My Own Darkness: Princes Across Time

Chapter 001

It has been… only three months since that tragic accident. Although it has seemed like an eternity, he's got a whole another 50-something years to go… I wonder, what would the world be like when the gorgeous heron finally awakens? What… what will become of the world? Will it really be so different?

"Gaah!" Stan Marsh, Begnion's future emperor, awoke at once, feeling like he had just experienced the worst nightmare ever, Why… why do I keep on thinking about Kenny? Argh!!

What's the matter? Kyle Broflovski, the prince of wolves and Stan's boyfriend, scratched his head as he slowly opened his eyes.

I… Kenny… Stan anxiously bit his short nails.

Stan, my love… I told you to forget about him, didn't I? Kyle placed his hand on his younger boyfriend's slender shoulder, Kenny knew what had to be done. He wouldn't want you to dwell on his sacrifice for so long.

I can't help it… Stan sat up and cried.

Calm yourself… Kyle got up, embracing the poor apostle from behind, Besides, he's not gone forever.

But for us, 50 years is a long time! We'll be so old that he may not even recognize us!

You forget that our heron blood will not allow that. A heron Branded such as yourself does not age so easily. So go to sleep now.

*sniff * Okay… Stan finally regained his senses, drifting off to Dreamland.

~The next morning, on a school morning…~

"Yawn…" Stan yawned, exposing his tiny cat fangs, "The first day of school. It's so exciting, and yet it makes you not want to go to school for the rest of the year. Isn't that strange, Kyle?"

"It sure is…" Kyle allowed his even larger sharp teeth to show, "Damn. I nearly want to go home already…"

"You got that right!" Butters showed up out of nowhere, "Say… where's Kenny? He hasn't showed up at all in the last few days of school, and I haven't seen him all summer. Did something happen with him?"

"Uh…" Stan knew that it was vital he kept Kenny's heritage a secret, "He moved!"

"Moved?" Butters seemed extremely unsure of the situation, "Are you certain? I still see his house, and there seems to be someone living there…"

"Um…" Kyle pitched in, "There's another poor person living there!"

"Oh, okay," Butters let go of the situation, heading for the campus' courtyard.

Heh, Stan snickered, Even after 9 years, he's still more credulous than ever.

I definitely see what you mean, Apostle.

Kyle, I'll scratch you right now with my claws if you call me that one more time.

What, Apostle?

Yeah! I have told you time and time again to stop. You're my boyfriend. You shouldn't have to keep on doing that…

Fine, fine.

You say that, but you keep on doing it!

Their mind conversation was broken when there were several girls rushing at once to a particular part of the courtyard, a few meters from where Stan and Kyle currently were.

"Oh my God!" Bebe yelled from this crowd, "That guy is so cool!"

"Looks like Prince Kyle and Stanley-chan have serious competition!" hollered another girl.

"Serious… competition?" Stan raised an eyebrow, "By that, do they mean… that we have another guy student, and it's a really hot one?"

"What else could it be?" Kyle wondered, stiffening his ears to try to perceive some sounds, "There's way too much talking to hear a particular voice."

All the young couple could see was a sea of teenage girls around what appeared to be a boy.

"Why don't I fly up to see who this guy is?" Stan offered.

"Be my guest," Kyle gestured towards the sky.

Stan then nodded, hovering above. But when he looked where the girls were gathered around, there was nobody there.

"Huh…" Stan angled his head in a befuddled way, "Nobody there…" I wonder, does he have invisibility powers?

Not necessarily, sounded an unfamiliar voice, I can teleport myself virtually at will.

Huh? Stan looked around, Who the hell are you?

Oh, you'll meet me soon enough. Wait, my friend.

"That… was odd…" Stan hesitated as his toes touched the concrete, "Kyle, did you hear that voice?"

"You bet. I wonder who it was?"

"We shouldn't be bothering with creeps like that. Let's just get to first period already."

"Dammit… We have Ms. Choksondik again, don't we…"

"We sure do!" Stan exclaimed unexcitedly, "This time, it's for AP Calculus!"

"Don't remind me… I loathe calculus with a passion. Even with my valedictorian grades, it's still the hardest class on campus."

The two had no other words as they were already in the room, filled with even more confusion than before. The only familiar classmates that were there were Bebe Stevens, Kyle's ex-girlfriend, and Wendy Testaburger, Stan's former lover. All of their other friends were not quite good enough to handle the gravity of AP Calculus.

"Hey, Stan!" Wendy friendlily waved, "It sucks, doesn't it. Being in Ms. Choksondik's class again for a whole 'nother year."

"I second that!" Stan looked at his desk near Wendy and shook his head, "I barely got a final grade of an 'A' in Algebra II Honors last year. I'll probably only get a 'B' in AP Calc.!"

"To be honest…" Bebe cut in the conversation, "I didn't really want to take this class. But you know my parents. 'Stevens girls are always told that they're smart' and all that kind of crap."

"Yikes…" Kyle nearly dug a fang in his lip, "I kinda sympathize with you on that. Just because I'm smart people think that I looooove school. On the contrary, however, I hate it just as much as Cartman did."

"Speaking of which…" Wendy began biting the eraser end of her pencil, "Where is that good-for-nothing glutton? He and Kenny have been gone for months."

"Um… that is…" Stan tried to distract Wendy by wagging his tail, almost in her face, "They moved!"

"Moved?" The black-haired girl seemed hardly convinced.

"Yeah!" Kyle attempted to boost the situation for the better, barely succeeding.

"Riiiiight…" Wendy still didn't really buy it

Kyle, you hamburger-flipping idiot, Stan shot an angry look at the wolf prince, Don't talk about Kenny and Cartman anymore. If people found out the truth about them, they'll be trouble. I can hear it from the goddesses' voices.

Okay. I trust you, Stanley-chan, Kyle grinned as an apology as Ms. Choksondik started to enter the room.

"Oh, blaaaah…" Wendy rolled her eyes, looking away from the 30-year-old teacher, "If today is this dull, I'd hate to see the rest of the school year. And furthermore- what?"

To everyone's surprise, a beautiful and manly teenage boy was following the math teacher. When his whole being was in the room, everyone could see his golden-brown hair and sapphire eyes.

"Wow…" Wendy leaned in to whisper in Bebe's ear, "That guy is pretty cute!"

"Cute?" another random girl, a red-haired friend of Bebe's, came in, "He's sexy! Gorgeous! Wonderful!!"

"Everyone…" Ms. Choksondik allowed the young boy to reveal himself, "This is Draco Shimizaki."

"That would be correct," the new kid took over, "I am half Japanese, half English. I hope to make friends with some of you."

"Kyaaaaah!!!!" The class' 15-something girls could not help themselves, "Mr. Dracooooooo!!"

"Okay, okay," Ms. Choksondik calmed her hormone-enraged girls down, "Now, Mr. Shimizaki, you can sit in the seat behind Mr. Marsh."

"M-Me…?" Stan drooped his ears, automatically scared of Draco.

"Yes, you," Ms. Choksondik's tone was somewhat stern, "Be nice, Mr. Marsh."

"Yes, ma'am…" Stan gritted his fangs, barely accepting the fact that Draco was there.

Hey, there, Draco sat himself in the seat, You're Stanley Marsh, are you not?

Crap! Stan's ears and tail nearly went numb, Kyle, he knows I can read minds for some reason!!

I can too, Draco smiled, almost in an evil way.

N-no freaking way!! Stan resisted the urge to turn his head around, Really?

Yup.

Are you a psychic or something, Draco? Kyle imitated Stan's ear and tail stiffness.

You could say that, I suppose, The half-Japanese boy giggled, in a fairly girly way.

Who on Earth are you, kid? Stan said rather rudely.

Forget that. Moreover, what do you guys like?

What do we like? Stan was flabbergasted at the question, Let's see… We like gross humor, eating Chinese food, and… manga books.

Manga? Draco's eyes appeared to twinkle, Any… particulars?

Well… I normally don't like yaoi manga too much, but I simply adore Junjou Romantica.

Junjou FRIGGIN Romantica?!?! Draco nearly gaped, Th-That's my favorite manga of all time!! Not only that, but I also love Chinese food and gross humor, just like you guys. Fart, burp, and male anatomy humor are my favorites.

Really? Stan turned to Kyle, Did you hear that, Kyle? Draco likes a lot of things that we like!

Sweet… Kyle playfully moved his head, Hey, Draco… Since you're our new friend, and you can read minds, I have something to give to you after class.

Really? Draco clapped, I can't wait!

"Hold on a second…" Ms. Choksondik just got done with a phone call, "Class, I'm going to go to the front office to get something really fast. Ms. Testaburger, you're senior class president, so I trust that you'll take care of things."

"Not a problem, ma'am!" Wendy put her hand to her forehead as a salute.

"Then I shall go," Ms. Choksondik was already out of the room.

Well, since the teach left… Kyle reached into his bag, I'll give it to you now, Draco.

Really? Draco could barely contain his excitement, Sweet! What is it?

This… Kyle held the beautiful rock in front of him, This is called a sending stone.

Neat-o, Draco took hold of the stone, What does it do?

We can telepathically communicate over vast distances.

That's interesting! Draco stowed the rock in his pocket, I really would like to make friends with you two boys!

Yes… With our newly formed friendship, we can do so many things, Kyle spoke, The hardest thing of all is to survive this school year. To do that, we have to live through Ms. Goddamned Crazy Choksondik's class!