Hey guys! I'm just gonna say this right now: Jimmy sort of reminds me of Shane from The Walking Dead. Like, he's trying to protect Lori and Carl because that's what he thinks is right, but he doesn't realize that he's actually hurting them. Anyone else agree? :P Jilli11: lol yes. That's an awesome question :) ANYWAYS! Back to the story! ENJOY! (~^_^)~
Noodle awoke with a start, sweating and panting. She scrunched up her face and wiped her forehead with a shaky hand. The same nightmare for four years. It had to stop. The problem was, Noodle didn't know how to do that. So she simply rolled over and snuggled tight next to the sleeping frame of Jimmy and hoped that once she fell asleep, her dreams would be different.
Murdoc
The tired man sat in his lush chair, arms folded and legs crossed. He tipped the shot glass back and drained it, then threw it across the room. It smashed against the wall, alerting the cyborg. Murdoc snapped his fingers and cast a drunken seductive glare at the girl standing in the shadows.
"Come here, little Noodle.." he growled slowly, beaconing her with his finger. She stood erect and nodded briefly before marching to his side. Murdoc snatched her by the waist, pulling her onto his lap. Cyborg did nothing to stop him, but if someone were to look in her eyes right then they would have seen pure terror. This had happened before, yes, but the poor girl didn't quite understand what he was doing. She closed her eyes and tried to think what she would make for dinner. Her mind wandered elsewhere,
"Master." Murdoc stopped abruptly. He sighed and rubbed his face.
"What?"
"Why do I exist if there is another?" There was a long silence. Murdoc touched Cyborg's legs while he thought. He pushed her off and rose from his seat, walking to the stairs.
"Follow me." he said quietly. Cyborg did as she was told, climbing behind him and jumping over the spot where a stair should be, but wasn't*.
Murdoc stood atop the white building, looking out over the water. Cyborg took her place beside him and listened to the waves crash against the shore for a moment. Murdoc made a sweeping motion with his arm.
"All of this..It's here because I am afraid." He scoffed. "Not that I would ever tell anyone that. Besides you, of course."
"The water is here because you are scared?"
"Not exactly. Look," Murdoc sniffed and turned towards her, "I lost Noodle a few years ago. You know that. But, the reason you are here is because..I guess I didn't want to admit I had lost her."
"I am a replacement."
"Well, um, I wouldn't say- Okay, how about- Just go-" Murdoc scrunched his face up. He blew a long and tired sigh. "I don't know. Maybe you are." He bent down and kissed her forehead. Cyborg still wasn't satisfied.
"Can I leave?"
"Wha..What do you mean? No, you can't leave!"
"Why not?"
"Because." Murdoc swallowed. He shifted on his feet uncomfortably.
"I am programed to love you, correct?"
"Yes.."
"Why? Why must I love you?"
"Because!" Murdoc huffed, "The real Noodle loved me!"
"But I am not her." That was it. He had had enough. Murdoc raised his hand and brought it down on her cheek, hard. The impact jerked her head to the side.
"That's enough! Go to your closet or something. I don't want to see you." Murdoc straightened his clothes and headed down the stairs before she could react.
"Stupid robot.." he muttered, grabbing paper off his desk. He punched the squid and crammed himself into the lift.
Murdoc marched into his room, picking up his beloved bass and playing notes at random. The riffs he liked were jotted down. The ones he didn't like were jotted down as well, but the paper was set afire. He watched it burn and spat in distaste.
"Stupid robot.." he repeated quietly.
Jerry and 2D
"So! What do we call the new song?" asked 2D as he looked at the landscape moving past them in a blur. He loved roadtrips.
"I still think 'On Melancholy Hill' is perfect."
"Okay, okay fine!" laughed the singer, "We'll call it that. Ha, can you believe this?"
"Believe what?" Jerry stretched out and smiled at 2D. He played with the boy's hair absentmindedly.
"All of this! We are world famous, Jerry! And now we're on the road to Texas!" The boy grinned and rolled on his side. He scooted forward a bit and hugged his friend. There was a moments pause. 2D pulled his face from the bunny's shoulder and looked up at him with those beautiful black abysses.
"What's up?" Jerry smiled. The singer blushed. He craned his neck up and pecked Jerry's cheek quickly.
"Oh." The bunny tilted the boy's chin up. He leaned down and brushed his silly bunny lips to the singers own.
"Call me paranoid," 2D rest his chin on Jerry's shoulder and continued to talk, "but I sort of feel like we're being watched. Is that stupid?"
"Like you said, we're world famous. It's quite possible. But don't worry, we're safe."
2D's spider senses were right. Murdoc had started another plan, and he needed his old singer for it. Murdoc was watching.
Russel
The doors opened and two men strolled in. They pushed a wheelchair with a small girl curled up on it. "Hey, Russ, this one's yours." said the men, handing her off to the large man.
"What room is she?"
"Just find an open one. We don't have her down for anything." Russel nodded and pushed her down the hall, peering into the rooms for a vacant one. Eventually he came across room 21.
"What's your name?" he asked as he lifted her from the wheelchair and onto the bed. She didn't respond. Russel shook his head and glanced at her chart. It read, in small and shaky handwriting, Suzie.
"Suzie. That's a pretty-" Russel looked at the girl's face. A shiver ran through him when he looked at really for the first time. Big jade eyes that pointed upwards slightly at the corners; short and choppy black hair held in place with a small red clip; thin lips permanently held at a smile. She reminded him of Noodle so much, it hurt.
Russel sat down in the chair across from her and produced a small robotic gorilla from his giant pockets. He handed it to the girl carefully and watched her smile grow bigger. She held it in her hands like it was her favorite toy she had lost years ago. Russel fished for the remote, tucking it in the crook of Suzie's arm when he found it.
"That was my baby girl's favorite toy. I thought you might like it, since you don't have anything, I mean." Russel coughed into his hand and clutched his head. "Okay, I'll leave you be." He tried to stand, but Suzie stretched out a weak hand. She touched his coat lightly and croaked.
"S-stay..pl-please.." She pulled her arm back and wrapped it around the gorilla. Russel watched her tiny chest rise and fall as her eyes fluttered. She drifted off to sleep quickly, but for some reason Russel felt like he needed to stay by her side. Just for a little while..
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