Here's the sequel to Plastic Love and I hope you all enjoy. Reviews and comments are welcomed.

As always, Gorillaz belong to Damon and Jamie and Rei belongs to me.


Chapter 1: Home Again

A very light snow fell from the skies as Murdoc and Araiya took their luggage from the trunk of the taxi. They had just returned from their little globe trekking expedition and were exhausted. Murdoc paid the driver and helped Rei take her bags into the house. The two entered through the garage where Stylo sat without a speck of dust on it.

The artist collapsed into one of the kitchen chairs and sighed heavily. "So glad to be home. Think I'll put my things away and take a nice hot shower. We'll give the others their souvenirs tomorrow or the day after. We can have a slide show party."

Murdoc took a cigarette out from his pocket and lit it. He shrugged his shoulders at the suggestion of having the party. "Are we showing all the pictures?" He winked at her.

"No, we not showing all of them. The others are for our private collection. Have to sort those before we show the tame pictures."

"I loved you in that little purple number."

"I was only wearing ribbons in my hair." she giggled.

"That's what I loved the most. Next to the sex we had on the chaise lounge..." he put out his cigarette in the ashtray and walked up to her. "Now I know your curves fit right into one of those things."

"Maybe we should get one for the bedroom."

"I'll get right on it, that is after we've had our shower."

"Our shower? Who said you were joining me?"

"Me. It's efficient and saves money on the water bill. Plus I love you when you're wet, makes certain appendages easier to slip inside."

Rei stood up and kissed the bassist. "Slippery when wet it shall be then." she walked out of the room with the bassist following close behind.

Forty-five minuets later, Araiya was sitting in front of her laptop wearing a pair of black sweat pants and a t-shirt. That shower had recharged some of her energy and she was now sorting the pictures and putting the ones she was going to show into a proper presentation.

Murdoc was down in the basement in the studio that they had put together working on some of the unused demos from Plastic Beach. He would mention to the others the next day about making a new album. The bassist even thought that Gorillaz would put out a couple more CD's, go on another world tour then maybe step out of the music scene very rich and very happy.

The man wasn't a fool. He knew that he was getting older and being on stage for hours at a time and cooped up in a tour bus going from city to city took a toll on him. Well even more of a toll from the other band members then add to the fact that his mind had conflicting thoughts if it was time or not to take the relationship between him and Rei to the next level. He'd been online browsing rings.

Murdoc didn't want to get the ring and end up being rejected but at the same time he knew Rei would say yes. This is what irked him. Why was he having these feelings of doubt? Was it because he's never been this far in a relationship with a woman before or was it just simply his nerves? He considered it was both.

Sighing, he put the thought on the back burner and continued to work. Murdoc was in the studio for three hours until the smell of Araiya's cooking lured him out. Once he reached the top of the stairs, he rounded the corner and saw her taking some fried chicken from the skillet and putting it on a serving plate. Two dinner plates were sat out on the kitchen table along with two drinking glasses and silverware. A bottle of Sangria sat in the middle.

Rei finished putting the chicken on the plat and bought it and the bowl of mashed potatoes to the table ten took out the dinner rolls from the oven and put them in a basket setting them on the table as well. She sat down across from him and began to fill her plate.

Murdoc looked at her for a moment. The housewife look just didn't fit her and he'd never treat her like one. Ever.

Conversation revolved around what Murdoc did in the studio and Araiya was on board to make another album and hoped that the 2D, Noodle, and Russel were on board as well. Maybe that's what they all needed to completely break away from the whole Boogieman incident.

After dinner, Araiya put the dishes into the dishwasher and left overs into Tupperware. She and the bassist settled down in the living room on the couch to watch some television.

Murdoc knew that he could turn this house into a home. Neither of them didn't know that by next Spring, things would take a new turn for them both.