Stan Marsh Vs The World

Chapter 2

When Stan actually sees his crush in person, it's at a party.

Kendra had dragged the whole band there, calling it a gig.

Red had rolled her eyes. "Hardly a gig, we'll just be surrounded by drunk partygoers."

"Well, it's good enough practice and I already told Kylie I'd do it."

Ike had been dragged along too, and would end up filling in for Stan who ran off to talk to the boy the second he saw him.

Red just rolled her eyes. "Typical. Come on Ike, let's set up."

It wouldn't be the first time he's replaced Stan, it definitely wouldn't be the last.

Kendra looked over and gasped. "No way...no f***ing way. Oh my god, I didn't think it was actually him!"

She laughed. "I'm so telling Kylie..."

"Yep, I had my suspicions but that confirms it," Ike said.

'Which means Stan is gonna be totally screwed'

Meanwhile with the oblivious moron...

Stan went up to the boy and stood next to him, not sure how to do this.

"I've seen you in my dreams" is the line he ended up going with.

The boy looked at him. "Oh, I remember you. I forgot internal pathways aren't really a thing here, but thanks for letting me use your head to get around."

Stan laughed and looked at the floor. "Yeah, it's...it's fine. Would've been nice to have gotten your name at least, though."

The boy held out his hand. "I'm Kyle."

"Stan."

A name and a face, good progress.

"I'm gonna get a drink and watch the band play, so...I guess I'll see you around. Most likely in your dreams," Kyle said.

With a small wave, he walked away.

But Stan wasn't quite done yet and proceeded to spend the next twenty minutes following Kyle from a distance.

Until he left.

That was when Kylie found him.

"Okay, why the f***, out of all the boys in this town you could've fallen for, it had to be my brother?"

Stan didn't get it. "Your brother?"

Kendra laughed from where she stood by her girlfriend's side. "That was Kyle Broflovski, Kylie's twin brother and Ike's older brother."

"...oh, f***."

"Yeah. Stan, I'm telling you not to get with my brother for your own good. If you do decide to keep going, don't say I didn't warn you, okay?"

"What do you mean warn me? Warn me about what?"

Kendra laughed. "You'll find out~"

Kylie sighed. "What she said. And break up with Bebe if you're going to date him, okay? Or someone's gonna have to tell her."

"But let it be me! Say the word!"

"Okay, you shush, you're drunk. But Stan, seriously!"

Stan held up his hands. "I know, I've got it, I'll break up with her."

And then he didn't.

...

"How do you use Amazon?"

Kenny looked up from his magazine. "Type 'Amazon.com' and click on the first thing that comes up."

Stan did just that. "Okay...now what?"

"Well, what are you looking for?"

"The boy in my dreams."

"...I don't think you'll find him there."

"No, he delivers Amazon parcels."

Kenny put down the magazine. "You're going to buy something so he'll deliver it and you'll have an excuse to talk to him again?"

"Uh huh....you're gonna tell Stacy, aren't you?"

"Yep. Did you break up with Bebe yet?"

"No."

Kenny laughed. "Idiot."

"Thank you, I'm aware, everyone else thinks so too."

Stan picked something random and ordered it before seating himself by the front door and waiting.

And if Kenny thought he was an idiot before...

The phone rang and Stan managed to pull himself from his post to answer.

"Seriously, you're going after Kyle and you haven't broken up with Bebe?" Stacy said.

"Does everyone know who Kyle is?"

"Yeah, Kylie's my best friend so obviously I know both of her brothers. I'm surprised it never came up considering your band practices in the house he grew up in, where his brother and sister still live in."

At least he was saved when the door went. "I have to go."

Kenny took the phone from him. "I know, he's so rude, I'm sorry."

Unfortunately for Stan, it was Bebe. "Hey! Let's go shopping, the mall has a new store open today!"

"Karma just arrived for him, Stace," Kenny said.

...

It was the longest day in Stan's life, he fell asleep the second he was back.

There was two things that woke him up:

1. Kenny coming home drunk and collapsing face first into the spot next to him

and

2. Someone at the door

Stan immediately ran to the door and opened it to reveal Kyle on the other side, with his Amazon package.

"Well, we meet again," he said, handing over the box.

"Hi," Stan said.

Kyle laughed. "Hi."

"Do you...would you go out with me?"

"I would like to, yeah. I'll come by later tonight, okay?"

"Okay. Sounds good."

"Great."

"Yeah, I'd owe you anyway for using your head to get around. See you later."

Kyle smiled and left, Stan watched him leave.

Kenny whistled. "So you managed to get a date, I'm impressed. Not sure your girlfriend would be too happy, though."

"Oh f*** off," Stan replied.

He was too happy to care about anything else at that moment.