Eight years after their encounter with Kane, the kids are now fifteen, and Rose is becoming more like her father every day. After saving two brothers from thugs, she can't help the soft spot in her heart that starts growing. But when they seem connected to this old enemy, Rose and Gem's trust will be tested to it's limit, and so will their love... LeoOC RaphOC DonOC MikeyOC RoseOC GemOC
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Eight years of training really made the kids more like their parents. Ruby was more like her father than she often admitted to, while Gem came out more like her mother, with that strange innocence that never seemed to fade. Gem's golden blond hair was down to her knees, held in low pigtails down her back, while Ruby's honey red hair was grown out to her waist, held in a low ponytail.
Rose was even MORE hardheaded and temperamental than before, if that was possible, while Crystal seemed to have mastered the art of being calm all the time. Rose's dark midnight hair was cut to brush her chin, her bangs sometimes held back with a simple clip, while Crystal's light brown hair was down to her waist, and held up in a bun.
Anna was still shy and nervous, not really caring about boys or looks, much like her cousins, and her brown hair was cut up to her shoulder blades, sometimes held in a spiky ponytail.
Alice had her sunshine blonde hair grown to her waist, left loose, while Cathy had hers cut to brush her shoulders, also left loose except for a sun clip that she used to hold back her bangs. Michael and John were pretty much the same, just as skateboard crazy as their father.
At the moment, Rose was fighting with her father about going topside…
"I'm not a little kid anymore! I can take care of myself!"
"There's some things you can't face out there!"
"I'll never know if I don't try!"
"I'm not gonna let you get hurt!"
"I WON'T get hurt! Just trust me!"
"You're too hardheaded for your own good!"
"Maybe it would be better if I just LEFT, then!"
She stormed off, leaving a speechless, angry Raph behind. Sapphire walked up to him, saying, "She's just like you were at her age…but she has so many emotions inside her she reacts with anger on impulse…kind of like you…" Raph sighed, putting a hand on his forehead. "That's what I was hoping WOULDN'T happen…"
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Rose was running through the alley's, staying hidden in the darkness. She watched as kids played in the parks and sidewalks, how teenagers would talk and laugh on building steps. She wished her life was that simple, but that wasn't possible when your father and uncle's are giant mutated turtles and your mother and aunt's have abnormal powers.
Not to mention your grandfather is a giant rat, and your sisters and cousins had strange powers as well. Though she couldn't scoff. She had powers, too, which were actually very deadly when she was angry. She heard a cry of surprise, and perked, listening to someone's screaming thoughts.
'Great…'
She jumped onto a building, seeing a boy stealing a woman's purse. 'I'll teach that little jerk what happens when you pick on woman…' she jumped down, landing on him, knocking him out.
"Big baby…couldn't take a fall…"
She grabbed the purse, throwing it to the woman. "You'd better be careful. You don't want to lose anything." She disappeared into the shadows, and continued watching over the city. As the breeze rustled her short hair, she decided a moment in the park would calm her down. As she sat under a tree, she saw the kids playing and having a good time. She remembered what happened when SHE was seven, and shivered.
'Yeah…I had a very NORMAL childhood…'
She saw two teenage boys walk into the park, playing roughly, and she guessed they were brothers. The older of the two, who was probably seventeen, had messy brown hair and grey eyes, while the other, who seemed sixteen, had messy golden blonde hair and brown eyes. She sat up straighter when she saw some shadows lurking in the trees.
'Not good…'
She got up, grabbing her sai as she followed the boys from the treetops. When a shadow jumped the older brother, knife in hand, Rose jumped down, kicking it in the side. The boys were surprised by the shadow and the tomboyish girl with the strange weapons, but they didn't have long to stare, for more shadows caught all three in a circle. Rose cursed, and twirled her sai. The shadows, now seen as grown men, had knives and clubs, pipes and guns.
One smirked, saying, "Look, men. It's a little girl!" the next moment, he was kicked into a tree, a sai at his throat.
"Well, this 'little' girl is going to beat your ass!"
She did a back flip over another man who tried to stab her, kicking him in the temple, knocking him out. She landed heavily, and did a sweeping kick, knocking a couple men off their feet. She jumped up when she saw one guy hit the seventeen year old over the head with a pipe, shielding his younger brother from the blow. She felt her temper flare, and charged like a bull at the man, knocking him out cold.
She beat the rest of the men down hard, making the rest run away in fright, before turning to the boys. The younger boy still seemed in shock, and she sighed, thinking of a way to help.
'Well…there is ONE thing I can do…'
She walked up to them, and said, as blunt as her father, "You need help?" he seemed to snap out of it, but seemed at a loss of what to do or say. Rose sighed, looking at the sky for a moment.
'Dad'll kill me for this…'
"I know someplace safe for you two…come on…"
She put her sai on her belt, offering him a hand. He seemed uncertain, and looked around. "Why would I save you JUST to hurt you?" she questioned, quirking an eyebrow. He seemed to decide, saying, "Sure…but will Andy be alright?" she nodded, helping lift the older boy up. As they walked into an alley, she asked for the boy's name, which turned out to be Ben. When she lifted the manhole cover, Ben paused, a little hesitant, and she ended up pulling him through.
"Listen, when you see my family, DO NOT scream. It's NOT a good first impression."
She was about to say more when she noticed he'd fallen unconscious, and noticed, at that moment, bad cut on his shin and thigh.
'How'd I miss THAT?!'
She ended up lifting both boys and running to the lair. She poked her head in the door.
"Dad?"
"What?"
"Can I bring something in?"
"Did you bring home a stray dog? A stray cat?"
"No…"
"A mutant?"
"No…"
"It had better not be a human."
His voice warned as it got louder, obviously, he was moving closer.
"Not A human…"
"You brought more than one?!"
He was in the living room, walking up to her with slight annoyance on his face. He stopped as she walked in fully, showing the boys.
"And they're boys…one sec, I need to throw them out…"
"Dad!!"
She held the boy's from them, saying, "They got hurt! I didn't know where else to take them. Come ON!" Raph sighed, and called Don in. Her uncle seemed to be more understanding than her father, and took the two boys to the infirmary.
"And why did you save two boys?"
Her father smirked.
"Thought they were cute, huh?"
"Dad! You know I'm not like that!"
She answered with a pout, glaring lightly. He chuckled, messing her hair up, making her giggle and push his hand away. Ruby came out, her katana strapped to her back just like her father's, and asked, quirking a questioning eyebrow, "Why are there two guys in the infirmary?"
"Rose decided to bring them home." Raph answered, and Rose glared lightly, saying, "There goes your Father's Day present…" Gem came out, asking, "The guys-?" "Rose brought them." Ruby answered her sister, and pulled her younger sibling out of the way as Michael and John zoomed by on their skateboards.
"Watch it, you two!" Ruby yelled after them, and said, "Anna's working on new weapons, so if you want anything specific, tell her now." Rose nodded, running to the lab, and Gem sighed. "I'll stay with Uncle Don…we don't want those guys freaking out TOO much…" Ruby nodded, and her sister ran off as Alice and Cathy ran to the door, saying, "We're going to the mall!"
"Wait!"
Angela was about to stop them, but Alice grabbed Ruby and Gem, and Cathy grabbed Anna and Rose before they left. Rose growled, but she couldn't help the small smile on her lips. Alice and Cathy always dragged them to the mall, buying clothes and make up, and then dragging them back to have little fashion shows, though they practically had to blackmail Rose into it. As they entered, Ruby and Gem had to wear baseball caps to cover their ears, and had their tails covered by long sweaters.
Alice and Cathy were happy to drag their cousins into every store, no matter how often Rose cursed and threatened to have their heads mounted on her wall. The moment Alice held up a flower print dress to Rose, she glared hotly, cursing her to the darkest pits of hell if she got that for her, which made her cousin put it away nervously. After three hours of this, they went back, and Alice and Cathy dragged them into their bedroom.
Rose stayed in the corner, trying to stay inconspicuous, when a thought that just might save her came through her mind. She stood up, saying, "I'm gonna take a shower. See ya!" she practically ran out, getting into the showers. She stripped and got in, feeling the steamy water pound into her forehead.
'Better HERE than THERE…'
Once she was done, she wrapped a towel around herself, remembering she'd forgotten to get clothes. Unfortunately, the towel was shorter than she liked, showing off more of her figure and chest than she normally did, but she didn't think anyone would look…
As she walked past the infirmary, heading to the room to grab some clothes, the door opened suddenly, nearly making her jump, and Andy stood there, blushing scarlet. It took a moment for the moment to sink in, and her cheeks turned redder than her eyes.
Unfortunately, Raph decided to walk in at that moment…
"Rose…"
She heard the dangerous tone, and whirled around. "Dad, it's not what you think!!" she tried to calm him, and said, "Andy, run! Run like you've NEVER run before!" Don pulled Andy back into the infirmary, closing the door.
"I'm gonna KILL him…VERY slowly…"
"Dad, don't start jumping to conclusions!"
But Rose froze when she heard a familiar voice.
"Rose!! It's your turn!!" her hyper cousin called, and Raph smirked, pushing her slightly towards it.
"Go on, then…it's YOUR turn…"
She glared, saying, "You're evil…"
"I know…I know…"