Unravel (Creek)

Chapter 6

The last two classes was so difficult for Tweek. Not only was Craig staring, but Tweek was so tired that he started to see things from the corner of his eyes. When the bell rang and it was time to go he gathered his things and walked towards the door. Craig close behind.
           "Would you like to come over?" Craig asked.
            Tweek sighed. "I can't I am so tired."
            "You can sleep at my place," Craig said, stopping him. Tweek was going to speak but saw a woman standing to the side of him when he blinked she was gone.  Tweek paled.
          "Babe you—
          "Don't call me that, it's confusing!!" Tweek snapped.
          "Ok, you need to get some sleep and lay off the coffee."
          "That's the goal," Tweek said looking him in the eyes. A few strands escaped Craig's hat covering his left eye. Tweek reached up and brushed the strands away.
            As he did, Craig bit his lips and in return Tweek's heart started beating roughly again. Tweek envied Jessie, he and Craig have pretend dated for 5 years and they have never kissed. She spent the summer with him and they did everything. When Tweek's eyes watered, he pulled his hand away and look away.
             Craig stood frozen unsure what to do.
         "Next Time," Tweek replied and walked off.  It hurt him to see Craig hurt, but Craig's pain didn't compare to how Tweek was feeling. Craig was going through the fear of losing a friend where Tweek had felt like life no longer mattered.
        That evening Tweek tried to sleep but couldn't, he had came home and drank several cup of coffee and couldn't be still. His room was dark and he sat in the corner, with his head pressed into his knees. All around him were shadows and they scared him. He wanted to badly to sleep but couldn't, his brain wouldn't shut off. He was falling back into the life before Craig. Where he saw and heard things. He was so happy when the monster went away, without Craig as his light they were returning and he was returning to his old self.  When he heard his windows open he didn't bother open his eyes. He just rocked back and forth as he knew it was just his mind playing tricks on him. There was nothing there and the noises weren't real.
             Tweek jumped when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
            "Woah, Tweek," Craig replied, he looked worried.
            Tweek stared at him for along while, almost as if he wasn't sure. Craig got on his knee and grabbed Tweek's face.
            "It's me," Craig said, very worried.
              Tweek touched his face to be sure he was real, before sobbing. Craig wrapped his arm around him and held him tight.
             "It's ok, I am here," Craig said, kissing his forehead.
               Tweek closed his eyes, while rested his head on Craig's shoulder. He felt his heart beating slower until the noise faded around him.

                                         ~

The next morning, Tweek woke up with a migraine. He tried to pull the pillow to his face to block the sun, but Craig was sleeping next to him. It wasn't a dream, Craig was here.
              Tweek wanted to be upset, but when he had to choose between dealing with anger or a migraine he choose migraine. Coffee always helped, he thought sliding off the bed.
           Craig grabbed his hand, "No coffee."
           Tweek hissed.
           "You can throw a fit if you want to, I don't fucking care!" Craig muttered pulling him back into bed.
          Tweek laid down frustrated, ripping the pillow from underneath Craig's head to cover his face. Craig saw that the sun was bothering him, so he got up and closed the blinds, the room turned pitch black with rays from the sun sneaking in only through small openings.
           Craig pulled the pillow off Tweek's face and returned it to where it was. And while laying on his side, he watched Tweek whose head was facing the door.
          "Why are you here Craig?" Tweek whispered.
           "I'm worried about you," Craig replied.
           "I'm fine."
           "You keep saying that, but I don't believe you,"  Craig answered, yawning.
           "I don't think I can convince you to believe me," Tweek said annoyed.
            "I had a dream you killed your yourself," Craig said emotional.
            Tweek turned to Craig, Craig looked very worried, he expected the dream was why Craig was here.
            Tweek smiled. "That would probably be an improvement in my life," Tweek said in poor taste, but Craig face paled, his mouth opened in shock.
            "I'm sorry, that was a terrible joke."
             Craig flipped on his back, not sure how to respond, his eyes staring at the ceiling.
             "I don't want to ever be in a world that you are not physically in Tweek," Craig replied, Tweek heart started to ache, he felt that way about Craig as well which is why the situation was so hard for him. Tweek lifted to look down at Craig. Craig was fighting back tears.
             "Craig, I'm sorry."
             "Is it about Jessie? Because if it is, I will break up with her if it means you would be happy. We can go back to the original plan."
               Tweek thought about the original plan, pretend till college and never look back. It wasn't what he wanted. He wanted Craig.
           However, he never wanted Craig to want to be with him because he was afraid he would do something crazy. He wanted Craig to want to be with him because he loved him the way Tweek loved him. Despite how he felt, it was obvious that Craig felt that way for Jessie and probably always have.
             Tweek wiped his own tears away before wrapping his arms around Craig's chest, pulling him close. "I don't want you to do that. I meant it, I want you to be happy."
            "And you're not?" Craig said turning to face him. His lips inches away from Tweek's. It took everything in Tweek's power to not touch his lips to Craig's. It was everything he wanted, he wanted to know what it would feel like, what Craig tasted like.
             "Let's be honest here, I've always been many levels of fucked up, and you've always tried to see the good in me." Craig tried to respond but Tweek covered his mouth with his hand. "but I promise I won't kill myself," Tweek said and then back away, using the sheet to cover his whole body completely. Still Craig managed to find a way to remove the separation.
           Craig pretend to be asleep as Tweek mom and dad walk in and walked out when they saw them together sleeping. Tweek parents was much cooler than Craig's parents—well Dad. They were in love with the two being together and were never surprised to find them in bed together. Even when Craig stayed over, he refused to sleep in a bag on the floor.

It was noon when Tweek finally woke up, his tv was on and Craig was playing video games. Tweek got up and went to shower. Craig eyes never left the game, beside him was Tweek's breakfast and on the other side was an empty plate.
            Tweek wrapped in a towel, went to grabbed his usual clothes to wear, when he couldn't hear the game. He turned to Craig and found him staring.
           "Your hair looks silver," Craig said in a monotone voice. Watching Tweek from head to toe. "Where did the pack come from?" Craig said looking at his abs.
           Tweek blushed bright red, "I don't know. I was never trying."
           "I draw the line, when you get taller than me." He said turning back to his game.
          Tweek laughed and went back into the bathroom to get dress. When he was done, he went and sat next to Craig.
          "You used my toothbrush again," Tweek muttered picking up his plate.
           "Yup, and your bitch shampoo, smell good,"
           Tweek smiled and pick up his plate to eat.
           "Who is live?" Tweek asked.
           "Eric, jimmy, Kenny, Stan and Token."
            "Are you login as yourself?" Tweek asked, already knowing the answer.
           "Nope — THE FUCK ERIC!" Craig screamed into the mic.  Eric had shot him in the game,
           "Aww, you butt hurt brah?" Eric teased.
           Tweek could hear the guys laughing through the television screen.
            Tweek laughed. Noticed the Thermos cup next to him, when he opened it to drink he noticed it was filled with water.
           "Was there coffee?" Tweek asked watching Craig from the corner of his eyes.
            "Yup."
             Tweek sighed.
              "I don't care," Craig muttered.
               "Your parents aren't worried about you?"
               "Nope—DA FUCK KENNY!" He yelled at the tv.
               Tweek laughed.
              "I am glad you think it's funny! You are stuck with me this weekend so stop trying to get rid of me."
             Tweek wanted so badly to asked what about his girlfriend but he was afraid Craig might hit him with the controller. He was already pissed with the guys killing him with no real backup. Token was terrible at this game, Clyde was unreliable whenever they played, Tweek was usually Craig's backup in the games.
              By the evening Tweek was going through a horrible withdrawal. He couldn't go to the kitchen without Craig following.
              "Hey, get dress we are going over to Clyde's,"
               Tweek looked at the time that read 7pm and then to Craig.
               "Why?" Tweek asked. 
                "He asked us to come over, has something to show us. Stan and them will be over as well."
                "I dunno, I wasn't the friendliest person the last time we were together."
                "No you weren't," Craig said stern. "But they realized why you feel that way and want to do better. So come on you can't be here alone."
                "How do you plan to go away to college and make sure I never have a cup of coffee?"
                "Easy, we will apply for the same college," Craig said throwing Tweek a sweater.