Kenny's POV

"God, I'm so excited for this trip. A 3 day getaway in Hawaii. No school, no work and we can finally get away from this cold for a while." Charlie chirps in excitement. I hasn't seen her this happy since our date 3 weeks ago. Her aunt just dropped her off at our place. Now we're just waiting for Sue before we head to the airport.

"Speak for yourself, this feels like summer for me." A young 13-year old boy says, walking down the stairs from his brother's room.

Stan shrugs in response, "I don't know about you guys, but I can't go around wearing T-shirts yet."

"Aww, you're losing your South Park charm Stan." I hang my arm over his shoulder. "Next thing you know, the CIA will come crashing in the window and they won't even acknowledge you."

"Don't jinx it Kenny." Kyle says as he come out of the kitchen, slapping my face with today's paper before tossing it onto the kitchen counter and turning to his little brother on the staircase. "As for you, Ike, pipe down. I still can't believe you got Ma to make me take you to Hawaii."

"But Kyle~" Ike whines playfully, batting his eyes at his brother in hopes of charming him over. "I'm your little brother and we're supposed to be bonding."

"15 minutes since you've been here and I already throw you onto a train to Nebraska." Kyle rolls his eyes at his brother's antics, but the small smile I see on his face lets me know he's happy to spend some time with Ike. Seeing the Broflovski brothers together is making me miss Karen, I wish I could've afforded to take her with us too.

After a while, we hear a car horn blaring loud outside our house. Sure enough it's Sue with her van she borrowed, we thought that it'd be easier if we all went to the airport in one car instead of multiple cars going to the airport. "Sorry I'm late guys, I had to make sure Kate could handle everything and that Jake wouldn't give her trouble." Sue explains, slightly out of breath. After she regains her composure, she notices Ike among us and reaches her hand out to greet him. "You're Ike, right? Kyle told me his brother was joining us."

"If you call sweet-talking our mom into letting him come then sure." Kyle mutters under his breath as he starts carrying our bags into the trunk, eliciting laughter from us as we all start to help.

After we load all our bags into Sue's van, we all get in with Sue and Stan in the front, Kyle and Ike in the middle row, and Tweek, Charlie and me in the back.

"So, Ike. Kyle and the guys told me about their lives in South Park. How is it now that you're still living in it?"

"Well, they've had crazier adventures than I had." Ike says, "After they left, things kinda mellowed down a bit. We still have our occasional celebrity death threats but so far the only one who keep doing it was Tom Cruise because he had to prove that and I quote, 'I'm not a fudge packer and no shot-nosed kid with a poofball hat is gonna call me otherwise.'"

"Aww really?!" Stan groans and I can see him pinching the bridge of his nose through the rearview mirror. "I moved away already by then and it took me months to get him out of my closet."

"Didn't stop him from trying last month, I think he's more of a joke nowadays." Ike shrugs, "No one really seems to give a shit anymore."

"Enough about Tom Cruise." I cut him off, I want to know. "What about the other? What about Karen?"

Karen and I are still closer than ever, we call each other once a month to save on phone bills but that doesn't mean I know everything. Karen's a sweet girl but she never lets me know that she needs help, she thinks it would be a burden and sometimes she doesn't tell me things like when her landlord raising her rent hoping to force her out or when someone harasses her. It hurts but I know she's doing it for my sake, and her guardian angel will step in whenever he can.

"Karen's fine, I've been keeping an eye out for her when we're at school." He reassures me. "Everyone knows that Karen McCormick is off limits." This takes some weight off my shoulders, I know Ike wouldn't lie and I know the Broflovskis have been helping Karen under Kyle and Ike's request.

"That includes you too." I warn him. "Don't make yourself a target, Ike."

"Yes, sir." He says quickly with a squeak and a gulp. "So… enough about me and South Park, what about you guys? Kyle told me a lot about Charlie but I haven't heard much about you, Sue."

"What's there to talk about me? I'm just a simple girl from San Francisco." She answers modestly.

"Who also happens to manage most of the student programs in the communication sector." Stan adds.

"What about those two people you talked about? Kate and Jake?" Ike asks, Kyle punches his shoulder, probably for being a nosy little bastard.

Sue doesn't seem to care as she answers Ike's questions, "Kate is my best friend. She's my second in command and an awesome makeup artist-"

"I can vouch for that." Stan pipes in again.

"-As for Jake, he's an asshole." Sue continues with a slight tone of annoyance. "I liked him a few years ago but he shot me down, and now that I became who I am now, he thinks I'll fall into his arms and become his trophy girlfriend. Well, I can happily say that this is the most satisfying 'fuck you' I ever give someone." She finishes with pride in her voice and a confident smile.

"Damn girl." Ike marvels. He turns to Kyle and asks, "Kyle, how do you always get to meet these kinds of people?"

"When you can't take five steps without accidently getting onto the government's watch list." Kyle says flatly.

Charlie looks at me and asks, "Are you guys really on watch lists?"

"With half the stuff we did, I'd be surprised if we weren't."

"Man, I wish I can put my family on a watch list." She huffs and crosses her arms in front of her chest.

Apparently, Charlie's brother, Danny, did come looking for her and wanted to 'take her home'. Her aunt wasn't having any of it so she called the cops. Charlie had been dealing with interviews with the police and Child Protection Services, and has been stressed out. I'm glad her Aunt Francine let her come on this trip with us.

I nod in agreement and pull her in for a kiss for comfort. Her face brightens up a bit and it feels so good to know that I can make that frown of hers go away. I see Kyle peaking over at us with a blank stare. I clear my throat to get him out of his trance.

"I'm sorry, I'm still getting used to this." He explains, rubbing the back of his neck. He's probably embarrassed that he got caught staring.

"Funny how life works, huh?" I say with a smug as I pull my princess closer to me.

"You never gave me any details about that date, Charlie." Sue suddenly prods.

Charlie raises an eyebrow, "I didn't take you for the gossip girl."

"I work in communication, honey. Gossip is my bread and butter." Sue says in her bright voice, "So you gonna spill or is lover boy here gonna give me his version?"

"We met up and went to see Split." Charlie answers. "The movie has some interesting ideas but it wasn't that great."

"I kept saying that we shoulda gone see Fifty Shades Darker." I point out.

"That movie's worse!" Charlie shouts in disapproval.

"No one who goes into that one actually watches the movie."

"Thanks, but it's just the first date. I'd much rather watch the movie without making out and having your hands all over me, Kenny. And by what Kyle warned me, it's probably for the best we didn't watch that."

Fucking Kyle… Was this his revenge for making him dance that night? I kick the back of his seat in a petty attempt of revenge.

We make it to the airport with about half an hour to spare thanks to Kyle's meticulous planning and constant nagging. We get our tickets and get everything checked in.

"I still can't believe he's covering for our entire trip. Our tickets, our accommodations, everything." Kyle mutters in disbelieve, even with our boarding passes in hand.

"He's got plenty of points stored up in his Mahalo rewards card." I state.

"I still can't believe Butters is from Hawaii." Stan gawk in disbelief.

"Trust me, I was there." I inform Stan, "He had to go through trials and he got a whole ceremony with those drinks with the little paper umbrellas, just for him."

"Kenny and Butters became pretty close friends after that trip." Kyle pipes in, "Butters was basically our unofficial fifth member of our group. They even stayed in touch after Butters moved out of South Park."

"He moved out? How come?" Stan asks.

Kyle and I look at each other before he sighs, "Family issues. You should ask Butters, I don't think it's really our place to say. Anyways, he moved to Canada after junior year in high school and lives with his girlfriend."

"Butters has a girlfriend?!" Stan almost shouts in shock, I guess that's more surprising to him that Butter's being from Hawaii.

"Yeah, he's been dating a Canadian called Charlotte for about 8 years now." I respond, ignoring Stan's embarrassing little outburst. "They hit a few rough patches but from what Butters told me, they've gotten closer ever since he moved in with them."

"Un-fucking-believable." Stan sighs in disbelief. "Butters has a more stable relationship than me."

"Wendy was a bitch, Stan." Kyle pats Stan on the shoulder. "A cheater isn't worth your time or memory."

"Oh, you have gotta be fucking kidding meh!" I pale as I hear an all-too-familiar voice screeching from behind us.

We look behind us and Stan, realizing who it is, now mirrors my expression, "Oh…no…"

There they are, standing right in front of us. The asshole who called me about half a year ago to fix Stan and Kyle's friendship and the whore who broke Stan's heart.

Kyle on the other hand, wastes no time lighting his short-temper. "What the hell are you doing here, fatass?!"

"I'm not fat, I'm big boned!" Cartman shoots out his usual response before pulling Wendy closer to him. "For your information, we're going on vacation with my hot girlfriend. We got a free, all-expense paid trip to Hawaii. But that's probably a wet dream to you, you cheap Jew."

I look over at Stan to see his expression harden, Kyle seems to have figured it out and groans, "Oh my god, please don't tell me that Butters invited you."

"What are you talking about?" Cartman asks before making the connection himself, "God-fucking-dammit Butters!"

"Uh-uh, I ain't spending my spring break around Cartman." Kyle says firmly as he walks away.

I run and catch up to Kyle as he's about to walk out of the terminal. "Kyle, please."

"Did you know about this, Kenny?" Kyle looks at me with a sharp gaze. He's really mad, I've gotta be defuse this quick or I might die before I get onto the plane.

"No, Butters just called up and asked us to come to Hawaii, he never mentioned anything about Cartman." I respond calmly and truthfully. I didn't know that Cartman was gonna be here, otherwise I would have planned things a lot differently.

"Well, you can tell Butters that I appreciate that he had me in mind but I am NOT about to spend three days of supposed relaxation dealing with Cartman again." Kyle says firmly, standing his ground. "I had enough of his shit when we were kids."

"Kyle, come on." I'm two steps away from getting on my knees and begging him. "Butters really wanted all of us to come. Granted, I didn't think all of us would include Cartman but its Butters. Please don't make me let him down."

Kyle goes into deep thought and he seems to be calming down, judging by his slumping shoulders and his softening gaze. "Fine, but help keep me in check otherwise I'm not sure if I can make it onto the plane without strangling him."

"Deal."

We walk back to the waiting area, I can feel Cartman's glare on us and I can tell Kyle is fighting to keep his temper in check.

"Ok Kyle, I talked to Cartman and seeing how we're all gonna be there for the next 3 days." Stan now acting as the mediator, pulling both Kyle and Cartman over for a handshake for truce"Let's not try to kill each other."

"Fine, I'm doing this for Butters." Kyle complies with a huff.

"Psh, you would. You fag." Cartman sneers but does the same.

Ok, now he's really testing Kyle's limits. I notice Kyle clenching his hand tighter until his knuckles turn white, crushing Cartman's pudgy hand. Cartman is obviously in pain but he isn't screaming like he used to.

"Kyle…" Stan warns him. He take a deep breath, I guess he really is gonna keep his word and try to play nice.

Kyle let go of Cartman's hand, now red with his tight grip. Cartman shoots another glare and he backs away towards Wendy. Same old Cartman, all bark and no bite.

Charlie utters in disgust, "So… that's the infamous Eric Cartman."

"I am so glad that he had that level of professionalism when I first talked to him because now I just want throw him off the plane once we take off." Sue shake her head in agreement.

"Join the club." Kyle growls as Stan pulls him away.

Luckily, Stan and Ike have been keeping Kyle distracted by talking and keeping his mind off the scenario we just got thrown into. Sue and Tweek are listening to her iPod, while Charlie and I are sitting across from them, cuddling and giving each other pecks on the cheek. Wendy notices this and makes a remark. "I'm surprised you have a girlfriend. I didn't think anyone would want someone as selfish as you."

"Wendy, leave Charlie out of this." I warn her. "What happened between me and Bebe is our business, it has nothing to do with her. Or you."

I see Stan and Kyle trading glances, Stan looks clueless as Kyle just shakes his head to let him know now's not the best time to talk about it.

"I'm sorry, you weren't picking up any of her calls and she's been trying like crazy to talk to you." Wendy reiterates. "I'm just looking out for my best friend."

"Leave him alone." Charlie jumps in to defend me. "Kenny told me about Bebe and honestly you can't blame Kenny completely for this."

"He got her pregnant and wanted her to throw her future away for him! He called her a murderer and a monster!"

"And Bebe isn't innocent either." Charlie counters. "You can't make Kenny into the bad guy for being willing to take responsibility and take care of her."

"You don't get it do you?" Wendy mocks, almost sounding like she's laughing at Charlie, "I'm calling Kenny selfish because all he's thinking about is what he wants, he wants a kid so he wouldn't give a thought to what Bebe wanted. All Kenny wanted was a woman who'd pump out babies and waits on him; Bebe wanted a future outside of South Park and she deserved it."

"You're calling Bebe's actions, aborting their child without even consulting him, selfless?"

"At least, it's for a good cause." Wendy defends, "She's gonna become a better person by getting further education while Kenny is gonna stay the living example of white trash."

"Yeah, and you're a living example of a hypocrite." Charlie roasts.

Wendy's face is now glaring red from anger, "You little-"

"ENOUGH!" I shout, finally fed up with their bickering. "I'll talk to Bebe when I'm ready, now can we please drop it?"

That seems to stop their cat fight. Wendy walks away with Cartman chasing after her and Charlie sits back down with a face of anger and frustration.

"The nerve of her…" Charlie cusses but looking over at me with a small, worrying frown. "Kenny, are you mad at me?"

I sigh, "No, I'm just annoyed at it all." Charlie looks at her feet in guilt, I didn't mean to make her feel bad, "That being said, it was really cool watching you fight for me." I pull her towards me with a smile as I reward my warrior with a kiss.

She gladly reciprocates before she pulls away and says, "I'm not as strong as Sue or Kyle but they're crazy if they think I'm gonna sit there while she insults you like that."

Hearing her say that just makes me want to kiss her more. God, how did I get so lucky with her?


Kyle's POV

The flight is thankfully uneventful after what happened in the airport, I'm surprised security didn't try to throw us out. We get off the plane and a few girls put leis on us to welcome us. We walk off to claim our bags and look for Butters and Charlotte who are supposed to be here to pick us all up. The one thing I noticed is that Charlie doesn't look as cheerful as she did before their argument with Wendy. Did what Wendy say really bug her that much?

The arrival hall is full of people and name signs but somehow we manage to find Butters and Charlotte near the end of the walkway.

"Heya fellas, I'm so happy y'all made it." Butters greets us with his big innocent grin. He hasn't changed much since graduation day, he looks a little taller, just about the same height as me. He's wearing a light blue Hawaiian shirt with a black bead necklace and shorts that makes him look more like a tourist than a native.

"Nice to see you too, Butters." I greet him back with a quick hug. He does the same for Tweek before Kenny pulls him into a tight bear hug.

Kenny effuses, "How's Canada treating you, Butterball?"

"We've been great, Ken." Butter replies with his voice strained with Kenny's hug. He takes a few breaths after Kenny lets him go before addresses everyone else, "Stan, Ike, it's so good to see you two again. Especially you, Stan. Oh golly, I haven't see ya in 8 years. And are these the friends you told me about?"

"Yeah, this is Sue and Charlie. Guys, this is Leopold Stotch but as you've noticed, everyone calls him Butters." I step in to introduce them.

"It's been a while." Stan says with a smile. "I didn't even know you moved, or that you now have a girlfriend."

"Oh right, I haven't introduced you guys." Butters suddenly exclaims, "Charlotte, dear, this is my old pal, Stan from South Park. Everyone, this is Charlotte and actually, she's my fiancé now." Butter declares, his face practically beaming with joy. "You're looking at the future Mrs. Scotch."

"Holy shit! You proposed?!" Kenny gawks with his face beaming with pride and joy for our usually timid friend.

"Yeah but my proposal was a bit rushed, so I didn't get a ring in time to do it."

"Because well, he asked me the minute I told him that we're gonna have a baby together."

If Butter's announcement made us gawk, Charlotte's one made our jaws hit the ground, Kenny stutters in shock, "Y-you're pregnant?!"

"Yup, for two months now. Apparently, he had the thought of asking me for a while but he didn't get everything set up in time, and the thought of us starting a family together, he just got down on one knee and popped the question." Charlotte answers with a warm smile on her face as Butters pulls her closer to him and places his hand on her slightly noticeable bump.

Kenny recovers from the shock first and approaches the couple before asking softly, "May I feel it?"

"Sure."

Kenny gently places his hand onto her bump under her guidance. Kenny's face turns into a mix of grief and amazement. Everyone crowds around the couple, congratulating Butters or talking to Charlotte, everyone but Charlie who's standing in place with a bitter smile on her face as Kenny looks over at her.

Butters chuckles before breaking up the reunion, "Ok, guys. Let's head over to the house."

Butters manage to rent a whole house for us to stay in and a van bigger than the one Sue has, it can fit all of us in, even Cartman, which really says a lot. Man, what can't Butters' reward card pay for? Seeing how he's paying for our vacation, I'm not gonna question it.

Although I was mad about my vacation plans being destroyed by Cartman's presence, I can't help but feel at ease. The nature scenery and the easygoing energy of this place is already making its effect on me. Maybe this trip won't be so bad after all.

After half an hour of small talk between the girls minus Wendy, we make it to the house and I've gotta say it's pretty good for a house paid completely with a rewards card. It reminds me of Stan's place but way bigger, it's a five bedroom apartment with just enough beds for everyone, a well furbished kitchen and it's located right next to the bench.

"Well, Charlotte and I have the master bedroom and we got a room with three singles if you guys are uncomfortable sharing beds."

"Don't worry Butters, Charlie and I are very comfortable sharing." Kenny says mischievously as he rubs his nose onto Charlie's cheek, making her turn a little pink.

"Whatever, Wendy and I will be taking this one." Cartman walks over to a bedroom with his bag, claiming it.

"I call the single bed." Ike and Sue call out at the same time, Tweek quickly following suit.

"But what about me and Stan?" I question, even though I can kinda guess the answer.

Sue just throws her arms around our shoulders and sticks her head right between ours, "I'm sure you two don't mind sharing a room and a bed together."

My eyes widen in shock, me and Stan sharing a bed?! We haven't done that since we were kids. I open my mouth to object before Stan stops me, "Come on, dude. It's easier not to argue against Sue. Many have tried, few have ever succeeded."

I still feel like trying but something tells me Stan's right and I shallow my argument with a sigh of defeat

If it was a month ago, I wouldn't have mind but ever since that night, especially after I've seen the video, I've been pretty avoidant of spending time with Stan alone. It's not that I don't trust him, he didn't do anything to me before. I can trust him. Don't panic, Kyle. Don't panic! I'm totally panicking right now! God, stop being like Tweek! Get a grip, Kyle. This is Stan, your super best friend.

Right. No matter what, Stan's my super best friend and he'd never do anything to hurt me. We toss our bags into the room and walk back out into the living room, we can work out the sleeping arrangements and details later.

"So what's our plan?" I ask Butters.

"Well, today we're touring the city, seeing the sights. Tomorrow, I'm planning a hike on a pretty popular nature trail and we'll going to a nice luau restaurant for dinner." I notice that Stan and Kenny look really excited for that, weird. "The third day we can just spend time at the bench."

"Fuck waiting for the last day, let's go there now." Cartman barks."We can go shopping later."

I normally would disagree because it's Cartman but everyone else seems to be on board. We guys got changed pretty quickly so we head for the beach first. I'll give Hawaii one thing, the postcard pictures don't lie. The ocean view is beautiful and the sand feels so warm and soft under our feet. I take in the view while Kenny and Cartman dive right into the water.

The girls come out soon after and it's amusing to watch their jaws drop, Tweek especially, and I can see why. Sue is wearing a two-piece red bikini, her high ponytail has been let down and her long wavy blue hair now mimics the sea, making her look like a mermaid. I'm gay and even I can acknowledge how hot she looks.

As much of a bitch she is, Wendy looks pretty good in hers too, it's a two piece which looks more modest than Sue's, with a top that stops at her stomach and black swim shorts. Charlotte's is the most simple with a basic looking one-piece but seeing that she's carrying another human life inside her, it's probably for the best.

Surprisingly, I don't see Charlie. She was so excited to go here and show off the new swimsuit that she bought when she and Sue went shopping. Kenny seems to notice too as he gets out of the water and starts looking around for her.

"Don't worry, Kenny. I'll look for her." I say as I get up and pat the sand off my shorts

He nods reassured as he goes back to join the others as I start walking back to the house. I soon see Charlie, walking out towards the beach. She isn't wearing a swimsuit and she has her head hanging down.

"Charlie, you doing OK?" I ask her with concern, her head shoots up as she hears my voice and that slight desolate look in her eyes gets replaced with a fake smile.

"Yup, perfectly fine." She answers with fake enthusiasm.

"Why aren't you wearing your swimsuit?" I point out. "You sounded pretty excited to show it off to Kenny when we were packing."

Her eyes avert away from mine as she responds with a small voice. "It…I just think it doesn't look that good on me."

"How come? Sue said you loved it when you bought it."

"Maybe I'll wear it when I feel up for it, right now I just wanna sit here and watch the sea." She cuts me off, ending the topic there. "You can go join them if you want." She finds a shady area under a tree and sits down onto the sand.

"Are you kidding me? I'm not going in there." I say as I sit next to her. "After that pee incident, I wouldn't go near a public pool unless I had to and the ocean is just the world's largest toilet bowl. No way am I swimming around in fish piss."

She smiles at my response but it leaves as quickly as it comes as she stares blankly towards the others, playing in the ocean. Kenny and Cartman are having a water fight but Sue, Ike and Stan. Stan seems to be acting as the protector as he stands in front of Ike, shielding him from their attacks.

It makes me think back to that video of Stan watching over me, he looked like he was sheltering me and just thinking about it makes me feel all warm and relaxed. I'm so used to being the voice of reason or the one who looks out for others, it's so nice to be the one being taken care of and Stan has always been the one taking care of me, even when we were kids.

"You still with me, Kyle?" Charlie's voice cuts my train of thought as I see her looking at me.

"Oh yeah" I respond, quickly shaking myself out of my daze, but my eyes still on Stan.

"Yeah, I wouldn't keep my eyes off those abs either. Those blue eyes and that smile just make him look even better." She responds dreamily.

"Huh?" I look at her with shock and confusion.

"I mean, Kenny always looks awesome." She says with pride before looking at me with a smug smile. "But I don't think it's Kenny you're interested in, huh Kyle?"

"What do you mean?" I ask her, both curious and confused as to what she means.

"You know, both you and Stan are pretty perceptive people except when it comes to each other." She says smugly before flashing a mischievous smile at me, "You were drooling at Stan."

She thinks I'm drooling over him? I mean, Stan is pretty good looking. His azure blue eyes look stunning against the sea, his build making him look strong but not intimidating and now that he's not wearing a shirt, I can clearly see that...

Wait, am I doing it right now?! Shit, deny it Kyle. Deny it!

"No I'm not." I say defiantly as I look away from her and Stan, even though the warmth on my face clearly indicates that I'm blushing.

"Yeah, and I'm a cantaloupe." She replies sarcastically. "Kyle, there's nothing wrong with that. I'm honestly a little surprised after Kenny told me about your relationship anxiety, but it does make sense that you'd have feelings for the person who's most important to you."

"Charlie, I don't really trust feelings anymore. And I don't even want to think about Stan that way."

"Don't or don't want to?" Her smile gets bigger as she turns my words against me.

"I DON"T!" I jump up and shout so loudly that the others stop playing and look over towards us. I realize what I just did and I slump back down in humiliation and defeat.

"Ok, tell me when you come back out of your closet, Kyle." She pats me on the back.

"Oh fuck off." I groan.

"Hey, Ike. Had enough of the water?"

"Meh, snow and ice are more my thing."

"Hey, princess." Kenny walks up and sits next to Charlie. "How are you feeling?"

"Better." She simpers, "Sorry I worried you."

"It's cool, you wanna go back?" He asks as he wraps his arms around her

"Let's sit here for a bit, the sun's setting." She says as she plays the affection girlfriend and starts snuggling in Kenny's hold.

I chuckle at their sweetly-cringy antics as I get up and start tugging Ike away from the two. "Come on, Ike. Let's leave the two lovebirds alone."

"Remember what I said Kyle. Call me when you come back out." Charlie shouts, much to everyone's confusion and my embarrassment.

Ike raises an eyebrow as I quicken my pace. "What's she on about?"

"Forget it." I look down to hide my blushing face, I hope Ike doesn't notice. "I never really asked much about how home was like."

"Everything's pretty much the same." Ike informs, "I've been keeping an eye on Dad to stop him from trolling again and Ma still manages to find something new to fight for. She's been asking for you to come back home, you know?"

"I'll be going back to South Park in a few days-" I remind him before he cuts me off.

"To drop me off. Not to visit them." He states with an accusing tone.

"You know I love you guys but I can't deal with Ma right now." "You know how controlling she is and all she'll want to do is try to set me up and fix my 'issue', like it's that simple."

"I'm not saying she's perfect or that her methods are right, but we're family. Don't treat her as anything less."

"I don't treat her any less, she's my mother and I'll always love her."

"Ok, so can we expect you to come home for Hanukkah this year?"

"Alright, set the table for four." I reluctantly comply.

"Make that six." Now Ike is smiling just like Charlie was, "I've been noticing how you've been eye-fucking Stan."

Not Ike too…What the hell? Everyone is taking this way out of context.

"I'm not eye-fucking him, I don't even feel that way about him." I cross my arms.

"Trying to lie to a genius?" Ike clicks his tongue, "You're a bigger idiot than I thought, big brother."

"Do you want me to play 'Kick the baby' again?" I spit in annoyance before I recount what he said. "Wait, you said six. Who else were you counting?"

"Oh…" His eyes cast downwards and he rubs the back of his neck as he utters his answer, "Umm, Karen."

"Karen McCormick?" I look at him puzzled. "You're inviting her over for Hanukkah?

"Yeah, we've been together for a while now."

"You're dating Karen?" My eyes widen in surprise. "Holy shit, how did I not know this? How does Kenny not know this?"

"Karen's gonna tell Kenny herself and I'm telling you right now."

"How long have you two been together?" I ask.

"For about 2 months now."

"Good luck winning Kenny over then, buddy." I pat him on the shoulder for encouragement and luck, "Last thing we need is Mysterion coming over to kick your ass."


Stan's POV

After our trip to the beach, we didn't have enough time or energy to enjoy the city so we just decide to eat a nearby burger shack. It might not have been very 'Hawaiian', but food when you're hungry is always good food. As everyone starts going back into their rooms, Kyle and I retreat back into ours "It's nice to see Butters again, I haven't seen him in so long and I didn't know how much I missed after I left."

"You don't know the half of it, but this is the first time I've been to Hawaii too." Kyle mutters as he lays on the bed, "I like it here, it's warm and peaceful."

"Yeah, I could really use some inspiration here to write a new song." I pull out my laptop and a ukulele I bought specify for this trip. "I haven't been writing much since everything starts. Actually, I haven't done a vlog in a while either."

Kyle looks up at me as I turn my laptop on. "Are you filming one now?"

"Yeah dude." I nod before starting up my camera. "Hey, people." I greet. "It's Stan here, sorry I haven't been online for a while but a bunch of stuff has happened. For those who missed out on my vlog last month, big news number one: I moved to a new place closer to campus. Big news number two, Wendy and I are officially done. And the best news of all, I got my best friend back." I move my head a bit so that Kyle appears on camera. "Say hi, Kyle."

Kyle sits up and entertains me with a drowsy smile and a small wave. "Hey internet."

"Some of you guys might know Kyle, I talk about him a lot and now here he is, red hair and all." I introduce him as I playfully ruffle his hair, now free from his ushanka.

"Whatever dude, stop messing with my hair." He complains as he pulls my hand out of his curls. "The last thing I need is for it to go back to its Jewfro days."

"Nah, your hair is always fluffy."

"And I'm supposed to be the gay one here."

"Kyle, are you labeling me?" I gasp in mock-horror.

"I would never." He rolls in eyes in amusement before getting off the bed. "Keep talking to your camera, I'm gonna check on Ike."

With that, Kyle walks out of the room, leaving me to finish my Vlog, "So yeah, that's Kyle Broflovski. My super best friend… and the most important person to me. We've lost touch after I moved away but I'm glad that we worked things out and we're stronger than ever. Anyways, my friends and I are spending a few days in Hawaii and I've never been happier. Even with me being on the campus radio and all the personal drama happening here, I'll try and keep you guys updated. That's all for now, take care guys. Have a good day and good night."

Thanks to it being a vlog, I didn't have to do much editing before uploading it onto my channel. I leave it be and walk out onto the yard, enjoying the warm tropical air and the smell of the sea. Even after I moved to Denver, I never got to go anywhere with my family, thanks to mom needing to provide for the both of us. I'm happy that I at least get to share this with my friends.

I lay down on the grass, taking it all in until I hear Butters walking into the yard, "Heya, Stan."

"Oh hey Butters." I sit up to talk to him

"I know I said it at the airport but it really is great seeing ya again after all these years." He smiles. "We really missed ya."

"Sorry I never came back." It still makes me feel horrible to know how badly I thought of the world when there were people who were worrying about me and the people I never reconnected with.

"It's Ok, Kyle took it the hardest." Butters laments, "I could only remember a handful of times I saw Kyle smile after you left."

"So, Kyle told me you moved after high school, and that you had a girlfriend while I was gone."

"Yeah, Eric set me and Charlotte up while she lived in South Park." Butters explains, that explains why Butters invited Cartman, I guess. "But she moved back after a while, and I moved to Canada to live with her after graduation. I'm currently in a state university in Toronto, I wanna join the Child Protection Service. I don't wanna see any more kids suffering from their families."

"What do your parents think about it?"

Butters looks at me in confusion before he sighs, "I'm guessing they didn't tell you then."

"About your family? Kyle said it wasn't their place."

"He might be a self-righteous jerk at times but Kyle's a respectable man." He takes a deep breath before continuing. "My folks spilt up again, apparently dad didn't stop going to bathhouses after the last time we found out and my mom couldn't take it. She tried to pull the same stunt she did before but this time I knew better, and I never wanted to go back to her again." Butter finishes with a bitter tone.

"I'm sorry to hear that."

Butter looks up at me and smiles. "Ya got nothing to be sorry for. Besides, last Kenny told me she kinda lost it and got addicted to member berries. But I didn't go back and promised myself I wouldn't see foot back into Colorado again."

"Do you ever miss South Park?" I suddenly ask him, I don't know why I did. Maybe part of me misses it and I wanted to know if Butters feels the same.

"Sometimes." He answers. "I'm never going back there but I can't say that I'll ever forget it. I guess, we South Park folk are just destined to a life of madness."

"Probably." I agree.

We sit there in silence and listen to the waves washing over the beach, until we hear the sliding door open behind us. Kenny walks into the yard, I think he was looking for us.

"There you guys are." He blurts with relief, checking around for anyone before whispering, "Is everything ready for tomorrow?"

Butters and I both smile knowingly, "Dude, it took me a while to learn how to play the ukulele but I think I'm good." I reply, hardly able to keep the excitement out of my voice.

Kenny and Butters nod in approval, "We can meet up and practice a little after everyone else is asleep." Butters suggests.

"Cool, see you then." I nod before I hear someone coming out of their rooms, we split up for now as I prepare for our rehearsal. Tomorrow's gonna be great.


A/N: Day 1 of their holiday and the world ain't pulling any punches on them, next time we follow them onto day 2 and what Stan, Kenny and Butters have planned.

Holy shit, this took longer than I thought. 3 days straight of working on this in between classes but I delivered. I know I promised two and I'll try to get it posted when I'm finished with it. I am sorry for this but it's probably gonna try and do as much as I can before I have to worry about Finals. Everything will go back to normal after that unless some shit happens, fingers crossed that nothing happens.

I've been meaning to find a way to introduce Ike into the group and I hope this is a pretty good introduction for him. Also whoever guessed that it was Butters, you get a cookie. Originally I thought of having Butters in Tweek's place but it didn't work well so I changed it so that he was with Charlotte (If you don't know is Butter's girlfriend from 'Where My Country Gone?'). If you didn't know the stunt that Butter's is talking about, watch 'Butter's Own Episode'.

Special thanks to Mekabella21 for being such an awesome friend. Along with herbione, Shelly Marsh and Michelle Rita, you guys make me so happy to write this story c:

As always, feel free to check out the drama this story is based on, "It's Okay That's Love" by SBS.

Take care, Loves.