Public Gathering

"Sounds good to me, ****." Rouge smirked, looking at the paper. "Start planning it first thing in the morning." She strolled over to the bed, and sat on it gently. "Oh, and tonight, sleep on the floor. After all, this is my bed now."

Sally nodded, and curled up on the floor at the foot of the bed. Rouge watched her for a moment, then laid down and sighed happily. "Soon, I'll be a queen..."

"It's-not-that-easy,-Rouge." An electronic voice sounded from Sally's bedstand. Rouge glanced over, seeing the small palmtop computer. "I-can-easily-get-Sonic-to-stop-you."

Rouge sighed, and picked up the computer. "Or, I could toss you out the window, where you'll shatter into thousands of peices."

"Falls-won't-damage-me. There's-no-need, in-any-case."

The bat girl narrowed her eyes. "Are you trying to make a deal with me?"

Nicole's screen flicked on, flashing the word BINGO. "I-want-a-body-to-call-my-own. Get-me-one, and-I'll-ensure-your-crowning-goes-through-unchallenged."

Rouge tapped her chin gently, thinking...