Chapter 24: Birthday

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I DON'T OWN ANY SEGA CHARACTERS- I hope you like and enjoy ~

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Manic was getting ready for his birthday lunch with Sonic and Manic was finally ready to talk about what happened all those years ago. So Manic pulled on a nice clean white shirt and black paints and threw on a black jacket cause it was cold out, and headed downstairs where Sonic is at.

"Great! you ready birthday boy!"

"Don't call me that"

"Okay. So let's go I got a nice place."

"Okay lead the way"

Sonic lead the way and Manic followed, manic was worried because he didn't know what was going to happen but he just prayed for the best, soon enough they got to the restaurant, and took there sets. There was silence at first but Sonic decided to talk.

"Your turning 24 today, we're getting old..."

"I'm still young enough that I can beat you in a fight.." Manic said resting one of his arms on the table.

"Ha alright alright, I'm sure mom would like to wish you a happy birthday..." Sonic said a little shyly

"Yeah. It's been a while since we last saw her..."

The two sat in silence for a while longer until the waiter came to take there orders.

"Hello, my name is Sara. What can I bring you today."

Both Sonic and Manic said there orders at the same time.

"Pasta!" Both of them said which made the waitress startled. Manic and Sonic looked at each other and smiled at what they did, and then apologized to the lady, she wrote the order down and then left the two. Silence fell once again but Manic wanted to speak first.

"Sonic...look I want to ask you something...well I've been wanting to ask you this for a long time...but...it just never seemed right, or I just didn't want to think of it, but now I want to ask."

"What is it Manic? Everything alright?"

"No. No everything is not alright, I'm not alright!... Sonic why didn't you look for me or Sonia!..." Manic was on the edge of breaking into tears but he couldn't in frount of Sonic at least. Sonic was shocked at this question, sonic thought for a little until he decided to answer.

"...Manic, the reason I didn't look for you is because mom wanted us to stay apart from each other she wanted us to..."

"Yeah! I remember what she said! She wanted us to wait until fate brought us together... but she wanted us to find each other!"

"...I did..." Manic paused for a moment to listen to what Sonic said.

"What?"

"...I did go looking for you and Sonia...people just got in the way, they didn't want me to go, people were still looking for others with powers and I was one of them, it was dangerous to go out and look for you..." before sonic could go on Manic cut him off...

"BULLSHIT!!" Manic growled threw his teeth

"If you went looking for us you could have found us, you always found us why was this any different!!"

Sonic stayed quite he didn't know what to say. This was the reason Manic looked so upset around Sonic, he finally knew, and he had to fix this, he had to tell him the truth.

"It just was. Believe me I did look, I looked everywhere...I just could never find you, Sonia wasn't any easier she moved place to place, I was so close on finder her but when I arrived she moved away, and I heard that you moved around place to place...but Manic I still looked, you just were never there!"

Manic froze, he just listen, did Sonic really look for him if he did Manic had to test him and see if he is telling the truth.

"Fine. If your telling the truth, then tell me where did you look?" Manic looked dead straight into Sonics eyes.

"..." Sonic just stared back, but he looked away and pulled out his phone, he looked through it until Sonic finally spoke.

" McKinley, brooksdale, tin, Ashervill, Camal, River, Seaside, Ander, Timberlake, Timler town, red woods, Overdale, Simal, and Winters grove. Those are the places I've looked." Sonic looked away from his phone and back toward Manic. Manic just looked at him and had tears in the corner of his eyes and grabbing the table.

"You did look..."

"I told you...I just could never find you, I was going to look around more but Athena she wouldn't let me, she moved us away once again."

"..." Manic just looked down and started to shake, Sonic saw this and went over and sat by him.

"Manic? You alright?"

"I'm just so glad you actually looked for us. I thought you didn't because you like your life you have..."

"What! No. I mean yeah I like it, but it would have been way better if you and Sonia were in it."

"Really?"

"Well Duh! Your my brother everything is better when your around!"

Manic just smiled and so did sonic and for once they finally shared a hug a real brother hug, Manic was glad he talked about this, Sonic was also glad that he could hug his brother and feel complete. The waitress came with there food and they sat and ate and talked about what they have been doing now and also talked about what they did back then. It was a great birthday lunch.

Sonic and Manic finished there lunch and also had some deserts, Manic had to get going though because he had to meet his friends for a little get together, Sonic was fine with it and let him go have fun and then they went there own ways.

Manic walked his way to Chris house just in time and he walked up to his house and knocked on the door, Manic felt so happy he could really walk on air if he wanted. A second later Chris opens the door

"Hey Manic!~" Chris said cheerfully

"Uh hey Chris. What's with the tone in your voice?" Manic pointed out but Chris didn't answer instead he just let Manic in and turned on the lights in the living room...

"SURPRISE!!! Happy birthday Manic!!!" Everyone said

Manic was sure surprised he just thought they were meeting up for some drinks and card games this was way better though.

"Holly!! Wow thanks guys. I thought we were just gonna play cards or something.." Manic rubs his head

"No way. this is way to important~" Roxie cheers

"Yeah your only 23 once right!" Timber yelled

"Umm...Timber he's turning 24..." Chris called Timber out

"Oh right my bad my bad." Timber said

"It's alright... uh hey...where's Scourge?" Manic asked the group. They all pointed behind him, manic turned and saw him walking through the door.

"Hey" he said walking over to the group

"Wow...you came." Manic said

"Yeah. It's your birthday thought it'd be a nice surprise~"

"Alright enough chitchat let's have some fun~!!" Timber yells. They all party to the loud sound throughout the house, they drinks and played some darts but there was always a twist to it. 8:56 came around but no one was tired so they stayed up for a while longer...well they had to settle down to open gifts.

"Alright open mine!" Chris jumped

Manic reached over to the gift and took it.

"Alright let's see...WOW...No Way!!!"

"What is it?!" Roxie asked

"The new Renegades game!!! I've been looking for this! Thanks Chris!!" Manic said cheerful

"Ah yeah thought you might like it" Chris layed on the couch

"Ok mine now..." Timber slowly said cause he's a little drunks.

"Okay...Whoa! are these new shoes!" Manic said holding the box close to himself.

"Yeah..you need a fresh new hot pair...on sale to..." Timber said as he sat in his chair.

"Now me! Here. I hope you like it!" Roxie smiles

"Thanks. W-Whoa! Roxie...this is a leather jacket!!!" Manic held it up looking it over.

"Yeah. I thought it would be a nice gift...if you don't like it I..." Manic cuts her off by saying

"NO! No no. It's fine, I love it, I've always wanted one!" Manic smiled at all his gifts from his friends, he's really lucky to have friends like them. Then Timber has to say something.

"Yo. Hot stuff what you get Manic!?" Timber yells out while laying in his chair. Scourge looks up from his phone and toward Timber at what he just called him.

"What did you say!?" Scourge asked

"What did you get Manic hot stuff!?" Timber said again, scourge just looked at Timber like he was ready to choke him.

"Timber come on, I don't always need a gift from someone I know." Manic said but then was interrupted by Scourge.

"Actually I did get you something..." Scourge looks away with a small blush. Scourge never really liked to give gifts it always felt awkward to him, but manic did deserve one.

"Umm...here..." Scourge hands it to Manic, Manic just smiles at how awkward Scourge is being.

"Thank you".Scourge pulls his shades down and looks away. Manic is unwrapping it and then he finally sees it's a small box, then he opens it.

"N-No WAY!!!" Manic smiles at what he is looking at.

"What. What is it!?" Every asked

"It's a Eminence Cuff!!!" Manic smiles. Scourge smiles small looking at Manic's excitement, Manic stops and looks over at Scourge, he then walks over to Scourge and Manic gave him a hug... Scourge just stands there not really understanding what to do but...he finally finds himself hugging Manic back. This action cause everyone to gasp, they have never seen Scourge hug someone it was exciting for them to see. Scourge hugged Manic for a while longer, Manic didn't let go, nether did Scourge. It felt so warm and so nice it made each of them flutter. But it had to come to a end because...

knock knock

"OH MY CHAOS. Who's that!!" Roxie growls because it ruined the moment

"I'll look" Chris said tired like as he walks to the door. And to a surprise he sees Alex!

"Alex!"

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I hope you liked and enjoyed ~