Thanks ben4kevin, The Starkiller, and TechnoFool for reviewing! I'm sorry to say, ben4kevin, that the title of this chapter is Kenny being sarcastic. The Starkiller, I'm glad you love the story~ Also, TechnoFool, your wish was granted, this one is longer, but somewhat choppy.

We're back to Kenny's point of view! This chapter... will probably put a lot more questions in your head.

Speaking of having a few screws loose [mentioned later in the chapter], I believe from what I read about it, Kenny has Selected Mutism. That means Kenny and one of my Sympathyloids, Isao Katashi, share the same mental illness!

I doubt anyone gets what I just said.

Anyway, let your mind almost explode from the contents of this chapter. Please leave a review of what you think~

[Chapter 13 - A Pleasant Day]

All of us stood at our bus stop, the same one we've had for years. Kyle seemed to be avoiding me and Stan, choosing to fight with Cartman rather than actually talk to us. Did I miss something while I was gone that day? I know he confessed, but what happened afterwards? Well, from how they're acting, it didn't end well.

The bus pulled up in front of us, and Stan grabbed my wrist.

"You can sit with me, okay?" Kyle would normally sit next to him every year, they really are avoiding each other...

Is it my fault?

In my daze, I followed Stan onto the bus, taking a seat next to him. Craig looked over at us, giving me this questioning look. When Stan noticed, Craig gave him the finger.

"Any idea what that was about?" Stan kept his voice low, so he couldn't hear. I shrugged in response, although I had a feeling...

The rest of the bus ride was somewhat peaceful, better than I expected. Now we were at the actual school, and first period starts soon. I have English, and Stan has Algebra II, they're in completely different sections of the school, so once the period ends, we won't be able to see each other during the little break we get to go to our next class...

"Don't worry, it's only the first day. I'm sure all they're going to be doing is giving an introduction of what we're doing for the year." He smiled to me, managing to make me feel a little bit better, and left me at my classroom.

Gym started and I sighed in relief. This was one of the few classes I had with Stan, so I guess I was going to be okay.

During the period we were told which gym teacher we had, our 'squads', so on. Most of the period was spent sitting on the bleachers, and almost everyone was talking. Stan and I were trying to enjoy the relaxing time too, but it just didn't seem right.

I was on my way to the lunch room when Craig stopped me.

"I thought you were avoiding them?"

Well, I was, but...

"You can't just stay silent and stay with them, you have to choose one of the other because if you stay how you are currently, you'll only hurt them more than the other options would." Am I hurting Stan by being this way? I silently nodded in agreement and walked away.

Craig was right about all of this from the start. What do I do at this point though?

I walked into the boy's bathroom and locked myself in one of the stalls. It's not like I was going to eat lunch today anyway...

In Global History, Stan sat next to me. He was going to ask me something, but the bell rang and the teacher entered the room.

I have a feeling it was going to be about my absence in lunch.

"You're continuing with your silent act this year too?" He smirked and stepped closer to me. "I thought that was only a phase you were having for attention." He grabbed me by my parka. "Maybe you just have a screw or two loose up there? Allow me to fix that for you."

His fist collided with my stomach. I guess it's good I didn't eat lunch.

I managed to make it to the front of the school. This is where I agreed with Stan to meet at after school, hopefully I didn't take too long...

"Kenny, you're late. Did something happen?" I can't tell him, I was lucky enough for him to not notice these things last year... I can't let that go to waste. I shook my head, trying to tell him nothing happened. "What about during lunch then? Where were you?" I looked straight at him.

Stan, we both know I can't answer that question at all. Even if I did have a good reason, I wouldn't be able to tell you.

"Right, that's not a yes or no question. I forgot you can't answer those..." He sighed. "Well, let's go over my house then. Did you get homework today too?" I nodded. "First day and there's already homework, just shows how nice this year's teachers are..."

Yes, today truly was a pleasant day, wasn't it?

I sighed.