Ey up, swan scones.
I once made a swan scone. His head fell off, but it's the thought that counts xD
I'm really sorry for the late update V.V College is a pain! Still, it's my last year ^.^
I showed this to someone that I knew today. He said that I should write 2D and Murdoc's speech out phonetically. My reaction was "They have accents?" I know that 2D has a Cockney accent, but Murdoc's accent is just a normal English accent and I just don't notice it. I understand 2D's accent perfectly. I know plenty of people write the character's accents in, but I don't.
Anyway, I have been asked what kind of accent I have. I have a Southen English accent with a slight Northern Irish twang and I pronouce certain words with a Northern English accent. Because of it, I get asked to repeat certain words, like pure and sure. What are your views on accents, your own or the members of the Gorillaz or both.
I don't own Gorillaz, but I do own the Irn-Bru I am drinking! Hmmm, that stuff's gooooooood!
Chapter 3: Yellow Belly
Dinner was a quiet affair. Too quiet for Murdoc's liking
"So, Annie, how did you and Faceache meet?"
Annie looked up from her lasagne.
"What kind of question is that? Are you my mother or something?"
"I'm just trying to be sociable!" hissed Murdoc.
"We met in the high street, I had just come out of teaching and was with a few of my friends, D asked for light."
"And one thing led to another and we go chatting, didn't we, Annie?" grinned 2D
"Well, yeah." Annie grinned back.
"You two look like you share the same brain." Murdoc rolled his eyes.
Annie glared at him
"Why did you ask?" she asked suspiciously.
"Well, I thought you two might be involved." Murdoc cried
"Well, we're not." Annie crossed her arms.
"I'm only saying!" cried Murdoc.
"Well, don't!" Annie raised her voice. "In fact, I am very happily single."
"Good." replied 2D glaring at his lasagne. "He was a knobhead, Annie."
"He was." Annie sighed. "Still, I have a habit of dating knobs, especially knobs that are all talk and no balls."
"Why do you say that?" asked Noodle
"About my ex?" asked Annie. "Well, he was useless. I've got many scars and bruises from him. All I was to him was some sort of dolly for show off and for him to fool about with"
"Wow," muttered Murdoc.
"I'm eating, man." complained Russel.
"Sorry." Annie shot the drummer an apologetic look.
"It's alright, girl." replied Russel, before turning back to his pasta.
"He really was a-"
"Yeah." Annie scratched the back of her head, cutting off Noodle. "Can we not have this conversation?"
"You brought it up." Murdoc muttered.
"I was asked a question and I answered!" cried Annie
"Uh, I'm finished." 2D piped up as he stood up.
"Me too." Annie added, following the vocalist.
As they walked out of the kitchen, Annie asked
"Yo, D, can I borrow your phone again?"
"Do it." 2D passed her his phone again.
Annie typed the number into the phone and blew 2D a kiss as she held the phone to her ear, wandering up the stairs.
"Hello?" asked a thick Russian accent.
"Mama!" cried Annie.
"Shka? Ira told me that you met the singer of a band today. She said that she thought you'd be with him. Is that right?"
"Yeah. One of his room-mate asked if I could stay over." Annie replied.
Annie could hear her mother sigh.
"Shka, I don't know."
"Mama, I'm not a kid." She grumbled
"How old is the singer?" asked Oana Black, ignoring her oldest daughter's complaining
"Now, Mama, don't over react when I tell you that he's ten years older than me-"
"HE'S WHAT?" screamed Oana
"What, you're 23?" asked 2D staring at Anna.
"How old are his room-mates, Shka?" demanded Oana
"Why didn't you tell me?" 2D looked hurt
"Mama, the gutarist is 21 year old girl, the drummer is a 36 year old bloke and the bassist is a 45 year old bloke as well." Annie explained to her mother.
"45?" Oana sounded as though she was going to faint.
"Mama, he's fine. He spends most of his time in his room and I'm going to spend most of the time with the guitarist." explained Annie. "Please, Mama, I'm not a kid anymore. Please!"
"Oh go on then." replied Oana, "Remember you've got the day off tomorrow and to call before you leave! Lyublyu, Shka."
"Lyblyu." replied Annie, before hanging up. She passed the phone to 2D as they started up the second flight of stairs.
"Lou-blue?" 2D murmured, looking rather confused.
"Lyublyu." Annie said slowly and correctly. "It means "love" in Russian, as in 'I love you'. My mother made sure that Ira and I learnt Russian as kids."
"That amazing!" cried 2D "Say something else in Russian!"
"Urm, iy potryasayuschiy "Annie muttered under her breath
"What?" asked 2D, looking confused.
"I was just..." Annie blushed
"Say something in Russian, please!" 2D pleaded
"Uh, chto-to." Annie smiled "It means 'something'!" She started laughing, a loud rich sound.
2D started laughing too.
"YOu are funny." He smiled "Are you really going to stay in Noodle's room?"
"Well, where else would I sleep?" shrugged Annie.
"I dunno." 2D shrugged too as he paused outside his door. "Not with Murdoc, of course."
"Of course." nodded Annie. "Noodle's a girl, I'm a girl, it seems normal."
"I just wanted to know if you wanted to sleep in my room." 2D looked away. What the hell was he thinking? Annie was going to think that he was some kind of weirdo! Why would anyone sleep in the same room as someone, a man ten years their senior, they had just met?
"I think it would be best if I slept in Noodle's room tonight." Annie smiled gently. "Maybe next time."
"Next time?" 2D was confused.
"Well, if you like us to stay friends. But I suppose I'm just someone you met, just a fan." Annie muttered the last bit of the sentence.
"No!" cried 2D suddenly, causing the half-Russian to jump. "I would love for us to see each other again. You're the first girl who I've brought home since Rachel Stevens that I have a laugh with, who treats me like a mate and not like a celebrity, who doesn't wanna do me then go off."
"D?" Annie still wouldn't make eye contact, "Are we friends?"
"Yes." replied 2D "We are." He gently guided the woman's chin up so he could look into her half-moon eyes "We're one of a kind, Annie, we're fighters."
Annie smiled, her eyes crinkling, and flung her arms around 2D's neck. The smell of vanilla wafted over 2D and he hugged Annie back. He could feel her breathe tickling the back of his neck. As he opened his eyes, he could see the strands of orange hair dance down the pale silk of her own neck, the palefreckles on her back, the thin slender shape of her body. He tightened his arms around her waist and brushed his lips against her temple. She, in turn, pressed her lips to his jaw. Silent gestures of togetherness.
Annie smiled as she buried her face into 2D's shoulder, feeling his breath against her ear. It took everything for her not the say those easy words on her tongue.
"Ya tebya lyublyu"
The ending bit was so hard to write! I haven't had any physical contact in a long while. The last time I got a hug from someone my age was a few weeks ago. Thank the Lord that I saw my ex today or I wouldn't have been able to put enough description into the hug!
That made me sound like a reclusive, but I don't have many friends that like me hugging them and the last person I hugged (before my ex) was one of the kids at work today (I work at a preschool) and that was hardly a proper hug.
Sorry for the amount of Russian in this chapter. But if oyu google then I'm sure you'll get an accurate translation, or you could ask me for translations. I'm using my Russian dictionary (aka my mate xD).
Peace in the South East! And EVERYWHERE! Don't be strangers!
~Ali
