Knuckles pov

I opened my bottle cap before guzzling a bottle of water. I'd just gone through a long workout session and was grateful for the cool refreshing feeling of water running down my throat.

"Hello knuckles-sama" espio appeared holding a chao in his arms "oh your awfully sweaty. Were you working out?"

"Yeah, gotta keep this well functioned machine working" I flexed my arms cockily.

He giggled softly "I can see that. I hope you have been keeping hydrated"

"Of course I am. This isn't my first time working out you know" I shook my head.

"Really?" He raised an eyebrow.

"What are you insinuating" I placed my hands on my hips.

"Nothing" he smiled coyly "I just assumed that your body was natural and didn't take much work"

"You take that back!" I wrapped my arms around him and tickled him mercilessly.

"St-stop knuckles-sama please" he said through tears and giggles.

"Not until you take back your words mister" I intensified the tickling "now come on. Let me hear those sweet words-"

*Thump*

Before I realised what was happening we both fell backwards. He was under me, his face inches from mine. My mind went blank. All I could think about was his golden eyes.

"Umm are we interrupting?" I looked up to see an embarrassed looking tails and a smirking sonic.

"Gah!" I jumped back.

"Oh hello" espio sat up like nothing ever happened "me and knuckles just tripped"

"Suuure" sonic smirk. I groaned, he's never going to let this go!