The day was almost over and it found Murdoc bored in the classroom. Ms. Winters assigned everyone to draw a picture of what brought them joy and made them happy.

The child didn't want to do anything but he peeked at his new friend to see what he was drawing. Ya, after recess, Stuart switched seats so that he could sit next to Murdoc.

Of course for the rest of the day Murdoc had to get many glares from Ryan and his followers. 'Stupid rich bitch.' thought Murdoc.

He again looked at Stuart's picture to see the brunette was drawing what looked to be trees, lots of them. "What are you drawing?" asked Murdoc. "Oh, my secret spot, I like going there all the time to be alone, I like being with my friends and family, but sometimes I just like my space." said Stuart.

The child nodded, so it didn't have to be family related? With that, Murdoc grabs some of the crayons and starts drawing.

After awhile, the picture forms, showing a stage with Murdoc playing an instrument with cheering fans. "Wow, you're great at drawing." said Stuart. "Ya, ya, I'm multi-talented." bragged Murdoc.

"I can tell, so, what instrument are you playing?" asked Stuart. "Uh, the bass, it's my favorite so of course I'll be playing it once I become a famous musician." said Murdoc. "Really, that's awesome, I bet you'll be bigger than Led Zeppelin." said Stuart.

This made the child stare. "You uh, like Led Zeppelin too?" asked Murdoc. "Ya, I also like The Clash, Beatles, Black Sabbath, a lot of rock actually." said Stuart.

Murdoc couldn't believe it, someone else actually has his taste of music! "I have a lot of their CDs, even a few of Ozzy Osbourne." said Murdoc. "That's amazing." said Stuart.

This made the child happy and he looked at his drawing again. "So uh, what's so fun about you're spot?" asked Murdoc. "I can actually show you after school, my parents don't get home till five." said Stuart.

The child agreed and the bell rang. School was finally over.

Murdoc hands his picture to Stuart, who goes up to give it to Ms. Winters. Murdoc grabs his bag and is soon joined by Stuart. "It's not far, let's go." said Stuart.

So, the two kids left school and walk down the street. "You're parents actually lets you go out on your own?" asked Murdoc. "Nah, I never told them about my spot, you're the first." said Stuart. "But you just turned in a paper that shows it." said Murdoc.

Stuart pauses to think then giggle. "Oh ya, I'm an idiot." laughed Stuart.

Murdoc rolls his eyes and they walk on. "But still, you knew about it before the teacher." said Stuart. "I guess." shrugged Murdoc.

They soon reach a park and Stuart smiles. "It's in the forest over there, race ya." said Stuart. "Oh, you are so on, Face-ache." sneered Murdoc.

With that, the two raced for the tree line. Stuart was pretty face, but years of running from Hannibal made the five year old faster.

"Wow, and I thought I was face, you're like the Flash." said Stuart. "Please, I'm better than that drug-addicted, pajama wearing wannabe." said Murdoc. Stuart laughed and then walked on.

"It's just a little further." said Stuart. They moved on, the park slowly disappearing from sight. "Is there really a spot, or are you just leading me away from witnesses to kill me?" asked Murdoc. "Nah, we're actually here." said Stuart, stopping.

Murdoc looked around, but it was just a clearing. "Look up silly." giggled Stuart. Murdoc did and to his shock, it was a well concealed Tree house.

"You built that?" asked Murdoc. "No, I found it last year, someone built it but I guess they abandoned it." said Stuart.

He reached behind the tree to reveal a hidden rope. He pulls it and a rope ladder falls. Stuart climbs up and Murdoc follows.

Inside, the tree house it pretty spacious. Though Murdoc saw a small table with paper, pencils, crayons and color pencils, a corner had a small box of toys, bean bag chairs, there was even a telescope.

"It's not much, but it keeps me happy till my parents get home." said Stuart. "No way, it's pretty cool, it just needs a few things." said Murdoc. "Like what?" asked Stuart.

"Well, how about a small fridge to store drinks and food?" asked Murdoc. "I thought of that, but we'd need a really long cord, plus people might follow it and find it." said Stuart. "Even hear of small generators?" asked Murdoc. Stuart snickered and leaned back in his chair.

"If we get a generator, what if we brought a TV and games up here?" asked Stuart. "Plus a radio to play music." said Murdoc. "Ya, that would so make this an awesome clubhouse." laughed Stuart happily.

"Cool, then all we need is a small generator." said Murdoc. "Hey, my older cousin might have one, he likes collecting technology, don't know why as he never uses it, but he may have a spare generator." said Stuart.

"Great, call him up and ask, then we can grab a TV, a fridge, food and drinks, games, and a radio." said Murdoc. "We have a lot of that in our attic, Dad always has spares up there." said Stuart.

"Great, then the Niccals-Tusspot clubhouse is open for business." said Murdoc. "Uh, I'd actually like it if we kept this place to ourselves." said Stuart. Murdoc face-palmed and looked at his friend. "Okay, are you this stupid, or is this just to annoy me?" asked Murdoc. "What?" asked Stuart.

"Never mind, so, let's plan where we'll stick all our cool stuff." said Murdoc. "Oh, I got some paper here, we can plan it here." said Stuart. Murdoc grabbed some of the paper and starts writing things down.

"Okay, let's put the telescope by a different window, we might see some girls undressing." snickered Murdoc. "Why would we want to see THAT?" asked Stuart. "Stu-pot my boy, I have a LOT to teach you." said Murdoc.

The brunette only shrugs and looks back at the paper. The boys then spend the rest of their time planning what to do with the Tree house.

*~* GORILLAZ *~*

It was nearly six by the time Murdoc got home. Five had come around and Stuart had to go home. Course he had Murdoc stay longer so he could meet his parents.

Stuart's parents were David and Rachel Tusspot, they were very nice and Murdoc liked them.

David had black hair that was slicked back and he was wearing a stained white shirt in overalls, he reeked of oil and grease. He owns a fairgrounds in town and was also a part-time mechanic.

Rachel had long brown hair in a loose bun and wore a pale blue nurses uniform. Yep, she was a nurse at the hospital.

They talked to Murdoc for a bit but sadly they reminded him that he should get home as six was approaching. Murdoc would have rathered stayed, but he couldn't tell them what was really going on. He would rather die then go into the damn system.

So he admitted defeat and started home. But not before a cheery hug from Stuart and a 'See you tomorrow'. This was new to the child, he never had a friend before, let alone someone who actually enjoyed his company.

The child shut the door when a glass bottle shatters next to his head. "There you are, where the fuck were you, you little mistake." slurred Sebastian. "Out, so what, you're usually happy when I'm not home." said Murdoc.

"Please, the cops are still looking for me, if they see, they may find me, and without me, you'll have nothing." growled Sebastian. "In case you haven't noticed, we already have nothing you ugly old-ass shit whore." spat Murdoc.

Before Sebastian's drunken mind could register the words, Murdoc ran upstairs. "You little bitch, get back here now!" roared Sebastian.

But it was too late, Murdoc was in his room and locked the door. Course that didn't stop Sebastian from knocking on it loud and hard. But some headphones and loud music fixed that.

The child looked out his broken window, thinking of today. He made a new friend, has a new hang out, told his dad off successfully, and he made his first enemy. A devilish smirk came to Murdoc's face as he softly chuckled.

For the first time in his life, Murdoc actually had a pretty great day.

A/N: Murdoc's first day of Kindergarten is done and he actually had a nice day. Hope there's more to come for him, especially with his father around. So what's going to happen next? Stay tuned and plz review.