Clouds had gathered all over the small town of South Park. It was raining heavily, adding to Kyle's sadness.

"Perfect weather to break up with Kenny." Kyle thought sarcastically.

The wind was howling across town, throwing the various raindrops in every direction. However, Kyle just put on his thick coat and left for Kenny's house, completely ignoring the terrible weather. He was too focused on his purpose to postpone it. He needed to say it today, or he might not be able to say it later on.

Every step Kyle took made him feel as if he was walking through water with cement shoes and a current pushing him in the opposite direction. He didn't want to break up with Kenny, but he had no choice. He no longer felt the spark he felt when they started dating. In fact, he felt nothing at all except friendship. It wasn't Kenny's fault. They had simply grown apart over the years.
As Kyle slowly made his way toward Kenny's house, he began to remember the best moments of his relationship with Kenny. He was always there for him; good moments and bad. He was always able to make him smile, even when he was angry at someone. Kyle had been annoyed by those moments, but now that he looked back on them, he realized that he actually enjoyed them more than he appeared to.

"I can't think about that... I have to tell him."

Kyle shakingly raised his arm and prepared to knock on Kenny's front door. However, as luck would have it, Kenny had seen him from his bedroom window, and opened the door before Kyle had time to knock on it.
Kenny became ecstatic with Kyle's presence. The first thing he did once he opened the door and laid eyes on Kyle was to plant a big kiss on his lips while wrapping his arms around him. Kyle was visibly disturbed as he went inside and told Kenny to sit down. Kenny's gut was telling him something was wrong. He tried to ignore it, but it only lasted until Kyle worked up the courage to tell him what he wanted to.

"I'm breaking up with you."
"...Why?"
"I just... I don't feel the same way than when we started dating."
"We've been dating for three years!"
"That's exactly my point. I don't feel it anymore. Before there was this spark, but now... now there's nothing."

"No... This is not happening..."

Kenny's eyes filled with tears after hearing Kyle's words. He started sobbing and crying, much to Kyle's discontentment. He knew it would progress similarly to this, but knowing it wasn't making it any easier. Without any other choice available to him, Kenny decided to use his last resort.

"Y-You can't just... I-I love you!"
"...I'm sorry. I don't anymore."

Kenny's tears and sobs turned to angry tears and sobs with Kyle's words. Kyle didn't notice the change in Kenny's demeanor until it was too late.

"Get out."
"We can still be fr-"
"Get out!"

Kyle, realizing that Kenny was distressed, did as the boy asked and went back home, leaving him alone, crying and sobbing. His anger slowly subsided, until all that was left was the sadness. Kenny felt empty, as if he had died. All he could think about was Kyle. He desperately wanted him back more than anything else. However, he knew he wouldn't do anything. Kyle had made his choice, and he knew he would respect that, no matter the cost to himself. Kyle was gone, and he needed to face that fact; not run away from it.

"Kyle's gone... but here's plenty more fish in the sea."

Five years later

About a year after breaking up with Kenny, just as he was finishing college, Kyle started dating Stan. Kenny tried to accept it, but he only ended up resenting Kyle and hating Stan. Kyle moved out of his parents house shortly after getting a job, to get away from his homophobic mother. Stan moved in shortly thereafter, to be with Kyle.
After four years of dating, Stan thought that he had had enough. He knew what he wanted, and so he set out to find what he needed in order to get it.

"That's a good one."
"It is pretty... I'll take it."
"Good choice."

"You'd say that even if I chose the cheapest one you've got."

Stan pulled out his credit card, to pay for the item. The store clerk smiled once the transaction was complete and delivered it in a small box.

"Thanks."

Stan quickly left the store and went home. He had a lot of planning to do.

Meanwhile, as Kyle sat at home alone, waiting for his date with Stan, Kenny started taking a stroll through town. Ever since the breakup, taking walks to clear his mind of any intrusive thoughts, and now he needed that. He had been obsessing about Kyle ever since his breakup, which only served to increase his feelings for him. The last stop before turning back, as always, was Kyle's home. A small house near the edge of town wherein Kyle lived ever since he moved out of his mom's house. It was a one-bedroom home with a small kitchen, a slightly larger living room and one bathroom.
Kenny always stood outside the large front door for several minutes, wondering whether to knock on it or not. In his dreams, Kyle received him with open arms and told him that he loved him. In reality, however, Kenny had never once tried to knock on Kyle's front door. Until now.

"Time to move on."

Kenny raised his arm and, albeit shakingly, knocked on the door three times.

"Stan's early... More time for us."

Kyle, thinking that it was Stan at his door, rushed downstairs. His disappointment over seeing Kenny at the door, rather than Stan, was obvious, even to Kenny.

"Oh... Hey, Ken."

"I can see you're thrilled to see me..."

"Hey. I was just passing by, and... I wanted to see how you were doing."

After talking to Kyle, Kenny realized that he hadn't thought everything through. He still resented him somewhat, and he had no idea of what he should actually say to Kyle.

"I'm OK. Just waiting for Stan..."

Kenny cringed upon hearing that name, as his anger toward Stan hadn't subsided over the years. However, he knew he had no choice but to play nice. Kyle noticed the change in Kenny's demeanor, but decided not to say anything. Avoiding the issue seemed like the right thing to do.

"Do... you wanna come in?"
"S-Sure."

Although Kenny wasn't expecting the invitation, he wasn't about to reject it. He hoped that he could reignite the spark that had made Kyle love him in the first place. He knew it was a long shot, but he didn't care. He wanted Kyle back too much to give up any opportunity to do so.

The boys sat down in the small living room together, where Kyle had been watching TV, and started talking to each other. Neither of them knew exactly what to talk about, so they just said the first thing that popped in their heads.

"So... How's your job?"
"It's going OK."
"Yeah, I can see that... Nice place you've got here."
"I didn't want to move out, but my mom was getting to me. She didn't exactly take our relationship like I expected her to."
"What did she say?"
"Oh, the usual you used to hear back when gay marriage was illegal. She kept telling me how we're an abomination and such."
"Ouch."
"Yeah."
"...I'm sorry, Kyle."
"It's not your fault, Ken. She is who she is."

"'Ken'... You used to call me that back when we... I always liked that."

By the time Stan arrived to pick up Kyle, the boys had gotten over the awkwardness surrounding them. They were laughing together, much to Stan's disapproval. The first thought that came to his mind was that Kyle was cheating on him with Kenny. Nevertheless, he remained quiet and waited for Kyle to explain the other boy's presence.
Kyle could see the mistrust in Stan's eyes, making him nervous. Stan was naturally mistrustful of almost everyone and everything in his life; even Kyle. In his mind, if it seemed strange, it was probably bad.

"H-Hey, Stan. Kenny here was just telling me a funny story about Eric... How're you?"
"I'm OK... Are you ready?"
"Yeah. Sorry, Kenny; I gotta go now."
"I know. I'll see you tomorrow?"

Kenny's proposal was very date-like, which made Kyle hesitant to accept it. However, he couldn't deny a request from one of his friends, even if his actions as of late hadn't earned him the title. Kyle always tried to be friends with everyone.

"...S-Sure."

Stan was once again wondering if Kyle was cheating on him, and how long it had been going on. However, he still kept his mouth shut.

Later that night, Kyle and Stan were enjoying a dinner together, as planned by the latter. Once they were done with their meal, Stan cleared his throat and started talking about his concerns before he approached the real reason for the date. Although he knew Kyle would never cheat on him, his insecurities were getting the best of him.

"Why was Kenny over at your place?"
"I dunno; he just showed up."
"OK..."

Although Stan was still unsure of Kenny's situation, he decided to move on to his real motive.

"Listen, Kyle... We've been dating for how long now?"
"...About four years."
"So, I-I've been thinking..."
"You're breaking up with me."
"W-What? No, no."

Stan got up from the table and knelt next to Kyle. He gently took Kyle's hand and placed the small box on it. Kyle realized what he wanted, but Stan decided to voice his request anyway.

"Will you marry me?"
"Y-You're serious?"
"Of course. I love you, Kyle."
"I-I don't know if-"
"Kyle, relax. This is up to you. I'm not gonna be mad if you say no."
"I didn't say no..."

"You didn't say yes either."

Kyle blushed ferociously the more he thought about Stan's request. He loved Stan just as much as he had loved Kenny; maybe even more so. However, the decision at hand wasn't one that should be taken lightly. After a while, Kyle finally spoke the words Stan wanted to hear.

"Yes. I'll marry you."

Stan smiled and kissed Kyle before returning to his seat and asking for the check. He had what he wanted, and although he was still wondering why Kenny had made his way to Kyle's house, he couldn't be happier.

The boys headed back to their small home near the edge of town. Kenny was taking yet another walk, and he arrived just in time to see his ex-boyfriend walk inside. Kyle was closing the door when he noticed him, and so he walked out to give Kenny the good news. He still had the small box given to him by Stan in his pocket. He hadn't even opened it yet.
Stan watched everything from their bedroom window, but he couldn't hear what they were saying. He was becoming somewhat convinced that something was going on between Kyle and Kenny; something Kyle wasn't telling him about.

"Hey, Kenny."
"Hey."
"Taking a walk?"
"Yeah. Just trying to clear my head."
"Guess what?"
"...What?"

Stan couldn't stand watching Kyle and Kenny anymore, so he moved deeper into the room, just as Kyle was getting the small box from his pocket. He turned it toward himself and stared at the small ring inside. Kenny made his way to the boy's side so he could take a peek, and almost fainted. His anger toward Stan increased exponentially with each passing moment, until he couldn't take it anymore and looked away. Kyle was so excited that he didn't notice Kenny's behavior and just kept talking about his engagement.

"Stan asked me to marry him."
"Yeah. I got that... What did you tell him?"
"What do you think?"
"I think you're too young for marriage."
"You think I should I wait until I'm thirty?"
"Pretty much."
"Are you jealous of him or something?"
"What do you think?" mocked Kenny.
"...Just go. If you're not gonna take this seriously, you should leave."
"Fine."

Kenny walked away from Kyle as quickly as he could, much to the latter's annoyance. He didn't understand why Kenny couldn't just be happy for him, rather than being jealous of Stan. Once he walked back into his house and found him with a stern look on his face, his concerns related to Kenny became irrelevant.

"Hey, Kyle. We need to talk."