"Disclaimer: I don't own the ninja turtles; I do own Kelen and Lauren.
Trent will also make an appearance sometime. He's mine too.
Note- I was going to finish my other story first but I was inspired. Reviews are always welcome and appreciated.
Kelen stood on the half basketball court in her backyard. She twirled the ball through her fingers for a few seconds. She put it up and it went through the net. The ball bounced back. Kelen had been outside practicing free throws for an hour now.
Lauren stood in the backyard, leaning against the side of their house. She watched Kelen make free throw after free throw. "Amazing," she thought out loud. "What is?" came a voice from behind her. Lauren jumped. "Hey guys! I see you don't knock, like Kelen," Leo, Donny, Raph and Mikey all smiled. "Now what's so amazing?" Don asked, giving her a kiss on the cheek. "Just watch," she told them, pointing to the basketball court. They all stood and watched Kelen make lay ups, free throws, drive shots, all one after the other. And she didn't ever miss. "Wow," said Mikey, "She's good!" They had never seen Kelen play basketball. "She's the best," said Lauren, "She's got a game in two days and she's working herself. She's the best in her school and she's playing against another girl who's just as good for the Senior Championship. Right now, nothing is more important to her than winning this game." They continued to watch Kelen. She made a half court shot. Mikey cheered. "Way to go Kel!" he shouted. Kelen spun around and smiled. "Thanks Mike!" she shouted back. "Need a little competition?" Mikey asked hopefully. Mikey was also good at basketball. But they all knew he wasn't half as good as Kelen. Kelen shrugged, "Sure, come on." Mikey jogged out to the court. The others all followed behind him for a better seat. Kelen tossed him the ball. He threw it right back at her. "You take out," he offered. "Alright," Kelen agreed. "Mikey that isn't a good idea. I know from experience," Lauren warned him. Mikey took his position on front of Kelen. "I'm not going easy on you," Mikey told her. Kelen rolled her eyes. "Likewise," she said. "Ready?" Mikey asked. "Ready," Kelen told him. Mikey crouched down. Kelen bounced the ball a few times. Then she tossed it over his head, ran around and caught it on the other side, and made a basket. Mikey stood there, shocked. The group on the sidelines 'oooeed' the players. "I wasn't ready," said Mikey. "Sure," Kelen said, tossing him the ball. "You take out this time." Mikey bounced the ball. He went to one side only to have Kelen scoop the ball out of his hands and drive another shot. Everyone laughed at the look on Mikey's face. "I quit," he said, putting his hands up in surrender. "Wimp," Kelen teased, sticking her tongue out at him. "Any more takers?" she questioned. Everyone shook their heads and a murmur of no's went around. Kelen shrugged, turned, and made one last shot to finish it off. "Then let's go inside," she said. Everyone rose and started talking. Raph came over and kissed her lips. "I'm all sweaty," she told him as he put his arms around her. She gave him a kiss and started to walk inside. He followed her. Once in the kitchen, they were greeted with an argument between Lauren and Mikey. Donny and Leo were trying very hard not to laugh. "Pretty please with a cherry on top?" he begged her. "No! Mikey for the last time we aren't going to have another food fight!" Lauren yelled. "No fair! I wasn't here last time! Only Donny and Raph got to have fun!" he whined. Kelen burst up laughing. "You heard about that?" she asked. "Donny came home covered in whip cream and chocolate, it's hard not to notice," Leo told her. Kelen nodded, "Ah," she said. "So Kelen, where did learn to play basketball?" Donny asked. "My brother taught me when I was five," They all gaped at her. She was always surprising them with some new piece of information about her life. "You have a brother?" Raph asked. Kelen nodded, "I thought you guys knew. I have two brothers." They all shook their heads. "Oh, I'm sorry. I thought Lauren would have told you that night I spazzed out," she said popping open a soda. "Spazzing out doesn't even come close to what you did," Mikey informed her. Kelen looked around. "What?" Mikey asked. "I'm looking for something to throw at you," she said honestly. They all laughed.
"So your brother, huh?" Leo asked, "What are their names?" Kelen took a gulp of her soda. "Brendan and Trent," she started, "Brendan taught me how to play. He got hit by a car and died when he was fifteen," They looked at her again. Lauren slapped her arm. "Could you be any more unemotional?" she asked. "If I tried," Kelen said, looking blankly at a wall. "I guess that after saying it for so long I just got used to it, I'm sorry. Would like me to cry?" Kelen asked. "Yes," said Lauren. Kelen collapsed onto the floor in an emotional scene of drama. Then she got up. "Better?" she asked. "Yes," said Lauren. They all loosened up a bit. Mikey even laughed. "He's four years older than me, almost five. I was ten when it happened. It was two years after my mom died. My other brother, Trent, is two years older than me. He is very over protective and worries about me a lot. He drove me to the point of insanity one day and I moved here with Lauren." "So you used to live somewhere else?" Leo asked. "Yeah, I used to live in California with Lauren," she said. "Wow, anything else we don't know about? Kids? A criminal record? A husband maybe?" Mikey asked. Kelen thought, "Hmmm…no, I think that about covers it," she said. "Geez, I can't believe you don't tell us all this stuff," Raph said. Kelen shrugged. She looked down and started playing with her coke can. "Why didn't you ever tell us?" Donny asked. Kelen shrugged again. "Kelen…" Leo said, "You okay?" Kelen nodded, but when she looked up, there were tears welling up in her eyes. Kelen opened up her mouth to say something but instead shook her head and walked outside to the basketball court. They were all silent for a minute. "Well, I feel bad," Mikey said. They all nodded. Raph couldn't believe he had just pushed his girlfriend to the point of tears. Leo had all his attention focused on Kelen and the basketball that had now become a part of her body. She still hadn't missed a shot. "I can't believe all the strength she has," he said, obviously impressed. For the first time, Lauren spoke, "It isn't strength," she said, "its anger."
*So where did this beautiful girl get enough anger to play like this? Maybe it's from all the things that have happened in her past. Or maybe there is one more thing she's just not telling them. Please read and review!
Note- I was going to finish my other story first but I was inspired. Reviews are always welcome and appreciated.
Kelen stood on the half basketball court in her backyard. She twirled the ball through her fingers for a few seconds. She put it up and it went through the net. The ball bounced back. Kelen had been outside practicing free throws for an hour now.
Lauren stood in the backyard, leaning against the side of their house. She watched Kelen make free throw after free throw. "Amazing," she thought out loud. "What is?" came a voice from behind her. Lauren jumped. "Hey guys! I see you don't knock, like Kelen," Leo, Donny, Raph and Mikey all smiled. "Now what's so amazing?" Don asked, giving her a kiss on the cheek. "Just watch," she told them, pointing to the basketball court. They all stood and watched Kelen make lay ups, free throws, drive shots, all one after the other. And she didn't ever miss. "Wow," said Mikey, "She's good!" They had never seen Kelen play basketball. "She's the best," said Lauren, "She's got a game in two days and she's working herself. She's the best in her school and she's playing against another girl who's just as good for the Senior Championship. Right now, nothing is more important to her than winning this game." They continued to watch Kelen. She made a half court shot. Mikey cheered. "Way to go Kel!" he shouted. Kelen spun around and smiled. "Thanks Mike!" she shouted back. "Need a little competition?" Mikey asked hopefully. Mikey was also good at basketball. But they all knew he wasn't half as good as Kelen. Kelen shrugged, "Sure, come on." Mikey jogged out to the court. The others all followed behind him for a better seat. Kelen tossed him the ball. He threw it right back at her. "You take out," he offered. "Alright," Kelen agreed. "Mikey that isn't a good idea. I know from experience," Lauren warned him. Mikey took his position on front of Kelen. "I'm not going easy on you," Mikey told her. Kelen rolled her eyes. "Likewise," she said. "Ready?" Mikey asked. "Ready," Kelen told him. Mikey crouched down. Kelen bounced the ball a few times. Then she tossed it over his head, ran around and caught it on the other side, and made a basket. Mikey stood there, shocked. The group on the sidelines 'oooeed' the players. "I wasn't ready," said Mikey. "Sure," Kelen said, tossing him the ball. "You take out this time." Mikey bounced the ball. He went to one side only to have Kelen scoop the ball out of his hands and drive another shot. Everyone laughed at the look on Mikey's face. "I quit," he said, putting his hands up in surrender. "Wimp," Kelen teased, sticking her tongue out at him. "Any more takers?" she questioned. Everyone shook their heads and a murmur of no's went around. Kelen shrugged, turned, and made one last shot to finish it off. "Then let's go inside," she said. Everyone rose and started talking. Raph came over and kissed her lips. "I'm all sweaty," she told him as he put his arms around her. She gave him a kiss and started to walk inside. He followed her. Once in the kitchen, they were greeted with an argument between Lauren and Mikey. Donny and Leo were trying very hard not to laugh. "Pretty please with a cherry on top?" he begged her. "No! Mikey for the last time we aren't going to have another food fight!" Lauren yelled. "No fair! I wasn't here last time! Only Donny and Raph got to have fun!" he whined. Kelen burst up laughing. "You heard about that?" she asked. "Donny came home covered in whip cream and chocolate, it's hard not to notice," Leo told her. Kelen nodded, "Ah," she said. "So Kelen, where did learn to play basketball?" Donny asked. "My brother taught me when I was five," They all gaped at her. She was always surprising them with some new piece of information about her life. "You have a brother?" Raph asked. Kelen nodded, "I thought you guys knew. I have two brothers." They all shook their heads. "Oh, I'm sorry. I thought Lauren would have told you that night I spazzed out," she said popping open a soda. "Spazzing out doesn't even come close to what you did," Mikey informed her. Kelen looked around. "What?" Mikey asked. "I'm looking for something to throw at you," she said honestly. They all laughed.
"So your brother, huh?" Leo asked, "What are their names?" Kelen took a gulp of her soda. "Brendan and Trent," she started, "Brendan taught me how to play. He got hit by a car and died when he was fifteen," They looked at her again. Lauren slapped her arm. "Could you be any more unemotional?" she asked. "If I tried," Kelen said, looking blankly at a wall. "I guess that after saying it for so long I just got used to it, I'm sorry. Would like me to cry?" Kelen asked. "Yes," said Lauren. Kelen collapsed onto the floor in an emotional scene of drama. Then she got up. "Better?" she asked. "Yes," said Lauren. They all loosened up a bit. Mikey even laughed. "He's four years older than me, almost five. I was ten when it happened. It was two years after my mom died. My other brother, Trent, is two years older than me. He is very over protective and worries about me a lot. He drove me to the point of insanity one day and I moved here with Lauren." "So you used to live somewhere else?" Leo asked. "Yeah, I used to live in California with Lauren," she said. "Wow, anything else we don't know about? Kids? A criminal record? A husband maybe?" Mikey asked. Kelen thought, "Hmmm…no, I think that about covers it," she said. "Geez, I can't believe you don't tell us all this stuff," Raph said. Kelen shrugged. She looked down and started playing with her coke can. "Why didn't you ever tell us?" Donny asked. Kelen shrugged again. "Kelen…" Leo said, "You okay?" Kelen nodded, but when she looked up, there were tears welling up in her eyes. Kelen opened up her mouth to say something but instead shook her head and walked outside to the basketball court. They were all silent for a minute. "Well, I feel bad," Mikey said. They all nodded. Raph couldn't believe he had just pushed his girlfriend to the point of tears. Leo had all his attention focused on Kelen and the basketball that had now become a part of her body. She still hadn't missed a shot. "I can't believe all the strength she has," he said, obviously impressed. For the first time, Lauren spoke, "It isn't strength," she said, "its anger."
*So where did this beautiful girl get enough anger to play like this? Maybe it's from all the things that have happened in her past. Or maybe there is one more thing she's just not telling them. Please read and review!