Born this way ~creek~

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Craig's mother sat on his bed rubbing Craig's forehead while her bags were right next to her.Ruby stood at the doorway smirking at craig."Its a shame you couldn't come honey,but good news clyde offered to take care of you while we're at the parade,I will see you at the end of the week.And I'll make sure to take videos of us burning the flag down for you Okay?" His mother said as Craig nodded still in bed.His mother smiled before kissing his forehead."Bye,I love you.Please make sure the fire department doesn't come back again because of Clyde." She said as Craig chuckled a bit before nodding when Clyde walked in frowning.

"Hey,That was one time." He exclaimed when ruby interrupted."You got stuck in our trash can." She said as Craig's mom just laughed before walking out."Be good boys." She said while walking down the stairs.As soon as ruby noticed she was gone,she walked towards Craig."I know you're faking,I know what faking being sick looks like.I've done it way too many times than Clyde has gotten stuck somewhere in our house,and you know that is saying a lot." She said as Craig's eyes widened."Tricia,please don't say anything." He said pleading while sitting up."Ruby!Hurry up!" They heard their father yell out.

Ruby looked at the door then at craig."First of all,you know I go by ruby.And second,I won't say anything if you give me 75% of the money you earn from speeches and from mom and dad,and I know you have a lot." She said as Craig sighed.He and Clyde shared a look before looking at her."Fine,but not a word to anybody." He said as Clyde nodded crossing his arms leaning against the doorway."We have ourselves a deal craigory." She said smirking before walking out."Don't call me that!" He yelled behind her as she closed the door.

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The two looked out the window shoving eachother trying to get a glimpse of Craig's parents leaving."Go to the other window Clyde!" Craig yelled shoving Clyde onto a beanbag as Clyde pouted."But I wanna look through that one,it has a clear view."He said before standing up again and towering over Craig looking out the window.Craig knelt down waiting for them to leave."Are they gone?" Clyde asked trying to look through the blinds."Wait I cant see them or the car."He said as the two instantly started looking around just in case."Ahem."

The two boys instantly jumped up.Craig fell down on his back as Clyde just looked at the door."Jesus bebe,you scared us I thought you were my mom." Craig said standing up."What the hell are you guys doing?" She asked while walking over."We're trying to see if laura,Thomas ,and ruby left to the airport already."Clyde said while walking over to a bean bag sitting down."they left like 5 minutes ago." She said while sitting back down next to clyde."What are you doing here anyways bebe."Craig asked as he walked towards stripes cage and took her out.

"Clyde texted me to come over so he wouldn't have to deal with your grumpiness alone,He told me to come when your family leaves.Luckily I'm a girl and I find out everything to what time they are coming back,what they would forget,and when they leave so here I am." Bebe said while playing with her nails."Whatever,Look I already faked my sickness,drank a nasty soup that would 'make me feel better' and I don't even know what now." Craig said as he laid down putting stripe on his chest and gently petting her with one finger."Relax,the first pride parade starts tomorrow so our flight leaves tonight.Were gonna take bebe's car to the airport,and while you put your bags in there I'm gonna go to my house next door,grab my bags super quick but sneaky cause my parents don't even know,then I'm gonna run back put in my bags and there,we are set."

Clyde said as him and Bebe both smile and nod.Craig just groan my head while looking up at the cross on his bed silently praying."God,please make sure these idiots don't get me killed."

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Craig put his bags in the back of bebes car with his hood on Incase anybody saw him and told his parents.Craig decided not to wear anything like he's in love with god and shit so he just wore his usual blue hoodie and his blue chullo hat he never takes off."Where the hell is clyde?" Craig asked as Bebe shrugged.They were about to close the trunk when clyde came running towards them out of breath."Im here,sorry,my dad caught me and I had to tell him it's for staying over at your house taking care of you." He said as Craig just rolled his eyes before getting in the backseat of the car.

"It's okay babe,just put your bags in so we could leave already."Bebe said softly before opening the trunk again and getting in the drivers seat.About a few minutes later clyde got in the passengers seat and held Bebe's hand as they started driving.As they drove,Craig took stripe out from his pocket.He didn't want to leave her alone for a week without someone to feed her so he brought her along.What made this harder was that a week ago the airport banned animals from crossing over.He decided the best thing was just to hide her in his hood as they went through security check.

Once Craig looked up from petting stripe,he noticed they made it.He sighed before reaching over to his back hood and carefully putting stripe in there.He put a piece of bread there so she would stay put then got out.

As the three teens walked in the airport with their bags,Craig couldn't help but get nervous.If he got caught having stripe,the airport would have to call his parents to come pick stripe up so he could leave and his parents would find out getting in deep trouble with his parents.Craig was the last to go through the security check.As he was putting his bags on the scanning thing,Craig felt his hood move.His breath hitched as he then walked through the body scanner.As the light went green he let out a sigh of relief as he then started to grab his bags.

"Hey you!" He heard someone yell out.Craig turned back and saw a TSA agent walking towards him.He was a tall buff man,at least 2x the size of his father.Craig gulped and looked up at the man who towered over him.He waited for them to take stripe out.Just then,the man smiled widely and exchanged Craig in a hug."You're that pastor right?Pastor Craig?Well listen I'm a big fan of your speeches,for my sons school do you mind going there and having a talk with them about god?" The man asked patting Craig on the back as Craig almost stumbled."uh,yeah sure,but it's summer?" Craig said as the man laughed."I mean when school starts." He said laughing as Craig awkwardly laughed." Yeah..-" he said when Clyde popped out of no where next to Craig smiling and Bebe stood next to Clyde.

"If you'll excuse us,we have to go the the pride parade,we're surprising the Gays with pastor Craig to talk them out of going that route.Thanks for the offer,He will have his people call your people!" Clyde said smiling while pulling Craig away to the plane."Ah yes!Good luck pastor!" The man yelled back while walking back to his post."Craig sighed before looking at a smiling Clyde."My people?" Craig said confused as Clyde looked at him still walking."Yeah,me." He said as Craig just rolled his eyes and continued walking,feeling stripe move in his hoodie.

The teens walked to a gate and handed their passports.Once they were approved,they walked onto the plane and went inside.(I've never been on a plane before so just work with me)

Craig looked for his seat,while looking he noticed a ton of men holding hands along with some woman holding hands or cuddling.He noticed a trans woman with another woman as they both were laughing talking about nails.Clyde looked around happily while saying hello to everyone they walked by.Craig just sighed and sat down in his seat which happened to be next to a woman talking to her husband.Craig looked over as the woman looked at him and smiled."Are you going to the pride parade too?"

Craig nodded as the woman smiled."Is He your boyfriend?" She asked pointing at Clyde.Craig let out a small laugh about to say no when Clyde interrupted."Of course,he's my sweetie honey sugar pie." Clyde said pinching his cheeks.Craig gave him a look as Bebe just laughed."We have to fit in dude." Clyde whispered as Craig rolled his eyes.The woman laughed."What a cute couple." She said to her husband as they both started cuddling eachother.Craig just sighed and took stripe out his hoodie.

Craig then reached in his backpack that he had under his seat and took out a tiny cage.Craig put stripe in there slipping in a piece of bread as well.Once he saw stripe started to get familiar with his surroundings,Clyde gave out a shocked gasp along with bebe."Dude,you brought stripe?!" He whispered shouted as Craig shushed him."Sh,Yeah,And if you two snitch me out I'm legit gonna get another plane and come back to South Park." Craig said as Clyde just sighed."just make sure they don't catch him,if they do then they are gonna call your parents and they will find out." Clyde said before looking away and putting headphones on to watch the tv.

Craig just rolled his eyes before putting stripe under his seat using his backpack to make sure the cage doesn't slip somewhere.