Chapter 4 - Damage Hurts Part 2
When Wendy arrived home she knew that she was going to get a long talking to. She still felt that she didn t do anything wrong. She was just too blinded by her anger to see the truth.
"Wendy, Your mother and I are both shocked at what you have done. This is something that we never thought that you would have a problem with. We taught you better than to judge people for who they are or who they love. We know that you loved Stan, but he has the right to be who he wants to be, doesn t he?" Mr. Testaburger asked.
Wendy just remand silent. She would never admit that she didn't do the right thing.
"Wendy, we re going to have to do something we've never had to do before and that is to ground you for three weeks. That means no going out and no using your computer or cell phone. Now go to your room," Mrs. Testaburger said.
Wendy just let out a huff and headed up to her room.
At Stan's House
Stan arrived home with his mother right behind him.
"Mom, I thought that you were going back to work?" Stan asked.
"I'm going to, I just need to talk to you first," Sharon said and headed towards the couch.
Sharon took a seat and patted the seat next to her. Stan took the hint and sat down beside her.
"Stanley, I want you to know that I'm happy that you are who you are. I know that you were probably afraid about the way I would react and I understand. I know that things have been hard ever since your father and I split up and I haven't really been myself. But just understand that I will always love you," Sharon said pulling Stan into a hug.
"I'm sorry I didn't say anything before. I just knew that you had enough on your plate to deal with already. At the same time I knew that if Kyle's parents found out it would be bad for him," Stan explained, pulling out of the hug.
"Well tomorrow I'm going to go over there. For tonight, I think they need time to cool off," Sharon said, "Well, I better get back to work. I'll be working late so don't wait up.
"Wait, Mom, what about what I did to Cartman today?" Stan asked.
"Well, I think you've been through a lot today, so don't worry about it. Just don't let it happen again, okay?" She answered and walked out the front door.
Stan was surprised by his lack of punishment but he had bigger things to think about. His mom wanted him to wait until tomorrow to do anything, but he knew that it would be too late by then. He had to figure something out to help.
"Don't worry, Kyle. I'm going to get you out of there somehow," Stan said softly as he headed up the stairs to his room.
Kyle's House
As soon as Kyle and his parents arrived home he tried to dart up to his room but was quickly stopped by his parents yells.
"Kyle, I think we need to have a talk about what has been going on with you lately," Sheila said while she and Gerald took a seat at the kitchen table. Kyle reluctantly took a seat across from them.
"Ma, Dad, what's so wrong about what I have with Stan? He cares about me and I care about him so why do you have a problem with it?" Kyle asked.
"It's not right, Kyle! And we don't want to hear that boys name again. He did this to you and now me and your mother have to fix it!" Gerald yelled.
"Fix it! You mean try to fix me! You want to take away what makes me me. I was this way long before Stan and I did anything and I will always say his name no matter what you tell me to do!" Kyle yelled back.
"Enough of this! The Rabbi will be here early tomorrow morning and he will do whatever it takes to heal you!" Sheila yelled.
"So you re saying that I have no choice in this. No matter what you do to me I'm never going to change!" Kyle yelled getting up from the table.
"Go to your room, Kyle, and stay there until tomorrow. We are your parents and you re going to do what we say. Now GO!" Gerald yelled pointing to the stairs.
Kyle ran up the stairs to his room and slammed the door and locked it behind him. He collapsed to the floor and began to cry. He couldn t understand why his parents would do this to him.
Ten minutes passed when Kyle stopped crying and he realized that there was only one choice open to him. He had to leave. He had to run away from his parents. So Kyle grabbed his back pack and pulled out all of his books, stuffing it with clothes until it was about to burst. He had to wait until it was late and his parents were asleep. He figured that they told Ike not to say anything to him. He made sure that there was no sounds coming from downstairs, then he opened his window and dropped down the emergency ladder from under his bed. He grabbed his bag and climbed down.
Once he reached solid ground, he made his way from the backyard to the street using the gate. From there it was only a few minutes walk to Stan's house. He only hoped that his parents didn't figure out that he was gone until he was safely there.
Stan's House
Stan paced back and forth in his room trying to figure out the best way to get his Boyfriend out of his house and away from his parents. He noticed briefly that it was almost midnight and time was running out. He began to head out of his room when he heard tapping on his window. At first he figured it was just a bird or something on the branch of the tree outside just trying to find food, but then he heard it again this time more louder.
Stan walked over and opened his curtains and saw Kyle sitting on the branch. Stan quickly opened his window and pulled Kyle inside.
"Damn it, Kyle, you know it's not safe to climb that branch!" Stan said pulling Kyle into a tight hug.
"I know but I had to. I didn't want to be seen by anyone just in case my parents were looking for me," Kyle said softly.
"I'm glad you re here. I was about to head over there to get you but I was worried that they had locked you inside somewhere," Stan said kissing the red head on the cheek.
"If I had waited til morning there s no telling what would have happened to me. They would have probably sent me away. I couldn't let that happen," Kyle answered tightening his hold on Stan.
"I would have figured out how to get to you first," Stan reassured. Kyle gave Stan a light kiss on the lips and smiled.
"I know you would have," Kyle said confidently.
"Are you hungry or anything?" Stan asked.
Kyle simply shook his head, "If anything I'm tired, he said.
Stan took Kyle's hand and walked over to his bed. Stan then took his shirt off as well as his pants, leaving only his boxers. Kyle blushed a bit seeing his boyfriend half naked in front of him. Stan let out a light laugh and slipped under the blankets. Kyle did the same and slipped under the covers as well.
"Sorry that my bed is so small, but if we sleep close to each other it should be fine," Stan said.
"It s okay," Kyle said wrapping his arms around Stan's body.
"Good night, Kyle," Stan said.
"Good night, Stan," Kyle said in return.
They shared a simple kiss and quietly drifted off to sleep in each others arms.
The Next Morning
Sharon arrived home early in the morning. She didn t want to wake her son but she decided to check on him at least. When she opened his door she saw her son and Kyle sleeping soundly wrapped in each others arms. Sharon simply smiled. Before she had a chance to close the door Stan awoke and saw his mother.
He was close to panicking until he saw his mother mouth the words "It's ok" and smile. He nodded and mouthed "Thank you" back and rested his head back on his pillow and fell asleep again.
Sharon left the room and headed to her own room to write a simple note that she placed on Stan's door before going to bed.
It was another two hours before Kyle woke up. He saw that it was a little after 9 from the clock above Stan's door. He looked over and saw Stan sleeping silently with a gentle smile. Kyle couldn't resist and planted a kiss on those lips. Stan awoke and saw Kyle watching him.
"I'm so glad I get wake up next to you," Stan said softly.
"I am too," Kyle said back.
"My mom saw us in bed together this morning," Stan said.
"What did she say?" Kyle asked worriedly.
"She just said that it was ok," Stan said.
"Are you sure? I mean wouldn't it have come as a shock to her to see you and me half naked and in bed with each other?" Kyle said incredulously.
It was then that Stan noticed a sticky note stuck to his door. Stan got of bed and got the note then walked back over to Kyle. They read it together. It simply said, "Kyle can stay as long as he needs to. We can talk later. Love mom". Stan put the note on his night stand.
"Well, there you have it," he said simply.
"I'm glad she's ok with it. I bet right now my parents are figuring out that I'm not there. I wonder if they'll even bother looking for me," Kyle sighed.
"We re going to figure this out, Kyle, and I think I have just the person that can give us some advice," Stan said starting to get dressed.
"Who?" Kyle asked.
"Just get dressed. I'll tell you when were on the way," Stan said kissing the red head on the cheek.
Kyle pulled out some clothes from his bag and got dressed. Both teens then headed down the stairs into the living room. Stan figured that his mom would be ok if he used her car. He grabbed her keys from the counter in the kitchen, but before they could reach the garage they heard frantic knocking on the front door.
"Well I think we both know who that is," Kyle said with a sigh.
"We do this together. This time I'm not going to let them take you away," Stan said taking Kyle's hand in his.
Both boys walked over to the front door and opened it. There stood Kyle's mom looking like she was about to explode. There was a metal screen door in front of the door blocking her way in.
"Kyle, you come out here right now! You re in a lot of trouble, young man!" Sheila exclaimed.
Stan was about to yell back at her but Kyle spoke first.
"No, I'm staying here. I'm not going to let you punish me for something that you find wrong, and I'm not going to let you take me away from Stan," Kyle said firmly.
"You will come out of that house right now! You are under 18 and you will still listen to me and your father!"Sheila yelled back.
"Well, Dad should have told you that as long as I'm 16 in this state I don't have to go anywhere with you. So deal with it!" Kyle said closing the door.
"Kyle that was incredible. Was that true?" Stan asked.
"Partly. I might have to go to court at some point, but for now they can't do anything about it," Kyle said.
For a few minutes there was insistent pounding on the door before it fell silent. Kyle saw his parents drive away.
"Well I guess we can get going now," Stan said. They made it into Stan's mother's car and took off.
"So where are we going?" Kyle asked as they drove past the main part of town.
"Were going to the only gay adult couple in town," Stan said.
"You mean Big Gay Al and Mr. Slave?" Kyle asked.
"Yeah, If anyone can give us advice on what we can do about your parents and the school it would be them," Stan said.
They arrived not to long after and found Big Gay Al sitting on a bench on his porch reading the paper
Stan and Kyle got out of the car and walked up the sidewalk. Al saw them and happily waved them over.
"Well hello, Stanley and you too, Kyle. How are you two doing?" Al asked with smile.
"We re fine, how bout you?" Stan asked.
"I'm super thanks for asking. So what can I do for you boys today?"Al asked.
"We both came to ask you and Mr. Slave for some advice. You see, we re dating and things haven't been going well so far," Kyle said.
"Well, I'm so happy for you. Of course we can help you boys out, come on in," Al said opening the door to his house.
The boys followed him in and took a seat on the leather sofa in the middle of the room.
"Slave, dear, we have guests," Al said walking into the kitchen.
"Well hello, Stan and Kyle, it's been a long time," Mr. Slave said taking a seat across from the boys as Al sat next to him.
The boys saw that Mr. Slave and Al hadn't changed very much over the years. They looked a bit older and Mr. Slave didn't wear his usual leather pants or vest though he seemed used to it. Stan and Kyle both explained what had occurred in the last two days since they had started dating. Once they were done they waited for Al and Mr. Slave's thoughts on the matter.
"Oh, Jesus, you boys have been through hell," Mr. Slave said.
"It's never easy, but it sounds like it all happened way too fast. But at least you have each other in this. Kyle, I think the best thing to do is to give your parents time and wait for them to decide what to do," Al said softly with a smile.
"At the same time, they might never change their mind about it. That's what my parents did. They tried to change me and I wouldn't let them. But your both happy just like Al and I am," Mr. Slave said.
They all talked a bit more and enjoyed a nice breakfast. Stan and Kyle felt much better after the talk but knew that they had to talk some sense into Kyle's parents. They had to know if there was even a chance that they would accept it.
I hope you all enjoyed chapter 4. Sorry again for the wait. The story is almost over. Thanks everyone for reviewing. The next chapter will be posted in a week. Please keep up the reviews!