" Is this Tweek Tweak?" asked a familiar voice. Ken took in a deep breath. He had missed that voice, the voice of reason. The voice of one of the few people that had ever treated him like a human.
" Yeah, its me and Ken. Your on speaker phone," Tweek spoke fast and anxious. His fingers began to twist together violently. Kenny could tell he was close to a breakdown just from hearing the voice of someone from home. It must bring back so many memories.
" It's real nice to hear your voice, dude," Kenny said without thinking. Tweekk blinked at him with wide eyes but Kenny just shrugged. He moved around the table to pull Tweek's finger apart before he hurt himself. He massaged them in between his own hands and gave them a quick kiss.
" Wow! I can't believe it! Stan! It's them! KEn and Tweek! Yeah together!" Kyle yelled one side of a conversation. Of course he had told Stan. He tells Stan everything. Kenny shouldn't have expected anything else. He dropped his head to the table with a bang.
" Sorry guys. Just… we didn't know if you guys were even alive. Or together. We tried so hard to find you guys. Crag was devastated when you left Tweek." Tweek's whole body tensed at the mention of Craig. Ken reached up and brushed his hair softly.
" Why don't you go take your meds, babe. I'll talk to Kyle," he whispered in his ear. Tweek nodded and robotically stood up. " Well I'm glad you guys missed us.I don't know why you would bother trying so hard. We didn't want to be found." Ken paused for a minute and continued. " How much have you told Craig about finding us?"
He heard a shuffle on the other and and something hitting the floor. It took a few seconds for the commotion to end but then a new voice came over the line. "He told me everything," came the chilled monotone voice from the other end. Kenny nearly choked and quickly took the phone off speaker. If Tweek heard that voice there is no telling what would happen.
"Hello, Craig," he mumbled. What else was there to say.
" I was so excited when I heard you guys were together. That means there is someone there to take care of Tweek." Kenny couldn't keep himself from snorting. Craig was putting on a show for the others in the room and they were probably soaking it all up.
" Like you care. Tweek is fully capable of taking care of himself." Kenny was surprised by the venom he heard in his own voice. He didn't realize how angry he still was after all this time. "Put Kyle back on the phone."
" I'm not putting Kyle back on until Tweek talks to me. He left me for you! I deserve to hear what he has to say!" Craig suddenly shouted. Ken could feel himself shaking with anger. Had he really deluded himself? Of course he had. Craig never took responsibility for anything.
" Ken?" Tweek's voice whimpered from the doorway of the kitchen. "Put it back on speaker, Ken. I know it's him." Ken stared at him with uncertainty. He was afraid he couldn't handle the pressure of speaking to Craig after so long. He had to let him make up his own mind though. He placed the phone on the table and pressed the speaker button.
" Hi, Craig," Tweek murmurs, barely above a whisper. "How have you been?"
" How have I been?" Craig growled. " How have I been? I don't know, Tweek. I've spent the better part of four years trying to find you! And for the life of me I can't figure out why when you left me for someone else!"
Kenny felt Tweek tense beside him. His hands turned to fists at his sides and his teeth ground together. Apparently, Tweek was still angry after all this time as well. Kenny intertwined his fingers with Tweek's. "I didn't leave you for Ken and you damn well know it!" He shouted. Kenny could hear, probably Kyle, rushing back in the room on the other end. " I left you because you are a cheater and a liar! You broke me, Craig."
Tears were falling down Tweek's cheeks. It broke Kenny's heart to watch him cry over Craig all over again. Those tears had stopped flowing years ago and they should of stayed that way. " We are done talking to you. Tell Kyle he can call this number after six tomorrow but only if you aren't around."
Tweek hit the end call button with certainty. HIs body began to shake, a sob breaking from his throat. He fell into Kenny's open arms like they were home. Kenny pulled him to the bedroom, comforting as they went. He held him until his breath evened out with sleep.