A/N So I already had this written so I though I'd post it.
I'm trying to keep the chapters short.
Also I'm attempting something the show 'Soul Eater' did with the whole
'I'm gonna end in the middle of a climax so you watch the next episode' thing.
…but there isn't much of a climax in this story.
Whatever. I'm gonna get back to studying.
Hope you enjoy! :D
Chapter 4: How Come?
After the two project partners returned home that morning, Kenny had spent the day texting Craig who had been working on their project. Now the afternoon, Kenny has decided it's about time he went to try and help the other boy and not be a total deadbeat partner.
"So how much do you have done?" Kenny falls to his friend's bed and sighs.
"Um about two minutes so far." Craig shifts slightly in his seat and drops his head to his right hand.
"Damn. How much more should we add?"
"Well genius, we need 8 minutes and I just said we have 2 done."
"Oh… Right…" Craig smirks slightly while he worked on the video. 'This kid is too much.' He plays over a clip of Tweek muttering conspiracies while pulling at his baggy shirt.
"Hey Craig?"
"Hm?"
"Why are you single?" Craig's dark eyebrows furrow at the randomness of the question.
"Why do you want to know?" 'Why do you care? Is more like it.'
"Don't be a pussy. Just answer the damn question." Craig spins his chair around to face the boy sprawled comfortably on his bed.
"Because girls are bitches." He responds flatly.
"What about boys?"
"Guys are dicks."
"Oh come on you prude. There must be a few exceptions."
"Not really."
"Am I a dick?" The boy thinks back to the many time skinny blond has helped him when no one else was around. Like the time in fourth grade when Kenny co-directed and produced 'Close up animals with a wide angle lens'.
"You swindled me out of my birthday money." He counters.
"Oh come on! Dude you know that was Catman's idea! And as if you haven't gotten that money repaid yet."
"Hm."
"So am I a dick?" Kenny sits up on the bed now. His thin figure is exposed with his hoddie removed.
"No." Craig shrugs before he spins his chair back around.
"So what would you do? Say if you hypothetically found someone who's not a dick or a bitch, what would you do?"
"I dunno, fuck. Whatever people do when they like someone?"
"Fair enough."
'I just said you aren't a dick. Fucking kid can't take a hint?' Now for the record, it's not that Craig has emotional issues expressing shit. Believe it or not, he's actually just rather shy.
Craig moves his attention back to the in-progress project. Tweek on Ritalin. Fuck if that's not a good time.
"Why you smiling Tucker?" Kennys' lanky arms fall over the teens' shoulders. Their faces are almost touching, the blond's mouth is now directly beside Craig's ear. The flirty boy passes the gestures simply and smiles at the video playing on the computer screen. "He has really nice eyes." Kenny's smile grows as he remembers filming Tweek after downing a whole cup of coffee in less then a minute.
"Actually I was just thinking the same thing." Craig remarks flatly. He tilts his head slightly only to find Kenny barley a few inches apart.
"Um Kenny?"
"Yes?"
"What are you doing?" Kenny shrugs and flashes his cheeky grin.
"Noothhhingggg…" The blond rubs his nose to Craig's. A small blush creeps it's way onto the brunettes usually expressionless face. The tint of course doesn't go unnoticed by the other who is so close very close and certainly invading Craig's personal bubble. Though to be quite honest, he doesn't really mind. At all.
"Well can you do something about that?"
"Sure." Kenny closes the space between them. Their mouths simply press together and hang there for a moment before the space is once again evident between the two. A sly yet charming grin forms on Kenny's blushing face.
'Get back here you fucking loser.' Craig wraps a hand around the standing boys neck and pulls their lips together once again. Kenny pulls the other to stand, making their positions more comfortable. Since both are pretty much the same height, their movements natural and easy. Craigs' being rather gentle and calm, while Kenny is playful and exciting. After a few heated moments the boys break apart. Kenny rests his forehead on his newfound partners as they both smile.
~X~
"Morning Tucker." Kenny approaches his new boyfriend who has his head tucked into his crossed arms over his Family Studies class' desk. The teen rolls his eyes and swiftly pulls off the sleeping boys blue chullo.
"Ugh." The irritated boy lazily looks up only to find his boyfriend's grinning face. The blond dangles the cap, which Craig quickly notices is gone. He hates it when people can see his hat hair publicly.
"Good morning!"
"Hey." Craig manages a small smile.
"Hey Heidi," Kenny puts on his charm when the girl turns away from her friend in her seat beside Craig. "Would you mind switching partners with me? I mean, at least until this project is done with?" Heidi simply rolls her eyes, grabs her belongings and stands to continue her girly conversation with her friend beside her.
"You're such a flirt." Craig rests his chin on his hand furthest from his partner.
"I just do what I do best. Speaking of doing things, what the hell were you doing all night? You look like you haven't slept in a week."
"Tetris."
"That's unhealthy."
"So is dying all the time."
"Touché." The blond twins his fingers with the boys dangling hand beside him. Craig forces himself to look away as a light blush creeps onto his cheeks. Ms. Kelly makes her way lazily into the noisy classroom to begin her lesson.