Otay! HELLO PEOPLE OF THE WORLD! Sorry I didn't update for a while! PLEASE DON'T DEVOUR MY RASIN OF A BRAIN! I was a little depressed after seeing the El Manana video….sniffle. And I almost canceled my account…..but a little white light gave me hope! (Christmas light burns out) NU! MY HOPE! IT'S GONE! Oh well, little white light…..during your over lived lifetime(come on! Christmas was 3 Bloody months ago), you taught me a powerful lesson…..always eat your veggies….no matter how nasty they may be. (takes bite of carrot) Ewwwww…..On with tha fic!

Chapter 9!

Murdoc stared in horror at 2D. A pool of crimson red surrounded his thin body, and more blood came from the wound in his back. Murdoc slowly looked up to see who had done this to 2D and he immediately returned to his pretending not to care self as he recognized the person. An old pal from high school that went by the name Crash.

"Hey Muds! Was this guy bothering you?" Crash questioned, wiping his knife on a rag. Murdoc got up slowly.

"Yeah." He replied calmly.

"So where you been Man? I haven't seen ya in ages!" he asked Murdoc.

"Just messin around really." Murdoc dusted himself off a bit. He turned as he heard a small noise of pain come from 2D. Crash kicked 2D aside crudely.

"And who's that wanker?" he nodded in 2D's direction.

"No one important….." Murdoc mumbled, staring at his injured band mate.

"Uhhhuhhh? What the hell is he so ticked off about, or is that not for me ta know?"

"Just don't ask." Murdoc muttered. "Let's just get out of here."

"Let's go." Crash stomped down on 2D's stomach. He coughed up a heavy amount of blood and looked up at Murdoc pleadingly.

"Mur-Murdoc…." He than preceded in coughing up some more blood.

Crash stepped down on 2D's frail body one last time, and then ran off. 2D held his stomach with one arm and reached the other towards Murdoc.

"…….elp….me……" he pleaded. Murdoc stared into his onyx eyes, hesitated, and ran off. Leaving 2D on the cold ground to die.

In the hospital, Noodle sat up in her bed. She looked around and thought for a while of what was going on. Then it occurred to her. 2D had gone out to find Murdoc at least an hour ago, and he still wasn't back. She stood up and tried to ignore the burning pain in her chest. Russel was in the bathroom, so it was easy for the young Japanese woman to sneak out of the hospital doors. She dashed into the darkened alley. Lying on the ground, completely surrounded in a pile of his blood, was 2D.

"2D?" Noodle cried and ran up beside him. She knelt down and lifted his head carefully. His eyes were closed, and he looked as if he was………dead……. "2D-sanuma?"

"…..Noo-dle…." 2D opened his eyes slightly, but soon closed them as he let out a horrible cough and more blood came.

"2D-san, don't talk," Noodle whispered. She placed both of her hands on his face and looked into his onyx eyes. Noodle was completely lost in him. Her trance was ending when 2D reached up and grasped one of her hands. He pulled that hand away and held it in his. They both turned as they heard booming foot steps. Russel ran down the alley. He leaned against the wall and breathed heavily from exhaustion.

"'D?" he panted, and walked up beside him and Noodle. 2D suddenly sat up and began to cough terribly. Noodle could see where he was stabbed. The gash was huge and blood was practically pouring out of it. He soon stopped coughing and fell back. Noodle propped him against her knees and held his head his head in her arms. She stroked his hair silently and cried as her uncertainty that he would live grew. 2D gazed into her emerald eyes again and smiled slightly.

"Noodle……?" he whispered. She gulped back her tears and whimpered.

"Y-yes?" Noodle questioned, trying not to let her sobs stop her from hearing what may be 2D's last words.

"A few days ago……I bought you something……." 2D stopped to cough up more blood, then continued the best he could. "I-I would've given it to ya sooner…….but I was too worried to remember…..It's in my jacket pocket, in the box………" Noodle stared at him questioningly. "……get it….."

Noodle did as she was told and reached into 2D's blood soaked jacket's pocket. She pulled out a small black box and stared at it. It couldn't possibly be what she thought it it?

"…….open it……." 2D coughed weakly in his throat.

"okay." Noodle whispered, she opened the box slowly. Inside was the most gorgeous diamond ring she had ever seen. It caught the little amount of light in the alley and shined it back in beautiful dim rays. She was lost in its beauty, but quickly paid attention as she heard 2D ask her the question that he had asked her in her wildest fantasies. The question that she had always dreamt of hearing his heavily accented voice ask.

"Noodle…..would you……marry me?"

OH MY GAWD! SQUEEEEEEE OF DELITE! OH MY GAWD! YAY! I will update after I get the number of reviews I am secretly thinking of……hehehe……pure evil! Well people, that's all for now! Bye! And please, for the sake of 2D who is currently DYING in this fic, REVIEW!