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They had never been to the beach before. Matter of fact they haven’t really been anywhere outside of Colorado before that wasn’t a series of unfortunate events that were caused by someone who wasn’t themselves.
They had the trip planned, and they were excited. Living in the mountains wasn’t as fun as one may think. Matter of fact it kind of sucked. The snow and the cold weather got old real fast and after living in South Park for seventeen years? Yeah… it had overstayed its welcome a few years ago. Sometimes a change was needed; a change of scenery, a change of weather, just something , anything, that wasn’t the boring old Rocky Mountains.
The day they were to leave had finally came and waiting around at the airport at an early hour in the morning is something that made them regret this decision. They were tired, they were bored, and airport food certainly wasn’t doing anything to satisfy their hunger.
Tweek was passed out in the chair beside Craig, covered in the blanket he had packed and arms curled around Craig’s forearm while his cheek rested against his boyfriend’s shoulder.
Craig needed to use the bathroom but he wouldn’t dare of disturb Tweek from his peaceful slumber.
“Hey, hey Craig!” Clyde kicked his friend’s leg which earned him an irritated glare. “Let’s play eye spy!”
“Let’s not and say we did.”
“You’re no fun!”
Craig said nothing, choosing to instead put on his headphones and start listening to music to drown out the noises that surrounded him at their gate.
He could see Clyde glare at him for a moment before the brunette turned his attention to Jimmy to watch whatever it was he was he had playing on his phone.
Craig felt Tweek stir at his side. When he glanced down he saw him moving slightly which caused Craig to smile before looking down at his phone. He groaned in annoyance… just an hour left to wait.
There was only so much wandering around the airport they could take. Only so much people watching they could do. They were all becoming antsy while others around them boarded; their flights taking off to whatever destination had been their choosing.
But not for Craig and his friends.
Oh no.
Here they were eating burgers from some fast food place while playing some game on their phones that they could all be involved in.
It was a decent way to keep themselves distracted for the time being, enough to keep their minds focused on something other than not already being on their way to their vacation at the beach.
Until it happened. Until the woman at the desk finally announced that they would be able to board.
Craig has never seen so many people clap because of an airplane before.
“Finally!” Clyde practically shot up out of his seat as he pocketed his phone and grabbed the carryon bag he had at his feet.
“Je- Jesus,” Jimmy stood slowly and adjusted his backpack. He started making his way towards the door to board and his friends followed suit.
Well… now that they were taking this step now they just needed to get to California.
They couldn’t tell you anything about the flight. Well… except that Clyde’s seat kept getting kicked by some loud mouth kid behind him who would scream every couple of seconds for no apparent reason. But the others? The others got the chance to have a peaceful slumber.
Clyde practically sprinted towards baggage claim while the others took their time, going at Jimmy’s pace to not leave him behind and get lost in the crowded airport.
“I’m so excited!” Tweek was practically vibrating with excitement as he held onto Craig’s arm. “I’ve never been anywhere outside of Colorado before!”
“California is pretty cool,” Token offered up a smile. “I used to live here before I moved to South Park.”
“Oh yeah!” Tweek’s eyes got wide, “I forgot about that!”
“Wh- Why c- c- come ba- ba- baa - back?”
Token shrugged, “missed it I guess.”
Clyde came into, his overly excited enthusiasm making him noticeable amongst the various other people who were standing beside him. And the closer they got, the more clear he became, their bags all gathered around his legs as he waved frantically to them.
“I got our bags!”
“We can see that Clyde,” Token smiled at him and grabbed the handle of everyone’s luggage, hanging them off to his friends one by one.
But with their bags in hands they needed to get out of the airport, needed to feel the warm sun on their faces and really start on the full tourist experience.
So their next task at hand?
Hailing a taxi.
And that, of course, seemed to be proven a much more daunting task than it should’ve been. It took forever for them to find one that would be able to accommodate Jimmy but eventually they did and they couldn’t be more relieved. To just sit for a while as they made their way through LA traffic.
Craig has his camera at the ready, snapping pictures of everything he found worthy, to document their trip by.
The idle conversation amongst the five carried through the taxi while the music the driver was playing from the radio hit their ears.
It was almost peaceful in a way, doing something completely new to each of them and spending a week together in a place that wasn’t home.
Eventually, after what felt like an eternity, they arrived at their hotel, everyone’s eyes going wide and jaws hanging open when they saw where they would be staying for the next couple of days.
It was grand, breathtaking… absolutely stunning in every way. It was easy to see that Token’s parents spared no expense when it came to treating their son and his friends for a nice getaway vacation.
“Holy shit dude,” Craig looked at Token and then back at the hotel as he lifted his sunglasses. “This place is nice.”
“Yeah…” Token kept his voice quiet as he spoke, trying to avoid eye contact with the others.
“Our boy hooked us up with this bomb ass hotel! High five Token!” Clyde proclaimed excitedly as he held up his hand. But token ignored it as he continued to walk forward.
Clyde’s face fell.
“I’ll high five you Clyde!” Tweek smiled at him and held up his hand, to which the brunette slapped excitedly with his own. the impact, however, caused Tweek to shake his hand to ease the stinging sensation.
The lobby was grand, a chandelier hanging overhead while soft music played. Token got everyone checked in while Craig snapped pictures to remember the way this place looked.
“Okay so we have two ro-“
Craig grabbed a keycard case from Token’s hand with a smirk on his face, then proceeded to grab hold on Tweek’s hand, “I call dibs.”
“What about me?”
“Room with Token and Jimmy.”
The look Craig was giving him and the way Tweek got on his tiptoes to kiss Craig’s cheek gave him all the answers he needed to know.
“We still have a bit before the rooms are ready so why don’t we go change in the bathroom over there? The concierge told me they’d hold our stuff until the rooms are ready.”
“Fair enough.”
“L- le- let’s g- g- go bi- bi- bitches!” Jimmy held a crutch up as he flashed his signature smile to all of his friends.
They grabbed their bags, made their way to the bathroom and changed into their beach attire before handing over their luggage’s and making their way outside.
The warm sun hit their skin and blinded their eyes but they didn’t mind. They could hear the ocean waves in the distance and it made Jimmy and Clyde smile.
Tweek grabbed Craig’s sunglasses off his head and put them over his eyes while playfully sticking out his tongue before hugging Craig’s arm and burying his face against the bare skin of his arm.
“How close are we to the beach?”
“Hotel has a private section of beach roped off, all we have to do is follow this path.”
Clyde’s eyes went wide as he looked between all of his friends.
“What?!”
“I’m not saying it again Clyde.”
“Well then what the hell are we waiting for? Let’s go!”
They watched the brunette run ahead while they slowly made their way along. They were in no hurry, they had a week to enjoy all the accommodations the hotel had to offer and the beach wasn’t going anywhere.
“You guys are slowpokes!”
Craig rolled his eyes and Tweek giggled to himself, Token and Jimmy smiled brightly while they all continued following Clyde on their way towards the sparkling blue waters that awaited just ahead.