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Disclaimer: Don't own Gorillaz or Blur...the songs, lyrics, characters, etc.

After what seemed like an eternity, maybe it was, Noodle pulled away from Tyler, her lips swollen. 2D watched as she put the car into reverse, pull out of the parking space, and drove away. He stayed hidden behind the building until the car was clear out of sight. Slowly he emerged, feeling like he had been beaten to a bloody pulp but on the other hand reborn with a new inspiration. Noodle had just been the girl he wanted up until this point. Now Noodle was someone else's, not obtainable. He sighed a bit. It was going to be more of a challenge now. For about the second millionth time that day he mentally kicked himself. Why hadn't he told her when they were alone in his room? He had the perfect opportunity. It seemed like 2D was always making mistakes like this; the difference with this one was that he had to make up for it.

Not really looking around, 2D made his way across the parking lot, across the street, and back into the Geep. Noodle's words about getting them into the club kept rolling over and over in his mind. There were at least a dozen clubs he could think of that they could have been talking about. Then again, they had said it was a new club...probably one that was pretty tough to get into as well. Putting the pieces together, he was able to figure out where the group was going with Noodle. Half of his mind wanted to go there, follow them, and rip the lips right off of Tyler and take Noodle home and never, ever let her out again. However, the semi-sane part of him knew better. Yes, it knew better to actually go into the club; he would just wait outside and make sure that Noodle didn't bring Tyler home. Then again...he could go in and just watch, making sure Tyler didn't make any moves on his girl and then continue with the plan. Good thing Murdoc wasn't there to influence him. He pulled the keys out of his pocket, revved up the engine to the Geep and took off at Murdoc speed.

2D pulled up to the club and looked around. The place was packed. Taking a back road he parked about a block away from the club. Reaching into the back seat he grabbed a pair of sunglasses and pulled on his pink hat from the 19-2000 interview. Putting both of the items on, he locked the Geep and walked towards the club. The line was long...filled with young college students. 2D stood at the corner of the building, eyes shuffling through the quench, looking for Noodle and her group. And he found them...right at the front of the queue. Tucking his hands into the pockets of his coat, he sauntered to the back of the queue and stood quietly. For once the singer was grateful for his height; he was able to see right to the entrance and watch Noodle sweet talk the bouncer into letting her and her friends in. Sighing, he looked down at his thick black wrist watch. He hadn't moved at all. He bit his lip. Just because he didn't want Noodle using her celebrity status didn't mean that he couldn't. At a face pace, due to his long legs, he walked alongside the line.

"'Ey! Buddy!"

2D pivoted around on his heel.

"Wot?"

It was a young college boy that had called out to him. He was tall but not as 2D. The only thing that worried the blue-haired man was the muscle size of the college boy that had called out to him. He was athletically built, to say the least.

"Wot you finking jus' walkin' tah the front like that?" the college boy asked, cracking the knuckles in his fist with his other hand. 2D twitched slightly and bit his lower lip.

"I...I...uh..." 2D stammered. The college boy walked up to face him.

"You...uhh..wot?" he mocked the singer. 2D took a step back.

"Look, I don' want any trouble," 2D said calmly, raising his hands in a "stop" symbol in front of him. Living with Murdoc had made him take up a few self-defense courses. However, the college boy didn't back down.

"Wot makes you fink you can just walk up tah the front of the queue and make the rest of us wait out 'ere in the bloody cold?"

Sighing, 2D pulled off his hat and took off his sunglasses.

"Awright...awright...," 2D said tucking the sunglasses into his coat pocket, twitching a bit. His old bruises were starting to hurt again at the thought of being beat up, yet another time. "I'll jus' wait like the rest of ya..." 2D looked up. The college boy's jaw was slackened at the sight of the lead singer of Gorillaz.

"2D?"

2D nodded to confirm it was him.

"OH MY GOD!" he cried out. "EVERYONE! LOOK!"

2D breathed in sharply. No, no, no! He was under cover and he was blowing it.

"IT'S 2D! FROM GORILLAZ!"

Shit...

There was a loud murmur that rushed through the queue as dozens and dozens of pairs of eyes shifted onto him. The college boy ran back to his group, the girls he was with clutched his arms. 2D stared back at the crowed, stupefied. The murmuring got louder and louder as his breathing got heavier. The wheels were turning but nothing was clicking.

"It is 'im! Look at 'is 'air!"

"Oh mi god! 'E's so tall!"

"Is 'e 'ere alone?"

"I wonder if 'e needs a bird for tonight..."

"Fink we could get an autograph?"

"'Ey! I thought I just saw Noodle walk in!"

"Oh mi god! Do you fink the whole bands here?"

Noodle? Noodle? Shit! someone's gonna tell 'er! 2D faced the crowd. He had to think fast...and it wasn't exactly his specialty. He starred at the line for a while as more and more comments flooded him but he didn't take in one. Finally, he offered his best pretty boy smile.

"Sorry e'eryone...but I gotta be goin' now," he tucked his hands into the side pockets of his coat and dragged his foot in a circle under him, "I jus' wanted tah make sure that Noodle was distracted so I could set up something I mean a...uh...surprise for her! Yeah! It's been uhhh..." he did some calculations in his head, which took him a few moments, "nine years since we got 'er! Yeah!"

The crowd all lit up. They now had a new little known fact in Gorillaz history that many people had never known previously. 2D smiled at them again. He had a talent for lying to the general public.

"So...make me a lil' promise?" 2D asked the crowd, turning up the celebrity charm. "No telling lil' Noodle-girl, awright?" He winked at a group of girls. One of them screamed, one nearly fainted, and one winked back. "Ya look like a trust-worthy group. An' if I 'ear she finds out...not very good fans are we, huh?"

The crowd all laughed a bit, nervously, perhaps, to be in the glow of a celebrity telling them to keep a secret. His plan was going nicely. Inward he smiled.

"So..." he looked around, "I guess I'll jus' be goin' now..."

Celebrity Talent #45: Booking it back to the car before anyone can chase you down.

2D was especially talented in this department. His long legs gave him a large stride and was able to keep him going for a while. He was able to hop back into the Geep, rev up the engine, and go. The fans were left in the dust, crying.

With one hand on the wheel, he tugged on his hat and slid on his sunglasses. Now that there was no way to watch Noodle in the club without getting caught by her, he'd have to make a plan B. Sighing he pulled his cell phone out of his pocket, flipped it open, and turned it on. It starting beeping at him. New message, apparently. He pulled into an empty parking lot and killed the engine. Hitting buttons on the phone, he finally got to the new text message he had received. It was from Noodle.

2D, looks like I'm bringing someone home tonight! Please, please, please distract Russel and call me if Muds brings anyone home! Arigatou! Love you!

2D snorted.

Love you...right...now I hear that...and not in the right way either.

He chucked the cell phone into the passenger seat and started up the Geep, once again. What he thought was a perfect plan went wrong so quickly.

If Noodle-girl caught me, she'd 'ate me for sure...god, 2D...you're such an idiot...stupid...stupid sodder...naff...you're bloody naff!

I think of her

He sighed as he drove, defeated, on his way back to Kong. He would have to try again tomorrow.

A.N: I know that is sucks...but it gets better. I have this whole plot written down so I know exactly where I'm going with this.