Okay so this chapter, you find out who's who [[the first one introduced last chapter should be obvious, if not, I pity you.]] when they meet, which is going to be a bit scattered because it's not like *turns around* HI I'M *insert name here* then *turns around HI I'M *insert name here*...it doesn't work that way.

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Chapter 1

The Japanese girl jumped out of her daydreams when the foghorns blew. She ran across to the other side and barged in between people waving to the group of people down below. When the ship was completely out of the wharf she stepped backwards then fell over. "Need some 'elp?" a voice said from behind her. She nodded and a large pale hand reached out. She grabbed it and he pulled her up. She noticed the confused look on his face. He blinked.

As he stared at the person he just helped stand up, he couldn't tell if it was a boy or a girl. Well, the person wore tan knickers, argyle socks, and a pair of boots. But they have longer hair and a more feminine figure.

"Wo'ss yer name?" he asked.

Her hair blew in the breeze and she stared at him for a second before realizing he asked her name.

"Noodle!"

"Did'yeh jus' say...Noodle?"
"Yeah, it's my real name. What's yours?"
"Stuart...but call me 2D..."
"Why?"
"I'll e'splain la'er."

"It was nice meeting you, maybe I'll see you around?"
"Uh, sure..."

2D walked away thinking about this girl. Noodle walked away from 2D thinking how incredibly charming this man was. She went back to her small one-person room down below. She only brought a bag, her sketchbook, a few pencils, and her guitar. Most of the clothes she brought (and owned) were old and worn out. She had one outfit for a special occasion and that's it. She daydreamed about the guy she just met. He didn't appear either rich or poor. He was right in the middle, and probably had a more decent room.

That night 2D walked along the deck when he noticed the familiar girl at a table drinking a lemonade and drawing in a sketchbook. It was later in the night so the deck was slowly getting quieter. He stopped and went by the railing next to her table and looked out to sea. He was startled by her voice.

"Do you want to sit here?" she asked.

"Nono, 'm good."
"Are you sure?"
"...okay."

He watched her pencil draw perfect lines on the sketchbook paper, and it appeared as the sun rising over the ocean. He hesitated to compliment the drawing.

"Tha'ss...good."
"You really think so? I'm...I was told I have no skill."
"Who told yeh tha'?"
"Orphanage."
"Yer an orphan?"
"Yes. It was terrible there, there were eight of us and we were forced to wear frills and lace the whole time. I'm not a frills and lace kind of person. It's just not who I am. I wasn't meant to be a 'proper young lady'."
"Yeh can be who yeh wan', I 'ardly know yeh anyways! Aside from yeh bein' an orphan an' yer name's Noodle, tha'ss all I can say."

It was silent for a couple minutes while Noodle finished her drawing. "Well, 2D, it was nice talking to you, but I'm tired."
"G'night."
"Night."

She ran off and disappeared into the ship. 2D did the same and slept in his clothes.

It was no surprise that 2D saw Noodle again at breakfast, though she was staring at a large black man who was obviously eating too much. 2D got his food then went up to Noodle's table. "Can I sit 'ere?" he asked.

"Go ahead." All she was eating was a small bowl of oatmeal.

"Yeh can 'ave more than jus' tha'," 2D told her.

"I'm not very hungry."
"No' very 'ungry? Yer all skin an' bones!"
"Well, I ran away 5 days before the ship left. I ate nothing but an apple."

"Th'n yeh shoul' ge' mo' food!"

"I don't know what I want..."

"I'll ge' yeh a muffin, o' a cup o' coffee, o' somfink."
"O...okay..."

On the way back to the buffet he bumped into the large man who was overeating at the table.

"Hey watch where you're going!"

2D tried to make himself look as small as possible.

"What, ya scared of me?" 2D got back up. "And you look like you've gone through a lot."

"Yew do too," 2D said examining his cue-ball eyes. "Wo'ss yer name anyways?"
"My name's Russel. Russel Hobbs. What about you?"
"Stuart but they call me 2D cause o' me eyes."
"Hm. Well, I guess I'll see you around then?"
"Yeah..."
2D delivered Noodle's food back to her. She ate it extremely quick.

"No' 'ungry, huh?"

"I guess I was."

2D examined her face more and it turned out her eyes were the most gorgeous shade of green he'd ever seen. A strange man ran by on the deck yelling curses at two staff members. "'Ow odd," he said, then started eating his pancakes.

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A/N: I'm liking this story like SOOO much better than All In Your Head. No, seriously like a gazillion times better. You don't know how easy this was to write for me x] And it's not going to be as long HALLELUJA I'M A GENIUS! x] Well I feel like crap so I'm done for today. Night(: