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"Murdoc, what on earth are you doing on the balcony?"

Murdoc was sharply woken as Noodle nudged him with her foot. His back and neck were sore from leaning against the wall, and he felt like shit. He groaned.

"What time is it?" he asked hoarsely.

"Nine o'clock," Noodle replied, still frowning at him. "Weren't you sleeping in 2D's room?"

"God fucking damn it. And yes," Murdoc replied, stretching and rubbing his eyes.

"Then what are you doing out here?"

Murdoc resisted the urge to snarl. Noodle just didn't give up, did she? It was too early in the morning for this.

"It's a long story, Noodle. I'm not in the mood to explain, alright?" he said through gritted teeth.

Noodle straightened up, and leaned over the balcony railing.

"It should also be interesting to hear why 2D was sleeping in the bathroom," she said lightheartedly.

Murdoc squinted up at her. "He wasn't sleeping in his own room?"

Noodle looked at him. "I thought he was sleeping in Russel's room."

Murdoc fell silent. Why did Noodle always have to be so fucking nosy and clever? It was driving him crazy.

"Is he awake now?" he asked quietly after a while.

"Yes. He's in the kitchen, having breakfast. He's not looking good," she added with emphasis.

Murdoc cringed, thinking of last night. Satan, was awful. Slowly, groaning and yawning, he stood up.

"Where are you going?" Noodle asked sharply.

Murdoc frowned. "To have breakfast."

Noodle shook her head. "No. Don't go anywhere near 2D right now, seriously," she said solemnly.

Murdoc crossed his arms. "What? Why not!" he asked indignantly.

Noodle glared at him. "I don't even know exactly what happened last night, but I'd think it's rather obvious, wouldn't you?"

"I'm not even allowed to have breakfast now?" Murdoc snapped.

"Of course you are. After 2D is finished," Noodle replied calmly.

"God fucking damn it.. fucking rubbish.." Murdoc was muttering away to himself as he went into the house and up the stairs.

He paused in front of 2D's door. He felt like he didn't deserve to go in there, not now that 2D was so mad at him. He couldn't just go into his room, just like he wouldn't sleep there tonight.

Sighing, he went to his own mess of a room. Fuck, he'd really have to clean this up soon.. He groaned. But it was so much work and he didn't even know where the fuck to get started. He sat down on the middle of the floor.

What the fuck was up between him and 2D? Why was it so complicated all of a sudden, why couldn't they just have that same relationship they had in Plastic Beach? 2D was being such a sissy..

Murdoc stopped.

No, he wasn't. Murdoc was just being an incredible prick. And he didn't even know why. Murdoc groaned.

He just wanted things to be as they were before they came back. He thought back at their very first time..

Murdoc had just been sitting shirtless in the living room, watching some kind of adult movie. Completely without women here on the island, his needs had to be tended to. Then he heard a shout from 2D's room. He hesitated a few moments, pondering over if it was important enough to interrupt his 'need fulfilling'. Then he sighed, zipped up his pants and stood up.

Lazily he walked to the elevator, and went down to 2D's room. He opened the door, and got thrown to the ground. After a few seconds he realized a trembling 2D was clinging to him.

"Faceache, get the fuck off of me!" Murdoc had snarled.

"M-Muds I was getting dressed and th-then I realized the curtain was open and that bleeding whale w-was watching me the whole time!" 2D wailed.

Murdoc remembered he had opened the curtain yesterday night while 2D was asleep to fuck with him. A smirk crossed his face. Until he realized 2D was lying on top of him, clutching him tightly. And he was only in his underwear.

Murdoc hadn't had any women for quite a while now, and the tiniest thing was enough to turn him on. Like now. He felt himself get hard rapidly as 2D's body pressed against his and 2D's bulge was brushing his own. Quickly, he shoved 2D off of him, and walked to the window, closing the curtain.

"Happy now, you crybaby?" Murdoc muttered while looking everywhere but 2D's body.

2D nodded pitifully.

Murdoc tried to inconspicuously hide his grown bulge, putting his hands nonchalantly in front of it. Luckily, 2D hadn't noticed anything. He stood up with a relieved sigh, and walked toward Murdoc.

"Thanks, Muds. I don't know how that opened, I probably did it in my sleep or something.. Hang on, why am I thanking you? You're the one who put that bloody whale there in the first place!" 2D ended indignantly.

Murdoc growled and leaned toward him, making 2D flinch back. "Because without me you'd still be sitting alone in that apartment, bored out of your mind, you ungrateful sodding idiot."

2D sat down on the bed and pouted, but didn't say anything. Murdoc noticed how 2D's eyes were wandering over his torso, and he felt himself getting even harder.

"What are you looking at, 2D?" he asked quietly.

2D blushed scarlet and looked away quickly. "Nothing!" he blurted out.

"Really? Because I could swear I just saw you checking me out," Murdoc said with a smirk.

2D turned even redder and frowned. "No, I wasn't! I was just-"

"Oh, shut up," Murdoc snarled, and roughly kissed him.

2D didn't react, being too shocked. He pulled away.

"MURDOC WHAT ARE YOU-" he started to yell, but Murdoc put his hand on his mouth.

"Listen, faceache. We've both been women less for a few months now and quite frankly, I'm getting sick of it. You can't say you're not fucking hating it, too?" Murdoc hissed.

"Well.. yeah, but-"

"Well then, seeing as we only have each other, we might as well take advantage of the situation, eh? No one has to know."

Murdoc realized how desperate he must be sounding.

"Or not, I've always got my porn," he added.

2D stared at him, biting his lip. He then took a deep breath, and nodded.

The rest was history.

How fun and easy it had been, then. Without worrying if Noodle or Russel would notice anything, or making sure he didn't leave marks that were too obvious.

He sighed and went down to have breakfast.

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"Haha, look how tiny you were, Noodle! Back when you were an annoying, loud little ten year old," Russel grinned.

"Now she's an annoying, loud twenty year old," Murdoc said with a smirk.

Noodle laughed and shrugged apologetically. "Guess old habits die hard. Hey 2D, come and join us!"

2D paused in his tracks and looked up. "What are you doing?" he asked dully.

"We're looking at photo's from years ago. Come and see how purple your hair used to be," Russel said with a grin.

2D hesitated, then went to gingerly sit next to Russel. He couldn't help but laugh at the picture with Noodle jumping up, trying to fit into the shot.

Murdoc was showing off his body as usual, sticking out his long tongue and baring his chest. Russel was looking at Noodle, laughing, and 2D was just staring off into the distance.

They kept on looking at photo's, until they reached a rather strange one. 2D and Murdoc were at the beach in the evening, it seemed, and they were just standing at the water, just looking at each other. Without contempt, or anger, or mocking. They just looked at each other with the weirdest expression. Murdoc was touching 2D's back lightly with his hand.

The band fell silent as they looked at this photo.

"When was this?" Noodle asked quietly.

2D shook his head, trying to make his lips form words again. "I don't know," he mumbled.

"I do," Murdoc said quietly.

Everyone's eyes turned to him.

"It was that day that girl had dumped you. Nancy, I think she was called. I took you down to the beach to.. cheer you up. Some fan took photo's, which I bought back from her," Murdoc said.

2D blinked as he started to remember. "Oh. I.. I remember now."

Yeah, he remembered how much he had wanted to kiss him that evening. He had then passed it off as confusion and pain from the break up.

When he looked at his own face in the photo, though, he wasn't so sure anymore.

Russel cleared his throat.

"Uhh.. any of you two want to keep that photo?" he asked. He didn't really want a private moment like that in their family album.

2D shook his head.

"I'll take it," Murdoc said after a while, and carefully put it into his pocket. An uncomfortable silence fell down upon them. It wouldn't be possible to just normally enjoy the photo's anymore.

"I think I'll go up the stairs.. you know, work on my taxidermy," Russel said, getting up.

"Yeah, I'm going to game," Noodle said quickly, leaving the room.

Murdoc and 2D were left alone in the room. 2D hastily got up to leave, but Murdoc grabbed his wrist.

"2D, remember the good things I've done for you. Don't only think of all the bad things when you look at me," Murdoc said quietly.

2D hesitated. "I don't. It's just that right now you're not giving me any reasons to think of good things," he mumbled.

Murdoc didn't know how to reply to that. He knew 2D was right. He took a deep breath.

"Stuart. I'm sorry," he then said steadily.

2D stared at him. "Eh?" was his dumb reply.

"I'm sorry," Murdoc repeated. "I'm sorry for saying you're ugly and for saying I don't care about what you think. Both aren't true."

2D looked at him for a while.

"You really mean that?" he then asked.

Murdoc took 2D's hands. "2D, you are the most beautiful person I have ever seen. And of course I care about what you think, it's one of the most important things in my life."

Fuck, he had said too much. Where did that even come from?

He shook himself, focusing on 2D again, who was looking at him with red cheeks and a big grin.

Suddenly, 2D pulled him into a tight hug. Murdoc hugged back gingerly.

"Thanks, Muds," 2D whispered into his ear.

Murdoc's mind was consumed with doubt and fear, however. He hadn't meant to say that. It wasn't even true. Was it? No, it wasn't. Of course not.

He let go of 2D, turned around and walked out of the room without a word.

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