My gosh this story is late, like a whole month late. I'm so sorry. All I can say is that life is busy, it sucks being a grown up and writers block is a bitch.
Anyway, this series of one shots was intended to be an April Fools special but now are just a collection of (hopefully) funny and cute stories about Mikey and Scarlett pranking each other. Set during the months in which Scarlett is first getting stuck into her training with the turtles, they fit in really well around the 'one shot challenge' I did after Christmas. I have seven chapters planned and am going to try to get them out fairly quickly. I was going to release them all at once but...life...good news is they are mostly written :)
I hope you all enjoy!
Disclaimer: I only own Scarlett
April tapped the pen against her chin thoughtfully then raised questioning eyes to Scarlett who was seated next to her at the island bench. "What do you think?"
The other girl cast a quick glance at the pad April was writing on then gave a shrug, "Whatever you reckon Red, you're the boss." She dropped her eyes back to her T-phone and tapped the screen a few more times before smirking and shoving the device back into her jeans pocket. Then she propped her chin on one hand and proceeded to stare towards the kitchen doorway as if waiting for something, a small smile playing around her lips as she ignored April completely.
April restrained a sigh. Letting her pen fall to the counter she leaned back on her stool and rubbed at her face tiredly. They hadn't been at this all that long but the redhead was quickly discovering that Scarlett was more of a 'doer' than a 'planner'...or a pain in the ass if you wanted to be blunt about it. When it came to the turtles mutation day, which was happening in a matter of weeks, the girl was pretty much no help whatsoever in thinking up ideas for the surprise party. Sitting still clearly isn't one of Scarlett's strong suits either April thought sourly. The way the other girl squirmed constantly, played with her phone, or got up and down from her seat like a yoyo had April feeling like she was practically torturing Scarlett by keeping her in the kitchen...even though this whole thing had been her idea in the first place...
"Gah! SCARLETT!" Both girls jumped when a loud yell came from the vicinity of the lounge pit. April frowned at the enraged tone of Mikey's voice, she'd never heard him yell like that before, but Scarlett just broke into a fit of decidedly evil sounding giggles as the orange banded turtle called out again. "Stop messing with my phone!"
Slowly April's surprise faded into annoyance as the younger girl continued to snicker. Obviously, instead of listening to plans for the turtles mutation day party, Scarlett had been busy pranking Mikey somehow with her phone. "Maybe we should pick this up another time?" April suggested, trying not to sound too grumpy. After all, she'd been hoping that planning this party would be a chance for her and Scarlett to get to know each other a bit better and that wasn't going to happen if it degenerated into an argument within five minutes. April forced a semblance of a smile onto her face, "Maybe we can come back together when you've had a chance to write down some ideas of your own?"
Scarlett let out a loud snort, finally turning to face April as her eyes flicked from the writing pad still sitting on the bench between them and April's face. "Good one." She said wryly, mouth twisted into a lopsided smile.
"Fine," The smile dropped as April's patience finally ran out, "I thought you were serious about needing my help for this but obviously there are other things you'd rather be doing. How about you just let me know when you're ready to take this seriously...or not. Either is fine by me." She finished in a clipped tone as she started gathering up her things.
When Scarlett saw April was about to leave her expression immediately turned from amused to remorseful. "Uh, hey...don't go. I'm sorry ok?" She almost sounded pleading as she put a hand on April's arm to make her stop, eyes widening sincerely as she finally focussed all her attention on the red head. "I'm sorry," she repeated earnestly, "I'm no good at this party shi...stuff and I don't do lists or whatever very well. Can't you just make the decisions then give me a bunch of jobs to do or something?"
April hesitated then slowly sank back to her stool, "I guess," she acknowledged grudgingly, frown fading a little in the face of Scarlett's apology, "that's not really working together though. Don't you want to make some choices about food or music or..."
"Shhhhh!" Scarlett hissed and April immediately broke off, raising her eyebrows at the rude interruption. The younger girl ignored her annoyed expression and reached out to shove at the notepad so that it fell onto April's lap.
"Hey!" April protested, only just managing to catch the bundle of paper before it fell to the floor. Irritation rose anew and she huffed, "What's your problem now?"
"Scarlett!" Mikey appeared at the doorway and April started, her budding anger fleeing as quickly as it had risen as the terrapin suddenly filled the kitchen entrance. Her fingers tightened reflexively on the notepad now hidden on her lap and she cast Scarlett a look from the corner of her eye. The dark haired girl wasn't phased by the turtles appearance though, in fact she was smirking again as she gave him a cheeky look. Mikey glared at Scarlett in return, brow ridge lowered as he frowned at the younger girl, however April didn't fail to notice that the corner of his mouth was twitching suspiciously with what looked like the beginnings of a grin.
"Problem?" Scarlett said with mock sweetness as she fluttered her eyelashes.
Mikey stalked forward and slapped his t-phone down on the bench in front of her. "Stop resetting my ring tone, it's driving me bonkers!" He stepped back and pointed at the device with a commanding air. "Fix it gaki." Then he finally seemed to notice April, his face breaking into a wide smile as he beamed at her. "Hey April!"
"Hi Mikey." April gave him a small wave with the hand not holding the notepad.
"I thought you loved yodelling." Scarlett drew Mikey's attention back to herself, opening her eyes wide and pretending to be shocked at this new revelation as she scooped up the turtles phone to begin fiddling with the settings.
Mikey shook his head and rolled his eyes before turning to the fridge, "You know I don't. Just like I don't like the polka music you put on it yesterday, or the boot scooting music you put on it the day before that." He turned back to the bench and pulled out a stool, a bottle of orange crush soda clutched in one fist. Glancing at April he asked. "You want?"
"No thanks." April murmured, attention captivated as she watched Scarlett undo whatever mischief she'd wrought on the terrapins phone with fingers that blurred they moved so fast.
When Scarlett's thumbs stilled over the screen of Mikey's t-phone April tilted her head curiously, alerted by the sudden tension that was running through the younger girl's body. She followed the brunette's amber gaze as it fixated on the bottle of orange crush Mikey was holding, wondering why the beverage was suddenly so interesting. As Mikey's overlarge fingers began to twist the small cap from the bottle the aura of expectation around Scarlett grew even stronger. With slow movements she brought the t-phone up to face the turtle while at the same time scooting to the edge of her seat as though getting ready to run. April blinked as she realised that the other girl had accessed the camera and was now filming Mikey with the device.
Frowning in confusion April just had time to draw the belated conclusion that something was about to go down when, with a quick twist of his wrist, Mikey removed the cap from his drink and things literally erupted. The turtle squarked in surprise as the fizzy contents shot out of the neck of the bottle in a fountain, the orange liquid almost reaching the ceiling before cascading back down to cover pretty much everything within a five foot radius. April and Scarlett scrambled out of range, managing to avoid the spray, but Mikey just gaped in shock as the bottle emptied its self all over him, eyes wide and large jaw dangling while drops of soft drink dripped off his chin and onto his plastron.
Within a few seconds it was over and silence fell on the kitchen. Then Scarlett let out a loud snort and Mikey slowly turned his incredulous gaze to her to find that she was grinning widely as she continued to film him. "Smile," she urged, "you've been pranked."
"You," Mikey sputtered as he tried to find his voice, "you...you didn't." His face went from shock to something between surprise and admiration. He brought one hand up to wipe his face then looked down at himself and the puddle he was standing in. The soda already drying into a sticky sheen on his green skin.
"Yeah I did son!" Scarlett crowed as she tilted her chin at him and smirked, "That's what you get for making me say 'bum nuggets' in front of the others. Mess with the leopard and you get the claws yo!" She drawled in a fairly impressive impersonation of the turtle before her, arms crossed over her chest and hip cocked. When Mikey growled at her theatrically she dropped the pose and let out a squeal of laughter. Gripping the t-phone tightly in one hand she leapt off her stool to flee the kitchen with the orange banded ninja hot on her heels.
"You better run!" Mikey yelled mock threateningly as he followed her, laughter already fringing the edges of his voice in response to her giggles. "When I get a hold of you..."
The commotion faded off leaving April standing alone in the kitchen staring at the sticky mess that was now covering the fridge, floor and part of the bench. Unsure what to do she was thankful when only a few seconds ticked past before Donny stepped into the room with a smile quirking his wide mouth. "So it worked then?" He asked with a glance over his shoulder towards the noise, cocking his eye ridge with a decidedly smug air.
April gaped at him, "You knew about this?" she gestured around at the various puddles with a flapping hand.
"Knew about it?" Donny laughed as he side stepped the mess and leant against a clean section of bench. "Who do you think showed her how to rig the Mentos using fishing wire so it would fall into the soda when he opened the bottle?" From the other room there was another loud shout of laughter followed by a crash and Donny's cocky grin faded a little. "Just...maybe don't mention that part to Master Splinter?" There was another crash. "And maybe don't mention it to Mikey either." He finished with a plaintive look and a worried air. "I really don't want him to know I helped her. Getting caught up in a prank war would not be conductive to my work right now. I really don't have the time."
April shook her head as she stuffed her notebook and pen into her backpack. "I won't, I have a feeling it will be better if we all stay clear of this one. In fact," She gave the mess in the kitchen one last look, "I might just head home to finish up my...uh...homework where it's a bit quieter."
"I'll walk you." Donatello offered immediately and April nodded before making her way with him to the lair exit.
They passed the pair of teens on their way out and April felt a reluctant smile tug at her lips when she saw that Mikey had caught up with Scarlett. He'd trapped her in his arms and was now proceeding to use her to bodily wipe the half dried soda from his shell and skin, laughing manically while she wriggled and squealed to get away, beating at him ineffectively with her fists as she gasped with laughter. Seeing Scarlett so care free really was a rare sight, mutation day plans could wait.
"Akudo." April murmered to herself with a grin and an eye roll before pushing her way through the turnstiles and out into the dark tunnels with Donny by her side.
gaki - brat
akudo - brats