Friends with "that Niccals kid" | Gorillaz High school AU

Touch

I wake up with a pounding head, yet without any memories, I know Murdoc took me to that bar, but the rest is, really, just a blur. As I come to my senses, I feel Murdoc with his arms around me and his head tightly pushed towards my chest. I do not move, just breathe, my chest going up, then down, up and down, up and down, in unison with his.

It felt nice. This, whatever this is, felt nice.

I stay in bed, motionless, scratching his head through his hair, softly. I woke up at 6 despite my late bed time, but I probably won't even go to school, the headache and lack of sleep is a good excuse. Murdoc eventually also wakes up, confused by the position he got himself into.

"..." he tries to process the situation "If anyone knows about this, you're dead"

"Mate, I don't even remember anything"

"Sucks to suck I guess, last night was pretty lit"

"Tell me then" I say, I had to know how I managed to get snuggling with the Murdoc Niccals himself, and I was determined to get the answer out of him.

Murdoc's POV

Well, shit, I picked the wrong night to drink less, I wish I also forgot everything, but then again, if I hadn't taken care of the kid, something bad would've surely happened to him.

"Well, we got drunk, got home, and you, erm, insisted to hug me in my sleep, and I said, uh, "over my dead body, dullard" but at night I felt you hug me regardless"

He looks at me sarcastically, he didn't buy it. But I wasn't going to tell him I cuddled with him by myself and even dropped a premature L-Bomb.

"Now, tell me what actually happened"

"Fine, I... initiated" I mumble

"Oooh, you're blushiiing" he teases "I made the great Murdoc Niccals bluuuush"

"Shut your face, you're like a teen girl who never got any love from her father"

He gets serious

"Pretty accurate" he simply says

Damn, I'm not the only one with father issues

"Well, let's get prepared, we have school" he adds

"Oh come on, can't you skip at least today?"

"I wish" he remarks

I put on yesterday's clothes as Stu takes a good 10 minutes on deciding a good outfit.

"This pink sweater would look great with this blazer, wouldn't it?"

"Man, you're so gay"

"Says the cuddler"

We eventually get going and arrive to school early, that's a first.

Stuart's POV

I arrive to school with Murdoc, everyone gives me weird looks, since A: Murdoc never arrives early, B: We never arrive together. All eyes are on us, but I would grow to love it quick.

We start heading to math when I realise, I haven't done any homework. I panic, but sit down regardless, Murdoc gives me a subtle pat on the shoulder before heading to his own seat. I fiddled with my fingers anxiously before the teacher arrived

Luckily, the teacher rarely checks homework, but unluckily, he checks mine. He asks me why I'm not volunteering to write the homework onto the board, like I usually do, and I, on the edge of tears, just say I'm excited for the next thing we'll learn and would rather write that up instead.

Math passes, English comes around. Mrs Kent always checks homework, so, inevitably, she checks mine.

"Stuart, could you write exercise one onto the board?" 

"I, uhm, I don't have it"

"Stuart... you know that means I have to give you a 3, right?" she says, concerned, I always have homework "We'll... talk about this after class, alright?"

I anxiously sit the rest of the class through, laying my head down for a nap here and there, since I didn't sleep much, when the bell finally rings. I stay behind as Murdoc looks at me whilst heading out, giving me a nod of reassurement. I start crying

"Stuart, what's wrong?" Mrs. Kent says, putting a hand onto my back "You slept through the whole class, did you not get good sleep?"

I shake my head

"..." She goes silent "I tell you what, since you have good conduct and are active during lessons, I'm willing to bat an eye, but don't let this happen again, okay?"

"Th-thank you, Mrs. Kent, I'll make sure to do every work I didn't by next class"

She gives me a reassuring smile and pats my shoulder as I leave the classroom. I carry some books to lunch and hand Murdoc my lunchbox.

"Wanna sit with the girls and Russ today?"

"Ya mean the girl's table? Eh, sure, if you want"

I expected him to say somthing snarky, but he just went there, silent.

"Hello throat goat, we meet again" He says to Paula as soon as we sit down.

I look at him in confusion, as Paula just laughs in shame

"What do you mean?" I say in confusion

"Y'know that rumour that I had a blowie from a little 9th grade bird last year?"

I stare at the two of them as Noodle laughs

"Wh- Ho- I- WE WERE DATING LAST YEAR!"

Paula laughs

"That was when we broke up around December, it was revenge sex"

"A very good one" Murdoc comments

I scoff in anger

"Anyway...where's Liliana?" I ask

"Bitch table, Mandy convinced her to drop the style and join them, we had a fight and she said she'd take the offer, I didn't know she'd actually do it" Paula tells "So now it's just me and my darlings, AKA you" she says as she hugs Noodle from the side

We keep talking as I do my homework and Murdoc enjoys my sandwich, eventually heading away for classes

After the day ends, Murdoc walks me home, stopping a bit at the enterance. 

"Thank you for the lunch and shit, see you tomorrow" he says as he hugs me and Ace copies him by hugging my leg

"There isn't what, see you tomorrow" I say with a smile, heading inside, I immediately feel alone without the two.