The Reason
Chapter 1: Just Skip It
Under three feet of the pure glittering snow, springtime had finally come again to the small winter town of South Park, Colorado. The icy peaks of the mountains would still surround the tiny redneck community, frosty breezes would still blow through the quiet streets, snow would still gracefully fall from the heavens; spring had come but in this town, it was always a winter scene. Fresh air filled the lungs of the children on the town as they all began to leave their homes and wonder the streets of the town and prepare for another day at South Park Elementary where the bullies where mean and the staff where even meaner. The adults of south park too left their warm homes and drive down the same icy road towards their workstations where they would tend to their duties; or catch another few hour's sleep. The small community was a friendly one, but also a lazy one.
Down by a small lake where a light mist always seemed to stay and the fireflies inhabited the area by the moonlight, Stark's Pond was a favourite place for the children of South Park to play; but even after four certain boys grew up they still continued to spend much of their time by the small lake.
They gang where now in their teens living their lives and no longer attending the hellish elementary school anymore; they where now in hell known as South Park High; where eternal damnation looked pretty appealing after spending your day stuck in classes that even Satan wouldn't cruelly inflict upon the dammed souls in his realm.
One such class was that of Kyle Broflovskis; a smart, handsome, emerald eyed, redheaded Jewish boy with moral standards more ambitious than most teens. Kyle was always logical in his decisions, a real wiz kid who thought about rational explanations and outcomes for his actions before he took them but despite being one of the smartest guys in the entire school, he's also the wittiest and most tormented guys in the class; most tormented by one Eric Theodore Cartman, one of Kyle's oldest 'Friends'.
Eric on the other hand was easily tempered, easily evil and easily amused by others pain; the only thing larger than his plans for making millions was his brown eyed, brown haired fat-ass. Not the most 'active' teen in south park, Eric was always bossing other people about, tormenting Kyle, stuffing his face with food or trying to make a quick buck.
It was strange that even though they both loathed each other, they had always been friends and they both would end up in the same class which was surprising to the entire gang; both had enrolled in 'Creative Arts 101' which didn't really seem to be their most obvious choice for class.
On the other side of the hell bound school in 'English 101', old friends Stanley Marsh and Kenneth McCormick sat laughing at the poem they where currently studying, apparently the statement 'Flaming queen with such gay grace' was amusing to the two boys as well as the rest of the class.
Stanley, known as Stan to the rest of the world, was one who had a great love for animals, wither it was animal rights or saving something from extinction Stan would see his cause through to the very end no matter what. Being a smart guy Stan had good grades and just managed to handle his assignments alright with the help from his best friend Kyle, but even though he was smart Stan had a tendency to be a little gullible from time to time but that was part of his naive charm. The only thing he loved more than fighting a good cause was sports; sports were Stans life wither it was hockey, soccer, basketball; all though Kyle still beat him every time they played he was still pretty good. Running and baseball even though he tried to avoid baseball when he could for it brought back memories of that long summer where he had to play baseball everyday. Due to his overall good nature and looks which consisted of raven like hair, dark blue eyes and a fit body, he was one of the most popular boys that the female student body lusted over; even though he was oblivious to this fact due to his naïve charm which was his 'trademark thing'.
Then there was Kenneth McCormick or 'Kenny' to his peers, not much was known about Kenny as he always wore a parka that hid his face although the occasional strand of blonde hair could be seen. Even when Kenny talked his words where mumbled due to the parka making it hard for people to understand him although Kyle, Eric and Stan could understand him perfectly. The only thing known about Kenny was that his family was far from wealthy and he had many accidents when he was younger but he always came back stronger than before.
The four boys had managed to keep their friendship strong through the first year at high school even though they rarely saw each other. Stan and Kyle had physical education once a week together, Eric and Kenny had math several times a week and they only time the four of them got together was either during an assembly, during lunch or a guidance meeting. Luckily, classes where cancelled a lot during the last few weeks due to a sewage overflow in both the student and staff toilets so apart from the hallways stinking of an unhealthy stench and the teachers quitting left, right and centre they could meet up regularly for hours at a time.
"Dude! I heard Wendy and Token where going out now, never thought Token would have a thing for Wendy" Kyle exclaimed as he rushed over to the lunch table where everyone waited for him, especially Cartman as he plotted to try and make the Jewish boy storm of in anger, leaving his lunch unattended too.
"No shit Jewbacca! I guess that you lately found out that the world is round too?" Cartman sarcastically remarked as he teased the sat redhead, hoping he would snap back and his plan could go into action.
"SHUT IT FAT-ASS!" Kyle roared as he slammed his fist down onto the table, shaking everyone's lunch as the boys eyes burned with hatred for the obese blob that sat opposite him.
"DON'T CALL ME FAT YOU FUCKING JEW!" Cartman snapped back, enraged at the statement he was fat. He wasn't fat; he was just really big boned and liked his food a lot.
The tension throughout the cafeteria was intense as they entire room fell silent and everyone stared at the two boys. It was rare that both boys would yell in anger so loudly that the entire student body could hear their conversations but it tend to happen at least once a month if lucky.
"Cartman just sit down and shut up, Kyle you know you shouldn't listen to Cartman even though he is a fat-ass!" Stan interrupted trying to break up the brewing fight and save them all the embarrassment for at least another week or two.
"HEY!" Cartman wined at Stan's statement.
"Yeah we know Wendy is dating Token, they both just walked pass us a few minutes ago acting all lovey-dovey" Stan informed the redhead, a smile on his face and rosy cheeks from the embarrassing outburst by Cartman.
"Oh are you upset that your old girlfriend is dating that rich bastard now? Huh?" Cartman teased as he stuffed his podgy face with the discoloured meat he was served, not even chewing and tasting it before swallowing with sheer gluttony.
"It's been like 5 years since we went out and it wasn't even serious dude! Besides Wendy has changed since we were kids, she's turned into a bit of a bore." Stan reluctantly spoke, not wanting to give the impression that he and Wendy weren't close anymore.
Wendy Testaburger was one of the smartest, kindest and prettiest girls at elementary school but now she had changed. Her intellectual skills had plummeted since becoming one of the most popular girls in the school, probably trying to impress the boys. Her personality vanished and this highly meticulous, critical person started to take hold of her, tormenting other students and making a fool of others. She did keep her looks though, she still had long, dark silk like hair and fare skin; under a lot of hair care products such as dye and hair sprays and an over amount of makeup looking like she wanted to attend a clown collage. True Stan and Wendy lost their friendship but the occasional smile and eye contact took place along with a 'Hi'.
When they were kids, Stan and Wendy dated for about a year but it was an off-on thing. Wendy seemed to change their plans at the last second and not tell Stan who ended up showing up at the wrong place because Wendy fancied pizza rather than Italian. She also was the boss in the relationship, it was never really an equal relationship and that's why Stan ended it. Stan could still remember that before they went out and he had a crush on her, he always vomited when she talked to him.
"Anyway I don't care if Wendy is dating Token, I hope they're happy together" Stan continued as he took a sip of his drink. Everyone looked at each other, even rivals Eric and Kyle locked eyes in curiosity to Stans positive attitude.
"What ever you say dude. Anyway Kenny and I where going to see Terrance and Phillip's new move 'Canadian Beauty' I heard you see Céline Dion's boob three times and her nipple once. "You coming?" Cartman asked in excitement, finally old enough to see a dirty movie; although that was all thanks to his fake ID which made him a 19 year old collage student.
"Dude Sweet!" Stan exclaimed, last time they all went to see a movie was when they thought 'Hotel Rwanda' was an adult movie. "When you going?".
"Last period so just meet us in front of the school, but not you Jew-boy!" Cartman teased again as Kyle bit his bottom lip.
"I cant Cartman, I have science last period" Stans disappointed voice spoke.
"Why don't you just skip it?" Kyle asked as he slapped Cartmans hand with his spoon, keeping Cartman away from the redheads pudding.
"Yeah it's not like science is gonna do you any good in the future anyway?" Cartman growled as he rubbed is struck hand. Stan never skipped classes, he done it a few times when he first started high school but he always got caught. He even went down to 'The South Park Mall' one time and got caught by one of the home economic teachers who was shopping for 'class supplies' even though she was caught in the pharmacy buying condoms and a pregnancy test.
"Yeah, I'll meet you guys last period" Stan confirmed with a smile. "But until then what do you guys wanna do after lunch? We still have another hour to kill".
"Are you serious? Oh that's terrible but I'm sure I can send over some staff members to help you out for a few weeks". Across town at the elementary school, the principal had been approached by the high school rector for an urgent favor which involved a few staff being transferred to the high school due to the class cancellations. The elementary school was where the four friends had most of their best memories as kids like the time Cartman started his boy band 'Finger bang' which never really took off and where they friends first met. "We will send over the staff tomorrow morning".
The bell rang for last period and as the students headed for their class, Stan made his way through the fighting crowd to reach the high school doors without getting caught and sent to his class. He and the gang went to watch some sports on the field after lunch where a football was kicked over to Cartman who struggled to throw it back. The entire field was laughing at him and so was the gang, the look of anger on his face was priceless. Reception was close by and Stan could see the doors leading to his freedom for another day; his heart rushed as he run passed the busy receptionists and burst through the doors before anyone noticed him skipping class. The fresh air was such a relief to Stan as he walked towards the school gates to see everyone waiting for him.
"You ready dude?" Kyle asked as Stan greeted them.
"Almost I just need to pop home and get my wallet"
"It's no problem Stan, I'll pay for your ticket and stuff and you can just pay me back later" Kyle kindly offered as Stan smiled and took him up on his offer. Stan was glad he had a best friend like Kyle, Cartman would never spend a penny on anyone else apart from himself and Kenny couldn't afford to pay for someone else at the risk of not getting the money back.
"Well seems that the Jew is finally gonna spend some money instead of being greedy?"
The redhead flipped as Cartmans proclamation, for years he put up with his prodigious jokes and he knew that one day he was gonna flip and seriously fall out with the obese teen. Stan watched as Kyle's face turned red with anger as his body tensed with rage, placing his hands on his friends shoulders, Stan tried to calm his best friend down which usually worked.
"We cool?" Stan asked with a cheeky grin on his face. With a flush look on his face, Kyle nodded as Stan met his forehead with his own and gave him a look of understanding and pulled away but still held onto Kyle's shoulders tightly.
Cartman laughed to himself as he tormented the emerald eyed boy even more. "You know Stan, if you really want a boyfriend I wouldn't advise have a Jewish one. Their greedy and their not real men because with Kyle being Jewish I'm sure he doesn't have a foreskin".
Before Kyle could release his anger on the fat boy Stan laughed to himself and wrapped his arms around Kyle's waist. "Well you're just jealous because I'm not your boyfriend Cartman" Stan teased back as he rubbed noses with Kyle, making the Jewish boy blush slightly. They where always making jokes about each other and teasing each other but every time Stan done the typical 'Gay Boyfriend' gag where he would hit on Kyle, it was always weird because they had been friends for so long it seemed a little weird but Kyle always shook it off as just another joke.
"What ever fags, can we just hurry and get to the movies?"
Rushing down the street, they looked around to make sure they were not spotted by their parents or someone who might tell on them; they took back allies and shortcuts to get to the theatre to see the movie they had been looking forward too. As usual they had to stop every couple hundred feet and wait for Cartman to catch up with them. After several minutes of running which felt like an eternity to Cartman, they finally made it. Kyle ran from the alleyway into the main street where the theatre was to see that there was no queue to wait in.
"I TOLD YOU GUYS TO WAIT!" Cartman hissed as he huffed along the street, trying to catch his breath from the running.
They wandered over to the both where Cartman pulled out his fake ID and bought his ticket, Kenny followed with his ID and Kyle bought his and Stans with his. Into the theatre they went and looked around to see which screen they where in. "I think it's screen six" Stan informed as we walked over to the food counter with Kyle.
"What do you want dude?" Kyle asked as Cartman listed everything he wanted, probably two of everything.
"Ummm I'm not fussy". Stan didn't like other paying for him, he always felt guilty for being a bother but he always paid people back so he really shouldn't be afraid to ask for something.
"Ok how about I get a large soda and popcorn and we can share, and Razzles for each of us?" Kyle asked. Stan nodded and told him that he and Kenny would save them their seats.
Stan and Kenny headed down the warm hallway, admiring upcoming movies that they could maybe see. The truth was Stan didn't really care what they saw, as long as they were together it didn't really matter but he obviously couldn't say that. "Here we are!"
The screening was dark, only the light from the screen lit up the room and the theatre was empty. Not a single soul around so it looked as if they had their own private screening of the move. Kenny made his way along the centre row, trying to get the best seat before Cartman took it when he arrived.
After a few previews Cartman and Kyle finally arrived with their stuff. "Move Kenny you're in my seat!" Cartman demanded as he burst past Stan with a pile of candy in his hand. Kenny scowled and refused to move as Cartman started to whine.
"Hey fat-ass why don't you just take another seat?" Kyle asked as he handed Stan his candy and the popcorn. "There are another dozen you can choose from!"
"CAUSE HE IS IN MY SEAT!" Cartman moaned in the ridiculously high pitched tone, hoping to get his way as usual.
After fighting for several minutes Cartman refused to sit next to them and sat several rows in front with candy on one seat next to him and popcorn and soda on the other side. Kyle threw a couple of pieces of candy down, smacking the back of his head which always resulted in him yelling which was highly amusing. "STOP IT YOU GUYS!"
"Make us!" Stan laughed as he joined in and threw some popcorn down before a member of staff wandered in and Shhhh-ed them, still giggling they stopped tormenting Cartman and watch the rest of the movie.
The two Canadian comedians Terrance and Phillip had become famous for there famous 'fart' jokes but even though they had been doing it for years they where still popular than ever. However as Kyle sat and watched the two Canadians rant on about some scat jokes, he was finding it hard to laugh; he had lost interest in the comic duo ages ago and by the look on Stans face it looked like he was getting sick of them too. Kenny laughed through his parka as Cartman almost chocked on some candy while laughing. Stan turned to see Kyle looking at him, displeased was written over his face as he refused to see what was so funny about the two Canadians. "Dude do you wanna get out of here?" Stan whispered as Kenny and Cartman continued to laugh.
Kyle nodded and quietly got up and led Stan out of the theatre unnoticed by the two other friends. Heading down the theatre hallway and for the door, both laughed at how bad the movie was and how they had wasted $20 on it. "Dude my parents will be home and we're still supposed to be at school so got time to kill?" Kyle asked as they both exited the theatre.
"Yeah, why don't we go over to my place? I can pay you back plus I just got my cable upgraded" Stan asked as the wandered down the street, hoping to spend the rest of the afternoon with his best mate. The last time they spent time together alone was that time they both got stuck in the elevator at the hospital while visiting Kenny. Luckily Stan had lifted his cards so they spent 4 hours playing poker and as usual Kyle kept winning.
"Sweet Dude!"
"TURDS!" A horrible shriek screeched which froze the two teens. It couldn't have been, it's not possible. They could feel intense eyes burning into the back of their scull as the smell of pure evil approached them from behind. The beast slowly drew closer with its claws scratching along the walls of the street buildings, its wild brown hair flying around the place wildly and its mouth grinding metal teeth; preparing to attack the defenseless boys.
"Your gonna get it now turds" it croaked as the boys turned to see the personification of pure evil - Stans sister Shelly. "Wait till mom and dad hear you skipped class again".