Chapter Five: The Secret
"2D! I am so happy for you!"
Noodle squeezed her somewhat of an older brother until he was gasping for breath.
"Noodle, that's enough," he gasped.
She let go and looked at him with a toothy smile. "Is she your girlfriend now?"
"I have to ask her first," he explained.
"Ask her," Noodle said right away.
"But Noodle, I-"
BAM! She hit him in the back of the head with her pillow. "Ask her!"
"Okay! Okay!" he pleaded. "Just give me some time."
It was 8:42 when he walked back out of Noodle's room, still rubbing the back of his head. If he didn't want to be decapitated, he predicted he had until the next day to ask her. He still couldn't believe that everything had happened in only one day. He would remember it for many years to come. He looked at his watch and hurried up the pace. He came to Nikki's door a few minutes later with wobbly knees. He knocked, but no one answered.
Must be somewhere else, 2D thought.
He wondered around until he came to the balcony outside the kitchen; Nikki's favourite place to rest. He leaned forward against the railing, looking out at the night sky. Ever since Paula left, 2D always thought that love would forever be cruel to him. Then Nikki moved in. He never really thought he'd actually love her more or less become a close friend to her. But love is a funny thing, as his dad always told him. You never know when it's going to come up to you and bite you in the ass. 2D chuckled softly to himself.
He started to look below at the garbage out in the yard. He had gotten used to the smell by now. Suddenly, he spotted someone standing on clear ground. It was Nikki. Her green hair was too conspicuous to miss. She was doing something with three rocks. She held them in her hand, just watching them for a while. Then, they started to hover above her hand and dance around her wrist. She smiled, pleased with her talents. 2D, however, was taken aback.
"Nikki," he said out loud.
She jumped and the rocks fell to the ground with a thud. She whipped around and saw 2D standing on the balcony, looking shocked.
"H-how much did you see?" she asked, brushing a strand of hair back from her face.
"Enough," he said.
She sighed. The ground beneath her began to shake, and the small spot of earth she was standing on lifted into the air and carried her to the balcony. 2D stepped back as she climbed over the railing and the clump of earth floated back to its place. She didn't look at him, but sat down in a chair. She sighed, her head hung.
"There was a group of scientists," she began as 2D sat next to her, "in the US who wanted to create a human with supernatural powers. They created me. Until I was eight, I grew up in a science lab, but longed for the world outside out of the steel doors. I escaped and ran away to a orphanage in Calafornia. There, I was adopted by my parents. When I was ten, they finally found out about my powers. They treated me like a normal kid, but as I grew, so did my powers. People in the city treated me like dirt. I never had any friends, because everyone's mothers were scared I would kill their children or something.
"When I turned twenty-five, I moved to Japan and met Noodle. She didn't mind my powers, being a superhuman herself and understanding what it's like. She kept my secret as I asked her too. When I moved here, I became friends with you guys so much, I didn't want anything to come in the way of that. Not even my so-called gift."
She leaned back, a single tear running down her cheek. 2D wiped it away and kissed her lips softly.
"Will you be my girlfriend?" he asked.
She looked at him with astonishment. "You don't care?"
He shook his head. "I couldn't care less. You are one of the most amazing girls I have ever met. Superpowers aren't going to get in the way of that."
Nikki felt her heart skip a beat. That had to be one of the greatest things anyone had ever said to her. She sat upright and embraced him.
"Thank you so much, 2D," she said, tears of joy streaming down her face.
As they let go, he said with a small laugh, "So is that a yes?"
She giggled and nodded.
They kissed again, but with more passion than a game of spin the bottle could offer. Little did they see the wandering eyes behind the screen door.
"Aw, that is so cute!"
"D finally did it. I knew he had it in him."
"I still say we should've locked him in the bathroom."
SMACK! "Sickass."
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THE END
Author's Note: Thank you so much to everyone who read my fanfiction. I never would've thought that my first completed fanfiction would be one about Gorillaz. Depending on what ideas I come up with, there might be a sequel, but I'm not making any promises. Again, thank you all so much! Hope you enjoyed!
