Wow, it's been TOO long. Well, this is gonna be a Knuckles/Amy instead of a Shadow/Tikal as previously stated. Well, here's the long-awaited (seriously, I'm gonna try to not do this anymore) Chapter 5!

Chapter 5

Honeymoon Pt. 2, A Rose By Another Name

Morning came as the sun slowly rose over the ocean water with great illuminating light. Espio saw the sun shine through the window in the room he and Cream were staying in. Espio tugged on Cream's shoulder like a little kid to his mother. "Cream. Wake up, sweety." he whispered to her. Cream slowly opened her eyes and smiled at her husband. She held his hand as she slowly awakened.

"Morning, honey. You sleep well?" she asked. Espio looked at her and kissed her cheek. "Yep." he replied back.

"You sure?"

Espio reached his hand out and squeezed one of her breasts and then let go. "Positive." she laughed and he started to make the two of them breakfast. Espio went into the kitchen and hollered out to her. "Do you want Strawberry or Blueberry Eggos?"

A sweatdrop fell down her face, but she smiled because she knew he was knew to cooking, but he was trying. "Blueberry." she replied kindly. "I love you." she said smiling.

Espio looked back at her and smiled. "I love you too."

&&&

The others were all on deck enjoying the start of the day. Espio and Cream quickly left their rooms after eating breakfast and decided to join them. Sonic was enjoying eggs that he made, because we all know Rouge wasn't going to do it. Sonic looked over and saw Espio and Cream approach the breakfast table everyone was sitting at. He waved to them as a sign of invitation. "Hey guys!" he greeted them. They replied kindly and started to make polite conversation.

&&&

Tails was in the controlling room of the boat, plucking on a lute he bought before the ship set sail. Knuckles walked into the control room. "Hey Tails."

"Oh, hi Knuckles. How's it going with Amy?" he asked.

"It's fine. We get along really well. But that's kinda why I came here. I wanted to ask you a favor."

"What is it?"

"It's gonna happen tonight, I wanted to do something special for her. And I need your help."

&&&

Everyone was relaxing by the pool side. They were enjoying the sunset view, which was amazing. Shadow and Tikal were eating some burgers that Tails and Knuckles had made and holding hands. Espio and Cream were playing cards with Tails, trying to keep Tails occupied since he was the only single person upon the entire group. Sonic and Rouge were just enjoying each other's company.

"Damn it! Cream wins again." Tails said as she dominated them both in over 47 rounds of poker. He threw his card on the table, and he then looked at the ground sadly. Cream looked at Tails. "What's wrong, Tails?" she asked as she got up and kneeled next to him. Rouge caught attention to Cream's question and walked over too.

"Well, it's just that, everyone on this boat has someone that they can call their own. I'm all alone...I'm lonely." Tails said. Cream then wrapped her arms around Tails and gave him a tight hug. "That's not true Tails."

Rouge then came over to Tails and gave him a hug. "Aww. Don't feel that way Tails. We love you. Don't we Cream?" she asked.

"Of course we do!" she said as they both squeezed harder and Tails' face lit up.

Sonic looked and shook his head. "Oh, that is so weak." Shadow and Knuckles heard Sonic's smart remark. "Now what was that for?" Knuckles asked.

"Yeah. Tails does have a point. He is the only person on this boat without a spouse." said Shadow.

"No guys, you don't see what he's doing." Sonic responded back.

Knuckles and Shadow both looked. "What's he doing?" they both asked.

"He pretends to act lonely so he can get the girl's attention. He's faking lonlieness so he get hugs and so he can get closer to the girl's boobs. He's a genius, I tell ya!"

"Wow. That's clever." Knuckles said amazed.

"You have no idea." Sonic remarked as he saw Tails smile as he was being hugged.

&&&

The sun had just set and the darkness had taken over the evening sky. Everyone watched the sun go down and they had enjoyed their 2nd day on the boat. Everyone was getting tired. Shadow and Tikal had went to their rooms, ready to go to bed. They liked to keep to themselves after evening came around. Everyone else was getting ready to head to their rooms.

Espio and Cream were snuggling each other as they watched everyone else get ready to go while whispering sweet nothings in each other's ears. Saying things like "I love you." and "Never let me go." Sonic looked at them, and thought about how his relationship wasn't really blossoming like the one between Espio and Cream. Sonic then looked at Rouge. She was sitting on a folding tan chair, looking at the sea in the darkness of the night. Her eyes shined with the lights on the boats that gave the night light. She was wearing a yellow tanktop and short tight blue jeans cut off slightly above the knee. Sonic couldn't comprehend how beautiful she looked. "Wow. Jimi Hendrix couldn't write a song about her that would do her justice if he were alive today. She's really something." he said to himself. Sonic turned away and he walked along the sidelines of the boat, just as Espio and Cream were heading to their rooms. "Where you goin', Sonic?" Espio asked as he and Cream were heading off to bed.

"Eh, I'm just gonna go look around. See if I can find something." he replied.

"OK. Good night, Sonic." he said.

"Sweet dreams, Sonic." Cream greeted sweetly to Sonic.

"Hm, thanks."

Espio and Cream walked to their rooms, while Sonic started to explore the boat. Meanwhile, Rouge was on her way to her room she shared with Sonic, when she looked for him, she couldn't see him. She looked around, but he was nowhere to be found. She then walked to Tails, Amy and Knuckles. "Where's Sonic? Have you seen him?" she asked them.

"Actually, I haven't." Tails replied, curious himself as to where Sonic might have went.

"Well, he'll come to our room eventually. I'm going to bed. I'm really tired. Good night, you guys." she said as she shortly after yawned.

"OK. Good night, Rouge." Knuckles wished.

"See you tomorrow!" said Amy.

Rouge walked down towards her room. Amy then looked at Knuckles. "Well, we should be getting to bed too." Amy got out of her chair, but then felt Knuckles grab her arm. "Wait, there's something I got to tell you first." Amy sat back down, and then Knuckles looked back at Tails and winked. Tails knew that was the signal. Tails flew up and towards the control room.

"Where's Tails going?" Amy asked.

"Um...to buy shoes!" Knuckles answered. "Anyway, there's something I gotta tell you." he whispered to her. Then, out of nowhere, soft romance music started playing. The soft caressing sound of trumpets and lutes being lightly plucked. Amy started blushing as she heard the music. She knew Tails must have been playing it on a CD, but she didn't care, because she wanted to hear what Knuckles had to say.

"Amy?"

"Yes, Knuckles?"

"I want you to know, I'm happy we're together. You really make me happy. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. You're just so sweet, gentle, loving. You're exactly what I want." Knuckles confessed softly as he held Amy's hands. Amy was so happy to hear thos words. The music fit the background perfectly. Amy's face lit up and she hugged Knuckles and buried her face in his chest. "I love you, Knuckles. I always will."

"I love you too." He looked down at her and lifted her chin up with his hand. She looked at him deeply. "Let's go to bed." he said to her with love.

"Sure. Let's go." She grabbed his arm and ran down the hallway where their room was. Just as they passed the hallway, they ran past Sonic. "Oh, hey guys." he greeted.

Amy clenched Knuckle's fist harder and started to run faster. "No time to talk, Sonic!" Amy yelled as she reached their door and quickly entered. Knuckles looked at Sonic and said "Well, I guess she's just eager. Heh." he explained awkwardly. Amy then grabbed Knuckles' arm and threw him into the room.

Sonic just walked away and headed towards his room, which he knew Rouge was probably already in there. Sonic walked in and saw Rouge changing into her pink night gown and getting ready to go to sleep. "Oh, hi Sonic. Where were you?" she asked politely.

"Eh, I was just exploring the boat. Just looking around." Sonic looked at her reluctantly. "You know, I don't deserve to be with you." he said bluntly.

"What do you mean, Sonic?" Rouge asked, sounding sorrowful.

"You're just too awesome for me. And that's pretty awesome. I got something for you." he said as he pulled out a beautiful white rose and laid it upon the edge of the bed. "I found it while I was walking around, so I thought I'd give it to you." He walked away from the bed after placing it there, and made his way towards the boat. "You're just so great. I'm not sure if I can keep you happy."

"Don't talk like that, Sonic. You're really nice."

"I wish I was more than that." he responded. "Well, I'm gonna be out here a while. I just need to think." he said as he walked out the door. Rouge looked down at the ground and felt sorry for Sonic. She wanted to make him feel better. But for now, she was very tired and just climbed into bed and started to nod off. Before she went to sleep, she grabbed the rose and placed near her on the table next to the bed. She looked at the rose and smiled and then drifted off to sleep.

&&&

Knuckles was in the room with Amy. Amy was in the restroom. Knuckles was waiting for her to come out. "Amy? What are you doing in there? You've been in there for 15 minutes!" he asked throught he closed door.

"Nothing. Just getting ready..."

Knuckles had an idea of what she meant by that, but he wanted to make sure "Ready...for what?" he asked nervously.

Amy then stepped out of the bathroom, wearing a red Playboy Bunny outfit with red ears, red heels, white stockings and red cuffs on her arms. She walked over to Knuckles and sat in his lap and crossed her legs across his torso. She grabbed onto his shoulders and gave him a lustful gaze. "You like it?" she asked with loving emotion.

"Sheesh, you know how to get kinky a lot, don't you?" he asked with a sweatdrop down his face.

"I'll take that as a "I love it"." she whispered to him as she licked her lips.

Knuckles looked down at her and chuckled. "Wow. Your boobs look bigger than they were when we left. I guess I'm just lucky." he remarked while smiling at her. She hugged him tightly, pressing her chest up against his and leaned in for a kiss. He kissed her back and held her softly. They were certainly happy to be together. Sonic on the other hand...

&&&

Sonic walked out on the front of the boat and leaned on the metal poles, looking out into the sea. He looked out in to the abyss of the sea, which seemed to go on forever. He sighed deeply. He sat down in a folding tan chair and got out his iPod. He listened to "3's & 7's" by Queens of the Stone Age. As the song played, he slowly nodded off and eventually fell asleep. As he slept, he muttered something in his sleep.

"Rouge..."

&&&

Well, I hope guys liked this chapter. The next one WILL be Shadow/Tikal. Please review and Stay tuned!