(AN: They're in high school, they're Juniors.)
Stan's POV
"Hey Stan!" Butters rushes up to me.
"Oh Hey Butters, what's up?" I smile
"The couch wants you to take these to the boys locker room." He hands me a pile of neatly folded towels.
"Really?" He nods, I sigh and make my way over there.
Craig's POV
I go into the locker room after P.E., Cartman walks in and takes a few steps back.
"Oh! P-U!" Cartman exclaims
"What?" I ask
"Dude Craig!" Cartman covers his nose.
"What?" I ask again
"Dude you smell like shit!" Cartman exclaims
"I do..?" I ask
"Yes! You've gotta shower man!"
I sigh and get my things to shower, I get in the shower and get rid of the 'stink' that I have according to Cartman. I hear a ton of shuffling.
When I get out of the shower nobody is there I look around, a towel wrapped around my waist. I look around for anyone, once I see Stan, I jump and my towel drops. Stan turns around and stares attentively at my now exposed lower half. I'm quick to pick up my towel and cover it, but he still looks.
"Craig..." He says
"Dude quit looking!" I hide myself a bit.
"Maybe don't flaunt it around the locker room." Stan puts the towels on the shelves. "Get your clothes on, the final bell just rang." He adds
I walk over and put my clothes on. Then go to the door. Stan is already there, trying to get it open.
"We're locked in." He states
"No way..." I push on the door. It is.
I sigh and begin looking for something to smash the door with. Nothing. I'm not breaking anything.
"Let's just see if there's food.... or.. anything to keep us company." Stan says
"Good idea!" I respond.
It doesn't take long for us to find the plate of food, bored games, champagne..?, and massage oil. I pick up the massage oil and shake it around, giving Stan a smirk.
"Want a massage?" I joke
"Full body." Stan responds
"Oh my god I was kidding!" I exclaim
"Hey we've got time to waste." Stan walks closer to me.
"You're suggesting we massage each other while waiting to get out of here? Do you know how gay that sounds?" I ask
"I'm pretty damn gay." Stan states
"Are you serious?!" I exclaim
"I'm... not exactly straight, if that's what you're asking, I had kissed Kyle a few times and... I liked it a hell of a lot more than I liked kissing Wendy... and I tried to... Y'know... Make sweet love to her... and I couldn't really get hard... so... I think I'm gay."
"I thought Tweek and I were the only gay kids..." I lean against the lockers and sigh "but the fucker cheated on me..." I cross my arms and close my eyes, holding back tears. It happened a month ago, I'm not sure why I'm still being effected by it. "Then I thought there were three and... I was the one being cast aside.... loveless..."
Stan hugs me, and I hug him back. I shouldn't but I am. I have nobody to hide this from. No boyfriend. Nothing. So I can hug him all I want.
"I'll massage you first." Stan takes the massage oil
"Are you-"
"Take off the top half of your jacket and shirt, then lay on the ground."
I go into the shower room, throwing my jacket and shirt off. Laying on the ground. It's a few moments before Stan sits on my ass and begins oiling me up. I sigh and relax under his touch.
Once we're done massaging each other, we wash ourselves of the oil, and our clothes go back on.
He goes over to the food and takes some.
"Hey man... this is actually some good food." Stan says, picking up another piece of the food and holding it up to my mouth, I look at him a bit confused then I take it, I'm not gonna let him feed me.
"Thanks for massaging me..." I chuckle.
He nods "Sure."
"So... What happened... with you and Tweek? If you're comfortable with sharing..." Stan asks
"Well... I was gonna surprise him at work... I got him this bear I wanted him to have... but when I walked in I saw him kissing someone else... when he looked at me I was hugging the bear and... my eyes were about ready to explode in tears... I just turned around and left... he tried to follow me... to say he was just flirting with a customer and it went too far... but.... it hurt... I told him I didn't want to hear his lies... so I left him... now he's out about being with the same guy he was cheating on me with... and... I'm alone..." I take another piece of food, it's actually pretty good.
"Oh yeah... I heard about him being with someone else... being over you..."
"I did so much for him... I gave him so much love and he threw me away."
Stan gives me another hug, and I lean into it. "I never tried so hard... and it was for nothing..."
"Did you think you were gonna marry him?" Stan asks
I sigh, then nod "yes... I did... I wanted to... I thought we were perfect for each other... but he fell out of it... I guess I'm just... gonna be alone forever..."
"Craig... you're only sixteen... you have time to find another love... someone who treats you right..."
"Tweek was a soft, nice, gorgeous, emotional... he treated me right... until it all went happened... I loved him.. I'm over him... but it's just so fucked up. I've been alone for a months... and I realised how dependent I am... I just want love Stan... I want someone to care..." I feel so vulnerable, and I'm showing it, I don't really care either.
"That's not a bad thing to want, Craig. Some people just crave the company of another person, in some ways that can be sexual and in other ways it can just be... for love." Stan says
I nod "I want someone to kiss... I want someone to love... I don't want sex... that was something Tweek and I made sure of... I told him I didn't want sex... that I wanted to wait... he didn't have the same opinion... but he respected mine..." I get up out of Stan's arms "Why am I telling you all this?"
"Well... It could be, because you trust me." Stan answers
"It could be..." I turn to face him.
He steps toward me. "Y'know... I recently came out."
"As gay?"
"Yes."
"Suddenly you're in here with the other single gay kid. This can't be coincidence..."
We both sit in silence for a few moments.
"Cartman told me to shower because I smelt like shit." I tell him
"Butters told me to bring towels in here." He responds
"It was probably Cartman's idea."
"Yeah probably"
"Why?"
"Because 'people who are the same belong together' he says." Stan rolls his eyes
I blush lightly and laugh nervously.
"I-I... heh... okay..." I rub my arm
"He was behind Token and Nichole dating too."
"Is he gonna be right about this again?" I ask, quickly covering my mouth and laughing nervously.
"Do you... want him to be?"
"I never do... but I also can't deny my growing feelings for you."
"I can't either." Stan steps closer and takes my hand. I blush and our faces inch toward one another. Before I know it, we're kissing.
When we part, the entire atmosphere has changed, and we hear the door open. It's all ruined.
Next thing I know we're outside, blankets around us as we clutch cups of cocoa. We're sitting on the curb next to one another. His arm around me.
"Boyfriends?" Stan asks
"Yes." I answer
We kiss once more, though it's short lived because of the people around.
