A Rose And A Thorn

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A Rose And A Thorn

Co-Written by Harley Quinn hyenaholic and Froggy 22651

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Harley: This week, Sword Dancer wins the award for Most Intelligent Review. Considering the quality of some of the reviews I got, this was not difficult.

I’m afraid that you will have to read through a raunchy sex scene now, dear. But it’s important to the plot, so that makes it slightly more bearable. Ever wondered why Rouge has those big-ass hands?

Froggy: For spanking?

Harley: No, for – yes, for spanking! Damn, I’ve been spending too much time talking to you.

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Chapter Eight: Faking It

Rouge tugged down her tiny black nightdress to reveal more cleavage – not that it mattered, it was so thin it was almost transparent - checked her nervous, frightened expression in the mirror, and headed over to Shadow's - no, Sonic's bedroom. She knocked nervously, and went in, looking around. By the door were Sonic’s socks and sneakers; he’d brought nothing else with him.

"Sonic?" she said, faking a slight tremble in her voice, "Sonic, are you awake?"

Sonic mumbled something and shifted under the covers, apparently asleep.

"Sonic? Sonic, please wake up," Rouge pleaded. She shook him, slightly annoyed.

"Hmm… What? Whazzat? Eh..." Sonic's eyes flittered open to see Rouge standing next to the bed, shaking him, "Rouge?"

Just like Shadow, Rouge thought, annoyed, He was never great at waking either. Oh, well... "I had a really bad nightmare," she said, "I... dreamt... Oh, can I sleep here in your room, tonight?"

Sonic's eyes widened slightly, and the hedgehog wondered if he was still asleep. He pinched himself under the covers; yep, he was awake. Rouge really was asking to get into bed with him. Swallowing, he considered it. He could honestly admit to himself that he thought Rouge was insanely attractive and he would normally kill to be in the same bed as her... but wouldn't that be a little wrong, considering what Shadow had just done to her? Plus there was getting Amy back to consider...

But looking up at Rouge’s frightened face, he couldn't refuse. She needed someone to comfort her, and he was the resident hero, after all. Nothing was going to happen if they didn’t want it to, "Uh, sure. Ok. What was your nightmare about?" he asked her.

Rouge climbed into the bed, "It was about... Shadow..." she cuddled closer to Sonic, "I dreamt that he... he..." She seemed stuck, loath to say the words, "He... finished what he started," she whispered.

Sonic scooted over, giving the bat more room, listening to her description of the dream. He shuddered, disgusted at the thought of what Shadow could have done, had he been given more time. No one should be put through that... Hesitantly, Sonic wrapped his arms around her in what he hoped was a comforting gesture, "He isn't going to hurt you again."

"He was laughing..." Rouge buried her face in Sonic's chest, "He was just laughing and there was nothing I could do... I couldn't even move..."

Sonic continued to hold her, feeling sorry for her and what happened to her. He should have been there. He could have stopped Shadow before it even began... "He won't touch you again, I mean it."

"Thank you, Sonic," Rouge sniffled, "Thank you so much for staying the night."

Sonic smiled in the dark, a warm feeling growing in his chest. It felt good to make her feel safe, "Hey, it's no problem, Rouge. You can always come to me if you need help."

"I feel so used..." Rouge sniffled, "All those times he said he loved me... and he never once meant it... I feel like he lied to me..."

In truth, Shadow had never told Rouge he loved her. But Sonic wasn't to know that. His anger rose up against that lying faker once again. He’d known he was no good from the first time they met... And now, that psycho had gone and hurt Rouge. Sonic hoped he could repair the damage, somehow. He'd find a way. He always did. The hedgehog held the bat close, rubbing her back comfortingly, "Hey, I'm here now, and I won't lie to you."

Rouge smiled into his chest… Careful, careful, all men need to be treated differently… "I just feel so lonely sometimes, in this big club, all alone," she said.

Sonic's heart rate sped up noticeably. The way she said that affected him in a way he knew he oughtn’t to be. He closed his eyes tightly and focused on being the good guy. He was the hero, remember? Heroes didn't take advantage of scared women, "Well... you're not alone now, right?" He mentally slapped himself. That sounded so stupid...

"No, I'm not... I'm with you," Rouge wrapped her arms around Sonic... Careful, careful, don't scare him off... and rested her head on his shoulder. Only then did she allow herself to smirk. She prided herself on her skill with men - and it was no skill to convince a man into bed. It was, however, a skill to make them think they had convinced you.

Sonic smiled and relaxed a little, feeling more comfortable in her presence. He was still the shoulder to cry on, the blue hero to go to when help was needed. He had proven that he was better than Shadow, to Rouge, if no one else. Maybe Amy no longer believed in him, but Rouge sure did. That had to count for something. He looked down at her and smiled again, "Yep, and everything is going to turn out alright."

Looking into her sea-blue eyes, he realized how close they had gotten. He could feel her warm breath against his face, and their noses were practically touching.

Right, first move... careful, careful... "I feel so safe when I'm with you," Rouge said softly, and nuzzled his neck gently.

Sonic froze in mild surprise but quickly relaxed again. He liked this, being nuzzled by her. That warm feeling intensified, spreading to his face and limbs. He closed his eyes and enjoyed it. This was a surprise to him... but a pleasant surprise.

Rouge could almost hear the silence, and she interpreted it perfectly. She ran her hand down his back, slowly.

Sonic’s back tingled wherever her fingers touched, sliding through his quills, getting lower and lower. It was slipping from his mind that they probably shouldn't be doing this. A pleased tremor ran up his spine and he tilted his head down to nuzzle her cheek.

Rouge smiled and nuzzled his cheek in return, more deeply this time, allowing a little murmur of pleasure to escape her throat.

Sonic gave a murmur of his own and began to do what she was doing to his back, running his hands slowly down it, pausing to scritch at the base of her wings.

Rouge sighed, her breath warm against Sonic's fur. She ran her fingers through his quills again, and let her lips caress his neck, very lightly, but still very different from the other touch.

Sonic sighed as well, feeling her lips against his throat. This was going rather farther than he intended, but he was starting to not care. If she wanted more, why should he deny her? This was his rationalization as he felt his loins churning in response to her nuzzling and stroking.

Rouge continued to caress Sonic's back, slightly firmer now, working her lips up over his neck and then across his face slowly... Subtlety, that is the crucial point... and finally brushed her lips against his. What he did next would affect everything that came after.

Sonic gasped quietly, eyes widening. Just that tiny brush of their lips felt electric, and he found himself wanting more of it. He didn't remember how exactly they got to this point... when he tried to think of Amy, he couldn't see her face. All he saw was Rouge smiling at him in the dark. He knew that this would be crossing a point of no return... but since when had that stopped him? He tilted his head forward that inch between them and pressed his lips against hers.

Bullseye... Rouge returned the kiss equally, and then increased its passion; her hands slipping a little lower this time, brushing his hips lightly - at first. Men... she thought, slightly mockingly. Even without the lies she knew she could have convinced him to sleep with her. It was just faster this way. And more fun.

Sonic moaned into the kiss, his hips pushing against her touch. Rational thought went right out the window now, overridden by raw animal instinct. He gripped her back harder, pulling her closer, on top of him, his mouth moving over hers hungrily. Her taste and smell swamped his senses, all but drugging him

Rouge moaned louder as Sonic's fingers dug into her back, and she pulled her gloves off, moving her large hands lower again, squeezing his thighs gently.

He groaned softly as her bare hands touched him between his legs, tingles of pleasure racing outward. He pulled his lips away from hers and gasped for air, resting his head back against the pillow. He could feel himself hardening and becoming erect under the bat. He gasped again as he felt the head of his cock rest against her smooth belly, "Rouge..."

Rouge smiled down gently, almost mockingly at the aroused blue hedgehog, stroking his cock slowly in the darkness. Her thin nightdress was all that was between them now - she hadn't even been wearing underwear when she'd come in, "Yes, Sonic?" she asked him, still smiling.

He felt dazed as she stroked him and smiled down at him in the dark. His hands gripped her sides as he looked up into her eyes, "I... I... uh..." He was speechless, his mind freezing up on him. Rouge had done the apparently impossible and managed to shut up Sonic the Hedgehog.

Rouge leant forward and kissed him deeply, running her tongue over and between his lips slowly. Her breasts pressed against his chest gently, and her hands roamed over his body, removing his gloves for him. She pulled away slowly, smiling, "Yes?" she asked him.

"W-what are you doing?" he asked in a whisper. A stupid question; anyone with half a brain could answer it, but it was all the stunned hedgehog could manage to say at that moment.

"Whatever you want me to," Rouge answered, and kissed him again.

He couldn't argue with that... Melting into the kiss, he let his hands slip down her sides and slid them up inside her nightdress, rubbing her belly and then her breasts. Coming up with a request that sounded good at the time, he pulled his mouth from hers and said quietly, "I want you to take that dress off..."

Rouge smiled again, sitting up and pulling the thin black negligee off over her head, stretching slowly. A chance ray of moonlight caught her naked body, before she leant forward again and chewed on Sonic's ear gently, "Now what do you want?" she whispered, her breath warm in his ear.

Sonic's breath caught in his throat as he saw her naked body in its entirety. He shivered as she chewed on and whispered into his ear. His hands roamed over her body as his mind raced for the answer. He knew damn well what he wanted, but saying it was the hard part. As much as his ego resented the idea, he knew that she was the one really in control here. She was doing this to him, not the other way around like he thought it would be. But he kind of liked the loss of control, and he couldn't think of anyone he'd rather lose it to. Gripping her shoulders roughly and pushing his hips up against hers, he said, "I want you to... fuck me." It sounded alien coming from his mouth, but he was caught up in the moment and didn't give a damn.

Rouge grinned slowly in the darkness, straddling him and placing her hands on either side of his head, "That's what I was planning to do," she said softly. Before he could even question her words, she brought herself down on him hard with a loud moan. She had no barrier to be broken; the entrance was fast and smooth, and she pushed hard against him for a long moment until he was all the way in, before she raised her hips up, pulling away briefly, and pushed onto him again.

Sonic shook and moaned loudly as he slid inside her. His fingers dug into her back roughly as she thrust against him again. Instinctively, he thrust back, bringing them both together hard. Looking up at her, the reality of the situation fully hit him: he was having sex with Rouge the Bat. She had been the object of his dirtiest fantasies, and now here she was, screwing his brains out. He knew there was some reason why he was supposed to regret this, but he couldn't remember what it was. Another thrust, another burst of raw pleasure and he forgot what he was wondering about. It didn't matter. The universe had shrunk to just include him, her, and the raw pleasure between them. Grunting, he continued to meet her thrusts with ones of his own, pushing as deep into her as he could.

Panting, Rouge pushed against him, harder, and faster, enjoying the roughness. She began to moan deep in her throat - say what she would about using the blue hedgehog, he was good and he made her body feel good too, "Oh yeah..." she moaned, feeling him deep inside, "Oh... nnnnngh..." She built up her thrusts into a rhythm, hard and fast at the same time.

Fast was something Sonic knew well. He could tell that she enjoyed it rough, just like him. For the briefest of moments, he wondered why he hadn't gone after her before. Moment over. His own moans mingled with hers as he sped up, thrusting harder, pushing himself faster and deeper inside her, making the most out of this nocturnal encounter, "Mmm! Ah! Nnngh! Rouge!"

"Oh! Oh yeah! Oh!" Rouge panted for a few moments, "Oh! S-S-Sonic! Yeah!" She lay down flat on him, still moving her hips up and down against him, and began to feel his body up, squeezing his flesh between her fingers firmly, hoping that he would return the favour.

And return it he did. His hands roamed her naked form, caressing every curve, gripping and squeezing soft flesh. He leaned into her and suckled her throat, his moans muffled, his hips still pumping into her madly, lost in their shared passion, their lust.

Rouge knew she was starting to lose control of the situation a little - she hadn't enjoyed sex this much for a long time. Panting and groaning in pleasure, she drove onto him a few more times, then gripping him tightly, rolled onto her back. She knew what she could do when she was on top - now she wanted to see what he could do for her when he was given the chance.

Sonic looked her in the eyes and grinned; he was happy to show her what he had. This was more what he was used to. Digging his toes into the bed, he could thrust harder and faster than before, making full use of his natural talents. With a groan, he leaned forward and chewed carefully on her ear, replicating what she had done to him earlier. As he did this, his hands roamed her body more freely than before, stroking and gripping, a confusing and exciting mix of pain and pleasure.

"OH... YES!" Rouge yelped as Sonic's hands squeezed her breasts tightly, and again as he drove into her. She raised her hips up to meet his, wanting him deeper inside her and only regretting that there had to be a limit. She was actually sweating now, her wings fully spread flat against the bed. She wrapped her legs around his waist, and pulled him down on her harder.

Sonic groaned loudly into her ear, reacting to her screams and the needy way she clutched him. It was a bigger rush than any race or fight, a dream come true. All he wanted was to be closer to her, to hear her scream his name, to taste, smell, and feel her. He didn't know how much longer he could last, but he was going to make it as intense for her as possible. He went into overdrive, thrusting hard, squeezing her breasts, biting her ear and neck, cries of passion and her name carried by his breath.

"OH! OH! OH!" Rouge felt her body tremble - she was about to have her first real orgasm in months, "S-SONIC! K-KEEP GOING!" she shrieked, her nails digging into his back as she pulled his body closer to hers.

As if he needed to be reminded. He could hear the desperation in her voice, the need. She had to be close, and he was determined to take her all the way. His loins were aching for release, but he could hold off a little while longer. The pain from her nails, mingling with the pleasure, drove him on. He thrust into her as fast and hard as his body would allow, going as deep as she was capable of taking him, "ROUGE!" he screamed, "OH! GO FOR IT! NNGGH!!"

"GAH!" Rouge shrieked again as her body hit orgasm, and she tensed up all over, pressing her head back against the pillow, gripping Sonic harder and drumming her heels against the bed in her pleasure, pushing harder against him, tensing around him.

It was all too much for Sonic to take, but he didn't care. His body tensing and his screams joining hers, he hit his orgasm, cumming hard inside her. Gripping her sides tightly, he buried his face against her neck, gasping, sweating, and waiting for his quivering body to calm down, enjoying the crazed passion of the moment, "Ohhhh...."

After several minutes, Rouge began to calm down a little, her body still trembling, "Nnnnngh..." she shivered, panting, "Oh, yeah... oh yeah..." She could feel sweat trickling down her body, and when she moved her hands, she could feel sweat on Sonic's body too.

Panting and smiling, Sonic kissed Rouge softly, holding both of their trembling bodies together tightly. Their fur was messed and matted, they were covered in sweat, and their musk lingered heavily in the air. He could feel her heart beating against his chest as it gradually slowed.

"Oh... Sonic... thank you..." Rouge moaned. It was possibly the first time she'd thanked anyone genuinely, and she immediately felt stupid. It was just sex, after all - she'd felt like having sex, and he'd been available. But you couldn't take back what had already been said.

Sonic smiled and nuzzled the bat, "Anytime, Rouge," he whispered. He wondered how she would take it. He wasn't just referring to the sex, although he would be more than happy to do that again. He also meant the companionship, the being there when she needed someone. It was just in his nature to be the hero, to stand tall and help those weaker than himself. Despite his arrogant, show-off attitude, he did genuinely care for people. He just wasn't always the best at showing it.

Rouge smiled at him. Had they just had a... a moment? No, it was impossible; you needed two people for that. She kept her arms wrapped around him though, keeping him inside of her. After a while she rested her head back on the pillow, and fell asleep from sheer exhaustion.

Sonic watched her for a while, then fell asleep on top of her, his cock still buried deep within her.

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Harley: And that was your first taste of Rouge/Sonic one-on-one XXX action!

Froggy: Because everybody loves gushing!

Harley: Next Chapter, Sonic displays his rampant stupidity. Rampant stupidity! Don't you just love it!

Froggy: Hmmm... question of the week - what did you think of Rouge and Sonic's hard-core action! Remember, saying they deserve each other is not the same as saying they make a great couple!