Rhinestone Eyes [2doc]

[two]

a/n: the things in this book are about as accurate as i can get them, like album facts and phase trivia. also, i forgot to mention that this is set in 2015-2016, so it's right before phase 4 begins.

(the song at the top plays a big part in this book, since it is the title of the book)

oh, another thing: one-sided relationships/crushes coming at ya, even though this is chapter 2. i made this long for a reason ';-)

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When 2D woke up, it was almost 1am. He could hear soft strumming coming from Noodle's room, so he got out of bed and quietly walked out of his room and down to her's. He knocked on the door softly, and the strumming stopped long enough for her to open the door. "Oh, it's just you. Did you sleep well?" she asked and 2D nodded. "Yeah. Can I come in?"

Noodle went back into her room. "Close the door when you do. I don't want to wake anybody. Did I wake you?" she asked and 2D shook his head. Noodle gestured for 2D to sit beside her on the floor. "Can you sing for me? I want to get it right."

Noodle began to play the beginning of the chorus for Feel Good Inc., sighing as she messed up a few of the chords. "Here, maybe if I sing first, it'll help," 2D said and Noodle nodded. "I'll start at the beginning." He cleared his throat and started at the beginning of the song.

Noodle smiled and began to play, the chords coming almost naturally. 2D grinned and began to sing, his soft voice filling the room.

The rest of the acoustic guitar part was played flawlessly, and 2D applauded quietly. "Thank you, 2D. I feel less frustrated now," Noodle said and 2D nodded. Then he got an idea. "'ey, 'ave ya 'eard our lates' album?" he asked and Noodle tilted her head to the side. "Plastic Beach?" she asked and he shook his head. "No, I'll be back. 'old on," he said and left, returning a few minutes later with his iPad.

"I's called The Fall - i's an album I wrote when we were on the American leg of the Escape To Plastic Beach tour," 2D explained, sitting back down, "an' I made it with this exact iPad." He turned the iPad on and typed the password in. It lit up the already lamp-lit room with a white glow. He opened his music, which was filled with bands like The Clash, Blur, Oasis, The Human League and of course, Gorillaz. He searched for The Fall and tapped on the album. "Which one do ya wan' t' 'ear first?" he asked and Noodle tapped on Revolving Doors. It began playing and Noodle grinned. "So you actually wrote this entire album?" she asked and 2D nodded. "Yeah, although I did jus' mess aroun' on two of the songs. They're called Seattle Yodel an' The Speak-It Mountains. I'd rather you no' listen t' those. They're pretty weird. I might have even been 'igh whenever I wrote them. I was on Plastic Beach for two years after Mu'doc kidnapped me."

2D shuddered as he remembered everything - waking up in a suitcase and having to kick it open, being stuck in a room with a whale, the abuse that was worse than ever, being extremely depressed. Being on Plastic Beach was terrifying and he was glad that it was destroyed, and back on the mainland.

He shook his head, removing the memories from his brain. Revolving Doors had finished and Noodle tapped on Amarillo. "Ooh, I like this one! Who'd you write it for?" she asked and 2D froze. "Oh, uh... nobody," he lied, "I jus' wanted to write it. That's all." Noodle could see through his lies, but she just shrugged. Hey, if Murdoc could write the entirety of Plastic Beach for no reason, 2D could write Amarillo for no reason.

There were a few songs that made 2D question Murdoc's motives for writing them - Broken, To Binge, Empire Ants, Rhinestone Eyes and On Melancholy Hill - but he'd never asked. It wasn't his business, anyhow. What Murdoc wrote songs about was his business. Eventually, when Murdoc was willing to explain, 2D would ask. Not until then.