Tangled in South Park

A Thunderstorm

*The Next Day*

"I don't think that I have ever spent time with you girls here after church," I smile as I sip on my hot chocolate, loving that Tweek decided to put some cinnamon on the whipped cream for me.

I'm sitting on one side of the booth between Karen and Ashlyn while Red and Wendy are sitting on the other. The boys had something that they wanted to talk about, and I couldn't be around to hear it. They wouldn't even give me any hints to what it was about, so I guess I'll just let it go. Hope that it isn't about me in any way.

"Well, you were always hanging with the guys," Wendy teases. "Or should I say, you were hanging with Kenny."

I chuckle, "I was falling in love, so I wanted to spend a lot of time with him. I also love the boys so much, and spending time with them is a joy. I'm sure that Stan has told you that he sees me as a little sister."

"That's super cute," Red giggles. "When I was at the video game day, you two did act in a sibling like way. Well, siblings that don't hate each other's guts. The way you would tease each other and then both be smiling was lovely."

"That's Stan for you," Wendy chuckles. "He told me about you the first day you showed up here, and how the only thing that had changed was how he felt towards you. He said you were more like a sister than a friend now. That he wondered if you would ever remember the time that you spent here, but even if you didn't, he would always protect you."

"Oh Stanley, being the sweetest boy ever," I shake my head.

"I remember that Stan and Kyle were always nice to Kenny no matter what," Karen says. "Eric was not that nice most of the time," she pouts. "All the other boys would just not seem to acknowledge it, which isn't always good."

"No need for you to ever worry about that again," Ashlyn says. "If anyone says anything mean to you about anything, I'll kick their ass."

Everyone chuckles, even thought I know Ashlyn is not playing around.

"That's a good friend to have," Wendy carefully sips on her coffee. "Someone that will always have your back, and accepts you no matter what."

"That is what I love about you two," I look at Red and then Wendy. "Same with Nicole and Krystal, along with the guys, but speaking of the two girls, where are they? We could have pushed some tables together and all hung out together. It probably would have gotten a bit crazy, but I would have still enjoyed us all together."

"Actually," Wendy grimaces, "Krystal and Nicole are actually out with Bebe right now. She didn't want to come to the coffee shop, and she wanted to do some cheerleading practice for some reason. The other two decided to go with her."

"No," I groan, placing my hands on my temples as I lean back. "No, guys, shit, no, this is not what I wanted at all. I know that Bebe and I have our differences. Huge differences, but I don't want that to come in between all of us. I don't want to start a civil war. I don't want you guys picking sides like this. I don't want friendships that have been built up for years to be broken because of me. I don't want to come in here and mess everything up. That has never been my goal, and if that were to happen, Bebe would hate my guts even more, and I would no doubt get more hate from anyone that Bebe can get on her side. Guys, I really, really don't want this. Please, don't do this." My hands drop. "Sometimes I wish that I had just stayed in my house that first day."

"No!" Red blurts out, her face flushing instantly. "Sorry, but that should never run through your mind. All of us are so happy that you stepped out of your house that first day you came here. It lead to all of us being friends, and you should never feel like that should be reversed. No matter the hard times, we love you Rosa. We'll always be your friends, and we will be by your side."