A/N: Yes, finally, after many long chapters of pointless filler fluff, this story is going somewhere. Expect a bit of angst in this chapter and future ones.
The alarm clock rang and Craig punched the snooze button. He had ten minutes to spare while he woke up. "Nnnngh… Morning Tweek…" He yawned. Tweek blinked. "Nnngh. M-morning, Craig," Tweek replied. Oh God. What am I going to do?
He had been eavesdropping on Craig's conversation the previous night. The first pill clamed him down, but he didn't swallow the second one. For whatever reason, he wanted to listen to his boyfriend's conversation with his old friends. He almost regretted it… but he had found out something interesting.
I feel so used.
He tore a piece off his muffin and popped it into his mouth as he read a textbook. He wasn't confident at all that he studied well. His cup of coffee rested beside him on the table. "I'm going to fail this test…" He muttered to himself, looking over hesitantly at Craig. It… it's because I'm so worried about what he said!
"Tweek… let's just skip class today, all right?" Craig suggested, still in his bed. "We'll take the test another time… do something together today…"
Oh… Oh God. Oh Jesus! I c-can't go out with him today…
"S-sorry, Craig… I kinda w-wanna take the test. Maybe another day, okay?"
Craig shot up in bed. "You've never backed down from skipping school, Tweek. You feeling okay?"
"Y-yeah. Of course!" the blonde replied. You know, aside from the fact that I heard you say you love another guy. Plus the fact that you…
"You don't look so good," Craig said. "Oh well… I'll just go take the test with you…" He stretched, yawning again. "Pass me a muffin, will you, Tweeky?"
Tweek shook. "Y-you don't have to come to the test… you can skip with some of your other friends…" He got up obediently and passed Craig a blueberry muffin. Craig took a messy bite into it and shrugged. "Meh… It's more fun to go with you."
"I'm going to go to the library..." Tweek muttered. "You know… I have to study some more…" He stood up, grabbed his coffee and left the room. Craig frowned. "Is he trying to avoid me?"
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Later, after classes, Tweek made his way back into his room where a disgruntled Craig was waiting for him. He pushed the door open and jumped. "AH!" he shrieked. "C-Craig…"
"What's the matter with you?" Craig snapped, obviously agitated. "You haven't spoken to me all day! Not unless I spoke to you first!"
"Craig… I…" Tweek stuttered. Oh God. Here it comes.
"So? What have you got to say for yourself?" Craig shot.
"I'm s-sorry…"
"Sorry?! After you've been deliberately avoiding me all day, you're sorry?! Bullshit." Craig snapped again. Tweek began to shake even more violently. "I… I don't know… Craig, wait!" He screamed, watching Craig turn around and start to walk away.
"What? Now you wanna talk to me, Tweek? You going to tell me what's wrong?" Craig asked now, waiting for Tweek. A spark blazed in his eyes. "Well?"
Tweek shuddered. Craig had never been this angry or forceful with him… ever. Not even in third grade when they were tricked into fighting each other. "I…" he began. "It's… h-hard to explain."
"So get explaining."
"I can't!" Tweek said. "You'll hate me…" Craig rolled his eyes. "I can't hate you, Tweek. I just want to know what's up your ass!" His eyes burned holes in Tweek's mind. "B-but I can't tell you!" he whimpered. "You'll think I'm so --!" He felt a burn on his cheek as he hit the ground. "Ack!" He cried. "Wh… what the…?!" His hand flew to his now injured nose.
Blood?
"Oh my GOD!" He screamed. "Craig! What… why… Why did you hit me?! Why? You've never punched me… not since we fought… in… third grade…" He could feel tears welling up in his eyes. "Oh… Tweek, I'm so sorry…" Craig whispered, kneeling down and trying to comfort the blonde. He was horrified at what he did; what his temper had caused… "No… Craig," Tweek said firmly, slapping his hand away. "I can't do this right now. It's t-too much pressure. You hurt me too much… I need time to take a breath…"
"Okay," Craig whispered. "I'll… I'll just go…"
Tweek shook his head. "No… don't…"
"Tell me what's wrong."
"You hit me."
"Okay. Now tell me why you were ignoring me."
"I… I can't."
"Don't you trust me?"
This hurt Tweek the most. A few tears escaped and slid down his cheeks, into Craig's palm. He didn't answer. I do trust you… he wanted to say. I trust you… I love you…
But he didn't completely trust Craig. What about what he said last night? What about Kenny, and Clyde, and everything that happened before they came to this accursed school?
"Tweek?" Craig ventured. "You don't… you don't trust me."
Tweek sobbed. "Craig… it's not that I don't trust you…?"
"Then what is it?"
"I can't… c-can't s-s-say…"
Craig sighed, closing his eyes and rubbing his temples. "Fine, then. It's over, I guess."
Tweek cried, full-out, as he felt Craig get up. He heard the sound of him walking across the room… opening the door… slamming it. Craig was gone. It was over.
Tweek felt memories slap him in the face just as Craig had done a moment ago.
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"Fine, then. It's over, I guess."
Tweek watched as Craig turned and ran down the hall in tears. He himself slid down the wall and began to cry. Kenny and Clyde stood there, horror dripping from their faces like blood. "You go see Craig," Kenny whispered to Clyde. "I'll stay with Tweek…" Clyde nodded and ran off after Craig. Kenny sat down next to Tweek and put his arm around him. "Hey… you okay, Tweek?" He asked. Tweek shook his head. "N-no… I'm not… Craig just left me… because I told him he leaned on me too much emotionally…"
Kenny sighed. "It's not your fault… he always did have emotional issues…"
"Don't say that!" Tweek said desperately, looking at Kenny with a pained expression. "He… He's not… It's my fault he's the way he is…"
The bell rang for their next class to begin. "Let's go, Tweek. It'll be okay."
"No… it won't…"
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"Craig… Cheer up…" Clyde said to his best friend. "It'll be okay…"
"No, it won't!" Craig whined. "Tweek doesn't want me anymore… just because I… I have a bit of an emotional problem…" Clyde sighed. "No you don't," he said. "You're fine the way you are… I know it's cheesy, but it's true."
"Thanks…" Craig said half-heartedly. "But… Tweek…"
"You need to forget about him. Let me help…" Clyde whispered in Craig's ear, making the other boy shiver. He leaned in slowly and kissed Craig, eyes closed happily. Craig was just about to return it, however wrong it felt…
"Craig…" Tweek whispered to himself. Kenny looked shocked behind him. "My God…" he whispered. "Clyde…Who would've guessed…"
Craig broke off quickly, knowing and feeling the error he made. "I can't do it. It's not right…" he muttered. Just then he saw Tweek leaving the scene in tears. Did he see me? Craig wondered, horrified at the very thought. "No… No…" He whispered. "No! This isn't happening to me… it's all a dream…"
Clyde grabbed his friend by the shoulders. "Craig! Wait… I'm sorry… I didn't mean to – it just happened!"
"Don't touch me!" Craig sobbed. "I'm… Just leave… I don't deserve anything…" he stood up and ran off. Clyde watched, horrified, and went to go fetch Kenny and Tweek. "Guys!" He called, just before they entered their class. "Guys… Craig… he just ran off… I don't know where he's going or what he's gonna do…"
Tweek gasped. "Wh… What'll we do?!" He cried. "Where could he have gone…?"
"Tweek, you stay here. I'll go look for him," Kenny offered. Clyde nodded. "I'll go too. I need to explain something to Kenny…"
Tweek wondered why he wouldn't get to hear it. As if reading his thoughts, Clyde said, "Kenny can tell you afterwords. Just… I don't want you to be anymore stressed than you already are. It'll be okay, Tweek." Clyde put his hand on Tweek's shoulder and patted it. "We'll find Craig and everything'll be okay."
"Okay…" Tweek said, momentarily comforted. He walked into the classroom as Kenny and Clyde left the school. He sat down and whispered to himself:
"No. Nothing will ever be okay again."
A/N: Uh… I don't know if I should write out what Clyde needed to tell Kenny. Should I?
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