Together Forever, Honey (Killer Creek AU)

Chapter 4: 1 down

The next day came quicker than Tweek could comprehend, but he didn't dread waking up today. He was excited to go to school and get to see Clyde and maybe even hang out with him again. He had a lot of fun playing games and joking around with him yesterday, more fun than he'd had in a long time. He continued with his normal morning routine, taking a shower, brushing his teeth, getting dressed, making coffee, kissing mom goodbye, and walking to school. The blonde plugged his earbuds in and started his way alone to school. While picking the playlist he'd listen to, he noticed that Craig hadn't texted him good morning nor had he met up with him to walk to school , which was weird since Craig wasn't one to be inconsistent as of lately. Tweek shrugged it off, not wanting to let it bother him. In fact, you could say he was relieved to see Craig potentially laying off a bit. 

Tweek soon made it to school with a smile on his face, swiftly rushing through the many student bodies to their hang out spot from before. He saw Token was already there, but no Clyde or Craig. "Where's Clyde?" Tweek asked Token with a slightly disgruntled expression. Token gave the same amount of worry and confusion with the help of a shrug, "No idea man, he didn't walk with me today and hasn't answered my texts." The blonde furrowed his brow and brought out his phone, pulling up Clyde's number and calling him. 4 empty rings later, "heya man, this is Clyde Donovan you're calling! Sorry I can't answer right now, I'm probably busy getting mad puss, haha! Leave a message after the beep-" he was left with the voicemail and hung up. Token looked with worry and Tweek shook his head, "no answer..." He called a few more times  just in case Clyde might be sleeping in, but to no luck. "He might be sick today" Token said, trying to keep a positive attitude. It wasn't uncommon for Clyde to stay home over things as miniscule as a cold, so this was reasonable, but he didn't seem sick at all yesterday. It might've been all the junk they ate.

Tweek nodded in agreement to Token's statement and gave a small smile, "Yeah, he's probably got a stomach ache from all the junk last night, he'll be ok." Token smiled in return and nodded, "Guess we'll just wait for Craig then." Time passed as the school bell rang for 1st period and Craig still wasn't here.  Token gave Tweek a reassuring smile before walking off to his 1st period, not really being one to comfort people, but it didn't bother Tweek all that much. He smiled back to Token and head off to his 1st period too, the thought of Clyde and Craig lingering at the back of his head. 

The rest of the school day past like usual, minus Clyde and Craig, but Tweek was just fine hanging out with Token. He was actually funnier than he portrayed himself. As the last school bell of the day rang, releasing the kids from school for the rest of their day, student bodies flooded from the school doors as they were eager to get home our go out with friends. Tweek began his walk home without Craig and it felt quite liberating, plugging his earbuds in per usual and enjoying the trees and nature as he walked. He soon got home, unlocking the door and walking inside, receiving a friendly greeting from his mother in the kitchen, "welcome home, honey!". "Hey mom." He replied, making his way up to his room and throwing his backpack onto his desk chair. He took his shoes off and began to unwind in the comfort of his room, almost forgetting that Craig existed until he received a text from him. "Hey honey, sorry I didn't make it to school, woke up sick today." Tweek sighed, reluctantly replying, "It's ok Craig, you didn't miss much of anything." He put his phone down on his bed and went downstairs to make himself some coffee.

Once the blonde entered the kitchen, he saw his mom stirring something in a pot and reading something on her phone. He walked over to the coffee pot and poured himself some pre-made coffee into his favourite mug. "Tweek, honey, did you hear the news? It's awful!" his mom said, looking to him with a concerned expression, "No, what news?" He clenched on his mug nervously. Was it about Clyde...? No it couldn't be, he just saw him last night and he was doing fine. "Mr. Donovan's kid went missing last night after you got home! It's truly awful to hear..." Tweek's heart dropped. He clenched tighter onto his mug as to not drop it, but he didn't know what to say. "W-What... mom you're not kidding right...?" He stuttered out, "Poor Mr. Donovan, first his wife and now his only son...This is terrible! I'm going to text him." his mom began rambling and Tweek slowly trudged upstairs, still processing the news. Clyde was just fine when he left. He was home, he was ok.