Chapter 10

AN: I'm trying out third person perspective here using people's POV. So let me know if it doesn't work that well. Basically the point of this is to delve deeper into what the characters are thinking once in a while. Also! Plot holes WILL be covered this chapter.

3rd person Kyle's POV

"So.. Why is this place called the Red Robin again?" Kyle asked curiously.

"How should i know?" Stan said, shrugging his shoulders. "I only remember this place where you stood up for me, even when i didn't want a xbox one."

"Y-yeah.. I sorta remember that." Kyle said, a blush creeping up to his face.

"You do?!" Stan said excitedly.

Kyle nodded his head, answering Stan's question.

"E-eric had you walking through a random old man's garden and pretended to talk through the plan with you before the old man.." He stopped for a moment. "Before the old man revealed everything to you?"

Stan nodded in response.

"Then you ran away afterwards to do something i guess, but Eric had defecated in his garden.. Which then i assume he told your mom and got you grounded afterwards." Kyle ended it with a shrug.

"I'm so glad you still remember this.. When you were captured.. Kinda kidnapped.. I was so worried. All i cared about was arguing with Kenny at the time. I didn't even think about you.. If i had gone out and check on you.. I.. I would have.." Stan said as he tried to hold back tears. Kyle was at a lost, unsure of what to do.

"I would have realised you needed me, you needed all of us.. And i.. Forgot about you."

"It's alright Stan. I personally don't remember anyth-"

"That's the whole fucking point Ky!" Stan said as he bolted from his seat, attracting the attention of the other customers. He glanced around before sitting down calmly.

"I swore.. I would protect you from anything.. Anyone.. Anywhere. And i failed that one simple promise. All because i argued with Kenny."

"What was so serious that you argued with Kenny anyway?" Kyle asked.

"He went overboard with making sex sounds that seemed to disturb you."

"... Seriously? Of all the things to argue. That, has to be the stupidest thing to argue over."

"Y-yeah. Looking back, i think i was being overly protective or possessive." Stan ended it.

Silence was in the air for a while.

"You haven't told me how we got together yet." Kyle asked after a while.

"Oh! That's right, i almost forgot." Stan said as he shifted in his seat.

"So it began when Kenny told me he heard news of you loving me." Stan started.

Flashback to a few days before:

3rd Person Stan's POV

"Stan! Stan! Dude! Oh, you won't believe what just happened . Remember the website we took down before?" Kenny asked. "The EavesDropper that ran by Lemmiwinks' evil brother?" I replied .

Kenny nodded, "Apparently , the website is back online. And the currently most popular rumor.. Is Kyle having romantic feelings for you."

"You.. He.. What?" Stan asked, slightly dumbfounded by the news.

"It's true dude." Kenny gave a playful punch to Stan's arm. "He grows a boner for you."

Stan immediately distanced from Kenny. "Aw! Could you not phrase it like that?!"

"Well how would you want me to phrase it?"

"I don't know!"

Silence was in the air for a while before they began chuckling, grabbing the attention of some students walking past them.

"Kyle.. Really likes me?" Stan asked again, fearing it's a joke.

"I'd never lie to you about this. Well, i mean, i guess Eavesdropper never lies." Stan's eyebrows rose.

"Eavesdropper? We took down that website before didn't we?" Kenny nodded. "We did."

"C-can i see the website please? Or the page of the site rather." Stan asked. Kenny chuckled at this. "My phone's with Butters. He's either calling Kyle or texting Kyle about this in the bathroom now."

"Wait, why the fuck were you guys in the.. Ah you know what. I'll pretend i don't know anything happened in the bathroom."

Kenny placed his hand on Stan's shoulder, "Best you keep it that way Stanny." Kenny winked at Stan and began walking in the other direction of his class, different from Stan's.

"I said NEVER to call me Stanny, Kenneth!" Stan shouted angrily at him, only receiving a loud laugh from Kenny. Stan shook his head and walked towards his locker where he placed his phone.

"Hey Stan!" Craig called out to Stan on his way to his locker.

"Sup?" Stan replied.

"Well, you heard the news yet? About Kyle liking you i mean." Craig asked.

"Well.. I heard it not long ago from Kenny. Apparently he heard it from Eavesdropper"

"Cool." Craig bluntly said. "So.. Uh.. You gonna do anything to surprise him or anything?" Stan looked down and blushed.

"W-well, i mean, i don't know really know if i like him that much.."

"Oh please Marsh. It's obvious you like him. The way you stick by him with EVERYTHING, the way you always have sleepovers while we don't even do that, and the way you guys talk to each other. Who the fuck holds hands or place their hands on the shoulders while talking."

Stan sighed and walked to his locker, ignoring what he said.

"Whoa wait up! I'm sorry!" Craig said before brisk walking after him.

Stan opened his locker swiftly and grabbed his phone before slamming it shut. Unlocking his phone and tapped on the web browser. The loading bar throttled slowly as Stan stood there impatiently.

"Goddammit! Why the fuck is it loading so slowly?!"

"You know. You could always just ask me for my phone. I have 4G access dude." Craig suggested kindly.

"It's done. Thanks for that though." Stan replied back cooly.

Stan scrolled through several news that didn't interest him. What he cared about now was to confirm what Kenny and Craig said was real. When he reached that page for Kyle's news, it confirmed what both of them said. The apparent rumour was accompanied with what seems like a journal entry.

"He.. Wha?" Muttered Stan as he began reading the journal entry.

"Oh.. Huh. He really does like me." He said as he followed any news relating to Kyle.

"Told ya dude." Replied Craig cooly while leaning against his locker.

"So what are you doing to do about her." He points to Wendy, who was retrieving her books. Stan sighed deeply.

"Oh her? We're over already. I already told her that i.. You know."

Craig didn't reply but stood there silently. After a while, he pushed himself off the locker and placed a hand on Stan's shoulder.

"Good luck to you then." Before slapping Stan in the back.

"And you said boys dont touch each other when we talk but you just did it." Stan said as he walked away.

Craig didnt even turn around. He only held his hand up and gave him the finger.

Stan turned around to look at Wendy one last glance before shuffling his feet to class.

"Ken!" Shouted Stan as he walked into class.

"Stanley Marsh! You're late for my lessons yet you have the audacity to stroll into my class. Sit down now!" Shouted Mr Garrison.

"Geez, Calm the fuck down. God." Muttered Stan as he walked to his seat beside Kenny.

"Alright children, Today we're going to be talking about -" Stan eventually zoned him out and began thinkpyle.

He actually likes me? I always thought he was gay due to the lack of interest in girls.. But me? I don't even know if i really like him! Ugh what am i thinking. I obviously like Kyle! If not i wouldn't be thinking about this right now.. Right?

"Pst! Stan!" Kenny whispered and threw a note at him, barely catching it before it hit him.

"Wat u gonna do for kyle later?"

Stan sighed and took out his pen and began writing.

"To be honest, i'm not completely sure. I'm thinking of pretending to scare him by shoving his feelings away and only to show up at his house later to surprise him. Also, could you write in proper english?"

Stan finished the sentence and crumbled the paper before throwing at Kenny.

Kenny was obviously grinning as he picked up his pen afterwards, wrote stuff and threw it back to him.

"After skool, cartmans house. R u mad yet. Lol jk" Stan crushed the note and glared at Kenny, who was winking at him.

Stan threw the paperball at Kenny's head.

After school

"What are we doing here exactly? If you don't exactly remember, Cartman hates Kyle. Why would you bring us here?" Stan questioned him and Kenny at the foot of Cartman's residence.

"W-well, for once.. Eric is actually willing to help Kyle.. So maybe we should give him a chance?" Butters stated.

Stan rolled his eyes. "Whatever."

Stan gave the door a few knocks. Cartman opened the door with oily hands.

"Um.. Cartman.." Kenny asked, "Were you masturbating?"

"Goddammit no! My KFC's still half eaten and i've yet to finish. Get in here assholes."

He moved away from the doorway and let them in.

"Say Eric, where's your -"

"Whoring herself. What else?!" Cartman snapped at Butters harshly. Butters kept quiet in fear before moving to the kitchen.

"What's your fucking problem Cartman?! He only asked a question politely and you had to shout at him like THAT? God!, You're so fucking insensitive! No wonder no one will fall in love with you!" Kenny moved to the kitchen afterwards. Cartman abandoned his food and ran upstairs

to his room, slamming the door with a loud bang.

Well that was interesting.

Stan walked up the stairs and knocked on Cartman's door gently.

"Cartman..? You alright?" When he didn't reply, Stan took the initiative and opened the door to his room. Cartman was lying in his bed. Emotionless.

"C-cartman?" Stan choked out.

"Kenny might be right you know. Because of how i always fucking act. No one will fall in love with me." Cartman spoke without any emotion in his voice.

"T-that's not really true. Wendy liked you -"

"That was just her under some stupid work pressure thing." Cartman tilted his head to look at Stan.

"Must be pretty happy knowing that Kyle likes you huh?" Cartman said as he got off the bed. "Come on, i'll apologize to Butters and we'll discuss what we'll do about Kyle." And walked downstairs.

Cartman.. If only you'd be like that more. People would grow to treat you as a friend. Some may even love you. Stan thought as he proceeded downstairs.

Reaching downstairs, Kenny and Butters were already on the couch. Kenny only gave Cartman death stares while he was there.

"Butters i -" He was interrupted by him suddenly hugging him.

"I'm so sorry Eric. I didn't mean to make you all al

Cartman was shocked as Butters hugged him.

"I.. Uh.." Cartman looked at Stan for help.

Stan shrugged and kept silent.

Cartman sighed before beginning. "It.. It isn't your fault Butters. I just don't like people talking about her when she's out.." Cartman trailed off afterwards.

Butters broke off the hug and wiped away the tears.

"It's okay Cartman.. She has to do something to feed you. She's doing this to give you a future." Butters said solemnly as he sat back down beside Kenny. Kenny's face turned into a face of sadness or pity for Cartman.

Cartman shook his head. "Yeah. Thanks. Anyway, here's the plan."

A few hours past before they decided on the plan.

"Wait so.. I go pick up Kyle.. While Kenny, Butters and Token get the instruments for the song?"

"That's the plan." Cartman replied.

Stan glanced up at the time.

6pm

"I think i'll go to his house now. I did tell him i was gonna talk to him at 7." Stan said as he got up from the couch.

"Good luck bro!" Kenny said as Stan began walking out.

"Hold on a second!" Butters suddenly shouted. Everyone turned to look at him, who was looking at his phone.

Cartman's eyes widened as he realized what it was.

"Get to Kyle's house now." Cartman said quickly.

"Wha..? What is it?"

"Get to his house now! Someone's near his house and it showed him cutting himself!" Cartman shouted at this point.

Stan immediately turned around, opened the door and ran through without a thought.

"Just hang on Kyle. I'm coming for ya."

End of flashback

Kyle's 3rd person POV

"When i got there.. You were cutting yourself. Do you know how much it hurt me? To see your loved one in pain?" Stan began to tear up.

"Stan.. I'm.. I'm so sor-" Kyle was interrupted by Butters dashing into the Red Robin.

"Fellas! Fellas! You have to.." Butters panted hard.

"It's alright Butters. Breathe in and out slowly." Butters did exactly as told and calmed down a bit.

"Now what's the problem?"

Butters began to cry. "E-eric.. He.."

Kyle stood up from the table, flustered and panicked.

"Where is he?!" Butters was too deep in shock to reply.

"Where. Is. HE?!" Kyle began grabbing Butters' shoulders and shaking him.

"Lay off him Kyle!" Kenny came in and pushed Kyle away.

"He's at the toilet entrance. We'll go together." Kenny then held Butters hand and walked out the Red Robin.

Stan took Kyle's hand and began walking out too.

People were surrounding the entrance of the toilet, they had to push through crowds of people just to reach the front. Kyle pushed through first and bear witness to a sight he could not forget.

Eric Cartman was there. Laid against a wall with a bloodied nose and bruises everywhere. A note was beside Cartman. It read,

"This isn't over."

AN: Eyyy! I'm back. However, my finals are in two weeks time. And they end at 14oct. So.. Yeah! I'd probably be updating after that date. Uh.. And.. That's it i guess. Have a good day/night. :3