Chapter 5!! There's some smut at the end, once again, don't like, dont read.
Noodle sat on the couch staring off into space. The glare from the television gave her face a sickly glow. It was two days after the wreck, she was still taking everything in, reliving the night over and over again in her mind. She still couldn't believe it. The hospital had called yesterday, but instead of the good news Noodle was hoping for, everything had gotten much worse. 2-D had hit his head extremely hard and was in a coma, tubes were running down his throat and one was stuck in his brain, measuring the pressure on it. Noodle had begged Russel to take her to see 2-D, but had no luck. "I dont want you to see him like that baby girl," he had told her.
She was furious, "I do not care what he looks like. I...I just want to make sure he's okay," she said, and burst out crying. Murdoc had come home that day,
after getting surgery on his leg. He hadn't broke his leg, but instead smashed in his knee. Noodle had just returned from his Winnebago, Russel said he needed his sleep. She'd flipped throught the channels on the television, never bothering on a show. She sighed and sat back, time seemed to go by slower than usuall, her mind ready to jump up everytime the phone rang.
She stood up and walked to the lift and called it. Her mind was blank as she made her way to the carpark. Noodle opened the door to 2-D's room open and stepped inside, shutting the door beside her. She layed down on the bed, thinking of all the happy memories they had shared on it. Tears ran down her face, the gaping hole in her heart feeling more empty than ever. She buried her face in his pillow, crying until she couldn't anymore. Crying made her feel better somehow, but she didn't know why. She fell asleep soon afterwards, exhaustion taking over.
For the first time since the accident, Noodle dreamed. She was leaning up against the railing on a pier, looking out at the ocean. Seaguls swooped back and forth overhead, calling out to each other. Noodle smiled as she watched this, not noticing the tall figure behind her. She turned to walk away and bumped into someone, "Oh! I'm so sorry... I wasn't..2-D!!" she shouted the last word. "'Ey, love. How ya doin?," he gave her a dopey grin. Noodle blinked back tears, "2-D-san, when did you get here, I thought you were in the hospital?" 2-D laughed at at this, "Nah, they can't keep me down. I'll be jus' fine, don't you worry," He hugged her, pulling her as close as possible. She buried her face in his chest, trying not too cry. "S'awright, love. But I hafta go now," he said, kissing the top of her head. "2-D-san, i love you" Noodle hugged him as hard as she could. "I love yah too," he said before letting go and walking away, disapearing. Noodle sat up, panting. It was just a dream, or was it?
2-D's door opened and Russel bounded in, "Noodle there you are, I've been lookin all over for you. 2-D's awake, go get your things and we'll go visit him," Noodle jumped up and hugged him, "Oh, thank you Russel-san!!" She was crying again, but these were tears of joy.
An hour later, Russel pulled the Geep up to a gloomy looking hospital. Noodle shivered, poor 2-D, she thought as she got out of the car. They walked inside, it was equally dark and dreary as outside. They had tried to make it look cheery, fake flowers, brightly painted walls, but it all looked too fake. Russel got 2-D's room number from the receptionist and they set off towards the nearest elevator. Noodle was pushing Murdoc along in a wheelchair, his leg propped up. She closed her eyes in the elevator, hating the way it made her stomach feel as they went up three floors. The bell dinged and doors slid open, a number of grumpy looking staff were waiting to get on. They pushed their way through the crowd, searching for 2-D's room and finally found it. Noodle took a deep breathe, afraid of was she was about to see, but still excited to see him. They walked in...
2-D was lying in his bed, eyes half closed, looking miserable. "2-D-san!" Noodle said, rushing over to his side. His face brightened as her saw her, "'Ey, you awright?" he asked. She nodded, and took his hand. He grinned at her, "Told ya I'd be alright, di'nt I?" Noodle smiled, remembering her dream. "I love you, 2-D-san. I was so worried about you, I'm so glad you are okay," 2-D sighed and pulled her hand up, kissing it. "I'll be jus' fine. I don' even need ta stay here anymore, but they gotta keep me here, jus' in case," he reassured her.
Noodle stood up and walked back to Murdoc, wheeling him over so he could see 2-D. "'Ey, face ache, how ya doin?" he asked. 2-D smiled, "I'm okay. You should be more worried bout yerself," Murdoc gave a weary look and leaned over to hug 2-D, sobbing into his shoulder, "I'm sorry, mate. Shouldnt've have gone so fast, I should be in your place," It took a while to calm Murdoc down, and by then 2-D was tired out. Russel ushered the other two out saying, "We'll be back, you just get yourself some sleep."
Noodle rushed out to 2-D's room, making sure everything was in place. She'd spent most of the week cleaning it out. She opened the door and peeked inside, everything was neat and tidy, but she still checked everything over again. No sooner than she had finished, she heard the Geep pull up in the carpark, she went back out, leaving his bedroom door open. Russel climbed out and ran around to the side, pulling the sleeping 2-D out of the car and carried him into his room, setting him on the bad. "You gonna stay out here tonight, Noodle?" he asked. She nodded and Russel ruffled her hair and left the room. Noodle walked over and kissed 2-D's forehead, waking him up. "'Ey, love. Where are we?" he asked groggily. "At home, 2-D-san." she laughed and got into bed next to him, pulling the blankets up over them. Noodle yawned and snuggled up to 2-D, genuinly happy for the first time in weeks and the two of them fell asleep.
The next morning, Russel brought them breakfast in bed. "Mmmm...smells good Russ, I've missed your cookin'. All that hospial food was disgustin'" 2-D said. He ate every last bit of his breakfast. Noodle, however, barely touched hers. She was hungry, but felt sick to her stomach, eating some while Russel was still in he room, but set her plate down on the night stand and cuddling back up to 2-D. She fell asleep within a few minutes, 2-D smiled at her sleeping form, he got up out of bed, trying not to disturb her, and left. He needed some fresh air.
Walking the halls of KONG seemed to help a bit, he had missed everything about KONG, even the zombies. He'd missed Noodle the most, he couldn't understand why a girl like her would fall for a loser like him. He shook his head, clearing the thoughts from his mind. He walked out to the balcony and and watched the zombies shuffling around in the garbage. Murdoc came up behind him, "You okay?" he asked, sitting beside him. 2-D shook his head, "I dunno, jus' seems like nufin will ever be the same again. And, I jus' don't understand how a sweet girl like Noodle could ever fall for a screwup like me," Murdoc laughed at this, "Noodle's a special one, she mus' see sumfin in you that no other girl can. Yer jus' wastin' time tryin' to figure everything out," 2-D nodded, "Fanks, Muds," he said. He stood up and walked back inside, leaving Murdoc sitting on the balcony. He grabbed the Geep keys of the table and headed to the carpark.
Noodle was watching televison when she heard the Geep pull up in the carpark. She ignored it, figuring Murdoc had gone out for beer. The music video she had been watching faded out and 'DARE' came on. She squealed and fumbeled with the remote, turning the volume up. Noodle bounced along with the beat, singing hear and there. She didn't notice 2-D enter the room, didn't hear him come up behind her. Suddenly everything went black, his hands were over her eyes. Noodle was startled at first, but then she smelled that butterscotch mixed with his cologne, "2-D-san, you scared me!" she shouted. He laughed and removed his hands from her eyes and pulled her backwards into a kiss. 2-D pulled away and said, "Close yer eyes, love. I got ya sumfing," Noodle grinned and shut her eyes tight.
2-D pulled a long slender box from his pocket and took off the lid, inside was a thick, black rope-like necklace. On it was a silver guitar pick with her name engraved in decorative letters on the front, the backside said 'Love you forever and always, 2D'. He brought it around her neck and clasped it in the back. "Kay, you can look now, love" Noodle jumped up and ran into the bathroom, 2-D heard the sharp intake of breath and the next thing he knew, she was in his arms crying. "2-D-san, it's beautiful, thank you so much," Noodle had made up her mind, tonight was the night. She wanted to share this with nobody else but 2-D. She pushed 2-D down onto the bed and kissed him with every bit of passion in her body.
Things heated up in 2-D's room that night as they lost themselves in the love they shared. For that time, everything in the world seemed to revolve around them, sending them up past the clouds and ligering with the stars for a few brief moments, before falling back to earth. Noodle and 2-D collapsed into the pillows, panting and covered wih sweat. 2-D brought Noodle closer to him, kissing down her jaw line and her neck. And they fell asleep that way, clinging to each other, entangled in the blankets.
There you have it, wasn't too graphic. I didn't feel like going into detail, sorry :(
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