CH. 10 Sunshine in a bowl

Noodle was sleeping in the back of the helicopter. Paula was even more lost than before, wasn't that a 12 year old in the back? Didn't he say she was their guitarist? Some questions needed to be answered, but for now all Paula could do was sit back and wait to land back in the ally.

2D sat silently, piloting his way back to the Inc. He looked over at Paula and saw that he had broken her heart. He was sorry, but he loved Noodle. He was the most relieved of the band when he saw that she was alive, but became the most worried when he saw she was only just alive. She seemed to have melted in his arms and was happy to see him. He felt so happy that she was okay. The clouds were getting grayer as he neared the landing sight. Looking out the window, 2D realized that he needed to land.

He landed it with a thump and woke the sleeping girls. Noodle screamed, both in pain and from a nightmare. Paula jumped up and threw off the set. Paula looked back to see where that ghastly sound had emitted from.

"Itoma, itoma!" Noodle screamed. "Naze ware? Shuushi!" She was screaming and hitting things, mainly the floor. 2D ran over to her and picked her up. She was still flailing her legs and arms, but 2D kept calmly telling her to calm down.

"Yuttarishita ritoru bou." He whispered. To hear that made her almost limp. To hear her mother tongue spoken so smoothly, and with such a voice as 2D's made it even better. She just sobbed silently and received a kiss on the cheek from her brother. Her body was being held up by 2D. Noodle's legs were wobbly and she kept slipping from 2D's grasp . he had his arms around her upper body and she had hers around his neck. He took one of his arms and scooped her legs up. Some of her cuts were bleeding again, and the feel of cloth on them made them sting.

"En issai kizu 2D-san, sa sore shuushi" Noodle sobbed to 2D. He could understand what she was saying. He held her close and rocked her a little bit and kissed her cheek.

They made it back to the Feel Good Inc. and took Noodle to Paula's room, which had a considerably better bed than 2D's. 2D walked into the room and laid Noodle on the bed.

"Um, 2D I have some clean clothes that I could loan her" Paula said. 2D nodded and she went to her suitcase and pulled out a baggy black shirt and a pair of biking shorts. "Can you change into these, uh….Noodle?" she asked holding out the clothes.

"Hai. Yes, I think I can." Noodle replied weakly. She stumbled up from the bed and took the clothes from Paula. She tried shuffling to the bathroom, but tripped and fell. "UNKO!" she screamed in pain. 2D ran to help her up and realized that she was bleeding again.

"Whoa, what happened to her." Luna was standing in the doorway with a concerned look on her face. "Anything I can do to help?" she asked. 2D looked at Luna and saw that she was the same age as Noodle, maybe she could help.

"Can you get her into the shower, then into these clothes?" 2D asked. "Would that be okay with you Noods?" Noodle nodded and 2D stood her up. He walked her over to Luna and Luna put her arm around Noodle.

"You can come to my room, it's just down the hall." She looked over at Paula. "Would you prefer she wears some of my clothes?" Paula nodded and Noodle handed her the garments. Luna put Noodle's arm around her neck and walked with her down the hall, to 11A. The door was unlocked and Luna walked in. She guided Noodle to the loo and turned on the shower.

"C-can you help me?" Noodle asked.

"Um, sure, with what." Luna was unsure of what Noodle was asking.

"With the shower. I can hardly move without falling." Luna told Noodle to sit on the toilet and started to take off the boots. The soles were melted and the zipper wouldn't budge. Luna pulled harder and the zipper went down. The boots slipped down and revealed Noodle's leg. They had been burnt through the boots. They had red swollen areas all over them. Noodle reached down to the hem of her shirt and pulled it up. The scabs had formed to the shirt, and pulling it off made them bleed even worse.

When Noodle climbed into the tub, she shuddered at the feel of the warm water which made the injuries sting even worse. Luna gave her a washcloth and some soap.

"Call me if you need me. I'll be just in the next room, so don't scream too loud." Luna said. "I'll leave the door open." Noodle nodded and poured the soap on the cloth. She placed it on her arm and squeaked. When she pulled the cloth away, there was blood mixed in with the dove. This was going to be a long shower.

Luna was sitting in her room. She had gone up to the club level to listen to the concert, she couldn't go in yet, she was still underage. She had fallen asleep after the first chores in that summer song. When 2D and Paula had left, Murdoc asked her if she could do guitar. She nodded and he summoned her to play it. They played for an hour and after that, she couldn't stand it anymore. She was coughing and needed to leave. Luna ran down the corridor and pressed the INN level's button. She heard a big scream and ran down the hallway, to 6A. In the room she saw the celebrity who she thought was the coolest, 2D, with a bleeding girl in his arms, and another girl next to him, who was the skank Paula. He asked her to help him, and she couldn't say no.

"Luna" Noodle called. Luna hopped off her bed and grabbed a pair of underwear, a baggy Jesse McCartney shirt, and a pair of shorts. She opened the door and put the clothes on the vanity. She helped Noodle up and turned off the water. Noodle sat down on the toilet and pulled on the underwear and shorts. Luna put the shirt over Noodle's head and Noodle pulled it down. Luna pulled Noodle's arm around her neck. Her arm had cuts all over and was very pale. She helped Noodle climb onto the tall bed and let her sleep. Luna crept out into the corridor.

A/N: HA HA! Hello one and all! my story is progressing quite nicely, don't you think? Well, if any idaes have graced your mind, do tell. I need like 10 more reviews, because i really like yall's comments. I really need them, as many of you know, I'm a review zombie, so yea, NOW FEED ME! Oh, if any of you wnat me to R&R your stories, just say so! although, i probably will anyway...lol toodles (rides away into the sunset on the back of a giant slimey pickle)