Chapter 4.

Four chapters in one day? Consider yourself lucky...

Just kidding :D

When Noodle awoke, she found herself deliciously warm and comfortable. Rolling over, she looked up and recognized at once where she was. Her paper lanterns that hung from the ceiling were emitting a soft glow against the darkness of her bedroom.
She crawled out of bed, confused but delighted to be back in her room. Noodle trudged into the kitchen, pushing the door open to find 2D sitting at the kitchen table, a few empty beer cans in front of him.

"2D!"

The man looked up at her voice and gave her a huge grin.

Noodle squealed with happiness at the fact that he could see her and flung her self at the lanky singer, engulfing him in a tight bear hug.

"'Ey love! Can't sleep either then?"

She let go and sat down, taking the chair next to him.

"D-san, what is today?"

2D scrunched his face in confusion, trying to remember the date.

"I fink it's…Wednesday. Like, the third or sumfink,"

"But, this is...at least three weeks ago then. Murdoc said…" She trailed off, concentrating.

"Wot are ya talkin about love?"

"2D, I died. But weeks from now. And I came back and Murdoc said…he said I have to save someone,"

2D chuckled, "Had a funny dream, then? I get those a lot. I wake up and fink they were real…And then Murdoc always beats me up for bein stupid…"

"No! Not like that. This was real. And me and you, were…" Noodle stopped talking and blushed a deep pink.

"We were wot?"

"In love. Together, you know?"

2D looked thoroughly shocked, "Wot?! But, you're sixteen! I'm twelve years older than you!"

"I know D-san, but…" Desperate to make him understand, Noodle grabbed his face and pressed her lips against his. 2D squirmed and pushed her back.

"W-wot are ya doin? This can't happen!" He leapt up from his chair and ran from the room. A few minutes later, Noodle heard his car start up and pull out from the carpark. Sighing she hit her head on the table and cried to herself.

"What did yeh do?"

Noodle looked up, there was Murdoc standing in the doorway.

"Murdoc! What's going on?"

"Yeh screwed up, kiddo. The dullard wasn't supposed to find out like that. Everything is supposed to happen as it did before,"

Noodle wiped the tears from her eyes, "You know?"

"Yea, my friend down below filled me in. But I've been forbidden to help you in any way, so don't try it,"

"But what about what you just told me?"

"That doesn count. Now listen, yeh only get a certain amount of time to do this, and so far, you've managed to fuck it up already. Yeh gotta go back again, and fix everything,"

Noodle gave him a hurt look. She wanted to scream at him, tell him she didn't know any better. But once again, the darkness claimed her.

Noodle woke again in her bed, rolling over and sitting up. Everything had looked the same as the last time. And sure enough, she found 2D in the kitchen, drinking his beer.

"'Ey love! Can't sleep either then?"

Noodle put on a fake smile and lowered herself into the seat next to him, "Nah. What about you?"

2D grinned and held up a beer can, "Gettin loaded. The only fing we got though, is beer. I've had abou' twenty of em by now. Dunno, drinkin' helps me sleep. I wondah why...,"

She raised her eyebrow at him.

"You want one then?" 2D held up a fresh can of beer.

"No,"

"Awright. I fink I'm unna go to bed now, I feel a bit funny, you know?"

Noodle shook her head, "No, I don't,"

2D looked down at her, smiling slightly and kissed the top of her head before standing up and leaving the room.

Back in her room, Noodle suddenly felt exhausted. She climbed into bed and fell asleep almost at once, dreaming of her beloved.

In the morning, she was awoken to Russel bringing in a tray of breakfast.
"Hey Noods, you feelin okay? You usually don't sleep in this late…"

She smiled her thanks up at the large, black drummer and cut in to the giant stack of French toast before her.

"I feel fine, just didn't sleep too good last night,"

"Alright. Well, if you need anything, you let me know, okay?"

"Okay,"

After demolishing her breakfast, she trekked down to the basement and logged onto one of the spare computers. Noodle could find nothing on Gabriel Marks, nothing at all.

Sigh.

Shutting down the computer, she took the elevator upstairs. On her way out, she nearly bumped into Murdoc.

"Murdoc!"

The bassist spun around and smiled warmly at her.

"'Ello, love. Was just off to find face ache and get some boxing practice in."

Noodle didn't smile back.

"Murdoc, I need your help,"

His face fell, "Love, yeh know I can't help you,"

"But I need to know who this Gabriel Marks is, I can't find out anything about him,"

Murdoc thought for a minute before agreeing to help, "I guess it can't really hurt anything. Yeh just wanna know who the guy is, right?"

Noodle grinned and nodded.

"Erm, I'm a bit intoxicated at the moment. Come down to my Winne later on, I'll give yeh all the information I've got on him,"

"Thank you Murdoc-san!"

And with that, she skipped off to find 2D and play some video games.

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