First Date

Disclaimer: Do not Own Gorillaz

Chapter 21: Save the drama

QUESTION: Out of curiosity, is anyone else having issues with their hits? I've gotten a couple of reviews this month, but it's showing up zero hits on anything past the 7th…But I know people are reading the chapters if I have reviews for those chapters…Argh I'm confused…

Stu shifted in his seat, attempting to get comfortable. His nervously fidgeted with his hands while gazing out the window. He still no idea what he was going to say. First off, he had to track them all down. Sure, he had their addresses, but it was going to be a bit of a task. He had figured if he went to Nadine first, she would probably call up the other four as soon as he sat down. But that would also probably cause him to be surrounded by five angry women. He brought his knees up to his chest and gulped. Quite honestly, he would much rather be facing an oncoming horde of the undead with a scythe than confront five women still a bit loopy from pregnancy hormones.

He looked down at the picture of the babies again. He shakily reached for the cellphone laying beside him and dialed Nadine.

"WOT YA SODDING DEADBEAT?" Came the angry scream from the other end of the line. He automatically held the phone a foot away.

"Allo there Nadine…I…er…uh…"

"WELL SPIT IT OUT YA CUNTSQUIRREL!"

"I'm gettin into town today and er…I was wonderin if I could er…come over and see Lucas? And, and I send a fair 'mount of child support ya know! To all of you! So, so, so don't be calling me a deadbeat!" He closed his eyes and braced himself as he held the mobile at arms length.

"ARE YA FUCKIN SERIOUS? IT'S BEEN FOUR BLOODY MONTHS AND NOW YA WANT TO SEE YOUR KIDS? ARE YOU SHITTIN ME? JAMES IS BARELY A MONTH OLD! WERE YA THERE FOR HIM TO BE BIRTHED? NO! WHERE WERE YA? SODDING ESSEX WIT YER SODDIN BAND!"

"Well, we've been a bit busy-"

"BUSY? BUSY WIT WOT? BEING TOO BUSY FOR YA OWN SON THAS WOT!"

"Well, we've uh been erm…in meetings?" He closed his eyes.

"MEETINGS? MEETINGS HAVE KEPT YOU FROM YA SONS, YA GIRLS AND MARIANNA DURING HER PREGNANCY?"

"Listen, erm, darling-"

"DON'T YOU FACKING CALL ME THAT!" She screeched.

"Sowry…look can I just drop by tonight?" He pleaded.

"FINE! BUT JUST SO YOU CAN SEE HOW YOU'VE MISSED YER SON'S LIFE SO FAR!" She hung up.

He exhaled as he put the phone down. Well, that went better than expected.

Noodle twitched. She stared at the rolls on the counter. She was over the flu for the most part, but she was caught in the stage where food began to sound appealing, but wasn't quite there yet. It smelled amazing, yet her stomach expressed no desire to devour it. She had dropped some weight that she admitted she really needed to gain back as she was currently wearing the clothes she wore when she was thirteen.

"You eating anything tonight Noodle?" Russel asked as he moved the pan to the table.

"Maybe." She sighed, looking longingly at the pan of rolls.

"You need to. You look peaky." He commented. "At least try baby-girl? I made ham…" He tried to tempt her. The pig however, looked up, it's eyes widened in terror as it squealed and tore off.

"Is that all you have to do to get that stupid thing to leave you alone?" Murdoc shuffled in in a house robe. Russel scowled. Unfortunately, Muds had caught it from Noodle and had just started to attempt eating. 2D had stayed as far away from them as possible, which was understandable. He was going to be around babies. But the past week, Russ had been attending to Noodle and occasionally Murdoc, despite the bass player's heavy protests.

"Lay off the pig."

"No! It's a bloody annoyance, it is. Begs, attacks when begging doesn't work. "

"Better than your damn raven. Waking everyone up in the middle of the night, getting into the studio and crapping everywhere."

"Well you know what?"

"What?" Russel snapped.

Murdoc just grinned. .

"GOD DAMMIT!"

"HAHAHA! Haven't been able to do that for a few days!" Murdoc looked very proud of himself.

"Any desire to eat has left me." Noodle got up and ran out.

"Man! Get your nasty ass out of here!"

"Cheers!" Murdoc seized one of the rolls. "Ouch! Hot! FACK! HOT! ARRRGGGHH! " He dropped it back on the table and glared at it before grabbing a napkin and picking it back up and throwing it back in the pan.

"Karma!"

"Shaddup!" He growled as he ran his hand under cold water at the tap.

"No! Because it's true!"

He growled something undistinguishable.

"So you getting anyone anything for Christmas this year?"

"Er…Maybe. Haven't thought that far ahead yet."

"You at least remember that signing party for that new band in a week and a half?"

"Of course."

"You bringing anyone?"

"Well I think that's a bit obvious, isn't it ya moron?"

"Have you told her about it yet?"

"Er…Good question."

"Well, you better get on it then. Didn't you say she's busy? Gotta get on her schedule man. Noodle's bringing Kevin with her."

"First off, she's in America right now. Remember? I can't exactly call her up and say "Hey, love, signing party?' And does he really have to come along? I mean, if the press gets a hold of him, he's going to be ripped apart." Murdoc warned.

"It's going to be the same with her."

He huffed.

"Hey yo Muds…you as uncomfortable with Kevin as I am?"

"Dunno. What do you mean?"

"Like I want to kill him for knowing he's thinking what most teen boys think about with their girlfriends. You know what we were like at that age." Russel cringed.

"Basically. He's a good kid, I just don't want him anywhere near our little axe-princess. Same goes for any other teen boy. NOPE! But I mean, we've already got him scared shitless so we can get him to do whatever we want basically." He sat down.

"This is true. But after that party, I'm sure going to have a hard time trusting him."

"Well, we're going to be keeping an eye on them so it doesn't really matter."

"Just until her grounding is up. Then I was going to let them loose again."

"Really now?"

"Yeah. So what's the deal with you and the Boogie-"

"SHUT UP ABOUT THAT WILL YA?" Murdoc snarled as he threw his hands up in the air. "I swear, every year you start asking me these damn question around this time and I keep answering you that you don't want to know! Hell, even I didn't want to know! But I ended up finding out anyways! These things! These horrid things! "

Russel observed the slightly quivering man in front of him.

"What did you do man?" Russel asked quietly.

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you."

"Wanna try me?"

"Fine! The issue with the Boogieman and I all started around the early middle ages-"

"I'm sorry, what?" Russel began laughing. "What the hell are you smoking? You were born June 6th, 1966. You know, I expected this kind of bullshit. Later man." Russel got up and clapped an utterly annoyed Murdoc on the shoulder as he walked out.

"Told you so!" Murdoc yelled after him as he started to pick at the ham slices on the table, attempting to shake off the memories.

Stu stood outside the small house. He had noticed the cars out front and was having second thoughts. He just knew that they were all inside. He could feel it. He winced as he slowly reached out his hand, then dropped it. He started to turn before taking a deep breath. He exhaled and quickly hit the doorbell before cringing as if he expected it to explode.

Then he waited. He could vaguely hear several babies go off at once. His babies. He began to feel hope. The door flew open. There stood Nadine in her tight track pants and over sized t-shirt.

"Well, get in here ya sodding asshole." 2D scurried in. Indeed, there they all sat. The women that nightmares were made of. Marianna sat on the end of couch, followed by Diana and Bernice all of whom were consoling the babies while Kathy stood, holding on to a sleeping baby girl judging by the pink blanket.

"Erm…allo?"

He was met with death glares.

":Look, I know you don like me, fink I'm a, a, a deadbeat, but I still provide you all with decent child support righ?" He looked around pleadingly. "I jus wanna see my kids? I was gonna ask for visitation, but, I fink I already know the answer…"

"I suppose." Kathy sighed. "We just wish you would spend time up here instead all your time in Essex. I can't speak for all of us, but I am willing to grant you visitation if you agree to be up here more."

"Well I'm not. Not unless you agree to take them once a month." Marianna snapped.

"But what about while we're on tour?"

"Every other month then. For a weekend."

"I can go for that." Diana added. "But I dunno if he could look after all of them Marianna. I mean, Cecelia just manages to be such a klutz already. Plus, she's not quiet like Rebecca and James. She's awfully fussy."

Bernice scowled. "Exactly. Do you even know how to change a diaper? Sorry Stu, but if you can't even do that, I can't let you have Chelsea until I know you can handle her."

"I don't care, you ain't gettin' Lucas."

"Wot can I do then?" 2D was lost and confused.

"Come here." Kathy motioned. He hesitantly complied. "See how I'm holding her? Put your arms like that." With that, she placed the baby in his arms. "Now, got her?"

"Yeah." 2D could feel the huge smile on his face as he looked down at the sleeping girl. He could see the thin blue fuzz on her head and suddenly there was nothing else in the world but him and this little girl.

Yes, twas a short one. It's been busy around here. Thanks to my lovely reviewers, I really don't thank you guys enough. I really should do that more often…hmm….but thanks.