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 Four: Last Connection to Her Part One

It had been a bit over an hour since the water to the shower had stopped running and yet the door had not opened to the azure haired singer. The room had been locked from the inside so even if his concern really took on a physical form, 2D wouldn't be able to access the room by himself, not without some way to get through the locks that kept Alyss in the room. His glance fell to the floor where his shadow lingered around his worn down sneakers; he was starting to believe that maybe Murdoc's words had wounded Alyss in some invisible way. 2D dug down deep inside of him and gained the concern needed to knock on the door.

"'re you awright Alyss?" 2D asked.

There was silence for a while until he heard words lingering around the bottom of the door. The singer pressed his ear against the door and listened as the words became light in the air, spoken words were slowly turning into an airy tune, almost the kind used for a lullaby. But what he was hearing in that moment wasn't a peaceful lullaby a parent would sing to them; 2D started to walk away, hoping to find Noodle or Russel so they could talk to Alyss. Something was definitely wrong.

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It was expected that there would be at least one person in the kitchen on that particular day, yet the Japanese guitarist had wandered into the empty room. There was no sign of Russel who would've been eating a bowl of cereal or would've been preparing a meal for the others, there was no 2D who would've been picking at his food or just staring at the mouthwatering goodness. There wasn't even a trace of Murdoc who would've either been suffering from a hangover from the night before or would be hitting 2D, calling him something like "dullard" or "faceache". Noodle scanned the now very large room with her forest green eyes and felt herself internally worry about where the usual trio were.

Noodle nearly jumped half a mile into the air when a hand was placed on her shoulder from behind. She swiftly turned around and saw the milk white eyes of Russel.

"Hallo Russel-san, how are you?" Noodle asked, happy that someone was in the empty kitchen now.

"I'm just confused but I guess I'm doing okay."

The Japanese guitarist tilted her head, her bangs covering her eyes like always, "Confused? What are you confused about?"

Russel walked toward the cabinets that hung above the sink and grabbed a cup which had Gorillaz painted on it as he started to explain, "Murdoc might have a daughter 'n I'm just confused how he could have a teenage daughter."

Noodle watched as Russel took out the carton of milk from the refrigerator and poured the white liquid into the cup then proceeded to put the milk back. She noticed that he looked troubled by Alyss' presence, and Russel rarely got that feeling since the incident with the exorcism of Del. She just shrugged.

"Could we just ask him?"

"No… I don't think we could. He didn't seem like he knew how he could have a daughter himself."

The Japanese teen just seemed thoughtful until she questioned, "If we can't question Murdoc-san, then is it okay if we question Alyss-chan?"

Russel moved the cup away from his mouth as he heard Noodle say that; he had thought about doing that, just walk up to Alyss and ask her to tell everything she knew. Yet when he first saw her, the very presence of Alyss sent him back to that moment in time when he saw Del being taken from him. There was a sense of loss that only he seemed to be aware about. He knew what that feeling was like…

Suddenly he placed the cup down on the table and walked toward the doorway that led to the hallways.

"Russel-san?"

"You are very clever Noods, and you're right. There shouldn't be any reason why I can't just talk to her," Russel stated as he glanced at Noodle.

There was a smile on her face and she nodded, "Hai, that's a good decision."

Russel smiled a bit; he liked being told that he did something right, rather than being told how insane and crazy he was. His giant hand gently touched the door and it flung out toward the hallway; of all the doors that were installed throughout the years that Kong Studios has been around, that door was the only one that opened toward the hallway. There was a painful yelp as the door hit something that clearly wasn't the wall.

"Um…"

He moved the door slightly and slid out into the hallway to see 2D holding his face.

"D, are you okay?"

2D nodded before he moved his hand away from the red mark of where the door hit him, "'m awright. Hey, uh, Alyss is um in 'he bathroom 'n won' come out," the singer said with concern in his voice. Russel raised an eyebrow to that reaction, usually 2D didn't act concerned over something that small.

"D, she's probably doin' something… y'know… girl things."

"No girl stuff takes 'n hour to get done."

This caught his attention, "An hour?"

The azure haired singer nodded and added more to the previous statement, "'n she's singin'."

Russel just blinked and took 2D by the arm and started walking to the bathroom, "What exactly has she been singing?"

"Dunno… I can' understand a single w-word… l-like I can… but… it sounds off."

The duo seemed to slow their pace when the eerie lullaby reached their ears and Russel felt something very disturbing in the air, while 2D was trying to listen to the lyrics. The singer could hear drops of water, probably from the sink, play out a strange beat as though it was a substitute drum; though it was mostly the way the lyrics blended in with the drops of water that seemed to make him concentrate… something that doesn't happen too often with 2D.

"Tonight was the last time, the end to the nightmare that consumed everything; but it's just a disease of the mind, looking back as though nothing had a meaning."

2D and Russel had reached the bathroom door and the tone the song had before, the azure haired man realized, had changed. It was no longer eerie but rather it was numb, as though the song was suppose to give a reassurance to the teen in the bathroom. The duo glanced at each other and leaned against the wall to listen to the song that was playing.

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Alyss sat against the locked door, cradling her head and she watched as the tears fell from her face to the linoleum floor. She was panicking because of what Murdoc had just said, that she would be kicked out for letting her anger get the best of her; she had never been scared in the seventeen years she's been alive so this was very vexing for her. What she was singing was a song she was constructing with the worse parts of her memories, the nightmares and trauma that had gotten her into the Sanatorium in the first place… of course no one really knew that but her. Alyss wasn't really nervous about people hearing her little song, because they wouldn't know where the inspiration came from.

She never sang either not since she was a small child, so for her to try and sing a song that she believed was truly horrid was a strange concept. Yet the song was calm and almost emotionless as she added on little by little to the song.

"Vanish without a trace, leaving me to face my own demise; Caught with a knife tainted, maybe it's best to forget the horrors, remember the good things… basket case, head messed up from all these lies; basket case, searching for the words that'll come out right; basket case, because to see is to believe and what you see is nothing…

Tonight was the last time you once said, that I would see such horrible things; Play happy and wait for the rain… drops of daylight fall onto the world that seems so wrong, leading me to a place that's alright and where no one… vanishes without a trace, leaving me to face my own corruption; fleeing from the hatred and fear, it's time to forget the horrors, remember the good things… basket case, head messed up from all these lies; basket case, searching for the words that'll come out right; basket case, because to see is to believe and what you see is nothing…

But another night with no light, another soundless moment created under a tense silence; Crying as everything crashes down around me, reflections of what I am destroy all those things I wanted to hear so… badly… basket case, head messed up from all these lies; basket case, searching for the words that'll come out right; basket case, because to see is to believe and what I see is everything…

What I see is you… maybe him… and another tonight…"

The tears stopped when she sang the last word; she felt like everything was okay again, she felt better since she sang. Alyss smiled slightly as she stood up and started to unlock the door, "Hey 2D, is it alright if-"

The door opened and Alyss stopped talking. Russel and 2D were staring at her as though she had just done something wrong… maybe amazing? Alyss started to slowly close the door, "Please tell me you didn't hear that."

"We heard it," Russel said.

Alyss sighed, "Oh… um… sorry."

"Why 're you apologizin'?"

Mismatched eyes averted from the door to the duo who seemed to be recovering slightly from the song. 2D walked over and placed an arm around her shoulders and gave his trademark toothy grin.

"The song wasn't bad… it just needed instrumentals with it and maybe it would sound good," Russel told Alyss in a reassuring tone.

Alyss blinked, "You guys… didn't mind me singing?"

"No… why would we?"

For a moment she didn't say anything but she smiled, "My mom used to always yell at me for singing… she always said I was horrible at it."

"Your mom?"

Alyss nodded and looked down at the jeans that were too big for her and the long sleeve shirt that was also very loose around her small frame. She hadn't talked about her mom in a long time so this was a new sensation she felt; it was comforting.

"Yea… my mom…"

"Where is she now? Does she know you're here?" Russel began to question.

The teen's mismatched eyes turned dark and she seemed to freeze up for a moment before replying, "She's dead… been dead for ten years now."

Russel and 2D both looked like they had made the biggest mistake and actually expected the young teen in front of them to start crying; yet her eyes remained dark and emotionless. It was as if she had turned off her emotions for this part of the tale.

"Actually… now that I think about it… maybe that's how I ended up in the Belphagor Sanatorium in the first place."

There was a small shattering sound; most likely a glass full of alcohol hitting the floor, coming from around the corner and Murdoc came into view with the pure intent of confronting Alyss. He stared back with his own mismatched eyes and his eyes narrowed.

"Wot did ya say?"

Alyss stared back with nothing in her eyes but darkness, "I wound up in a Sanatorium because of mom… and were you eavesdropping on us?"

"Maybe I was 'n maybe I wasn'. Belphagor Sanatorium… that's a hard place to get out of isn' it?"

"Yes it is. But I've spent such a long time in there that the staff believed I was prepared to go back to Essex to live the rest of my life. Though I kinda freaked out when you called me wrong because well to be honest no one really ever just talked to me y'know?" Alyss lied.

Murdoc didn't like that darkness that glazed over Alyss' eyes and he sighed; something like this required liquor, the best whiskey, a couch and a comfortable chair. The Satanist grabbed Alyss' arm and started to drag her toward his Winnebago.

"M-Murdoc! Where are we going?"

"To 'he Winnebago, yew and I are gonna talk."

Alyss' face remained unchanging and the previous darkness in her eyes faded as slight worry passed through her ocean blue and blood red eyes. She closed her eyes as he kept leading her and felt the weight on her shoulders increase. This was going to be a lovely conversation to get into… yet Alyss didn't know whether or not she'd be able to keep her dark secret a secret if Murdoc was the one who was going to talk to her. After all… he could be her father and he had a right to know everything… though on the other hand-

"We're here," was all Murdoc said before the duo walked into the old Winnebago where unspoken words would finally be heard.


And there's another chapter of Unexpected. Sorry this chapter is so late, I was pretty busy for the most part and working on the song that Alyss sings was hard enough. Yes I wrote the song Alyss sings and I know that it's probably not the best thing in the world but it'll do. As usual I want to hear what you've got to say about this chapter, everything is appreciated and thank you for reading as always.