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2D woke up, feeling miserable and tired. He hadn't gotten to sleep till about five in the morning with all the tossing and turning he had been doing. He lay in bed for a moment, remembering exactly why his night had been so awful.
He groaned and pulled the blankets over his head. He was just going to lie here in bed forever.
The door banged open.
"Faceache! Get your sorry arse out of bed, it's almost four o'clock already and we've got practicing to do!" Murdoc yelled.
Or not.
With a huge sigh, he slowly sat up, running a hand over his face. Maybe everyone had forgotten about it. Maybe he had dreamed it. Maybe Noodle had just been joking..
He kept on chanting these possibilities, and others, in his head as he had his shower, brushed his teeth and got dressed, finally going to the kitchen.
"Good morning, 2D," Noodle said brightly, then glancing at the clock. "Well, late afternoon."
"Hi Noods, Russ," he muttered, sitting down at the table.
Murdoc glanced up from his beer, glaring at 2D, then looking away again.
"So Noodle.." he began. "You know that thing from yesterday?"
Noodle smiled and nodded.
"That.. that was a joke right? A joke, meant to scare us, right?" Murdoc said, trying to grin.
Noodle cocked her head a little. "A joke? It wasn't a joke. I was dead serious."
2D groaned and Murdoc slammed his hand on the table while Russel snickered.
"In fact, I've arranged an interview later on so you can both tell the world about your relationship," Noodle continued, setting down a sandwich for 2D.
It became dead silent.
"What," Murdoc said tonelessly.
"Yes. If you're going to be in a relationship then the public should get to know about that as soon as possible, right?" Noodle said smugly.
"Noodle, you're fucking evil," Murdoc said in disbelief.
Noodle shrugged. "I don't like having this house trashed every day and having to clean it up all by my self. Aren't you two the grown men here?"
Murdoc and 2D sighed in despair, glancing at each other.
"C'mon Russ, let's leave these two alone to discuss things," Noodle then said, and the pair of them stood up and left 2D and Murdoc alone in the room.
They sat there in silence for a moment, avoiding each others eyes. Eventually, 2D opened his mouth.
"So.. how are we going to do this?" he asked hesitantly.
Murdoc looked up and glared at him. "We're not."
"But.. Noodle has the video tape and stuff.."
Murdoc ran a hand through his hair. "Right. We'll just.. not touch each other.. we'll just tell everyone we're in a relationship and that's it. Then, when the two months are over, we'll say we broke up and everything can go back to normal again."
2D nodded. "And what are we going to say at that interview?"
Murdoc growled. "I'll just make up some bullshit. Let me do the talking."
2D wasn't sure how that would turn out, but he didn't comment on it. They sat in silence for a moment, lost in their own thoughts. A thought struck 2D. A small smile played on his lips.
"Murdoc.." he began, still smiling.
Murdoc glanced up sharply at his tone of voice. "What?"
"You do realize that if we're going to pretend to be in a relationship.. you can't hit me anymore," 2D grinned.
Murdoc glared at him and flicked him on the side of the head. "Not in public," he then replied, now also grinning.
2D rubbed his head ruefully, letting himself smile a little. They both looked at each other for a while, smiling. The door-bell rang, snapping them both out of it. They looked at each other nervously, fearing for the worst.
"2D! Murdoc!" Noodle then called, confirming their fear.
"Fuck. Here we go," Murdoc groaned, getting up from the table.
2D took a shaky breath and followed him into the living room. A woman with blonde hair stuck up in a bun, and bright red lip stick to match her heels stood waiting for them. She was carrying a notepad.
The woman walked up to them, sticking out her hand. Noodle was behind her, smiling smugly.
"Hello, I am Lola Mynes. I work for Flash, the best selling magazine in Britain. I was told you had important news to tell the world?" she said with a smile.
2D and Murdoc each shook her hand, and Murdoc pulled a face at Noodle. The latter winked in response.
"Sit, down, Lola," Noodle smiled at her, gesturing to the couch.
Lola sat down, getting out a pen and crossing her legs. Noodle pushed 2D and Murdoc down on the couch also.
"So. Tell me," Lola said with a smile, setting her pen on the paper.
2D felt the heat rise to his cheeks, looking around for some escape desperately. Murdoc kept taking big breaths as if he was going to talk, but then kept blowing them out.
"We're.." he mumbled something unintelligible.
"Sorry, didn't quite catch that," Lola said, leaning forward curiously.
"We're.. we are.. 2D and I are.. we're dating," Murdoc then said with a huge sigh.
Lola's eyes widened, looking from one to the other. Then she began to write vigorously in her notepad.
"Tell me everything!" she said enthusiastically.
Murdoc sighed again, thinking rapidly of a story.
"Well.. I-"
"2D and Murdoc have always had a thing for each other. Murdoc didn't know how to deal with his feelings for 2D, so he was horrible to him and kept hitting him all the time. 2D accepted this because he loved Murdoc and would do anything to make him happy," Noodle interrupted him smoothly.
The two of them stared at her, mouths agape, and Lola was still scribbling furiously in her notepad.
"How did they finally admit to each other what they really felt?" she asked.
"I wasn't there of course, I'm just repeating what they've told me.. But at one point Murdoc realized that he was being an idiot and he admitted to himself that he had feelings for 2D. How did you tell 2D again, Murdoc?" Noodle then asked, making the two boys jump.
"Err.. I.. I just err.. saw him sitting there, and then I wondered if 2D felt the same, and I couldn't think of any way to ask him. So I just went up to him, and err.. kissed him." Murdoc paused, glancing at 2D who was looking at him expressionlessly.
"Then y'know.. it became clear that we were both interested in each other, and.. here we are," Murdoc finished, quite proud of himself for conjuring up a story like that.
"Oh, how wonderfully romantic!" Lola cooed, still writing in her notebook. "2D, tell us how you feel about Murdoc? We've only heard him talk now."
2D sighed. He had really hoped he wouldn't have had to talk.
"I.. I love him, I guess," 2D said, not knowing at all what to say.
Lola smiled, writing something in her notepad. "Beautiful. Right, I have another arrangement in half an hour, so I'd better leave. I'll be back soon for more details, of course. Thank you very much, the pair of you."
They nodded and shook her hand as they stood up. "And don't worry, the whole of Britain will know of this by tomorrow, there will be no need to hide anything. And soon the rest of the world will know about your gorgeous relationship," she said with a smile.
2D's and Murdoc's hearts sank to their feet. They couldn't manage to conjure up a smile.
"Thank you, Lola," Noodle smiled, and then shut the door behind her.
"Noodle, this may be the most awful thing you've ever done to me," Murdoc said in despair.
Noodle shrugged. "Don't worry, it'll all be over in two months, right? And it's your own fault."
With that she left.
"Fuck this shit," Murdoc muttered, sinking down on the couch with his head in his hands.
"I hate my life," 2D murmured, running a hand through his hair.
Murdoc glared at him sideways. "You're fucking lucky to be pretending to date me. It's me that should be contemplating suicide right now."
2D glared at him too. "You sod. I'd be grateful if I would be dating me. I don't think there's anything worse than dating you. You're a dick, you're an alcoholic, you're abusive, and not to mention your personal hygiene. A walking nightmare. You're the worst boyfriend someone could have."
Murdoc leaped onto him, punching him in the face as 2D tried to shove him off. The only times he fought back were when he was furious. Eventually, a bloody nose and a black eye later, 2D managed to shove Murdoc off of him. The latter slumped down on the couch, panting.
"And you're old," 2D added.
Murdoc snarled and leaped back onto him.
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