-Looks nervously at readers- Hi... This is my first TMNT fic. I love them and after watching their new series, I sorta well… -Trails off- Anyway, enjoy the read and please don't flame me!!
Amongst Four
By: Kuroi Neko-kun
Summary: A discovery made by one of the turtles leads the four brothers to a secret of the earth and their place on it.
Warning: Prone to be confusing and sucky
Disclaimer: Don't own them. Wishing I did… Oh well…
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Chapter 1: United We Stand
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The skyscrapers of New York sometimes provided him with the comfort he needed as he perched on the so-called impossibly reached places of one of the building. It was a place where he could see the world of humans below and knowing that he can never be a part of it. He had accepted that fact but he often worries about his brothers. Donatello is obsessed with sciences and technology, often talking about his research and hoping one day he could show the world his discoveries, despite the impossibilities of them accepting the turtles as a part of their kind. Michelangelo, the young spirit, loved the lax lives that he adopted from television. Then there's Raphael who, despite his cockiness, had the same urge for acceptance that Leonardo had. But they all knew that it was not to be. After all, with the likes of the Purple Dragons and Shredder around, this earth does not need more monsters running around, right?
"Right…" he muttered, crossing his arms. He felt uneasy, having the feeling of being watched. But he could not pin on anything. It was not the Foot Soldiers. But still…
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"He has a strong sense," a young woman pointed out as she 'looked' away from the orb that showed Leonardo. She turned to a taller woman who had been watching as well. These two were sisters, living in a realm that no normal being could ever enter. The woman knelt down in the middle of the room, ignoring the comment.
"But even I cannot predict his future or his choices. Only Houki can guide him now…" she said, lying down in the center of a pentagram lined with mysterious words," I will sleep now. Maybe the dreams will be clearer. Leave me now, Lirin." The smaller girl nodded before exiting. As she closed the sliding door, she turned to her sister.
"Yumi, will you be able to lead him to Houki?" she asked.
"That is, if he is the one that will become the guardian…"
"But Shura is already dead. How can it not be him?" The taller girl smiled at her naïve sister.
"Do not question the Powers that Be, Lirin. We will await the Day of Choosing," Yumi said," now go and let me sleep." With a nod, the girl closed the door.
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Tossing and turning was what Leo did in bed. He could not sleep with so much uneasiness in his mind. Each passing day was a trial of mental and physical strength. He was always the one that his brothers would look up to, the one they expected to back them up. He had fallen once, showing his vulnerability. He realized it then that he could rely on them in spirit as well as strength. They were brothers and without them, Leo would have locked himself in his soul. In an abyss called fear. If one of them would fall, he would not be able to live with himself. He got up, unable to sleep. Leonardo slowly turned to his brothers all fast asleep. He was their bastion. They were his pillars. If they were to fall, let me fall for them…
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"Amazing," was the word that left her lips as she watched him from above. The blue masked turtle was not only strong but also efficient. His true strength lied within his brothers and theirs within him. It was a familiar scene. A scene she once went through. Shura… She immediately thought.
'Houki…' went a voice in her head. 'The decision has been made. He is the one.'
'As much as I do not wish to defy the Powers decision, do I have to do this? Do we have to tear families apart?' Houki telepathically said.
'History will repeat itself but it is up to him if he chooses to change it. Houki, Shura made the wisest decision and we went through a great deal. You and I had to watch, powerless.'
'I didn't understand then, Yumi. Now, I do and I don't want them to face this. They're not even accepted in the world they live in. Why them?'
'Because they are four. Their reliance of each other is the key to choose. Shura was our stronghold. So is this young man.' Houki could not help smirking.
'Interesting choice of words…'
'Only Lirin could see the inner being. She saw a young man in this one. A strong warrior… and she saw Shura inside him.'
'But sister…' Houki turned to the turtles fighting off the last of the annoying Foot soldiers and congratulating themselves as they returned home. 'What will happen to the others?'
'Only time can tell. I can see the future after he has chosen…' Houki nodded, disappearing from sight. It was then Leo looked up, having the same strange feeling of being watched from there.
"Hey Leo, you okay?" Don asked, tapping on his brother's shoulder.
"Yeah… I just thought that… Never mind."
"You're too serious for your own good, you know that?" The red sash turtle pointed out, slinging his arm around his brother's shoulder. He convinced himself it was nothing, even if his mind still doubted it.
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