A Precious Moment of Love

Knuckles' P.O.V

"Sonic, are you ready to keep going?" Tails asked after a while.

After Sonic finally cried himself out, he spent our moment of downtime resting against my chest, letting his tears dry on his muzzle, saying nothing. Now his tears were long dried, but the whites of his emerald eyes were bloodshot. It pained me to see my poor Sonic like this.

We kept walking, not running into anything, monsters or bad memories brought to life. As we went up a staircase, the white brick walls became dark walls covered in dingy, tearing wallpaper. We were back in the manor, back to walking through dark hallways, keeping a lookout for enemies or a way home.

I kept a steady hold of Sonic's hand as we walked. He was calm now, but he kept his head down and didn't say a word since our break after fighting the mutant crabs. How my heart ached for him. That must've been one of his worst memories, having to fight while facing his worst fear, then being trapped and almost drowning. I gently squeezed his hand and leaned down and kissed his cheek. He smiled, but it was too weak to be his own.

Sticks yawned. "How long have we been walkin'? I'm beat." she said.

"Well, we haven't encountered anything in a while." said Tails. "I guess it's safe to take a little nap."

"We should stay together." Amy said. "In case we're attacked."

I looked down at Sonic and said to the others, "I think Sonic and I need to be alone together, guys."

We found two bedrooms next to each other. They were old and worn-down, but the beds were in sturdy condition and comfortable enough. Tails, Amy, and Sticks rested in one room, while Sonic and I lay curled up on the bed of the other. He dozed off right away, exhausted from the battle and his fear. I fell asleep soon after, worn out myself.

Sonic was still asleep when I woke up a while later, feeling good and rested and more alert. But then he let out a startled cry and woke up, and right away I had him wrapped in a comforting hug.

"Shhh, it's okay, baby." I said soothingly, stroking his quills. "It's okay, baby, calm down."

Sonic lay against my chest, taking deep breaths, recovering from the nightmare he must've had. Then he buried his face in my fur as he started to cry again.

"Let it out, babe." I whispered. "Just let it out."

When Sonic finally spoke, his voice was breaking with tears. "Will these ever...stop coming up?"

"I don't know, babe. But it's okay, the worst is over."

He fell silent again, then asked something worse. Something so unlike him I doubt he really meant it.

"What if we're trapped here...for good?"

No. That wasn't Sonic. That wasn't him at all. The Sonic we all knew wouldn't ask or even think something so hopeless. What had that memory done to my boyfriend?

"Sonic," I began.

"What if we can't get out of here?" he continued, his tears falling faster. "What if the magic can't be reversed, or it went away after it brought us here?" He was sobbing again. "What if-we're left here forever-to be tortured by our worst memories and fears?"

"Sonic," I lifted his chin up, forcing him to make eye contact. The look on his face-pain, sadness, hopelessness-combined with his tears broke my heart.

"This is not how it ends for you."

Sonic's P.O.V

I remembered when Knuckles first said that. I was dangling over a ledge, afraid for my life. His hands were the only thing keeping me from falling to my death.

"Knuckles!" I exclaimed. "I can't hold on much longer!"

"This is not how it ends for you!" he said.

"You're...still looking out for me." I said as Knuckles wiped my tears away.

He smiled. "Of course I am. I don't want anything to happen to you." He rested his hand on my cheek. "Because I love you."

For the first time since arriving here, I smiled. "I love you, too, Knux." I said, and leaned in to kiss him.

As our lips pressed together, I could feel it again. That spark when we were on the hill, before be were brought here. That feeling of wanting to be lost in our love.

Only now, at least for the moment, there was nothing to interrupt us but us.

I wanted him. I wanted him in every way possible.

I wanted to forget about everything that had happened to us, and lose myself in my love for him.

Knuckles' P.O.V

The second my lips parted, Sonic slipped his tongue into my mouth and passionately swiped it across my own. I pulled him closer against me, my hands resting near his tail. We shifted so I was laying on top of him. I pulled his neckerchief down and kissed his neck, making a blush appear on his muzzle, where his tears were quickly drying. I kissed his chest and ran my hands across his hips.

"Knux." he moaned. "Oh, Knux."

I cupped my hand between his legs, making him gasp with surprise. Instantly, his member pushed up from his fur, and in minutes it was full length and fully hard. I closed my mouth around it and sucked, rubbing his thighs as I did. Sonic's moaning spiked my arousal, made my own manhood fully present itself. Sonic's hands tightly gripped the bedding as I went away on his member.

With a small cry, Sonic released his seed into my mouth. I swallowed it and pulled back, licking my lips. I took his legs and spread them apart, then positioned my member to push inside his tailhole.

"Ready, babe?" I asked.

He nodded. "Take me away from all this darkness." he said.

I smiled. "Okay." I said, and gently pushed inside him.

Sonic's P.O.V

The first time we made love, the penetration was terribly painful. So painful it almost made me not want to go through with it. This time, the penetration brought minor discomfort instead of harsh pain.

When Knuckles was fully inside of me, he started to thrust, going slow at first, just like he did our first time. This time, however, I wanted him to go faster, to distance me from the dark world as much as possible. I wrapped my arms around his back and thrusted with him.

"Oh, Knuckles..." I moaned. "Faster. Please, thrust faster."

Knuckles started to move his hips faster, and I moaned loudly at how it felt. So good, so indescribably good.

"Yes...more...m-more, Knuckles!"

At that moment, Knuckles' thrusts lost all sense of rhythm and became completely erratic. I felt like I was in a daze as wave after wave of pleassure swept through me, and I moaned with bliss at every thrust.

We both tossed back our heads and moaned loudly as Knuckles poured his seed inside me.

Knuckles pulled out and laid down on top of me, both of us panting heavily. We looked at each other and laughed softly, then shared a passionate kiss. We laid side-by-side on the bed and cuddled, still adrift in the afterglow.

I could feel myself falling back to sleep, but before drifting off I whipsered, "I love you, Knuckles."

He kissed my temple and whispered back, "I love you, too, Sonic." And I slipped into a comforting sleep, safe in my boyfriend's arms.