Stan saw Kyle... singing? He didn't look out of place at all. It's like he wasn't affected by Stan's remarks at all. How could this be? He got home 'not being himself'. He was sobbing and crying after school. It's not like Kyle could heal out of something like that so fast. He was heartbroken, wasn't he? Stan rubbed his eyes. It wasn't some sort of giant sock puppet. It was actually Kyle. He was singing the song he wanted to sing with Jenny in the talent show. Almost is Never Enough, by Ariana Grande. It was one of Stan's favorite songs. No wonder Kyle picked that song, unbeknownst to Stan obviously. Stan closed the door silently, and locked it.
I'd like to say we gave it a try
I'd like to blame it all on life
Maybe we just weren't right,
But that's a lie,
That's a lie
Stan was amazed with Kyle's voice. It was never the most masculine voice he's ever heard, but he didn't care, because it always soothed him. Now, here he was, singing with a perfect tone, just like the actual singer.
And we can deny it as much as we want
But in time our feelings will show
'Cause sooner or later, we'll wonder why we gave up
The truth is everyone knows
Kyle hit the high note perfectly. Stan was dumbfounded. What could he do? He had such an urge to sing along, but he didn't. He waited for the perfect moment.
Almost,
Almost is never enough
So close to being in love
If I would have known that you wanted me
The way I wanted you
Then maybe we wouldn't be two worlds apart
But right here in each others arms
Stan loved the way that Kyle's voice was raised along with the tone of the song. He wasn't wearing headphones, so Stan could hear the rhythm and melody of the song perfectly. Kyle matched Ariana's voice so perfectly, that he thought he was listening to her live. His 'perfect moment' was coming up.
And we almost
We almost knew what love was
But almost is never enough
This is it. Stan never thought he was never all that great at singing, but Kyle always told him that he loved his singing voice. 'Well, it's now or never...' Stan quickly thought. Kyle was about to change his voice to match the male's part of the song, but he was interrupted by Stan.
If I could change the world overnight
There'd be no such thing as goodbye
You'll be standing right where you were
And we'd get the chance we deserve
Kyle looked behind him, and was firstly shocked at what he saw. He saw Stan, right behind him, singing along to the song. 'How did he get in?' Kyle thought. Then Kyle cursed at himself. The spare key. He didn't do anything, and he didn't pause the song. Nothing could stop him from listening to Stan's singing voice. As much anger as he had towards him at the moment.
Try to deny it as much as you want
But in time our feelings will show
'Cause sooner or later, we'll wonder why we gave up
The truth is everyone knows
Stan hit the high note probably better than Kyle did at the end of his verse. However, Kyle joined in, because now they were going to sing together.
Almost
Almost is never enough
So close to being in love
If I would have known that you wanted me
The way I wanted you, oh
Then maybe we wouldn't be two worlds apart
But right here in each others arms
Both looked at each other with great intensity. Neither of them stopped singing, and they didn't break eye contact, but neither of them have said a word to each other besides the song's lyrics. Hell, they haven't even said 'hello' or 'fuck you' to each other yet.
And we almost
We almost knew what love was
But almost is never enough
Both of them stopped for a moment. They let the imaginary back up singers sing their part. Both of them still didn't break eye contact, and they stayed silent. They just looked at each other. Kyle started to smile a bit. He was starting to forgive Stan, and this helped Stan believe that he was on the right track. The both of them sang the rest of the song, looking at each other.
oh, huh oh
(Oh baby) hmm
(You know) oh
(You know baby)
(Almost)
Baby baby baby (is not enough baby)
huh huh
(huh yeah)
And we can deny it as much as we want
But in time our feelings will show
'Cause sooner or later, we'll wonder why we gave up
The truth is everyone knows
Almost
Almost is never enough (is never in enough babe)
(We were) so close to being in love (So close)
If I would have known that you wanted me (that you wanted me)
The way I wanted you, babe
Then maybe we wouldn't be two worlds apart
But right here in each others arms
Stan and Kyle were perfectly in sync. No wonder people thought they always were more than best friends. It was always so suspicious when they were always knew what the other was thinking. Kinda like siblings, but at an even closer level, if that was possible.
And we we almost
We almost knew what love was (baby)
But almost is never enough
Almost
(You know) hey
(You know baby)
(Almost)
(Is never enough baby) never
(At all)
(Hey ey ey)
Then... the song stopped as the instrumental faded. Both of them didn't say anything at first, but then Kyle spoke up.
"Is that your idea of an apology?" Kyle smirked and chuckled. It's not like he didn't like Stan singing along, he very much enjoyed it.
"I'm sorry? I came here because you should apologize to me. You never let me respond to your little outbreak." Stan said it with a calm tone, but Kyle was still hurt by his harsh words. Could he blame Kyle? It's not like he had 'I understand' written on his face. It was more like 'This is my best friend?'.
"What do you mean?" Kyle asked.
"Let me just show you."
Then, the moment both of them were waiting for all day. Stan leaned forward, and pressed his lips onto Kyle's. Kyle's eyes were widened at first, but he then returned the kiss. There was no tongue, since it was their first kiss, and they didn't want to push it too hard. Both of them were fine with this. After a while, Stan pulled away, in desperate need of air.
"Let me tell you what I have to say before you storm off and make me worry the way I did."
Kyle smirked. This was going to be the beginning of a beautiful relationship. But, there was a problem. Literally everyone else in South Park. How would they react? South Park is filled with homophobic people, and it was guaranteed that they would get into trouble around every corner. But, Kyle didn't give a shit. Neither did Stan.
Because they had each other.
End of Chapter 9.
Fuck! I know this is a short chapter compared to the others I have posted, and I would normally come up with a lazy excuse, but I think what happened in the chapter kinda speaks for itself. Leave a review, and tell me what you think! Don't worry, the story isn't over! This chapter has a happy ending, but the story continues!
