Summary So Far

Craig and Tweek's relationship was progressing ever since Craig admitted his evolving feelings. Kyle and Stan fell for Tweek soon after, causing drama and misunderstandings. Kenny suggests it is part of a bigger plot and makes plans with Tweek to confront his main suspect. Unexpectedly Craig's friends, Clyde and Token, also fell for Tweek, upsetting him greatly.

Chapter 9: Till Death Do Us Part II

It was an understatement to say Craig was worried. Tweek had so far disappeared for two days after that strange episode with their friends. He stood at the doorstep of his boyfriend's house, with one hand raised hesitantly about to press the doorbell and the other hand clutching his phone tightly. Tweek has been ignoring all his messages and calls, which was unusual considering how paranoid he is about replying immediately. This means he doesn't want to talk, therefore Craig knew he was directly imposing himself on his boyfriend by visiting uninvited. Sighing deeply, the raven-haired boy lowered his hand.

Suddenly the door swung open, causing Craig to flinch back. "Craig, are you going to stand out here for another 10 minutes? Or you can come in and have some of our new home-grown coffee?" asked a tall brown-haired man in a mellow voice.

"Erm… no thanks Mr Tweak. Is Tweek home?" asked Craig politely. It was way too late to back out now.

"Please come on in," Tweek's dad answered smoothly with an awkward smile, moving aside for the boy in blue. "He is upstairs in his room. He's been quite upset about something."

Craig nodded, before entering the house. As he moved up the stairs he heard the suppressed sounds of high-pitched mumbling. "Oh god they're all going to get me!" The stoic boy frowned in response, it hurt him whenever his boyfriend was this distressed. Craig made sure he created enough noise to announce his arrival, before gently opening the bedroom door.

"Cr-Craig!" Tweek looked at the other boy with wide green-blue eyes in genuine surprise. He was sitting on his bed clutching the fidget spinner Craig bought for him, what felt like ages ago. The raven-haired boy noticed the tired rings around his boyfriend's eyes and his blond hair, normally untamed, was now a completely wild mess. "Wha-what are you doing here?" Tweek uttered in disbelief, scrambling away to the furthest corner on his bed.

Craig sighed. He was stuttering with him now, a sure sign that he was uncomfortable with his presence. "I needed to see my boyfriend," he stated; the blond boy visibly flinched after he uttered the word boyfriend. Frowning, Craig slowly moved towards the bed and sat down a good distance away. "Why haven't you been returning my calls Tweek?" he asked calmly without any judgement.

"I-I… um, I ca-can't Craig…" stammered the blond boy almost incoherently. His eyes started to water. "I-I'm sorry Craig…" whispered Tweek, looking away in embarrassment.

"You have nothing to be sorry about," Craig stated firmly. He wanted to move closer and hold the smaller boy, but that desire was overruled by what his boyfriend needs. "Please honey, tell me what has made you upset," he asked softly.

Tweek shook his head. "I-I can't say… I-I'm so s-sorry," he repeated, covering his face to hide the falling tears.

"I already know about what happened with Clyde and Token." Craig noticed his boyfriend's posture stiffen at this statement. "They promised to leave you alone."

"I don't want you to choose between me and your best friends," admitted Tweek in an uncharacteristically steady tone, despite his trembling frame. "They were there for you before me, so maybe it's better for you if we…"

"No." Craig interrupted immediately. "Don't even think that. What is better for me is for my boyfriend to be happy. I don't give a damn if that means I'll have to give up everything else, because I'll always have you."

Craig was suddenly tackled; warm arms wrap tightly around him. Shifting around more carefully, he returned the hug. He felt each deep breath as the smaller boy cried out. "Cr-Craig…" Tweek managed to say between sobs, dampening his boyfriend's blue shirt. "Is this real? Would you ever forgive me for being so selfish if it wasn't?"

Craig was confused at those questions, so instead he silently held Tweek closer.

"Craig, you should really go to your own classes." Tweek lightly scolded the taller boy as they left the classroom. The stoic boy just shook his head in response, instead grabbing the other boy's hand in defiance. "I'll be ok by myself," sighed the blond boy. However, his soft smile and the gentle squeeze of his hand told Craig that the other boy didn't actually mind.

Tweek stopped suddenly in his tracks when he noticed from a distance that someone in bright orange was leaning nonchalantly against his own locker. His body couldn't help but shudder in an instinctual reaction to those piercing ice-blue eyes, the only clear reminder that this was the same person who hurt him that night a few days ago. The mysterious boy's blond brows were briefly taut as he looked back at the pair in disappointment, before his facial expressions was quickly replaced by a neutral mask.

"I will catch up with you later, Craig." Tweek said quietly as he tried to slip his hand away from the other's grip.

"No." Craig stated simply as he frowned at his boyfriend, then turned to give Kenny his best glare.

"Craig please trust me," replied the blond boy. "Kenny is just a friend who wants to help the both of us. I will tell you about it later." The raven-haired boy paused for a moment, before sighing deeply as he reluctantly let go of the other boy's hand.

"Ok babe. Just make sure call me if you feel even slightly uncomfortable." Craig requested in a dejected voice, before turning around slowly and walking away. Tweek moved the other way towards his locker and it's apparently new guardian, whose form is that of an orange cladded blond boy.

The leanly built boy stood up straight as the other boy approached, his hands resting casually in his coat's pockets. "It has been a while." Kenny's voice was muffled by the bright orange parka which covered his face, however Tweek could understand him. "Hm. I don't think he likes me very much." A pair of enigmatic blue eyes looked over the shorter boy's shoulder, towards the spot Craig previously occupied.

"S-sorry about that!" blurted out the twitching boy. Tweek got out his empty thermos flask from his backpack; messing around with it always helped to calm himself down when he was nervous. "Cra-Craig doesn't trust many people now days."

"Good, you probably should do the same thing." Kenny nodded in approval. "I heard about the situation with Clyde and Token." He watched with interest as the other boy gently cradled the container of liquid, before suddenly freezing at a recent memory -

"I swear I'll get you guys back for this!" Cartman's threat reached their ears.

Kenny loudly smashed his fist onto a locker beside him, making the trembling boy flinch away on the spot. "Fuck! I just remembered Cartman even threatened them the day before it happened! It's like he's blatantly mocking us!"

"H-he threatened them!?" Tweek's eyes widened in surprise, revealing the entirety of his round blue-green irises. "Gah! O-oh god!"

"This is escalating faster than I thought." The boy in orange turned away in frustration. "To make matters worse, there is no evidence, and I still have no clear idea how he could be doing it. We must confront him now."

"Oh Jesus! R-right now?"

Kenny shook his head. "Send a text asking him to meet with you after school, at our last year's homeroom, alone." He paused for a moment, clearly hesitant about something, before continuing. "Tell him you know about how he's been messing around with your love life."

Tweek complied with the request, shoving his thermos below his underarm. His nimble fingers quickly typed out a message on his phone. "D-do you really think saying that would work?"

"Tweek, while you were away I dug into Cartman's past. I investigated his history with interfering with relationships." Oddly, Kenny hesitated for a second. "There is something I should probably tell..."

Suddenly, Tweek's phone chimed, indicating a reply message was received. "He said he'll meet me there." Swallowing, he felt his throat was dry from trepidation. "Wha-what were you saying?"

"Nothing. The fact that he responded only incriminates him further." Sighing deeply, Kenny took out a crumpled envelope hidden in his jacket pocket and offered it to the other boy. "Here. Take this."

As Tweek moved to grab the letter, he felt the rough calluses scattered across the peculiar boy's hand. "Wha-what is it?" he asked curiously.

"Hide it in here." Kenny knocked on Tweek's locker behind him with his knuckles. "Don't read it until I tell you to, or if something happens to me."

"I don't understand, what is in it?" repeated the messy-haired blond boy.

"Insurance." The cryptic boy replied simply. "After school is done you should immediately go to the meeting place. I chose that place because his last class is actually on the other side of the school campus, however I will come in later." He stood up straight, as if it emphasis their height difference, and moved closer to the smaller boy. "You will be alone with him for a few minutes."

"Jesus Christ! Why!?" Tweek squeaked out in confusion. "I-I thought we would be doing this together!" He couldn't help but notice the other individual's sudden overwhelming presence.

"No. There may be things he might say to you alone, that he wouldn't otherwise with me around." Due to the reflections of a nearby light source, the towering boy's frozen sapphire eyes appeared to glow acutely from above. "Don't worry, I will be with you shortly, and I will be watching you. Always."

I plan on releasing an unrelated very short and sweet Tweek x Craig story on Valentine's day (14th of February). Please watch out for this.

I will still update this story next weekend.

- A. Valentine