2D and Noodle stumbled inside the house.
Giggles and shushes filled the air as 2D led her slowly into the house.

"Noodz...yew 'ave to be quiet or we'll wake up Mudz." He whispered softly into her ear. His breath sent shivers down her spine as she smiled and whispered ok.

They started to tip toe towards the stairs when suddenly there was a loud thump.

"2D...what was that?"

"I don'-"

BAM.

Next thing they knew 2D was on the floor and an angry Murdoc turned on the lights.

"WHAT THE BLOODY FUCK A' YA' DOIN'?"

2D looked up at the fuming man and gave a weak smile.

"Ya' both know wha' time it is? 2:00! IN THA' MORNIN'! WHERE THE HELL WERE YA'?"

Noodle sighed.

"Murdoc-san stop yelling. You are probably-"

"Completely shitfaced."

Noodle sent 2D a strong look of warning while Murdoc sent him a death glare he'd seen too many times to ever forget.

"What he means is you're probably tired and not quite in your right mind. You may misinterpret the story."

"I don' care. I wanna know."

"Oh, well we just visited Kong Studios for a few hours."

"Really? I though' it would be a complete pile o' shit by now..."

"Well a lot of it is still in tact."

"Ok, then what?"

"Well then we-"

"Look I don' know why I asked. I don' really give a shit. Goodnight gurly. Dullard."

Murdoc dragged himself to his lift and went up the stairs.

2D had long gotten off the floor and was still dusting himself off. He had completely ignored Murdoc due to the fact that his head was already at maximum capacity for one day.

"Well Toochi...we've done a lot for a day."

"Tha's true. Ih'm jus' glad yew got to get out tha' house."

"Me too...Thank you."

Noodle walked forward and kissed 2D on the cheek.
His whole face grew hot as he looked into her shimmering green eyes.
Little did he know Noodle was having a war in her head.
She knew right then and there she wanted him...badly.
All she wanted to do was get on her toes and kiss him.
Even somehow melt into him.
She blushed again at the thought.

"Noodle yew're blushin'."

"Oh..." Noodle covered her face with her hands. "I...didn't mean to...I don't even understand why I'm blushing. I've kissed you on the cheek before!"

2D giggled.

"Yew were 10 though."

They both laughed in sync.

"That seems so long ago..."

"Yeh. Tha's back in tha' day when yew used to sleep in my bed mo' than yo' own."

Noodle nodded. As 2D seemed to get lost in his thoughts about the past.

"Yeah. I miss that."

2D snapped back to present day.

"Wait...wha' do yew miss?"

Noodle smiled.

"The comfort of sleeping in your bed. Mine gets lonely. I always have the urge to climb into your bed but that would be weird..."

2D tried not dwell on the thought of Noodle sleeping in his bed when suddenly his mouth just spoke words. He really didn't even know what he just said.

"Really? Well...if you don't mind. I would love that! I'll...go put my nightgown on right now...see you in your room in 20 minutes Toochi-san."

Noodle sprinted up the stairs in excitement.
2D tried to think.
What on earth did he just say?
He thought deeply then suddenly it hit him.
He asked Noodle to sleep in his room tonight.
2D started to become frantic.
Why would he do that when he obviously had unclear feelings about her?
He knew she was supposed to be sister, but if that was the case why was he so flustered every time she was near him?
He just came to a realization.

His room was a mess.

2D sprinted up the stairs and ran into his room.
He grabbed hand fulls of clothes and trash and stuffed it everywhere.
The trash can. A drawer or two. The hamper. Even in his bathtub.
He couldn't let Noodle come into a horrible room.
He sighed relief once everything seemed as clean it was going to get.
He thought again.
He usually sleeps in his underwear.
He CANNOT do that with Noodle.
He started muttering under his breath.

"Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit."

He was looking for decent sleep pants...and maybe a shirt.

*knock, knock, knock*

3 gentle knocks hit his door as he heard Noodle coo his name softly outside the door.

God she sounded sweet.

"5 seconds Noodz!"

He ran into his bathroom, put on deodorant, and cleared his bed quickly and stuffed it all under the bed.
He had no time to grab a shirt now!
He ran his fingers through his hair as he opened the door.
Noodle gave him another one of her signature cute smiles and walked in.
He looked at her shirt that happened to be raised so high her full stomach was showing.
She was wearing sweat pants and her hair was falling gently into her face as she tried to gracefully brush it away.

"Thanks for this. It gets lonely in that room."

"No problem. Ih'm always lonely."

Noodle looked at him and tried to keep herself content.
He was wearing regular plaid pajama pants but seemed to not be wearing a shirt.

"Well I'm tired."

Noodle climbed into the bed and got under his covers.

"It would be nice if you slept too instead of standing there and watching me."

They both giggled as 2D climbed into the bed next to her.
He tried his hardest to sleep on the edge and not touch her.
She grabbed his torso and pulled him in.
He put his arm around her as gently as possible.
They both smiled.

"Goodnight Toochi-kun."

"Goodnight Noodle love."

The next morning 2D's alarm went off.
He quickly shut it off so he wouldn't wake Noodle.
He realized his arm was completely around her waist where her exposed flesh was.
He looked down at the small woman next to him and smiled.
She seemed so beautiful. Even when she slept.
2D didn't want to tear himself away from her for even a second...
but his job was calling.
Besides, he was going to be late anyways.
He got up slowly and got dressed as quietly as he could.
He did his daily routine.
Checked the bathroom.
Checked what was supposed to be Murdoc's room (must be in his studio.)
Checked...wait...
he smiled.
Before he got to do his morning routine of checking on Noodle he remembered she was in his room asleep.
He ran straight down to the door.
He had no time for breakfast now.
2D ran out the door and ran straight for work with a smile on his face, despite the fact that he was already 15 minutes late.

Later Noodle woke up and looked around.
She looked left and right to make sure 2D wasn't there.
She grabbed his sheets and smelled them.
They smelled just like him...
light fags and butterscotch.
Noodle felt as if she could never leave.
She felt so safe there.
Almost as if she belonged in there.
She didn't move a muscle when 2D woke up, even though she woke up too.
She just kept her eyes closed and embraced the moment she felt his soft and tender yet bruised arm brush against her midriff.
The nights seemed to be...perfect.
Too bad such perfect moments come to an end.
Like the perfect moment she was in at that very moment.
She sat up and brushed her hand on the bed where he slept one last time.

"God I'm creepy..." She thought to herself as she grabbed his shirt from the ground and took it with her.

"He won't mind."

She walked to her room and grabbed a pair of shorts and underwear she had to wash.
Opening the washer her clothes were flung inside.
She took a quick shower washing the night she always wanted to remember away.
It felt almost as if she was washing 2D's touch off...that was the last thing she wanted.
Once she got out of the shower she walked over to the wash in a towel and threw her clothes in the dryer.
She sat on her own bed until she could put on the dry clothes.
She looked down and giggled at her outfit just noticing that she'd grabbed 2D's T virus shirt and a pair of shorts.

She smiled at the shirt.

So many memories she had attached to it.
What on earth was she thinking?
2D was nothing more than a friend.
Anything more would be wrong.
Why on earth would she fall in love with someone who practically RAISED her.
She couldn't help feeling so bad about it.
Despite how bad she felt about her lingering thoughts on the lanky singer she still felt...good.
She was still lingering on the way his touch sent electricity through her.
On how much she wanted to have him.
Despiste the past all she knew is she wanted him to be a part of her future.
She loved him. Truly she did.
She just couldn't figure out what kind of love.