candle light dinner? What else happened?" Shadow elbowed Knuckles in the chest.

He blushed wondering if Rouge told him and if so what exactly did she say?

"Well I uh... don't see her often and I thought, y'know what, I don't have to explain myself to you!" Knuckles growled walking away. When suddenly he stopped, and took a moment to sniff the air. The smell, that was on his side of the bed, it was stronger. But wasn't there last night. What is it? Who is it?

He tried to not make it obvious he was sniffing around and went back to the bedroom, where her sat on the bed and began to put his shoes on. He stretched and let out a sigh and something caught his eye. It moved on the side table, when he exhaled. He turned to get a better look and picked it up from the desk. The quill that had been poking him was not his at all. There was only one black quilled hedgehog he knew, and what thought ran through his mind made his blood boil. But was he more angry, or extremely heart broken?

"Cool it Knuckles, before you jump to conclusions and put up a brawl, get an explanation." he spoke to himself ready to tare the place apart. And the smell, could it be who the quill belong to? He got up and calmly came out of the bed room meeting Rouge in the living room.

"Want something to eat Knuckies?" Rouge asked.

"No." He said trying to hold back from yelling, "Where's Shadow?"

"Oh you just missed him. He said he had to go somewhere. So he left." She said.

"Okay. Can I talk to you in the bed room please?" He asked.

She got up following him to the door.

"Whats up knux?" She asked.

"I... I want to know if, you'd tell me the truth. To any question." He started not sure how to come forth with the urgent matter.

"Well I, don't see why I wouldn't." She said now confused.

"I hear that, you might... have a replacement for me. That you like someone else." He said bowing his head.

"What!? Who told you that!?" She imminently put up a defense, starting to get angry and grumble on about those stupid rumors.

"Babe, I wouldn't believe not one of them. I really don't but... I have to ask what was this doing on my side of the bed?" He asked holding up the black spine.

Inside she panicked, even though nothing was done but to be believed would be hard to come by. But she stood calm and took it from his glove and quickly sized it and thought of many scenarios when finally smiling.

"Oh Knuckles..." She began to laugh.

Knuckles stood puzzled.

"Knuckles honey, I would NEVER have shadow in that bed! Ever! Oh my gawd what a laugh!" She grabbed him in a hug, "Baby that's to my new hair brush I got. It sheds and I was brushing my hair on your side of the bed and it probably fell out there."

He was dumbfounded and stood there still in question.

"Then, whats with the smell?" He asked.

"New shampoo! Do you like it?" She asked.

"I uh... oh y-yes." He nodded and let the black 'brush bristle' fall to the floor.

"I love you Knuckles." Rouge whispered in his ear causing a diversion away from the situation and got him pinned on the bed.