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"Why are we eating puke?" Murdoc grumbled, glaring at his bowl of porridge.
Noodle hissed at him. He quickly flashed her a smile and stuck a spoonful in his mouth.
"That's better. I haven't had time to shop yet so you'll make do with whatever we have," Noodle snapped.
When she looked away, Murdoc spat it out into the garbage. He looked back to see Noodle glaring at him.
"You have got some making up to do, Murdoc, so I would watch myself if I were you. Now, you are going to sit here, and you are going to eat every bite, and I'm going to stay here to make sure you do."
"But Noods!" Murdoc protested.
"Eat!" Noodle commanded.
2D and Russel watched this scene with amused faces, slowly scooping the porridge into their mouths.
"Tastes wonderful, baby girl!" Russel said grinning evilly at Murdoc.
2 snickered, but made no comment.
Murdoc glared at Russel and 2D, making slicing motions with his finger across his neck.
Russel just chuckled, but 2D's smile faded.
"Go on then!" Noodle barked, making Murdoc jump.
"Alright, alright! Keep your bloody hair on.." Murdoc growled, and scooped a huge spoonful of the porridge in his mouth.
"What's that on your neck, D?" Russel asked suddenly.
2D looked up, alarmed. "What? Where?"
"Here." Russel pointed at his own neck. "Looks like a love bite. When did you get that one, though? We only moved in a couple of days ago."
"No, it was there before we moved. I saw it on the way back from Plastic Beach, but I was too tired to ask," Noodle butted in.
2D turned pink. "I.. I don't know what you're talking about," he muttered, quickly pulling up his collar to hide his neck.
"Leave the lad alone! There's only so much his brain can take!" Murdoc yelled.
Russel and Noodle frowned at him.
"Since when do you care?" Russel asked.
"I don't! But we want him at least partly sane so we can get ready to record our new song, don't we?" Murdoc said, pulling a face when he ate the last spoon of porridge.
"I'm just going outside," 2D said quickly, and left without another word.
"See what you did!" Murdoc snapped at Russel, and left too, going up the stairs.
"What was that all about?" Noodle asked Russel. He shrugged.
Outside, 2D kicked a pebble and pulled up his hood as it started to rain.
He was whistling the tune to 'Kids with Guns' when he bumped into someone. Yelling, he slipped on the wet ground and landed on top of the person.
"Get the fuck off of me, you idiot!" the person screeched, apparently a girl.
"Sorry, sorry!" 2D gasped, and quickly stood up, offering the girl his hand.
The girl ignored it and got up herself, glaring at him.
She had blonde, short hair, she was wearing blue eyeshadow and red lipstick, and she had a black dot on her cheek.
She looked kind of like a prostitute to 2D.
"Sorry," he repeated.
"Yeah, yeah," the girl snapped.
"What's your name?" 2D asked, attempting to be friendly.
"Oh, it's none of your fucking business," the girl said sweetly, then gave him the finger.
2D frowned, insulted, and turned around, walking away. If she wanted to be such a fucking bitch, it was her problem.
"Hey! You fucking bastard, you got my top dirty!" the girl yelled, running after him with her high red heels.
He sighed, turning back around. He really wasn't in the mood for this shit.
The girl stood in front of him, gesturing to her white tank top, which was hardly covered by her black jacket. On the top was a brown smudge of mud.
"I'm sorry, but it'll wash off easily," 2D replied, slightly annoyed.
"Uh, no way. You caused this, you're going to clean it," the girl barked, crossing her arms.
He groaned. He realized he wasn't going to get rid of this girl easily.
"Fine, fine. Just follow me," 2D snapped.
"Yeah, I thought so," the girl muttered, walking behind him while he walked back to the house.
He wasn't really happy with the idea that she'd know where he lived, but there was nothing he could do about that now.
He dug into his pockets, then realized he hadn't taken any keys with him.
He knocked on the door.
"2D! You were quick.." Noodle trailed off as she saw the angry looking girl behind him.
"Um.. made a new friend?" she asked warily.
"I bumped into her and she got her shirt dirty and she wants me to clean it," 2D said tiredly, just wanting this to be over and done with.
"Oh.. okay," Noodle said, confused. She stuck out her hand to the girl. "Hi, I'm Noodle."
The girl looked at her as if she were something disgusting and ignored the hand completely.
Noodle balled the hand up into a fist.
"Alright then.." she muttered, walking away.
2D frowned, not appreciating her being so mean to Noodle.
"Hey.. what was your name?" he said while they walked to the washing machine.
The girl tutted and rolled her eyes. "Stacey," she replied curtly.
"Stacy.. I don't really like you talking to Noodle like that. She's like my little sister and-"
"Hang on a sec! You two are in that band, aren't you? The.. the Monkeys?" she interrupted him.
He bit his tongue. "Gorillaz."
"That's the one! Man, you are all so much uglier than I expected you. By the way, if you need a new singer, I've got a great voice, it's probably way better than yours," Stacey babbled on.
2D blinked at her, trying to process the many insults she had made in a couple of sentences.
He frowned as his slow brain caught up with her.
"Hey!" he said indignantly.
"And my ex boyfriend always told me I should make a singing career, I mean, I'm so much better than most of the girls who are famous nowadays," she continued.
"Your top," 2D said quickly.
"Oh yeah," Stacey said, pulling off her top to reveal her skimpy underwear.
"Hey! Don't just.. Here!" 2D exclaimed, blushing furiously. He handed her one of his clean shirts.
"Ugh! No way am I wearing this," Stacey curled her lip in disgust.
"What the fuck do I look like to you, a sack of potatoes-" she paused.
2D looked up to see why she'd suddenly stopped talking. Murdoc stood in the doorway, eying Stacey with eyes full of lust.
Stacey gave him a plump lipped smile, sticking out her chest a little and fluttering her lashes.
Murdoc walked toward them, grinning seductively at her.
"Who's this gorgeous lady?" he purred, leaning against the wall.
2D bit his tongue. Murdoc certainly knew how to talk to the women.
"Stacey," Stacey replied with a giggle. "And you're Murdoc."
"I certainly am, beautiful. What are you doing with a dullard like Stuart when you could be with me instead?" Murdoc let his tongue loll out of his mouth a little, making Stacey lick her lips.
"We bumped into each other, and her shirt got dirty, so I'm cleaning it," 2D said annoyed. He threw the top into the washing machine for emphasis.
Murdoc took Stacey's hand. "Well, I think that won't be ready for a long time. How 'bout I give you a tour round the house?"
Stacey giggled, shot a dirty look at 2D, then followed Murdoc out of the room, leaving 2D behind looking dejected.
2D gave a kick against the washing machine, making him yell as his toe hit the hard machine. He hopped around for a minute, waiting for the pain to subside.
He took a deep breath and decided to go out onto the balcony for a cigarette to calm him down.
When he got there, the rain had thankfully stopped. He lit a cigarette and inhaled deeply, feeling himself calm down.
"And this is the balcony- Oh never mind, faceache's here already. Let me show you my bedroom," he heard from behind him.
He scrunched his eyes shut, pretending he hadn't heard him. When the footsteps and giggling had faded away, he finally let his face show the hurt he was feeling.
He thought that after what had happened things might have been different.. but no. It was like Kong all over again. Except even more hurtful..
He groaned and took another pull from his cigarette.
"D, you feeling alright?" Russel said suddenly from behind him.
He jumped up, dropping his cigarette on the ground.
"Woah, Russ. You gave me a fright," he mumbled, embarrassed. He stamped his cigarette out.
"Sorry about that. Who's this chick Murdoc's got with him?" Russel asked, leaning over the balcony rail.
2D wasn't in the mood to explain. "Dunno. Probably just another skank that Murdoc needs to fulfill his temporary needs."
Russel blinked at him. "Calm down, D. Once you get to know the people here, the chicks'll come flying to you," he said, patting 2D on the shoulder.
2D almost laughed out loud. That was the very last thing that was occupying his mind right now.
Instead, he gave Russel a smile.
"Yeah.."
"Anyway. The real reason I came out here was to ask you something."
2D stiffened. He had been afraid of this.
"What went down on Plastic Beach that you're not telling us?" Russel asked sternly.
2D felt his muscles clench. He dug his nails into his palms.
"I don't know what you're talking about," he said with a nervous laugh.
"Come on man, me and Noods are really starting to get pissed off. You and Muds have been acting fucking weird since we got back. Did he hurt you really bad or something and you're afraid to tell us? Do you hit him? Please say you did."
2D giggled nervously. "No, Russ. Everything's fine. Really."
Russel sighed. "Fine. When you feel like telling us, we're always there for you." With those words he left.
2D closed his eyes, seeing flashes of past happenings in his mind.
Groans. Bites. Strokes. Kisses. Endless pleasure..
He shook himself. That was the past. He swore to himself he wouldn't think of it again. He hadn't expected it to be so hard, though.. And the presence of that fucking girl just made it even harder for him not to think of it.
He just hoped that as soon as her top was ready, she'd leave.
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