Chapter 3: One condition
Later that day, Maya went to pick up her clothes and the rest of the stuff from her friends house, where she lived. When she arrived, her roommate, Matilda, questioned her, breathlessly..
"Ok, girl, now tell, me. Why, where and who?" asked her inpatient ex-roommate. Maya smiled playfully "Well, guess what? A few days from now, I was back at the office to deliver some more packs, and then puff! I found myself in the boss's office, signing some paper that said that I'm now the official errands master of the Gorillaz !
The ex-roommate widened her dark eyes "You mean, The Gorillaz! The all time, wicked and breath-taking Gorillaz! OH Maya!" her roommate practically screamed with joy when hearing the news.
"Wow, Matilda, don't get that anxious, ok? I'll bring you from time to time! You're gonna meet 'em." Said Maya, laughing at her roommate. "In fact…" Maya continued pressing her index finger on her lips "I may need a little help with my room, paintwork and some furniture. You can help me with that stuff, that way you can meet the guys, ok?"
Matilda grinned childishly "Fine by me. Oh, I can't wait to meet them. Especially Murdoc!" screamed Matilda, thinking about the bassist.
"Ok, so I'll call you tomorrow so we can begin. I'll pick you up. You wouldn't dare to walk alone near their house. I've got some work to do before heading there today, so I better be going. I'll see you later, ok?"
"Ok, but please do me a favour." Said Matilda, still smiling.
"I'm listening……" said Maya with a inpatient voice.
"Could you say to Murdoc that I think he's the most sexy bassist in the whole wide world?"
Maya felt the need to sweatdrop anime style and with a stupid smile on her face she said "Sure Mat, anything you like. Should I give him your address too?"
"No need to make fun of me, Maya." Matilda smirked devilishly "Maybe you should look at yourself first. You were such a sucker for Murdoc yourself. You still are. I can't wait to see what face you'll make when he'll pass by you. I'll die laughing." Said Matilda and smirked that made Maya blush.
"Now I really have to go. I'll see you later." Said Maya, still blushing from her roommates accusation.
"Don't forget about my message!" said Matilda still smiling wildly
"Whatever" said Maya closing the door behind her and heading to the parking area. 'Hmmm, I wasn't such a sucker for Murdoc. I I'm most certain that I ain't in love, like some childish groupie.' Thought Maya on her way to her motorcycle. She felt her cheek warm at the touch of her hand. 'If I ain't in love then why am I am I blushing? Damn!' she wondered while starting the engine. 'Well, I still gotta go to the store for some groceries and paint, might as well get going' and with that, she headed to the supermarket.
Meanwhile at Kong…..
Russel and 2D were sitting in the kitchen talking about their new friend.
"Hey, Russ, have you seen my pills anywhere?" said 2D, rubbing his head.
"Ummm, D, aren't those behind you, man? Said Russel pointing at the little bottle of pills that were standing on the table.
"Oh, yeah, now I remember, I left 'em 'ere. Thanks, Russ." Smiles at Russel with his usual sweet grin.
"No prob." Said Russel digging into his plate.
2D grabbed bottle and took 2 pills. "So, Russ, what do you think of our new mate?" said 2D while filling a glass with water.
"Dunno, she's sweet, I think. But I outta watch her more., Noodle told me that she and Murdoc met this morning. And you know Murdoc. No woman is too young for him. I bet he tried somethin' while we were asleep." Said Russel, in a deep voice.
"Dunno, Russ, maybe Maya likes Murdoc, otherwise he would've gotten a black eyes by now." laughed 2D at Russel, who was trying to cut his beef in two.
"Maybe, but still, I think I'm gonna keep a close eye on them. Ya know the whole drill. He cares only for the sex, not the girls feelings, so I think it's better to keep a distance between 'em." Said Russel, chewing a peace of meat.
"Wotever" said 2D.
Just then, Murdoc, the bassist walked in the kitchen, heading straight for the place where his vodka bottle were.
"Hey, Murdoc, wot's up?" said 2D, smiling at the bassist, who had his back at him. The bassist returned only a grumble, meaning he was doing just fine.
"Hey, Muds, we were just talking about Maya, the new girl. What do you think about her?"
Muds suddenly stopped searching for his bottle of vodka and turned to face the drummer who was looking straight into his eyes. Murdoc looked for a couple of seconds into the drummers white-dead eyes, then reached into his pocket for a cigarette. After a few minutes he finally spoke, while lighting the cigarette in his mouth.
"Yeah, sweet girl. Didn't even know Romania had such lovelies and didn't even show 'em." Said the bassist, revealing a smirk while he inhaled the smoke from his cigar. He then headed for the door when he heard Russel said something that didn't appeal very much to him…
"Well please do us all a favour, and stay away from her." Said Russel in a demanding voice. Murdoc, turned around to face the drummer, who was now standing. With a smirk on his face, Murdoc replied to the serous drummer.
"Well, Russ, I think I may agree to your favour, but only on one condition." The drummer raised an eyebrow, waiting for the bassist to continue, while 2D was looking at both of them with a questioning expression on his face.
"Yes……." Russel said, waiting foe Murdoc to continue with his sentence.
"If she wants me, then there's no stopping me from there. It's her decision. Got that, mate?" said Murdoc, his face getting serious.
"Ok…fine."said Russel, sitting to finish his meal.
Just then, two female voices were heard from the corridor. It was Maya and Noodle. Maya had returned from the store, and Noodle was helping her to bring the groceries. They entered the kitchen, laughing and joking about the anime series "Kiddy Grade" (for those who don't know, Kiddy Grade is a Japanese animation).
"So you saw Kiddy Grade too, Maya-san." Said Noodle smiling at Maya, who was putting the bags on the table.
"Yeah I've always loved anime. I even memorized the song at the beginning of Kiddy Grade." Maya stopped to look at the boys for a moment. "Oh hey guys, what's up?" said Maya smiling at the boys, who were looking surprised at the black-haired girl.
"Oh nottin' Maya, we were just surprised that you went to the store." Said Russel, looking at the bags full of food.
"Well, someone had to. I practically starved to dead this morning." Said Maya putting the cereals in the cupboards. Noodle started to giggle, while Murdoc was trying to hide a smile.
"By the way, 2D, I didn't know what cha like, so I just bought everything a vegetarian should eat, starting with soy." Said Maya smiling and winking at 2D
"Aww, thanks Maya, you shouldn't have." Said 2D smiling back.
"I also bought some pain pills, I was thinking that you would need some." Said Maya, handing a small paper bag to the singer and gently smiling.
"Aww, you really shouldn't have" said the grinning 2D, while Murdoc was still with his cigar in his mouth looking how Maya and Noodle put everything in place.
"Well, me and Noodle will make dinner this night. Dinner will be served at 8 o'clock." Announced Maya while leaving the kitchen along with Noodle, to change into her clothes. In the kitchen, the three band members were still staring at the door. Then Murdoc, pulled his stare towards Russel, who was heading to the dishwasher.
"Remember our agreement, Russ. Her decision, not yours." Said Murdoc, appearing once more with his serious expression.
"Got it, Muds. Make sure you don't step outta line." Said Russel, heading towards the door.
"And I'm just going to keep silent as always." Said 2D, heading to towards his room.
" You better, dullard. If, not ya be wakein' in the hospital" said Murdoc, seeing that Russel was no longer following them.
"Oh well let's just worry 'bout dinner now. Hope Maya's a good cook." Said 2D starting to smile at the thought of Maya and Noodle cooking for them.
And with that being said, the two parted ways, the first heading towards his room, and the second to his Winnebago.
After a few hours in the kitchen, Maya and Noodle finished cooking and started putting the plates on the table. Maya let out a relieved sound while resting her arms on the table.
"Well, I hope it tastes as good as it looks" said Maya smiling at Noodle, who was staring at the food.
"I hope too, It looks so good. I'm getting hungry staring at it." Said Noodle. "I'm happy you are goning to eat with us, Maya-san" said Noodle smiling at Maya.
" I'm happy too. Tomorrow I'm gonna bring a friend over to help me with the room. Hope it's ok." Said Maya removing her kitchen gloves.
"Of course. We are going to an interview tomorrow. You and your friend can work in peace." Said Noodle staring into Maya's black eyes. "Maya-san, you said you knew some anime songs. Could you sing one, now?" said Noodle in a shy voice.
"What? Now? Here?" said Maya, smiling at Noodle. Noodle nodded smiling. "Ok, if it makes you happy. Now what should I sing? Ahh I got it! How about "Kagome's Sorrow"?"
"Yay! Sing, sing!" said Noodle anxiously.
"Ok. Ahem clears throat"
(I should've said something about Maya's voice in the last chapter, but I guess now's ok. Btw, I dunno the song much, but I love it )
Maya started to sing, loud enough for Noodle to hear. Just then, the guys were heading towards the kitchen, arguing on the simple fact of some video game, when all of the sudden, they heard a female voice singing. They cracked the door a little bit, just so they could see who was singing. To their surprise, Maya was singing the first verse.
Cannot
touch, cannot hold, cannot be together
Cannot love, cannot kiss,
cannot love each other
Must be strong and we must let go
Cannot
say what our hearts must know
Chorus:
How can i not love
you
What do i tell my heart
When do i not want you here in my
arms
How does one walks away
From all of the memories
How do
i not miss you when you are gone
Cannot dream, cannot share
sweet and tender moments
Cannot feel how we feel, must pretend
it's over
Must be brave and we must go on, must not say
What
we've known all along
Chorus
How
can i not love you
What do i tell my heart
When do i not want
you here in my arms
How does one walks away
From all of the
memories
How do i not miss you when you are gone
How can i not love you
Bridge:
Must be brave and we must be
strong
Cannot say what we've known all along
Chorus:
How
can i not love you
What do i tell my heart
When do i not want
you here in my arms
How does one walks away
From all of the
memories
How do i not miss you when you are gone
How can i
not love you
When you are gone
When Maya stopped, Noodle applauded and laughed at the Romanian girl, while the guys had already had their jaws dropped. The silence was interrupted by Russels stomach, who alerted the girls.
"Guys?..." asked Maya "are you there?" continued, while Noodle continued to giggle. Maya opened the door to reveal the three men, kneeling in front of the door. Maya suddenly felt the blood colouring her cheek. "Were you listening to that?" asked Maya eyed widened.
"Well, ummm, yeah, we heard someone sing and umm…" started Russel while keeping his gaze to the floor.
Maya suddenly looked at Murdoc. She could see a glimpse of red on his cheeks. That made her to blush deeper.
"We thought it was Madonna!" explained 2D while smiling at Maya's surprised expression.
"Thanks 2D, I think. Well, what are you standing there for? Aren't you gonna eat?" laughed Maya and headed towards the table.
"OH!" started Russle, walking to his seat. "Wow, you made this? It's looks so good!"
"Well let's just see if it was worth the bother!" said Maya digging into her plate.
After one hour…
"Man, was that good!" said Russel starching his arms. "You should cook more often." Said Russel smiling at Maya and Noodle.
"Nah-ah! Don't wanna spoil you!" said Maya winking at Russel.
2D yawned, while Murdoc played with his drink, staring from time to time at Maya and the others.
"Well, it's 10 o'clock. I'm off to bed. See ya in the morning, girls." Said Russel while waving to the girls.
"Ya, I think I'll be off too. 'Night guys." Said 2D waving to the others. Maya and Noodle smiled, while Murdoc was still playing with the glass, ignoring 2D.
Maya smiled at Noodle, who stood up and gathered the dishes.
"Ow, don't worry, Noodle, go to bed, I'll wash 'em. You gotta be fresh for that interview tomorrow." Said Maya, standing up and taking away the dishes from Noodle."
"Thanks, Maya-san. Goodnight."
"Goodnight, Murdoc-san!"
"Goodnight, luv, sleep tight!" said Murdoc, raising his head to stare at the axe princess.
After, Noodle disappeared on the corridor, Maya started to gather the dishes and putting them in the dishwasher. After a moment, she found the courage to speak.
"You should go to bed too. You got a big day tomorrow." Said Maya smiling at the bassist.
He let the glass out of his hand and started to look at the lovely girl. Her smile was really caring and sweet. How could he not smile at her. After a little pause of thoughts, he finally spoke..
"I usually stay awake 'till 3 in the morning. It will be strange to sleep at this hour." He said in a deep voice, letting a smile pass to Maya.
"Oh, I see." She said, cleaning the table "and what are going to do?" she continued, laving the table and turning her back on the bassist.
"I dunno, luv." Said the bassist, letting a gentle smirk on his face.
Maya turned to see his smirk. She felt strange, but decided to let the feeling go. After a few moments Maya started to smile.
"Well, I'm tired. I better get to bed. I'm starting to clean my room. Can't stay in Noodles room forever" said Maya looking in the bassists mismatched eyes.
Instead of an answer, Murdoc reached for his pocket, and pulled out a cigar. He lighted it and strarted to look at Maya again.
"Well, I'll see ya in the morning. Goodnight, Murdoc."
At the sound of her voice, the bassist, replied immediately.
"Goodnight, Maya-luv. See you tomorrow."
Maya blushed deep, while heading towards the door. She smiled on her way to Noodles room. Murdoc was left alone in the kitchen. He stood silently in his chair, smoking his fag to the filter. After finishing his cigar, he stood up and headed towards the door.
On the way to his Winnebago, he let a smirk come up on his face. That night, the bassist fell asleep earlier than he expected.
