A/N: It's been a while since you've all heard from me, huh? I'm afraid you shouldn't get your hopes up - I've just discovered an old, already-written thing that I've realised I never uploaded, and I've decided I quite like it.

So. Still with the same characters as before - Kenny, Pip, Craig, all. Mentioned characters are, I believe, Damien (by Pip) and Tweek (by Craig).

Same warnings as before, though not as explicit as the last one.

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I'm at school

I'm free

No-one will bother to scream at me here

No-one dares to touch me here.

I have my friends joking around beside me

Like nothing's wrong

I'll pretend there isn't anything wrong. I can pretend here.

I'm not in a big crowd of people

Just me and one other

And I'll smile at him like I do every day, and assure him there's nothing wrong.

So begins another day of school

But I have responsibility here

I have to look after him. I have to be strong for him.

"Are you okay?"

I reply to him I'm fine. He can't know what happens.

"Are you sure nothing's wrong?"

No I'm not at all sure. But you have to think I am. I don't want you worrying.

"Is something up?"

I smile at him, and kiss his forehead. I tell him nothing.

I joke

I smile

I act normal

If I could just be normal...

With my friends here, I'm confident

There's nothing wrong.

I feel stronger when he's with me

I can handle it.

With him here I realise just how strong I could be

I can stand up for myself.

I'm lying to myself.

The clock is ticking and I'm getting steadily tenser

He can sense I'm worried. He can see it.

Outside I'm strong. Inside I'm shaking with fear more than he does.

If only we could stay here

If only I had somewhere else to go

They've invited me to a game night, do I want to come?

He's asked me if I want to stay over tonight, would that be okay?

He's told me 'they' are back, can I please help him?

Yes.

A night away from home

Saved from the bell

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A/N: Well. I hope you liked this random, out-of-the-blue update. Reviews are appreciated but, eh.