Thanks
I can't write fluff anymore, I'm so sorry, I did what I could.
If you were wondering, I never knew how to write smut, and probably never will, so I doubt there will ever be any in this.
The beginning of this chapter... Well, I came up with an amazing idea that didn't fit this story, so Reliving Their Lives was created, make sure to check it out. It has the same beginning half, but the chapter ends with... you'll have to read it to find out.
Also, Mangled World of Our Minds would be an awesome video game if it was real. Hits you deep, you know... [I'm tired.] Omk, but if someone used this game idea, that would be awesome! I mean, PM me because it's mine, but that would be awesome! [Way too tired.]
Forgetting what I was supposed to type... Oh yeah.
The moment Kenny became a Japanese princess was the greatest fangirl moment of my life.
I died. Then I was revived. Then I almost died again.
Yeah.
Did I mention I was tired?
You... might want to just read the story now, and review too.
[Chapter 29 - Seems Pathetic]
So I wasn't just hearing incorrectly... this really is a double date with Craig and Tweek. What I want to know is whose idea this was and how they were able to convince Craig to agree...
I know it seems like a peaceful event, but I just have a bad feeling... Maybe it's nothing. I'm going to hope it's nothing.
Just finding a location for this date was a whole process, something nearby like ice skating was completely out of the question. With blades at the end of shoes... it would take a lot to get either me or Tweek near them. Then we remembered that most public places weren't options anyway, because Craig and Tweek's relationship wasn't public.
In the end, we went to Craig's house because we all knew his parents wouldn't care, if they were even home.
"We're not going to watch Red Racer, are we?" Does he still watch that? Craig rolled his eyes at Stan.
"Relax, we're not. I bought a new video game recently and figured we'd play that."
"I-is it scary?"
"Not... really."
"Gah! W-why do you sound s-so unsure?!"
"Tweek, relax. It's called 'Mangled World of Our Minds'-"
"T-that sounds totally scary!"
"It's about a girl in the dream world where everything is shown as the truth... It sounds like a fantasy, you should be fine." Almost every game with a description like that ends up horror, gory, or just really angsty... I don't think Tweek knows those types of video games enough to figure that out though.
"Kenny, are you fine with the game?" I nodded.
"Well, Tweek, are you in or not?"
"O-okay, I'll p-play..."
"Why does everything come after me?" Another one of the distorted creatures had just lunged itself at Mari, the character Craig was playing as.
"Dude, you're the one who chose to be the main character." Stan's character, Akihiro, tried attacking the previous monster. This resulted in a lot of blood, and Tweek freaking out.
"Gah! C-Craig, you s-said I'd be fine!"
"Well, you've made it for this long." He smirked. "Come here, you don't have to act so cowardly for my attention."
"I-I don't do it f-for your attention...!" Even though Tweek's mouth was protesting, his body still let Craig pull him onto his lap. Tweek's controller was left unattended on the floor, and his character, Tetsuya, almost immediately died. Afterwards, all the surrounding monsters were engulfed by shadows and killed.
"I still don't get some of the things that are triggered when the characters die..."
"Well, Tetsuya talked to nothing calling them the 'shadows', right? Also, his character had strings similar to a puppet's, but attached to nothing. I think it meant the 'shadows' were controlling him. Those monsters are the representations of what society expects us to be, aren't they? The 'shadows' were probably angered with the unreasonable death of their toy and destroyed what 'morals' they could."
We all sat silently still playing the game.
"Stan, are you high or something?"
"No, I just haven't slept much in days."
"Too busy fucking Kenny?" I froze, Kimiko also doing so on the screen. A blush spread across my face as I only could imagine what Stan would respond with.
The truth was, we didn't have sex yet. I don't know if Stan's a virgin, but I'm not. I lost my virginity years ago. I used to use all these girls for my entertainment before, but I eventually realized it wasn't worth it. I hated who I was becoming. That was years ago though, and I have no idea if Stan possibly had sex with Wendy over all the time that passed. We don't really go over the subject at all, so how am I supposed to know?
"For your information, we haven't done it yet."
"Seeing how you two make out, that's a total surprise, it's been a week."
"A week isn't a very long time..." Tweek and I knew better to interrupt their discussion, we were both trying to focus on the screen more. Yes, Tweek chose to watch the goriness of this game over coming between an argument between Craig and Stan.
My character died, which was another confusing death that only Stan seemed to understand. I can't even tell if his reasoning is the actual game logic, but it seems to fit.
Finally, all the monsters of the area died and this area's boss appeared. This was the last boss before the final one, and we were all surprised when it wasn't some giant monster that appeared like the others.
It was a boy, maybe a few years younger than us, and he was sobbing, sobbing and attacking.
This game has so much gore and angst... I have no idea how Tweek hasn't passed out yet. He's clinging onto Craig, and apparently that's worth all the mental damage that this is probably doing to him.
Personally, I knew most of the things it's saying already, so it's not bothering me too much. I just have my head resting on Stan's shoulder, as he loosely held the controller after the next cutscene started.
Th boy's name was Ryou.
"This is my punishment... Please don't pity me..." He laid on the ground, defeated. "It seems... humanity is damaged the most when its illusions are taken away... so why did we create those illusions in the first place?"
"Kenny, your eyes are tearing..."
"They're right about the truth needing to reveal itself, but it will only damage the mindless too if nothing is changed..."
"Baku..." The word escaped my lips easily, even though I'd never said it before.
Craig immediately searched it on his phone.
"God dammit, the internet's being slow... A baku is... a dream demon?"
A hand caressed Ryou's cheek and the camera view switched. There was something off about the person kneeling next to him. Maybe it was because we didn't see him anywhere nearby before.
"Brother... I'm... so sorry..." His brother only smiled.
Oh God, a scene like this means his brother is actually dead.
"You can finally rest..."
"Hikaru...!"
The power went out.
Without any music or dialogue coming from the television, you could hear harsh winds hitting against the side of the house.
There was a snowstorm going on outside and no one even noticed.
Craig simply put his phone down, not caring like usual.
"That game was seriously fucked up."
"Kenny?" I turned to Stan almost immediately and he placed his hand on my cheek. "You were crying... Was it from the character death...? Or was it what he said...?"
I don't know, overall it was extremely depressing... I shrugged, then realized no one would be able to see with the lights out. Soon, I felt his arms wrap around me and the warmth of his breath on my neck.
Oh God, he doesn't even have to do that much anymore and I'm already turned on... To make it even worse, he whispered in my ear.
"Is there anything I can do to cheer you up?"
"Are you two seriously going to do this now?" Right! I have to remember, we're over Craig's house so we probably shouldn't do those things...
Stan let himself fall onto his back and pulled me down with him.
"We should at least be allowed to cuddle during a snowstorm." I heard Craig sigh.
"I'm going upstairs with Tweek, you can come up when you calm down." He turned on his phone screen which illuminated throughout the room. Tweek looked like he wanted to say something, but instead hurried up the stairs with Craig.
We were left in the darkness again.
"I love peaceful moments with you like this..." I smiled.
"M-me... too..." I felt him cup my cheek.
"I'm also glad you're saying a little more when you talk now." I felt his breath come closer and my cheeks began to heat up.
Dammit, why does he have to tease me like this?!
I pressed our lips together by myself because of my lack of patience. He smiled into the kiss.
When we finally broke apart, he spoke to me.
"Someone's really impatient today." I pouted. It's his fault for teasing me! "You're so cute..."
What? How can he see me? He must have seen the confusion on my face too, because he answered.
"There's some light coming from the window. Your eyes probably haven't adjusted to it yet." Oh, I guess that makes sense... "Um... Kenny?"
"Yes...?"
"About the whole sex thing... I'm still a virgin. I know it seems pathetic, but Wendy and I never actually did it." Woah, all those years and she never even wanted to do it with him or vice versa? What kind of relationship were they in if she was only nagging him all the time?!
Oops, was I looking at him weird?
"I knew it was pathetic."
"No...! I-it's..." Um, what's a word to use? "U-un-unexpected..."
My eyes finally adjusted to the little light there was and I could see the serious expression on his face.
"Let's do it, right now."
W-what?!
"Maybe it'll also teach Craig not to make fun of those type of things. I'm 100% sure he's fucking Tweek upstairs right now."
Oh God, we're seriously going to do this? I'm so nervous! Why am I so nervous? I'm never nervous about these things!
"So do you want to?"
"... Y-yes..."
