I walk slowly up the steps and my whole face feels hot and prickly from last nights meltdown so I quickly grab my coffee and sit silently at the small table.
"Hey Murdoc? You Alright? Your face is a wierd shade" I bang my head on the table and groan.
"Just another hangover..." I mutter, lying through my teeth and she gives me a sympathetic look before sitting down across from me.
"Were you thinking about that guy from yesterday?~" She teases slyly grinning and I feel my face flush. "NOODLE!-No! I was not thinking about him!" I whine loudly as I try and cover my face to prevent her seeing and I feel her hands brush through my hair.
I look up to see her looking almost wistfully out the window while looking at the drizzle of rain that had now started.
Suddenly seeming as if she lost her train of thought her expression changes to a small smile as she looks back at me "You should go home if you feel sick" Noodle stops as if to think about something "Wouldn't want you to puke all over the customers" she jokes laughing and I manage a small grin before picking up my bag and sluggishly walking out with this terrible headache.
"WAIT! Murdoc! Here!" She yells as she runs up to me with a bright pink fluffy jumber that she normally wears all the time and hands it to me while trying to breathe as if the run from the kitchen to the door was a thousand miles away. "Sorry, didn't want you to get sick or wet from the rain" I stare at it in disbelief.
"A-are you sure? This is like your favourite jumper that Ace got you for your birthday! You really trust it with me?" I ask her in absolute awe.
Most of the time she doesn't even let me go in her room when I come over to visit so why would she give me her jumper?
She quickly nods before running into the kitchen again and I hear her little squeal.
Dear satan...what's up with her?
I shrug and put the jumper on before relizing that I hadn't told Russel. I stroll over to the kitchen and pop my head around the wall but overhear Noodle and Russ talking.
"Oh my god! I think our little boys got a crush!"
"Wait, who's little boy? What crush? On WHO?"
Noodle giggles.
"Mudz has got a crush!!! I think it is absolutely adorable!"
"Wait, Murdoc? On who?!?"
"ON NO-ONE! NOODLE!" I yell at them from behind and they jump almost half a meter off the ground. "Y-yes?" She timidly responds but still has a cheeky smile plastered on her face and I give her the look.
"What's all this about a "crush?" Huh?" I ask her and she grins a little before yelling straight in my face "YOU'VE GOT A CRUSH ON STUART!!!" My face burns and I get that terrible feeling in my chest again. "NO I DO NOT!" I yell back defensively.
"DO TO!"
"DO NOT!"
"DO TO!"
"DO NOT!"
"DO TO!"
"DO NO-"
"WHO THE HELL IS STUART?!?" Russel butts in extremely confused.
I huff in annoyance at being interrupted "It's just some kid" I respond with about as much enthusiasm as a cardboard box "A KID THAT HAS BLUE HAIR, NO EYES AND THAT MURDOC LIKES!" Noodle yell over the top of me and I shove her over, not enough force to make her fall over but enough to make her shove me back and have me topple into a large stack of books in the far corner.
I grumble annoyed as I try to get myself up and Noodle awkwardly gives me a hand and mutters a quick sorry.
When I stand up I try to brush myself off "Can I still keep the jacket?" I ask Noodle and to my surprise she laughs, even though it was a genuine question. "Yes, you can" I smile a little. I think I've actually gotten quite fond of it.
"I have so many questions, who's Stuart? Why does Murdoc like him? Does he like him? And mainly, WHY THE HELL IS HE WEARING A BRIGHT HOT PINK JACKET?"
I grin and spin around and arch my back dramatically with a hand on my hip "You think it suites me?~" I ask winking at the two and Noodle bursts out laughing as Russel stares at me wide-eyed.
"Okay, ngl it kinda does" Noodle adds while Russel just nods and I grin as I feel my face heat up a little in excitement.
"Anyway, I came here to say that I don't feel very well so I was gunna just go home" I butt in shrugging. Russel raises an eyebrow "You don't seem very sick to me" he states.
I'm about to retaliate and come back with a witty retort but Noodle saves me from certian death "He's just been stressed with everything and he's got a really bad hangover, It's gunna kick in once the pills wear off" She reasons and I silently thank her in my head.
Russel seems to consider it for a while as he looks at me "Well...you've always been late but I've never seen you take a day off..."
He thinks for a bit before seeming to decide "Fine, I'll let you off the hook for today but tommorow I want you to tell me all about this Stuart guy" he bargains and I shake on it and he grins "It's a deal"
I walk out and sit out in the park, taking out one of my fags.
Grabbing my back pocket buddy to light another "bad habit" in between my lips I take a large breathe in as I close my eyes and lean back with my head resting on the wall before slowly breathing out the smoke that fills my lungs.
"H-hello" My eyes shoot open to see the blue haired boy that had caused this commotion and I feel my face go red and I struggle to make any noise "Nice jacket, I didn't know you liked to wear pink stuff...It looks good on you"
With that he walks way off to the cafe and I stare after him feeling utterly stupid for not saying anything.
I hit my head hard against the wall and groan growing pissed with myself.
Shit. He probably thinks I'm a dick for not saying anything and I lean back further and take a long inhale of the smoke before throwing it on the ground and stomping it out with the heel of my boot before wandering around the streets of London.
