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The Gossip

Kyle was standing by his locker, Talking on his mobile phone to his mum, who had called him enquiring about the black eye. "I'm serious mum, I'm fine! It's just a bruise"

"I just worry about you, Kyle. You know that."

"Mum, it's no big deal. Its-just-a-bruise" Kyle was getting impatient to the point where he forgot to think before he continued speaking "Stan gave it to me"

"STAN! Stanley Marsh gave you that! You've been going out 2 minutes and he hit you?"

"Crap!" Kyle thought, realising what he had just said. "Yeah we were erm…" Kyle was having to think on his feet "…wrestling…and stuff. Yeah! Wrestling. You know, just playing around and we both got a bit carried away."

"I'll say. Well, Your father and I are nearly done with the painting here. Just one more wall to do, We'll let the room air out for a few days them you can come back home"

"Oh, ok." Kyle sounded a bit disappointed that his time with Stan was coming to an end so quickly. He knew he could always go around to Stan any time he wanted, but this week had been special. There was never going to be another week quite like it in his life.

Sheila sighed on the other end of the phone but smiled "I'm sure Stan would like to stay a few nights with you. The least we can do is return the favour to the Marshes for having you by having Stan over."

"REALLY!" Kyle's excitement caught the attention of everyone passing him in the corridor. Kyle blushed as everyone looked at him, but soon went back to their own business. He quietened his voice "Thanks mum"

"You're welcome, Bubbie. Have a good day at school"

"Bye" Kyle pushed 'End' and slipped his phone back into his pocket.

Kyle looked over to his left as Clyde Donnovan tried to open his locker. Kyle cringed and waited for the inevitable as Clyde struggled with the door. The locker door flew open and Clyde dodged out of the way just in time, before he hit himself on the nose with it.

"Finally got it sussed, Clyde?" Kyle stood there smiling.

"Yeah, Finally" Clyde smiled

"You guys! Did you hear what happened?" Token asked as he came up to them, holding a few text books in his arms.

"No. What?" Clyde asked.

"Eric Cartman's been arrested! The police are interviewing him about all the films he used to sell."

"Wow. I guess he was going to get caught eventually" Kyle said, smiling inwardly.

"Yeah. Word is he really pissed someone off and they handed him over" Token replied.

"Is it true?" Bebe Stevens asked, walking up to the group "Cartman HAS been arrested?"

"Yeah, Apparently" Kyle replied

"Good. We'll be rid of the fat arsehole for a few days" said Bebe

"Yeah, but he will be back, you know that, right?" Kyle

"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it" Token answered. "anyway, I'm off to class. Later" Token turned away

"Yeah, see ya later, boys" Bebe left too

"Wow" was all Clyde could manage.

Kyle smiled to himself, unlocked his locker and opened it to get his books out. No sooner had he done that, he felt a finger tap him on the shoulder. He turned around to see Kenny standing behind him, grinning like an idiot. "Three things, and only Three things, are making me smile like this." Kenny said

"I hate to think what the other Two are, but I'm guessing one is the news you've heard?" Kyle asked with a smile

"That's one, yes" Kenny replied. "Want to know what they others are?"

"Not really, but You're going to tell me anyway" Kyle replied

"One, Tweak had a threesome with butters and me" Kenny smiled. Kyle's mouth fell open "and I got the pictures of it" Kenny pulled some Polaroids out of his pocket and handed them to Kyle "and the other…you owe me ten!"

Kyle stood there staring at the pictures for a few seconds, completely gob-smacked. "Tsch. Fine." He grudgingly reached into his pocket, pulled out his wallet from which he produced a ten dollar note. "I hate you Kenny"

"Oh you know you love me" Kenny smirked.

Stan walked up along side them and saw Kenny with the money in his hand "I can guess, you don't need to tell me, I don't WANT you to tell me"

Kenny smirked at Kyle, then looked back at Stan "Have you heard the rumors?"

"What rumors?" Stan looked up.

"Cartman…the police…arrested" Kenny prompted

"Oh yeah, I thought I heard someone talking about that but I wasn't sure."

"It's been about the tenth time I've told someone today" Kenny replied

Kyle shut his locker then leaned back against them. "He must be shitting him self in jail right now" he said with a smile