Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Gorillaz characters nor the concept; that belongs to the creators Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn. I do however own my OC Alyss.
Chapter One: Introductions
It's not just coincidences that we have to laugh away and accept that makes things seem worth something, it's the secrets that we find out along the way. There are things that we keep within our soul because we're scared of the consequences of someone finding out… but nothing stays a secret forever, eventually someone's bound to find out.
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The silence that followed her passing out and being carried into Kong Studios seemed to last an eternity. While the feeling of Alyss being carried was relaxing enough to keep her in her unconscious state, 2D was far from calm. On the inside he was panicking as he nearly dashed down the last few halls that led to his room when he thought heard Murdoc's Winnebago coming closer to Kong Studios from an open window. The singer paled as he sped up the pace to his room, then he slammed his door shut and just looked at this girl with slight fear.
The only thought that 2D had at that moment wasn't whether or not he misheard what the girl had said, but how he was going to keep her hidden from Murdoc. 2D nervously moved his hands so his fingers were strumming against each other, like he usually would do when he was scared. He caught himself doing that and carefully opened his closet door and placed Alyss in the darkness of the claustrophobic inducing closet. He studied the figure that was now resting against the wall in a sitting position, she seemed like a broken porcelain doll but she also looked peaceful, maybe he had gotten the wrong impression by the name after all. 2D noticed that she shivered slightly and he swiftly grabbed a blanket from his bed and wrapped her in it.
He heard a small whimper come from her as she whispered, "'m sorry…"
2D wasn't quite sure if she was talking to him or if she was in the middle of a bad dream, but either way he just patted her head and closed the door silently. A hand went through his azure hair as he shook his head and crawled into his bed, swallowing a few of his headache pills dry in the process. He wasn't going to bother with the girl until the morning; maybe he'd have some idea as to what to do.
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It was when the sunlight engulfed the small room that 2D called his own and that he woke up happily and started playing his keyboard when a very loud scream was heard. The singer nearly had a heart attack when he heard something trying to kick his closet door off the hinges until he remembered that someone was in there. He sighed as he got up from the floor and opened the door and covered Alyss' mouth.
"Shh, don' scream! No screamin'," 2D spoke swiftly and nervously.
Alyss just blinked at the singer with her mismatched eyes and her hair messed up to the point where she could pass as Murdoc Niccals himself. She pushed his hand away, "I get it… I'm gonna-"
"D what's going on?" a voice questioned worriedly and the door to his room opened with enough force to cause a mini earthquake. "I heard screaming and… … um…"
It must've been a strange sight to anyone; here was Russel Hobbs standing in the doorway to 2D's room staring at 2D who was trying to prevent anyone from finding out about the new arrival in the first place. It was a staring contest, everyone stared at each other and silence ensued. Alyss coughed into her hand in a fake manner to break up the eerie silence.
"I'm sorry. Um… I'm Alyss Niccals, erm… who are you?"
Russel blinked at that name and shook off the feeling that was starting to infect him, panic.
"Russel Hobbs… D, what did ya do this time?"
"I-I-I didn' do anyfing!"
He looked at Alyss who was watching 2D strum his fingers together and then saw her gaze going to Russel. Her eyes went from looking intrigued to being glazed over with an unknown emotion and a small smile played on her pale face. Russel noticed that in the sunlight that was in the room that her skin was normal, there was no olive green tint to it which he was expecting… especially since her last name was Niccals.
"He didn't do anything. I just kinda passed out; he was just helping me out… I'm also sorry about the scream. I don't like small spaces."
2D noticed how calmly she briefly explained the situation to Russel and noticed that he seemed to calm down easily when she spoke. He could hear a singing voice somewhere in Alyss' words and he smiled at that realization.
Alyss then held out a hand toward Russel and 2D, "Could… we start over? To be honest I don't want people to remember me because I passed out in front of them and screamed because of being in a closet."
The singer and the drummer both looked at each other and just shook her hand at the same time. This moment of seeing Alyss smile was disturbed by the sound of boots hitting the ground as though they belonged to someone who was angry. The duo looked at each other, the door then at the teenage girl who appeared to be very confused.
"Hide," Russel said as he pushed Alyss toward the closet.
"I-I don't like small spaces!" she almost cried out in panic. Russel then pushed her under 2D's bed, "It's small," she whimpered.
"It'll work, don't worry it won't be long and he'll be gone."
The reassuring tone in Russel's voice made Alyss' previous panic disappear and she just watched from her new hiding place. Her eyes watched as the boots came into view and heard the cruel voice speak for the first time.
"Wot the hell was the screamin' for!" Murdoc yelled angrily.
"Oh… ya heard that?" 2D nervously asked.
Murdoc growled, "Don' play dumb wit' me dullard! It was a girl too wasn' it?"
Russel instantly jumped into the accusation to calm Murdoc down, "Muds, knock it off."
"Where's the girl?"
2D and Russel glanced at each other and were scanning through their minds for an excuse to give Murdoc. It was obvious that he was in the midst of a hangover, his entire being smelt of whiskey and smoke, a suffocating smell that nearly made Alyss gag. She didn't like the sound of his voice either, he sounded like he wanted to hurt someone.
"You're going to tell me where she is or else I'll-"
Alyss watched as Russel sighed, "Alright… so 2D's got a guest here, is that a problem?"
She blinked, "That could work…"
Murdoc even seemed surprised by that, "A guest?" He seemed like he was looking around, "so… where is she 'hen?"
There was no answer because Russel and 2D never expected him to fall for that. They frowned when Murdoc glared at them with suspicion. The duo was practically begging for an answer in their mind, and Alyss knew that they were stumped.
Alyss moved slightly to look up at Murdoc, just to see what kind of person he was. She saw his black hair styled in a way that made her think of the Beatles and the mismatched eyes caught her off guard… since they were staring right back into her own mismatched ones. Russel and 2D's gaze followed Murdoc's and they knew they were caught.
"M-Murdoc we can explai-"
The singer was cut off when Murdoc shot a very hateful glare at him, and he took a few steps closer to the bed and kicked the wooden structure for 2D's bed and demanded, "Get out from there now."
Alyss recognized that voice immediately, she had run into him that night she arrived here! She crawled out from under the bed and almost instantly said, "You're that man who nearly ran me over with the Winnebago."
Murdoc seemed lost, as though trying to remember something then he sighed. He remembered.
"Wot 're you doin' here?"
"I came here hoping to get some rest but I passed out and he," Alyss motioned toward 2D, "just helped me."
The Satanist bass player just studied her and noticed her red eye, "Wot happened to ya to get that?"
Alyss sighed as she covered her left eye, the red eye and replied, "I was born with it. Okay?"
Murdoc then crossed his arms, "'n your name is?"
"Alyss Niccals and y-"
"Wot?"
"Um… Alyss Niccals. By the way it's pronounced the same as Alice… but it's spelled differently…Alice… Alyss… not much difference but-"
"Shut up," Murdoc interrupted. "Niccals… That's not a common name is it?"
There was something weird in his voice, something that made her want to go into the closet or back under the bed and die there. She resisted that urge and shook her head, "I-I'm the only one who has it as far as I've noticed."
Russel and 2D were frozen, not sure of how to react to that voice; the cruelty behind that voice was the one Murdoc often used on 2D before Murdoc would hit him. The drummer was scared for her safety and was about ready to warn Murdoc not to do anything out of line before Murdoc looked at Alyss with such a disgusted look that she shivered.
"Well girly, today's your lucky day. I am the bass player for the famous band Gorillaz, you're in their headquarters now… and my name is Murdoc Niccals."
Alyss' eyes widened and the world seemed to end right on the spot that she stood on. There was only a few things going on in her mind but one thought was evident just by the expression on her face.
"What the hell?"
Here's chapter one for Unexpected. I played with a lot of ideas with this particular chapter and I thought this was the better idea out of the numerous ones I had. Thank you for reading, could you please tell me what you think though? Everything counts and is very much appreciated.
