Noodle woke up the next day with a seriously bad headache and felt like she was going to be sick, not to be surprising she hadn't eaten anything for days, feeling to depressed and scared to go out with the fact that she might get beaten up again or they would follow her laughing and chucking various objects at her. She tried to get put but couldn't she just had no energy left, she knew either 2d or Russell would come and check on her, she always used to be gone before they got up, because she needed to find the easiest way to get away from the bullies and not get hurt, but usually they waited for her. She closed her eyes, hoping that maybe this reality was a dream and she would wake up and everything would be fine.
2d crept into her room to wake her up. He shook her a little to try and get her to wake up. "Noodle luv…." he whispered "its time for school…" noticing the serious bruising in her arms, trying to make sure he doesn't hurt her. Noodle opened her eyes and looked up at 2d, she looked really ill, a lot paler than she usually was and slightly turning green. "Are you alright?" he asked looking very concerned.
Noodle nodded and then tried to get up but couldn't and lied back down. 2d placed a hand on her forehead and checked her temperature. Her temperature felt like she was on fire. "Noodle luv' your really warm, maybe you shouldn't go to school today" he said moving his hand and ruffling her hair.
Noodle tired to get up again "I am …fine really 2d-san…." she said and started coughing heavily. He patted her on the back to try and stop her coughing. After a few minutes she stopped coughing. "Noodle luv' you have a really bad fever, if you go to school you will just get worse…. please stay home okay…." He said looking really serious and worried about her health at the same time.
"Okay…." She whispered, and lied back down into her pillow and closed her eyes.
"I'll check on you later luv' and I'll bring you some soup alright in half an hour" he said, before pulling the covers over her and making his way out of her room and shutting the door quietly. We walked down stairs to the kitchen seeing Russell making breakfast and placing it on the table. Russell turned around to look at 2d expecting it to be noodle. "Urm…D where's noodle?" he asked looking at the blue hair vocalist.
"Well she's kind of sick, fever and cold I fink…so I told her not to move and rest, it won't hurt if she missing a day of school" 2d replied now looking through the cupboards for some soup, then pulling out some tomato soup and putting it down on the unit while he went to find a saucepan. Then placing the saucepan on the stove and turning the gas up and putting the soup into it and then stirring it.
"I guess your making her some soup then…." 2d just nodded and carried on stirring. Russell sat down and started buttering some of the toast that was next to him. He thought about the bruising on her arms that he had seen a few days ago maybe 2d knew where they were from. Russell put down the toast and looked back at 2d. "Erm…. D I don't know if you've noticed or know anything but…noodle seems to have a lot of bruising on her arms…" Russell said bluntly "do you know anything about it?"
2d just carried on stirring then replied "I know she has the bruising… but I don't know where from…or what caused it" 2d sighed deeply. Then poured the soup into a bowl and got some bread and a spoon and placed it on a tray. But before Russell could say anything 2d was making his way upstairs to give noodle the soup, he opened her door slightly, the tray in his other hand. He walked in and shut the door seeing noodle sitting up and looking at the ceiling.
2d sat down next to her and gave her the tray, he watched her all the time that she ate the soup, thinking over and over again should he ask her about the bruising on her arms or just leave it.
Noodle finished the soup, and 2d moved the tray onto the floor for a minute. "Noodle…." 2d asked hoping he would tell her what is wrong and what is going on. Noodle looked at him, and realised what he was going to ask her "yes…2d-san"
"Well… I noticed that you have a lot of bruising on your arms…and you didn't tell anyone about it…where did the bruising come from?" 2d asked looking at the floor.
She looked at him and then sighed. "I fell down the stairs…that's all." 2d looked back up at her "your lying to me…tell me the truth" he said worriedly but firmly. "I just fell over that all! 2d just leave me alone!" she said letting her headache getting the best of her attitude; she had never spoken to him like that.
"Fine!" 2d got up and took the tray with him, and walked down stairs. He placed the tray on the unit in the kitchen and sat down on the sofa and switched through the channels on the TV.
Noodle cried why had she shouted at him? She didn't mean too she felt really bad; she wanted to tell him she did but she was scared the bullies would kill her. She fell back asleep a silent tear falling down her cheek. She masked her pain through the day, but as she went to sleep her through feelings pulled through. She had to stay strong for she had to face the people she feared tomorrow and know one can help her…
