𝚗𝚞𝚖𝚋 ; 𝟸𝚍𝚘𝚌

Noodle

When she had texted Russel in order for them to meet up, she was excited. She hadn't talked to him in a year and a half, so when he'd rung her up, she answered almost immediately.

She'd wanted to call at least one of the band members, but every single time, she'd hesitated. She didn't know whether any of them were dead or not. With 2D... she had no way of knowing. And Murdoc, well, she'd gone by the house a few times after returning from Japan, but all of the lights were off. She could hear the faint sound of a bass guitar, but that was it. Even when she'd knocked, there was no answer.

As she finished making a coffee for a customer, the door opened and she looked up and smiled. "Russel!" she said happily and the man mentioned smiled. "Hold on, I get off in ten minutes. Do you want anything to drink? Coffee?"

Russel nodded. "A coffee would be fine, thanks," he said and Noodle nodded. "I will be right back and don't worry: it's on me," she said and went back to make it. She put a dollar in the register and brought the plain coffee with cream back out.

A few minutes later, she clocked out and changed into her everyday clothing, shoving her work uniform into her bag and applying a bit of makeup. She added two dollars into the cash register and made herself a mocha, then went and sat in front of Russel.

They chatted for a bit. "So, how've you been?" she asked and Russel shrugged.

"I've been in New York for the past two years, and I only recently moved back. I've been renting an apartment. What about you?" he said. "Well, I was in Japan for a year, then came back and am also renting an apartment. I got a job here and have been also doing yoga once a week," Noodle explained. Yoga was something she did to clear her mind. She also mentioned that she'd started meditation.

The meeting was short and they realized that they lived in the same apartment building. Upon walking towards the building, they walked past two people hugging until they separated. The blue hair of the one person gave the two men away. "Murdoc? 2D?" Russel said and they looked towards him. Both of them looked like shit. Noodle squealed and ran over to them, hugging the two. She'd missed them a lot and was relieved to discover that 2D was alive.

2D yelped, causing Noodle to stop. "Sorry. I- I just..." The bluenette lifted his shirt, only for his ribs to be visible. "M'sorry." Noodle gasped, covering her mouth. She'd hoped he was healthy, but instead he was the complete opposite. "Oh, 2D..." she said quietly, hugging him softly.

Despite the fact that they'd met up under bad circumstances, they were together again.

oOo

i copied and pasted a lot, so if there are repeats, that's the reason why. i also did that for 2D's and Murdoc's chapters. it's so there's some consistency instead of me completely forgetting what happened.

also, i've decided that i will post an actual chapter on the 23rd of this month, sort of a "2D's birthday but not really as his birthday has sort of passed" kinda chapter. hopefully i can have one written and edited by then. if not, it will be done on may 24th.

that's all for now, so bye!