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(Kyle)

Kenny decided that he didn't want to go live with Mr. Mccormick. I was glad, actually. I didn't want him to go back to that abusive son-of-a-bitch. Even if he was a "changed" man, just being around him might bring back memories for Kenny...horrible memories. I never wanted him to have to experience that ever again, so he and I and even my parents decided that if he had to, he could go to be in the military for a while, and then when things with his father died down a little, we could go get him and he could come live with us again. My parents were thinking of moving out of South Park anyway, and if we moved away next year, then Mr. Mccormick would never be able to get in touch with us, and he wouldn't bother Kenny ever again. I refuse to call Mr. Mccormick Kenny's father...a real father would never have hurt Kenny the way that he did...

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I walked by Kenny's room late one night before I went to bed, and saw him sitting with his legs to his chest, staring out his window. I creaked the door open a little to aware him of my presense. He looked slowly over to me as I walked in, closing the door behind me. He smiled as I came over and sat next to him. No one said anything for a couple minutes. Finally he spoke up as he stared back out the window.

"I called them today...I should be leaving in two weeks..." he said with no emotion. I nodded, knowing that he didn't see me. More silence ensued. The room seemed so tense, and I wasn't sure why. Was it because he was going to leave soon? Was it because most of his stuff had already been packed up, so his room looked bare? Or was it something else? I would soon find out...

"Kyle..." he started to say something, but then stopped. I looked over at him. He avoided me and shook his head, mumbling something to himself. I put my hand on his shoulder and scooted closeer, trying to get him to finish whatever it was he was going to say. He shook his head faster and stood up, walking over to the window. I blinked a couple times and then stood up as well.

"Kenny, what is it?" I asked, coming up behind him. I noticed that he had started to tremble slightly when I touched him again. He moved away from me and started pacing about the room. I started to get a little freaked out by his odd behavior. He seemed as though he was debating with himself about something.

Finally he stopped and shook his head, mumbling to himself again. I listened closely, hearing a couple of his mumbled words.

"No...can't...selfish...won't...hurt...damn..."

I was confused. What the hell was he talking about?

I suddenly found myself moving towards him again, although it was clear that he didn't exactly want me around at the moment. I stretched out my arm to tap him on the shoulder, but before I was even an inch away from doing so, he grabbed my wrsit and pushed me back against the wall. I opened my eyes and saw him staring at me with desperation. I had absolutely no idea what he intended to do until he did it. He leaned in and pressed his lips against mine. My eyes widened and I stood in complete shock.

My knees started to feel weak as he softly kissed me. I felt as though I would collapse at any minute. I briefly wondered why I was doing nothing to stop him, but let the thought pass as he finally pulled away. He looked straight into my emerald eyes, filled with confusion, yet with satisfaction...as if I had been wanting this all along. I didn't even know what I wanted.

Kenny let go of my wrist and stepped away, shaking his head slightly. He turned his back to me and walked back to his bed, facing away from me as he sat down. I didn't move, waiting for him to say something.

"Kyle...I...I'm sorry..." My eyes widened in suprise. Sorry? I wondered, Sorry for what?

"I...I didn't mean to...I didn't, oh god...I can't..." he started mumbling to himself again, and it was then that realization hit me.

He...he loves me...I smiled widely. He loves...me!

I couldn't believe how stupid I was not to see it. Everything was clear now; how he felt about me, and in turn how I felt...about him. I had loved him all along as well, but I didn't realize it because I was...well, dumb! He was probably just...scared. That's why he was sorry...he was afraid because he thought I wouldn't feel the same.

I walked over to him and sat down as well. At first, I did nothing, making him turn to see where I was. Bingo! I leaned forward and kissed him, making him jump a little in suprise. His suprise faded almost instantly as our kiss went from awkward, to extremely passionate. He cupped my face in his hands and pushed me back so that I was laying on my back, him laying on top of me. I wrapped my arms around his neck to deepen the kiss as he started to let his hands roam along my upper torso. He suddenly stopped what he was doing and pulled away reluctantly. He looked down at me, just as flushed as I was.

"I...I can't do this Kyle...it's not right..." he said making my smile fade. Maybe I was wrong...? Maybe he didn't love me...

He looked away, seeing the hurt in my eyes. "I'm going away in two weeks, and I don't want to leave you...it will make things even harder for the both of us if we...if we do this..." he said sadly. My hope came back as I realized how much he really did care for me.

I pulled myself up and started to kiss his neck. He looked down at me lovingly, but also with some sadness. Tears came to my eyes as I trailed small kisses down his neck to his collarbone.

"I..I don't care...Kenny, I love you...and I don't care how much it hurts me, I want this..." I pulled away, watching his eyes follow my every movement. I lay back down and turned my head to the side. "But...I only want this if you do too...I don't want you to be hurt, so I'll leave if you want me to...". Kenny blinked and just continued to stare at me.

Fianlly, he smiled and leaned down, now kissing trails down my neck, making me moan slightly. He started to unbutton my night shirt and whispered into my ear.

"I love you too..." he came up to kiss me again, and I let my tears flow down my cheeks. I smiled and moaned against his lips as he let his hands wandered over my slim figure.

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The rest of the night was filled with the utmost love we had been holding back for so many years. I now realized why I had saved Kenny that day all those years ago. I was saving the one I was going to love someday.

I spent the remainder of the night in his warm embrace, trying my best to drown out the thoughts of him having to leave in the next couple of weeks.

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