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Pizza!

Stan was reading a menu at the pizza place in the town centre whilst they sat waiting to be served, and Kyle was gazing mindlessly out of the window they were sat next to.

"So what do you want? They've got Cheese and Tomato, Ham and pine apple, Ham and Mushroom, Vegetarian, mex….ah screw it, there's too many here to read though" Stan put the menu down on the table and pushed it towards Kyle. "You'd better choose. I dunno if any of the meat is Kosher or not"

"Oh yeah, and I do?" Kyle chuckled "Let's just order a veggie pizza. No meat."

"Ok" Stan smiled.

Kyle went back to staring aimlessly out of the window when he saw a distinctive reflection. He looked back into the pizza place, just over Stan's right shoulder to see Kenny and Butters sitting on almost the opposite side of the room.

Stan looked quizzing at Kyle "What?" he asked, thinking Kyle was staring right at him

"Over there" Kyle pointed "Kenny and Butters. Lets go say Hi" he said with a smile, standing up, closely followed by Stan.

They were just about to move when they saw Kenny lean over the table and kiss Butters deeply on the lips. "Or Let's just stay here and leave them alone" Stan sat back down

"What'll it be, Boys?" A female voice asked

Kyle and Stan turned around to see a waitress standing behind them, poised to take their order

"Oh…erm" Stan Stammered, looking at the menu again "Can we get one of your 'Vegetarian Perfection's' please?" Stan Said, politely

"Sure, Hun. Anything else?"

"A Coke please." Kyle added

"Yeah, and a Pepsi for me, please" Stan Said

"Sure thing dears. I'll be right back" She said as she turned around to go and get what they asked for

"Don't start!" Stan said to Kyle, who was grinning ear-to-ear

"Start what?" he asked

"That Coke Vs. Pepsi argument you always start with when you have one and I have the other"

"I wasn't going to say anything"

"You were thinking it" Stan playfully kicked Kyle in the shin

"Your point being?" Kyle kicked him back and giggled

Stan just ignored the pain of Kyle's foot meeting his knee and laughed. He looked over to Kenny and Butters, who were now just holding hands across the table and talking to one-another. 'Should I tell him Now? I've been waiting for an opportunity to confess my feelings for over half a year now. No, Stan, not yet. You're in a public place, you don't know what's going to happen. What if he reacts badly? What if he doesn't feel the same way? What if someone from school over-hears? You have enough to deal with in school with Cartman just making his arse-hole jokes about the both of you being gay with each other. Do you really want everyone in South park knowing you're a fag yet? Now is not the time, nor the place.' He thought to him self, turning back around and resting his chin in his hands on the table.

"What's wrong?" Kyle asked

'Christ, can he read minds or something?' Stan thought, giving Kyle a surprised look. "Nothing, don't worry about it" Stan said with a smile

Kyle gave him a concerned look, but that was Quickly removed when the waitress returned with their food and drinks.

"Here you are, Boys. Is that everything?" she said, placing them all down on the table

"Yes thanks" both of them said in unison, reaching into their pockets and taking out bother their wallets

"That's Thirteen ninety-five then please" the waitress held out her hand

"Oh shit dude" Kyle looked into his wallet "I only have my ATM card and a five-dollar bill" he said as he pulled the five dollars out

"Give me that then" Stan said taking the 5 dollars from Kyle, then taking a further 10 dollars out of his wallet and handing it to the waitress "There you go, Keep the change as your tip" he said

"Thanks dearie" the waitress said with a smile as she took the money off Stan and walked off

"I'll pay you back. But I'll have to go to my house to get my money"

"Don't worry about it." Stan picked up a slice of pizza and took a bite out of it.

Kyle picked up a slice "I'm paying you back. You know I hate owing money" Kyle took a bite "Unless it's to Cartman. That fat fuck can kiss my arse if he thinks he's getting that three dollars back. He can consider it payment for the last 17 years of Jew jokes."

Stan nearly burst out laughing. He always found it hard to believe that with how caring and kind Kyle was, he was not above being just as nasty to Cartman as Cartman was to him.

"What?" Kyle said with a smile on his face

"Nothing man, Fat-arse deserves every bad thing he gets" Stan quickly finished off his first slice, took a sip from his drink then picked up another slice, as did Kyle.

"Do you remember that time he was on a see-food diet?" Kyle tried to hold back his laughter

"Sea-food?" Stan looked confused

"Yeah, when ever he would see any food, He ate it" Kyle laughed

Stan laughed even harder. "That's mean, Kyle"

Kyle cackled lightly "I know"

Stan stuffed his pizza slice into his mouth "Oh for fuck sake!" he said with his mouth full, spitting a few crumbs out and looking instantly pissed off at someone that was coming up behind Kyle

"What?" Kyle asked, turning around to see Wendy Testaburger approaching them "Oh."

"Hey guys!" Wendy said energetically.

"Hey Wendy" Kyle replied monotonously

"Stan?" she asked

"What?" Stan replied, sounding pissed off as he looked

"Aren't you going to say Hi to me?"

"Hi" he replied with a fake smile. "What do you want?"

"I was just coming to ask you if you wanted to come out with me tonight?" she said

"No thank you" Stan replied

"Please?"

"No" Stan sounded sharper

"Oh come on Stan, stop being a bastard!" Wendy snapped

She was starting to Get on Kyle's nerves now "Wendy, He said no. now will you please Go away and leave us in peace?"

Wendy gave Kyle a dirty look "I'm sure Stan can speak for himself, Kyle"

"I just did" Stan jumped up "and, as-per-fucking-usual, you didn't fucking well listen!" Stan raised his voice, everyone in the pizza place turned to look at him, even Kenny and Butters as Stan stood up and started having a go at Wendy "Don't you get it? The reason I broke up with you was because I am not interested in you. All you ever want to do is trivial bullshit that just bores the fuck out of me, and would bore the fuck out of anyone who you went out with! Now go away and leave me to have some time with my friend!" Stan didn't notice everyone staring at him, he was too angry to even care.

Wendy was on the verge of tears "Fine! Be like that! I never want to speak to you again, arse hole!" she screamed as she ran out of the door.

Stan sat back down and everyone turned their attention back to their own business, worried that staring at him would provoke him to start on them. Stan noticed Kyle staring at him, not saying anything.

"What?" he asked, returning to his normal self

"What was all that about, Stan? You could have done that without grabbing everyone else's attention"

Stan turned bright red, realising that what Kyle was saying meant that everyone had been staring at him. "Sorry, dude. But she pisses me off, you know?"

Kyle nodded

"Lets just finish up and go" Stan said. "You can go to your house and grab your money, then we can head off to the cinema or something."

"Yeah, but can we skip the cinema? It's getting late" Kyle pointed at the clock above the counter which read '10:17pm'

Stan looked at the clock "Sure, we'll go tomorrow" he replied with a bit of a yawn. They finished up their food and left.