A/N: Sorry for delay in uploading, I had to cut this chapter again because it was so long, the next chapter will be the final part of the summer retreat trilogy. ^^

"Are we there yet?" cried Clyde, who was bored out of his mind, they've only been driving for about an hour and a half, which wasn't really that long of a time, but for Clyde it felt like an eternity.

"Nope." Token replied, he didn't want to amuse his friend anymore, it was the tenth time that he had asked that during the trip, he had ran out of witty responses to say, and felt that his brunet friend was too stupid to appreciate them anyway.

Aside for Clyde, the other boys had settled down and had gotten quieter compared to their earlier state, Stan had continued listening to his music whilst looking through the window, Kenny shifted his attention to a phone game, Tweek sat patiently and Craig decided to take a nap.

Their earlier conversation about Craig's love life was dismissed when Kenny who felt sorry for teasing Craig, admitted that it was all just a joke, not that it was but Kenny did feel bad for taunting the guy too much. Also he was sure that doing something bad to Craig, might come back biting him in the ass one day, and he didn't want any of that bad karma.

"Are we there y-"

"Nope." Token interjected. Despite being increasingly annoyed his face was still calm, the amount of patience this guy has is amazing.

"It's getting pretty cloudy." Tweek spoke.

"Oh you're right it is, I hope it doesn't rain…" Kenny replied.

"Mere rain won't stop me from picking up beach babes!" Clyde exclaimed while beaming a smug smile.

"Even if it didn't rain, your face is ugly enough to stop you from picking up girls." Craig suddenly spoke up in a groggy voice.

"Heeeey! Weren't you sleeping?" Clyde questioned Craig who was currently rubbing his eyes and yawning.

"I woke up from the sheer ridiculousness of what you had just said, also your voice is annoyingly loud."

"Oh please, you're just jealous, have you forgotten the fact that I was voted the cutest guy during fourth grade?"

"Have you forgotten the fact that, that list was a fake?" Craig rebutted.

"Hmmph, well my penis was bigger than yours during fourth grade…I was hung like a horse with a two point three inches!"

"Yep, and you probably still are." Craig deadpanned.

"Exactly!" Clyde smiled smugly, but then suddenly realized what Craig had meant.

"Heeeeeeeeeey!"

"We're here!" Token exclaimed, causing not only the car to stop moving but also the bickering of his two friends. The group then exited the vehicle and went on their way finding a nice spot to set up their things in on the beach.

"Let's do it here." Token pointed to a spot where a significantly less amount of people stayed, it was twenty five feet away from the actual ocean and a cool breeze would blow ever so often towards the spot…in short, it was perfect. Craig then set up a huge beach umbrella and Stan laid out some mats to sit on.

"Alright, Time to go pick up some chicks!" Clyde excitedly declared, as he quickly took off his shirt then flashed his imaginary six-pack abs.

The others just looked at him unamused and shrugged, they already knew that it's not going to end well for the guy, Craig decided to keep his mouth shut this time, he didn't want to continue his petty bickering with Clyde anymore, instead he wants to see Clyde get rejected by a bunch of girls to effectively deflate his overwhelmingly large ego.

"I think I'll go out for swim, you guys coming with me?" Token offered.

"I'll pass." Stan replied dully.

"I'll go with you, Tokey-poo!" Kenny nodded, quickly standing up then removing his orange parka in an exaggerated fashion, revealing the fact that he wasn't wearing a shirt underneath it. Kenny's discarded article of clothing then landed on Stan's head, which of course angered the boy.

"What the fuck Kenny? Euugh this stinks!" Stan angrily removed the parka from his head then threw it away from him.

"Of course it does, I wear that every day! Not everyone can afford to buy a lot clothes Stan!"

"Couldn't you at least wash it? Jeez…it smells like dead rats. "

"Well not anyone can afford to do laundry, Stan!"

"Ugh, whatever…" Stan rolled his eyes then grumpily mumbled. "Why did I even come here with you guys?"

"Come on dude, even on this unbelievably fine day, you're still saltier than the actual sea? What? Are you on your period or something?" Kenny teased.

"F-fuck you!" Stan yelled out chasing Kenny who had ran towards the ocean, painfully unaware of the fact that Kenny was obviously baiting him into chasing him so that he could hang out with them at the sea. Token soon followed the two after realizing what Kenny had in mind.

Craig who was left behind, eyed his three friends. Their wacky chasing antics amused him, perhaps the trip wasn't so bad after all? He then shifted his attention to the far right where a lone Clyde stands, flexing his non-existent biceps to a bunch of lovely looking ladies who doesn't seem to be the least bit interested in him. Craig couldn't help but let out a soft chuckle once one of the girls flat out told him to "Fuck Off'.

"Hmm? What's so funny?"

"Oh uh…Clyde."

Craig was once again startled, he didn't expect Tweek to suddenly talk to him, looking around, he suddenly realized that the two of them we're alone, under the umbrella's shade, with nothing but a few centimeters keeping them apart. From a bystander's perspective they probably look like they were on a very romantic beach date. Craig felt conscious, he didn't want the others to think that they're a couple or something, he decided that the best course of action was to act as platonic as possible towards Tweek.

"Uh…Y-you're not going to join them?" Even with his best efforts, Craig never fails to seem awkward when talking to Tweek.

"N-no, I a-am f-fine here." Tweek replied as his body shifted uncomfortably.

Craig had to raise an eyebrow when he noticed Tweek's action, there was definitely something wrong there.

"Is there something wrong?" Craig asked with genuine worry.

Tweek looked to Craig, pondering for a moment what to say, with a sigh he then gestured for Craig to come closer to him. Craig felt a bit conflicted on whether or not he should do as the blonde had ordered, but nevertheless he did it anyway.

"I can't swim…" Tweek uttered in a hushed tone, Craig felt the assault of different sensations... the warmth in his ears, the faint scent of coffee, and the ever so sweet voice of Tweek's soft whispers. The warmth of his ears eventually transferred to his cheeks when he realized what Tweek had done.

Craig looked at Tweek and he saw that the blonde was also blushing, albeit for a different reason than he is, Craig decided to shrug off the feeling he felt during the whispering event and instead focus on what Tweek had said.

"Well you shouldn't be embarrassed about that, lots of other people can't swim too...And besides it's never too late to learn how to."

"Y-you're right but that's not really the main issue to be honest…" Tweek said bashfully, whilst fiddling with the hem of his shirt.

"What is it then?" Craig asked, trying to ignore the fact that he thinks what Tweek was doing is absurdly cute.

"The sea."

"Hm?"

"The sea, IT'S giving me anxiety man…like what if I drown? I d-don't know how to swim at all! And oh god what if they never find my body when I drown? My body will disappear without a trace –GAH- THE FISHES WILL EAT ME DUDE! EVEN MY CORPSE WILL CEAST TO EXIST!" Tweek panicked, twitching and grabbing fistfuls of hair.

"Hey, Calm down…" Craig whose concern levels were off the charts, put his hands on Tweek's shoulders as an attempt to calm him down.

"Oh uh S-sorry…"

"If you really hate the sea, then why did you agree to come here? Jeez…we're not forcing you or anything."

"B-but…I want to go! I really want to spend time with you guys…I think everyone is really cool."

"You think everyone is cool…Even Clyde?"

"Y-yeah, I mean Clyde is weird sometimes…but he can be really nice too!"

"Hahahaha, He's nice? Dude you're a horrible judge of character…but yeah I guess Clyde is pretty likeable." Craig couldn't help but laugh, for some reason at this very moment, His usual awkwardness around Tweek wasn't interfering, He could actually talk to him right now without seeming like a love-struck buffoon; Craig felt proud of himself for that.

"B-But you know…I think you're cool too! A-Admittedly I thought that you were really scary and intimidating at first but eventually I realized that you're not so bad, in fact I think you're very nice…"

"Huh?"

"Everyone insults and teases each other all the time but I know that no one really means it, I can feel like there's a special bond between you guys, everyone has such a different personality but I still feel that you guys all get along in the end, it's really great because in that way you guys are like a family, and ever since I've started working with you, even if it's only for a short time…I kind of feel like I am part of it. I am really happy that I got to work with you, I am really grateful for it…So thank you…Craig."

Craig felt something inside him bubble up…warm fluttery feelings he didn't know he had. All those years of apathy and coldness, he didn't know that he had something good underneath it. He didn't know what he did to deserve such pure and wholesome words from Tweek, but he was definitely happy to hear it.

"Ah jeez, I am sorry…I babbled didn't I?" Tweek spoke up, nervously scratching the back of his pale ear.

"No don't be…what you said, it was really sweet…I uh just don't really know what to say, I-I am not really good during these kind of situations so..."

"Oh, I feel the same way! T-that was really cute…how you're able to admit that, I don't think I can do that myself, you're really great for being able to do that! See this is what I meant when I said that I think you're really cool Craig!" Tweek smiled at Craig, it was so sweet and pure that Craig felt that he didn't deserve to see such a magnificent sight.

"W-w-want to go build sandcastles?" Was unfortunately all Craig could think to reply, his awkwardness towards Tweek returned, but something definitely deepened in their relationship.

"S-sure!" Tweek nodded.

Meanwhile...

"GOD FUCKING DAMMIT!" Clyde screamed in frustration, he was once again rejected by a girl, it was the fourteenth time this day.

"But I am so beautiful and ripped! The ladies should be the one lining up to me and I should be the one rejecting them…well not that I would because I am gentleman…but what the hell?!"

"What are you screaming around for? You're scaring people." Token approached Clyde.

Clyde looked to Token, but what he saw further put him into a bad mood. Two well-endowed and beautiful ladies clung unto each arm of Token, both we're looking at Clyde with a disgusted look.

"YOU!" Clyde threatened.

"Me." Token replied dryly.

Clyde couldn't help his rage, he suddenly started to tackle Token causing the two girls to flee, and for Token and him to tumble into the sand.

In the far distance a faint sound of Stan can be heard, screaming "Oh my God the sea killed Kenny!"

What great friends they are indeed, truly these guys are very much like a family…

A/N: Fun Fact: The uncut summer retreat chapter would originally be around 5-6k words, if I hadn't decided to cut it. I know it's not that long but I want to stick to keeping it to 1,500-2000 words per chapter.