I do not own Gorillaz once again!!

Because if I did Cassie would be Noodle's chum…despite her hot temper sometimes…

"You're what?!" Cassie exclaimed dropping the pregnancy test in shock. Noodle grabbed her wrist and hissed for her to be quiet. "You're pregnant?" her friend hissed in a low voice. "How the hell did that-"

"I don't know Cassie", Noodle moaned with her palm to her forehead, "It just happened".

"How can you get pregnant Noodle?" Cassie growled forgetting to lower her voice. "We made love Cassie", Noodle began awkwardly twiddling her fingers shyly. "2D and I…have a relationship and, I wanted it to be special so last Friday…I did it".

Cassie repeated in disbelief. "What do you mean you did 'it?"

"W-well"

"Nobody's ready to do 'it' when they're more ready Noodle, you're barely a junior for God's sake Dios mio how could you do such a thing?"

"I wanted a baby", Noodle whispered in barely an audible voice that Cassie's eyes widened in a different emotion. "What? You mean you wanted to get pregnant?" Cassie inquired, "On purpose?"

"Not on purpose", Noodle sniffed wiping a stray tear not of fear, but of joy. "We…had it before only we didn't use protection", she muttered with a hot flush on her cheeks.

"AY CARUMBA!" Cassie cried that Noodle had to cover her ears from the echo of the bathroom. "You had sex before and you didn't tell me?!" "Well I didn't think it was any of your business", snapped the guitarist and bent down to pick up her binder and pregnancy test which she hastily put back in the box before putting it away in her pouch. Cassie looked a bit hurt at the remark, but then quickly went away under the brim of her hat. "So…2D's the father", she said to change the tension.

Noodle nodded with a wary glance. "I wouldn't be telling you this if he wasn't". "Okay I don't get it if you're okay with being pregnant then how come you were avoiding me all morning looking like el mundo was coming to an end?" Cassie demanded.

"It's not the world I'm afraid of", Noodle said quietly looking back at Cassie with fearful eyes at the Hispanic through her violet hair. "It's Murdoc".

- - -

"Oh right…Murdoc", Cassie murmured scratching her head under her fedora as they waited for the bus to come and get 'em at the stop. "What am I gonna do Cassie Chan?" Noodle moaned in her hands with her binder on her lap as she fidgeted in her bench seat while her friend held her thumb out in the air as though hitchhiking. "I've been so deep with 2D kun that I wasn't thinking of Murdoc…what am I going to do?"

"Well for starters", Cassie sighed after taking her thumb from the sky. "We're expecting a chance of rain tonight sometime".

"Cassie!" Noodle snapped. "No te preocupes Noodle", the brunette smiled as she took a seat beside her friend. "Murdoc will understand trust me, he's like your father figure in a sense…he'll listen".

"I don't know", Noodle said uncertainly. "I didn't even tell 2D-Chan yet, and I don't know how he's going to react either". "2D loves you", Cassie reminded her gently nudging her best friend's shoulder with her fist. "He'll be so happy to hear the news, and Russel's like your big bro he'll go easy on you"

"It's not Russel and 2D I'm worried about its Murdoc!" Noodle snapped. "If he knew that I was pregnant he'll never forgive me like he did with Paula!" Cassie was silent. A strange warm wind blew between them through the still silence at the mention of that name. "Look", Sanchez stroked the braid on her shoulder while tapping the pink feather on the end. "I can't voice an opinion for whatever happened in the past but…I'm sure Murdoc won't fire you".

"How do you know?" Noodle whispered doubtfully looking down at her hands. "Because", Cassie grasped her friend's shoulder. "You're the best thing that ever happened to him…the only guitarist that brought them joy of innocence and such, he won't throw you out into the cold streets just because of something that's about to become the most important thing in your life, he won't do that".

Somehow, the way she pointed it out seemed to make Noodle feel a little better about the situation. "A-arigato Cassie", she smiled glancing up at her with a confident face. "You…always know what to say".

De nada", Cassie shrugged with a glint in her eyes giving Noodle a warm hug. Just then the bus was coming into view. "You just tell him, and everything will be alright". And with that the two girls went inside the yellow locomotive with the door closed behind them with Noodle feeling more confident than ever about telling the boys.

- - -

"Uh…2D Chan, Russel, Murdoc?" Noodle called from the living room. I hope they're not too upset she thought with a pang of panic in her heart as 2D came in with a grin. "Hey Noods", he waved. "'ow was school today?"

"It was fine", she said absentmindedly. "Look 2D there's something I should tell-" Her sentence was cut off from 2D's lips and found herself lost in the kiss, stress completely draining away as she moved her hands across his shoulders with his hands draped around her small waist. "2D", she moaned when the kiss ended and gave him a quick peck. His eyes are so beautiful...

"Now love, wot did you wan' to tell me?" he asked completely naïve at the pale stare Noodle gave him and slightly trembled a little at the question. "Um…"

"Noodle what is it baby girl?" another voice entered the room as Russel came in with a confused look and holding chicken nuggets in his big arms. "It better be good Noodle", a loud raunchy heavy accented voice chided as Murdoc, 'Da Satan' Niccals came in with his upside down cross hanging over his chest glinting In the light over his dark shirt and cape with mismatched eyes of annoyance. "I jus' 'ad to get rid of me las' appointment when you bellowed out".

Russel slapped the bassist on the back telling him to shut up. "Go on Noodle tell us", the drummer prompted encouragingly. Noodle smiled at Russel before continuing. Taking 2D's hand she faced the boys with a shaky smile. "Um…guys I don't know how to tell you this but I'm-"

Before Noodle could finish her sentence, the doorbell rang.

"OH for Christ's sake!" Murdoc growled stomping towards the door coming up with the foulest dirtiest swears in the book. "So Noodle you wanted to tell us something?" 2D said when the bassist left.

"Yes", Noodle blinked getting her courage back from the interruption and taking her beau's hand with a gentle squeeze. "its wonderful news for both of us 2D Chan, I'm pre-"

"OH 2D!!!!!" a high screechy voice screamed.

2D looked away from Noodle to glance behind him confusedly. "Hey tha' sounded like…"

"Oh dullard", Murdoc came in the room with a look of hatred in his eyes and shrunken back. "You got a visitor". And as he said this, a woman of greasy black hair and big white teeth of a beaver came in with a nasty grin. "Paula?" 2D said in disbelief as the woman ran up to hug him.

"Oh 2D you remember me!" she squealed making the embrace tighter while Noodle just stood there in stunned silence. "Mommy?" a tiny voice squeaked from behind Murdoc.

"Oh come in darling", Paula beckoned over 2D's neck. "Come in and say hi to everyone". Seconds later, a little girl entered with boyish black hair and holding a little doll in her delicate hands.

"Who's this?" 2D nodded his head to the girl when Paula finally ended the hug. With an unexpected kiss on 2D's lips (Noodle and Russel both gasped out loud except for Murdoc who only scowled) She whispered, "This is my daughter honey...Annie".