South Park Life (unfinished)

*South Park Life*
By: Maliko Wolfen


Chapter 1- First Meeting

Maliko looked out of the window of the car, wiping her tears. She waved goodbye to her best friends Nivea, Yugi and Nero and to her boyfriend Kita. Her father found a new job and had to move to where his job was. It was in South Park. Maliko never really liked New York much for many reasons, mostly because of the crime and the noise. She did, however, enjoy spending time with her brothers Cloud and Kei. She’d miss her friends and Kita, but most of all... She’d miss the gassy, smoggy air and the trashy streets. She didn’t know anything about South Park except that it was in Colorado and it was cold. She wouldn’t know anyone there, but Kita promised to be on the next bus there to help her get settled in, so she wouldn’t be alone for long...

Cloud and Kei were 5 years older then their sister. Maliko was 11 years old. She liked being a tomboy and never wore girl clothes if she could help it. She was picked on a lot, and pretty much alone all the time, so she wasn’t picky about her friends.

"You kids ok? " asked Mr. Wolfen. "Yes, Dad" said Cloud. Cloud, Kei, and Maliko lost their mother 2 years ago, and soon after it happened, Maliko began to have nightmares that it was her fault because she had been in the next room when it happened, even if she knew it wasn’t. Her family was always worried that something would happen to her... Kei glanced over at his sister and smiled. "Hey sis, wanna play football when we get to our new home?" said Kei. Maliko smiled and nodded to him. The car stopped in front of a big blue 2-story house. It had a fence all around it, a lush green yard out front and the number 145 on the front door. Cloud opened up the car door and walked to the trunk. He and his siblings helped take the boxes out to the house. Mr. Wolfen opened the door and put some boxes on the living room floor. "You three can go upstairs and pick out your rooms" said Mr. Wolfen. Kei walked up the stairs with his brother and sister tailing close behind him.

They saw 6 doors in the hallway, 3 on the left and 3 on the the right. Maliko opened the 5th door and saw it was a lot bigger then her old room. It had a nice view of the street outside and the front of the house from a big window. There was a tree right outside with thick, bent branches you could easily climb. She loved it already. She began to unpacked the boxes with her name on them. She put down her mattress and put up pictures of her friends and family on the wall and then made her bed. Cloud’s room was the 4th door on the right. He took out some rock CDs and put them on his dresser. Then he hung his clothes up in the closet and sat on his bed listening to his music. Kei room was the 6th one on the right. He put his music sheets on his desk, his guitars on a holder next to his amps and sat down in his chair looking through the rest of the boxes. "Kids, can you come down here for a minute?" yelled Mr. Wolfen.

All three kids ran down the stairs and saw 4 boys who looked Maliko age. "Who are they?" said Maliko, "They’re some of our new neighbors. They stopped by to welcome us." said her father cheerfully, probably because there was someone near Maliko’s ago in town and she’d make some new friends. There was a boy in a big red coat who was pretty overweight. He wore a light blue and yellow hat. Next to him was a boy in a green hat, orange coat, and in dark green pants. Then there was a boy in a red and blue puff ball hat and a thick brown coat. Last, there was a boy in a orange hoodie covering his hair and mouth. "Hi, I'm Cloud and this are my brother Kei and my sister Maliko" said Cloud, pointing to his siblings. The kid in the green hat opened his mouth and said "Nice to meet you. I’m Kyle Broflovski". *Coughjewcough* Kyle glared angrily at the boy in the red, then looked over at the kid in the puffball hat he looked like he was going to vomit. "I'm...um...I...I...I’m...St-Stan —Marsh." said the boy who looked sick. "(I'm Kenny McCormick and Maliko, you look awesome!)" said the boy with the hoodie. Not one of her brothers could understand him, and neither could Maliko, but she smiled politely anyway. "I'm Eric Cartman, the smart, awesome, sexy and cool one." said the overweight boy. All the boys looked at him as if to silently vocalize their protest, but being polite, no one said anything out loud.

"Maliko, why don't you go play with them" said Mr. Wolfen. Maliko thought "Oh right so they can make fun of me, too?" Because Maliko was often bullied in her old home, she didn’t like to meet new people. "Ok, Dad" said Maliko reluctantly as she zipped up her jacket and walked outside to the snow. She looked down at the ground. The snow didn’t look like it would melt anytime soon... Kyle and Stan walked over to her with a football that Kai had left for them in the front yard. "You wanna play football with us, Maliko?" asked Stan. She looked at him and nodded. “Don’t be stupid, Kyle. Girls can’t play football!” “I bet she could!” Kyle grabbed the football and ran back a few feet and threw it at her. Maliko run back and caught it easily. "(Sweet, dude!)" said Kenny. Cartman looked at her and smiled a little then he walked up to her and said "You’re pretty good for a chick. Don’t think you’re better than me, though". Kyle glared at him and thought "Cartman never likes people, especially girls". The other boys must have been thinking the same thing, because they stared at him in confusion. "Thanks, Eric" said Maliko. Kenny glaced at Maliko and smiled in his mind.

Pretty soon, a little boy with blond hair and a Hello Kitty T-shirt walked up to us. “Oh, hello! You must be the new girl! My name’s Butters.” “Hi, Butters.” Maliko smiled. “Would you like to play with us?” “Aw, gee wiz. I’d love to, but if I don’t get home right now, I’ll be grounded again...” “Hey! Get away from her, Butters! She’s our new friend!” Cartman yelled. “Aw, hamburgers...” Butters walked away sadly. The sky was getting colder and darker. "Later, guys. It’s dinner time. Bye! said Maliko as she waves goodbye to her new friends and ran inside her house. Stan puked on the snow and said "Dude, you think the others will like her?" "Probably not." said Cartman laughing darkly..

Chapter 2- South Park Elementary

The next morning Maliko walked down the stairs and grabbed a pack of pop-tart from the box. "Did you have fun last night?" asked Kei. "Yeah, it was fun" said Maliko. She grabbed her bookbag and walked out the house listening to Cherish on her MP3 player. She hummed the Japanese tune and sang the few words she did know. She came up to a bus stop and saw her friends again. Cartman spotted her and smiled "Hey, Maliko. Nice shirt! Hahaha!" said Eric. He noticed her munching on the strawberry treat and laughed again. “Hey, Kenny. Maybe you do have a chance with Maliko! You’re so poor, you have to eat Pop-tarts for dinner every night when you get married, but looks like Maliko wont mind! Hahahah!” “Mhm Hmmhm Mmhmh!!!” Kenny yelled back in embarrassed protest. Kyle started to get annoyed by Cartman’s stupid comments. "Heh heh." Maliko giggled and stood next to Stan. Finally, the bus came and they all walked on. "SHUT UP AND SIT DOWN" screamed the crazy driver. “Aw, blow it out you’re a**.” mumbled Stan. “WHAT DID YOU SAY?!” the driver screamed again. “I said I hope the snow melts soon... So I can see the grass!” Stan lied quickly. “Oh... Well... So do I.” she agreed. Cartman pulled Maliko next to him while he was sitting down, but Stan pulled her back into his seat just before the bus started moving. Cartman growled in frustration and sat next to Kenny.

At school Mr. Garrison walked in the class with Maliko next to him. "Ok class. Please welcome your new classmate, Maliko. Everyone be nice! That means you too, Eric" said Mr. Garrison. Eric just looked at her and frowned. "Tell the class about yourself Maliko" said Mr. Garrison sitting down at his desk. "Well my name is Maliko Wolfen and I'm somewhat of a tomboy, I like video games, swimming and drawing. I already met Eric, Kyle, Stan, Kenny and Butters and I hope everyone else is as nice to me as they are." said Maliko. Mr. Garrison looked at her confusingly. “Nice? Eric..was nice to you?” “Yeah. He was really nice. Why?” Everyone stared at Eric in shock. Kyle raised his hand and yelled “This fat a** is just being nice to get free candy or something!” “Don’t call me fat, you stupid jew!!!” Eric screamed back. “Okay, kids! That’s enough! God...don’t any of you have home training? Do I have to punish Mr. Slave again!?” He pointed to a man in chains in the corner next to the desk wearing skinny black clothes and fishnet stockings. “...Oh, Jesus Christ...” the man giggled. “Everyone, just for introductions sake, why don’t you stand up and tell Maliko who you are and something about yourself.” Mr. Garrison instructed. Everyone groaned at once, but Cartman stood up first.

“My name is Eric Cartman...again. My dream is to own my own amusement park called “CartmanLand” and/or eradicate the Jews. Either one works out fine for me.”

“My name is Kyle Broflovski. I think I’m the only Jewish kid in South Park, but I’d be dead by now if Cartman got his way! Luckily, that fat a** is too lazy to really get anything done.

“Stop calling me fat, you f*cking Jew!”

“My name is *Puke* S-Stan Marsh. I live with both my parents, unlike Eric, whose Mom asexually reproduced to create him. *Puke*

“S-shut the f*ck up, Stan!”

“Mhmmh mhhm mm hhmhmh hmm! Mmmhmh mh hhmhmhm... mhmhh”

“Kenny! One more outburst like that, and you’re going straight to the principal’s office!”
“Hahahaha!!! Way to go, Kenny!”

“Well...uh... My name is Leopold Stotch, b-but my friends call me Butters. I...um...don’t really know what to say...but...um...Eric bullies me a lot, and I haven’t had a real friend in a long time... The guys pick on me, so maybe I can pay you to protect me sometime. Like a ninja or something! If I get beat up one more time, my parents will ground me!”

“My name is Wendy Testaburger, and if you don’t stay away from Stan, I’ll kill you...”

“What was that, Wendy? You whispered that last part.”

“I said I’m Class President, so see me if you need anything.”

“Ok, Maliko, we’ll have to do the rest of the introductions some other time. We have a lesson to complete. Since he’s being so nice today, you can sit with Eric" said Mr. Garrison. She walked over to him and sat next to him and smiled. The lesson was long and the teacher kept getting off track to talk about some celebrity she’d never heard or a failed relationship from his past. They didn’t actually do any real work the entire class. She wouldn’t even notice if they did, because Eric kept whispering comments about other students to her and it took all her energy not to burst out laughing. After class, the girl that introduced herself as Wendy walked up to Maliko and pushed her. "Listen here, bi*ch! STAY AWAY FROM MY MAN!” she yelled. “Um...I’m sorry. I...What?” Maliko asked, pretty confused. “Stan! Stan Marsh! Stay away from him, or I’ll kill you!” She and a blond hair girl began to walk off. "I don't care what you want! They’re my friends, and I’ll hang out with whoever I want!” said Maliko. Hearing the yelling, some kids started to gather in the hallway. Cartman, Kyle, Stan and Kenny heard Maliko’s voice and pushed their way to the center of the crowd. Stan took one look at Maliko and puked all over the ground. For some reason, this made Wendy even angrier. "What did you say?!" said Wendy, as she and the girl came back. "Um, I believe I said I don't care what you want!" said Maliko in a matter of fact attitude. Stan wanted to defend her but he knew that it would make Maliko look even worse, so he backed up. Wendy threw her fist at Maliko, but she grabbed it, twisted it and punched her into a locker. Some blood splattered on the ground. "Whoa! Dude, sweet !" said Kyle. Not even stopping to see if she was alright, Maliko grabbed her MP3 and walked off to lunch as the boys followed closely behind.

"Hello children. I hear there's a new girl in your class" said Chef as soon as they got to the front of the lunch line. "Yeah, and she beat the crap out of Wendy! She's so awesome!" said Stan. Kyle grabbed his tray and walked over to his table with his friends and sat down. "May I join you guys?" said Maliko from behind. Kenny nodded, she sat next to Kyle. "You don't have lunch, Maliko?" asked Kyle. Maliko said "No... After what happened, I’m not really hungry". “You should eat something.” Stan said. “What about Kenny? He’s not eating.” Maliko pointed out. “Only because he’s too poor to eat school lunch!” Cartman laughed. Kenny mumbled something into his jacket that no one heard. “Aw, really? Hold on one sec.” Maliko walked over to the lunch table and got as much food as she was allowed to, then handed it to Kenny. Kenny gaped at her, wide eyed, for a few seconds, then began eating all of it. “Wow, Maliko! That was pretty cool of you!” Kyle smiled. “Eh, it was nothing. Hey, Eric...I saw you were pretty sad in class. How come?" asked Maliko. "Nothing. All the new kids hate me because I’m so much cooler than them. Either that, or they’re Mexican...or...*Shudders* Ginger...You...don’t seem as bad as the rest of the idiots in our class. It’d be a shame if I had to write you off as an enemy, too." said Cartman. "Oh, really? Well, I don’t hate you. So don’t write me off just yet." said Maliko looking at her necklace Kita gave her. "That’s only because you don’t really know him yet. Hey, what’s that?" said Stan, taking a bite out of his taco. "A necklace my boyfriend gave me" said Maliko. Kyle, Cartman, and Stan spit out their food and looked at her shocked. "You have a boyfriend, dude!?" yelled Kyle. Maliko nodded and smiled a little. Cartman jumped out of his seat and stomped out the lunchroom. “Hey, look Maliko! You did the impossible! You got Cartman to stop eating!” Kyle laughed.


Chapter 3- Bonding

After school Maliko walked home and began watching Terrence and Phillip. Soon, the doorbell rang. "Coming!" called Maliko, walking to the door and opened it, seeing Cartman standing there with a pad and pencil in his hand. "Hey. Wanna hang out? The guys went out with Kyle’s stupid mom." said Cartman in a sort-of demanding voice. "Yeah sure, come in" said Maliko. They both walked to the couch. “Aw, dude, you like Terrence and Phillip, too?!” “Yeah, I love this show.” He slapped her. “AH! What was that for?!” “Sorry. Had to make sure you were real and not just another Jew mind trick.” Cartman explained. Maliko laughed and Eric got back to the original task at hand. “ I have a couple of questions for you...” “Alright. Shoot.” “Favorite color?” “Blood red.” He paused and smiled, but didn’t look up. “Favorite food?” “Potato Salad, Nachos and Cheesy Poofs.” “Sweeeet, dude.” He mumbled as he wrote. “Favorite flower?” “Black roses and Cherry Blossoms.” After an even longer pause, he just continued to write and said "Do you think I'm mean?” Maliko nodded her head no and hugged him, then said "I don’t think that at all. I think you’re awesome!” Cartman smiled and wiped tears from his eyes. “A chick finally likes me and she’s not a Jew, a hippy OR a minority... Kyle was wrong! I am going to heaven!” Maliko laughed and he jumped up and asked “Wanna hang out at my house?" Maliko smiled and said “Sure!” and as soon as she did, Cartman grabbed her hand and led the way.

Cartman's mother Liane opened the door for them and said "Oh sweety, you have a little girlfriend. How nice.” Maliko blushed and said "Um... I’m not his girlfriend, ma’am. I’m new to South Park. Just moved in with my family yesterday.” “Oh, really? Well, you should invite your mother and father over for dinner sometime. I’ve never seen my little Eric attached to a girl like this. I’m sure he’d love it.” “MOM!!!” “Um...actually, Ms. Cartman... My Mom passed away recently.” “Oh, I’m so sorry, sweetie.” “Agh!” Cartman, annoyed and embarrassed about his Mom’s comment, grabbed a bag of Cheesy Poofs and pulled Maliko’s hand into the next room. They climbed up and sat on the couch and watched more Terrence and Phillip episodes.
“Hey, Terrence!” “Yes, Phillip.” “It seems a hamster crawled up my a** the other day and I’m having trouble getting it out. Can you pull it out for me?” “Sure!” *Fart* “Ahahahaha!!!”

Maliko and Cartman laughed almost as loud as the TV, coughing on the Cheesy Poofs they were chewing.. After a while, Ms. Cartman came in the living room with Kyle, Stan, and Kenny next to her. "Look Eric, it's your little friends" said Liane.

Cartman looked at them and was about to yell “What the he*l are you guys DOING here?!”, then he notice Maliko looking at him, so he just looked down. Kyle knew they had interrupted his quality time with her and laughed at him so hard that milk came out his nose. Stan and Kenny laughed. "Did milk just come out your nose?"said Maliko. "Kyle has one of my kidneys and that one make milk come out your nose"said Cartman. Kyle sat next to Maliko and smiled.
Stan looked up at Kyle who kept on smiling. Stan thoughts "Why is Kyle so happy today?". He got up from the floor and said "Maliko, can you help me with something outside" Maliko said "Sure dude" and got off the couch and walked outside.

Stan POV
I walked outside with her and said "Hey Maliko, I...um been thinking about how you stood up to Wendy this morning. It was pretty cool of you. She acts like that to all the girls. No girl ever actually stood up to her. That’s why all my friends are guys... No girl wants to go through all that." She said "I know you’re her boyfriend, so I shouldn’t have hit her like that. But, she was so obnoxious, I just couldn’t stand it." She confessed to me. I looked at her and I wanted so badly to say "Dude... I like you way more than I ever liked her", but then I hear a crash in the house.

Kyle POV
Cartman kept smiling and it started to bug me. "WIPE THAT STUIP SMILE OFF YOUR FAT MOUTH!" I yelled. He glared at me and yelled “DON’T YELL AT ME, YOU STUPID JEW!” and pushed me. I punched him in the face and jumped on him so I could keep punching him. We rolled around the living room punching each other and we bumped into the tv causing it to fall to the ground crashing. Just then Stan and Maliko ran in and she yelled "Guys! S-stop fighting! Please!” She sounded like she was about to cry, so I got off of him. I kicked Cartman in the stomach one last time and walked into the bathroom to check out my newest scrapes. On the way back into the living room, I saw Maliko sitting by Cartman’s side.

Maliko POV:
I stood there shocked looking at my new best friend hurt and in pain, mouth and arms bleeding. I ran over to him and hugged him and said "Eric, can you hear me?! Are you okay?!!" He opened his eyes and held his head and smiled softly at me and whispered” I’m fine.” then turned to Kyle and yelled "D*mn, you stupid Jew! You almost killed me!". “Stop calling me stupid!” Stan was holding him back from attacking Eric again and I jumped in front of him. Kyle stopped struggling and glared at me. Ms. Cartman came in and gasped. "Oh my, what happened to you, Eric?" she said. "Kyle attacked Cartman and hurt him" I defended him, which caused Kyle to glare at me even harder.. His mon ran over to him and hugged him and kissed his cuts and bruises. He blushed hard because I was smiling in a mocking way. “Moooommm...” he whined. "Maliko can you help clean his cuts, please? I’m pretty busy right now."she asked. I nodded and took Cartman's hand and pulled him into the bathroom to help him wipe them off. He stared as I went into the medicine cabinet and took out the first aid kit and wiped the blood of his face and hand and head. "Take off your coat, dude" I said. He took off his coat showing some blood dripping from his arms. I cleaned that too and smiled. “Thanks.” She said, looking at his feet. “No problem. Promise you’ll stop fighting with him?” “Well... As long as he’s a stupid, tree hugging hippie Jew...I cant make any promises.” I prayed he was just joking and hugged him.


After that, Eric grabbed my hand and ran down the stairs. "I'm alright now, Mom. Hey, can Maliko and the guys (except for Kyle) sleep over tonight?" said Eric and he smiled at me. “Sure, honey.” “I’m not leaving Maliko here with you all night, fat a**. You’ll just brainwash her into hating Jews!” “I will not! She’ll learn on her own! Now go home!” “No!” “Moooommm!!! Kyle’s saying that I’m gonna brainwash Maliko into hating Jews and wont go hooooooome.” Cartman whined. “Eric, honey. Be nice to your little friends.” “Oh, come on! Fine, Jew... You can stay...”

Maliko POV (dream)
I started to fall asleep from watching WWE on TV. I then started to dream and was in the grass sitting under a tree. I saw someone come up to me. It was Kyle. "Hey, Maliko" he said, then grabbed my hand. I turned around in my sleep. He then pinned me to the grass and traced his finger on my lips. "Kyle, what are you doing?!"I asked."This." he said then kissed my lips softly. I woke up breathing hard and looked around. Everyone was asleep and it was dark. I fell back on my pillow and stared at the ceiling . "Why did I dream that"?

Maliko, Kyle, Cartman, Stan, and Kenny were watching Jesus and Pals early the next morning. The house phone rang, and Ms. Cartman picked it up and said “Hello, Wendy. ...Yes, he’s here. ...Excuse me? Why, yes... She’s here, too. Alright. Hold on. Stanley, it’s your little friend.” :Hey! Tell that slut to stop calling my house!” “Shut up, fat a**!” “Don’t call me fat, you stupid Jew!” Kyle picked up the phone. “Hello?” “Kyle!” Wendy said in a bossy voice "Are you hanging out with that girl, Maliko?! Stan, I don't want you around her! You’re my boyfriend, not her's!". Stan started to get mad at her, and said "I can hang out with anyone I want! Wendy, I'm sick and tired of your jealousy you know what I'm not going to that stupid couple party with you and I'm breaking up with you ! Later, Wendy!" and hung up the phone. Kyle asked "Dude, you broke up with Wendy again?” Stan said "Yeah, and I'm not taking her back!".

Maliko’s cell phone rang to the sound of a screaming Rabbid and she quickly picked up. "Hey Kita, how's New York?" she said. "Pretty crappy, ‘cause your not here with me. I miss you." he said. Maliko looked at her friends sadly and said "I miss you, too. I made some friends here. Their names are Cartman, Kyle Stan, and Kenny." said Maliko. " Can you put the phone on speaker so we can all talk?" said Kita. Maliko press the speaker button on her phone said "Say hello to my boyfriend, guys". "Um hey Kita, I'm Stan Marsh. Cartman looked at Maliko and sighed, and said "I'm Eric Cartman, Maliko's best friend.” he emphasized. "Hey, dude. Try not to fall for my girl ‘cause it gets on my nerves alot" said Kita. Stan puked on the floor and looked away. "Did someone just vomit over there?" asked Kita. Maliko cut him off fast. She didn’t feel like explaining right then. "Got to go, sweetheart. Going to the movies, love you" "I love you too" said Kita. She hung up and zipped up her jacket.

Chapter 4- Movies

Cartman's POV
I heard them say they love each other, I felt a pain in my chest. Not the “I ate so much pie, I’m gonna have another heart attack” pain. Not the “I hate Jews” pain. Not even the “I hate minorities in my water park” pain. A totally different pain. I didn’t say anything and walked outside. We walked 5 blocks to get the movie theater. The guys and I fighted about which movie to see. I wanted to see The Passion of the Christ, Stan wanted to see Ninja Assassin, Kyle wanted to see 2012, and Kenny wanted to see Friday the 13. We all looked at Maliko and said "You pick one of our movies to see, Miko!". She looked at the movie choices and thought for a minute. "I guess, um...” I saw Kenny crossing his fingers and I guess she didn’t want to hurt his feelings. “Um... Friday the 13?" she said. Kenny jumped for joy and said "(Woo hoo! In your faces, guys! She likes me and not you! I win!!! Woo!!!), but all Maliko heard was “Mhhh hmm mhm mhh!!!”

Maliko POV
Kenny grabbed my hand and walked to the movie and sat next to me. Kyle sat next to Stan, and Cartman sat on the other side of me. I kept on thinking about why people hated Cartman so much. He seemed pretty okay to me... Kenny kept on trying to grab my boobs. I grabbed his arm and said "Do that again and I'll hurt you!". That made him sit all the way in the back. During some parts of the movie I would grab onto Cartman's arm and hide my face. "Hey Maliko, are you scared?" asked Kyle. I looked at him and said "Yeah I should have picked Stan's or Cartman's movie". He smiled a little and said "It's ok... It’s only a movie... Hey, Cartman. Can we switch seats?". Cartman glaced at Kyle then at me. “Come on! I’ll give you $10!” I could tell he was interested, but still didn’t want to. I grabbed his arm and whispered “Don’t worry. Take it. I’ll go to the bathroom and sit next to you went I get back. So you’ll get both.” He smiled hard and whispered “Sweeeet.” He slowly got off his seat and sat in Kyle’s seat. Kyle sat in Cartman's seat and smiled shyly.

Kyle POV
I smiled nervously and felt my heart speed up. My hand slowly moved to her hand and held it. Cartman saw what I was doing and growling angrily, he grabbed my hand. She pulled her hands away and put them in her pockets. I sighted and though about how she and her boyfriend said "I love you" so sweetly to each other. I could feel my eyes begin to sting, so I tried to think about something else, but I couldn’t. I pulled my hat over my eyes and cried quietly to myself. I then heard Maliko said "Hey, Kyle...Are you ok?" I lifted my head up and looked at her and said "Do you really love that Kita dude?" in a shaky voice. I could she had pain in her eyes from looking at me. She said “Yes I do.” and I could feel a sharp tug in my chest. Soon after and Maliko went to the bathroom. As soon as she got back, she sat on the other side of Cartman and they laughed. I grew a little angry. They seemed to be way closer than I was with her and I got a little jealous... After the movie, we were crossing the street and a huge truck came out of nowhere. We all backed up, but it was too fast for Kenny. He got hit my the truck and it ran over him. The blood splattered everywhere. “Oh my god! They killed Kenny!” Stan screamed and I followed up with a traditional “You bastard!” I don’t know why we said it. It just became sort-of like a habit to us. Of course, as a newcomer to South Park, Maliko freaked out. But after she calmed down, we explained that it happened every day for some reason and that he’d be back first thing tomorrow. The rest of us walked to the ice pond and sat in the snow. I drew a heart in the snow with my fingers. Maliko looked at the heart and leaned over, adding an arrow to it. It made me happy, but I still knew I didn't have a chance with her, so I stayed quiet.

Chapter 5- Surprise
Stan and Kyle were playing catch with the football. "Hey, let's go and see how Maliko’s doing." said Kyle. Stan had been thinking the same thing, so he put the ball down quickly. They raced to Maliko's house and saw a tall boy who looked like a 6th grader, with black short hair, and a bunch of flowers in his hand. Maliko smiled and walked up to him and said "Hey, babe! I missed you! You sure got here quick.", then kissed his cheek. Kyle said "W-What?" to himself. The boy handed Maliko the roses and kissed her back. The boy noticed us staring and glared at us. "What do you want, kid?" said Kita staring at Kyle. Maliko turned around and said "That's Kyle, he's one of my friends". "One of them? How many friends do you at this moment" asked Kita. Kyle said "4". Kyle glared at him and said "So you’re Maliko's boyfriend, huh?". Kita nodded. “Yeah, pipsqueak.” Kyle stood his ground and said "We heard of you...”

Kita POV
The kids were beginning to annoy me, so I grabbed Maliko's hand and said "Later, Kyle." then took her inside her house and closed the door. From the window, I saw the boys look at each other for a second and slowly walked away. I sat under the stars at that night with her. I looked at her and kissed her lips. She kissed back and wrapped her arms around my neck and snuggled into my chest. I missed kissing her when she left New York. I put my arm under her head and held her closer. She loved that. I knew something she loved even more. As she laid on my chest and listened to my heartbeat, I stroked the tip of her ears with the back of my hand. He pulled me closer to her. I showed her the promise ring I had on my hand and handed her a ring that I had in my pocket that had a heart engraved on it. I had gotten it made for her in New York and brought it for her. She smiled and kiss my cheek. I walked her home and said "I promise I will never hurt, sweetheart". She said "And I promise I will never hurt you" then hugged me.

Maliko’s POV
A few days later, the guys started to get jealous of our promise and tried to flirt with me, but I turned them down as nicely as I could. I tried my best to keep my relationship with Kita strong, but he was beginning to bully my friends and it made me pretty angry. She hoped that he left soon... The bullying didn’t stop me and Cartman from becoming better and better friends, watching T and P, eating Cheesy Poofs, playing Cartman’s X-Box and my Wii, seeing movies all the time. Cartman wasn’t influenced by the bullying. He played pretty harsh pranks on Kita sometimes, too. Burning his clothes, putting blood in his toothpaste, poisoning his food... You know, normal boy stuff. And every time Kita was mean, Cartman tried to get even by taking me somewhere fun and spending the entire day with me, something I didn’t object to.

We went to Cartman’s favorite restaurant, Casa Bonita. Even a new water park that had been closed for a long time called Pi Pi’s SplashTown, was re-opened and we spend the day there. Sometimes the others came with us, but it was fun either way. This made Kita really angry...I met some pretty weird people, too. The black chef that served us school lunch came by sometimes, but every time we talked, he began to sing about making love. It was kinda scary... We visited a weird old gene splicer that had hundreds of tanks full of animals that he had added extra butts to, and even a pot-bellied pig that looked like Mr. Garrison... I had never had so much fun with one person, not even Kita... I began to think about what about Kita made me happy, and I realized that not much did anymore. He was selfish, controlling, jealous, a bully... Not like Eric.

Chapter 6- Sick
Pretty soon after that, Stan heard a loud pounding on his front door. He opened it to see Cartman and Kita pretty out of breath with tears in their eyes... "What happened to you guys?" asked Stan in a worried voice. "M-Maliko in the hospital" said Kita. Kyle froze for a second when he heard that. "W-what?! You’re joking, right?!" said Kyle. "Does it look like we’re joking, Jew?!" cried Cartman. Stan looked down and cried to himself "No, this can't happen!" he yelled. “H-how is she?!” “She’s in critical condition...Her organs just started shutting down all of a sudden... We don’t know how long she has... We don’t even know if she’ll make it. Stan and Kenny are already there. Come on!” Cartman wiped the tears from his eyes. “A-alright!” The three of them ran to Hells Pass Hospital and was directed to room 205. "Maliko, you have guests." said her father. "Yay." Maliko cheered softly, coughing. The boys walked in, Cartman had a box wrapped up in his hand. "Hey, Miko... how you feeling?" asked Kyle. "Ok I guess" she said.

Kenny POV
"We bought you a gift" said Cartman. "It's Band Hero for 360." said Kita. "Dude don't tell her" said Kyle laughing with them. “I know you only like X-Box when I play with you, so I figured you can be my back-up singer when you get better.” “*Cough* The only song you know is Poker Face.” she laughed. “Don’t you like that song!?” Cartman cried. “Hahaha. Of course I do.” Maliko smiled. I looked around from the inside of my hooded jacket. How come no one freaked out like this when I died? I began to get upset, but then looked at Maliko’s pale cheeks and weak eyes. If there was anything I knew about dying, it was that... She wasn’t gonna last much longer...

Stan looked down and then at Maliko a bit. "Yeah, and w-we said when you come out we're all going to have a big sleep-over. My Mom’s taking us all to this cool new carnival for my birthday next week, so get better soon, alright?" said Stan. Maliko coughed a bit and smiled. “Sweet. That sounds awesome. Save a ticket for me... I want to see the haunted house!” They could all see how hard they tried to be hopeful and felt the tears coming. Cartman was the first to say something to break up the awkward silence. "Hey guys...Can you give us a minute alone?" he said softly. "Sure." said Kita angrily...walking out with the others. He sat in a chair next to her bed and smiled. "...Maliko...You’re my best friend. You’ve got to get better." She smiled softly and closed her eyes. I began to get worried, but then I heard her soft breathing and knew she’d just fallen asleep. She had a wire connected to her nose and another one on her left arm with a clear liquid flowing into it. I reached out and touched her hair. Feeling the soft skin of her face under my hand, I decided this was my last chance and leaned forward, kissing her cheek. Just as I did, Kita walked it.

Maliko POV
I closed my eyes and slept a little and began to dream. There were angels and bright lights and a weird looking hippo thing. Everywhere I looked, there were men in business suits talking about board games and plays. I woke up suddenly to see my friends arguing loudly. My throat ached and my head was pounding, not to mention the sharp pain in my chest. But I managed so say something.“W-what’s going on?” Everyone stopped yelling and looked at me nervously. Of course, Kita was the first to say something. “I caught this little pervert trying to make out with you when you were asleep!” he pointed to Cartman accusingly. “Miko...I swear I wasn’t. You just looked so peaceful in your sleep...I just kissed you on your cheek. I’m sorry. I couldn’t help it...” he looked ashamed at his feet. “...It’s okay, Eric. I’m not mad.” I smiled and Eric turned to me with a relieved look on his face. “It’s okay?! No, Maliko! It’s NOT okay! He defiled you with his dirty little hands! And you’re just gonna take that?!” “...Kita, I hardly think that a small kiss on the cheek is defiling me... And quit talking about him like that! Stop being a jerk to my friends! I’m tired of it!” “What are you saying, Maliko? I’m tired of you hanging out with these retards. It’s either them...or me, Maliko.” “I’m on my death bed and you come to me with this nonsense. You really don’t care about me... A real friend would never make me choose. ...Get out, Kita. I don’t want to see you anymore.” “....Whatever.” he walked out and slammed the door. My chest started to hurt again so I cried out in pain. The nurse came running in and ordered the boys to leave, saying that they were stressors and I needed rest. I didnt want them to leave, but I didn’t have the energy to talk. I just closed my eyes and drifted back to sleep...


Chapter 7- Voices

I knew something was wrong when I couldn’t open my eyes... I felt pain. That’s all I felt. I couldn’t see. I was numb... But I could hear. I heard the soft beeping of machines. I hear nurses talking in the background, and I heard my friends crying. I wanted so bad to tell them I was alright... but the pain was so bad... I tried to go back to sleep. But I couldn’t. All I saw...all I heard... was darkness. Black, lonely, cold pain... I listened to the comforting voices of my friends. That seemed to help just a little bit...
“I-is she going to wake up? I mean... She’s not dead, r-right?!”
“No... She’s not dead... But they said she might never wake up...”
“But, Kyle... *Voice cracking* W-Why wouldn’t she wake up? What happened to her?”
“They said she’s in a coma...”
“Mhhmm mhm mhhmm”
‘I’m in a coma?!’ Maliko thought. ‘Guess that’s why I cant move.’
‘You know Kita’s gone back home, right? Guess he really didnt care...”
‘....Kita’s gone...Whatever...’ Maliko thought to herself.
“....Yeah. I guess that’s true. I wonder if she can hear us...”
“The doctor said she can. So lets cheer up and talk to her.”
“I’ll go first.”
“Okay, Cartman.”
“Miko...It’s me, Eric... I...um.... ...........I....”
“Cartman....Are you okay?”
“I’m FINE, Kyle! Just give me a minute...”
“C-cartman?! A-are you crying?!”
“I’m NOT crying! ...I’m just...I’ll be right back. I forgot something at my house. Come on, Kenny.”
“Mhmm.”
Maliko heard the creaky hospital door close softly. The guys whispered softly to one another and she heard a loud zipping sound.
“Why are you taking your jacket off, Stan?”
“Well, Maliko looks a little tilted. Cheap hospital beds... This might even her out.”
Maliko heard the fabric of the jacket crumbled against her flat hospital pillow.
‘Thanks, Stan’ she thought to herself.
“There. That’s better. She looks a lot more comfortable now.”
“Yeah, actually she does.”
The door creaked again and I knew that Cartman and Kenny had returned.
“God d*mn, Cartman! T-those are beautiful!”
“Yeah, well... Kenny got ‘em. I’m just the delivery boy.”
“What kind of flowers are those?”
“Cherry Blossoms...”
“Is that machine blinking?”
“Yeah... Was it doing that before?”
“I don’t think so!”
All of a sudden, I heard a loud blaring of the hospital machine near my head.
“Where are all the nurses?!”
“They’re on break!”
“All of them?!”
“Mhmm mhh mmhhm!!!”
“We’re not allowed to do that, Kenny!”
“Well if we don’t, she’ll die for sure!”
“Well, that button is blinking! Let’s press it.”
“C-cartman! What are you doing?!”
“You said to press the button!”
“Not that one! THAT one!”
“I did press that one!”
“Well, press it again!”
“That number’s getting kinda high, isnt it?”
“What is it for?”
“That’s how much medicine is being pumped into her at once!”
“...Um...is that safe?!”
“I don’t think so!”
“Turn it off!”
“I cant!”
I tried to hear more, to hear what my friends were doing to me, but all of a sudden, there was this bright flash of light. I was in the dark for so long, it hurt. I cried out in pain, and for the first time in what felt like forever, I felt nice, cool air on my face.
“S-She’s awake!!!”
“What?”
“Maliko! She’s waking up! Look!”
The guys crowded around me and slowly, I opened my eyes as they adjusted to the light. There was a shadow...someone must have knew my pain and held their hand over my eyes. I saw...red gloves. I smiled and looked. Everyone looked so worried.
“Kenny! Turn down the lights.”
The room got dimmer and I could open my eyes more. Actually, the pain wasnt so bad anymore. I knew that my friends, even if by total mistake... had saved me.

Kyle’s POV:
The second I saw her smile, I knew that she was going to be okay. Tears ran down my eyes. I didnt even care that Cartman was trying his hardest to get extra points by catering to her needs. I was just so happy.
“Wow! T-those are beautiful, Kenny. Thank you! They smell so good.” Maliko cried as she sniffed the cherry blossoms. “Kenny?! I brought those for you!” Cartman cried in protest. “But... you said that Kenny did. Oh, and thanks for the jacket, Stan.” “You heard that?!” “Yeah. I heard everything. You guys could have killed me!!! ...Thank you.” She smiled the most honest smile I’d ever seen and I smiled back. “Anytime.” I choked out, feeling sort of giddy. “Let’s get you out of here before the nurses come back and try to take credit for saving you.” Cartman cried. “Y-you want me to get up?” “Yeah! This hospital is a death trap. You almost died and no nurse even cared. Come on. We’re out of here.”

Chapter 8- Roommate

Normal POV:
“It hurts...” Maliko complained. “It’s okay. I’ll carry you.” Cartman volunteered. “Are you sure you can?” “Yeah. Let’s go. Before they get back.” Cartman pulled the needles out of her arm slowly, plugging the blood with cotton and band-aids with little dinosaurs on them. There was a lot of screaming, from both Maliko, who was in terrible pain, and Cartman, who couldn’t really get her on his back. Eventually, with the help of the rest of the guys, they made it to Cartman’s house. “Come on, Maliko. Lay down here.” he threw all the toys off of his bed and laid Maliko down on it. He opened the window, and a nice soft breeze blew into the room. Cartman bundled her in huge down filled blankets and fluffy pillows. Maliko grabbed his Clyde Frog and pulled it close. “This is a really...soft bed.” she whispered, falling asleep.
“Meow?” Cartman’s cat waltzed in and cuddled next to Maliko, seeming quite happy with the new presence in his room. “No, Kitty!” Cartman screamed. “This is MY friend!” “Meow?” the cat looked up again, sort of annoyed. “NO, KITTY!” Cartman screamed louder, waking Maliko up just enough to notice the cat. “Kawaii...” she pet him softly and the cat snuggled under her arm and fell asleep. “......Eh. Fine, Kitty. Just for today...” Cartman gave in unwillingly.

“Dude! How long are you gonna keep her here?” Kyle whispered. “However the he*l I want, Jew Boy!” “Arent you gonna get in big trouble when they find out that you basically kidnaped her from the hospital?” “They probably wont even notice I’m gone!” “Her family will notice!” “Hmmm... For once, you have a good point... We have to make it look like she died. Just like Butters...” “...What?! No! Butters almost died in that basement!” “Well, if her family thinks she’s dead, she can stay here!” “How are we supposed to do that?!” “Come on. I’ll show you.”

Maliko’s POV:
Cartman’s bed was so soft, I couldn’t help but fall asleep again. This time, when I went to the bright cloudy place, I had wings. I jumped and my wings flapped on their own. I leaned forward and my wings shot me in that direction in an instant. I flew around and around in circles, laughing and having fun. But, all of a sudden, my wings disappeared and I plummeted below the clouds towards the ground below. I closed my eyes and screamed. Then I heard voices.

Normal POV:
“Miko! Wake up!!” Stan cried. Maliko stopped screaming and opened her eyes. The 4 boys were standing around me and their shirts were covered in blood. “AH! W-what happened to you?!” she yelled and confused, Kyle looked at his shirt. “Oh, sh*t, dude! We never changed our clothes!” “Oh, Jesus!” Stan realized the same thing and threw his shirt in Cartman’s hamper, grabbing a white shirt out of his dresser drawer. “What the he*l are you doing?!” Cartman cried. “We have to borrow these. Don’t worry about us stretching them out, lard butt.” “Shut up! Shut the f*ck up!” “...What happened?” Maliko whispered. “Oh, we faked your death so that you wouldn’t get in trouble for leaving the hospital.” Cartman smiled. “........WHAT?! You did what?! Eric, how could you?!” Maliko began to cry. “What’s wrong?” Stan asked, confused. “What’s wrong?! You told everyone I was dead! What about my family?!” “Eh, they’ll be fine. Look, I even brought all your stuff.” “......” “Seriously. They’ll be fine. They didn’t seem to really cry all that hard. Something about them always knowing you were suicidal after your Mom died and stuff. Not really all that surprised...” “.............” “So...what are we gonna do now?” “Well, Miko has to live here now, I guess. What do you think, Miko?” “Um... Yeah. Sure. It’ll be fun! Permanent sleep-over!” “But what if her family sees her?” “Don’t worry. They were so “broken up”, they moved back to New York.” “!!! Seriously?!” “Yeah. I think they’re packing now. I got all of your stuff, so don’t worry. My Mom’s giving you the guest bedroom! I told her that your family disowned you and asked her to let you stay here!” “Really?!” “Yeah!” “Woo!”

Kyle’s POV:
I couldnt believe how well this was working out for Cartman. He was a sick, selfish, raciest bigot and he gets to have Maliko in his house 24 hours a day. I try my best to be a good person and I didnt get anything. It seemed pretty unfair. When I saw the stuck-up gloating smile that Cartman shot my way, I felt heat burning up inside me. I wanted to kill him. And this time, Maliko was so sick, she couldnt stop me... Wait... That’s it! Maliko’s sick!

“You cant do this!” “Oh, Kyle. Don’t be jealous. You’ll get to visit occasionally.” Cartman laughed darkly. “No, you cant do this because Maliko is sick. She needs her medicine!” “You mean the medicine that put her in a coma?! Come on, Kyle... I know you’re jealous, but I know that you don’t really want to kill her, do you? You see, Miko? This is why you don’t ever trust Jews. They’ll do anything to get what they want...” Cartman whispered to Maliko and she looked at me with worried eyes. She wasnt really falling for his nonsense...right? I mean, she seemed way to nice and smart to fall for his idiocies, but he’s convinced smarter people in the past...

Stan’s POV:
I saw the angry look Kyle had in his eyes and the snobby one that Cartman boasted. Maliko was worried and Kenny was still drooling over her boobs. With so many choices to choose from, I didnt stand a chance.
Cartman was a terrible choice, but you had to admit, if whoever he loved wanted something, you know he’d probably get it. Yes, it would be elaborate and ridiculous, but he’d get it.
Kyle was Jewish and religious, came from a pretty stable family (even if his Mom was annoying as he*l.) His family didnt seem like it would have to worry about financial or housing issues. His house was pretty big and his father was a lawyer. And he did have his adopted Canadian brother Ike, that’s charmed almost every girl that’s met him with his adorable misshapen Canadian head and jumbled kindergartner speech.
Kenny was poor as heck, but I’ve only seen him under his coat once, and he was... pretty hot. I’ve checked the internet. Girls can’t stop talking about how gorgeous his light blue eyes were, or how soft his short blond hair felt. Girls loved that type of thing.
And now look at me... My cropped black hair and green eyes never made girls obsess over me, my Mom was pretty boring and it was VERY well known that my Dad was a moron with a gambling problem and my uncle loved to shoot baby animals. That did not sit very well with most girls... The most I did was write a song about Hybrid cars... I was pretty lucky to end up with Wendy...

Cartman’s POV:
I saw Maliko’s worried look and knew that this was a perfect time to get in extra points with my new best friend. “Miko, you should lay back down while I get your room set up.” “...No, that’s okay. I want to set it up. I’ve been having these weird dreams anyway...” she smiled nervously at me. “Maliko!” Stan pushed past me and said “You shouldnt do all that yourself...” “Do you want some help?” Kyle asked. “Um... Yeah. Sure. Thanks.” She smiled gratefully. I didnt like how everyone else was trying to mooch off of my points, so I took her hand and showed her the way.

Chapter 9- Purposely
Normal POV:
The room was pretty big, just a little smaller than Cartman’s. Oddly, it had the same weird-branched tree in front of a big window. Only difference was that, from this angle, you could see the moon much easier.
Working pretty quickly together, Maliko just instructed the boys where to put everything. There was a big soft bed, where Cartman had donated most of his blankets for Maliko. Not exactly something he was known for and mostly the reason that Ms. Cartman let Maliko stay, hoping she could talk some niceness into her “little gumdrop angel”.

There was a computer table near the door with a silver computer on it. It looked pretty fast. There was a armoire by the door where Maliko placed all her drawing materials and pictures, and a big dresser with a television on it. Maliko hooked up her Wii to the tv and placed all of her games in the drawers.
She hung up posters of her favorite characters on the walls, and her choice of favorite hand-drawn pictures. When everything was unpacked, Maliko placed her most favorite thing in the world, her stuffed teddy-dog Luki, on the pillow. It was totally perfect.

Kyle’s POV:
I looked around at the posters she put up. Imps riding on wolves, vampire families about to feast on a human girl, little boys in green on a boat with a shifty looking adult man, a potential cancer patient with long white hair and men wearing tight black leather. ...Her tastes were weird... But, looking at the pictures on the wall that she drew, I recognized some of the colors and looked closer. I gasped. They were pictures of us! “Look, guys!” I called to my friends, but they were already looking at them. They were really good... There was one of me playing football with Stan. I looked pretty sexy in that picture. I couldnt help but wonder if thats how Maliko really saw me...
There was one of all of us standing around in a big circle, one of that loser Pip and Damian, that weird red eyed kid... One of Cartman in the king’s outfit he wore when we went to Imaginationland, and one of Kenny without his hood on. They were really good... I heard Cartman gasp loudly at a small map that was on the wall by her bed.

Cartman’s POV:
“T-this is a map of China Town Wars!” I cried. “Yeah.” Maliko said, softly. “I know.” “Y-you have that game?!” “Yeah. It’s in the drawer. I beat it...twice.” She opened the drawer and pulled out the game case and a light blue Dsi. I tried to touch it, but my hand shook. “You can play it if you want to, Eric.” She smiled a satisfied grin and I felt a deeper happiness in my heart. I was prepared to murder someone for that game, and here it was. My best friend held it in her hands and gave me free range to play it. I was speechless.

Maliko’s POV:
Later that night, I awoke to a cool wind blowing and a cold sweat. I sighed, realizing that I was having nightmares again. I stood up and wandered down the hallway trying to find the bathroom. My pajamas were keeping me warm, so I walked slowly. I found it and after using it, I wandered back down the hallway. It seemed a little bit bigger, but I figured I was just sleepy, so I climbed into bed only to bump my nose into something soft. Whatever it was started to move and when it turned around, I realized it was Eric. “Oh, geez...” I whispered when I realized I was in his room and not mine. But... his blankets felt so much warmer and, with my nightmares, I didn’t want to sleep alone, so holding my breath, I climbed into his bed and snuggled myself in his covers. But, he turned back and kicked me right in my nose and I cried out in pain and he jumped up.

“AHHH!!!” he screamed and in shock, I screamed, too. But as soon as he realized it was me, he stopped screaming and stared at me. “What are you doing here?!” he whispered loudly. “I...had a nightmare...” I tried not to cry. He looked at me sympathetically, and handed me a pillow. I smiled, half expecting myself to wake up in my bed at home with my family any second now... But I didn’t. I hugged him and buried my face into his pajamas. Feeling my terrible attempt at affection, he reached out and pulled me closer to his chest. Laying on him, I heard past the fuzzy, stretchy pajama shirt and heard his heart beating softly. It made me sort of sleepy, and I didnt want to move. When he began stroking my ears like Kita did that night under the stars, I was totally hooked. I leaned up and kissed him softly. The second my lips touched his, he froze. I shook him gently, but he didnt move. I think he was in his own little world.

Cartman’s POV:
I couldnt move. I could barely breathe. A girl...actually kissed me. On purpose! I mean, Wendy kissed me that time, but it was just so she could concentrate on her debate speech. She didnt really like me. I was in mild shock and even when Miko called my name, I couldnt respond. I mean, come on! I’ve killed people, manipulated people, I’m openly raciest, selfish, mean, a pretty good liar, very... big boned. But, yet... Miko... My new best friend... a legitimate female girl that didn’t work at Raisins, kissed me. On her own free will. ...How do explain that?! I mean, I know she was weird. I mean... She hung out with us, she beat the sh*t out of another student, yet she’s so nice. But...that didnt explain anything. I fell back down to Earth and noticed Miko staring at me with her normal worried look, singing a strange song that I’d never heard before. “...What are you singing?” “It’s a Japanese song called Cherish. I sing it whenever I’m sad. It makes me feel you better.” “...Sing it again.” “You like it?” “Yeah. I want to learn it.” “Okay...Here goes.” She sung it a few times, then she started to get oddly out of breath, so I told her she could stop and I hugged her tightly and a little more than seconds later, she was asleep. Her soft breathing confirmed that. I laid her down on the pillow next to mine, then I turned over and went to sleep.

Chapter 10- Song

Cartman’s POV:
The next morning, Maliko woke me up. “Good morning, Eric!” she said cheerfully in a sing-song voice. “Huh?” I was still pretty dazed after last night... I wasnt even sure if I was dreaming or not. She was wearing a black T-shirt with a thunderbolt on it. She giggled and I looked down, realizing that I was still wearing my teddy bear pajamas. I gasped and pulled the covers up to my eyes. “Haha. Don’t worry. I think they’re pretty cute.” she laughed even harder and I didnt know if she really meant that or not. “*Yawn* What’s up, Miko?” “I faintly recall you owing me a game of Band Hero.” She smiled innocently. “Everyone else is waiting for you downstairs!” I looked at her hopeful eyes and agreed. “Alright. Just let me get dressed.” She ran out of the room screaming “I call Guitar!” and heard Stan protesting.

I got dressed and went downstairs. I was the singer, like always, and Kenny had the drums. Stan and Kyle sat on the couch and waiting for the next round so they could play. We even played the bonus Japanese track that had a few songs that Maliko could sing. She took the microphone and sung all the songs almost perfectly. I could feel Stan and Kyle staring in amazement. She even got through the super hard Caramelldansen song. After a few rounds, Maliko’s singing started to get worse. I figured she was just off her game... until we decided to play one more round. Right in the middle of the song, she collapsed. “Miko?!” I shook her softly. “Miko, wake up!” But she didnt. She was barely breathing. “I told you she needed her medicine!” Kyle cried. I wanted to scream at him to shut up, but for once, I was more worried about something else. “Guys... Go back to the hospital and bring back a bunch of whatever medicine Maliko was taking...” “We cant just take it. We’ll get in so much trouble!” “Well, either that or Maliko dies!” “...Alright. Come on, guys.” they rushed out the door. After they left, I took her back up the stairs and to her room, laying her on the bed. I stared at her face. Her skin was turning pale and looked pretty flushed. All the color was leaving her body. I knew she was dying...

For some reason, all I could think about was the song she’d tried to teach me the night before. I closed my eyes, and started to sing. I sounded terrible and I only knew about 1/3 of the words, if that much, but tears running down my eyes, I sung anyway. I made up words that sounded good if I had to, but I kept singing until they came back with a small bottle of some clear looking liquid and a syringe... and with Butters. They explained that Butters was the one that pointed out the medication, because his grandmother had to use it. They gave me weird looks when they heard me singing and
Butters run up to the bed. “Hey! I know that song!” he smiled innocently. “You do?!” I cried, hoping that he could teach it to me and I could wake Maliko up with it. He sung it with the same light voice that Miko did, and his boyish voice made it easier for me to learn. While Stan and Kenny injected Maliko with most of the bottle of medicine, not knowing how much to give her, I learned the song.

Every day, I gave her another bottle of medicine and sung the song. And every day... She didnt wake up. Actually, I think she was getting worse. I had left her in my bed. She told me she was more comfortable here, but going to sleep with a maybe-dead girl in your bed was a little unsettling... She still felt warm, though. I couldnt feel her heart... I couldnt hear her breathe. I just wanted to know she was alright. I’d never been so scared before. After about a week, the other guys gave up and called me obsessive. They said that she was gone and I should just stop wasting me time. But... I knew she was in there...

Chapter 11- Miracle
Like the chapter implies, the beginning of the 3rd week, a miracle occurred, or so I thought. I woke up one day and Maliko was gone. I looked everywhere for her and I finally found her outside sitting around the flowers. It was spring now, and cherry blossoms were everywhere.