Butters POV
My alarm blares and drool escapes my bottom lip as I lazily slap the top of the clock. I try to get out of bed but my first attempt fails miserably. I don't wanna go to school. But, I muster the strength to pull myself out of bed and I make my way to the shower. Twenty minutes go by and I journey downstairs for my usual eggs and toasts from mom, and my mild torment from dad. Something seems off however due to the worrying expression on my mother's face. She ushers me over. "Butters sit down, I need to talk to you about something." I dreaded what she might say, I could never predict my parents behavior, but one thing that did calm me was that dad didn't seem to care about whatever it was. "I just got a call from Stan's mother, and..." She seems to choke on her own tears and is unable to finish her sentence. "Honey can you please tell him..." "Butters, Stan was murdered last night. And they don't know who did it." I was frozen in shock at what I just heard, I had to fumble my way back upstairs before I have a full blown panic attack. How could this happen, nothing like that happens here! I don't like this, this isn't my town! Ok, I need to calm down. How could this even happen? I mean, what did he do? Who was it? My mom and dad walk into my room, my mother asks me if I need to stay home from school but my father promptly shoots her down. "I don't care if the president died Linda, he needs to go to school!" "Ok honey, get ready and I'll give you a ride to school today Butters." They leave my room, I'm left alone with my thoughts. I don't really bother with my outfit and I'm in the car in 10 minutes and I'm off to school.
When I enter class I see a dozen or so students gathered outside of Stans locker, mourning his death. Most of them brought cards but there were the odd couple that brought fake candles and flowers. Cartman and Kyle and sitting across from his locker, they both look miserable, Kyle being more devastated than Cartman looks as if he is about to cry. Poor guy. I'm taken back by the sight and I feel almost nauseous until I'm greeted by a startling but gentle arm around my neck. "Are you ok Butters, you look sick. You know I'm here if you need me." Kenny seems to be lethargic about what happened to Stan, but I guess he hasn't seen him in so long so he probably didn't feel too close to him anymore. "Thanks Kenny, I am a little shocked at what happened." I look up at Kenny. Me being the second shortest in the school standing next to Kenny's towering figure is a little frightening but also... I don't know what it is but, I feel strange. Am I getting a boner!? Shit this is really awkward. I break free from his arm promptly making the excuse "I need to use the bathroom. Hehe..." I swiftly make my way to the bathroom before the mild tent in my pants becomes more noticeable.
5 minutes pass and I turn the corner to go back to Kenny, he smiles at me but it's soon replaced by a look of pain and concern as Kyle pins him up against the wall trying to choke him. "I KNOW YOU HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS YOU FUCKING PHSYCO!!! JUST ADMIT IT KENNY!!!" Kenny responds with a swift blow to the nose and that's all it took to bring Kyle off of him and into the lockers holding his broken nose. "I didn't do it you stupid fuck, don't try shit like that with me!" "Butters! YOU PROBABLY PAID HIM TO DO IT DIDN'T YOU!!! ALL WE DID WAS TEASE YOU ASSHOLE, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US TO STOP!!!" Kyle is choking on his own blood and tears, Kenny delivers a final blow to Kyle's stomach and he slides down the lockers clutching his bruised abdomen. Stepping over Kyle, Kenny removes Kyle's hat, and clutches his red hair, raising his head off of the floor. Listen to me, Broflovski! we didn't have anything to do with Stans death. Now don't bother us with that shit no more, okay?" Kenny let's Kyle's head drop back to the blood lathered floor. Eric, who was missing during most of the confrontation, is jogging down the hall with the principal following swiftly behind him. She is startled by the sight of a student laying in a small puddle of his own blood. "Kenny! you follow me to the office at once!" "Yes Ms." Kenny is led away by the principal, leaving me to watch Kyle limp to the nurses office (while being supported by Cartman.) Did I just have a fever dream? What is going on?
