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#5 - Panic and Trust

Tweek and Craig walked in silence, with Tweek asking Craig some questions. Granted, it was short answered responses ( which he expected ) , but nonetheless he counted it as progress. Tweek has this urge to befriend the taller boy, and he didn't know why. He wanted to get as far away from him as possible, yet wanted to learn about him.

' Why move to SouthPark when he lived in Peru?
How is he all buddy buddy with the two most pooular boys in class ? Did he pay them ? Are they kidnapping Me ?!? Are they going to sell me like my dad wanted to ?!? Did my dad pay them to sell me ??!?! OH SWEET JEEZ THEY'RE SELLING ME AREN'T THEY '

Tweek was visibly shaking at this point, thermos rapidly vibrating in his grasp. Craig noticed the boy freaking out, but had absolutely no idea what to do. It was his first day here and he already is experiencing something he couldn't control. Great

He looked to Token and Clyde for help, yet they were too busy in their own world. Craig sighed and maintained his composure. " Tweek ? " he asked. Tweek looked up with a " GAH " and frantic looking eyes Craig's eyes softened, mostly out of pity, and grabbed Tweek's shoulders softly.

He turned Tweek to him making Tweek look directly up at him in confusion, still shaking. " Uh.. can you match your breathing with mine? "
he asked cautiously

Tweek tried to, yet kept trembling and shaking. His breathing was getting worse.

' shit shit shit shiiit why would they leave me alone with him ? I suck with people, what the hell do i do ?? '

Craig looked around, seatching for anyone, ANYONE that could help the poor kid infront of him. A familiar orange parka boy came into view and Craig immediately knew what to do. " Wait here " he told Tweek softly, not waiting for a response.

Craig jogged over to Kenny, who was talking to Kyle at the moment. " McCormick ! "
Kenny turned to look at the figure in front of him, smirking when he saw who was coming. " Woah Tucker, you seem excited. What? Want to head somewhere more private so quickly? Sorry dude I only take appointments now- "

Craig disregarded what Kenny said, and pulled him by the arm, heading in Tweek's direction. "You know the blonde kid right ? Tweek or whatever ? " Kenny's eyes went into panic " Tweekers ?!  Where is he ? He okay ? "

Craig shook his head, walking a little faster now. " Panic attack. Didn't know what to do. Tried to help but just made him worse " he replied.
Kenny scowled letting go from Craigs grasp, walking faster by Craig's side, slightly ahead of him.

" What the fuck Craig, first day back and you do this shit " Tweek came into view, Token and Clyde croutched down beside them. Tweek was kneeling, whispering to himself and grabbing his hair.

" It's not my fault the kid's fucked up-" " Shut the fuck up Craig" Kenny retorted immediately, running over to Tweek. He smiled at the two boys trying to comfort him. Tweek noticed Kennys presence and jumped into his arms. Kenny pulled down his hood and held Tweek, stroking his hair and humming a tune.

Clyde, Token, and Craig watched the scene unfold. Craig felt uneasy for some reason, something was bothering him and he couldn't pinpoint what.

" Dude, 10 bucks they're gay " Clyde whispered. Token slapped his head " Seriously ? Tweek just had a panic attack ! Nows not the time to worry over their love life. But they do seem pretty close.." Token mumbled the last part which made Clyde snicker.

Craig just continued to stare blankly at Kenny and Tweeks little... thing. Tweek seemed to immediately feel better when he felt Kenny wrap his arms around him. Oh that hurt, Craig felt a pang of guilt because he was semi the reason he had an attack.

The two got up, Kenny whispering something to Tweek, which he replied by shaking his head. Kenny kissed the top of Tweeks head and ruffled his hair. He waved goodbye and made his way toward Craig.

He placed a hand on his shoulder and leaned into his ear, Craig visibly stiffening and glaring in disgust. " If he does that again and me or Butters arent around, do what I did. Hold him, stroke his hair, hum whatever song, doesn't really matter what. I'm counting on you, Tucker" Kenny's voice was laced with venom, but there was also a hint of sadness towards the end.

" That's gay . " Craig replied shrugging Kenny off of him. " Do it or you'll fucking regret it. And besides, don't think I don't see you checking me out " Kenny winked and made his way back to where he was.

Craig audibly gagged which made Kenny and Clyde laugh. He could just refuse, yet something told him to go with what he said, which was... kinda gay but nobody would know, so he didn't really care.

Tweek was better and was now talking to Token and Clyde. Clyde bombarding Tweek with questions. " Tweek Tweak I've known you for 40 minutes and you're already bragging about how non single you are, Get a room dude ! But do tell me more about the ya know " Clyde said making kissy faces towards the air, leaving Tweek  to blush profoundly and wave his hands in the air.

Tweek managed to say a few words before Clyde interrupted him again " He does that to everyone ! He kisses me and Leo NGHH all the time " Clyde wasnt convinced and kept pestering him, poking him on the sides making Tweek jump and laugh a little. Token sighed in amusement and grabbed Clyde by the arm signaling him to stop.

They told the two other friends that they'll be headed toward the car and to meet them there. Tweek turned his attention to Craig, feeling embarrassed by the scene he had caused a couple minutes ago.

" Uh Err Craig ? I'm sorry about that, I do that sometimes but it usually doesn't get so bad hnn. " he aplogized, his hands fiddling with his half empty thermos.

" It's fine, guess i'm some sort of backup if Kenny or Butters arent around i guess. Get used to me, as you can see I am a bundle of excitement " Craig answered making jazz hands.

Tweek softly giggled, not feeling as intimidated by the taller boy as he was before. Craig couldnt help but smile, it was a small one granted, but it was still pretty big to Tweek. " Cmon lets go, seems like you're running low on your coffee "

They made it to the car finding Clyde looking for a song to play while Token was on his phone, behind the steering wheel.