Chapter 2- "No!"

Kyle, Stan, and Kenny noticed something different. Cartman wasn't at the bus stop. They looked around thinking that Cartman was late and they waited and waited.

"Dude, I think Cartman got sent somewhere." replied Kenny, "Cartman's mom had a breakdown."

"Oh my god, Kenny. When did this happen?" asked Stan, "We haven't seen him in weeks."

"Yeah, it's been good...er quiet without him." Kyle replied, "Gee, Where is he?"

"It happened 3 weeks ago." Kenny began, "Cartman's mom went somewhere with him."

"Well, it was bound to happen. He was acting way worse than usual." Stan replied, "They probably placed him in foster care."

"Yes! Yes! YES!" Kyle celebrated as he danced around and jumped around, "Cartman's gone! Cartman's gone!"

"Dude..." Stan replied, "This is serious, why are you so happy?"

"Oh my god Stan! He broke your Wii that you got for your birthday, he messed up my room, and he stole about half of Kenny's allowance! It's great he--"

"No it's not!" Kenny growled, "He's my best friend, he has problems!"

"Kenny, don't you see? We get a break from him, why are you so burnt out over it?" Kyle couldn't believe Kenny was upset, "Kenny."

"...Cartman has been having problems." Kenny began, "He kept telling me how lonely he is."

"Kenny, stop making stuff up." Stan replied, "What the hell is wrong with you? I'll never forgive him for breaking my Wii!"

"He doesn't have a person to call "Dad" Kenny paused, he looked at Stan and Kyle, "That's his problem and his mom is so busy now."

"Well, he deserves it!" Kyle spat, "Kenny, he's always doing you wrong and everyone else wrong!"

"He's my best friend, he always listens to me!" Kenny glared, "I know he hasn't been right but it's wrong that we haven't checked on him!"

"Kenny, wait." Kyle began running after Kenny as Kenny pushed him away, "Kenny! I didn't mean it!"

Kenny looked back, "He may never come back! Look how bad is, he may be in foster care forever!"

Kenny walked away as he kicked a can and continued walking home. Kyle and Stan looked at each other and just shrugged. They grabbed a ball and began passing it to each other.

"I'm worried about Kenny." Stan replied, "I've never seen him this pissed before."

"Oh, it's only been a couple of weeks. He'll get over it." Kyle smiled as Stan gave him a doubtful look, "He'll get over it, I swear."

"Well, he's taking it personally. Wait, he's coming back."

Stan and Kyle saw Kenny coming back as he handed them a piece of paper with Cartman's cellphone number then he walked away. Kyle and Stan ran into Stan's house and dialed Cartman's number hoping they'd get him.

Matt picked up the phone as he put cigarette in his mouth.

"This is Matt."Matt replied as he played with his new PSP. "Who is this?"

"Uh, this is Stan and Kyle. We're Cartman's friends." Stan replied, "Are you Cartman's new Dad?"

"Yeah, he has two. My partner Mello is his other father." Matt explained, "I didn't know he had friends. I thought he didn't have any."

"Um, I hate to ask this question. Are you and Mello--"

"NO! Jesus Christ, why does everybody ask that?! What, would it make you feel better if me and Mello hooked up?! We're best friends, get it right!"

"Oh sorry..." Stan looked at Kyle who seemed a little afraid of Matt, "Anyway, we called you to check on Cartman and to warn you to...give him up."

"Well, it's too late." Matt sighed, "We've adopted him and we have 5 months and if he screws up then he's back in foster care."

"Oh my god! I'm warning you, you haven't seen how bad it is yet." Kyle replied, "Take him back before you go insane."

"Look, he's grounded and my partner is good at dealing with hard people like him. We aren't giving up yet."

Kyle looked at Stan and continued talking, "I really think your mental health is in jeopardy, take him back."

Matt shook his head as he handed Mello the phone. He looked at Mello, "His friends are calling him, maybe he can be out of the room just this once."

Mello growled, there was no way he'd let him out after the incident, "Matt! Do you want this to turn into a smack down again? He almost gave you a black eye and bruised up my arms and sides. That damn kid!"

"His friends say we shouldn't have him anymore."

"Screw his friends, we're seeing this to the end! If I go crazy then all the better!" Mello opened the door as Cartman ran out, "You have ten minutes...Starting now!"

"God Mella. You're such a drama queen." Mello slapped Cartman on his arm as he began to fight again, "Stop it! Damn, why are you being so hard?"

"Because you fired my gun off after I gave you specific orders not to touch my gun!" Mello growled and slammed the door, "Someone could've had an accident, you better start shaping up, Cartman!"

Cartman glared as he picked up the phone, "Hello?! This isn't Kyle, is it?!"

"Cartman, it is and we decided to call because Kenny is pissed." Kyle couldn't refrain from laughing, "So, how's life treating you with Matt and Mello?"

"It's hella cool and kickass!" Cartman yelled, "Mello is a Mafia leader and Matt is so cool."

"What?! You're living with a bunch of thugs? Damn it, Cartman!" Kyle yelled, "You're probably neglected!"

"No, Mello is so cool. He cooks me chicken pot pie whenever I want and Matt always has games for me to play." Cartman paused, "We're going on a cruise to Florida in two weeks!"

"FLORIDA?!" Kyle couldn't help but be jealous, "Man, I've never been on a cruise..."

Stan grabbed the phone, "Cartman, they aren't supposed to care about you. Mello and Matt are thugs!"

"Well, they do. Mello punishes me, Matt tries to make sure everything's okay, they work together to care for me."

Kyle and Stan both looked at each other and were in shock. Cartman was actually having a good time with his new parents, he was doing so many things Kyle and Stan wished they could do. Kyle grabbed the phone as Stan set it aside.

"Dude, he's got to be lying. He can't be living that good. " Stan looked at Kyle again, "Don't you think he is?"

"I don't know, dude. If Cartman is bragging then he must be fine."

"How could it be, I thought thugs were heartless."

"I guess not these two, Mello sounds gentle for a Mafia leader." Kyle grabbed the phone as Cartman began to mad because he was down to two minutes left.

"Goddamn it! You guys wasted so much time and Mello's going to take the phone away!" Cartman began to get angry, "Hurry up, I don't have much time left!"

"Anyway..." began Kyle, "Kenny misses you a lot."

"Why is he so mad? He doesn't have to be."

"Well, he thinks the way you're acting has something to do with it."

Stan joined in, "He says that if you don't change then you'll be in foster care forever."

"That's not true! He doesn't understand what's going on, my mom left me! She doesn't care, all she does is come home tired all the time from screwing around."

Mello grabbed the phone, "Alright, Cartman. Give me the phone."

"No, Mella! I'm not finished!"

Mello grabbed it away as Cartman sat down and pushed Mello away as he sat in his bed. He glared at Mello as he put some chicken pot pie in front of Cartman. He couldn't wait to eat his chicken pot pie but then he stopped. Kenny came into his head, he didn't think Kenny would be upset about the whole situation.

Cartman looked at Matt who kept playing video games as he shouted at him, "Matt! Go get me some juice, I'm not walking to the fridge!"

"But I have to beat this level!" Matt frantically pushed his A button and B buttons to fight the boss, "I'm fighting Ganon and I'm about to lose!

"Damn it, you and you're stupid video games. Why can't I play?!"

Matt paused the game and gave the hell child a long glare, "You BROKE a PSP before, I don't trust you after that incident."

Cartman began to whine as he got up and saw Mello's gun on the table. He laughed as he went toward the gun and clicked it, he pointed it at Matt as Matt got out his own gun. Cartman thought it wasn't loaded so he playfully taunted Matt with the gun as he ran around.

Matt knew it was loaded and tried to get the gun away.

"Cartman! I sure as hell don't want to have an accident, Mello needs me in the "Kira case!" You'll have double the punishment if something goes wrong."

"So, it's not loaded. Mello said he ran out of bullets."

"He didn't say that, he was reloading last time I saw him."

"So, it's not a big deal if there's an accident."

Matt couldn't believe what this kid was saying. He dropped his gun as he went for Mello's gun, Cartman kept it away from Matt as they began pulling on it and the next move Cartman made would have his punishment in knots.

He pulled the trigger by accident and a bullet went right through Matt's arm.

Matt screamed as he held his arm and grabbed Cartman.

"Fuck!! Look what you did you nasty kid!"

"It's your fault, you should've left me alone, Matt! I'm telling Mello!"

Mello ran downstairs with the rest of his gang as he saw Cartman, "Oh my god, Cartman! What the hell is your problem?! You fatbutt, you shot Matt!"

"Well, it was his fault! He pointed a gun at me!"

"Listen, Cartman!" Mello grabbed his red jacket and dangled him in the air, "I thought I was clear about MY gun!!"

"Damn kid doesn't listen!" yelled Matt, "You must be deaf, we give you everything and more!"

"Well, looks like we're not going to Florida." Mello picked up the phone, "I'm calling the agent so we cancel the cruise."

"NOOOOOOO! Damn it, No!" Cartman began to cry and kick Mello, "Hella uncool! I've never been on a cruise and I really want go! You're so unfair, Mella!"

"Cartman, I said it once: "You're in my house now, everybody follows the rules."

Cartman couldn't believe this, Mello was tough. He didn't think he was at first but the punishments he could hand out were tough and Cartman had a hard time working around them. Cartman looked at Matt as guilt started to sink in.

He started to feel bad that Matt was shot, he was his father. Cartman ran up to Matt and hugged him as tight as he could, "I'm sorry, Matt. I made a terrible mistake. You could've died."

Matt didn't want to believe it until Cartman cried actual tears, "...Hey buddy, it's okay...Be more careful next time, alright?"

Cartman started to breakdown, "No it's not! I don't have a father! Out of all my friends, I'm the one without one!"

Mello's attitude changed, "Cartman, Matt and I grew up in an orphanage. I don't have a father or I don't know if I did."

"Yeah, so you aren't the only one." Matt smiled, "I don't have one."

Cartman looked at Mello as he hugged Mello, "I'm sorry, Mella. Can we still go on the cruise? Please, I promise I'll never touch your gun again."

Mello growled, he wanted to give Cartman the ultimate punishment but he decided to be easy, "Ok, I won't cancel the cruise but we have conditions to go over."

Cartman sniffled and nodded, "Alright, I want to help fight Kira. I want to kick his ass!"

"That's a little big, he can kill anyone you know." Mello laughed, "I'll see what I can do for you, alright?

Cartman watched as Matt was put into the limo to be taken to the hospital to treat his gunshot wound. Cartman looked over at Mello as he smiled, things were starting to work out better than expected. As long as he did his part he would be fine but how long could Cartman last with all the stress of the Kira case and the depression of Kenny?

That's Chapter 2, Please R&R.