KK:(still listening to All Out War)(screaming lyrics)STANDING ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION, BUT LOST IN OUR OWN LIVES!
2D:(covers ears)Not anotha' migraine, not anotha' migraine, not anotha' migraine!
KK:WATCH IT BUUUUURN! WATCH IT BUUUUURN! WATCH IT BUUUUURN!
Murdoc:(walks over to KK; pulls out one of the headphones; whispers in her ear) Do us all a favor, love, an' shut the bloody 'ell up.
KK:(turns off music)I was screaming that loud?
Murdoc:Love, in Scotland, they practically all 'eard ya.
KK:(blushes)Whoops! Hehehe... Anyway, here's the long-awaited conclusion of SUNSHINE IN THE GRAVEYARD!
Chapter 16: Stay and Watch Her Bleed
"I want this purse!"
"I saw it first, Cora-san!"
"Both of you shut up! There's more than one of that same purse, you idiots!"
Let's see. I've just checked my watch, and it's ten at night,...and, those three are still shopping. Jack, Murdoc, Russel, and 2D, on the other hand, were just watching the...merchandise battle of the century.
"Are Cora and Adria always like this when they go shopping?" Russel asked, turning to Jack.
"Yeah. Once, they stayed here for, like, ten hours or so. So, whenever they're stuck inone specific shopfor two hours at a time, I just stay at the food court or at the record store."
"Feel sorry for ya, man," 2D said with a sigh.
Finally, after taking up their stuff and paying for it, Cora looked towards Noodle. "Noodle, do you know what time it is?"
Noodle rolled up her sleeve and looked at her Pokemon watch. "It is midnight, Cora-san."
"Oh, damn!" Quickly picking up her bag from the counter, she turned to Adria. "Adria, Chobits is gonna be on in a half an hour, and I gotta drive home. Is that okay?"
"You anime freak! Well, I guess it's okay, but you're gonna be at the concert, right?" Adria crossed her arms.
"Well, duh! 2D's gonna be there!"
Adria cleared her throat.
"Hehe. And you're gonna be there, too. But, still, can I drop by your house sometime?"
"I'm gonna be staying at the Yoru Resort for a few days this week, then on Thursday and Friday, me and the others are gonna be staying over at my house."
"Okay. What room are you?"
"566."
"Thanks!" She then pulled Adria to her in a strong hug. "I'll drop you a line sometime, 'k? And I'll see you Wednesday at the concert."
Adria hugged her friend back. "Just don't be jumping on stage and glomping 2D, okay?"
"Don't give me ideas." The two laughed. As soon as they broke from the embrace, Cora sprinted to Jack's side.
"Jack, Chobits is gonna be on in a half an hour. You gonna come over and watch it with me?"
"Sure, I guess." He quickly ran to Adria and hugged her, giving her a quick peck on the lips. "See ya later, Adri."
"You horny bastard." Adria started laughing. "Stop flirting with me."
"Don't worry. I know you're not single anymore, but annoying you is so much fun."
"Let go of me, you weirdo."
Jack did as he was told and started walking away, but not before turning his head and getting his quick revenge. "I wouldn't be talking, Adri. C'mon, Cora. Let's go."
"Okay." The young blonde then skipped over to 2D and gave him a quick hug, a bit softer this time. "Bye, 2D. See you at the concert."
Shrugging all fear he had out of him, the singer couldn't help but hug her back. "Yep. See ya then, love."
After they finished the quick hug, Adria's two friends started to run for the exit to the store. Adria just shook her head and laughed.
"Okay, I'm not even gonna ask, Garrison," Murdoc called to her from across the room.
"Then, don't!"
I can't believe it, the bassist thought as the young woman and Noodle walked towards them. She acts almost jus' like me.
As soon as they got into the hotel, 2D, Russel, and Noodle slumped off to their hotel rooms. Halfway down the hallway, Noodle collapsed from exhaustion, and Russel had to pick her up and carry her to bed. That's the last time I go shoppin' with Adria and her friends, he thought.
Murdoc and Adria, on the other hand, decided to sneak into the locked pool room for a little late-night swim. (Author's Note: As is the immortal words or Dane Cook-"AW! Why not me?")
Adria had just bought a new swimsuit at the shopping plaza. It was a black two-piece, the bottom being a pair of tight boy pants for girls(Author's Note: I call 'em "the androgonous bikini bottoms". Hehe...). The cool thing about them was that there was bright red "blood splatter" prints across them, and that the top for the outfit had a small, metal, adjustable belt buckle across the front.(Author's Note:I'm ordering this bathing suit outfit this summer. And, I need to stop putting so many Author's Notes in two paragraphs! What's wrong with me?) Murdoc, on the other hand, had a pair of black swimshorts with an upside-down red cross print on the side of it. However, before leaving the room, hestill wondered how they were going to sneak into the pool room.
" 'Ow are we supposed t' do this, love?" he asked, rolling his towel up and throwing it over his neck.
Adria laughed sinisterly. Murdoc could tell she knew what she was doing. She then pulled out a keychain with one silver-tinted key. "Have a friend who works here. I can get in there whenever I want to."
The two left the room and walked down the hall to the elevator. "I can't believe ya got connections wit' so many people."
"It helps when you're popular and you have a lot of money, doesn't it?" She smiled at him.
With a chuckle, Murdoc curled his arm around her waist. "That's my girl." They soon reached the elevator and entered it, pressing the button for the second floor, the floorwhere the pool was located. As soon as the button lit up, however, Adria let out a quick laugh.
"What's so funny?"Murdoc asked her, rather confused.
"Have you ever pressed all of those buttons at once and visited every floor?"She casually ran her hand through her black hair.
"A lot...when I was drunk."
"When are you not drunk, Muds?"
" 'Ey, I didn't get drunk t'night."
"You almost did after that fourth cup of sake that you had."
"I was thirsty."
Adria laughed more. "You're an idiot, Muds. But, I love you anyway."
"Right back at ya, Adria. Right back at ya."
Finally, the doors opened, and the two could notice that there was not one person on that floor. Perrrfect. Walking to the pool room doors, they also noticed that the dim lights to it were still on, but it was completely empty. Adria then placed the key in the keyhole, turned it, and opened the door. The two then threw their towels on separate lounge chairs and walked over to the jacuzzi, which, surprisingly, was still on!
"Why is the 'ot tub still on, Garrison?" Murdoc looked at Adria suspiciously.
"Called in a little favor with the lifeguard." She sat down by the jacuzzi and slipped her legs into the scalding hot water. She was about to go all the way in, but Murdoc did it for her. Using his foot, he gave her a hard push on the back, causing her to slip into the water.
"Hey, that was cheap!"
"Yeah, I know." Murdoc then began walking down the steps. "That's the 'ole point- 'oly shit, that's 'ot!"
"Duh, Muds. If it wasn't hot, it'd be a kiddie pool. And don't think that you can mess around with me anytime you please."
"Mess around? Well, love, I think that doin' that in a 'ot tub would seem a bit innapropriate, doncha think?" He wrapped his arms around her waist and drew her close.
Adria rested her hands on his chest. "Yeah, I do. But still-" Her words were cut off by a passionate kiss. She just closed her eyes and went along for the ride.
After a while, Murdoc broke away from the kiss and just stared right into Adria's eyes with his own melancholy, mismatched ones, the eyes that could never show any emotion but lust or anger. They just could never show love. Even for just one person to see them like that, Murdoc regretted the way his eyes functioned. People just didn't know what he was truly like. That he wasn't just the self-absorbed, sex-and-alcohol-addicted man he had become. That he could truly feel love and deep desire, even if it meant for one person. Adria, to be exact. His hand traveled to her shoulder and began to slide down her bikini strap, when she quickly placed her hand on his, motioning for him to stop.
"What's wrong?"he asked.
"Nothing," she told him truthfully. "I just need to get something that I put with my towel. Be right back." She hoisted herself out of the jacuzzi and made her way towards the lounge chair her towel was sitting on.
"Ya completely ruined the mood, ya know that, right?" Murdoc called after her.
She just continued to walk, but turned her head quick enough to stick her tongue out at him. "Get over it. May the gods forbid you go without making out or sex for thirty seconds!"
"Ya gonna pay for that when ya get back 'ere!"
BANG! The sound of a gunshot echoed through the huge room. Murdoc cringed at the sound due to his sudden shock, but seemed unharmed. Adria, unfortunately, wasn't so lucky. She looked down to see a hole in her right hip. Garnet-tinted blood gushed out as she side-tripped against a wall and sank to the floor. Seeing this, Murdoc quickly hopped out of the jacuzzi and ran to Adria, scooping her up in his arms and holding her unconscious form. He then looked towards the doors to the pool room to see a figure approaching.
Finally, he could see the figure's features. He was about six feet tall, and looked to be in his late twenties. He was wearing nothing but black, and had long, wavy, dark brown hair.
"Can't say I didn't warn her," he said in a solemn tone.
"Mustang..." Murdoc spoke with pure hatred in his voice, "...you son-of-a-"
"The killer cut him off. "Well, congrats, Niccals. You'veguessed my identity correctlyand figured the whole thing out, haven't you? Well, you only needed to stay away from my property. Maybe then, Adria could have lived a bit longer."
"Ya bastard! She was neva' ya property!" A tear traveled down his face. For the first time in years, he was crying. "If Adria dies, ya gonna regret the day ya met me!"
"Oh, please, Niccals. I don't think you want to play dumb. You're completely defenseless, I have a gun, and there are many things that I could do to you right now to end your life. Besides, she's probably dead already." Mustang smirked.
Murdoc gazed down at Adria. Her eyes were shut softly, and looked as if she was only in a peaceful sleep. Love, please wake up, he cried to himself. Please, don't leave me. He didn't even notice two hotel attendants see the scene and run back towards the lobby.
"Why would ya kill 'er? Ya raped 'er, and practically tortured 'er. Why end 'er life?"
"Well, if you really want to know, she truly belonged to me, and I'd do anything in my power to make sure no one else has her. Maybe I was aiming for you, and unfortunately, I missed. Maybe you should've been the one to die."
Suddenly, the doors bursted open, and about ten security officers entered the room, guns at the ready. Standing behind them were Noodle, 2D, and Russel. When they viewed the scene, they became sick to their stomachs, both at the smell of blood, and at the fact that their friend was dying.
Mustang turned around, looked at the crowd, and then looked back at Murdoc and Adria. "I may soon be on death row," he said, grinning, "but at least I did what I had to do. I'll just leave you to live with this misery." Three police officers then ran over to him, grabbed him by the arms, and escorted him out. The three onlookers, however, then ran over to the other two.
"W-w-who was that?" Noodle asked, tears started to stream down her cheeks.
"Mustang, Adria's ex," Murdoc answered, almost silently, his eyes focused on his love. "The fuckin' bastard killed 'er." More tears followed his cursing spree.
"Ugghhh..." Adria's eyes squinted open. Seeing her friends by her side gave her a reason to smile, which she did. They, in turn, all looked down at her in shock.
Sitting up and inhaling sharply from the pain, Adria's smile shrank into a pout. "They didn't want me," she whined softly.
There was a short pause, then laughter and plenty of smiles from everyone. Murdoc held Adria closely, still crying, this time happily.
"Adria, I thought I'd neva' 'ear ya voice again," he whispered in her ear.
"Well, I guess you got what you wanted, Murdoc," she said, wrapping her almost limp arms around Murdoc's neck.
"Ya bet I did. I love ya, Adria."
"I love you, too." Adria coughed between words.
Two doctors then ran over to the group and pulled Adria away from Murdoc, laying her on a stretcher and carrying her away.
"Adria! 'Ang tough, kid!" the Satanist yelled.
Adria only could give a smile and a thumbs-up to him and the others as she was carried out of the room. She then closed her eyes and lost consciousness with the outside world, knowing that there were actually people out there in the world who cared about her.
(listening to iPod and singing)'Cuz I'm Slim Shady. Yes, I'm the real Shady. All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating. Won't the real Slim Shady please stand up, please stand up, please stand u-(stops and turns off music). Um, sorry! Well, I hope you liked this story. And, I've decided to actually put a sequel on so look out for it soon, 'cuz it's comin' up, it's comin' up, it's not there yet!(Psyche!) Anyway, I want all of you who have completely read this to give one simple review and tell me what you liked and disliked about it, but I know at least half of you disliked the fact that Murdoc was WAAAYY out of character, falling in love and all that crap. And, I've got an extra surprise for you: it's a sneak preview of my sequel!
"What's wrong, Noods?"
"We have a problem, Murdoc-san...he's back."
LUCKILY, ADRIA WAS ABLE TO SURVIVE THE GUNSHOT WOUND AND RETURNED TO KONG STUDIOS WITH HER NEW "FAMILY". THEN, TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY, SOMEONE FROM THE GORILLAZ' PAST RETURNS, AND WHEN ADRIA TRIES TO GET RID OF HIM, THE FIVE DISCOVER THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE HARDER THAN THEY THOUGHT...
Until then, I'll be writing a few short stories and a few one-shots, so keep checkin' up on my profile every so often, 'k? SAYONARA!