Disclaimer: I don't own the ninja turtles, *sigh, not one of them. Mirage
does. Kelen and Lauren however, are mine. More chapters coming!
'What the heck is that noise?' Kelen thought, awakened by the rude sound of who knows what. She blinked her eyes open and used the little bit of morning energy she had to lift her head up, just enough, to reveal an orange basketball hitting the cement. Over and over and over. Her head fell back down onto the cool morning grass. She gathered some more energy, and yelled "Mikey if you don't stop right now, I'm going to use your head for a basketball!"
Mikey looked up, a bit surprised, he hadn't been aware anyone else was up, or outside for that matter. Then he laughed, his cute laugh, and responded, "Why don't you come over and try!" Then it hit his poor little mind that Kelen had slept outside. "Hey, Kel, why are you outside?"
Kelen stretched, realizing she wasn't going to get anymore sleep today. She waited for Mikey to plop himself down beside her and told him "Indoors are to confining. All I need is the grass, the stars…"
"And a blanket," Mikey said, noticing the thick wool cover.
"Mikey I'm not stupid!" she said, a little aggravated. Then pulled the covers up over her head, only have them pulled down and off by Mikey.
"You are so lucky I'm wearing pants," Kelen told him, "otherwise I'd have to kill you." Then they both laughed. Mikey pulled Kelen to her feet, and they went inside for breakfast.
"Do you sleep out there every night Kelen?" Mikey asked around his eggs.
"No, Only when I'm in a bad-…" she stopped herself. She didn't want to explain to anyone why she felt so terrible yesterday.
"Come on Kel, out with it," Mikey insisted.
"No, I don't, I mean, I just…don't feel like talking, okay?"
Mikey knew by her tone that she wasn't going to tell him. It was the same tone Raph got when he didn't feel like talking. "Okay." He said.
There was an uncomfortable silence, Kelen broke it, "I'm going to take a shower. Thanks for breakfast, Mikey."
" No problem," Mikey said. Kelen walked into the bathroom of her best friends house. She shut and locked the door. Then she turned on the shower. But she didn't get in. She sat and the floor and let her glass tears flow down her cheeks. How could she ever tell him? How could anyone but Lauren understand? They had never even questioned her about her parents. And she wasn't going to start by telling them yesterday was the day her mom died.
'What the heck is that noise?' Kelen thought, awakened by the rude sound of who knows what. She blinked her eyes open and used the little bit of morning energy she had to lift her head up, just enough, to reveal an orange basketball hitting the cement. Over and over and over. Her head fell back down onto the cool morning grass. She gathered some more energy, and yelled "Mikey if you don't stop right now, I'm going to use your head for a basketball!"
Mikey looked up, a bit surprised, he hadn't been aware anyone else was up, or outside for that matter. Then he laughed, his cute laugh, and responded, "Why don't you come over and try!" Then it hit his poor little mind that Kelen had slept outside. "Hey, Kel, why are you outside?"
Kelen stretched, realizing she wasn't going to get anymore sleep today. She waited for Mikey to plop himself down beside her and told him "Indoors are to confining. All I need is the grass, the stars…"
"And a blanket," Mikey said, noticing the thick wool cover.
"Mikey I'm not stupid!" she said, a little aggravated. Then pulled the covers up over her head, only have them pulled down and off by Mikey.
"You are so lucky I'm wearing pants," Kelen told him, "otherwise I'd have to kill you." Then they both laughed. Mikey pulled Kelen to her feet, and they went inside for breakfast.
"Do you sleep out there every night Kelen?" Mikey asked around his eggs.
"No, Only when I'm in a bad-…" she stopped herself. She didn't want to explain to anyone why she felt so terrible yesterday.
"Come on Kel, out with it," Mikey insisted.
"No, I don't, I mean, I just…don't feel like talking, okay?"
Mikey knew by her tone that she wasn't going to tell him. It was the same tone Raph got when he didn't feel like talking. "Okay." He said.
There was an uncomfortable silence, Kelen broke it, "I'm going to take a shower. Thanks for breakfast, Mikey."
" No problem," Mikey said. Kelen walked into the bathroom of her best friends house. She shut and locked the door. Then she turned on the shower. But she didn't get in. She sat and the floor and let her glass tears flow down her cheeks. How could she ever tell him? How could anyone but Lauren understand? They had never even questioned her about her parents. And she wasn't going to start by telling them yesterday was the day her mom died.