It was was barely a punch, a whack was more like it, but it still sent Murdoc's head turning to the side. Noodle's eyes widened with shock and Russel stood silent, not knowing what to do or say as 2D began shouting at Murdoc.
"I FUCKIN' 'ATE YA! YA RUINED MEH DAMN LOIFE!" His fists clenched in anger, but went lax as the bassist straightened up again
It didn't take long for the shocked bassist to recover and immediately grab the singer by the hair and start throwing punches again.
2D's moment of triumph was ended just as soon as it had begun. The singer dropped to his knees, curled into a fetal position, and took his beating.
"AR'N'T YA GONNA FIGHT BACK, YA DAMN PANSY!?" Murdoc continued landing blows to the side of the bluenette's skull.
"Yo, Mudz, ge' off o' him!" Russel finally snapped out of his train of thought and began prying the bassist off of the smaller man.
"Damn bloke starte' it." Murdoc dusted himself off as if nothing happened.
"No, you started it, now stay away from him." Russel gripped the bassist by the shirt and pulled him off of the ground.
"May'e if he wasn't so stupid, this woul'n't 'appen." Murdoc folded his arms, a smirk gracing his face.
"Toochi-san is not stupid!" Noodle suddenly argued as she tried to helped her friend off of the floor, causing Murdoc to roll his eyes.
"Go a'ead, defend yer lit'le boyfriend." Murdoc teased, the smirk on his face kept growing.
"Toochi-san is not my boyfriend!" Noodle snapped, blushing profusely.
"Why woul' ya wan' a dullard like him, anyway? 'E's usless!" Murdoc's voice lost its cocky tone.
"WHA'!? YA GONNA STEAL 'ER, TOO!?" 2D shouted from his spot on the floor, earning himself a swift kick to the stomach.
"Di'n't know ya two were a thin'," Murdoc teased, "Di'n't know ya were in ta li'le girls, either."
"Jus' loike ya di'n't know Paula and me were a thin'." 2D pulled himself off the floor only to be thrown back down by Murdoc seconds later.
"SHE DI'N'T E'EN WANT YA, YA PATHETIC EXCUSE FER A LIFE, WHY CAN' YA GET THA' THROUGH YER THICK SKULL?!"
No punches had to be thrown, those words struck harder than they needed to and defiantly harder than any hit Murdoc had ever inflicted.
2D stood again and blinked rapidly.
"Wha'? Ya gonna cry or somethin'?" Murdoc seethed with that same shit-eating smirk returning to his face.
The room grew awkwardly quiet, until..
"I DO NOT WANT YOU TO LEAVE AGAIN!" Noodle burst into tears suddenly and threw her arms around 2D's neck, sobbing hysterically.
2D didn't say a word, just hugged the girl until she calmed down, assured her all was well, then headed off to his room again.
He didn't come out for the rest of the night.