Noodle was a good actress. In fact, so good that if she weren't in the band of Gorillaz, she might've moved back to Osaka and pursued an acting career.

However, this was going to be one acting role that just might change everything.

While 2-D and Russell were in New York City preparing for the 2-D's campaign, Murdoc and Noodle stayed in Kong Studios. Murdoc had mostly stayed to watch over the 21-year-old guitarist, but to her it was the other way around. Even if Murdoc had a good six years on her, he was the one who needed a babysitter, not her.

So staying in her room until 2-D and Russell would return was her plan. Noodle had many songs to write for anyway, ideas popping into her head like a flurry of motion. As she strummed more chords on her guitar, she heard two voices yelling over each other just high enough that it made her come out her room.

It was Murdoc, wearing clothes thankfully, arguing with a fan-girl…? She had her hair in a strange ponytail, her face covered heavily with make-up. She glared and pleaded with Murdoc, waving her arms around.

"Don't you get it? I love you, Murdoc, and I know your single, so why won't you date me?" she cried out in high whinny voice.

This was a first for both Noodle and Murdoc-never had the girls come back demanding something more than sex, or booze, and something inside Noodle told her that this fan-girl would NOT leave until Murdoc was hers.

Murdoc must've realized this too because he kept glancing at Noodle, hoping that she would hurt the fan-girl into leaving. Noodle shook her head-not because she couldn't, but because she didn't think that even that was going to faze her.

An old power re-awakened inside of Noodle, and she wondered how much of it was she going to have to use. Taking a deep breath, she closed her eyes, and let the feelings of another girl wash over her.

When she opened them, she had tears in her eyes.

This shocked, and stopped the couple from arguing.

Noodle strode over to Murdoc, and without even thinking about it, her hand connected to his face.

For the first time, there was red on the green guy's face, and he held his face in both shock and pain.

"Wha' the bloody fu-"he started.

"How could you Murdoc? You slept with this girl, and what you forgot about me?! The one time that we argue and you hook up with another girl?" Noodle shouted-sobbed.

When the fan-girl looked down on the floor in shame, Noodle gestured to Murdoc to just go with it. Murdoc nodded quickly, and ran a hand through his hair.

"I'm sorry, luv, I don' know why I did whu' I did." He said softly.

And for the big finale, Noodle ran towards Murdoc and hugged him tight. "You owe me." She whispered, and she heard Murdoc chuckle.

The fan-girl muttering an apology slinked out to the exit.

As soon as the door closed, Noodle released Murdoc and wiped away the tears.

"That was…interestin'." Murdoc commented.

"Well, it looked like she really loves you, and I couldn't leave you hanging. We're Gorillaz for God's sake." Noodle said. Murdoc smiled weakly, and watched as she turned and walked back to her room.

As soon as Murdoc went into his Winnebago, he laid on his bed, staring up at the ceiling. He kept playing the encounter in his head over and over. Never had someone protected him so fiercely, and held him so close as if he might walk away. Even though he knew that Noodle had only been acting, he couldn't not help but wonder…