You Are My Heroine
By Donny's Girl
A/N that is actually important ;) : Woo new fic! Yeah I'm aware I have others going on…there's a thing called lockdown. Yeah, lots of that going on. Anyway…this fic is different from my others! Yay for differentness! I'm sure plenty of you have read the genius works of Elphaba Rose (previously Leo's Katana Babe, aka The n00b Hater)? Yes, I thought so. Well she and I share ownership (actually they're mine but I can let her think they're hers too lmao don't kill me Sami) of a couple characters we made up during our incredibly rad RPs, Shay and Ginny. Check out Elphaba Rose's oneshot Ruby in the Rubbish to get an idea of who Shay is, and I believe she mentions Ginny in her oneshot How Far. Anyway! The point is, go read those. Well this fic is based on my adorable little Ginny-face, and how she meets one of our dear boys in green…you can probably guess which boy that is if you read How Far….can you tell I'm advertising for her? Lmao Hope you enjoy this!
P.S. The title of this fic is based on the song Hero/Heroine by Boys Like Girls. To me, this is Ginny and (whichever turtle she picks who I shall not reveal)'s song. So if you haven't heard that song, I really suggest you listen to it. It's awesome for one thing, and for another it'd be awesome to actually know the song this story is named for right? Riiiight. Smart people.
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Do you ever have those days where you're like, incredibely uber bored? Like, nothing's on TV, your sibs are busy, and you've already had about ten thousand pounds of every food imaginable just out of boredom? Yeah. Well, take that, plus being grounded. That was how my day was going down so far.
I don't really get how breaking a TV equals grounding. I mean geez, we have what? Seventy TVs? Ok maybe not seventy but we definitely have a lot. Besides, Donatello the Nerd King would probably click his heels if you told him he had to fix up a TV. He'd have taken it apart himself eventually anyway if I hadn't gotten to it first! He'd told me he wanted to before. Not sure why though…he tried to explain it to me and all I heard was 'blah blah blah something about wires'.
I suppose it was pretty dumb of me to be skateboarding in the lair though, but that was no reason for Sensei to take my board away! Excuse me if this place is too cramped with random crap that we don't need.
I tried to give that excuse to Leo (who chewed me out right after Sensei was finished) and he just yelled something about the lair being able to fit 100 people or something, no problem. He said something else too (something about being a child? I guess it was supposed to be an insult), but I think that was when I walked away.
Raph was definitely glad it was me that broke something this time. Usually he's the one that's a moron and breaks stuff. Sometimes it's when he's angry and he like, chucks a chair at the wall or something. Or it's when he's an idiot and is just clumsy. Hard to believe? Pft. Have you seen how huge he is? He could knock something over standing still in the middle of an empty room. He always gets in more trouble when he breaks something anway, mostly cause he doesn't take kindly to being yelled at. He won't say much to Splinter, but once he's already been yelled at, he's totally not in the mood for Leo's little follow-up lectures. That usually ends violently. It's very amusing, until one of them starts bleeding or something. Then it's hilarious for me and inconvenient for Don, coz he's the one that has to sew them up.
An incident similar to that had happened today actually, after I'd gotten in trouble. Leo had been hitting the scoldings that Sensei had missed, when Raph had stuck up for me. I knew it was probably just so he'd have an excuse to take out his frustration with Leo, so I didn't get all fuzzy inside or anything. And of course Leo completely forgot about me and let Raph have it instead. He may act all cool and collected, but he searches for reasons to fight just as much as Raph does. But, he never gets in trouble. In fact, Leo's not even in trouble right now. He just had to do flips with Raph and then he was free to frolic off and tend to his Leoish business. Sometimes I think he deserves a nice punch in the face.
So yeah, since me and Raph were pretty much forbidden from doing anything except breathe, we were sitting together on the couch, in front of the TVs. But, since we weren't allowed to watch them, we watched Don fix the broken one instead. Yeah. Big bundle of fundle.
I think Don was finding it harder to ignore the two pairs of eyes on him as time went on, because he sighed and looked up at us, his eyes tightened.
"Do you guys mind? It's a bit hard to concentrate with you two staring me down."
"We're not staring you down. Just observing your work!" I told him, shrugging. Excuse us if we're so bored that we'd actually be mildly interested in whatever he's doing with that stupid TV.
"You don't even know what I'm doing."
"Do too. You're fixing the TV."
"Good job Mike. You want a cookie?"
"…yes."
"Well too bad." Grumbled Raph, who'd been silent till now because was busy being pissed off at the world. "Because we're probably not allowed to move unless we have permission."
"Stop being such a baby, Raph." Sighed Don, waving his hand and returning to his work. "Just because you're whiny whenever you can't be topside doesn't mean the rest of us have to be miserable with you."
"I'll make ya miserable if ya don't shut the hell up…" Raph growled, and I laughed. A fight between Don and Raph would be awesome. Mostly because anyone with a brain knows that Don would get his shell kicked.
Don didn't seem bothered by the threat though. He just snorted and pretty much ignored him. I heard Raph's growl and grinned. "Fight, fight, fight!"
"We're not fighting Mike." Said Don, giving me an exasperated look. He bent back over the TV and mumbled under his breath, but still loud enough for us to hear, "He's not worth my time."
"That's it!" Raph jumped up and had his sais out so quickly I didn't even see him do it. Don was up a second later. He didn't have his bo with him though, so he was pretty much screwed. I laughed and sat back on the couch, watching as they circled each other.
"Hey Don!" I called after a few seconds of them glaring each other down, "What happened to being a pacifist?"
"Shut up Mike, grown ups are talking." Snarled Raph, still glaring evilly at Don.
"You would be very familiar with that, wouldn't you Raph?" said Don, smirking teasingly. "All talk and no action?"
Don only had time to blink before Raph had him pinned to the ground. "Woah!" I yelled, laughing at the same time. This was fantastic! "Turtle down, turtle down!"
"I'll show you no action, you son of a-!"
"What is going on in here?"
All three of us froze and then turned our heads in unison to see Master Splinter coming out of his room, looking majorly P.O.ed. Raph jumped up off of Don, and Don got to his feet. Raph took a moment to shove him roughly and mutter, "Weakling." Don glared murderously and looked like he was about to say something, but Sensei spoke before he could.
"Well?"
Don and Raph looked at each other for about two seconds, and then both started shouting at the same time. All I could hear out of it were things like "He started it!" and "Overreacted!" and "Not my fault he's too wimpy to defend himself!" Stuff like that.
"Enough!" Sensei shouted, and both of them shut up at once. Thank God. I was starting to get a migraine. "Michelangelo?" Sensei turned to me, and I felt my eyes widened. Oh crap. "Would you mind telling me what happened?"
"Uh…" I looked at my brothers, who both had looks that said 'if you don't take my side you won't wake up in the morning'. "I…didn't really see much. I just got in here." I ended with a big innocent smile. Couldn't hurt, right?
"Hm." Sensei's eyes tightened as he gave me that look that made me think he was looking right through me. Kinda made me want to crawl behind the couch and hide there. "Very well. Nonetheless, I cannot allow this kind of fighting between you four. A day has not gone by in these past few months that I haven't had to break up a fight." He turned to speak to Raph and Don directly. "Donatello, I believed you to be more sensible and peaceable than to pick fights with your brother. Raphael, although your brother is smaller than you, that does not mean he is weak. Size and anger do not equal strength, my son." I almost wanted to laugh at that part. Ha! Raph thinks he so cool coz he's huge… wrong-O! "I am disappointed in both of you." Sensei continued, and Raph and Don bowed their heads respectfully, even though there were glaring at each other out of the corners of their eyes. "Go to your rooms immediately."
"Yes sensei." Raph and Don bowed and left, Don eyeing the unfinished TV irritably. He always hates to leave his projects in the middle of them. Raph landed a good shove on Don's arm before closing his door. Don growled and headed toward Raph's door.
"Donatello!" Sensei warned, and Don grumbled and went into his room, slamming the door behind him.
"Well…that was eventful." I said, chuckling amusedly. Yeah, but now I was going to be bored again. Sensei shook his head and went back to his room, leaving me alone again. I sighed and flopped back onto the couch, staring up at the ceiling. Grounding stinks. Now I was going to be by myself because everyone was busy…oh, wait!
I jumped up, happy that I had a ticket out of here. Leo wasn't in trouble, he was never in trouble! I hurried to the dojo, which was where anyone who knew Leo would look first. Surprise surprise, there the little bugger was. I walked casually over to him, even adding in a little whistle to add to the casual-ness. I'm smooth, I know. I kept walking until I was right behind my oldest brother, but he still didn't turn around. I scowled and whistled louder, hoping to get his attention. Leo sighed and stopped in the middle of his kata, turning to give me an irritated stare. "Yes, Mike?"
"Oh, hey Leo! Fancy meeting you here!"
"Yeah, imagine that." He rolled his eyes, turned around and almost started again, but I cleared my throat to stop him.
"So uh…watcha up to?"
"…practicing?"
"Really? That is fascinating!"
He raised an eyeridge at me. "Ok…"
"You know what'd be really fun?"
"You're not allowed to play video games right now Mike."
"No, not that! I don't even know what video games are!"
"Of course you don't."
"No, seriously though, Leo. You know what would be fun?"
He sighed. "What, Mike?"
"Going topside for a run!"
He scowled at me. "No, Mike. You are not using me as your ticket topside!"
Oops. Catches on quickly doesn't he? Instead of the truth, I tried for flabbergasted. You know that's actually a word? It's like, my favorite in the whole world. "Wha-? Using you? Who ever said that was my plan? What kind of turtle do you think I am?"
"A stupid one. Because I'm not buying it, Mike."
"Buying what? I only want to go on a training run with the best ninja turtle in the whole entire universe." Oh yeah. Kissing ass always gets you where you want to go.
"Pft. And what happened to you being Battle Nexus Champion? If I'm so great, I must be better than you." Maybe not. He just had to mention that didn't he?
"Well… everyone knows I'm your favorite little bro, right?"
"I don't play favorites, Mike. And even if I did, it wouldn't be you."
I pouted, giving him the puppy eyes instead. Works on the other two, why not Leo? "Pweassssse, Leo? I'm so bored down here! I'm think I'm gonna explode!"
"I-"
"Pwease?"
"Mike-"
"Pwease?"
"We-"
"Pweassssssssssssssssse?"
"Alright, alright! But only for a run."
"WOO!" I punched the air and did a victory dance. Finally, I was getting out of here! Get ready, New York! Mikey's payin' a visit long overdue! Mwahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
"Mike…stop dancing, you're scaring people."
"Right…I'll get my coat."
"You do that."
TIME SKIIIIIIIIIIIIIP
"Okay Leo…I think I've had…enough training….for one lifetime." I panted, bending over and supporting my weight by putting my hands on my knees. We'd been running for about two hours, racing more than training. Of course I always beat Leo. Everyone knows I'm the quickest and most agile turtle known to man. Worship me.
"Yeah, whatever…You're just….scared coz….I almost beat you….that last time…"
I snorted and looked down at the city while I tried to catch my breath. It was late at night, and all the lights were on. Despite the late hour, the streets were still packed with people, and the roads were still backed up with cars beeping at each other. I scanned the buildings, until I saw something that made my breath hitch and my eyes pop.
"Leo!"
"What, what is it?"
"Leo, look!" I grabbed his arm and pointed.
He looked, sounding nervous. "What, I can't see!"
"Dude, we have to go get pizza!"
I looked at him, grinning, but was taken aback by the deathly stare he was giving me, his eyes wide, eyeridge raised. "…what?"
I jumped when he yelled, "Why did you sound panicked, you nut brain?!"
"Geez, Leo! Cool yer jets!"
"Well for God's sake Mike, you made me think the worst!"
"Hey," I said, raising my hands up and shaking my head, "It's not my fault you're the most paranoid turtle on the planet."
I heard him growl and ducked, narrowly avoiding a slap on the back of the head. I laughed as he lifted his eyes to the sky. "We're not getting pizza, Mike."
"What?! Oh, come on Leo!"
"No, Mike! I told you, we're only on a run, that's it!"
"But Leooooo I'm hungryyyyyyyy!"
"We have food at the lair, Michelangelo."
"But I don't think I can make it till then!"
He sighed, giving me the dirty look that I knew to mean he was about to give in. I grinned at him, knowing victory was close. I'm so awesome I can't even stand it sometimes. Leo rolled his eyes and let out a quick, irritated sigh, then said, "Fine."
"Woo!" I immediately ran to the spot where we'd hidden our street gear, just in case, behind a chimney. I threw on the coat and fedora and chucked Leo's at him. "Hurry up, Fearless! They're not open 24 hours you know."
He put his on, grumbling something under his breath, but I couldn't hear him over the cars and stuff. Once slow poke was all dressed up, I front flipped off the roof into the alley directly across from the pizza place. I landed almost noiselessly, because I'm amazing. Oh, and attractive. I think I forgot to mention that before.
I laughed and looked up at Leo to taunt him about being slow, but he flipped off the roof before I could say anything. He did about three somersaults in the air. And landed noiselessly. Noiselessly as in I had to make sure he'd even landed. I huffed and crossed my arms, scowling at the ground. "I could do that." He just smiled, raising his eye ridges at me, before heading off toward the pizza place without saying a word. Cheeky bastard.
We entered the pizza place, which was crowded with crazy teenagers. Weekend nights are terrible.
"Alright, Mike. Just order your pizza so we can go."
"Keep yer shell on, Leo. I know you hate light and people but this is no time for your emo attitude."
He glared at me, which I took as a signal to get a move on, or there'd be no pizza at all. I hurried up to the counter before he could drag me out. That would just cause a scene…and possible injuries for Leo.
The girl at the counter turned around and smiled, very fakely, and asked, "Hi, can I take your order please?"
I think my eyes might have popped out of my head. I'd never seen anything like her! She was gorgeous, with dark red, shoulder length wavy hair, peach skin, bright green eyes, freckles on her cheeks…and huge knockers. In short, she was a total babe.
"Uh…" I kind of forgot how to speak for a minute. I couldn't really remember the English language, actually.
She raised her dark red eyebrows, her sparkly eyes tightening a little. "Can I help you, sir?"
"I…yes…um…pizza."
"Imagine that. Pizza at a pizzeria."
I jumped, feeling my face get hot. "I mean! Um…" I placed my usual order, pizza with every topping they had on it.
"Ok…" Her voice was kind of high, but not the squeaky, Kristin Chenoweth kind of high. Just the kind of high that says 'I'm innocent and adorable'. I barely even heard her when she gave me the bill and Leo had to kick me in the shin to wake me up.
"Ow!" I glared at him. He jerked his head toward the girl, and I jumped again. "Oh!" I got out the money and handed it to her. I expected her to be irritated and think I was the biggest moron on the planet. She probably did think I was a moron, but she did giggle and smile at me. I stopped breathing and smiled sheepishly back. She gave me my change back, and my heart skipped when her hand brushed mine.
"Your pizza will be ready in about 20 minutes."
"Right…thanks." I bowed my head and headed out the door, Leo right behind me. I knew he was there because I heard stifled laughs. I felt my face burn even more and walked more quickly, trying to at least get him far enough away so I couldn't hear him laughing at me.
"What was that all about, Mike?"
I stopped and turned to glare at him. "I don't know Leo. Please drop it."
"Well geez Mike, I think you might have scared her a little."
"She was hot, alright?"
"Well yeah but that's no reason to act like a crazy person."
"Hey, don't say she's hot!"
"What? Just because I recognize a beautiful girl doesn't mean I'm gonna hit on her…she's all yours." He added with a snort, and then just totally broke down laughing. Hilarious Leo. Get ready to wake up tomorrow without a face.
I lifted my eyes to the sky. "I hate you Leo."
Leo, still chuckling said, "Oh, come on Mike. It wasn't that bad. She didn't seem too bothered."
"She's probably just nice."
"Yeah, well, no big loss anyway." I raised an eyeridge at him. He shrugged. "It's not like anything could have happened anyway."
I stared at him, feeling my stomach drop. He was right. Nothing could have ever happened, even if she didn't think I was a complete dork. Like she'd consider even being friends with a huge mutated turtle.
I was brought out of my thoughts by Leo. "Mike, I'm sorry. That's not what I-"
"Nah, you're right Leo." I told him, waving my hand to show my fake indifference. "I was stupid to think anything could have happened. I'm fine." He frowned at me, but dropped it.
"So…what do you want to do for a half hour?" He asked, looking like he was trying to brighten the mood.
"Not a clue."
"…another race?"
"You're so on, bro."
A/N: did you like my time skip? Lmao. I thought you might. Don't forget to review fools! Criticism is appreciated, flames result in your death. FEAR ME.