Chapter 10 - Cursed

Ekyt collapsed into bed at three a.m. He was too tired to even wipe the lipstick Roxy had left on his cheek. And ear. And nose. And&eventually lips. Something bothered Ekyt though.





The night had been fun, more than he had in a while. They played some slots at the casino, watched the sunset (he never understood the allure until Roxy sat on his lap and cuddled his neck) She had kissed him a lot, too. Especially by the bank& It wasnt like he was loaded, but what money he had went to good use. They had walked by the jewelry store, and Roxy had darn near squeezed his guts out. But something was weird. She ran hot and cold. Affectionate, to flirty, back to affectionate, then both. Ekyt shrugged. Whatever. It had been good, clean, fun.





Roxy washed up. Usually she despised kissing, especially humans. But this kid was fun. He was so shy, he turned redder with each kiss. Roxy always got a kick out of that. All part of the plan, though. Shed play the kid to get the emerald. Then&he was on his own. Unless she decided she liked him. As if. She could live with guilt. It was emeralds she couldnt live without.





The next day, Chris and Tails had fixed up his truck. Weapons, turbo, the whole deal. Good thing too, he would be needing it sooner than expected.











Angel Island:











Knuckles watched the emerald. Jewel thieves were around, he had to be vigilant. Then he heard the rush of wings. What? Roxy and Rouge were flying overhead. Hey! Get away from the emerald! He shouted to them.





Ekyt, who had been watching from the roof, distinctly felt his heart break in two. But now the time for action. He got jumped down onto the fire escape and rebounded onto the top of his truck.





Knuckles stood, fists clenched, as the two circled. The emeralds mine Rouge! Not a chance Roxy. Its mine. Knuckles finally shouted to them both Its my emerald. They both looked at him and started arguing again. Ekyt showed up. Not another one! Relax Knuckles. Im here to solve this.





Ekyt! Thank God! Tell this hussy that the emerald is mine! Roxy said as she swatted him on the butt.





Ekyt, hows my boyfriend? Rouge asked. Miss me? Tell you what. Ill leave Eggman if you give me that emerald.





Ekyt jumped up on the alter. You both used me. If you think Ill let either of you near this emerald, think again! Rouge and Roxy both looked stunned. You two may be beautiful, but Im nobodys fool! Now get out of here before I forget Im a good guy! Ekyt snarled. Knuckles stood next to him. Roxy and Rouge retreated.





Thanks kid. Whyd you help? Ekyt, trying to keep himself together, just muttered Doing my job. I help people& Then he turned and left. Knuckles could tell what was going on. Tikal knew something&But what?





Ekyt walked through town. He did that when he was depressed. He swore that would never happen again. But he couldnt get angry this time. He broke up a bank robbery, but he didnt really care. Three girls had used him.





He walked toward the bar part of the casino, where Rob gave him the usual. Hey, wheres that bat chick? Another one gone Rob. Thats three. Three? Whos the other? Amy Rose? Hmmm. Well, I think I can help you out. Youre my buddy, best tipper for sure. How about I take you to meet Sasha? (Sasha belongs to Texas_Luver- thanks again for letting me use her again!) Whos Sasha? Shes kind of a waitress&Well, kind of.





Sasha turned out to be a performer too. She could sing, and that sparkly red dress that outlined her body was hard to forget. She was a beautiful hedgehog, yellow in color. But the thing about Sasha was, well, she was kind of flirtatious. In fact, Sonic had once dated her. (See Texas_Luvers awesome fan fic. Also, check out Violet_Roses too. She gets co-author credit. Thanks to you both!)





So Rob introduced them. Sasha liked to have fun. The hit the casino, and wandered around Station Square. She stuck really close to him. She could tell he was totally down and out. Below rock bottom. That was when she did her best work&











TO BE CONTINUED:





THEY COME AND GO&





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