"Mudz, I don't feel confident about this..." 2d mumbled, looking down with a worried face expression. "Like, not at all." It was lunch and the two were sitting together as usual, waiting for Russel and Noodle to arrive. Murdoc's legs were straight on the ground, while 2d's were crossing over them as he cuddled himself into Murdoc's body, resting his head on his shoulder. One of his hands was tightly gripping the bruise on his arm. 2d cursed himself for giving in and wearing a short sleeved shirt to school.

"Just relax." Murdoc reassured him, rubbing his back.

"But what if it doesn't work out?" 2d asked, twisting his face in disapproval.

"Well it won't if you keep this shitty attitude up." Murdoc commented. "This isn't the first time I've blackmailed people, and once it's over you can clear everything up. Yeah?"

"I guess..." 2d once again mumbled. Murdoc delicately smiled at this, and proceeded to brush 2d's hair out of his face, right before kissing him on the cheek. 2d smiled too, although Murdoc couldn't see it.

Once Russel and Noodle arrived, Murdoc didn't push his luck and allowed 2d to remain quiet and continue covering his bruise. Neither Russel nor Noodle were pleased to be there, as they were sure they wouldn't have to come here anymore if they left the band. They were wrong, mostly because they didn't predict 2d not wanting to leave Murdoc. They were as close as ever today, and this infuriated Russel.

"Hey 2d." Russel spoke up. "Why do you keep covering your arm?" 2d froze. Murdoc noticed this.

"He doesn't have to tell you if he doesn't want to." He stated. "And he doesn't want to because he's convinced we'll have an argument about it."

"Let me guess." Russel sighed. "Is it a bruise?" 2d gulped.

"It's either that or a hickey; and it's not a hickey." Murdoc replied, his face straight, despite him being very gay for 2d. Russel shook his head in disappointment.

"It was an accident." 2d mumbled just loud enough for everyone to hear. "I was trying to make Murdoc feel better, and then I tripped and fell..."

"So it wasn't Murdoc's fault?" Noodle asked, eying the huge bruise.

"Oh no, that it was." Murdoc retorted. "If it wasn't for the fact that I was pissed, this wouldn't have happened." And this was true- they still would've had sex, just not hard enough for 2d's leg to give in and cause him to bang his arm. 2d nodded to this

"So, uh..." 2d once again shyly spoke up, not making eye contact with anyone but the floor. "If you'd like to, it would be nice if you could rejoin the band... y'know, so that I could stop getting hurt..."

"Nope." Russel immediately replied, making 2d's heart sink. "You'll stop getting hurt once we get you away from Murdoc." Murdoc rolled his eyes.

"Once again, not gonna happen."

-

"So..." 2d mumbled as Russel and Noodle were leaving. "That didn't work out..."

"Yeah..." Murdoc stared at the exit to the staircase through which the two just left.

"The whole blackmail strategy didn't work as well as with Paula, did it?" 2d asked, causing Murdoc to immediately snap his head towards him. The only reason Paula joined the band, after all, was to stop 2d from getting bullied as much.

"No, don't say that." Murdoc furrowed his eyebrows. "Paula was a bad decision. I hope they're not."

"Mudz, every decision you make is a bad one." 2d sniggered.

"You weren't." Murdoc wriggled his eyebrows. "But I gotta say, you've had a genius idea with just asking them to join."

"And for some reason that never actually crossed your mind." 2d rolled his eyes. "Anyway, it doesn't matter right now because they still said no."

"For now." Murdoc commented. "Look, they're really keen on being friends with you, aren't they?"

"I'm not abandoning you." 2d quickly stated, pouting.

"I was never suggesting that." Murdoc shook his head. "Maybe it won't be such a bad idea if you become their friend, and then convince them to rejoin the band." 2d looked skeptical. "Come on, you were going to become friends with them at some point anyway, right?"

"Yeah..." 2d furrowed his eyebrows, thinking.

"You'll be like a double agent; they'll think they're gaining your trust, when in reality you're gaining theirs!"

"But you won't leave my side." 2d stated his demands. "You'll be with me through the whole thing and won't leave me alone, because if I'm gaining their trust I've got to show them that you and me really are close, and you're not as much of a threat as they thought. They need to at least tolerate you."

"Oh, come on." Murdoc sighed in a tedious manner.

"That's what you told me when you wanted me to join." 2d continued.

"But they're disposable. No one can replace your voice." Murdoc complained.

"Oh Murdoc." 2d shook his head. "That's no way to talk about future friends." And that's when the struggle begun.

A constant tension could be felt in the air between Murdoc and Russel, as each didn't completely trust the other with 2d. Despite his own words, Murdoc couldn't allow 2d to spend too much time with the other two, and felt the constant need to keep reminding them who 2d really belonged to. Russel and Noodle, on the other hand, hated it when the couple spent time together and did their best to be involved almost all the time. They believed murdoc was a bad influence. Lunches were spent as usual, with the four of them sitting by the gay haunted staircase. Sometimes Russel and Noodle would wonder off to the canteen when they felt they needed a break, 2d and Murdoc would cherish those moments and fill them up to the the brim with kissing, cuddling, and most importantly touching.

The only other time 2d and Murdoc got to be alone at school was during band practice, but that wasn't for messing around. Sure, there was a lot of sitting on top of each other and snogging, but it was also filled with work. The two worked on the music files to songs that Murdoc previously recorded with Russel and Noodle, often adding audio files of 2d singing to them. However they still faced the problem of 2d not being able to rap...

Oh my god finally. It was so hard to write this, I literally had to make two drafts. I don't know why I found this so tedious and boring. :/

Also I'm depressed. My book of oneshots randomly disappeared. I'm really sad. I emailed wattpad but haven't gotten a response yet. I hope it comes back soon...