Ok, chapter 2, if I'm lucky I'll have this chapter out before the end of August, if not then I apologize.

Yea….. Its waaaaaay past August….. I am SOOOOOOO sorry!

I really don't have any announcements, so enjoy the chapter!

Manic ran, he didn't know where he was running, but he ran. When he finally stopped, he more or less fell to the ground panting for breath. When he finally got control of his breath a million thoughts rushed through his head. Why did he kiss Sonic? Why did he run? Did Sonic run after him? Does his brother hate him now? Where was he?

Manic looked up, taking his surroundings in. He let out a small gasp; he was in the park, about a mile from his house. He knew the reason he ran here. This was the park he always came to as a little kid, whenever he was feeling depressed or sad and upset. He let a small smile cross his lips; this was also where he had his first kiss. He stood up and walked over to the bench a little ways from him and sat down.

He bent his head and stared at the ground, he remembered that day with Kicks like it was yesterday.

Four years previously

Manic laughed and smiled as his best friend Kicks pushed him on the swing. Kicks smiled and hollered at Manic, "Jump off! See if you can make it to the sandbox!"

Manic glanced back at Kicks and smiled, "Ok! Push me higher!" Kicks nodded and pushed Manic harder and got him higher.

When Manic thought he was high enough he smiled and got ready to jump, "One! Two! THREE!" Manic pushed off of the swing when it was at its height. Manic's eyes widened, he thought he would be able to make it, he was wrong. He landed on the ground several feet from the sandbox, hard.

Manic let out a scream of pain and started crying and wailing in pain. He heard Kicks scream his name and rush over; he got on his knees in front of him and put his arms around him, "Oh my god Manic! Are you ok?!"

Kicks hugged him harder and tears started running down his face, "Oh god Manic, this is all my fault, I am so sorry Manic!"

They sat there until Manic stopped crying, but Kicks was still hugging him tightly and sobbing into his neck murmuring apologies over and over again.

Manic pulled back a little bit until Kicks pulled his head off Manic's shoulder, he looked at Manic his eyes still full of tears, "I am so, so sorry Manic."

Manic smiled slightly and pulled his friend back into another hug, "It's not your fault Kicks, I shouldn't have jumped."

Kicks squeezed him tighter and sobbed into his neck again, "But I'm the one who told you to! If I hadn't said that then you wouldn't have gotten hurt!"

Manic hugged Kicks and rubbed his back, "But I'm not hurt that bad, just a few scrapes and bruises."

Kicks pulled back and looked at Manic, "You wouldn't be hurt at all if it wasn't for me. If you had been hurt worse I could never forgive myself! Your my best friend Manic, you mean everything to me, I don't ever wanna lose you!"

Manic smiled and hugged Kicks, "You won't ever lose me Kicks, we've been best friends since we were little kids, I would do anything for you, I love you."

Kicks sniffed and wiped the tears off of his eyes. He looked up at Manic with red puffy eyes, "Y-you love me?"

"Of course I do Kicks." Manic smiled and gave Kicks a soft hug. Manic nuzzled into Manic's neck and hugged him back.

When they parted the two smiled and looked at each other. Manic moved his hand up and brushed Kick's pink streaked bangs out of his face, and let his fingers trail down and softly caress his cheek, his smile softening, "Kicks…"

Kicks' breath caught in his throat, "Manic…."

Manic's face went slightly pink and he slid his hand to the back of his neck and pulled Kicks closer, and leaned his head in, until he felt their lips barely meet in a fragile kiss. Barely a second passed and the two parted, looking each other in the eye. Kicks' eyes were still red and puffy from crying but they now held shock and surprise as well.

Manic's own eyes widened, realizing what he had just done. The two stared at each other until Manic finally spoke, "K-kicks, I-I-I'm sorr-" Manic was cut off when Kicks moved forward, wrapped his arms around Manic's neck, and pressed their lips together once again. It was Manic's turn to be shocked; he wouldn't have expected Kicks to do this. When he had broken the kiss, he thought Kicks would be mad and not want to be his friend anymore, he never expected Kicks to kiss him.

The two sat there for only a few more seconds before Manic regained control of his limbs and broke the kiss, pulling them both up on their knees. Kicks couldn't say a single word before Manic wrapped his arms around Kicks' waist and pulled their bodies together once again, and pressed their lips together for a third time. Kicks let out a soft moan and wrapped his arms around Manic's neck, pulling their bodies as close as possible.

Kicks was shocked and excited when he felt Manic's tongue slide across his lips, silently asking for entrance. He let out another quiet moan and parted his lips, his tongue meeting Manic's, and sending a shock down both their spines.

They stayed like this for over a minute before they broke from each other, a thin line of saliva linking their lips. They stared at each other for what seemed like hours, before they both broke the silence at the same time; each saying the others name. They both blushed and Manic spoke first, "K-Kicks, I-I…..I don't know what to say…"

Kicks took a breath and spoke, "W-why did you k-kiss me?"

Manic blushed a deeper crimson and looked down at the ground, stumbling on his words for a moment. When he got them straight he took a breath, "I-I-I…. Kicks…..I have a really big crush on you…." He said, "I have for a while now…." Manic looked up at Kicks, his face almost pure crimson, awaiting his friend's reaction.

Kicks blushed as well, the corner of his lips twitching up, "I've had a crush on you for a while now, too, Manic," he said, the small smile turning into a bigger, brighter one.

Manic's eyes widened slightly, his nervous frown turning into a joyous smile, "You mean it?" he said, sounding like he couldn't believe it. Kicks nodded, then stood up and helped Manic to his feet. They were face to face and Kicks smiled, "Honestly Manic, "Kicks started, a small pink blush tinting his cheeks once again, "I final decided to tell you about a week ago, and I've been trying to figure out how to since then, "Kicks' smile got a bit bigger, "I guess this was one way, "he said, letting out a small laugh.

Manic smiled and hugged his friend, "I'm glad you did," he said. Manic tilted his head giving a nervous smile and small laugh, "I doubt I ever would have had the courage to tell you myself."

Kicks smiled and laughed. His smile got even bigger and he moved beside Manic and intertwined their hands, "So, Manic, would you be my boyfriend?"

Manic beamed from ear to ear. He kissed Kicks' cheek and replied, "Definitely!"

Present Day

Manic smiled, that was one of his favorite memories from his childhood. He and Kicks had been together for almost two years, but they had decided that they were better as just friends than boyfriends.

Manic's smile faltered, he remembered that after he and Kicks ended things, he had told his friend another one of the reasons he wanted to just be friends. He had told Kicks he had fallen in love with someone else, he had told him he was in love with Sonic. Kicks was the only person he ever trusted enough to tell his deepest secret to. When he did, he was afraid of Kicks' reaction, but he shocked him by just smiling and telling him that it was strange to him, but he was happy for him and promised not to tell a soul about it.

He sighed, he hadn't seen Kicks for over a year, his family had moved almost halfway across the world because his father had been offered a raise and a new office in a different city, and being 14 at the time meant that he didn't have a choice in the matter. For the first few months any mention of his best friend made him burst into a fit of sobbing, and when they talked on the phone he couldn't keep himself from crying the whole conversation, and kicks had been the same way. He and Kicks been keeping in touch, but he hadn't talked to him in nearly six months.

Manic sat there for several more minutes, thinking back on his memories of him and his friend, when he suddenly heard crunching leaves. He lifted his head and his jaw dropped, standing in front of him with an ear to ear grin, was his oldest and best friend, Kicks.

Oh. Mah. God. I am SOOOOOOO sorry that this is months late! I don't really have any excuses, except that I got a new job recently and have not had any extra time to write. Also sorry about the crappy ending:/ (I seem to never be able to write a good one…) I would have kept going, but I wanted to be able to post another chapter ASAP and I already have a pretty good idea of what I'm writing in the next chapter.

And now to clarify several things-

1-Age's – I won't post everyone's ages just yet but here are a few. Currently Sonic, Sonia and Manic are 17 and Kicks is the same, they will all be turning 18 in a few months (Kicks and the triplet's birthdays are only about a week apart. When Kicks and Manic got together they had just turned 13. And Manic had only just turned 15 when he fell in love with Sonic. Kicks and Manic were only just about to turn 16 when Kicks moved.

2- Location- I myself am still hazy on where they are, I don't know what kind of world it should be, It's still up in the air, so I would like all of your opinions on that, a world of just morphs? If this they would be living on Mobius. Or a mixed world with humans and morphs, if this then what planet would they be on? Earth or Mobius? This is why I left the location of where Kicks moved to kind of hazy.

Ok, I think that wraps things up for now, If you have comments, ideas, or any kind of criticisms (Or angry rants about how late this chapter is…I wouldn't blame you…) about this chapter, feel free to leave them in a review, anything and everything is welcome and very much appreciated!

So even though it was horribly late, I really do hope you enjoyed this chapter, I will try my hardest to post the next as fast as possible, I'm not going to give an estimate as I never seem to ever meet one. But until then peace….OUT(Y)