Murdoc stumbled into Kong Studio still leaning on Noodle. The stomach sickness had finally passed but he was still a bit dizzy and all the pounding he had taken that day was starting to make him sore. The violet haired youngster sat him down in front of the big gaming screen and looked down at her feet, "I sorry Murdoc-san…I not know you not like spicy ice-cream…" Murdoc grunted, the painful stinging not quite gone from the back of his throat. There was an uncomfortable silence as Murdoc fumed and Noodle thought about what to do next, "I know!" she said suddenly causing the bassist to jump, "next we should-"

"NO!" Murdoc yelled jumping up, "NO MORE! I don't want to have any more 'fun' with you! I just want to be left alone to drink and smoke and die! I don't want you around me any more!" He took a deep, shuddering breath and glared down at the offending girl. She stared up at him, lip quivering, eyes tearing up and suddenly she bolted. But not to her room as he had suspected but towards him. Noodle thumped into his middle, sobbing, "It ok, Murdoc! It ok!" The Satanist looked down at the small girl shocked and confused, "you not have to be sad and lonely any more, Murdoc-san…" came her voice some where near his navel, "even if no one else love you, I love you!" She stepped back and wiped her eyes with the back of her sleeve, "but I guess I just not good enough…my Happy Murdoc Day plans went all wrong..." Murdoc looked down at her for a long time then said slowly, "You…all that stuff we did today was because you wanted to make me happy?" A miserable nod was his answer, "and you thought I was sad and lonely and that's why you almost killed me?" Noodle couldn't make herself look up at him, "yes…I tried very hard but…I sorry I couldn't help…" she turned to leave but felt something around her waist. Murdoc picked her up and held her close against his chest, "No one's ever tried to make me happy before…." He said and Noodle wondered why his voice did a funny sort of cracking thing, "thank you, Noodle…." He whispered and she wrapped her arms around him, "but uh…Noodle luv?"

"Hmm?"

"Let's not tell any one about this ok?"

"Ok Murdoc-san!"

Murdoc and Noodle were playing Super Zombie Flesh Buster II: Mutant Madness when 2D and Russel finally returned. 2D stopped to give the odd pair a curious glance but a murderous look from the dark one sent the singer scampering for is room. Russel wasn't so easily intimidated though, "Muds? What you doin'?"

"Wots it look like I'm doing, fatass?" Murdoc replied then threw his controller down as Noodle's werewolf ate his mutant zombie, "This zombie character is rubbish!" The big New Yorker looked at them a moment, confused beyond comprehension. "Best of forty-two?" Murdoc ask and Noodle nodded eagerly, "I don't think so…" Russel said plucking Noodle up off the couch, "Its way past her bed time….c'mon Noods" Noodle wiggled and giggled until she was turned around, waving at Murdoc over Russle's shoulder, "Good night, Murdoc-san!" she called as the big man carried her to her room, "Night luv…" he murmured watching her disappear around a corner. After a moment Murdoc turned back to the game and started ripping up some zombies with an unusually happy smirk on his face.

AN: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnddddd…..FINISHED! Yay…this end chapter really didn't end up the way I wanted it to but oh well. You know the drill! Please R&R!