She gets carried away with him

"Well, I guess I can take a little detour from the original plan. After all, the success in my quest is guaranteed!"

Rouge giggles in front of Knuckles, while she slowly leans next to him and rubs his wet chest fut with her digits. She can let this naive Boy get the upper hand while they flirt with each other, ir else Mobius itself may collapse.

And it kinda works, since as soon as she makes contact with him, a deep shade of pink invades Knuckles' cheeks.

"If you think so... Uhh, why don't you come in? It's the first time you visit my house, and maybe you'd like to stay for a couple of hours before you keep prowling around this place." The young guardian proposes to her friendly rival. "Just don't touch my stuff, in case you later think of stealing something else." He also warns with a severe tone.

"No promises, handsome! ♡"

After an awkward silence and an unconvinced look from the male monotreme, and a few mischievous giggles from the female glider, they both Enter into Angel Island's log cabin. It's cozy inside, a humble but lovely sight. A certain engineer fox has provided them with heating and electricity, and there are decorations of relics of the ancient echidna civilization.

Rouge is amazed by all those gems and treasures, she can barely resisist to keep all those antiques for herself. But after a fisrt glance at Knuckles' Home, she turns at him, hands resting on her wide hips, giving him a daring, smug look.

"So, be honest with me... Why would you invite a filthy thief like myself to your home, pretty boy?~"