Chapter .7.

Will He Be Ok?

A new day had dawned on Kong Studios, a typical Saturday morning. Russel was busy wolfing down a bowl of cereal as he sat at the kitchen table with Murdoc who was reading the comics in the morning paper. Noodle walked into the kitchen half asleep. She went to the fridge and poured herself a glass of orange juice and sat at the table with the guys.

"Ohayou…" Noodle said tiredly

"Morning Noodle" said Russel with a mouth full of cereal.

Murdoc looked up from the paper.

"Hey where's face-ache?" he asked

"I think he still sleeping." Answered Noodle

"Well go get him I'm not having his lazy arse in bed all morning!" he growled.

"What did your last slave die of?"

"Fine! I'll go get the useless little sod." Sighed Murdoc as he stood up and walked out the kitchen.

*************************** At 2D's Bedroom Door! **********************************

"Oi Face-ache!" yelled Murdoc as he pounded on the door. "Get up lazy-arse!"

"G-o away!" came a frail little voice from 2D's room accompanied by a cough.

"You ok?" asked Murdoc. No answer. He slowly opened the creaking door to 2D's messy room. He made his way towards 2D's bed, noticing the singer curled up under his covers.

"You getting up?" asked Murdoc.

"Fine…*cough cough*"

2D emerged from his covers and looked half dead. His face was sickly pale, well, paler than usual and his arms and legs shook as he attempted to get off the bed.

"What's up with ya?" asked Murdoc

"Nothing…I'm ok!" answered 2D as he lifted himself off of the bed. He took at least three steps forward but he suddenly felt his body getting heavier. His head began to spin as his arms and legs began to tremble. He suddenly fell to his knees. Murdoc, who was strangely concerned, rushed to his side.

"Oi, you ok?" he asked

"I don't…I-I-I don't f-feel too…"

BLECH! Without warning, 2D was sick all over Murdoc's jeans and started to shake violently.

"Oh for the love of….NOODLE! GET UP HERE!" yelled Murdoc.

The sound of footsteps came belting up the stairs.

"What I do now…" sighed Noodle as she entered the room, she glanced over at 2D who was shivering on the floor. "Onii-chan?"

She ran to 2D and knelt beside him and Murdoc. Still shivering, 2D lifted his head and smiled at Noodle. The smile itself wasn't very convincing.

"I-I'm fine sweetheart…" he smiled "I just have a bad tummy…"

2D once again attempted to get to his feet and this time he succeeded. As he wobbled towards the door, Noodle ran towards him and hooked his arm around her shoulders in order to help him keep balance. He smiled once again as he removed his arm.

"Noodle, I'm fine darling." He smiled "Don't worry…"

That was a lie. He knew he wasn't fine. He'd been running a fever ever since the night before and during the night, terrible hallucinations plagued his mind. He had cried himself to sleep, quietly of course because he didn't want to wake Murdoc as he knew he'd get a beating for it…

He continued towards the stairs by himself, Noodle and Murdoc followed him. Once at the stairs, he tightly gripped the handrail and began to make his way downwards. The pain shooting through his legs was unbearable but it was nothing compared to the headache he had. He was half way to the bottom, he felt weak and heavy. His vision was fading fast; he couldn't see straight…he had to make it! He had to show he wasn't weak…

That was it…he couldn't take anymore…he simply gave up on his strength and tumbled down the last seven steps and hit the ground with a loud thud.

"ONII-CHAN!" screamed Noodle as she ran down the stairs towards her injured brother.

"2D! You ok?" yelled Murdoc as he too made it downstairs as quick as he could. "Russ! Get in here!"

Noodle lifted 2D's head onto her knees and began to stroke his hair.

"Onii-chan! Wake up, please!" she cried

Russel came running up to them, as soon as he saw 2D laying unconscious on the floor his heart skipped a beat. Something was very wrong with him.

"Hold up baby-girl." He said calmly to Noodle as he lifted 2D into his arms.

A chilling dripping noise filled the ears of the three Gorillaz. Murdoc's blood ran cold as he found the source of the ominous dripping…2D's head was badly injured in the fall and was dripping blood.

"Oh no…" he gasped "Right, get him in the jeep, he's cracked his head!"

"Nani?" gasped Noodle "Cracked his head?"

With 2D cradled in his arms, Russel ran outside to the jeep as fast as he could with Murdoc and Noodle right behind him. They layed 2D on the backseat and wrapped a towel around his injured head. Noodle was frantic, she was crying so hard her stomach hurt.

"Onii-chan!" she sobbed "Onii-chan!"

"Noodle, get in the front! Russel, you drive!" ordered Murdoc

"No!" cried Noodle "I want to sit with 2D Onii-chan!"

"You're NOT sitting with him while you're panicking like that, now get in the goddamned front!" yelled Murdoc.

Noodle didn't protest…she climbed into the jeep next to Russel who was behind the wheel. Murdoc climbed into the backseat next to 2D and rested the injured singer's head on his lap.

"Hang on face-ache…" he said quietly.

The engine began to roar and in a split second, they were on their way to the hospital.

************************************ At The Hospital! *********************************

"Oi! Someone help!" yelled Murdoc as he and the gang burst through the transparent, double doors.

"What happened?" asked a nurse who came running up to them with a gurney ready and waiting.

"He fell down the stairs and hit his head!" answered Murdoc as he helped the nurse get 2D onto the gurney.

"I'll get him to a doctor." Said the nurse "All of you take a seat. I'll let you know when we're done."

Noodle watched in horror as the nurses carried 2D down the busy halls on the gurney. Without thinking, she felt herself running after them.

"Onii-chan!" she cried

"Noodle no!" said Russel as he dragged her back "its ok baby, they'll take care of him."

Noodle buried herself in Russel's arms as she cried. In one fell swoop she felt like she'd lost the one person she cared about the most in the world.

"Don't worry Noodle…" soothed Russel as he hugged her closer "He'll be ok…"

Russel and Noodle made their way back to Murdoc who was sitting in the waiting area with his head in his hands. They sat next to him…totally silent.

"Murdoc…" sobbed Noodle

"What?" sighed Murdoc as he scratched his forehead.

"He will be alright…" she sobbed softly "I-I know he will…"

Murdoc felt horrible. He was always so rough on 2D and now he'd been horribly hurt. He felt a horrible kick in the pit of his stomach as all of the nasty names he had called 2D raced through his mind. Dullard, face-ache, worm, nit-wit. Guilt crept over him like a storm cloud.

"Come 'ere love…" sighed Murdoc as he held out his arms for Noodle. She was shocked, he'd never asked her to hug him before but she didn't put much thought into it…she was too upset. Noodle perched herself on Murdoc's lap and rested her head on his shoulder as she cried quietly. Murdoc wrapped his arms around her gently and hugged her as she cried…

CHAPTER 7 IS NOW COMPLETED! *evil laugh*

Now I know this fic isn't as cutesy anymore but I'm just trying to prepare you guys for what is yet to come…You'll see what I mean…

If you want to know if 2D will be ok…you will have to wait and see ;)

SEE YA!