So, my internet was down for a while and that was why this took FOREVER Dx
I am soooo sorry! But here's a new chapter! It's a little bit shorter than the last ones but I hope you enjoy~
Also, Clyde development!
"Token, Token, isn't it adorable?" He heard a female voice whisper, followed by a giggle. Groaning, Craig's eyes adjusted to the light now pouring into the room as he remembered where he was. 'Oh yeah, Token's house.' The black-haired boy recalled as he attempted to roll over. But his arm was stuck.
Then he heard a familiar giggle from a certain chipper brunette. "You guys are so cute!" Clyde grinned, sitting up in bed with messy hair. Blushing, Craig looked down to his arm to find the sleeping figure of Tweek. Through all the commotion and giggling, the blonde still managed to sleep somehow. It was weird; Tweek apparently never slept, according to Stan Marsh and his friends. Looking back to the smiling faces of Nichole, Token, and Clyde, Craig shook his head and drew his arm from under the smaller boy, waking him up suddenly.
Shrieking, the blonde's eyes flew open and he shot up in bed. His gaze flew from the left to the right, taking In his surroundings as he tried to remember where his was. Four other people were looking at him, three of them smiling and one of them… glaring? Oh Jesus! Why was Craig angry?! Tweek's hands crept up to his hair but Craig smacked them down again, glaring harder. Clyde raised an eyebrow suggestively and opened his mouth but the angry looking boy silenced him by holding up his favorite finger. "All we did was cuddle." He huffed. Tweek looked from Clyde to Craig nervously. They all saw him and Craig cuddling? Oh no! What was going through Clyde's head right then? Did he, Nichole, and Token think that him and Craig were a.. Couple? What was Craig thinking right then too? He didn't want him to think that Tweek was weird or anything! Shaking his head violently, the blonde looked at the black haired boy with worry. He was just glaring at the brunette. Then Tweek noticed he was still extremely close to the larger boy so he jumped out of bed, tripping and falling face first onto the floor.
"Tweek!/Tweekers?!/Oh my gosh!" The blonde heard Token, Clyde, and Nichole yell. Groaning, the blonde attempted to roll over but it hurt too much. He decided on just laying on the floor in pain. What he really needed at the moment was a nice, steaming pot of strong coffee. Letting out another groan, the poor boy began to shake violently. His coffee craving was only getting worse and it felt like he was going to explode if he didn't get some soon.
Then all of a sudden he was being lifted into the air. "GAH!" The blonde shrieked. Hearing Clyde chuckle, Tweek was afraid to look over. He was being carried towards the bathroom. 'What was going on?' The poor boy began to shake. He didn't even know who was carrying him. Well, he heard and saw Clyde chuckle, so it obviously wasn't the happy-go-lucky brunette. He was pretty sure he saw Nichole as he was being carried outside of the room and Nichole would never carry anyone, so it wasn't her. Token wouldn't lift anyone either so it had to be… "OH JESUS!" He shrieked again before being thrown on the bathroom floor. His apple green eyes met a mysterious pair of gray-blue ones.
A pink tinge appeared on the apathetic boy's face and he broke the gaze. Tweek turned bright red and shook his head violently. "You- uh…" Craig stuttered, scratching the back of his head. 'Call him cute. Do it. I know you want to.' His subconscious cried. "You- uh… have the same colored eyes as Clyde." He said, sighing. Tweek jumped up to look at himself in the mirror. He was still shaking. Craig walked up to the jittery boy and put his hand on his shoulder. Their gaze met once again in the mirror. "Tweek…" He barely whispered. The blonde turned around and stared deep into the larger boy's eyes. "I…" He began, his voice quivering.
"Craig..?" The blonde replied, voice steady. He was no longer shaking and his bright green eyes were filled with wonder and confusion.
The black haired boy stared back. They held their gazes, transfixed by each other. "Tweek, I.." Craig whispered, leaning closer to the small boy. The blonde closed his eyes in anticipation. But Craig stopped and shook his head. "I'll see you downstairs." Turning on his heel, Craig stalked outside to go to a different bathroom. Token's house had like five hundred of them anyways. "Fuck.." He groaned to himself and smacked his face. 'I can't just do that! I freaked him out!' He thought to himself. Shaking the thoughts away, Craig got ready for the day.
When Tweek finally headed into the kitchen on Token's mansion, he found everyone sitting at the table, eating. Clyde had a large stack of waffles covered in maple syrup in front of him. Nichole was happily munching on a plain pancake and some strawberries while Token had a blueberry pancake. They all had coffee, which Tweek needed right then. 'Coffee… Wait, where's Craig?' The blonde thought, walking to the coffee maker. Shrugging to himself, the small boy poured some coffee in a large mug and returned to the table. Token lifted his mug towards him in acknowledgment and Nichole waved tiredly. "W-Why do you- GAH!- look s-so tired, Nichole?" The blonde asked quickly and shakily, taking a large gulp of his steaming liquid.
He heard a snicker come from a certain brunette. Shooting a icy look at him, Token hissed at Clyde to shut up. Laughing, Nichole just shrugged them off. "Me and Token just got to sleep late last night." She said, smiling warmly. Realizing what she meant, Tweek gasped and blushed brightly. As the others laughed, the blonde just shook his head violently.
"Don't do that." A familiar voice called into the room. The owner walked to the table with a cup of orange juice in his hand.
Clyde grinned at him. "Aw bro! You really did it!"
Shaking his head, Craig put the glass down next to his best friend and picked up the cup of coffee, taking a gulp from it. That cup wasn't as hot; a normal person could drink from it. Tweek's abnormal coffee drinking habits made him basically immune to hot liquid burns. Said boy had stopped shaking his head and was looking skeptically at the larger boy. He just stood there, leaning against the counter nearby and sipping his coffee. That boy was so.. Mysterious. And every girl at school wanted him. But he didn't want them. 'Why?' Tweek thought, gripping his cup loosely. 'He's single even though girls are begging for his attention.' His thoughts roamed. And the blonde could see why. Craig was cool; he had lean, but still there, muscle; he was the strong silent type; he was a genius; and he was gorgeous. Gently sighing, Tweek stared at the seemingly perfect boy.
Craig caught the eye of the blonde and raised an eyebrow. "Take a picture; it lasts longer." He said flatly, looking away again.
Blushing, Tweek looked away and pouted. Token, Nichole, and Clyde chuckled. "So, what's on the agenda today, guys?" The tallest boy smiled, looking from his girlfriend to his other friends. Craig shrugged and took his cup to the sink. Clyde followed suit. Nichole smiled back at her boyfriend and shrugged also. "Well I don't know either." Token nervously chuckled. They all turned their attention to the small blonde at the table, waiting for a response.
"M-Me?!"
Clyde smirked. "You're the only one who said 'I don't know.'" He said, downing the last of his orange juice. The blonde shook at looked from person to person. He had no clue what to do, just like them, but they're putting the decision in his hands! This was way too much pressure! 'Okay, think Tweek.' He tried to focus. 'What does everyone like to do?' Looking at Token and Nichole, Tweek wondered. 'They like.. Shopping? But- the mall has too many people! No way!' He switched his focus to Clyde. 'Clyde… Clyde likes anything. Um..' Finally, he looked to Craig. 'Craig likes… Oh god, what does Craig like?!' Tweek didn't even know. Disappointed that he barely knew the apathetic boy, the blonde gave a heavy, shaky sigh.
Looking worriedly at the smaller boy, Nichole decided to speak. "Can we go to the mall?"
Token smiled at her and squeezed her hand. "I think that's a great idea."
'The mall?! Oh god! Way too many people!' Tweek's mind raced. Shaking, the blonde latched on to the coffee mug. 'They're all judging me. And they all hate me. All of them. They all want to kill me. They're gonna kill me.' He clenched his eyes shut. 'People. Everyone. I can't deal with people! People are scary! Crowds are scary! I just-'
"Tweek." A calming yet nasally voice entered his mind, followed by someone slightly shaking him. "Hey, come on. You're okay." The voice continued, prompting the frail boy to open his eyes. Apple green met grey blue once again. Tweek froze, gasping. "You're okay…" Craig repeated again, quietly. Beginning to shake again, the blonde stayed silent. He still hadn't recovered and was still afraid of the thought of being in a crowd. "No mall." The black haired teen whispered. Exhaling deeply, Tweek gave a small smile as his eyes softened the tiniest bit.
'Thanks, Craig.' His eyes spoke to the larger boy.
'Don't mention it.' The gray blue orbs replied, flashing by so quickly that the blonde almost missed it. Tweek was glad that Craig had not only calmed him down, but also was starting to break out of his shell around him. They were becoming closer, the blonde just knew it. And it made him so happy.
A snicker on the other side of the room drew both of their attentions towards a grinning boy. "You guys are just the CUTEST!" Clyde basically yelled; his smile increasing. "First the cuddling and now genuine comfort? Aww Craigles! Ya big softie! You guys would be SOOOO cute together!" The rant continued, complete with hand motions and an eccentric tone. "Like a dainty princess and her fair knight! Well, I guess his fair knight.. But his fair knight saves his royal highness from the tall tower-" The brunette ran up to the two, pulling Tweek up and spinning him. "And whisks him away back to his kingdom!" Grabbing Craig, the eccentric teen pushed the two together. "Where the two fall in love and get married!" Craig and Tweek were staring at each other in surprise, not knowing what to do. "And share true love's first kiss!" Clyde grinned, gently kicking his leg out into Craig's knee. The taller boy stumbled and almost fell onto the tiny blonde, but he caught himself. They both gasped as their faces hovered centimeters apart from each other. Tweek was bright red and blinking rapidly. Craig just stood, mirroring the wide eyed gaze of the blonde but just staring, unblinking. Craig's mouth moved as if he said Tweek's name, but no sound came out. The small boy took in a sharp breath.
"C-Craig.." Tweek whispered. The tiny sound made Craig's mouth hang open in surprise. His name just sounded so beautiful coming from the tiny blonde. Holding his breath, the black haired boy leaned closer to the blonde, who closed his eyes in anticipation again, until-
A tiny melody rang from the blonde's pocket, causing his eyes to fly open and him to shriek and jump up, smacking his and the taller boy's faces together. The black haired boy gasped in surprise and pain as he gently touched his aching nose. Tweek was also gripping his nose, shaking. The blonde turned his attention to the taller boy, who was just staring at him with wide eyes. Pouting to himself, the smaller boy reached into his pocket to pull out his ringing cell phone, answering it cautiously.
Taking the opportunity to flee, Craig slipped out of the room and sighed. 'I can't keep doing that.' He thought to himself sadly. Checking his own phone, he noticed he had a text message from his sister.
Ruby: Mom says be home at 6 tonight she wants to do something w/ the fam
And tell Clyde I say hey
Shaking his head, the boy chuckled. As much as he didn't want to go home and "do something with the fam," he was glad that his sister had texted him. She always somehow cheered him up. Even with the disappointment from almost-but-not-kissing Tweek, Ruby's all but subtle advances towards his best friend were entertaining. If she was older, maybe it would've worked between them. But she's too young and Craig was too protective of her to let her go out with guys five years older than her. Plus, it was Clyde. Craig may support her innocent little crush, but Clyde was…
"Craig! There you are! God, I leave you two alone for two minutes and now you're over here and Tweek is freaking out over there!" Clyde sighed animatedly. But, like normal, a smile appeared back on brunette's face. "Did you guys kiss finally?" He winked.
Shaking his head with a small frown, the black haired boy stared at his best friend. "Thanks for not stealing Tweek." He said flatly, but Clyde knew he genuinely meant it. The brunette was about to shout a big 'no problem!' but then Craig spoke again. "How's your dad..?" He said cautiously. As if his best friend hit a nerve, the brunette gasped and shut up his mouth, looking at the ground. "You don't-"
"He's fine… Him and his girlfriend are fine…"
"You know you don't have to try and get me and Tweek together just because-"
"I want to, okay? I want you to be happy. I want someone close to me to be happy, is that too much to ask?"
"Clyde-"
"No, Craig. Just, no. I just want you two to be together. It'll make me happy." The brunette forced a sad smile at his best friend.
Frowning, the black haired boy placed a hand on the brunette's shoulder. "How often do stay out now?" He asked carefully, not wanting to further upset the other. Clyde spent at least three days a week at Craig's house. His parents didn't mind and welcomed him with open arms, but they were starting to feel like Clyde needed to solve his family situation. Craig knew he had to be the one to push Clyde. The brunette was so happy-go-lucky on the outside that everyone thought he was the happiest person on the planet. But Craig was the only one who knew the truth. The brunette never got over his mother's death and neither did any of the Donovan family. His father started drinking a lot more. He'd come home drunk and aggressive so Clyde and his older sister would stay up in their rooms all night. Sometimes Clyde would even sneak out and go to someone's house. Most of the time it was Craig's. But that was before it got even worse. Shaking the memories out of his head, the black haired boy asked again. "How often, Clyde..?"
Sighing, the brunette looked at his best friend. "I sneak in my room in the mornings to change and stuff… I haven't stayed the night at my house since Sunday." He frowned, staring at the slightly taller boy with sad green irises. Sad Clyde was a rare sight for anyone to see. He tried so hard to appear so happy on the outside and hide the pain and loneliness on the inside that he never seemed sad to people. He was good at faking. If only he could fake at home.
Craig wondered where the brunette was staying when he wasn't at the Tucker house but that was a question for later. "Clyde you need to go home. Talk to your-"
"Craig..? C-Clyde..?" Tweek stammered, standing in the walkway connecting the kitchen to the room they were in.
Craig stared at the blonde with wide and angry looking eyes. "You weren't supposed to hear any of that." He growled.
The blonde shrieked. "I-I'msosorry! IswearIdidn'thearmuchandIcanjustforgetwhatIdidhearbecause-"
Hearing a sad chuckle from the brunette, both of the boys turned. "It's fine Craig." He said sadly. "If he's gonna start hanging out with us more often, he deserves to know my situation. And he's gonna start hanging out with us more often, right?" Throwing a sad smirk towards the blonde, Clyde inhaled deeply. "Where the hell did Token and Nichole go? They deserve the whole story too. Token! Nichole!" He yelled in a less sad but not yet happy tone. Once the two came running down the stairs, the brunette turned back to Tweek. "Consider this initiation. And just by the way, Craig is really protective of who he cares about. Me, his best friend ever, Ruby, his sister, and even you Tweek." He smiled genuinely but still not happily. Craig rolled his eyes and nudged his "best friend ever."
"As you all know, my mom passed away… And my family never really got over it. Me, I desperately tried to find ways to bring her back. My dad turned to drinking as his escape.. And my sister.." He paused. "She was always out partying and doing all that shit. My dad started coming home later and later at night and when he did come home, he was drunk and he hit me and my sister if she was home. So we took to hiding in our rooms all night. I sometimes snuck out to go to Craig's or someone's house. If my sister snuck out, she'd go to a party or just someplace where she could get high or something. Then one day my sister came into the house late at night but my dad was still drinking on the couch and he caught her and started beating her up because she was out so late. He really beat her up this time. I had to save my sister so I hit my dad with a pan or something and knocked him out. My sister looked and thanked me. Then she told me she was gonna run away and never come back and that she loves me. And then she left. And the next morning, my dad was pissed off at me when he woke up on the kitchen floor but didn't do anything. And he turned on the news and one of the stories was that my sister had gone to another party when she left and she overdosed on some drug.." Tweek gasped and Craig shook his head. Token and Nichole just kept sadly listening. "She was dead. And my dad started drinking even more. I'll never forgive him for driving my sister out and basically killing her. And all the emotional and physical pain he caused both of us." He sighed. "He's dating some broad now. Whatever. He's also attending AA meetings and trying to not drink as much because he was diagnosed with liver cancer." Shrugging, the brunette turned away. "And that's it. I'm gonna lose the last person in my family."
Token and Nichole started sputtering apologies but Craig stopped them, telling them that Clyde was done with apologies about it. Tweek just stared at the boy that he grew to appreciate and admire. He had so much pain… "Clyde." He said softly. Everyone turned towards the blonde. "You're not really happy all the time, are you?" He asked. Clyde just shrugged. Putting on a determined face, Tweek marched up to the brunette, surprising everyone. "What'll m-make you happy? Like, truly happy? W-We can do it! Because we're you're- GAH!- friends!" The blonde finished, still looking at the brunette with a determined face.
The brunette grinned. "Go give Craig a hug, Tweekers. He looks like he needs one.' He winked, looking at the blonde expectantly. Confused, Tweek looked at the black haired boy. He was looking back with an equally confused look. The brunette pushed the smaller boy softly. "Go on. You know he wants one!" He said, his chipper tone back. Shrugging, Craig opened his arms, looking flatly at the blonde. He looked back at Clyde, who just winked, and shrugged also before running into the taller boy's arms and hugging him. As they stood in their tight embrace, Clyde grinned, looking at Token and Nichole. "There. Now that's what makes me happy." He said, winking. "Now let's put all this sadness in a balloon and let it go!" He yelled as Craig and Tweek released each other. "And let's go walk around town."
Craig looked at Tweek as if to ask if he was okay with that. The blonde just grinned, happy that Clyde seemed okay and that the hug they just shared was one of the best experiences of his life. "There's l-less people walking around t-town than in the mall!" He smiled and went to go make himself a cup of coffee to take with them. Token and Nichole went to go get Nichole's things and Craig just smirked and shook his head at Clyde.
"What?" The brunette smiled back.
The black haired boy just kept shaking his head. "Genuine happiness."
Clyde grinned. "Yeah. You and Tweek together causes that." He said, shrugging and going upstairs to get his things.
Tweek was smiling happily as he made himself more coffee. He loved coffee. And he was glad that he felt closer to not only Clyde, but to that whole group. Clyde definitely accepted him as a true friend now. And Token and Nichole seemed like they enjoyed his company. Even Craig seemed to like having him around. At least, Tweek really hoped that Craig liked having him around. God, Craig is so cool. And he's caring, even though he doesn't show it. And he gives the best hugs. And he has really pretty eyes and a really nice voice and-
'GAH! Why am I thinking so much about Craig?!'
Another chapter done! I hope you enjoyed and let me know if you did!
See you next time!
