Now, before you guys say anything about my starting another story that won't be completed for a while, this one is already finished! I just have to type the chapters up and edit them, and we're set! I'm happy, you're happy. Everyone's good! So I hope you guys like this one. I'll explain more at the end of the chapter.
Enjoy!
PS - I don't own any ninja turtles, no matter how much I wish I did.
Chapter One
"Helllooooo!" April's voice echoed loudly off of the sewer tunnels as she walked into the turtles' lair. "Is any turtle home?" She beamed and braced herself for the bombardment of turtle boys she'd be getting anytime now.
... Anytime now.
No turtles came rushing forward to greet her.
"Guys?" April sighed as she walked over to the living room pit and sunk down onto the ledge. She threw the huge paper bag she had brought with her down on the ground. "Come on, guys! This isn't very funny!"
April scowled. She was just going to have to take matters into her own hands.
"It's important! You're definitely not going to wanna miss this!" She yelled.
Nothing. April smirked. This was going to get very interesting, very quickly.
"I'm pregnant!" She yelled out.
Nothing. "With twins!"
Nope. "The father is Donnie!" The teenager didn't notice Master Splinter come up behind her, with furious eyes and ears pinned back to his head.
"DONATELLO!" April jumped as the rat she looked up to as a father figure shouted with fury laced in his voice. "DONATELLO! GET IN HERE RIGHT NOW!" His tail lashed angrily, and April gulped.
"Uh, Sensei, it-"
The Ninjitsu master whirled around to face her. "Not another word!" He hissed, brown eyes flashing with anger and disappointment.
"But-"
"DONATELLO!" Splinter shouted again. Tilting an ear towards the rest of the room, he stalked over to a small closet and yanked open the door. Three shell-shocked turtles (A/N- No pun intended... Well... actually it kinda was...) tumbled to the ground in a heap. Two of the eavesdropping turtles looked up with sheepish smiles, but Splinter had eyes for only the third.
The infuriated rat gripped the hyperventilating turtle's carapace and dragged him over to the place where April was standing and trying to explain. His brothers helped each other up and watched with wide eyes.
"Oof," Donnie grunted as he weakly pushed himself off the floor. He threw a puppy-dog pleading glance towards his two gaping brothers and then a goofy grin at April.
"I am VERY disappointed in the both of you," Splinter began his lecture, sighing and punching the bridge of his nose. "How could you even think of-"
"Sensei, please, listen to me!" April tried to interrupt, and Master Splinter's piercing gaze narrowed at her.
"April, it would be wise if you did not say a word right now. I am not through with you yet, either!" April growled something under her breath.
"But, Master Splinter, I don't think-" Donnie flinched when his father lashed his tail angrily and quietly trailed off.
"Do you two even fully understand the consequences of bringing a child into this world? The Shredder will stop at nothing to-"
"Master Splinter, with all due respect, please hear me out!" April held up a hand, and Splinter narrowed his eyes angrily. "There are no twins, no child, and no, Donnie is NOT a father!" She took a deep breath, preparing herself for the oncoming storm. "Since none of the boys would answer me, I figured it would be an easy way to get their attention. It was just a joke!"
The lair was strangely silent as Splinter took in what the redhead was trying to say. "You... You are not pregnant?" April shook her head frantically. "And Donatello is not a father?"
"Sensei! No! How could you even think that?!" Donnie was a little shocked at how quickly his father believed the joke. "Trust me, there's no way, Sensei!"
Splinter sighed in relief, visibly relaxing. His tail settled calmly back on the floor, and his ears regained their normal position. As quickly as he relaxed, however, his stiffened back up, and if rats could blush, he'd be a tomato red. "I see. I... I am going to go meditate for the rest of the night." He turned towards the dojo, and glanced over his shoulder. "I am sorry, April. I should not have jumped to conclusions." He nodded once more and walked out, shutting the door behind him.
April relaxed when Splinter shut the door, and she turned towards the furious purple clad turtle standing beside her. "Uh, hey, Donnie." She smiled sheepishly.
"Dude! I thought Sensei was going to kill you!" Mikey dashed over, leaving his third brother in the dust.
"April, how could you say that?" Leo scolded, finally joining the others in the pit.
"I was just trying to get your attention!" April retorted, crossing her arms and raising an eyebrow. "No thanks to you guys hiding from me!"
"April, you about got me killed!" Donnie whirled around, all his shock gone.
"Well, I'm sorry, guys. But next time, how about you actually listen to me!" April snapped, peeved how the boys kept blaming her, although she knew it technically was.
"Well, next time, don't-"
"What's in the bag, April?" Mikey piped up, kneeling next to the brown bag and gingerly poking it. He pinched the corner of it and pulled back, trying to peek inside.
April slapped his hand away. "It's a costume! Tonight, at my school, they're having a huge costume party."
"It's not Halloween though, is it?" Leo frowned, stating the obvious.
April shrugged. "Well, the other kids at my school voted on a costume party instead of a dance. Though I think there will probably be dancing, but who cares?"
"Cool!" Mikey wondered out loud, trying to look inside the bag again. "But why did you bring it here?" He pouted when April snatched it away from him and cradled it to her chest.
"I need a date!" And since it's a costume party, I figured one of you guys could go with me!" April beamed, smirking at the surprised faces on the boys.
"But it's daytime!" Leo gasped.
"Hence the costume party. Everyone else will have on costumes. You'll fit right in!" She smiled reassuringly. "Oh, come on, it'll be fun!"
"I'm in!" Mikey cheered. "Take me!"
"I'd be a better choice!" Leo argued, holding up a finger. "I have my Captain Ryan costume Raph got for me two Christmas ago!"
Donnie snorted and rolled his eyes. "Clearly, she's taking me. I'm the twins' father, after all!" All his anger over the baby 'joke' was long gone. "Besides, I'm her best friend!"
"No, it's me!"
"You're both wrong! She's taking me!"
"ME!"
"Guys! I'm not taking any of you!" April cut in, rolling her eyes. Three pairs of eyes, baby blue and chocolate brown, looked at her in disbelief and disappointment.
"Then who are you taking?" Leo asked, tilting his head as he pondered the mystery.
"The Pulverizer?!" Mikey gasped. The other teens rolled their eyes.
April smiled. "I'm taking Raph!"
"... You're taking Raph?" The brothers exchanged closed off looks, and April huffed slightly.
"Why not?" She retorted. "Speaking of Raph, where is he? I need to tell him he lucked out on a night with MOI!" She looked around for the red-clad turtle only to come up empty.
"Er... April?" Leo jerked her back to reality. "I don't know if Raph will go with you. He hasn't exactly been himself for the past few days." He and Donnie exchanged a concerned glance. "And he won't tell us what's the matter, either."
April bristled. "If this is some elaborate scheme where you're trying to get me to choose one of you guys, it's not working!" April blew past the turtles and began marching down the hallway, paper bag in tow.
"Now where do you think you're going?" Leo chastised, jogging backwards to keep up with her. She glared at him.
"Don't worry, I'm taking Raph whether you like it or not!" April came to a stop at the door covered in flaking red paint and yellow 'Caution! Keep Out!' tape. She grabbed the doorknob, flung open the door, and stepped inside.
"Raph?" April closed the door behind her, slamming it shut in Leo's and Donnie's protesting faces. She squinted at the turtle who's room she just barged into; he was lying in a hammock, and she could just scarcely make out the outline of his shell. Only his cat green eyes were clearly visible.
"Should I tell you congratulations?" Raph's voice was mocking, and April found herself smiling. "Ya know, with your twins and all?" She could practically see his smirk. "Lucky, lucky, Donatello."
"Oh, shut up, Raph!" She giggled and settled down on the ground with her back against the door.
"I think Splinter screamed loud enough to wake up the entire sewers. Even Shredder could've heard that lecture!"
April rolled her eyes. "Are you going to tell me what all this is about or not?"
The red clad turtle snorted. "You sure you wanna know?"
"Raph, come on." April scowled, and she could feel Raph's gaze on her face.
"Yeah, yeah. Whatever." He grunted. He rolled himself over and flipped up to sit in front of her. "You know what I want?"
"What?" April was getting curious now; Raph had better tell her!
"Kids." April choked. That's definitely not what she was expecting.
"You want... Kids?" She managed to snatch up a breath of air amid coughs and looked at him in disbelief.
"Oh, yeah." He snorted. "Twins." April narrowed her eyes and slapped his arm when she heard him chuckling.
"Quit mocking me!" She scowled, and his chuckles grew into a roar of laughter. "Just tell me already, no jokes this time!"
His laughing died down, and he rolled his eyes. "Are girls always this demanding? Psh, I SO glad I ain't ever getting married!" Raph looked over her shoulder towards his door. "Am I right?"
A muffled "Totally!" and a "You bet!" came back, and April raised an eyebrow at the turtle. Raph hastily continued.
"Wait a second, you were going to invite me to something, weren't you?" Raph tried to change the subject. "I'll totally go to the... whatever the shell it is."
"Raph," April warned. "If you don't tell me right now, I'll ask Mikey to go."
"Yes! Don't tell her, Raph!" Mikey cheered. April winced at the two loud THWAPs and a whine of pain, but Raph looked unfazed.
"Trust me. That happens every day." He rolled his eyes. "But the little punk deserves it." He leaned in close to her ear and whispered. "You know what I want, for real though? To get out of the sewers. It's so boring down here; now that we've seen the surface, it's like I can't get enough of it. It's too claustrophobic down here; I want adventure and freedom and fresh air." He leaned back and cocked an eye ridge at her. "You happy?"
April smirked. "Extremely." She held up the bag. "And you'll be, too."
Yup. I went there. Anyway, I was recently searching a bunch of like Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo stories (yeah... I have no life...) and I saw so many amazing ones I wanted to try one for myself! This one's just got Mona in it, though. So it's a modernized, 2012 Mona Lisa story, full of twists and turns you may or may not see coming. So I hope you guys like it! Oh, and sorry for any OOCness. It was kinda hard for me to write April. Leave a review please with a comment or criticism! (Or even with just a better title!) Have a good day!