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Literature
.:What Of Our Future? Chapter 5:. The seconds ticked by as the two Mobians sat silently staring at one another. Rouge was desperately trying to decide how she should explain the impulsive smooch she had just given her best friend. The look on Shadow’s face was making it even more difficult to reply; the frozen shock gave her the impression that a simple peck on the lips had fried his brain for the night. The heavy hush was becoming unbearable. The thief had to say something before she completely lost her nerve.
"It was..." the ivory bat finally began to utter, but hesitated as she felt her voice catch in her throat. After inhaling a steadying breath, she forced herself to try again.
"I've wanted to do that all evening," Rouge heard herself bluntly admit to him. Saying it out loud was oddly therapeutic, which gave her the confidence to continue, regardless of how he'd respond. After making such a bold move, it felt pointless to try and continue to cover up the truth now. "Actually, I've wanted to do that for ages. I