OK! Here we are, chapter 1, I do apologize for the lateness, but school is now over and I can focus more on my stories!

I hope you enjoy the first real chapter of the new and (hopefully) improved Dream to Reality!

"Sonic…you have no idea how much I want to tell you how I feel."

Sonic's eyes opened, those words still echoing in his head. He sat up rubbing his eyes, the memory of last night's dream still fresh in his mind. He looked around the room and yawned, "What was that dream about?"

The only thing he could remember was a voice and the shadow of another hedgehog, it had said something about telling him how it really felt; the strangest part was the fact that the voice had seemed so familiar.

Sonic eventually sighed and pulled himself out of bed, stretching and popping his back as he did. He groggily walked into the hall and down to the kitchen. As he slowly strode into the kitchen his eyes met with his brother, who was standing by the sink filling the coffee pot.

"Morning bro," he mumbled to his brother.

Manic turned around and smiled, "Morning sleeping beauty."

Sonic scowled at him and flipped him off. Manic rolled his eyes chuckling, "Classy bro, real classy."

Sonic scowled once more, "Just fix me some coffee."

Manic gave an innocent smile and said, "Just fix me some coffee what?"

Sonic grinded his teeth and said, "Please."

Manic smiled, "That's better."

Sonic let out a sound that sounded like a grunt and a growl mixed together, he then sat at the table. Manic chuckled once more smiling, he knew Sonic wasn't being mean; he just wasn't a morning person. Manic sighed quietly to himself, even his brothers bi-polar like temper didn't faze him; at times he even found it attractive.

Manic quickly dispelled his inappropriate thoughts about his brother and finished his morning routine; fixing the coffee, washing last night's dishes, it was his turn this week, and fixing bacon and eggs, along with some biscuits, gravy, and some toast for himself; being a vegetarian he wouldn't eat the bacon and eggs.

Manic soon got the meal together and sat it at the table in front of a near-drooling Sonic, who happily began to chow down. Manic soon sat and began to eat as well; though he finished several minutes after his brother, who had scarfed down his food in what seemed like seconds.

After they were done and the dishes were in the sink Sonic let out a burp and patted his stomach, "Great chow bro!" he said, now back to his usual peppy self.

Manic smiled, "I'm glad you liked it."

Sonic smiled at his brother, "I always love your cooking Manikku

Manic blushed, he couldn't remember how long Sonic had been calling him that, but he did know that it always made him blush whenever he heard it. Manic smiled and leaned his head down so his bangs fell in his face and the blush was hidden, then said, "I'm glad."

Sonic smiled then after a second rolled his eyes, "I don't see why you always let your bangs cover your face."

Manic just smiled and replied, "Its how I've always styled them, I like it."

Sonic sighed, and then smiled, "Hey bro."

Manic looked up and the skin under his fur paled, Sonic had a very Eggman looking smile, and that was never good, "W-what's up b-bro?"

Sonic, quicker than Manic was ready for, grabbed his little brother's wrist and pulled him across the house and into the bathroom, shutting and locking the door behind them. Manic then was able to pull out of his brother's grip and turned around to face him, "What the hell bro!"

Sonic smiled, "Were giving you a new do."

Manic's eyes widened, "Oh HELL no!"

Sonic sighed, crossing his arms, "C'mon bro, according to you you've had the same hair style for seventeen years! You need a change, and maybe it'll perk you up, you've been kinda gloomy for a while now."

Manic huffed and crossed his arms, "I don't need a change, I don't act gloomy, and I sure as hell don't want you doing my hair!"

Sonic frowned and cocked his head thinking; he then smiled, the perfect plan forming in his head. Before Manic could blink Sonic had rushed up to him wrapped his arms around his neck and tackled him to the ground and was burying himself in his chest begging, "PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE!"

Manic was majorly caught off guard, the fact that Sonic was begging was one thing, but what really shocked him was the fact that the sapphire hedgehog was more or less nuzzling into his chest. Manic flushed a deep scarlet, he could feel his brother's weight draped across his body, and he felt his brother's crotch pressing down on his, the fact that he didn't moan was a miracle.

After the initial shock was gone, Manic knew what would happen if he didn't get his brother off the top of him. He began scrambling to try and get up while pushing his brother off of him, "Fine fine fine! You can cut my hair!"

Sonic looked up smiling, "Yay!"

Sonic pulled himself off of Manic, much to Manic's relief, and stood up, Manic quickly getting up as well. Sonic gave his brother his signature smile, "Don't worry bro; you're going to look great!"

Manic gave a weak smile and nodded. Sonic then moved past his brother to the bathtub, turning the nobs and getting the water warm, he then turned to his brother, "Wash your hair real quick."

Manic gulped and nodded, then walked over and got on his knees in front of the tub and quickly washed his hair with his shampoo and conditioner. When he was done and had shut off the water he felt a tap on his shoulder, he turned and saw his brother holding out a towel, "Don't dry it all the way, keep it a little damp."

Manic nodded and quickly dried his hair, making sure it was still generously wet, but not so much that it was dripping. When he stood up he sighed, his bangs were a few inches long; while the hair on the back of his head fell down about halfway down his back and got progressively shorter as it moved towards his bangs.

He turned to Sonic and sighed, "So what are you going to do?"

Sonic gave his brother another reassuring smile and grabbed a brush and the scissors out of the cabinet and started brushing his brothers bangs until there weren't any tangles and they were pointing straight down. Sonic then stepped back and looked at Manic, "Now close your eyes."

Manic frowned, "Why?"

Sonic rolled his eyes, "Because I want it to be a surprise, and if you don't you'll be able to see how I cut it because it's right in front of your face."

Manic gulped and closed his eyes. The next several minutes felt like hours to the emerald teen, the sound of the scissors cutting the hair it took Manic several months to grow out the only thing he could hear; then it stopped.

Manic was nervous, not knowing how he was going to look for the next several months until his bangs grew back. Manic heard Sonic put down the scissors and the brush, then he heard his brother speak, "Ok, you can open your eyes now."

Manic gulped for the third time and opened his eyes, he was greeted by Sonic standing in front of him with a mirror. He took said mirror and held it up to his face, and what he saw made him gasp.

(Little note, I'm sorry if my description of Manic's hair isn't very good, I'm not really sure how to describe what it looks like, I have a perfect picture of it in my head, but I have no idea how do describe it, but I'll do my best.)

He didn't even look like himself anymore! Sonic had changed his hair completely, and he loved it! Sonic had trimmed his bangs to where his left eye was covered, much like Sonia's bangs only longer, and had trimmed the right side shorter than the left so it got progressively longer as it went towards the right. Sonic had even blended it so it didn't just go from short to long all at once. He had also cut the back several inches shorter to where it now went only a few inches past his shoulders.

Manic turned to Sonic, a large grin spread across his face, "I love it!" he more or less screamed, as he rushed over to Sonic wrapping his arms around his neck and squeezing him in a hug.

Sonic smiled and hugged Manic back, "I told ya that you could trust me."

Manic pulled back from Sonic a bit, but kept his arms around the blue hedgehog, and said, "I'm glad I did, I absolutely love what you did to my hair! I had no idea you could cut hair like this!"

Sonic's smile widened, "I used to work in a barbers shop part time when I was younger, a few of the stylists gave me a crash course in cutting hair, turns out I'm not half bad."

Manic just grinned, hugging Sonic even tighter than before, but this time he unconsciously nuzzled into his neck and let out a soft purr. When he did that Sonic let out a small gasp and blushed slightly. Manic eyes widened and he pulled back after he realized what he had started doing and blushed, looking up at sonic who was also blushing. Manic just stood there looking up at Sonic's pink tinted face, taking in every detail.

In that moment Manic lost the last sliver of control he had, and did the most reckless thing he had ever done, he lifted his head and leaned up, pressing his lips to Sonic's in a soft kiss.

Sonic's eyes widened and his body stiffened when his brother's lips met with his, he looked at his brother's half lidded hazel eyes, and saw a mixture of emotions he couldn't describe. Manic on the other hand, had his mind covered in a haze, he was actually kissing Sonic! He never imagined that he would ever get the chance, but Manic was only in the haze for a few more seconds before he pulled back from the kiss and, in an instant, his mind cleared and he realized what he had just done. His eyes widened and he removed his arms from Sonic's neck and jumped back from his wide eyed brother.

At first they just stared at each other, until Sonic seemed to find his voice once more, "M-Manic…w-what…"

Before Sonic could put more words together Manic had started to back up, tears beginning to fill his eyes at the realization of what he had just done.

Manic kept backing up and was able to stutter out, "S-sonic, I-I-I." he wasn't able to say another word and turned around, the tears spilling out of his eyes, and ran.

Well it took longer than I planned, but I finally finished it! I hope you enjoyed the chapter and I'll try and get the next chapter out ASAP! The only thing is, I recently got a job and I now work 7AM to 6PM five days a week, so that takes up most of my time, but I will still try my best to update as soon as possible.

I am also pleased to say I have posted this story on Archive of Our Own, it will be the exact same story, the only difference will be that the version on there will have the lemons/limes in it that I can't post on Fanfiction. There's a link on my profile to the story.

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I hope you enjoyed the chapter (I just realized that I say that a lot lol) and peace…OUT(Y)